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Architecture & Design

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Architecture & Design

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P.-k. Cheng, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR; K.W. Fan, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR (Eds.)

H. Segawa, University of São Paulo, Brazil

W. Gesenius, Halle; H. Donner, Kiel (Ed.)

New Perspectives on the Research of Chinese Culture

Architecture of Brazil

Hebräisches und Aramäisches Handwörterbuch über das Alte Testament

1900-1990

Architecture of Brazil: 1900-1990 examines the processes that underpin modern Brazilian architecture under various influences and characterizes different understandings of modernity, evident in the chapter topics of this book. Accordingly, the author does not give overall preference to particular architects nor works, with the exception of a few specific works and architects, including Warchavchik, Niemeyer, Lucio Costa, and Vilanova Artigas. Features Architecture of Brazil: 1900-1990 examines the processes that underpin modern Brazilian architecture under various influences and characterizes different understandings of modernity, evident in the chapter topics of this book. Accordingly, the author does not give overall preference to particular architects nor works, with the exception of a few specific works and architects, including Warchavchik, [..] Contents An Explanation.- Brazil under Urbanization 1862-1945.- From Colonial to Neocolonial Style: The Search for Some Modernity 1880- 1926.- Programmatic Modernism 1917-1932.- Pragmatic Modernity 1922-1943.- Current Modernity 1929-1945.- The Affirmation of a School 1943-1960.- The Affirmation of a Hegemony 1945-1970.- Episodes of a Great and Modern Brazil 1950-1980.- Disarticulation and Rearticulation? 1980-1990. Fields of interest Architectural History and Theory; Civil Engineering; Cities, Countries, Regions; Architects; Building Materials; Building Construction, HVAC, Refrigeration Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5430-4 Hardcover 2013. XIII, 266 p. 144 illus. $119.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5430-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Es handelt sich um die 18. Auflage des zuerst 1810/12 und 1815 von dem Hallenser Alttestamentler und Orientalisten Wilhelm Gesenius (1786– 1842) herausgegebenen, seitdem immer wieder bearbeiteten Handwörterbuchs für die hebräische und aramäische Sprache des Alten Testaments: eines Standardwerkes für Generationen von Studenten, Pfarrern und Lehrern. Seine wissenschaftliche Zuverlässigkeit und der hohe Grad seiner praktischen Benutzbarkeit sind die Ursachen dafür, dass es in fast 200 Jahren seiner Existenz von anderen Wörterbüchern nicht hat verdrängt werden können. "Der Gesenius" ist zu einem Begriff geworden.Der Unterschied der 18. gegenüber der 17. Auflage besteht hauptsächlich darin,[...] Features Es handelt sich um die 18. Auflage des zuerst 1810/12 und 1815 von dem Hallenser Alttestamentler und Orientalisten Wilhelm Gesenius (1786– 1842) herausgegebenen, seitdem immer wieder bearbeiteten Handwörterbuchs für die hebräische und aramäische Sprache des Alten Testaments: eines Standardwerkes für Generationen von Studenten, Pfarrern und Lehrern. Seine wissenschaftliche Zuverlässigkeit und der hohe Grad [..] Contents Deutsch–hebräisches und –aramäisches Wörterverzeichnis: Deutsch-hebräisches Wörterverzeichnis.- Deutsch-aramäisches Wörterverzeichnis.- Abkürzungsverzeichnis: Literatur.- Allgemeine Abkürzungen.- Texte und Textzeugen.Errata et Corrigenda. Fields of interest Religious Studies Target groups Research Type of publication Dictionary More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-25699-8 Hardcover 2013. V, 114 S. $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-25699-8 Due: Februar 28, 2013

This volume contains high quality articles, originally published in Chinese in the Chinese Journal Jiuzhou Xuelin [Chinese Cultural Quarterly] and new articles written on special invitation by established scholars in the field. The theme of the volume is 'New Perspectives on Research of Chinese Culture', introducing the latest trends and new developments in the research into Chinese history, humanities, music and geography. The articles are written by well-known scholars in the field who examine Chinese culture from various new perspectives adopting different research methods. Features This volume contains high quality articles, originally published in Chinese in the Chinese Journal Jiuzhou Xuelin [Chinese Cultural Quarterly] and new articles written on special invitation by established scholars in the field. The theme of the volume is 'New Perspectives on Research of Chinese Culture', introducing the latest trends and new developments in the research into Chinese history, humanities, music [..] Contents Pavlovian Theory and the Scientification of Acupuncture in 1950s China; FAN Ka Wai.- History, Ideology and Ideological History—a Case Study of Chinese Chan Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty;  GE Zhaoguang.- On the Importance of Looking at the Oral Dimensions of Early Chinese Culture; Barend ter HAAR.- Exploration of Matteo Ricci’s World Map; HUANG Shijian.- Music, Sound, and Site: A Case Study from Southern Song China (1127-1275); Joseph LAM.- A Site Cachment Analysis into Hong Kong’s Neolithic Subsistence; LI Guo.-  Images of the Afterworld—a Comparative Study; POO Mu-chou.Investigating[...] Fields of interest History; Sociology, general; Philosophy (general); Regional and Cultural Studies; Music; Non-Western Philosophy Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-981-4021-77-7 Hardcover 2013. XIII, 153 p. 7 illus. (Chinese Culture, Vol. 1) $179.00 ISBN 978-981-4021-77-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days. January 31, 2013

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Biomedicine

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Biomedicine

N.C. Munshi, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA USA; K.C. Anderson, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA USA (Eds.)

A. Krause, Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Allschwil, Switzerland; M. O'Connell, Tibco Software Inc., New York, NY, USA (Eds.)

Advances in Biology and Therapy of Advances in DNA Repair in Cancer Multiple Myeloma Therapy

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Tables Graphics in Life Sciences

This book is devoted to the graphics of patient data: good graphs enabling straight¬forward and intuitive interpretation, efficient creation, and straightforward interpretation. We focus on easy access to graphics of patient data: the intention is to show a large variety of graphs for different phases of drug development, together with a description of what the graph shows, what type of data it uses, and what options there are. The main aim is to provide inspiration in form of a “graphics cookbook.” Many graphs provide creative ideas about what can be done. The book is not intended to be technical. It introduces general principles of good visualization to make readers understand the[...] Features Graphics promote scientific insight, better business and more effective communication. However, in the Life Sciences, drug development processes are still largely reliant on tables and listings.This book sets out to change this situation. The primary aim of the volume is to provide a rich collection of examples showing graphical review and reporting across the Life Sciences industry. Medical [..] Contents Concepts and Principles of Clinical Data Graphics.- Graphics for Exploratory Analysis and Data Discovery in the Life Sciences.- Grables: Visual Displays That Combine the Best Attributes of Graphs and Tables.- The Use of Figures in Epidemiological Publications: A Survey of Current Practice and Consequent Recommendations.- Use of Graphics for Studies with Small Sample Sizes: A Simulated Case Study of an Early-Phase Asset for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM).- Exploring Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Data.- (Interactive) Graphics for Biomarker Assessment.- Graphical[...] Fields of interest Biomedicine (general); Pharmaceutical Sciences / Technology Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5328-4 Hardcover 2012. XXV, 429 p. 266 illus., 252 in color. $209.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5328-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

L. Panasci, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada; R. Aloyz, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; M. Alaoui-Jamali, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada (Eds.)

Volume 2: Translational and Clinical Research

Despite the advances in conventional, novel agent and high dose chemotherapy multiple myeloma (MM) remains incurable. In order to overcome resistance to current therapies and improve patient outcome, novel biologically-based treatment approaches are being developed. Current translational research in MM focusing on the development of molecularly-based combination therapies has great promise to achieve high frequency and durable responses in the majority of patients. Two major advances are making this goal possible. First, recent advances in genomics and proteomics in MM have allowed for increased understanding of disease pathogenesis, identified novel therapeutic targets, allowed for[...]

A comprehensive review of the recent developments in DNA repair research that have potential for translational applications. The book explains in detail the various biological mechanisms by which cancer cells can circumvent anticancer therapy and limits its usefulness in patients. They also review the impact of such novel inhibitors of DNA repair mechanisms as methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase. Also examined are inhibitors of other DNA repair enzymes such as PARP and DNA-PK. The book captures-for both cancer researchers and oncologists dealing with hallmark "relapse" or "drug resistance" phenomena on a daily basis-the many exciting new uses of DNA repair inhibitors, either alone or[...]

Features Despite the advances in conventional, and novel agent and high dose chemotherapy, multiple myeloma remains incurable. In order to overcome resistance to current therapies and improve patient outcome, novel biologically-based treatment approaches are being developed. Current translational research in multiple myeloma focusing on the development of molecularly-based novel targeted single-agent and combination [..]

Features This book deals with the emerging role of various DNA repair proteins and the regulatory elements which are implicated in cancer therapy such as DNA cross-linking agents, radiotherapy and bleomycin.   The DNA repair genes discussed include those involved in BRCA/Rad51-related homologous recombinational repair, DNA-PK related nonhomologous endjoining and the nucleotide excision repair gene, ERCC1.  Moreover, [..]

Contents T cell responses in myeloma.- Novel antigenic targets for immunotherapy in myeloma.- Antibody-based therapies in Multiple Myeloma.- Defining multiple myeloma as a target for DNA gene fusion vaccines.Harnessing allogeneic immunity for anti-myeloma response.- Dendritic cell and peptide-based vaccination in myeloma.- New Proteasome inhibitors.Newer Imids.- New agents in myeloma.- Early Combination Studies in MM.- The effect of novel antimyeloma agents on bone metabolism.- Index. Fields of interest Cancer Research; Pharmacology / Toxicology

Contents Preface.- Repair of DNA Interstrand Cross-links Produced by Cancer Chemotherapeutic Drugs.DNA-PK, a pharmacological target in cancer chemotherapy andradiotherapy?.- Growth factor receptor signaling, DNA damage response, and cancer cell susceptibility to chemotherapy and relapses.The relationship between DNA-repair genes, cellular radiosensitivity and the response of tumors and normal tissues to radiotherapy.- Important Roles of ERCC1 in DNA Repair and Targeted Therapy.- The role of BRCA1 and BRCA2 in anticancer drug therapy.- DNA-PK in CLL Chemotherapy.- Poly(ADP) ribose polymerase[...]

Target groups Research

Fields of interest Cancer Research; Molecular Medicine

Type of publication Contributed volume

Target groups Research

More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5259-1 Hardcover 2013. X, 287 p. 7 illus., 5 in color. $189.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5259-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-4740-5 Hardcover 2013. VIII, 312 p. 35 illus., 25 in color. (Cancer Drug Discovery and Development) $209.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-4740-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Biomedicine

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R.H. Vreeland, Belle Haven, VA, USA (Ed.)

G.L. Phillips, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA (Ed.)

Advances in Understanding the Biology of Halophilic Microorganisms

Antibody-Drug Conjugates and Immunotoxins

This book is designed to be a long term career reference. The chapters present modern procedures. This is a how-to-book with a difference. These chapters: - reveal the background information about working with salt loving organisms, - are loaded with information about how experiments are conducted under high salt, - provide information about analyses that work under these conditions and those that may not, - present a wide range of details from laboratory designs to equipment used and even to simple anecdotal hints that can only come from experience. Microbiological training focuses largely on the growth, the handling and the study of the microbes associated with humans and animals.[...] Features Saline environments are one of the most plentiful and interesting types of habitats on Earth and are often considered as models for potential life on other planets or moons. The hypersaline playas, sabkhas, salterns, lakes, soils and even crystals often contain biomass that is far in excess of what might be predicted from the environmental conditions alone. The populations become so dense they color the [..] Contents 1. Approaches toward the study of halophilic microorganisms in their natural environments: who are they and what are they doing?. - 2. Media and Conditions for the Growth of Halophilic and Halotolerant Bacteria and Archaea. - 3. Taxonomy of Halophilic Archaea and Bacteria. - 4. Halophilic Viruses. - 5.       Microorganisms in Evaporites: A review of modern Geomicrobiology. - 6. Searching for microbes and DNA in ancient halite. - 7. DNA Replication and Repair in Halophiles. - 8. Gene Transfer Mechanisms, Population Genetics/Genomics and the Evolution of Haloarchaea. - 9. Worth Your Salt:[...] Fields of interest Biomedicine (general); Life Sciences (general); Microbiology; Microbial Ecology Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5538-3 Hardcover 2012. VII, 241 p. 40 illus., 18 in color. $189.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5538-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

From Pre-Clinical Development to Therapeutic Applications

This volume gathers the leading research on antibody-drug conjugates and immunotoxins. Following a rigorous overview, the volume delves into focused sections on all aspects of ADCs and ITs from clinical development through to targeted therapeutic applications and the latest technologies. Features The concept of delivering ‘magic bullets’ to treat diseases was first proposed by Paul Erlich in the early 1900’s.  The realization of this concept for the treatment of cancer occurred in the late 1990’s with the approval of monoclonal antibody therapies.  The use of monoclonal antibodies conjugated (linked) to potent cytotoxic agents (antibody-drug conjugates, ADCs) for specifically delivering cytotoxics [..] Contents Antibody Directed Delivery for Treatment of Cancer: Antibody Drug Conjugates and Immunotoxins.Antibody-Drug Conjugate Development.- Components of ADC Development: Assay Methodologies and Challenges.- Clinical Pharmacology Strategies in the Development of Antibody-Drug Conjugates.Predictive Biomarkers for Antibody-Drug Conjugates.- Factors Involved in the Design of Cytotoxic Payloads for Antibody-Drug Conjugates.- Linker Technology and Impact of Linker Design on ADC Properties.- Antibody-drug conjugates for the treatment of B-cell malignancies.- Targeting CD19 with SAR3419, an[...] Fields of interest Cancer Research; Biomedicine (general); Antibodies Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5455-7 Hardcover 2013. IX, 372 p. 88 illus., 45 in color. (Cancer Drug Discovery and Development) $189.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5455-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

A.B. Weir, Charles River Laboratories, Reno, NV, USA; M. Collins, Charles River Laboratories, Reno, NV, USA (Eds.)

Assessing Ocular Toxicology in Laboratory Animals Ocular toxicity is routinely assessed in toxicology studies conducted for regulatory purposes.  Ocular anatomy and physiology and the assessment of ocular toxicity itself can be challenging to scientists involved in the safety assessment of pharmaceuticals, pesticides and other agents. Anatomical and physiological differences between species can impact the nature of ocular effects observed following intended or unintended exposure of ocular tissues to xenobiotics. Ocular Toxicity in Laboratory Animals provides a concise reference addressing ocular anatomy and physiology across species that will enhance the design and interpretation of toxicology studies conducted for regulatory[...] Features Ocular toxicity is routinely assessed in toxicology studies conducted for regulatory purposes.  Ocular anatomy and physiology and the assessment of ocular toxicity itself can be challenging to scientists involved in the safety assessment of pharmaceuticals, pesticides and other agents. Anatomical and physiological differences between species can impact the nature of ocular effects observed following [..] Contents Comparative Ocular Anatomy in Commonly Used Laboratory Animals.- Assessment of Ocular Toxicity Potential: Basic Theory and Techniques.- Emerging Imaging Technologies for Assessing Ocular Toxicity in Laboratory Animals.- Emerging Electrophysiological Technologies for Assessing Ocular Toxicity in Laboratory Animals.- Toxicologic Pathology of the Eye:  Histologic Preparation and Alterations of the Anterior Segment.- Toxicologic Pathology of the Eye: Alterations of the Lens and Posterior Segment.Nonclinical Regulatory Aspects for Ophthalmic Drugs.- Ocular Toxicity Regulatory[...] Fields of interest Pharmacology / Toxicology; Ophthalmology; Animal Models; Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-62703-163-9 Hardcover 2013. XIV, 319 p. 120 illus., 75 in color. (Molecular and Integrative Toxicology) $209.00 ISBN 978-1-62703-163-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com J. Sebestik, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Prague, Czech Republic; M. Reinis, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Prague, Czech Republic; J. Jezek, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Prague, Czech Republic

Biomedical Applications of Peptide-, Glyco- and Glycopeptide Dendrimers, and Analogous Dendrimeric Structures Dendrimers are repeatedly branched and roughly spherical large molecules. They can be used in various medical applications, such as anticancer polymeric nanomedicines and nanocarriers, gene carriers and vectors in gene delivery, contrast agents for molecular imaging and vaccines against infectious diseases and cancer. The highly branched, multivalent nature and molecular architecture of dendrimers make them ideal tools for a variety of tissue engineering applications. This book describes different categories of dendrimers, their biomedical and physico-chemical applications as well as convergent and divergent syntheses, click chemistry and ligation strategies. It is a rich source of[...] Features Dendrimers are repeatedly branched and roughly spherical large molecules. They can be used in various medical applications, such as anticancer polymeric nanomedicines and nanocarriers, gene carriers and vectors in gene delivery, contrast agents for molecular imaging and vaccines against infectious diseases and cancer. The highly branched, multivalent nature and molecular architecture of dendrimers make them [..] Contents Introduction.- Chemistry and struture to dendrimers: Definition of terms and nomenclature.Sugar code (glyco code).- Classes of peptide-, glyco, and glycopeptide dendrimers.- The dendritic state and dendritic effects.- Synthesis of dendrimers: convergent and divergent approaches.- Purification and characterization of dendrimers.- Dendrimeric libraries.- Dendrimers in catalysis.-Dendrimers and their biological and therapeutic applications: Dendrimers and solubility.- Biocompability and toxicity of dendrimers.- Dendrimers in nanoscience and nanotechnology.- Dendrimers in drug delivery.-[...] Fields of interest Molecular Medicine; Biomedicine (general); Pharmaceutical Sciences / Technology Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-7091-1205-2 Hardcover 2012. XVII, 238 p. 29 illus., 19 in color. $189.00 ISBN 978-3-7091-1205-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Biomedicine R. Russell, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA (Ed.)

Biophysics of RNA Folding This volume, written by experts in the field, discusses the current understanding of the biophysical principles that govern RNA folding, with featured RNAs including the ribosomal RNAs, viral RNAs, and self-splicing introns. In addition to the fundamental features of RNA folding, the central experimental and computational approaches in the field are presented with an emphasis on their individual strengths and limitations, and how they can be combined to be more powerful than any method alone; these approaches include NMR, single molecule fluorescence, site-directed spin labeling, structure mapping, comparative sequence analysis, graph theory, course-grained 3D modeling, and more. This[...] Features Structured RNAs are everywhere, functioning throughout gene expression with key roles ranging from catalysis to regulation. New functional RNAs are being discovered all the time; in fact, it is now clear that a much greater fraction of eukaryotic genomes is devoted to coding for RNA than protein. Many of these RNAs must traverse complex energy landscapes to find their functional three-dimensional [..] Contents Introduction.- Comparative Analysis of the Higherorder Structure of RNA.- Graph Applications to RNA Structure and Function.- Prediction and Coarse-Grained Modeling of RNA Structures.RNA Folding Using Site-Directed Spin Labeling.The RNA Recognition Motif and Messenger RNA.Memory Effects in RNA folding dynamics revealed by single molecule fluorescence.- An integrated picture of HDV ribozyme catalysis.- Combining biochemical and structural information to model RNAprotein complex assembly.- Following RNA Folding From Local and Global Perspectives.- The Roles of Chaperones in RNA Folding. Fields of interest Molecular Medicine; Biophysics and Biological Physics; Biochemistry; Nucleic Acid Chemistry; Single Molecule Studies, Molecular Motors

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H. Mehlhorn, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany; K.S.W. Tan, National University of Singapore, Singapore; H. Yoshikawa, Nara Women's University, Kitauoya-Nishimachi, Japan (Eds.)

Blastocystis: Pathogen or Passenger? An Evaluation of 101 Years of Research

The stages of Blastocystis have been known for 101 years. However, many facts are still disputed, e.g. even the question whether it is a true pathogen or a commensal present in sometimes life-threatening diarrheas. The present book evaluates in chapters contributed by renowned researchers the latest findings on:•Landmarks in the discovery of Blastocystis•Epidemiology, transmission and zoonotic potential•Morphology of human and animal Blastocystis isolates•Clinical aspects of Blastocystis infections•Behavioral decision analysis: what makes us sick?•Blastocystis-host interactions•Molecular approaches on the systematical position•Genetic polymorphism•Blastocystis from a statistical point[...] Features The stages of Blastocystis have been known for 101 years. However, many facts are still disputed, e.g. even the question whether it is a true pathogen or a commensal present in sometimes life-threatening diarrheas. The present book evaluates in chapters contributed by renowned researchers the latest findings on:•Landmarks in the discovery of Blastocystis•Epidemiology, transmission and [..] Contents Landmarks in the discovery of Blastocystis stages.Morphology of human and animal Blastocystis isolates with special references to reproductive modes.Epidemiology, transmission and zoonotic potential of Blastocystis stages in humans and animals.- Blastocystis – Host interactions: insights from in-vitro model systems.- Clinical aspects of Blastocystis infections: advancements admidst controversies.- Molecular approaches on systematic position, genetic polymorphism and classification of Blastocystis isolates from humans and animals.- What do we know about Blastocystis analyzing[...]

Target groups Research

Fields of interest Parasitology; Medical Microbiology; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Type of publication Contributed volume

Target groups Professional/practitioner

More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-4953-9

Type of publication Contributed volume

Hardcover 2013. VI, 236 p. 71 illus., 55 in color. (Biophysics for the Life Sciences, Vol. 3) $209.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-4953-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32737-7 Hardcover 2012. XII, 225 p. 99 illus., 50 in color. (Parasitology Research Monographs, Vol. 4) $189.00 ISBN 978-3-642-32737-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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A. Rummel, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany; Th. Binz, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany (Eds.)

M.K. Thakur, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India; S.I.S. Rattan, Aarhus University, Denmark (Eds.)

E.S. Robertson, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA (Ed.)

Botulinum Neurotoxins

Brain Aging and Therapeutic Interventions

Burkitt’s Lymphoma

The extremely potent substance botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) has attracted much interest in diverse fields. Originally identified as cause for the rare but deadly disease botulism, military and terrorist intended to misuse this sophisticated molecule as biological weapon. This caused its classification as select agent category A by the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention and the listing in the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention. Later, the civilian use of BoNT as long acting peripheral muscle relaxant has turned this molecule into an indispensable pharmaceutical world wide with annual revenues >$1.5 billion. Also basic scientists value the botulinum neurotoxin as molecular[...] Features Botulinum neurotoxins are the most toxic natural substances and represent a major threat to the population when intentionally released in bioterrorist attacks. On the other hand, during the past two decades botulinum neurotoxins have become established as indispensable drugs for the treatment of a variety of severe neurological disorders. The need for efficient countermeasures as well as the expansion into [..] Fields of interest Pharmacology / Toxicology; Neurosciences Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-33569-3 Hardcover 2013. X, 321 p. 48 illus., 39 in color. (Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, Vol. 364) $189.00 ISBN 978-3-642-33569-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

This book brings together most up-to-date information on different aspects of brain aging and on the strategies for intervention and therapy of age-related brain disorders. It includes 18 chapters by leading researchers, and each chapter is a comprehensive and critical review of the topic in question, discusses the current scenario and focuses on future perspectives. The target readership is the undergraduate and graduate students in the universities, in medical and nursing colleges, along with the post-graduate researchers and practicing clinicians who would like to know about the latest developments in the field of neurodegenerative disorders and their therapeutic interventions.[...] Features The proposed book will be a multi-author review book comprised of relevant chapters written in the form of critical reviews by the leading researchers in their respective fields. The format of the articles will be in semi-academic style in which research data from various experimental systems will be presented while focusing on their applications in human beings with respect to the prevention and treatment [..] Contents Editorial.- Contributors.- 1 Brain aging: a critical reappraisal.- 2 Base excision DNA repair: the house keeping guardian for genomic stability in the brain.3 Role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor as a modulator of synaptic plasticity.- 4 Mitochondrial dysfunction in sporadic Alzheimer's disease: mechanisms, consequences and interventions.- 5 Brain Aging: Influence of early–life events on late-life brain disorders.- 6 The importance of the environment in brain aging: Be happy, live longer.- 7 Consequences of altered mortalin expression in control of cell proliferation and brain[...] Fields of interest Biomedicine (general) Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5236-8 Hardcover 2012. XII, 296 p. 36 illus., 16 in color. $209.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5236-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

The study of Burkitt’s lymphoma is now in its 6 decade beginning with its discovery by Dr. Dennis Burkitt in equatorial Africa in the mid to late 1950’s. A large body of information is available which provides a current understanding of the underlying molecular changes that are linked to the initiation and development of Burkitt’s lymphoma. This proposed volume will provide a comprehensive view of Burkitt’s Lymphoma from the diagnosis to potential animal models for this disease and include a view from physicians who have a up close view of the patients in populations where the disease is rampant. We expect that this will be an excellent resource for Medical students and faculty as[...] Features This volume aims to bring together efforts with a patient-oriented focus from physicians to diagnostics and clinical implications of the disease as mostly seen in the equatorial African setting. However, the chapters cover the breadth of studies on Burkitt’s lymphoma with some clues for the potential future of Burkitt’s lymphoma research that can have therapeutic benefits for patients.   This text [..] Contents Preface.- Introduction.- Diagnosis of Burkitt’s Lymphoma.- Burkitt’s Lymphoma : A View from the Bedside.- Clinical Implications of Burkitt’s Lymphoma.- Definition of Burkitt’s Lymphoma.- Classical and Endemic Burkitt’s Lymphoma.- Sporadic Burkitt’s Lymphoma.- AIDS-Associated Burkitt’s Lymphoma.- Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma and High Grade Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma.- EBV Associated Burkitt’s Lymphoma.- Molecular Biology of Burkitt’s Lymphoma.- Burkitt’s Lymphoma and the Immune Response.- Burkitt’s Lymphoma and the Malaria Connection.- Therapeutic Approaches to Burkitt’s Lymphoma.-[...] Fields of interest Cancer Research; Pharmacology / Toxicology Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-4312-4 Hardcover 2013. VIII, 332 p. 60 illus., 48 in color. With online files/ update. (Current Cancer Research) $189.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-4312-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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L. Kaestner, Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Germany

D. Palmieri, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA (Ed.)

Calcium signalling

Central Nervous System Metastasis, Energy Balance in Motion the Biological Basis and Clinical Energy balance can be maintained by adapting Considerations

Approaches and Findings in the Heart and Blood

The book combines general concepts and methods to investigate calcium signalling in cells ranging from molecular biology approaches to manipulation of calcium in living cells. The focus within these methods in on the broad range of fluorescence imaging technology, in particular on optical sectioning techniques and fast image acquisition. In addition to these general guidelines there are application examples in a context beyond calcium signalling in two major fields: investigations of isolated cardiac myocytes and red blood cell related research. While the cellular cardiology section provides snapshots of certain calcium signalling aspects, the red blood cell part presents an overview[...] Features The book combines general concepts and methods to investigate calcium signalling in cells ranging from molecular biology approaches to manipulation of calcium in living cells.The focus within these methods in on the broad range of fluorescence imaging technology, in particular on optical sectioning techniques and fast image acquisition. In addition to these general guidelines there are application [..] Contents Summary.- Calcium Signalling Methodology.- Calcium Signalling in Cardiac Myocytes.- Calcium Signalling in Red Blood Cells.- Index. Fields of interest Biomedicine (general); Biological Microscopy; Cardiology; Cell Biology; Hematology; Human Physiology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34616-3 Softcover 2013. XII, 239 p. 96 illus. $89.95 ISBN 978-3-642-34616-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

This volume will cover what is known regarding the biology and treatment of CNS metastasis, including novel chapters such as the future of targeted therapies.  It will begin with an overview of the natural history and risk factors for CNS metastases that will broadly cover all cancer histologies.   This will be followed by 3 chapters that will cover the biology. These include: molecular biology, discussing what is known about specific genes/proteins involved in the process and model systems to study brain metastasis; the brain microenvironment, focusing on how it is different from the microenvironment of other organs of the body; and the blood-brain barrier,  which includes a[...] Features This volume covers what is known regarding the natural history, basic biology, and clinical aspects, including imaging and treatment, of CNS metastasis. Three chapters cover the biology of the brain and brain metastases: molecular biology, includes what is known about specific genes/proteins involved in the process of metastasis and model systems to study brain metastasis; brain microenvironment, focuses on [..] Contents Preface.- List of Contributors.- 1 An Introduction to Brain Metastasis.- 2 The Molecular Biology of Brain Metastasis.- 3 The Brain Microenvironment.- 4 Vascular permeability within brain metastases.- 5 Imaging Experimental Brain Metastases.- 6 Possibilities of Targeted Therapies for Brain Metastasis.- 7  Surgery for Brain Metastasis.- 8  Is There A Role for Systemic Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Brain Metastases?.- 9  Radiation Therapy of CNS Metastases.- 10  Leptomeningeal Metastasis.- 11 Quality of Life in CNS Metastasis.- Index.

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K.R. Westerterp, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands

energy intake to changes in energy expenditure and vice versa, where short-term changes in energy expenditure are mainly caused by physical activity. Questions are whether physical activity is affected by over and under-eating, is intake affected by an increase or a decrease in physical activity, and does overweight affect physical activity? Presented evidence is largely based on studies where physical activity is quantified with doubly labeled water. Overeating does not affect physical activity while under-eating decreases habitual or voluntary physical activity. Thus, it is easier to gain weight than to lose weight. An exercise induced[...] Features Energy balance can be maintained by adapting energy intake to changes in energy expenditure and vice versa, where short-term changes in energy expenditure are mainly caused by physical activity. Questions are whether physical activity is affected by over and under-eating, is intake affected by an increase or a decrease in physical activity, and does overweight affect physical activity? Presented evidence is [..] Contents Introduction, energy balance in animals.- Energy balance.- Limits in energy expenditure.- Energy expenditure, physical activity, body weight and body composition.- Extremes in energy intake.- Body weight.- Growth, growth efficiency and ageing.Modern man in line with wild mammals.- Appendix: Simple and valid energy requirement calculation.  Fields of interest Human Physiology; Biomedicine (general); Sports Medicine; Nutrition Target groups Graduate

Fields of interest Cancer Research; Neurosciences; Oncology; Imaging / Radiology; Biomedicine (general)

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J.A. Radosevich, University of Illinois At Chicago, USA (Ed.)

HPV and Cancer “HPV and Cancer” is a concise read that covers all aspects of the Human Papilloma Virus as it relates to human cancers. While written by professionals, it design to be understandable by those that are not in the field, yet it has the technical details that professionals want to stay abreast of this changing field. The book starts out the history of HPV and progresses into the molecular biology of the virus and our current understand of the structure and functions of the proteins and genes it encodes. We then look at the dynamic trends of this infectious agent in the human population, how it interacts with human cells, and the role it plays with other organisms to produce both benign[...] Features “HPV and Cancer” is a concise read that covers all aspects of the Human Papilloma Virus as it relates to human cancers. While written by professionals, it design to be understandable by those that are not in the field, yet it has the technical details that professionals want to stay abreast of this changing field. The book starts out the history of HPV and progresses into the molecular biology of the [..] Contents Preface.-1 Human Papillomavirus: A Brief Overview.-2 Proteins Encoded by the Human Papillomavirus Genome and Their Functions.-3 The Life Cycle of Human Papillomavirus.-4 Poly-Microbial Interaction with Human Papilloma Virus Leading to Increased Risk for Head &Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas.-5 Patterns and Trends in HPV-Related Oral Cancer and Other HPV-Associated Cancers.-6 Benign Diseases Associated With Human Papillomavirus Infection.-7 Malignant Diseases Associated With Human Papillomavirus Infection.-8 Human Papillomavirus and Oropharyngeal Squamous[...] Fields of interest Cancer Research; Biomedicine (general); Virology; Oncology; Infectious Diseases Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5436-2 Hardcover 2012. V, 198 p. 31 illus., 26 in color. $189.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5436-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com N. Curtis, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia; A. Finn, University of Bristol, UK; A.J. Pollard, University of Oxford, UK (Eds.)

Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children IX Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity IX Features Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity IX Contents Innovation for the ‘bottom 100 million’: eliminating neglected tropical diseases in the Americas.Non-typhoidal Salmonella in children: microbiology, epidemiology and treatment.- Invasive fungal infections in patients with chronic granulomatous disease.- Clostridium difficile in children: a review of existing and recently uncovered evidence.- Diarrhea among children in developing countries.- Building confidence in vaccines.- Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis.- Recognition and treatment of chlamydial infections from birth to adolescence.Treatment of resistant bacterial[...] Fields of interest Immunology; Infectious Diseases; Pharmacy; Virology; Microbiology; Pathology Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-4725-2 Hardcover 2013. XVII, 252 p. 32 illus., 15 in color. (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology) $239.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-4725-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

V. Quesniaux, Orleans University and CNRS, Orleans, France; B. Ryffel, Orleans University and CNRS, Orleans, France; F. Di Padova, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland (Eds.)

IL-17, IL-22 and Their Producing Cells: Role in Inflammation and Autoimmunity The knowledge of Th17 cells and other cell populations which secrete IL-17A, and/or IL-22 has expanded tremendously since the publication of the first edition “Th17 Cells: Role in Inflammation and Autoimmune Disease” in 2008. The present volume has been completely revised with the addition of new chapters on the IL-17 receptor family and signaling, and an in-depth review of IL-22 and innate lymphoid cells. The differentiation of naïve T cells into regulatory T cells and Th17 cells as well as the plasticity of Th17 cells is discussed. The role of IL-22 in cutaneous inflammation including psoriasis has been reviewed. In addition, the volume contains critical updates on autoimmunity,[...] Features The knowledge of Th17 cells and other cell populations which secrete IL-17A, and/or IL-22 has expanded tremendously since the publication of the first edition “Th17 Cells: Role in Inflammation and Autoimmune Disease” in 2008. The present volume has been completely revised with the addition of new chapters on the IL-17 receptor family and signaling, and an in-depth review of IL-22 and innate lymphoid cells. [..] Contents IL-17A family, receptors, proinflammatory effects and production.- IL-22 and IL-17 overview.- IL-17R family: Structure, signal transduction and function.Contribution of IL-22 to Th17 responses: repairing and protecting peripheral tissues.- Central role of Th-17 cells in adaptive immune responses.- Regulatory T cells vs Th17: Differentiation of Th17 versus Treg are they mutually exclusive Other sources of IL-17: iNKT cells.- Retinoic acid in mucosal immune regulation.- Critical role of IL-17 in experimental arthritis.- Dual role IL-17A, F and IL-22 in allergic asthma.- Inflammasome -[...] Fields of interest Immunology; Cytokines and Growth Factors; Receptors; Cell Biology; Infectious Diseases; Cancer Research Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-0348-0521-6 Hardcover 2013. IX, 354 p. 25 illus., 14 in color. (Progress in Inflammation Research) $209.00 ISBN 978-3-0348-0521-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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D.R. Flower, School of Life and Health Sciences, University of Aston, Birmingham, UK; Y. Perrie, School of Life and Health Sciences, University of Aston, Birmingham, UK (Eds.)

J.A. Bosch, University of Birmingham, UK; A.C. Phillips, University of Birmingham, UK; J.M. Lord, University of Birmingham, UK (Eds.)

A.G. Kutikhin, Kemerovo State Medical Academy, Russia; A.E. Yuzhalin, Kemerovo State Medical Academy, Russia; E.B. Brusina, Kemerovo State Medical Academy, Russia

Immunomic Discovery of Adjuvants and Candidate Subunit Vaccines

Immunosenescence

Infectious Agents and Cancer

This volume will address an important emergent area within the field of immunomics: the discovery of antigens and adjuvants within the context of reverse vaccinology. Conventional approaches to vaccine design and development requires pathogens to be cultivated in the laboratory and the immunogenic molecules within them to be identifiable. Conventional vaccinology is no longer universally successful, particularly for recalcitrant pathogens. By using genomic information we can study vaccine development in silico: 'reverse vaccinology', can identify candidate subunits vaccines by identifying antigenic proteins and by using equally rational approaches to identify novel immune[...] Features Vaccine discovery is one of the most exciting and fast-moving areas of applied science. Since Edward Jenner’s work in the 18th century, vaccines have transformed health across the globe. Bringing together clinical, experimental, and computational disciplines vaccinology addresses the most pressing needs of 21st century health-care: the great infectious diseases threatening the [..] Contents Introduction.- Bacterial genomes and vaccine design.- Identification of candidate vaccine antigens in silico.- Post-Genomic Antigen Discovery: Bioinformatical Approaches to Reveal Novel T-Cell Antigens of Mycobacterium Bovis.- Genome-based Computational Vaccine Discovery by Reverse Vaccinology.- Computational prediction of protein subcellular localization, genomic islands, and virulence to aid antigen discovery.- On the development of Vaccine Antigen Databases: Progress, Opportunity, and Challenge.- What have Dendritic Cells ever done for adjuvant design?  Cellular and Molecular Methods[...] Fields of interest Immunology; Bioinformatics; Vaccine; Pharmacology / Toxicology Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5069-6 Hardcover 2013. X, 314 p. 51 illus., 34 in color. (Immunomics Reviews:, Vol. 5) $189.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5069-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Psychosocial and Behavioral Determinants

Immunosenescence is a unique, multi-disciplinary approach to the understanding of immune aging. It addresses the topic from the biological, as well as the psychological, social and behavioral perspectives. It is, thus, a valuable and timely addition to the literature in this area. Contributors include experts in the field, reviewing the state of the art in research. Features This book presents the first multi-disciplinary approach to the understanding of immune aging, or immunosenescence; it combines biological data and clinical observations with psychological, social, and behavioral perspectives and is thus a valuable and timely contribution to the literature in this area.  Contributors, all eminent scholars in their respective fields, review thoroughly the state of the art in [..] Contents Introduction to Ageing of the Adaptive Immune System.- The chronic stress of caregiving accelerates the natural aging of the immune system.- Stress and ageing: Effects on neutrophil function.- Stress, Aging, and Wound Healing.- Psychoneuromicrobiology: cytomegalovirus infection as a putative link between stress, aging and immunity.- Psychosocial factors and telomere length in peripheral blood.- Stressrelated Behavioural Responses, Immunity and Ageing in animal models.- Socio-economic status and immunosenescence.- Exercise and Immunosenescence.- Obesity and Immunosenescence:[...] Fields of interest Immunology; Neurosciences; Geriatrics / Gerontology; Behavioural Sciences Target groups Graduate Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-4775-7 Hardcover 2013. I, 432 p. 19 illus., 12 in color. $189.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-4775-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Over the years of cancer investigation a lot of discoveries in this field were made, and many associations between various biological carcinogens and cancer were revealed. Some of them are credibly determined, thus these infectious agents (human papilloma virus, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, Epstein-Barr virus, human herpes virus 8, human Tcell lymphotropic virus 1, human immunodeficiency virus, Merkel cell polyomavirus, Helicobacter pylori, Opisthorchis viverrini, Clonorchis sinensis, Schistosoma haematobium) are recognized as carcinogens and probable carcinogens by International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). The problem is of large importance, since share of[...] Features Over the years of cancer investigation a lot of discoveries in this field were made, and many associations between various biological carcinogens and cancer were revealed. Some of them are credibly determined, thus these infectious agents (human papilloma virus, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, Epstein-Barr virus, human herpes virus 8, human Tcell lymphotropic virus 1, human immunodeficiency virus, [..] Contents Preface.- The Criteria of Inclusion of Infectious Agents in the List of Biological Carcinogens.- General Mechanisms of Biological Carcinogenesis.- The Role of Bacteria in Cancer Development.- The Role of Protozoa in Cancer Development.The Role of Helminths and Fungi in Cancer Development.- Organ Microbiota in Cancer Development: the Holy Grail of Biological Carcinogenesis.- Conclusions: Are We There Yet? Fields of interest Cancer Research; Microbiology; Bacteriology; Biomedicine (general) Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5954-1 Hardcover 2013. X, 116 p. $139.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5954-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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J. Zschocke, K.M. Gibson, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA; G. Brown, University of Oxford, UK; E. Morava, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands; V. Peters, Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany (Eds.)

JIMD Reports - Case and Research Reports, 2012/6 JIMD Reports publishes case and short research reports in the area of inherited metabolic disorders. Case reports highlight some unusual or previously unrecorded feature relevant to the disorder, or serve as an important reminder of clinical or biochemical features of a Mendelian disorder. Features JIMD Reports publishes case and short research reports in the area of inherited metabolic disorders. Case reports highlight some unusual or previously unrecorded feature relevant to the disorder, or serve as an important reminder of clinical or biochemical features of a Mendelian disorder. Contents Different case studies. Fields of interest Human Genetics; Metabolic Diseases; Pediatrics; Human Physiology Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35517-2 Softcover 2013. VI, 142 p. 46 illus., 25 in color. (JIMD Reports, Vol. 9) $139.00 ISBN 978-3-642-35517-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com A.M. Gressner, Köln/Berlin; T. Arndt, Ingelheim/Marburg (Eds.)

Lexikon der Medizinischen Laboratoriumsdiagnostik Die Neuauflage des umfassenden Nachschlagewerks wurde vollständig überarbeitet, aktualisiert und erweitert. Alle Einträge wurden von führenden Experten erstellt. Mit mehr als 8000 Einträgen, 500 Tabellen und 745 überwiegend farbigen Abbildungen und Schemata werden nahezu alle Kernund Randbegriffe der Klinischen Chemie abgedeckt. Es werden nicht nur die labormedizinischen Kenngrößen in einheitlicher Gliederung, sondern auch alle in der medizinischen Labordiagnostik eingesetzten Analysenmethoden, Begriffe zur LaborEDV, der Statistik, Vorschriften und Richtlinien und historische Tests und wichtige Persönlichkeiten vorgestellt. Ergänzt werden diese Beiträge durch Literatur zum[...] Features Standardwerk und unverzichtbarer Begleiter für die LabormedizinÜber 8200 Stichworte zu allen Haupt- und Nebengebieten der Labormedizin in einem handlichen Band:Labormedizinische Kenngrößen mit Präanalytik, Analytik und InterpretationAnalysemethoden klar und verständlichStatistikQualitätsmanagementLabororganisation und -EDVHistorische [..] Contents Alle wichtigen Begriffe der Klinischen Chemie von A–Z. Enthalten sind folgende Bereiche: Akkreditierung, Zertifizierung.- Akute-Phase-Reaktion und Entzündung.- Allgemeine Klinische Chemie.Aminosäuren.- Autoimmunologie, Autoantikörper (Organe und systemisch).- Bindegewebe, Knochen, Knorpel, Synovia (Gelenke).- Biometrie in Bezug zur Klinischen Chemie.- CDT.- Drug monitoring.Endokrinolog. Funktionsteste I.- Endokrinolog. Funktionsteste II.- Erythrozyten: Enzyme, quantitativ, Morphologie, Eisen.- Fachgesellschaften.Fettsäuren.- Fibrinolyse.- Flowzytometrie.- Funktionsdiagnostik:[...] Fields of interest Laboratory Medicine; Medical Biochemistry; Pathology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Reference work More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-12920-9 Hardcover 2013. XVIII, 1453 S. 766 Abb., 419 in Farbe. $259.00 ISBN 978-3-642-12920-9 Due: Januar 14, 2013

A. Kamkin, Russian State Medical Medical University, Moscow, Russia; I. Lozinsky, Russian State Medical Medical University, Moscow, Russia (Eds.)

Mechanically Gated Channels and their Regulation The volume dwells on the major issues of mechanical stress influencing the ion channels and intracellular signaling pathways. This book is a unique collection of reviews outlining current knowledge and future developments in this rapidly growing field. In our opinion the book presents not only the latest achievements in the field but also brings the problem closer to the experts in related medical and biological sciences as well as practicing doctors. Knowledge of the mechanisms which underlie these processes is necessary for understanding of the normal functioning of different living organs and tissues and allows to predict changes, which arise due to alterations of their[...] Features The volume dwells on the major issues of mechanical stress influencing the ion channels and intracellular signaling pathways. This book is a unique collection of reviews outlining current knowledge and future developments in this rapidly growing field. In our opinion the book presents not only the latest achievements in the field but also brings the problem closer to the experts in related medical and [..] Contents Foreword by Maik Gollasch.- Editorial, Andre Kamkin and Ilya Lozinsky.- Contributors.- 1 Force from lipids:  A multidisciplinary approach to study bacterial mechanosensitive ion channels, Charles G. Cranfield et al.- 2 Mechanosensitive K2P channels, TREKking through the autonomic nervous system,.J. Antonio Lamas.- 3 TRPV1 in cell signaling: molecular mechanisms of function and modulation, Andrés Jara-Oseguera and Tamara Rosenbaum.4 The Molecular Mechanism of Multifunctional Mechano-Gated Channel TRPV4, Makoto Suzuki and Astuko Mizuno.- 5 Mechanical stretch and intermediate-conductance[...] Fields of interest Biomedicine (general); Cell Physiology; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Pharmacy; Science Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5072-2 Hardcover 2012. XX, 429 p. 114 illus., 35 in color. (Mechanosensitivity in Cells and Tissues, Vol. 6) $209.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5072-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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A. Prince, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA (Ed.)

M. Singh (Ed.)

Y. Choi, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA (Ed.)

Mucosal Immunology of Acute Bacterial Pneumonia

Novel Immune Potentiators and Delivery Technologies for Next Generation Vaccines

Osteoimmunology

In contrast to the substantial literature that focuses upon innate immune signaling in the gut, there is remarkably less known about the response of the airway to bacterial pathogens.  The purpose of this book will be to review the current status of theunderstanding of the pathogenesis of acute bacterial pneumonia, slanted toward the mucosal immunology of these infections.  It will describe, in general, the signaling cascades that control the proinflammatory response to bacterial infection in the lung. How innate immune signaling is orchestrated in response to specific common airway pathogens is addressed, targeting Staphylococus aureus (including MRSA), Streptococcus pneumoniae and[...] Features In contrast to the substantial literature that focuses upon innate immune signaling in the gut, there is remarkably less known about the response of the airway to bacterial pathogens.  The purpose of this book will be to review the current status of theunderstanding of the pathogenesis of acute bacterial pneumonia, slanted toward the mucosal immunology of these infections.  It will describe, in general, the [..] Contents Alveolar macrophages – key coordinators of host defense.- Lung dendritic cells and pulmonary defense mechanisms against bacteria.- CD4 T cell immunity in the lung.- Neutrophil mediated defenses in bacterial pneumonia.- Toll-like receptors in the epithelium.- Type I IFN signaling in bacterial pneumonia.- Transcriptional signaling hubs in epithelial cells during pneumonia.- Innate immune responses in Ventilator Associated Pneumonia.Streptococcus pneumoniae: The prototype of lung responses in pneumonia.- Staphylococcus aureus infection of the respiratory tract.- Pseudomonas aeruginosa:[...] Fields of interest Immunology; Medical Microbiology; Infectious Diseases Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5325-3 Hardcover 2013. X, 277 p. 27 illus., 24 in color. $209.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5325-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Development of new-generation vaccines is now more challenging than ever, as identifying, purifying and evaluating vaccine antigens is a complex undertaking. Most importantly, once the relevant antigens have been identified, key focus then shifts to the development of suitable delivery systems and formulations to achieve maximum in vivo potency with minimum potential side effects. These novel formulations—many of which will be nanoparticulates— can deliver the antigens to the desired site, to the relevant antigen presenting cells, and prevent systemic exposure of the immune potentiators. The proposed book will outline all the critical steps that need to be considered for successful[...] Features Development of new-generation vaccines is now more challenging than ever, as identifying, purifying and evaluating vaccine antigens is a complex undertaking. Most importantly, once the relevant antigens have been identified, key focus then shifts to the development of suitable delivery systems and formulations to achieve maximum in vivo potency with minimum potential side effects. These novel formulations—many [..] Contents Critical parameters that govern the optimization of vaccine formulations.- Development of Biophysical assays to better understand vaccine formulation stability.- Rational design of vaccine formulations.Monitoring stability and efficacy of multi-valent vaccine formulations.-  Overcoming challenges of multi component alum formulations.-  Delivery of various TLR adjuvants using alum platform.- History of use of emulsions for vaccine delivery.- MF59 o/w emulsion : History and safety over the last 2 decades.Optimizing novel nanoemulsions for delivery of next generation antigens and[...] Fields of interest Immunology; Medical Microbiology; Vaccine; Pharmaceutical Sciences / Technology Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5379-6 Hardcover 2013. X, 369 p. 59 illus., 39 in color. $349.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5379-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Interactions of the Immune and Skeletal Systems

This is the second edition of this proceedings. Contributors include leading names in the field of research, addressing mutiple topics, which were covered at the last Osteoimmunology conference. Features This second edition of this book expands further on the first edition, which explored  the relationship between the human immune system and the skeletal structure. In the past, scientists involved in immune and bone-cell investigations have rarely interacted in a significant way, as these disciplines have developed independently and, for the most part, remain separate. This book brings together ideas of [..] Contents Osteoimmunology: An Introduction.- NF-κB and inflammatory bone loss: “alternative” family members take their place at the table.- Adaptive immune responses and bone.- Intracellular calcium signaling for osteoclast differentiation.- Lessons from Glucocorticoid Receptor action in Bone: New ways to avoid side effects of steroid therapy.- A Tak1/p38 signaling axis regulates Runx2 activity and osteoblast functions.- Parathyroid hormone: A dynamic regulator of bone, immune, and hematopoietic cells.- Sphingosine-1-phosphate and chemokines in the control of osteoclast precursors migration[...] Fields of interest Immunology; Biomedicine (general); Human Physiology Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5365-9 Hardcover 2013. XI, 136 p. 32 illus., 18 in color. $199.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5365-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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G. Hrckova, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Kosice, Slovakia; S. Velebny, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Kosice, Slovakia

Pharmacological Potential of Selected Natural Compounds in the Control of Parasitic Diseases The natural world with a large number of terrestrial and marine plants and lower organisms is a great source of bioactive compounds historically used as remedies in various diseases. Within the last decade, such compounds became more attractive targets for pharmacologists and the pharmaceutical industry in drug development projects. This volume presents the pharmacological potential of chemically defined natural compounds obtained from plants, fungi, algae and cyanobacteria with antiparasitic activity, that have been tested against various endo-parasitic protozoan and helminth species. Additionally, the advantages of combined therapy using antiparasitic drugs and natural compounds[...] Features The natural world with a large number of terrestrial and marine plants and lower organisms is a great source of bioactive compounds historically used as remedies in various diseases. Within the last decade, such compounds became more attractive targets for pharmacologists and the pharmaceutical industry in drug development projects. This volume presents the pharmacological potential of chemically defined [..] Contents Protozoan infections, pathology and therapy.- Current antiprotozoan drugs and problem of resistance.- Natural compounds with direct antiprotozoal activity.- Natural compounds isolated from higher plants.- Bioactive compounds from lower terrestrial organisms.- Marine organisms – undiscovered source of the potential drugs.- Concluding remarks.Parasitic helminthes of human and amimals: health impact and control.- Anthelmintic drugs – efficacy, side effects and resistance.- Natural compounds with direct anthelmintic activity.- Anthelmintic potential of higher plants.- Lower terrestrial[...]

springer.com J.R. Harris, University of Mainz, Germany (Ed.)

Protein Aggregation and Fibrillogenesis in Cerebral and Systemic Amyloid Disease This volume of the Subcellular Biochemistry series is the result of the long-standing research interest of the editor in the molecular mechanism underlying Alzheimer’s disease and other amyloid diseases, indicated also by the earlier book in the series (Volume 38), devoted to Alzheimer’s disease. The broad coverage within the present amyloidogenesis book represents an attempt to collate current knowledge relating to the proteins and peptides involved in most of the known amyloid diseases, together with some amyloid/fibril-forming proteins and peptides that are not involved in diseases. Thus, the range of topics included is comprehensive and furthermore it was thought appropriate to[...] Features This volume of the Subcellular Biochemistry series is devoted to the aggregation and fibrillogenesis of the amyloid-forming peptides and proteins, including emphasis on oligomer formation as well as fibril formation. The diverse topics included here are presented within 22 chapters, covering many of the relevant topics from both a basic science and clinical perspective. The authorship of these chapters is [..] Contents 1. Introduction and Technical Survey. - 2. Fibril Formation by Short Synthetic Peptides. - 3. In vitro Oligomerization and Fibrillogenesis of Amyloid-beta Peptides. - 4. Tau Fibrillogenesis. - 5. Prion protein Aggregation and Fibrillogenesis In vitro. - 6. αSynuclein Aggregation and Modulating Factors. 7. Pathological Self-aggregation of β2-microglobulin: A Challenge for Protein Biophysics. - 8. Islet amyloid polypeptide – Aggregation and fibrillogenesis in vitro and its Inhibition. - 9. Mechanisms of Transthyretin Aggregation and Toxicity. - 10. Fibrillogenesis of Huntingtin and[...]

Fields of interest Pharmacology / Toxicology; Parasitology

Fields of interest Biomedicine (general); Entomology; Medicine (general)

Target groups Research

Target groups Research

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Hardcover 2012. XVII, 648 p. 114 illus., 41 in color. (Subcellular Biochemistry, Vol. 65) $259.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5415-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

R.I. Morimoto, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA; Y. Christen, Fondation Ipsen pour la Recherche Therapeutique, Boulogne Billancourt, France (Eds.)

Protein Quality Control in Neurodegenerative Diseases The health of the proteome depends upon protein quality control to regulate the proper synthesis, folding, translocation, and clearance of proteins. The cell is challenged constantly by environmental and physiological stress, aging, and the chronic expressions of disease associated misfolded proteins. Substantial evidence supports the hypothesis that the expression of damaged proteins initiates a cascade of molecular events that leads to Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, and other diseases of protein conformation. Features The health of the proteome depends upon protein quality control to regulate the proper synthesis, folding., translocation, and clearance of proteins. The cell is challenged constantyl by environmental and physiological stress, aging, and the chronic expressions of disease associated misfolded proteins. Substantial evidence supports the hypothesis that the expression of damaged proteins initiates a cascade of [..] Contents The Regulation and Function of the Heat Shock Response by Eric Guisbert and Richard I. Morimoto.- The Endoplasmic Reticulum Unfolded Protein Response and Neurodegeneration by David Ron.- Proteostasis and the aging pathways by Ian Nicastro and Andrew Dillin.- The Membrane Sources of Macroautophagy by Daniel J. Klionsky, Melinda A. Lynch-Day, Jiefei Geng, and WeiLien Yen.- Selective Autophagy in Cellular Quality Control by Susmita Kaushik and Ana Maria Cuervo.- Quality Control of Proteins and Organelles by Autophagy by Noboru Mizushima.- The Role of the Co-Chaperone BAG3 in Selective[...] Fields of interest Neurosciences; Neurochemistry; Molecular Medicine Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-27927-0 Hardcover 2013. XII, 135 p. 20 illus., 17 in color. (Research and Perspectives in Alzheimer's Disease) $189.00 ISBN 978-3-642-27927-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days. February 28, 2013

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B. Nilius, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium; S.G. Amara, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA; Th. Gudermann, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany; R. Jahn, Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany; R. Lill, University of Marburg, Germany; S. Offermanns, Max-Planck-Institute, Bad Nauheim, Germany; O.H. Petersen, Cardiff University, UK (Eds.)

L. Annunziato, University of Naples Federico II, Italy (Ed.)

M.A. Hayat, Kean University, NJ, USA (Ed.)

Sodium Calcium Exchange: A Growing Spectrum of Pathophysiological Implications

Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells, Volume 9

Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Vol. 163

Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Sodium Calcium Exchange

This fresh addition to the rapidly expanding Springer series on stem cells represents an additional forward step in our understanding of the causes, diagnosis, and cell-related therapies of major human diseases as well as debilitating injuries to human tissue and organs. Showcasing the work of more than 80 contributors from 13 nations, it offers an unrivalled breadth of differing perspectives on the subject, with dedicated sections covering umbilical cord, induced pluripotent, embryonic, and hematopoietic stem cells, in addition to stem cells in tumors and cancer, and the applications of stem cells in regenerative medicine. Enhanced by numerous color illustrations and tables that[...]

  Induced pluripotent stem cells in cardiovascular research.- TRPs in the brain.- The channel physiology of the skin. Features D. Sinnecker, R. J. Dirschinger, A. Goedel, A. Moretti, P. Lipp, K.-L. LaugwitzInduced Pluripotent Stem Cells in Cardiovascular ResearchR. Vennekens, A. Menigoz, B. NiliusTRPs in the brainA. Oláh, A. Gábor Szöllösi, T. BíróThe Channel Physiology of the Skin Contents Induced pluripotent stem cells in cardiovascular research.- TRPs in the brain.- Chemosensory receptors and channels in the respiratory tract: role in toxic lung injury and potential  as "sweet spots" for targeted therapies.- The channel physiology of the skin. Fields of interest Human Genetics; Cardiology; Pneumology/Respiratory System; Human Physiology; Neurosciences Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-33520-4 Hardcover 2013. V, 131 p. 9 illus., 5 in color. (Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Vol. 163) $139.00 ISBN 978-3-642-33520-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

This book reports the text of the lectures of the 6th International Conference on Sodium Calcium Exchange held in Lacco Ameno in the Island of Ischia in the Gulf of Naples, Italy, from October 1 to October 5, 2011. The present book uncovers the most striking new findings on NCX that emerged since the previous Conference on Sodium Calcium Exchange, such as the structural dissection of the molecular determinants of Ca2+ sensitivity of the exchanger, the epigenetic regulation of ncx1 gene, the molecular identification of the mitochondrial Sodium Calcium Exchanger, and the discovery of NCX in unexpected anatomical locations such as the female reproductive tract.The book is organized into[...] Features This book reports the text of the lectures of the 6th International Conference on Sodium Calcium Exchange held in Lacco Ameno in the Island of Ischia in the Gulf of Naples, Italy, from October 1 to October 5, 2011. The present book uncovers the most striking new findings on NCX that emerged since the previous Conference on Sodium Calcium Exchange, such as the structural dissection of the [..] Contents Part I. Historical Perspective.- 1. Livin with NCX and Lovin It: 45 Year Romance.- 2. 20 Years from NCX Purification and Cloning: Milestones.- Part II Structural and Functional Aspects of NCX.- 3. Ca2+ Regulation in the Na+/Ca2+ Exchanger Features a Dual Electrostatic Switch Mechanism.- 4. Molecular Determinants of Allosteric Regulation in NCX Proteins.- 5. NCX1: Mechanism of Transport.- 6. Structural Studies of the Ca2+ Regulatory Domain of Drosophila Na+/Ca2+ Exchanger CALX.- 7. Interplay of Ca2+ and Mg2+ in Sodium-Calcium and in other Ca2+ Binding Proteins. Magnesium: Watchdog That[...] Fields of interest Neurosciences; Immunology; Cardiology; Endocrinology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-4755-9 Hardcover 2013. XXV, 463 p. 133 illus., 53 in color. (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Vol. 961) $209.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-4755-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Therapeutic Applications in Disease and Injury

Features This fresh addition to the rapidly expanding Springer series on stem cells represents an additional forward step in our understanding of the causes, diagnosis, and cell-related therapies of major human diseases as well as debilitating injuries to human tissue and organs. Showcasing the work of more than 80 contributors from 13 nations, it offers an unrivalled breadth of differing perspectives on the [..] Contents Prelims. I. Umbilical cord blood stem cells.-1 Cryopreservation of hematopoietic stem cells from umbilical cord blood for transplantation.-2 Expansion of mesenchymal stem cells derived from umbilical cord in media containing human serum (method).-3 Transformation of human umbilical cord blood cells to support neuro-regeneration in the diseased brain.-5 Clinical application of umbilical cord bloodderived stem cells for tissue regeneration.II. Induced pluripotent stem cells.-6 Differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells into oligodenndrocytes: increased efficiency of selecting[...] Fields of interest Cancer Research; Biomedicine (general); Medicine (general); Science Target groups Graduate Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5644-1 Hardcover 2013. XLII, 323 p. 55 illus., 38 in color. (Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells, Vol. 9) $209.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5644-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Biomedicine

E. Skouras, Universität zu Köln, Germany; S. Pavlov, Medical University Varna, Bulgaria; H. Bendella, Universität zu Köln, Germany; D.N. Angelov, Universität zu Köln, Germany

Stimulation of Trigeminal Afferents Improves Motor Recovery After Facial Nerve Injury Functional, Electrophysiological and Morphological Proofs

Recovery of mimic function after facial nerve transection is poor: the successful regrowth of axotomized motoneurons to their targets is compromised by (i) poor axonal navigation and excessive collateral branching, (ii) abnormal exchange of nerve impulses between adjacent regrowing axons and (iii) insufficient synaptic input to facial motoneurons. As a result, axotomized motoneurons get hyperexcitable and unable to discharge. Since improvement of growth cone navigation and reduction of the ephaptic cross-talk between axons turn out be very difficult, the authorsa concentrated on the third detrimental component and proposed that an intensification of the trigeminal input to axotomized[...] Features Its is commonly known that the recovery of mimic functions after facial nerve injury is poor: a successful regrowth of the lesioned axons to their muscle targets is compromised by (i) poor navigation of the growth cones and excessive collateral axonal branching, (ii) abnormal exchange of nerve impulses between adjacent regrowing axons and (iii) insufficient synaptic input to the facial neuronal cell bodies [..] Contents First major set: mild indirect stimulation of the trigeminal afferents after combined surgery on the infraorbital and facial nerves by removal (clipping) of the contralateral vibrissal hairs.- Second major set: intensive indirect stimulation of the trigeminal afferents after facial nerve surgery by extcision of the contralateral infraorbital nerve.- Third major set: direct stimulation of the trigeminal and facial nerves after facial nerve surgery by massage of the vibrissal muscles .-  Fourth major set: direct stimulation of the trigeminal and facial nerves after facial nerve surgery by[...] Fields of interest Neurosciences; Neurosurgery Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-33310-1 Softcover 2013. XV, 110 p. 15 illus., 12 in color. (Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology, Vol. 213) $139.00 ISBN 978-3-642-33310-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com G. Meroni, Cluster in Biomedicine, CBM S.c.r.l., AREA Science Park, Trieste, Italy (Ed.)

A.J. Hannan, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia (Ed.)

TRIM/RBCC Proteins

Tandem Repeat Polymorphisms

The genomic ‘golden age’ has delivered the sequence of numerous novel genes while leaving us with many unanswered questions about their function. This is particularly true for gene families as, often, members are annotated based on homology rather than function. The tripartite motif family belonged to this category, although, during the last few years, the field boosted an important wealth of biochemical, cellular and physiological breakthrough data. In the first part of this book, we attempt to offer an overview of state‑of‑the‑art basic findings on the tripartite motif (TRIM, also known as RBCC) family members and to deal in the second part with their relevant and growing[...] Features The genomic ‘golden age’ has delivered the sequence of numerous novel genes while leaving us with many unanswered questions about their function. This is particularly true for gene families as, often, members are annotated based on homology rather than function. The tripartite motif family belonged to this category, although, during the last few years, the field boosted an important wealth of biochemical, [..] Contents Genomics and Evolution of the TRIM Gene Family.- The TRIpartite Motif: Structure and Function.TRIM Proteins as RING Finger E3 Ubiquitin Ligases.- PML Nuclear Bodies and Other TRIM-Defined Subcellular Compartments.- TRIM Involvement in Transcriptional Regulation.- TRIM Proteins in Cancer.- TRIM Proteins and the Innate Immune Response to Viruses.- The Microtubule-Associated C-I Subfamily of Trim Proteins and the Regulation of Polarized Cell Responses.- MuRFs: Specialized Members of the TRIM/RBCC Family with Roles in the Regulation of the Trophic State of Muscle and Its Metabolism.- TRIM[...] Fields of interest Biomedicine (general); Molecular Medicine Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5397-0 Hardcover 2013. XX, 146 p. 25 illus. (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Vol. 770) $189.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5397-0 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

Genetic Plasticity, Neural Diversity and Disease

This book addresses the role of tandem repeat polymorphisms (TRPs) in genetic plasticity, evolution, development, biological processes, neural diversity, brain function, dysfunction and disease. There are hundreds of thousands of unique tandem repeats in the human genome and their polymorphic distributions have the potential to greatly influence functional diversity and disease susceptibility. Recent discoveries in this expanding field are critically reviewed and discussed in a range of subsequent chapters, with a focus on the role of TRPs and their various gene products in evolution, development, diverse molecular and cellular processes, brain function and disease. Features . Contents Tandem Repeat Polymorphisms: Mediators of Genetic Plasticity, Modulators of Biological Diversity and Dynamic Sources of Disease Susceptibility.- Evolution of Simple Sequence Repeats as Mutable Sites.Single Amino Acid and Trinucleotide Repeats: Function and Evolution.- Promoter Microsatellites as Modulators of Human Gene Expression.- Dynamic Mutations: Where Are They Now.- Unstable Mutations in the FMR1 Gene and the Phenotypes.- Molecular Pathways to Polyglutamine Aggregation.Polyglutamine Aggregation in Huntington and Related Diseases.- Selective Neurodegeneration, Neuropathology[...] Fields of interest Biomedicine (general); Neurosciences; Gene Function Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5433-5 Hardcover 2013. XX, 208 p. 20 illus. (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Vol. 769) $189.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5433-5 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

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E.K.L. Chan, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; M.J. Fritzler, University of Calgary, AB, Canada (Eds.)

A.B. Newman, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA; J.A. Cauley, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA (Eds.)

M.E. Embers, Tulane Health Sciences Center, Covington, LA, USA (Ed.)

Ten Years of Progress in GW/P Body Research

The Epidemiology of Aging

The Pathogenic Spirochetes: strategies for evasion of host immunity and persistence

GW bodies are novel cytoplasmic foci that were discovered and named by Dr. Chan’s group in 2002. These bodies are now known to be active cytoplasmic foci involved with the new gene regulation process mediated by microRNA that leads to translational repression and mRNA degradation. The detailed biological functions of these cytoplasmic structures are still being uncovered and the idea for this book is to provide the history of the discovery and the major work from different laboratories that has led to the characterization and elucidation of the structure and function of these new multiple subcellular structures. Features GW bodies are novel cytoplasmic foci that were discovered and named by Dr. Chan’s group in 2002. These bodies are now known to be active cytoplasmic foci involved with the new gene regulation process mediated by microRNA that leads to translational repression and mRNA degradation. The detailed biological functions of these cytoplasmic structures are still being uncovered and the idea for this book is to [..] Contents Preface.- The GW body Story as an Example of Autoantibodies with Significant Impacts to Molecular Cell Biology.- The Discovery of GW Bodies.The Discovery and Analysis of P Bodies.- Autoantibodies to Argonaute 2 (Su antigen).- GW/P Bodies and Autoimmune Disease.- Function of GW182 and GW Bodies in siRNA and miRNA Pathways.Post-Transcriptional Stimulation of Gene Expression by MicroRNAs.- Gawky (Gw) is the Drosophila Melanogaster GW182 Homologue.- The Role of GW182 Proteins in miRNA-mediated Gene Silencing.- Quantifying Argonaute Proteins in and out of GW/P-bodies: Implications in[...] Fields of interest Human Genetics; Cell Biology; Biochemistry Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5106-8 Hardcover 2013. XI, 276 p. 47 illus., 25 in color. (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Vol. 768) $189.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5106-8 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

The average age of the world’s population is increasing at an unprecedented rate and this increase is changing the world. This “Silver tsunami” emphasizes the need to provide advanced training in epidemiology and increase the cadre of experts in the study of aging. This book is designed to summarize unique methodological issues relevant to the study of aging, biomarkers of aging and the biology/physiology of aging and in-depth discussions of the etiology and epidemiology of common geriatric syndromes and diseases. Contributing authors in the book represent many disciplines, not only epidemiology and clinical geriatrics, but also demography, health services, research, cardiovascular[...] Features The average age of the world’s population is increasing at an unprecedented rate and this increase is changing the world. This “Silver tsunami” emphasizes the need to provide advanced training in epidemiology and increase the cadre of experts in the study of aging. This book is designed to summarize unique methodological issues relevant to the study of the epidemiology of aging, biomarkers of aging and the [..] Contents Section 1  Methods.- 1 The Demography of Aging.2 Conducting Case-Control and Cohort Studies in Older Adults.- 3 Study Design: Randomized Controlled Trials.– 4 Target populations, recruitment, retention, and optimal testing methods: Methodological issues for studies in the epidemiology of aging.- 5 Nursing Home Research.- 6 Use of proxies and informants.- 7 Assessing Functional Status and Disability in Epidemiologic Studies.- 8 Comorbidity and Multimorbidity.- 9 Measurement of Social Factors in Aging Research.- 10 Lifecourse Epidemiology and Aging.- 11 Using Epidemiology to Inform[...] Fields of interest Biomedicine (general); Epidemiology; Aging Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5060-9 Hardcover 2012. XVII, 610 p. 111 illus., 56 in color. $279.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5060-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

This book explores the many mechanisms by which the most prevalent Spirochetal pathogens persist in a healthy immune-competent host.  Among them are the direct and indirect suppression of host immune signals, phase and antigenic variation, escaping recognition by host complement proteins, and seclusion into immune privileged sites.  We also explore antibiotic therapy for control of infection, a baffling topic that lends itself to exalted interpretation. Features This book explores the many mechanisms by which the most prevalent Spirochetal pathogens persist in a healthy immune-competent host. Among them are the direct and indirect suppression of host immune signals, phase and antigenic variation, escaping recognition by host complement proteins, and seclusion into immune privileged sites. It also explores antibiotic therapy for control of infection, a baffling topic [..] Contents Treponema pallidum.- Immunoseclusion and Chronic Infection.- Treponema Denticola.- Borrelial Complement-binding Proteins.- Treponema Pallidum Repeat (tpr) Genes and Antigenic Variation.Antigenic Variation of V1sE by Borrelia Burgdorferi.- Modulation of Cytokine Signaling by Borrelia Burgdorferi.- Leptospira: Invasion, Pathogenesis and Persistence.- Immune Resistance by Relapsing  Fever Spirochetes.- Neuroborreliosis Caused by Borrelia Burgdorferi: Possible Role of Glial Cells.- Antibiotic Resistance in Treponema Pallidum subsp. Pallidum, the Syphilis Agent.- Borrelia Burgdorferi[...] Fields of interest Immunology; Antibodies; Medical Microbiology Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5403-8 Hardcover 2012. XVI, 265 p. 49 illus., 46 in color. $189.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5403-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Chemistry

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Chemistry

M.A. Hayat, Kean University, NJ, USA (Ed.)

M.A. Hayat, Kean University, NJ, USA (Ed.)

Tumors of the Central Nervous System, Volume 10

Tumors of the Central Nervous System, Volume 9

Pineal, Pituitary, and Spinal Tumors

Lymphoma, Supratentorial Tumors, Glioneuronal Tumors, Gangliogliomas, Neuroblastoma in Adults, Astrocytomas, Ependymomas, Hemangiomas, and Craniopharyngiomas

Applied Cross-Coupling Reactions

The ninth volume in this essential series discusses key advances in our understanding of neoplasms in the human central nervous system. This publication deals with various aspects of nine separate types of brain tumors. With 70 contributors from 17 nations, this edition offers an unrivalled thoroughness and breadth of coverage that includes the very latest research results on the following tumor types: astrocytoma, lymphoma, supratentorial and glioneuronal tumors, gangliogliomas, neuroblastoma in adults, hemangioma, and ependymoma. The content introduces new technologies and their applications in diagnosis, treatment and therapy of tumors. It explains molecular profiling techniques[...]

“Applied Cross-Coupling Reactions” provides students and teachers of advanced organic chemistry with an overview of the history, mechanisms and applications of cross-coupling reactions. Since the discovery of the transition-metal-catalyzed crosscoupling reactions in 1972, numerous synthetic uses and industrial applications have been developed. The mechanistic studies of the cross-coupling reactions have disclosed that three fundamental reactions: oxidative addition, transmetalation, and reductive elimination, are involved in a catalytic cycle. Crosscoupling reactions have allowed us to produce a variety of compounds for industrial purposes, such as natural products, pharmaceuticals,[...]

Features The ninth volume in this essential series discusses key advances in our understanding of neoplasms in the human central nervous system. This publication deals with various aspects of nine separate types of brain tumors. With 70 contributors from 17 nations, this edition offers an unrivalled thoroughness and breadth of coverage that includes the very latest research results on the following tumor types: [..]

Features “Applied Cross-Coupling Reactions” provides students and teachers of advanced organic chemistry with an overview of the history, mechanisms and applications of cross-coupling reactions. Since the discovery of the transition-metal-catalyzed crosscoupling reactions in 1972, numerous synthetic uses and industrial applications have been developed. The mechanistic studies of the cross-coupling reactions have [..]

Contents Preface. I. Lymphoma.-1. Neurolymphomatosis: diagnosis, treatment, and outcome.-2. Primary central nervous system lymphoma: systemic relapse.-3. Central nervous system recurrence in the primary Mediastinal large b-cell lymphoma: treatment.-4. Primary central nervous system lymphoma resulting in stroke and leukoencephalopathy.-5. Primary cns lymphoma: immunohistochemistry of bcl-6 and Treatment with high-dose methotrexate.-6. Thiamine deficiency complicating the treatment of primary Cns lymphoma.-7. Metastatic brain irradiation-induced lymphocytosis Predicts efficacy of radiotherapy.-8.[...]

Contents Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions.- A Historical Overview of Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions.- Mechanism and Fundamental Reactions.- Applications of Cross-Coupling Reactions.- Natural Product Synthesis.- Pharmaceuticals.Liquid Crystals.- Conjugated Polymers.- Recent Advances in Cross-Coupling Reactions.- With Aryl Chlorides, Tosylates, and Methylates.- With Alkyl Electrophiles.

Target groups Graduate

Fields of interest Biomedicine (general); Neurobiology; Medicine (general); Life Sciences (general)

Target groups Research

Type of publication Contributed volume

Target groups Graduate

More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5680-9

Type of publication Contributed volume

Adding to a vitally important cycle of publications covering the latest research developments in our understanding of neoplasms affecting the human central nervous system, this edition focuses on numerous aspects of pineal, pituitary, and spinal tumors. As with the previous volumes in the series, this latest work addresses a central imperative in cancer research—the need to standardize classifications, written definitions and investigative guidelines in order to achieve a measure of shared objectivity among academics engaged in one of the most important medical endeavors of our era. It brings together the very latest work by oncologists, neurosurgeons, physicians, research scientists,[...] Features Adding to a vitally important cycle of publications covering the latest research developments in our understanding of neoplasms affecting the human central nervous system, this edition focuses on numerous aspects of pineal, pituitary, and spinal tumors. As with the previous volumes in the series, this latest work addresses a central imperative in cancer research—the need to standardize classifications, [..] Contents Preface. I. Pineal tumors.- Papillary tumor of the pineal region.- Pineal region tumors: clinical aspects.- Papillary tumor of the pineal region: diagnosis.- Pineal parenchymal tumors: immunohhistochemistry.- Pineal parenchymal tumors: diagnostics and prognosis.- Papillary tumors of the pineal region: diagnosis and treatment.- Pineal region tumors: optimal neurosurgical treatment.II. Pituitary tumors.- Pituitary tumors: genetics and heritable predisposition.- Xanthogranulomas associated with pituitary adenomas: magnetic resonance imaging.Pituitary adenoma and craniopharyngioma: an[...] Fields of interest Cancer Research; Biomedicine (general); Oncology; Neurobiology; Medicine (general)

Hardcover 2013. XLIV, 349 p. 70 illus., 46 in color. (Tumors of the Central Nervous System, Vol. 10) $239.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5680-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5487-4 Hardcover 2012. XL, 296 p. 46 illus., 25 in color. (Tumors of the Central Nervous System, Vol. 9) $209.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5487-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Y. Nishihara, Okayama University, Japan (Ed.)

Fields of interest Organometallic Chemistry; Industrial Chemistry / Chemical Engineering; Polymer Sciences

Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32367-6 Hardcover 2013. X, 245 p. 281 illus. (Lecture Notes in Chemistry, Vol. 80) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-32367-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com S. Dombrowski, Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit, Berlin, Deutschland (Ed.)

Chemistry H. Schlaad, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany (Ed.)

Berichte zur Lebensmittelsicherheit Bio-synthetic Polymer Conjugates 2011 Bundesweiter Überwachungsplan 2011. Gemeinsamer Bericht des Bundes und der Länder

Der Bundesweite Überwachungsplan (BÜp) ist ein für ein Jahr festgelegter Plan über die zwischen den Bundesländern abgestimmte Durchführung von amtlichen Kontrollen zur Überprüfung der Einhaltung der lebensmittelrechtlichen, weinrechtlichen und tabakrechtlichen Vorschriften. Er kann Programme enthalten zu Produkt- und Betriebskontrollen oder eine Kombination aus beidem. Im Gegensatz zum Monitoring nach § 50 - 52 des Lebensmittel- und Futtermittelgesetzbuch (LFGB) ist der BÜp ein risikoorientiertes Überwachungsprogramm. Das heißt, dass die Auswahl der zu untersuchenden Proben und der zu kontrollierenden Betriebe gezielt auf Basis einer Risikoanalyse erfolgt. Im Rahmen des BÜp können[...] Features Bundesweiter ÜberwachungsplanUntersuchung von Lebensmitteln auf Stoffe und die Anwendung von Verfahren3-MCPD-Fettsäureester in Fetten und ÖlenNiacinquelle in Energydrinks und – shotstrans-Fettsäuren in Eis, Eiern, Suppen und SoßenAnorganisches Arsen in ReisBenzol in Karottensäften für Säuglinge und KleinkinderPolycyclische aromatische [..] Contents 1. Rechtliche Grundlage.- 2. Organisation und Verlauf.- 3. Programm 2011.- 4. Untersuchung von Lebensmitteln auf Stoffe und die Anwendung von Verfahren.- 5. Untersuchung von Lebensmitteln auf Mikroorganismen.- 6. Untersuchung von Bedarfsgegenständen und kosmetischen Mitteln.7. Betriebskontrollen.- 8. Zitierte Gesetzgebung.- 9. Erläuterungen zu ausgewählten Fachbegriffen.- 10. Abkürzungsverzeichnis. Fields of interest Food Science; Nutrition; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-0348-0574-2 Softcover 2013. VI, 71 S. (BVL-Reporte, Vol. 7,4) $39.95 ISBN 978-3-0348-0574-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Polypeptide-Polymer Conjugates, by Henning Menzel Chemical Strategies for the Synthesis of Protein-Polymer Conjugates, by Björn Jung and Patrick Theato Glycopolymer Conjugates, by Ahmed M. Eissa and Neil R. Cameron DNA-Polymer Conjugates: From Synthesis, Through Complex Formation and Self-assembly to Applications, by Dawid Kedracki, Ilyès Safir, Nidhi Gour, Kien Xuan Ngo and Corinne Vebert-Nardin Synthesis of Terpene-Based Polymers, by Junpeng Zhao and Helmut Schlaad Features Y. FujiiH. MoritaA. Takahara K. TanakaMobility Gradient of Polystyrene in Films Supported on Solid SubstratesG. ReiterProbing Properties of Polymers in Thin Films Via Dewetting K. FukaoT. TerasawaK. NakamuraD. Tahara Heterogeneous and Aging Dynamics in Single and Stacked Thin Polymer FilmsR. Inoue T. KanayaHeterogeneous Dynamics of Polymer Thin Films [..] Fields of interest Polymer Sciences; Protein Science; Biomaterials; Nucleic Acid Chemistry; Biotechnology Target groups Research Type of publication Reviews More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34349-0 Hardcover 2013. VII, 194 p. 58 illus., 2 in color. (Advances in Polymer Science, Vol. 253) $259.00 ISBN 978-3-642-34349-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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D. Haller, Technische Universität München, Freising; T. Grune, Universität Jena; G. Rimbach, Universität Kiel (Eds.)

Biofunktionalität der Lebensmittelinhaltsstoffe Funktionelle Lebensmittel („Functional Food“) haben nachweisbar positive Effekte auf die menschliche Gesundheit, die über die normalen Effekte der Lebensmittel hinaus gehen. Um eine Bewertung dieser zusätzlichen Effekte geht es bei den Untersuchungen zur Biofunktionalität der Lebensmittel. Studierenden und Absolventen der Ernährungsund Lebensmittelwissenschaften sowie der Pharmazie und Ernährungsmedizin steht nun erstmals ein Lehr- und Nachschlagewerk zur Verfügung, das die Prinzipien der gesundheitlichen Wirksamkeit von Lebensmittelinhaltstoffen auf Körperfunktionen aufzeigt. Es behandelt systematisch die Organfunktionen des Körpers rund um Darm, Immunsystem, Stoffwechsel,[...] Features Lebensmittel und ihre Inhaltstoffe spielen je nach verzehrter Menge und Kombination eine wesentliche Rolle im Aufbau und Erhalt unserer Körperfunktionen. Funktionelle Lebensmittelinhaltsstoffe sollen nachweisbar positive Effekte auf die menschliche Gesundheit haben, die über die der normalen ernährungsphysiologischen Effekte der Lebensmittel hinaus gehen.  Studierende und Absolventen der Ernährungs- [..] Contents 1 Einführung.- Teil I Einführung in genetische und pharmakologische Grundlagen.- 2 Nutrigenik: Genetische Varianz und Effekte der Ernährung.3 Nutrigenomik: Neue methodische Ansätze in der experimentellen Ernährungsforschung.- 4 Pharmakokinetik und Pharmakodynamik von Lebensmittelinhaltsstoffen.- Teil II Grundlagen der Wirkmechanismen funktioneller Lebensmittelinhaltsstoffe.- 5 Immunfunktion und Entzündungsprävention.- 6 Mikrobiota und Darmgesundheit.7 Prävention kardiovaskulärer Erkrankungen und Arteriosklerose.- 8 Regulation der Nahrungsaufnahme und Mechanismen  von Hunger und[...] Fields of interest Food Science; Pharmacy; Clinical Nutrition Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-29373-3 Softcover 2013. XVIII, 347 S. (Springer-Lehrbuch) $69.95 ISBN 978-3-642-29373-3 Due: Januar 10, 2013

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Chemistry

E.A. Varella, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (Ed.)

Conservation Science for the Cultural Heritage Applications of Instrumental Analysis

Conservation Science is a rather innovative application of instrumental analysis with steadily increasing importance. Although the first attempts for preserving material from the cultural heritage on a scientific basis are found in the 19th century pioneer chemistry years, only the use of sophisticated physicochemical techniques results in effective identification and deterioration studies of monuments and objects, and in reliable intervention procedures. This volume allows to gain solid knowledge and improved skills on the ways separation schemes and diagnostic methodologies are applied in the safeguarding and authentication of tangible works of art; as well as on the modes of[...] Features Conservation Science is a rather innovative application of instrumental analysis with steadily increasing importance. Although the first attempts for preserving material cultural heritage on a scientific basis are found in the 19th century pioneer chemistry years, only the use of sophisticated physicochemical techniques results in effective identification and deterioration studies of monuments and objects, and [..] Contents General Considerations: On materials and artefacts.Separation Techniques: High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and Gas Chromatography (GC).- Capillary Electrophoresis.-  Identification Techniques I: Imagine techniques.- The role of microscopy techniques in the study of cultural heritage materials.- Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy.Solid state NMR.- Identification Techniques II: Xray techniques and X-ray fluorescence with portable systems.- The Small Angle Scattering technique: an effective tool in the structural investigation of archaeologically relevant specimens.- Energy[...] Fields of interest Analytical Chemistry; Cultural Heritage; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials Target groups Graduate Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-30984-7 Hardcover 2013. X, 334 p. 232 illus., 132 in color. (Lecture Notes in Chemistry, Vol. 79) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-30984-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com A. Lund, Linköping University, Sweden; M. Shiotani, Hiroshima University, Japan (Eds.)

EPR of Free Radicals in Solids II Trends in Methods and Applications

EPR of Free Radicals in Solids: Trends in Methods and Applications, 2nd ed. presents a critical two volume review of the methods and applications of EPR (ESR) for the study of free radical processes in solids. Emphasis is on the progress made in the developments in EPR technology, in the application of sophisticated matrix isolation techniques and in the advancement in quantitative EPR that have occurred since the 1st edition was published. Improvements have been made also at theoretical level, with the development of methods based on first principles and their application to the calculation of magnetic properties as well as in spectral simulations. EPR of Free Radicals in Solids II[...] Features EPR of Free Radicals in Solids: Trends in Methods and Applications, 2nd ed. presents a critical two volume review of the methods and applications of EPR (ESR) for the study of free radical processes in solids. Emphasis is on the progress made in the developments in EPR technology, in the application of sophisticated matrix isolation techniques and in the advancement in quantitative EPR that have occurred since [..] Contents EPR studies of atomic impurities in rare gas matrices.- Organic Radical Cations and Neutral Radicals Produced by Radiation in Low-Temperature Matrices.- Molecule-Based Exchange-Coupled HighSpin Clusters - Conventional, High-Field/High-Frequency and Pulse-Based Electron Spin Resonance of Molecule-Based Magnetically Coupled Systems.Novel Applications of ESR/EPR: Quantum Computing/Quantum Information Processing.- High Spin Molecules Directed Towards Molecular Magnets.Electron Transfer and Structure of Plant Photosystem II.- Applications of EPR in the Environmental Sciences.- Some[...] Fields of interest Physical Chemistry; Analytical Chemistry; Environmental Chemistry; Biophysics and Biological Physics Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-4886-6 Hardcover 2012. 300 p. 183 illus., 33 illus. in color. (Progress in Theoretical Chemistry and Physics, Vol. 25) $349.00 ISBN 978-94-007-4886-6 Due: December 31, 2012

T. Kanaya, Kyoto University, Japan (Ed.)

Glass Transition, Dynamics and Heterogeneity of Polymer Thin Films Mobility Gradient of Polystyrene in Films Supported on Solid Substrates, by Yoshihisa Fujii, Hiroshi Morita, Atsushi Takahara and Keiji Tanaka Probing Properties of Polymers in Thin Films Via Dewetting, by Günter Reiter Heterogeneous and Aging Dynamics in Single and Stacked Thin Polymer Films, by Koji Fukao, Takehide Terasawa, Kenji Nakamura, Daisuke Tahara Heterogeneous Dynamics of Polymer Thin Films as Studied by Neutron Scattering, by Rintaro Inoue and Toshiji Kanaya Features Y. FujiiH. MoritaA. Takahara K. TanakaMobility Gradient of Polystyrene in Films Supported on Solid SubstratesG. ReiterProbing Properties of Polymers in Thin Films Via Dewetting K. FukaoT. TerasawaK. NakamuraD. Tahara Heterogeneous and Aging Dynamics in Single and Stacked Thin Polymer FilmsR. Inoue T. KanayaHeterogeneous Dynamics of Polymer Thin [..] Contents Mobility Gradient of Polystyrene in Films Supported on Solid Substrates, by Yoshihisa Fujii, Hiroshi Morita, Atsushi Takahara and Keiji Tanaka.- Probing Properties of Polymers in Thin Films Via Dewetting, by Günter Reiter.- Heterogeneous and Aging Dynamics in Single and Stacked Thin Polymer Films, by Koji Fukao, Takehide Terasawa, Kenji Nakamura, Daisuke Tahara.- Heterogeneous Dynamics of Polymer Thin Films as Studied by Neutron Scattering, by Rintaro Inoue and Toshiji Kanaya. Fields of interest Polymer Sciences; Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films; Nanochemistry; Physical Chemistry Target groups Research Type of publication Reviews More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34338-4 Hardcover 2013. VII, 143 p. 104 illus. (Advances in Polymer Science, Vol. 252) $259.00 ISBN 978-3-642-34338-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com M. Gobbetti, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy; M. Gänzle, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada (Eds.)

Handbook on Sourdough Biotechnology

Chemistry G. Hommel (Ed.)

G. Hommel (Ed.)

Handbuch der gefährlichen Güter. Band 1: Merkblätter 1 - 414

Handbuch der gefährlichen Güter. Erläuterungen und Synonymliste

In the last few decades, many efforts have been made to exploit sourdough’s potential for making baked goods. Through the biotechnology of this traditional baking method, many sensory, rheological, nutritional, and shelf-life properties have been discovered and/or rediscovered. Bakery industries are greatly attracted by the potentials that sourdough presents, and new industrial protocols are being developed. To the best of our knowledge, there has been no single book dedicated to sourdough biotechnology, and which clearly demonstrate its potential. This book aims at defining and highlighting the microbiological, technological, nutritional, and chemical aspects of sourdough[...]

Das Handbuch der gefährlichen Güter ist das Standardwerk für den Transport von Gefahrgütern. Es gibt Informationen zu nationalen und internationalen Transportvorschriften und zu Notfallmaßnahmen bei Unfällen mit gefährlichen Gütern sowie Hinweise für die ärztliche Erstbehandlung von Personen.Für alle Gefahrgüter, die im Hommel enthalten sind, wurden die GHS-Kennzeichnungen mit aufgenommen: Signalworte, Piktogramme, sowie die neuen Gefahrenhinweise (H-Statements) und Sicherheitshinweise (P-Statements), die zukünftig die R- und S-Sätze ablösen werden.Band 1 wurde überarbeitet und dabei dem neuen Chemikalienrecht angepasst. Die Transportvorschriften wurden aktualisiert, und die Aussagen[...]

Features Bread and leavened bakery products have been essential to human nourishment for millennia. Traditionally, bread production has relied on the use of sourdough as a leavening agent and to impart a characteristic quality to baked goods. In recent years, improved understanding of the biodiversity and microbial ecology of sourdough microbiota, the discovery of new species, and the commercialization of innovative [..]

Features Das Handbuch der gefährlichen Güter ist das Standardwerk für den Transport von Gefahrgütern. Es gibt Informationen zu nationalen und internationalen Transportvorschriften und zu Notfallmaßnahmen bei Unfällen mit gefährlichen Gütern sowie Hinweise für die ärztliche Erstbehandlung von Personen.Für alle Gefahrgüter, die im Hommel enthalten sind, wurden die GHS-Kennzeichnungen mit aufgenommen: [..]

Contents 1. Historical and Social Aspects of Sourdough.- 2. Chemistry of Cereal Grains.- 3. Technology of Baked Goods.- 4. Technology of Sourdough Fermentation and Sourdough Applications.- 5. Taxonomy and Biodiversity of Sourdough Yeasts and Lactic Acid Bacteria.- 6. Physiology and Biochemistry of Sourdough Yeasts.- 7. Physiology and Biochemistry of Lactic Acid Bacteria.- 8. Sourdough: A Tool to Improve Bread Structure.- 9. Nutritional Aspects of Cereal Fermentation with Lactic Acid Bacteria and Yeasts.10. Sourdough and Gluten-Free Products.- 11. Sourdough and Cereal Beverages.- 12. Perspectives.

Fields of interest Safety in Chemistry / Dangerous Goods; Emergency Medicine; Public Law

Fields of interest Food Science; Biochemistry; Biotechnology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5424-3 Hardcover 2013. VI, 298 p. 49 illus., 28 in color. $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5424-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Reference work More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34489-3 Ring binder 2013. Etwa 1125 S. (Hommel,G.(Hg):Hdb gefährl.Güter (Bände), Vol. 1) $359.00 ISBN 978-3-642-34489-3 Due: Januar 11, 2013

Allgemeine Erläuterungen, Anhänge 1-8, Synonymliste

Das Handbuch der gefährlichen Güter ist das Standardwerk für den Transport von Gefahrgütern. Es gibt Informationen zu nationalen und internationalen Transportvorschriften und zu Notfallmaßnahmen bei Unfällen mit gefährlichen Gütern sowie Hinweise für die ärztliche Erstbehandlung von Personen.Der Band „Erläuterungen und Synonymliste“ ersetzt die bisherigen Bände „Erläuterungen I und Synonymliste“ und „Erläuterungen II“ , der Anhang 9 Gewässerverunreinigung entfällt. Der Band stellt das Register für das Handbuch der gefährlichen Güter dar und ermöglicht das Auffinden der Merkblätter in den Bänden 1 bis 7 nach Stoffbezeichnungen und anderen Kriterien. Das Kapitel Prüfröhrchen wurde[...] Features Das Handbuch der gefährlichen Güter ist das Standardwerk für den Transport von Gefahrgütern. Es gibt Informationen zu nationalen und internationalen Transportvorschriften und zu Notfallmaßnahmen bei Unfällen mit gefährlichen Gütern sowie Hinweise für die ärztliche Erstbehandlung von Personen.Der Band „Erläuterungen und Synonymliste“ ersetzt die bisherigen Bände „Erläuterungen I und Synonymliste“ und [..] Fields of interest Safety in Chemistry / Dangerous Goods; Emergency Medicine; Public Law Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Reference work More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34490-9 Ring binder 2013. Etwa 920 S. (Erläuterungen und Synonymliste) $259.00 ISBN 978-3-642-34490-9 Due: Januar 11, 2013

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Chemistry

G. Hommel (Ed.)

springer.com G. Hommel (Ed.)

Handbuch der gefährlichen Güter. Hommel interaktiv CD-ROM. Transport- und Gefahrenklassen Update Netzwerkversion 11.0 auf Neu. Austauschlieferung, Dezember 12.0 2012 Handbuch der gefährlichen Güter CD-ROM. Update Netzwerkversion 11.0 auf 12.0

Das Handbuch der gefährlichen Güter ist das Standardwerk für den Transport von Gefahrgütern. Es gibt Informationen zu nationalen und internationalen Transportvorschriften und zu Notfallmaßnahmen bei Unfällen mit gefährlichen Gütern sowie Hinweise für die ärztliche Erstbehandlung von Personen.Für alle Gefahrgüter, die im Hommel enthalten sind, wurden die GHSKennzeichnungen mit aufgenommen: Signalworte, Piktogramme, sowie die neuen Gefahrenhinweise (H-Statements) und Sicherheitshinweise (P-Statements), die zukünftig die R- und S-Sätze ablösen werden.Fortsetzungsbestellungen der Aktualisierungslieferungen werden dringend empfohlen.

Diese Update CD-ROM aktualisiert die Daten der Hommel interaktiv CD-ROM Netzwerkversion 11.0. Sie enthält die Daten des Druckwerk-Updates 12/2012.NEU: Von jedem Merkblatt aus Link zu dem entsprechenden Eintrag in der TUIS-Datenbank!

Features Das Handbuch der gefährlichen Güter ist das Standardwerk für den Transport von Gefahrgütern. Es gibt Informationen zu nationalen und internationalen Transportvorschriften und zu Notfallmaßnahmen bei Unfällen mit gefährlichen Gütern sowie Hinweise für die ärztliche Erstbehandlung von Personen.Für alle Gefahrgüter, die im Hommel enthalten sind, wurden die GHS-Kennzeichnungen mit aufgenommen: [..]

Fields of interest Safety in Chemistry / Dangerous Goods; Emergency Medicine; Public International Law

Fields of interest Safety in Chemistry / Dangerous Goods; Emergency Medicine; Public International Law

Jewel case 2013. Etwa 0 S. CD-ROM. (Hommel Interaktiv CD-ROM) $659.00 ISBN 978-3-642-34494-7 Due: Januar 16, 2013

Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Reference work More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34491-6 Special Cover Type 2013. Etwa 140 S. (Transport- und Gefahrenklassen) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-34491-6 Due: Januar 11, 2013

Features Diese Update CD-ROM aktualisiert die Daten der Hommel interaktiv CD-ROM Netzwerkversion 11.0. Sie enthält die Daten des Druckwerk-Updates 12/2012.NEU: Von jedem Merkblatt aus Link zu dem entsprechenden Eintrag in der TUIS-Datenbank!

Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Data software More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34494-7

P.T. Anastas, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA; J.B. Zimmerman, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA (Eds.)

Innovations in Green Chemistry and Green Engineering Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology

Processes that meet the objectives of green chemistry and chemical engineering minimize waste and energy use, and eliminate toxic by-products. Given the ubiquitous nature of products from chemical processes in our lives, green chemistry and chemical engineering are vital components of any sustainable future. Gathering together ten peer-reviewed articles from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology, Innovations in Green Chemistry and Green Engineering provides a comprehensive introduction to the state-of-the-art in this key area of sustainability research.  Worldwide experts present the latest developments on topics ranging from organic batteries and green catalytic[...] Features Processes that meet the objectives of green chemistry and chemical engineering minimize waste and energy use, and eliminate toxic by-products. Given the ubiquitous nature of products from chemical processes in our lives, green chemistry and chemical engineering are vital components of any sustainable future. Gathering together ten peer-reviewed articles from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and [..] Contents 1. Green Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Introduction.- 2. Gas Expanded Liquids for Sustainable Catalysis.- 3. Green Catalytic Transformations.4. Green Chemistry Metrics: Material Efficiency and Strategic Synthesis Design.- 5. Green Chemistry with Microwave Energy.- 6. Nanotoxicology in Green Nanoscience.- 7. New Polymers, Renewables as Raw Materials.- 8. Organic Batteries.- 9. Oxidation Catalysts for Green Chemistry.- 10. Supercritical Carbon Dioxide (CO2) as Green Solvent.- Index. Fields of interest Industrial Chemistry / Chemical Engineering; Industrial Pollution Prevention; Organic Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry; Catalysis; Nanochemistry Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5816-6 Hardcover 2013. V, 333 p. 171 illus., 47 in color. $99.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5816-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com H.T. Lawless, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA

Laboratory Exercises for Sensory Evaluation

Chemistry P. Pechan, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany; G.E. de Vries, ProBio Partners VOF, Overschild, The Netherlands (Eds.)

Living with Water Targeting Quality in a Dynamic World

Laboratory exercises are a necessary part of science education. They enable students to better understand the principles discussed in lectures, and provide them with hands-on experience of the practical aspects of scientific research. The purpose of this book is to provide students and instructors with a time-tested set of lab exercises that illustrate the common sensory tests and/or sensory principles used in evaluation of foods, beverages and consumer products. The appendices will also include a set of simple problem sets that can be used to teach and reinforce basic statistical tests. Approximately twenty years ago the Sensory Evaluation Division of the Institute of Food[...]

The factors affecting water quality are many: The increasing buying power and health concerns of the world population contribute to the creation of new products whose production and disposal lead to the release of chemicals harmful to the environment;  the ever-growing world population requires a steady food supply, which increases the pressure to use even more chemicals to control various crop pests; and due to climate change, head waters, rivers, and oceans are becoming increasingly warmer, acidic, and eutrophic as the result of carbod dioxide overload.  Using specific examples, Water Quality and Resource Management will address the many challenges of providing clean water to the[...]

Features From the co-author of Sensory Evaluation of Foods, Principles and Practices, this lab manual is a fitting accompaniment to that text in an undergraduate or graduate course in sensory evaluation of foods.  The manual includes introductory information, such as report formats (both academic and industrial), as well as a series of eleven full-length lab exercises suitable for a three-hour laboratory [..]

Features The factors affecting water quality are many: the increasing buying power and health concerns of the world population  contribute to the creation of new products, whose production and disposal lead to the release of chemicals harmful to the environment;  the ever-growing world population requires a  steady food supply, which increases the pressure to use even more fertilizers and agrochemicals to support [..]

Contents Section A. Introductory Material and General Instructions.- 1. Introduction for Students.- 2. Introduction for Instructors and Teaching Assistants.Section B. Eleven Laboratory Exercises in Sensory Evaluation.- 3. Screening panelists using simple sensory tests.- 4. Comparison of discrimination test methods.- 5. Forced choice thresholds using an ascending method of limits.- 6. Signal Detection Theory and the Effect of Criterion on Response.- 7. Sweetness of fructose and sucrose determined by different scaling methods.- 8. Time-intensity scaling.- 9. Flavor Profile[...]

Contents 1. Living with Water.- 2. Mountain Waters as Witnesses of Global Pollution.- 3. Wastewaters are not Wastes.- 4. Pollutants in Water: The Case of Pharmaceuticals.- 5. The Oceans and Their Challenge to Conserve Marine Biodiversity.

Fields of interest Food Science; Receptors; Analytical Chemistry Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5682-7 Softcover 2013. XIV, 151 p. 16 illus., 2 in color. (Food Science Text Series, Vol. 2) $59.95 ISBN 978-1-4614-5682-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Fields of interest Food Science; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution; Environmental Health Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-3751-2 Hardcover 2013. XIV, 201 p. 47 illus., 43 in color. $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-3751-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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M. Yamashita, H. Okamoto, University of Tokyo (Eds.)

Material Designs and New Physical Properties in MX- and MMX-Chain Compounds This is the first book to comprehensively address the recent developments in both the experimental and theoretical aspects of quasi-one-dimensional halogen-bridged mono- (MX) and binuclear metal (MMX) chain complexes of Pt, Pd and Ni. These complexes have one-dimensional electronic structures, which cause the various physical properties as well as electronic structures. In most MX-chain complexes, the Pt and Pd units are in M(II)-M(IV) mixed valence or charge density wave (CDW) states due to electron-phonon interactions, and Ni compounds are in Ni(III) averaged valence or Mott-Hubbard states due to the on-site Coulomb repulsion. More recently, Pd(III) Mott-Hubbard (MH) states have[...] Features This is the first book to comprehensively address the recent developments in both the experimental and theoretical aspects of quasi-one-dimensional halogen-bridged mono- (MX) and binuclear metal (MMX) chain complexes of Pt, Pd and Ni. These complexes have one-dimensional electronic structures, which cause the various physical properties as well as electronic structures. In most MX-chain complexes, the Pt [..] Contents 1 General Intoruduction S. Takaishi and M. Yamashita.- 2 MX-Chain Compounds.- 2.1 Pt(II)Pt(IV) and Pd(II)-Pd(IV) Mixed-Valence Compounds H. Matsuzaki and H. Okamoto.- 2.2 Ni(III) Mott-Hubbard Compounds S. Takaishi and M. Yamashita.- 2.3 Pd(III) Mott-Hubbard Compounds S. Takaishi and M. Yamashita.- 2.4 Photoinduced Phase Transitions in MX-Chain Compounds H. Matsuzaki and H. Okamoto.- 2.5 Nonlinear Electrical Conductivity, Current Oscillation and Its Control in Halogen-Bridged Nickel(III) Compounds H. Kishida and A. Nakamura.- 2.6 Gigantic ThirdOrder Optical Nonlinearity of[...] Fields of interest Organometallic Chemistry; Optical and Electronic Materials; Medicinal Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-7091-1316-5 Hardcover 2013. IX, 270 p. 190 illus., 45 in color. $179.00 ISBN 978-3-7091-1316-5 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

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Chemistry

F. Chemat, University of Avignon, France; G. Cravotto, University of Turin, Italy (Eds.)

Microwave-assisted Extraction for Bioactive Compounds Theory and Practice

With increasing energy prices and the drive to reduce CO2 emissions, food industries are challenged to find new technologies in order to reduce energy consumption, to meet legal requirements on emissions, product/process safety and control, and for cost reduction and increased quality as well as functionality. Extraction is one of the promising innovation themes that could contribute to sustainable growth in the chemical and food industries. For example, existing extraction technologies have considerable technological and scientific bottlenecks to overcome, such as often requiring up to 50% of investments in a new plant and more than 70% of total process energy used in food, fine[...] Features Microwave-assisted extraction of bioactive compounds is a research area of extreme interest in several industry fields (e.g., food, cosmetic, perfumery, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical). Using microwaves, full reproducible extractions can be accomplished in seconds or minutes with high reproducibility, reducing solvents and energy consumption, simplifying manipulation and work-up, giving higher products [..] Contents 1. Microwave-assisted extraction - an introduction to dielectric heating.- 2. Fundamentals of microwave extraction.- 3. Microwave assisted extraction of essential oils and aromas.- 4. The Role of Microwaves in the Extraction of Fats and Oils.- 5. Microwave-Assisted Extraction of Antioxidants and Food Colors.- 6. The Role of Micowaves in Omics Disciplines.- 7. Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical compounds from natural matrices.- 8. From Laboratory to Industry: Scale-up, Quality and Safety Consideration for Microwave-Assisted Extraction.

springer.com S. Jackson, University of Cambridge, UK (Ed.)

Molecular Chaperones Assisting Oxidative Protein Folding: How Do Protein Disulphide-Isomerases Couple Conformational and Chemical Processes in Protein Folding?, by A. Katrine Wallis and Robert B. Freedman Peptide Bond cis/trans Isomerases: A Biocatalysis Perspective of Conformational Dynamics in Proteins, by Cordelia Schiene-Fischer, Tobias Aumüller and Gunter Fischer Small Heat-Shock Proteins: Paramedics of the Cell, by Gillian R. Hilton, Hadi Lioe, Florian Stengel, Andrew J. Baldwin und Justin L. P. Benesch Allostery in the Hsp70 Chaperone Proteins, by Erik R. P. Zuiderweg, Eric B. Bertelsen, Aikaterini Rousaki, Matthias P. Mayer, Jason E. Gestwicki and Atta Ahmad Hsp90: Structure and Function,[...] Features A. K. Wallis R. B. FreedmanAssisting Oxidative Protein Folding: How Do Protein Disulphide-Isomerases Couple Conformational and Chemical Processes in Protein Folding?C. SchieneFischerT. Aumüller G. FischerPeptide Bond cis/trans Isomerases: A Biocatalysis Perspective of Conformational Dynamics in Proteins G. R. HiltonH. LioeF. StengelA. J. Baldwin J. [..] Fields of interest Bioorganic Chemistry; Protein Science; Biophysics and Biological Physics; Biotechnology Target groups Research Type of publication Reviews More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34551-7 Hardcover 2013. VII, 272 p. 55 illus., 45 in color. (Topics in Current Chemistry, Vol. 328) $309.00 ISBN 978-3-642-34551-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

F. Pérez-Rodríguez, University of Cordoba, Spain; A. Valero, University of Cordoba, Spain

Predictive Microbiology in Foods Predictive microbiology is a recent area within food microbiology, which studies the responses of microorganisms in foods to environmental factors (e.g., temperature, pH) through mathematical functions. These functions enable scientists to predict the behavior of pathogens and spoilage microorganisms under different combinations of factors. The main goal of predictive models in food science is to assure both food safety and food quality.   Predictive models in foods have developed significantly in the last  20 years due to the emergence of powerful computational resources and sophisticated statistical packages. This book presents the concepts, models, most significant advances, and[...] Features Predictive microbiology is a recent area within food microbiology, which studies the responses of microorganisms in foods to environmental factors (e.g., temperature, pH) through mathematical functions. These functions enable scientists to predict the behavior of pathogens and spoilage microorganisms under different combinations of factors. The main goal of predictive models in food science is to assure both [..] Contents 1. Predictive Microbiology in Foods.- 2. Experimental Design and Data Generation.- 3. Predictive Models: Foundation, Types and Development.- 4. Other Models and Modeling Approaches.- 5. Software and Data Bases: Use and Application.- 6. Application of Predictive Models in Quantitative Risk Assessment and Risk Management.- 7. Future Trends and Perspectives.    Fields of interest Food Science; Microbiology; Applied Microbiology Target groups Professional/practitioner

Fields of interest Food Science; Nutrition; Biochemical Engineering

Type of publication Brief

Target groups Professional/practitioner

More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5519-6

Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-4829-7 Hardcover 2013. XII, 238 p. 72 illus., 38 in color. (Food Engineering Series, Vol. 4) $189.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-4829-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Softcover 2013. VI, 128 p. 21 illus., 11 in color. (SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition, Vol. 5) $49.95 ISBN 978-1-4614-5519-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com R. Kimmich, Universität Ulm, Germany

Principles of Soft-Matter Dynamics Basic Theories, Non-invasive Methods, Mesoscopic Aspects

Practical applications of soft-matter dynamics are of vital importance in material science, chemical engineering, biophysics and biotechnology, food processing, plastic industry, micro- and nano-system technology, and other technologies based on noncrystalline and non-glassy materials. Principles of Soft-Matter Dynamics. Basic Theories, Non-invasive Methods, Mesoscopic Aspects covers fundamental dynamic phenomena such as diffusion, relaxation, fluid dynamics, normal modes, order fluctuations, adsorption and wetting processes. It also elucidates the applications of the principles and of the methods referring to polymers, liquid crystals and other mesophases, membranes, amphiphilic[...] Features Practical applications of soft-matter dynamics are of vital importance in material science, chemical engineering, biophysics and biotechnology, food processing, plastic industry, micro- and nano-system technology, and other technologies based on noncrystalline and non-glassy materials. Principles of Soft-Matter Dynamics. Basic Theories, Non-invasive Methods, Mesoscopic Aspects covers [..] Contents Introduction.- Basic phenomena and definitions.Non-invasive methods.- Fluid dynamics.- Molecular dynamics in polymers.- Molecular und collective dynamics in liquid crystals and other mesophases.Dynamics at fluid-solid interfaces: Porous media and colloidal particles. Fields of interest Industrial Chemistry / Chemical Engineering; Theoretical and Computational Chemistry; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics; Condensed Matter Physics; Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films Target groups Research Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5535-2 Hardcover 2013. XVI, 656 p. 190 illus., 11 in color. $119.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5535-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Chemistry F. Toldrá, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (CSIC), Valencia, Spain; L.M.L. Nollet, University College Ghent, Belgium (Eds.)

Proteomics in Foods Principles and Applications

Food proteomics is one of the most dynamic and fast-developing areas in food science. The goal of this book is to be a reference guide on the principles and the current and future potential applications of proteomics in food science and technology. More specifically, the book will discuss recent developments and the expected trends of the near future in food proteomics. The book will be divided into two parts. The first part (7 chapters) will focus on the basic principles for proteomics, e.g., sample preparation, such as extraction and separation techniques, analytical instrumentation currently in use, and available databases for peptide and protein identification. The second part of[...] Features This book provides readers with the recent advances and state-of-the-art in food proteomics, which constitutes one of the most relevant and rapidly developing areas in food science. The first part covers the principles of proteomics, including an in-depth discussion of the proteome, as well as the extraction and fractionation techniques for proteins and peptides, separation techniques like 2-D [..] Contents Part I. Principles of Proteomics.- 1. Understanding the proteome. - 2. Extraction/fractionation techniques for proteins and peptides and Protein digestion.- 3. Primary separation: 2-D electrophoresis.- 4. Primary Separation: Chromatography.-  5. Mass spectrometry applications.- Part II. Food Applications of Proteomics.- 6. Challenges and applications of protemics for analysis of changes in early postmortem meat.- 7. Application of proteomics for analysis of protein modifications in postmortem meat.- 8. Biological markers for meat tenderness of the three main French beef breeds using[...] Fields of interest Food Science; Proteomics; Biotechnology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5625-4 Hardcover 2013. XVII, 589 p. 68 illus., 27 in color. (Research and Development) $239.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5625-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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K. Nishikawa, Kanazawa University, Japan; J. Maruani, Laboratoire de Chimie Physique, Paris, France; E.J. Brändas, Uppsala University, Sweden; G. Delgado-Barrio, Instituto de Física Fundamental, Madrid, Spain; P. Piecuch, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA (Eds.)

Quantum Systems in Chemistry and Physics Progress in Methods and Applications

Quantum Systems in Chemistry and Physics: Progress in Methods and Applications is a collection of 33 selected papers from the scientific contributions presented at the 16th International Workshop on Quantum Systems in Chemistry and Physics (QSCP-XVI), held at Ishikawa Prefecture Museum of Art in Kanazawa, Japan, from September 11th to 17th, 2011.The volume discusses the state of the art, new trends, and the future of methods in molecular quantum mechanics and their applications to a wide range of problems in physics, chemistry, and biology. The breadth and depth of the scientific topics discussed during QSCP-XVI appears in the classification of the contributions in six parts:I.[...] Features Quantum Systems in Chemistry and Physics: Progress in Methods and Applications is a collection of 33 selected papers from the scientific contributions presented at the 16th International Workshop on Quantum Systems in Chemistry and Physics (QSCP-XVI), held at Ishikawa Prefecture Museum of Art in Kanazawa, Japan, from September 11th to 17th, 2011.The volume discusses the state of the art, new [..] Contents PART I. Fundamental Theory.- The Relativistic Kepler Problem and Gödel’s Paradox.- "The Dirac Electron: Spin, Zitterbewegung, the Compton Wavelength, and the Kinetic Foundation of Rest Mass".- Molecular Parity Violation and Chirality: the Asymmetry of Life and the Symmetry Violations of Physics.- PART II. Molecular Processes.Application of Density Matrix Method to Ultrafast Processes.- Quantum Master Equation Study of Electromagnetically Induced Transparency in DipoleCoupled Dimer Models.- Laser-Induced Electronic and Nuclear Coherent Motions in Chiral Aromatic Molecules.- Simulation[...] Fields of interest Theoretical and Computational Chemistry; Physical Chemistry; Quantum Physics; Condensed Matter Physics Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5296-2 Hardcover 2012. XXI, 572 p. 192 illus., 68 in color. (Progress in Theoretical Chemistry and Physics, Vol. 26) $409.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5296-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Chemistry

N. Vogel, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA

Surface Patterning with Colloidal Monolayers How can the two dimensional crystallization of colloids be used to form highly ordered colloidal monolayers on solid substrates? What application does this have in generating arrays of nanostructures? These questions are addressed in Nicolas Vogel's thesis. Vogel describes a simple preparation method for the formation of uniform colloidal crystals over large areas, which he refines to yield more complex binary and non-close-packed arrangements. These monolayers can be applied to a process termed colloidal lithography which is used to prepare high quality metallic nanostructures with tailored properties defined to suit a variety of applications. Moreover, the author describes a method[...] Features How can the two dimensional crystallization of colloids be used to form highly ordered colloidal monolayers on solid substrates? What application does this have in generating arrays of nanostructures? These questions are addressed in Nicolas Vogel's thesis. Vogel describes a simple preparation method for the formation of uniform colloidal crystals over large areas, which he refines to yield more complex binary [..] Contents Introduction.- Motivation and Outline.- Theory.Characterization Methods.- Results and Discussion.Experimental Section.- Summary and Outlook. Fields of interest Polymer Sciences; Nanotechnology; Nanoscale Science and Technology; Nanochemistry Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35132-7 Hardcover 2012. XVI, 235 p. 128 illus., 75 in color. (Springer Theses) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-35132-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com R. Gordon, Embryogenesis Center, Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory, Panacea, FL, USA; J. Seckbach, The Hebrew Univesity of Jerusalem, Israel (Eds.)

J.S. Gulliver, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA (Ed.)

The Science of Algal Fuels

Transport and Fate of Chemicals in the Environment

Phycology, Geology, Biophotonics, Genomics and Nanotechnology

Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology

This volume, The Science of Algal Fuels (volume 25 of COLE), contains 26 chapters dealing with biofuels contributed by experts from numerous countries and covers several aspects of algal products, one being “oilgae from algae,” mainly oils and fuels for engines. Among the prominent algal groups that participate in this process are the diatoms and green algae (Chlorophyceae). Their metabolism and breeding play an important role in biomass and extraction of crude oil and algal fuel. There is a strong relation between solar energy influencing algal culture and the photobiology of lipid metabolism. Currently, many international meetings and conferences on biofuel are taking place in many[...]

What happens when a chemical is released into the environment? It diffuses, disperses, adsorbs, reacts, and/or changes state.  To predict and analyze this process, the mathematics of diffusion is applied to lakes, rivers, groundwater, the atmosphere, the oceans, and transport between these media.  A sustainable world requires a deep understanding of the transport of chemicals through the environment and how to address and harness this process.  This volume presents a succinct and in-depth introduction to this critical topic.  Featuring authoritative, peerreviewed articles from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology, Transport and Fate of Chemicals in the[...]

Features This volume covers and updates the “hot” topic of biofuels, with numerous international meetings, conferences, congresses, and books on biofuels. Our 61 experts from several countries contributed 26 chapters to The Science of Algal Fuels. Each chapter has been composed as a review article and contains many references for further studies and has been peer reviewed. The target audience of this volume is [..]

Features What happens when a chemical is released into the environment? It diffuses, disperses, adsorbs, reacts, and/or changes state.  To predict and analyze this process, the mathematics of diffusion is applied to lakes, rivers, groundwater, the atmosphere, the oceans, and transport between these media.  A sustainable world requires a deep understanding of the transport of chemicals through the environment and how [..]

Contents Dedication.- Introduction to The Science of Algal Fuels: Psychology, Geology, Biophotonics, Genomics and Nanotechnology.- Preface to The Science of Algal Fuels: Psychology, Geology, Biophotonics, Genomics and Nanotechnology.- Foreword: The Production of Algal Biofuels.- Acknowledgements.PART 1:METHODS AND WAYS OF RESEARCH.Quitting cold turkey: rapid oil independence for the USA.- Algal biorefinery: sustainable production of biofuels and aquaculture feed?.- Approaches and prospectives for algal fuel.- From isolation of potential microalgal strains to strain engineering for biofuel.-[...]

Contents 1. Transport and Fate of Chemicals in the Environment, Introduction.- 2. Chemicals in the Environment, Diffusive Transport.- 3. Toxic Organic Chemicals.- 4. Transport in the Environment.- 5. Chemicals in the Environment, Turbulent Transport.- 6. Chemicals in the Environment, Dispersive Transport.- 7.  Transport with Jets and Plumes of Chemicals in the Environment.- 8. Atmosphere-Water Exchange.- 9. Sediment-Water Interfaces, Chemical Flux at.- 10. River Fate and Transport.- 11. Lake and Reservoir Fate and Transport of Chemicals.- 12. Oceanic Fate and Transport of Chemicals.- 13.[...]

Fields of interest Applied Microbiology; Environmental Science and Engineering; Biotechnology; Cell Culture; Nanotechnology and Microengineering; Renewable and Green Energy

Fields of interest Physical Chemistry; Environmental Chemistry; Geochemistry; Waste Management / Waste Technology; Biogeosciences; Ecotoxicology

Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5109-5 Hardcover 2012. XXXIII, 506 p. 168 illus., 114 in color. (Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology, Vol. 25) $209.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5109-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5730-5 Hardcover 2012. VI, 376 p. 102 illus., 39 in color. $179.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5730-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Computer Science J. Pustejovsky, Brandeis University, MA, USA; P. Bouillon, University of Geneva, Switzerland; H. Isahara, Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan; K. Kanzaki, National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics, Tachikawa, Japan; C. Lee, Seoul National University, Korea (Eds.)

Advances in Generative Lexicon Theory This collection of papers takes linguists to the leading edge of techniques in generative lexicon theory, the linguistic composition methodology that arose from the imperative to provide a compositional semantics for the contextual modifications in meaning that emerge in real linguistic usage. Today’s growing shift towards distributed compositional analyses evinces the applicability of GL theory, and the contributions to this volume, presented at three international workshops (GL-2003, GL-2005 and GL-2007) address the relationship between compositionality in language and the mechanisms of selection in grammar that are necessary to maintain this property. The core unresolved issues in[...] Features This collection of papers takes linguists to the leading edge of techniques in generative lexicon theory, the linguistic composition methodology that arose from the imperative to provide a compositional semantics for the contextual modifications in meaning that emerge in real linguistic usage. Today’s growing shift towards distributed compositional analyses evinces the applicability of GL theory, and the [..] Contents Chapter 1: Introduction .- Chapter 2: Type Theory and Lexical Decomposition .- Chapter 3: A Type Composition Logic for Generative Lexicon  .- Chapter 4: Lexical Representation, Co-composition, and Linking Syntax and Semantics .- Chapter 5: The Telic Relationship in Compounds  .- Chapter 6: Metonymy and Metaphor: Boundary Cases and the Role of a Generative Lexicon  .- Chapter 7: Spanish Clitics, Events and Opposition Structure  .- Chapter 8: Adjective-noun Combinations and the Generative Lexicon  .- Chapter 9: Combination of the Verb Ha‘Do’ and Entity Type Nouns in Korean: A Generative[...] Fields of interest Language Translation and Linguistics; Computational Linguistics; Computer Appl. in Arts and Humanities Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5188-0 Hardcover 2013. VIII, 488 p. 170 illus. (Text, Speech and Language Technology, Vol. 46) $179.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5188-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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S. Ossowski, University Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain (Ed.)

Th. Jansen, University College Cork, Ireland

Agreement Technologies

Analyzing Evolutionary Algorithms

More and more transactions, whether in business or related to leisure activities, are mediated automatically by computers and computer networks, and this trend is having a significant impact on the conception and design of new computer applications. The next generation of these applications will be based on software agents to which increasingly complex tasks can be delegated, and which interact with each other in sophisticated ways so as to forge agreements in the interest of their human users. The wide variety of technologies supporting this vision is the subject of this volume. It summarises the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action project on Agreement[...] Features More and more transactions, whether in business or related to leisure activities, are mediated automatically by computers and computer networks, and this trend is having a significant impact on the conception and design of new computer applications. The next generation of these applications will be based on software agents to which increasingly complex tasks can be delegated, and which interact with each [..] Contents Foreword.- Preface.- Acknowledgement.- Part I Foundations.- 1 Agreement Technologies: A Computing perspective; Sascha Ossowski, Carles Sierra and Vicente Botti.- 2 Agreement and Relational Justice: A Perspective from Philosophy and Sociology of Law; Pompeu Casanovas.- 3 Agreements as the Grease (not the Glue) of Society: A Cognitive and Social Science Perspective; Fabio Paglieri.- Part II Semantics in Agreement Technologies.- 4 Agreement Technologies and the Semantic Web; Axel Polleres.- 5 Logical formalisms for Agreement Technologies; Antoine Zimmermann.- 6 Reconciling heterogeneous[...] Fields of interest Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History; Sociology, general; Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Political Science, general; Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5582-6 Hardcover 2013. XXXV, 645 p. 133 illus. (Law, Governance and Technology Series, Vol. 8) $229.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5582-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

The Computer Science Perspective

Evolutionary algorithms is a class of randomized heuristics inspired by natural evolution. They are applied in many different contexts, in particular in optimization, and analysis of such algorithms has seen tremendous advances in recent years.  In this book the author provides an introduction to the methods used to analyze evolutionary algorithms and other randomized search heuristics. He starts with an algorithmic and modular perspective and gives guidelines for the design of evolutionary algorithms. He then places the approach in the broader research context with a chapter on theoretical perspectives. By adopting a complexity-theoretical perspective, he derives general limitations[...] Features Evolutionary algorithms is a class of randomized heuristics inspired by natural evolution. They are applied in many different contexts, in particular in optimization, and analysis of such algorithms has seen tremendous advances in recent years.  In this book the author provides an introduction to the methods used to analyze evolutionary algorithms and other randomized search heuristics. He [..] Contents Introduction.- Evolutionary Algorithms and Other Randomized Search Heuristics.- Theoretical Perspectives on Evolutionay Algorithms.- General Limits in Black-Box Optimization.- Methods for the Analysis of Evolutionary Algorithms.- Selected Topics in the Analysis of Evolutionary Algorithms.- App. A, Landau Notation.- App. B, Tail Estimations.App. C, Martingales and Applications. Fields of interest Theory of Computation; Computational Intelligence; Optimization; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) Target groups Research Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-17338-7 Hardcover 2013. X, 255 p. 19 illus. (Natural Computing Series) $109.00 ISBN 978-3-642-17338-7 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

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W. Jackson

D. Smith, J. Friesen

J. Purdum

Android Apps for Absolute Beginners

Android Recipes

Beginning C for Arduino

A Problem-Solution Approach

Learn C Programming for the Arduino

Android continues to be one of the leading mobile OS and development platforms driving today's mobile innovations and the apps ecosystem. Android appears complex, but offers a variety of organized development kits to those coming into Android with differing programming language skill sets. Android Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach, Second Edition guides you step-by-step through a wide range of useful topics using complete and real-world working code examples.  It's updated to include latest Jelly Bean Android SDK as well as earlier releases.  In this expanded edition, You'll start off with a recap of Android architecture and app fundamentals, and then get down to business[...]

Beginning C for Arduino is written for those who have no prior experience with microcontrollers or programming but would like to experiment and learn both. This book introduces you to the C programming language, reinforcing each programming structure with a simple demonstration of how you can use C to control the Arduino family of microcontrollers. Author Jack Purdum uses an engaging style to teach good programming techniques using examples that have been honed during his 25 years of university teaching.    Beginning C for Arduino will teach you:   The C programming language How to use C to control a microcontroller and related hardware How to extend C by creating[...]

Features Android continues to be one of the leading mobile OS and development platforms driving today's mobile innovations and the apps ecosystem. Android appears complex, but offers a variety of organized development kits to those coming into Android with differing programming language skill sets. Android Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach, Second Edition guides you step-by-step through a wide [..]

Features Beginning C for Arduino is written for those who have no prior experience with microcontrollers or programming but would like to experiment and learn both. This book introduces you to the C programming language, reinforcing each programming structure with a simple demonstration of how you can use C to control the Arduino family of microcontrollers. Author Jack Purdum uses an engaging style to teach [..]

Fields of interest Computer Science (general)

Fields of interest Computer Science (general)

Target groups Popular/general

Target groups Popular/general

Type of publication Professional book

Type of publication Professional book

More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-4614-5

More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-4776-0

Softcover 2012. 960 p. $44.99 ISBN 978-1-4302-4614-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Softcover 2012. 280 p. $39.99 ISBN 978-1-4302-4776-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Anybody can start building simple apps for the Android platform, and this book will show you how!  Recently updated to include Android Jelly Bean, Android Apps for Absolute Beginners, Second Edition takes you through the process of getting your first Android apps up and running using plain English and practical examples. This book cuts through the fog of jargon and mystery that surrounds Android apps development, and gives you simple, step-by-step instructions to get you started.   Teaches Android application development in language anyone can understand, giving you the best possible start in Android development Provides simple, step-by-step examples that make learning[...] Features Anybody can start building simple apps for the Android platform, and this book will show you how!   Recently updated to include Android Jelly Bean, Android Apps for Absolute Beginners, Second Edition takes you through the process of getting your first Android apps up and running using plain English and practical examples. This book cuts through the fog of jargon and mystery that surrounds [..] Fields of interest Computer Science (general) Target groups Popular/general Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-4788-3 Softcover 2012. 404 p. $29.99 ISBN 978-1-4302-4788-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Computer Science

C.M. Judd, J. Faisal Nusairat, J. Shingler, V. Layka

L. Jordan

H. He

Beginning Groovy, Grails and Griffon

Beginning iOS 6 Games Development

Coding Interviews

Web frameworks are playing a major role in the creation of today's most compelling web applications, because they automate many of the tedious tasks, allowing developers to instead focus on providing users with creative and powerful features. Java developers have been particularly fortunate in this area, having been able to take advantage of Grails, an open source framework that supercharges productivity when building Java‑driven web sites. Grails is based on Groovy, which is a very popular and growing dynamic scripting language for Java developers and was inspired by Python, Ruby, and Smalltalk. Beginning Groovy, Grails and Griffon is the first introductory book on the Groovy[...]

Game apps on iPhone and now The New iPad remain one of the most popular type of apps in the Apple iTunes App Store. Does Angry Birds ring a bell?  Now, you can learn to build game apps for the iPhone 5 and The New iPad using the new iOS 6 SDK.    Beginning iOS 6 Games Development provides a clear path for you to learn and create iPhone and iPad game apps using the iOS 6 SDK platform. You'll learn how to use the core classes to create rich and dynamic games apps, including graphics, animations, and sound. The latest version of Xcode 4.5 will be used in parts of the book to guide you along the way of building your iPhone or iPad game apps. Other topics include iOS 6 game[...]

Features Web frameworks are playing a major role in the creation of today's most compelling web applications, because they automate many of the tedious tasks, allowing developers to instead focus on providing users with creative and powerful features. Java developers have been particularly fortunate in this area, having been able to take advantage of Grails, an open source framework that supercharges productivity [..]

Features Game apps on iPhone and now The New iPad remain one of the most popular type of apps in the Apple iTunes App Store. Does Angry Birds ring a bell?  Now, you can learn to build game apps for the iPhone 5 and The New iPad using the new iOS 6 SDK.    Beginning iOS 6 Games Development provides a clear path for you to learn and create iPhone and iPad game apps using the iOS 6 SDK platform. You'll learn how [..]

Fields of interest Computer Science (general) Target groups Popular/general Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-4806-4 Softcover 2013. 364 p. $49.99 ISBN 978-1-4302-4806-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Fields of interest Computer Science (general) Target groups Popular/general Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-4422-6 Softcover 2012. 368 p. $39.99 ISBN 978-1-4302-4422-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Questions, Analysis & Solutions

This book is about coding interview question of software and Internet companies. It covers five key factors which determine performance of candidates: (1) the basics of programming languages, data structures and algorithms, (2) approaches to writing code with high quality, (3) tips to solve difficult problems, (4) methods to optimize code, (5) soft skills required in interviews. The basics of languages, algorithms and data structures are discussed as well as questions that explore how to write robust solutions after breaking down problems into manageable pieces. It also includes examples to focus on modeling and creative problem solving. Interview questions from the most popular[...] Features This book is about coding interview question of software and Internet companies. It covers five key factors which determine performance of candidates: (1) the basics of programming languages, data structures and algorithms, (2) approaches to writing code with high quality, (3) tips to solve difficult problems, (4) methods to optimize code, (5) soft skills required in interviews. The basics of languages, [..] Fields of interest Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters; Information Systems and Communication Service Target groups Popular/general Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-4761-6 Softcover 2012. 304 p. $39.95 ISBN 978-1-4302-4761-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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W.F. Symth, McMaster University,Hamilton, ON, Canada; S. Arumugam, Kalasalingam University, India (Eds.)

W. Wang, Beijing Institute of Technology, P.R. of China; G. Wets, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium (Eds.)

Combinatorial Algorithms

Computational Intelligence for Traffic and Mobility

23rd International Workshop, IWOCA 2012, Krishnankoil, India, July 19-21, 2012, Revised Selected Papers

This book constitutes the thoroughly referred postworkshop proceedings of the 23rd International Workshop on Combinatorial Algorithms, IWOCA 2012, held in Krishnankoil, Tamil Nadu, India, in July 2012. The 32 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 88 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections in algorithms and data Structures, applications (including Bioinformatics, Networking, etc.), combinatorics of words and strings, combinatorial optimization, combinatorial enumeration, decompositions and combinatorial designs, complexity theory (structural and computational), computational biology and graph theory and combinatorics submissions. Features This book constitutes the thoroughly referred postworkshop proceedings of the 23rd International Workshop on Combinatorial Algorithms, IWOCA 2012, held in Krishnankoil, Tamil Nadu, India, in July 2012.The 32 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 88 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections in algorithms and data Structures, applications [..] Contents Bounds on Quasi-Completeness.- Infinite Random Geometric Graphs from the Hexagonal Metric.- Saving on Phases: Parameterized Approximation for Total Vertex Cover.- On Graph Identification Problems and the Special Case of Identifying Vertices Using Paths.- Disjoint Set Forest Digraph Representation for an Efficient Dominator Tree Construction.- On Some Properties of Doughnut Graphs (Extended Abstract).- On the Steiner Radial Number of Graphs.- Further Results on the Mycielskian of Graphs.- Approaches and Mathematical Models for Robust Solutions to Optimization Problems with Stochastic[...] Fields of interest Discrete Mathematics in Computer Science; Environmental Management; Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity; Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages; Data Structures; Symbolic and Algebraic Manipulation

This book presents the new development of computation intelligence for traffic, transportation and mobility, the main contents include traffic safety, mobility analysis, intelligent transportation system, smart vehicle, transportation behavior, driver modeling and assistance, transportation risk analysis and reliability system analysis, vehicle operation and active safety, urban traffic management and planning. Features This book presents the new development of computation intelligence for traffic, transportation and mobility, the main contents include traffic safety, mobility analysis, intelligent transportation system, smart vehicle, transportation behavior, driver modeling and assistance, transportation risk analysis and reliability system analysis, vehicle operation and active safety, urban traffic management and planning. Fields of interest Information Systems and Communication Service; Simulation and Modeling Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-91216-79-4 Hardcover 2013. XI, 337 p. 118 illus., 55 in color. (Atlantis Computational Intelligence Systems, Vol. 8) $129.00 ISBN 978-94-91216-79-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

M. Raynal, Institut Universitaire de France, Rennes Cedex, France

Concurrent Programming: Algorithms, Principles, and Foundations The advent of new architectures and computing platforms means that synchronization and concurrent computing are among the most important topics in computing science. Concurrent programs are made up of cooperating entities -- processors, processes, agents, peers, sensors -- and synchronization is the set of concepts, rules and mechanisms that allow them to coordinate their local computations in order to realize a common task. This book is devoted to the most difficult part of concurrent programming, namely synchronization concepts, techniques and principles when the cooperating entities are asynchronous, communicate through a shared memory, and may experience failures. Synchronization[...] Features The advent of new architectures and computing platforms means that synchronization and concurrent computing are among the most important topics in computing science. Concurrent programs are made up of cooperating entities -- processors, processes, agents, peers, sensors -- and synchronization is the set of concepts, rules and mechanisms that allow them to coordinate their local computations in order to [..] Contents Part I - Lock-Based Synchronization.- Chap. 1 The Mutual Exclusion Problem.- Chap. 2 - Solving Mutual Exclusion.- Chap. 3 - Lock-Based Concurrent Objects.- Part II - On the Foundations Side: The Atomicity Concept.- Chap. 4 - Atomicity: Formal Definition and Properties.- Part III - Mutex-Free Synchronization.- Chap. 5 - Mutex-Free Concurrent Objects.- Chap. 6 - Hybrid Concurrent Objects.Chap. 7 - Wait-Free Objects from Read/Write Registers Only.- Chap. 8 - Snapshot Objects from Read/ Write Registers Only.- Chap. 9 - Renaming Objects from Read/Write Registers Only.- Part IV - The[...] Fields of interest Theory of Computation; Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks; Software Engineering / Programming and Operating Systems; Computer Hardware Target groups Upper undergraduate

Target groups Research

Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook

Type of publication Proceedings

More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32026-2

More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35925-5 Softcover 2012. XII, 303 p. 136 illus. (Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues, Vol. 7643) $83.00 ISBN 978-3-642-35925-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Hardcover 2013. XXIII, 515 p. 128 illus., 16 in color. $79.95 ISBN 978-3-642-32026-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com M. Jaekel, München; K. Bronnert, München

Die digitale Evolution moderner Großstädte Apps-basierte innovative Geschäftsmodelle für neue Urbanität

Das Buch behandelt die Entwicklung von modernen zu digitalen Städten. Es skizziert neue Geschäftsmodelle durch Cloud Computing  und Apps-Öko-Systeme im Umfeld von Smart-City-Projekten. Es geht auf die tiefgreifenden Veränderungen für SmartCity-Infrastruktur-Anbieter durch neuartige DatenManagement-basierte Geschäftsmodelle ein. Die Rolle der Bürger und das veränderte Selbstverständnis der Stadtverwaltungen ist ein weiterer Schwerpunkt. Die Autoren geben Handlungsempfehlungen für alle Akteure einer Smart City, um komplexe Lösungen im engen Verbund mit den Bürgern und Verwaltungen zu realisieren. Die erforderlichen Geschäftsmodelle werden praxistauglich in Anwendungsbeispielen dargestellt. Features Das Buch behandelt die Entwicklung von modernen zu digitalen Städten. Es skizziert neue Geschäftsmodelle durch Cloud Computing  und Apps-Öko-Systeme im Umfeld von Smart-City-Projekten. Es geht auf die tiefgreifenden Veränderungen für SmartCity-Infrastruktur-Anbieter durch neuartige DatenManagement-basierte Geschäftsmodelle ein. Die Rolle der Bürger und das veränderte Selbstverständnis der [..] Contents Einführung.- Smart Cities: Herausforderungen und Chancen moderner Großstädte.- Smart Cities: IT-Basistechnologien wie Cloud Computing und Apps-Öko-Systeme.- Smart Cities: innovative Appsbasierte Geschäftsmodellansätze und Partner-Netzwerke.- Smart Cities: Konsequenzen aus Sicht der Stadtverwaltungen.- Mega Datendrehschreiben.Anwendungsbeispiele.- Ausblick. Fields of interest Computers and Society; Multimedia Information Systems; Computer Science (general)

Computer Science L.M. Chen, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, USA

Digital Functions and Data Reconstruction Digital-Discrete Methods

Digital Functions and Data Reconstruction: Digital-Discrete Methods provides a solid foundation to the theory of digital functions and its applications to image data analysis, digital object deformation, and data reconstruction. This new method has a unique feature in that it is mainly built on discrete mathematics with connections to classical methods in mathematics and computer sciences. Digitally continuous functions and gradually varied functions were developed in the late 1980s. A. Rosenfeld (1986) proposed digitally continuous functions for digital image analysis, especially to describe the “continuous” component in a digital image, which usually indicates an object. L. Chen[...] Features Digital Functions and Data Reconstruction: Digital-Discrete Methods provides a solid foundation to the theory of digital functions and its applications to image data analysis, digital object deformation, and data reconstruction. This new method has a unique feature in that it is mainly built on discrete mathematics with connections to classical methods in mathematics and computer sciences. [..] Contents Introduction.- Functions and Relations.- Functions in Digital and Discrete Space.- Gradually Varied Extensions.- Digital and Discrete Deformation.Basic Numerical and Computational Methods.- Digital-Discrete Approaches for Smooth Functions.Digital-Discrete Methods for Data Reconstruction.Harmonic Functions for Data Reconstruction on 3D Manifolds.- Gradual Variations and Partial Differential Equations.- Gradually Varied Functions for Advanced Computational Methods.- Digital-Discrete Method and Its Relations to Graphics and AI Methods.

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Fields of interest Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics; Signal, Image and Speech Processing; Discrete Mathematics

Type of publication Professional book

Target groups Professional/practitioner

More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00170-4 Softcover 2013. X, 190 S. 51 Abb. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00170-4 Due: Januar 28, 2013

Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5637-7 Hardcover 2013. XIX, 207 p. 64 illus., 22 in color. $109.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5637-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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M.S. Obaidat, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ, USA; J.L. Sevillano, University of Seville, Spain; J. Filipe, INSTICC, Setúbal, Portugal (Eds.)

E-Business and Telecommunications International Joint Conference, ICETE 2011, Seville, Spain, July 18-21, 2011. Revised Selected Papers

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Joint Conference on EBusiness and Telecommunications, ICETE 2011, held in Seville, Spain in July 2011. The 118 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 409 submissions. The topics covered are data communication networking, e-business, optical communication systems, security and cryptography, signal processing and multimedia applications, and wireless networks and information systems. These are the main knowledge areas that define the six component conferences, namely: DCNET, ICE-B, OPTICS, SECRYPT, SIGMAP, and WINSYS which together form the ICETE joint conference. Features This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Joint Conference on EBusiness and Telecommunications, ICETE 2011, held in Seville, Spain in July 2011. The 118 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 409 submissions. The topics covered are data communication networking, e-business, optical communication systems, security and cryptography, signal [..] Contents Data communication networking.- E-business.Optical communication systems.- Security and cryptography.- Signal processing and multimedia applications.- Wireless networks and information systems. Fields of interest Computer Communication Networks; Systems and Data Security; Computer System Implementation; Information Storage and Retrieval; Multimedia Information Systems; Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Theory Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35754-1 Softcover 2012. XVI, 536 p. 226 illus. (Communications in Computer and Information Science, Vol. 314) $119.00 ISBN 978-3-642-35754-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Computer Science

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M. Rahman

C. Bell

T. Green, M. Clawson

Expert C# 5.0

Expert MySQL

Foundation Adobe Edge Animate

with the .NET 4.5 Framework

Expert C‑ 5.0 is a book about getting the best from C‑. It‑s based on the principle that to write good, high-performance, robust applications you need to understand whats going on deep under the hood. If you are already experienced with writing managed applications and want to learn more about how to get the best from the  language at an advanced level, then this is the book for you. Expert C‑ 5.0 discusses the familiar C‑ language in forensic detail. Examining familiar elements closely to reveal how they really work. Key language features that you are already familiar with, such as Enums, Strings and Collections, are teased apart and examined under the twin microscopes of MSIL[...]

Expert MySQL is the leading reference for learning, understanding, and extending the MySQL server. It unlocks the full promise of open source by showing how to modify the code, create your own storage engine, build your own authentication plugins, and even add your own functions and commands to the SQL language. No other book provides the level of detail or the extensive examples of the inner workings of MySQL that have taken engineers years to master. Expert MySQL is a must have book for all systems integrators, engineers, and software developers working with the MySQL server code. Expert MySQL is also a wealth of information on key aspects of MySQL internals. You‑ll learn about[...]

for HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript Development

Foundation Adobe Edge Animate is a project-oriented book that will walk you through the features of Edge Animate - Adobe's exciting new motion and interaction tool for web standards development. Edge Animate is an application that allows web designers and developers to make full use of many of the features of CSS3, JavaScript, and HTML5. Edge Animate enables you to animate graphics without the need to hand code everything using canvas or SVG. It exports well-formed, standards-compliant code that you can either use to create new web products, or add directly into existing projects. It also features full JavaScript and DOM manipulation, enabling you to get under the hood and create[...]

Features Expert C‑ 5.0 is a book about getting the best from C‑. It‑s based on the principle that to write good, high-performance, robust applications you need to understand whats going on deep under the hood. If you are already experienced with writing managed applications and want to learn more about how to get the best from the  language at an advanced level, then this is the book for you. [..]

Features Expert MySQL is the leading reference for learning, understanding, and extending the MySQL server. It unlocks the full promise of open source by showing how to modify the code, create your own storage engine, build your own authentication plugins, and even add your own functions and commands to the SQL language. No other book provides the level of detail or the extensive examples of the inner workings [..]

Fields of interest Computer Science (general)

Fields of interest Database Management

Fields of interest Computer Science (general)

Target groups Popular/general

Target groups Popular/general

Target groups Popular/general

Type of publication Professional book

Type of publication Professional book

Type of publication Professional book

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Features Foundation Adobe Edge Animate is a project-oriented book that will walk you through the features of Edge Animate - Adobe's exciting new motion and interaction tool for web standards development. Edge Animate is an application that allows web designers and developers to make full use of many of the features of CSS3, JavaScript, and HTML5. Edge Animate enables you to animate graphics without [..]

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D. Hildenbrand, University of Technology Darmstadt , Germany

D. Abts, HS Niederrhein

J. Percival

Foundations of Geometric Algebra Computing

Grundkurs JAVA

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The author defines “Geometric Algebra Computing” as the geometrically intuitive development of algorithms using geometric algebra with a focus on their efficient implementation, and the goal of this book is to lay the foundations for the widespread use of geometric algebra as a powerful, intuitive mathematical language for engineering applications in academia and industry. The related technology is driven by the invention of conformal geometric algebra as a 5D extension of the 4D projective geometric algebra and by the recent progress in parallel processing, and with the specific conformal geometric algebra there is a growing community in recent years applying geometric algebra to[...] Features The author defines “Geometric Algebra Computing” as the geometrically intuitive development of algorithms using geometric algebra with a focus on their efficient implementation, and the goal of this book is to lay the foundations for the widespread use of geometric algebra as a powerful, intuitive mathematical language for engineering applications in academia and industry. The related technology is driven [..] Contents Chap. 1 Introduction.- Chap. 2 Mathematical Introduction.- Chap. 3 The Conformal Geometric Algebra.- Chap. 4 Maple and the Identification of Quaternions and Other Algebras.- Chap. 5 Fitting of Planes or Spheres into Point Sets.- Chap. 6 Geometric Algebra Tutorial Using CLUCalc.- Chap. 7 Inverse Kinematics of a Simple Robot.- Chap. 8 Robot Grasping an Object.- Chap. 9 Efficient Computer Animation Application in CGA.- Chap. 10 Using Gaalop for Performant Geometric Algebra Computing.- Chap. 11 Collision Detection Using the Gaalop Precompiler.- Chap. 12 Gaalop Precompiler for GPGPUs.- Chap.[...] Fields of interest Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics; Geometry; Appl. Mathematics / Computational Methods of Engineering Target groups Graduate Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-31793-4 Hardcover 2013. XXVII, 196 p. 99 illus., 4 in color. (Geometry and Computing, Vol. 8) $69.95 ISBN 978-3-642-31793-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Von den Grundlagen bis zu Datenbank- und Netzanwendungen

Der erfolgreiche "Grundkurs Java" in der 7. Auflage. Das Buch führt Sie schrittweise durch die wichtigsten Aspekte von Java, von den elementaren Grundlagen über objektorientierte Konzepte, Dateiverarbeitung, grafische Benutzungsoberflächen bis zu Datenbankzugriffen und Kommunikation im Netzwerk. Zahlreiche kleinere Verbesserungen wurden vorgenommen, die verschiedene Aspekte der behandelten Themen ergänzend erläutern. Zudem wurde die mit Java SE 7 eingeführte Spracherweiterung im Text und in den Programmbeispielen berücksichtigt: z. B. Strings in switch-Anweisungen, binäre Literale, Multicatch beim Exception-Handling und Try with Resources. Der Quellcode von 300 Programmbeispielen[...] Features Der erfolgreiche "Grundkurs Java" in der 7. Auflage. Das Buch führt Sie schrittweise durch die wichtigsten Aspekte von Java, von den elementaren Grundlagen über objektorientierte Konzepte, Dateiverarbeitung, grafische Benutzungsoberflächen bis zu Datenbankzugriffen und Kommunikation im Netzwerk. Zahlreiche kleinere Verbesserungen wurden vorgenommen, die verschiedene Aspekte der behandelten Themen [..] Contents Variablen, Operatoren und Ablaufsteuerung.Objektorientierte Konzepte.- Ausnahmebehandlung.- Ausgewählte Standardklassen.- Generische Typen.- Ein- und Ausgabe.- Threads.- Grafische Benutzungsoberflächen.- Applets.- Datenbankzugriffe mit JDBC.- Kommunikation über TCP/IP.Fallbeispiel.- Einführung in das Java Persistence API.- db4o. Fields of interest Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters; Software Engineering / Programming and Operating Systems; Appl. Mathematics / Computational Methods of Engineering Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-8348-2534-6 Softcover 2013. XII, 469 S. 20 Abb. $39.95 ISBN 978-3-8348-2534-6 Due: Januar 28, 2013

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Web advertising is changing. What was once a predominantly Flash-based medium is making the switch to HTML5, with the benefit of a plug-in free environment giving a larger audience for ads, and better integration with the page they are featured on. We live in a time where marketers, designers, and developers are confused as to what they can and can‑t do on different devices, browsers, and operating systems. What better way to finally make sense of it all, than by stepping through the entire campaign process on your own terms? HTML5 Advertising will educate you on the whole digital advertising process from start to finish, and help you take advantage of new HTML5 features such as[...] Features Web advertising is changing. What was once a predominantly Flash-based medium is making the switch to HTML5, with the benefit of a plug-in free environment giving a larger audience for ads, and better integration with the page they are featured on. We live in a time where marketers, designers, and developers are confused as to what they can and can‑t do on different devices, browsers, and [..] Fields of interest Computer Science (general) Target groups Popular/general Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-4602-2 Softcover 2013. 376 p. $44.99 ISBN 978-1-4302-4602-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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V.S. Subrahmanian, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA (Ed.)

H. Reimer, Erfurt; N. Pohlmann, Aachen; W. Schneider, Wiesbaden (Eds.)

J.L. Gómez Pardo, Universidade de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Handbook of Computational Approaches to Counterterrorism

ISSE 2012 Securing Electronic Business Processes

Introduction to Cryptography with Maple

Terrorist groups throughout the world have been studied primarily through the use of social science methods. However, major advances in IT during the past decade have led to significant new ways of studying terrorist groups, making forecasts, learning models of their behaviour, and shaping policies about their behaviour. Handbook of Computational Approaches to Counterterrorism provides the first in-depth look at how advanced mathematics and modern computing technology is shaping the study of terrorist groups. This book includes contributions from world experts in the field, and presents extensive information on terrorism data sets, new ways of building such data sets in real-time[...] Features Terrorist groups throughout the world have been studied primarily through the use of social science methods. However, major advances in IT during the past decade have led to significant new ways of studying terrorist groups, making forecasts, learning models of their behaviour, and shaping policies about their behaviour. Handbook of Computational Approaches to Counterterrorism provides the [..] Contents Data and Data Acquisition.- Behavioral Models and Forecasting.- Terrorist Network Analysis.- Systems, Frameworks, and Case Studies.- New Directions. Fields of interest Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Probability and Statistics in Computer Science; Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery; Criminology & Criminal Justice; Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Handbook More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5310-9 Hardcover 2013. XVII, 578 p. 187 illus., 116 in color. $149.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5310-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Highlights of the Information Security Solutions Europe 2012 Conference

This book presents the most interesting talks given at ISSE 2012 - the forum for the inter-disciplinary discussion of how to adequately secure electronic business processes. The topics include: - Information Security Strategy; Enterprise and Cloud Computing Security - Security and Privacy Impact of Green Energy; Human Factors of IT Security - Solutions for Mobile Applications; Identity & Access Management - Trustworthy Infrastructures; Separation & Isolation - EU Digital Agenda; Cyber Security: Hackers & Threats Adequate information security is one of the basic requirements of all electronic business processes. It is crucial for effective solutions that the possibilities offered by[...] Features This book presents the most interesting talks given at ISSE 2012 - the forum for the inter-disciplinary discussion of how to adequately secure electronic business processes. The topics include:Information Security Strategy; Enterprise and Cloud Computing SecuritySecurity and Privacy; Impact of Green Energy; Human Factors of IT SecuritySolutions for Mobile Applications; Identity & [..] Contents Information Security Strategy.- Enterprise and Cloud Computing Security.- Security and Privacy.- Impact of Green Energy.- Human Factors of IT Security.Solutions for Mobile Applications.- Identity & Access Management.- Trustworthy Infrastructures.Separation & Isolation.- EU Digital Agenda.- Cyber Security: Hackers & Threats. Fields of interest Computer Science (general) Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00332-6 Softcover 2012. XI, 334 p. 50 illus. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00332-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

This introduction to cryptography employs a programming-oriented approach to study the most important cryptographic schemes in current use and the main cryptanalytic attacks against them. Discussion of the theoretical aspects, emphasizing precise security definitions based on methodological tools such as complexity and randomness, and of the mathematical aspects, with emphasis on number-theoretic algorithms and their applications to cryptography and cryptanalysis, is integrated with the programming approach, thus providing implementations of the algorithms and schemes as well as examples of realistic size. A distinctive feature of the author's approach is the use of Maple as a[...] Features This introduction to cryptography employs a programming-oriented approach to study the most important cryptographic schemes in current use and the main cryptanalytic attacks against them. Discussion of the theoretical aspects, emphasizing precise security definitions based on methodological tools such as complexity and randomness, and of the mathematical aspects, with emphasis on number-theoretic algorithms [..] Contents Preface.- Introduction.- Chap. 1 Classical Ciphers.Chap. 2 Basic Concepts.- Chap. 3 Private-Key Encryption.- Chap. 4 Block Ciphers and Modes of Operation.- Chap. 5 Message Authentication.- Chap. 6 Algorithmic Number - Theory for Cryptography.Chap. 7 Introduction to Public-Key Cryptography.Chap. 8 Public-Key Encryption.- Chap. 9 Digital Signatures.- Chap. 10 Identity-Based Cryptography.Chap. 11 Elliptic Curve Cryptography.- App. A Some Maple Conversion Functions.- Acronyms.- References.- Index. Fields of interest Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Theory; Number Theory; Software Engineering / Programming and Operating Systems; Algebra Target groups Graduate Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32165-8 Hardcover 2014. XXX, 705 p. 20 illus. $89.95 ISBN 978-3-642-32165-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com R.P.-Y. Chiang, Shin Kong Memorial Hospital, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan; S.-C.(. Kang, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (Eds.)

Introduction to Modern Sleep Technology Sleep medicine has been developing for more than 40 years. The current concepts in sleep technology are mainly centered on polysomnography (PSG) and issues related to sleep technicians. However, the editors believe that the true value of technology is revealed only when benefits to humanity are manifest. To this end, they endeavor to create a new era in sleep technology, one that will improve the quality of people's sleep and daily lives.This edited book, Introduction to Modern Sleep Technology, provides a comprehensive reference volume to the latest advancements in the area of Sleep Technology. It offers an excellent range of insights and opinions from leading researchers and experts[...] Features Sleep medicine has been developing for more than 40 years. The current concepts in sleep technology are mainly centered on polysomnography (PSG) and issues related to sleep technicians. However, the editors believe that the true value of technology is revealed only when benefits to humanity are manifest. To this end, they endeavor to create a new era in sleep technology, one that will improve the quality of [..] Contents Section I: Introduction of Sleep Technology.-   Chapter 1: Introduction of Sleep Technology, by Rayleigh Ping-Ying Chiang,  Shih Chung Kang.-   Section II: Sleep Technology in Diagnosis and Screening: Chapter 2: Evaluation Instruments for Sleep Disorders : Polysomnography - History and Application, by José Haba-Rubio, Jean Krieger.-  Chapter 3: Screening and Evaluation Instruments of Sleep Disorders – Actigraphy, by Peng Chih Wang.-  Section III: Management of Sleep Disorders – Point of Views from Sleep Technology: Chapter 4: Management of Sleep Disorders – cPAP (Continuous Positive[...] Fields of interest Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks; Civil Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Clinical Psychology; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Psychotherapy Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5469-0 Hardcover 2012. XXIV, 293 p. 106 illus., 47 in color. (Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering, Vol. 64) $179.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5469-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Computer Science D. Mark, J. Bucanek

J. Varma

Learn C on the Mac

Learn Lua for iOS Game Development

For OS X and iOS

Considered a classic by an entire generation of Mac programmers, Dave Mark's Learn C on the Mac has been updated for you to include Mac OS X Mountain Lion and the latest iOS considerations. Learn C on the Mac: For OS X and iOS, Second Edition is perfect for beginners learning to program. It includes contemporary OS X and iOS examples! This book also does the following:   Provides best practices for programming newbies    Presents all the basics with a pragmatic, Mac OS X and iOS -flavored approach   Includes updated source code which is fully compatible with latest Xcode After reading this book, you'll be ready to program and build apps using the C language and[...] Features Considered a classic by an entire generation of Mac programmers, Dave Mark's Learn C on the Mac has been updated for you to include Mac OS X Mountain Lion and the latest iOS considerations. Learn C on the Mac: For OS X and iOS, Second Edition is perfect for beginners learning to program. It includes contemporary OS X and iOS examples! This book also does the following: [..] Fields of interest Computer Science (general) Target groups Popular/general Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-4533-9 Softcover 2012. 508 p. $39.99 ISBN 978-1-4302-4533-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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So you have a great game idea for iPhone or iPad, but Objective-C just seems a bit daunting. What are your alternatives? The App Store is very picky about languages, but there is hope: Lua is a versatile, lightweight, fast, and easy to learn language that you can use to build your iOS games and get them accepted into the App Store. Learn Lua for iOS Game Development walks you through the Lua basics, then shows you how to create games using the top Lua frameworks like Corona SDK, Gideros, Moai, and even how to create games on the iPad (not just for the iPad) with Codea. You aren't tied to Xcode and Objective-C -- you can create all sorts of amazing games with Lua. But if you already[...] Features So you have a great game idea for iPhone or iPad, but Objective-C just seems a bit daunting. What are your alternatives? The App Store is very picky about languages, but there is hope: Lua is a versatile, lightweight, fast, and easy to learn language that you can use to build your iOS games and get them accepted into the App Store. Learn Lua for iOS Game Development walks you through [..] Fields of interest Computer Science (general); Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters Target groups Popular/general Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-4662-6 Softcover 2013. 416 p. $39.99 ISBN 978-1-4302-4662-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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P. Membrey, D. Hows

M. Jacob, Fachhochschule Kaiserslautern

C. Breckenfelder, Aachen, Deutschland

Learn Raspberry Pi with Linux

Management und Informationstechnik

Mobile Schutzassistenz

Eine kompakte Darstellung

Persönliche Schutzausrüstung und mit ihr die Schutzbekleidung sind im Wandel begriffen. Miniaturisierte, Textil-integrierte Computer eröffnen neue Möglichkeiten der Funktionsgestaltung. Mit kontextsensitiven und aktorischen Funktionen ausgestattet und zu Sensornetzwerken verknüpft, übernimmt die intelligente Schutzbekleidung – ähnlich einem Fahrerassistenzsystem in einem Automobil – die Beobachtung und Signalisierung von Gefährdungen in einem Arbeitsumfeld. Christof Breckenfelder entwickelt einen methodischen Ansatz für den Entwurf dieser mobilen Schutzassistenzsysteme. Die Vorteile der soziologisch-technischen Implikationen von Bekleidung werden am Beispiel eines intelligenten[...]

Learn Raspberry Pi with Linux will tell you everything you need to know about the Raspberry Pi's GUI and command line so you can get started doing amazing things. You'll learn how to set up your new Raspberry Pi with a monitor, keyboard and mouse, and you'll discover that what may look unfamiliar in Linux is really very familiar. You'll find out how to connect to the internet, change your desktop settings, and you'll get a tour of installed applications. Next, you'll take your first steps toward being a Raspberry Pi expert by learning how to get around at the Linux command line. You'll learn about different shells, including the bash shell, and commands that will make you a true[...] Features Learn Raspberry Pi with Linux will tell you everything you need to know about the Raspberry Pi's GUI and command line so you can get started doing amazing things. You'll learn how to set up your new Raspberry Pi with a monitor, keyboard and mouse, and you'll discover that what may look unfamiliar in Linux is really very familiar. You'll find out how to connect to the internet, change your desktop [..] Fields of interest Personal Computing Target groups Popular/general Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-4821-7 Softcover 2013. 280 p. $29.99 ISBN 978-1-4302-4821-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Das Wissen in der Managementlehre nimmt - wie in anderen Fachgebieten auch - ständig zu, womit gleichzeitig eine Spezialisierung verbunden ist, die jedoch häufig das vernetzte Denken behindert. Aufgrund des Fortschritts in der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie steigt gleichzeitig die Notwendigkeit, die sich dadurch entstehenden Möglichkeiten in fast jedem betriebswirtschaftlichen Teilbereich zu nutzen, um im Wettbewerb bestehen zu können. Das vorliegende Buch verfolgt das Ziel, die beiden Themengebiete in kompakter Form zu verknüpfen, wobei der Schwerpunkt der Darstellung die Managementlehre bzw. Betriebswirtschaftslehre betrifft. Diesem Vernetzungsgedanken wird in bisher[...] Features Das Wissen in der Managementlehre nimmt - wie in anderen Fachgebieten auch - ständig zu, womit gleichzeitig eine Spezialisierung verbunden ist, die jedoch häufig das vernetzte Denken behindert. Aufgrund des Fortschritts in der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie steigt gleichzeitig die Notwendigkeit, die sich dadurch entstehenden Möglichkeiten in fast jedem betriebswirtschaftlichen Teilbereich zu [..]

Grundlagen, Entwurfsmethodik, Gestaltanforderungen

Features Persönliche Schutzausrüstung und mit ihr die Schutzbekleidung sind im Wandel begriffen. Miniaturisierte, Textil-integrierte Computer eröffnen neue Möglichkeiten der Funktionsgestaltung. Mit kontextsensitiven und aktorischen Funktionen ausgestattet und zu Sensornetzwerken verknüpft, übernimmt die intelligente Schutzbekleidung – ähnlich einem Fahrerassistenzsystem in einem Automobil – die Beobachtung und [..]

Contents Basistechnologien.- Schutzwirkung durch ComputContents erassistenz.- Intelligenter Feuerwehrhandschuh.Entscheidung.Textil- und bekleidungstechnische Gestaltkriterien. Organisation.- Personal.- Material.- Produktion.- Markt.- Finanzen und Rechnungswesen. Fields of interest Fields of interest Management of Computing and Information Systems; Computer Science (general); Business Information Systems Target groups Lower undergraduate Type of publication German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00782-9 Softcover 2013. XIII, 187 S. 30 Abb. $39.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00782-9 Due: Januar 28, 2013

Special Purpose and Application-Based Systems; Engineering (general); Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01127-7

Softcover 2013. XXII, 215 S. 100 Abb., 7 in Farbe. (Advanced Studies Mobile Research Center Bremen, Vol. 2) $79.95 ISBN 978-3-658-01127-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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S. Herden, Magdeburg, Deutschland

D. Mark, J. LaMarche, A. Horovitz, K. Kim

M.A.R. Ahad, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Japan

Model-Driven-ConfigurationManagement

More iOS 6 Development

Motion History Images for Action Recognition and Understanding

Ein modellgetriebener Ansatz für das Konfigurationsmanagement von IT-Systemlandschaften

Interested in iPhone and iPad apps development? Want to learn more? Whether you‑re a self-taught iPhone and iPad apps development genius or have just made your way through the pages of Beginning iOS 6 Development, we have the perfect book for you. More iOS 6 Development: Further Explorations of the iOS SDK digs deeper into Apple‑s latest iOS 6 SDK. Bestselling authors Dave Mark, Alex Horovitz, Kevin Kim and Jeff LaMarche explain concepts as only they can‑covering topics like Core Data, peerto-peer networking using GameKit and network streams, working with data from the web, MapKit, in-application e-mail, and more. All the concepts and APIs are clearly presented with code snippets[...]

Sebastian Herden präsentiert das Konzept des Model-Driven-Configuration-Managements (MDCM) zur Schließung der identifizierten semantischen Lücke zwischen Unternehmensarchitektur und IT-Konfiguration. Die grundlegende Idee des vorgestellten MDCM-Konzepts zur nahtlosen Integration von Enterprise-Architecture-Management und IT-Konfigurationsmanagement im IT-Betrieb ist es, einen Model-Driven-Engineering-Ansatz zu entwickeln. Das Ziel des MDCM ist neben der Ausrichtung der resultierenden IT-Konfiguration an den Geschäftsprozessen eines Unternehmens und der nachvollziehbaren und transparenten Gestaltung die Unabhängigkeit der Qualität von individuellem Wissen. Features Sebastian Herden präsentiert das Konzept des Model-Driven-Configuration-Managements (MDCM) zur Schließung der identifizierten semantischen Lücke zwischen Unternehmensarchitektur und IT-Konfiguration. Die grundlegende Idee des vorgestellten MDCM-Konzepts zur nahtlosen Integration von Enterprise-Architecture-Management und IT-Konfigurationsmanagement im IT-Betrieb ist es, einen Model-Driven-Engineering-Ansatz [..] Contents Model Driven Engineering.- Konfigurationsmanagement.- Enterprise Architecture Management.- IT– Systemlandschaft.- Modelltransformationen. Fields of interest Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01106-2 Softcover 2013. XVIII, 269 S. 51 Abb. $79.95 ISBN 978-3-658-01106-2 Due: Januar 28, 2013

Further Explorations of the iOS SDK

Features Interested in iPhone and iPad apps development? Want to learn more? Whether you‑re a self-taught iPhone and iPad apps development genius or have just made your way through the pages of Beginning iOS 6 Development, we have the perfect book for you. More iOS 6 Development: Further Explorations of the iOS SDK digs deeper into Apple‑s latest iOS 6 SDK. Bestselling [..] Fields of interest Computer Science (general) Target groups Popular/general Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-3807-2 Softcover 2013. 552 p. $39.99 ISBN 978-1-4302-3807-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Human action analysis and recognition is a relatively mature field, yet one which is often not well understood by students and researchers.  The large number of possible variations in human motion and appearance, camera viewpoint, and environment, present considerable challenges.  Some important and common problems remain unsolved by the computer vision community. However, many valuable approaches have been proposed over the past decade, including the motion history image (MHI) method. This method has received significant attention, as it offers greater robustness and performance than other techniques. This work presents a comprehensive review of these state-of-the-art approaches and[...] Features Human action analysis and recognition is a relatively mature field, yet one which is often not well understood by students and researchers.  The large number of possible variations in human motion and appearance, camera viewpoint, and environment, present considerable challenges.  Some important and common problems remain unsolved by the computer vision community. However, many valuable approaches have been [..] Contents Introduction.- Action Representation.- Motion History Image.- Action Datasets and MHI. Fields of interest Pattern Recognition Target groups Research Type of publication Brief More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-4729-9 Softcover 2013. XVI, 116 p. 34 illus. (SpringerBriefs in Computer Science) $39.95 ISBN 978-1-4471-4729-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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J.Z. Pan, University of Aberdeen, UK; S. Staab, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany; U. Aßmann, Technical University of Dresden, Germany; J. Ebert, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany; Y. Zhao, University of Aberdeen, UK (Eds.)

M. Rollins

A. Freeman, S. Sanderson

Practical LEGO Technics

Pro ASP.NET MVC 4

Ontology-Driven Software Development

Bring Your LEGO Creations to Life

This book is about a significant step forward in software development. It brings state-of-the-art ontology reasoning into mainstream software development and its languages. Ontology Driven Software Development is the essential, comprehensive resource on enabling technologies, consistency checking and process guidance for ontology-driven software development (ODSD). It demonstrates how to apply ontology reasoning in the lifecycle of software development, using current and emerging standards and technologies. You will learn new methodologies and infrastructures, additionally illustrated using detailed industrial case studies.The book will help you: Learn how ontology reasoning allows[...] Features This book is about a significant step forward in software development. It brings state-of-the-art ontology reasoning into mainstream software development and its languages. Ontology Driven Software Development is the essential, comprehensive resource on enabling technologies, consistency checking and process guidance for ontology-driven software development (ODSD). It demonstrates how to apply [..] Contents Introduction.- Part I Ontology and Software Technologies.- Model-Driven Software Development (MDSD).- Ontology Languages and Description Logics.- Case Studies for Marrying Ontology and Software Technologies.- Part II Foundational Technologies for Ontology-Driven Software Development.- Scalable Ontology Reasoning Services.Traceability.- Metamodelling and Ontologies.- Part III Consistency Checking in Ontology Driven Software Development (ODSD).- Ontology and Bridging Technologies.- Ontology Reasoning for Consistency-Preserving Structural Modelling.- Ontology Reasoning for Process[...] Fields of interest Software Engineering; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-31225-0 Hardcover 2014. XVIII, 337 p. 134 illus., 63 in color. $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-31225-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

You already know you can create amazing things with LEGO, but did you know you can also make vehicles that roll and model plans that include landing gear and flaps that actually extend and retract? You can even make functional robots without getting into Mindstorms and programming. In Practical LEGO Technics, Mark Rollins shows you how to use LEGO and Power Functions components like motors and remote controls to create motorized cars, all terrain vehicles, vehicle steering, construction equipment such as cranes and forklifts, airplanes. All-inall, you'll learn to create a wide variety of fun, unique LEGO creations. LEGO Technic is similar to Mindstorms in that you can create all[...]

The ASP.NET MVC 4 Framework is the latest evolution of Microsoft‑s ASP.NET web platform. It provides a high-productivity programming model that promotes cleaner code architecture, test-driven development, and powerful extensibility, combined with all the benefits of ASP.NET. ASP.NET MVC 4 contains a number of significant advances over previous versions. New mobile and desktop templates (employing adaptive rendering) are included together with support for jQuery Mobile for the first time. New display modes allow your application to select views based on the browser that's making the request while Code Generation Recipes for Visual Studio help you auto-generate project-specific code[...]

Features You already know you can create amazing things with LEGO, but did you know you can also make vehicles that roll and model plans that include landing gear and flaps that actually extend and retract? You can even make functional robots without getting into Mindstorms and programming. In Practical LEGO Technics, Mark Rollins shows you how to use LEGO and Power Functions components like motors [..]

Features The ASP.NET MVC 4 Framework is the latest evolution of Microsoft‑s ASP.NET web platform. It provides a high-productivity programming model that promotes cleaner code architecture, test-driven development, and powerful extensibility, combined with all the benefits of ASP.NET. ASP.NET MVC 4 contains a number of significant advances over previous versions. New mobile and desktop templates (employing [..]

Fields of interest Computer Science (general)

Fields of interest Computer Science (general)

Target groups Popular/general

Target groups Popular/general

Type of publication Professional book

Type of publication Professional book

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O. Cinar

D. Storey

A.R. Shankar

Pro Android C++ with the NDK

Pro CSS3 Animation

Pro HTML5 Games

Android is one of the major players in the mobile phone market. Android is a mobile platform that is built on the top of Linux operating system. The native-code support on Android offers endless opportunities to application developers, not limited the functionality that is provided by Android framework. Pro Android C++ with the NDK is an advanced tutorial and professional reference for today's more sophisticated app developers now porting, developing or employing C++ and other native code to integrate into the Android platform to run sophisticated native apps and better performing apps in general. Using a game app case study, this book explores tools for troubleshooting, debugging,[...]

Pro CSS3 Animation will teach you how to use fresh new CSS3 syntax to fully utilize this exciting tool for web design. Using cutting-edge industry standards and drawing on best practices for animation, you will learn how to apply CSS3 animation to transform and bring your page content to life. CSS3 is the way forward for web page interactivity and animation, offering new and exciting options for design. Integrated with HTML5, SVG and mobile design methodologies, you can bring sites into the third dimension to change the perception and appreciation generated in your audience. This book will teach you how to: Enhance your web pages, and your visitor‑s experience of your site,[...]

Build your next game on a bigger scale with Pro HTML5 Games. This book teaches you the essentials of advanced game programming in HTML5. You‑ll learn techniques that you can transfer to any area of HTML5 game development to make your own professional HTML5 games!   Led by an expert game programmer, you‑ll build two complete games in HTML5: a strategy puzzle game based on the Box2d physics engine and in the style of Angry Birds and a real-time strategy (RTS) game complete with units, buildings, path-finding, artificial intelligence, and multiplayer support. In the process, you‑ll learn how to do the following:   Create realistic physics in your game by incorporating the Box2d[...]

Features Android is one of the major players in the mobile phone market. Android is a mobile platform that is built on the top of Linux operating system. The native-code support on Android offers endless opportunities to application developers, not limited the functionality that is provided by Android framework. Pro Android C++ with the NDK is an advanced tutorial and professional reference for today's more [..]

Features Pro CSS3 Animation will teach you how to use fresh new CSS3 syntax to fully utilize this exciting tool for web design. Using cutting-edge industry standards and drawing on best practices for animation, you will learn how to apply CSS3 animation to transform and bring your page content to life. CSS3 is the way forward for web page interactivity and animation, offering new and exciting options for [..]

Features Build your next game on a bigger scale with Pro HTML5 Games. This book teaches you the essentials of advanced game programming in HTML5. You‑ll learn techniques that you can transfer to any area of HTML5 game development to make your own professional HTML5 games!   Led by an expert game programmer, you‑ll build two complete games in HTML5: a strategy puzzle game based on the [..]

Fields of interest Computer Science (general)

Fields of interest Computer Science (general)

Target groups Popular/general

Target groups Popular/general

Type of publication Professional book

Type of publication Professional book

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Fields of interest Computer Science (general) Target groups Popular/general Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-4827-9 Softcover 2012. 416 p. $49.99 ISBN 978-1-4302-4827-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Computer Science

springer.com

S. Klein, H. Roggero

B. White

M. MacDonald

Pro SQL Database for Windows Azure

Pro WF 4.5

Pro WPF 4.5 in VB

SQL Server in the Cloud

Pro SQL Database for Windows Azure, 2nd Edition shows how to create enterprise-level database deployments without the usual investment in datacenter and other infrastructure. Take advantage instead of Microsoft‑s worldwide backbone for cloud computing that delivers all the power of SQL Server in the form of the cloud-based SQL Database for Windows Azure. You can create and deploy a database in mere minutes that is accessible worldwide and takes advantage of SQL Database's highavailability features to protect your data while ensuring 99.9% uptime. SQL Azure is ideally suited for startups, who can benefit from instant access to a robust and secure web-accessible database platform[...] Features Pro SQL Database for Windows Azure, 2nd Edition shows how to create enterprise-level database deployments without the usual investment in datacenter and other infrastructure. Take advantage instead of Microsoft‑s worldwide backbone for cloud computing that delivers all the power of SQL Server in the form of the cloud-based SQL Database for Windows Azure. You can create and deploy a database in [..]

In Pro WF 4.5, you'll find the insight and direction for understanding how to build workflows using WF 4.5 and host them as long-running services using Microsoft‑s Windows Server, for on-premises work, and Azure AppFabric, for hosting workflows in the cloud. With the concept of cloud computing using Windows Azure and the maturity of Windows Server technology, workflow services can be hosted with first-class service monitoring with less overhead from a developer‑s perspective. Building workflows in a declarative fashion, and hosting them as services, is a natural way for building business logic that is tiered away from running applications that subscribe[...] Features In Pro WF 4.5, you'll find the insight and direction for understanding how to build workflows using WF 4.5 and host them as long-running services using Microsoft‑s Windows Server, for on-premises work, and Azure AppFabric, for hosting workflows in the cloud. With the concept of cloud computing using [..] Fields of interest Computer Science (general) Target groups Popular/general

Fields of interest Database Management

Type of publication Professional book

Target groups Popular/general

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Windows Presentation Foundation in .NET 4.5

Microsoft's Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) provides you with a development framework for building high-quality user experiences for the Windows operating system. It blends together rich content from a wide range of sources and allows you unparalleled access to the processing power of your Windows computer. Pro WPF 4.5 in VB provides a thorough, authoritative guide to how WPF really works. Packed with no-nonsense examples and practical advice you'll learn everything you need to know in order to use WPF in a professional setting. The book begins by building a firm foundation of elementary concepts, using your existing VB skills as a frame of reference, before moving on to[...] Features Microsoft's Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) provides you with a development framework for building high-quality user experiences for the Windows operating system. It blends together rich content from a wide range of sources and allows you unparalleled access to the processing power of your Windows computer. Pro WPF 4.5 in VB provides a thorough, authoritative guide to how WPF really [..] Fields of interest Computer Science (general) Target groups Popular/general Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-4683-1 Softcover 2012. 1104 p. $54.99 ISBN 978-1-4302-4683-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com A. Freeman

Pro Windows 8 Development with HTML5 and JavaScript Apps are at the heart of Windows 8, bringing rich and engaging experiences to both tablet and desktop users. Windows 8 uses the Windows Runtime (WinRT), a complete reimagining of Windows development that supports multiple programming languages and is built on HTML5, CSS and JavaScript. These applications are the future of Windows development and JavaScript is perfect language to take advantage of this exciting and flexible environment. Seasoned author Adam Freeman explains how to get the most from WinRT and Windows 8 by focusing on the features you need for your project. He starts with the nuts-and-bolts and shows you everything through to advanced features, going indepth to give[...]

Computer Science L. Rivest, École de Technologie Supérieure, Montreal, QC, Canada; A. Bouras, Université Lumière Lyon 2, France; B. Louhichi, École de Technologie Supérieure, Montreal, QC, Canada (Eds.)

Product Lifecycle Management: Towards Knowledge-Rich Enterprises IFIP WG 5.1 International Conference, PLM 2012, Montreal, QC, Canada, July 9-11, 2012, Revised Selected Papers

This book constitutes the refereed post-proceedings of the 9th IFIP WG 5.1 International Conference on Product Lifecycle Management, PLM 2012, held in Montreal, Canada, in July 2012. The 58 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. They cover a large range of topics such as collaboration in PLM, tools and methodologies for PLM, modeling for PLM, and PLM implementation issues.

Features Apps are at the heart of Windows 8, bringing rich and engaging experiences to both tablet and desktop users. Windows 8 uses the Windows Runtime (WinRT), a complete reimagining of Windows development that supports multiple programming languages and is built on HTML5, CSS and JavaScript. These applications are the future of Windows development and JavaScript is perfect language to take advantage of this exciting [..]

Features This book constitutes the refereed post-proceedings of the 9th IFIP WG 5.1 International Conference on Product Lifecycle Management, PLM 2012, held in Montreal, Canada, in July 2012. The 58 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. They cover a large range of topics such as collaboration in PLM, tools and methodologies for PLM, modeling for PLM, and PLM [..]

Fields of interest Computer Science (general)

Contents In Collaborative Product Development.- Several Aspects of Information Flows in PLM.- Managing Knowledge Needs during New Product Lifecycle Design on Quick-term Project Development QPD: Case Study of 24 Hours of Innovation – ETS Montreal.- Functional Architecture and Specifications for Tolerancing Data and Knowledge Management.The Role of Internal and External Sources of Knowledge in the Product Lifecycle in Biotechnology Sector.- Towards the Definition of Domain Concepts and Knowledge through the Application of the User Story Mapping Method.- Mereotopological Description of[...]

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Fields of interest Management of Computing and Information Systems; Computers and Society; Computer Applications; Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Software Engineering Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35757-2 Hardcover 2012. XVI, 658 p. 261 illus. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, Vol. 388) $202.00 ISBN 978-3-642-35757-2 Due: December 14, 2012

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R. Fahney, Fahney Anforderungsingenieurwesen GmbH, Zürich, Schweiz; Th. Gartung, STRABAG Property and Facility Services GmbH, Wolfenbüttel; J. Glunde, Zeppelin Baumaschinen GmbH, München; A. Herrmann, Freie Trainerin für Software Engineering, Stuttgart; A. Hoffmann, Siemens AG, München; E. Knauss, Leibniz Universität Hannover; U. Valentini, Hood GmbH, Reichersbeuern; R. Weißbach, Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg; A. Herrmann, Freie Trainerin für Software Engineering, Stuttgart; E. Knauss, Leibniz Universität Hannover; R. Weißbach, Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg (Eds.)

Requirements Engineering und Projektmanagement Regelmäßig finden sich in den Fachmedien Berichte über gescheiterte Projekte. Ein wesentlicher Grund für das Scheitern liegt in unzureichenden Anforderungsdefinitionen.  Je komplexer die Projekte sind und je dynamischer sich die Umwelt darstellt, desto wichtiger wird gutes Requirements Engineering und Requirements Management, um systematische Entscheidungshilfen zu geben und ein beschleunigtes Time-to-Market und folglich Wettbewerbsvorteile zu erreichen. Dieses Buch beschreibt für verschiedene Aktivitäten des Projektmanagements, wo und wie Methoden und Verfahren des Requirements Engineering und Management im Projekt zur Anwendung kommen wo überkommene Vorgehensweisen erweitert bzw.[...] Features Regelmäßig finden sich in den Fachmedien Berichte über gescheiterte Projekte. Ein wesentlicher Grund für das Scheitern liegt in unzureichenden Anforderungsdefinitionen.  Je komplexer die Projekte sind und je dynamischer sich die Umwelt darstellt, desto wichtiger wird gutes Requirements Engineering und Requirements Management, um systematische Entscheidungshilfen zu geben und ein beschleunigtes [..] Contents Prolog.- Fallstudie.- Grundlagen des professionellen Requirements Engineering & Management.- Projektteam formieren.- Projektdefinition und Projektstart.- Wie Sie herausfinden, was Ihre Stakeholder erwarten.- Über den Umgang mit offenen Punkten.- Risikomanagement.- Der Projektstrukturplan.Planung von Projektablauf und Projektterminen.Einsatzmittel schätzen.- Änderungsmanagement.Phasen und Meilensteine.- Wie Sie auf Basis von Anforderungen Ihr Projekt steuern.- Konflikte im Projekt beherrschen.- Auswahl von RE&MWerkzeugen.- Projekte systematisch beenden und Erfahrungen auswerten.-[...] Fields of interest Software Engineering; Project Management Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-29431-0 Hardcover 2013. XVI, 188 S. (Xpert.press) $69.95 ISBN 978-3-642-29431-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Computer Science

E. von Faber, T-Systems; W. Behnsen, T-Systems

Secure ICT Service Provisioning for Cloud, Mobile and Beyond A Workable Architectural Approach Balancing Between Buyers and Providers

This book introduces a reference architecture that enhances the security of services offered in the information and communication technology (ICT) market. It enables customers to compare offerings and to assess risks when using third-party ICT services including cloud computing and mobile services. Service providers are given a comprehensive blueprint for security implementation and maintenance covering service portfolio management, bid phases and realization projects as well as service delivery management. The architecture is completely modular and hierarchical. It contains a security taxonomy organizing all aspects of modern industrialized ICT production. The book also describes a[...] Features In this book a reference architecture is introduced enhancing the security of the services offered in the information and communication technology (ICT) market. Customers will be able to compare offerings and to assess risks associated with using third-party ICT services including cloud computing and mobile services. Service providers are provided with a comprehensive blueprint for security implementation [..] Contents Security, Assurance and the Division of Labor.Industrialization Concept, Requirements Treatment and Composition of Services.- Work Areas, Collaboration Model and Hierarchy of Security Standards.Concept of Double Direction Standards.- Security Taxonomy: Criteria, Goals and Result.- Internal Structureand Usage of the ICT Security Standards.Rollout Process. Fields of interest e-commerce / e-business; Computer Science (general) Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00068-4 Hardcover 2012. XIII, 284 p. 94 illus. in color. (Edition , 0) $49.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00068-4 Due: January 28, 2013

springer.com N. Ramzan, Queen Mary University of London, UK; R. van Zwol, Netflix, Los Gatos, CA, USA; J.-S. Lee, Yonsei University, Incheon, South Korea; K. Clüver, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany; X.-S. Hua, Microsoft Research, Bellevue, WA, USA (Eds.)

Social Media Retrieval This comprehensive text/reference examines in depth the synergy between multimedia content analysis, personalization, and next-generation networking. The book demonstrates how this integration can result in robust, personalized services that provide users with an improved multimedia-centric quality of experience. Each chapter offers a practical step-by-step walkthrough for a variety of concepts, components and technologies relating to the development of applications and services. Topics and features: introduces the fundamentals of social media retrieval, presenting the most important areas of research in this domain; examines the important topic of multimedia tagging in social[...] Features Social media is now ubiquitous on the internet, generating both new possibilities and new challenges in information analysis and retrieval.This comprehensive text/reference examines in depth the synergy between multimedia content analysis, personalization, and next-generation networking. The book demonstrates how this integration can result in robust, personalized services that provide users with an [..] Contents Part I: Fundamentals of Social Media.- Social Video Retrieval.- Social Media Recommendation.- Multimedia Indexing, Search and Retrieval in Large Databases of Social Networks.- Survey on Social Community Detection.- Detecting Multimedia Contents of Social Events in Social Networks.- Part II: Tagging of Social Media.- Georeferencing in Social Networks.- Predicting User Tags in Social Media Repositories Using Semantic Expansion and Visual Analysis.- A Rule-Based Flickr Tag Recommendation System.- Sentic Computing for Social Media Analysis, Representation, and Retrieval.- Highlights[...] Fields of interest Computer Communication Networks; Multimedia Information Systems; Pattern Recognition; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction; Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Information Storage and Retrieval Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-4554-7 Hardcover 2013. XI, 484 p. 114 illus., 5 in color. (Computer Communications and Networks) $149.00 ISBN 978-1-4471-4554-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

A. Trendowicz, Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering, Kaiserslautern, Germany

Software Cost Estimation, Benchmarking, and Risk Assessment The Software Decision-Makers' Guide to Predictable Software Development

Software effort estimation is a key element of software project planning and management. Yet, in industrial practice, the important role of effort estimation is often underestimated and/or misunderstood.In this book, Adam Trendowicz presents the CoBRA method  (an abbreviation for Cost Estimation, Benchmarking, and Risk Assessment) for estimating the effort required to successfully complete a software development project, which uniquely combines human judgment and measurement data in order to systematically create a custom-specific effort estimation model. CoBRA goes far beyond simply predicting the development effort; it supports project decision-makers in negotiating the project[...] Features Software effort estimation is a key element of software project planning and management. Yet, in industrial practice, the important role of effort estimation is often underestimated and/or misunderstood.In this book, Adam Trendowicz presents the CoBRA method  (an abbreviation for Cost Estimation, Benchmarking, and Risk Assessment) for estimating the effort required to successfully complete a software [..] Contents Part I Predictable Software Development.-Why Software Effort Estimation?.- What is a Good Estimate?.Why the CoBRA Method?.- Part II The CoBRA Method.- Principles of the CoBRA Method.- Model Development and Validation.- Model Application.Usage Scenarios of a CoBRA Model.- Part III Industrial Applications.- Software design & management, Germany.- Allette Systems, Australia.- Oki Electric, Japan.- Siemens Information Systems, India.- Japan Manned Space Systems, Japan.- Bibliography. Fields of interest Software Engineering; Management of Computing and Information Systems; Project Management Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-30763-8 Hardcover 2013. XXVI, 322 p. 104 illus. (The Fraunhofer IESE Series on Software and Systems Engineering) $89.95 ISBN 978-3-642-30763-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com P. Karampelas, Hellenic American University, Manchester, New Hampshire, NH, USA

Computer Science A. Vivenzio, Bad Tatzmannsdorf; D. Vivenzio, Essen

Testmanagement bei SAPTechniques and Tools for Designing Projekten an Online Social Network Platform Following the introduction of Myspace, Linkedin and Facebook, social networks have become part of people’s everyday life. New online social networks appear almost daily developed to attract the attention of Internet users.  However, design and implementation standards and guidelines are often sacrificed for innovation resulting in unusable social networking platforms destined to be doomed. Within this context, the present book recommends a design and implementation methodology which will allow future social networking platform designers and developers to work in a scientifically systematic and   sound manner to reach their goal. The journey begins with the identification of the pursued[...] Features Following the introduction of Myspace, Linkedin and Facebook, social networks have become part of people’s everyday life. New online social networks appear almost daily developed to attract the attention of Internet users.  However, design and implementation standards and guidelines are often sacrificed for innovation resulting in unusable social networking platforms destined to be doomed. Within this [..] Contents Preface.- Author’s Biography.- Part I – Introduction.- Chapter 1. From Virtual Communities to Social Networks.- Part II – Requirements Analysis and Design.- Chapter 2. Identifying Users and Their Tasks.- Chapter 3. Requirement Identification and Analysis Techniques.- Chapter 4. Design Principles and Guidelines.- Part III – Implementation and Visualization.- Chapter 5. Implementation Techniques.- Chapter 6. Existing Development Platforms.- Chapter 7. Visualization of Social Networks.Part IV – Evaluation and Network Mining.- Chapter 8. Usability Evaluation Techniques.- Chapter 9. Social[...] Fields of interest Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity; Complex Networks; Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet) Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-7091-0786-7 Hardcover 2013. XI, 190 p. 72 illus., 67 in color. (Lecture Notes in Social Networks) $109.00 ISBN 978-3-7091-0786-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Erfolgreich Planen • Steuern • Reporten bei der Einführung von SAP-Banking

Dieses Fachbuch vermittelt die grundlegenden Kenntnisse des Testmanagements. Von der Strategie und Planung über die verschiedenen Teststufen bis zum Reporting und der Abnahme geben die Autoren Ihnen einen detaillierten Überblick über das Testen von Software und bieten eine strukturierte Anleitung zum richtigen Testen. Zahlreiche Beispiele zeigen anhand von SAP Banking die Umsetzung und Besonderheiten in der Praxis. Features Dieses Fachbuch vermittelt die grundlegenden Kenntnisse des Testmanagements. Von der Strategie und Planung über die verschiedenen Teststufen bis zum Reporting und der Abnahme geben die Autoren Ihnen einen detaillierten Überblick über das Testen von Software und bieten eine strukturierte Anleitung zum richtigen Testen. Zahlreiche Beispiele zeigen anhand von SAP Banking die Umsetzung und Besonderheiten in der [..] Contents Testumfang.- Strategie.- Dokumentation und Reporting.- Testorganisation.- Teststufen.- Testumgebung.- Abweichungsmanagement.- Abnahmen.- Projektplan.- Risiken.- Fallbeispiele aus dem SAP Banking. Fields of interest System Performance and Evaluation Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-8348-1623-8 Softcover 2013. XII, 174 S. 79 Abb. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-8348-1623-8 Due: Februar 28, 2013

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J.S. Brown, G. Rocher

The Definitive Guide to Grails 2 Grails is a full stack framework which aims to greatly simplify the task of building serious web applications for the JVM. The concepts within Grails, like interceptors, tag libs, and Groovy Server Pages (GSP), make those in the Java community feel right at home. Grails‑ foundation is on solid open source technologies such as Spring, Hibernate, and SiteMesh, which gives it even more potential in the Java space: Spring provides powerful inversion of control and MVC, Hibernate brings a stable, mature object relational mapping technology with the ability to integrate with legacy systems, and SiteMesh handles flexible layout control and page decoration. Grails complements these with[...] Features Grails is a full stack framework which aims to greatly simplify the task of building serious web applications for the JVM. The concepts within Grails, like interceptors, tag libs, and Groovy Server Pages (GSP), make those in the Java community feel right at home. Grails‑ foundation is on solid open source technologies such as Spring, Hibernate, and SiteMesh, which gives it even more potential in [..] Fields of interest Computer Science (general) Target groups Popular/general Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-4377-9 Softcover 2013. 360 p. $49.99 ISBN 978-1-4302-4377-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Computer Science

J. Aikat, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA; K. Jeffay, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA; F.D. Smith, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA

The Effects of Traffic Structure on Application and Network Performance Over the past three decades, the Internet's rapid growth has spurred the development of new applications in mobile computing, digital music, online video, gaming and social networks. These applications rely heavily upon various underlying network protocols and mechanisms to enable, maintain and enhance their Internet functionalityThe Effects of Traffic Structure on Application and Network Performance provides the necessary tools for maximizing the network efficiency of any Internet application, and presents ground-breaking research that will influence how these applications are built in the future.  The book outlines how to design and run all types of networking experiments, and[...] Features Over the past three decades, the Internet's rapid growth has spurred the development of new applications in mobile computing, digital music, online video, gaming and social networks. These applications rely heavily upon various underlying network protocols and mechanisms to enable, maintain and enhance their Internet functionalityThe Effects of Traffic Structure on Application and Network [..] Contents Introduction.- Background and Related Work.Workload Modeling and Traffic Generation.- Experimental Methodology.- Results: Effects of Round Trip Times and Connection Structures on Application and Network Performance.- Additional Results.- Conclusion. Fields of interest Computer Communication Networks; Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks; Communications Engineering, Networks; Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); System Performance and Evaluation Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-1847-4 Hardcover 2013. VIII, 298 p. 394 illus. $109.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-1847-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com C. Duncan

Unite the Tribes Ending Turf Wars for Career and Business Success

No matter what business you're in, at the end of the day, it's all about people. Workers are people, and so are managers. Every day, millions of people wake up, get dressed, and go to work. The fact that all of them do different jobs and have different levels of authority has been used for ages to divide us. The truth of the matter, however, is that we're all just trying to make a living and provide for the ones we love‑and that's a powerful common bond. If you can grasp that one concept, you'll have the power to change your world for the better in ways that you never dreamed possible. When you reach people at this fundamental level‑letting them know that you care about what's[...] Features No matter what business you're in, at the end of the day, it's all about people. Workers are people, and so are managers. Every day, millions of people wake up, get dressed, and go to work. The fact that all of them do different jobs and have different levels of authority has been used for ages to divide us. The truth of the matter, however, is that we're all just trying to make a living and provide for the [..] Fields of interest Computer Science (general); Computing Milieux Target groups Popular/general Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-5110-1 Softcover 2012. 340 p. $22.99 ISBN 978-1-4302-5110-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

S. Bandyopadhyay, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India; S. Saha, Indian Institute of Technology, Patna, India

Unsupervised Classification Similarity Measures, Classical and Metaheuristic Approaches, and Applications

Clustering is an important unsupervised classification technique where data points are grouped such that points that are similar in some sense belong to the same cluster. Cluster analysis is a complex problem as a variety of similarity and dissimilarity measures exist in the literature.This is the first book focused on clustering with a particular emphasis on symmetry-based measures of similarity and metaheuristic approaches. The aim is to find a suitable grouping of the input data set so that some criteria are optimized, and using this the authors frame the clustering problem as an optimization one where the objectives to be optimized may represent different characteristics such as[...] Features Clustering is an important unsupervised classification technique where data points are grouped such that points that are similar in some sense belong to the same cluster. Cluster analysis is a complex problem as a variety of similarity and dissimilarity measures exist in the literature.This is the first book focused on clustering with a particular emphasis on symmetry-based measures of similarity [..] Contents Chap. 1 Introduction.- Chap. 2 Some Single- and Multiobjective Optimization Techniques.- Chap. 3 SimilarityMeasures.- Chap. 4 Clustering Algorithms.- Chap. 5 Point Symmetry Based Distance Measures and their Applications to Clustering.Chap. 6 A Validity Index Based on Symmetry: Application to Satellite Image Segmentation.- Chap. 7 Symmetry Based Automatic Clustering.- Chap. 8 Some Line Symmetry Distance Based Clustering Techniques.- Chap. 9 Use of Multiobjective Optimization for Data Clustering.- References.- Index. Fields of interest Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Computational Biology / Bioinformatics; Information Systems and Communication Service Target groups Graduate Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32450-5 Hardcover 2013. XVI, 232 p. 92 illus., 14 in color. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-642-32450-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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H. Müller, TU Dortmund; F. Weichert, TU Dortmund

H. ElAarag, Stetson University, DeLand, FL, USA

A. Ghoda

Vorkurs Informatik

Web Proxy Cache Replacement Strategies

Windows 8 MVVM Patterns Revealed

Simulation, Implementation, and Performance Evaluation

covers both C# and JavaScript

This work presents a study of cache replacement strategies designed for static web content. Proxy servers can improve performance by caching static web content such as cascading style sheets, java script source files, and large files such as images. This topic is particularly important in wireless ad hoc networks, in which mobile devices act as proxy servers for a group of other mobile devices. Opening chapters present an introduction to web requests and the characteristics of web objects, web proxy servers and Squid, and artificial neural networks. This is followed by a comprehensive review of cache replacement strategies simulated against different performance metrics. The work then[...]

The Model-View-View-Model (MVVM) pattern is held in high regard by many developers as an excellent way of creating sophisticated modern applications. It's clear seperation of presentation and business logic produces a clean implementation that promotes speed, scalability and code reuse in applications with a complex UI. These strengths have found it favor with WPF and Silverlight developers.  It is now increasingly being employed for Windows 8 apps, a purpose to which it is ideally suited as this book will show. In this brief, information-rich, guide we will show you how MVVM works with both XAML (C‑) and HTML5 (JavaScript) flavors of Windows 8. Beginning with a brief recap of MVVM[...]

Der Einstieg ins Informatikstudium

Ausgehend von Beispielen werden grundlegende Paradigmen der Informatik vermittelt. Die Schwerpunkte liegen auf dem Algorithmenbegriff, auf einer Einführung in die Programmierung auf Grundlage der Programmiersprache Java und auf objektorientierten Konzepten. Ferner wird an die Aufwandsanalyse von Algorithmen und die Funktionsweise von Rechnern herangeführt. Anhänge zur Java-Programmierumgebung und zu den Grundkonzepten der Programmiersprache C++ ergänzen den praktischen Teil.So gelingt der Einstieg in das Informatikstudium! Features Ausgehend von Beispielen werden grundlegende Paradigmen der Informatik vermittelt. Die Schwerpunkte liegen auf dem Algorithmenbegriff, auf einer Einführung in die Programmierung auf Grundlage der Programmiersprache Java und auf objektorientierten Konzepten. Ferner wird an die Aufwandsanalyse von Algorithmen und die Funktionsweise von Rechnern herangeführt. Anhänge zur Java-Programmierumgebung und zu den [..] Contents Was ist Informatik?.- Programmierung.- Algorithmen und Datenstrukturen.- Vom Programm zum Rechner. Fields of interest Computer Science (general) Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-8348-2628-2 Softcover 2013. XVI, 364 S. 148 Abb. $49.95 ISBN 978-3-8348-2628-2 Due: Januar 28, 2013

Features This work presents a study of cache replacement strategies designed for static web content. Proxy servers can improve performance by caching static web content such as cascading style sheets, java script source files, and large files such as images. This topic is particularly important in wireless ad hoc networks, in which mobile devices act as proxy servers for a group of other mobile devices. Opening [..] Contents Introduction.- Background Information.- Artificial Neural Networks.- A Quantitative Study of Web Cache Replacement Strategies using Simulation.Web Proxy Cache Replacement Scheme Based on Back Propagation Neural Network.- Implementation of a Neural Network Proxy Cache Replacement Strategy in the Squid Proxy Server. Fields of interest Simulation and Modeling; Computer Communication Networks; System Performance and Evaluation Target groups Research Type of publication Brief More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-4892-0 Softcover 2013. X, 103 p. 81 illus., 15 in color. (SpringerBriefs in Computer Science) $39.95 ISBN 978-1-4471-4892-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Features The Model-View-View-Model (MVVM) pattern is held in high regard by many developers as an excellent way of creating sophisticated modern applications. It's clear seperation of presentation and business logic produces a clean implementation that promotes speed, scalability and code reuse in applications with a complex UI. These strengths have found it favor with WPF and Silverlight developers.   It is now [..] Fields of interest Computer Science (general) Target groups Popular/general Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-4908-5 Softcover 2012. 172 p. $19.99 ISBN 978-1-4302-4908-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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R. Wilhelm, Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken; H. Seidl, Technische Universität München; S. Hack, Universität des Saarlandes

Übersetzerbau Band 2: Syntaktische und semantische Analyse

Das Buch behandelt die Analysephase von Übersetzern für Programmiersprachen. Es beschreibt die lexikalische, die syntaktische und die semantische Analyse, Spezifikationsmechanismen für diese Aufgaben aus der Theorie der formalen Sprachen und automatische Erzeugungsverfahren aus der Theorie der Automaten. Vorgestellt wird eine konzeptionelle Übersetzerstruktur, also eine Aufteilung in eine Menge von Moduln, welche ein Eingabeprogramm in einer Folge von Schritten in ein Maschinenprogramm transformieren, und beschreibt die Schnittstellen zwischen den Moduln. Schließlich werden auch die Strukturen von realen Übersetzern skizziert. Das Buch enthält die notwendige Theorie und Hinweise zur[...] Features Das Buch behandelt die Analysephase von Übersetzern für Programmiersprachen. Es beschreibt die lexikalische, die syntaktische und die semantische Analyse, Spezifikationsmechanismen für diese Aufgaben aus der Theorie der formalen Sprachen und automatische Erzeugungsverfahren aus der Theorie der Automaten. Vorgestellt wird eine konzeptionelle Übersetzerstruktur, also eine Aufteilung in eine Menge von Moduln, [..] Contents Struktur von Übersetzern.- Lexikalische Analyse.Syntaktische Analyse,- Semantische Analyse. Fields of interest Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters; Programming Techniques Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-01134-4 Softcover 2012. XII, 247 S. 53 Abb. (eXamen.press) $29.95 ISBN 978-3-642-01134-4 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

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C.W. Finkl, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA (Ed.)

Coastal Hazards J. Sundaresan, National Institute for Science Communication and Information Resources, New Delhi, India; S. Sreekesh, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India; A. Ramanathan, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India; L. Sonnenschein, World Aquarium and Conservation for the Oceans Foundation, St. Louis, MO, USA; R. Boojh, UNESCO, New Delhi, India (Eds.)

Climate Change and Island and Coastal Vulnerability "Climate Change and Island and Coastal Vulnerability” is the outcome of a selection of peer reviewed  edited papers presented at the International Workshop on Climate Change and Island Vulnerability (IWCCI) held at Kadmat Island, Lakshadweep, India in October 2010. Marine and coastal biodiversity, sea level rise vulnerability, fisheries, climate change impact on livelihood options, water and sanitation in island ecosystem and mitigation, adaptation and governance are the focal themes.  The basic concept conveyed in the book is that biodiversity of islands is to be protected as a natural mechanism to mitigate climate change. Probability recurrence of mass coral bleaching and the[...] Features "Climate Change and Island and Coastal Vulnerability” is the outcome of a selection of peer reviewed  edited papers presented at the International Workshop on Climate Change and Island Vulnerability (IWCCI) held at Kadmat Island, Lakshadweep, India in October 2010. Marine and Coastal Biodiversity, Sea level Rise Vulnerability, Fisheries, Climate Change Impact on Livelihood Options, Water and Sanitation in [..] Contents From the Contents: Inventory and Monitoring of coral reefs of UAE, Arabian Gulf, using remote sensing techniques.- Change in Mangrove Forest Cover and Deltaic Islands in Sundarban Areas of West Bengal.- Mangrove responses to climate change along the southwestern coast of India during Holocene.Climate Impact and Conservation Planning.- Biochemical Composition of Seaweeds after the influence of oil spill from Tasman spirit at the coast of Karachi.- Ecological characteristics of the different coastal ecosystems of the Andaman islands.- Predicted recurrence of coral bleaching events along[...] Fields of interest Biogeosciences; Environmental Science and Engineering; Coastal Sciences; Marine & Freshwater Sciences Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-6015-8 Hardcover 2013. 250 p. 79 illus., 50 in color. $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-6015-8 Due: December 31, 2012

This book covers the gamut of coastal hazards that result from short-term low-frequency events and have high-magnitude and far-reaching impacts on coastal zones the world over. Much of the world’s population now lives in low-lying coastal zones that are inherently vulnerable to natural hazards such as flooding from hurricanes, tropical storms and northeastern storm surges; shoreline (beach and dune) erosion; cliff and bluff failures; and saltwater intrusion in coastal aquifers used for drinking water supplies. In addition to the usual range of hydrometeorological disasters in coastal zones, this book covers tsunami impacts and warning systems as well as global perspectives of[...] Features This book covers the gamut of coastal hazards that result from short-term low-frequency events and have high-magnitude and far-reaching impacts on coastal zones the world over. Much of the world’s population now lives in low-lying coastal zones that are inherently vulnerable to natural hazards such as flooding from hurricanes, tropical storms and northeastern storm surges; shoreline (beach and dune) [..] Contents Part I: Environmental and Human-Induced Hazards.- The Southeast Florida Coastal Zone (SFCZ): A Cascade of Natural, Biological, and Human-Induced Hazards.- Part II: Remote Sensing of Coastal Hazards (Platforms, Methods, and Procedures).- Remote Sensing of Coastal Hazards.- Determination of Human Induced Coastal Changes Using RS, GIS, and Geostatistics.- Part III: Flood Hazards (Storm Surge, Sea-Level Rise, and Populations from Risk of Coastal Flood Hazards).- Coastal Risk versus Vulnerability in an Uncertain Sea Level Future.- SeaLevel Rise Impacts and Responses: A Continental[...] Fields of interest Natural Hazards; Coastal Sciences; Physical Geography Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5233-7 Hardcover 2013. XXI, 840 p. 313 illus., 199 in color. (Coastal Research Library, Vol. 6) $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5233-7 Due: February 28, 2013

springer.com R. Bose, The City University of New York, NY, USA

Devonian Paleoenvironments of Ohio

Earth Sciences B.P. Glass, University of Delaware, DE, USA; B.M. Simonson, Geology Department, Ohio, OH, USA

Distal Impact Ejecta Layers

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S.K. Maiti, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India

Ecorestoration of the coalmine degraded lands

A Record of Large Impacts in Sedimentary Deposits

Carbonate depositional systems in the Paleozoic geologic time represent fewer studies in paleoecological interactions than the siliciclastic systems. To evaluate this difference, the paleontology of the Middle Devonian Dundee Formation in Ohio has been explored. This geologic formation represents an important environment in the Michigan Basin of North America. Understanding biotic relationships such as mutualism, commensalism, parasitism and predation in an ecological community is important in unraveling the mystery of the fossil record. This research has contributed a large field collection which will be useful in documenting the fossil content of this unit for future workers.[...] Features Carbonate depositional systems in the Paleozoic geologic time represent fewer studies in paleoecological interactions than the siliciclastic systems. To evaluate this difference, the paleontology of the Middle Devonian Dundee Formation in Ohio has been explored. This geologic formation represents an important environment in the Michigan Basin of North America. Understanding biotic relationships such as [..] Contents Research Objectives.- Geological Background.Paleoenvironmental Interpretation of the Dundee Formation (Whitehouse Quarry).- Previous Paleontological Faunal List from the Dundee Formation.Materials and Methods.- Results – Paleontological Analysis.- Taphonomy of Shells.- Trace Types.Nature and Position of Traces on Rhipidomella Shells.- Encrustation of Trace-Makers.- Discussion.Epizoan-Host Relationships.- Four Possible Causes for Rare Encrustation in the Dundee Formation. Fields of interest Paleontology; Geology; Biodiversity Target groups Research Type of publication Brief More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34853-2 Softcover 2013. XVII, 57 p. 44 illus., 38 in color. (SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences) $49.95 ISBN 978-3-642-34853-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Impact cratering is an important geological process on all solid planetary bodies, and, in the case of Earth, may have had major climatic and biological effects. Most terrestrial impact craters have been erased or modified beyond recognition. However, major impacts throw ejecta over large areas of the Earth's surface. Recognition of these impact ejecta layers can help fill in the gaps in the terrestrial cratering record and at the same time provide direct correlation between major impacts and other geological events, such as climatic changes and mass extinctions. This book provides the first summary of known distal impact ejecta layers Features Impact cratering is an important geological process on all solid planetary bodies, and, in the case of Earth, may have had major climatic and biological effects. Most terrestrial impact craters have been erased or modified beyond recognition. However, major impacts throw ejecta over large areas of the Earth's surface. Recognition of these impact ejecta layers can help fill in the gaps in the terrestrial [..] Contents Impact Crater Formation.- Distal Impact Ejecta Layers.- Modeling Variations in Distal Impact.- Distal Impact Ejecta Layers and Earth History. Fields of interest Geology; Geophysics / Geodesy; Planetology; Sedimentology Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-540-88261-9 Hardcover 2013. XV, 716 p. 280 illus., 16 in color. (Impact Studies) $179.00 ISBN 978-3-540-88261-9 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

The book adopts an application-oriented approach for ecorestoration of coalmine degraded. The theoretical aspects of ecorestoration, and steps involved in ecorestoration process and experimental aspects of thorough analytical procedures have been discussed in detail. It emphasizes on the types of mining, land degradation, and biodiversity conservation while giving details of technical and biological steps, topsoil management, selection of plant species, seeding, nursery practices; adoption of innovative approaches like mulching, biofertlizer application, hydroseeding, superabsorbent; use of grass-legume mix; monitoring and aftercare of reclaimed sites; the indicators of sustainable[...] Features The book adopts an application-oriented approach for ecorestoration of coalmine degraded. The theoretical aspects of ecorestoration, and steps involved in ecorestoration process and experimental aspects of thorough analytical procedures have been discussed in detail. It emphasizes on the types of mining, land degradation, and biodiversity conservation while giving details of technical and biological steps, [..] Contents SECTION A.-Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION.-Chapter -2: Ecology and Ecosystem in Mine Dedraded Land.-CHAPTER 3: PHYSICAL (TECHNICAL) RECLAMATION.-Chapter 4: Minesoil properties affecting plant establishment and growth.-Chapter 5: Topsoil Management.-Chapter 6: Programs and Planning of vegetation cover development.-Chapter 7: Seeds – collection, storage & treatment.-Chapter 8: NURSERY RAISING OF SAPLINGS FOR FOREST TREES.- Chapter 9: Establishment of Grasses and Legumes Cover.-Chapter 10 Application of Mulch, geotextiles and amendments.-Chapter 11: Bio-fertilizer (Mycorrhiza) technology in[...] Fields of interest Environmental Science and Engineering; Landscape Ecology; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture); Nature Conservation Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-81-322-0850-1 Hardcover 2013. XXIV, 333 p. 105 illus., 42 in color. $179.00 ISBN 978-81-322-0850-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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W.W. Hay, University of Colorado at Boulder, Estes Park, CO, USA

Experimenting on a Small Planet A Scholarly Entertainment

This book is a thorough introduction to climate science and global change. The author is a geologist who has spent much of his life investigating the climate of Earth from a time when it was warm and dinosaurs roamed the land, to today's changing climate. Bill Hay takes you on a journey to understand how the climate system works. He explores how humans are unintentionally conducting a grand uncontrolled experiment which is leading to unanticipated changes. We follow the twisting path of seemingly unrelated discoveries in physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and even mathematics to learn how they led to our present knowledge of how our planet works. He explains why the weather is[...] Features This book is an introduction to climate science and global change. It includes the scientific background in physics, chemistry and biology. The science chapters are interleaved with biographical material including personal reminiscences. The science chapters discuss the history of development of ideas in geology, the discovery of Earth’s very different climates in the distant past, and the climate [..] Contents The Language of Science.- Geologic Time.- Putting Numbers on Geologic Ages.- Discovering Past Climate Change.- The Nature of Energy Received from the Sun - The Analogies with Water Waves and Sound.- The Nature of Energy Received from the Sun - Figuring out what Light really is.- Exploring the Electromagnetic Spectrum.- The Origins of Climate Science - The Idea of Energy Balance.- The Climate System.- What's at the Bottom of Alice's Rabbit Hole?.- Energy from the Sun - Long-term Variations.- Solar Variability.- Albedo.- Air.- HOH - The Keystone of Earth's Climate.- Greenhouse Gasses.[...] Fields of interest Climate Change; Popular Science in Nature and Environment; Earth System Sciences; Historical Geology; Geology Target groups Popular/general Type of publication Popular science More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-28559-2 Hardcover 2013. XXIV, 963 p. 403 illus. $27.95 ISBN 978-3-642-28559-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com A. Amendola, IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria; T. Ermolieva, IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria; J. Linnerooth-Bayer, IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria; R. Mechler, IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria (Eds.)

D.M. Imboden, ETH Zurich, Department of Environmental Systems Sciences, Switzerland; S. Pfenninger, International Ist. for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria

Integrated Catastrophe Risk Modeling

Introduction to Systems Analysis

Supporting Policy Processes

Systems and their mathematical description play an important role in all branches of science. This book offers an introduction to mathematical modeling techniques. It is intended for undergrad students in applied natural science, in particular earth and environmental science, environmental engineering, as well as ecology, environmental chemistry, chemical engineering, agronomy, and forestry. The focus is on developing the basic methods of modeling. Students will learn how to build mathematical models of their own, but also how to analyze the properties of existing models. The book neither derives mathematical formulae, nor does it describe modeling software, instead focusing on the[...]

Efficient and equitable policies for managing disaster risks and adapting to global environmental change are critically dependent on development of robust options supported by integrated modeling. The book is based on research and state-of-the art models developed at IIASA (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis) and within its cooperation network. It addresses the methodological complexities of assessing disaster risks, which call for stochastic simulation, optimization methods and economic modeling. Furthermore, it describes policy frameworks for integrated disaster risk management, including stakeholder participation facilitated by user-interactive decision-support[...] Features Efficient and equitable policies for managing disaster risks and adapting to global environmental change are critically dependent on development of robust options supported by integrated modeling. The book is based on research and state-of-the art models developed at IIASA (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis) and within its cooperation network. It addresses the methodological [..] Contents Preface.- PART I. Integrated Modeling for Informing Risk Management Policies.- 1. Integrated Modeling for Informing Risk Management Policies: An Introduction.- 2. Modeling Risk and Uncertainty: Managing Flash Flood Risk in Vienna.- 3. Modeling Catastrophe Risk for Designing Insurance Systems.4. Handling Multiple Criteria in Flood Risk Management.- 5. Dams and Catastrophe Risk: Discounting in Long-Term Planning.- PART II. Disasters and Growth: Modeling and Managing Country-wide Catastrophe Risk.- 6. Modeling Aggregate Economic Risk: An Introduction.- 7. Catastrophe Risk and Economic[...] Fields of interest Natural Hazards; Business & Economics (general); Sustainable Development; Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-2225-5 Hardcover 2013. X, 287 p. 82 illus., 52 in color. (Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, Vol. 32) $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-2225-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Mathematically Modeling Natural Systems

Features This book builds an understanding of what systems are and how they can be described mathematically. In the context of natural science, this knowledge is of great importance. The intended audience are students in applied sciences such as earth and environmental science, geoecology, environmental chemistry and forestry. The focus is on the methods of modeling, with the aim to let readers develop models of their [..] Contents 1. Introduction.- 2. Mathematical models.- 3. Static models.- 4. Linear one dimensional models.- 5. Linear multi dimensional Models.- 6. Non-linear models.- 7. Time discrete models.- 8. Models in time and space.- A. List of symbols.- B. Dimensions and units.- C. Formulary.- D. Eigenvalues.- E. Timedependent diffusion equation.- Bibliography.- Index. Fields of interest Earth Sciences (general); Math. Appl. in Environmental Science; Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics Target groups Research Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-30638-9 Hardcover 2013. VIII, 252 p. 142 illus. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-642-30638-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com M. Reguero, Museo de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina; F. Goin, Museo de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina; C. Acosta Hospitaleche, Museo de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina; T. Dutra, Univers. do Vale do Rio, S'alo Leopoldo, Brazil; S. Marenssi, Instituto Antártico Argentino, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Late Cretaceous/Paleogene West Antarctica Terrestrial Biota and its Intercontinental Affinities One of the most intriguing paleobiogeographical phenomena involving the origins and gradual sundering of Gondwana concerns the close similarities and, in most cases, inferred sister-group relationships of a number of terrestrial and freshwater vertebrate taxa, e.g., dinosaurs, flying birds, mammals, etc., recovered from uppermost Cretaceous/ Paleogene deposits of West Antarctica, South America, and NewZealand/Australia. For some twenty five extensive and productive investigations in the field of vertebrate paleontology has been carried out in latest Cretaceous and Paleogene deposits in the James Ross Basin, northeast of the Antarctic Peninsula (AP), West Antarctica, on the exposed[...] Features One of the most intriguing paleobiogeographical phenomena involving the origins and gradual sundering of Gondwana concerns the close similarities and, in most cases, inferred sister-group relationships of a number of terrestrial and freshwater vertebrate taxa, e.g., dinosaurs, flying birds, mammals, etc., recovered from uppermost Cretaceous/ Paleogene deposits of West Antarctica, South America, and [..] Contents Introduction.-West Antarctica (WANT): tectonics and paleogeography.--East Antarctica (EANT)/ West Antarctica (WANT), gondwanic paleobiogeography.-Late Cretaceous/Paleogene stratigraphy of the James Ross Basin.--Late Cretaceous.--Paleogene.-South America/West Antarctica: Pacific affinities of the Paleogene Weddellian marine/coastal vertebrates.--Late Cretaceous/Paleogene marine fossil vertebrates of the James Ross Basin.--Weddellian Sphenisciformes: systematics, stratigraphy, biogeography and phylogeny.-The terrestrial biotic dimension of WANT.--West Antarctica paleoflora.--Late[...] Fields of interest Paleontology; Animal Systematics / Taxonomy / Biogeography; Animal Ecology Target groups Research Type of publication Brief More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5490-4 Softcover 2013. VIII, 120 p. 49 illus., 17 in color. (SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences) $49.95 ISBN 978-94-007-5490-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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T. Kardel, Holte, Denmark; P. Maquet, Aywaille, Belgium (Eds.)

A. Nowacki, University of Bristol, UK

Nicolaus Steno

Plate Deformation from Cradle to Grave

Biography and Original Papers of a 17th Century Scientist

This is by far the most exhaustive biography on Niels Stensen, anatomist, geologist and bishop, better known as "Nicolaus Steno". We learn about the scientist’s family and background in Lutheran Denmark, of his teachers at home and abroad, of his studies and travels in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Bohemia and Germany, of his many pioneering achievements in anatomy and geology, of his encounters with Swammerdam, Malpighi and with members of the newly established Royal Society of London and the Accademia del Cimento in Florence, and with the philosopher Spinoza. It further treats Stensen’s religious conversion. The book includes the full set of Steno's[...] Features This is by far the most exhaustive biography on Niels Stensen, anatomist, geologist and bishop, better known as "Nicolaus Steno". We learn about the scientist’s family and background in Lutheran Denmark, of his teachers at home and abroad, of his studies and travels in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Bohemia and Germany, of his many pioneering achievements in anatomy and geology, of [..] Contents Preface.- Part I Biography.- Childhood and youth in Copenhagen.- Years of discovery in Holland.- In Paris and France.- The first year in Italy.- Researcher and Convert in Italy.- The Geological Dissertation.The great travel.- Under Cosimo III in Florence.Two years in Copenhagen.- Educator and Priest in Florence.- Part II Scientific Papers.- Anatomical Papers.- Geological Papers. Fields of interest Geology; Anatomy; History of Philosophy Target groups Popular/general Type of publication Biography More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-25078-1 Hardcover 2013. XXXVIII, 739 p. 140 illus., 22 in color. $139.00 ISBN 978-3-642-25078-1 Due: February 28, 2013

Seismic Anisotropy and Deformation at Mid-Ocean Ridges and in the Lowermost Mantle

The Earth's rocky mantle convects to lose heat, which comes from the liquid iron core below.  The mantle's interfaces - the core-mantle boundary, and the lithosphere - may hold the key to understanding mantle motion because of the seismic anisotropy present in these parts of the Earth.  In this thesis, Andy Nowacki presents a precise but comprehensive review of the current state of the art in studying flow with anisotropy, mineral physics and geodynamics.  New measurements of shear wave anisotropy in the lowermost mantle and at mid-ocean ridges are used to constrain mechanisms of creep and melt extraction in the mantle.  A model of global flow is used to predict anisotropy in the deep[...] Features The mantle’s interfaces – the core-mantle boundary and the lithosphere – may hold the key to understanding mantle motion, because of the seismic anisotropy present in these parts of the Earth. This thesis contains a substantive introduction to the structure of the Earth, seismic anisotropy in the coremantle boundary region and in general, and midocean ridge processes. It also describes novel [..] Contents Seismic anisotropy and deformation in the lowermost mantle.- Mantle anisotropy beneath the Earth’s mid-ocean ridges.- Deformation of the lowermost mantle from seismic anisotropy.- Predicting lowermost mantle anisotropy using models of mantle flow. Fields of interest Geology; Geophysics / Geodesy; Mineralogy; Structural Geology Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34841-9 Hardcover 2013. XVI, 166 p. 70 illus., 61 in color. (Springer Theses) $139.00 ISBN 978-3-642-34841-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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R.A. Gygi, Zürich, Switzerland

Quantitative Geology of Late Jurassic Epicontinental Sediments in the Jura Mountains of Switzerland The book summarizes about 40 years of the author’s research on sedimentary geology in an epicontinental (shelf) sea during the Late Jurassic in northern Switzerland. It presents a synopsis of the interplay of varying paleoclimate, of sea level variations, of varying water depth, of sea floor topography, of vertical and lateral facies changes, of processes of sedimentation like aggradation and progradation, of compaction, of the great regional differences in rates of sedimentation and in isostatic equilibration of the lithosphere under load, and of concomitant synsedimentary tectonics. Regional variation in isostatic adjustment of the lithosphere to the increasing load of sediments is[...]

springer.com C.P. Tambussi, Museo de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina; F. Degrange, Museo de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina

P. Burnard, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France (Ed.)

South American and Antarctic Continental Cenozoic Birds

The Noble Gases as Geochemical Tracers

Paleobiogeographic Affinities and Disparities

Modern birds (Neornithes) are represented by two big lineages, the Palaeognathae (Tinamiformes + Ratitae) and the Neognathae [Galloanserae + Neoaves (Metaves + Coronoaves)]. Both clades sum approximately 10,000 species of which 60% are Passeriformes (the most diverse clade of terrestrial vertebrates). A comparison between the past and the present reveals a complex and hallmarked evolutionary and biogeographic history which would have begun over 65 million years ago. For South America (SA) this includes: (1) the presence of taxa with uncertain affinities and the absence of Passeriformes during the Paleogene; (2) a progressive and accelerated increase of the species starting at the[...]

Features The book summarizes about 40 years of the author’s research on sedimentary geology in an epicontinental (shelf) sea during the Late Jurassic in northern Switzerland. It presents a synopsis of the interplay of varying paleoclimate, of sea level variations, of varying water depth, of sea floor topography, of vertical and lateral facies changes, of processes of sedimentation like aggradation and progradation, of [..]

Features Modern birds (Neornithes) are represented by two big lineages, the Palaeognathae (Tinamiformes + Ratitae) and the Neognathae [Galloanserae + Neoaves (Metaves + Coronoaves)]. Both clades sum approximately 10,000 species of which 60% are Passeriformes (the most diverse clade of terrestrial vertebrates). A comparison between the past and the present reveals a complex and hallmarked evolutionary and biogeographic [..]

Contents 1 Previous Work.- 2 What can be measured, calculated, or be quantified by comparison.- 3 Paleogeography and paleoclimate.- 4 Sedimentation.- 5 Sea level variations.- 6 Hermatypic coral assemblages: growth form, spatial distribution, and paleobathymetry.- 7 Age and time correlation of sediments.- 8 Rates of sedimentation varying between positive (net), zero, and negative (erosion).- 9 Subsidence.10 Synsedimentary tectonics.- 11 Discussion and conclusions.- 12 Main conclusions.- References.

Contents Introduction.- Paleogeograpic background.- Geological settings of the major fossil localities in South America and Antarctica.- The nature of the bird fossil record.- The Paleogene birds of South America.Eocene birds from Antarctica and their relationships with those of South America.- The Neogene birds of South America.- The dominance of zoophagous birds.- Bioconections of South America and other continents: What is and what is not possible to conclude.

Fields of interest Geology; Sedimentology; Quantitative Geology

Fields of interest Paleontology; Plant Systematics / Taxonomy / Biogeography; Evolutionary Biology

Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-0348-0135-5 Hardcover 2012. V, 216 p. 48 illus. $89.95 ISBN 978-3-0348-0135-5 Due: February 28, 2013

Target groups Research Type of publication Brief More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5466-9 Softcover 2013. XI, 113 p. 23 illus., 7 in color. (SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences) $49.95 ISBN 978-94-007-5466-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

The twelve chapters of this volume aim to provide a complete manual for using noble gases in terrestrial geochemistry, covering applications which range from high temperature processes deep in the Earth’s interior to tracing climatic variations using noble gases trapped in ice cores, groundwaters and modern sediments. Other chapters cover noble gases in crustal (aqueous, CO2 and hydrocarbon) fluids and laboratory techniques for determining noble gas solubilities and diffusivities under geologically relevant conditions. Each chapter deals with the fundamentals of the analysis and interpretation of the data, detailing sampling and sampling strategies, techniques for analysis, sources of[...] Features The twelve chapters of this volume aim to provide a complete manual for using noble gases in terrestrial geochemistry, covering applications which range from high temperature processes deep in the Earth’s interior to tracing climatic variations using noble gases trapped in ice cores, groundwaters and modern sediments. Other chapters cover noble gases in crustal (aqueous, CO2 and hydrocarbon) fluids and [..] Contents 1. Introductory Chapter.- 2. Noble Gases in ice cores: Indicators of the Earth’s climate history.- 3. Ocean circulation traced by noble gases.- 4. Groundwater circulation and palaeotemperatures by noble gas geochemistry.- 5. Noble gases as environmental tracers in porewater of lacustrine or oceanic sediments and in fluid inclusions of stalagmites.- 6. Extraterrestrial He in sediments: From recorder of asteroid collisions to timekeeper of global environmental changes.- 7. Application of noble gases to the viability of CO2 storage.- 8. Noble gases in oil and gas accumulations 9. The[...] Fields of interest Geochemistry; Chemistry (general); Environmental Chemistry; Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-28835-7 Hardcover 2013. X, 391 p. 188 illus., 149 in color. (Advances in Isotope Geochemistry) $179.00 ISBN 978-3-642-28835-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com K. Grunewald, Leibniz-Institut für ökologische Raumentwicklung, Dresden; O. Bastian, Leibniz-Institut für ökologische Raumentwicklung, Dresden (Eds.)

Ökosystemdienstleistungen Konzept, Methoden und Fallbeispiele

Die Natur liefert uns viele Leistungen gratis: So bildet sich Grundwasser neu, bleiben Böden fruchtbar, erzeugt die Photosynthese pflanzliche Biomasse. Wir Menschen ziehen aus diesen „Ökosystemdienstleistungen“ (kurz: ÖSD) vielfältigen Nutzen, sei es für die Ernährung, die Versorgung mit Wasser, für die Erholung oder den Schutz vor Naturgefahren. Große internationale Studien wie das Millennium Ecosystem Assessment haben sich eingehend mit den weltweit von Ökosystemen bereitgestellten Leistungen befasst und eindringlich auf die Folgen hingewiesen, die mit deren Verminderung oder Verlust einhergehen.Dieses hochaktuelle Thema wird von Wissenschaftlern ganz unterschiedlicher Disziplinen[...] Features Die Natur liefert uns viele Leistungen gratis: So bildet sich Grundwasser neu, bleiben Böden fruchtbar, erzeugt die Photosynthese pflanzliche Biomasse. Wir Menschen ziehen aus diesen „Ökosystemdienstleistungen“ (kurz: ÖSD) vielfältigen Nutzen, sei es für die Ernährung, die Versorgung mit Wasser, für die Erholung oder den Schutz vor Naturgefahren. Große internationale Studien wie das Millennium Ecosystem [..] Contents 1 Ökosystemdienstleistungen (ÖSD) mehr als ein Modewort?- 2 Entwicklung und Grundlagen des ÖSD-Ansatzes.- 3 Konzeptionelle Rahmensetzungen.- 4 Erfassung und Bewertung von ÖSD.- 5 Ausgewählte Steuerungsansätze (Governance) für ÖSD und Biodiversität.- 6 Gestaltungsoptionen zur Sicherung von ÖSD (Landnutzungs- und Schutzaspekte).- 7 Empfehlungen und Ausblick.- Index. Fields of interest Earth Sciences (general); Environment (general); Geography (general); Business & Economics (general); Ecology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-8274-2986-5 Hardcover 2012. XII, 332 S. $79.95 ISBN 978-3-8274-2986-5 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

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N. Daecke, Düsseldorf

T. Funk

Akteursbasierte Führung von Supply Chain-Beziehungen

Advanced Social Media Marketing

Handlungsrahmen zum Erfolgsfaktoren-basierten Lieferanten-Management

How to Lead, Launch, and Manage a Successful Social Media Program

Hundreds of millions of Americans are using social media (SM), and already some 70% of businesses have joined them there, using Facebook and other SM platforms to connect with their customers, and attract new ones. So the real question isn‑t whether to take your business onto social media platforms‑but how to do it quickly, effectively, on a budget, with smart goals, and a road map for success.  Advanced Social Media Marketing: How to Lead, Launch, and Manage a Successful Social Media Program cuts through the hype and fluff about how social media is changing the world, and it gets down to what really matters: How you as a manager can best use SM to benefit your business. Written by a[...] Features Hundreds of millions of Americans are using social media (SM), and already some 70% of businesses have joined them there, using Facebook and other SM platforms to connect with their customers, and attract new ones. So the real question isn‑t whether to take your business onto social media platforms‑but how to do it quickly, effectively, on a budget, with smart goals, and a road map for success.   [..]

Nils Daecke zeigt einen Handlungsrahmen zur systematischen Führung von Supply Chain-Beziehungen auf. Basierend auf den theoretischen Grundlagen des Transaktionskosten-Ansatzes, der Principal-Agent-Theorie und des Ressourcenbasierten Ansatzes werden die zentralen Erfolgsfaktoren von Lieferanten-Abnehmer-Beziehungen dargestellt und in messbare Kennzahlen überführt. Ausgehend von der Akteursbasierten Führungstheorie werden die konkreten Schritte des unternehmensübergreifenden Lieferantenmanagements beschrieben und die Umsetzung anhand von Unternehmensfallstudien präzisiert. Features Die Fragestellung, wie unternehmensübergreifende Zusammenarbeit gesteuert werden kann, damit die Potenziale des Supply Chain Managements bestmöglich ausgeschöpft werden können, gewinnt zunehmend an Bedeutung. Nils Daecke zeigt einen Handlungsrahmen zur systematischen Führung von Supply Chain-Beziehungen auf. Basierend auf den theoretischen Grundlagen des Transaktionskosten-Ansatzes, der [..] Contents Konzeptioneller Bezugsrahmen.- Sypply ChainBeziehungen als Forschungsobjekt.- Akteursbasierte Führung von Supply Chain-Beziehungen.

Fields of interest Business & Management Science

Fields of interest Production / Logistics

Target groups Popular/general

Target groups Research

Type of publication Professional book

Type of publication Monograph

More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-4407-3

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Softcover 2013. 256 p. $29.99 ISBN 978-1-4302-4407-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Softcover 2013. XXIV, 420 S. 34 Abb. (Schriften des Kühne-Zentrums für Logistikmanagement, Vol. 11) $79.95 ISBN 978-3-8349-4002-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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D. Birgelen, Zürich

D. Birgelen, Zürich

F. Neuhaus, Frankfurt

Alles, was Sie über das Verkaufen wissen müssen: Ich und der Kunde

Alles, was Sie über das Verkaufen wissen müssen: der Verkaufsprozess

Angstbewusste Führung

Mehr Einsichten, mehr Selbstvertrauen, mehr Umsatz

Welche Einsichten können Verkäufer von Spitzensportlern, Schauspielern, Politikern, Sprach- und Sozialwissenschaftlern, Psychologen, Psychoanalytikern, Neurologen, Kulturanthropologen, Hypnotiseuren, Mentalisten und vom FBI gewinnen? In diesem Buch werden die Geheimnisse der besten Menschenkenner und Verführer gelüftet und auf den Vertrieb übertragen. Der Leser erfährt, wie es gelingt, mit Mentaltraining und Selbstmotivation mehr Selbstvertrauen aufzubauen und mithilfe von Kenntnissen in Psychologie, Neuromarketing und Kundentypologie unterschiedliche Verhandlungspartner besser zu steuern. Ein Buch mit zahlreichen Praxisbeispielen und Musterdialogen, damit die Umsetzung im[...] Features Das BuchWelche Einsichten können Verkäufer von Spitzensportlern, Schauspielern, Politikern, Sprachund Sozialwissenschaftlern, Psychologen, Psychoanalytikern, Neurologen, Kulturanthropologen, Hypnotiseuren, Mentalisten und vom FBI gewinnen? In diesem Buch werden die Geheimnisse der besten Menschenkenner und Verführer gelüftet und mit zahlreichen Praxisbeispielen, persönlichen Erfahrungen und [..] Contents Selbstmotivation.- Mentaltraining.- Stimme.Sprachstil.- Smalltalk.-Körpersprache.- Verkaufspsychologie.- Neuromarketing.-Kundentypologie.Automatische Reaktionsmuster.-Verkaufshypnose.Manipulationstechniken.- Produktivität.     Fields of interest Sales/Distribution/Call Center/Customer Service Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00834-5 Hardcover 2013. Etwa 190 S. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00834-5 Due: März 28, 2013

Mehr Kunden, mehr Know-how, mehr Abschlüsse

Welche Verkaufstricks nutzen die Meister ihres Fachs? Welche Winkelzüge von Networking-Experten, Reportern, Motivforschern, Schlagfertigkeitstrainern, Rednern, Profi-Verhandlungsführern und Krimi-Autoren lassen sich auf den Verkaufsprozess übertragen? In diesem Buch erhält der Leser das komprimierte Wissen der Verkaufsliteratur und erfährt, mit welchen rhetorischen Mitteln und Verhandlungsstrategien die Besten im Vertrieb operieren. Jeder einzelne Prozessschritt im Verkauf von der Kundenakquisition bis zum Aftersales - wird beleuchtet, angereichert mit praktischen Beispielen und Musterdialogen, die sich individuell auf den Verkaufsalltag des Lesers anpassen lassen. Das Buch zeigt in[...] Features Das BuchWelche Verkaufstricks nutzen die Meister ihres Fachs? Welche Winkelzüge von Networking-Experten, Reportern, Motivforschern, Schlagfertigkeitstrainern, Rednern, Profi-Verhandlungsführern und Krimi-Autoren lassen sich auf den Verkaufsprozess übertragen? In diesem Buch finden Sie das komprimierte Wissen der Verkaufsliteratur und die besten Methoden der Experten in der Steuerung von [..] Contents Kundenakquisition.- Telefonische Terminvereinbarung.- Der persönliche Termin.- Bedarfsund Motivanalyse.- Fesselnde Präsentationen.- Umgang mit Kontern.- Einwandbehandlung.- Erfolgreich verhandeln.- Preisgespräche.Abschlusstechniken.-Politische Spiele im B2B.Wettbewerbsstrategien.- Angebotserstellung und -verfolgung.- Cross- und Upselling.- Aftersales.Empfehlungsmarketing.   Fields of interest Sales/Distribution/Call Center/Customer Service; Management/Business for Professionals; Marketing Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00836-9 Hardcover 2013. Etwa 190 S. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00836-9 Due: März 28, 2013

Besser und produktiver arbeiten durch den motivierenden Einsatz von Angst

Angst gilt allgemein als unerwünscht und wird oft totgeschwiegen. Das ist gerade im Arbeitsumfeld  und in der BWL der Fall. Dabei kann Angst starke Auswirkungen auf Mitarbeiter, Unternehmenskultur   und wirtschaftlichen Erfolg haben – allerdings nicht nur negative, sondern gerade auch motivierende und unterstützende. Dieses Buch erklärt ausführlich die Mechanismen, nach denen die Angst Erkenntnissen von Neurowissenschaften und Psychologie zufolge funktioniert. Es gibt dazu Empfehlungen für Führungskräfte, woran sich Ängste erkennen lassen und wie sie im Management zum Vorteil von Unternehmen und Mitarbeitern eingesetzt werden können. Features Angst gilt allgemein als unerwünscht und wird oft totgeschwiegen. Das ist gerade im Arbeitsumfeld   der Fall. Dabei kann Angst starke Auswirkungen auf Mitarbeiter, Unternehmenskultur  und wirtschaftlichen Erfolg haben – allerdings nicht nur   die negative, sondern gerade auch die motivierende und unterstützende Angst. Florian Neuhaus analysiert  auf der Grundlage der Erkenntnisse der Neurowissenschaften und [..] Contents Managementinitiativen und -werkzeuge.- Angst in der Psychologie, Biologie und Neurobiologie.- Angst im organisationalen Rahmen.- Wechselwirkungen von Managementinitiativen und Angst.- Angstbewusste Organisation und Führung. Fields of interest Business Strategy/Leadership Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01151-2 Softcover 2013. XXIV, 316 S. 19 Abb. (Internationalisierung und Management) $79.95 ISBN 978-3-658-01151-2 Due: Februar 28, 2013

springer.com P. Jessberger, Bonn

Auswirkungen von Basel III auf Risikomanagement und Risikocontrolling Chancen, Risiken, Schlussfolgerungen für mittelständische Banken

Als Konsequenz der Finanzmarktkrise veröffentlichte der Baseler Ausschuss mit Basel III neue bankaufsichtsrechtliche Empfehlungen. Die Umsetzung erfolgt in Europa über die Capital Requirements Directive IV und ist sukzessive ab 2013 für europäische Banken anzuwenden. Die neuen Anforderungen von Basel III sind im Wesentlichen höhere Eigenkapitalanforderungen, die Einführung der Leverage Ratio und neue Liquiditätsvorschriften mit der Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) und der Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR). Pascal Jessberger untersucht die Auswirkungen von Basel III auf das Risikomanagement und -controlling am Beispiel einer mittelständischen Sparkasse. Features Als Konsequenz aus der Finanzmarktkrise veröffentlichte der Baseler Ausschuss mit Basel III neue bankaufsichtsrechtliche Empfehlungen. Die Umsetzung erfolgt in Europa über die Capital Requirements Directive IV und ist sukzessive ab 2013 für europäische Banken anzuwenden. Die neuen Anforderungen von Basel III sind im Wesentlichen höhere Eigenkapitalanforderungen, die Einführung der Leverage Ratio und neue [..] Contents Basel III.- Risikomanagement.- Mindestkapitalanforderung.- Liquiditätskennziffer.- Leverage Ratio.Kontrahentenrisiko. Fields of interest Business Taxation Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01091-1 Softcover 2013. XV, 86 S. 29 Abb. (Business, Economics, and Law) $59.95 ISBN 978-3-658-01091-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Economics S. Hüthig, Springer Gabler | Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, Deutschland (Ed.)

Banking 2.0 Finanzdienstleistungen heute und morgen

Technische Entwicklungen prägen unser Leben und damit auch unsere Gewohnheit, mit Geld und unseren Finanzen umzugehen. Für uns ist es selbstverständlich, über die Geldautomaten auch am Wochenende nahezu überall problemlos an Bargeld zu kommen. Bei einem Gespräch in der Bankfiliale setzen wir voraus, dass der Berater immer die neuesten Daten zu den Finanzprodukten für uns auf dem Bildschirm oder Tablet-PC hat. Und wenn die Rückmeldung zu unserer Online-Kreditanfrage zu lange dauert, werden wir ungeduldig. Banken und Sparkassen treiben technische Entwicklungen also nicht nur, sondern werden auch oft genug von ihnen getrieben. Das BANKMAGAZIN hat seine wichtigsten Veröffentlichungen und[...] Features Banking 2.0Das BANKMAGAZIN hat seine wichtigsten Veröffentlichungen und interessante „Schnipsel“ aus den vergangenen zwei bis drei Jahren zu dem Themenkomplex „Banking 2.0 – Banking heute und morgen“ gesammelt und aufbereitet. Einige der beschriebenen Trends werden in der Praxis schon eingesetzt, einige wurden verworfen, wieder andere befinden sich in der Einführung oder lassen noch auf sich [..] Contents Banking der Zukunft.- Kanalmix der Banken.- Social Web.- Bezahlmethoden. Fields of interest Finance / Banking; Sales/Distribution/Call Center/Customer Service; Marketing Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00739-3 Softcover 2013. X, 205 S. 46 Abb. in Farbe. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00739-3 Due: Februar 28, 2013

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E.M. Noam, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; L.M. Pupillo, Telecom Italia, Rome, Italy; J.J. Kranz, Ludwig MaximiliansUniversity, Munich, Germany (Eds.)

Broadband Networks, Smart Grids and Climate Change In smart grids the formerly separated worlds of energy and telecommunication converge to an interactive and automated energy supply system. Driven by social, legal, and economic pressures, energy systems around the globe are updated with information and communication technology. These investments aim at enhancing energy efficiency, securing affordable energy supply, and mitigate climate change. In Broadband Networks, Smart Grids and Climate Change, renowned scholars and managers from the fields of energy and telecommunication address key questions related to technological, strategic, and regulatory issues revealing consequences and opportunities for businesses evolving with smart[...] Features In smart grids the formerly separated worlds of energy and telecommunication converge to an interactive and automated energy supply system. Driven by social, legal, and economic pressures, energy systems around the globe are updated with information and communication technology. These investments aim at enhancing energy efficiency, securing affordable energy supply, and mitigate climate change. In [..] Contents Introduction.- Eli Noam, Lorenzo Pupillo, Johann Kranz..- II Perspectives.- A Matthias Kurth (German Federal Network Agency).- B Stefano Nocentini (Telecom Italia).- C Graham Vickery  & Arthur Mickoleit (OECD)D Reed Hundt (Coalition for Green Capital)) E Miriam Horn (Environmental Defense Fund).- F Chris Tuppen (Advancing Sustainability) ) (tbc).- III National Plans.- A Nick Sinai (Former FCC Energy Director).- B         Scott Hempling (National Regulatory Research Institute).- C Beatrice Covassi (EU) (tbc).- D          Philip Mayrhofer (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich) IV  [...] Fields of interest Business & Management Science; Energy Policy, Economics and Management; Renewable and Green Energy; Energy Technology Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5265-2 Hardcover 2013. VI, 255 p. 26 illus. $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5265-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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R. Saxena, Cisco Advanced Services, Bangalore, India; A. Srinivasan, Dsquare Solutions, Bangalore, India

S. Mohapatra, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, India

Business Analytics

Business Process Reengineering

A Practitioner’s Guide

Automation Decision Points in Process Reengineering

Potentials for Business, Social Entrepreneurship, Welfare and Civil Society

This book provides a guide to businesses on how to use analytics to help drive from ideas to execution. Analytics used in this way provides “full lifecycle support” for business and helps during all stages of management decision-making and execution.The framework presented in the book enables the effective interplay of business, analytics, and information technology (business intelligence) both to leverage analytics for competitive advantage and to embed the use of business analytics into the business culture. It lays out an approach for analytics, describes the processes used, and provides guidance on how to scale analytics and how to develop analytics teams. It provides tools to[...]

Business process reengineering (BPR) focuses on redesigning the strategic and value-added processes which transcend the organizational boundaries. It is a cross-functional approach that requires support from almost all the departments of the organization. Business Process Reengineering: Automation Decision Points in Process Reengineering offers a new framework based process reengineering and links it to organization life cycle, process life cycle, and process management. This volume describes the fundamental concepts behind business process reengineering and examines them through case studies, and should appeal to researchers and academics interested in business process[...]

In recent years, social innovation has experienced a steep career. Numerous national governments and large organisations like the OECD, the European Commission and UNESCO have adopted the term. Social innovation basically means that people adopt new social practices in order to meet social needs in a different or more effective way. Prominent examples of the past are the Red Cross and the social welfare state or, at present, the internet 2.0 transforming our communication and cooperation schemes, requiring new management concepts, even empowering social revolutions. The traditional concept of innovation as successful new technological products needs fundamental rethinking in a society[...]

Features Business analytics is used to help people to make and execute rational decisions. This book provides a guide to businesses on how to use analytics to help drive from ideas to execution. Analytics used in this way provides full lifecycle support for business during all stages of decision-making and execution. The domain of business analytics is becoming recognized and established as a distinct [..]

Features This book deals with different concepts, approaches and applications for business process re-engineering. It illustrates how to take giant strides to attain market dominance in a dynamic business world. The book shows how automation of re-engineered processes can increase competitive advantage for a firm. Based on author’s experience in handling several re-engineering projects at international levels, it [..]

Features In recent years, social innovation has experienced a steep career. Numerous national governments and large organisations like the OECD, the European Commission and UNESCO have adopted the term. Social innovation basically means that people adopt new social practices in order to meet social needs in a different or more effective way. Prominent examples of the past are the Red Cross and the social welfare state [..]

Contents Business Process Reengineering: A Consolidated Approach to Different Models.- The Need for BPR and its History.- Business Process Reengineering.- Business Process Reengineering Framework and Automation.- Business Process Management (Process Life Cycle, Process Maturity).- Organization Life Cycle and its Relationship with Process Reengineering.- Business Process Modeling.- People Issues with BPR & Change Management.- Change Management Approach in Implementing BPR.- BPR & Malcom Baldrige National Quality Program.- BPR and Automation.- TQM and BPR.- Case Study: Aegon Religare.

Contents 1. Introduction.- 2. On Social Innovation Theory.3. Social Innovation in the Service Sector.- 4. Social Innovation and Welfare.- 5. Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship.- 6. Social Innovation at the workplace.- 7. Social Innovation, Open Innovation and Social Media.- 8. Measuring Social Innovation.9. Social Innovation and the Social Sciences. 

Contents A Framework for Business Anayltics.- Analytics Domain Context.- Decision Framing: Defining the Decision Need.- Decision Modeling.- Decision Making.- Decision Execution.- Business Intelligence.Data Stewardship: Can We Use the Data?.- Making Organizations Smarter.- Building the Analytics Capability.- Analytic Methods.- Analytics Case Studies. Fields of interest Operation Research / Decision Theory; Business & Management Science; Operations Research, Mathematical Programming Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-6079-4 Hardcover 2013. XII, 162 p. 41 illus., 27 in color. (International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, Vol. 186) $79.95 ISBN 978-1-4614-6079-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Fields of interest Business Information Systems; Database Management; Business Strategy/Leadership; Management/Business for Professionals Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-6066-4 Hardcover 2013. XVII, 254 p. 99 illus., 73 in color. (Management for Professionals) $79.95 ISBN 978-1-4614-6066-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

H.-W. Franz, J. Hochgerner, J. Howaldt (Eds.)

Challenge Social Innovation

Fields of interest Non-Profit Enterprises/Corporate Social Responsibility; Entrepreneurship; Social Policy; Technology Management; Sociology, general Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32878-7 Hardcover 2012. XVII, 384 p. 37 illus. $179.00 ISBN 978-3-642-32878-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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P. Faust, München; G. Yang, Tongji University Shanghai, China (Eds.)

B.C. Doepfer, Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany

S. Svetunkov, National Mineral Resources University-Mining University, St. Petersburg, Russia

China Sourcing

Co-Innovation Competence

Beschaffung, Logistik und Produktion in China

A Strategic Approach to Entrepreneurship in Regional Innovation Structures

Complex-Valued Modeling in Economics and Finance

An China führt sowohl auf der Absatz- als auch auf der Beschaffungsseite kein Weg mehr vorbei. Mit Praxisbeispielen und anschaulichen Erfahrungsberichten von (chinesischen und westlichen) ChinaExperten aus renommierten Unternehmen (z.B. Agilent, BASF, Bayer, BMW, BorgWarner Beru, Continental, Fujitsu, Gildemeister, Johnson Controls, Leica, Linde, Salans, Siemens, Vibracoustic, ZF) werden die wahrgenommenen Hürden bei der Wertschöpfung in China und beim China-Sourcing beschrieben, Erfolgsfaktoren aufgezeigt und Praxistipps gegeben. Im Mittelpunkt stehen die Themen Qualität, Lieferanten-Entwicklung, Logistik, Produktion und Beschaffung. Außerdem skizzieren die chinesischen[...]

This work contributes to entrepreneurship research and offers practical implications for entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship promotors by critically analyzing a networked approach to value creation processes of young knowledge-intensive entrepreneurial firms and assessing precise strategies and tactics for entrepreneurial firms to exploit these structures. In this context the concept of co-innovation competence is introduced and empirically analyzed. Results indicate that entrepreneurs follow a specific approach towards networking minimizing transaction costs taking an on-demand-based perspective of networking. In this case entrepreneurs may relate to regional innovation promotors and[...]

Complex-Valued Modeling in Economics and Finance outlines the theory, methodology, and techniques behind modeling economic processes using complex variables theory.  The theory of complex variables functions is widely used in many scientific fields, since work with complex variables can appropriately describe different complex real-life processes.  Many economic indicators and factors reflecting the properties of the same object can be represented in the form of complex variables. By describing the relationship between various indicators using the functions of these variables, new economic and financial models can be created which are often more accurate than the models of real[...]

Features An China führt kein Weg mehr vorbei: sowohl auf der Absatz- als auch auf der Beschaffungsseite. Mit Praxisbeispielen und anschaulichen Erfahrungsberichten von (chinesischen und westlichen) ChinaExperten aus renommierten Unternehmen (z.B. Agilent, BASF, Bayer, BMW, BorgWarner Beru, Continental, Fujitsu, Gildemeister, Johnson Controls, Leica, Linde, Salans, Siemens, Vibracoustic, ZF) werden die [..]

Features Benedict C. Doepfer critically analyzes a networked approach to value creation processes of young knowledge-intensive entrepreneurial firms and assesses precise strategies and tactics in a regional context. He introduces the concept of co-innovation competence which he also examines empirically. The research results indicate that entrepreneurs follow a specific approach towards networking: They minimize [..]

Features Complex-Valued Modeling in Economics and Finance outlines the theory, methodology, and techniques behind modeling economic processes using complex variables theory.  The theory of complex variables functions is widely used in many scientific fields, since work with complex variables can appropriately describe different complex real-life processes.  Many economic indicators and factors [..]

Contents China – wirtschaftliche Entwicklung und Bedeutung.- Märkte.- Internationalisierung und BestPractice-Unternehmen.- China Sourcing und Wertschöpfung in China.- Empirische Untersuchung der Exportkompetenz chinesischer Lieferanten.- Praxisbeispiele „China Sourcing und Wertschöpfung in China – Kompetenz chinesischer Lieferanten“.

Contents Open-Innovation.- Regional Innovation Systems.Entrepreneurial Networks.- Social Capital Promotors.

Fields of interest Production / Logistics; Organization / Planning; Management/Business for Professionals Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00451-4 Hardcover 2013. XVI, 307 S. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00451-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Fields of interest Entrepreneurship Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00254-1 Softcover 2013. XVII, 274 p. 41 illus. (Entrepreneurial Management und Standortentwicklung) $79.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00254-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Contents Introduction.- Conceptual Foundations for A Complex-Valued Economy.- Conformal mapping of complex functions in Economics Modeling.- Basics of a complex-valued Econometrics.- Production functions with complex argument.- Production functions of complex variables.- Multivariable complex models in economics.- Economics Modeling and the stock market.- Modeling and forecasting of economics dynamics with complex-valued models.- Conclusion.- Bibliography.  Fields of interest Financial Economics; Business & Economics (general); Econometrics; Economics Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5875-3 Hardcover 2012. XI, 318 p. 55 illus., 12 in color. $179.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5875-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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B.-l. Liu, Nankai University, Tianjin, P.R. China; S.-j. Lee, Nankai University, Tianjin, P.R. China; J.-h. Xiao, Nankai University, Tianjin, P.R. China; L. Wang, Nankai University, Tianjin, P.R. China; Z.-l. Jiao, Nankai University, Tianjin, P.R. China (Eds.)

Contemporary Logistics in China Transformation and Revitalization

This present report, as a second volume of the series entitled “Contemporary Logistics in China: an Introduction,” follows the same general conceptual organization, yet with updated analysis and discussion of logistics development, under the backdrop of the aftermath of the international financial crisis, the acceleration of the transformation of development mode and the strategic adjustment of the economic structure. Features Driven by decades of steady economic growth in China, logistics has now taken center stage in the nation’s development plan, and both infrastructural construction and operations systems have been improved to propel logistics into a new era. This book, the second volume of the series on “Contemporary Logistics in China,” is a “just-in-time” publication which introduces readers to the logistics development [..] Contents Development Environment of China Logistics.Development Status of China’s Logistics Market.Development Status of China’s Logistics Infrastructure.- China’s Logistics Development in Certain Key Regions.- Logistics Development in Some Key Industrial Segments.- Hot Issues in China’s Logistics Development.- Conclusions and Outlook. Fields of interest Production / Logistics

springer.com S. Boubaker, Champagne School of Management, Troyes, France; B.D. Nguyen, Cambridge University, United Kingdom; D.K. Nguyen, ISC Paris School of Management, France (Eds.)

Corporate Governance Recent Developments and New Trends

The current crisis has rocked the financial system worldwide and has cast doubt on the effectiveness of the existing regulatory regime. Thousands of firms have gone bankrupt and many financial institutions were bailed out by governments. The effects of the crisis have shaken emerging and developing markets alike and have not spared neither small nor large businesses. Many scholars and practitioners attribute the roots of the crisis to failures and weaknesses in the way corporate governance has been practiced since the mid-1990s. Lax board oversight of top management, short-termism and self-interested behavior have been fingered as the culprits behind recent financial turmoil. This[...] Features The current crisis has rocked the financial system worldwide and has cast doubt on the effectiveness of the existing regulatory regime. Thousands of firms have gone bankrupt and many financial institutions were bailed out by governments. The effects of the crisis have shaken emerging and developing markets alike and have not spared neither small nor large businesses. Many scholars and practitioners [..] Contents Part I: Corporate Ownership Structure and Corporate Governance.- Part II: Issues in Executive Compensation.- Part III: Boards of Directors: Roles, duties, and Responsibilities.- Part IV: New Trends in Corporate Governance: Towards a More Effective and Sustainable Governance.

Target groups Research

Fields of interest Personnel Management; Organization / Planning; Business Strategy/Leadership

Type of publication Contributed volume

Target groups Research

More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-33566-2 Hardcover 2013. IX, 203 p. 56 illus. (Current Chinese Economic Report Series) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-33566-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-31578-7 Hardcover 2012. XXIV, 432 p. 25 illus. $179.00 ISBN 978-3-642-31578-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

C. Wüst, C. Wüst & Partner, Salzburg, Österreich; R.T. Kreutzer, Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht, Berlin (Eds.)

Corporate Reputation Management Wirksame Strategien für den Unternehmenserfolg

Der gute Ruf eines Unternehmens ist nicht auf das Ergebnis von Image-Kampagnen zu beschränken, sondern fordert das Unternehmen als Ganzes in den Dialog mit seinen internen und externen Stakeholdern zu treten. Ausgewiesene Experten zeigen, dass ein ganzheitlich im Unternehmen verankertes Reputation Management Vertrauen aufbaut und Reputation langfristig unverzichtbar ist für die Wertschöpfung einer Organisation. Features Der gute Ruf eines Unternehmens ist nicht auf das Ergebnis von Image-Kampagnen zu beschränken, sondern fordert das Unternehmen als Ganzes in den Dialog mit seinen internen und externen Stakeholdern zu treten. Ausgewiesene Experten zeigen, dass ein ganzheitlich im Unternehmen verankertes Reputation Management Vertrauen aufbaut und Reputation langfristig unverzichtbar ist für die Wertschöpfung einer [..] Contents Grundlagen des Corporate Reputation Management: Relevanz für Unternehmen.- Ziele und Zielgruppen des Reputation Managements.- Praxisrelevante Instrumente des Reputation Managements.- Unterschiedliche Reputationsaktivitäten und deren Auswirkungen.- Evaluierung der Reputationsaktivitäten.- Organisatorische Verankerung des Reputation Managements.- Die Rolle der Unternehmenskommunikation.- Best Practice - ausgewählte Case Studies. Fields of interest Marketing; Management/Business for Professionals; Public Relations Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-8349-3043-9 Softcover 2012. XIX, 369 S. $89.95 ISBN 978-3-8349-3043-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Economics

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A. Papathanassis, T. Lukovic, M. Vogel (Eds.)

R.A. van der Markt, Hebertshausen

G. Seel, Wuppertal

Cruise Tourism and Society

Das Ich-will-mehr-Prinzip

A Socio-economic Perspective

Auf dem Weg zu einer neuen Leistungskultur

Das Liquiditätsrisiko der Banken in der Finanzkrise

The growth and increased popularity of cruises is accompanied by a number of sustainability issues concerning the environment, the port economies and societies; on board and at shore. The sustainability imperative ultimately leads to operational, economical as well as image-related challenges for the sector's decision-makers and stakeholders. This collection of peer-reviewed papers, presented during the 3rd International Cruise Conference (Dubrovnik, Croatia), seeks to address those issues and contribute to their management in the mid-term.

Im Zuge sich dynamisch entwickelnder Globalisierung und Digitalisierung wandeln sich die Erwartungshaltungen in Bezug auf Leistung und Erfolg. Es wachsen die Selbst- und Fremderwartungen: Wir sollen flexibel, mobil, erreichbar, belastbar, kreativ und innovativ sein. Was sind die neuen Erfolgsfaktoren für Unternehmen und für den Einzelnen? Dieses Buch beschreibt zunächst, wie die alte Leistungskultur aussieht und wie sie wirkt. Im Fokus steht dann die neue Leistungskultur, die auch neue Formen und Instrumente der Unternehmensführung und der Personalführung zur Folge hat. Personalentwicklung und Karriereplanung in Unternehmen verändern sich, neue Erwerbsbiografien entstehen.

Features The growth and increased popularity of cruises is accompanied by a number of sustainability issues concerning the environment, the port economies and societies; on board and at shore. The sustainability imperative ultimately leads to operational, economical as well as image-related challenges for the sector's decision-makers and stakeholders. This collection of peer-reviewed papers, presented during the 3rd [..] Contents A. Cruise Destination Management and Sustainability .- B. Cruise Sector Image and Marketing Challenges .- C. Cruise Research and Education. Fields of interest Business & Management Science; Non-Profit Enterprises/Corporate Social Responsibility; Public Administration; Sustainable Development; Quality of Life Research Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32991-3 Hardcover 2012. XII, 204 p. 40 illus. $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-32991-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Features Das Ich-will-mehr-Prinzip Die klassische Managementlehre geht von kontinuierlichem Wachstum aus. Doch trotz der sich dynamisch entwickelnden Globalisierung und Digitalisie-rung haben uns die letzten Wirtschaftskrisen gezeigt, wie fragil dieses System ist. Die stetig gewachsenen Fremd- und Selbsterwartungen sowie die ständige Forderung nach noch mehr Leistung führen nicht [..] Contents Die alte Leistungskultur.- Quantität und messbarer Unternehmens- und Arbeitserfolg.- Die neue Leistungskultur.- Quantität und Qualität.- Leistung und Erfolg neu denken.- Harte und weiche Faktoren integrieren.- Führung und Personalmanagement neu denken.- Motivation, Kontrolle, Loyalität, Commitment.- Das neue Unternehmertum. Fields of interest Management/Business for Professionals; Personnel Management; Business & Management Science

Künftige Regulierungsvorschriften und ihre Auswirkungen

Im Zusammenhang mit den Finanzmarktturbulenzen rückte die Bedeutung des Liquiditätsrisikos und eines effizienten Liquiditätsrisikomanagements immer mehr in den Vordergrund. Dabei soll die Stabilität der einzelnen Banken und des gesamten Finanzsystems erreicht werden. Zudem hat die Finanzkrise gezeigt, dass die Angemessenheit der Eigenkapitalausstattung auch von der Höhe des eingegangenen Liquiditätsrisikos abhängig ist. Deshalb betont die EU die Notwendigkeit der Steuerung des Liquiditätsrisikos und das Vorhalten eines genügend großen Liquiditätspuffers, um gegen zukünftige Finanzmarktturbulenzen gerüstet zu sein.Die strategische Einhaltung der beiden neuen Liquiditätskennziffern[...] Features Im Zusammenhang mit den Finanzmarktturbulenzen rückt die Bedeutung des Liquiditätsrisikos und eines effizienten Liquiditätsrisikomanagements immer mehr in den Vordergrund. Dabei soll die Stabilität der einzelnen Banken und des gesamten Finanzsystems erreicht werden. Zudem hat die Finanzkrise gezeigt, dass die Angemessenheit der Eigenkapitalausstattung auch von der Höhe des eingegangenen Liquiditätsrisikos [..] Contents Liquidität.- Liquiditätsrisiken.- Liquidity Value at Risk.- Finanzmarktkrise.- Baseler Liquiditätsanforderungen.- Basel III. Fields of interest Finance / Banking Target groups Research

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Type of publication Monograph

Type of publication Professional book

More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00805-5

More on www.springer.com/978-3-8349-4473-3 Softcover 2012. XIV, 270 S. 14 Abb. $49.95 ISBN 978-3-8349-4473-3 Due: Februar 28, 2013

Softcover 2013. XVIII, 97 S. 14 Abb. (Business, Economics, and Law) $59.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00805-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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K. Hoffmann, Frankfurt/Main

M. Graner, Cottbus

Dein Mutmacher bist du selbst!

Der Einsatz von Methoden in Produktentwicklungsprojekten

Faustregeln zur Selbstführung

Mut ist die fundamentale Antriebskraft, damit wir im Leben das erreichen, was wir wirklich wollen. Mithilfe der Metapher des Boxens wirft der erfahrene Coach und Managementberater Kai Hoffmann einen überraschenden Blick auf unser Verhalten im Alltag. Eindringliche Praxisfälle belegen seine einzigartige und bewährte Coachingmethode, die auf neuesten Erkenntnissen der Gehirnforschung basiert. Um seine Selbstführung im täglichen Leben wirksam durchzuboxen, muss der Leser nicht in den Ring steigen.Eine fundierte, klar strukturierte und spannende Anleitung für das Selbstvertrauen in die eigenen Stärken und damit in Siegerwerte wie Mut, Selbstüberwindung, Risikofreude und Entschlossenheit. Features Mut ist die fundamentale Antriebskraft, damit wir im Leben das erreichen, was wir wirklich wollen. Um mutig und erfolgreich handeln zu können, benötigen wir Metaphern einer mutigen Selbsterzählung. Denn in jedem Augenblick unseres Lebens handeln wir nach Geschichten, die wir uns selbst erzählen – so der Managementberater und Coach Kai Hoffmann. Mithilfe der Metapher des Boxens wirft der Autor einen [..] Contents Mut-Metaphern eröffnen.- Auf die innere Stimme hören.- Mut zum Unterschied.- Neue Selbstbilder.Erwartungsfallen zerschlagen.- Die Logik des Mutes.- Auf Ihre Werte kommt es an.- Vergleichen heißt verzweifeln.

Eine empirische Untersuchung der Rahmenbedingungen und Auswirkungen

Die erfolgreiche Entwicklung neuer Produkte gewinnt für viele Unternehmen immer mehr an Bedeutung, da der Umsatzanteil neuer Produkte in vielen Branchen kontinuierlich zunimmt. Gleichzeitig ist eine ständige Verkürzung der durchschnittlichen Lebenszyklen vieler Produkte zu beobachten. Unternehmen sind mit der Herausforderung konfrontiert, in immer kürzeren Zeiträumen immer mehr neue Produkte zu entwickeln und in den Markt einzuführen. Vor diesem Hintergrund untersucht Marc Graner den Methodeneinsatz in der Produktentwicklung. Auf Basis einer umfassenden empirischen Studie von 410 Produktentwicklungsprojekten zeigt er, dass sich der Methodeneinsatz in der Produktentwicklung direkt und[...] Features Die erfolgreiche Entwicklung neuer Produkte gewinnt für Unternehmen immer mehr an Bedeutung, da ihr Umsatzanteil in vielen Branchen kontinuierlich zunimmt. Gleichzeitig ist eine ständige Verkürzung der durchschnittlichen Lebenszyklen vieler Produkte zu beobachten. Unternehmen sind mit der Herausforderung konfrontiert, in immer kürzeren Zeiträumen immer mehr neue Produkte zu entwickeln und in den Markt [..]

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Contents Auswirkung des Methodeneinsatz in der Produktentwicklung auf den Produkterfolg.- Wirkung von Produktentwicklungsmethoden auf die Zeitdauer des Entwicklungsprojektes, den Innovationsgrad des Produkts und die Zusammenarbeit der beteiligten Projektmitarbeiter.- Detaillierte Untersuchung einzelner, besonders effektiver Methoden.- Handlungsempfehlungen für den Einsatz von Methoden in der Produktentwicklung.

Type of publication Professional book

Fields of interest Technology Management

More on www.springer.com/978-3-8349-2840-5

Target groups Research

Fields of interest Management/Business for Professionals; Business Strategy/Leadership; Personnel Management

Hardcover 2013. 208 S. $49.95 ISBN 978-3-8349-2840-5 Due: März 21, 2013

Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01277-9 Hardcover 2013. XXII, 268 S. 59 Abb. (Schriften zum europäischen Management) $79.95 ISBN 978-3-658-01277-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

C. Staudter, UMS Consulting GmbH, Frankfurt/Main; C. von Hugo, UMS Consulting GmbH, Frankfurt/Main; P. Bosselmann, UMS Consulting GmbH, Frankfurt/Main; J.-P. Mollenhauer, UMS Consulting GmbH, Frankfurt/Main; R. Meran, UMS Consulting GmbH, Frankfurt/Main; O. Roenpage, UMS Consulting GmbH, Frankfurt/Main; S. Lunau, UMS Consulting GmbH, Frankfurt/Main (Ed.)

Design for Six Sigma+Lean Toolset Innovationen erfolgreich realisieren

Das Toolset ist eine umfassende Sammlung der relevanten Design für Six Sigma+Lean Werkzeuge, die für die erfolgreiche Umsetzung von Innovationen notwendig sind. Alle Werkzeuge sind in klarer und übersichtlicher Form abgebildet. Die Chronologie der aufgeführten Werkzeuge entspricht strikt dem Vorgehen in einem Design für Six Sigma+Lean Innovationsprojekt mit den Schritten Define, Measure, Analyze, Design und Verify. Durch diesen einzigartigen Aufbau ist es gelungen, ein Buch für die Praxis zu schaffen, durch das in der Projektarbeit schnell die richtigen Werkzeuge gefunden und angewendet werden können. Features Das Toolset ist eine umfassende Sammlung der relevanten Design für Six Sigma+Lean Werkzeuge, die für die erfolgreiche Umsetzung von Innovationen notwendig sind. Alle Werkzeuge sind in klarer und übersichtlicher Form abgebildet. Die Chronologie der aufgeführten Werkzeuge entspricht strikt dem Vorgehen in einem Design für Six Sigma+Lean Innovationsprojekt mit den Schritten Define, [..] Contents Einführung.- DEFINE.- Projekt initiieren, Projekt abgrenzen, Projekt managen.- MEASURE.- Kunden und deren Bedürfnisse identifizieren.- Kundenbedürfnisse strukturieren und priorisieren.Kundenbedürfnisse spezifizieren.- ANALYZE.Grobkonzept entwickeln.- Grobkonzept evaluieren.Grobkonzept finalisieren.- DESIGN.- Feinkonzept entwickeln.- Feinkonzept evaluieren.- Lean-Prozess entwickeln und evaluieren.- VERIFY.- Implementierung vorbereiten.- Prozess implementieren.Prozess übergeben.- Anhang: DMADV-Phasenmodell und Ausklappseiten. Fields of interest Management/Business for Professionals; Technology Management; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00827-7 Hardcover 2013. 553 S. $79.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00827-7 Due: Februar 28, 2013

springer.com K. Hahn, Berlin

Die Rollenwahrnehmung des Dienstleistungskunden Determinanten und Wirkung der Kundenbeteiligung

Durch die obligatorische Beteiligung des Kunden an der Dienstleistungserstellung werden das Leistungsergebnis und auch die zur Leistungserstellung erforderlichen Prozesse im Unternehmen maßgeblich beeinflusst. Kathrin Hahn untersucht, wie der Kunde Wissen über seine Rolle als Kunde und CoProduzent der Dienstleistung erwirbt und welche Wirkungen damit für das Kundenverhalten in der Dienstleistungsinteraktion einhergehen. Anhand einer Kundenbefragung wird der Einfluss der Rollenwahrnehmung auf das Zufriedenheitsurteil hinsichtlich der Dienstleistungsbegegung gezeigt. Aus den Ergebnissen leitet die Autorin Implikationen für die Dienstleistungsforschung sowie für das Management der[...] Features Durch die obligatorische Beteiligung des Kunden an der Dienstleistungserstellung werden das Leistungsergebnis und auch die zur Leistungserstellung erforderlichen Prozesse im Unternehmen maßgeblich beeinflusst. Kathrin Hahn untersucht, wie der Kunde Wissen über seine Rolle als Kunde und CoProduzent der Dienstleistung erwirbt und welche Wirkung das Kundenverhalten in der Dienstleistungsinteraktion hat. [..] Contents Kundenbeteiligung.- Dienstleistungsinteraktion.Rollentheorie.- Kundenwissen.- Kommunikationsqualität.- Kundenzufriedenheit. Fields of interest Marketing Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00562-7 Softcover 2013. XVII, 248 S. 25 Abb. (Marketing-Management) $69.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00562-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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S. Grote, Fachhochschule für angewandtes Management, Braunschweig (Ed.)

H. Meffert, Marketing Center Münster; M. Bruhn, Universität Basel, Schweiz

Die Zukunft der Führung

Dienstleistungsmarketing

„Zukunft der Führung“ – der Titel dieses Bandes könnte auf den ersten Blick als gewagt erscheinen: Mit dem Band wird eine Diskussion um die „Zukunft der Führung“ nicht abgeschlossen, sondern angeregt und eröffnet.Womit müssen Führungskräfte in Zukunft umgehen? Welche Kompetenzen brauchen Führungskräfte der Zukunft? Wie nähert man sich dieser „Zukunft“?Ein Blick in Forschung und Praxis zeigt, dass altbewährte Führungskonzepte immer noch Anwendung finden, jedoch „in die Jahre kommen“. Beispiele sind das Verhaltensgitter von Blake und Mouton (1968), das 3D-Modell nach Reddin (1970; 1978), die situative Führungstheorie nach Hersey und Blanchard (1977) sowie die Kontingenztheorie Fiedlers[...]

Grundlagen - Konzepte - Methoden

Zur Sicherung und Erhöhung der Kundenzufriedenheit und Kundenbindung steht die Bedeutung und Notwendigkeit eines professionellen Dienstleistungsmarketing sowohl für traditionelle Dienstleister als auch für industrielle Anbieter mit Serviceleistungen im Vordergrund. Heribert Meffert und Manfred Bruhn beschreiben umfassend, wie Herausforderungen und Probleme, die sich bei der Vermarktung von Dienstleistungen stellen, gelöst werden können. Zahlreiche Übungsfragen zu den einzelnen Kapiteln ermöglichen dem Leser, die Inhalte des Buches zu wiederholen und sein Verständnis zu überprüfen. In der 7. Auflage wurden aktuelle Entwicklungen in den Bereichen Social Media, Customer Experience[...]

Features „Zukunft der Führung“ – der Titel dieses Bandes könnte auf den ersten Blick als gewagt erscheinen: Mit dem Band wird eine Diskussion um die „Zukunft der Führung“ nicht abgeschlossen, sondern angeregt und eröffnet.Womit müssen Führungskräfte in Zukunft umgehen? Welche Kompetenzen brauchen Führungskräfte der Zukunft? Wie nähert man sich dieser „Zukunft“?Ein Blick in Forschung und Praxis zeigt, [..]

Features Zur Sicherung und Erhöhung der Kundenzufriedenheit und Kundenbindung steht die Bedeutung und Notwendigkeit eines professionellen Dienstleistungsmarketing sowohl für traditionelle Dienstleister als auch für industrielle Anbieter mit Serviceleistungen im Vordergrund. Heribert Meffert und Manfred Bruhn beschreiben umfassend, wie Herausforderungen und Probleme, die sich bei der Vermarktung von Dienstleistungen [..]

Contents Vorwort.- A Herausfordernde Führungssituationen und –kontexte.- B Ziele, Wirkungen und Nebenwirkungen von Führung.- C Perspektiven der Führung. 

Contents Gegenstand und Besonderheiten des Dienstleistungsmarketing.- Konzepte und theoretische Grundlagen des Dienstleistungsmarketing.Informationsgrundlagen des Dienstleistungsmarketing.- Strategisches und Operatives Dienstleistungsmarketing.- Qualitätsmanagement im Dienstleistungsbereich.- Implementierung des Dienstleistungsmarketing.- Controlling im Dienstleistungsmarketing.- Internationales Dienstleistungsmarketing.- Entwicklungstendenzen des Dienstleistungsmarketing.

Fields of interest Personnel Management; Organization / Planning; Business Strategy/Leadership; Industrial and organisational psychology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-31051-5 Hardcover 2012. XIV, 655 S. 80 Abb. $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-31051-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Fields of interest Marketing Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-8349-3442-0 Hardcover 2012. X, 530 S. Mit online files/update. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-8349-3442-0 Due: Februar 28, 2013

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B. Lis, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz; S. Korchmar, Berlin

Digitales Empfehlungsmarketing Konzeption, Theorien und Determinanten zur Glaubwürdigkeit des Electronic Word-of-Mouth (EWOM)

Das Empfehlungsmarketing durch Bekannte erfährt in der Wissenschaft wie in der Praxis seit Jahren große Aufmerksamkeit. Ein relativ junger Forschungsbereich stellt in diesem Zusammenhang das Electronic Word-of-Mouth (EWOM) dar, wie sich die elektronische Form des Word-ofMouth benennen lässt. Vergangene Studien konnten zeigen, dass die Glaubwürdigkeit bei der Adaption von EWOM einen gewichtigen Faktor darstellt. Bei Informationen im Web ist dieser Filter auch deshalb von Bedeutung, weil i.d.R. unklar ist, wer der Urheber der jeweiligen Information ist. Zwar wird Konsumenten eher Glauben geschenkt als Unternehmen, dennoch sind dort gegebene Informationen i.d.R. nicht verifizierbar. Die[...] Features Das Empfehlungsmarketing durch Bekannte erfährt in der Wissenschaft wie in der Praxis seit Jahren große Aufmerksamkeit. Ein relativ junger Forschungsbereich stellt in diesem Zusammenhang das Electronic Word-of-Mouth (EWOM) dar, wie sich die elektronische Form der „Mundpropaganda“ benennen lässt. Vergangene Studien konnten zeigen, dass die Glaubwürdigkeit bei der Adaption von EWOM einen gewichtigen Faktor [..] Contents Einleitung.- Die klassiche Mundpropaganda (Wordof-Mouth).- Die digitale Mundpropaganda (Electronic Word-of-Mouth).- Glaubwürdigkeit.- Kommunikator.- Botschaft.- Normative soziale Einflüsse.Fazit. Fields of interest Media Management; Media Research; Communication Studies; e-commerce / e-business Target groups Graduate Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01007-2 Softcover 2013. VI, 83 S. $39.95 ISBN 978-3-658-01007-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com C. Bauer, HSBA Hamburg School of Business Administration; J.E. von Düsterlho, Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg (Eds.)

Distressed Mergers & Acquisitions Kauf und Verkauf von Unternehmen in der Krise

M&A-Transaktionen bei Unternehmen in der Krise haben nicht zuletzt seit dem Zusammenbruch der Finanzmärkte eine besondere Bedeutung bekommen. Erläutert werden in dem Werk die spezifischen Fragestellungen für Käufer und Verkäufer, die sich bei sogenannten Distressed Mergers & Acquisitions stellen. Features M&A-Transaktionen bei Unternehmen in der Krise haben nicht zuletzt seit dem Zusammenbruch der Finanzmärkte eine besondere Bedeutung bekommen. Erläutert werden in dem Werk die spezifischen Fragestellungen für Käufer und Verkäufer, die sich bei sogenannten Distressed Mergers & Acquisitions stellen.Der InhaltGrundlagen und Pre DealPhase: M&A-Strategien, [..] Contents Grundlagen und Pre Deal-Phase: M&A-Strategien, Restrukturierungsansätze, Erfolgsfaktoren, Projektmanagement, Kommunikation/Investor Relations.Deal-Phase: Financial Due Diligence, Tax Due Diligence, Risikomanagement, Transaktionsstrukturen, Debt-Equity Swaps, Kauf aus der Insolvenz, Bankenrestrukturierung.- Post Deal-Phase: Post Merger Integration, Sanierung, Sanierungscontrolling Fields of interest Financial Economics Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-8349-3421-5 Softcover 2013. XVI, 264 S. 23 Abb. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-8349-3421-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

H. Proff, Universität Duisburg-Essen; H. Proff, Kienbaum Management Consultants GmbH, Düsseldorf

Dynamisches Automobilmanagement Strategien für international tätige Automobilunternehmen im Übergang in die Elektromobilität

Das Buch beschreibt ein dynamisches internationales Automobilmanagement. Durch sieben eingehend begründete dynamische Strategien können Automobilhersteller und -zulieferer eine Verbesserung der Wettbewerbsposition und eine Erhöhung der Umsatzrenditen sichern. Sie helfen die durch statische Strategien angestrebten Wettbewerbsvorteile, niedrige Kosten und/oder Differenzierung sowie Produktinnovation zu erreichen. Features Die internationale Automobilindustrie hat sich stark gewandelt. Unternehmen müssen das strategische Management ändern und ein dynamisches Automobilmanagement konsequent umsetzen, wenn sie sich dauerhaft am Kapitalmarkt behaupten wollen. Ein dynamisches Automobilmanagement umfasst sieben dynamische Strategien: Risiko-, Krisen- und Kooperationsmanagement, Preispremium- und MehrmarktManagement, Management der [..] Contents Herausforderungen für das internationale Automobilmanagement.- Wettbewerb um die effizienteste Umfeldanpassung in der Automobilindustrie.- Wettbewerbskampf um Marktanteile in der Automobilindustrie.- Wettlauf um Kompetenzen in der Automobilindustrie.- Implementierung der Strategien im Rahmen eines dynamischen internationalen Automobilmanagements.- Verbesserung der Kapitalmarktbewertung durch ein dynamisches internationales Automobilmanagement.- Dynamisches Automobilmanagement: Strategien für international tätige Automobilunternehmen im Übergang in die Elektromobilität. Fields of interest Business Strategy/Leadership; Management/Business for Professionals Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-8349-4560-0 Hardcover 2012. X, 320 S. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-8349-4560-0 Due: März 28, 2013

springer.com D. Piekenbrock, DHBW Mannheim; A. Hennig, DHBW Mannheim

Einführung in die Volkswirtschaftslehre und Mikroökonomie Das vorliegende VWL-Lehrbuch ist inhaltlich genau auf das Bachelor-Studium zugeschnitten. Methodisch und didaktisch entspricht es dem Standard der Grundlagenveranstaltungen im Fach Volkswirtschaftslehre (Mikroökonomik I und II) im wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Studium. Ausgehend von den Grundbegriffen, der Abgrenzung und den Methoden der VWL wird zunächst ein Überblick über die volkswirtschaftliche Dogmengeschichte, die Theorie der Wirtschaftssysteme und die Wirtschaftsordnung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland gegeben. Im Weiteren liegt der Schwerpunkt des Lehrbuches auf den klassischen Themen der Mikroökonomik, gegliedert in Einführung, Theorie des Haushalts, Theorie der Unternehmung,[...] Features Das vorliegende VWL-Lehrbuch ist inhaltlich genau auf das Bachelor-Studium zugeschnitten. Methodisch und didaktisch entspricht es dem Standard der Grundlagenveranstaltungen im Fach Volkswirtschaftslehre (Mikroökonomik I und II) im wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Studium.Ausgehend von den Grundbegriffen, der Abgrenzung und den Methoden der VWL wird zunächst ein Überblick über die volkswirtschaftliche [..] Contents Grundbegriffe der Volkswirtschaftslehre.- Abgrenzung der Volkswirtschaftslehre.- Methoden der Volkswirtschaftslehre.- Knappheit und Produktionsmöglichkeiten.- Wirtschaftssysteme.Wirtschaftsordnung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.- Einführung in die volkswirtschaftliche Dogmengeschichte.- Mikroökonomik.- Einführung in die Mikroökonomie.- Theorie des Haushalts.- Theorie der Unternehmung.- Begriffliche Grundlagen der Markttheorie.-Preisbildung bei vollkommener Konkurrenz.- Preisbildung im Monopol.- Preisbildung im Oligopol.- Faktormärkte.-Marktunvollkommenheiten: Marktversagen und[...] Fields of interest Economics; Microeconomics Target groups Lower undergraduate Type of publication Undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-7908-2891-7 Softcover 2013. XVI, 392 S. 198 Abb. (BA KOMPAKT) $39.95 ISBN 978-3-7908-2891-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Economics S. Sunderasan, Verdurous Solutions Private Limited, Mysore, India

Enabling Environment A Worm's Eye View of Environmental Finance

Enabling Environment is as real as it gets. The global commons are jointly owned and their inhabitants are jointly obligated to ensure their preservation. In the face of protracted negotiations, convoluted documentation, discord, and incessant bickering among scientists, activists, pressure groups of various hues, politicians and negotiators, very often the people on the ground are ignored or taken for granted. In the meantime, life meanders along. It is these ‘everyday individuals’ who make consumption-related choices on their lifestyles, travel or on preferring certain products or services over others. Enabling Environment puts the individual front and center. Ecosystem services[...] Features Enabling Environment is as real as it gets. The global commons are jointly owned and their inhabitants are jointly obligated to ensure their preservation. In the face of protracted negotiations, convoluted documentation, discord, and incessant bickering among scientists, activists, pressure groups of various hues, politicians and negotiators, very often the people on the ground are ignored or taken for [..] Contents  1. Rainmakers.- 2. The Irrelevance of Political Populism: Evidence from Subsidies on Fossil Fuels.- 3. The Persistence of Green Goodwill.- 4. Broadbased Green Stock-market Index.- 5. Appendix to Chapter 4.- 6. Implied Valuation of Environmental Externalities.- 7. Basket Currency for Pricing Emission Reduction Certificates.- 8. A Retail Market for Ecosystem Services.- 9. Inducing Pro-environmental Behaviour. Fields of interest Environmental Economics; Environmental Law / Policy / Ecojustice; Climate Change; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture); Ecosystems; Renewable and Green Energy Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-81-322-0881-5 Hardcover 2013. XIV, 152 p. 27 illus. $129.00 ISBN 978-81-322-0881-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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D. Spiegelberg, Auenwald, Deutschland

Enterprise Marketing Management Informationslogistik für das Marketing von morgen

Die Unternehmenskommunikation erfährt gegenwärtig in einem von Medien geprägten Zeitalter eine enorme Beschleunigung. Nicht nur die Atomisierung der Medienlandschaft, die zu einer Explosion der einzelnen Kanäle führt, stellt Marketingtreibende vor neue Herausforderungen. Auch die Trendströmungen der Globalisierung und das veränderte Informationsverhalten der Konsumenten bringen die starren Manufakturen des operativen Marketings an ihre Grenzen.Dem akuten Lösungsbedarf der Marketinggemeinde begegnet Domenik Spiegelberg mit einem modernen Denkansatz, in welchem sich die Vernetzung verschiedenster Themenwelten auf Technologiebasis vollzieht. Vor dem Hintergrund der Informationslogistik[...] Features Die Unternehmenskommunikation erfährt gegenwärtig in einem von Medien geprägten Zeitalter eine enorme Beschleunigung. Nicht nur die Atomisierung der Medienlandschaft, die zu einer Explosion der einzelnen Kanäle führt, stellt Marketingtreibende vor neue Herausforderungen. Auch die Trendströmungen der Globalisierung und das veränderte Informationsverhalten der Konsumenten bringen die starren Manufakturen des [..] Contents Information Supply Chain Management.- Enterprise Marketing Management.- Marketing mit ISCM.Erfolgspotenziale durch Vernetzung.- Best Practice in ausgewählten Unternehmungen. Fields of interest Marketing Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00531-3 Softcover 2013. XVII, 99 S. 15 Abb. (Business, Economics, and Law) $59.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00531-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Economics

H.-G. Schumacher, APM Europe, Lampertheim, Deutschland; M. Sobau, Confina Finanzplanung GmbH & Co. KG, Mannheim, Deutschland; F. Hänsler, Südcuranz Finanz AG, Merdingen, Deutschland

Entgeltumwandlung Mit System zu höheren Durchdringungsquoten im Mittelstand

Die Entgeltumwandlung ist für jeden Arbeitnehmer ein lukratives Instrument zur Gestaltung seiner Altersvorsorge. Für Arbeitgeber ist sie mittlerweile ein wichtiges Element der Personalpolitik. In einer Mehrzahl der Unternehmen haben sich bislang allerdings erst 10 bis 15 Prozent der Beschäftigten zum Vertragsabschluss entschlossen. Allen Versicherungsvermittlern bieten sich also äußerst attraktive Ertragspotenziale. In diesem Buch zeigen drei erfolgreiche Trainer, wie die Geschäftsbeziehung zu einem Firmenkunden zu einem maximalen Erfolg wird. Dazu bieten sie praktische Gesprächsleitfäden für die persönliche Direktansprache. Sie liefern neben wertvollen Tipps zu[...] Features Die Entgeltumwandlung ist für jeden Arbeitnehmer ein lukratives Instrument zur Gestaltung seiner Altersvorsorge. Für Arbeitgeber ist sie mittlerweile ein wichtiges Element der Personalpolitik. In einer Mehrzahl der Unternehmen haben sich bislang allerdings erst 10 bis 15 Prozent der Beschäftigten zum Vertragsabschluss entschlossen. Allen Versicherungsvermittlern bieten sich also äußerst attraktive [..] Contents Markt- und Strategieausrichtung.- Verkauf in der Praxis - die handwerkliche Anleitung.- Rechtliche Grundlagen der Entgeltumwandlung. Fields of interest Insurance Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-8349-4556-3 Softcover 2013. X, 142 S. $39.95 ISBN 978-3-8349-4556-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com J. Finger, Büro für PPS-Realisierung und Einführung Jürgen Finger und Partner, Straubenhardt

Erfolgreiche ERP-Projekte Ein Rezeptbuch für Manager

Die Implementierung von komplexen ERP-Systemen (Enterprise Resource Planning) ist eine Herausforderung für Management und Projektverantwortliche. Dieses „Rezeptbuch“ unterstützt nicht nur bei der Auswahl eines geeigneten Standardsystems, sondern schärft auch das Bewusstsein für eine zielstrebige Projektplanung und -abwicklung sowie für eine Intensivierung der Managementfunktion „Organisieren“ (Geschäftsprozessoptimierung). Die Einführung von ERP-Systemen, die das gesamte Unternehmen betrifft, verursacht die weitreichendsten Veränderungen für die Mitarbeiter. Aus diesem Grunde wird in diesem Buch die Erkenntnis, dass der Mensch der „Erfolgsfaktor Nummer 1“ in ERPProjekten ist, in[...] Features Die Implementierung von komplexen ERP-Systemen (Enterprise Resource Planning) ist eine Herausforderung für Management und Projektverantwortliche. Dieses „Rezeptbuch“ unterstützt nicht nur bei der Auswahl eines geeigneten Standardsystems, sondern schärft auch das Bewusstsein für eine zielstrebige Projektplanung und -abwicklung sowie für eine Intensivierung der Managementfunktion „Organisieren“ [..] Contents Vorwort.- Einführung in das Thema.- Die Logik des Misslingens.- Die Logik des Gelingens.- Grundsätzlichen Aussagen zu ERP-Systemen.- Die Methode in ERP-Projekten.- Die methodische Projektabwicklung.- Aktive externe Unterstützung. Fields of interest Organization / Planning; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing; Control , Robotics, Mechatronics; Management/Business for Professionals; Production / Logistics Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32828-2 Softcover 2012. IX, 135 S. 7 Abb. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-642-32828-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

M. Ceyp, Hamburg; J.-P. Scupin, Kiel

Erfolgreiches Social Media Marketing Konzepte, Maßnahmen und Praxisbeispiele

Heutzutage lautet die Fragestellung nicht mehr ob, sondern wie Social Media Marketing zu betreiben ist. Ceyp/Scupin stellen bei der Beantwortung dieser Frage eine strategische, entscheidungsorientierte Sichtweise in den Vordergrund. Dabei garantiert die Konzentration auf übergeordnete strategische und operative Fragestellungen die längerfristige Relevanz der Aussagen. Features Heutzutage lautet die Fragestellung nicht mehr ob, sondern wie Social Media Marketing zu betreiben ist. Ceyp/Scupin stellen bei der Beantwortung dieser Frage eine strategische, entscheidungsorientierte Sichtweise in den Vordergrund. Dabei garantiert die Konzentration auf übergeordnete strategische und operative Fragestellungen die längerfristige Relevanz der Aussagen.„Längst sind sich Theorie und [..] Contents Status quo der Social Media.- Instrumente der Unternehmenskommunikation im Social Media Marketing.- Konzeption und Strategieentscheidungen.- Social Media und Commerce aus der Nutzerperspektive.- Crossmediale Vermarktung von User Generated Content.- Crowdsourcing.- Optimierung des Predictive Behavioral Targeting.- Social Media Monitoring.- Social Media Marketing für Hochschulen.- Glossar. Fields of interest Marketing; Media Management; Public Relations Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00034-9 Softcover 2013. XV, 224 S. 170 Abb. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00034-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com

Economics

H. Künzel, München (Ed.)

J.G. Heinsohn, Greifswald, Germany

Erfolgsfaktor Kundenzufriedenheit

Erfolgskonstellationen im Apothekenmarkt

Handbuch für Strategie und Umsetzung

Die Qualität von Gütern und Leistungen wird immer homogener – neue Alleinstellungsmerkmale sind gefragt, um Kunden zu begeistern! Zusätzlich haben Kommunikationstechnik und -kanäle in den letzten Jahren die Medien revolutioniert und gängige Marketingkonzepte völlig auf den Kopf gestellt. Die Kunden lassen sich nicht mehr mit Werbebotschaften berieseln, sie reden plötzlich mit – und wie! Bisweilen mit katastrophalen Folgen für Firmen, die die Wucht von Facebook, Twitter & Co. unterschätzen oder deren großartige Potenziale liegen lassen. Häufig fehlen klare Strategien und Konzeptionen, ein professioneller Ansatz ist oft nicht zu erkennen.In dieser völlig überarbeiteten und erweiterten[...] Features Die Qualität von Gütern und Leistungen wird immer homogener – neue Alleinstellungsmerkmale sind gefragt, um Kunden zu begeistern! Zusätzlich haben Kommunikationstechnik und -kanäle in den letzten Jahren die Medien revolutioniert und gängige Marketingkonzepte völlig auf den Kopf gestellt. Die Kunden lassen sich nicht mehr mit Werbebotschaften berieseln, sie reden plötzlich mit – und wie! Bisweilen mit [..] Contents Kundenzufriedenheit im Umfeld von Social Media.Mehr als ein Käufer: Der Kunde, das unbekannte Wesen.- No emotions – no satisfaction: Erkenntnisse der Gehirnforschung für das Kundenzufriedenheits-Management.- Kundenbindung: Eine Frage der Strategie.- Reklamationen – Geschenke der Kunden.- Die Persönlichkeit macht den Unterschied.Zufriedenheit von innen.- Innovation – Phrase oder Schaffung nachhaltiger.- Kundenzufriedenheit?.Wie Hidden Champions ihre Kunden überzeugen.Unterschätzen sie ihre Mitmenschen nicht.- Kundenzufriedenheit aus Sicht einer Werbeagentur.- Das Geheimnis liegt[...] Fields of interest Management/Business for Professionals; Marketing; Organization / Planning Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32551-9 Hardcover 2012. XI, 279 S. 54 Abb. $119.00 ISBN 978-3-642-32551-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Empirische Analyse und Gestaltungsempfehlungen

Die Analyse zeigt, dass die Apotheken in den alten Bundesländern eine (schwach) signifikant höhere Umsatzrentabilität aufweisen. Ansonsten spielten regionale Faktoren in Bezug auf die wirtschaftlichen Parameter und weitere wettbewerblichen Positionierungsabfragen der Apotheken – mit Ausnahme der Apothekenanzahl und der Kaufkraft – keine wesentliche Rolle. Bei der Kaufkraft der Kunden ergab sich bei rezeptpflichtigen Arzneimittel und freiverkäuflichen Arzneimitteln ein gegenläufiger Effekt auf den jeweiligen Umsatzanteil der Apotheken. Die Innovationsneigung der Apotheker hat den stärksten Einfluss auf die Erfolgsparameter   „Nettoumsatzentwicklung“ und „Umsatzrentabilität“. Features Ein Ziel der Gesundheitsreformen war die Stärkung des Wettbewerbs im Gesundheitswesen. Auch Apotheken sollten stärker um Kunden konkurrieren. Jörg G. Heinsohn analysiert, inwieweit Apotheken überhaupt als Wettbewerber auftreten und welche Erfolgsfaktoren für Apotheken im Wettbewerb ableitbar sind. Regionale Faktoren spielten in Bezug auf die wirtschaftlichen Parameter und weitere wettbewerbliche [..] Contents Umsatzrentabilität.- Regionale Faktoren in Bezug auf die wirtschaftlichen Parameter und weitere wettbewerbliche Positionierungsabfragen der Apotheken.Kaufkraft der Kunden.- Die Innovationsneigung der Apotheker Fields of interest Health Economics Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01217-5 Softcover 2013. XXVI, 565 S. 8 Abb. $89.95 ISBN 978-3-658-01217-5 Due: Januar 28, 2013

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E. Hofmann, Universität St. Gallen, Schweiz; D. Maucher, Universität St. Gallen, Schweiz; M. Kotula, Kerkhoff Consulting GmbH, Düsseldorf, Deutschland; O. Kreienbrink, Kerkhoff Consulting GmbH, Düsseldorf, Deutschland

Erfolgsmessung und Anreizsysteme im Einkauf Den Mehrwert der Beschaffung professionell erheben, bewerten und darstellen

Die Bedeutung der Erfolgsmessung im Einkauf hat in den letzten Jahren in Wissenschaft und Praxis stetig zugenommen. Dennoch findet in vielen Fällen immer noch eine Fokussierung auf Kostengrößen – vor allem Savings – statt. Zudem werden die ausgewiesenen Erfolgskennzahlen des Einkaufs in Bezug auf Höhe und Wirksamkeit häufig angezweifelt. Eine Kopplung zur Vergütung der Mitarbeiter fehlt meist gänzlich. Um diesen und weiteren Herausforderungen entgegen zu treten, stellt dieses Buch einen ganzheitlichen Ansatz zur Erfolgsmessung im Einkauf und den damit verbundenen Anreizsystemen vor. Dabei werden im Einzelnen folgende Themen behandelt: • Erfolgsmessung im Einkauf auf Ebene der[...] Features Die Bedeutung der Erfolgsmessung im Einkauf hat in den letzten Jahren in Wissenschaft und Praxis stetig zugenommen. Dennoch findet in vielen Fällen immer noch eine Fokussierung auf Kostengrößen – vor allem Savings – statt. Zudem werden die ausgewiesenen Erfolgskennzahlen des Einkaufs in Bezug auf Höhe und Wirksamkeit häufig angezweifelt. Eine Kopplung zur Vergütung der Mitarbeiter fehlt meist gänzlich. Um [..] Contents Herausforderung „Erfolgsmessung im Einkauf“.Erfolgsmessung im Einkauf auf Ebene der  Warengruppen.- Exkurs: Ansätze zur Steigerung des Einkaufserfolgs in der Unternehmenspraxis.- Erfolgsmessung im Einkauf auf Ebene der Beschaffungsorganisation.- Lieferantenbewertung und Erfolgsmessung im Einkauf auf Ebene der Lieferanten‑Abnehmerbeziehung.- Ganzheitliche Systeme zur Erfolgsmessung im Einkauf.- Erfolgsorientierte Anreizsysteme und Leistungsvergütung für Einkäufer, Beschaffungsorganisationen und Lieferanten.- Zehn Schritte zur „nachhaltigen“ Erfolgsmessung im Einkauf.- Literatur. Fields of interest Production / Logistics; Accounting / Auditing Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34316-2 Hardcover 2012. XIX, 188 S. 9 Abb. (Advanced Purchasing & SCM, Vol. 3) $59.95 ISBN 978-3-642-34316-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Economics

A. Mack, Hochschule Esslingen

Erfolgsrezepte für Unternehmensorganisation

springer.com E.G. Carayannis, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA; G.M. Korres, University of Newcastle, UK (Eds.)

M. Brännback, Malin Brännback, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland; A.L. Carsrud, Alan L. Carsrud, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland

European Socio-Economic Integration

Family Firms

Challenges, Opportunities and Lessons Learned

Case Studies on the Management of Growth, Decline, and Transition

Economic integration is one of the most noteworthy issues in international economic policy at the end of the twentieth century. The recent examples of the European Union (EU) and the North American Free Trade Association (NAFTA) have raised important questions about the economic integration process and the possible establishment of economic unions in other parts of the world.  Against the backdrop of the financial crisis in Europe and prospects of increasing integration in Asia, this volume showcases research from an international array of researchers to provide a basic understanding of the current issues, problems, challenges, and opportunities for achieving integration, addressing[...]

This is the third in a series of casebooks on issues faced by families owning and managing a business. This volume focuses on the management of growth, decline, and transition in such firms. These cases are clustered together because family firms grow, decline, and grow again, often transforming themselves several times in the course of their existence, as they face succession issues, financial constraints, and changes in market demand. Managing change also has significant impact on the firm-owning families and their individual members, especially when making decisions under conditions of uncertainty.  The eight cases presented in this volume, as those in the previous two casebooks,[...]

Features Ein salutogenes Unternehmen können wir uns als ein System vorstellen, das in sich eine Sensibilität besitzt, für das, was dem Unternehmen gut tut, und das, was es gefährdet oder ihm schadet. Wohl jeder Unternehmer und jede Geschäftsleitung wird diese Sensibilität für sich in Anspruch nehmen. Die üblichen internen Werkzeuge dafür sind Controlling, Revision, Rechnungswesen, Marktforschung und [..]

Features Economic integration is one of the most noteworthy issues in international economic policy at the end of the twentieth century. The recent examples of the European Union (EU) and the North American Free Trade Association (NAFTA) have raised important questions about the economic integration process and the possible establishment of economic unions in other parts of the world.  Against the backdrop of the [..]

Features This is the third in a series of casebooks on issues faced by families owning and managing a business. This volume focuses on the management of growth, decline, and transition in such firms. These cases are clustered together because family firms grow, decline, and grow again, often transforming themselves several times in the course of their existence, as they face succession issues, financial constraints, [..]

Contents Einleitung.- Das Unternehmen als dynamisches System.- Das Unternehmen in seiner Vernetzung.Kennzeichnende Charakteristiken in Unternehmen.Analyse und Bewertung im Unternehmen.- Die Mitarbeiter im Unternehmen.- Komplexe vernetzte Strukturen.- Individuelle Orientierungen.- Anwendungsbereiche der Systemischen Wirkungsausbreitung.

Contents Inflation Convergence in Europe.- Economic Integration and Convergence in the European Union.The Mathematical Capital and its Economic Value.Political Decision in a Game Theory Approach.Economic Integration and Small States: Non-Traditional Benefits.- The Greek Crisis & Co.D.TRA (Code of Digital Transactions): Mobile Payments and the Global Info-Cash (GIC).- Building Bridges in South Asia: Regional Cooperation Information Technologies and Opportunities for Integration.Education Policy and Regional Convergence in European Union.- Innovation Process in the European Union: The Case[...]

Contents Introduction.- Reading a Family Business Case.Case One: Bacardi Limited – A growing family’s firm in a consolidating industry.- Case Two: ThaiRolls Restaurants – Growth and Delegating Control to Non-Family Management.- Case Three: Seattle Homes and the Waterman Family – Transitions in the family firm.- Case Four: Sol News vs. the Internet – At the crossroads of entering the family firm or starting a new venture.- Case Five: Sarmak and Sarteks – Transition in the family firm, to stay or not stay.- Case Six: California Steel & Supply – Transition in key employees.- Case Seven: Risk[...]

systemisch - nachhaltig - salutogen

Ein salutogenes Unternehmen können wir uns als ein System vorstellen, das in sich eine Sensibilität besitzt, für das, was dem Unternehmen gut tut, und das, was es gefährdet oder ihm schadet. Wohl jeder Unternehmer und jede Geschäftsleitung wird diese Sensibilität für sich in Anspruch nehmen. Die üblichen internen Werkzeuge dafür sind Controlling, Revision, Rechnungswesen, Marktforschung und Qualitätsmanagement. All diesen Werkzeugen ist eine hohe Detaillierung sowie die Fokussierung auf Ergebniskennzahlen und Produktmerkmale gemeinsam. Damit sind sie vergangenheitsorientiert. Keine noch so ausgefeilte Analyse und Auswertung der Daten kann dies auflösen. Weiterführend wäre es, Fehler[...]

Fields of interest Management/Business for Professionals; Personnel Management; Economic Systems Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34969-0 Softcover 2013. XIII, 387 S. 86 Abb. $79.95 ISBN 978-3-642-34969-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Fields of interest Economic Policy; Regional Science; Development Economics Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5253-9 Hardcover 2013. XVI, 227 p. 52 illus., 44 in color. (Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management, Vol. 28) $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5253-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Fields of interest Entrepreneurship; Management/Business for Professionals; Business Strategy/Leadership Target groups Research Type of publication Brief More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-6045-9 Softcover 2012. XII, 122 p. 46 illus., 26 in color. (SpringerBriefs in Business, Vol. 37) $49.95 ISBN 978-1-4614-6045-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com J. Prätsch, Hochschule Bremen; U. Schikorra, Hochschule Bremerhaven; E. Ludwig, Bremen

Finanzmanagement Lehr- und Praxisbuch für Investition, Finanzierung und Finanzcontrolling

Wesentlich erweitert, aktualisiert und überarbeitet, unter Beachtung des bewährten geschlossenen, anwendungsorientierten Gesamtkonzeptes, präsentiert sich das Finanzmanagement in seiner 4. Auflage. Dieses Lehr- und Praxisbuch für Investition, Finanzierung und Finanzcontrolling erläutert die Beteiligungs-, Kredit- und Innenfinanzierung,  behandelt die verschiedenen alternativen Finanzierungsformen wie Factoring, Leasing, Mezzanine Finanzierung, Privat Equity und Projektfinanzierung. Das Kapitel Finanzcontrolling befasst sich mit der Finanzplanung, der Kapitalflussrechnung, der Finanzanalyse, dem Risikocontrolling und sowie der Balanced Scorecard. Eine umfangreiche Fallstudie zur Bilanz[...] Features Wesentlich erweitert, aktualisiert und überarbeitet, unter Beachtung des bewährten geschlossenen, anwendungsorientierten Gesamtkonzeptes, präsentiert sich das Finanzmanagement in seiner 4. Auflage. Dieses Lehr- und Praxisbuch für Investition, Finanzierung und Finanzcontrolling erläutert die Beteiligungs-, Kredit- und Innenfinanzierung,  behandelt die verschiedenen alternativen Finanzierungsformen wie [..]

Economics M. Boardman

S. Müller, München

Fixing and Flipping Real Estate

Frauen als Führungskraft

Strategies for the Post-Boom Era

Stärken nutzen, Erfolgspotenziale realisieren

Let‑s face it‑fixing and flipping houses is sexy. Who doesn‑t love the idea of buying a rundown, moldinfested shack and transforming it into someone‑s dream home for massive profits? Reality TV shows make it look so easy. A little paint here, some new kitchen cabinets there, and presto! The house is sold for big bucks and everyone lives happily ever after. If only it were that simple. Fixing and flipping houses is a business. In order for a business to survive, prosper, and grow, systems must be put in place. Fixing and Flipping Real Estate: Strategies for the PostBoom Era is a book that breaks down the four essential components of a fix-and-flip business, giving you the[...]

Im Kampf um die besten Talente setzen viele Unternehmen auf familienfreundliche Personalpolitik. Das schafft gute Voraussetzungen für Frauen, die berufliche und persönliche Ziele verbinden möchten. Dennoch gelingt es Männern aktuell noch häufiger, ihre Karrierewünsche umzusetzen. Wo bleiben die Frauen?Dieses Fachbuch, in 2., korrigierter und ergänzter Auflage erschienen, ermutigt weibliche Führungskräfte und Fachexpertinnen zum Führungserfolg. Sechs prägnante Praxisfälle liefern konkrete Werkzeuge für die eigene Kompetenzentwicklung. In allen Fallbeispielen stehen weibliche Entscheider im Mittelpunkt. Ein roter Faden aus Reflexionsfragen, Checklisten und Praxistipps ermöglicht den[...]

Features Let‑s face it‑fixing and flipping houses is sexy. Who doesn‑t love the idea of buying a rundown, moldinfested shack and transforming it into someone‑s dream home for massive profits? Reality TV shows make it look so easy. A little paint here, some new kitchen cabinets there, and presto! The house is sold for big bucks and everyone lives happily ever after. If only it [..] Fields of interest Business & Management Science Target groups Popular/general

Contents Grundlagen des Type of publication Finanzmanagements: Einführung.- Begriffsbestimmungen Professional book des Finanzmanagements.- Finanzwirtschaftliche Orientierung der More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-4644-2 Unternehmensführung.- Hauptfunktionen Softcover für das Finanzmanagement.- Die Deck2013. 240 p. ung des Kapitalbedarfs.- Grundzüge $19.99 der finanzwirtschaftlichen ISBN 978-1-4302-4644-2 Forschung.- Beteiligungsfinanzierung:        Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days. Beteiligungsfinanzierung bei emissionsfähigen Unternehmen.-  Börse.- Börsensegmente.- Overthe-Counter-Handel.-  Aktienindizes.- Investor Relations.- Beteiligungsfinanzierung bei nicht-emissionsfähigen Unternehmen.- Eigenkapitalbeschaffung auf Zeit.[...] Fields of interest Finance / Banking; Entrepreneurship; Accounting / Auditing Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-25390-4 Softcover 2012. XIII, 399 S. 277 Abb. (Springer-Lehrbuch) $39.95 ISBN 978-3-642-25390-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Features Im Kampf um die besten Talente setzen viele Unternehmen auf familienfreundliche Personalpolitik. Das schafft gute Voraussetzungen für Frauen, die berufliche und persönliche Ziele verbinden möchten. Dennoch gelingt es Männern aktuell noch häufiger, ihre Karrierewünsche umzusetzen. Wo bleiben die Frauen?Dieses Buch, in 2., ergänzter Auflage, ermutigt weibliche Führungskräfte und Fachexpertinnen zum [..] Contents Ziele erreichen: Ihre Stärken erkennen und nutzen.E-Mails bewusst einsetzen.- Kompetenz in Präsentation und Vortrag ausstrahlen.- Profil in Meetings zeigen.- Verantwortung in Gremien übernehmen.Führungserfolge in Teams und Projektgruppen sicherstellen.- Erfolgspotenziale realisieren. Fields of interest Business & Management Science; Management/Business for Professionals; Business Strategy/Leadership Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-8349-4568-6 Softcover 2013. XI, 169 S. $49.95 ISBN 978-3-8349-4568-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Economics

C. Stöwe, Düsseldorf; L. Keromosemito, Köln

Führen ohne Hierarchie - Laterale Führung Wie Sie ohne Vorgesetztenfunktion Teams motivieren, kritische Gespräche führen, Konflikte lösen

Projektleiter und fachliche Vorgesetzte haben für die Führung ihrer Mitarbeiter nicht die Mittel und die Zeit, die sie eigentlich brauchen. Um ihre Ziele mit ihrem Team zu erreichen, müssen sie effiziente Vorgehensweisen nutzen, die ihnen schnell weiterhelfen. Die beiden Autoren vermitteln dem Leser praxiserprobte Werkzeuge, um Mitarbeiter schnell einzuschätzen, Teammitglieder zu motivieren, Verhaltensweisen zu verändern, Kritik konstruktiv zu äußern und Konflikte zu bewältigen, um ein Team zielorientiert zu führen. Mit vielen Beispielen und Checklisten für die tägliche Praxis.Jetzt in der 2., überarbeiteten Auflage mit zusätzlichen Tipps zu Videokonferenzen und einem neuen Kapitel, [...] Features Projektleiter und fachliche Vorgesetzte haben für die Führung ihrer Mitarbeiter oft nicht die Mittel und die Zeit, die sie eigentlich brauchen. Um ihre Ziele mit ihrem Team zu erreichen, müssen sie effiziente Vorgehensweisen nutzen, die ihnen schnell weiterhelfen. Die beiden Autoren vermitteln dem Leser praxiserprobte Werkzeuge, um Mitarbeiter schnell einzuschätzen, Teammitglieder zu motivieren, [..] Contents Herausforderung 1: Teammitglieder in ihrer individuellen Persönlichkeit verstehen und gezielt einbinden.- Herausforderung 2: Mitarbeiter motivieren und gewinnen, ohne disziplinarische Anreize oder Druckmittel.- Herausforderung 3: Arbeitsverhalten kurzfristig verändern.- Herausforderung 4: Kritisches Feedback geben, ohne jemanden als Teammitglied zu verlieren.- Herausforderung 5: Zwischen allen Fronten - Konflikte erfolgreich bewältigen. Fields of interest Personnel Management Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-8349-3975-3 Softcover 2013. IX, 175 S. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-8349-3975-3 Due: Januar 28, 2013

springer.com L. Gramlich, Chemnitz; P. Gluchowski, Chemnitz; A. Horsch, Freiberg; K. Schäfer, Bayreuth; G. Waschbusch, Saarbrücken (Eds.)

R. Crescenzi, London School of Economics, UK; M. Percoco, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy (Eds.)

Gabler Banklexikon

Geography, Institutions and Regional Economic Performance

Bank - Börse - Finanzierung

In ca. 8500 Stichworten erhalten Sie präzise Antworten auf Ihre inhaltlichen Fragen zu allen wichtigen Themen des Geld-, Bank- und Börsenwesens. Komplett überarbeitet und erweitert bringt die 14. Auflage Klarheit und Ordnung in die vielfältigen Veränderungen der Finanzwelt der letzten zehn Jahre.So hat das Standardwerk in dieser Auflage eine notwendige Modernisierung erfahren. Neues finden Sie integriert und Bewährtes verbessert, darunter die Darstellung der für die Bankbetriebsund Finanzierungslehre bis heute fundamentalen Theorieansätze. Auch der zunehmenden Bedeutung von Informations- und Kommunikations-Technologien und ihren weitreichenden Auswirkungen auf den Bankenbereich[...] Features In ca. 8.500 Stichworten erhalten Sie präzise Antworten auf Ihre inhaltlichen Fragen zu allen wichtigen Themen des Geld-, Bank- und Börsenwesens. Komplett überarbeitet und erweitert bringt die 14. Auflage Klarheit und Ordnung in die vielfältigen Veränderungen der Finanzwelt der letzten zehn Jahre.So hat das Standardwerk in dieser Auflage eine notwendige Modernisierung erfahren. Neues finden Sie [..] Contents Bank.- Börse.- Finanzierung. Fields of interest Finance / Banking; Economics Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Encyclop(a)edia More on www.springer.com/978-3-8349-0154-5 Hardcover 2013. XXXIV, 1632 S. 130 Abb. $129.00 ISBN 978-3-8349-0154-5 Due: Dezember 29, 2012

The book aims to present “traditional features” of regional science (as geographical concepts and institutions), as well as relatively new topics such as innovation and agglomeration economies. In particular it demonstrates that, contrary to what has been argued by recent economics literature, both geography and institutions (or culture) are relevant for local development. In fact, these phenomena, along with the movement of goods and workers, are among the main reasons for persisting development differentials. These intriguing relationships are at the heart of the analysis presented in this book and form the conceptual basis for a promising institutional approach to economic geography. Features The book brings together contributions by scholars from several countries and different “sister” disciplines (Economic Geography, Urban and Regional Economics, Innovation Studies) with different approaches to the same crucial issue: how geography, culture and institutions influence regional economic performance. It includes a number of relevant insights into these complex relations covering different-though [..] Contents Space, Growth and Development.- Institutions and Culture.- Agglomeration Economies, the Location of Economic Activities and Innovation.- Geography in Motion: Trade, FDI and Migrations. Fields of interest Regional Science; R & D / Technology Policy; European Integration; Economic Geography Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-33394-1 Hardcover 2013. VII, 436 p. 54 illus. (Advances in Spatial Science) $179.00 ISBN 978-3-642-33394-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Economics

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A. Richter, Frankfurt Economics Enterprises AG, Eschborn

D. Schallmo

B. Dünser, Dornbirn, Österreich

Gepäcklogistik auf Flughäfen

Geschäftsmodell-Innovation

Gezielte Erfolgsplanung in KMU

Grundlagen, Systeme, Konzepte und Perspektiven

Grundlagen, bestehende Ansätze, methodisches Vorgehen und B2B-Geschäftsmodelle

Zielorientierung als strategisches Controlling-Instrument

Welche Wege nimmt das Gepäck, wenn es vom Passagier am Check-In-Schalter auf das Band gelegt und am Ankunftsflughafen wieder vom Passagier in Empfang genommen wird? Welche Technologien und Konzepte könnten in den nächsten Jahren an den Flughäfen international anzutreffen sein, welche werden sich durchgesetzt haben. Wie stark beeinflussen Fördertechnik, Logistik und Identifikation derartige Überlegungen und Trends? Wie sehen diese Lösungen gerade für kleine und mittelgroße Flughäfen aus, die durch steigende Passagierund Gepäckzahlen eine neue Größenordnung der Gepäcksysteme betreten? Mit diesen und vergleichbaren Fragen setzt sich das Buch auseinander. Hierbei werden Komponenten und[...]

In den letzten Jahren hat die Innovation von Geschäftsmodellen in Theorie und Praxis eine hohe Aufmerksamkeit erlangt. Geschäftsmodelle orientieren sich an Kundenbedürfnissen, kombinieren unterschiedliche Elemente eines Unternehmens miteinander und stiften somit einen Kundennutzen. Geschäftsmodelle sind häufig schwerer imitierbar als Produkte, Dienstleistungen oder Prozesse und ermöglichen Unternehmen eine bessere Differenzierung gegenüber Wettbewerbern. Im Rahmen dieser Dissertation erfolgt die Entwicklung einer Methode für Geschäftsmodell-Innovation. Daneben findet die Entwicklung generischer Geschäftsmodelle für den Business-to-Business-Bereich statt.

Mehr als 99 % aller Unternehmen des EU-Raumes sind kleine und mittlere Betriebe mit einem erheblichen Einfluss auf die wirtschaftliche Lage eines Landes. Während der strategischen Zukunftsplanung in großen Unternehmen ein weites Feld eingeräumt wird, haben kleine und mittlere Betriebe scheinbar wenig Bedarf an längerfristiger Planung. Man arbeitet mit sich bietenden Gelegenheiten und nimmt „was der Markt gerade bietet“. Dies bedeutet auch, öfter einmal Durststrecken in Kauf nehmen zu müssen. Diese Arbeit behandelt das Thema der langfristigen Unternehmensplanung aus der Sicht von kleinen und mittleren Betrieben (KMU). Stärken und Schwächen einer bewusst zielgeführten Organisation[...]

Features Welche Wege nimmt das Gepäck, wenn es vom Passagier am Check-In-Schalter auf das Band gelegt und am Ankunftsflughafen wieder vom Passagier in Empfang genommen wird? Welche Technologien und Konzepte könnten in den nächsten Jahren an den Flughäfen international anzutreffen sein, welche werden sich durchgesetzt haben. Wie stark beeinflussen Fördertechnik, Logistik und Identifikation derartige Überlegungen und [..]

Features Für Unternehmen ist es zunehmend schwieriger, sich gegenüber Wettbewerbern mittels Produkt-, Dienstleistungs- und Prozessinnovationen zu differenzieren, da in diesen Bereichen eine schnelle und einfache Imitierbarkeit gegeben ist. Aus diesem Grund stehen Geschäftsmodelle im Fokus aktueller Diskussionen, da sie schwerer imitierbar sind, sich an Kundenbedürfnissen orientieren, unterschiedliche Elemente eines [..]

Features Während der strategischen Zukunftsplanung in großen Unternehmen ein weites Feld eingeräumt wird, ist dies bei kleinen und mittleren Betrieben (KMU) weniger der Fall. Beatrix Dünser analysiert das Thema der langfristigen Unternehmensplanung aus der Sicht von kleinen und mittleren Betrieben. Sie untersucht Stärken und Schwächen einer bewusst zielgeführten Organisation und stellt ein mögliches [..]

Contents Einführung und Überblick.- Flughafenlogistische Prozesse und deren Charakteristika für kleine und mittlere Flughäfen.- Komponenten und Funktionen der Gepäcklogistik.- Beförderungsmethoden für Passagiergepäck Flughäfen.- Identifikationsverfahren innerhalb der Gepäckabfertigung.- Klassifikation und Systembewertung von Gepäckförder- und Sortiersystemen für kleine und mittlere Flughäfen.Automatische Gepäckbearbeitung.

Contents Theoretische Grundlagen zur Geschäftsmodell-Innovation.- Bestehende Ansätze der Geschäftsmodell-Entwicklung.- Methode der Geschäftsmodell-Innovation.- Geschäftsmodelle in Business-to-Business-Märkten.

Contents Zielfindung bzw. Zielbildung.- Strategy Map, Leistungsmessung und Führungskultur.- Kommunikations- und Teamverhalten.

Fields of interest Production / Logistics; Organization / Planning; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32852-7 Softcover 2013. XII, 238 S. 133 Abb., 1 in Farbe. $39.95 ISBN 978-3-642-32852-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Fields of interest Technology Management Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00244-2 Softcover 2013. XXV, 334 S. 159 Abb. $79.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00244-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Fields of interest Business & Management Science Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01063-8 Softcover 2013. XIII, 176 S. 48 Abb. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-658-01063-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Economics

J. Crespo Cuaresma, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), Austria; T. Palokangas, University of Helsinki, Finland; A. Tarasyev, Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics, Ekaterinburg, Russia (Eds.)

Green Growth and Sustainable Development The book examines problems associated with green growth and sustainable development on the basis of recent contributions in economics, natural sciences and applied mathematics, especially optimal control theory. Its main topics include pollution, biodiversity, exhaustible resources and climate change. The integrating framework of the book is dynamic systems theory which offers a common basis for multidisciplinatory research and mathematical tools for solving complicated models, leading to new insights in environmental issues. Features The book examines problems associated with green growth and sustainable development on the basis of recent contributions in economics, natural sciences and applied mathematics, especially optimal control theory. Its main topics include pollution, biodiversity, exhaustible resources and climate change. The integrating framework of the book is dynamic systems theory which offers a common basis for [..] Contents Optimal Economic Growth with an Environmental Constraint: The Problem of Optimal Endogenous Growth with Exhaustible Resources Revisited.- Optimal Pollution, Optimal Population, and Sustainability.- Optimal Proportions in Growth Trends of Resource Productivity.- Biodiversity, Abatement and Climate Change: International Biodiversity Management with Technological Change.- Environmental Regulations, Abatement and Economic Growth.Optimal Control of Growth and Climate Change - Dynamics of Environmental Policy With an Oligopoly: Market Power, Resource Extraction and Pollution: Some Paradoxes[...] Fields of interest Economic Growth; Systems Theory, Control; Sustainable Development; Environmental Economics; Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control; Optimization; Economic Theory Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34353-7 Hardcover 2013. XII, 226 p. 84 illus. (Dynamic Modeling and Econometrics in Economics and Finance, Vol. 14) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-34353-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com A. Hurlebaus, Wuppertal

J. Neal, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA (Ed.)

Grundsätze ordnungsgemäßer kommunaler Rechnungslegung und ihre Auslegung im Hinblick auf die Bewertung kommunaler Sachanlagen

Handbook of Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace

Ungeachtet der unterschiedlichen Zwecksetzungen wird derzeit mit großem Aufwand versucht, die öffentliche an die privatwirtschaftliche Rechnungslegung anzugleichen. Vor dem Hintergrund, dass der Zweck und die Prinzipien die Ausgestaltung eines Rechnungslegungssystems bestimmen sollten, analysiert und strukturiert Frau Hurlebaus die Umstellung der kommunalen Rechnungslegung in Deutschland. Unter Berücksichtigung der Informationsinteressen der Adressaten und der daraus abgeleiteten Grundsätze erfolgt eine kritische Würdigung möglicher Bewertungsmaßstäbe für kommunale Sachanlagen. Frau Hurlebaus zeigt dabei, dass eine kaufmännisch geprägte Rechnungslegung selbst bei Anpassungen an[...] Features Ungeachtet der unterschiedlichen Zwecksetzungen wird derzeit mit großem Aufwand versucht, die öffentliche an die privatwirtschaftliche Rechnungslegung anzugleichen. Vor dem Hintergrund, dass der Zweck und die Prinzipien die Ausgestaltung eines Rechnungslegungssystems bestimmen sollten, analysiert und strukturiert Annette Hurlebaus die Umstellung der kommunalen Rechnungslegung in Deutschland. Unter [..] Contents Neues Kommunales Finanzmanagement (NKF).- International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS).- Entwicklung zweckgerechter Grundsätze für die kommunale Rechnungslegung.Zweck- und grundsatzgerechte Bewertung kommunaler Sachanlagen. Fields of interest Accounting / Auditing Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00687-7 Softcover 2013. XXII, 394 S. 15 Abb. (Finanzwirtschaft, Unternehmensbewertung & Revisionswesen) $79.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00687-7 Due: Februar 28, 2013

Emerging Research and Practice

While the field of management has developed as a research discipline over the last century, until the early 1990s there was essentially no acknowledgement that the human spirit plays an important role in the workplace.  Over the past twenty years, the tide has begun to turn, as evidenced by the growing number of courses in academia and in corporate training, and an exponential increase in the publications emerging through creative interaction of scholars and practitioners in organizational behaviour, workplace diversity, sustainability, innovation, corporate governance, leadership, and corporate wellness, as well as contributions by psychotherapists, theologians, anthropologists,[...] Features While the field of management has developed as a research discipline over the last century, until the early 1990s there was essentially no acknowledgement that the human spirit plays an important role in the workplace.  Over the past twenty years, the tide has begun to turn, as evidenced by the growing number of courses in academia and in corporate training, and an exponential increase in the publications [..] Contents Dedication.- Acknowledgements.- Section 1: Basic Issues in Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace.Section 2: Faith at Work – Religious Perspectives.Section 3: Mapping the Terrain: Emerging Theory and Research.- Section 4: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives. Section 5: Faith and Spirituality at Work Assessments.- Section 6: Integrating Scholarship and Practice.- Section 7: Over the Horizon: Reflective Essays from the Pioneers.- Epilogue.- About the Contributors.- Index. Fields of interest Management/Business for Professionals; Personnel Management; Industrial and organisational psychology; Sociology, general Target groups Research Type of publication Handbook More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5232-4 Hardcover 2013. XV, 767 p. 46 illus., 36 in color. $229.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5232-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Economics

N. Siddharthan, Madras School of Economics, India; K. Narayanan, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India (Eds.)

R.M. Hassan, University of Pretoria, South Africa; E.D. Mungatana, University of Pretoria, South Africa (Eds.)

Human Capital and Development

Implementing Environmental Accounts

The Indian Experience

 The papers included in this volume cover several aspects of human capital. It starts with the role of human capital in influencing productivity, employment and growth of employment. The chapters show that Indian States that have been neglecting schooling and health facilities have become victims in terms of low productivity and lower rates of employment. Consequently, employment cannot be increased without spending on education and health. Furthermore, the unorganised sector in India cannot provide gainful employment as productivity in this sector is low and is also declining. Skill intensity influences mainly productivity in the organised sector. As a result, states that have been[...] Features The papers included in this volume cover several aspects of human capital. It starts with the role of human capital in influencing productivity, employment and growth of employment. The chapters show that Indian States that have been neglecting schooling and health facilities have become victims in terms of low productivity and lower rates of employment. Consequently, employment cannot be increased without [..] Contents Human Capital and Development: Introduction.Human Capital, Labour Productivity and Employment.- Impact of Human Capital on Manufacturing Productivity Growth in India.- Informality, Vulnerability and Development.- Labour and Energy Intensity: A Study of Pulp & Paper Industries in India.Impact of Remittances on Poverty in India: Empirical Evidence.- Understanding NREGA: A Simple Theory and Some Facts.- Measuring Efficiency of Technical Educational Institutions In Kerala Using Data Envelopment Analysis. Fields of interest Personnel Management; Economic Growth; Development Economics; Labor Economics Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-81-322-0856-3 Hardcover 2013. X, 155 p. 15 illus. $129.00 ISBN 978-81-322-0856-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Case Studies from Eastern and Southern Africa

Leaving aside human and social capital for a future volume, the book should be viewed as a crucial first step in developing indicators for total wealth in the countries covered by the case studies, which include Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Mozambique and South Africa. These case studies experiment with implementing the SEAA in sub-Saharan nations known to suffer from the ‘resource curse’: their wealth in resources and commodities has allowed inflows of liquidity, yet this cash has not funded crucial developments in infrastructure or education. What’s more, resource-driven economies are highly vulnerable to commodity price mutability. The new measures of wealth deployed here[...] Features This report on natural resource and environmental accounting in one of the world’s least developed zones is predicated on a wealth approach to sustainable development that recognizes the need for information on all of a nation’s assets, including, for example, potable water, as well as how these might change or evolve over time. Under these criteria, a nation that manages its natural wealth intelligently [..] Contents 1. Natural Capital, Total Wealth and Sustainable Development in Nambia.- 2. Wildlife accounts.- 3. Accounting for Mineral Resources in Tanzania.4. Fisheries Resource Accounts for the Maputo Coastal Districts of Mozambique.- 5. Forest Resoure Accounts for Ethiopia.- 6. Contribution of Uganda’s Forestry Sub-Sector to the National Economy.- 7. Accounting for the Value of Ecosystem Assets and their Services.- 8. Valuing Regulating and Supporting Ecosystem Services in the Sub-Tropical Estuaries of Kwazulu-Natal in South Africa.- Index. Fields of interest Environmental Economics; Development Economics; Economics Target groups Graduate Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5322-8 Hardcover 2013. XIX, 218 p. 11 illus., 8 in color. (Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science, Vol. 28) $139.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5322-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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A. Schyra, Essen

Indices as Benchmarks in the Portfolio Management With Special Consideration of the European Monetary Union

Based on a very extensive literature review the book delineates the previous scientific and practical applications of indices as benchmarks for single asset classes as stocks, commodities, German governmental bonds and cash as well as especially for multi asset portfolios. According to the specific influencing factors of the Eurozone a recommendation of allocating equity portfolios with respect to industrial or regional factors is given by an empirical analysis. As most common and significant benchmark index for the Eurozone, the Dow Jones Euro STOXX 50 is analysed according to index effects. This serves as comparison and consideration of the active anticipations of index membership[...] Features Andreas Schyra delineates the previous scientific and practical applications of indices as benchmarks for single asset classes such as stocks, commodities, German governmental bonds, and cash as well as especially for multi-asset portfolios. The author gives recommendations for allocating equity portfolios in the Eurozone under consideration of industrial and regional factors by an empirical analysis. As [..] Contents Introduction.- Principles of Portfolio Management Conditions.- Evaluation of the Allocation Framework.- Multi Asset Portfolio Construction with the EMU.- Conclusion and Outlook. Fields of interest Finance / Banking Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00695-2 Softcover 2013. XX, 233 p. 21 illus. $79.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00695-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Economics

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A. Neumann, Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Mosbach

P. Mayrhofer, Munich, Germany

M. de Pinto, University of Kassel, Germany

Integrative Managementsysteme

Interdependencies in the Discovery and Adoption of Facebook Applications

International Trade and Unemployment

An Empirical Investigation

Economic theory and empirical research confirm that the rising international integration caused an increase in aggregate income at least for the industrialized countries, although trade liberalization is no Pareto improvement. In the empirical literature, there is a consensus that the international integration implies a destruction of low-skilled job vacancies and an increase in income, while the conclusions are mixed concerning the implication for the overall unemployment rate. This book seeks to find theoretical explanations to these empirical regularities. The book poses three questions: What are the implications of trade liberalization for the labor market in the presence of trade[...]

Ein integratives Managementsystem ist heute das zentrale Werkzeug der Führung im Unternehmen. Ein solches Managementsystem sollte sich nicht nur an den Anforderungen der Kunden nach bestimmten Qualitätsstandards orientieren, sondern ebenso an den eigenen Bedürfnissen des Unternehmens.Das vorliegende Lehrbuch gibt einen ausführlichen Überblick über die Gestaltung, den Aufbau, die Umsetzung und Optimierung integrativer Managementsysteme. Dabei wird Wert darauf gelegt, dass bestehende Systemkomponenten - Qualitätsmanagement (ISO 9001, EFQM-Modell), Umweltmanagement, Arbeitsschutzmanagement, Informationssicherheitsmanagement etc.- in ein zielorientiertes eigenes Managementsystem[...] Features Ein integratives Managementsystem ist heute das zentrale Werkzeug der Führung im Unternehmen. Ein solches Managementsystem sollte sich nicht nur an den Anforderungen der Kunden nach bestimmten Qualitätsstandards orientieren, sondern ebenso an den eigenen Bedürfnissen des Unternehmens.Das vorliegende Lehrbuch gibt einen ausführlichen Überblick über die Gestaltung, den Aufbau, die Umsetzung und [..] Contents Grundlagen.- Liability Management.- Asset Management.- Wert- und risikoorientierte Unternehmenssteuerung. Fields of interest Management/Business for Professionals; Organization / Planning; Accounting / Auditing Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-30895-6 Softcover 2012. XIV, 210 S. 108 Abb. (BA KOMPAKT) $29.95 ISBN 978-3-642-30895-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Facebook Platform is a prominent example of an internet-based service for which third-party developers can offer small add-on programs, which are often referred to as applications. The distribution of success of applications is highly skewed. This market structure with few blockbuster applications and a long-tail of unpopular ones is common in the media, entertainment and software industries. Philip Mayrhofer compiled individual-level survey data as well as an original panel data set of Facebook applications in order to examine the market for Facebook applications in detail. Specifically he identifies interdependencies such as bandwagon effects between users and spillovers between[...] Features Facebook Platform is a prominent example of an internet-based service for which third-party developers can offer small add-on programs, which are often referred to as applications. The distribution of success of applications is highly skewed. This market structure with few blockbuster applications and a long-tail of unpopular ones is common in the media, entertainment and software industries. Philip [..] Contents Empirical analysis of Facebook’s platform for applications.- Determinants of the discovery and adoption of applications.- Information spillovers between applications as a source of usage.   Fields of interest Technology Management Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-8349-3886-2 Softcover 2013. XVII, 172 p. 23 illus. (Innovation und Entrepreneurship) $79.95 ISBN 978-3-8349-3886-2 Due: February 28, 2013

On the Redistribution of Trade Gains When Firms Matter

Features Economic theory and empirical research confirm that the rising international integration caused an increase in aggregate income at least for the industrialized countries, although trade liberalization is no Pareto improvement. In the empirical literature, there is a consensus that the international integration implies a destruction of low-skilled job vacancies and an increase in income, while the conclusions [..] Contents Motivation.- International trade and unemployment - the worker-selection effect.-  Unemployment benefits as redistribution scheme for trade gains- a positive analysis.-  An optimal redistribution scheme for trade gains.       Fields of interest Labor Economics; International Economics; Economic Theory; Industrial Organization Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-33235-7 Hardcover 2013. IX, 112 p. 8 illus. (Contributions to Economics) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-33235-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com J. Berwanger, Neunkirchen; S. Kullmann, Gelsenkirchen

Interne Revision Funktion, Rechtsgrundlagen und Compliance

Economics U. Ermschel, DHBW Mannheim; C. Möbius, DHBW Karlsruhe; H. Wengert, DHBW Stuttgart

Investition und Finanzierung

Die interne Revision erbringt im Auftrag der Unternehmensleitung unabhängige und objektive Prüfungs- und Beratungsdienstleistungen. Dies unterscheidet sie von anderen unternehmensinternen Kontrollstellen, etwa dem Controlling. Das Werk beschreibt die Grundlagen für eine effektive interne Revision. Ideal auch für Ein- und Umsteiger in die neue Tätigkeit als Revisor.Zur Vorauflage: "...aus diesem Grund ist das Buch nicht nur als Grundkompendium für mit dieser Materie befassten Revisoren zu empfehlen, sondern auch Wirtschaftsjuristen und Unternehmensleitungen, die sich über die Grundlagen der Internen Revision informieren wollen.  Prof. Dr. iur Gerrit Horstmeier, Villingen-Schwenningen"

Das Lehrbuch "Investition und Finanzierung" ist genau auf das Bachelor-Studium abgestimmt. Ausgehend von einer Einführung in das Finanzwesen und die Finanzmathematik werden die Segmente Investition und Finanzierung eingehend behandelt. Dabei wurde darauf geachtet, den Themenbereich sowohl aus finanztheoretischer als auch aus anwendungsorientierter Sicht zu behandeln. Eine Vielzahl von Abbildungen und Praxisbeispielen tragen zu einer hohen Verständlichkeit der Thematik bei. Durch zahlreiche Übungsaufgaben mit Lösungshinweisen kann der Leser sein Wissen selbständig überprüfen und festigen. Das Lehrbuch richtet sich an Studierende und Dozenten von Bachelor-Studiengängen des Faches[...]

Features Die Interne Revision erbringt im Auftrag der Unternehmensleitung unabhängige und objektive Prüfungs- und Beratungsdienstleistungen. Das unterscheidet sie von anderen unternehmensinternen Kontrollstellen, etwa dem Controlling. Die Interne Revision schafft Mehrwerte, indem sie Geschäftsprozesse verbessern hilft. Einen ähnlichen Ansatz verfolgt die Compliance, die in deutschen Unternehmen [..]

Features Ausgehend von einer Einführung in das Finanzwesen und die Finanzmathematik werden im vorliegenden Lehrbuch die Segmente Investition und Finanzierung eingehend behandelt. Dabei wurde darauf geachtet, den Themenbereich sowohl aus finanztheoretischer als auch aus [..]

Contents Aufgaben, Rechte und Pflichten der IR.Anforderungen an eine moderne IR.- Revisionsfelder (Financial, Operational, Managerial, Compliance, Systeme, Prozesse).- Revisionsprozess.- Mitarbeitereinsatzplanung.- Berichterstattung.- Interne Revision und Datenschutzwesen.- Wirtschaftskriminalität.Corporate Governance und Zusammenarbeit mit Aufsichtsorganen. Fields of interest Accounting / Auditing Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-8349-3470-3 Softcover 2012. XX, 296 S. 26 Abb. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-8349-3470-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Contents Grundlagen der Investition und Finanzierung.Investition.- Finanzierung.- Lösung zu den Kontrollaufgaben.

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B. Dilcher, Berlin; L. Hammerschlag, Marburger Bund, Berlin (Eds.)

Klinikalltag und Arbeitszufriedenheit Die Verbindung von Prozessoptimierung und strategischem Personalmanagement im Krankenhaus

Gerade dort, wo Mitarbeiter einen hohen Anspruch an die Qualität ihrer Arbeit haben, und das gilt im Besonderen für die Berufsgruppe der Ärzte ebenso wie für die der Pflegekräfte, fordern sie Arbeitsbedingungen, in denen sie diesen Anspruch uneingeschränkt umsetzen können. Es kann deshalb gar nicht genug betont werden: Solche Arbeitsbedingungen stellen einen bedeutenden Wettbewerbsvorteil dar, wenn es um die richtige Aufstellung am (Gesundheits-)markt sowie darum geht, qualifizierte Mitarbeiter zu finden und zu halten. Dieses Buch soll keine weitere Schwachstellenanalyse darbieten, die es anderweitig schon zur Genüge gibt. Vielmehr konzentrieren sich Herausgeber und Autoren -[...] Features Klinikalltag und Arbeitszufriedenheit Gerade dort, wo Mitarbeiter einen hohen Anspruch an die Qualität ihrer Arbeit haben, und das gilt im Besonderen für die Berufsgruppe der Ärzte ebenso wie für die der Pflegekräfte, fordern sie Arbeitsbedingungen, in denen sie diesen Anspruch unein-geschränkt umsetzen können. Es kann deshalb gar nicht genug betont werden: Solche [..]

Target groups Lower undergraduate

Contents Strukturelle und organisatorische Voraussetzungen - Dienstleistungsprozesse im Krankenhaus.-Arbeitszeit, Vergütung und allgemeine Arbeitsbedingungen.-Die Bededeutung des Personalmanagements.-Wie es in anderen Ländern läuft.

Type of publication Undergraduate textbook

Fields of interest Health Economics

More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32265-5

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Fields of interest Finance / Banking; Financial Economics

Softcover 2013. XVIII, 190 S. 63 Abb. (BA KOMPAKT) $29.95 ISBN 978-3-642-32265-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-8349-3195-5 Softcover 2012. VIII, 332 S. 61 Abb. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-8349-3195-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Economics

Th. Adolph, Frankfurt am Main; O. Everling, Frankfurt am Main; M. Metzler, Rugell (Liechtenstein) (Eds.)

Krankenversicherung im Rating Leistungsbewertungen und Management als Schlüsselfaktoren

Gesetzliche Krankenkassen und private Krankenversicherer müssen sich mit ihrer Zukunftsfähigkeit befassen: Konsolidierung und Konzentration auf die zentralen Anforderungen von Gesetzgeber und Versicherten sind die Konsequenz. Ausgehend von der Patienten- bzw. Versichertenperspektive und ihren Kriterien für die Wahl der richtigen Versicherung zeigen die Beiträge dieses Sammelbandes auf, wie sich Krankenversicherungen auf die Anforderungen der Zukunft einrichten können. Dabei wird den Leistungsbewertungen und den Möglichkeiten der Gewährung zusätzlicher Leistungen über das gesetzliche Mindestmaß hinaus besonderer Raum gegeben. Als Herausgeberband ist der vorliegende Titel das erste Buch[...] Features Krankenversicherung im RatingGesetzliche Krankenkassen und private Krankenversicherer müssen sich mit ihrer Zukunftsfähigkeit befassen: Konsolidierung und Konzentration auf die zentralen Anforderungen von Gesetzgeber und Versicherten sind die Konsequenz. Ausgehend von der Patientenbzw. Versichertenperspektive und ihren Kriterien für die Wahl der richtigen Versicherung zeigen die Beiträge [..] Fields of interest Insurance Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-8349-2633-3 Softcover 2012. X, 357 S. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-8349-2633-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com C. Sögtrop, Siers & Collegen, Düsseldorf, Deutschland; C. Siers, Siers & Collegen, Düsseldorf, Deutschland; V. Krukenberg, Siers & Collegen, Düsseldorf, Deutschland; A. Borrmann, Siers & Collegen, Düsseldorf, Deutschland

A. Kühner, Düsseldorf, Deutschland

Kulturbanausen

Führungskräfte aus Banken und Sparkassen ganz persönlich

Profit und Werte in Einklang bringen

Verantwortliche in Unternehmen reagieren auf Defizite und Zielverfehlungen häufig mit unsteten Prozessen, neuen Strukturen und Druck. Das geht immer öfter auf Kosten der Werte innerhalb einer Unternehmenskultur. Denn Zahlen- und Zeitdruck sowie ein zunehmendes Arbeitsvolumen lassen sich vor allem im Vertrieb nur schwer mit Motivation, Engagement und Identifikation vereinbaren. Doch gerade in Zeiten der Veränderung und Unsicherheit müssen Führungskräfte bezüglich ihrer gelebten Unternehmenswerte Sicherheit ausstrahlen. Nur so können sich Mitarbeiter in der eigenen Unternehmenskultur wohl fühlen sowie nachhaltig und ergebnisorientiert arbeiten. Das Buch liefert zahlreiche Fallbeispiele[...] Features Verantwortliche in Unternehmen reagieren auf Defizite und Zielverfehlungen häufig mit unsteten Prozessen, neuen Strukturen und Druck. Das geht immer öfter auf Kosten der Werte innerhalb einer Unternehmenskultur. Denn Zahlen- und Zeitdruck sowie ein zunehmendes Arbeitsvolumen lassen sich vor allem im Vertrieb nur schwer mit Motivation, Engagement und Identifikation vereinbaren. Doch gerade in [..] Contents Was zeichnet die Kultur eines erfolgreichen Unternehmens aus?.- Vertriebserfolg durch die Vernetzung von Struktur und Kultur.- Umgang mit Change Management und Veränderungsprozessen.Umgang mit Globalisierung und Internationalisierung.- Nachhaltige Implementierung in das Tagesgeschäft.- Konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen und viele Fallbeispiele. Fields of interest Organization / Planning; Personnel Management; Entrepreneurship; Economic Growth; Business Strategy/Leadership; Management/Business for Professionals

Köpfe und Karrieren Wie sind Banker gestrickt? Auf diese Frage lässt sich ebenso wenig eine pauschale Antwort finden wie auf die Frage nach dem idealen Geschäftsmodell einer Bank. Denn wie sich ein Mensch entwickelt, welche Werte er lebt, welchen Führungsstil er präferiert und welchen Ausgleich er zum oft stressigen Berufsalltag sucht, hängt von vielen Faktoren ab. Da ist einmal das Elternhaus, das so manches Mal Lebenswege vorzeichnet, die mal angenommen, mal bewusst nicht beschritten werden. Dann geht es in die Ausbildung und/oder das Studium, auf jeden Fall in eine Zeit, in der sich Interessen neu entwickeln oder vorhandene verstärken. Die beruflichen Stationen erzählen von Zielstrebigkeit und[...] Features Köpfe und KarrierenWie sind Banker gestrickt? Auf diese Frage lässt sich ebenso wenig eine pauschale Antwort finden wie auf die Frage nach dem idealen Geschäftsmodell einer Bank. Denn wie sich ein Mensch entwickelt, welche Werte er lebt, welchen Führungsstil er präferiert und welchen Ausgleich er zum oft stressigen Berufsalltag sucht, hängt von vielen Faktoren ab. Da ist einmal das Elternhaus, das [..] Contents Christian Polenz.- Klaus Siegers.- Dr. Wolfgang Kuhn.- Frank Kohler.- Ed Langendam.- Johannes Werner.- Dr. Michael Brandt.- Dominik Schlarmann.- Wolfgang Driese.- Georg Schürmann.Alexander Wüerst.- Marcus Vitt.- Michel Billon.Maria Topaler.- Helga Biermann.- Thomas Brakensiek.- Harald Strötgen.- Peter Buschbeck.- Peter Fröhlich.- Jörg Bantleon.- Christoph Berndorff.Hans Martz.- Kai Friedrich.- Siegmund Schiminski.Christian Brand.- Dr. Volker van Rüth.- Gabriele Kellermann.- Thomas Jorberg.- Theodor Knepper.Axel Bartsch.- Christoph Raithelhuber.- Hans-Dieter Homberg.- Artur[...] Fields of interest Finance / Banking; Economics; Financial Economics Target groups Professional/practitioner

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Type of publication Professional book

Type of publication Professional book

More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01005-8

More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00858-1 Hardcover 2013. Etwa 200 S. 2 Abb. $49.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00858-1 Due: Dezember 31, 2012

Softcover 2013. 56 S. 48 Abb. $39.95 ISBN 978-3-658-01005-8 Due: Dezember 17, 2012

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Economics

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P.K.C. Low, University Brunei Darussalam, Darussalam

H.-B. Schäfer, Universität Hamburg; C. Ott, Universität Hamburg

S. Helmke, Düsseldorf; M. Uebel, Düsseldorf (Eds.)

Leading Successfully in Asia

Lehrbuch der ökonomischen Analyse des Zivilrechts

Managementorientiertes ITControlling und IT-Governance

Dieses Buch enthält die Grundlagen der ökonomischen Analyse des Rechts und ihrer Anwendung auf das deutsche Zivilrecht. Es bietet eine umfassende Darstellung dieser Forschungsrichtung, in der die Normen und Regelungsprobleme mit den Mitteln ökonomischer Theorie analysiert und bewertet werden. Behandelt werden zentrale Bereiche des Zivilrechts, insbesondere das Delikts-, Vertrags-, und Sachenrecht, das Immaterialgüterrecht sowie Grundprobleme des Insolvenzrechts und die Grundzüge des Unternehmensrechts. Bei der Analyse rechtlicher Regeln des Gesetzesrechts und des Richterrechts wird gezeigt, inwieweit diesen ökonomische Kriterien immanent zugrunde liegen und inwieweit derartige[...]

IT-Controlling und IT-Governance sind wesentliche Erfolgsfaktoren, um den ökonomischen Mehrwert der IT zu erhöhen. Das Werk vermittelt die theoretischen Grundlagen in diesem Bereich und zeigt mit zahlreichen Beispielen, wie es in der Praxis umgesetzt wird.

The book captures the essence of leadership, its characteristics and ways in Asia through the cultural and philosophical visor. With Asian sayings, proverbs and quotes, the book discusses leadership issues and ways in the major Asian countries including China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore. The leadership styles and ways of various great Asian national leaders and corporate leaders in these Asian countries are also examined. Perhaps of much interest to scholars and students of leadership, certain unique Asian features such as Buddhism, Confucianism, Ta Mo, Chinese Animal zodiac signs, Hindu Gods, the Samurai, the Spirit of Bushido and Zen are examined in the light of[...] Features The book captures the essence of leadership, its characteristics and ways in Asia through the cultural and philosophical visor. With Asian sayings, proverbs and quotes, the book discusses leadership issues and ways in the major Asian countries including China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore. The leadership styles and ways of various great Asian national leaders and corporate leaders in these [..] Contents Leaders, Managers and Bosses.- Leadership and the Importance of Example.- Leadership and Ethics.Leadership, Confucian Ethics and Social Responsibility - The Golden rule and Responsibility to the Stakeholders.- Leadership and Motivation.- Leadership in China, Mongolia and Tibet.- Leadership in India.- Leadership in Japan.- Father Leadership in Kazakhstan.- Leadership in Malaysia.- Father Leadership in Negara Brunei Darussalam.- Leadership in Singapore.- Women and Mother Leadership.- Leadership and the 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals.- Leadership and Change.- Team Leadership and[...] Fields of interest Business Strategy/Leadership; Emerging Markets/Globalization; Philosophy of Religion; Regional and Cultural Studies Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-31286-1 Hardcover 2013. XXXIV, 433 p. 24 illus. $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-31286-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Features Dieses Buch enthält die Grundlagen der ökonomischen Analyse des Rechts und ihrer Anwendung auf das deutsche Zivilrecht. Es ist eine umfassende Darstellung dieser Forschungsrichtung, in der die Normen und Regelungsprobleme mit den Mitteln ökonomischer Theorie analysiert und bewertet werden. Wichtige Argumentationsfiguren der ökonomischen Analyse des Rechts werden in die zivilrechtliche Dogmatik eingebaut. [..] Contents Vorwort.- Teil 1: Grundlagen.- Teil 2: Ökonomische Analyse des Schadensrechts.- Teil 3: Ökonomische Analyse des Vertragsrechts.- Teil 4: Property Rights (Handlungsrechte).- Teil 5: Unternehmensrecht.Stichwortverzeichnis Fields of interest Economics; Civil Procedure Law Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-29121-0 Softcover 2012. XLVI, 761 S. 20 Abb. (Springer-Lehrbuch) $59.95 ISBN 978-3-642-29121-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Features IT-Controlling und IT-Governance sind wesentliche Erfolgsfaktoren, um den ökonomischen Mehrwert der IT zu erhöhen. Das Werk vermittelt die theoretischen Grundlagen in diesem Bereich und zeigt mit zahlreichen Beispielen, wie es in der Praxis umgesetzt wird.Der InhaltGrundlagen IT-Controlling und IT-GovernanceÖkonomischen Mehrwert der IT erhöhenUnternehmerische [..] Contents Grundlagen IT-Controlling und IT-GovernanceÖkonomischen Mehrwert der IT erhöhenUnternehmerische SteuerungNachvollziehbarkeit und Nutzen des IT-ControllingsEinführung einer nutzbringenden IT-Governance Fields of interest Accounting / Auditing Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-8349-3001-9 Softcover 2013. XII, 252 S. $49.95 ISBN 978-3-8349-3001-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Economics

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O.C. Errichiello, Hamburg

Th. Holey, DHBW Mannheim; A. Wiedemann, DHBW Mannheim

C. Eurich, Technische Universität Dortmund Deutschland

Markensoziologische Werbung

Mathematik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler

Mensch werden

Eine Analyse der ökonomischen Funktionen kultureller Resonanzfelder

In den letzten Jahren sind zahlreiche Publikationen zu einer Soziologie der Marke entstanden. Allerdings findet sich keine Arbeit, die sich mit der markensoziologischen Werktheorie auseinandersetzt. Der Autor zeigt den Stand der Forschung auf und entwickelt am Beispiel der Fiat Werbung in Deutschland eindeutige Parameter um eine Werbung in ihrer Resonanz zu optimieren.       Features Welchen grundlegenden markensoziologischen Erkenntnissen unterliegt durchsetzungsstarke Werbung? Welche Mechanismen können eingesetzt werden, um bestimmte Vorstellungen bei Gruppen zu aktivieren und dadurch Wirtschaftskörper zu stärken? Oliver Carlo Errichiello präsentiert eine markensoziologische Theorie der Werbung unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Bedeutung kollektiver Resonanzfelder. Am Beispiel [..] Contents Grundlagen der Markensoziologie.- Markensoziologie und Werbung.- Markensoziologische Resonanzforschung: Das deutsche Italienbild.- Die Unternehmens- und Werbehistorie der Marke Fiat. Fields of interest Marketing Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-8349-4506-8 Softcover 2013. XI, 329 S. 104 Abb. $79.95 ISBN 978-3-8349-4506-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Diese elementare Einführung entstand aus Vorlesungen der Autoren zur Wirtschaftsmathematik für Bachelor-Studiengänge. Konzipiert für das Modul "Mathematik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler an der Dualen Hochschule Baden-Württemberg", richtet sie sich an Studierende aller Bachelor-Studiengänge der Betriebswirtschaftslehre und Wirtschaftsinformatik an Hochschulen und Fachhochschulen, eignet sich aber auch sehr gut für Abiturienten an Wirtschaftsgymnasien.Im Vordergrund steht die Vermittlung der Grundlagen und Anwendungen der Wirtschafts- und Finanzmathematik. Mathematische Begriffe aus der gymnasialen Oberstufe werden kompakt wiederholt. Zahlreiche Beispiele und Übungsaufgaben (mit[...] Features Diese elementare Einführung entstand aus Vorlesungen der Autoren zur Wirtschaftsmathematik für Bachelor-Studiengänge. Konzipiert für das Modul "Mathematik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler an der Dualen Hochschule Baden-Württemberg", richtet sie sich an Studierende aller Bachelor-Studiengänge der Betriebswirtschaftslehre und Wirtschaftsinformatik an Hochschulen und Fachhochschulen, eignet sich aber auch sehr [..] Contents Elementare mathematische Grundlagen.- Funktionen.- Differentialrechnung.- Integralrechnung.Lineare Algebra.- Funktionen mit mehreren Veränderlichen.- Finanzmathematik. Fields of interest Game Theory / Mathematical Methods; Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences Target groups Lower undergraduate Type of publication Undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-7908-2887-0 Softcover 2013. XIII, 279 S. 20 Abb. (BA KOMPAKT) $29.95 ISBN 978-3-7908-2887-0 Due: Februar 28, 2013

Ein Appel an unsere Eliten in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft

Wir leben in einer krisenhaften und unübersichtlichen Zeit. Angesichts der vielschichtigen Gegenwartsprobleme wächst zunehmend der Verdacht, dass die unterschiedlichen Wirtschaftstheorien, Managementmethoden und politischen Programme weder langfristig tragfähige Lösungen bieten noch die Ursachen der immer komplexeren Krisen und Interessenkonflikte beseitigen können. Dieses Buch verzichtet daher bewusst auf weitere Erfolgskonzepte. Stattdessen lädt uns Claus Eurich dazu ein, sich mit den Hintergründen des menschlichen Handelns und Verhaltens in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft auseinanderzusetzen, bevor nach Toolboxes und Rezepten gefragt wird. Er will ein Verständnis der Welt und des[...] Features Wir leben in einer krisenhaften und unübersichtlichen Zeit. Angesichts der vielschichtigen Gegenwartsprobleme wächst zunehmend der Verdacht, dass die unterschiedlichen Wirtschaftstheorien, Managementmethoden und politischen Programme weder langfristig tragfähige Lösungen bieten noch die Ursachen der immer komplexeren Krisen und Interessenkonflikte beseitigen können. Dieses Buch verzichtet daher bewusst [..] Contents Wer sind wir? Eine Annäherung.- Blockaden auf dem Weg der Entwicklung.- Wandlung des Bewussteins.- Die fünf Säulen der Vernunft.- Zur Synthese von Mystik und Vernunft. Fields of interest Management/Business for Professionals; Business Strategy/Leadership; Personnel Management; Ethics; Ontology; Philosophy of Man Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00720-1 Hardcover 2013. Etwa 255 S. $39.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00720-1 Due: März 28, 2013

springer.com F. Coltorti, Mediobanca SpA, Milan, Italy; R. Resciniti, Università del Sannio, Benevento, Italy; A. Tunisini, Catholic University, Milan, Italy; R. Varaldo, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy (Eds.)

Mid-sized Manufacturing Companies: The New Driver of Italian Competitiveness The structure of Italian industry is characterized by a predominance of small sized companies and the presence of very few large companies. For a long time a conviction was shared among scholars and practitioners that the strength and safety of Italian industry were based on its industrial districts, that is, the system of interdependent and co-localized small companies which derive their competitive force from an effective and efficient division of labour. This book stresses the idea that a new, vital and promising phenomenon for the competitiveness of Italian industry is focused on mid-sized companies, and the systems of interconnected firms that form a constituent part of their[...] Features The structure of Italian industry is characterized by a predominance of small sized companies and the presence of very few large companies. For a long time a conviction was shared among scholars and practitioners that the strength and safety of Italian industry were based on its industrial districts, that is, the system of interdependent and co-localized small companies which derive their competitive force [..] Fields of interest Business & Management Science; Entrepreneurship; Business Strategy/Leadership Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-88-470-2588-2 Softcover 2013. XIV, 192 p. (SxI - Springer for Innovation / SxI Springer per l'Innovazione, Vol. 7) $69.95 ISBN 978-88-470-2588-2 Due: January 7, 2013

Economics A. Singh, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India; E.T. Gonzalez, University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines; S.B. Thomson, St. George’s University, St. George, Grenada (Eds.)

Millennium Development Goals and Community Initiatives in the Asia Pacific The book brings together implementation studies from the Asia Pacific countries in the context of the deadline of 2015 for achieving the Millennium Development Goals. The contributors to this volume are scholars belonging to the Network of Asia Pacific Schools and Institutes of Public Administration and Governance (NAPSIPAG). NAPSIPAG is the only non-West governance research network presently located at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi after having shifted from its original location at INTAN (Government of Malaysia) at Kuala Lumpur in 2009. ‘Implementation’ is a less understood but a much debated area of governance research. It requires micro-level analysis of government[...] Features The book brings together implementation studies from the Asia Pacific countries in the context of the deadline of 2015 for achieving the Millennium Development Goals. The contributors to this volume are scholars belonging to the Network of Asia Pacific Schools and Institutes of Public Administration and Governance (NAPSIPAG). NAPSIPAG is the only non-West governance research network presently located at [..] Contents Tracking Implementation.- Narrowing Disparities via the New Economic Model (NEM): Is Malaysia Set to Excel Beyond its MDGs Targets.- The Scaling-up Process and Health MDGs in the Philippines.- Healthcare Governance and Climate Change Adaptation: A Pharmaceutical Industry.- Reaching the 7th Millennium Development Goals (MDG) on Environmental Sustainability: The South Asian Response.- Interrogating the PPP Model in Health Care Insurance.- Rashtriya Swasthya Beema Yojna (RSBY): Panacea for the poor.- Local Innovations in Service Delivery: Gender- Responsive Budgeting in Davao City,[...] Fields of interest Development Economics; Public Administration; Economic Growth; Economic Policy; Sustainable Development; Political Economy Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-81-322-0759-7 Hardcover 2013. XIX, 242 p. 49 illus. $129.00 ISBN 978-81-322-0759-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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M. Noé, Bonn

Mit Controlling zum Projekterfolg Partnerschaftliche Strategien für Controller und Manager

Das projektbegleitende Controlling (pC) übernimmt eine zentrale Aufgabe innerhalb eines Projekts. Durch Planung, Kontrolle, Analyse und Steuerung trägt das projektbegleitende Controlling entscheidend zur erfolgreichen Umsetzung bei. Hierfür muss es aber von Anfang an, also bereits in der Planungsphase, in das Projekt integriert werden. Anhand von zahlreichen Beispielen und Hinweisen aus der Praxis sowie Checklisten und Abbildungen wird anschaulich dargestellt, wie Controllinginstrumente in Projekten eingesetzt werden können. Mit Aufgaben und Lösungen ist das Werk auch zum Selbststudium geeignet.  Features Das projektbegleitende Controlling (pC) übernimmt eine zentrale Aufgabe innerhalb eines Projekts. Durch Planung, Kontrolle, Analyse und Steuerung trägt das projektbegleitende Controlling entscheidend zur erfolgreichen Umsetzung bei. Hierfür muss es aber von Anfang an, also bereits in der Planungsphase, in das Projekt integriert werden. Anhand von zahlreichen Beispielen und Hinweisen aus der Praxis sowie [..] Contents Organisation des Controllings im Unternehmen.  Grundlagen Projektmanagement.- Merkmale und Anforderungen an das Projektcontrolling.-  Soziale Kompetenzen und Konfliktmanagement.-  Effektivität und Projekterfolg.-  Prozesse: Planung, Überwachung, Datenerfassung, Berichtswesen.  Operative und strategische Instrumente.-  Vertragsrecht und Produkthaftung. Fields of interest Accounting / Auditing Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-8349-4151-0 Softcover 2013. XIII, 266 S. 59 Abb. in Farbe. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-8349-4151-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Economics

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U. Schirmer, DHBW Lörrach; S. Woydt, DHBW Ravensburg

B. Colsman, Bad Homburg

Mitarbeiterführung

Nachhaltigkeitscontrolling

Das Lehrbuch ist in idealer Weise abgestimmt auf Kompetenzziele und Lehrinhalt des gleichnamigen Bachelormoduls „Mitarbeiterführung“. Es vermittelt die theoretischen Grundlagen ebenso wie die vielfältigen Herausforderungen moderner Mitarbeiterführung und stellt gängige Führungsinstrumente umfassend und praxisbezogen dar. Ein umfangreiches Literaturverzeichnis verweist auf weiterführende Quellen. Ausgehend von den Zielen, Aufgaben und aktuellen Herausforderungen der Personalführung behandeln die Autoren die relevanten psychologischen Grundlagen, einschlägige rechtliche Fragen, Führungstheorien und -modelle, Führungsinstrumente sowie die Verantwortung der Führenden in der betrieblichen[...] Features Das Lehrbuch ist in idealer Weise abgestimmt auf Kompetenzziele und Lehrinhalt des gleichnamigen Bachelormoduls „Mitarbeiterführung“. Es vermittelt die theoretischen Grundlagen ebenso wie die vielfältigen Herausforderungen moderner Mitarbeiterführung und stellt gängige Führungsinstrumente umfassend und praxisbezogen dar. Ein umfangreiches Literaturverzeichnis verweist auf weiterführende Quellen. Ausgehend [..] Contents Führung und Unternehmenserfolg.- Der Vorgesetzte im Führungsprozess.- Individualpsychologische Grundlagen der Führung.- Sozialpsychologische Grundlagen der Führung.- Kommunikationspsychologische Grundlagen der Führung.- Führungstheorien und -modelle.- Führungsinstrumente in der Praxis.- Soziale Verantwortung der Führungskraft.

Strategien, Ziele, Umsetzung

So gelingt das nachhaltige Wirtschaften: Dieses Buch bietet Entscheidern eine praxisorientierte Einführung in die Konzepte und Methoden. Schritt für Schritt wird erläutert, wie die Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie in Unternehmen integriert wird und mit welchen Instrumenten das Controlling diesen Prozess begleitet. Die verschiedenen Controlling-Werkzeuge werden im Detail thematisiert, ebenso wie besondere Herausforderungen und mögliche Lösungswege. Praxisbeispiele und eine Fallstudie machen dieses Buch zu einem wertvollen Ratgeber bei der Umsetzung eines nachhaltigen Managements. Features So gelingt das nachhaltige Wirtschaften: Dieses Buch bietet Entscheidern eine praxisorientierte Einführung in die Konzepte und Methoden. Schritt für Schritt wird erläutert, wie die Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie in Unternehmen integriert wird und mit welchen Instrumenten das Controlling diesen Prozess begleitet. Die verschiedenen Controlling-Werkzeuge werden im Detail thematisiert, ebenso wie besondere [..] Contents Nachhaltigkeit im Unternehmen.- Erfolgsfaktoren Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement.- Nachhaltigkeit und Controlling.- Funktionsweise und Organisation des Nachhaltigkeitscontrollings.- Instrumente und Methoden.- Ausgewählte Fallstudien und Best Practice (u.a. Puma, Bosch, Deutsche Post DHL, Henkel). Fields of interest Accounting / Auditing

Fields of interest Personnel Management; Organization / Planning

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Target groups Lower undergraduate

Type of publication Professional book

Type of publication Undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32267-9 Softcover 2013. XVI, 220 S. 57 Abb. (BA KOMPAKT) $29.95 ISBN 978-3-642-32267-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

More on www.springer.com/978-3-8349-3598-4 Softcover 2013. VII, 123 S. $39.95 ISBN 978-3-8349-3598-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

C.Y.-Y. Lin, Carol Yeh-Yun Lin, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan; L. Edvinsson, Leif Edvinsson, Universal Networking Intellectual Capital, Norrtalje, Sweden; J. Chen, Jeffrey Chen, Accenture, Chicago, IL, USA; T. Beding, Tord Beding, TC-Growth AB, Gothenburg, Sweden

National Intellectual Capital and the Financial Crisis in Brazil, Russia, India, China, Korea, and South Africa In the first decade of the twenty-first century, the biggest event of worldwide proportion was the 2008 global financial crisis, which was caused primarily by ineffective governance, failed surveillance systems, and implementation flaws.  While fiscal and monetary policies succeeded in pulling many countries out of a financial freefall, most economies have performed beneath pre-recession levels as governments continued to struggle with their finances. Examining the financial crisis from the viewpoint of intangible assets provides a different perspective from traditional economic approaches.  National Intellectual Capital (NIC), comprised mainly of human capital, market capital,[...] Features In the first decade of the twenty-first century, the biggest event of worldwide proportion was the 2008 global financial crisis, which was caused primarily by ineffective governance, failed surveillance systems, and implementation flaws.  While fiscal and monetary policies succeeded in pulling many countries out of a financial freefall, most economies have performed beneath pre-recession levels as [..] Contents Foreword: Markku Markkula.- Foreword: Bror Salmelin.- Foreword: Se-Hwa Wu.- Preface: Leif Edvinsson.- Preface: Carol Yeh-Yun Lin.- Executive Summary.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Impact of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis.- 3. National Intellectual Capital Development of the Six BRICKS Countries.- 4. Beyond the 2008 Global Financial Crisis.5. Future Perspective and Policy Implications.Appendices.- Glossary.- References.- Subject Index.Author Index. Fields of interest Economic Growth; Economic Policy; R & D / Technology Policy; Regional Science Target groups Research Type of publication Brief More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-6088-6 Softcover 2013. XXVII, 124 p. 29 illus., 28 in color. (SpringerBriefs in Economics, Vol. 18) $49.95 ISBN 978-1-4614-6088-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com L. Cinquini, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy; A. Di Minin, University of Pisa, Italy; R. Varaldo, University of Pisa, Italy (Eds.)

New Business Models and Value Creation: A Service Science Perspective The contemporary economic landscape features the prevalence of the service sector in economic systems, the pervasive servitisation of manufacturing, innovations in traditional business models and new value creation models, thanks to the new possibilities offered by the web, ICT and other enabling technologies. In this evolving context, this book provides qualified contributions on the topic of service science from a managerial perspective. A multidisciplinary perspective is adopted, dealing with both the structural–technological and dynamic–relational aspects of managing complexity. In addressing the contribution that service science can make to business value creation, this book[...] Features The contemporary economic landscape features the prevalence of the service sector in economic systems, the pervasive servitisation of manufacturing, innovations in traditional business models and new value creation models, thanks to the new possibilities offered by the web, ICT and other enabling technologies. In this evolving context, this book provides qualified contributions on the topic of [..] Contents Introduction.- PART 1: THE FUNDAMENTAL OF SERVICE SCIENCE.- 1 Service Science: on reflection.- 2 Product servitization.- 3 Business model innovation paths.- 4 The transformation of the business model: business modelling.- 5 The user-led innovation. The final users involvement in value co-creation in services industries.- 6 Models of performance and value measurement in service system.- PART 2: INNOVATIVE EXPERIENCES IN SERVICE MANAGEMENT MODELS.- 7 ICTs as a condition and as an enabling driver of Service Science in Italy.- 8 The challenge of healthcare services: between process[...] Fields of interest Business & Economics (general); Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing; e-commerce / e-business; Environmental Management Target groups Research Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-88-470-2837-1 Softcover 2013. XVI, 214 p. (SxI - Springer for Innovation / SxI Springer per l'Innovazione, Vol. 8) $59.95 ISBN 978-88-470-2837-1 Due: February 28, 2013

Economics G. Heinemann, Hochschule Niederrhein, Mönchengladbach

No-Line-Handel Höchste Evolutionsstufe im Multi-Channeling

Das heutige Konsumentenverhalten wird zunehmend geprägt durch die parallele Nutzung von Medien und Einkaufskanälen. Um dabei Kundenkonfusion zu vermeiden, sollte im Multi-Channel-Handel keine Trennung mehr in reine Onlineund Offline-Welten stattfinden. Aus Kundenperspektive müssen vielmehr die Online- und OfflineKanäle zu „No-Line“-Systemen verschmolzen werden, in denen alle Absatzkanäle maximal vernetzt und integriert sind. Dieses setzt auch das Vorhandensein eines Mobile-Commerce-Kanals voraus, den die Konsumenten parallel zum stationären Einkauf nutzen können. Nur so ist für sie das maximal mögliche Spektrum an Multi-Channel-Leistungen „anywhere and anytime“ abrufbar. Gerrit[...]

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H.A. Eiselt, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada; C.-L. Sandblom, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

Operations Research A Model-Based Approach

The book covers the standard models and techniques used in decision making in organizations. The main emphasis of the book is on modeling business-related scenarios and the generation of decision alternatives. Fully solved examples from many areas are used to illustrate the main concepts without getting bogged down in technical details. The book presents an approach to operations research that is heavily based on modeling and makes extensive use of sensitivity analyses. It is a result of many years of combined teaching experience of the authors.The second edition adds new material on multicriteria optimization, postman problems, Lagrangian relaxation, cutting planes, machine[...]

Features Das heutige Konsumentenverhalten wird zunehmend geprägt durch die parallele Nutzung von Medien und Einkaufskanälen. Um dabei Kundenkonfusion zu vermeiden, sollte im Multi-Channel-Handel keine Trennung mehr in reine Onlineund Offline-Welten stattfinden. Aus Kundenperspektive müssen vielmehr die Online- und OfflineKanäle zu „No-Line“-Systemen verschmolzen werden, in denen alle Absatzkanäle maximal vernetzt [..]

Features The book covers the standard models and techniques used in decision making in organizations. The main emphasis of the book is on modeling business-related scenarios and the generation of decision alternatives. Fully solved examples from many areas are used to illustrate the main concepts without getting bogged down in technical details. The book presents an approach to operations research that is heavily based [..]

Contents No-Line-Systeme als Betriebsform der Zukunft.- NoLine-Handel Grundlagen und Voraussetzungen.Erfolgsfaktoren des No-Line-Handels (7-M).- Best Practices für den No-Line-Handel.- Risk-Benefit im No-Line-Handel.

Contents Introduction.- Linear Programming.- Multi objective Programming.- Integer Linear Programming.Network Models.- Location Models.- Project Networks.- Maschine Scheduling.- Decision Analysis.Multi criteria Decision Analysis.- Inventory Models.Stochastik Processes and Markov Chains.- Waiting Line Models.- Simulation. 

Fields of interest Marketing; Sales/Distribution/Call Center/Customer Service; Management/Business for Professionals Target groups Professional/practitioner

Fields of interest Operation Research / Decision Theory; Operations Research, Mathematical Programming; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing

Type of publication Professional book

Target groups Upper undergraduate

More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00850-5

Type of publication Undergraduate textbook

Softcover 2013. XVI, 261 S. 97 Abb. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00850-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-31053-9 Softcover 2012. XIII, 446 p. 187 illus. (Springer Texts in Business and Economics) $99.00 ISBN 978-3-642-31053-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Economics

D. Holtbrügge, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Personalmanagement

springer.com M. Fiedler, Bechtolsheim, Deutschland; M. Bauer, ALPHAJUMP, Koblenz, Deutschland (Ed.)

Persönlichkeit und Erfolg

R.J. Mallach, Berlin

Pfadabhängigkeit in Geschäftsbeziehungen

In Unternehmungen hat man längst erkannt, dass Mitarbeiter nicht nur einen Kostenfaktor, sondern eine wichtige Ressource und Quelle nachhaltiger Wettbewerbsvorteile darstellen. Entsprechend wird das Personalmanagement von einer Verwaltungs- zu einer Gestaltungsaufgabe, die immer mehr auch die Unternehmungsleitung betrifft. Das Buch vermittelt einen kompakten Überblick über die personalpolitischen Instrumente, Akteure und Bedingungen und stellt insbesondere die dazwischen liegenden Beziehungen dar. Die einzelnen Kapitel werden durch zahlreiche Praxisbeispiele und undkritische Analysen aktueller Entwicklungen abgerundet. In der fünften, komplett aktualisierten Auflage wurden viele[...]

Dieser anregende Leitfaden holt die Essenz der komplexen Themen Erfolg, Persönlichkeitsentwicklung, Wertorientierung, Sinnfindung, Glück und soziale Kompetenz aus der Theorie in die tägliche persönliche Praxis. Bestechend einfach und unglaublich plausibel vermittelt die bewusst schlicht gehaltene Erzählung psychologische Einsichten und entlarvt hinderliche mentale Muster. Wie selbstverständlich wird dem Leser deutlich, worauf es in Beruf und Alltag eigentlich ankommt, um nicht nur äußerlich erfolgreich, sondern auch im Einklang mit sich selbst zu leben und zu handeln. „Strukturiert, klar und verblüffend einfach findet jeder Leser mit diesem außerordentlichen Taschenbuch seinen[...]

Features Unternehmungen haben längst erkannt, dass Mitarbeiter nicht nur einen Kostenfaktor, sondern eine wichtige Ressource nachhaltiger Wettbewerbsvorteile darstellen. Entsprechend wird das Personalmanagement von einer Verwaltungs- zu einer Gestaltungsaufgabe, die immer mehr auch die Unternehmungsleitung betrifft. Dieses Buch vermittelt einen kompakten Überblick über die personalpolitischen Instrumente, Akteure [..]

Features Dieser inspirierende Leitfaden holt die Essenz der komplexen Themen Erfolg, Persönlichkeitsentwicklung, Wertorientierung, Sinnfindung, Glück und soziale Kompetenz aus der Theorie in die tägliche persönliche Praxis. Bestechend einfach und unglaublich plausibel vermittelt die bewusst schlicht gehaltene Erzählung psychologische Einsichten und entlarvt hinderliche mentale Muster. Wie selbstverständlich wird dem [..]

Contents Personalmanagement als strategischer Erfolgsfaktor der Unternehmensführung.- Theoretisch Grundlagen, Akteure, Bedingungen und Instrumente des Personalmanagement.- Personalcontrolling.

Contents Auf der Suche.- Was ist Erfolg?.- Wodurch wird Persönlichkeit bestimmt?.- Persönlichkeit und Erfolg positiv entwickeln.- Die Dankesrede.- Kurzfassung.Praxistipps zur Unterstützung des Karrierestarts.

Fields of interest Personnel Management; Business & Management Science; Management/Business for Professionals

Fields of interest Economics; Entrepreneurship; Psychology (general)

Contents Theoretische Grundlagen: Pfadabhängigkeit, der Relational View, das Konzept der Absorptive Capacity.- Explorative Qualitative Untersuchung.Theoretisches Modell.- Konzeptualisierung und Operationalisierung.- Quantitative Untersuchung.

Target groups Popular/general

Fields of interest Management/Business for Professionals; Marketing

Type of publication Monograph

Target groups Research

More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00564-1

Type of publication Monograph

Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35296-6 Softcover 2013. XVII, 325 S. (Springer-Lehrbuch) $39.95 ISBN 978-3-642-35296-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Softcover 2013. 82 S. 2 Abb. $29.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00564-1 Due: Januar 4, 2013

Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit ist es, einen theoretischen Beitrag zu den ressourcenbasierten Ansätzen, der Absorptive Capacity und dem Konzept der Pfadabhängigkeit zu leisten. Anhand einer explorativen qualitativen Untersuchung in Deutschland und China und eines nicht-rekursiven Simultaneous Equation Models konnten Belege für einen selbstverstärkenden Effekt der lieferantenspezifischen Absorptive Capacity und des Relational Knowledge geliefert werden. Somit können sowohl lieferantenspezifische Investitionen als auch eine lieferantenspezifische Absorptive Capacity als Quellen relationaler Renten zu Wechselkosten in Lieferantenbeziehungen und damit zu Pfadabhängigkeit führen. Features Dass Pfadabhängigkeit ein Schlüsselelement der Absorptive Capacity darstellt, ist weithin bekannt, jedoch kaum quantitativ erforscht. Raphael J. Mallach zeigt mit einer Kombination aus Pfadtheorie und Relational View eine theoretische Perspektive auf das Phänomen von Pfadabhängigkeit in Geschäftsbeziehungen auf. Diese bildet die Basis für eine Studie über deutsche Unternehmen und ihre Lieferantenbeziehungen [..]

More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01131-4 Softcover 2013. XXIX, 255 S. 18 Abb. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-658-01131-4 Due: Januar 28, 2013

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D.R. Wheatley-Liss

B.X. Weis, Stuttgart

M. Büsch, Schleiden, Deutschland

Plan Your Own Estate

Praxishandbuch Innovation

Passing on Your Assets and Your Values Legally and Efficiently

Leitfaden für Erfinder, Entscheider und Unternehmen

Praxishandbuch Strategischer Einkauf

Plan Your Own Estate: Passing on Your Assets and Your Values Legally and Efficiently takes a straightforward and engaging ‑you‑-oriented approach to dealing with one of life‑s certainties--death. While you "can‑t take it with you," this book empowers you to decide how your assets can best help your family when you are gone. Experienced attorney Deirdre R. Wheatley-Liss concentrates into this book the experience she's had helping hundreds of families work through their estate plans. Whether you have modest or extensive assets, Plan Your Own Estate provides the knowledge you need to design your plan and the tools you need to move forward. The starting place is your goals. Part 1 of[...]

Veröffentlichungen über Innovationen gibt es viele. Was fehlt, ist ein Buch, das den Erfinder konkret darin unterstützt, wie er eine Erfindung im Unternehmen kommunizieren muss, um eine möglichst breite Unterstützung dafür zu finden. Dieses Buch schließt diese Lücke. Bernd X. Weis beschreibt den Prozess von der Erfindung zur Innovation und stellt die Kommunikationsmittel vor, die es dem Erfinder, dem Entscheider und dem Unternehmen ermöglichen, in einer gemeinsamen und für das Unternehmen nützlichen "Sprache" die Erfindung zu bewerten und weiterzuentwickeln. Diese Sprache reflektiert sich in einem auf die Erfindung abgestimmten Geschäftsmodell. Der Autor, selbst Inhaber zahlreicher[...]

Methoden, Verfahren, Arbeitsblätter für professionelles Beschaffungsmanagement

Features „Ausführlich wird in diesem Buch auf die verschiedenen Rahmenbedingungen eingegangen, die in innovativen Organisationen und Institutionen beobachtet werden. Zudem werden praxisorientierte Werkzeuge vorgestellt, die die konkrete Umsetzung der Idee/Erfindung in eine erfolgreiche Innovation Schritt für Schritt anleiten. Dieser Leitfaden erklärt mehr als noch mehr kluge Worte.“Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Guenter [..]

Features Der Einkäufer der Zukunft ist ein interner Projekt- und Prozessmanager, der alle Wertschöpfungsstufen der Supply Chain optimiert. Er muss entsprechende Beschaffungsstrategien erarbeiten, diese im Unternehmen abstimmen und umsetzen. Mario Büsch vermittelt umfassendes Know-how dazu und beschreibt bewährte Vorgehens- und Verfahrensweisen für den strategischen Einkauf. So gelingt es Unternehmen, ihr [..]

Contents Die schöpferische Zerstörung.- Innovation.Geschäftsmodelle.- Innovationskultur und Innovationsmanagement.- Erfindung.- Kreativität.

Contents Einkaufsprinzipien: Regeln und Vorschriften.Umfeldanalyse: Industrie-, Lieferanten- und Wettbewerbsanalyse, Forecasting.- Beschaffungsstrategie entwickeln und darlegen.- Beschaffungswerkzeuge: Verhandlung, Vertrag, Lieferanten- und Projektmanagement.- Organisationskompetenzen und Kooperationsperspektiven

Features Plan Your Own Estate: Passing on Your Assets and Your Values Legally and Efficiently takes a straightforward and engaging ‑you‑-oriented approach to dealing with one of life‑s certainties--death. While you "can‑t take it with you," this book empowers you to decide how your assets can best help your family when you are gone. Experienced attorney Deirdre R. Wheatley-Liss concentrates [..] Fields of interest Business & Management Science Target groups Popular/general Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-4494-3 Softcover 2013. 348 p. $29.99 ISBN 978-1-4302-4494-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Fields of interest Management/Business for Professionals Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-8349-3269-3 Softcover 2012. XV, 296 S. $49.95 ISBN 978-3-8349-3269-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days. Januar 28, 2013

Der Einkäufer der Zukunft ist der interne Projektund Prozessmanager, der alle Wertschöpfungsstufen der Supply Chain optimiert. Um dies zu erreichen, muss er entsprechende Beschaffungsstrategien erarbeiten, diese im Unternehmen abstimmen und umsetzen. Dieses Praxishandbuch vermittelt umfassendes Know-how dazu. Mario Büsch beschreibt praxiserprobte Vorgehens- und Verfahrensweisen für den strategischen Einkauf. Mit vielen Checklisten, Vordrucken und Arbeitsblättern. So gelingt es Unternehmen, ihr Beschaffungsmanagement frühzeitig auf die Herausforderungen der Zukunft auszurichten.

Fields of interest Procurement Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-8349-4566-2 Softcover 2013. XVII, 355 S. 121 Abb. $79.95 ISBN 978-3-8349-4566-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Economics

G. Quelle, Mandat Managementberatung GmbH, Dortmund, Germany

Profitable Growth Release Internal Growth Brakes and Bring Your Company to the Next Level

springer.com O. Gassmann, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland; A. Beckenbauer, Hilti, Schaan, Principality of Liechtenstein; S. Friesike, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berlin, Germany

Profiting from Innovation in China

Almost every company wants to grow - at least officially. Shareholders are demanding further growth and no management team would deny that the growth of their company is one of the top issues they are working on every single day. However, there are barriers to growth, and these are not only external barriers. Most often it is not the economy, not the market and not the customer who just "hasn't got it." The main barriers can be discovered inside every company, because growth always comes from within. If the organization is not ready to grow, initiatives to increase market share, to enter new markets, and/ or to increase profitability are destined to fail. This book systematically[...]

China is dramatically catching up and is rapidly becoming a leading technological innovator on the global scale. The number of Chinese firms with global ambitions is growing fast, more and more technological innovation is coming from China, and the number of patents in China is also growing steadily. The negative side of this development is the still insufficient protection of intellectual property in China. The phenomenon of counterfeits originating from China has increased constantly over the past two decades. Moreover, within the past ten years the scale of intellectual property theft has risen exponentially in terms of its sophistication, volume, the range of goods, and the[...]

Features Almost every company wants to grow - at least officially. Shareholders are demanding further growth and no management team would deny that the growth of their company is one of the top issues they are working on every single day. However, there are barriers to growth, and these are not only external barriers. Most often it is not the economy, not the market and not the customer who just "hasn't got it." The [..]

Features China is dramatically catching up and is rapidly becoming a leading technological innovator on the global scale. The number of Chinese firms with global ambitions is growing fast, more and more technological innovation is coming from China, and the number of patents in China is also growing steadily.The negative side of this development is the still insufficient protection of intellectual property in China. [..]

Contents How Long Do you Want to Tolerate the Fact That Your Organization Is Hindering Growth?.- Is Your Organization Ready for Growth?.- Take a Good Look at Your Marketing Department - Do You See Creative Geniuses or Conceptional Pros?.- Is Your Sales Organization a Dark Silo or a Real Growth Driver?.- Is Your R&D Department Focused on Growth, or just Its Own Ego.- Is Your Purchasing Department Rewarded for Being Bean Counters - or for Delivering Quality?.- For Support Departments, Changes Are a Nightmire.- A Good Product Isn't Enough - You Need a Growth Process.- Non-Profit Organizations - "No[...]

Contents Innovation in China - Paradox or Paradigm?.- China as a Place to Innovate.- Protection of Intellectual Property in China.- Dimensions of IP Protection in China.- The IP Protection Star.- Integrated Management of Piracy Intelligence.- Using the IP Protection Star Effectively.- Outlook.  

Fields of interest Business Strategy/Leadership; Management/Business for Professionals Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32786-5 Hardcover 2012. XV, 184 p. 26 illus. (Management for Professionals) $79.95 ISBN 978-3-642-32786-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Fields of interest Technology Management; Management/Business for Professionals; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing; R & D / Technology Policy Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-30591-7 Hardcover 2012. X, 129 p. 30 illus. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-642-30591-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

P. Chaudhry, Villanova University, PA, USA; A. Zimmerman, CUNY, College of Staten Island, NY, USA

Protecting Your Intellectual Property Rights Understanding the Role of Management, Governments, Consumers and Pirates

Counterfeit products represent a growing problem for a wide range of industries. There are many estimates of the size of this problem most of which coalesce around $500-billion annually on a global basis. Overall, a wide range of industries agree that there is a severe problem with the global protection of intellectual property rights (IPR), yet, there have been virtually no attempts to describe all aspects of the problem. This book aims at giving the most complete description of various characteristics of the intellectual property rights (IPR) environment in a global context. The authors believe a holistic understanding of the problem must include consumer complicity to purchase[...] Features Counterfeit products represent a growing problem for a wide range of industries. There are many estimates of the size of this problem most of which coalesce around $500-billion annually on a global basis. Overall, a wide range of industries agree that there is a severe problem with the global protection of intellectual property rights (IPR), yet, there have been virtually no attempts to describe all aspects [..] Contents Dedication.- Acknowledgments.- Preface.- Introduction.- The global growth of counterfeit trade.- The supply of counterfeit trade: the problem countries.Modeling the intellectual property rights environment.- The demand for counterfeit trade: consumer complicity.- The use of anti-piracy marketing techniques to educate the consumer.- Changing Trade Policy:  The EU and US Bolster Protection of Intellectual Property Rights.- Government and Industry Led Operations to Curb Counterfeit Trade.- The special case of China.- Internet Piracy: The Virtual Marketplace for Counterfeit Goods.-[...] Fields of interest Economics; Management/Business for Professionals; Law (general) Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5567-7 Hardcover 2013. XVII, 227 p. 66 illus., 58 in color. (Management for Professionals) $79.95 ISBN 978-1-4614-5567-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com D.R. Lee, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USA (Ed.)

Public Choice, Past and Present The Legacy of James M. Buchanan and Gordon Tullock

In 1962, economists James M. Buchanan and Gordon Tullock published The Calculus of Consent, in which they developed the principles of public choice theory.  In the fifty years since its publication, the book has defined the field and set the standard for research and analysis.  To celebrate a half-century of scholarship in public choice, Dwight Lee has assembled distinguished academics from around the world to reflect on the influence of this monumental publication, and, more broadly, the legacy of its legendary authors.  Their essays cover a broad spectrum of topics and approaches, from the impact of public choice theory on foreign policy analysis to personal remembrances of learning[...] Features In 1962, economists James M. Buchanan and Gordon Tullock published The Calculus of Consent, in which they developed the principles of public choice theory.  In the fifty years since its publication, the book has defined the field and set the standard for research and analysis.  To celebrate a half-century of scholarship in public choice, Dwight Lee has assembled distinguished academics from around the world [..] Contents Introduction.- Chapter 1: The Impact of The Calculus of Consent.- Chapter 2: Institutions and Constitutions: The Economic World of James M. Buchanan.- Chapter 3: On Some Neglected, But Profound, Contributions of Gordon Tullock.- Chapter 4: Buchanan on Freedom.- Chapter 5: Choice vs Interaction in Public Choice: Discerning the Legacy of The Calculus of Consent.- Chapter 6: Constitutional Change: No Escaping Hayek.- Chapter 7: The bioeconomics of scout bees voting-with-the wings using less-than-unanimity voting rule: Can bees count, quorum-sense, etc.?.- Chapter 8: James Buchanan and[...] Fields of interest Economic Policy; Economic Theory; Political Science, general Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5908-8 Hardcover 2013. XXII, 242 p. 3 illus., 2 in color. (Studies in Public Choice, Vol. 28) $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5908-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Á. Matias, Lusíada University, Lisbon, Portugal; P. Nijkamp, Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands; M. Sarmento, Lusíada University, Lisbon, Portugal (Eds.)

S. Kinnear, CQUniversity North Rockhampton, QLD, Australia; K. Charters, Management Solutions Queensland, QLD, Australia; P. Vitartas, Southern Cross University Lismore, NSW, Australia (Eds.)

Quantitative Methods in Tourism Economics

Regional Advantage and Innovation

Tourism economics is partly based on established principles from the economics discipline, but it also incorporates elements from sociology, psychology, organization theory and ecology. It has over the years turned into an appealing multi-disciplinary oriented approach to the understanding of the impacts of leisure time in a modern society, including cultural heritage, sustainable quality of life, and industrial organization of the hospitality industry. The increasing dynamics in the tourist industry and its worldwide effects will continue to attract the attention of both the research and the policy sector in the years to come. Rather than speculating on non-observed facts, there is a[...] Features Tourism economics is partly based on established principles from the economics discipline, but it also incorporates elements from sociology, psychology, organization theory and ecology. It has over the years turned into an appealing multi-disciplinary oriented approach to the understanding of the impacts of leisure time in a modern society, including cultural heritage, sustainable quality of life, and [..] Contents Editorial Introduction.- Behavioral Issues: Loyalty Measurement in Tourism.- Tourists Return Intentions.- Evaluation of the Interrailers’ Satisfaction Regarding the Tourism Services and Activities in Italy, Greece and Croatia.- Forecasting Tourism Demand for South Africa Using a Single Equation Causal Approach.- The Importance of ICT for Tourism Demand.- Migration and Tourism Flows in New Zealand.- Supply of Tourist Amenities: How to Create a New Holiday Destination?- The Economic Impact of Social Tourism Programmes.- Cultural Festivals and Regional Economic Development.Assessing the[...] Fields of interest Regional Science; Economic Geography; Human Geography; Environmental Economics Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-7908-2878-8 Hardcover 2013. VIII, 352 p. 46 illus. $179.00 ISBN 978-3-7908-2878-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Achieving Australia's National Outcomes

Regional areas are key building blocks of society in many countries. This compilation uses Australian case study examples to demonstrate how regional areas are uniquely well-placed to contribute to national goals in innovation, infrastructure provision, water and food security, environmental sustainability, industry diversification, healthy and liveable communities, and natural disaster preparedness and response. Each of these themes is examined in the context of using innovative approaches from regions to deliver outcomes that are nationally significant. Authorship is drawn from a balance of leading practitioners and academics to provide stories that are both engaging and rigorous.[...] Features Regional areas are key building blocks of society in many countries. This compilation uses Australian case study examples to demonstrate how regional areas are uniquely well-placed to contribute to national goals in innovation, infrastructure provision, water and food security, environmental sustainability, industry diversification, healthy and liveable communities, and natural disaster preparedness and [..] Contents Foreword.- Part I: Regions, Regional Advantage and Innovation - An Introduction.- Part II: Commentary and Analysis.- Part III: Praxis Case Studies.- Part IV: Discussion and Conclusion.- Index. Fields of interest Regional Science; Human Geography; Economic Growth Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-7908-2798-9 Hardcover 2013. XXVIII, 443 p. 42 illus., 7 in color. $129.00 ISBN 978-3-7908-2798-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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C. Möbius, Duale Hochschule Baden Württemberg, Karlsruhe; C. Pallenberg, Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg, Mannheim

Risikomanagement in Versicherungsunternehmen Um das Thema Risikomanagement aufzuarbeiten, benötigt man Bestandteile der Versicherungsbetriebslehre, des Finanzmanagements und der Statistik. Dieses Buch soll einen Überblick über sämtliche Grundlagen verschaffen: angefangen bei den mathematischen Begriffen und Methoden über die gesetzlichen Grundlagen bis zu den Methoden der Kapitalanlagesteuerung. Die Kernbereiche Versicherungstechnik und Kapitalanlage werden gesondert aufbereitet, sodass das Buch auch als geeignetes Nachschlagewerk verwendet werden kann. Eine Zusammenführung der Aktiv- und Passivseite eines Versicherungsunternehmens zum Asset-Liability-Management erfolgt in einem gesonderten Kapitel. Features Um das Thema Risikomanagement aufzuarbeiten, benötigt man Bestandteile der Versicherungsbetriebslehre, des Finanzmanagements und der Statistik. Dieses Buch soll einen Überblick über sämtliche Grundlagen verschaffen: angefangen bei den mathematischen Begriffen und Methoden über die gesetzlichen Grundlagen bis zu den Methoden der Kapitalanlagesteuerung. Die Kernbereiche Versicherungstechnik und Kapitalanlage [..] Contents Grundlagen.- Liability Management.- Asset Management.- Wert- und risikoorientierte Unternehmenssteuerung.

springer.com D. Maximini, Wendlingen am Neckar

H. Siller, FH Wien; A. Grausam, FH Wien

Scrum - Einführung in der Unternehmenspraxis

Selbstcontrolling für Selbständige und kleine Unternehmen

Von starren Strukturen zu agilen Kulturen

Agile Entwicklungsmethoden für Software, allen voran Scrum, sind auf dem Vormarsch und werden mittlerweile von der Mehrheit der Unternehmen eingesetzt. Leider werden bei den meisten Scrumeinführungen fundamentale Fehler gemacht, die dazu führen, dass die Prozesse versagen. Insbesondere die Grundregeln zur Organisationsentwicklung werden missachtet. Dieses Buch zeigt anhand einer theoretischen Einführung, Praxisbeispielen und einer Fallstudie, wie Scrum richtig eingeführt wird. Dabei wird sowohl auf unterschiedliche Zielzustände (ist ein einzelnes Team oder die ganze Organisation betroffen?), als auch auf verschiedene Herangehensweisen (Bottom-Up / Top-Down) eingegangen.

Controllingkonzepte sind in ihrer Komplexität für Großunternehmen und daher für ausgebildete Expertinnen und Experten entwickelt. In typischen Kleinstunternehmen führt Controlling immer noch ein Schattendasein. Je komplexer die Systeme, Zusammenhänge und Methoden sind, umso größer ist die Herausforderung für Controllerinnen und Controller. Brauchen aber nicht auch kleinere Unternehmen Controlling, wenn es schon bei größeren Einheiten nachweislich erfolgreich zum Einsatz kommt? Selbstcontrolling bezeichnet nun wiederum controllinggerechtes Verhalten bzw. Controlling durch Unternehmerinnen und Unternehmer bzw. Geschäftsführerinnen und Geschäftsführer selbst, das heißt ohne eigene[...]

Features Agile Entwicklungsmethoden für Software, allen voran Scrum, sind auf dem Vormarsch und werden mittlerweile von der Mehrheit der Unternehmen eingesetzt. Leider werden bei den meisten Scrumeinführungen fundamentale Fehler gemacht, die dazu führen, dass die Prozesse versagen. Insbesondere die Grundregeln zur Organisationsentwicklung werden missachtet. Dieses Buch zeigt anhand einer theoretischen Einführung, [..]

Features  In typischen Kleinstunternehmen führt Controlling immer noch ein Schattendasein. Je komplexer die Systeme, Zusammenhänge und Methoden sind, umso größer ist die Herausforderung für Controller. Brauchen aber nicht auch kleinere Unternehmen Controlling, wenn es schon bei größeren Einheiten nachweislich erfolgreich zum Einsatz kommt?Selbstcontrolling bezeichnet nun controllinggerechtes Verhalten bzw. [..]

Contents Einführung.- Teil 1: Theorie.- Teil 2: Fallstudie.- Teil 3: Weiterführende Informationen.

Contents Management und Selbstcontrolling im Kleinstunternehmen.- Objekte und Instrumente des operativen Selbstcontrollings.- Instrumente für ein weiterentwickeltes Selbstcontrolling.- Fallbeispiel eines Kleinstunternehmens.

Fields of interest Financial Economics; Finance / Banking

Fields of interest Technology Management; Management of Computing and Information Systems; Organization / Planning

Target groups Lower undergraduate

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Type of publication Undergraduate textbook

Type of publication Professional book

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Fields of interest Accounting / Auditing; Management/Business for Professionals; Business & Management Science Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01041-6 Softcover 2013. XII, 278 S. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-658-01041-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com T. Brand, Zöller & Partner, Sulzbach; S. Groß, Peters Schönberger & Partner GbR, München; I. Geis, Hamburg; B. Lindgens, Bundeszentralamt für Steuern, Bonn; B. Zöller, Zöller & Partner, Sulzbach

Steuersicher archivieren Elektronische Aufbewahrung im Umfeld steuerlicher Anforderungen

In Deutschland gibt es alleine mehr als 3 Millionen umsatzsteuerlich veranlagte Unternehmen vom Kleinstgewerbe bis zum Großkonzern. Sie alle sind steuerrechtlich zur „ordnungsmäßigen“ Aufbewahrung verpflichtet. Hier stolpern Steuerpflichtige immer wieder über die Lücke zwischen der gesetzlichen Anforderung und der konkreten fachlichen und technischen Ausgestaltung im Unternehmen. „Steuersicher Archivieren“ räumt mit diesen Unsicherheiten auf und zeigt, wie Papier, steuerrelevante Daten, E-Mails oder Rechnungen vorschriftsmäßig aufzubewahren und bei Bedarf schnell und gezielt wieder bereitzustellen sind. Die zweite Auflage wurde durchgängig dem Stand der aktuellen Rechtslage angepasst,[...] Features In Deutschland gibt es alleine mehr als 3 Millionen umsatzsteuerlich veranlagte Unternehmen vom Kleinstgewerbe bis zum Großkonzern. Sie alle sind steuerrechtlich zur „ordnungsmäßigen“ Aufbewahrung verpflichtet. Hier stolpern Steuerpflichtige immer wieder über die Lücke zwischen der gesetzlichen Anforderung und der konkreten fachlichen und technischen Ausgestaltung im Unternehmen. „Steuersicher Archivieren“ [..] Contents Art und Umfang der Aufbewahrung.- Scannen von Papierdokumenten.- Archivierung von elektronischen Daten und Dokumenten, wie E-Mail, EDI, steuerrelevante Daten aus GDPdU-relevanten Anwendungssystemen etc.- Anforderungen und Umsetzungshilfen für Rechnungsverarbeitung, Outsourcing und Cloud Archiving.- Marktübersicht DMS Anbieter.

Economics B. Kania, Rödl & Partner, Birmingham, GB; H.-P. Raible, Rödl & Partner, Birmingham (Ed.)

R. Bergmann, Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht (HWR) Berlin; M. Bungert, DHBW Villingen-Schwenningen

Steuerstandort Großbritannien

Strategische Unternehmensführung

Grundlagen und Praxis des britischen Steuerrechts

Die Finanzmetropole London beherbergt einen der größten internationalen Handelsplätze weltweit, fast jedes internationale Unternehmen ist im britischen Markt aktiv. Die starke Deregulierung und Privatisierung des britischen Wirtschaftssystems wirft jedoch viele Fragen zur Besteuerung auf. "Steuerstandort Großbritannien" informiert klar und umfassend über alle relevanten Vorschriften und Bestimmungen des britischen Steuerrechts. Besondere Berücksichtigung findet der grenzüberschreitende Verkehr zwischen Deutschland und Großbritannien. Die Autoren vermitteln wichtige Bestimmungen und Regeln zur Steuergestaltung sowie Steuervermeidung, geben Hinweise zum Umgang mit den zuständigen[...] Features Die Finanzmetropole London beherbergt einen der größten internationalen Handelsplätze weltweit, fast jedes internationale Unternehmen ist im britischen Markt aktiv. Die starke Deregulierung und Privatisierung des britischen Wirtschaftssystems wirft jedoch viele Fragen zur Besteuerung auf. "Steuerstandort Großbritannien" informiert klar und umfassend über alle relevanten Vorschriften und Bestimmungen des [..] Contents Rechtliche und konzeptionelle Grundlagen des britischen Steuerrechts.- Die Einkommensteuer in Großbritannien.- Remittance Basis.- Die Besteuerung von Kapitalvermögen.- Capital Gains Tax. Investmentfondsbesteuerung.- Corporation Tax.- Value Added Tax.- Stamp Taxes.- Inheritance Tax.- Steuerlich relevante Betriebsstätte im Vereinigten Königreich. Fields of interest Business & Economics (general)

Fields of interest Accounting / Auditing; Business Taxation

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Type of publication Professional book

Type of publication Professional book

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Perspektiven, Konzepte, Strategien

Das Lehrbuch "Strategische Unternehmensführung" gibt einen umfassenden Überblick über die zentralen Ansätze des Managements von Unternehmen. Anschaulich und praxisrelevant stellen die Autoren das Wesen und die zentralen Gestaltungsaspekte der strategischen Unternehmensführung dar. Diese reichen von der Definition des Geschäfts und der Marktsegmentierung über wert-, ressourcen- und marktorientierte Unternehmensführung hin zu strategischen Planungstechniken, dem Management des Wandels sowie dem Informationsmanagement. Fallstudien und Praxisbeispiele zu jedem Themenblock regen die Diskussion an und zeigen den Lesern neue Perspektiven der strategischen Unternehmensführung auf. Das Buch[...] Features Das Lehrbuch gibt einen umfassenden Überblick über die zentralen Ansätze des Managements von Unternehmen. Anschaulich und praxisrelevant stellen die Autoren das Wesen und die zentralen Gestaltungsaspekte der strategischen Unternehmensführung dar. Diese reichen von der Definition des Geschäfts und der Marktsegmentierung über wert-, ressourcen- und marktorientierte Unternehmensführung hin zu strategischen [..] Contents Kontext der Unternehmensführung und seine Gestaltung.- Definition des Geschäfts und Analyse der Märkte.- Ressourcenorientierte Unternehmensführung.- Markt- und wettbewerbsorientierte Unternehmensführung.- Strategische Planung und Strategiebewertung.- Wachstums- und wertorientierte Unternehmensführung.- Management des Wandels.- Strategisches Informationsmanagement. Fields of interest Organization / Planning; Personnel Management; Accounting / Auditing Target groups Lower undergraduate Type of publication Undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-31839-9 Softcover 2013. XIV, 306 S. 83 Abb. (BA KOMPAKT) $39.95 ISBN 978-3-642-31839-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Economics

F. Ahlemann, Hagen; C. Eckl, Landshut (Eds.)

Strategisches Projektmanagement Praxisleitfaden, Fallstudien und Trends

Das Buch vermittelt dem Leser, wie Projektmanagement organisationsweit eingeführt werden kann. Dabei geht es nicht allein um Einzelprojekte, sondern gezielt um das Management mittlerer bis großer Projektportfolios. Ohne besondere Vorkenntnisse lernt der Leser, wie in den drei Phasen Standardisierung, Zentralisierung und Professionalisierung verbindliche Projektmanagement-Prozesse und Methoden entwickelt und umgesetzt werden können. Das Buch stellt dabei dar, welche besonderen weichen Erfolgsfaktoren zu berücksichtigen sind, welche Aufgaben dem Top-Management zukommen und wie Projektmanagement nachhaltig verankert werden kann. Darüber hinaus wird in einem separaten Kapitel der Trend[...] Features Das Buch vermittelt dem Leser, wie Projektmanagement organisationsweit eingeführt werden kann. Dabei geht es nicht allein um Einzelprojekte, sondern gezielt um das Management mittlerer bis großer Projektportfolios. Ohne besondere Vorkenntnisse lernt der Leser, wie in den drei Phasen Standardisierung, Zentralisierung und Professionalisierung verbindliche Projektmanagement-Prozesse und Methoden entwickelt [..] Contents Vorwort.- Kapitel 1: Einleitung.- Kapitel 2: Projektmanagement- Einführung im Überblick: Der Projektmanagement-Navigator.- Kapitel 3: Die soziale und psychologische Dimension des Projektmanagements.- Kapitel 4: Standardisierung - vom Chaos zur einheitlichen Projektabwicklung.- Kapitel 5: Zentralisierung.-  Kapitel 6: Professionalisierung.Kapitel 7: Projektmanagement aus Sicht von Führungskräften.- Kapitel 8: Projektwirtschaft 2020.- Kapitel 9: IT-gestützte Terminplanung und -steuerung in Fahrzeugentwicklungsprojekten am Beispiel der Marke Volkswagen PKW.- Kapitel 10: Organisatorische[...] Fields of interest Business Strategy/Leadership; Organization / Planning; Personnel Management Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book

springer.com M. Carlberg, Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg, Germany; A. Hansen, Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg, Germany

Sustainability and Optimality of Public Debt This book studies the sustainability and optimality of public debt under different scenarios: the closed economy, the small open economy, and a two-country setting. Sustainability refers to the existence and the stability of the long-run equilibrium. Optimality relates to the path of public debt that maximizes discounted utility. The analysis is conducted within the framework of the Solow model, the overlapping generations model and the infinite horizon model. The government can follow different strategies, it either fixes the deficit ratio or the tax rate. As a result, a fixed deficit ratio generally can be sustained. By contrast, a fixed tax rate generally cannot be sustained.[...] Features This book studies the sustainability and optimality of public debt under different scenarios: the closed economy, the small open economy, and a two-country setting. Sustainability refers to the existence and the stability of the long-run equilibrium. Optimality relates to the path of public debt that maximizes discounted utility. The analysis is conducted within the framework of the Solow model, the [..] Contents Introduction.- A Brief Survey of the Literature.- The Closed Economy: The Solow Model.- Overlapping Generations.- Infinite Horizon.- The Small Open Economy: The Solow Model.- Overlapping Generations.- Two Countries: The Solow Model.- Synopsis.Conclusion.- Result. Fields of interest Public Finance & Economics; Economic Growth; International Economics; Financial Economics Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32966-1 Hardcover 2013. XII, 212 p. 90 illus. $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-32966-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

S.-E. Bärsch, University of Mannheim, Germany

Taxation of Hybrid Financial Instruments and the Remuneration Derived Therefrom in an International and Cross-border Context Issues and Options for Reform

Despite the enormous diversity and complexity of financial instruments, the current taxation of hybrid financial instruments and the remuneration derived therefrom are characterized by a neat division into dividend-generating equity and interest-generating debt as well as by a coexistence of source- and residence-based taxation. This book provides a comparative analysis of the classification of hybrid financial instruments in the national tax rules currently applied by Australia, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands as well as in the relevant tax treaties and EU Directives. Moreover, based on selected hybrid financial instruments, mismatches in these tax classifications, which lead to[...] Features Despite the enormous diversity and complexity of financial instruments, the current taxation of hybrid financial instruments and the remuneration derived therefrom are characterized by a neat division into dividend-generating equity and interest-generating debt as well as by a coexistence of source- and residence-based taxation. This book provides a comparative analysis of the classification of hybrid [..] Contents Introduction.- Background of Financial Instruments.- Guidelines for Corporate Income Taxation of Hybrid Financial Instruments.- Tax Classifications and Treatments of Hybrid Financial Instruments and the Remuneration Derived Therefrom.Classification Conflicts and Options for Reform.Conclusions. Fields of interest Business Taxation; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law; Finance / Banking; Public Finance & Economics; International Economic Law, Trade Law Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph

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springer.com D.B. Audretsch, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA; E.E. Lehmann, University of Augsburg, Germany; A.N. Link, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC, USA; A. Starnecker, University of Augsburg, Germany (Eds.)

Technology Transfer in a Global Economy Technology transfer—the process of sharing and disseminating knowledge, skills, scientific discoveries, production methods, and other innovations among universities, government agencies, private firms, and other institutions—is one of the major challenges of societies operating in the global economy.  This volume offers state-of-the-art insights on the dynamics of technology transfer, emerging from the annual meeting of the Technology Transfer Society in 2011 in Augsburg, Germany.  It showcases theoretical and empirical analyses from participants across the technology transfer spectrum, representing academic, educational, policymaking, and commercial perspectives.  The volume features[...] Features Technology transfer—the process of sharing and disseminating knowledge, skills, scientific discoveries, production methods, and other innovations among universities, government agencies, private firms, and other institutions—is one of the major challenges of societies operating in the global economy.  This volume offers state-of-the-art insights on the dynamics of technology transfer, emerging from the [..] Contents Introduction.- Forget R&D - pay my coach: young innovative companies and their relations with universities.- The Role of Research Orientation for Attracting Competitive Research Funding.- The cooperative strategy of technology transfer offices: A longitudinal study.- Academic Entrepreneurship in a Resource Constrained Environment: Diversification and Synergistic Effects.- Introducing the University of Applied Science in the Technology Transfer Process.- The role of University of Central Florida in Regional Economic Development.- The impact of technological acquisitions on innovation and[...] Fields of interest Technology Management; R & D / Technology Policy; Entrepreneurship

Economics C. Mandl, University of Vienna, Austria; M. Hauser, ksoe Vienna, Austria; H. Mandl, The Society for Organizational Learning Austria, Vienna

The Co-creative Meeting Practicing Consensual Effectivity in Organizations

“Co-creative meetings” foster invention and innovation, and therefore enable innovative developmental processes in an organizational and inter-organizational context, including strategy development, product development, human resource development, R&D, and trans-organizational projects. This book illustrates the difference between productive and innovative organizations and what that difference means for meetings taking place in such organizations, both from a conceptual and practical point of view. It provides managers, coaches, consultants and other professionals whose job it is to organize meetings with clear and action-oriented guidelines for the design of “co-creative[...] Features “Co-creative meetings” foster invention and innovation, and therefore enable innovative developmental processes in an organizational and inter-organizational context, including strategy development, product development, human resource development, R&D, and trans-organizational projects. This book illustrates the difference between productive and innovative organizations and what that difference means for [..] Contents Foreword.- 1 Introduction.- 2 What is a Co-creative Meeting?.- 3 Dysfunctional Meeting Culture.4 Interdependency of Meetings and Organizations.5 Maxims of the Co-creative Meeting.- 6 Phases and Roles.- 7 Designing for Co-creativity.- 8 Institutionalizing Co-creative Meetings.- 9 Structural Variations for Co-creative Meetings.- 10 Consensual Efficiency.- Index. Fields of interest Management/Business for Professionals; Technology Management; Entrepreneurship; Business Strategy/Leadership; Non-Profit Enterprises/Corporate Social Responsibility Target groups Professional/practitioner

Target groups Research

Type of publication Monograph

Type of publication Contributed volume

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E. Portmann, University of California at Berkeley,CA, USA

The FORA Framework A Fuzzy Grassroots Ontology for Online Reputation Management

Online reputation management deals with monitoring and influencing the online record of a person, an organization or a product. The Social Web offers increasingly simple ways to publish and disseminate personal or opinionated information, which can rapidly have a disastrous influence on the online reputation of some of the entities. The author focuses on the Social Web and possibilities of its integration with the Semantic Web as resource for a semi-automated tracking of online reputations using imprecise natural language terms. The inherent structure of natural language supports humans not only in communication but also in the perception of the world. Thereby fuzziness is a promising[...] Features Online reputation management deals with monitoring and influencing the online record of a person, an organization or a product. The Social Web offers increasingly simple ways to publish and disseminate personal or opinionated information, which can rapidly have a disastrous influence on the online reputation of some of the entities. The author focuses on the Social Web and possibilities of its integration with [..] Contents The Social Semantic Web.- Fundamentals of Fuzzy Clustering Methods.- Online Reputation Analysis.- Requirements for Online Reputation Analysis.Fuzzy Online Reputation Analysis Framework.- The YouReputation Prototype.- Conclusion.   Fields of interest Media Management; Marketing; Information Storage and Retrieval; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction; Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-33232-6 Hardcover 2013. XXVI, 204 p. 31 illus. (Fuzzy Management Methods) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-33232-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Economics

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H.C. Binswanger, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

A. Mann, G. Watt, P. Matthews

W.W. Clark II (Ed.)

The Growth Spiral

The Innovative CIO

The Next Economics

Money, Energy, and Imagination in the Dynamics of the Market Process

How IT Leaders Can Drive Business Transformation

Global Cases in Energy, Environment, and Climate Change

The Chief Information Officer‑s influence in the business organization has been waning for years. The rest of the C-suite has come to regard Information Technology as slow, costly, error-prone, boring, and unresponsive to business needs. This perception blinds company leaders to the critical value IT can deliver and threatens the competitive health and long-term survival of their enterprise. The modern CIO must reassert the operational and strategic importance of technology to the enterprise and reintegrate it with every department and level of the business from boardroom to mailroom. IT leaders must design, sell, and implement a vigorous culture of IT competence and innovation that[...]

The Next Economics focuses on how the field of economics must change and incorporate environment, energy, health and new technologies that are called externalities for stopping and reversing climate change. The field of economics needs to become a science. Economics in this book for the Green Industrial Revolution which goes beyond the third industrial revolution since it covers cases, examples and specific economic analyses that both scientific and global. The book concerns climate change and how the Economics for Externalities, needs to range from energy and national security to infrastructure and communities. Solutions and cases of the “Next Economics” are based in western[...]

Features The Chief Information Officer‑s influence in the business organization has been waning for years. The rest of the C-suite has come to regard Information Technology as slow, costly, error-prone, boring, and unresponsive to business needs. This perception blinds company leaders to the critical value IT can deliver and threatens the competitive health and long-term survival of their enterprise. [..]

Features The Next Economics focuses on how the field of economics must change and incorporate environment, energy, health and new technologies that are called externalities for stopping and reversing climate change. The field of economics needs to become a science. Economics in this book for the Green Industrial Revolution which goes beyond the third industrial revolution since it covers cases, examples and specific [..]

This book develops a new theory of the modern economy. Conventional economic theory is (still) based on an essentially static notion of equilibrium. In contrast, this book offers an analysis of the economic process based on a truly dynamic approach. It understands modern economic activity as manifesting itself in a growth spiral. There are two main drivers of the dynamics of this spiral: steady money creation in the banking system, on the one hand; and the continuous inflow of energy and raw materials through the exploitation of natural resources, on the other. Both driving forces are generally neglected by the conventional theory. Understanding their role is absolutely essential for[...] Features This book develops a new theory of the modern economy. Conventional economic theory is (still) based on an essentially static notion of equilibrium. In contrast, this book offers an analysis of the economic process based on a truly dynamic approach. It understands modern economic activity as manifesting itself in a growth spiral. There are two main drivers of the dynamics of this spiral: steady money creation [..] Contents Preface to the German Edition.- Preface to the English Edition.- Introduction.- Part I: Money and the Market.- Part II: Market and Production.- Part III: Money and Production in the Dynamics of the Growth Spiral - Growth Imperative and Growth Impetus.- Summary and Outlook.- References. Fields of interest Economic Growth; Economic Theory; Environmental Law / Policy / Ecojustice Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-31880-1 Hardcover 2013. XII, 165 p. 10 illus. $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-31880-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Fields of interest Business & Management Science Target groups Popular/general Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-4410-3 Softcover 2013. 304 p. $49.99 ISBN 978-1-4302-4410-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Contents 1. Market Solutions for Climate Change.- 2. Energy Security in the Asia-Pacific Region.- 3. Asia’s Role in the Global Economic Architecture.- 4. Energy Economics in China’s Policy-Making Plan.- 5. The Economics of The Green Industrial Revolution.6. The Logic of Qualitative Business Economics A perspective on Science.- 7. Energy Planning for Regional.- 8. Transformation and Opportunity: California’s Economic Gains through Environmental Goals.-9. Economic-environmental performance of micro-wind turbine in Mediterranean area.- 10. The “Cheap Energy Contract”:  A Critical[...] Fields of interest Economic Policy; Energy Economics; Environmental Economics Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-4971-3 Hardcover 2013. XVI, 292 p. 41 illus., 34 in color. $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-4971-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Economics

D. Zenoff

J. Mangraviti, S. Babitsky

The Soul of the Organization

The Street Smart MBA

How to Ignite Employee Engagement and Productivity at Every Level

10 Proven Strategies for Driving Business Success

Given the opportunity to describe Apple as a company in just a word or two, most would respond with adjectives like: Innovative. Design-conscious. Iconic. Some would probably even say: Secretive. But here's another: Soulful. Yes, Apple has a soul, and it is not alone in that respect. A select few organizations can similarly be said to exhibit similar qualities of soul that inspire passion in their employees and set them on the path to high levels of sustained organizational performance. But, given that most organizations are plagued by low levels of employee engagement and lackluster organizational performance, how do high-performing organizations do it? How do they ignite and sustain[...]

Business schools have long enticed students into their MBA programs with the promise that, after a short stint spent studying the ins and outs of the business world, they will be able to step right into the upper echelons of management or launch a business that soon has them flitting about the world in a private jet. "Sounds great," you say. "Sign me up!" Not so fast. Sure, business school might prove a necessary prerequisite for those aiming to gain employment at a large financial institution, land a job with a consultancy, or accelerate their journey to managerial superstardom at a Fortune 500 company. But for aspiring entrepreneurs and established business owners alike, the[...]

Features Given the opportunity to describe Apple as a company in just a word or two, most would respond with adjectives like: Innovative. Design-conscious. Iconic. Some would probably even say: Secretive. But here's another: Soulful. Yes, Apple has a soul, and it is not alone in that respect. A select few organizations can similarly be said to exhibit similar qualities of [..]

Features Business schools have long enticed students into their MBA programs with the promise that, after a short stint spent studying the ins and outs of the business world, they will be able to step right into the upper echelons of management or launch a business that soon has them flitting about the world in a private jet. "Sounds great," you say. "Sign me up!" Not so fast. Sure, business school might prove [..]

Fields of interest Business & Management Science

Fields of interest Business & Management Science

Target groups Popular/general

Target groups Popular/general

Type of publication Professional book

Type of publication Professional book

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O. Everling, RATING EVIDENCE GmbH, Frankfurt am Main; P. Schaub, Information Desire Software GmbH, Mainz; R. Stephan, Soreco International AG, Zug, Switzerland (Eds.)

Transparenzrating Wege zur effizienten Analyse und Bewertung der Rechnungslegung von Unternehmen

Die Beiträge des Sammelbandes drehen sich um die Finanzberichterstattung von Unternehmen aus den verschiedenen Perspektiven der Autoren. Die Autoren skizzieren nicht nur Herausforderungen und Problemstellungen, sondern präsentieren auch Lösungen zur Erhöhung der Transparenz und Effizienz der Rechnungslegung von Unternehmen sowie deren Bewertung und Beurteilung durch systematisches Rating. Indem der Titel an den Gedanken des Ratings anknüpft, Alternativen zu erheben, zu vergleichen und zu klassifizieren, soll dem Leser ein Herausgeberwerk geboten werden, das zwar wissenschaftlich fundiert, doch aber eher als praxisorientiertes Kompendium mit konkretem Nutzen an den Scharnieren[...] Features TransparenzratingDie Finanzberichterstattung steht bei Aktiengesellschaften und Gesellschaften mit beschränkter Haftung vor neuen Herausforderungen. An Aktualität, Transparenz und Qualität werden immer anspruchsvollere Maßstäbe angelegt. Die gleichzeitige Erfüllung dieser Anforderungen gleicht der Quadratur des Kreises. Die Beiträge dieses Buches beleuchten die Finanzberichterstattung von [..] Fields of interest Finance / Banking Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-8349-3365-2 Softcover 2012. X, 242 S. 50 Abb. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-8349-3365-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Economics

C. Lauer

Underwater Options When Your Mortgage Is Upside Down

Just about every month, housing values in the U.S. fall. That, in turn, increases the number of people who owe more on their houses than they are worth‑either trapping them in homes they may no longer want or putting them in danger of financial catastrophe if they lose a job or are otherwise unable to meet the mortgage. Underwater: Options When Your Mortgage Is Upside Down offers valuable advice to homeowners on ways they can unload a house they no longer want, save a home from foreclosure, or undergo foreclosure and start anew. The book offers smart advice from lawyers, bankers, real estate agents, personal finance experts, and homeowners who have seen the foreclosure process[...] Features Just about every month, housing values in the U.S. fall. That, in turn, increases the number of people who owe more on their houses than they are worth‑either trapping them in homes they may no longer want or putting them in danger of financial catastrophe if they lose a job or are otherwise unable to meet the mortgage. Underwater: Options When Your Mortgage Is Upside Down offers valuable advice [..] Fields of interest Business & Management Science Target groups Popular/general Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-4470-7 Softcover 2013. 284 p. $24.99 ISBN 978-1-4302-4470-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com Th. Wrona, Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg; H.-U. Küpper, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Eds.)

D.N. Wandl, Klagenfurt, Österreich; U. Habenicht, Klagenfurt, Österreich

Unternehmens- und Wirtschaftsethik in der betriebswirtschaftlichen Forschung

Unternehmensübergabe nachhaltig gestalten

Unternehmens- und Wirtschaftsethik war in der betriebswirtschaftlichen Forschung und Ausbildung bisher kaum integriert. Dieses Special Issue zeigt, dass Vertreter des Faches aus ganz unterschiedlichen Blickwinkeln heraus die Forschung zur Unternehmensethik immer mehr vorantreiben. Deshalb  werden unternehmensethische Probleme im Hinblick auf das Verhalten von und in Organisationen, die Besteuerung, aber auch für unternehmerische Kooperationen mit NichtRegierungsorganisationen sowie grundlegende Annahmen der Ökonomik angesprochen.

Das Buch bereitet als praxisorientiertes Fachbuch zukünftige Familienunternehmer und scheidende Familienunternehmer frühzeitig vor der geplanten Betriebsübergabe auf den Übergabeprozess vor. Es geht dabei nicht um juristische und betriebswirtschaftliche Aspekte, sondern um den Umgang der Generationen miteinander. Eine von den Autoren durchgeführte Studie über erfolgreiche und nicht erfolgreiche Übergaben präzisiert diesen Unterstützungsbedarf. An vielen Beispielen machen die Autoren die Unternehmenspraxis lebendig und leicht nachvollziehbar. Ein Fragenkatalog zu den einzelnen Kapiteln unterstreicht die Praxistauglichkeit. Die 2., aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage bietet noch mehr[...]

Features Unternehmens- und Wirtschaftsethik war in der betriebswirtschaftlichen Forschung und Ausbildung bisher kaum integriert. Dieses Special Issue zeigt, dass Vertreter des Faches aus ganz unterschiedlichen Blickwinkeln heraus die Forschung zur Unternehmensethik immer mehr vorantreiben. Deshalb werden unternehmensethische Probleme im Hinblick auf das Verhalten von und in Organisationen, die Besteuerung, aber auch [..] Contents Do contextual factors matter? An investigation of ethical judgments of corrupt acts.- Moralische Arbeitsteilung: Moralverdrängung und Legitimationsfabrikation in und durch Organisation(en).Warum Steuermoral? Zur Explikation, Relevanz und Vorteilhaftigkeit von Steuermoral.- Individuelle Freiheit als Grundlage normativer Ökonomik: Ansatzpunkte zur Beurteilung der ethischen Legitimität unternehmerischen Handelns in einer globalisierten Welt.- Firm-NGO collaborations: A resource-based perspective.

Den Generationenwechsel zeitgerecht einleiten und durchführen

Features Wie gelingt es , die Nachfolge in Familienunternehmen erfolgreich zu sichern? Unter den besonderen Bedingungen von Vertrauen und Zugehörigkeit bieten Familienunternehmen bis heute immer wieder erstaunliche Beispiele geglückter Unternehmenskultur. Zugleich hat Unachtsamkeit in diesem Bereich besonders schmerzhafte Auswirkungen. Dieses Buch, nun in der 2. aktualisierten und erweiterten Auflage,  bietet viele [..] Contents Warum der Generationenwechsel im Familienunternehmen so kompliziert ist.- Wie der Generationenwechsel in Familienunternehmen funktionieren kann.- Der Lösungs-Werkzeugkasten.- Drehbuch für ein glückliches Ende. Fields of interest Business Strategy/Leadership

Fields of interest Economics

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Target groups Research

Type of publication Professional book

Type of publication GWV Special Issue

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Economics

U. Papenfuß, Hamburg

T. Steinmann, Berlin

S. Ziermann, Fuchsbriefe (Ed.)

Verantwortungsvolle Steuerung und Leitung öffentlicher Unternehmen

Vertrauen in Banken

Vom Unternehmer zum Ruheständler

Empirische Analyse und Handlungsempfehlungen zur Public Corporate Governance

Öffentliche Unternehmen und Public Corporate Governance bzw. eine verantwortungsvolle Unternehmensleitung/-überwachung besitzen bei der Erfüllung öffentlicher Aufgaben sehr hohe gesellschaftspolitische und ökonomische Relevanz. Die in Literatur und Praxis herausgestellten Problemfelder werden steuerungsorientiert klassifiziert. Eine vergleichende Inhaltsanalyse der von Kommunen, Bundesländern und Bund sehr verschieden formulierten Public Corporate Governance Kodizes arbeitet gegenüberstellend heraus, dass zahlreiche bedeutsame Handlungsfelder äußerst unterschiedlich, mit schwankender Qualität und wiederholt gar nicht behandelt werden. Eine repräsentative Vierjahresstudie der[...] Features Öffentliche Unternehmen und ihre Steuerung, Leitung und Überwachung bzw. Public Corporate Governance besitzen bei der Erfüllung öffentlicher Aufgaben sehr große politische und ökonomische Bedeutung. Die in Wissenschaft und Praxis für die Public Corporate Governance herausgestellten Problemfelder und Forderungen hat Ulf Papenfuß steuerungsorientiert klassifiziert. Durch eine vergleichende Inhaltsanalyse der [..] Contents Klassifizierung von Problemfeldern der Public Corporate Governance und Forderungen.- Vergleichende Inhaltsanalyse von Public Corporate Governance Kodizes hinsichtlich steuerungsrelevanter Unterschiede.- Empirische Analyse faktischer Governancestrukturen/praktiken öffentlicher Unternehmen.-Teil-standardisierte Befragung von Schlüsselakteuren der Public Corporate Governance.-Reformkonzept und konkrete Vorschläge zur Überarbeitung und Etablierung von Public Corporate Governance Kodizes. Fields of interest Business & Management Science Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00876-5 Softcover 2013. XXIII, 310 S. 22 Abb. $79.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00876-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Eine empirische Untersuchung von Determinanten und Konsequenzen

Steigender Wettbewerb und Ergebnisdruck verschlechtern die Zukunftsperspektive deutscher Banken. Zusätzlich hat die Finanzkrise zu deutlichen Vertrauensverlusten bei Bankkunden geführt. Eine erfolgversprechende Strategie, um die Ertragsprobleme der Banken zu mindern, ist die Verbindung des Firmen- und Privatkundengeschäfts von Unternehmern (Konnektivität). Gegenwärtige Untersuchungen zeigen, dass hier großes Ertragspotenzial besteht und Unternehmer ihre private und geschäftliche Bankbeziehung aufgrund von mangeldem Vertrauen trennen. Thorsten Steinmann untersucht die Determinanten des Vertrauens in Management und Kundenberater von Banken anhand einer großzahligen empirischen[...] Features Steigender Wettbewerb und Ergebnisdruck verschlechtern die Zukunftsperspektive deutscher Banken. Zusätzlich hat die Finanzkrise zu deutlichen Vertrauensverlusten bei Bankkunden geführt. Eine erfolgversprechende Strategie, um die Ertragsprobleme der Banken zu mindern, ist die Verbindung des Firmen- und Privatkundengeschäfts von Unternehmern (Konnektivität). Gegenwärtige Untersuchungen zeigen, dass hier [..] Contents Elemente der Untersuchung.- Mittelstandsfinanzierung und Private Banking.- Theoretische Grundlagen: Theoretische Fundierung des Vertrauens und Konnektivität als Zielsetzung des Vertrauensmanagements.- Untersuchungsmodell: Kritische würdigung vorliegender Modelle der Vertrauensforschung und Entwicklung des Untersuchungsmodells.- Empirische Überprüfung des Untersuchungsmodells.- Implikationen für die künftige Forschung und die Praxis. Fields of interest Finance / Banking Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01147-5 Softcover 2013. XVII, 259 S. 39 Abb. (Schriften zum europäischen Management) $69.95 ISBN 978-3-658-01147-5 Due: Januar 28, 2013

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Den Unternehmensverkauf richtig planen

Wer sein Unternehmen erfolgreich verkaufen will, braucht Zeit – und oftmals deutlich mehr, als er zuvor erwartet hat. Unternehmer, die ihren Weg in den Ruhestand gehen wollen, sollten sich einen Plan machen und diesen Schritt für Schritt umsetzen. Dann wird der Verkauf des eigenen Unternehmens eine Erfolgsgeschichte und der Ex-Unternehmer startet gut gerüstet in sein Leben als Privatier. Im FUCHS-Report lesen Sie, welche Schritte und Strategien für einen erfolgreichen Unternehmensverkauf notwendig sind und mit welchem Zeitrahmen Sie für eine gezielte Umsetzung rechnen müssen. Features Wer sein Unternehmen erfolgreich verkaufen will, braucht Zeit – und oftmals deutlich mehr, als er zuvor erwartet hat. Unternehmer, die ihren Weg in den Ruhestand gehen wollen, sollten sich einen Plan machen und diesen Schritt für Schritt umsetzen. Dann wird der Verkauf des eigenen Unternehmens eine Erfolgsgeschichte und der Ex-Unternehmer startet gut gerüstet in sein Leben als Privatier. Im FUCHS-Report lesen [..] Contents Strategische Ruhestandsplanung.- 1. Schritt: Marktanalyse – Der Markt startet durch.- 2. Schritt: Richtig bewerten, erfolgreich verkaufen.- Spezial: Erbschaftsteuer optimieren.- 3. Schritt: Das Vermögen richtig anlegen.- Fazit: Dreisprung in den Ruhestand.   Fields of interest Finance / Banking Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication GWV Special Issue More on www.springer.com/978-3-943124-20-0 Softcover 2012. Etwa 30 S. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-943124-20-0 Due: Januar 7, 2013

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Economics

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S. Weyler, München, Deutschland

D. Schneidewind, Zwingenberg, Deutschland

Wirkungen von Markenkrisen

Wirtschaftswunderland Südkorea

Eine Analyse aus verhaltenswissenschaftlicher Perspektive

Die Marke als zentraler Werttreiber eines Unternehmens unterliegt stets der Gefahr einer Markenkrise. Das langfristig aufgebaute Markenimage und Markenguthaben können empfindlich beschädigt werden. Trotz der hohen Bedeutung von Markenkrisen für die Unternehmenspraxis wurden die Ursachen und deren Wirkungen auf unterschiedlich starke Marken bisher nicht hinreichend erforscht. In einer empirischen Studienreihe untersucht Stephan Weyler die Ausprägungen von produktbedingten und ethisch bedingten Markenkrisen auf verhaltenswissenschaftliche Zielgrößen und die Wirkungen von möglichen Reaktionsstrategien auf Markenkrisen. Aus den Ergebnissen leitet der Autor Handlungsempfehlungen für das[...] Features Die Marke als zentraler Werttreiber eines Unternehmens unterliegt stets der Gefahr einer Markenkrise. Das langfristig aufgebaute Markenimage und Markenguthaben können empfindlich beschädigt werden. Trotz der hohen Bedeutung von Markenkrisen für die Unternehmenspraxis wurden die Ursachen und deren Wirkungen auf unterschiedlich starke Marken bisher nicht hinreichend erforscht. In einer empirischen [..] Contents Markenkrise.- Produktbedingte Markenkrise.Ethisch bedingte Markenkrise.- Markenkrisenreaktionsstrategie.- Soothing-Strategie. Fields of interest Marketing Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00060-8 Softcover 2013. XIX, 282 S. 75 Abb. (Marken- und Produktmanagement) $79.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00060-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Gibt es Wirtschaftswunderländer? Dazu fallen einem Japan ein oder Westdeutschland. Beide Nationen stiegen nach dem 2. Weltkrieg im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes wie Phönix aus der Asche empor – auch sank des Wissen und die Erfahrungen aus fast hundert Jahren Industriegeschichte. Südkorea hingegen startete aus dem Nichts. Heute zählen südkoreanische Unternehmen in vielen Bereichen zu den Weltmarktführern, siehe zum Beispiel Automobil- oder Hardware-Industrie. Und trotz eines bereits rege florierenden Handelsverkehrs sind Geschichte, Geografie Gesellschaft, Kultur und die wirtschaftliche Potenz Südkoreas vielen Menschen in West- und Mitteleuropa weitgehend unbekannt. Dabei bieten sich[...] Features Wirtschaftswunderland SüdkoreaJährlich besuchen über 50.000 deutsche Reisende Südkorea, die meisten als Geschäftsleute, Manager oder Verbandsangehörige. Dieser erste Business-Reiseführer soll insbesondere den Geschäftsreisenden als Einführung in die Historie, die Kultur und die Wirtschaft des Landes dienen. Ein kenntnisreicher Guide, der deutschen Unternehmen attraktive Chancen [..] Contents Einführung und frühere Besuche in Seoul.  Historische Entwicklung Koreas.- Land und Leute.- Staat und Wirtschaft – Determinanten der Entwicklung.- Formidable Konglomerate – die Chaebol.- Herausforderungen an die Unternehmensführung.- Markt und Marketing in Korea.- Schlussbetrachtung – Entwicklungen.

E.S. Lee, Pusan National University, Pusan, Republic of South Korea

World Trade Regulation International Trade under the WTO Mechanism

The institutional and legal status of the WTO, with its integrated dispute settlement system, provides a framework for certainty, security and stability for trade as well as a coherent system to protect intellectual property rights. In all member countries and their respective enterprises, WTO regulations need to be considered when designing and implementing trade-related strategies for business operations in the integrated global market. This book aims at giving upper-level undergraduates and graduate students a comprehensive understanding of the public regulations related to international trade within the WTO mechanism and equip them, as potential policy makers and future[...] Features The institutional and legal status of the WTO, with its integrated dispute settlement system, provides a framework for certainty, security and stability for trade as well as a coherent system to protect intellectual property rights. In all member countries and their respective enterprises, WTO regulations need to be considered when designing and implementing trade-related strategies for business operations [..] Contents Preface.- Part I: Introduction.- Part II: Regulation on Trade in Goods.- Part III: Regulation on Trade in Services.- Part IV: Regulation on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights.- Part V: Regulation on Trade Disputes and Further Issues.- Index.

Fields of interest Emerging Markets/Globalization

Fields of interest International Economics; Emerging Markets/Globalization

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Target groups Upper undergraduate

Type of publication Professional book

Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook

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Education

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Education

H.-G. Dachrodt, Witten; V. Engelbert, Iserlohn

G. Light, Essex; A. Rompel, Wiesbaden (Eds.)

Zeugnisse richtig formulieren

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Mit vielen Mustern und Analysen

Best practices, models and exercises for your business-english-skills

H. de Boer, Universität Koblenz; S. Reh, Technische Universität Berlin (Eds.)

You’ve probably experienced that several times in business and on holidays: English is the language that helps you make yourself understood. English is the magic key for all occasions, also in your own country: More and more Germans do need English in their daily international business, e.g. when they are corresponding with their business partners or colleagues from other subsidiaries of their own company. For non native speakers it is not always easy to communicate, although their language skills are on a solid level. But for sending a message with colours, impact and clarity or to understand the humor and the idioms of your counterpart there is more to know about a language than[...]

Beobachtung in der Schule – Beobachten lernen

Wenngleich dieses Buch auch dazu geeignet ist, Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmer in die Lage zu versetzen, Zeugnisse richtig zu verstehen, so wendet es sich vor allem an die Arbeitgeber, die Zeugnisse zu schreiben haben. Das sind Vorstände, Geschäftsführer, Prokuristen, Personalverant-wortliche, Selbstständige wie z.B. Handwerker, Ärzte, Rechtsanwälte und viele andere Personengruppen. Für Vorgesetzte ist die Beurteilung, zu der auch das Schreiben von Zeug-nissen gehört, ein wichtiger Bestandteil ihrer Führungsaufgaben. Deshalb soll in diesem Buch auf die Zeugnisformulierungen und deren Bedeutung eingegangen werden. So haben die Arbeitgeber, die Zeugnisse ausstellen müssen, auf den[...] Features Für Vorgesetzte ist die Beurteilung, zu der auch das Schreiben von Zeugnissen gehört, ein wichtiger Bestandteil ihrer Führungsaufgaben. Deshalb soll in diesem Buch auf die Zeugnisformulierungen und deren Bedeutung eingegangen werden. So haben die Arbeitgeber, die Zeugnisse ausstellen müssen, auf den Zeugnisschlusssatz, die eigentliche Bewertung der Gesamtleistung und andere Stellen zu achten, die in ihren [..]

Features You’ve probably experienced that several times in business and on holidays: English is the language that helps you make yourself understood. English is the magic key for all occasions, also in your own country: More and more Germans do need English in their daily international business, e.g. when they are corresponding with their business partners or colleagues from other subsidiaries of their own company. [..]

Contents Die Geschichte der Zeugnissformulierungen.Menschenkenntnis: die Beurteilung von Mitarbeitern.- Beurteilungssysteme.- Schwierigkeit der Beurteilung.- Rechtsfragen.- Zeugnisanspruch.- Die Zeugnisarten.- Einzelfragen zum Zeugnisinhalt.Zeugnisformulierungen und ihre Bedeutung.- Zeugnismuster und Analysen.

Contents Language and Grammar.- Communication.- OfficeManagement and Administration.- Words, Phrases and Terminology.- Success.- Intercultural Competence.- Life.

Fields of interest Management/Business for Professionals; Personnel Management; Business Strategy/Leadership Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00286-2 Softcover 2013. VII, 157 S. 10 Abb. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00286-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Fields of interest Management/Business for Professionals; Officemanagement; Project Management Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00948-9 Softcover 2013. IX, 222 p. 96 illus. in color. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00948-9 Due: December 20, 2012

Beobachtungen von Pädagogen und Pädagoginnen in der Schule entfalten Wirkungen. In ihnen und mit ihnen werden Bilder von Kindern und Jugendlichen, von Schülerinnen und Schülern erzeugt, vor deren Hintergrund pädagogisches Handeln stattfindet und pädagogische Entscheidungen gefällt werden. Beobachtungen sind also Teil der alltäglichen pädagogischen Arbeit von Lehrerinnen und Lehrern. Sie finden überall statt und zugleich zu wenig Beachtung. Hier setzt dieses Lehrbuch an, das diesen zentralen Bestandteil pädagogischen Handelns von Lehrern und Lehrerinnen theoretisch, anhand von Fallbeispielen und methodisch umfänglich darstellt und zudem Möglichkeiten bietet, das Beobachten einzuüben[...] Features Beobachtungen von Pädagogen und Pädagoginnen in der Schule entfalten Wirkungen. In ihnen und mit ihnen werden Bilder von Kindern und Jugendlichen, von Schülerinnen und Schülern erzeugt, vor deren Hintergrund pädagogisches Handeln stattfindet und pädagogische Entscheidungen gefällt werden. Beobachtungen sind Teil der alltäglichen pädagogischen Arbeit von Lehrerinnen und Lehrern. Sie finden überall statt und [..] Contents Grundlegendes: Verfahren und Ziele. Beobachten und aufmerksames Wahrnehmen.- Ethnographische Beobachtung.- Kodierte Beobachtung.- Pädagogische Beobachtung.- Methodisches: Beobachten, Beschreiben, Bewerten.- Die Schule als Beobachtungsfeld.- Beobachtungen aufschreiben.- Bewerten als Zugang zum Beobachten.- Mit der Videokamera beobachten.- Perspektiven: Der Blick auf die Kinder.- Der Blick auf die Dinge des Lernens.- Der Blick auf LehrerInnen.- Der Blick auf sich selbst.Relevanz für Lehrerbildungsprozesse Fields of interest Assessment, Testing and Evaluation; Teaching and Teacher Education Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-17761-8 Softcover 2012. XVIII, 311 S. 15 Abb. $29.95 ISBN 978-3-531-17761-8 Due: Januar 28, 2013

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Education

M.-H. Chiu, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan; H.-L. Tuan, National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan; H.K. Wu, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan; J.-W. Lin, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan; C.-C. Chou, HUNGKUANG University, Taiwan (Eds.)

Chemistry Education and Sustainability in the Global Age This edited volume of papers from the twenty first International Conference on Chemical Education attests to our rapidly changing understanding of the chemistry itself as well as to the potentially enormous material changes in how it might be taught in the future. Covering the full range of appropriate topics, the book features work exploring themes as various as e-learning and innovations in instruction, and micro-scale lab chemistry. In sum, the 29 articles published in these pages focus the reader’s attention on ways to raise the quality of chemistry teaching and learning, promoting the public understanding of chemistry, deploying innovative technology in pedagogy practice and[...] Features This edited volume of papers from the twenty first International Conference on Chemical Education attests to our rapidly changing understanding of the chemistry itself as well as to the potentially enormous material changes in how it might be taught in the future. Covering the full range of appropriate topics, the book features work exploring themes as various as e-learning and innovations in instruction, [..] Contents Preface:  Proceedings of 21st ICCE, Peter Mahaffy.Introduction to the book, Mei-Hung Chiu, HsiaoLin Tuan, Hsin-Kai Wu, Jing-Wen Lin, Chin-Cheng Chou.- Section 1. Globalization and Chemical Education, Mei-Hung Chiu.- Dissemination of achievements in chemical education (research) via EU projects, Anna Kolasa, Iwona Maciejowska.- 2.    Polish Education Reform and Resulting Changes in the Process of Chemical Education, Hanna Gulińska.Section 2. Learning and Conceptual Change in Chemistry, Jing-Wen Lin.- Assessment of Chemistry Anxiety among College Students, Chen Chong Sheau Huey.-[...] Fields of interest Science Education; Learning and Instruction; Teaching and Teacher Education; Educational Technology Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-4859-0 Hardcover 2013. XII, 351 p. 135 illus. $179.00 ISBN 978-94-007-4859-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com A.-G. Tan, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Ed.)

U. Frevert, Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung, Berlin; C. Wulf, Freie Universität Berlin (Eds.)

Creativity, Talent and Excellence

Die Bildung der Gefühle

This volume reflects the multiplicity of perspectives in the theory and practice of creativity, while it is broadly accepted that the dynamism of humanity’s responses to our evolving scientific, social and environmental needs depends on our creativity. It examines the central issues that animate the themes of creativity, talent development and excellence in schools and in the workplace, as well as analysing their related socio-cultural activities and processes. Forged in the workshops of a number of conferences and symposia, this collection represents in itself a creative partnership between European and Asian academics. Thus it includes contributions from various cultural and[...]

Unter dem Leitthema 'Die Bildung der Gefühle' werden in diesem Sonderheft der ZfE Gefühle als kulturelle Dispositionen in den Blick genommen, die gelernt, anerzogen und sozialisiert werden. Die institutionellen Kontexte, in denen eine solche Bildung und Erziehung von Gefühlen stattfinden, sind vielfältig. In den Beiträgen werden Aspekte zu Bereichen wie Familie und frühe Kindheit, Elementarund Sekundarschule, Jugendliche und Peer groups, Medien und Religion untersucht. Aus jeweils pädagogischen, historischen und interkulturellen Perspektiven werden Institutionen in ihren emotionalen Erziehungsansprüchen und -leistungen analysiert: im interdisziplinäre Ansatz werden ähnliche[...]

Features It is broadly accepted that the dynamism of humanity’s responses to our evolving scientific, social and environmental needs depends on our creativity, and this volume reflects the multiplicity of perspectives in the theory and practice of creativity. It examines the central issues that animate the themes of creativity, talent development and excellence in schools and in the workplace, as well as analysing [..]

Features Unter dem Leitthema 'Die Bildung der Gefühle' werden in diesem Sonderheft der ZfE Gefühle als kulturelle Dispositionen in den Blick genommen, die gelernt, anerzogen und sozialisiert werden. Die institutionellen Kontexte, in denen eine solche Bildung und Erziehung von Gefühlen stattfinden, sind vielfältig. In den Beiträgen werden Aspekte zu Bereichen wie Familie und frühe Kindheit, Elementarund [..]

Contents Foreword by Beth Hennessey.- Foreword by Jiannong Shi.- Introduction: Reflections on Creativity, Talent, and Excellence Ai-Girl Tan.- Part I: Conceptions of Creativity and Cultivating Creativity.Chapter 1 Learning as a Creative Process by Heidrun Stoeger.- Chapter 2 Soaring up the Tower of Creativity by Albert Ziegler and Wilma Vialle.- Chapter 3 The Three Main Creative Operations: Widening, Connecting, Reversing by Alessandro Antonietti and Barbara Colombo.- Chapter 4 Psychology of Cultivating Creativity in Teaching and Learning by AiGirl Tan.- Chapter 5: Creativity and[...]

Contents Reflections on Sentimal Education.- Geschwisterbeziehungen aus Sicht der Emotionsgeschichte.- Das Haptische der Gefühle.- Über die Bildung der Liebe. - Emotionserziehung in der Schule.- Migration, Identitäten und Bildung im Jugendalter.- Männliche Gefühlswelt im jugendbewegten Männerbund.Gefühlsarbeit in der Arbeitswelt.- Zur Bildung der Gefühle in Sozialen Onlinespielen und virtuellen Welten.- Emotionale Normen und 'protestantische Innerlichkeit' im 19. Jahrhundert. - Gefühlsraum Nation.

Fields of interest Educational Psychology; Cognitive Psychology; Childhood Education; Learning and Instruction Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-981-4021-92-0 Hardcover 2013. XLVIII, 280 p. 34 illus. $129.00 ISBN 978-981-4021-92-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Fields of interest Education (general); Sociology of Education Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication GWV Special Issue More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-18403-6 Softcover 2013. 238 S. (Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft Sonderheft, Vol. 16) $59.95 ISBN 978-3-531-18403-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days. Februar 28, 2013

springer.com J. Pattnaik, California State University, Long Beach, CA, USA (Ed.)

Father Involvement in Young Children’s Lives A Global Analysis

This vital addition to Springer’s ‘Educating the Young Child’ series addresses gaps in the literature on father involvement in the lives of young children, a topic with a fast-rising profile in today’s world of female breadwinners and single-parent households. While the significant body of theoretical understanding and empirical data accumulated in recent decades has done much to characterize the fluidity of evolving notions of fatherhood, the impact of this understanding on policy and legal frameworks has been uneven at an international level. In a field where groups of fathers were until recently marginalized in research, this book adopts a refreshingly inclusive attitude, aiming to[...] Features This vital addition to Springer’s ‘Educating the Young Child’ series addresses gaps in the literature on father involvement in the lives of young children, a topic with a fast-rising profile in today’s world of female breadwinners and single-parent households. While the significant body of theoretical understanding and empirical data accumulated in recent decades has done much to characterize the fluidity [..]

Education Z. Gross, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel; L. Davies, University of Birmingham, UK; A.-K. Diab, David Yellin Academic College of Education, Jerusalem (Eds.)

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R. Heyer, Universität Bremen, Bremen, Deutschland; S. Wachs, Universität Bremen, Bremen, Deutschland; C. Palentien, Universität Bremen, Bremen, Deutschland (Eds.)

Gender, Religion and Education in a Handbuch Jugend - Musik Chaotic Postmodern World Sozialisation The immense changes that the world is undergoing in terms of globalization and migration of peoples have had a profound effect on cultures and identities. The question is whether this means shifts in religious identities for women and men in different contexts, whether such shifts are seen as beneficial, negative or insufficient, or whether social change actually means new conservatisms or even fundamentalisms. Surrounding these questions is the role of education is in any change or new contradiction. This unique book enhances an interdisciplinary discourse about the complex intersections between gender, religion and education in the contemporary world.  Literature in the social[...]

Welche Bedeutung hat Musik für Jugendliche in der Phase des Aufwachsens? Jugend, Musik und Sozialisation werden in dem Handbuch systematisch in ihren jeweiligen Zusammenhängen erschlossen. Der Fokus liegt hier auf der Ebene der bildungs- und sozialisationstheoretischen Erziehungswissenschaft. Grundsätzlich wird die Verbindung zwischen Jugend und Musik aus sozialisationstheoretischer Perspektive hergestellt. Ziel ist es, den Themenkomplex mit Beiträgen aus den verschiedenen Fachgebieten Erziehungswissenschaft, Soziologie und Sozialwissenschaften und der Musikwissenschaft und -pädagogik erstmals grundlegend und umfassend zu erschließen.

Features The immense changes that the world is undergoing in terms of globalization and migration of peoples have had a profound effect on cultures and identities.  The question is whether this means shifts in religious identities for women and men in different contexts, whether such shifts are seen as beneficial, negative or insufficient, or whether social change actually means new conservatisms or even [..]

Features Welche Bedeutung hat Musik für Jugendliche in der Phase des Aufwachsens? Jugend, Musik und Sozialisation werden in dem Handbuch systematisch in ihren jeweiligen Zusammenhängen erschlossen. Der Fokus liegt hier auf der Ebene der bildungs- und sozialisationstheoretischen Erziehungswissenschaft. Grundsätzlich wird die Verbindung zwischen Jugend und Musik aus sozialisationstheoretischer Perspektive hergestellt. [..]

Contents SECTION 1: Father Involvement: General Perspectives.- 1. Fathers and Early Literacy; Glen Palm.- 2. Caring Fathers: Empowering Children to be Loving Human Beings; Kevin J. Swick.- SECTION 2: Contexts within the United States.- 3. Mexican American Father-Child Literacy Interactions; Olivia N. Saracho.- 4. Father Involvement, African Americans and Reducing the Achievement Gap; William H. Jeynes.- 5. Gay Fathers’ Involvement in Their Young Children’s Lives; Dana Berkowitz and Katherine A. Kuvalanka.- 6. Incarcerated Fathers: Implications for Father Involvement; Mike Roettger and Raymond R. [...]

Contents Introduction: Challenging Patriarchy: New Advances in Researching Religious Feminism and Religious Education.- Section I: The Contested Role of Education, Religion and Gender.- 1. Gender, Religion and the Work of Home Schooling.- 2. Women’s Theologies, Women’s Pedagogies: Globalisation, Education and Liberation in Nicaragua.- 3. Gender, Buddhism and Education: Dhamma and Social Transformation within the Thervada Tradition.- 4. Shakti as a Liberatory and Education Force for Hindu Women.5. Shame and Borders: The ‘Aisyiyah’s Struggle for Muslim Women’s Education in Indonesia.- 6. The[...]

Fields of interest Childhood Education; International and Comparative Education; Educational Psychology; Developmental Psychology; Sociology of Education

Fields of interest Religion and Education; International and Comparative Education; Sociology of Education; Teaching and Teacher Education; Higher Education

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Target groups Research

Target groups Research

More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-17326-9

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More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5154-5

More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5269-6

Hardcover 2013. XXI, 351 p. 15 illus. (Educating the Young Child, Vol. 6) $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5154-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Hardcover 2013. VII, 392 p. 4 illus. $179.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5269-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Contents Veränderte Bedingungen des Aufwachsens im Jugendalter.- Geschichte: Jugend und Musik in den 1950er und 1960er Jahren.- Die 1970er und 1980er Jahre.- Die 1990er Jahre und die Zeit seit 2000.Theorie: Musikpädagogischer Zugang.- Musikpsychologischer Zugang.- Musiksoziologischer und sozialisationsspezifischer Zugang.- Empirie: Familie.- Peers und Freizeit.- Schule - Medien - Beruf und Studium - Forschungsperspektiven. Fields of interest Education (general)

Type of publication Handbook Softcover 2013. VI, 483 S. 6 Abb. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-531-17326-9 Due: Februar 28, 2013

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Education

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R. Zazkis, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada; N. Sinclair, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada; P. Liljedahl, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada

A.R. Hofmann, Pädagogische Hochschule Ludwigsburg, Deutschland; M. Krüger, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Deutschland (Eds.)

Lesson Play in Mathematics Education:

Olympia als Bildungsidee

A Tool for Research and Professional Development

Ist die Olympische Idee auch und immer noch eine ‚Erziehungsidee‘? Der neue Band der Reihe ‚Bildung und Sport‘ greift diese Fragestellung auf und gibt einen Einblick in die pädagogischen Zusammenhänge, in denen der Komplex ‚Olympia‘ sowohl historisch als auch theoretisch steht. Die Diskussion um die Veranstaltung olympischer Jugendspiele, die erstmals 2010 in Singapur ausgetragen wurden, hat die Frage nach den Potenzialen und Problemen olympischer Pädagogik neu aufgeworfen.

Lesson play is a novel construct in research and teachers’ professional development in mathematics education. Lesson play refers to a lesson or part of a lesson presented in dialogue form—inspired in part by Lakatos’s evocative Proofs and Refutations—featuring imagined interactions between a teacher and her/his students. We have been using and refining our use of this tool for a number of years and using it in a variety of situations involving mathematics thinking and learning. The goal of this proposed book is to offer a comprehensive survey of the affordances of the tool, the results of our studies—particularly in the area of pre-service teacher education, and the reasons that the[...] Features The book presents Lesson Play, a novel construct in mathematics education to be used by researchers and teacher educators. Inspired in part by the style of Lakatos’s evocative Proofs and Refutations, Lesson Play features imagined interactions between a teacher and her/his students, presented in the form of a script for dialogue in the classroom. This book offers the first comprehensive [..] Fields of interest Mathematics Education; Teaching and Teacher Education Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-3548-8 Hardcover 2013. XII, 283 p. 17 illus. $179.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-3548-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Beiträge zur olympischen Geschichte und Pädagogik

Features Ist die Olympische Idee auch und immer noch eine ‚Erziehungsidee‘? Der neue Band der Reihe ‚Bildung und Sport‘ greift diese Fragestellung auf und gibt einen Einblick in die pädagogischen Zusammenhänge, in denen der Komplex ‚Olympia‘ sowohl historisch als auch theoretisch steht. Die Diskussion um die Veranstaltung olympischer Jugendspiele, die erstmals 2010 in Singapur ausgetragen wurden, hat die Frage nach [..] Contents Olympia als Erziehungsidee?.- Geschichte und Symbolik der olympischen Ringe.- Paralympics: Geschichte und Idee.- Ethische Probleme der olympischen Bewegung.- Olympia für Kinder und Jugendliche in Kindergarten, Schule und Verein.Olympische Jugendspiele. Fields of interest Education (general) Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-19551-3 Softcover 2013. XXII, 294 S. 21 Abb. (Bildung und Sport, Vol. 2) $59.95 ISBN 978-3-531-19551-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

S.M. Weber, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Deutschland; M. Göhlich, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Deutschland; A. Schröer, Evangelische Hochschule Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Deutschland; C. Fahrenwald, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Deutschland; H. Macha, Universität Augsburg, Augsburg, Deutschland (Eds.)

Organisation und Partizipation Beiträge der Kommission Organisationspädagogik

Partizipation als aktive Mitwirkung von Menschen stellt eine zentrale Voraussetzung für das Funktionieren von Demokratie dar und spielt gerade auch auf der Meso-Ebene von Organisationen eine wichtige Rolle. Partizipation ist Strukturprinzip flacher Hierarchien und der Teilhabe von Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern an organisationalen Steuerungs- und Entscheidungsprozessen. Durch Partizipation kann die Selbstorganisation in und von Organisationen gefördert werden. Sie stellt auch die Frage nach zeitgemäßer Führung neu. Der Band verbindet theoretische Begründungslinien und konzeptionelle Modellierungen des Verhältnisses von Partizipation und Organisation und stellt einschlägige[...] Features Partizipation als aktive Mitwirkung von Menschen stellt eine zentrale Voraussetzung für das Funktionieren von Demokratie dar und spielt gerade auch auf der Meso-Ebene von Organisationen eine wichtige Rolle. Partizipation ist Strukturprinzip flacher Hierarchien und der Teilhabe von Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern an organisationalen Steuerungs- und Entscheidungsprozessen. Durch Partizipation kann die [..] Contents Organisation und Partizipation: Theoretische Beiträge.- Organisationales Lernen und Partizipation.- Partizipation, Führung und Entscheidung in Organisationen.- Partizipation in transorganisationalen Kontexten.- Organisationspädagogischer Ausblick. Fields of interest Education (general); Administration, Organization and Leadership; Science Education Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00449-1 Softcover 2013. VIII, 361 S. 8 Abb. (Organisation und Pädagogik, Vol. 13) $59.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00449-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Education

lisahunter, The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand; E. Emerald, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia; G. Martin, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, Australia

R. Huang, Beijing Normal University, China; Kinshuk, Athabasca University, AB, Canada; J.M. Spector, University of North Texas, TX, USA (Eds.)

Participatory Activist Research in the Globalised World

Reshaping Learning

Social Change Through the Cultural Professions

 This edited volume with selected papers from extinguished experts and professors in the field of learning technology and the related fields who are farsighted and have his/her own innovative thoughts on the development of learning technology. This book will addresses the main issues concerned with the trend and future development of learning processes, innovative pedagogies changes, effects of new technologies on education, future learning content. Learning technology has been affected by advances in technology development and changes in the field of education. Nowadays we cannot afford to sense the changes and then make adaption to it. What we should do is to predict the changes[...]

Action research was conceived as a method of collaborative, self-reflective problem-solving in a community context. Yet many believe it has evolved too far away from its original, directly activist roots. As a direct response to calls for a rejuvenation of the social agenda of ‘action research’, this volume provides an all-inclusive road map to generating and implementing politically active grass-roots research activities. It is a priceless practical guide for the newly minted researcher wanting to make a tangible difference in their profession and in the world. Where some action research models have been criticized for losing focus on the participatory and social justice roots of[...] Features Action research was conceived as a method of collaborative, self-reflective problem-solving in a community context. Yet many believe it has evolved too far away from its original, directly activist roots. As a direct response to calls for a rejuvenation of the social agenda of ‘action research’, this volume provides an all-inclusive road map to generating and implementing politically active grass-roots [..] Contents Introduction.- SECTION A: THE BIGGER PICTURE.- Pasts, presents and futures: An overview of the Action Research family.- Theoretical orientations: critical theory and related theories for activism.- Where do you stand? Philosophical orientations.- SECTION B: DOING THIS STUFF.Methodology of activism in research.- Methods of constructing field texts.- Methods of analysing field texts to make research texts.- SECTION C: GOING PUBLIC.- Difficulties, limitations and cautions.- A checklist for activist research(ers).- A practical example: Don’t LEAP into this.- Other examples from[...] Fields of interest Sociology of Education; Educational Policy and Politics Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-4425-7 Hardcover 2013. XXIII, 238 p. 27 illus. (Explorations of Educational Purpose, Vol. 26) $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-4425-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Frontiers of Learning Technology in a Global Context

Features This edited volume presents selected papers from distinguished experts and professors in learning technologies and related fields, all of them pioneers with innovative approaches to the development of learning technologies. This book will address the main issues concerned with current trends in and the future development of learning processes, innovative pedagogies, the effects of new technologies on [..] Contents Forward.- Preface.- PART ONE: New shape of learning.- Chapter 1 Emerging Learning mode in the era of transformation: from information society to knowledge society. Ronghuai Huang.- Chapter 2 Emerging dimensions of learning. Erkki Sutinen.- Chapter 3 Schools as Learning Communities. Victoria J. Marsick, Karen E. Watkins, Sarah A. Boswell.- PART TWO: New insights of future students.- Chapter 4 The new shape of the student. Chris Jones.- Chapter5 Digital Natives: Exploring the diversity of young people’s experience with technology. Linda Corrin, Sue Bennett, Lori Lockyer.- Chapter 6[...]

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R. Maclean, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, China; S. Jagannathan, Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines; J. Sarvi, Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines (Eds.)

Skills Development for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Developing Asia-Pacific Focusing on the Asia-Pacific region, which in recent years has been the engine of global economic growth , this volume surveys trends and prospects in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) with particular reference to achieving inclusive growth and the greening of economies. Underlying the increasing pressure for new models of TVET provision is the rapid pace of technological change, demand for a work force which is highly responsive to evolving needs and a transforming market place that calls for higher order skills and lifelong learning. The book proposes a re-engineered, modernized TVET system that fosters an innovative approach which enhances the employability of[...] Features Focusing on the Asia-Pacific region, which  in recent years has been the engine of global economic  growth , this volume surveys trends and prospects in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) with particular reference to achieving inclusive growth and the greening of economies. Underlying the increasing pressure for new models of TVET provision is the rapid pace of technological change, [..]

Fields of interest Educational Technology; Education (general); Computer Science (general)

Contents Foreword: Mr Bindu Lohani.- Preface: Mr Jouko Sarvi.- Series Editor Introduction: Prof. Rupert Maclean.- PART 1: MAJOR TRENDS AND CONCERNS IN SKILLS DEVELOPMENT.- Skills Development Issues, Challenges and Strategies in Asia and the Pacific, Rupert Maclean, Shanti Jagannathan and Jouko Sarvi.- Lifelong Learning: meaning, challenges and opportunities, Colin Power and Rupert Maclean.- Vocationalisation of secondary and tertiary education: what next?, Margarita Pavlova and Rupert Maclean.- Education, Employability Employment and Entrepreneurship; Meeting the Challenge of the 4Es, Manish[...]

Target groups Research

Fields of interest Professional and Vocational Education

Type of publication Contributed volume

Target groups Research

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Hardcover 2013. XVII, 450 p. 64 illus. (New Frontiers of Educational Research) $179.00 ISBN 978-3-642-32300-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5936-7 Hardcover 2013. XVI, 383 p. 49 illus. (Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, Vol. 19) $59.95 ISBN 978-94-007-5936-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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I. Gogolin, Universität Hamburg, Deutschland; H. Kuper, FU Berlin, Deutschland; H.-H. Krüger, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Deutschland; J. Baumert, Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung, Berlin, Deutschland (Eds.)

L. Deitmer, University of Bremen, Germany; U. Hauschildt, University of Bremen, Germany; F. Rauner, University of Bremen, Germany; H. Zelloth, European Training Foundation (ETF), Torino, Italy (Eds.)

Stichwort: Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft

The Architecture of Innovative Apprenticeship

Der vorliegende Band enthält die besten Stichwortbeiträge der „Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft (ZfE)“ aus den vergangenen fünfzehn Jahren und gibt damit einen exzellenten Überblick zu relevanten Forschungsgebieten und Schwerpunkten dieser Zeit. Darin enthalten sind theoretische und methodologische erziehungswissenschaftliche Diskurse sowie  Abhandlungen über den Wandel von pädagogischer Lernkultur, Institutionen und Professionen.

Benefiting from the support and involvement of two major international research networks, this collection features the latest research findings in TVET. Members of INAP, the International Network on Innovative Apprenticeship, and VETNET, the Vocational Education and Training Network, have contributed key research findings to this detailed survey of the field. Featuring the inclusion of the internationally recognized memorandum released in April 2012 by the INAP Architecture Apprenticeship Commission, the volume covers a wealth of issues relating to technical and vocational education and training, including exemplar architectures such as successful school-to-work transitions,[...]

Features Der vorliegende Band enthält die besten Stichwortbeiträge der „Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft (ZfE)“ aus den vergangenen fünfzehn Jahren und gibt damit einen exzellenten Überblick zu relevanten Forschungsgebieten und Schwerpunkten dieser Zeit. Darin enthalten sind theoretische und methodologische erziehungswissenschaftliche Diskurse sowie Abhandlungen über den Wandel von pädagogischer Lernkultur, [..] Contents Gerechtigkeit und Erziehung.- Qualitative Forschung in der Erziehungswissenschaft.- Ästhetik und Bildung.- Integration.- Qualität im Bildungssystem.- Globalisierung und Erziehungswissenschaft.Alte und neue Lernkultur.- Professionelle Kompetenz.- Der Mythos der nordischen Bildungssysteme.Mehsprachigkeit.- Allgemeine Pädagogik.- Konstruktivismus in der Erziehungswissenschaft. Fields of interest Education (general); Sociology of Education; Social Sciences (general) Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00907-6 Softcover 2013. XI, 352 S. 10 Abb. $39.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00907-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Features Benefiting from the support and involvement of two major international research networks, this collection features the latest research findings in TVET. Members of INAP, the International Network on Innovative Apprenticeship, and VETNET, the Vocational Education and Training Network, have contributed key research findings to this detailed survey of the field. Featuring the inclusion of the internationally [..] Contents 1. From School into Apprenticeship: Pathways for a Successful Transition.- 1.1    Relationship between Potential Recruits from VET and HE - Case Studies from Germany, England and Switzerland, Ute Hippach-Schneider, Tanja Weigel.- 1.2  Exploring Intermediate Vocational Education and Training for 16-19 Year-olds in Germany and England, Jeremy Higham, H.-Hugo Kremer, David Yeomans.- 1.3 Apprenticeship, Pathways and Career Guidance: A Cautionary Tale.- Richard Sweet.- 1.4 No Choice – No Guidance? The rising demand for career guidance in EU neighboring countries and its potential[...] Fields of interest Professional and Vocational Education Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5397-6 Hardcover 2013. IX, 344 p. 43 illus. (Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, Vol. 18) $179.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5397-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days. December 31, 2012

M. Ferrari, OISE, University of Toronto, Canada; N.M. Weststrate, OISE, University of Toronto, Canada (Eds.)

The Scientific Study of Personal Wisdom From Contemplative Traditions to Neuroscience

The rich and diverse contributions to this volume span a wide variety of disciplines, from psychology and philosophy to neuroscience, by some of the most influential scholars in the emerging science of personal wisdom. As such, it is a collection of essential readings and the first publication to integrate both the spiritual and pragmatic dimensions of personal wisdom.The content of the book goes beyond speculative theory to present a wealth of scientific research currently under way in this expanding field. It also describes numerous promising methods now being deployed in the quest for scientific knowledge of the elusive, yet critical, phenomenon of personal wisdom. The book is an[...] Features The rich and diverse contributions to this volume span a wide variety of disciplines, from psychology and philosophy to neuroscience, by some of the most influential scholars in the emerging science of personal wisdom. As such, it is a collection of essential readings and the first publication to integrate both the spiritual and pragmatic dimensions of personal wisdom.The content of the book goes [..] Contents Preface, Michel Ferrari & Nic M. Weststrate.- Part I: Person-based Wisdom.- Chapter 1. The Need to Distinguish Personal from General Wisdom: A Short History and Empirical Evidence, Ursula M. Staudinger.- Chapter 2. Relevance, Meaning, and the Cognitive Science of Wisdom, John Vervaeke & Leo Ferraro.- Chapter 3. Personal Wisdom in the Balance, Robert J. Sternberg.- Chapter 4. The MORE Life Experience Model: A Theory of the Development of Wisdom, Judith Glück & Susan Bluck.Chapter 5. Neurobiological Basis of Personal Wisdom, Jeff D. Sanders & Dilip V. Jeste.- Part II: Wisdom in[...] Fields of interest Educational Psychology; Philosophy of Education; Educational Philosophy Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-90-481-9230-4 Hardcover 2013. XIV, 356 p. 13 illus. $179.00 ISBN 978-90-481-9230-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com S.J. Hegedus, University of Massachusetts, Fairhaven, MA, USA; J. Roschelle, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, USA (Eds.)

The SimCalc Vision and Contributions Democratizing Access to Important Mathematics

This volume provides essential guidance for transforming mathematics learning in schools through the use of innovative technology, pedagogy, and curriculum. It presents clear, rigorous evidence of the impact technology can have in improving students learning of important yet complex mathematical concepts -- and goes beyond a focus on technology alone to clearly explain how teacher professional development, pedagogy, curriculum, and student participation and identity each play an essential role in transforming mathematics classrooms with technology. Further, evidence of effectiveness is complemented by insightful case studies of how key factors lead to enhancing learning, including the[...] Features This volume provides essential guidance for transforming mathematics learning in schools through the use of innovative technology, pedagogy, and curriculum. It presents clear, rigorous evidence of the impact technology can have in improving students learning of important yet complex mathematical concepts -- and goes beyond a focus on technology alone to clearly explain how teacher professional [..] Contents Acknowledgements.- Series Preface: Gabriele Kaiser & Bharath Sriraman.- I. Philosophy & Background.Preface to Section I: Ubiratan D’Ambrosio.Introduction:Jeremy Roschelle & Stephen Hegedus.The Mathematics of Change and Variation from a Millennial Perspective: New Content, New Context (originally appeared in C. Hoyles, C. Morgan, & G. Woodhouse (Eds.), Rethinking the mathematics curriculum (pp. 155-170). London: Springer-Verlag.): James Kaput & Jeremy Roschelle.- From Static to Dynamic Mathematics: Historical and Representational Perspectives (originally appeared in Educational[...] Fields of interest Mathematics Education; Educational Technology; Learning and Instruction; Mathematical Software Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5695-3 Hardcover 2013. XI, 480 p. 113 illus. (Advances in Mathematics Education) $179.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5695-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Education S. Rider, Uppsala University, Sweden; Y. Hasselberg, Uppsala University, Sweden; A. Waluszewski, Uppsala University, Sweden (Eds.)

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J. Roos, Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg, Deutschland; H. Schöler, Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg, Deutschland (Eds.)

Transformations in Research, Transitionen in der Higher Education and the Academic Bildungsbiographie Market Der Übergang vom Primar- zum Sekundarbereich The Breakdown of Scientific Thought

This volume tackles head-on the controversy regarding the tensions between the principles underlying Academe on the one hand, and the free market on the other. Its outspoken thesis posits that seemingly irresistible institutional pressures are betraying a core principle of the Enlightenment: that the free pursuit of knowledge is of the highest value in its own right. As ‘market principles’ are forced on universities, inducing a neoteric culture of ‘managerialism’, many worry that the very characteristics that made European higher education in particular such a success are being eroded and replaced by ideological opportunism and economic expediency. Richly interdisciplinary, the[...] Features This volume tackles head-on the controversy regarding the tensions between the principles underlying Academe on the one hand, and the free market on the other. Its outspoken thesis posits that seemingly irresistible institutional pressures are betraying a core principle of the Enlightenment: that the free pursuit of knowledge is of the highest value in its own right. As ‘market principles’ are forced on [..] Contents Contributors.- 1. Introduction.- Part one: POLITICS AND POLICY.- 2. Power – knowledge – morals: Society in the age of hybrid research.- 3. Innovation and control: Performative research policy in Sweden.- 4. The scientific mission and the freedom of research.- Part two: ECONOMIC MODELS.- 5. Contemporary research and innovation policy: A double disservice?.- 6. The foundations of knowledge according to The knowledge foundation.- 7. Science policy in a socially embedded economy.Part three: RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP.- 8. Down the slippery-slope: The perils of the academic research[...] Fields of interest Higher Education; Educational Policy and Politics; Sociology of Education; R & D / Technology Policy; Economic Policy Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5248-1 Hardcover 2013. VI, 221 p. 2 illus. (Higher Education Dynamics, Vol. 39) $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5248-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Der Übergang von der Grundschule in die Sekundarstufe beinhaltet im Rahmen individueller Bildungsbiographien gleichermaßen Chancen und Herausforderungen. Damit einhergehende Veränderungen der schulischen Lernumwelt erfordern auf Seiten der SchülerInnen zahlreiche Anpassungsprozesse. Hauptziel der PRISE-Studie war es, die Reaktionen der SchülerInnen auf diese veränderten schulischen Bedingungen im Hinblick auf Leistungsentwicklung, Leistungsmotivation und Fähigkeitsselbstkonzept zu untersuchen.  Features Der Übergang von der Grundschule in die Sekundarstufe beinhaltet im Rahmen individueller Bildungsbiographien gleichermaßen Chancen und Herausforderungen. Damit einhergehende Veränderungen der schulischen Lernumwelt erfordern auf Seiten der SchülerInnen zahlreiche Anpassungsprozesse. Hauptziel der PRISE-Studie war es, die Reaktionen der SchülerInnen auf diese veränderten schulischen Bedingungen im Hinblick [..] Contents Allgemeine Informationen über PRISE.- Methode: Design, Untersuchungsgruppe, Verfahren, Problematik bei der Rekrutierung der Schulen.Leistungsentwicklung nach dem Übergang.- Leistungsentwicklung gleich befähigter Kinder auf unterschiedlichen Schularten.- Bildungsempfehlung und Leistungsentwicklung in der Sekundarstufe 1.Entwicklung der Lern- und Leistungsmotivation nach dem Übergang u.a. Fields of interest Education (general); Psychology (general); Developmental Psychology Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-17655-0 Softcover 2013. VII, 203 S. 46 Abb. $49.95 ISBN 978-3-531-17655-0 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

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D.G. Sampson, University of Piraeus, Greece; P. Isaias, University of Aberta, Lisbon, Portugal; D. Ifenthaler, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, BW, Germany; J.M. Spector, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA (Eds.)

Ubiquitous and Mobile Learning in the Digital Age

springer.com D. Martinovic, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada; V. Freiman, Université De Moncton, Moncton, NB, Canada; Z. Karadag, Bayburt University, Bayburt, Turkey (Eds.)

Visual Mathematics and Cyberlearning

Engineering M. Sarkar, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India; A. Theuwissen, Harvest Imaging,Bree, Belgium

A Biologically Inspired CMOS Image

This first book in the series will describe the Net Sensor This edited volume with selected expanded papers from CELDA (Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age) 2011 (http:// Generation as visual learners who thrive when surwww.celda-­‑ rounded with new technologies and whose needs can conf.org/) will focus on Ubiquitous and Mobile Informal and Formal Learning be met with the technological innovations. These Biological systems are a source of inspiration in the in the Digital Age, with subnew learners seek novel ways of studying, such as development of small autonomous sensor nodes. The topics: Mobile and Ubiquitous Informal and Formal Learning Environments (Part I), Social Web Technologies for new knowledge representation, retrieval, creation and sharing in Informal and collaborating with peers, multitasking, as well as two major types of optical vision systems found in use of multimedia, the Internet, and other Informanature are the single aperture human eye and the Features tion and Communication Technologies. Here we compound eye of insects. The latter are among the This edited volume includes the most up to date, present mathematics as a contemporary subject that most compact and smallest vision sensors. The eye is expanded, and peer reviewed papers from the 2011 is engaging, exciting and enlightening in new ways. a compound of individual lenses with their own phoCELDA Conference, focusing on the conference For example, in the distributed environment of cyber toreceptor arrays.  The visual system of insects allows theme: Ubiquitous and Mobile Informal and Formal space, mathematics learners play games, watch prethem to fly with a limited intelligence and brain proLearning in thr Digital Age.  The contributions are sentations on YouTube, create Java applets of mathe- cessing power. A CMOS image sensor replicating aggressively interdisciplinary and cover such timely matics simulations and exchange thoughts[...] the perception of vision in insects is discussed and topics as social web technologies, virtual worlds and designed in this book for industrial (machine vision) games, and location-based and context-aware learnFeatures and medical applications. The CMOS metal layer is ing [..] The first volume in this new Springer series explores used to create an[...] innovative ways of learning and doing mathematContents ics to make it more appealing to the Net Generation. Features Ubiquitous and mobile formal and informal learnThis generation consists of visual learners who thrive Biological systems are a source of inspiration in the ing in the digital age.- Challenges and new perspecwhen surrounded with new technologies and whose development of small autonomous sensor nodes. The tives.- Social web technologies for new knowledge diverse needs can be met by a variety of cyber tools. two major types of optical vision systems found in representations.- Social web technologies for knowlIn their search for novel ways of studying, such as nature are the single aperture human eye and the edge retrieval, creation, and sharing in formal and collaboration with peers and multitasking by [..] compound eye of insects. The latter are among the informal educational settings.- Virtual worlds and most compact and smallest vision sensors. The eye is formal learning.- Virtual worlds and informal Contents a compound of individual lenses with their own pholearning.- Game-based learning and assessment.1. Keith Jones, Eirini Geraniou, & Thanassis Tiropatoreceptor arrays.  The visual system of insects [..] Location-based environments for learning.- Connis: Patterns of collaboration: Towards learning text-aware environments for learning.- Formal and mathematics in the era of the semantic web.- 2. Gor- Contents informal learning integration.- Conclusions and jan Alagic & Mara Alagic: Collaborative mathematNatural and artificial compound eye.- Design of a future directions. ics learning in online environments.- 3. Murat Perit CMOS image sensor.- Design of a CMOS polarizaCakir & Gerry Stahl: The integration of mathemattion sensor.- Material classification using CMOS Fields of interest ics discourse, Graphical reasoning and symbolic polarization sensor.- Navigation using CMOS polarEducational Technology; User Interfaces and expression by a Virtual Math Team.- 4. Beste Güçler, ization sensor.- Motion detection and digital polarHuman Computer Interaction; Learning and Stephen Hegedus, Ryan Robidoux, & Nicholas ization.- Future works. Instruction; Computers and Education; Computer Jackiw: Investigating the Mathematical Discourse Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences of Young Learners Involved in Multi-Modal MatheFields of interest matical Investigations: The Case of Haptic[...] Computational Intelligence; Image Processing and Target groups Computer Vision; Signal, Image and Speech ProcessResearch Fields of interest ing Educational Technology; Mathematical Software; Type of publication Mathematics Education; Visualization; Educational Target groups Contributed volume Philosophy; Teaching and Teacher Education Research More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-3328-6 Target groups Type of publication Hardcover Research Monograph 2013. XXXIII, 294 p. 69 illus. $179.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-3328-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-2320-7 Hardcover 2013. X, 249 p. 55 illus. (Mathematics Education in the Digital Era, Vol. 1) $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-2320-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34900-3

Hardcover 2013. XII, 300 p. 166 illus. (Studies in Computational Intelligence, Vol. 461) $179.00 ISBN 978-3-642-34900-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com A. Dardzinska, Bialystok, Poland

Action Rules Mining We are surrounded by data, numerical, categorical and otherwise, which must to be analyzed and processed to convert it into information that instructs, answers or aids understanding and decision making. Data analysts in many disciplines such as business, education or medicine, are frequently asked to analyze new data sets which are often composed of numerous tables possessing different properties. They try to find completely new correlations between attributes and show new possibilities for users. Action rules mining discusses some of data mining and knowledge discovery principles and then describe representative concepts, methods and algorithms connected with action. The author[...] Features We are surrounded by data, numerical, categorical and otherwise, which must to be analyzed and processed to convert it into information that instructs, answers or aids understanding and decision making. Data analysts in many disciplines such as business, education or medicine, are frequently asked to analyze new data sets which are often composed of numerous tables possessing different properties. They try [..] Contents Introduction.- Action Rules. Fields of interest Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35649-0 Hardcover 2013. X, 95 p. (Studies in Computational Intelligence, Vol. 468) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-35649-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Engineering H. Zhang, Northeastern University, Shenyang, PR China; D. Liu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China; Y. Luo, Northeastern University, Shenyang, PR China; D. Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China

Adaptive Dynamic Programming for Control Algorithms and Stability

There are many methods of stable controller design for nonlinear systems. In seeking to go beyond the minimum requirement of stability, Adaptive Dynamic Programming in Discrete Time approaches the challenging topic of optimal control for nonlinear systems using the tools of  adaptive dynamic programming (ADP). The range of systems treated is extensive; affine, switched, singularly perturbed and time-delay nonlinear systems are discussed as are the uses of neural networks and techniques of value and policy iteration. The text features three main aspects of ADP in which the methods proposed for stabilization and for tracking and games benefit from the incorporation of optimal control[...] Features There are many methods of stable controller design for nonlinear systems. In seeking to go beyond the minimum requirement of stability, Adaptive Dynamic Programming for Control approaches the challenging topic of optimal control for nonlinear systems using the tools of  adaptive dynamic programming (ADP). The range of systems treated is extensive; affine, switched, singularly perturbed and time-delay [..] Contents Optimal Stabilization Control for Discrete-time Systems.- Optimal Tracking Control for Discrete-time Systems.- Optimal Stabilization Control for Nonlinear Systems with Time Delays.- Optimal Tracking Control for Nonlinear Systems with Time-delays.Optimal Feedback Control for Continuous-time Systems via ADP.- Several Special Optimal Feedback Control Designs Based on ADP.- Zero-sum Games for Discrete-time Systems Based on Modelfree ADP.- Nonlinear Games for a Class of Continuous-time Systems Based on ADP.- Other Applications of ADP. Fields of interest Control; Optimization; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Computational Intelligence; Systems Theory, Control Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-4756-5 Hardcover 2013. XV, 424 p. 163 illus., 5 in color. (Communications and Control Engineering) $179.00 ISBN 978-1-4471-4756-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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H. Hocheng, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan; H.Y. Tsai, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan (Eds.)

Advanced Analysis of Nontraditional Machining Nontraditional machining utilizes thermal, chemical, electrical, mechanical and optimal sources of energy to bind, form and cut materials. Advanced Analysis of Nontraditional Machining explains in-depth how each of these advanced machining processes work, their machining system components, and process variables and industrial applications, thereby offering advanced knowledge and scientific insight. This book also documents the latest and frequently cited research results of a few key nonconventional machining processes for the most concerned topics in industrial applications, such as laser machining, electrical discharge machining, electropolishing of die and mold, and wafer[...] Features Nontraditional machining utilizes thermal, chemical, electrical, mechanical and optical sources of energy to form and cut materials. Advanced Analysis of Nontraditional Machining explains in-depth how each of these advanced machining processes work, their machining system components, and process variables and industrial applications, thereby offering advanced knowledge and scientific insight. This [..] Contents Laser Machining and Its Associated Effects.- Electrical Discharge Machining.- Electrochemical Machining.- Chemical Mechanical Polishing.- Ultrasonic Machining.- Water Jet Machining.- Micromachining by Photonic Beams.- Material Shaping by Ion and Electron Nanobeams. Fields of interest Machinery and Machine Elements; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-4053-6 Hardcover 2013. VII, 500 p. 418 illus., 27 in color. $179.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-4053-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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R.-S. Chang, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan; L.C. Jain, University of Canberra, ACT, Australia; S.-L. Peng, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan (Eds.)

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Applications - Volume 1 Proceedings of the International Computer Symposium ICS 2012 Held at Hualien, Taiwan, December 12–14, 2012

The field of Intelligent Systems and Applications has expanded enormously during the last two decades. Theoretical and practical results in this area are growing rapidly due to many successful applications and new theories derived from many diverse problems. This book is dedicated to the Intelligent Systems and Applications in many different aspects. In particular, this book is to provide highlights of the current research in Intelligent Systems and Applications. It consists of research papers in the following specific topics: l   Graph Theory and Algorithmsl   Interconnection Networks and Combinatorial Algorithmsl   Artificial Intelligence and Fuzzy Systemsl   Database, Data Mining,[...] Features The field of Intelligent Systems and Applications has expanded enormously during the last two decades. Theoretical and practical results in this area are growing rapidly due to many successful applications and new theories derived from many diverse problems. This book is dedicated to the Intelligent Systems and Applications in many different aspects. In particular, this book is to provide highlights of the [..] Contents Graph Theory and Algorithms.- Interconnection Networks and Combinatorial Algorithms.- Arti cial Intelligence and Fuzzy Systems.- Database, Data Mining, and Information Retrieval.- Information Literacy, e-Learning, and Social Media.- Computer Networks and Web Service/Technologies.- Wireless Sensor Networks.- Wireless Network Protocols.Wireless Data Processing. Fields of interest Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35451-9 Hardcover 2013. XXIV, 725 p. 281 illus. (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, Vol. 20) $279.00 ISBN 978-3-642-35451-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com J.-S. Pan, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Taiwan, Republic of China; C.-N. Yang, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan; C.-C. Lin, Providence University, Taichung, Taiwan (Eds.)

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Applications - Volume 2 Proceedings of the International Computer Symposium ICS 2012 Held at Hualien, Taiwan, December 12–14, 2012

 The field of Intelligent Systems and Applications has expanded enormously during the last two decades. Theoretical and practical results in this area are growing rapidly due to many successful applications and new theories derived from many diverse problems. This book is dedicated to the Intelligent Systems and Applications in many different aspects. In particular, this book is to provide highlights of the current research in Intelligent Systems and Applications. It consists of research papers in the following specific topics: l   Authentication, Identification, and Signaturel   Intrusion Detectionl   Steganography, Data Hiding, and Watermarkingl   Database, System, and Communication[...] Features The field of Intelligent Systems and Applications has expanded enormously during the last two decades. Theoretical and practical results in this area are growing rapidly due to many successful applications and new theories derived from many diverse problems. This book is dedicated to the Intelligent Systems and Applications in many different aspects. In particular, this book is to provide highlights of the [..] Contents Authentication, Identi cation, and Signature.- Intrusion Detection.- Steganography, Data Hiding, and Watermarking.- Database, System, and Communication Security.- Computer Vision, Object Tracking, and Pattern Recognition.- Image Processing, Medical Image Processing, and Video Coding.- Digital Content, Digital Life, and Human Computer Interaction.- Parallel, Peer-to-Peer, Distributed, and Cloud Computing.- Software Engineering and Programming Language.- Computer Architecture, Embedded Systems, SoC, and VLSI/EDA. Fields of interest Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35472-4 Hardcover 2013. XXIV, 811 p. 505 illus. (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, Vol. 21) $279.00 ISBN 978-3-642-35472-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

F. Guillet, LINA, Nantes, France; B. Pinaud, University of Bordeaux, Talence, France; G. Venturini, University of Tours, France; D.A. Zighed, University of Lyon, Bron, France (Eds.)

Advances in Knowledge Discovery and Management The recent and novel research contributions collected in this book are extended andreworked versions of a selection of the best papers that were originally presented inFrench at the EGC’2011 Conference held in Brest, France, on January 2011.EGC stands for "Extraction et Gestion des connaissances" in French, and means "Knowledge Discovery and Management" or KDM.KDM is concerned with the works in computer science at the interface between data and knowledge; such as Data Mining, Knowledge Discovery, Business Intelligence, Knowledge Engineering and Semantic Web. This book is intended to be read by all researchers interested in these fields, includingPhD or MSc students, and researchers[...] Features The recent and novel research contributions collected in this book are extended andreworked versions of a selection of the best papers that were originally presented inFrench at the EGC’2011 Conference held in Brest, France, on January 2011.EGC stands for "Extraction et Gestion des connaissances" in French, and means "Knowledge Discovery and Management" or KDM.KDM is concerned with the works in [..] Contents Part I Data Mining, classification and queries.- Part II Ontology and semantic. Fields of interest Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35854-8 Hardcover 2013. XVIII, 221 p. 82 illus. (Studies in Computational Intelligence, Vol. 471) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-35854-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com P.A. Estévez, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; J.C. Príncipe, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; P. Zegers, University of the Andes, Santiago, Chile (Eds.)

Advances in Self-Organizing Maps 9th International Workshop, WSOM 2012 Santiago, Chile, December 12-14, 2012 Proceedings

Self-organizing maps (SOMs) were developed by Teuvo Kohonen in the early eighties. Since then more than 10,000 works have been based on SOMs. SOMs are unsupervised neural networks useful for clustering and visualization purposes. Many SOM applications have been developed in engineering and science, and other fields.This book contains refereed papers presented at the 9th Workshop on SelfOrganizing Maps (WSOM 2012) held at the Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, on December 12-14, 2012. The workshop brought together researchers and practitioners in the field of self-organizing systems. Among the book chapters there are excellent examples of the use of SOMs in agriculture, computer[...] Features Self-organizing maps (SOMs) were developed by Teuvo Kohonen in the early eighties. Since then more than 10,000 works have been based on SOMs. SOMs are unsupervised neural networks useful for clustering and visualization purposes. Many SOM applications have been developed in engineering and science, and other fields.This book contains refereed papers presented at the 9th Workshop on [..] Contents Nonlinear Analysis and Time Series.- Text Mining and Language Processing.- Applications of Data Mining and Analysis. Fields of interest Computational Intelligence; Complexity; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35229-4 Softcover 2013. XIV, 364 p. 133 illus. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, Vol. 198) $259.00 ISBN 978-3-642-35229-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Engineering A. Hakansson, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Kista, Sweden; R. Hartung, Franklin University, Columbus, OH, USA (Eds.)

Agent and Multi-Agent Systems in Distributed Systems - Digital Economy and E-Commerce Information and communication technology, in particular artificial intelligence, can be used to support economy and commerce using digital means. This book is about agents and multi-agent distributed systems applied to digital economy and e-commerce to meet, improve, and overcome challenges in the digital economy and e-commerce sphere. Agent and multi-agent solutions are applied in implementing real-life, exciting developments associated with the need to eliminate problems of distributed systems.  The book presents solutions for both technology and applications, illustrating the possible uses of agents in the enterprise domain, covering design and analytic methods, needed to provide a[...] Features Information and communication technology, in particular artificial intelligence, can be used to support economy and commerce using digital means. This book is about agents and multi-agent distributed systems applied to digital economy and e-commerce to meet, improve, and overcome challenges in the digital economy and e-commerce sphere. Agent and multi-agent solutions are applied in implementing real-life, [..] Contents Improving multi-actor production, inventory and transportation planning through agent-based optimization.- e-Sourcing Clusters in Network Economy.- Formalization and verification of knowledge management in digital economy.- Agent-based Artificial Immune Systems (ABAIS) for Intrusion Detections: Inspiration from Danger Theory.Enhancing security of e-commerce software using multi-agent systems.- Conceptual Ontology Intersection for Mapping and Alignment of Ontologies.Implications and solution for high-speed business architecture.- Mathematical Models of Automated Auctions.- Generating[...] Fields of interest Computational Intelligence; e-commerce / e-business; Business Information Systems Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35207-2 Hardcover 2013. XII, 217 p. 69 illus. (Studies in Computational Intelligence, Vol. 462) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-35207-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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I. Czarnowski, Gdynia Maritime University, Poland; P. Jędrzejowicz, Gdynia Maritime University, Poland; J. Kacprzyk, Systems Research Institute, Warszawa, Poland (Eds.)

Agent-Based Optimization This volume presents a collection of original research works by leading specialists focusing on novel and promising approaches in which the multi-agent system paradigm is used to support, enhance or replace traditional approaches to solving difficult optimization problems. The editors have invited several wellknown specialists to present their solutions, tools, and models falling under the common denominator of the agent-based optimization. The book consists of eight chapters covering examples of application of the multi-agent paradigm and respective customized tools to solve  difficult optimization problems arising in different areas such as machine learning, scheduling,[...] Features This volume presents a collection of original research works by leading specialists focusing on novel and promising approaches in which the multi-agent system paradigm is used to support, enhance or replace traditional approaches to solving difficult optimization problems. The editors have invited several wellknown specialists to present their solutions, tools, and models falling under the common [..] Contents Machine Learning and Multiagent Systems as Interrelated Technologies.- Ant Colony Optimization for the Multi-criteria Vehicle Navigation Problem.Solving Instances of the Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem Using Multi-Agent Non-Distributed and Distributed Environment.- Structure vs. Efficiency of the Cross-Entropy Based Population Learning Algorithm for Discrete-Continuous Scheduling with Continuous Resource Discretisation.- Triple-Action Agents Solving the MRCPSP/max Problem.- Team of A-Teams - a Study of the Cooperation Between Program Agents Solving Difficult Optimization[...] Fields of interest Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34096-3 Hardcover 2013. X, 203 p. 38 illus. (Studies in Computational Intelligence, Vol. 456) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-34096-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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R. Chadha, eSilicon Corporation, New Providence, NJ, USA; J. Bhasker, eSilicon Corporation, Allentown, PA, USA

M.J.M. Pelgrom, NXP Semiconductors, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

An ASIC Low Power Primer

Analog-to-Digital Conversion

Analysis, Techniques and Specification

This book provides an invaluable primer on the techniques utilized in the design of low power digital semiconductor devices.  Readers will benefit from the hands-on approach which starts form the ground-up, explaining with basic examples what power is, how it is measured and how it impacts on the design process of application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs).  The authors use both the Unified Power Format (UPF) and Common Power Format (CPF) to describe in detail the power intent for an ASIC and then guide readers through a variety of architectural and implementation techniques that will help meet the power intent.  From analyzing system power consumption, to techniques that can be[...] Features This book provides an invaluable primer on the techniques utilized in the design of low power digital semiconductor devices.  Readers will benefit from the hands-on approach which starts form the ground-up, explaining with basic examples what power is, how it is measured and how it impacts on the design process of application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs).  The authors use both the Unified Power [..] Contents Introduction.- Modeling of Power in Core Logic.Modeling of Power in IOS and Micro Blocks.- Power and Analysis in ASCIS.- Design Intent for Power Management.- Architectural Techniques for Low Power.- Low Power Implementation Techniques.UPF Power Specification.- CPF Power Specification.Appendix A.- Appendix B.- Bibliography.- Index. Fields of interest Circuits and Systems; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation; Processor Architectures

This textbook is appropriate for use in graduate-level curricula in analog to digital conversion, as well as for practicing engineers in need of a state-of-theart reference on data converters.  It discusses various analog-to-digital conversion principles, including sampling, quantization, reference generation, nyquist architectures and sigma-delta modulation.  This book presents an overview of the state-of-theart in this field and focuses on issues of optimizing accuracy and speed, while reducing the power level.   This new, second edition emphasizes novel calibration concepts, the specific requirements of new systems, the consequences of 22-nm technology and the need for a more[...] Features This textbook is appropriate for use in graduate-level curricula in analog to digital conversion, as well as for practicing engineers in need of a state-of-theart reference on data converters.  It discusses various analog-to-digital conversion principles, including sampling, quantization, reference generation, nyquist architectures and sigma-delta modulation.  This book presents an overview of the [..] Contents Introduction.- Components and Definitions.- Sampling.- Sample and Hold.- Quantization.- Reference Circuits.- Digital-to-Analog Conversion.- Analog-toDigital Conversion.- Sigma-Delta Modulation.Characterization and Specification.- Technology.System Aspects of Conversion. Fields of interest Circuits and Systems; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation; Signal, Image and Speech Processing Target groups Graduate

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook

Type of publication Professional book

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H.-J. Rudolph, Audi AG, Ingolstadt (Ed.)

Audi Q3 Entwicklung und Technik

Aus dem Blickwinkel der Fahrzeugentwickler wird die Technik des neuen Audi Q3 ausführlich und kompetent dargestellt. Baugruppen und Fahrzeugsysteme werden in Funktion und Eigenschaften erklärt, sodass ein technisches Gesamtbild entsteht, das bis ins Detail die faszinierende neue Technik des Audi Q3 erklärt. Garant dafür sind die Autoren, die als Ingenieure in Elektronik und Fahrzeugtechnik dieses Auto entwickelt haben. Features Aus dem Blickwinkel der Fahrzeugentwickler wird die Technik des neuen Audi Q3 ausführlich und kompetent dargestellt. Baugruppen und Fahrzeugsysteme werden in Funktion und Eigenschaften erklärt, sodass ein technisches Gesamtbild entsteht, das bis ins Detail die faszinierende neue Technik des Audi Q3 erklärt. Garant dafür sind die Autoren, die als Ingenieure in Elektronik und Fahrzeugtechnik dieses Auto [..] Contents Positionierung.- Design.- Fahrzeugkonzept.Antrieb.- Fahrdynamik.- Karosserie.- Interieur.Aerodynamik/Aeroakustik.- Fahrerassistenz.Fahrzeugsicherheit.- Elektrik/Elektronik.- Produktion. Fields of interest Automotive Engineering; Engine Technology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00852-9 Hardcover 2013. XV, 189 S. 197 Abb. in Farbe. (ATZ/MTZ-Typenbuch) $59.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00852-9 Due: Januar 14, 2013

springer.com K. Toda, Japan Asahi Sunac Corporation, Aichi, Japan; A. Salazar, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA; K. Saito, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA (Eds.)

Automotive Painting Technology A Monozukuri-Hitozukuri Perspective

Engineering N. Sultana, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia

P. Kurzweil, Hochschule Amberg-Weiden

Biodegradable Polymer-Based Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering

Brennstoffzellentechnik

This book offers unique and valuable contributions to the field. It offers breadth and inclusiveness. Most existing works on automotive painting cover only a single aspect of this complex topic, such as the chemistry of paint or paint booth technology. Monozukuri and Hitozukuri are Japanese terms that can be translated as “making things” and “developing people” but their implications in Japanese are richer and more complex than this minimal translation would indicate. The Monozukuri-Hitozukuri perspective is drawn from essential principles on which the Toyota approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement is based. From this perspective, neither painting technology R&D nor[...]

This book addresses the principles, methods and applications of biodegradable polymer based scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. The general principle of bone tissue engineering is reviewed and the traditional and novel scaffolding materials, their properties and scaffold fabrication techniques are explored. By acting as temporary synthetic extracellular matrices for cell accommodation, proliferation, and differentiation, scaffolds play a pivotal role in tissue engineering. This book does not only provide the comprehensive summary of the current trends in scaffolding design but also presents the new trends and directions for scaffold development for the ever expanding tissue[...]

Features This book offers unique and valuable contributions to the field. It offers breadth and inclusiveness. Most existing works on automotive painting cover only a single aspect of this complex topic, such as the chemistry of paint or paint booth technology. Monozukuri and Hitozukuri are Japanese terms that can be translated as “making things” and “developing people” but their implications in Japanese are richer [..]

Features This book addresses the principles, methods and applications of biodegradable polymer based scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. The general principle of bone tissue engineering is reviewed and the traditional and novel scaffolding materials, their properties and scaffold fabrication techniques are explored. By acting as temporary synthetic extracellular matrices for cell accommodation, proliferation, and [..]

Contents Foreword: Monozukuri-based Automobile Painting Science and Technology.- Preface.- 1 Introduction.- Part I Painting Technology—The Empirical Approach.- 2 What Is Spray Coating?.- Part II Painting Technology: Numerical Simulation and Scale Modeling.- 3 Computational Modeling of Relevant Automotive Rotary Spray Painting Process.- 4 The Use of Scale Model to Study Film Flow in a Rotary Atomizer Cup.- Part III Painting Technology—Visualization and Characterization.- 5 Automotive Paint Spray Characterization and Visualization.- Part IV Painting Technology—Research and Education—An Integrative[...]

Contents Introduction.- Requirements for scaffolds for bone tissue engineering.- Candidate biomaterials for tissue engineering scaffolds.- Scaffold fabrication techniques.- Biodegradable polymer based scaffolds for bone tissue engineering.- Conclusion. Fields of interest Biomedical Engineering; Biomaterials; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials Target groups Research

Fields of interest Automotive Engineering; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films; Image Processing and Computer Vision

Type of publication Brief

Target groups Research

Softcover 2013. X, 64 p. 21 illus., 5 in color. (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology) $49.95 ISBN 978-3-642-34801-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5094-4 Hardcover 2013. XI, 184 p. 153 illus., 92 in color. $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5094-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Grundlagen, Komponenten, Systeme, Anwendungen

Dieses Fach- und Lehrbuch behandelt die Grundlagen der Brennstoffzellen. Dabei werden die chemischen Grundlagen in leicht verständlicher Form dargestellt. Einen Schwerpunkt des Buchs bilden die verschiedenen Brennstoffzellentypen und deren technische Anwendung. Im Kapitel "Gaserzeugung" werden konventionelle und alternative Methoden und Konzepte behandelt. Eine aktuelle Marktübersicht von Anbietern gibt zuverlässige Informationen zu diesem Thema. Die überarbeitete und aktualisierte zweite Auflage berücksichtigt zahlreiche konstruktive Ergänzungsvorschläge aus Leserzuschriften. Dabei wurden die Grundlagen ausführlicher behandelt und durch Rechenbeispiele ergänzt. In der Marginalspalte[...] Features AFC? YSZ? PEM? - Dieses Buch führt zielsicher durch die faszinierende Welt der Brennstoffzellen. Von den wissenschaftlichen Prinzipien zu den typischen Betriebseigenschaften und technischen Systemanwendungen liefert das Werk kompakte Information in übersichtlicher Darstellung für Studium und Praxis. Die überarbeitete und aktualisierte zweite Auflage berücksichtigt zahlreiche konstruktive [..] Contents Grundlagen: Das Prinzip der Brennstoffzelle.- Thermodynamik und Kinetik der Brennstoffzelle. Technik und Anwendungen: Alkalische Brennstoffzelle (AFC).- Polymerelektrolyt-Brennstoffzelle.- Direktmethanol-Brennstoffzelle (DMFC).- Phosphorsaure Brennstoffzelle (PAFC).- Schmelzelektrolyt-Brennstoffzelle (MCFC).- Festoxid-Brennstoffzelle (SOFC).Hybridsysteme und Redoxbrennstoffzellen.Gaserzeugung und Brenngasaufbereitung. Fields of interest Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer; Mechanical Engineering; Energy Technology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00084-4 Hardcover 2013. XII, 248 S. 174 Abb. in Farbe. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00084-4 Due: Januar 28, 2013

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A.-S. Jandel, Münster; B. Meuthen, Solingen

Coil Coating Bandbeschichtung: Verfahren, Produkte und Märkte

Die industrielle Bandbeschichtung ist eine Oberflächentechnik mit einem hohen Wachstumspotenzial. Neue Applikationen für das bandbeschichtete Material werden ständig erschlossen. Eine vollständige Darstellung der Grundlagen, Anwendungen und des Verfahrens zur sicheren Beherrschung von Prozessen lag bisher nicht vor. Das Buch bietet einen systematischen und anschaulichen Einblick in Beschichtungssysteme, Beschichtungsprozesse und den Einsatz von bandbeschichteten Aluminiumund Stahlblechen in der metallverarbeitenden, in der Bau-, Hausgeräte- und Automobilindustrie. Wichtige Aspekte für die Verarbeitung und zum Umweltschutz geben zuverlässige Informationen für die Praxis. Mit der[...] Features Die industrielle Bandbeschichtung ist eine Oberflächentechnik mit einem hohen Wachstumspotenzial. So werden ständig neue Oberflächeneigenschaften für das bandbeschichtete Material erschlossen und die Bereiche für die Applikationen erweitert. Mit dem Fachbuch Coil Coating liegt ein umfassendes Nachschlagewerk vor, das die Grundlagen, Anwendungen und Verfahren zur sicheren Beherrschung des Prozesses [..] Contents Bandbeschichtung.- Produktprofile und Märkte.Beispiele für den Einsatz von bandbeschichtetem Blech.- Substrate und Beschichtungen.- Beschichtungsprozess.- Anlagenkonzepte.- Qualitätsprüfung und -sicherung.- Weiterverarbeitung.Bauteilkonzeption.- Umweltschutz und Arbeitssicherheit.- Emballagenbandlackierung.- Coil Coating Industrie und Fachverbände.- Perspektiven. Fields of interest Operating Procedures, Materials Treatment; Industrial and Production Engineering; Materials Science (general) Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-8348-1971-0 Hardcover 2013. XII, 357 S. 191 Abb., 156 in Farbe. $89.95 ISBN 978-3-8348-1971-0 Due: Januar 28, 2013

springer.com Q. Liang, University of Texas at Arlington, TX, USA; W. Wang, J. Mu, J. Liang, B. Zhang, Y. Pi, C. Zhao (Eds.)

Communications, Signal Processing, and Systems

K. Madani, University PARIS-EST Creteil (UPEC), France; A. Dourado, University of Coimbra, Portugal; A. Rosa, Institute of Superior Technical IST, Lissabon, Portugal; J. Filipe, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal / INSTICC, Portugal (Eds.)

Computational Intelligence

The 2012 Proceedings of the International Conference on Communications, Signal Processing, and Systems

Revised and Selected Papers of the International Joint Conference, IJCCI 2011, Paris, France, October 24-26, 2011

Communications, Signal Processing, and Systems is a collection of contributions coming out of the International Conference on Communications, Signal Processing, and Systems (CSPS) held August 2012. This book provides the state-of-art developments of Communications, Signal Processing, and Systems, and their interactions in multidisciplinary fields, such as audio and acoustic signal processing. The book also examines Radar Systems, Chaos Systems, Visual Signal Processing and Communications and VLSI Systems and Applications. Written by experts and students in the fields of Communications, Signal Processing, and Systems.

The present book includes a set of selected extended papers from the third International Joint Conference on Computational Intelligence (IJCCI 2011), held in Paris, France, from 24 to 26 October 2011. The conference was composed of three co-located conferences:  The International Conference on Fuzzy Computation (ICFC), the International Conference on Evolutionary Computation (ICEC), and the International Conference on Neural Computation (ICNC). Recent progresses in scientific developments and applications in these three areas are reported in this book. IJCCI received 283 submissions, from 59 countries, in all continents. This book includes the revised and extended versions of a strict[...]

Features Communications, Signal Processing, and Systems is a collection of contributions coming out of the International Conference on Communications, Signal Processing, and Systems (CSPS) held October 2012. This book provides the state-of-art developments of Communications, Signal Processing, and Systems, and their interactions in multidisciplinary fields, such as Smart Grid. The book also examines Radar [..] Contents A Hierarchy System for Automatic Target Recognition in SAR Images.- Cao Building Extraction of SAR Images using Morphological Attribute Profiles.Variational Segmentation of Polarimetric SAR Image By Using A Continous Potts Model and Automatic Initialization.- Mismatched Signal Jamming to Synthetic Aper-ture Radar.- A CGRT-CLEAN Method for Circular SAR Three Dimensional Imaging.Outage Probability Analysis of HANs in Multiuser Downlink Scenario for Smart Grid Communications.- Bidirectional Energy Management for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles via Vehicle-to-Grid.- Intelligent Power[...] Fields of interest Communications Engineering, Networks; Signal, Image and Speech Processing; Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5802-9 Hardcover 2012. XVIII, 556 p. 228 illus. (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Vol. 202) $179.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5802-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Features The present book includes a set of selected extended papers from the third International Joint Conference on Computational Intelligence (IJCCI 2011), held in Paris, France, from 24 to 26 October 2011. The conference was composed of three co-located conferences:  The International Conference on Fuzzy Computation (ICFC), the International Conference on Evolutionary Computation (ICEC), and the International [..] Contents From the Contents: A Fuzzy Scheme for Image Noise Reduction.-A Stepwise Procedure to Select Variables in a Fuzzy Least Square Regression Model.Constructing Fuzzy Partitions from Imprecise Data.Fuzzy Model Building Using Probabilistic Rules.- On the Absolute Value of Trapezoidal Fuzzy Numbers and the Manhattan Distance of Fuzzy Vectors.-RCA Method for Fault Diagnosis in Digital Substations of Power Systems.- Measuring the Capability of Living a Healthy Life with Fuzzy Logic in a Gender Perspective.-Design of Recurrent Fuzzy Neural Network and General Regression Neural Network[...] Fields of interest Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35637-7 Hardcover 2013. XII, 360 p. 127 illus. (Studies in Computational Intelligence, Vol. 465) $179.00 ISBN 978-3-642-35637-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com M. Lienkamp, Muenchen, Germany (Ed.)

Conference on Future Automotive Technology Focus Electro Mobility

The increasing trend towards electric cars leads to several challenges for the automobile industry, research institutes and politics as well as for the society. Research and serial development move closer together to meet automotive standards with new components like traction batteries integrated into hybrid and electrical drivetrains. Furthermore, the influence of e-mobility on the daily mobility behavior, the effects on the automotive supply chain and the impact on industrial production have to be taken into account. According to these complex aspects it is crucial to not only acquire specific knowledge in the particular fields but also to consider their functional interaction.[...] Features The increasing trend towards electric cars leads to several challenges for the automobile industry, research institutes and politics as well as for the society. Research and serial development move closer together to meet automotive standards with new components such as traction batteries integrated into hybrid and electrical drivetrains. Furthermore, the influence of e-mobility on the daily mobility [..] Contents Energy Storage Technologies.- Mobility and Service.Powertrain.- Vehicle Concepts and Engineering. Fields of interest Energy Technology; Automotive Engineering Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01140-6 Softcover 2013. VIII, 195 p. 166 illus., 30 in color. $79.95 ISBN 978-3-658-01140-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Engineering L.A.O. Rocha, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; S. Lorente, University of Toulouse, France; A. Bejan, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA (Eds.)

Constructal Law and the Unifying Principle of Design

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M. Palocz-Andresen, UCS Umweltconsulting, Hamburg, Germany

Decreasing Fuel Consumption and Exhaust Gas Emissions in Transportation Sensing, Control and Reduction of Emissions

Design happens everywhere, whether in animate objects (e.g., dendritic lung structures, bacterial colonies, and corals), inanimate patterns (river basins, beach slope, and dendritic crystals), social dynamics (pedestrian traffic flows), or engineered systems (heat dissipation in electronic circuitry). This “design in nature” often takes on remarkably similar patterns, which can be explained under one unifying Constructal Law. This book explores the unifying power of the Constructal Law and its applications in all domains of design generation and evolution, ranging from biology and geophysics to globalization, energy, sustainability, and security.  The Constructal Law accounts for the[...] Features Design happens everywhere, whether in animate objects (e.g., dendritic lung structures, bacterial colonies, and corals), inanimate patterns (river basins, beach slope, and dendritic crystals), social dynamics (pedestrian traffic flows), or engineered systems (heat dissipation in electronic circuitry). This “design in nature” often takes on remarkably similar patterns, which can be explained under one [..] Contents Preface: Constructal law, design in nature, and complexity.- 1. The Constructal Design of Humanity on the Globe.- 2. Towards a Quantitative Unifying Theory of Natural Design of Flow Systems: Emergence and Evolution.- 3. Leaf Shapes and Venation Patterns.- 4. Drainage Basins Evolution with NonErodible Regions.- 5. Software Evolution and the Constructal Law.- 6. Constructal Design of High Conductivity Inserts.- 7. Constructal Design of Tshaped Water Distribution Networks.- 8. The Constructal Theory of Electrokinetic Transport through a Porous System.- 9. Constructal Theory Applied to[...] Fields of interest Engineering Design; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity; Systems Biology; Geomorphology; Thermodynamics; Engineering Fluid Dynamics Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5048-1 Hardcover 2013. XIII, 328 p. 170 illus., 63 in color. (Understanding Complex Systems) $179.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5048-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Within all areas of transportation, solutions for economical and environmentally friendly technology are being examined. Fuel consumption, combustion processes, control and limitation of pollutants in the exhaust gas are technological problems, for which guidelines like 98/69/ EC and 99/96 determine the processes for the reduction of fuel consumption and exhaust gas emissions. Apart from technological solutions, the consequences of international legislation and their effects on environmental and climate protection in the area of the transportation are discussed. Features Within all areas of transportation, solutions for economical and environmentally friendly technology are being examined. Fuel consumption, combustion processes, control and limitation of pollutants in the exhaust gas are technological problems, for which guidelines like 98/69/ EC and 99/96 determine the processes for the reduction of fuel consumption and exhaust gas emissions. Apart from technological [..] Contents From the Contents: Statistics of road vehicles.Development state of the art and vehicle technology.- Improvement of technology in road vehicles.- Propulsion system.- Combustion engines.Spark ignition engines.- Self ignition engines.- Diesel engines for light commercial vehicles.- Future direction of development.- Vehicle electrical equipment and vehicle electronics.- OBD in vehicles with spark ignition engine.- OBD in vehicles with self ignition engine.- Characteristic properties of fuels.- Determination of fuel consumption in vehicles.- Emissions analysers.- Quality control of[...] Fields of interest Automotive Engineering; Atmospheric Protection / Air Quality Control / Air Pollution; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-11975-0 Hardcover 2013. XXIII, 318 p. 121 illus. (Green Energy and Technology) $179.00 ISBN 978-3-642-11975-0 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

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R. Gaggl, Lantiq A GmbH, Villach, Austria

B. Jähne, Universität Heidelberg

Delta-Sigma A/D-Converters

Digitale Bildverarbeitung

Practical Design for Communication Systems

und Bildgewinnung

The emphasis of this book is on practical design aspects for broadband A/D converters for communication systems. The embedded designs are employed for transceivers in the field of ADSL solutions and WLAN applications. An area- and power-efficient realization of a converter is mandatory to remain competitive in the market. The right choice for the converter topology and architecture needs to be done very carefully to result in a competitive FOM. The book begins with a brief overview of basic concepts about ADSL and WLAN to understand the ADC requirements. At architectural level, issues on different modulator topologies are discussed employing the provided technology node. The design[...]

Selbst komplexe Bildverarbeitungsaufgaben sind heute auf gängigen PCs und Workstations lösbar und damit jedem Studenten, Wissenschaftler und Ingenieur zugänglich. Dieses Standardwerk vermittelt Anwendern erfolgreich das Know-how der digitalen Bildverarbeitung – von den Grundlagen bis zu den modernen Konzepten. Die siebte Auflage ist an die Erfordernisse der Master-Studiengänge angepasst worden, enthält viel neues Material und ist neu gegliedert in die drei Teile Bildgewinnung, Bildverarbeitung und Bildanalyse. Speziell der Bildgewinnung ist in der neuen Auflage viel Aufmerksamkeit gewidmet worden, um dem sich schnell entwickelnden Gebiet des "Computational Imaging" Rechnung zu[...]

Features The emphasis of this book is on practical design aspects for broadband A/D converters for communication systems. The embedded designs are employed for transceivers in the field of ADSL solutions and WLAN applications. An area- and power-efficient realization of a converter is mandatory to remain competitive in the market. The right choice for the converter topology and architecture needs to be done very [..] Contents Limitations of Delta-Sigma Converters.- A DeltaSigma Converter with Dynamic-Biasing Technique.A feed-forward Delta-Sigma Converter for ADSL.- A Delta-Sigma Converter for WLAN using a TEQ. Fields of interest Signal, Image and Speech Processing; Electronic Circuits and Devices; Circuits and Systems; Semiconductors Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34542-5 Hardcover 2013. XVIII, 145 p. 88 illus., 47 in color. (Springer Series in Advanced Microelectronics, Vol. 39) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-34542-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Features Selbst komplexe Bildverarbeitungsaufgaben sind heute auf gängigen PCs und Workstations lösbar und damit jedem Studenten, Wissenschaftler und Ingenieur zugänglich. Dieses Standardwerk vermittelt Anwendern erfolgreich das Know-how der digitalen Bildverarbeitung – von den Grundlagen bis zu den modernen Konzepten. Die siebte Auflage ist an die Erfordernisse der Master-Studiengänge angepasst [..] Contents Anwendungen und Werkzeuge.- Teil I: Bildegewinnung. Quantitative Visualisierung.- Bildaufnahme: Geometrie, Radiometrie und Systemtheorie.- Bildsensoren.- 3D-Bildaufnahme.- Bildpräsentation.Digitalisierung, Abtastung, Quantisierung.- Teil II: Bildverarbeitung.- Nachbarschaftsoperatoren.- Mittelung.- Kanten.- Einfache Nachbarschaften.- Multiskalenrepräsentation.- Bewegung.- Textur.- Teil III: Bildanalyse.- Segmentierung.- Regularisierung und Modellierung.- Morphologie.- Formrepräsentation und -analyse.- Klassifizierung. Fields of interest Signal, Image and Speech Processing; Image Processing and Computer Vision; Measurement Science, Instrumentation; Control , Robotics, Mechatronics; Imaging / Radiology Target groups Graduate Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-04951-4 Hardcover 2012. XVI, 711 S. 260 Abb., 6 in Farbe. Mit online files/ update. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-642-04951-4 Due: Januar 28, 2013

S.V. Shah, McGill University, Quebec, Canada; S.K. Saha, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India; J.K. Dutt, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India

Dynamics of Tree-Type Robotic Systems This book addresses dynamic modelling methodology and analyses of tree-type robotic systems. Such analyses are required to visualize the motion of a system without really building it. The book contains novel treatment of the tree-type systems using concept of kinematic modules and the corresponding Decoupled Natural Orthogonal Complements (DeNOC), unified representation of the multiple-degrees-of freedom-joints, efficient recursive dynamics algorithms, and detailed dynamic analyses of several legged robots. The book will help graduate students, researchers and practicing engineers in applying their knowledge of dynamics for analysis of complex robotic systems. The knowledge contained[...] Features This book addresses dynamic modelling methodology and analyses of tree-type robotic systems. Such analyses are required to visualize the motion of a system without really building it. The book contains novel treatment of the tree-type systems using concept of kinematic modules and the corresponding Decoupled Natural Orthogonal Complements (DeNOC), unified representation of the multiple-degrees-of [..] Contents 1 Introduction.- 2 Dynamics of Robotic Systems.- 3 Euler-Angle-Joints (EAJs).- 4 Kinematics of TreeType Robotic Systems.- 5 Dynamics of Tree-Type Robotic Systems.- 6 Recursive Dynamics for FixedBase Robotic Systems.- 7 Recursive Dynamics for Floating-Base Systems.- 8 Closed-Loop Systems.- 9 Controlled Robotic Systems.- 10 Recursive Dynamics Simulator (ReDySim).- Appendices.- References.-Index. Fields of interest Robotics and Automation; Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5005-0 Hardcover 2013. XII, 251 p. 145 illus., 19 in color. (Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering, Vol. 62) $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5005-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com J. Franz, Springe, Deutschland

EMV Störungssicherer Aufbau elektronischer Schaltungen

Dieses Buch stellt erstmalig eine Methodik für die Analyse und die Lösung der EMV-Problematik vor. Sie basiert auf einer eingehenden Betrachtung der Koppelmechanismen und auf der vom Verfasser entwickelten "Stromanalyse". Damit kann die Entwicklung elektronischer Produkte preiswerter, deutlich schneller und mit wesentlich besseren EMV-Eigenschaften realisiert werden. Insbesondere für die Gestaltung der Masse wird eine durchgehende neue Methodik entwickelt, die sich schon anwenden lässt, wenn Schaltungseinzelheiten noch gar nicht vorliegen. Dies macht eine EMV-Planung überhaupt erst möglich. Die Methodik ersetzt das rezeptartige "Anwenden von EMV-Maßnahmen" durch ein Verständnis der[...] Features Dieses Buch stellt erstmalig eine Methodik für die Analyse und die Lösung der EMV-Problematik vor. Sie basiert auf einer eingehenden Betrachtung der Koppelmechanismen und auf der vom Verfasser entwickelten "Stromanalyse". Damit kann die Entwicklung elektronischer Produkte preiswerter, deutlich schneller und mit wesentlich besseren EMV-Eigenschaften realisiert werden. Insbesondere für die Gestaltung der [..] Contents Grundbegriffe und Grundlagen.- Kopplungsmechanismen.- Verfahren.- Abblockung elektronischer Schaltungen.- Masse- und Signalstrukturen.- Planung der EMV von Baugruppen, Geräten und Anlagen.- Fallbeispiele.- Abschließende Betrachtungen. Fields of interest Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering; Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks; Electrical Engineering Target groups Graduate Type of publication German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-8348-1781-5 Hardcover 2013. XIII, 262 S. 253 Abb. Mit 19 Fallbeispielen. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-8348-1781-5 Due: Januar 28, 2013

Engineering M. Garevski, Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology (IZIIS), Skopje, R. Macedonia (Ed.)

Earthquakes and Health Monitoring of Civil Structures Health monitoring of civil structures (HMS) is a new discipline, which contributes to successful and on time detection of damages to structures. This book is a collection of chapters on different topics written by leading scientists in the field. It is primarily focused on the latest achievements in  monitoring the earthquake effect upon the health of civil structures. The first chapter of the book deals with the geotechnical and structural aspects of the 2010-2011 Christchurch earthquakes.  Further chapters are dedicated to the latest HMS techniques of identification of  damage to structures caused by earthquakes. Real time damage detection as well as sensors and acquisition systems[...] Features Health monitoring of civil structures (HMS) is a new discipline, which contributes to successful and on time detection of damages to structures. This book is a collection of chapters on different topics written by leading scientists in the field. It is primarily focused on the latest achievements in  monitoring the earthquake effect upon the health of civil structures. The first chapter of the book deals [..] Contents Preface.- 1.   Geotechnical and Structural Aspects of the 2010-2011 Christchurch (New Zealand) Earthquakes.- 2.      Seismic Monitoring  of Structures and New Developments.- 3.      Intelligent Computational Approaches to Signal Processing and Damage Detection.- 4.   Decentralized Algorithms for SHM over Wireless and Distributed Smart Sensor Networks.- 5.  Piezo-Impedance Transducers for Evaluation of Seismic Induced Structural Damage.- 6.  Structural Health Monitoring of Sheffield University Arts Tower During Retrofit.- 7.  Real-Time Damage Detection and Performance Evaluation for[...] Fields of interest Civil Engineering; Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Structural Mechanics; Mineral Resources Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5181-1 Hardcover 2013. XII, 331 p. 250 illus., 155 in color. (Springer Environmental Science and Engineering) $179.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5181-1 Due: February 28, 2013

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A. Binder, TU Darmstadt

Elektrische Maschinen und Antriebe Grundlagen, Betriebsverhalten

Das Buch führt in einem weiten Bogen von den physikalischen Grundlagen zum Verständnis des stationären und des dynamischen Betriebsverhaltens elektrischer Maschinen und Antriebe. Besonderes Augenmerk wird auf die aktuellen Motorentwicklungen gelegt. Dazu werden die Grundlagen elektrischer Maschinen anhand der drei Grundtypen Asynchronmaschine, Synchronmaschine und Gleichstrommaschine ausführlich besprochen, Bauweisen werden erläutert, und das stationäre Betriebsverhalten wird hergeleitet.Neben der anschaulichen Beschreibung anhand modern ausgeführter Maschinen wird die mathematisch fundierte Grundlage von Anfang an mitentwickelt. Bewusst wird die Drehstromtechnik in den Vordergrund[...] Features Das Buch führt in einem weiten Bogen von den physikalischen Grundlagen zum Verständnis des stationären und des dynamischen Betriebsverhaltens elektrischer Maschinen und Antriebe. Besonderes Augenmerk wird auf die aktuellen Motorentwicklungen gelegt. Dazu werden die Grundlagen elektrischer Maschinen anhand der drei Grundtypen Asynchronmaschine, Synchronmaschine und Gleichstrommaschine ausführlich besprochen, [..] Contents Allgemeines und Grundlagen.- Drehfelder in elektrischen Maschinen.- Mathematische Analyse von Luftspaltfeldern.- Spannungsinduktion in Drehstrommaschinen.- Die Schleifringläufer-Asynchronmaschine.- Die Kurzschlussläufer-Asynchronmaschine.- Antriebstechnik mit der Asynchronmaschine.- Die Synchronmaschine.Permanentmagneterregte Synchronmaschinen mit Polradlagegeber.- Reluktanzmaschinen.- Gleichstromantriebe.- Dynamik elektrischer Maschinen.Dynamik der Gleichstrommaschinen.- Raumzeigerrechnung und bezogene Größen.- Dynamik der Asynchronmaschine.- Dynamik der Synchronmaschine. Fields of interest Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks Target groups Research Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-540-71849-9 Hardcover 2012. XXIV, 1249 S. 611 Abb., 25 in Farbe. $169.00 ISBN 978-3-540-71849-9 Due: Februar 28, 2013

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P. Athanas, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA; D. Pnevmatikatos, Technical University of Crete, Greece; N. Sklavos, Technological Educational Institute of Patras, Greece (Eds.)

Embedded Systems Design with FPGAs This book presents the methodologies and for embedded systems design, using field programmable gate array (FPGA) devices, for the most modern applications.  Coverage includes state-of-theart research from academia and industry on a wide range of topics, including applications, advanced electronic design automation (EDA), novel system architectures, embedded processors, arithmetic, and dynamic reconfiguration. Features This book presents methodologies for modern applications of embedded systems design, using field programmable gate array (FPGA) devices.  Coverage includes state-of-the-art research from academia and industry on a wide range of topics, including advanced electronic design automation (EDA), novel system architectures, embedded processors, arithmetic, dynamic reconfiguration and [..] Contents Preface.- Widening the Memory Bottleneck by Automatically-Compiled Application-Specific Speculation Mechanisms.- Decimal Division using the Newton-Raphson Method and Radix-1000 Arithmetic.- Lifetime Reliability Sensing In Modern FPGAs.- Model-Based Performance Evaluation of Dynamic Partial Reconfigurable FPGAs.- Switch design for soft interconnection networks.- Embedded Systems Start-up under Timing Constraints on Modern FPGAs.- Run-Time Scalable Architecture for Deblocking Filtering in H.264/AVC - SVC Video Codecs.- CAPH: A Language for Implementing Stream-Processing Applications on[...] Fields of interest Circuits and Systems; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation; Processor Architectures Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-1361-5 Hardcover 2013. X, 278 p. 147 illus., 50 in color. $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-1361-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com S. Sathiyamoorthy, J.J. College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India; B.E. Caroline, J.J. College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India; J.G. Jayanthi, J.J. College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India (Eds.)

Emerging Trends in Science, Engineering and Technology Proceedings of International Conference, INCOSET 2012

The present book is based on the research papers presented in the International Conference on Emerging Trends in Science, Engineering and Technology 2012, held at Tiruchirapalli, India. The papers presented bridges the gap between science, engineering and technology. This book covers a variety of topics, including mechanical, production, aeronautical, material science, energy, civil and environmental energy, scientific management, etc. The prime objective of the book is to fully integrate the scientific contributions from academicians, industrialists and research scholars. Features The present book is based on the research papers presented in the International Conference on Emerging Trends in Science, Engineering and Technology 2012, held at Tiruchirapalli, India. The papers presented bridges the gap between science, engineering and technology. This book covers a variety of topics, including mechanical, production, aeronautical, material science, energy, civil and environmental energy, [..] Contents Preface.- Acknowledgement.- Table of Contents.About the editors.- About INCOSET 2012: Conference Details; Organizing Committee; Advisory Board; List of Reviewers.- Papers.- Author Index. Fields of interest Mechanical Engineering; Civil Engineering; Earth Sciences (general) Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-81-322-1006-1 Hardcover 2012. XXVIII, 793 p. 467 illus. (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering) $259.00 ISBN 978-81-322-1006-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

W. Siebenpfeiffer, Stuttgart, Deutschland (Ed.)

Energieeffiziente Antriebstechnologien Hybridisierung - Downsizing - Software und IT

Die vergangenen zwei Jahre sind von enormen Fortschritten in der Fahrzeugentwicklung gekennzeichnet. Einen fundierten Überblick fasst das vorliegende Buch in den spannendsten Artikeln aus den Zeitschriften ATZ, MTZ und ATZelektronik zusammen. Im Rahmen des übergeordneten Themas "Ökobilanzen für Personenwagen" werden neue Wege in der Komponentenentwicklung (insbesondere von Antrieb, Klimaanlage und Aerodynamik) von Elektro- und Hybridfahrzeugen dargestellt. Gleichzeitig werden aber auch die rasanten Entwicklungen in der konventionellen Motorisierung nicht außer Acht gelassen: aktuelle Pkw-Downsizingmotoren werden ebenso beleuchtet wie das Potenzial neuer Verbrennungskonzepte bezüglich[...] Features Die vergangenen zwei Jahre sind von enormen Fortschritten in der Fahrzeugentwicklung gekennzeichnet. Einen fundierten Überblick fasst das vorliegende Buch in den spannendsten Artikeln aus den Zeitschriften ATZ, MTZ und ATZelektronik zusammen. Im Rahmen des übergeordneten Themas "Ökobilanzen für Personenwagen" werden neue Wege in der Komponentenentwicklung (insbesondere von Antrieb, Klimaanlage und [..] Contents Zukunftsmobilität, Hybridisierung und Elektrofahrzeuge.- Downsizing und neue Verbrennungskonzepte.- Fahrzeugelektrik/-elektronik, software und -IT/Kommunikation. Fields of interest Automotive Engineering; Engine Technology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00789-8 Hardcover 2013. XXIII, 243 S. (ATZ/MTZ-Fachbuch) $59.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00789-8 Due: Januar 14, 2013

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Engineering

H.-J. Allelein, RWTH Aachen; E. Bollin, FH Offenburg; H. Oehler, Gasversorgung Südddeutschland GmbH, Stuttgart; U. Schelling, Hochschule Konstanz; H. Schwarz, TU Cottbus; R. Zahoransky, Hochschule Offenburg (Ed.)

M. Werdich, Wangen (Ed.)

Energietechnik

Durch systematische Entwicklung zur übersichtlichen Risikominimierung (inkl. Methoden im Umfeld)

Systeme zur Energieumwandlung. Kompaktwissen für Studium und Beruf

Dieses Buch hilft Ihnen, die Methodik FMEA sowie die angrenzenden Themen zu verstehen und anzuwenden. Es räumt mit dem Vorurteil auf, FMEA wäre „nur“ ein Qualitätstool, das von Qualitätsspezialisten durchgeführt wird. Vielmehr kann die FMEA in jeder Branche als Werkzeug benutzt werden, um Produkte, Projekte, Aufgaben und Dienstleistungen äußerst planbar, nachvollziehbar und zielorientiert umzusetzen. Das strukturierte Vorgehen unterstützt Problemlösungen und schafft somit neue Denkansätze (präventive Qualitätssicherungsmethodikund Risikoanalyse).Bei richtiger Anwendung werden Sie Zeit, Geld und Kapazität einsparen.

Das Buch umfasst die gesamte Palette der Energietechnik, angefangen bei den Grundlagen der Energie-Verfahrenstechnik über die Beschreibung ausgeführter aktueller Anlagen (alle Kraftwerkstypen) bis zur Energieverteilung und -speicherung. Schwerpunkte sind regenerative/nachhaltige Energietechniken, Kombianlagen (z. B. Gas- und Dampfturbinen-Kraftwerke) und Anlagen mit KraftWärme-Kopplung (z. B. BHKW). In der vorliegenden sechsten Auflage wurden im Kapitel Kerntechnik die Erfahrungen aus dem Fukushima-Unglück dokumentiert und die Kapitel Energieverteilung und Energiespeicherung neu gefasst, um den Tendenzen der politisch festgelegten deutschen Energiewende Rechnung zu tragen. Features Dieses Lehrbuch vermittelt dem Leser ein grundlegendes, dennoch kurz gefasstes Verständnis für die Zusammenhänge der Energieumwandlungsprozesse. Es umfasst die gesamte Bandbreite der Energietechnik. Die Schwerpunkte reichen von der kompletten Beschreibung der nachhaltigen, erneuerbaren Energietechniken, über Gas- und Dampfturbinen-Kraftwerke sowie Kraft-Wärme-KälteKopplungsanlagen bis hin zur [..] Contents Energietechnische Grundlagen.- Dampfkraftwerke.Kernkraftwerke.- Gasturbinen.- Kombinationskraftwerke.- Stationäre Kolbenmotoren.Brennstoffzellen.- Kraft-Wärme-Kälte-Kopplung.Wasserkraft.- Solartechnik.- Windenergie.- Biomasse.- Geothermie.- Energetische Müllverwertung.Energieverteilung - Energiespeicherung.- Liberalisierung der Energiemärkte.- Kyoto-Protokoll. Fields of interest Energy Technology; Energy Systems; Mechanical Engineering Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-8348-1869-0 Softcover 2013. XXVIII, 543 S. 370 Abb. $49.95 ISBN 978-3-8348-1869-0 Due: Januar 28, 2013

FMEA - Einführung und Moderation

Features Dieses Buch hilft Ihnen, die Methodik FMEA sowie die angrenzenden Themen zu verstehen und anzuwenden. Es räumt mit dem Vorurteil auf, FMEA wäre „nur“ ein Qualitätstool, das von Qualitätsspezialisten durchgeführt wird. Vielmehr kann die FMEA in jeder Branche als Werkzeug benutzt werden, um Produkte, Projekte, Aufgaben und Dienstleistungen äußerst planbar, nachvollziehbar und zielorientiert umzusetzen. Das [..]

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V. Handke, Institute for Future Studies, Berlin, Germany; H. Jonuschat, Institute for Future Studies, Berlin, Germany

Flexible Ridesharing New Opportunities and Service Concepts for Sustainable Mobility

Individual mobility is one of the most important needs of modern society and an important link between private, public and economic life. In contrast, transport also entails severe environmental and social burdens, foiling current efforts for sustainable development. As the main source of CO2 emissions, transport is a prominent driver for climate change, and individual car traffic is responsible for nearly a third of the total energy consumption. However, we have to consider that many commuters feel indeed very dependent on their car. Here, ridesharing promises to contribute to environmental protection, while still offering individual mobility. Although ridesharing options have been[...] Features Individual mobility is one of the most important needs of modern society and an important link between private, public and economic life. In contrast, transport also entails severe environmental and social burdens, foiling current efforts for sustainable development. As the main source of CO2 emissions, transport is a prominent driver for climate change, and individual car traffic is responsible [..]

Contents Einführung in das Thema.–Methodik Grundlagen.–Moderationstechnik.–nachhaltige Einführung im Betrieb.–Stolpersteine in der Praxis (oder: Wie bringe ich eine FMEA sicher zum Scheitern).–Software.–Produkthaftung in Deutschland.–Methoden und Begriffe im Umfeld.–Tipps, Tricks und Tools.– Vision.

Contents Introduction.- Mobility.- Carpooling.- The Carriva Ridesharing Club.- Launching the service: Reaching a critical mass by establishing an internet-based service.- Test phase: Start of the phone-based ridematching service.- Recommendations for the dissemination phase.- Assessment of sustainability impacts.- Outlook.- Bibliography

Fields of interest Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk; Electrical Engineering; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing

Fields of interest Automotive Engineering; Sustainable Development; R & D / Technology Policy; Political Science, general

Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-8348-1787-7 Softcover 2012. XVIII, 163 S. 109 Abb. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-8348-1787-7 Due: Januar 28, 2013

Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-11344-4 Hardcover 2013. IX, 117 p. 48 illus. $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-11344-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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U. Hestermann, University of Applied Sciences, Erfurt; L. Rongen, University of Applied Sciences, Erfurt

Frick/Knöll Baukonstruktionslehre 2 Seit 1909 gibt der Frick/Knöll Generationen von Architekten und Ingenieuren einen umfassenden Einblick in die Baukonstruktionslehre. Das betrifft nicht nur die traditionellen Techniken, sondern auch moderne Bauweisen und neue Materialien. Die umfassende und ganzheitliche Betrachtung von Roh- und Innenausbau erklärt die große Beliebtheit des zweibändigen Werkes bei Studierenden und Praktikern. Die 34. Auflage wurde komplett überarbeitet und den aktuellen gültigen Normen angepasst.  Features Der Frick/Knöll gibt die passenden Antworten auf alle Fragen moderner Bauweisen als Grundlage. Die 34. Auflage wurde komplett überarbeitet und den aktuellen gültigen Normen angepasst. Seit 1909 gibt der Frick/Knöll Generationen von Architekten und Ingenieuren einen umfassenden Einblick in die Baukonstruktionslehre. Der große Erfolg dieses Werkes ergibt sich aus der umfassenden und ganzheitlichen Betrachtung [..] Contents Geneigte Dächer.- Flachdächer.- Abgasanlagen (Schornsteine, Kamine) und Lüftungsschächte.Treppen, Rampen und Aufzüge.- Fenster - Pfosten-Riegel-Fassaden.- Türen, Zargen und Schlösser. - Außen- und Innenputze, Sonderputze und Wärmedämm-Verbundsysteme.- Beschichtungen (Anstriche) und Wandbekleidungen (Tapeten) auf Putzgrund. - Gerüste und Abstützungen

springer.com S. Lee, Sungkyunkwan University, Kyunggi-Do, Korea; K.-J. Yoon, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea; J. Lee, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea (Eds.)

R.M.F. Martins, Higher Technical Institute, Lisbon, Portugal; N.C.C. Lourenço, Higher Technical Institute, Lisbon, Portugal; N.C.G. Horta, Higher Technical Institute, Lisbon, Portugal

Frontiers of Intelligent Autonomous Systems

Generating Analog IC Layouts with LAYGEN II

This carefully edited volume aims at providing readers with the most recent progress on intelligent autonomous systems, with its particular emphasis on intelligent autonomous ground, aerial and underwater vehicles as well as service robots for home and healthcare under the context of the aforementioned convergence. “Frontiers of Intelligent Autonomous Systems” includes thoroughly revised and extended papers selected from the 12th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS-12), held in Jeju, Korea, June 26-29, 2012. The editors chose 35 papers out of the 202 papers presented at IAS-12 which are organized into three chapters: Chapter 1 is dedicated to autonomous[...]

This book presents an innovative methodology for the automatic generation of analog integrated circuits (ICs) layout, based on template descriptions and on evolutionary computational techniques. A design automation tool, LAYGEN II, was implemented to validate the proposed approach giving special emphasis to reusability of expert design knowledge and to efficiency on retargeting operations.

Features This carefully edited volume aims at providing readers with the most recent progress on intelligent autonomous systems, with its particular emphasis on intelligent autonomous ground, aerial and underwater vehicles as well as service robots for home and healthcare under the context of the aforementioned convergence. “Frontiers of Intelligent Autonomous Systems” includes thoroughly revised and extended [..] Contents Chapter I Autonomous Navigation and Mobile Manipulation.- Chapter II Unmanned Aerial and Underwater Vehicles.- Chapter III Service Robots for Home and Healthcare.

Fields of interest Building Construction, HVAC, Refrigeration; Basics of Construction; Civil Engineering

Fields of interest Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics)

Target groups Upper undergraduate

Target groups Research

Type of publication German textbook

Type of publication Monograph

More on www.springer.com/978-3-8348-1617-7

More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35484-7

Hardcover 2013. XII, 801 S. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-8348-1617-7 Due: Januar 28, 2013

Hardcover 2013. X, 412 p. 252 illus. (Studies in Computational Intelligence, Vol. 466) $229.00 ISBN 978-3-642-35484-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Features This book presents an innovative methodology for the automatic generation of analog integrated circuits (ICs) layout, based on template descriptions and on evolutionary computational techniques. A design automation tool, LAYGEN II, was implemented to validate the proposed approach giving special emphasis to reusability of expert design knowledge and to efficiency on retargeting operations. Contents Introduction.- State of the Art on Analog Layout Automation.- Automatic Layout Generation.Router.- Results.- Conclusions and Future Work.References. Fields of interest Circuits and Systems; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Appl. Mathematics / Computational Methods of Engineering Target groups Research Type of publication Brief More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-33145-9 Softcover 2013. XI, 98 p. 51 illus., 23 in color. (SpringerBriefs in Computational Intelligence, 3) $49.95 ISBN 978-3-642-33145-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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S. Bellucci, Istituto Nazionale die Fisica Nuclear, Frascati, Italy; B.N. Tiwari, N. Gupta

M. Mihelj, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; J. Podobnik, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Geometrical Methods for Power Network Analysis

Haptics for Virtual Reality and Teleoperation

This book is a short introduction to power system planning and operation using advanced geometrical methods. The approach is based on well-known insights and techniques developed in theoretical physics in the context of Riemannian manifolds. The proof of principle and robustness of this approach is examined in the context of the IEEE 5 bus system. This work addresses applied mathematicians, theoretical physicists and power engineers interested in novel mathematical approaches to power network theory.

This book covers all topics relevant for the design of haptic interfaces and teleoperation systems. The book provides the basic knowledge required for understanding more complex approaches and more importantly it introduces all issues that must be considered for designing efficient and safe haptic interfaces. Topics covered in this book provide insight into all relevant components of a haptic system. The reader is guided from understanding the virtual reality concept to the final goal of being able to design haptic interfaces for specific tasks such as nanomanipulation. The introduction chapter positions the haptic interfaces within the virtual reality context. In order to design[...]

Features This book is a short introduction to power system planning and operation using advanced geometrical methods. The approach is based on well-known insights and techniques developed in theoretical physics in the context of Riemannian manifolds. The proof of principle and robustness of this approach is examined in the context of the IEEE 5 bus system. This work addresses applied mathematicians, [..] Contents Methodology.- Intrinsic Geometric Characterization.- A Test of Network Reliability.- A Test of Voltage Stability.- Phases of Power Network.- Phase Shift Correction.- Complex Power Optimization.- Large Scale Voltage Instability. Fields of interest Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks; Electronic Circuits and Devices; Appl. Mathematics / Computational Methods of Engineering; Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences; Complex Networks Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-33343-9 Softcover 2013. XII, 97 p. 39 illus., 27 in color. (SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering) $49.95 ISBN 978-3-642-33343-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Features This book covers all topics relevant for the design of haptic interfaces and teleoperation systems. The book provides the basic knowledge required for understanding more complex approaches and more importantly it introduces all issues that must be considered for designing efficient and safe haptic interfaces. Topics covered in this book provide insight into all relevant components of a haptic system. [..] Contents 1 Introduction to virtual reality.- 2 Introduction to haptics.- 3 Human haptic system.- 4 Haptic displays.- 5 Collision detection.- 6 Haptic rendering.- 7 Control of haptic interfaces.- 8 Stability analysis of haptic interfaces.- 9 Teleoperation.- 10 Virtual fixtures.- 11 Micro/nanomanipulation.- Index. Fields of interest Robotics and Automation; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5717-2 Hardcover 2012. VIII, 215 p. 125 illus. (Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering, Vol. 64) $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5717-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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M. Clara, LANTIQ-A GmbH, Villach, Austria

High-Performance D/A-Converters Application to Digital Transceivers

This book deals with modeling and implementation of high performance, current-steering D/A-converters for digital transceivers in nanometer CMOS technology. In the first part, the fundamental performance limitations of current-steering DACs are discussed. Based on simplified models, closed-form expressions for a number of basic non-ideal effects are derived and tested.  With the knowledge of basic performance limits, the converter and system architecture can be optimized in an early design phase, trading off circuit complexity, silicon area and power dissipation for static and dynamic performance. The second part describes four different current-steering DAC designs in standard 130 nm[...] Features This book deals with modeling and implementation of high performance, current-steering D/A-converters for digital transceivers in nanometer CMOS technology. In the first part, the fundamental performance limitations of current-steering DACs are discussed. Based on simplified models, closed-form expressions for a number of basic non-ideal effects are derived and tested.  With the knowledge of basic performance [..] Contents Performance Figures of D/A-Converters.- Static Linearity.- Dynamic Linearity.- Noise-shaped D/A-Converters.- Advanced Current Calibration. Fields of interest Signal, Image and Speech Processing; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation; Semiconductors; Electronic Circuits and Devices Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-31228-1 Hardcover 2013. XXII, 283 p. 201 illus., 32 in color. (Springer Series in Advanced Microelectronics, Vol. 36) $119.00 ISBN 978-3-642-31228-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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H.-J. Ebermann, Vereinigung Cockpit e.V., Frankfurt, Germany; J. Scheiderer, Vereinigung Cockpit e.V., Frankfurt, Germany (Eds.)

Human Factors on the Flight Deck Safe Piloting Behaviour in Practice

What is for a professional pilot required to fly as safe as possible? Written by pilots the book gives a detailed introduction into the basics of accident prevention in air traffic. Explicit background knowledge as well as detailed listings of safety relevant features in human behaviour are included. Features What is for a professional pilot required to fly as safe as possible? Written by pilots the book gives a detailed introduction into the basics of accident prevention in air traffic. Explicit background knowledge as well as detailed listings of safety relevant features in human behaviour are included. Contents Accident prevention.- Information assimilation and processing.- Human error.- Communication.Stress.- Decision making.- Leadership and team behaviour.- Fatigue and alertness management.Recommendation by the German Airline Pilot's Association Fields of interest Aerospace Technology and Astronautics; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction; Industrial and organisational psychology; Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-31732-3 Hardcover 2013. XII, 225 p. 65 illus., 15 in color. $139.00 ISBN 978-3-642-31732-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com A.M. Yaglom, Formerly of MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA; U. Frisch, CNRS, Lab. Cassiopée, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Nice, France (Ed.)

J.M.P.Q. Delgado, University of Porto, Portugal; E. Barreira, University of Porto, Portugal; N.M.M. Ramos, University of Porto, Portugal; V.P. de Freitas, University of Porto, Portugal

Hydrodynamic Instability and Transition to Turbulence

Hygrothermal Numerical Simulation Tools Applied to Building Physics

This book is a complete revision of the part of Monin & Yaglom's famous two-volume work "Statistical Fluid Mechanics: Mechanics of Turbulence" that deals with the theory of laminar-flow instability and transition to turbulence. It includes the considerable advances in the subject that have been made in the last  15 years or so. It is intended as a textbook for advanced graduate courses and as a reference for research students and professional research workers.The first two Chapters are an introduction to the mathematics, and the experimental results, for the instability of laminar (or inviscid) flows to infinitesimal (in practice "small") disturbances. The third Chapter develops this[...] Features This book is a complete revision of the part of Monin & Yaglom's famous two-volume work "Statistical Fluid Mechanics: Mechanics of Turbulence" that deals with the theory of laminar-flow instability and transition to turbulence. It includes the considerable advances in the subject that have been made in the last  15 years or so. It is intended as a textbook for advanced graduate courses and as a [..] Contents Contents.-  Foreword by Uriel Frisch.-  In Memory of Akiva M. Yaglom: Obituary by Peter Bradshaw. 1The equations of fluid dynamics and some of their consequences.-  2 Basic experimental facts and introduction to linear stability theory.-  3 More about linear stability theory.-  studies of the initial-value problem.-  4 Stability to finite disturbances: energy method and Landau's equation.-  5 Further weaklynonlinear approaches to laminar-flow stability: Blasius boundary layer flow as a paradigm. Fields of interest Engineering Fluid Dynamics; Fluid- and Aerodynamics Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-4236-9 Hardcover 2012. XXXIX, 602 p. 140 illus. (Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications, Vol. 100) $179.00 ISBN 978-94-007-4236-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

This book presents a critical review on the development and application of hygrothermal analysis methods to simulate the coupled transport processes of Heat, Air, and Moisture (HAM) transfer for one or multidimensional cases. During the past few decades there has been relevant development in this field of study and an increase in the professional use of tools that simulate some of the physical phenomena that are involved in Heat, Air and Moisture conditions in building components or elements. Although there is a significant amount of hygrothermal models referred in the literature, the vast majority of them are not easily available to the public outside the institutions where they were[...] Features This book presents a critical review on the development and application of hygrothermal analysis methods to simulate the coupled transport processes of Heat, Air, and Moisture (HAM) transfer for one or multidimensional cases. During the past few decades there has been relevant development in this field of study and an increase in the professional use of tools that simulate some of the physical phenomena [..] Contents Introduction.- Hygrothermal Simulation Tools.Application Examples.- Conclusions and Recommendations. Fields of interest Building Materials; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials Target groups Research Type of publication Brief More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35002-3 Softcover 2013. X, 66 p. 28 illus. (SpringerBriefs in Computational Mechanics) $49.95 ISBN 978-3-642-35002-3 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

springer.com H. Czichos, Technische Fachhochschule Berlin; M. Hennecke, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung u. -prüfung, Berlin (Eds.)

HÜTTE - Das Ingenieurwissen Das Standardwerk erscheint in der 34., aktualisierten Auflage. Es enthält die Grundlagen des Ingenieurwissens in einem Band:Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagen: Mathematik – Physik – Chemie.  Technologische Grundlagen: Werkstoffe – Technische Mechanik – Technische Thermodynamik – Elektrotechnik – Messtechnik – Regelungsund Steuerungstechnik – Technische Informatik.  Ökonomisch-rechtliche Grundlagen: Betriebswirtschaft – Management, Qualität, Personal – Normung – Recht – Patente.  Grundlagen für Produkte und Dienstleistungen: Entwicklung und Konstruktion – Produktion. Features Das Standardwerk erscheint in der 34., aktualisierten Auflage. Es enthält die Grundlagen des Ingenieurwissens in einem Band:Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagen: Mathematik – Physik – Chemie Technologische Grundlagen: Werkstoffe – Technische Mechanik – Technische Thermodynamik – Elektrotechnik – Messtechnik – Regelungsund Steuerungstechnik – Technische Informatik [..] Contents Mathematik und Statistik.- Physik.- Chemie.Werkstoffe.- Technische Mechanik.- Technische Thermodynamik.- Elektrotechnik.- Messtechnik.Regelungs- und Steuerungstechnik.- Technische Informatik.- Entwicklung und Konstruktion.- Produktion.- Betriebswirtschaft.- Qualität und Management.- Normung.- Recht.- Patente.- Sachverzeichnis.

Engineering G.-C. Yang, Mokpo National University, Chonnam, South Korea; S.-I. Ao, International Association of Engineers, Hong Kong, China; X. Huang, University of Canberra, Bruce, ACT, Australia; O. Castillo, Instituto Tecnologico de Tijuana, Mexico (Eds.)

IAENG Transactions on Engineering Technologies Special Issue of the International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists 2012

This volume contains revised and extended research articles written by prominent researchers participating in the conference. Topics covered include engineering physics, communications systems, control theory, automation, engineering mathematics, scientific computing, industrial engineering, and industrial applications. IAENG Transactions on Engineering Technologies: Special Issue of the International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists 2012 offers the state of art of tremendous advances in engineering technologies and physical science and applications, and also serves as an excellent reference work for researchers and graduate students working with/on engineering[...] Features This volume contains revised and extended research articles written by prominent researchers participating in the conference. Topics covered include engineering physics, communications systems, control theory, automation, engineering mathematics, scientific computing, industrial engineering, and industrial applications. IAENG Transactions on Engineering Technologies: Special Issue of the International [..]

More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-22849-0

Contents 1 On Turbulence Transition In Three-dimensional Boundary Layer Flow.- 2 Efficient Algorithms For The Green's Function Formalism Semiconductor Transport Simulations On CPUS And GPUS.- 3 Performance Evaluation Of Check-By-Voting For Colluding Attack In Volunteer Computing Systems.4 Fast Slot Planning Using Constraint-Based Local Search.- 5 Sequencing Of Arrival Aircraft With Operational Constraints.- 6 Synchronized Triomineering On Rectangular Boards.- 7 Robust Portfolio Selection Model With Random Fuzzy Returns Based On Arbitrage Pricing Theory And Fuzzy Reasoning Method.- 8[...]

Hardcover 2012. LIV, 1968 S. 1811 Abb. $109.00 ISBN 978-3-642-22849-0 Due: Januar 28, 2013

Fields of interest Control , Robotics, Mechatronics; Computer Communication Networks; Appl. Mathematics / Computational Methods of Engineering; Computational Intelligence

Fields of interest Engineering (general); Electrical Engineering; Appl. Mathematics / Computational Methods of Engineering; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Mechanical Engineering Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Handbook

Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5623-6 Hardcover 2013. IX, 384 p. 149 illus. (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Vol. 186) $179.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5623-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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M. Fathi, University of Siegen, Germany (Ed.)

Integration of Practice-Oriented Knowledge Technology: Trends and Prospectives The Scientific Network of Integrated Systems, Design and Technology (ISDT) is an initiative that has been established to respond industrial needs for integration of “Knowledge Technology" (KT) with multi- and inter-disciplinary applications. In particular the objective of ISDT is to incorporate multilateral engineering disciplines i.e. Composite-, Automotive-, Industrial- , Control- and MicroElectronics Engineering, and derive knowledge for design and development of innovative product and services. In this context, the discourse of KT is established to address effective use of Knowledge Management, Semantic Technology, Information Systems and Software Engineering towards evolution of[...] Features The Scientific Network of Integrated Systems, Design and Technology (ISDT) is an initiative that has been established to respond industrial needs for integration of “Knowledge Technology” (KT) with multi- and interdisciplinary applications. In particular the objective of ISDT is to incorporate multilateral engineering disciplines i.e. Composite-, Automotive-,Industrial- , Control- and Micro-Electronics [..] Contents Applied Knowledge Management in Practice.Semantic Technologies for Industrial Management and Process Controlling.- Knowledge Driven Approaches for Product Engineering. Fields of interest Engineering Design; Computational Intelligence Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34470-1 Hardcover 2013. XII, 368 p. 161 illus. $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-34470-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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N. Bessis, University of Derby, Derby, UK; F. Xhafa, Universitat Politècnica De Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; D. Varvarigou, National Technical University Of Athens, Greece; R. Hill, University of Derby, Derby, UK; M. Li, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK (Eds.)

H. Zenil, The University of Sheffield, Portobello, UK (Ed.)

Internet of Things and Intercooperative Computational Technologies for Collective Intelligence

10 Years After Wolfram's A New Kind of Science

Over the past two decades, we have witnessed unprecedented innovations in the development of miniaturized electromechanical devices and lowpower wireless communication making practical the embedding of networked computational devices into a rapidly widening range of material entities.This trend has enabled the coupling of physical objects and digital information into cyber-physical systems and it is widely expected to revolutionize the way resource computational consumption and provision will occur. Specifically, one of the core ingredients of this vision, the so-called Internet of Things (IoT), demands the provision of networked services to support interaction between conventional[...] Features Over the past two decades, we have witnessed unprecedented innovations in the development of miniaturized electromechanical devices and lowpower wireless communication making practical the embedding of networked computational devices into a rapidly widening range of material entities.This trend has enabled the coupling of physical objects and digital information into cyber-physical systems and it is [..] Contents State-of-the-art Critical Reviews.- Advanced Models and Architectures.- Advanced Applications and Future Trends. Fields of interest Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Multimedia Information Systems Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34951-5 Hardcover 2013. XII, 462 p. 146 illus. (Studies in Computational Intelligence, Vol. 460) $179.00 ISBN 978-3-642-34951-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Irreducibility and Computational Equivalence It is clear that computation is playing an increasingly prominent role in the development of mathematics, as well as in the natural and social sciences. The work of Stephen Wolfram over the last several decades has been a salient part in this phenomenon helping founding the field of Complex Systems, with many of his constructs and ideas incorporated in his book A New Kind of Science (ANKS) becoming part of the scientific discourse and general academic knowledge--from the now established Elementary Cellular Automata to the unconventional concept of mining the Computational Universe, from today's widespread Wolfram's Behavioural Classification to his principles of Irreducibility and[...] Features It is clear that computation is playing an increasingly prominent role in the development of mathematics, as well as in the natural and social sciences. The work of Stephen Wolfram over the last several decades has been a salient part in this phenomenon helping founding the field of Complex Systems, with many of his constructs and ideas incorporated in his book A New Kind of Science (ANKS) becoming part of [..] Contents From the Contents: Part I Mechanisms in Programs and Nature.- Hyperbolic Cellular Automata.A Lyapunov View on the Stability of Cellular Automata.- Part II The World of Numbers & Simple Programs.- Cellular Automata: Models of the Physical World.- Part III Everyday Systems.- A New Kind of Finance.- The Relevance and Importance of Computation Universality in Economics.- Part IV Fundamental Physics.- The Principle of a Finite Density of Information.- Part V The Behavior of Systems & the Notion of Computation.- An Incompleteness Theorem for the Natural World.- Part VI Irreducibility &[...] Fields of interest Complexity; Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35481-6 Hardcover 2013. XVI, 358 p. 84 illus. (Emergence, Complexity and Computation, Vol. 2) $99.00 ISBN 978-3-642-35481-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

H. Seidlitz, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Deutschland; C. Thiemann, Technische Universität München, Deutschland; C. Lauter, Universität Paderborn, Deutschland; I. Dillenz, Stuttgart, Deutschland; G. Friederici, Garfing b. München, Deutschland; M. Enßle, Donauwörth, Deutschland; M. Mühlbacher, Bayreuth, Deutschland; E. Dux, RWTH Aachen, Deutschland; J. Marder, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Deutschland; W. Rentsch, Frankfurt, Deutschland; W. Hansal, Leobersdorf, Österreich; L. Bresler, Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz, Zittau, Deutschland; J. Diesing, Kerpen, Deutschland; A. Dietz, Fraunhofer-Institut IST, Braunschweig, Deutschland; I. Melamies, Steinhagen, Deutschland; P. Bühler, Bräunlingen, Deutschland; Th. Zipsner, Wiesbaden, Deutschland (Ed.)

Jahrbuch lightweightdesign - JOT adhäsion Top-Innovationen aus dem Leichtbau, der Oberflächen- und Klebtechnik

In diesem Jahrbuch werden die Top-Innovationen aus dem Leichtbau, der Oberflächen- und Klebtechnik zu einem Band zusammengeführt. Heutzutage ist ein gesamtheitlicher Blick auf Konstruktion, Werkstoff und Fertigung unerlässlich. Die Autoren sind Fachleute aus Industrie und Forschung; sie greifen Themen z. B. der Fahrzeugindustrie oder Windkraft auf und stellen aktuelle Entwicklungen, Ergebnisse und Trends dieser Techniken dar. Features In diesem Jahrbuch werden die Top-Innovationen aus dem Leichtbau, der Oberflächen- und Klebtechnik zu einem Band zusammengeführt. Heutzutage ist ein gesamtheitlicher Blick auf Konstruktion, Werkstoff und Fertigung unerlässlich. Die Autoren sind Fachleute aus Industrie und Forschung; sie greifen Themen z. B. der Fahrzeugindustrie oder Windkraft auf und stellen aktuelle Entwicklungen, Ergebnisse und Trends [..] Contents Teil A: Leichtbau.- Teil B: Oberflächentechnik.- Teil C: Klebtechnik. Fields of interest Mechanical Engineering; Operating Procedures, Materials Treatment Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00985-4 Hardcover 2013. VI, 164 S. 168 Abb. in Farbe. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00985-4 Due: Januar 11, 2013

springer.com T.D. Pham, University of New South Wales, Canberra, NSW, Australia; L.C. Jain, University of Canberra, ACT, Australia (Eds.)

Knowledge-Based Systems in Biomedicine and Computational Life Science This book presents a sample of research on knowledge-based systems in biomedicine and computational life science. The contributions include: personalized stress diagnosis system, image analysis system for breast cancer diagnosis, analysis of neuronal cell images, structure prediction of protein, relationship between two mental disorders, detection of cardiac abnormalities, holistic medicine based treatment and analysis of life-science data.  Features This book presents a sample of research on knowledge-based systems in biomedicine and computational life science. The contributions include:·          personalized stress diagnosis system·         image analysis system for breast cancer diagnosis·         analysis of neuronal cell images·         structure prediction of protein·         relationship between two mental [..] Contents Physiological Sensor Signals Analysis to Represent Cases in a Case-based Diagnostic System.- Breast Cancer Histological Image Classification with Multiple Features and Random Subspace Classifier Ensemble.- Image Processing and Reconstruction of Cultured Neuron Skeletons.- Protein Structure Prediction: Are we there yet? .- Text Mining for Neuroscience: A Co-Morbidity Case Study.- Robust algorithmic detection of cardiac pathologies from short periods of RR data.- Studies on Five Senses Treatment.- Fuzzy Knowledge-based Subspace Clustering for Life Science Data Analysis. Fields of interest Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Systems Biology Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-33014-8 Hardcover 2013. XII, 215 p. 108 illus. (Studies in Computational Intelligence, Vol. 450) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-33014-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Engineering K. Reif, Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg; K.E. Noreikat, NorCon Scientific Consulting in Esslingen, Deutschland; K. Borgeest, Hochschule Aschaffenburg, Deutschland (Eds.)

Kraftfahrzeug-Hybridantriebe Grundlagen, Komponenten, Systeme, Anwendungen

Gesetze und Energiekosten zwingen die Automobilindustrie sich intensiv mit Hybridantrieben zu beschäftigen. Für die Automobilindustrie, für die Zulieferer, für die Forschung und für die Lehre ist dies ein relativ neues Thema. Die Autoindustrie muss in den nächsten Jahren Autos mit Hybridantrieb in den verschiedenen Fahrzeugtypen für alle wesentlichen Märkte anbieten. Das Buch behandelt die verschiedenen Möglichkeiten der Kombination von herkömmlichen Verbrennungsmotoren mit elektrischen Maschinen (Elektromotor,Generator) und dem zusätzlichen Energiespeicher (der Batterie). Es beschreibt das Potential zur Kraftstoffeinsparung durch den Hybridantrieb. Die Hybridkomponenten werden mit[...] Features Gesetze und Energiekosten zwingen die Automobilindustrie sich intensiv mit Hybridantrieben zu beschäftigen. Für die Automobilindustrie, für die Zulieferer, für die Forschung und für die Lehre ist dies ein relativ neues Thema. Die Autoindustrie muss in den nächsten Jahren Autos mit Hybridantrieb in den verschiedenen Fahrzeugtypen für alle wesentlichen Märkte anbieten. Das Buch behandelt die verschiedenen [..] Contents Einleitung.- Hybride Antriebsstrukturen.- Komponenten des Hybridantriebs.- Simulation.- Betriebsstrategien.- Simulation und Auslegung. Fields of interest Automotive Engineering; Engine Technology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-8348-0722-9 Hardcover 2012. XIV, 354 S. 266 Abb. in Farbe. (ATZ/MTZ-Fachbuch) $59.95 ISBN 978-3-8348-0722-9 Due: Januar 28, 2013

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B.S. Yilbas, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Laser Drilling Practical Applications

This book introduces laser drilling processes including modelling, quality assessment of drilled holes, and laser drilling applications. It provides insights into the laser drilling process and relation among the drilling parameters pertinent to improved end product quality. This book is written for engineers and scientists working on laser machining, particularly laser drilling. Features This book introduces laser drilling processes including modelling, quality assessment of drilled holes, and laser drilling applications. It provides insights into the laser drilling process and the relation among the drilling parameters pertinent to improved end product quality. This book is written for engineers and scientists working on laser machining, particularly laser drilling. Contents From the Contents: Introduction.- Thermal Analysis of Laser Drilling Process.- Quality Assessment of Drilled Holes.- Laser Drilling and Plasma Formation at the Surface.- Conclusing Remarks. Fields of interest Operating Procedures, Materials Treatment; Laser Technology and Physics, Photonics; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films Target groups Research Type of publication Brief More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34981-2 Softcover 2013. XII, 82 p. 51 illus., 3 in color. (SpringerBriefs in Manufacturing and Surface Engineering) $49.95 ISBN 978-3-642-34981-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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P. Häupl, Dresden; M. Homann, Fachhochschule Münster; C. Kölzow, Stuttgart; O. Riese, Technische Universität Braunschweig; A. Maas, Universität Kassel; G. Höfker, Hochschule Bochum; C. Nocke, Oldenburg; W. Willems, Technische Universität Dortmund (Ed.)

Lehrbuch der Bauphysik Schall - Wärme - Feuchte - Licht - Brand - Klima

Das bewährte Lehr- und Nachschlagewerk der Bauphysik wurde für die 7.Auflage vollständig überarbeitet und aktualisiert. Um dem Anspruch eines Studientitels weiterhin gerecht zu werden, wurden die Inhalte auf die Lehrpläne in den Fachbereichen Bauphysik abgestimmt und wo nötig ergänzt. Alle wichtigen Neuerungen relevanter Normen und Verordnungen wurden berücksichtigt. Zahlreiche Grafiken und Zeichnungen wurden neu erstellt und auf den aktuellen Stand der Technik gebracht. Features Das bewährte Lehr- und Nachschlagewerk der Bauphysik wurde für die 7.Auflage vollständig überarbeitet und aktualisiert. Um dem Anspruch eines Studientitels weiterhin gerecht zu werden, wurden die Inhalte auch auf die Lehrpläne in den Fachbereichen Bauphysik abgestimmt und wo nötig ergänzt. Alle wichtigen Neuerungen relevanter Normen und Verordnungen wurden berücksichtigt. Zahlreiche Grafiken und Zeichnungen [..] Contents Schall.- Wärme.- Feuchte.- Licht.- Brand.- Klima. Fields of interest Building Physics, HVAC; Civil Engineering; Basics of Construction Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-8348-1415-9 Hardcover 2013. XX, 831 S. 684 Abb. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-8348-1415-9 Due: Januar 28, 2013

springer.com S. Koch, Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main

E. Rovida, Politecnico de Milano, Italy

Logistik

Machines and Signs

Eine Einführung in Ökonomie und Nachhaltigkeit

A History of the Drawing of Machines

Der globale Handel und zunehmende globale Reise stellen neue Herausforderungen für die Logistik sowohl aus ökonomischer wie aus ökologischer Sicht dar. In diesem Lehrbuch werden die Prozesse die für den Transport, die Speicherung und die Handhabung von Gütern benötigt werden sowohl aus ökonomischer als auch aus ökologischer Hinsicht betrachtet. In fünf Kapitel behandelt das Buch die Grundlagen der Logistik und deren Prozesse, Controlling und Supply Chain Management und Green Logistics. Die junge Disziplin „Green Logistics“ sich zum Ziel gesetzt, Ökonomie und Ökonomie innerhalb der Logistik soweit miteinander zu verbinden, dass in beiden Bereichen jeweils die Ziele und Fragestellungen[...]

This volume addresses the cultural, technical and ethical motivations of the history of drawing of machines and its developments step by step. First it treats drawings without any technical character; then the Renaissance with its new forms of drawing; the 18th century, with orthographic projections, immediately used by industry; the 19th century, including the applications of drawing in industry; and the 20th century, with the standardization institutions and the use of the computer. The role of historical drawings and archives in modern design is also examined.This book is of value to all those who are interested in technical drawing, either from an artistic, from a design, or from[...]

Features Der globale Handel und die zunehmende globale Reise stellen neueHerausforderungen für die Logistik sowohl aus ökonomischer wieaus ökologischer Sicht dar. In diesem Lehrbuch werden die Prozesse, die für den Transport, die Speicherung und die Handhabung von Gütern benötigt werden, sowohl aus ökonomischer als auch aus ökologischer Sicht betrachtet. In fünf Kapitel behandelt das Buch die Grundlagen der [..] Contents Grundlagen der Logistik.- Logistische Beispielprozesse.- Logistik Controlling.- Supply Chain Management.- Green Logistics Fields of interest Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing; Production / Logistics Target groups Lower undergraduate Type of publication German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-15288-7 Softcover 2012. XXII, 348 S. 147 Abb. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-642-15288-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Features This volume addresses the cultural, technical and ethical motivations of the history of drawing of machines and its developments step by step. First it treats drawings without any technical character; then the Renaissance with its new forms of drawing; the 18th century, with orthographic projections, immediately used by industry; the 19th century, including the applications of drawing in industry; and the [..] Contents 1. Introduction: State of the art.-  Some preliminary considerations about the history of drawing.-  Conclusions.-  2. Motivation of the history of technique: Culture.-  Technique.-  Aesthetics.-  Ethic.-  3. The first steps: Introduction.-  Prehistoric Age.-  Ancient times.-  Middle Ages.-  Conclusions.-  4. Renaissance: General considerations.-  The authors.-  Introduction.-  Examples.-  The first steps of the scientific documentation.-  The first “technical” drawings. Some conclusions.-  5. The 18th Century: Introduction.-  Gaspard Monge.-  The orthographic projections.-  The first[...] Fields of interest Engineering Design; History of Science; Popular Science Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5406-5 Hardcover 2013. IX, 247 p. 268 illus. (History of Mechanism and Machine Science, Vol. 17) $109.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5406-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com J.F. Woodward, California State University Fullerton, Anaheim, CA, USA

Making Starships and Stargates The Science of Interstellar Transport and Absurdly Benign Wormholes

To create the exotic materials and technologies needed to make stargates and warp drives is the holy grail of advanced propulsion. A less ambitious, but nonetheless revolutionary, goal is finding a way to accelerate a spaceship without having to lug along a gargantuan reservoir of fuel that you blow out a tailpipe. Tethers and solar sails are conventional realizations of the basic idea. There may now be a way to achieve these lofty objectives. “Making Starships and Stargates” will have three parts. The first will deal with information about the theories of relativity needed to understand the predictions of the effects that make possible the “propulsion” techniques, and an explanation[...] Features What is needed to get around the galaxy quickly has been known in science fiction since at least the 1960s TV's Star Trek made famous "warp drive" and a bunch of attendant, less well-known "technologies." Some of the episodes even featured "stargates," portals to the distant past or future. Until the 1980s, all this was regarded in the serious scientific community as speculative, if entertaining, [..] Contents Foreword by John Cramer.- Part I: Inertia, Mach's Principle, and Mach Effects.- Chapter 1: The Principle of Relativity and the Origin of Inertia.- Chapter 2: Mach's Principle.- Chapter 3: Mach Effects.Part II: Do Mach Effect Exist?.- Chapter 4: Getting in Touch with Reality.- Chapter 5: In Reality's Grip.Part III: Exotic Physics, Spacetime Transport, and Mach Effects.- Chapter 6: Advanced Propulsion in the Era of Wormhole Physics.- Chapter 7: Where Do We Find Exotic Matter?.- Chapter 8: Making the ADM Electron Plausible.- Chapter 9: Making Stargates.- Chapter 10: The Road Ahead.-[...] Fields of interest Aerospace Technology and Astronautics; Popular Science in Astronomy; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory Target groups Popular/general Type of publication Popular science More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5622-3 Softcover 2013. XXVI, 279 p. 92 illus., 85 in color. (Space Exploration) $44.95 ISBN 978-1-4614-5622-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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M.L. Seto, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada (Ed.)

B. Bede, DigiPen Institute Of Technology, Redmond, WA, USA

Marine Robot Autonomy

Mathematics of Fuzzy Sets and Fuzzy Logic

Autonomy for Marine Robots provides a timely and insightful overview of intelligent autonomy in marine robots. A brief history of this emerging field is provided, along with a discussion of the challenges unique to the underwater environment and their impact on the level of intelligent autonomy required.   Topics covered at length examine advanced frameworks, path-planning, fault tolerance, machine learning, and cooperation as relevant to marine robots that need intelligent autonomy.  Features Autonomy for Marine Robots provides a timely and insightful overview of intelligent autonomy in marine robots. A brief history of this emerging field is provided, along with a discussion of the challenges unique to the underwater environment and their impact on the level of intelligent autonomy required.   Topics covered at length examine advanced frameworks, path-planning, fault tolerance, machine [..] Contents Introduction to Autonomy for Marine Robots.Autonomy for Unmanned Marine Vehicles with MOOS-IvP.- Towards Deliberative Control in Marine Robotics.- Path Planning for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles.- An Ontology Based Approach to Fault Tolerant Mission Execution for Autonomous      Platforms.- Cooperation Between Underwater Vehicles.- Behaviour Adaptation by Means of Reinforcement Learning.- Simultaneous Localization and Mapping in Marine Environments. Fields of interest Robotics and Automation; Control , Robotics, Mechatronics; Automotive Engineering Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5658-2 Hardcover 2013. IX, 382 p. 147 illus., 102 in color. $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5658-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

This book presents a mathematically-based introduction into the fascinating topic of Fuzzy Sets and Fuzzy Logic and might be used as textbook at both undergraduate and graduate levels and also as reference guide for mathematician, scientists or engineers who would like to get an insight into Fuzzy Logic. Fuzzy Sets have been introduced by Lotfi Zadeh in 1965 and since then, they have been used in many applications. As a consequence, there is a vast literature on the practical applications of fuzzy sets, while theory has a more modest coverage. The main purpose of the present book is to reduce this gap by providing a theoretical introduction into Fuzzy Sets based on Mathematical[...] Features This book presents a mathematically-based introduction into the fascinating topic of Fuzzy Sets and Fuzzy Logic and might be used as textbook at both undergraduate and graduate levels and also as reference guide for mathematician, scientists or engineers who would like to get an insight into Fuzzy Logic. Fuzzy Sets have been introduced by Lotfi Zadeh in 1965 and since then, they have been used [..] Contents 1 Fuzzy Sets.- 2 Fuzzy Set-Theoretic Operations.- 3 Fuzzy Relations.- 4 Fuzzy numbers.- 5 Fuzzy Arithmetic.- 6 Fuzzy Inference.- 7 Single Input Single Output Fuzzy Systems.- 8 Fuzzy Analysis.- 9 Fuzzy Differential Equations.- 10 Extensions of Fuzzy Set Theory.- 11 Possibility Theory.- 12 Fuzzy Clustering.- 13 Fuzzy Transform.- 14 Arti cial Neural Networks and Neuro-Fuzzy Systems. Fields of interest Computational Intelligence; Mathematical Applications in Computer Science; Mathematical Logic and Foundations; Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35220-1 Hardcover 2013. XII, 326 p. 75 illus. (Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing, Vol. 295) $179.00 ISBN 978-3-642-35220-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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D. François, École Centrale de Paris, France; A. Pineau, École des Mines de Paris, France; A. Zaoui, Académie des Sciences, Paris, France

Mechanical Behaviour of Materials Volume II: Fracture Mechanics and Damage

Designing new structural materials, extending lifetimes and guarding against fracture in service are among the preoccupations of engineers, and to deal with these they need to have command of the mechanics of material behaviour. This ought to reflect in the training of students. In this respect, the first volume of this work deals with elastic, elastoplastic, elastoviscoplastic and viscoelastic behaviours; this second volume continues with fracture mechanics and damage, and with contact mechanics, friction and wear. As in Volume I, the treatment links the active mechanisms on the microscopic scale and the laws of macroscopic behaviour. Chapter I is an introduction to the various[...] Features Designing new structural materials, extending lifetimes and guarding against fracture in service are among the preoccupations of engineers, and to deal with these they need to have command of the mechanics of material behaviour. This ought to reflect in the training of students. In this respect, the first volume of this work deals with elastic, elastoplastic, elastoviscoplastic and viscoelastic behaviours; [..] Contents Foreword.- 1. Various Types of Damage.- 2. Fracture Mechanics.- 3. Brittle Fracture.- 4. Ductile Fracture.5. Ductile-Brittle Transition.- 6. Fatigue.- 7. Environment Assisted Cracking.- 8. Creep-Fatigue-Oxidation Interactions.- 9. Contact Mechanics - Friction and Wear.- 10. Damage and Fracture of Non-Metallic Materials.-Appendix A: Diffusion Coefficients.Index. Fields of interest Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Mechanics Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-4929-0 Hardcover 2013. XXX, 662 p. 475 illus., 15 in color. (Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, Vol. 191) $279.00 ISBN 978-94-007-4929-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com X. Chen, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA (Ed.)

Mechanical Self-Assembly Science and Applications

Mechanical Self-Assembly: Science and Applications introduces a novel category of self-assembly driven by mechanical forces. This book discusses selfassembly in various types of small material structures including thin films, surfaces, and micro- and nanowires, as well as the practice's potential application in micro and nanoelectronics, MEMS/NEMS, and biomedical engineering. The mechanical self-assembly process is inherently quick, simple, and costeffective, as well as accessible to a large number of materials, such as curved surfaces for forming threedimensional small structures. Mechanical self-assembly is complementary to, and sometimes offer advantages over, the traditional[...] Features Mechanical Self-Assembly: Science and Applications introduces a novel category of self-assembly driven by mechanical forces. This book discusses selfassembly in various types of small material structures including thin films, surfaces, and micro- and nanowires, as well as the practice's potential application in micro and nanoelectronics, MEMS/NEMS, and biomedical engineering. The mechanical [..] Contents Mechanical Self-Assembly in Nature.- Mechanical Self-Assembly vs. Morphogenesis.- Shaping by Active Deformation of Soft Elastic Sheets.Ion Beam Induced Self-Assembled Wrinkles.- A Kinetics Approach to Surface Wrinkling of Elastic Thin Films.- Crease Instability on the Surface of a Solid.- Buckling Delamination of Compressed Thin Films.- Delaminated Film Buckling Microchannels.Mechanical Self-Assembly on Curved Substrates.    Fields of interest Theoretical and Applied Mechanics; Nanotechnology; Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films; Biomedical Engineering Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-4561-6 Hardcover 2013. X, 206 p. 109 illus., 67 in color. $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-4561-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

U. Ernstberger, Daimler AG, Sindelfingen; J. Weissinger, Daimler AG, Sindelfingen; J. Frank, Daimler AG, Sindelfingen (Eds.)

Mercedes-Benz SL Entwicklung und Technik

Aus dem Blickwinkel der Fahrzeugentwickler wird die Technik des neuen Mercedes-Benz SL ausführlich und kompetent dargestellt. Baugruppen und Fahrzeugsysteme werden in Funktion und Eigenschaften erklärt, sodass ein technisches Gesamtbild entsteht, das bis ins Detail die faszinierende neue Technik des Mercedes-Benz SL erklärt. Garant dafür sind die Autoren, die als Ingenieure in Elektronik und Fahrzeugtechnik dieses Auto entwickelt haben. Features Aus dem Blickwinkel der Fahrzeugentwickler wird die Technik des neuen Mercedes-Benz SL ausführlich und kompetent dargestellt. Baugruppen und Fahrzeugsysteme werden in Funktion und Eigenschaften erklärt, sodass ein technisches Gesamtbild entsteht, das bis ins Detail die faszinierende neue Technik des Mercedes-Benz SL erklärt. Garant dafür sind die Autoren, die als Ingenieure in Elektronik und Fahrzeugtechnik [..] Contents Historie.- Positionierung.- Projektmanagement.Fahrzeugkonzept.- Design.- Leichtbau.- Karosserie.NVH|Aerodynamik.- Interieur.- Antriebsstrang.Fahrdynamik.- Elektrik|Elektronik.- Sicherheit.Umwelt.- Erprobung. Fields of interest Automotive Engineering; Engine Technology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00799-7 Hardcover 2013. XX, 295 S. 323 Abb. in Farbe. (ATZ/MTZ-Typenbuch) $59.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00799-7 Due: Januar 14, 2013

springer.com M.W. Collins, Brunel University, London, UK; C.S. Koenig, Brunel University, London, UK (Eds.)

Micro and Nano Flow Systems for Bioanalysis Micro and Nano Flow Systems for Bioanalysis addresses the latest developments in biomedical engineering at very small scales. It shows how organic systems require multi-scale understanding in the broadest sensewhether the approach  is experimental or mathematical, and whether the physiological state is healthy or diseased. Micro-and nanofluidics represent  key areas of translational research in which state-of-the-art engineering processes and devices are applied to bedside monitoring and treatment. By applying conventional micro- and nanoengineering to complex organic solids, fluids, and their interactions, leading researchers from throughout the world describe methods and[...] Features Micro and Nano Flow Systems for Bioanalysis addresses the latest developments in biomedical engineering at very small scales. It shows how organic systems require multi-scale understanding in the broadest sense whether the approach  is experimental or mathematical, and whether the physiological state is healthy or diseased. Micro-and nanofluidics represent  key areas of translational research [..] Contents 1: Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Derivatives for Biomedical Imaging and Application in Cancer Diagnosis and siRNA Therapy.- 2: Inertial migration of cancer cells in a micro-fluidic device.- 3: 3D Multiscale Modelling of Angiogenesis and  Vascular Tumour Growth.- 4: Microvascular permeability and Tumor metastasis.- 5: Micro flows in the Cardio-Pulmonary system: a surgical perspective.6 : Regulation of endothelial activation & vascular inflammation by shear stress.- 7: Digital optical and scanning probe microscopy for biocell inspection and manipulation.- 8: Coherent microscopy and[...] Fields of interest Biomedical Engineering; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics; Molecular Medicine; Medical and Radiation Physics; Nanotechnology and Microengineering; Engineering Fluid Dynamics Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-4375-9 Hardcover 2013. XIII, 211 p. 89 illus., 64 in color. (Bioanalysis, Vol. 2) $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-4375-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Engineering G. Dvorak, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, U.S.A.

Micromechanics of Composite Materials This book presents a broad exposition of analytical and numerical methods for modeling composite materials, laminates, polycrystals and other heterogeneous solids, with emphasis on connections between material properties and responses on several length scales, ranging from the nano and microscales to the macroscale. Many new results and methods developed by the author are incorporated into the rich fabric of the subject, which has developed from the work of many researchers over the last 50 years. Among the new results, the book offers an extensive analysis of internal and interface stresses caused by eigenstrains, such as thermal, transformation and inelastic strains in the[...] Features This book presents a broad exposition of analytical and numerical methods for modeling composite materials, laminates, polycrystals and other heterogeneous solids, with emphasis on connections between material properties and responses on several length scales, ranging from the nano and microscales to the macroscale.Many new results and methods developed by the author are incorporated into a rich [..] Contents From the Content: History and overview.- Elastic constitutive relations.- Tensor component and matrix notations.- Decomposition of elastic constitutive relations.- Anisotropic elastic solids.- Elastic strain energy density.- Material symmetries.- Elements of material symmetry.- Triclinic materials.Monoclinic materials.- Orthotropic material.-Trigonal and tetragonal materials.- Transversely isotropic or hexagonal materials.- Cubic materials.- Isotropic materials.- Transversely isotropic composite materials.- Engineering and Hill's moduli.- Walpole's notation.- Cylindrically orthotropic[...] Fields of interest Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials; Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials; Mechanics

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R. Doursat, CNRS, Paris, France; H. Sayama, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, USA; O. Michel, Université Paris-Est Créteil, France (Eds.)

Morphogenetic Engineering Toward Programmable Complex Systems

 Generally, spontaneous pattern formation phenomena are random and repetitive, whereas elaborate devices are the deterministic product of human design.Yet, biological organisms and collective insect constructions are exceptional examples of complex systems that are both self-organized and architectural. This book is the first initiative of its kind toward establishing a new field of research, Morphogenetic Engineering, to explore the modeling and implementation of “self-architecturing” systems. Particular emphasis is placed on the programmability and computational abilities of self-organization, properties that are often underappreciated in complex systems science—while, conversely,[...] Features Generally, spontaneous pattern formation phenomena are random and repetitive, whereas elaborate devices are the deterministic product of human design. Yet, biological organisms and collective insect constructions are exceptional examples of complex systems that are both self-organized and architectural. This book is the first initiative of its kind toward establishing a new field of research, [..] Contents Morphogenetic Engineering: Reconciling SelfOrganization and Architecture.- SWARMORPH: Morphogenesis with Self-Assembling Robots.- Morphogenetic Robotics: A New Paradigm for Designing Self-Organizing, Self-Reconfigurable and Self-Adaptive Robots.- Distributed Autonomous Morphogenesis in a Self-Assembling Robotic System.- Collective Construction with Robot Swarms.- Issues in SelfRepairing Robotic Self-Assembly.- Programming Self-Assembling Systems via Physically Encoded Information.- Swarm-Based Morphogenetic Artificial Life.- Chemotaxis-Inspired Cellular Primitives for Self-Organizing[...]

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Fields of interest Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity; Systems Biology; Biophysics and Biological Physics

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More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-4100-3 Hardcover 2013. XVII, 442 p. 68 illus. (Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, Vol. 186) $179.00 ISBN 978-94-007-4100-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-33901-1 Hardcover 2012. IX, 517 p. 325 illus., 221 in color. (Understanding Complex Systems) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-33901-1 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

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D. Jarvis, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia; J. Jarvis, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia; R. Ronnquist, Intendico Pty Ltd, Carlton, VIC, Australia; L.C. Jain, University of Canberra, ACT, Australia

B. Apolloni, Milano University, Italy; S. Bassis, Milano University, Milano, Italy; A. Esposito, Second University of Naples, Caserta, Italy; F.C. Morabito, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Italy (Eds.)

Multiagent Systems and Applications

Neural Nets and Surroundings

Volume 2: Development Using the GORITE BDI Framework

Since its conception almost 30 years ago, the BDI (Belief Desire Intention) model of agency has become established, along with Soar, as the approach of choice for practitioners in the development of knowledge intensive agent applications. However, in developing BDI agent applications for over 15 years, the authors of this book have observed a disconnect between what the BDI model provides and what is actually required of an agent model in order to build practical systems. The GORITE BDI framework was  developed to address this gap and this book is written for students, researchers and practitioners who wish to gain a practical understanding of how GORITE is used to develop BDI agent[...] Features Since its conception almost 30 years ago, the BDI (Belief Desire Intention) model of agency has become established, along with Soar, as the approach of choice for practitioners in the development of knowledge intensive agent applications. However, in developing BDI agent applications for over 15 years, the authors of this book have observed a disconnect between what the BDI model provides and what is [..] Contents Multi-Agent Systems.- Getting Started with GORITE.- Process Modelling.- Situated Action.Team Modelling.- Belief Management.- Future Work. Fields of interest Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-33319-4 Hardcover 2013. XX, 170 p. 12 illus. (Intelligent Systems Reference Library, Vol. 46) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-33319-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

22nd Italian Workshop on Neural Nets, WIRN 2012, May 17-19, Vietri sul Mare, Salerno, Italy

This volume collects a selection of contributions which has been presented at the 22nd Italian Workshop on Neural Networks, the yearly meeting of the Italian Society for Neural Networks (SIREN). The conference was held in Italy, Vietri sul Mare (Salerno), during May 17-19, 2012. The annual meeting of SIREN is sponsored by International Neural Network Society (INNS), European Neural Network Society (ENNS) and IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS). The book – as well as the workshop-  is organized in three main components, two special sessions and a group of regular sessions featuring different aspects and point of views of artificial neural networks and natural intelligence,[...] Features This volume collects a selection of contributions which has been presented at the 22nd Italian Workshop on Neural Networks, the yearly meeting of the Italian Society for Neural Networks (SIREN). The conference was held in Italy, Vietri sul Mare (Salerno), during May 17-19, 2012. The annual meeting of SIREN is sponsored by International Neural Network Society (INNS), European Neural Network Society (ENNS) [..] Contents Algorithms.- Signal Processing.- Applications.- Special Session on “Smart Grids: new frontiers andchallenges”.- Special Session on “Computational Intelligence in Emotional or Affective Systems”. Fields of interest Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics)

S. Patnaik, SOA University, Bhubaneswar, India; P. Tripathy, TempleCity Institute of Technology and Engineering, Khurda, India; S. Naik, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada (Eds.)

New Paradigms in Internet Computing The renaissance of internet has reached the mainstream that is named as Web 2.0. People are now using the web to build things they have never thought of earlier. Experts take a step forward to what we contribute, and extend it and give back to the society, i.e. really the boon of internet computing. It has revolutionized the current business environment, not as a mere computing tool, but offers versatile services and increase the productive flow of information. It is a new dimension in computing systems by which companies can curtail their operating expenses, by hosting and operating through the internet. Now the users can access the required information by means of any device[...] Features The renaissance of internet has reached the mainstream that is named as Web 2.0. People are now using the web to build things they have never thought of earlier. Experts take a step forward to what we contribute, and extend it and give back to the society, i.e. really the boon of internet computing. It has revolutionized the current business environment, not as a mere computing tool, but offers versatile [..] Contents From the contents: Enhanced Mobile Ad hoc Routing Protocol Using Cross layer Design in Wireless Sensor Networks.- Challenges in Cloud environment.- Challenges on Amazon Cloud in Load Balancing, Performance Testing and Upgrading.Mitigating Packet Dropping Misbehavior in Multicast MANET Environment.- Marker Controlled Watershed Segmentation Using Bit-Plane Slicing.

Target groups Research

Fields of interest Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics)

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More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35466-3

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Hardcover 2013. XII, 464 p. 169 illus. (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, Vol. 19) $179.00 ISBN 978-3-642-35466-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35460-1 Softcover 2013. XII, 63 p. 35 illus. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, Vol. 203) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-35460-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com A. Dillmann, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Göttingen, Germany; G. Heller, Bremen, Germany; H.-P. Kreplin, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Göttingen, Germany; W. Nitsche, TU Berlin, Germany; I. Peltzer, Beechcraft Berlin aviation GmbH, Schönefeld, Germany (Eds.)

New Results in Numerical and Experimental Fluid Mechanics VIII Contributions to the 17th STAB/DGLR Symposium Berlin, Germany 2010

This volume contains the contributions to the 17th Symposium of STAB (German Aerospace Aerodynamics Association). STAB includes German scientists and engineers from universities, research establishments and industry doing research and project work in numerical and experimental fluid mechanics and aerodynamics, mainly for aerospace but also for other applications. Many of the contributions collected in this book present results from national and European Community sponsored projects. This volume gives a broad overview of the ongoing work in this field in Germany and spans a wide range of topics: airplane aerodynamics, multidisciplinary optimization and new configurations, hypersonic[...] Features This volume contains the contributions to the 17th Symposium of STAB (German Aerospace Aerodynamics Association). STAB includes German scientists and engineers from universities, research establishments and industry doing research and project work in numerical and experimental fluid mechanics and aerodynamics, mainly for aerospace but also for other applications. Many of the contributions [..] Contents Airplane Aerodynamics.- Multidisciplinary Optimization and New Configurations.- Hypersonic Flows and Aerothermodynamics.- Flow Control.Flow Control – Drag Reduction.- Laminar Flow Control and Transition.- Rotorcraft Aerodynamics.Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics.- Numerical Simulation.- Numerical Aerodynamics.- Numerical Simulation of Biomedical and Convective Flows.Experimental Simulation and Test Techniques.Aeroacoustics.- Aerodynamics and Acoustics of Trains. Fields of interest Aerospace Technology and Astronautics; Fluid- and Aerodynamics; Engineering Fluid Dynamics Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35679-7 Hardcover 2013. XVIII, 749 p. 531 illus. (Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design, Vol. 121) $299.00 ISBN 978-3-642-35679-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Engineering J. Rauch, University of Economics, Prague , Prague, Czech Republic

Observational Calculi and Association Rules Observational calculi were introduced in the 1960’s as a tool of logic of discovery. Formulas of observational calculi correspond to assertions on analysed data. Truthfulness of suitable assertions can lead to acceptance of new scientific hypotheses. The general goal was to automate the process of discovery of scientific knowledge using mathematical logic and statistics. The GUHA method for producing true formulas of observational calculi relevant to the given problem of scientific discovery was developed. Theoretically interesting and practically important results on observational calculi were achieved. Special attention was paid to formulas - couples of Boolean attributes derived[...] Features Observational calculi were introduced in the 1960’s as a tool of logic of discovery. Formulas of observational calculi correspond to assertions on analysed data. Truthfulness of suitable assertions can lead to acceptance of new scientific hypotheses. The general goal was to automate the process of discovery of scientific knowledge using mathematical logic and statistics. The GUHA method for producing true [..] Fields of interest Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-11736-7 Hardcover 2013. Approx. 310 p. 67 illus. (Studies in Computational Intelligence, Vol. 469) $179.00 ISBN 978-3-642-11736-7 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

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R. Seising, European Centre for Soft Computing, Mieres, Spain; E. Trillas, European Centre for Soft Computing, Mieres, Spain; C. Moraga, European Centre for Soft Computing, Mieres, Spain; S. Termini, University of Palermo, Italy (Eds.)

On Fuzziness A Homage to Lotfi A. Zadeh – Volume 2

The notion of Fuzziness stands as one of the really new concepts that have recently enriched the world of Science.  Science grows not only through technical and formal advances on one side and useful applications on the other side, but also as consequence of the introduction and assimilation of new concepts in its corpus. These, in turn, produce new developments and applications. And this is what Fuzziness, one of the few new concepts arisen in the XX Century, has been doing so far. This book aims at paying homage to Professor Lotfi A. Zadeh, the “father of fuzzy logic” and also at giving credit to his exceptional work and personality. In a way, this is reflected in the variety of[...] Features The notion of Fuzziness stands as one of the really new concepts that have recently enriched the world of Science.  Science grows not only through technical and formal advances on one side and useful applications on the other side, but also as consequence of the introduction and assimilation of new concepts in its corpus. These, in turn, produce new developments and applications. And this is what Fuzziness, [..] Contents Part II On Fuzziness, Me – Z.- Part III Postscriptum.Postscriptum.On Fuzziness, Me – Z.Part III Postscriptum.Postscriptum. Fields of interest Computational Intelligence; Mathematical Logic and Foundations Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35643-8 Hardcover 2013. XII, 895 p. 109 illus. (Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing, Vol. 299) $229.00 ISBN 978-3-642-35643-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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D.A. Vakoch, SETI Institute, Mountain View, CA, USA (Ed.)

On Orbit and Beyond Psychological Perspectives on Human Spaceflight

As we stand poised on the verge of a new era of spaceflight, we must rethink every element, including the human dimension. This book explores some of the contributions of psychology to yesterday’s great space race, today’s orbiter and International Space Station missions, and tomorrow’s journeys beyond Earth’s orbit. Early missions into space were typically brief, and crews were small, often drawn from a single nation. As international cooperation in space exploration has increased over the decades, the challenges of communicating across cultural boundaries and dealing with interpersonal conflicts have become all the more important, requiring different coping skills and sensibilities[...] Features As we stand poised on the verge of a new era of spaceflight, we must rethink every element, including the human dimension. This book explores some of the contributions of psychology to yesterday’s great space race, today’s orbiter and International Space Station missions, and tomorrow’s journeys beyond Earth’s orbit. Early missions into space were typically brief, and crews were small, often drawn from a [..] Contents Introduction: Psychology and Space Exploration. Part I: Surviving and Thriving in Extreme Environments.- Chapter 1. Behavioral Health .- Chapter 2. From Earth Analogues to Space: Learning How to Boldly Go.- Chapter 3. Patterns in Crew-Initiated Photography of Earth from the ISS: Is Earth Observation a Salutogenic Experience?.- Chapter 4. The Roles of NASA, U.S. Astronauts, and Their Families in Long-Duration Missions.- Part II: Interpersonal Dimensions of Space Exploration.- Chapter 5. Human Interactions On-orbit.- Chapter 6. Managing Negative Interactions in Space Crews: The Role of[...] Fields of interest Aerospace Technology and Astronautics; Personality and Social Psychology; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-30582-5 Hardcover 2013. XL, 317 p. 30 illus., 15 in color. (Space Technology Library, Vol. 29) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-30582-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com G. Acampora, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands; V. Loia, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy; C.-S. Lee, National University of Tainan, Taiwan; M.-H. Wang, National University of Tainan, Taiwan (Eds.)

On the Power of Fuzzy Markup Language One of the most successful methodology that arose from the worldwide diffusion of Fuzzy Logic is Fuzzy Control. After the first attempts dated in the seventies, this methodology has been widely exploited for controlling many industrial components and systems. At the same time, and very independently from Fuzzy Logic or Fuzzy Control, the birth of the Web has impacted upon almost all aspects of computing discipline. Evolution of Web, Web2.0 and Web 3.0 has been making scenarios of ubiquitous computing much more feasible;  consequently information technology has been thoroughly integrated into everyday objects and activities.What happens when Fuzzy Logic meets Web technology?[...] Features One of the most successful methodology that arose from the worldwide diffusion of Fuzzy Logic is Fuzzy Control. After the first attempts dated in the seventies, this methodology has been widely exploited for controlling many industrial components and systems. At the same time, and very independently from Fuzzy Logic or Fuzzy Control, the birth of the Web has impacted upon almost all aspects of computing [..] Contents Part I Fuzzy Markup Language - Fundamentals.Part II Fuzzy Markup Language - Applications. Fields of interest Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35487-8 Hardcover 2013. XII, 202 p. 87 illus. (Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing, Vol. 296) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-35487-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

M. Alexander, University of Cape Town, South Africa; A. Bertron, LMDC, Université de Toulouse, France; N. De Belie, Ghent University , Belgium (Eds.)

Performance of Cement-Based Materials in Aggressive Aqueous Environments State-of-the-Art Report, RILEM TC 211 - PAE

Concrete and cement-based materials must operate in increasingly aggressive aqueous environments, which may be either natural or industrial.  These materials may suffer degradation in which ion addition and/or ion exchange reactions occur, leading to a breakdown of the matrix microstructure and consequent weakening.  Sometimes this degradation can be extremely rapid and serious such as in acidic environments, while in other cases degradation occurs over long periods.  Consequences of material failure are usually severe – adversely affecting the health and well-being of human communities and disturbing ecological balances. There are also large direct costs of maintaining and replacing[...] Features Concrete and cement-based materials must operate in increasingly aggressive aqueous environments, which may be either natural or industrial.  These materials may suffer degradation in which ion addition and/or ion exchange reactions occur, leading to a breakdown of the matrix microstructure and consequent weakening.  Sometimes this degradation can be extremely rapid and serious such as in acidic [..] Contents Preface.-  Part I. Mechanisms of degradation of cementitious materials in aggressive aqueous environments: General introduction to Part I, by A. Bertron.-  Sulfate attack of concrete, by E. Menéndez, T. Matschei, and F.P. Glasser.-  Magnesium attack of cementitious materials in marine environments, by M. Santhanam.-  Leaching of cementitious materials by pure water and strong acids (HCl and HNO3), by J. Duchesne and A. Bertron.-  Ammonium nitrate attack on cementitious materials, by G. Escadeillas. Attack of cementitious materials by organic acids in agricultural and agrofood[...] Fields of interest Building Materials; Building Repair and Maintenance; Civil Engineering; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Structural Materials Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5412-6 Hardcover 2013. XVI, 462 p. 140 illus., 75 in color. (RILEM State-ofthe-Art Reports, Vol. 10) $179.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5412-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com I.A. Levitsky, Emitech, Inc., Fall River, MA, USA; W.B. Euler, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA; V.A. Karachevtsev, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkov, Ukraine

Photophysics of Carbon Nanotubes Interfaced with Organic and Inorganic Materials Photophysics of Carbon Nanotubes Interfaced with Organic and Inorganic Materials describes physical, optical and spectroscopic properties of the emerging class of nanocomposites formed from carbon nanotubes (CNTs)  interfacing with organic and inorganic materials. The three main chapters detail novel trends in  photophysics related to the interaction of  light with various carbon nanotube composites from relatively simple CNT/small molecule assemblies to complex hybrids such as CNT/Si and CNT/DNA nanostructures.   The latest experimental results are followed up with detailed discussions and scientific and technological perspectives to provide a through coverage of major topics[...] Features Photophysics of Carbon Nanotubes Interfaced with Organic and Inorganic Materials describes physical, optical and spectroscopic properties of the emerging class of nanocomposites formed from carbon nanotubes (CNTs)  interfacing with organic and inorganic materials. The three main chapters detail novel trends in  photophysics related to the interaction of  light with various carbon nanotube [..] Contents Preface.- 1.Light Energy Conversion at Carbon Nanotubes- Organic and Inorganic Interfaces: Photovoltaics, Photodetectors and Bolometers.- 2.Use of Carbon Nanotubes in Photoactuating Composites.3.Photophysical Properties of SWNT interfaced with DNA Fields of interest Nanotechnology and Microengineering; Nanotechnology; Spectroscopy and Microscopy; Nanochemistry; Optical and Electronic Materials; Applied Optics, Optoelectronics, Optical Devices Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-4825-8 Hardcover 2012. VIII, 163 p. 58 illus. $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4471-4825-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Engineering F. Gullì, Milan, Italy

Pollution Under Environmental Regulation in Energy Markets Pollution Under Environmental Regulation in Energy Markets provides a study of environmental regulation when energy markets are imperfectly competitive. This theoretical treatment focuses on three relevant cases of energy markets. First, the residential space heating sector where hybrid regulation such as taxation and emissions trading together are possible. Second, the electricity market where transactions are organized in the form of multi-period auctions. Third, namely natural gas (input) and electricity (output) markets where there is combined imperfect competition in vertical related energy markets.  The development of free or low carbon technologies supported by energy policies,[...] Features Pollution Under Environmental Regulation in Energy Markets provides a study of environmental regulation when energy markets are imperfectly competitive. This theoretical treatment focuses on three relevant cases of energy markets. First, the residential space heating sector where hybrid regulation such as taxation and emissions trading together are possible. Second, the electricity market where [..] Contents 1.Introduction and Summary.- 2. Pollution under Hybrid Environmental Regulation: the Case of Space Heating.- 3. Pollution under Environmental Regulation within Multi-period Auctions: the Case of Electricity Markets.- 4. Pollution under Imperfect Competition in Vertical Related Energy Markets. Fields of interest Energy Economics; Environmental Economics; Energy Policy, Economics and Management Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-4726-8 Hardcover 2013. VIII, 116 p. 21 illus. (Lecture Notes in Energy, Vol. 6) $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4471-4726-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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J.C. Bansal, South Asian University, New Delhi, India; P.K. Singh, ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, India; K. Deep, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India; M. Pant, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India; A.K. Nagar, Liverpool Hope University, UK (Eds.)

Proceedings of Seventh International Conference on BioInspired Computing: Theories and Applications (BIC-TA 2012) Volume 1

The book is a collection of high quality peer reviewed research papers presented in Seventh International Conference on Bio-Inspired Computing (BIC-TA 2012) held at ABV-IIITM Gwalior, India. These research papers provide the latest developments in the broad area of "Computational Intelligence". The book discusses wide variety of industrial, engineering and scientific applications of nature/bio-inspired computing and presents invited papers from the inventors/originators of novel computational techniques. Features The book is a collection of high quality peer reviewed research papers presented in Seventh International Conference on Bio-Inspired Computing (BIC-TA 2012) held at ABV-IIITM Gwalior, India. These research papers provide the latest developments in the broad area of "Computational Intelligence". The book discusses wide variety of industrial, engineering and scientific applications of nature/bio-inspired [..] Contents Preface.- Table of Contents.- About the editors.Organizing Committee.- Papers.- Author Index. Fields of interest Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-81-322-1037-5 Softcover 2013. XIX, 556 p. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, Vol. 201) $349.00 ISBN 978-81-322-1037-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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J.C. Bansal, South Asian University, New Delhi, India; P.K. Singh, ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, India; K. Deep, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India; M. Pant, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India; A.K. Nagar, Liverpool Hope University, UK (Eds.)

Proceedings of Seventh International Conference on BioInspired Computing: Theories and Applications (BIC-TA 2012) Volume 2

The book is a collection of high quality peer reviewed research papers presented in Seventh International Conference on Bio-Inspired Computing (BIC-TA 2012) held at ABV-IIITM Gwalior, India. These research papers provide the latest developments in the broad area of "Computational Intelligence". The book discusses wide variety of industrial, engineering and scientific applications of nature/bio-inspired computing and presents invited papers from the inventors/originators of novel computational techniques. Features The book is a collection of high quality peer reviewed research papers presented in Seventh International Conference on Bio-Inspired Computing (BIC-TA 2012) held at ABV-IIITM Gwalior, India. These research papers provide the latest developments in the broad area of "Computational Intelligence". The book discusses wide variety of industrial, engineering and scientific applications of nature/bio-inspired [..] Contents Preface.- Table of Contents.- About the Editors.Organizing Committee.- Papers.- Author Index. Fields of interest Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-81-322-1040-5 Softcover 2013. XVII, 544 p. 218 illus. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, Vol. 202) $349.00 ISBN 978-81-322-1040-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com S.C. Satapathy, Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology and Sciences, Vishakapatnam, India; S.K. Udgata, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India; B.N. Biswal, Bhubaneswar Engineering College, Bhubaneswar, India (Eds.)

Proceedings of the International Conference on Frontiers of Intelligent Computing: Theory and Applications (FICTA) The volume contains the papers presented at FICTA 2012: International Conference on Frontiers in Intelligent Computing: Theory and Applications held on December 22-23, 2012 in Bhubaneswar engineering College, Bhubaneswar, Odissa, India. It contains 86 papers contributed by authors from the globe. These research papers mainly focused on application of intelligent techniques which includes evolutionary computation techniques like genetic algorithm, particle swarm optimization techniques, teaching-learning based optimization etc  for various engineering applications such as data mining, image processing, cloud computing, networking etc. Features The volume contains the papers presented at FICTA 2012: International Conference on Frontiers in Intelligent Computing: Theory and Applications held on December 22-23, 2012 in Bhubaneswar engineering College, Bhubaneswar, Odissa, India. It contains 86 papers contributed by authors from the globe. These research papers mainly focused on application of intelligent techniques which includes evolutionary [..] Contents Neural Network and Fuzzy systems.- Data mining.- Evolutionary Computation Techniques and its Applications.- Applications of Intelligent Techniques to Computer Networks, Security and Distributed Systems.- Image Processing Applications. Fields of interest Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35313-0 Softcover 2013. XVI, 767 p. 335 illus. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, Vol. 199) $349.00 ISBN 978-3-642-35313-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

P. Hokstad, SINTEF, Trondheim, Norway; I.B. Utne, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway; J. Vatn, NTNU Valgrinda, Trondheim, Norway (Eds.)

Risk and Interdependencies in Critical Infrastructures A Guideline for Analysis

Today’s society is completely dependent on critical networks such as  water supply, sewage, electricity, ICT and transportation. Risk and vulnerability analyses are needed to grasp the impact of threats and hazards. However, these become quite complex as there are strong interdependencies both within and between infrastructure systems. Risk and Interdependencies in Critical Infrastructures: A  guideline for analysis provides methods for analyzing risks and interdependencies of critical infrastructures. A number of analysis approaches are described and are adapted to each of these infrastructures. Various approaches are also revised, and all are supported by several examples and[...] Features Today’s society is completely dependent on critical networks such as  water supply, sewage, electricity, ICT and transportation. Risk and vulnerability analyses are needed to grasp the impact of threats and hazards. However, these become quite complex as there are strong interdependencies both within and between infrastructure systems. Risk and Interdependencies in Critical Infrastructures: A  guideline [..] Contents 1.A brief overview of some methods and approaches for investigating interdependencies in critical infrastructures.- 2.Defining Concepts and Categorizing Interdependencies.- 3.Risk and Vulnerability Analysis of Critical Infrastructures.-4.Interdependency Modeling in Risk Analysis.- 5.Modelling, Simulation and Vulnerability Analysis of Interdependent Technical Infrastructures.- 6.Vulnerability Analyses of Interdependent Technical Infrastructures.- 7.Risk Analysis of Electricity Supply.- 8.Risk of Electricity Supply Interruptions.- 9.Integrated Urban Water System.- 10. Information and[...] Fields of interest Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk; Landscape, Regional and Urban Planning; Regional Science Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-4660-5 Hardcover 2012. VIII, 252 p. 66 illus., 14 in color. (Springer Series in Reliability Engineering) $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4471-4660-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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K. Windt, Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany (Ed.)

F. Mechel, Grafenau, Germany

A. Mertins, Universität Lübeck

Robust Manufacturing Control

Room Acoustical Fields

Signaltheorie

Proceedings of the CIRP Sponsored Conference RoMaC 2012, Bremen, Germany, 18th-20th June 2012

This contributed volume collects research papers, presented at the CIRP Sponsored Conference Robust Manufacturing Control: Innovative and Interdisciplinary Approaches for Global Networks (RoMaC 2012, Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany, June 18th-20th 2012). These research papers present the latest developments and new ideas focusing on robust manufacturing control for global networks.Today, Global Production Networks (i.e. the nexus of interconnected material and information flows through which products and services are manufactured, assembled and distributed) are confronted with and expected to adapt to: sudden and unpredictable large-scale changes of important parameters which are[...] Features This contributed volume collects research papers, presented at the CIRP Sponsored Conference Robust Manufacturing Control: Innovative and Interdisciplinary Approaches for Global Networks (RoMaC 2012, Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany, June 18th-20th 2012). These research papers present the latest developments and new ideas focusing on robust manufacturing control for global networks.Today, [..] Contents From the Contents: Description of a configuration model for establishing adaptable logistics chains.Role and Novel Trends of Production Network Simulation.- Enhancements of a Logistic Model to Improve the Time Synchronicity of Convergent Supply Processes.- On the Configuration and Planning of Dynamic Manufacturing Networks.Network Configuration in Presence of Synchronization Requirements.- Dynamic Business Model Analysis for Strategic Foresight in Production Networks.- Switching dispatching rules with Gaussian processes.- New Mechanisms in Decentralized Electricity Trading to[...] Fields of interest Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing; Complexity; Production / Logistics; Complex Networks

This book presents the theory of room acoustical fields and revises the Mirror Source Methods for practical computational use, emphasizing the wave character of acoustical fields.  The presented higher methods include the concepts of “Mirror Point Sources” and “Corner sources which allow for an excellent approximation of complex room geometries and even equipped rooms. In contrast to classical description, this book extends the theory of sound fields describing them by their complex sound pressure and the particle velocity. This approach enables accurate descriptions of interference and absorption phenomena. Features This book presents the theory of room acoustical fields and revises the Mirror Source Methods for practical computational use, emphasizing the wave character of acoustical fields.  The presented higher methods include the concepts of “Mirror Point Sources” and “Corner sources which allow for an excellent approximation of complex room geometries and even equipped rooms. In contrast to classical description, [..] Contents Sound Sources.- Monopole line source or point source.- Mirror sources.- Modified mirror sources.Hard-soft Superposition.- Cubic room.- Zone Solution in a cube.- Field in a rectangular reverberant room.- Flat rooms.- Wedge rooms.- Vault rooms.Cupola shaped rooms.- mirror source methods, rules.- Geometrical subtasks and admittances.- Mirror source fields in concave rooms.- Sound radiation of a cooling tower.- Reverberation with mirror sources.- Mirror sources in convex rooms.- Modified mirror procedure.- Mirror sources and corner sources.- Mirror sources combined with the principle of[...] Fields of interest Engineering Acoustics; Acoustics; Computational Science and Engineering; Building Construction, HVAC, Refrigeration; Signal, Image and Speech Processing Target groups Research

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Grundlagen der Signalbeschreibung, Filterbänke, Wavelets, Zeit-Frequenz-Analyse, Parameter- und Signalschätzung

Zu den typischen Aufgabenstellungen der Signalverarbeitung gehören z. B. die Komprimierung von Sprach-, Audio- und Bildsignalen, die Signal- bzw. Prozessanalyse und die Datenübertragung. Die dabei angewandten Methoden sind äußerst vielfältig und das Verständnis der Algorithmen erfordert zum Teil weitgehende Kenntnisse der Signaltheorie. Ein wesentlicher Aspekt der Signaltheorie besteht darin, Methoden anzugeben, die besondere Einsichten in die Eigenschaften von Signalen bzw. von stochastischen Prozessen erlauben. Beispiele linearer Transformationen sind dabei die Karhunen-Love-, die Kurzzeit-Fourier- und die Wavelet-Transformation. Bei den nichtlinearen Analysemethoden ist die[...] Features Das vorliegende Lehrbuch gibt einen systematischen Einstieg in die Signaltheorie und behandelt sowohl die in der Ingenieur-Literatur üblichen Werkzeuge zur Signal- und Systembeschreibung als auch die grundlegenden mathematischen Konzepte zur Interpretation von Signalen als Elemente von Vektorräumen und zur Signal-Approximation. Der Inhalt reicht von klassischen Transformationen über Wavelet-Transformationen [..] Contents Signale und Signalräume.- Prinzipien der Signaltransformation.- Kontinuierliche und diskrete Signale und Systeme.- Ausgewählte diskrete Transformationen.- Charakterisierung und Transformation zufälliger Prozesse.- Filterbänke.- KurzzeitFourier-Transformation.- Wavelet-Transformation.Nichtlineare Zeit-Frequenz-Verteilungen.- Parameter- und Signalschätzung.- Mehrkanalige Systeme. Fields of interest Signal, Image and Speech Processing; Communications Engineering, Networks; Electrical Engineering; Circuits and Systems; Coding and Information Theory; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering Target groups Graduate Type of publication German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-8348-1394-7 Softcover 2013. XII, 447 S. 194 Abb. Mit online files/update. $49.95 ISBN 978-3-8348-1394-7 Due: Februar 28, 2013

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P. Melin, Tijuana Institute of Technology, Mexico; O. Castillo, Tijuana Institute of Technology, Mexico (Eds.)

Soft Computing Applications in Optimization, Control, and Recognition Soft computing includes several intelligent computing paradigms, like fuzzy logic, neural networks, and bio-inspired optimization algorithms. This book describes the application of soft computing techniques to intelligent control, pattern recognition, and optimization problems. The book is organized in four main parts. The first part deals with natureinspired optimization methods and their applications. Papers included in this part propose new models for achieving intelligent optimization in different application areas. The second part discusses hybrid intelligent systems for achieving control. Papers included in this part make use of nature-inspired techniques, like evolutionary[...] Features Soft computing includes several intelligent computing paradigms, like fuzzy logic, neural networks, and bio-inspired optimization algorithms. This book describes the application of soft computing techniques to intelligent control, pattern recognition, and optimization problems. The book is organized in four main parts. The first part deals with natureinspired optimization methods and their applications. [..] Contents Part I Optimization Methods and Applications.- Part II Soft Computing in Intelligent Control Applications.- Part III Soft Computing in Pattern Recognition Applications.- Part IV Soft Computing: Theory and new Models.

springer.com M. Como, University of Roma Torvergata, Italy

Statics of Historic Masonry Constructions Masonry constructions are the great majority of the buildings in Europe’s historical centres and the most important monuments in its architectural heritage and the demand for their  safety assessments and restoration projects is pressing and constant. Nevertheless, there is a lack of a widely accepted approach to studying the statics of masonry structures. This book aims to help fill these gaps by presenting a new comprehensive, unified theory of statics of masonry constructions. The book,  result of thirty years of research and professional experience, through an interdisciplinary approach combining engineering, architecture,  advances from the simple to the complex and  analyses [...] Features Masonry constructions are the great majority of the buildings in Europe’s historic centres and the most important monuments in its architectural heritage. Given the age of much of these constructions, the demand for safety assessments and restoration projects is pressing and constant. This book aims to help fill this demand presenting a comprehensive new statics of masonry constructions.The book, [..] Contents From the Contents: Masonry Strength and Deformability.- Fundamentals of Statics of Masonry Solids and Structures.- Masonry Arches.- Masonry Vaults.The Colosseum.- Masonry Stairways.- Masonry Piers, Walls and Towers under vertical loads.Gothic Cathedrals.- Masonry Buildings under Seismic Actions.

Fields of interest Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Pattern Recognition

Fields of interest Structural Mechanics; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials; Architectural History and Theory

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Hardcover 2013. XVI, 588 p. 549 illus. (Springer Series in Solid and Structural Mechanics, Vol. 1) $229.00 ISBN 978-3-642-30131-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

W.-R. Bretzke, Barkawi Management Consultants GmbH & Co KG, Munich, Germany; K. Barkawi, Barkawi Management Consultants GmbH & Co KG, Munich, Germany

Sustainable Logistics Responses to a Global Challenge

Currently the notion of "sustainability" is used in an inflationary manner. Therefore the authors start with a definition which is stable to serve as an anchor for further research as well as for discussions among scientists, managers and politicians, ideally across different disciplines. The character of this book is purely conceptual. The argumentation is based on comparison of new and demanding requisites with existing models (process and network architectures in the field of logistics). Formerly neglected impacts on the environment will be included. Main features of a new approach will be developed which are capable to avoid these impacts and to align logistics with the[...] Features Currently the notion of "sustainability" is used in an inflationary manner. Therefore the authors start with a definition which is stable to serve as an anchor for further research as well as for discussions among scientists, managers and politicians, ideally across different disciplines. The character of this book is purely conceptual. The argumentation is based on comparison of new and demanding requisites [..] Contents Basics.- Strategies and Concepts to Promote Sustainability.- Summary and Outlook. Fields of interest Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing; Production / Logistics; Sustainable Development Target groups Graduate Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34374-2 Hardcover 2013. XXVI, 518 p. 96 illus. (Lecture Notes in Logistics) $179.00 ISBN 978-3-642-34374-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com A.A. Novotny, National Laboratory for Scientific Computing, Petrópolis, Brazil; J. Sokołowski, University of Henri Poincare Nancy I, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France

Topological Derivatives in Shape Optimization The topological derivative is defined as the first term (correction) of the asymptotic expansion of a given shape functional with respect to a small parameter that measures the size of singular domain perturbations, such as holes, inclusions, defects, sourceterms and cracks. Over the last decade, topological asymptotic analysis has become a broad, rich and fascinating research area from both theoretical and numerical standpoints. It has applications in many different fields such as shape and topology optimization, inverse problems, imaging processing and mechanical modeling including synthesis and/or optimal design of microstructures, fracture mechanics sensitivity analysis and[...] Features The topological derivative is defined as the first term (correction) of the asymptotic expansion of a given shape functional with respect to a small parameter that measures the size of singular domain perturbations, such as holes, inclusions, defects, source-terms and cracks. Over the last decade, topological asymptotic analysis has become a broad, rich and fascinating research area from both theoretical [..] Contents Domain Derivation in Continuum Mechanics.Material and Shape Derivatives for Boundary Value Problems.- Singular Perturbations of Energy Functionals.- Configurational Perturbations of Energy Functionals.- Topological Derivative Evaluation with Adjoint States.- Topological Derivative for SteadyState Orthotropic Heat Diffusion Problems.- Topological Derivative for Three-Dimensional Linear Elasticity Problems.- Compound Asymptotic Expansions for Spectral Problems.- Topological Asymptotic Analysis for Semilinear Elliptic Boundary Value Problems.- Topological Derivatives for Unilateral Problems. Fields of interest Theoretical and Applied Mechanics; Computational Science and Engineering; Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35244-7 Softcover 2013. XII, 324 p. 68 illus. (Interaction of Mechanics and Mathematics) $179.00 ISBN 978-3-642-35244-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Transition Towards Energy Efficient Machine Tools Energy efficiency represents a cost-effective and immediate strategy of a sustainable development. Due to substantial environmental and economic implications, a strong emphasis is put on the electrical energy requirements of machine tools for metalworking processes. The improvement of energy efficiency is however confronted with diverse barriers, which sustain an energy efficiency gap of unexploited potential. The deficiencies lie in the lack of information about the actual energy requirements of machine tools, a minimum energy reference to quantify improvement potential and the possible actions to improve the energy demand. Therefore, a comprehensive concept for energy performance[...] Features Energy efficiency represents a cost-effective and immediate strategy of a sustainable development. Due to substantial environmental and economic implications, a strong emphasis is put on the electrical energy requirements of machine tools for metalworking processes. The improvement of energy efficiency is however confronted with diverse barriers, which sustain an energy efficiency gap of unexploited [..] Contents Energy Demand of Machine Tools and Performance Management.- Review on the State of the Research in Improving Energy Performance of Machine Tools.Performance Management Concept to Evaluate and Improve the Energy Efficiency of Machine Tools.Towards Implementation.- Summary and Outlook. Fields of interest Manufacturing, Machines, Tools; Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings); Production / Logistics; Sustainable Development Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32246-4 Hardcover 2012. XIV, 159 p. 87 illus. (Sustainable Production, Life Cycle Engineering and Management) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-32246-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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V.-N. Huynh, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Ishikawa, Japan; V. Kreinovich, University of Texas at El Paso, TX, USA; S. Sriboonchitta, Chiang Mai University, Thailand; K. Suriya, Chiang Mai University, Thailand (Eds.)

Uncertainty Analysis in Econometrics with Applications  Unlike uncertain dynamical systems in physical sciences where models for prediction are somewhat given to us by physical laws, uncertain dynamical systems in economics need statistical models. In this context, modeling and optimization surface as basic ingredients for fruitful applications. This volume concentrates on the current methodology of copulas and maximum entropy optimization.This volume contains main research presentations at the Sixth International Conference of the Thailand Econometrics Society held at the Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University, Thailand, during January 10-11, 2013. It consists of keynote addresses, theoretical and applied contributions. These[...] Features Unlike uncertain dynamical systems in physical sciences where models for prediction are somewhat given to us by physical laws, uncertain dynamical systems in economics need statistical models. In this context, modeling and optimization surface as basic ingredients for fruitful applications. This volume concentrates on the current methodology of copulas and maximum entropy optimization.This volume [..] Contents Part I Keynote Addresses.- Part II Fundamental Theory.- Part III Applications. Fields of interest Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Econometrics Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35442-7 Softcover 2013. XVI, 319 p. 34 illus. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, Vol. 200) $199.00 ISBN 978-3-642-35442-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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L. Guzzella, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland; A. Sciarretta, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland

G.S. Morrison, University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia; P.F. Assmann, University of Texas at Dallas, TX, USA (Eds.)

Vehicle Propulsion Systems

Vowel Inherent Spectral Change

Introduction to Modeling and Optimization

This text provides an introduction to the mathematical modeling and subsequent optimization of vehicle propulsion systems and their supervisory control algorithms.Automobiles are responsible for a substantial part of the world's consumption of primary energy, mostly fossil liquid hydrocarbons and the reduction of the fuel consumption of these vehicles has become a top priority. Increasing concerns over fossil fuel consumption and the associated environmental impacts have motivated many groups in industry and academia to propose new propulsion systems and to explore new optimization methodologies. This third edition has been prepared to include many of these developments.In the third[...] Features This text provides an introduction to the mathematical modeling and subsequent optimization of vehicle propulsion systems and their supervisory control algorithms.Automobiles are responsible for a substantial part of the world's consumption of primary energy, mostly fossil liquid hydrocarbons and the reduction of the fuel consumption of these vehicles has become a top priority. Increasing concerns [..] Contents Vehicle Energy and Fuel Consumption - Basic Concepts.- IC-Engine-Based Propulsion Systems.- Electric and Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Systems.- Nonelectric Hybrid Propulsion Systems.- Fuel-Cell Propulsion Systems.- Supervisory Control Algorithms. Fields of interest Automotive Engineering; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer; Transportation; Control , Robotics, Mechatronics; Energy Technology Target groups Graduate Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35912-5 Hardcover 2013. XII, 276 p. 214 illus. $89.95 ISBN 978-3-642-35912-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

It has been traditional in phonetic research to characterize monophthongs using a set of static formant frequencies, i.e., formant frequencies taken from a single time-point in the vowel or averaged over the time-course of the vowel. However, over the last twenty years a growing body of research has demonstrated that, at least for a number of dialects of North American English, vowels which are traditionally described as monophthongs often have substantial spectral change. Vowel inherent spectral change has been observed in speakers’ productions, and has also been found to have a substantial effect on listeners’ perception. In terms of acoustics, the traditional categorical[...] Features It has been traditional in phonetic research to characterize monophthongs using a set of static formant frequencies, i.e., formant frequencies taken from a single time-point in the vowel or averaged over the time-course of the vowel. However, over the last twenty years a growing body of research has demonstrated that, at least for a number of dialects of North American English, vowels which are [..] Contents PERCEPTION AND MODELS: Static and dynamic approaches to understanding vowel perception.Theories of the perception of vowel inherent spectral change: A review.- Formant trajectories as acoustic correlates to speech perception.- Perception of vowel sounds with a biologically realistic information theoretic model of speech perception.- Dynamic specification theory across languages: An alternative view of vowel spectral change.- DIACHRONY AND SYNCHRONY: The contribution of dynamic formant differences in vowels to diachronic sound change.Cross-dialectal differences in dynamic formant[...] Fields of interest Signal, Image and Speech Processing; Phonology; Acoustics; Biometrics; Language Translation and Linguistics Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-14208-6 Hardcover 2013. VI, 286 p. 98 illus., 78 in color. (Modern Acoustics and Signal Processing) $179.00 ISBN 978-3-642-14208-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

S. Heimerl, Stuttgart (Ed.)

Wasserkraftprojekte Ausgewählte Beiträge aus der Fachzeitschrift WasserWirtschaft

Dieses Buch fasst wichtige Veröffentlichungen zu Wasserkraftprojekten aus der Fachzeitschrift WasserWirtschaft zusammen. Dabei werden neuere Analysen zum Wasserkraftpotenzial in Europa, Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz dargestellt sowie über Entwicklungen und technische Besonderheiten berichtet. Beiträge über Projekte aus den Jahren 2010 - 2012 runden die Zusammenstellung ab. In diesem Rahmen wird gleichfalls der Konflikt Ausbau der regenerativen Stromerzeugung und Anforderungen durch Richtlinien, Gesetze und Biodiversitätsstrategien thematisiert. Über die technischen und rechtlichen Aspekte hinaus werden auch Themen der Arbeitssicherheit, der Ökonomie und die Einbeziehung[...] Features Dieses Buch fasst wichtige Veröffentlichung zu Wasserkraftprojekten aus der Fachzeitschrift WasserWirtschaft zusammen. Dabei werden neuere Analysen zum Wasserkraftpotenzial in Europa, Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz dargestellt sowie über Entwicklungen und technische Besonderheiten berichtet. Beiträge über Projekte aus den Jahren 2010-2012 runden die Zusammenstellung ab.In diesem Rahmen wird [..] Contents Potenziale.- Entwicklungen.- Projekte.- Pumpspeicherkraftwerke.- Ökologie / Rahmenbedingungen.  Fields of interest Civil Engineering; Energy (general); Environment (general) Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00995-3 Hardcover 2013. XII, 465 S. 287 Abb. in Farbe. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00995-3 Due: Januar 18, 2013

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M. Long, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (Ed.)

K. Jousten, Berlin (Ed.)

World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering May 26-31, 2012, Beijing, China

Wutz Handbuch Vakuumtechnik

The congress’s unique structure represents the two dimensions of technology and medicine: 13 themes on science and medical technologies intersect with five challenging main topics of medicine to create a maximum of synergy and integration of aspects on research, development and application. Each of the congress themes was chaired by two leading experts. The themes address specific topics of medicine and technology that provide multiple and excellent opportunities for exchanges. Features The congress’s unique structure represents the two dimensions of technology and medicine: 13 themes on science and medical technologies intersect with five challenging main topics of medicine to create a maximum of synergy and integration of aspects on research, development and application. Each of the congress themes was chaired by two leading experts. The themes address specific topics of medicine [..] Fields of interest Biomedical Engineering; Biophysics and Biological Physics; Biomaterials Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-29304-7 Softcover 2013. XL, 2345 p. 1038 illus. (IFMBE Proceedings, Vol. 39) $949.00 ISBN 978-3-642-29304-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Dieses Standardwerk gibt dem Leser umfassend Auskunft über Theorie und Praxis der Vakuumtechnik. Eine große Anzahl von numerischen Beispielen sowie aussagekräftigen Abbildungen erläutert und visualisiert überzeugend die theoretischen Sachverhalte. In der aktuellen Auflage wurde im Kapitel 12 das Pulsrohrverfahren aufgenommen sowie die Abschnitte Kryokondensation und Kryotrapping aktualisiert. Das Kapitel Vakuumsysteme wurde um zwei Abschnitte Berechnung und Druckregelung ergänzt. Features Dieses Standardwerk gibt dem Leser umfassend Auskunft über Theorie und Praxis der Vakuumtechnik. Eine große Anzahl von numerischen Beispielen sowie aussagekräftigen Abbildungen erläutert und visualisiert überzeugend die theoretischen Sachverhalte. In der aktuellen Auflage wurde im Kapitel 12 das Pulsrohrverfahren aufgenommen sowie die Abschnitte Kryokondensation und Kryotrapping aktualisiert. Das Kapitel [..] Contents Geschichte der Vakuumphysik und -technik.Gasgesetze und kinetische Gastheorie.- Strömungsvorgänge.- Analytische und numerische Berechnungen von stationären Flüssen verdünnter Gase.- Sorption und Desorption.- Verdrängerpumpen.- Kondensatoren.- Treibmittelpumpen.Molekular- und Turbomolekularpumpen.- Sorptionspumpen.- Kryotechnik und Kryopumpen.Totaldruckmessgeräte.- Partialdruckmessgeräte und Lecksucher.- Werkstoffe.- Bauelemente.- Arbeitsund Lecksuchtechniken. Fields of interest Mechanical Engineering; Physics (general) Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Handbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-8348-1745-7 Hardcover 2012. XXXVI, 1056 S. 631 Abb. Mit 102 Beispielen. $99.00 ISBN 978-3-8348-1745-7 Due: Februar 28, 2013

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Environment K. Otsuka, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Minato, Tokyo, Japan; D.F. Larson, World Bank, Washington, DC, USA (Eds.)

An African Green Revolution Finding Ways to Boost Productivity on Small Farms

This volume explores the usefulness of the Asian model of agricultural development for Africa, where, even before the recent world food crisis, half the population lived on less than on dollar a day, and a staggering one in three people and one third of all children were undernourished. Africa has abundant natural resources; agriculture provides most of its jobs, a third of national income and a larger portion of total export earnings. However the levels of land and labor productivity rank among the worst in the world. The book explains Africa’s productivity gap and proposes ways to close it, by examining recent experience in Africa and by drawing on lessons from Asia. Features This volume explores the usefulness of the Asian model of agricultural development for Africa, where, even before the recent world food crisis, half the population lived on less than on dollar a day, and a staggering one in three people and one third of all children were undernourished. Africa has abundant natural resources; agriculture provides most of its jobs, a third of national income and a larger [..] Contents Contents:.- 1. An Overview .- Part I: Climate and the Transferability of Asian Green Revolution to SubSaharan Africa.- 2. Lessons from the Asian Green Revolution in Rice.- 3. The Possibility of a Rice Green Revolution in Large-Scale Irrigation Schemes in Sub-Saharan Africa.- 4. The Declining Impacts of Climate on Crop Yields during the Green Revolution in India, 1972-2002.- 5. The Impact of Technological Changes on Crop Yields in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1967 to 2004.- Part II: Prospects for Upland Rice and Maize Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa.- 6. Causes and Consequences of NERICA[...] Fields of interest Environmental Engineering / Biotechnology; Agricultural Economics; Economic Policy; Development Economics Target groups Graduate Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5759-2 Hardcover 2013. XVIII, 300 p. 24 illus., 20 in color. $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5759-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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D. Senghaas, University of Bremen, Germany

Coupled Dynamics in Soil

Dieter Senghaas

Experimental and Numerical Studies of Energy, Momentum and Mass Transfer

Pioneer of Peace and Development Research

In arid and semi-arid areas, the main contributions to land surface processes are precipitation, surface evaporation and surface energy balancing. In the close-to-surface layer and root-zone layer, vapor flux is the dominant flux controlling these processes process which, in turn, influence the local climate pattern and the local ecosystem. The work reported in this thesis attempts to understand how the soil airflow affects the vapor transport during evaporation processes, by using a two-phase heat and mass transfer model. The necessity of including the airflow mechanism in land surface process studies is discussed and highlighted. Features In arid and semi-arid areas, the main contributions to land surface processes are precipitation, surface evaporation and surface energy balancing. In the close-to-surface layer and root-zone layer, vapor flux is the dominant flux controlling these processes process which, in turn, influence the local climate pattern and the local ecosystem. The work reported in this thesis attempts to understand how the soil [..] Contents General Introduction.- Diurnal Pattern of Coupled Moisture and Heat Transport Process.- Application of Diurnal Soil Water Dynamics in Determining Effective Precipitation.- Two-Phase Mass and Heat Flow Model.- How Airflow Affects Soil Water Dynamics.- Impact of Model Physics on Retrieving Soil Moisture and Soil Temperature.- Concluding Remarks. Fields of interest Soil Science & Conservation; Geophysics and Environmental Physics; Hydrogeology; Thermodynamics; Environmental Physics

Dieter Senghaas, professor emeritus of international relations, University of Bremen, was one of most innovative contemporary German social scientists, with major contributions on peace and development research and on music and peace. He was awarded many prizes: the International Peace Research Award (1987), Göttingen Peace Prize (1999), Culture and Peace Prize of the Villa Ichon in Bremen (2006), and the Leopold-Kohr Prize of the Austrian Ministry of Science and Research (2010). In addition to his autobiographic notes and his selected bibliography, this book offers a global audience five key texts by D. Senghaas (1974-2009): Towards an Analysis of Threat Policy in International[...]

A. Mendes, Azores University, Portugal; E. L. D. G. Soares da Silva, Azores University, Portugal; J.M. Azevedo Santos, The University of Évora, Portugal (Eds.)

Efficiency Measures in the Agricultural Sector With Applications

The editors draw on a 3-year project that analyzed a Portuguese area in detail, comparing this study with papers from other regions. Applications include the estimation of technical efficiency in agricultural grazing systems (dairy, beef and mixed) and specifically for dairy farms. The conclusions indicate that it is now necessary to help small dairy farms in order to make them more efficient. These results can be compared with the technical efficiency of a sample of Spanish dairy processing firms presented by Magdalena Kapelko and co-authors.      

Features Dieter Senghaas, professor emeritus of international relations, University of Bremen, was one of most innovative contemporary German social scientists, with major contributions on peace and development research and on music and peace. He was awarded many prizes: the International Peace Research Award (1987), Göttingen Peace Prize (1999), Culture and Peace Prize of the Villa Ichon in Bremen (2006), and the [..]

Features Efficiency Measures in the Agricultural Sector opens with detailed descriptions of measurement techniques such as Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA), which are often used to support models in analysis of agricultural productivity, based on mathematical programming (non-parametric, non-stochastic) models or econometric (stochastic, parametric) models. Among [..]

Contents The Author’s Biographical Notes.- The Author’s Relevant Publications: A Selective Bibliography.Towards an Analysis of Threat Policy in International Relations (1974).- Friedrich List and the Basic Problems of Development (1989).- Developing the Definitions of Perpetual Peace (‘para pacem’): Through What and How is Peace Constituted Today? (2004/2007).- Sounds of Peace: On Peace Fantasies and Peace Offerings in Classical Music (2005).- Enhancing Human Rights: A Contribution to Viable Peace (2009).

Contents Contents:.- Part I Efficiency Measures and Methods.- 1 Efficiency Measures in the Agricultural Sector: The Beginning.- 2 Review of Frontier Models and Efficiency Analysis: A Parametric Approach.3 Introduction to Data Envelopment Analysis.- 4 Superefficiency and Multiplier Adjustment in Data Envelopment Analysis.- Part II Farm Efficiency.5 An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in Azores Dairy Farms.- 6 Animal Grazing System Efficiency.- 7 Technical Efficiency of the Spanish Dairy Processing Industry: Do Size and Exporting Matter?.- 8 Inefficiency in Animal Production – A[...]

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Fields of interest Math. Appl. in Environmental Science; Agricultural Economics; Statistics for Business, Economics, Mathematical Finance, Insurance; Optimization

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Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5738-7 Hardcover 2013. XVI, 197 p. 41 illus., 24 in color. $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5738-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com A. Aggarwal, National Dairy Research Institute, Haryana, India; R. Upadhyay, National Dairy Research Institute, Haryana, India

Environment M. Alexander, CMSC, Talgarth, UK

Management Planning for Nature Heat Stress and Animal Productivity Conservation Dr. Anjali Aggarwal is working as a Senior Scientist at National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal (India). She holds a PhD degree in Animal Physiology and is involved in research and teaching at post-graduate level. Her area of research work is stress and environmental physiology. She has more than 50 publications, two technical bulletins, four manuals and many book chapters to her credit. She has successfully guided many post-graduate and PhD students. Her major research accomplishments are on microclimatic modification for alleviation of heat and cold stress, mist and fan cooling systems for cows and buffaloes, and use of wallowing tank in buffaloes. Her work involves the use of[...] Features The book is on livestock with specific reference to heat stress and its alleviation. The topic is very pertinent in light of the impacts of climate change on livestock production and health. Work related to effect of heat stress on animal productivity, immunity and hormonal levels is discussed in detail. Heat stress occurs in animals when there is an imbalance between heat production within the body and its [..] Contents CHAPTER 1 Thermoregulation.- CHAPTER 2 Heat stress and Hormones.- CHAPTER 3 Heat Stress and Milk Production.- CHAPTER 4 Heat stress and Reproduction.- CHAPTER 5 Heat stress and immune function.- CHAPTER 6 Biological Rhythms.- CHAPTER 7 Shelter Management for Alleviation of Heat Stress in Cows and Buffaloes. Fields of interest Climate Change; Animal Physiology; Gene Function; Animal Genetics and Genomics; Immunology; Oxidative Stress Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-81-322-0878-5 Hardcover 2013. XVIII, 188 p. 14 illus., 5 in color. $129.00 ISBN 978-81-322-0878-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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D.K. Müller, Umeå University, Sweden; L. Lundmark, Umeå University, Sweden; R.H. Lemelin, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada (Eds.)

New Issues in Polar Tourism

A Theoretical Basis & Practical Guide

Communities, Environments, Politics

The first edition of Mike Alexander’s Management Planning for Nature Conservation, brought a new dimension to the modern literature on conservation management. This second edition, a significant enhancement of the original, deals with the development both, conceptual and practical, of adaptive management planning for nature conservation. It is about preparing management plans, and guides the reader through the entire process. Case-studies, including a conservation and access plan, demonstrate the planning process in action. This approach to planning can be applied to any place which is managed entirely, or in part, for wildlife. It can be applied to the management of species or[...]

New Issues in Polar Tourism traces and analyzes a decade of growing interest in the polar regions, and the consequent challenges and opportunities of increasing tourist traffic in formerly remote and seldom-visited places. The book arises from the recently-formed International Polar Tourism Research Network (IPTRN), and documents the outcomes of its 2010 conference, held at Sweden’s Abisko Scientific Research Station.

Features The first edition of Mike Alexander’s Management Planning for Nature Conservation, brought a new dimension to the modern literature on conservation management. This second edition, a significant enhancement of the original, deals with the development both, conceptual and practical, of adaptive management planning for nature conservation. It is about preparing management plans, and guides the reader [..] Contents 1. The Need for Planning and Core Management Planning Principles.- 2. Structure, Preparation & Precautionary Principle.- 3. Language and Audience.- 4. Local Communities and Stakeholders.- 5. Survey, Surveillance, Monitoring & Recording.- 6. Adaptive Management, Adaptive Planning, Review and Audit.- 7. The Ecosystem Approach.- 8. Ethics and Conservation Management: Why Conserve Wildlife?.- 9. What do we value?.- 10. Approaches to Conservation Management.- 11. Legislation and Policy.- 12. Description.- 13. Features and Evaluation.14. Factors.- 15. Objectives and Performance[...] Fields of interest Environmental Management; Nature Conservation; Applied Ecology; Conservation Biology / Ecology; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5115-6 Softcover 2013. XXV, 508 p. 117 illus., 99 in color. $109.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5115-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Features New Issues in Polar Tourism traces and analyzes a decade of growing interest in the polar regions, and the consequent challenges and opportunities of increasing tourist traffic in formerly remote and seldom-visited places. The book arises from the recently-formed International Polar Tourism Research Network (IPTRN), and documents the outcomes of its 2010 conference, held at Sweden’s Abisko Scientific [..] Contents 1. Introduction: New Issues in Polar Tourism.2. Looking Back, Venturing Forward: Challenges For Academia, Community and Industry in Polar Tourism Research.- 3. What is Arctic Tourism, and Who Should Define It? .- 4. Narrative Frameworks of Consideration: Horizontal and Vertical Approaches to Conceptualising the Sub-Antarctic.- 5. Reaching Consensus on Antarctic Tourism Regulation.- 6. The Effectiveness of Environmental Impact Assessments on Visitor Activity in the Ross Sea Region of Antarctica.- 7. German Tourism Activities in the Antarctic Area – A Governmental Perspective.- 8. The[...] Fields of interest Monitoring / Environmental Analysis; Human Geography; Economic Growth; Regional Science; Philosophy of Nature; Landscape, Regional and Urban Planning Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5883-4 Hardcover 2013. XIV, 224 p. 16 illus., 9 in color. $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5883-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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K.M.G. Mostofa, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guizhou, China; T. Yoshioka, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; A. Mottaleb, Northwest Missouri State University, MO, USA; D. Vione, University of Turin, Torino, Italy (Eds.)

Photobiogeochemistry of Organic Matter Principles and Practices in Water Environments

Photoinduced processes, caused by natural sunlight, are key functions for sustaining all living organisms through production and transformation of organic matter (OM) in the biosphere. Production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) from OM is a primary step of photoinduced processes, because H2O2 acts as strong reductant and oxidant. It is potentially important in many aquatic reactions, also in association with photosynthesis. Allochthonous and autochthonous dissolved organic matter (DOM) can be involved into several photoinduced or biological processes. DOM subsequently undergoes several physical, chemical, photoinduced and biological processes, which can be affected by global warming. This[...] Features Photoinduced processes, caused by natural sunlight, are key functions for sustaining all living organisms through production and transformation of organic matter (OM) in the biosphere. Production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) from OM is a primary step of photoinduced processes, because H2O2 acts as strong reductant and oxidant. It is potentially important in many aquatic reactions, also in association with [..] Contents Hydrogen Peroxide and Organic Peroxides.Hydroxyl Radical and Other Free Radical Species.Dissolved Organic Matter Degradation.- Chromophoric or Colored Dissolved Organic Matter.Fluorescent Dissolved Organic Matter.- Photosynthesis.- Chlorophyll.- Biogeochemical Complexion of Dissolved Organic Matter with Trace Elements.Impacts of Global Warming on Biogeochemical Cycles. Fields of interest Environmental Chemistry; Hydrogeology Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32222-8 Hardcover 2013. VI, 917 p. 96 illus., 20 in color. (Environmental Science) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-32222-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com P. Hari, University of Helsinki, Finland; K. Heliövaara, University of Helsinki, Finland; L. Kulmala, University of Helsinki, Finland (Eds.)

Physical and Physiological Forest Ecology This book introduces a holistic synthesis of carbon and nitrogen fluxes in forest ecosystems from cell to stand level during the lifetime of trees. Establishing that metabolism and physical phenomena give rise to concentration, pressure and temperature differences that generate the material and energy fluxes between living organisms and their environment. The editors and authors utilize physiological, physical and anatomical background information to formulate theoretical ideas dealing with the effects of the environment and the state of enzymes, membrane pumps and pigments on metabolism. The emergent properties play an important role in the transitions from detailed to more aggregate[...] Features This important contribution is the result of decades of theoretical thinking and high-value data collection by the University of Helsinki examining forest ecosystems in great detail. The ecology is dominated by a qualitative approach, e.g. species and vegetation zones, but in contrast quantitative thinking is characteristic in the exact sciences of physics and physiology. The editors have bridged the gap [..] Contents Contents.- 1. Introduction to Physical, Physiological and Causal Forest Ecology.- 2. The Approach to Construct and Test the Theory of Forest Ecology.3. Environmental Factors.- 4. Processes in Living Structures.- 5. Fluxes of Carbon, Water and Nutrients.- 6. Structural Regularities in Trees.-7. Dynamics of Carbon and Nitrogen Fluxes and Pools in Forest Ecosystem.- 8. How to Utilize The Knowledge of Causal Responses? .- 9 Station for Measuring Ecosystem-Atmosphere Relations – SMEAR.10. The Physical and Physiological Theory of Forest Ecology and its Evaluation.- Index. Fields of interest Climate Change; Ecology; Atmospheric Sciences; Science; Biophysics and Biological Physics; Zoology

A. Brekke, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway

Physics of the Upper Polar Atmosphere This is the  only  extended textbook that covers in particular the physics of the upper polar atmosphere where the polar lights demonstrates the end product of a process taking place at extremely high latitudes between the solar wind and the upper polar atmosphere. A textboook that meets the modern requriement for reading in order to obtain a master of science or a Dr. of science degree in  upper polar atmosphere physics or the interaction between the soalr wind and the Earth's atmosphere Features This is the  only  extended textbook that covers in particular the physics of the upper polar atmosphere where the polar lights demonstrates the end product of a process taking place at extremely high latitudes between the solar wind and the upper polar atmosphere. A textboook that meets the modern requriement for reading in order to obtain a master of science or a Dr. of science degree in  upper polar [..] Contents 1. The Sun as a radiation source.- 1.1 General about the Sun .- 1.2 The solar atmosphere.- 1.3 The electromagnetic radiation from the Sun .- 1.4 Planck’s radiation law.- 1.5 The greenhouse effect.-1.6 Radiowave emissions from the Sun.-1.7 The sunspots - Solar cycle.-1.8 The electromagnetic radiation from the disturbed Sun.-   1.9 Particle emissions from the quiet Sun.-1.10 Fluid flow in a nozzle.- 1.11 The solar wind equation.- 1.12 The frozen-in field concept  1.13 The garden hose effect.- 1.14 Exercises.- 2. The atmosphere of the Earth 2.1 Nomenclature.- 2.2 The temperature structure[...] Fields of interest Environmental Physics; Meteorology / Climatology; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences; Atmospheric Sciences Target groups Research

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R. Stavenhagen, The School of Mexico, Mexico

D.M. Whitacre, Summerfield, NC, USA (Ed.)

H. Meuser

Pioneer on Indigenous Rights

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Volume 224

Soil Remediation and Rehabilitation

On the occasion of the 80th birthday of Rodolfo Stavenhagen, a distinguished Mexican sociologist and professor emeritus of El Colegio de Mexico, Úrsula Oswald Spring (UNAM/CRIM, Mexico) introduces him as a Pioneer on Indigenous Rights due to his research on human rights issues, especially when he served as United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples. First, in a retrospective Stavenhagen reviews his scientific and political work for the rights of indigenous peoples. Seven of his classic texts address Seven Fallacies about Latin America (1965); Decolonializing Applied Social Sciences (1971); Ethnodevelopment: A Neglected Dimension in Development Thinking[...] Features On the occasion of the 80th birthday of Rodolfo Stavenhagen, a distinguished Mexican sociologist and professor emeritus of El Colegio de Mexico, Úrsula Oswald Spring (UNAM/CRIM, Mexico) introduces him as a Pioneer on Indigenous Rights due to his research on human rights issues, especially when he served as United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples. First, in a retrospective [..] Contents Part I Rodolfo Stavenhagen.- A Personal Retrospective.- The Author’s Relevant Papers: A Selective Bibliography.- Part II The Author’s Key Texts.Seven Fallacies about Latin America.- Decolonializing Applied Social Sciences.- Ethnodevelopment: a Neglected Dimension in Development Thinking.Human Rights and Wrongs: A Place for Anthropologists?.- Indigenous Peoples and the State in Latin America: an Ongoing Debate.- Building Intercultural Citizenship through Education: a Human Rights Approach.- Making the Declaration Work. Fields of interest Environmental Law / Policy / Ecojustice; History of Science; Human Rights Target groups Research Type of publication Brief More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34149-6 Softcover 2013. XXI, 163 p. 15 illus., 14 in color. (SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice, Vol. 2) $49.95 ISBN 978-3-642-34149-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy and significant areas of accomplished or needed endeavor in the total field of xenobiotics, in any segment of the environment, as well as toxicological implications. Features CONTENTSForewordPrefaceMicrobial Interactions in the Arsenic Cycle: Adoptive Strategies, and Applications in Environmental ManagementUmesh Praveen Dhuldhaj, Ishwar Chand Yadav, Surendra Singh and Naveen Kumar SharmaChemical Behavior of Phthalates under Abiotic Conditions in LandfillsJingyu Huang, Philip N. Nkrumah, Yi Li and Gloria Appiah-SefahThe Environmental and [..] Contents Foreword.- Preface.- Microbial Interactions in the Arsenic Cycle: Adoptive Strategies, and Applications in Environmental Management.- Chemical Behavior of Phthalates under Abiotic Conditions in Landfills.- The Environmental and Human Effects of Ptaquiloside-induced Enzootic Bovine Haematuria: a Tumorous Disease of Cattle.- Methods for Deriving Pesticide Aquatic Life Criteria for Sediments.- Index. Fields of interest Ecotoxicology; Environmental Management; Waste Management / Waste Technology Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5881-4 Hardcover 2013. IX, 181 p. 12 illus. (Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Vol. 224) $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5881-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Treatment of Contaminated and Disturbed Land

This book provides a comprehensive overview of remediation and rehabilitation techniques and strategies for contaminated and anthropogenically disturbed land. Rehabilitation approaches in the urban environment, such as brownfield redevelopment and urban mining, are discussed. In relation to contaminated land, techniques for soil containment and decontamination of soil, soil vapour and groundwater are comprehensively and systematically presented. Complicated treatment techniques are schematically depicted and can be readily understood. Agricultural, silvicultural and environmentally sustainable rehabilitation strategies for reclaiming disturbed land/terrain in former mining or[...] Features This book provides a comprehensive overview of remediation and rehabilitation techniques and strategies for contaminated and anthropogenically disturbed land. Rehabilitation approaches in the urban environment, such as brownfield redevelopment and urban mining, are discussed.  In relation to contaminated land, techniques for soil containment and decontamination of soil, soil [..] Contents Introduction.-Rehabilitation of soils in urban environments.-Rehabilitation of soils in mining and raw material extraction areas.-Treatment of contaminated land.-Soil containment.-Soil decontamination.-Groundwater, soil vapour and surface water treatment.-Approaches without complex technical applications.-Remediation planning.-Outlook.-Index. Fields of interest Soil Science & Conservation; Geology; Landscape Ecology; Terrestrial Pollution; Hydrogeology; Environmental Management Target groups Graduate Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5750-9 Hardcover 2013. XIX, 406 p. 159 illus., 53 in color. (Environmental Pollution, Vol. 23) $179.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5750-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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K.T. Osman, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh

Soils Principles, Properties and Management

Aimed at taking the mystery out of soil science, Soils: Principles, Properties and Management is a text for undergraduate/graduate students who study soil as a natural resource. Written in a reader-friendly style, with a host of examples, figures and tables, the book leads the reader from the basics of soil science through to complex situations, covering such topics as:the origin, development and classification of soil physical, chemical and biological properties of soil water and nutrient management management of problem soils, wetland soils and forest soils soil degradation Further, the ecological and agrological functions of soil are emphasized in the context of food security,[...] Features Aimed at taking the mystery out of soil science, Soils: Principles, Properties and Management is a text for undergraduate/graduate students who study soil as a natural resource. Written in a reader-friendly style, with a host of examples, figures and tables, the book leads the reader from the basics of soil science through to complex situations, covering such topics as:the origin, [..] Contents Concepts of Soil. - Soil as a Part of the Lithosphere. Factors and Processes of Soil Formation. - Soil Classification. - Physical Properties of Soil. - Soil Water, Irrigation and Drainage. - Soil Organic Matter. Chemical Properties of Soil. - Biological Properties of Soils. - Plant Nutrients and Soil Fertility Management. - Problem Soils and Their Management. - Soil Resources and Soil Degradation. - Wetland Soils. Forest Soils. - Climate Change and Soil. -Index. Fields of interest Soil Science & Conservation; Agriculture; Earth Sciences (general); Forestry Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5662-5 Hardcover 2013. XXII, 271 p. 108 illus. $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5662-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com C.G. Boone, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA; M. Fragkias, Boise State University, ID, USA (Eds.)

Urbanization and Sustainability Linking Urban Ecology, Environmental Justice and Global Environmental Change

Case studies explore the Million Trees initiative in Los Angeles; the relationship of cap-and-trade policy, public health, greenhouse gas emissions and environmental justice in Southern California; Urbanization, vulnerability and environmental justice in the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba and São Paulo, and in Antofagasta, Greater Concepción and Valparaiso in Chile; Sociospatial patterns of vulnerability in the American southwest; and Urban flood control and land use planning in Greater Taipei, Taiwan ROC. Features “The grand challenge for the coming decades will be to transform the ways we think about and act upon the relationship between people and the environment in order to transition towards a sustainable future.” – from the prefaceUrbanization and Sustainability: Linking Urban Ecology, Environmental Justice and Global Environmental Change stems from a 2009 workshop on linking ecology, environmental [..] Contents Contents.- 1. Urbanization and Sustainability: The ‘Why’ and ‘How’ of Linking Urban Ecology, Environmental Justice, and Global Environmental Change.- 2. What is a City? An Essential Definition for Sustainability.- 3. Ecology and Environmental Justice: Understanding Disturbance Using Ecological Theory.- 4. Connecting Environmental Justice, Sustainability, and Vulnerability.- 5. Urban Ecology and Nature’s Services Infrastructure: Policy Implications of the Million Trees Initiative of The City of Los Angeles.- 6. Risky Business: Cap-and-Trade, Public Health, and Environmental Justice.- 7.[...] Fields of interest Environment (general); Social Sciences (general); Geography (general); Climate Change; Sustainable Development; Science Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5665-6 Hardcover 2013. XV, 201 p. 30 illus., 10 in color. (Human-Environment Interactions, Vol. 3) $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5665-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

General Science I. Rapp, Heidelberg

Ehestabilität in der zweiten Lebenshälfte Eine Analyse von kumulierten sozialwissenschaftlichen Umfragedaten

Obwohl die Menschen immer älter werden, weiß man bis heute nur sehr wenig über die Ursachen von Trennung und Scheidung in späteren Lebensund Partnerschaftsphasen. Ingmar Rapp untersucht mit repräsentativen Daten, wie sich die Ehestabilität im mittleren und höheren Erwachsenenalter und nach längerer Ehedauer verändert. Er zeigt außerdem die Ursachen der Ehestabilität in der zweiten Lebenshälfte auf. Beschrieben wird unter anderem, wie sich der Auszug der Kinder, der Übergang in den Ruhestand und der Gesundheitszustand auf das Trennungsrisiko auswirken. Features Obwohl die Menschen immer älter werden, weiß man bis heute nur sehr wenig über die Ursachen von Trennung und Scheidung in späteren Lebens- und Partnerschaftsphasen. Ingmar Rapp untersucht mit repräsentativen Daten, wie sich die Ehestabilität im mittleren und höheren Erwachsenenalter und nach längerer Ehedauer verändert. Er zeigt außerdem die Ursachen der Ehestabilität in der zweiten Lebenshälfte auf. [..] Contents Das austauschtheoretische Erklärungsmodell ehelicher Stabilität.- Das familienökonomische Erklärungsmodell ehelicher Stabilität.- Determinanten der Ehestabilität im mittleren und höheren Erwachsenenalter.- Einflussfaktoren auf das Trennungsrisiko.   Fields of interest Science Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-19750-0 Softcover 2013. XV, 190 S. 27 Abb. $49.95 ISBN 978-3-531-19750-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Geography K. Pfeifer, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Groningen, Groningen; N. Pfeifer, Ludwig Maximilian University, München, Germany (Eds.)

Forces of Nature and Cultural Responses How do and how did people perceive, manage and respond to natural disasters? How are the causes of natural disasters explained in history, how are they explained today? This volume investigates relationships between forces of nature and human culture in a multidisciplinary context bridging science and the humanities.Forces of nature and cultural responses is divided into four sections: (1) ball lightnings, (2) earthquakes and tsunamis, (3) volcanic eruptions and plagues, and (4) hurricanes and floodings. Specifically, Section 1 investigates theories and case studies of ball lightning phenomena. Section 2 includes a psychological study on the impact of earthquakes on academic[...] Features How do and how did people perceive, manage and respond to natural disasters? How are the causes of natural disasters explained in history, how are they explained today? This volume investigates relationships between forces of nature and human culture in a multidisciplinary context bridging science and the humanities.Forces of nature and cultural responses is divided into four sections: (1) [..] Contents Forces of nature and cultural responses: an introduction.- Ball Lightning: an elusive force of nature.- The ball lightning controversy - Empirical case studies.How does a series of earthquakes affect academic performance?.- Vulnerability and disaster in Thailand: Scale, power, and collaboration in post-tsunami recovery.- Disaster in paradise: a preliminary investigation of the socio-economic aftermaths of two coastal disasters in Hawaii.- Responses to natural disasters in the Greek and Roman world.- Provisioning capacity: a critical component of vulnerability and resilience under[...] Fields of interest Geography (general); Meteorology / Climatology; Interdisciplinary Studies Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-4999-3 Hardcover 2013. XXIV, 214 p. 37 illus., 22 in color. $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-4999-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Geography A. von Lünen, University of Portsmouth, UK; C. Travis, University of Dublin, Ireland (Eds.)

History and GIS Epistemologies, Considerations and Reflections

Geographical Information Systems (GIS) – either as “standard” GIS or custom made Historical GIS (HGIS) – have become quite popular in some historical sub-disciplines, such as Economic and Social History or Historical Geography. “Mainstream” history, however, seems to be rather unaffected by this trend. More generally speaking: Why is it that computer applications in general have failed to make much headway in history departments, despite the first steps being undertaken a good forty years ago? With the “spatial turn” in full swing in the humanities, and many historians dealing with spatial and geographical questions, one would think GIS would be welcomed with open arms. Yet there[...] Features Geographical Information Systems (GIS) – either as 'standard' GIS or custom made Historical GIS (HGIS) – have become quite popular in some historical sub-disciplines, such as Economic and Social History or Historical Geography.'Mainstream' history, however, seems to be rather unaffected by this trend. Why is it that computer applications in general have failed to make much headway in history [..] Contents -Keep on trackin' [working title].- -The Space Between the (Post) and the (Modern): Considering GIS, History, and Geography.- -Using GIS to Explore the Nonlinear Dynamics of Historic Systems.- -A class from the past [working title].- Beyond GIS: geo-spatial technologies and the future of history.- -Luddites in social science: the history of choropleth mapping in the Netherlands.- -Beyond the Narrative: Using H-GIS to Reveal Hidden Patterns and Processes of Daily Life in Nineteenth-Century Cities.- -The Role of Knowledge Spaces in the design of Historical GIS.- -Mapping early modern[...] Fields of interest Geographical Information Systems / Cartography; History; Regional Science; Philosophy of Science Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5008-1 Hardcover 2013. XIV, 242 p. 18 illus., 13 in color. $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5008-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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S. Zlatanova, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands; R. Peters, Public safety & Health Region Kennemerla, Haarlem, Netherlands; A. Dilo, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands; H. Scholten, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands (Eds.)

Intelligent Systems for Crisis Management Geo-information for Disaster Management (Gi4DM) 2012

There have been major advances in technologies to support crisis response in the last few years. However, many aspects related to the efficient collection and integration of geo-information, applied semantics and situation awareness for disaster management are still open. To advance the systems and make them intelligent, an extensive collaboration is required between emergency responders, disaster managers, system designers and researchers. To facilitate this process the Geo-information for Disaster Management (Gi4DM) conference has been organized since 2005. Gi4DM is coordinated by the Joint Board of Geospatial Information Societies (JB GIS)  and the ad-hoc Committee on Risk and[...] Features There have been major advances in technologies to support crisis response in the last few years. However, many aspects related to the efficient collection and integration of geo-information, applied semantics and situation awareness for disaster management are still open. To advance the systems and make them intelligent, an extensive collaboration is required between emergency responders, disaster managers, [..] Contents Multi-agents Evacuation Simulation Data Model with Social Considerations for Disaster Management Context.- An A*-based search approach for navigation among moving obstacles.- A Two-level Path-finding Strategy for Indoor Navigation.- An Approach to Qualitative Emergency Management.Smoke plume modelling in crisis management.- Simulation System of Tsunami Evacuation Behavior during an Earthquake around Osaka Station Area.Interactive Simulation and Visualisation of Realistic Flooding Scenarios.- Identification of Earthquake Disaster Hot Spots with Crowd Sourced Data.Remote sensing[...] Fields of interest Geographical Information Systems / Cartography Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-33217-3 Hardcover 2013. XV, 386 p. 178 illus., 131 in color. (Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography) $179.00 ISBN 978-3-642-33217-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Geography

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M. Agnoletti, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy (Ed.)

B.D. Hennig, University of Sheffield, UK

Italian Historical Rural Landscapes

Rediscovering the World

Cultural Values for the Environment and Rural Development

Map Transformations of Human and Physical Space

Sustainable development and rural policies have pursued strategies where farming has been often regarded as a factor deteriorating the ecosystem. But the current economic, social and environmental problems of the Earth probably call for examples of a positive integration between human society and nature. This research work presents more than a hundred case studies where the historical relationships between man and nature have generated, not deterioration, but cultural, environmental, social and economic values. The results show that is not only the economic face of globalization that is negatively affecting the landscape, but also inappropriate environmental policies. The CBD-UNESCO[...]

‘We need new maps’ is the central claim made in this book. In a world increasingly influenced by human action and interaction, we still rely heavily on mapping techniques that were invented to discover unknown places and explore our physical environment. Although the traditional concept of a map is currently being revived in digital environments, the underlying mapping approaches are not capable of making the complexity of human-environment relationships fully comprehensible. Starting from how people can be put on the map in new ways, this book outlines the development of a novel technique that stretches a map according to quantitative data, such as population. The new maps are called[...]

Features Over the last few decades, sustainable development and rural development policies have pursued strategies where farming has often been regarded as a factor disturbing or deteriorating the ecosystem. But the current economic, social and environmental problems of the Earth probably call for a different perspective. We should look for examples of a positive integration between human society and nature, study [..]

Features ‘We need new maps’ is the central claim made in this book. In a world increasingly influenced by human action and interaction, we still rely heavily on mapping techniques that were invented to discover unknown places and explore our physical environment. Although the traditional concept of a map is currently being revived in digital environments, the underlying mapping approaches are not capable of making the [..]

Contents 1. The Italian historical rural landscapes: dynamics, data analysis and research findings (Mauro Agnoletti).- 2. Assessing the integrity of the historical landscapes. Three case studies in some terraced areas (Mauro Agnoletti, Antonio Santoro, Lorenzo Gardin).- 3. The role of historical rural landscapes in territorial planning (Alberto Magnaghi).- 4. Rural landscapes: the historical roots of biodiversity (Roberta Cevasco, Diego Moreno).- 5. Landscape and economy (Tiziano Tempesta).- 6. Valle d’Aosta.7. Piedmont.- 8. Liguria.- 9. Lombardy.- 10. Trentino – Alto Adige.-11. Friuli Venezia[...]

Contents Introduction.- Cartography and globalization.- Creating gridded cartograms.- The human shape of the planet.- Towards a gridded cartogram.- Applications for gridded cartograms.

Fields of interest Landscape, Regional and Urban Planning; Landscape Ecology; History; Agriculture; Forestry; Environmental Management

Type of publication Monograph

Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume

Fields of interest Geographical Information Systems / Cartography; Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics Target groups Research

More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34847-1 Hardcover 2013. XVIII, 266 p. 104 illus., 94 in color. (Springer Theses) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-34847-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

S.J. Walsh, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; C.F. Mena, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador (Eds.)

Science and Conservation in the Galapagos Islands Frameworks & Perspectives

In this launch of the Galapagos series, this book provides a broad “framing” assessment of the current status of social and ecological systems in the Galapagos Islands, and the feedback that explicitly links people to the environment.  It also highlights the challenges to conservation imposed by tourism in the Galapagos Islands and the attendant migration of people from mainland Ecuador to service the burgeoning tourism industry. Further, there is an emphasize on the status of the terrestrial and marine environments that form the very foundation of the deep attraction to the Islands by tourists, residents, scholars, and conservationists. Features The recent passing of “Lonesome George,” the last remaining Giant Tortoise from Pinta Island in the Galapagos Archipelago of Ecuador, marks a sad farewell to yet another species from Planet Earth.  The vulnerability of island ecosystems is particularly striking, especially given the expanding human imprint in many of these fragile settings and the corresponding risk of accelerated human development on [..] Contents Preface.- Foreword.- Science and Conservation in the Galapagos Islands.- Changing Views of the Galapagos.- Perspectives for the Study of the Galapagos Islands: Complex Systems and Human- Environment Interactions.- The Socio-Economic Paradox of Galapagos.- Environmental Crisis and the Production of Alternatives: Conservation Practice(s) in   the Galapagos Islands.- The Double Bind of Tourism in Galapagos Society.- The Evolution of Ecotourism: The Story of the Galapagos Islands and the Special Law of 1998.- People Live Here: Maternal and Child Health on Isla Isabela, Galapagos.-[...] Fields of interest Geography (general); Ecosystems; Nature Conservation; Community & Population Ecology Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume

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Hardcover 2013. XIV, 549 p. 258 illus., 130 in color. (Environmental History, Vol. 1) $179.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5353-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Hardcover 2013. XVIII, 243 p. 40 illus., 31 in color. (Social and Ecological Interactions in the Galapagos Islands, Vol. 1) $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5793-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com R. Roggema, Canterbury, VIC, Australia (Ed.)

Law

Law

Swarming Landscapes The Art of Designing For Climate Adaptation

This book advocates a fresh approach to planning that anticipates, rather than reacts to, the changes in climate currently in process. Today’s spatial planning procedures rely on historical evidence instead of preparing for factors that by definition lie in the future, yet which are relatively uncontroversial: shortages of water, sea level rise and rises in average temperatures being but three examples. Arguing for more flexibility, the contributors view ‘complexity’ as the key to transforming the way we plan in order to better equip us to face uncertainties about our future environment.

R.A. Wessel, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands; S. Blockmans, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Brussels, Belgium (Eds.)

Between Autonomy and Dependence The EU Legal Order under the Influence of International Organisations

Features This book advocates a fresh approach to planning that anticipates, rather than reacts to, the changes in climate currently in process. Today’s spatial planning procedures rely on historical evidence instead of preparing for factors that by definition lie in the future, yet which are relatively uncontroversial: shortages of water, sea level rise and rises in average temperatures being but three examples. [..]

The European Union is traditionally seen as a new and partly separate legal order within the global legal system. At the same time, the EU is an important player in the global governance network. The strong and explicit link between the EU and a large number of other international organisations raises questions concerning the impact of decisions taken by those organisations and of international agreements concluded with those organisations (either by the EU itself or by its Member States) on the autonomy of the EU legal order. This book addresses the relationship between the EU and other international organisations by looking at the increasing influence of norms enacted by[...]

Contents Contents: Preface.- Introduction.- 1. The Difficulties to Design for Climate Adaptation.- 2. Turbulence and Uncertainty.- 3. Complexity Theory, Spatial Planning and Adaptation to Climate Change.- 4. Transition and Transformation.- 5. Networks as Driving Force for Climate Design.- 6. Swarm Planning Theory.- 7. Swarm Methodology.- 8. Swarming Landscapes.- 9. Cities as Organisms.- 10. The Best City.- Index.

Features The European Union’s legal order is traditionally seen as largely autonomous within the global legal system. At the same time, the EU is an important player in the global governance network and has revealed its dependence on international law and international normative processes. The strong and explicit link between the EU and a large number of other international organisations raises questions concerning [..]

Fields of interest Landscape, Regional and Urban Planning; Landscape Architecture; Climate Change; Interdisciplinary Studies; Human Geography

Contents Between Autonomy and Dependence: The EU Legal Order Under the Influence of International Organisations − An Introduction.- The Autonomy of EU Law: More is Less? Norms Emanating from International Bodies and Their Role in the Legal Order of the European Union.- The Influence of International Organisations on the European Union: A Political Science Perspective.- The European Court of Justice and (Quasi-)Judicial Bodies of International Organisations.- The Impact of Council of Europe Standards on the European Union.- WTO Influence on EU Law: Too Close for Comfort? The Relationship Between[...]

Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-4377-9 Hardcover 2012. XVI, 257 p. 178 illus., 128 in color. (Advances in Global Change Research, Vol. 48) $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-4377-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Fields of interest European Law; Public International Law Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-90-6704-902-3 Hardcover 2013. VIII, 340 p. $179.00 ISBN 978-90-6704-902-3 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

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E.J. Hollo, University of Helsinki, Finland; K. Kulovesi, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland; M. Mehling, Ecologic Institute, Washington, DC, USA (Eds.)

Climate Change and the Law Climate Change and the Law is the first scholarly effort to systematically address doctrinal issues related to climate law as an emergent legal discipline. It assembles some of the most recognized experts in the field to identify relevant trends and common themes from a variety of geographic and professional perspectives.In a remarkably short time span, climate change has become deeply embedded in important areas of the law. As a global challenge calling for collective action, climate change has elicited substantial rulemaking at the international plane, percolating through the broader legal system to the regional, national and local levels. More than other areas of law, the normative[...] Features Climate Change and the Law is the first scholarly effort to systematically address doctrinal issues related to climate law as an emergent legal discipline. It assembles some of the most recognized experts in the field to identify relevant trends and common themes from a variety of geographic and professional perspectives.In a remarkably short time span, climate change has become deeply [..] Contents Table of Contents.- Contributors.- Abbreviations.1. Introduction: Climate Change and the Law; Erkki J. Hollo, Kati Kulovesi and Michael Mehling.Part I: Climate Law as an Emerging Discipline.- 2. Implementing Climate Law: Instrument Choice and Interaction; Michael Mehling.- 3. Exploring the Landscape of Climate Law and Scholarship: Two Emerging Trends; Kati Kulovesi.- 4. Climate Change and Justice: Perspectives of Legal Theory; Felix Ekardt.- Part II: International Climate Law.Section I: Architecture and Institutions.- 5. Foundations of International Climate Law: Objectives,[...] Fields of interest Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law; Climate Change; Renewable and Green Energy; Business & Economics (general) Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5439-3 Hardcover 2013. XXI, 693 p. 4 illus., 1 in color. (Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice, Vol. 21) $229.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5439-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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X. Zhao, School of Law, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai, China

Developing an Appropriate Contaminated Land Regime in China Lessons Learned from the US and UK

Like all industrialized countries, China has encountered increasing problems with land contamination in recent years. Abandoned mining and manufacturing sites and obsolete industrial complexes, while also creating new polluting industrial enterprises, represent impending environmental threats. More importantly, a number of social and economic problems have developed and must be dealt with, in some cases urgently. Contaminated land laws and regulations have been established and have evolved in the US and UK and many other jurisdictions over the past few decades. These regimes have substantially influenced the relevant legislation in the context of numerous Asian and European countries[...] Features Like all industrialized countries, China has encountered increasing problems with land contamination in recent years. Abandoned mining and manufacturing sites and obsolete industrial complexes, while also creating new polluting industrial enterprises, represent impending environmental threats. More importantly, a number of social and economic problems have developed and must be dealt with, in some cases [..] Contents Introduction.- Status Quo of Land Contamination in China: Causes, Effects and Features.- The Regulatory Frameworks to Address Land Contamination in China.- Contaminated Land Liability Scheme in the US: Lessons for China?.- Contaminated Land Liability Regime in the UK: General Concerns for Developing Contaminated Land Liability System in China.- Contaminated Land Remediation – Legal Issues and Recommendations for China.- The Role of Environmental Liability Insurance in Contaminated Land Legislation of China: Theories and Case Study.- Financing Mechanisms for Contaminated Land Remediation[...] Fields of interest International Environmental Law; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law; Soil Science & Conservation; Terrestrial Pollution; Ecotoxicology; Environmental Law / Policy / Ecojustice Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-31614-2 Hardcover 2013. XXI, 298 p. 8 illus., 5 in color. $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-31614-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com F. Frhr. v. Stackelberg, Hamburg

J.E. Milatz, Hamburg (Ed.)

Die Abweichungsgesetzgebung der Länder im Naturschutzrecht

Die Übertragung von Familienvermögen

Die Arbeit behandelt die Abweichungsgesetzgebung der Länder am Beispiel des Naturschutzrechts. Die Landesgesetzgebung, die in Reaktion auf das nach dem Scheitern des Umweltgesetzbuchs erlassene neue Bundesnaturschutzgesetz (BNatSchG 2010) ergangen ist, stellt den ersten Anwendungsfall dieses neuen Kompetenztypus dar, der erst seit der Föderalismusreform 2006 existiert. Nach einer konzisen Übersicht über die Funktionsweise der Kompetenzen im Naturschutzrecht widmet sich der Autor der Frage, mit welcher Zielsetzung und mithilfe welcher konzeptioneller Ausgestaltungen die Landesgesetzgeber von ihren neuen Kompetenzen Gebrauch machen. Die abweichenden Regelungen in den bis Ende 2011[...] Features Die Arbeit behandelt die Abweichungsgesetzgebung der Länder am Beispiel des Naturschutzrechts. Die Landesgesetzgebung, die in Reaktion auf das nach dem Scheitern des Umweltgesetzbuchs erlassene neue Bundesnaturschutzgesetz (BNatSchG 2010) ergangen ist, stellt den ersten Anwendungsfall dieses neuen Kompetenztypus dar, der erst seit der Föderalismusreform 2006 existiert. Nach einer konzisen Übersicht über die [..]

Besonderheiten im Steuer- und Zivilrecht

In wirtschaftlich unsicheren Zeiten beschäftigen sich viele Privatpersonen intensiv mit ihrem Vermögen und der Vermögenssicherung. Die Übertragung von Vermögenswerten wie Immobilien, Gesellschaftsanteilen oder Barvermögen innerhalb der Familie ist eine beliebte Maßnahme um sich selber und die nachkommende Generation abzusichern. Vor dem Hintergrund steuerlicher Überlegungen kommen dabei zahlreiche Übertragungsformen innerhalb des Familienverbunds infrage.Mit ausführlichen Beispielen und Hinweisen zur Steueroptimierung wird die Übertragung von Privatvermögen an Familienangehörige in diesem Buch erläutert. Features In wirtschaftlich unsicheren Zeiten beschäftigen sich viele Privatpersonen intensiv mit ihrem Vermögen und der Vermögenssicherung. Die Übertragung von Vermögenswerten wie Immobilien, Gesellschaftsanteilen oder Barvermögen innerhalb der Familie ist eine Maßnahme, um sich und die nachkommenden Generationen zu versorgen und das Familienvermögen zu sichern. Vor dem Hintergrund steuerlicher Überlegungen kommen [..]

Fields of interest Administrative Law; International Environmental Law; Constitutional Law

Contents Beteiligte der Übertragung (Ehegatten, eingetragene Lebenspartner, Minderjährige, nichteheliche Lebensgefährten).- Besonderheiten der unentgeltlichen Übertragung.-  Besonderheiten der entgeltlichen Übertragung (Verkauf und Tausch).Vermögensgegenstände (Anteile an Personenund Kapitalgesellschaften sowie Immobilien).Absicherung des Übergebers (Nießbrauch, Pflege, Wohnrecht, Für- und Vorsorge).- Widerruf und Rücktritt.- Auswirkungen auf Einkommensteuer und Schenkungsteuer.

Target groups Research

Fields of interest Financial Law / Fiscal Law

Type of publication Monograph

Target groups Professional/practitioner

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Type of publication Professional book

Contents Einführung.- Die Neuordnung des Naturschutzrechts im Zeichen der Föderalismusreform 2006.- Der erste Praxistest für die Abweichungsgesetzgebung: Landesnaturschutzgesetze in Reaktion auf die BNatSchG-Novelle.- Gesamtergebnis.

Softcover 2013. XII, 272 S. 1 Abb. (Schriftenreihe Natur und Recht, Vol. 15) $119.00 ISBN 978-3-642-32594-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Law

O. Depenheuer, Universität zu Köln; K.-H. Paqué, Universität Magdeburg (Eds.)

S.C. Thaman, Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, MO, USA (Ed.)

Einheit - Eigentum - Effizienz

Exclusionary Rules in Comparative Law

Bilanz der Treuhandanstalt Gedächtnisschrift zum 20. Todestag von Dr. Detlev Karsten Rohwedder

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H. Carmon, Carmon & Carmon, NY, USA

Foreign Judgments in Israel Recognition and Enforcement

A judgment in a civil matter rendered in a foreign country is not automatically recognized in Israel. Before a judgment will be recognized or enforced, it must first undergo a domestic integration process. A declaration that a foreign judgment is enforceable in Israel is dependent upon its meeting certain conditions specified by statute, irrespective of whether recognition of the foreign judgment is indirect or direct. These conditions serve as the main route for giving validity to foreign in rem judgments and to personal status judgments, which cannot otherwise be enforced; recognition of a judgment as enforceable, however, enables it to be executed.The book integrates lucid,[...]

Die Treuhandanstalt hatte im Zuge der deutschen Wiedervereinigung eine ebenso unverzichtbare wie undankbare Aufgabe. Als Institution hatte sie eine ebenso neue wie gigantische Aufgabe zu bewältigen: ohne historisches Vorbild, ohne theoretische Blaupausen, unter extremem Zeitdruck und hochfliegenden Erfolgserwartungen musste sie in schwierigster Zeit die wesentlichen Weichen stellen für die Transformation einer ganzen Volkswirtschaft durch Privatisierung und Sanierung der staatlichen Betriebe in den Beitrittsländern. In der Rückschau stellt sich die Arbeit der Treuhandanstalt als ein brillantes Bravourstück deutscher Verwaltungskompetenz dar, ein mustergültiges Beispiel für die Kraft[...]

This book is a comparative study of the exclusion of illegally gathered evidence in the criminal trial , which includes 15 country studies, a chapter on the European Court of Human Rights, and a comparative synthetic conclusion.  No other book has undertaken such a broad comparative study of exclusionary rules, which have now become a  world-wide phenomenon. The topic is one of the most controversial in criminal procedure law, because it reveals a constant tension between the criminal court’s duty  to ascertain the truth, on the one hand, and its duty to uphold important constitutional rights on the other,  most importantly, the privilege against selfincrimination and the right to[...]

Features Die Treuhandanstalt hatte im Zuge der deutschen Wiedervereinigung eine ebenso unverzichtbare wie undankbare Aufgabe. Als Institution hatte sie eine ebenso neue wie gigantische Aufgabe zu bewältigen: ohne historisches Vorbild, ohne theoretische Blaupausen, unter extremem Zeitdruck und hochfliegenden Erfolgserwartungen musste sie in schwierigster Zeit die wesentlichen Weichen stellen für die Transformation [..]

Features This book is a comparative study of the exclusion of illegally gathered evidence in the criminal trial , which includes 15 country studies, a chapter on the European Court of Human Rights, and a comparative synthetic conclusion.  No other book has undertaken such a broad comparative study of exclusionary rules, which have now become a  world-wide phenomenon. The topic is one of the most controversial in [..]

Contents Festakt: Wolfgang Schäuble: Patriot und Vorbild – Einführung in die Gedenkveranstaltung.- Richard Schröder: Die Bedeutung der Treuhandanstalt für den Prozeß der Wiedervereinigung.- Theo Waigel: Die politische Leistungsbilanz der Treuhandanstalt: „Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit für das deutsche Vaterland“.- Otto Gellert: Detlev Karsten Rohwedder – Eine unternehmerische Persönlichkeit.- Podiumsdiskussion „Die Treuhandanstalt in der Praxis“: Karen Horn, Birgit Breuel, Otto Gellert, Johannes Ludewig, Jens Odewald: Innenansichten aus der Praxis der Treuhandanstalt – Podiumsdiskussion.-[...]

Contents Introduction; Stephen C. Thaman.- Part One: The Vicissitudes of Court-Made Exclusionary Tests: Section One: Common Law Jurisdictions.- Chapter 1: The United States: The Rise and Fall of the Constitutional Exclusionary Rule; Mark E. Cammack.- Chapter 2:  Ireland: A Move to Categorical Exclusion?; Arnaud Cras and Yvonne Daly.Chapter  3: Scotland: A Plea for Consistency; Fiona Leverick and Findlay Stark.- Chapter 4:  Israel: The Supreme Court’s New, Cautious Exclusionary Rule; Yuval Merin and Rinat Kitai-Sangero.- Part One: The Vicissitudes of Court-Made Exclusionary Tests:Section Two:[...]

Fields of interest Constitutional Law; Public Finance & Economics; Political Science, general; Financial Law / Fiscal Law; Economic Policy

Fields of interest Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law; Criminal Law; Public International Law

Target groups Research

Target groups Research

Type of publication Professional book

Type of publication Contributed volume

Type of publication Contributed volume

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Hardcover 2013. XV, 454 p. (Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice, Vol. 20) $179.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5347-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Features A judgment in a civil matter rendered in a foreign country is not automatically recognized in Israel. Before a judgment will be recognized or enforced, it must first undergo a domestic integration process. A declaration that a foreign judgment is enforceable in Israel is dependent upon its meeting certain conditions specified by statute, irrespective of whether recognition of the foreign judgment is [..] Contents Objectives of the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgment.- Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Israel.- Comparative Law.Judgments in Personam, in Rem, and Personal Status Judgments.- The Function and Ramifications of the Enforcement Procedure.- Interpretation of the Foreign Judgments Enforcement Law.- Recognition of Foreign Judgments and Orders.- Recognition of Foreign Judgments.- Enforcement of Foreign Judgments against a Foreign Sovereign.- Foreign Judgments and the Palestinian Authority.- Enforcement of Judgments from Signatories of Treaties to which Israel[...] Fields of interest Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law; Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration Target groups Professional/practitioner

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E. Hartz, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

O. Lagodny, Universität Salzburg

S.C. Grover, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada

From the American Civil War to the War on Terror

Gesetzestexte suchen, verstehen und in der Klausur anwenden

Humanity’s Children

Three Models of Emergency Law in the United States Supreme Court

Eine praxisorientierte Anleitung für rechtswissenschaftliches Arbeiten im Strafrecht, Öffentlichen Recht, Zivilrecht

This book offers a systematic and comprehensive account of the key cases that have come to shape the jurisprudence on emergency law in the United States from the Civil War to the War on Terror. The legal questions raised in these cases concern fundamental constitutional issues such as the status of fundamental rights, the role of the court in times of war, and the question of how to interpret constitutional limitations to executive power. At stake in these difficult legal questions is the issue of how to conceive of the very status of law in liberal democratic states. The questions with which the Supreme Court justices have to grapple in these cases are therefore as philosophical as[...]

Dass „fast alles im Gesetz steht", verblüfft die Studenten bei Klausurbesprechungen immer wieder. Dabei ist das Gesetz das Werkzeug jedes Juristen und für den Jurastudenten in allen Klausuren bis zum ersten Staatsexamen das einzige zugelassene Hilfsmittel. Wer nicht mit ihm umzugehen weiß und losgelöst von ihm lernt, hat es unnötig schwer. Dieses Buch vermittelt dem Studienanfänger anhand von Beispielen aus dem Strafrecht, dem Bürgerlichen Recht und dem Verfassungsrecht, wie man Gesetze richtig liest. Es nimmt dem Leser die Angst vor unübersichtlichen Normen, zeigt, wie man schnell die einschlägigen Vorschriften findet, ihren Inhalt versteht und sie in der Klausur erfolgreich[...]

Features This book offers a systematic and comprehensive account of the key cases that have come to shape the jurisprudence on emergency law in the United States from the Civil War to the War on Terror. The legal questions raised in these cases concern fundamental constitutional issues such as the status of fundamental rights, the role of the court in times of war, and the question of how to interpret constitutional [..]

Features Dass „fast alles im Gesetz steht", verblüfft die Studenten bei Klausurbesprechungen immer wieder. Dabei ist das Gesetz das Werkzeug jedes Juristen und für den Jurastudenten in allen Klausuren bis zum ersten Staatsexamen das einzige zugelassene Hilfsmittel. Wer nicht mit ihm umzugehen weiß und losgelöst von ihm lernt, hat es unnötig schwer. Dieses Buch vermittelt dem Studienanfänger anhand von Beispielen aus [..]

Contents Introduction.- Part I: Three Models of Emergency Law: The Rights Model.- The Extra Legal Model.The Procedural Model.- Part II: Emergency Law in the Context of Terrorism: Rasul v. Bush.- Hamdi v. Rumsfeld.- Hamdan v. Rumsfeld.- Boumediene v. Bush.- Concluding Remarks. Fields of interest Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law; Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History; Constitutional Law; Political Philosophy; Philosophy of Law Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32632-5 Hardcover 2013. X, 112 p. $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-32632-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Contents Einführung.- Suchlesen: Wie finde ich eine bestimmte Norm?.- Auslegungslesen: Lesen und Verstehen der gefundenen Norm.- Wiedererkennungslesen: Das schnelle Wieder-Erkennen in der Klausursituation.- Der umgekehrte Weg: Erstellen des "Bauplans" für juristische Texte.- Meine "Tipps" im Überblick.- Anhang. Fields of interest Criminal Law; Public Law; Civil Law Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-31243-4 Softcover 2012. XI, 245 S. 18 Abb. (Tutorium Jura) $29.95 ISBN 978-3-642-31243-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

ICC Jurisprudence and the Failure to Address the Genocidal Forcible Transfer of Children

This book addresses the phenomenon of children as the particular targets of extreme cruelty and genocide during armed conflict. Selected International Criminal Court cases are analyzed to illustrate the ICC‘s failure to address the genocidal forcible transfer of children to armed State and/or non-State groups or forces perpetrating mass atrocities and/or genocide. An original legal interpretation of children as a protected group in the context of the genocide provision of the Rome Statute is provided. The work also examines certain examples of the various modes in which armed State and/or non-State groups or forces perpetrating mass atrocities and/or genocide appropriate children and[...] Features This book addresses the phenomenon of children as the particular targets of extreme cruelty and genocide during armed conflict. Selected International Criminal Court cases are analyzed to illustrate the ICC‘s failure to address the genocidal forcible transfer of children to armed State and/or non-State groups or forces perpetrating mass atrocities and/or genocide. An original legal interpretation of [..] Contents Part I Introduction: Reconsidering the Legal Concepts of Genocide and the ‘Genocidal Forcible Transfer of Children’.- Part II ICC Prosecutor Case Selec-tion and Charging Decisionn: Gravity and Interests of Justice Considerations.- Part III Selected ICC Cases Illustrating the Failure to Address the Genocidal Forcible Transfer of Children: Case 1: Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo.- Case 2: Prosecutor v. Germain Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui.- Case 3: Prosecutor v Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir.- Part IV Conclusion: The Geno-cidal Forcible Transfer of Children: A Crime Well Established[...] Fields of interest International Criminal Law; International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict; Human Rights; International Relations Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32500-7 Hardcover 2013. XII, 324 p. $179.00 ISBN 978-3-642-32500-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Law Arbeitsgemeinschaft, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Rechtsanwälte im Medizinrecht, Sindelfingen (Ed.)

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Th. Geschwinde, Staatsanwaltschaft beim Landgericht Hanau

Insuring the Air Transport Industry Rauschdrogen Against Aviation War and Terrorism Qualitätsmängel im Arzthaftungsprozess - Brauchen wir Marktformen und Wirkungsweisen Risks and Allied Perils Die Neuauflage geht neben den "klassischen", meist ein Patientenrechtegesetz? Issues and Options in a Post-September 11, 2001 Environment

This book explores the central problems underlying the insurance of aviation war and terrorism risks and associated perils. It critically analyses the reasons why conventional insurance markets are unwilling or unable to provide sustainable insurance coverage for aviation war and terrorism risks in the aftermath of catastrophic events such as the terrorist events of September 11, 2001. It also examines some of the prominent concepts proposed and/or implemented after 9/11 to determine whether and to what extent these concepts avoid identified pitfalls. Like many of life’s essentials, the importance of insurance is most evident when it is not available. The sheer scale and magnitude of[...] Features This book explores the central problems underlying the insurance of aviation war and terrorism risks and associated perils. It critically analyses the reasons why conventional insurance markets are unwilling or unable to provide sustainable insurance coverage for aviation war and terrorism risks in the aftermath of catastrophic events such as the terrorist events of September 11, 2001. It also examines some of [..] Contents Introduction.- The Insurance of Aviation Risks by the Conventional Insurance Markets.- The Insurance of Aviation War and Terrorism Risks by Specialist War Insurance Markets.- Catastrophic Risks and Reflexes: Some Theoretical Perspectives on the use of Insurance as a Risk Management Tool for Large Catastrophic Risks.- Enhancing the Insurance of Aviation War and Terrorism Risks through the use of Alternative Risk Transfer and Risk Financing Mechanisms.- The Insurability of Aviation War and Terrorism Risks under ICAO’s Unlawful Interference Convention of 2009.- Governmental Involvement in[...] Fields of interest Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space; International Economic Law, Trade Law; Insurance Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32432-1 Hardcover 2013. XX, 322 p. 5 illus. $179.00 ISBN 978-3-642-32432-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Nach ca. 20-jähriger Diskussion soll nunmehr auf Bundesebene ein Patientenrechtegesetz verabschiedet werden. Mit dem Gesetz wird das Ziel verfolgt, Transparenz über die Rechte der Patientinnen und Patienten herzustellen, die Durchsetzung dieser Rechte zu verbessern sowie Patientinnen und Patienten im Sinne einer verbesserten Gesundheitsversorgung zu schützen und im Falle eines Behandlungsfehlers stärker zu unterstützen. Das XXIII. Kölner Symposium der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Medizinrecht formuliert Fragen und Referate, ob ein Patientenrechtegesetz wegen möglicher Qualitätsmängel im Arzthaftungsprozess notwendig ist und ob das diskutierte Patientenrechtegesetz tatsächlich dem Anspruch[...] Features Nach ca. 20-jähriger Diskussion soll nunmehr auf Bundesebene ein Patientenrechtegesetz verabschiedet werden. Mit dem Gesetz wird das Ziel verfolgt, Transparenz über die Rechte der Patientinnen und Patienten herzustellen, die Durchsetzung dieser Rechte zu verbessern sowie Patientinnen und Patienten im Sinne einer verbesserten Gesundheitsversorgung zu schützen und im Falle eines Behandlungsfehlers stärker zu [..] Contents H. Schneider: Beiziehung der Krankenunterlagen.E. Rohde: Der Beweisbeschluss im Arzthaftungsprozess.- H.F. Kienzle: Anhörung des Sachverständigen - aus medizinischer Sicht.- P.W. Gaidzik: Anhörung des Sachverständigen (mit grobem Fehler etc.) - aus juristischer Sicht.- E. Feifel: Patientenrechtegesetz und Aufklärung (Parteianhörung, Anbeweis, Entscheidungskonflikt) - aus anwaltlicher Sicht.- G. Budde: Aufklärung (Parteianhörung, Anbeweis, Entscheidungskonflikt) aus richterlicher Sicht.- H. Schünemann: § 522 Abs. 2 ZPO - eine sterbende Norm?- E. Rüddel: Patientenrechtegesetz aus[...] Fields of interest Medical Law; Public Health; Practice Management Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32275-4 Softcover 2012. IX, 123 S. 1 Abb. (MedR Schriftenreihe Medizinrecht) $69.95 ISBN 978-3-642-32275-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

halbsynthetisch gewonnenen Drogen wie etwa Cocain vertiefend auf vollsynthetische Rauschdrogen ein, die häufig zunächst als research chemicals etwa im Rahmen der Schmerzbehandlung entwickelt worden waren, seit Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts jedoch in zunehmendem Ausmaß auch in Deutschland auf den illegalen Drogenmarkt drängen. Gleichzeitig wird verstärkt auch auf pflanzliche Stoffe eingegangen, die in Europa bisher weitgehend unbekannt waren, nunmehr jedoch im Zuge des dominierenden polyvalenten Missbrauchs und riskanter Konsummuster weltweit über Online-Shops ohne weiteres verfügbar sind und in unterschiedlichsten Kombinationen mit[...] Features Die Neuauflage geht neben den "klassischen", meist halbsynthetisch gewonnenen Drogen wie etwa Cocain vertiefend auf vollsynthetische Rauschdrogen ein, die häufig zunächst als research chemicals etwa im Rahmen der Schmerzbehandlung entwickelt worden waren, seit Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts jedoch in zunehmendem Ausmaß auch in Deutschland auf den illegalen Drogenmarkt drängen. Gleichzeitig wird verstärkt auch [..] Contents Einführung.- Psychodysleptica.- Narkotica.- Stimulantia.- Ausweich- und Substitutionsmittel.- Anhang. Fields of interest Medical Law; Criminal Law; Psychiatry; Psychotherapy; Pharmacology / Toxicology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-30162-9 Hardcover 2013. XXIX, 1203 S. 128 Abb. $169.00 ISBN 978-3-642-30162-9 Due: Februar 28, 2013

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P. Tiedemann, Frankfurt

P. Ferreira da Cunha, University of Porto, Portugal

Religionsfreiheit - Menschenrecht oder Toleranzgebot?

Rethinking Natural Law

Was Religion ist und warum sie rechtlichen Schutz verdient

Dieses Buch befasst sich mit der Frage, ob es sich bei dem verfassungsmäßigen Grundrecht und dem völkerrechtlich gewährleisteten Menschenrecht der Religionsfreiheit nach philosophisch gerechtfertigten Maßstäben tatsächlich um ein Menschenrecht handelt oder ob es sich eher um ein - vor allem geschichtlich zu erklärendes - Toleranzgebot handelt. Features Dieses Buch befasst sich mit der Frage, ob es sich bei dem verfassungsmäßigen Grundrecht und dem völkerrechtlich gewährleisteten Menschenrecht der Religionsfreiheit nach philosophisch gerechtfertigten Maßstäben tatsächlich um ein Menschenrecht handelt oder ob es sich eher um ein – vor allem geschichtlich zu erklärendes – Toleranzgebot handelt. Contents Die Fragestellung.- Religionsfreiheit – Toleranzprinzip oder Menschenrecht?.- Das Kriterium der Menschenrechte.- Die Religion im Geflecht der Menschenrechte.- Was ist Religion?.- Die religiöse Option.- Die a-religiöse Option.- Was nicht Religion ist.- Die Relevanz der Religionsfreiheit.- Religion und Weltanschauung.- Negative Religionsfreiheit.Die Zukunft der Religionsfreiheit. Fields of interest Human Rights; Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History; Religious Studies; Constitutional Law Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32708-7 Hardcover 2012. XIII, 193 S. 2 Abb. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-642-32708-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

For centuries, natural law was the main philosophical legal paradigm. Now, it is a wonder when a court of law invokes it. Arthur Kaufmann already underlined a modern general "horror iuris naturalis". We also know, with Winfried Hassemer, that the succession of legal paradigms is a matter of fashion. But why did natural law become outdated? Are there any remnants of it still alive today? This book analyses a number of prejudices and myths that have created a general misconception of natural law. As Jean-Marc Trigeaud put it: there is a natural law that positivists invented. Not the real one(s). It seeks to understand not only the usual adversaries of natural law (like legalists,[...] Features For centuries, natural law was the main philosophical legal paradigm. Now, it is a wonder when a court of law invokes it. Arthur Kaufmann already underlined a modern general "horror iuris naturalis". We also know, with Winfried Hassemer, that the succession of legal paradigms is a matter of fashion. But why did natural law become outdated? Are there any remnants of it still alive today? This book analyses a [..] Contents Introduction. Part I  Foundations: Goethe's Swan.The contributions of the paradigm "Natural Law".Sterility of Natural Law theoricism.- From the side of positivism.- Part II New Visions Old Questions: Contemporary Natural Law dialogues.- What Natural Law is, what it is not.- Legacies and achievements of Iusnaturalism.- Avatars of Natural Law. Natural Law in different colours.- Conclusion. Fields of interest Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History; Philosophy of Law; Political Theory Target groups Research Type of publication Brief More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32658-5 Softcover 2013. XVI, 70 p. (SpringerBriefs in Law) $49.95 ISBN 978-3-642-32658-5 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

Court of Justice of the European Union, Court of Justice of the European Union, Luxembourg (Ed.)

The Court of Justice and the Construction of Europe: Analyses and Perspectives on Sixty Years of Case-law - La Cour de Justice et la Construction de l'Europe: Analyses et Perspectives de Soixante Ans de Jurisprudence This book is a contributed volume published by the Court of Justice of the European Union on the occasion of its 60th anniversary. It provides an insight to the 60 years of case-law of the Court of Justice and its role in the progress of European Integration. The book includes contributions from eminent jurists from almost all the EU Member States. All the main areas of European Union are covered in a systematic way. The contributions are regrouped in four chapters dedicated respectively to the role of the Court of Justice and the Judicial Architecture of the European Union, the Constitutional Order of the European Union, the Area of EU Citizens and the European Union in the World.[...] Features This book is a contributed volume published by the Court of Justice of the European Union on the occasion of its 60th anniversary. It provides an insight to the 60 years of case-law of the Court of Justice and its role in the progress of European Integration. The book includes contributions from eminent jurists from almost all the EU Member States. All the main areas of European Union are covered in a [..] Contents Introduction.- The History of the Court of Justice of the European Union since its Origin.L’évolution de l’architecture juridictionnelle de l’Union européenne.- The Court of Justice in the 21st Century: Challenges ahead for the Judicial System? The National Judge as Judge of the European Union.- The Cooperation between European Courts. The Verbund of European Courts and Its Legal Toolbox.- Le rôle du comité 255 dans la sélection du juge de l’Union.- Les institutions politiques de l’Union et la Cour de justice: La Cour de justice et le Parlement européen.- Les institutions politiques[...] Fields of interest European Law Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-90-6704-896-5 Hardcover 2013. XIV, 727 p. $129.00 ISBN 978-90-6704-896-5 Due: December 31, 2012

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Life Sciences J. Stanturf, US Forest Service, Athens, GA, USA; P. Madsen, University of Copenhagen, Vejle, Denmark; D. Lamb, Queensland University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (Eds.)

A Goal-Oriented Approach to Forest Landscape Restoration While restoration ecology has traditionally aimed to re-create some putative more ‘natural’ ecological state, forest landscape restoration (FLR) has emerged over the last decade as an approach aimed more at restoring natural functions, while focusing on meeting human needs.With a view to exploring the practical potential of this approach, this book draws together a team of experts from the natural and social sciences to discuss its success so far in addressing critical issues such as biodiversity, ecological function, and human livelihoods. Applying principles of landscape ecology, restoration ecology, planning theory and conflict management, the book presents a series of case studies[...] Features While restoration ecology has traditionally aimed to re-create some putative more ‘natural’ ecological state, forest landscape restoration (FLR) has emerged over the last decade as an approach aimed more at restoring natural functions, while focusing on meeting human needs.With a view to exploring the practical potential of this approach, this book draws together a team of experts from the natural [..] Contents I. Setting Goals.- 1. A Tool for Comparing Alternative Forest Landscape Restoration Scenarios.- 2. Forest Landscape Restoration in the Netherlands: Policy Aspects and Knowledge Management.- 3. Incorporating Social and Natural Science in the Restoration of an Indonesian  Conservation Forest: A Case Study from Jambi.- II. Restoring Biodiversity.- 4. Forest Landscape Restoration in China.- 5. Managing Forest Stand Structures to Enhance Conservation of the Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica).- 6. Restoration of Forests Associated with New Town Development in Hong Kong.- 7. Integrating[...] Fields of interest Landscape Ecology; Forestry Management; Environmental Management; Sustainable Development; Social Sciences (general) Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5337-2 Hardcover 2012. VII, 474 p. 102 illus., 52 in color. (World Forests, Vol. 16) $209.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5337-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Life Sciences G. Zhang, Zhejiang University, China; C. Li, Government of Western Australia, Australia; X. Liu, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China (Eds.)

Advance in Barley Sciences Proceedings of 11th International Barley Genetics Symposium

Advance in barley sciences presents the latest developments in barley sciences. It collects 39 papers submitted to the 11th International Barley Genetics Symposium, and covers all presentation sessions of the conference, i.e., barley development and economy, utilizationof germplasm, genetic resources and genetic stocks, end-uses, biotic stress tolerance, abiotic stresses, new and renewed breeding methodology, barley physiology, breeding success stories, barley genomics and all other ‘-omics.’ Th e information will be usefulfor barley breeders, brewers, biochemists, molecular geneticists and biotechnologists. Th is book may also serve as reference text for students and scientists[...] Features Advance in barley sciences presents the latest developments in barley sciences. It collects 39 papers submitted to the 11th International Barley Genetics Symposium, and covers all presentation sessions of the conference, i.e., barley development and economy, utilizationof germplasm, genetic resources and genetic stocks, end-uses, biotic stress tolerance, abiotic stresses, new and renewed breeding [..] Contents Evolution of Wild Barley and Barley Improvement.Genetic Diversity in Latvian Spring Barley Association Mapping Population.- Genome-Wide Association Mapping of Malting Quality Traits in Relevant Barley Germplasm in Uruguay.- The “Italian” Barley Genetic Mutant Collection: Conservation, Development of New Mutants and Use.- α-Amylase Allelic Variation in Domesticated and Wild Barley.- Novel Genes from Wild Barley Hordeum spontaneum for Barley Improvement.- The Distribution of the Hordoindoline Genes and Identification of Puroindoline b–2 Yariant Gene Homologs in the Genus Hordeum.-[...] Fields of interest Plant Sciences; Molecular Ecology; Agricultural Economics; Agriculture Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-4681-7 Hardcover 2013. XIII, 460 p. 92 illus., 35 in color. $259.00 ISBN 978-94-007-4681-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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R. Barrangou, DuPont Nutrition and Health, Madison, WI, USA; J. van der Oost, University of Wageningen, The Netherlands (Eds.)

CRISPR-Cas Systems RNA-mediated Adaptive Immunity in Bacteria and Archaea

CRISPR/Cas is a recently described defense system that protects bacteria and archaea against invasion by mobile genetic elements such as viruses and plasmids. A wide spectrum of distinct CRISPR/Cas systems has been identified in at least half of the available prokaryotic genomes. On-going structural and functional analyses have resulted in a far greater insight into the functions and possible applications of these systems, although many secrets remain to be discovered. In this book, experts summarize the state of the art in this exciting field. Features CRISPR-Cas is a recently discovered defense system which protects bacteria and archaea against invasion by mobile genetic elements such as viruses and plasmids. A wide spectrum of distinct CRISPR-Cas immune systems has been identified in at least half of the available prokaryotic genomes. On-going biochemical and functional analyses have resulted in substantial insight into the functions and possible [..] Contents Discovery and seminal developments in the CRISPR field.- Occurrence, diversity of CRISPR-Cas systems and genotyping implications.-  Evolution and classification of CRISPR-Cas systems and Cas protein families.- Regulation of CRISPR-based immune responses.- crRNA Biogenesis.- Distribution and mechanism of the Type I CRISPR/Cas Systems.Type II – Streptococcus thermophilus.- Type III CRISPR-Cas Systems and the Roles CRISPR-Cas in Bacterial Virulence.- CRISPR-Cas Systems to Probe Ecological Diversity and Host-Viral Interactions.- Roles of CRISPR in regulation of physiological processes.-[...] Fields of interest Microbiology; Microbial Genetics and Genomics; Medical Microbiology Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34656-9 Hardcover 2013. X, 299 p. 47 illus., 46 in color. $189.00 ISBN 978-3-642-34656-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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N. Tuteja, International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, New Delhi, India; S.S. Gill, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India (Eds.)

Crop Improvement Under Adverse Conditions Plant development and productivity are negatively regulated by various environmental stresses. Abiotic stress factors such as heat, cold, drought, and salinity represent key elements limiting agricultural productivity worldwide. Thus, developing crop plants with the ability to tolerate abiotic stresses is a critical need which demands modern novel strategies for the thorough understanding of plant response to abiotic stresses. Crop Improvement under Adverse Conditions will serve as a cutting-edge resource for researchers and students alike who are studying plant abiotic stress tolerance and crop improvement. The book presents the latest trends and developments in the field, including[...] Features Plant development and productivity are negatively regulated by various environmental stresses. Abiotic stress factors such as heat, cold, drought, and salinity represent key elements limiting agricultural productivity worldwide. Thus, developing crop plants with the ability to tolerate abiotic stresses is a critical need which demands modern novel strategies for the thorough understanding of plant response [..] Contents The Research, Development, Commercialization, and Adoption of Drought and Stress Tolerant Crops.- Impact of Extreme Events on Salt Tolerant Forest Species of Andaman & Nicobar Islands (India).- Greenhouse Gases Emission from Rice Paddy Ecosystem and their Management.- Remote Sensing Applications to Infer Yield of Tea in a Part of Sri Lanka.- Polyamines Contribution to the Improvement of Crop Plants Tolerance to Abiotic Stress.- Overlapping Horizons of Salicylic Acid in Different Stresses.- Genotoxic Stress, DNA Repair and Crop Productivity.- In Vitro Haploid Production - A Fast and[...] Fields of interest Plant Sciences; Plant Biochemistry; Plant Anatomy / Development; Plant Physiology; Plant Genetics amd Genomics Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-4632-3 Hardcover 2013. XXI, 394 p. 77 illus., 48 in color. $209.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-4632-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com G.D. Ehrlich, Center for Genomic Sciences, Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; P.J. DeMeo, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; J.W. Costerton, Center for Genomic Sciences, Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; H. Winkler, Osteitis Centre, Private Clinic Döbling, Wien, Austria (Eds.)

C.O. Delang, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, China; W.M. Li, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, China

Culture Negative Orthopedic Biofilm Infections

A Review of the Literature

During the recent transition between acute diseases caused by swarms of single planktonic bacteria, and chronic infections caused by bacteria growing in slime-enclosed biofilms, a general clinical consensus has emerged that pathologies with bacterial etiologies are frequently culture negative. Because biofilm infections now affect 17 million Americans per year (killing approximately 450,000), the suggestion that these common and lethal infections regularly go unnoticed by the only FDA-approved method for their detection and characterization is a matter of urgent concern. Biologically, we would expect that planktonic bacterial cells would colonize any new surface, including the surface[...] Features During the recent transition between acute diseases caused by swarms of single planktonic bacteria, and chronic infections caused by bacteria growing in slime-enclosed biofilms, a general clinical consensus has emerged that pathologies with bacterial etiologies are frequently culture negative. Because biofilm infections now affect 17 million Americans per year (killing approximately 450,000), the suggestion [..] Contents The Problem of Culture Negative Infections.- Culture Negative Infections in Orthopaedic Surgery.Improved Diagnosis of Biofilm Infections Using Various Molecular Methods.- Improved Outcomes via Integrated Molecular Diagnostics and Biofilm Targeted Therapy.- Immunological Methods for Staphylococcus aureus Infection Diagnosis and Prevention.- Diagnosing Periprosthetic Joint Infections : Cultures, Molecular Markers, and the Ibis technology.- Infections Associated with Severe Open Tibia Fractures.- Second Generation Molecular Diagnostics and Strategies for Preventing Periprosthetic Joint[...] Fields of interest Microbiology; Bacteriology; Microbial Ecology Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-29553-9 Hardcover 2012. X, 144 p. 47 illus., 40 in color. (Springer Series on Biofilms, Vol. 7) $189.00 ISBN 978-3-642-29553-9 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

Ecological Succession on Fallowed Shifting Cultivation Fields The book reviews the literature on the ecological succession of plants on fallowed swiddens in tropical forests.  Patterns of ecological succession in tropical forests are insufficiently understood, partly because results are scattered through a large number of case studies reported in academic articles. So far, no publication has attempted to bring these different case studies together to identify common patters and trends. The goal of the book is to review the different case studies, and identify common patterns of ecological succession in fallowed swiddens, as well as to pinpoint the factors that cause ecological succession in some areas to differ from those in other areas. The[...] Features The book reviews the literature on the ecological succession of plants on fallowed swiddens in tropical forests.  Patterns of ecological succession in tropical forests are insufficiently understood, partly because results are scattered through a large number of case studies reported in academic articles. So far, no publication has attempted to bring these different case studies together to identify common [..] Contents 1. Introduction.- 2. Forest structure.- 3. Species richness and diversity.- 4. Species composition.- 5. Factors contributing to differences in forest recovery rates.- 6. Conclusions. Fields of interest Plant Ecology; Biodiversity; Forestry; Plant Sciences Target groups Research Type of publication Brief More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5820-9 Softcover 2013. VIII, 127 p. 41 illus. (SpringerBriefs in Ecology) $49.95 ISBN 978-94-007-5820-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Life Sciences

R. Leemans, Wageningen University, Netherlands (Ed.)

E.A. Laws, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA (Ed.)

Ecological Systems

Environmental Toxicology

Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology

Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology

Earth is home to an estimated 8 million animal species, 600,000 fungi, 300,000 plants, and an undetermined number of microbial species.  Of these animal, fungal, and plant species, an estimated 75% have yet to be identified.  Moreover, the interactions between these species and their physical environment are known to an even lesser degree.  At the same time, the earth’s biota faces the prospect of climate change, which may manifest slowly or extremely rapidly, as well as a human population set to grow by two billion by 2045 from the current seven billion.  Given these major ecological changes, we cannot wait for a complete biota data set before assessing, planning, and acting to[...]

Environmental Toxicology provides a detailed, comprehensive introduction to this key area of sustainability and public health research.  The broad coverage includes sections on ecological risk assessment, monitoring, mechanisms, fate and transport, prevention, and correctives, as well as treatment of the health effects of solar radiation and toxicology in the ocean.  The 23 state-of-the-art chapters provide a multi-disciplinary perspective on this vital area, which encompasses environmental science, biology, chemistry, and public health.

Features Earth is home to an estimated 8 million animal species, 600,000 fungi, 300,000 plants, and an undetermined number of microbial species.  Of these animal, fungal, and plant species, an estimated 75% have yet to be identified.  Moreover, the interactions between these species and their physical environment are known to an even lesser degree.  At the same time, the earth’s biota faces the prospect of climate [..] Contents 1. Ecological Systems, Introduction.- 2. Atmospheric Biogeochemistry.- 3. Ecological Succession and Community Dynamics.- 4. Ecosystem Engineers, Keystone Species.- 5. Ecosystem Flow Analysis.- 6. Ecosystem Services.- 7. Ecosystems and Spatial Patterns.- 8. Ecosystems, Adaptive Management.- 9. Ecotones and Ecological Gradients.- 10. Invasive Species.- 11. Landscape Ecology.- 12. Marine Biogeochemistry.- 13. Species Competition and Predation.14. Species Diversity Within and Among Ecosystems.- 15. Urban Ecology.- Index. Fields of interest Ecosystems; Geoecology / Natural Processes; Biogeosciences; Ecology; Urban Ecology; Geochemistry Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5754-1 Hardcover 2013. VI, 309 p. 44 illus., 21 in color. $209.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5754-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Features Environmental Toxicology provides a detailed, comprehensive introduction to this key area of sustainability and public health research.  The broad coverage includes sections on ecological risk assessment, monitoring, mechanisms, fate and transport, prevention, and correctives, as well as treatment of the health effects of solar radiation and toxicology in the ocean.  The 23 state-of-the-art [..] Contents 1. Environmental Toxicology, Introduction.- 2. Airborne Toxic Chemicals.- 3. Bioaccumulation/Biomagnifications in Food Chains.- 4. Biomarkers and Metabolomics, Evidence of Stress.- 5. Bioremediation and Mitigation.- 6. Biosensors and Bioassays for Ecological Risk Monitoring and Assessment.7. CERCLA, Sustainability and Public and Environmental Health.- 8. Ecological and Health Risks at Low Doses.- 9. Ecological Risk Assessment and Animal Models.- 10. Environmental Toxicology: Carcinogenesis.- 11. Environmental Toxicology: Children at Risk.- 12. Environmental Toxicology: Oxidative[...] Fields of interest Applied Ecology; Ecotoxicology; Pharmacology / Toxicology; Pollution; Oxidative Stress Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5763-3 Hardcover 2013. VI, 737 p. 110 illus., 63 in color. $239.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5763-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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S. Divakar, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India

Enzymatic Transformation Transformations using enzymes have been extensively investigated in the last two decades and the results promise great potential for this growing field, especially in the area of synthetic organic chemistry mainly due to of its many advantages. Accordingly, this book has attempted to bring out the advantages of using enzymes involving complex underivatized and unprotected substrates in non-polar media under homogenous and heterogeneous reaction conditions. Merits and demerits of using enzymes in terms of yields and selectivity/specificity are presented without any prejudice. Almost all the reactions dealt with are from the author’s laboratory comprising diverse substrates, and the[...] Features Transformations using enzymes have been extensively investigated in the last two decades and the results promise great potential for this growing field, especially in the area of synthetic organic chemistry mainly due to of its many advantages.  Accordingly, this book has attempted to bring out the advantages of using enzymes involving complex underivatized and unprotected substrates in non-polar media [..] Contents Preface.- Abstract of Chapters.- Introduction.- Glycosidases.- Lipases.-Enzymatic Esterification of Compounds Possessing Multifunctional Hydroxyl and Carboxyl Groups.- Enzymatic Polymerization.Lipase Catalyzed Preparation of Aminoacyl Esters of Carbohydrates.- Enzymatic Glycosylation of Alcohols.- Glycosylation of Some Selected Phenols and Vitamins.- Glycosylation of Phenols and Vitamins.– An Overview.- Kinetics of Some Selected Enzyme Catalyzed Reactions in Organic Solvents.- ACE Inhibition and Antioxidant Activities of Enzymatically Synthesized Aminoacyl Esters And Glycosides. Fields of interest Biochemistry; Protein Science; Chemistry (general); Enzymology; Lipidology; Proteomics Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-81-322-0872-3 Hardcover 2013. XX, 284 p. 398 illus., 14 in color. $189.00 ISBN 978-81-322-0872-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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N.M. Boopathi, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,Tamil Nadu, India

Genetic Mapping and Marker Assisted Selection Basics, Practice and Benefits

Genetic mapping and marker assisted selection (MAS) is considered as one of the major tools in genetic improvement of crop plants in this genomics era. This book describes basics in linkage mapping, step-by-step procedure to perform MAS, achievements made so far in different crops, and limitations and prospects of MAS in plant breeding. It summarizes all this in a simple but comprehensive mode using suitable examples so as to explain the concept and its historical developments. To summarize, this book describes technologies for identification of genes of interest through genetic mapping, recaps the major applications of MAS to plant breeding; lists examples in which MAS is being[...] Features Genetic mapping and marker assisted selection (MAS) is considered as one of the major tools in genetic improvement of crop plants in this genomics era. This book describes basics in linkage mapping, step-by-step procedure to perform MAS, achievements made so far in different crops, and limitations and prospects of MAS in plant breeding. It summarizes all this in a simple but comprehensive mode using [..] Contents 1.Germplasm Characterization: Utilizing the Underexploited Resources.- 2. Mapping Population Development .- 3.Genotyping.- 4. Linkage Map Construction.- 5. Phenotyping.- 6. QTL Identification.7. Fine Mapping.- 8. Marker Assisted Selections.9. Success Stories in MAS.- 10. Advances in MAS toward genetically improved crop plants.- 11. Recent advances in MAS in major crops.- 12. Future perspectives in MAS. Fields of interest Plant Sciences; Plant Breeding / Biotechnology; Plant Genetics amd Genomics; Plant Anatomy / Development Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-81-322-0957-7 Hardcover 2013. XV, 293 p. 26 illus. $189.00 ISBN 978-81-322-0957-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com H. Sahm, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH; G. Antranikian, Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg; K.-P. Stahmann, Hochschule Lausitz (FH); R. Takors, Universität Stuttgart (Eds.)

Industrielle Mikrobiologie Die Industrielle Mikrobiologie vereint das Fachwissen von Naturwissenschaftlern und Ingenieuren über die Nutzung von Bakterien und Pilzen. Als innovative Querschnittsdisziplin bietet sie wichtige Voraussetzungen für die Entwicklung konkurrenzfähiger Produkte auf der Basis umweltschonender Verfahren. So setzt z.B. die chemische Industrie heute bereits Mikroorganismen in Prozessen ein, um Rohstoffe und Energie sparen. In dieser Branche besteht ein zunehmender Bedarf an gut ausgebildeten Fachkräften.Dieses neue Lehrbuch wurde von erfahrenen Wissenschaftlern aus Hochschulen und der Industrie verfasst. Es soll Studierende aus Life Science-Bachelorstudiengängen sowie fortgeschrittene[...] Features Die Industrielle Mikrobiologie gewinnt sowohl in der Lebensmittel- und Pharmaindustrie als auch in der chemischen Industrie zunehmend an Bedeutung. Sie vereint das Fachwissen von Naturwissenschaftlern und Ingenieuren über die Nutzung von Bakterien und Pilzen. Diese Mikroorganismen sind in der Lage, effizient nachwachsende Rohstoffe zu verwerten und in nachhaltige Produkte umzuwandeln. So konnten in der [..] Contents Vorwort.-1 Geschichtlicher Überblick.-2 Bioverfahrenstechnik.-3 Lebensmittel.-4 Alkohole und Ketone.-5 Organische Säuren.-6 Aminosäuren.-7 Vitamine, Nucleotide und Karotinoide.-8 Antibiotika.-9 Pharmaproteine.-10 Enzyme.-11 Polysaccharide und Polyhydroxyfettsäuren.-12 Steroide und Aromastoffe.-13 Biologische Abwasserreinigung. Fields of interest Microbiology; Applied Microbiology; Biotechnology; Microbial Genetics and Genomics Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-8274-3039-7 Softcover 2012. X, 310 S. 130 Abb. in Farbe. $39.95 ISBN 978-3-8274-3039-7 Due: Januar 10, 2013

N. Carels, Laboratório de Genômica Functional e Bioinformática, Rio de Janerio, Brazil; M. Sujatha, Directorate of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad, India; B. Bahadur, Kakatiya University, Warangal, India (Eds.)

Jatropha, Challenges for a New Energy Crop Volume 1: Farming, Economics and Biofuel

The book will be a broad and comprehensive look on Jatropha until the details since the book is being contributed by international experts worldwide that have already published works in the international press of Science. Illustrations, tables geographic maps, GPS location, etc are added by each contributors according to the feeling they have concerning what they think their contribution should be. This book will benefit the scientific community immensely. Being aware of any challenges related to Jatropha, i.e. (i) its economy in Asia (India, China) and South America (Brazil), (ii) basics of biofuel technology, (iii) physiology, (iv) farming, (v) byproducts, (vi) biotechnology, (vii)[...] Features Jatropha, Challenges for a New Energy Crop, Volume 1 reports on the state of the art of scientific investigations on the new crop Jatropha curcas made during the past decade. The progresses obtained on the knowledge of this abstemious, semi-wild species are already impressive and were mainly achieved in just a decade (2001- 2011). This knowledge extends from basic Jatropha physiology and biological [..] Contents Part 1 - Worldwide importance of Jatropha.Global status of bioenergy research and Jatropha: A Review.- The economic importance of Jatropha for India.- The economic importance of Jatropha in China.- The economic importance of Jatropha in Brazil.- Part 2 - Biology and reproduction.- Wood   anatomy of Indian Jatrophas.- Laticifers of Jatrophas.- Breeding system and pollination Biology of  Jatropha curcas L: A Review.- LM and SEM of pollen in Indian species of Jatropha L. (Euphorbiaceae) .Structure and development of  fruit and seed  of Jatropha gossypifolia L.- Climate and[...] Fields of interest Plant Sciences; Plant Genetics amd Genomics; Plant Breeding / Biotechnology; Plant Physiology Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-4805-1 Hardcover 2012. XX, 599 p. 184 illus. in color. $209.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-4805-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com B. Bahadur, Kakatiya University, Warangal, India; M. Sujatha, Directorate of Oilseeds Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India; N. Carels, Fiocruz/IOC, Rio de Janerio, Brazil (Eds.)

Jatropha, Challenges for a New Energy Crop Volume 2: Genetic Improvement and Biotechnology

Jatropha curcas or Physic Nut is a small tree (bush plant) that produces fruits under tropical climate. The fruits contained seed that are ~40% oil rich. This oil is excellent for biodiesel. The bush is a now new coming crop because it may cope with harsh environmental conditions such as semi-aridity and poor land. It is considered as one alternative for climate mitigation that does not compete with arable land normally dedicated to food crop and can be used to regain degraded land or fight desertification. This bush has been considered seriously by the international community only recently (~2006-2008), but worldwide scientists did an outstanding job to drawn Jatropha out of its[...] Features Jatropha, Challenges for a New Energy Crop –Volume 2 aims to report on the state of the art of scientific investigations that were made during the past ten years on the new crop Jatropha curcas. The progresses obtained on the knowledge of this abstemious, semi-wild species are already impressive and were mainly achieved in just a decade (2001-2011). This knowledge extends from basic [..] Contents Section 1:Biology and Reproduction.- Laticifers of Jatropha.- Wood   Anatomy   of   Indian Jatrophas.Breeding System and Pollination in Jatropha curcas: An Overview.- Pollen of Jatropha L.: Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Considerations.- Embryology of Jatropha - A Review.- Structure and Development of Fruit and Seed of Jatropha gossypifolia l.- Fruit, Seed   and  Seedling  characters in  Jatrophas.- Genetic Improvement in Jatropha curcas through Selection and Breeding.- Section2:Genetic diversity of Jatropha and domestication.- Origin, domestication, distribution and diversity of Jatropha[...] Fields of interest Plant Sciences; Plant Genetics amd Genomics; Plant Breeding / Biotechnology; Plant Physiology Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-4914-0 Hardcover 2013. XVII, 614 p. 135 illus., 63 in color. $209.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-4914-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Life Sciences H.H. Pattee, Binghamton University, NY, USA; J. Rączaszek-Leonardi, University of Warsaw, Poland

LAWS, LANGUAGE and LIFE Howard Pattee’s classic papers on the physics of symbols with contemporary commentary

Howard Pattee is a physicist who for many years has taken his own path in studying the physics of symbols, which is now a foundation for biosemiotics. By extending von Neumann’s logical requirements for self-replication, to the physical requirements of symbolic instruction at the molecular level, he concludes that a form of quantum measurement is necessary for life. He explains why all non-dynamic symbolic and informational controls act as special (allosteric) constraints on dynamical systems. Pattee also points out that symbols do not exist in isolation but in coordinated symbol systems we call languages. Such insights turn out to be necessary to situate biosemiotics as an objective[...] Features The present volume provides Pattee’s in-depth treatment of the physical basis of symbolic functions. Understanding the physical preconditions for the origin of symbols is essential at all levels, from the origin of life to the measurement problem of physics. The entire field of biosemiotics depends on understanding the physical nature of structures that can have a symbolic function. The [..] Contents Preface and Acknowledgments.- Introduction by Howard Pattee.- The Physical Basis of Coding and Reliability in Biological Evolution.- How Does a Molecule Become a Message?.- Physical Problems of Decision-Making Constraints.- Laws and constraints, symbols and languages.- The Physical Basis and Origin of Hierarchical Control.- Postscript: Unsolved Problems and Potential Applications  of Hierarchy Theory.- Discrete and Continuous Processes in Computers and Brains.- The complementarity principle in biological and social structures.- Clues from Molecular Symbol Systems.- Cell Psychology: An[...] Fields of interest Life Sciences (general); History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics; Cognitive Psychology; Bioinformatics; Philosophy of Language; Epistemology Target groups Graduate Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5160-6 Hardcover 2012. XV, 333 p. 1 illus. (Biosemiotics, Vol. 7) $189.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5160-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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V.K. Gupta, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland; M.G. Tuohy, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland; M. Ayyachamy, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland; K.M. Turner, Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals, Clondalkin, Dublin, Ireland; A. O’Donovan, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland (Eds.)

Laboratory Protocols in Fungal Biology Current Methods in Fungal Biology

Laboratory Protocols in Fungal Biology presents the latest techniques in fungal biology. This book analyzes information derived through real experiments, and focuses on cutting edge techniques in the field. The book comprises 57 chapters contributed from internationally recognised scientists and researchers. Experts in the field have provided up-to-date protocols covering a range of frequently used methods in fungal biology. Almost all important methods available in the area of fungal biology viz. taxonomic keys in fungi; histopathological and microscopy techniques; proteomics methods; genomics methods; industrial applications and related techniques; and bioinformatics tools in fungi[...] Features Laboratory Protocols in Fungal Biology presents the latest techniques in fungal biology. This book analyzes information derived through real experiments, and focuses on cutting edge techniques in the field. The book comprises 57 chapters contributed from internationally recognised scientists and researchers. Experts in the field have provided up-to-date protocols covering a range of frequently used [..] Contents Safety Norms and Regulations in Handling Fungal Specimens.- Methods of Cryopreservation in Fungi.Long Term Preservation of Fungal Cultures in AllRussian Collection of Microorganisms (VKM): Protocols and Results.- Fungal Specimen Collection and Processing.- Chemical and Molecular Methods for Detection of Toxigenic Fungi and Their Mycotoxins from Major Food Crops.- Identification Key for the Major Growth Forms of Lichenized Fungi.- Microscopic Methods for Analytical Studies of Fungi.Scanning Electron Microscopy for Fungal Sample Examination.- High Resolution Imaging and Force[...] Fields of interest Plant Sciences; Plant Biochemistry; Plant Breeding / Biotechnology; Microbiology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-2355-3 Hardcover 2013. XXV, 604 p. 117 illus., 43 in color. (Fungal Biology) $279.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-2355-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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L.G. Chase, Cellular Dynamics International, Madison, WI, USA; M.C. Vemuri, Life Technologies, Frederick, MD, USA (Eds.)

Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy

springer.com V. Merckx, Leiden University, The Netherlands (Ed.)

L. Swan (Ed.)

Mycoheterotrophy

Origins of Mind

The Biology of Plants Living on Fungi

Over the past decade, significant efforts have been made to develop stem cell-based therapies for difficult to treat diseases. Multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells, also referred to as mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), appear to hold great promise in regards to a regenerative cell-based therapy for the treatment of these diseases. Currently, more than 200 clinical trials are underway worldwide exploring the use of MSCs for the treatment of a wide range of disorders including bone, cartilage and tendon damage, myocardial infarction, graft-versus-host disease, Crohn’s disease, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, critical limb ischemia and many others. MSCs were first identified by Friendenstein[...]

Over the course of evolution, several plant lineages have found ways to obtain water, minerals, and carbohydrates from fungi. Some plants are able exploit fungi to such an extent that they lose the need for photosynthesis. The ability of a plant to live on fungal carbon is known as mycoheterotrophy. This intriguing process has fascinated botanists for centuries, yet many aspects of mycoheterotrophy have remained elusive for a long time. Mycoheterotrophy: The Biology of Plants Living on Fungi explores the biology of mycoheterotrophs, offering general insights into their ecology, diversity, and evolution. Written by renowned experts in the field and bolstered with lavish illustrations[...]

Features Mesenchymal Stem Cells or Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (collectively referred to as MSCs) are currently being tested in a number of clinical trials for various diseases including graft-versus-host disease, Crohn’s disease, myocardial infarction, stroke, diabetes, cartilage defects, and many others. The increasing number of clinical trials globally indicates the likely therapeutic potential of this [..]

Features Over the course of evolution, several plant lineages have found ways to obtain water, minerals, and carbohydrates from fungi. Some plants are able exploit fungi to such an extent that they lose the need for photosynthesis. The ability of a plant to live on fungal carbon is known as mycoheterotrophy. This intriguing process has fascinated botanists for centuries, yet many aspects of mycoheterotrophy have [..]

Contents Scaling-up Ex-vivo Expansion of Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells for Cellular Therapies.- Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Mechanisms of Immunomodulation and Homing.- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes: The Future MSC-based Therapy?.- The Biology of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Health and Disease and its Relevance to MSC-based Cell Delivery Therapies.- Pulmonary Clinical Applications for Mesenchymal Stem Cells.- Stem Cell Therapy for Bone Disorders.- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapies for Bone and Tendon Conditions.Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSC) and the Repair of Cartilage Tissue.- Mesenchymal Stem[...] Fields of interest Stem Cells; Cell Biology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-62703-199-8 Hardcover 2013. XII, 453 p. 32 illus., 20 in color. (Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine) $209.00 ISBN 978-1-62703-199-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Contents Mycoheterotrophy: An introduction.- Taxonomy and classification.- Biogeography and conservation.- Subterranean morphology and mycorrhizal structures.- Evolution and diversification.Progress and prospects for the ecological genetics of mycoheterotrophs.- Species interactions of mycoheterotrophic plants – specialization and its potential consequences.- The physiological ecology of mycoheterotrophy. Fields of interest Plant Sciences; Plant Ecology; Plant Genetics amd Genomics; Plant Systematics / Taxonomy / Biogeography

The big question of how and why mindedness evolved necessitates collaborative, multidisciplinary investigation. Biosemiotics provides a new conceptual space that attracts a multitude of thinkers in the biological and cognitive sciences and the humanities who recognize continuity in the biosphere from the simplest to the most complex organisms, and who are united in the project of trying to account for even language and human consciousness in this comprehensive picture of life. The young interdiscipline of biosemiotics has so far by and large focused on codes, signs and sign processes in the microworld —a fact that reflects the field’s strong representation in microbiology and[...] Features The big question of how and why mindedness evolved necessitates collaborative, multidisciplinary investigation. Biosemiotics provides a new conceptual space that attracts a multitude of thinkers in the biological and cognitive sciences and the humanities who recognize continuity in the biosphere from the simplest to the most complex organisms, and who are united in the project of trying to account for even [..] Contents Introduction: exploring the origins of mindedness in nature.- BIOSEMIOTICS.- 1. Organic Codes and the Natural History of Mind.- 2. The Descent of Humanity.- 3. From Non-Minds to Minds: biosemantics and the Tertium Quid.- 4. Cybersemiotics:   a new foundation for a transdisciplinary theory of consciousness, cognition, meaning and communication.- MENTAL REPRESENTATION.- 5. The Emergence of Empathy in the Context of Cross-Species Mind-reading.- 6. The Evolution of Scenario Visualization and the Early Hominin Mind.- 7. Representation in Biological Systems: teleofunction, etiology, and[...]

Target groups Research

Fields of interest Life Sciences (general); Philosophy of Mind; Philosophy of Nature; Biological Psychology; Anthropology; Simulation and Modeling

Type of publication Contributed volume

Target groups Research

More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5208-9 Hardcover 2013. XI, 356 p. 77 illus., 28 in color. $209.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5208-9 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5418-8 Hardcover 2013. XI, 409 p. 53 illus., 11 in color. (Biosemiotics, Vol. 8) $209.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5418-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com N. Tuteja, International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, New Delhi, India; G. Sarvajeet Singh, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India (Eds.)

Life Sciences G.K. Agrawal, RLABB, Kathmandu, Nepal; R. Rakwal, University of Tsukuba, Japan (Eds.)

Seed Development: OMICS Plant Acclimation to Environmental Technologies toward Improvement Stress of Seed Quality and Crop Yield The mechanisms underlying endurance and adaptation to environmental stress factors in plants have long been the focus of intense research. Plants overcome environmental stresses by development of tolerance, resistance or avoidance mechanisms, adjusting to a gradual change in its environment which allows them to maintain performance across a range of adverse environmental conditions.Plant Acclimation to Environmental Stress presents the latest ideas and trends on induced acclimation of plants to environmental stresses under changing environment. Written by experts around the globe, this volume adds new dimensions in the field of plant acclimation to abiotic stress factors.[...] Features The mechanisms underlying endurance and adaptation to environmental stress factors in plants have long been the focus of intense research. Plants overcome environmental stresses by development of tolerance, resistance or avoidance mechanisms, adjusting to a gradual change in its environment which allows them to maintain performance across a range of adverse environmental conditions.Plant [..] Contents Plant Acclimation to Environmental Stress using Priming Agents.- Facing the Cold Stress by Plants in the Changing Environment: Sensing, Signaling and Defending Mechanisms.- Drought and Salinity Tolerant Biofuel Crops for the Thar Desert.- Strategies for the salt tolerance in bacteria and archeae and its implications in developing crops for adverse conditions.- Adverse Effects of Abiotic Stresses on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and their Alleviation by Calcium.- Role of DREB-like Proteins in Improving Stress Tolerance of Transgenic Crops.- Homeobox Genes as Potential Candidates for Crop[...] Fields of interest Plant Sciences; Plant Biochemistry; Plant Anatomy / Development; Plant Physiology; Plant Genetics amd Genomics Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5000-9 Hardcover 2013. XXI, 493 p. 48 illus., 26 in color. $239.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5000-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

OMICS in Seed Biology

The book is about the seed development in the model and crop plants. Seed development is a key step of the plant life cycle that determines the nutrient value of seeds – the life for human civilization, growth, and development. The nutrient value of seeds is mainly due to storage reserve products such as carbohydrates, lipids (triacylglycerols), and proteins. The book primarily focuses on application of the 21st century high-throughput technologies transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and systems biology in near complete understanding of the various processes involved in seed development in different crop plants. The book reveals how such technologies have revolutionized our[...] Features This book is a unique book, providing a rich source of information on seed development. Seed development is a key step of the plant life cycle that determines the nutrient value of seeds. The nutrient value of seeds is mainly due to storage reserve products such as carbohydrates, lipids (triacylglycerols), and proteins. Omics-oriented approaches have unraveled the mystery of seed biology at an unexpected [..] Contents PREFACE.- DEDICATION.- PART I: INTRODUCTION.- 1. Seed development: A comparative overview on biology of morphology, physiology, and biochemistry between monocot and dicot plants.- 2. Proteomics reveals a potential role of the perisperm in starch remobilization during sugarbeet seed germination.- 3. Omics platforms: Importance of 21st century genome-enabled technologies in seed developmental research for improved seed quality and crop yield.- PART II: TRANSCRIPTOMICS.- 4. Rice seed development: A cornerstone for cereal crops.5. A transcriptional roadmap for seed development in[...] Fields of interest Plant Breeding / Biotechnology; Plant Sciences; Agriculture; Proteomics; Systems Biology; Metabolomics Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-4748-7 Hardcover 2012. XXXIX, 576 p. 78 illus., 29 in color. $209.00 ISBN 978-94-007-4748-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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R.J. Dufault, Clemson University, Charleston, SC, USA

Stalking the Wild Sweetgrass Domestication and Horticulture of the Grass Used in AfricanAmerican Coiled Basketry

Stalking the Wild Sweetgrass: Domestication and Horticulture of the Grass Used in African-American Coiled Basketry is concerned with the historical domestication of sweetgrass, the main construction/structural grass used in the three century old African-American tradition of coiled basketry in South Carolina. During the plantation era in southern agriculture, sweetgrass baskets were made for post-harvest processing and storage of rice by enslaved Africans from Lower Cape Fear, North Carolina to northern Florida. Enslaved Africans from the Rice Kingdom in Africa were prized for the basketry and rice agronomic skills and were specially sought by slavery traders. Today, this ancient[...] Features Stalking the Wild Sweetgrass: Domestication and Horticulture of the Grass Used in African-American Coiled Basketry is concerned with the historical domestication of sweetgrass, the main construction/structural grass used in the three century old African-American tradition of coiled basketry in South Carolina. During the plantation era in southern agriculture, sweetgrass baskets were made for [..] Contents Introduction.- The beginnings of change.- My time to get involved.- Getting to the grass roots of cultivation.- Getting more involved.- Sweetgrass Utopia in the Southeast – Little St. Simon’s Island.- Getting to know the basketmakers.- Sweetgrass Culture Workshop Oct. 24, 1992.- The concept of large scale sweetgrass plantations.- 2nd Site of large scale sweetgrass plantings – McLeod Plantation, James Island.- 3rd Site of large scale sweetgrass plantings – Dill Sanctuary, James Island.- Alternative ways to access sweetgrass.- Sweetgrass biology.- Sweetgrass horticulture environmental[...] Fields of interest Plant Sciences; Plant Systematics / Taxonomy / Biogeography; Plant Ecology; Plant Breeding / Biotechnology; Plant Physiology; Plant Anatomy / Development Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Brief More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5902-6 Softcover 2013. IX, 119 p. 65 illus., 24 in color. (SpringerBriefs in Plant Science) $49.95 ISBN 978-1-4614-5902-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Life Sciences

S.H. Tsang, Columbia University, NY, USA (Ed.)

springer.com E. Lichtfouse (Ed.)

Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Sustainable Agriculture Reviews Medicine in Ophthalmology Volume 11 Patient specific and disease specific stem cell lines have already introduced groundbreaking advances into the research and practice of ophthalmology. This volume provides a comprehensive and engaging overview of the latest innovations in the field. Twelve chapters discuss the fastest growing areas in ophthalmological stem cell research, from disease modelling, drug screening and gene targeting to clinical genetics and regenerative treatments. Innovative results from stem cell research of the past decade are pointing the way toward practicable treatments for retinitis pigmentosa, age related macular degeneration, and Stargardt disease. What future directions will stem cell research[...] Features Patient specific and disease specific stem cell lines have already introduced groundbreaking advances into the research and practice of ophthalmology. This volume provides a comprehensive and engaging overview of the latest innovations in the field. Twelve chapters discuss the fastest growing areas in ophthalmological stem cell research, from disease modeling, drug screening and gene targeting to clinical [..] Contents The Eye as a Target Organ for Stem Cell Therapy.Stem Cells in Oculofacial Plastic Surgery.- The Current Status of Corneal Limbal Stem Cell Transplantation in Humans.- Lens Differentiation from Embryonic Stem (ES) and Induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) Cells.- Stem Cells and Glaucoma.- Bone Marrow Stem Cells in Retinal Disease.- Stem Cells, Mechanism Based Therapies and Regenerative Medicine Approaches.- New Developments in Retinal Cell Transplantation and the Impact of Stem Cells.Cancer Stem Cells in Uveal Melanoma.- Current Exvivo Gene Therapy Technology and Future Developments.- Stem[...] Fields of interest Stem Cells; Cell Biology; Ophthalmology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5492-2 Hardcover 2013. XVI, 186 p. 39 illus., 28 in color. (Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine) $189.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5492-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for humans and their children. It is a discipline that addresses current issues: climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, poor-nation starvation, rich-nation obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control and biodiversity depletion. This series gathers review articles that analyze current agricultural issues and knowledge, then proposes alternative solutions. Features Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for humans and their children. Sustainable agriculture is a discipline that addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, poor-nation starvation, rich-nation obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control, and biodiversity depletion. Novel, [..] Contents Agroecology scaling up for food sovereignty and resiliency.- The art and science of transformation for sustainability.- Organic bread wheat production and market in Europe.- Organic farming of vegetables.Biomass gasification crops for the climatic range of New Zealand.- Biodiesel production for sustainable agriculture.- Forage legume intercropping in temperate regions: models and ideotypes.- Endophytic nitrogen-fixing bacteria as biofertilizer. Fields of interest Agriculture; Life Sciences (general); Sustainable Development Target groups Graduate Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5448-5 Hardcover 2012. VI, 270 p. 54 illus. (Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, Vol. 11) $189.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5448-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

P. Christou, University of Lleida/ICREA, Spain; R. Savin, University of Lleida, Spain; B. Costa-Pierce, University of New England, Biddeford, ME, USA; I. Misztal, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA; B. Whitelaw, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, UK (Eds.)

Sustainable Food Production Population growth in the coming decades will put severe pressure on human food, animal feed, and fiber production from both land and ocean ecosystems.  Environmental sustainability and social justice are increasingly important elements in debates on how to ensure adequate food for a  growing global population.  Gathering approximately 90 peerreviewed entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology, Sustainable Food Production provides comprehensive coverage of this vital area of current research.  Sections on animal breeding and genetics for food, crop science and technology, ocean farming and sustainable aquaculture science and technology, and transgenic[...] Features Population growth in the coming decades will put severe pressure on human food, animal feed, and fiber production from both land and ocean ecosystems.  Environmental sustainability and social justice are increasingly important elements in debates on how to ensure adequate food for a  growing global population.  Gathering approximately 90 peerreviewed entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science [..] Contents From the Contents: Part I Animal Breeding and Genetics for Food.-Animal Breeding and Genetics, Introduction.- Animal Breeding Methods and Sustainability.- Animal Breeding, Foundations of Animal Breeding, Long-Term Challenges.- Animal Breeding, Modeling in.- Animal Genetic in Environment Interaction.- Part II Crop Science and Technology.- Abiotic Stress Tolerant Crops: Genes, Pathways and Bottlenecks.- Biomass Crops for Biofuels and Bio-based Products.- Biotechnology and Nutritional Improvement of Crops.- Part III Ocean Farming and Sustainable Aquaculture Science and Technology.-[...] Fields of interest Agriculture; Food Science; Sustainable Development; Animal Genetics and Genomics; Plant Breeding / Biotechnology; Transgenics Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication Encyclop(a)edia More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5796-1 Hardcover 2013. XXX, 1865 p. 375 illus., 252 in color. $799.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5796-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com J. McFadden, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK; D.J.V. Beste, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK; A.M. Kierzek, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK (Eds.)

Systems Biology of Tuberculosis

Life Sciences P. Navard, CEMEF, France (Ed.)

The European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE) Research Initiatives and Results

The book starts with a general introduction into the relevance of systems biology for understanding tuberculosis. This will be followed by several chapters which describe the application of systems biology to various aspects of the study of the pathogen, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and its interaction with the host. The book provides the reader with an account of how the new science of systems biology is providing novel insights into the ancient scourge of tuberculosis. It will also describe how systems biology can be applied to the control of tuberculosis, including the development of new treatments, vaccines and diagnostics. Features Tuberculosis remains one of the world’s biggest killers responsible for more than a million deaths each year. New drugs and new vaccines are urgently needed to tackle the disease. This book describes the application of this century’s first new science, systems biology, to the study of tuberculosis. After introducing the basic principles of systems biology, successive chapters describe how systems-based [..] Contents Foreword.- Modeling Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv in silico.- Software Platform for Metabolic Network Reconstruction of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.- Probing Gene Regulatory Networks to Decipher Host-Pathogen Interactions.- Metabolism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.- Protein-protein interaction in the –omics era: Understanding Mycobacterium tuberculosis function.- A systems biology approach for understanding granuloma formation and function in tuberculosis.- Stochastic gene expression in bacterial pathogens: a mechanism for persistence?.- Drug Discovery.- Diagnosis.- Index. Fields of interest Systems Biology; Microbiology; Medical Microbiology Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-4965-2 Hardcover 2013. XV, 226 p. 33 illus., 28 in color. $189.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-4965-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

This book provides an essential overview of the science of polysaccharides. It both approaches polysaccharides as a polymer class and provides detailed descriptions of most major polysaccharides (cellulose, mannan, xylan, chitin-chitosan, cyclodextrines). Owing to the multidisciplinary character of the European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE), the book describes all main aspects of polysaccharide science and technology (biology, enzymology, physics, chemistry, materials science and processing). Notations and concepts follow a uniform format throughout the whole work in order to create a valuable reference book on the field of polysaccharide science. Owing to the major[...] Features This book provides an essential overview of the science of polysaccharides. It both approaches polysaccharides as a polymer class and provides detailed descriptions of most major polysaccharides (cellulose, mannan, xylan, chitin-chitosan, cyclodextrines). Owing to the multidisciplinary character of the European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE), the book describes all main aspects of [..] Contents Foreword B. Lindman.- Introduction Challenges and opportunities in building a multinational, interdisciplinary research and education network on polysaccharides. Julie Navard, Patrick Navard.- Chapter 1 Etymology of main polysaccharide names. Pierre Avenas.- Chapter 2 Polysaccharides: molecular and supermolecular structures. Terminology. Thomas Heinze, Katrin Petzold-Welcke, Jan E.G. van Dam.Chapter 3 Chemical characterisation of polysaccharides. Axel Rußler, Anna Bogolitsyna, Gerhard Zuckerstätter, Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau.Chapter 4 Preparation and properties of cellulose[...] Fields of interest Enzymology; Carbohydrate Chemistry; Food Science Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-7091-0420-0 Hardcover 2012. XII, 401 p. 206 illus., 54 in color. $239.00 ISBN 978-3-7091-0420-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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J.-A. Lamberg, University of Jyväskylä, Finland; J. Ojala, University of Jyväskylä, Finland; M. Peltoniemi, Aalto University School of Science, Finland; T. Särkkä, University of Jyväskylä, Finland (Eds.)

The Evolution of Global Paper Industry 1800¬–2050 A Comparative Analysis

This book presents an historical analysis of the global paper industry evolution from a comparative perspective. At the centre are 16 producing countries (Finland, Sweden, Norway, the USA, Germany, Canada, Japan, the UK, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Chile, Brazil, Uruguay and Russia). A comparative study of the paper industry evolution can achieve the following important research objectives. First, we can identify the country specific historical features of paper industry evolution and compare them to the general business trends explicable by existing theoretical knowledge. Second, we can identify and isolate the factors causing both the rise and fall of industrial[...] Features Since the birth of the mechanised paper industry in early nineteenth century Europe, the prospects of the global paper industry have changed dramatically. The relative importance of western paper markets has diminished due to declining prices, relative scarcity of cheap raw materials and high energy and labour costs. The increased demand for paper and paper products of all kinds in the rapidly developing [..] Contents Preface.- List of Contributors.- 1. Research on Evolution and the Global History of Pulp and Paper Industry: An Introduction.- 2. The Evolution of Pulp and Paper Industries in Finland, Sweden and Norway 1800-2005.- 3. Waves of Technological Innovation: The Evolution of the US Pulp and Paper Industry, 1860-2000.- 4. The Paper Industry in Germany, 1800-2000.- 5. An Accomplished History, An Uncertain Future: Canada’s Pulp and Paper Industry Since the Early 1800s.- 6. From the Non-European Tradition to a Variation on the Japanese Competitiveness Model: The Modern Japanese Paper Industry[...] Fields of interest Forestry; History; Industrial Organization; Business & Management Science Target groups Graduate Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5430-0 Hardcover 2013. X, 378 p. 32 illus., 5 in color. (World Forests, Vol. 17) $209.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5430-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Linguistics

B. Herrmann, Universität Göttingen

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Linguistics

Materials Science

E. Waniek-Klimczak, University of Lodz, Poland; L.R. Shockey, University of Reading, UK (Eds.)

D. Alberto, Second University of Naples, Aversa, Italy; L. Grassia, Second University of Naples, Aversa, Italy; A. Domenico, University of Naples Federico II, Italy (Eds.)

Umweltgeschichte Eine Einführung in Grundbegriffe

Umweltgeschichte behandelt die historischen Voraussetzungen, die zum heutigen Zustand der Ökosysteme unter menschlichem Einfluss geführt haben.Sie ist damit ein zentrales Element der ökologischen Grundbildung. Ohne Verständnis der systemischen Zusammenhänge und der langzeitlichen Wirksamkeit menschlicher Handlungen, ihrer Folgen und Nebenfolgen, ist die Hoffnung auf einen anderen, einen nachhaltigen Umgang mit der Natur hinfällig. Der Klimawandel ist ein Beispiel für die Bedeutung der geschichtlichen Dimension. Dass die Gletscher schmelzen, weiß man nur aus dem Vergleich mit historischen Dokumenten. Ein zentrales Forschungsfeld ist daher die Rekonstruktion. Sie ist nicht zu trennen[...] Features Umweltgeschichte behandelt die historischen Voraussetzungen, die zum heutigen Zustand der Ökosysteme unter menschlichem Einfluss geführt haben.Sie ist damit ein zentrales Element der ökologischen Grundbildung. Ohne Verständnis der systemischen Zusammenhänge und der langzeitlichen Wirksamkeit menschlicher Handlungen, ihrer Folgen und Nebenfolgen, ist die Hoffnung auf einen anderen, einen [..] Contents Erläuterung des Begriffs „Umweltgeschichte“.- Eine Bestandsaufnahme: Millenium Ecosystem Assessment: Die potentielle natürliche Vegetation vs. gegenwärtige Landnutzung.- Orientierungsfragen.Thematische Annäherung in Beispielen.- Zentrale Begriffe und Themenfelder.- Beispieltexte. Fields of interest Ecology; Anthropology; History Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-29723-6 Softcover 2013. XIII, 343 S. 78 Abb., 13 in Farbe. (SpringerLehrbuch) $39.95 ISBN 978-3-642-29723-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Teaching and Researching English Accents in Native and Non-native Speakers Second language phonology is approached in this book from the perspective of data-based studies into the English sound system as used by native and nonnative speakers of the language. The book offers a unique combination of psycholinguistic, sociolinguistic and pedagogical approaches, with individual contributions investigating the effect of selected conditioning factors on the pronunciation of English. With all the richness of approaches, it is a strong phonetic background that unifies individual contributions to the volume. Thus, the book contains a large body of original, primary research which will be of interest to experienced scientist, practitioners and lecturers as well as[...] Features Second language phonology is approached in this book from the perspective of data-based studies into the English sound system as used by native and nonnative speakers of the language. The book offers a unique combination of psycholinguistic, sociolinguistic and pedagogical approaches, with individual contributions investigating the effect of selected conditioning factors on the pronunciation of English. With [..] Contents Approaches to teaching and researching English accents.- Pilot Studies. Fields of interest Phonology Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-24018-8 Hardcover 2013. IX, 251 p. 31 illus. (Second Language Learning and Teaching) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-24018-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

6th International Conference on Times of Polymers (Top) and Composites The VI International Conference on “Times of Polymers (TOP) and Composites” was held on June 2012 (Ischia-Italy). This was the fourth of a series of biennial workshops on “polymers timescales” resulting from a joint initiative of the Second University of Naples-SUN and the University of Naples Federico II. Scientists from chemistry to physics to engineering areas formed a homogeneous community as the contributions, even if spanning on very different topics, subtend the concept of timescale of polymer based materials. Features The VI International Conference on “Times of Polymers (TOP) and Composites” was held on June 2012 (Ischia-Italy). This was the fourth of a series of biennial workshops on “polymers timescales” resulting from a joint initiative of the Second University of Naples-SUN and the University of Naples Federico II. Scientists from chemistry to physics to engineering areas formed a homogeneous community as the [..] Contents From the Contents: Percolation effects on entangled polymer rheology and the glass transition.Cooperative facilitation approach to glassy dynamics.- Logarithmic-like relaxation of hydrated peptides.- Relaxation times of nano-colloid flocculation induced by adsorbing and non-adsorbing polymers.Electroactive functional hybrid layered nanocomposites.- Biodegradation of high molecular weight polylactic acid.- Biodegradable composites filled with halloysite nanotubes: Calorimetric investigations and structural issues . Fields of interest Materials Science (general); Polymer Sciences Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-0-7354-1062-6 Softcover 2013. 382 p. (Materials Physics and Applications, Vol. 1459) $167.00 ISBN 978-0-7354-1062-6 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

springer.com R.V. Craster, Imperial College, London, UK; S. Guenneau, Institut Fresnel CNRS, Marseille, France (Eds.)

Acoustic Metamaterials Negative Refraction, Imaging, Lensing and Cloaking

About the book: This book is the first comprehensive review on acoustic metamaterials; novel materials which can manipulate sound waves in surprising ways, which include collimation, focusing, cloaking, sonic screening and extraordinary transmission. It covers both experimental and theoretical aspects of acoustic and elastic waves propagating in structured composites, with a focus on effective properties associated with negative refraction, lensing and cloaking. Most related books in the field address electromagnetic metamaterials and focus on numerical methods, and little (or no) experimental section. Each chapter will be authored by an acknowledged expert, amongst the topics covered[...] Features Over the past ten years, electromagnetic metamaterials have become ubiquitous in modern photonics research, following Pendry's proposal of a perfect flat lens via negative refraction at the turn of the millennium, and the related development of invisibility cloaks. These two paradigms have their counterparts in another emerging subject of wave motion: Acoustic metamaterials, which are locally resonant [..] Contents Preface.- 1 Fundamentals of acoustic metamaterials.-  2 Locally resonant structures for low frequency surface acoustic band gap applications.-  3 Bandgap properties of prestressed structures.- 4 Ultrasound transmission through periodically perforated plates.- 5 Novel Ultrasound Imaging Applications.- 6 Subwavelength focussing in metamaterials using far field time reversal.- 7 Anisotropic metamaterials for transformation acoustics and imaging.- 8 Transformation Acoustics.- 9 Acoustic Cloaking Via Homogenization.- 10 Acoustic Cloaking with Plasmonic Shells.- 11 Cloaking Liquid Surface[...] Fields of interest Structural Materials; Acoustics; Engineering Acoustics; Solid State Physics; Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-4812-5 Hardcover 2013. XVI, 323 p. 160 illus., 47 in color. (Springer Series in Materials Science, Vol. 166) $179.00 ISBN 978-94-007-4812-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Materials Science

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S. Thomas, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India; P.M. Visakh, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India; A.P. Mathew, Lulea University of Technology, Lulea, Sweden (Eds.)

A. Öchsner, Technical University of Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia; L.F.M.d. Silva, Universidade do Porto, Portugal; H. Altenbach, Universität Magdeburg, Germany (Eds.)

Advances in Natural Polymers

Characterization and Development of Biosystems and Biomaterials

Composites and Nanocomposites

The book summarizes in a comprehensive manner many of the recent technical research accomplishments in the area of natural polymers. It discusses the various attempts reporting on solving this problem from the point of view of the chemistry and the structure of natural polymers, highlighting the drawbacks and advantages of each method and proposal. Based on considerations of structure - property relations, it is possible to obtain fibers with improved strength by making use of their nanostructures and/ or mesophase properties of natural polymers. The book is a unique book with contributions from the experts of the biomaterial area research. it covers all topics related to natural[...] Features The book summarizes in a comprehensive manner many of the recent technical research accomplishments in the area of natural polymers. It discusses the various attempts reporting on solving this problem from the point of view of the chemistry and the structure of natural polymers, highlighting the drawbacks and advantages of each method and proposal. Based on considerations of structure - property relations, [..] Contents Introduction of natural polymers and their nanocomposites.- Cellulose based blends, composites and nanocomposites.- Chitin and chitosan based blends, composites and nanocomposites.- Starch based blends, composites and nanocomposites.Recent studies on soy protein based blends, composites and nanocomposites.- Recent studies on casein based blends, composites and nanocomposites.Recent studies on Alginates based blends, composites and nanocomposites.- Recent studies on lignin based blends, composites and nanocomposites.- Recent studies on hemicelluloses based blends, composites and[...] Fields of interest Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials; Polymer Sciences Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-20939-0 Hardcover 2013. X, 422 p. 106 illus. (Advanced Structured Materials, Vol. 18) $229.00 ISBN 978-3-642-20939-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

This collection of recent activities provides researchers and scientists with the latest trends in characterization and developments of biosystems and biomaterials. Well known experts present their research in materials for drug delivery, dental implants and filling materials, biocompatible membranes, bioactive surface coatings and bio-compatible and eco-sustainable building materials. In The book covers also topics like microorganisms, the human eye, the musculoskeletal system and human body parts. Features This collection of recent activities provides researchers and scientists with the latest trends in characterization and developments of biosystems and biomaterials. Well known experts present their research in materials for drug delivery, dental implants and filling materials, biocompatible membranes, bioactive surface coatings and bio-compatible and eco-sustainable building materials. In The book covers also [..] Contents .-Influence of Al2O3/Pr Nanoparticles on Soil, Air and Water Microorganisms. .-Hardness Improvement of Dental Amalgam Using Zinc Oxide and Aluminum Oxide Nanoparticles. .-Review of Rapid Prototyping Techniques for Tissue Engineering Scaffolds Fabrication. .-Molecular Dynamics Study of Oligomer-Membrane Complexes with Biomedical Relevance. .-Methods to Prevent or Mitigate Accidents with Large Animals. .-Using Quality Function Deployment Methodology to Translate Qualitative to Quantitative Requirements in the Design a of a Knee Re-trainer. .-Research Advances and Perspective of[...] Fields of interest Biomaterials; Biomedical Engineering; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-31469-8 Hardcover 2013. IX, 253 p. 152 illus. (Advanced Structured Materials, Vol. 29) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-31469-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Mathematics

B. Schmidt, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany; K. Wetzig, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research IFW, Dresden, Germany

Ion Beams in Materials Processing and Analysis A comprehensive review of ion beam application in modern materials research is provided, including the basics of ion beam physics and technology. The physics of ion-solid interactions for ion implantation, ion beam synthesis, sputtering and nanopatterning is treated in detail. Its applications in materials research, development and analysis, developments of special techniques and interaction mechanisms of ion beams with solid state matter result in the optimization of new material properties, which are discussed thoroughly. Solid-state properties optimization for functional materials such as doped semiconductors and metal layers for nano-electronics, metal alloys, and nano-patterned[...] Features A comprehensive review of ion beam application in modern materials research is provided, including the basics of ion beam physics and technology. The physics of ion-solid interactions for ion implantation, ion beam synthesis, sputtering and nanopatterning is treated in detail. Its applications in materials research, development and analysis, developments of special techniques and interaction mechanisms of [..] Contents Preface.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Ion- Solid Interactions.2.1 Fundamental Principles.- 2.2 Binary Elastic Collisions.- 2.3 Ion Stopping.- 2.4 Ion Channeling.- 2.5 Ion Induced Target Modifications.- 3. Ion Beam Technology.- 3.1 Principles of Ion Accelerators.- 3.2 Ion Sources.- 3.3 Ion Acceleration.- 3.4 Ion Beam Handling.- 3.5 Ion Implantation Systems.- 3.6 Electrostatic Ion Accelerator Systems.- 3.7 Focused Ion Beam Systems.- 4. Materials Processing.- 4.1 Ion Irradiation Effects in Crystalline Materials.- 4.2 Ion Implantation into Semiconductors.- 4.3 Ion Beam Synthesis of New Phases in[...]

springer.com K.N. Shinde, N.S. Science and Arts College, Bhadrawati, India; S.J. Dhoble, R.T.M. Nagpur University, India; H.C. Swart, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa; K. Park, Sejong University, Seoul, Korea

Mathematics

Phosphate Phosphors for SolidState Lighting

K.R. Parthasarathy, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, India

The idea for this book arose out of the realization that, although excellent surveys and a phosphor handbook are available, there is no single source covering the area of phosphate based phosphors especially for lamp industry. Moreover, as this field gets only limited attention in most general books on luminescence, there is a clear need for a book in which attention is specifically directed toward this rapidly growing field of solid state lighting and its many applications. This book is aimed at providing a sound introduction to the synthesis and optical characterization of phosphate phosphor for undergraduate and graduate students as well as teachers and researchers. The book[...] Features The idea for this book arose out of the realization that, although excellent surveys and a phosphor handbook are available, there is no single source covering the area of phosphate based phosphors especially for lamp industry. Moreover, as this field gets only limited attention in most general books on luminescence, there is a clear need for a book in which attention is specifically directed toward this [..] Contents Introduction.- Basic Mechanisms of Photoluminescence.- Synthesis of Phosphate Phosphors.- Methods of Measurements (Instrumentation).- Some Orthophosphate Phosphors.- Some Halophosphate Phosphors.- Some Novel Phosphate Phosphors.Current Progress in Solid State Lighting. Fields of interest Optical and Electronic Materials; Solid State Physics; Energy Technology; Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings)

Fields of interest Optical and Electronic Materials; Particle and Nuclear Physics; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation

Target groups Research

Target groups Research

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Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-211-99355-2 Hardcover 2013. IX, 418 p. 96 illus., 65 in color. $199.00 ISBN 978-3-211-99355-2 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

Type of publication Monograph Hardcover 2012. XIV, 267 p. 190 illus. (Springer Series in Materials Science, Vol. 174) $179.00 ISBN 978-3-642-34311-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

An Introduction to Quantum Stochastic Calculus An Introduction to Quantum Stochastic Calculus aims to deepen our understanding of the dynamics of systems subject to the laws of chance both from the classical and the quantum points of view and stimulate further research in their unification. This is probably the first systematic attempt to weave classical probability theory into the quantum framework and provides a wealth of interesting features: The origin of Ito’s correction formulae for Brownian motion and the Poisson process can be traced to commutation relations or, equivalently, the uncertainty principle.Quantum stochastic integration enables the possibility of seeing new relationships between fermion and boson fields.Many[...] Features An Introduction to Quantum Stochastic Calculus aims to deepen our understanding of the dynamics of systems subject to the laws of chance both from the classical and the quantum points of view and stimulate further research in their unification. This is probably the first systematic attempt to weave classical probability theory into the quantum framework and provides a wealth of interesting features: [..] Contents Preface.- I Events, Observables and States.- II Observables and States in Tensor Products of Hilbert Spaces.- III Stochastic Integration and Quantum Ito’s Formula.- References.- Index.- Author Index. Fields of interest Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes; Mathematical Physics; Functional Analysis; Operator Theory Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-0348-0565-0 Softcover 1992. XII, 290 p. 2 illus. (Modern Birkhäuser Classics) approx. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-0348-0565-0 Due: November 16, 2012

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P.M. Gadea, Instituto de Fisica Fundamental, Madrid, Spain; J. Muñoz Masqué, Instituto de Seguridad de la Información, Madrid, Spain; I.V. Mykytyuk, Pedagogical University of Cracow, Poland

F. Brezzi, Istituto di Matematica Applicata e Tecnologie Informatiche (IMATI), Pavia, Italy; P. Colli Franzone, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy; U. Gianazza, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy; G. Gilardi, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy (Eds.)

Analysis and Algebra on Differentiable Manifolds

Analysis and Numerics of Partial Differential Equations

A Workbook for Students and Teachers

This is the second edition of this best selling problem book for students, now containing over 400 completely solved exercises on differentiable manifolds, Lie theory, fibre bundles and Riemannian manifolds.The exercises go from elementary computations to rather sophisticated tools. Many of the definitions and theorems used throughout are explained in the first section of each chapter where they appear.A 56-page collection of formulae is included which can be useful as an aide-mémoire, even for teachers and researchers on those topics.In this 2nd edition:• 76 new problems • a section devoted to a generalization of Gauss’ Lemma• a short novel section dealing with some properties of the[...] Features This is the second edition of this best selling problem book for students, now containing over 400 completely solved exercises on differentiable manifolds, Lie theory, fibre bundles and Riemannian manifolds.The exercises go from elementary computations to rather sophisticated tools. Many of the definitions and theorems used throughout are explained in the first section of each chapter where they [..] Contents Differentiable manifolds.- Tensor Fields and Differential Forms.- Integration on Manifolds.- Lie Groups.- Fibre Bundles.- Riemannian Geometry.Some Formulas and Tables. Fields of interest Differential Geometry Target groups Graduate Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5951-0 Hardcover 2013. XXV, 617 p. 68 illus., 38 in color. (Problem Books in Mathematics) $89.95 ISBN 978-94-007-5951-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

This volume is a selection of contributions offered by friends, collaborators, past students in memory of Enrico Magenes. The first part gives a wide historical perspective of Magenes' work in his 50-year mathematical career; the second part contains original research papers, and shows how ideas, methods, and techniques introduced by Magenes and his collaborators still have an impact on the current research in Mathematics. Features This volume is a selection of contributions offered by friends, collaborators, past students in memory of Enrico Magenes. The first part gives a wide historical perspective of Magenes' work in his 50-year mathematical career; the second part contains original research papers, and shows how ideas, methods, and techniques introduced by Magenes and his collaborators still have an impact on the current research in [..] Contents Part I A Historical Perspective.- Personal Memories.Some Aspects of the Research of Enrico Magenes in Partial Differential Equations.- Enrico Magenes and the Dam Problem.- Inverse Problems in Electrocardiology.- Stefan Problems and Numerical Analysis.Enrico Magenes and the Teaching of Mathematics.List of Mathematical Works Authored or Edited by Enrico Magenes.- Part II Recent Developments.Heat Flow and Calculus on Metric Measure Spaces with Ricci Curvature Bounded Below - the Compact Case.- Spaces of Finite Element Differential Forms.A Priori Bounds for Solutions of a Nonlocal[...] Fields of interest Partial Differential Equations; Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis; Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control; Optimization Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-88-470-2591-2 Hardcover 2013. XIII, 365 p. 62 illus. (Springer INdAM Series, Vol. 4) $129.00 ISBN 978-88-470-2591-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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A. Lunardi, University of Parma, Italy

Analytic Semigroups and Optimal Regularity in Parabolic Problems The book shows how the abstract methods of analytic semigroups and evolution equations in Banach spaces can be fruitfully applied to the study of parabolic problems. Particular attention is paid to optimal regularity results in linear equations. Furthermore, these results are used to study several other problems, especially fully nonlinear ones. Owing to the new unified approach chosen, known theorems are presented from a novel perspective and new results are derived. The book is self-contained. It is addressed to PhD students and researchers interested in abstract evolution equations and in parabolic partial differential equations and systems. It gives a comprehensive overview on the[...] Features The book shows how the abstract methods of analytic semigroups and evolution equations in Banach spaces can be fruitfully applied to the study of parabolic problems. Particular attention is paid to optimal regularity results in linear equations. Furthermore, these results are used to study several other problems, especially fully nonlinear ones. Owing to the new unified approach chosen, [..] Contents Introduction.- 0 Preliminary material: spaces of continuous and Hölder continuous functions.- 1 Interpolation theory.- Analytic semigroups and intermediate spaces.- 3 Generation of analytic semigroups by elliptic operators.- 4 Nonhomogeneous equations.- 5 Linear parabolic problems.- 6 Linear nonautonomous equations.- 7 Semilinear equations.8 Fully nonlinear equations.- 9 Asymptotic behavior in fully nonlinear equations.- Appendix: Spectrum and resolvent.- Bibliography.- Index. Fields of interest Partial Differential Equations; Operator Theory; Functional Analysis; Ordinary Differential Equations; Global Analysis and Analysis on Manifolds Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-0348-0556-8 Softcover 2013. XVII, 424 p. 1 illus. (Modern Birkhäuser Classics) $79.95 ISBN 978-3-0348-0556-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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T. Arens, KIT Karlsruhe; R. Busam, Universität Heidelberg; F. Hettlich, KIT Karlsruhe; C. Karpfinger, Universität Karlsruhe; H. Stachel, Universität Wien

Arbeitsbuch Grundwissen Mathematikstudium - Analysis und Lineare Algebra mit Querverbindungen Aufgaben, Hinweise, Lösungen und Lösungswege

Dieses Arbeitsbuch enthält die Aufgaben, Hinweise, Lösungen und Lösungsweg aller 26 Kapitel des Lehrbuchs Arens et al., Grundwissen Mathematikstudium - Analysis und Lineare Algebra mit Querverbindungen. Die Inhalte des Buchs stehen als pdf-Dateien auch unter www.matheweb.de zur Verfügung. Durch die stufenweise Offenlegung der Lösung ist das Werk bestens geeignet zum Selbststudium, zur Vorlesungsbegleitung und als Prüfungsvorbereitung. Inhaltlich deckt das Buch den Stoff der Analysis und der linearen Algebra aus den ersten beiden Semestern ab. Es wird abgerundet durch die Analysis mehrerer Veränderlicher, Elemente der Funktionalanalysis, Elemente der Zahlentheorie sowie der diskreten[...] Features Dieses Arbeitsbuch enthält die Aufgaben, Hinweise, Lösungen und Lösungsweg aller 26 Kapitel des Lehrbuchs Arens et al., Grundwissen Mathematikstudium - Analysis und Lineare Algebra mit Querverbindungen. Die Inhalte des Buchs stehen als pdf-Dateien auch unter www.matheweb.de zur Verfügung. Durch die stufenweise Offenlegung der Lösung ist das Werk bestens geeignet zum Selbststudium, zur Vorlesungsbegleitung und [..] Contents Vorwort.- 1 Was ist Mathematik und was tun Mathematiker?- 2 Logik, Mengen, Abbildungen − die Sprache der Mathematik.- 3 Algebraische Strukturen − ein Blick hinter die Rechenregeln.- 4 Zahlbereiche − Basis nicht nur der Analysis.- 5 Lineare Gleichungssysteme − Grundlage der linearen Algebra.6 Vektorräume − von Basen und Dimensionen.7 Analytische Geometrie − Rechnen statt Zeichnen.- 8 Folgen − der Weg ins Unendliche.- 9 Funktionen und Stetigkeit − ε trifft auf δ.- 10 Reihen − Summieren bis zum Letzten.- 11 Potenzreihen − Alleskönner unter den Funktionen.- 12 Lineare Abbildungen und[...] Fields of interest Mathematics (general); Analysis; Linear and Multilinear Algebras, Matrix Theory Target groups Lower undergraduate Type of publication German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-8274-3001-4 Softcover 2012. VIII, 400 S. 48 Abb. $39.95 ISBN 978-3-8274-3001-4 Due: Januar 10, 2013

springer.com G. Hoever, Fachhochschule Aachen

Arbeitsbuch höhere Mathematik Aufgaben mit vollständig durchgerechneten Lösungen

Das Arbeitsbuch enthält Aufgaben mit vollständig durchgerechneten Lösungen zu den wesentlichen Themen der Höheren Mathematik für Ingenieure und Naturwissenschaftler. Das Spektrum reicht von Aufgaben zur reinen Rechentechnik bis hin zu Anwendungsaufgaben, bei denen zunächst eine geeignete Modellierung gesucht ist, um dann die entsprechenden Techniken einsetzen zu können. Ferner gibt es speziell ausgewiesene Aufgaben, wie sie beispielsweise in Klausuren an Fachhochschulen vorkommen können. Thematisch beziehen sich die Aufgaben auf die Analysis, beginnend bei den elementaren Funktionen über die Differenzial- und Integralrechnung bis hin zur mehrdimensionalen Analysis, und die lineare[...] Features Die Aufgabensammlung enthält Aufgaben mit vollständig durchgerechneten Lösungen zu den wesentlichen Themen der Höheren Mathematik für Ingenieure und Naturwissenschaftler. Das Spektrum reicht von Aufgaben zur reinen Rechentechnik bis hin zu Anwendungsaufgaben, bei denen zunächst eine geeignete Modellierung gesucht ist, um dann die entsprechenden Techniken einsetzen zu können. Ferner gibt es speziell [..] Contents Teil I: Aufgaben.- Funktionen.- Komplexe Zahlen.Folgen und Reihen.- Grenzwerte von Funktionen und Stetigkeit.- Differenzialrechnung.- Integralrechnung.- Vektorrechnung.- Lineare Gleichungssysteme und Matrizen.- Funktionen mit mehreren Veränderlichen.- Differenzialrechnung bei mehreren Veränderlichen.- Integration bei mehreren Veränderlichen.- Teil II. Lösungen.-Funktionen.- Komplexe Zahlen.- Folgen und Reihen.- Grenzwerte von Funktionen und Stetigkeit.- Differenzialrechnung.Integralrechnung.- Vektorrechnung.- Lineare Gleichungssysteme und Matrizen.- Funktionen mit mehreren[...] Fields of interest Mathematics (general); Linear and Multilinear Algebras, Matrix Theory; Analysis; Appl. Mathematics / Computational Methods of Engineering; Mechanical Engineering

P. Dèbes, Université Lille 1, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France; M. Emsalem, Université Lille 1, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France; M. Romagny, Université Rennes 1, Rennes, France; A.M. Uludağ, Galatasaray University, Istanbul, Turkey (Eds.)

Arithmetic and Geometry Around Galois Theory This Lecture Notes volume is the fruit of two research-level summer schools jointly organized by the GTEM node at Lille University and the team of Galatasaray University (Istanbul):  "Geometry and Arithmetic of Moduli Spaces of Coverings (2008)" and "Geometry and Arithmetic around Galois Theory (2009)". The volume focuses on geometric methods in Galois theory. The choice of the editors is to provide a complete and comprehensive account of modern points of view on Galois theory and related moduli problems, using stacks, gerbes and groupoids. It contains lecture notes on étale fundamental group and fundamental group scheme, and moduli stacks of curves and covers. Research articles[...] Features This Lecture Notes volume is the fruit of two research-level summer schools jointly organized by the GTEM node at Lille University and the team of Galatasaray University (Istanbul):  "Geometry and Arithmetic of Moduli Spaces of Coverings (2008)" and "Geometry and Arithmetic around Galois Theory (2009)". The volume focuses on geometric methods in Galois theory. The choice of the editors is to provide a complete [..] Contents Preface.- J. Bertin: Algebraic stacks with a view toward moduli stacks of covers.- M. Romagny: Models of curves.- A. Cadoret: Galois categories:- M. Emsalem. Fundamental groupoid scheme.- N. Borne: Extension of Galois groups by solvable groups, and application to fundamental groups of curves.M.A. Garuti: On the “Galois closure” for finite morphisms.- J.-C. Douai: Hasse Principle and Cohomology of Groups.- Z. Wojtkowiak: Periods of mixed Tate motives, examples, l-adic side.- L. Bary-Soroker and E. Paran: On totally ramified extensions of discrete valued fields.- R.-P. Holzapfel and M.[...] Fields of interest Algebraic Geometry; Field Theory and Polynomials; Group Theory and Generalizations

Target groups Lower undergraduate

Target groups Research

Type of publication Undergraduate textbook

Type of publication Proceedings

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Hardcover 2013. XI, 401 p. 198 illus., 8 in color. (Progress in Mathematics, Vol. 304) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-0348-0486-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com A. Fruchard, Université de Haute Alsace, France; R. Schäfke, Université de Strasbourg, France

Composite Asymptotic Expansions The purpose of these lecture notes is to develop a theory of asymptotic expansions for functions involving two variables, while at the same time using functions involving one variable and functions of the quotient of these two variables. Such composite asymptotic expansions (CAsEs) are particularly well-suited to describing solutions of singularly perturbed ordinary differential equations near turning points. CAsEs imply inner and outer expansions near turning points. Thus our approach is closely related to the method of matched asymptotic expansions. CAsEs offer two unique advantages, however. First, they provide uniform expansions near a turning point and away from it. Second, a[...] Features The purpose of these lecture notes is to develop a theory of asymptotic expansions for functions involving two variables, while at the same time using functions involving one variable and functions of the quotient of these two variables. Such composite asymptotic expansions (CAsEs) are particularly wellsuited to describing solutions of singularly perturbed ordinary differential equations near turning points. [..] Contents Four Introductory Examples.- Composite Asymptotic Expansions: General Study.- Composite Asymptotic Expansions: Gevrey Theory.- A Theorem of Ramis-Sibuya Type.- Composite Expansions and Singularly Perturbed Differential Equations.Applications.- Historical Remarks.- References.Index. Fields of interest Approximations and Expansions; Ordinary Differential Equations; Sequences, Series, Summability Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34034-5 Softcover 2013. X, 161 p. 21 illus. (Lecture Notes in Mathematics, Vol. 2066) $49.95 ISBN 978-3-642-34034-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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O.L.V. Costa, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil; M.D. Fragoso, National Laboratory for Scientific Computing, Petrópolis, RJ, Brazil; M.G. Todorov, National Laboratory for Scientific Computing, Petrópolis, RJ, Brazil

A. Mucherino, IRISA, University of Rennes 1, Rennes, France; C. Lavor, State University of Campinas, Brazil; L. Liberti, École Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France; N. Maculan, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Eds.)

Continuous-Time Markov Jump Linear Systems

Distance Geometry

It has been widely recognized nowadays the importance of introducing mathematical models that take into account possible sudden changes in the dynamical behavior of a high-integrity systems or a safetycritical system. Such systems can be found in aircraft control, nuclear power stations, robotic manipulator systems, integrated communication networks and large-scale flexible structures for space stations, and are inherently vulnerable to abrupt changes in their structures caused by component or interconnection failures. In this regard, a particularly interesting class of models is the so-called Markov jump linear systems (MJLS), which have been used in numerous applications including[...] Features It has been widely recognized nowadays the importance of introducing mathematical models that take into account possible sudden changes in the dynamical behavior of  high-integrity systems or a safetycritical system. Such systems can be found in aircraft control, nuclear power stations, robotic manipulator systems, integrated communication networks and large-scale flexible structures for space stations, [..]

Theory, Methods, and Applications

This volume is a collection of research surveys on the Distance Geometry Problem (DGP) and its applications. It will be divided into three parts: Theory, Methods and Applications. Each part  will contain at least one survey and several research papers. The first part, Theory, will deal with theoretical aspects of the DGP, including a new class of problems and the study of its complexities as well as the relation between DGP and other related topics, such as: distance matrix theory, Euclidean distance matrix completion problem, multispherical structure of distance matrices, distance geometry and geometric algebra, algebraic distance geometry theory, visualization of K-dimensional[...] Features Distance Geometry: Theory, Methods, and Applications is the first collection of research surveys dedicated to distance geometry and its applications. The first part of the book discusses theoretical aspects of the Distance Geometry Problem (DGP), where the relation between DGP and other related subjects are also presented. Covered topics include distance matrix theory, Euclidean distance matrix [..]

Contents 1.Introduction.- 2.A Few Tools and Notations.3.Mean Square Stability.- 4.Quadratic Optimal Control with Complete Observations.- 5.H2 Optimal Control With Complete Observations.- 6.Quadratic and H2 Optimal Control with Partial Observations.7.Best Linear Filter with Unknown (x(t), θ(t)).- 8.H_ $infty$ Control.- 9.Design Techniques.- 10.Some Numerical Examples.- A.Coupled Differential and Algebraic Riccati Equations.- B.The Adjoint Operator and Some Auxiliary Results.- References.- Notation and Conventions.- Index.

Contents Preface.- 1. Universal Rigidity of Bar Frameworks in General Position (A. Alfakih).- 2. Mixed Volume and Distance Geometry Techniques for Counting Euclidean Embeddings of Rigid Graphs (I. Emiris, E. Tsigaridas, A. Varvitsiotis).- 3. (The discretizable molecular distance Geometry Problem Seems Easier on Proteins (L. Liberti, C. Lavor, A. Mucherino).4. Spheres Unions and Intersections and Some of Their Applications in Molecular Modeling (M. Petitjean).- 5. Is the Distance Geometry Problem in NP? (N. Beeker, S. Gaubert, C. Glusa, L. Liberti).- 6. Solving Spatial Constraints with[...]

Fields of interest Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes; Systems Theory, Control; Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory; Operator Theory

Fields of interest Geometry; Operations Research, Mathematical Programming; Visualization

Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34099-4 Hardcover 2013. XII, 286 p. 17 illus., 9 in color. (Probability and Its Applications) $109.00 ISBN 978-3-642-34099-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5127-3 Hardcover 2013. XVI, 420 p. 74 illus., 29 in color. $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5127-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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L. Barreira, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal; C. Valls, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal

D. Schleicher, Jacobs University Bremen; M. Lackmann, Jacobs University Bremen (Eds.)

Dynamical Systems

Eine Einladung in die Mathematik

An Introduction

Einblicke in aktuelle Forschung

Theoretische und empirische Konkretisierung einer mathematischen Kompetenz

The theory of dynamical systems is a broad and active research subject with connections to most parts of mathematics. Dynamical Systems: An Introduction undertakes the difficult task to provide a self-contained and compact introduction. Topics covered include topological, low-dimensional, hyperbolic and symbolic dynamics, as well as a brief introduction to ergodic theory. In particular, the authors consider topological recurrence, topological entropy, homeomorphisms and diffeomorphisms of the circle, Sharkovski's ordering, the Poincaré-Bendixson theory, and the construction of stable manifolds, as well as an introduction to geodesic flows and the study of hyperbolicity (the latter is[...]

Diese Einladung zur Mathematik besteht aus 14 Beiträgen, viele davon von weltweit führenden Mathematikern geschrieben, die die Leser in spannende Aspekte aktueller mathematischer Forschung einführen. Die Artikel sind so vielfältig wie die Persönlichkeiten ihrer Autoren und zeigen, wie reich und lebendig die Mathematik als Forschungsgebiet ist. Das Buch richtet sich in erster Linie an interessierte Schüler und junge Studierende, die Mathematik aus der Schule oder von Wettbewerben kennen und die aktuelle Forschungsmathematik kennenlernen wollen. Zusammen mit einem Team junger "Testleser" haben die Herausgeber und Autoren  in einem intensiven Bearbeitungsprozess die Texte für junge Leser[...]

Typisch für experimentelles Denken ist vor allem das Generieren und Überprüfen von Hypothesen. Es bildet die Grundlage für naturwissenschaftliches aber auch für mathematisches Arbeiten. Das Explorieren von Zusammenhängen sowie das Aufstellen und Überprüfen von Hypothesen anhand von Beispielen stellen wichtige Elemente im Prozess mathematischen Erkenntnisgewinns dar. Kathleen Philipp beschreibt und strukturiert diese Tätigkeiten auf der Basis erkenntnistheoretischer Modelle unter dem Begriff des „experimentellen Denkens“. Mit Hilfe zweier empirischer Studien untersucht und kategorisiert sie kognitive Prozesse experimentellen Denkens im Zusammenhang mit innermathematischen Erkundungen.[...]

Features Diese Einladung zur Mathematik besteht aus 14 Beiträgen, viele davon von weltweit führenden Mathematikern geschrieben, die die Leser in spannende Aspekte aktueller mathematischer Forschung einführen. Die Artikel sind so vielfältig wie die Persönlichkeiten ihrer Autoren und zeigen, wie reich und lebendig die Mathematik als Forschungsgebiet ist. Das Buch richtet sich in erster Linie an interessierte [..]

Features Typisch für experimentelles Denken ist vor allem das Generieren und Überprüfen von Hypothesen. Es bildet die Grundlage für naturwissenschaftliches aber auch für mathematisches Arbeiten. Das Explorieren von Zusammenhängen sowie das Aufstellen und Überprüfen von Hypothesen anhand von Beispielen stellen wichtige Elemente im Prozess mathematischen Erkenntnisgewinns dar. Kathleen Philipp beschreibt und [..]

Contents Vorwort.- Bollobas: Von Löwen, Christen und Verfolgungsjagden.- Gowers: Sind IMO-Aufgaben wie Forschungsprobleme?- Ramsey-Theorie als Fallbeispiel.- Kerr Oliver: Auf der Suche nach der kritischen Zeit: Die mathematische Beschreibung von Fluiden.- Lovasz: 45 Jahre Graphentheorie.Masmoudi: Über die Hardy-Ungleichung Norton: Kinder, Socken und quadratische Formen.Razborov: Die Komplexität der Kommunikation.Schleicher: Komplexe Dynamik, die Mandelbrot-Menge und das Newton-Verfahren - oder: Von nutzloser und nützlicher Mathematik.- Smirnov: Sind Forschungsprobleme wie IMO-Aufgaben? Ein[...]

Contents Experimentieren in der Mathematik und in den Naturwissenschaften.- Experimentieren und Problemlösen.- Untersuchung von Experimentierprozessen.- Innermathematisches Experimentieren.Interventionsstudie.

Features The theory of dynamical systems is a broad and active research subject with connections to most parts of mathematics. Dynamical Systems: An Introduction undertakes the difficult task to provide a self-contained and compact introduction. Topics covered include topological, low-dimensional, hyperbolic and symbolic dynamics, as well as a brief introduction to ergodic theory. In particular, the [..] Contents Introduction.- Basic Notions and Examples.- Topological Dynamics.- Low-Dimensional Dynamics.Hyperbolic Dynamics I.- Hyperbolic Dynamics II.Symbolic Dynamics.- Ergodic Theory. Fields of interest Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory; Global Analysis and Analysis on Manifolds; Ordinary Differential Equations; Hyperbolic Geometry Target groups Graduate Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-4834-0 Softcover 2013. IX, 209 p. 44 illus. (Universitext) $69.95 ISBN 978-1-4471-4834-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Fields of interest Mathematics (general) Target groups Lower undergraduate Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-25797-1 Softcover 2013. XV, 228 S. 56 Abb., 31 in Farbe. $39.95 ISBN 978-3-642-25797-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

K. Philipp, Freiburg, Deutschland

Experimentelles Denken

Fields of interest Mathematics (general); Mathematics Education Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01119-2 Softcover 2013. XV, 201 S. 39 Abb., 6 in Farbe. (Freiburger Empirische Forschung in der Mathematikdidaktik, Vol. 1) $79.95 ISBN 978-3-658-01119-2 Due: Januar 28, 2013

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C. Pechstein

F. Bornemann, Technische Universität München, Germany

E. Behrends, Freie Universität Berlin

Finite and Boundary Element Tearing and Interconnecting Solvers for Multiscale Problems

Funktionentheorie

Fünf Minuten Mathematik

Tearing and interconnecting methods, such as FETI, FETI-DP, BETI, etc., are among the most successful domain decomposition solvers for partial differential equations. The purpose of this book is to give a detailed and self-contained presentation of these methods, including the corresponding algorithms as well as a rigorous convergence theory. In particular, two issues are addressed that have not been covered in any monograph yet: the coupling of finite and boundary elements within the tearing and interconnecting framework including exterior problems, and the case of highly varying (multiscale) coefficients not resolved by the subdomain partitioning. In this context, the book offers a[...] Features Tearing and interconnecting methods, such as FETI, FETI-DP, BETI, etc., are among the most successful domain decomposition solvers for partial differential equations. The purpose of this book is to give a detailed and self-contained presentation of these methods, including the corresponding algorithms as well as a rigorous convergence theory. In particular, two issues are addressed that have not been covered [..] Contents Preliminaries.- One-level FETI/BETI Methods.Multiscale Problems.- Unbounded Domains.- DualPrimal Methods.- References.- Index.- List of Symbols Fields of interest Numerical Analysis; Computational Science and Engineering Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-23587-0 Hardcover 2013. XIV, 312 p. 51 illus., 1 in color. (Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering, Vol. 90) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-23587-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Das vorliegende Lehrbuch möchte seine Leser auf knappem Raum nachhaltig für die Eleganz und Geschlossenheit der Funktionentheorie und ihre Wirkungsmächtigkeit begeistern. Funktionentheoretische, d.h. komplex-analytische Methoden leisten nämlich etwas fast Magisches:   - kompakte Darstellung von Formeln - vertieftes Verständnis von Funktionsverhalten - einfache Berechnung von Grenzwerten - eleganter Zugang zu Geometrie und Topologie der Ebene   Die Analysis im Komplexen macht vieles also tatsächlich sehr viel unaufwändiger als im Reellen: „Funktionentheorie spart Rechnungen“.  Das Buch eignet sich für Studierende der Mathematik ab dem zweiten Studienjahr und kommt mit einem Minimum an[...] Features Das vorliegende Lehrbuch möchte seine Leser auf knappem Raum nachhaltig für die Eleganz und Geschlossenheit der Funktionentheorie und ihre Wirkungsmächtigkeit begeistern. Funktionentheoretische, d.h. komplex-analytische Methoden leisten nämlich etwas fast Magisches:   - kompakte Darstellung von Formeln - vertieftes Verständnis von Funktionsverhalten - einfache Berechnung von [..] Contents Vorwort.- I Holomorphe Funktionen.- II Lokale Cauchy'sche Theorie.- III Fundamentalsätze.- IV Potenzreihen in Aktion.- V Globale Cauchy'sche Theorie.- VI Residuenkalkül in Aktion.- VII Biholomorphe Abbildungen.- Notation.- Literatur.- Index. Fields of interest Functions of a Complex Variable; Analysis; Mathematics (general) Target groups Lower undergraduate Type of publication German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-0348-0471-4 Softcover 2013. VIII, 120 S. (Mathematik Kompakt) $29.95 ISBN 978-3-0348-0471-4 Due: Dezember 24, 2012

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100 Beiträge der Mathematik-Kolumne der Zeitung DIE WELT

Das Buch enthält einen Querschnitt durch die moderne und alltägliche Mathematik. Die 100 Beiträge sind aus der Kolumne "Fünf Minuten Mathematik" hervorgegangen, in der verschiedene mathematische Gebiete in einer für Laien verständlichen Sprache behandelt wurden.  Der Leser findet hier den mathematischen Hintergrund und viele attraktive Fotos zur Veranschaulichung der Mathematik. Für die Neuauflage wurde der Text aktualisiert und ergänzt; anhand von QR-Codes können zu verschiedenen Themen kurze Filme bei Youtube abgerufen werden. Features Das Buch enthält einen Querschnitt durch die moderne und alltägliche Mathematik. Die 100 Beiträge sind aus der Kolumne "Fünf Minuten Mathematik" hervorgegangen, in der verschiedene mathematische Gebiete in einer für Laien verständlichen Sprache behandelt wurden.  Der Leser findet hier den mathematischen Hintergrund und viele attraktive Fotos zur Veranschaulichung der Mathematik. Für die Neuauflage wurde der [..] Contents Von der Reiskornparabel über Lotto bis zur Zahlenzauberei.- Von Mathematik und Musik, Paradoxien, Unendlichkeit.- Von Mathematik und Zufall, dem Poincaré-Problem und Optionsgeschäften bis zu Quantencomputern.- Und von vielem mehr. Fields of interest Mathematics (general); Popular Science Target groups Popular/general Type of publication Popular science More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00997-7 Softcover 2013. XVII, 262 S. 100 Abb., 87 in Farbe. $39.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00997-7 Due: Januar 28, 2013

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D.W. Hoffmann, Hochschule Karlsruhe

Grenzen der Mathematik Eine Reise durch die Kerngebiete der mathematischen Logik

Ist die Mathematik frei von Widersprüchen? Gibt es Wahrheiten jenseits des Beweisbaren? Ist es möglich, unser mathematisches Wissen in eine einzige Zahl hineinzucodieren? Die moderne mathematische Logik des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts gibt verblüffende Antworten auf solche Fragen. Das vorliegende Buch entführt Sie auf eine Reise durch die Kerngebiete der mathematischen Logik, hin zu den Grenzen der Mathematik. Unter anderem werden die folgenden Themen behandelt: Geschichte der mathematischen Logik, formale Systeme, axiomatische Zahlentheorie und Mengenlehre, Beweistheorie, die Gödel‘schen Unvollständigkeitssätze, Berechenbarkeitstheorie, algorithmische Informationstheorie,[...] Features Ist die Mathematik frei von Widersprüchen? Gibt es Wahrheiten jenseits des Beweisbaren? Ist es möglich, unser mathematisches Wissen in eine einzige Zahl hineinzucodieren? Die moderne mathematische Logik des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts gibt verblüffende Antworten auf solche Fragen; Antworten, die die Mathematik in der gleichen Weise verändert haben wie die Einstein’sche Relativitätstheorie die Physik. [..] Contents 1 Historische Notizen.- 2 Formale Systeme.- 3 Fundamente der Mathematik.- 4 Beweistheorie.- 5 Berechenbarkeitstheorie.- 6 Algorithmische Informationstheorie.- 7 Modelltheorie. Fields of interest Mathematical Logic and Foundations; Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34719-1 Softcover 2013. X, 438 S. 430 Abb. in Farbe. $39.95 ISBN 978-3-642-34719-1 Due: Februar 14, 2013

springer.com D. Mitrea, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA; I. Mitrea, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA; M. Mitrea, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA; S. Monniaux, Université Aix-Marseille III, France

Groupoid Metrization Theory With Applications to Analysis on Quasi-Metric Spaces and Functional Analysis

The topics in this research monograph are at the interface of several areas of mathematics such as harmonic analysis, functional analysis, analysis on spaces of homogeneous type, topology, and quasi-metric geometry. The presentation is selfcontained with complete, detailed proofs, and a large number of examples and counterexamples are provided.Unique features of Metrization Theory for Groupoids: With Applications to Analysis on Quasi-Metric Spaces and Functional Analysis include:* treatment of metrization from a wide, interdisciplinary perspective, with accompanying applications ranging across diverse fields;* coverage of topics applicable to a variety of scientific areas within pure[...] Features The topics in this research monograph are at the interface of several areas of mathematics such as harmonic analysis, functional analysis, analysis on spaces of homogeneous type, topology, and quasi-metric geometry. The presentation is selfcontained with complete, detailed proofs, and a large number of examples and counterexamples are provided.Unique features of Metrization Theory for Groupoids: [..] Contents Introduction.- Semigroupoids and Groupoids.Quantitative Metrization Theory.- Applications to Analysis on Quasi-Metric Spaces.- Non-Locally Convex Functional Analysis.- Functional Analysis on Quasi-Pseudonormed Groups.- References.- Symbol Index.- Subject Index.- Author Index. Fields of interest Abstract Harmonic Analysis; Functional Analysis; Topology; Analysis; Measure and Integration; Algebraic Geometry Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-0-8176-8396-2 Hardcover 2013. XII, 479 p. 1 illus. (Applied and Numerical Harmonic Analysis) $129.00 ISBN 978-0-8176-8396-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

D. Futer, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA; E. Kalfagianni, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; J. Purcell, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA

Guts of Surfaces and the Colored Jones Polynomial This monograph derives direct and concrete relations between colored Jones polynomials and the topology of incompressible spanning surfaces in knot and link complements. Under mild diagrammatic hypotheses, we prove that the growth of the degree of the colored Jones polynomials is a boundary slope of an essential surface in the knot complement. We show that certain coefficients of the polynomial measure how far this surface is from being a fiber for the knot; in particular, the surface is a fiber if and only if a particular coefficient vanishes. We also relate hyperbolic volume to colored Jones polynomials. Our method is to generalize the checkerboard decompositions of alternating[...] Features This monograph derives direct and concrete relations between colored Jones polynomials and the topology of incompressible spanning surfaces in knot and link complements. Under mild diagrammatic hypotheses, we prove that the growth of the degree of the colored Jones polynomials is a boundary slope of an essential surface in the knot complement. We show that certain coefficients of the polynomial measure how far [..] Contents 1 Introduction.- 2 Decomposition into 3–balls.- 3 Ideal Polyhedra.- 4 I–bundles and essential product disks.- 5 Guts and fibers.- 6 Recognizing essential product disks.- 7 Diagrams without non-prime arcs.8 Montesinos links.- 9 Applications.- 10 Discussion and questions. Fields of interest Manifolds and Cell Complexes (incl. Diff. Topology); Hyperbolic Geometry Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-33301-9 Softcover 2013. X, 170 p. 62 illus., 45 in color. (Lecture Notes in Mathematics, Vol. 2069) $59.95 ISBN 978-3-642-33301-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com G. Hoever, Fachhochschule Aachen

Höhere Mathematik kompakt Das Buch enthält die wesentlichen Themen der Höheren Mathematik für Ingenieure und Naturwissenschaftler, wie sie an Fachhochschulen und Berufsakademien gelehrt werden. Es behandelt einerseits die Analysis, beginnend bei den elementaren Funktionen über die Differenzial- und Integralrechnung bis hin zur mehrdimensionalen Analysis, und andererseits die lineare Algebra mit der Vektor- und Matrizenrechnung. Auf die übersichtlich dargestellten Definitionen und Sätze folgen Beispielrechnungen und Bemerkungen, die die Dinge zueinander in Bezug setzen. Das Buch eignet sich gut als vorlesungsbegleitende Literatur, zur Prüfungsvorbereitung oder als Nachschlagewerk. Zu den dargestellten Themen[...] Features Das Kompendium enthält die wesentlichen Themen der Höheren Mathematik für Ingenieure und Naturwissenschaftler, wie sie an Fachhochschulen und Berufsakademien gelehrt werden. Es behandelt einerseits die Analysis, beginnend bei den elementaren Funktionen über die Differenzial- und Integralrechnung bis hin zur mehrdimensionalen Analysis, und andererseits die lineare Algebra mit der Vektor- und [..] Contents Funktionen.- Komplexe Zahlen.- Folgen und Reihen.- Grenzwerte von Funktionen und Stetigkeit.Differenzialrechnung.- Integralrechnung.- Vektorrechnung.- Lineare Gleichungssysteme und Matrizen.- Funktionen mit mehreren Veränderlichen.- Differenzialrechnung bei mehreren Veränderlichen.- Integration bei mehreren Veränderlichen. Fields of interest Mathematics (general); Linear and Multilinear Algebras, Matrix Theory; Analysis; Appl. Mathematics / Computational Methods of Engineering; Mathematics Education; Mechanical Engineering Target groups Lower undergraduate Type of publication Undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-30333-3 Softcover 2013. X, 245 S. (Springer-Lehrbuch) $29.95 ISBN 978-3-642-30333-3 Due: Februar 14, 2013

Mathematics L.A. Ureña-López, University of Guanajuato, Leon, Mexico; R. Becerril-Bárcenas, University of Michoacan, Mexico; R. LinaresRomero, Iztapalapa Metropolitan Autonomous University, Mexico City, Mexico (Eds.)

IX Workshop of the Gravitation and Mathematical Physics Division of the Mexican Physical Society The IX Workshop of the Gravitation and Mathematical Physics Division of the Mexican Physical Society covers a wide range of state-of-the-art research topics on gravitational physics, cosmology, and other related fields, aimed at reaching a wide audience including students and researchers. Features The IX Workshop of the Gravitation and Mathematical Physics Division of the Mexican Physical Society covers a wide range of state-of-the-art research topics on gravitational physics, cosmology, and other related fields, aimed at reaching a wide audience including students and researchers. Contents Numerical Relativity.- Cosmology and Astrophysics.- Gravity and Mathematical Physics. Fields of interest Differential Geometry; Mathematical Physics; Geometry; Cosmology Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-0-7354-1080-0 Softcover 2012. 270 p. (AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1473) $141.00 ISBN 978-0-7354-1080-0 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

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J. Vrbik, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada; P. Vrbik, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada

Informal Introduction to Stochastic Processes with Maple The book presents an introduction to Stochastic Processes including   Markov Chains, Birth and Death processes, Brownian motion and   Autoregressive models. The emphasis is on simplifying both the  underlying mathematics and the conceptual understanding of random  processes. In particular, non-trivial computations are delegated to  a computer-algebra system, specifically Maple (although other  systems can be easily substituted). Moreover, great care is taken to  properly  introduce the required mathematical tools (such as  difference  equations and generating functions) so that even students  with only  a basic mathematical background will find the book  self-contained.  Many detailed[...] Features The book presents an introduction to Stochastic Processes including Markov Chains, Birth and Death processes, Brownian motion and Autoregressive models. The emphasis is on simplifying both the underlying mathematics and the conceptual understanding of random  processes. In particular, non-trivial computations are delegated to  a computer-algebra system, specifically Maple (although other  systems can be [..] Contents Contents.- Preface.- Finite Markov Chains.Finite Markov Chains II.- Branching Processes.Renewal Theory.- Poisson Process.- Birth and Death Processes I.- Birth and Death Processes II.- Continuous-Time Markov Chains.- Brownian Motion.Autoregressive Models.- Basic Probability Review.Maple Programming.- References. Fields of interest Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes; Statistics and Computing / Statistics Programs; Operations Research, Mathematical Programming Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication Undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-4056-7 Softcover 2013. X, 287 p. 54 illus. With online files/update. (Universitext) $59.95 ISBN 978-1-4614-4056-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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M.H. Holmes, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA

Introduction to Perturbation Methods This introductory graduate text is based on a graduate course the author has taught repeatedly over the last ten years to students in applied mathematics, engineering sciences, and physics. Each chapter begins with an introductory development involving ordinary differential equations, and goes on to cover such traditional topics as boundary layers and multiple scales. However, it also contains material arising from current research interest, including homogenisation, slender body theory, symbolic computing, and discrete equations. Many of the excellent exercises are derived from problems of up-to-date research and are drawn from a wide range of application areas.One hundred new pages[...] Features This introductory graduate text is based on a graduate course the author has taught repeatedly over the last twenty or so years to students in applied mathematics, engineering sciences, and physics. Each chapter begins with an introductory development involving ordinary differential equations, and goes on to cover more advanced topics such as systems and partial differential equations. Moreover, it also [..] Contents Preface.- Preface to Second Edition.- Introduction to Asymptotic Approximations.- Matched Asymptotic Expansions.- Multiple Scales.- The WKB and Related Methods.- The Method of Homogenization- Introduction to Bifurcation and Stability.- References.Index. Fields of interest Partial Differential Equations; Ordinary Differential Equations; Analysis Target groups Graduate Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5476-2 Hardcover 2013. XVII, 436 p. 117 illus. (Texts in Applied Mathematics, Vol. 20) $79.95 ISBN 978-1-4614-5476-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com L. Lakatos, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary; L. Szeidl, Széchenyi István University, Győr, Hungary; M. Telek, Technical University of Budapest, Hungary

Introduction to Queueing Systems with Telecommunication Applications The book is composed of two main parts: mathematical background and queueing systems with applications. The mathematical background is a self containing introduction to the stochastic processes of the later studies queueing systems. It starts with a quick introduction to probability theory and stochastic processes and continues with chapters on Markov chains and regenerative processes. More recent advances of queueing systems are based on phase type distributions, Markov arrival processes and quasy birth death processes, which are introduced in the last chapter of the first part. The second part is devoted to queueing models and their applications. After the introduction of the basic[...] Features The book is composed of two main parts: mathematical background and queueing systems with applications. The mathematical background is a self containing introduction to the stochastic processes of the later studies queueing systems. It starts with a quick introduction to probability theory and stochastic processes and continues with chapters on Markov chains and regenerative processes. More recent advances [..] Contents Preface.- Introduction to probability theory.- Introduction to stochastic processes.- Markov chains.Renewal and regenerative processes.- Markov chains with special structures.- Introduction to queueing systems.- Markovian queueing systems.- Non-Markovian queueing systems.- Queueing systems with structured Markov chains.- Queueing networks.Applied queueing systems.- Functions and transforms.- Exercises.- References.Fields of interest Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes; Operations Research, Mathematical Programming; System Performance and Evaluation; Communications Engineering, Networks Target groups Graduate Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5316-1 Hardcover 2013. XI, 385 p. 91 illus. $79.95 ISBN 978-1-4614-5316-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

T. Weszely, Târgu Mureș, Romania

János Bolyai Die ersten 200 Jahre

Biographie des ungarischen Mathematikers János Bolyai (1802-1860), der etwa gleichzeitig mit dem russischen Mathematiker Nikolai Lobatschewski und unabhängig von ihm die nichteuklidische Revolution eingeleitet hat. Diese erbrachte den Nachweis, dass die euklidische Geometrie keine Denknotwendigkeit ist, wie Kant irrtümlicherweise annahm. Das Verständnis für die kühnen Gedankengänge verbreitete sich allerdings erst in der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts durch die Arbeiten von Riemann, Beltrami, Klein und Poincaré. Die nichteuklidische Revolution war eine der Grundlagen für die Entwicklung der Physik im 20. Jahrhundert und für Einsteins Erkenntnis, dass der uns umgebende reale Raum[...] Features Der ungarische Mathematiker János Bolyai (1802-1860) hat etwa gleichzeitig mit dem russischen Mathematiker Nikolai Lobatschewski und unabhängig von ihm die nichteuklidische Revolution eingeleitet. Diese erbrachte den Nachweis, dass die euklidische Geometrie keine Denknotwendigkeit ist, wie Kant irrtümlicherweise annahm. Das Verständnis für die kühnen Gedankengänge verbreitete sich allerdings erst in der [..] Contents Der Sirius am Sternenhimmel der ungarischen Wissenschaftsgeschichte.- Von den Elementen bis zum Appendix.- Die Weiterentwicklung der Ideen des Appendix in den Manuskripten.- Die Verbreitung der nichteuklidischen Geometrien.- Prioritätsfragen.- Erforscher der Theorie der komplexen Zahlen.- Was die Manuskripte nicht verraten.Philosophische und soziale Ansichten.- Beispiele aus der Geschichte des Bolyaikultes.- Die Bolyai und die Belletristik Fields of interest History of Mathematics Target groups Research Type of publication Biography More on www.springer.com/978-3-0346-0045-3 Hardcover 2013. XIX, 283 S. (Vita Mathematica, Vol. 16) $109.00 ISBN 978-3-0346-0045-3 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

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D. van Dalen, Utrecht University

V. Michel, University of Siegen, Germany

M. Köhne, Darmstadt, Deutschland

L.E.J. Brouwer – Topologist, Intuitionist, Philosopher

Lectures on Constructive Approximation

Lp-Theory for Incompressible Newtonian Flows

How Mathematics Is Rooted in Life

Fourier, Spline, and Wavelet Methods on the Real Line, the Sphere, and the Ball

Energy Preserving Boundary Conditions, Weakly Singular Domains

Lectures on Constructive Approximation: Fourier, Spline, and Wavelet Methods on the Real Line, the Sphere, and the Ball focuses on spherical problems as they occur in the geosciences and medical imaging. It comprises the author’s lectures on classical approximation methods based on orthogonal polynomials and selected modern tools such as splines and wavelets.Methods for approximating functions on the real line are treated first, as they provide the foundations for the methods on the sphere and the ball and are useful for the analysis of time-dependent (spherical) problems. The author then examines the transfer of these spherical methods to problems on the ball, such as the modeling of[...]

This thesis is devoted to the study of the basic equations of fluid dynamics. First Matthias Köhne focuses on the derivation of a class of boundary conditions, which is based on energy estimates, and, thus, leads to physically relevant conditions. The derived class thereby contains many prominent artificial boundary conditions, which have proved to be suitable for direct numerical simulations involving artificial boundaries. The second part is devoted to the development of a complete Lp-theory for the resulting initial boundary value problems in bounded smooth domains, i.e. the Navier-Stokes equations complemented by one of the derived energy preserving boundary conditions. Finally,[...]

Features Lectures on Constructive Approximation: Fourier, Spline, and Wavelet Methods on the Real Line, the Sphere, and the Ball focuses on spherical problems as they occur in the geosciences and medical imaging. It comprises the author’s lectures on classical approximation methods based on orthogonal polynomials and selected modern tools such as splines and wavelets.Methods for approximating functions [..]

Features This thesis is devoted to the study of the basic equations of fluid dynamics. First Matthias Köhne focuses on the derivation of a class of boundary conditions, which is based on energy estimates, and, thus, leads to physically relevant conditions. The derived class thereby contains many prominent artificial boundary conditions, which have proved to be suitable for direct numerical simulations involving [..]

Dirk van Dalen’s biography studies the fascinating life of the famous Dutch mathematician and philosopher Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer. Brouwer belonged to a special class of genius; complex and often controversial and gifted with a deep intuition, he had an unparalleled access to the secrets and intricacies of mathematics. Most mathematicians remember L.E.J. Brouwer from his scientific breakthroughs in the young subject of topology and for the famous Brouwer fixed point theorem. Brouwer’s main interest, however, was in the foundation of mathematics which led him to introduce, and then consolidate, constructive methods under the name ‘intuitionism’. This made him one of the main[...] Features Dirk van Dalen’s biography studies the fascinating life of the famous Dutch mathematician and philosopher Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer.Brouwer belonged to a special class of genius; complex and often controversial and gifted with a deep intuition, he had an unparalleled access to the secrets and intricacies of mathematics. Most mathematicians remember L.E.J. Brouwer from his scientific [..] Contents Child and Student.- Mathematics and Mysticism.The Dissertation.-Cantor-Schoenflies Topology.The New Topology.- Making a Career.- The War Years.- Mathematics after the War.- Politics and Mathematics.- The Breakthrough.- The Fathers of Dimension.- Progress, Recognition, and Frictions.From Berlin to Vienna.- The Three Battles.- The Thirties.- War and Occupation.- Post-War Events.The Restless Emeritus. Fields of interest History of Mathematics; Topology; Mathematical Logic and Foundations; Popular Science in Mathematics / Natural Science / Technology Target groups Popular/general Type of publication Biography More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-4615-5 Hardcover 2013. XII, 875 p. 97 illus., 19 in color. $44.95 ISBN 978-1-4471-4615-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Contents Introduction: the Problem to be Solved.- Part I Basics.- Basic Fundamentals—What You Need to Know.- Approximation of Functions on the Real Line.- Part II Approximation on the Sphere.- Basic Aspects.- Fourier Analysis.- Spherical Splines.Spherical Wavelet Analysis.- Spherical Slepian Functions.- Part III Approximation on the 3D Ball.Orthonormal Bases.- Splines.- Wavelets for Inverse Problems on the 3D Ball.- The Regularized Functional Matching Pursuit (RFMP).- References.Index. Fields of interest Approximations and Expansions; Special Functions; Fourier Analysis; Mathematical Methods in Physics; Numerical Analysis Target groups Graduate Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-0-8176-8402-0 Hardcover 2013. XVI, 326 p. 7 illus., 5 in color. (Applied and Numerical Harmonic Analysis) $79.95 ISBN 978-0-8176-8402-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Contents Navier-Stokes Equations.- Energy Preserving Boundary Condition.- Weakly Singular Domain.- Maximal Lp-Regularity. Fields of interest Integral Equations Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01051-5 Softcover 2013. XI, 183 p. 2 illus. $89.95 ISBN 978-3-658-01051-5 Due: January 28, 2013

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E. Behrends, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Markovprozesse und stochastische Differentialgleichungen Vom Zufallsspaziergang zur Black-Scholes-Formel

In diesem Lehrbuch werden einige Themen aus der Stochastik behandelt, die auf dem Begriff des Markovprozesses aufbauen. Dabei sind Markovprozesse stochastische Prozesse, für welche die Prognose für das zufällige Verhalten in der Zukunft nur von der gegenwärtigen Position abhängt. Die zentralen Begriffe der Markovprozesse werden anschaulich erklärt und mit Beispielen motiviert. Der Text beschäftigt sich danach mit der Brownschen Bewegung, stochastischen Integralen und stochastischen Differentialgleichungen und beschreibt ausführlich die fundamentale  Ito-Formel. Eine der klassischen Anwendungen von stochastischen Differentialgleichungen sind Monte-Carlo-Verfahren zur Lösung von[...] Features In diesem Lehrbuch werden einige Themen aus der Stochastik behandelt, die auf dem Begriff des Markovprozesses aufbauen. Dabei sind Markovprozesse stochastische Prozesse, für welche die Prognose für das zufällige Verhalten in der Zukunft nur von der gegenwärtigen Position abhängt. Die zentralen Begriffe der Markovprozesse werden anschaulich erklärt und mit Beispielen motiviert. Der Text beschäftigt sich [..] Contents Vorbereitungen.- Markovprozesse.- Markovketten.Optimales Stoppen auf Markovketten.- Die Brownsche Bewegung.- Stochastische Differentialgleichungen.- Die Ito-Formel.- Monte-Carlo-Verfahren.Finanzmathematik.- Black-Scholes-Formel. Fields of interest Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes; Applications of Mathematics Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00987-8 Softcover 2013. VIII, 146 S. 20 Abb., 1 in Farbe. $39.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00987-8 Due: Januar 28, 2013

springer.com J.J. Batzel, Medical University of Graz, Austria; M. Bachar, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; F. Kappel, University of Graz, Austria (Eds.)

Mathematical Modeling and Validation in Physiology Applications to the Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems

This volume synthesizes theoretical and practical aspects of both the mathematical and life science viewpoints needed for modeling of the cardiovascular-respiratory system specifically and physiological systems generally. Theoretical points include model design, model complexity and validation in the light of available data, as well as control theory approaches to feedback delay and Kalman filter applications to parameter identification. State of the art approaches using parameter sensitivity are discussed for enhancing model identifiability through joint analysis of model structure and data. Practical examples illustrate model development at various levels of complexity based on[...] Features This volume synthesizes theoretical and practical aspects of both the mathematical and life science viewpoints needed for modeling of the cardiovascular-respiratory system specifically and physiological systems generally.  Theoretical points include model design, model complexity and validation in the light of available data, as well as control theory approaches to feedback delay and Kalman filter applications [..] Contents 1 Merging Mathematical and Physiological Knowledge: Dimensions and Challenges.- 2 Mathematical Modeling of Physiological Systems.- 3 Parameter Selection Methods in Inverse Problem Formulation.- 4 Application of the Unscented Kalman Filtering to Parameter Estimation.- 5 Integrative and Reductionist Approaches to Modeling of Control of Breathing.- 6 Parameter Identification in a Respiratory Control System Model with Delay.- 7 Experimental Studies of Respiration and Apnea.- 8 Model Validation and Control Issues in the Respiratory System.- 9 Experimental Studies of the Baroreflex.10[...] Fields of interest Mathematical and Computational Biology; Human Physiology; Computer Applications in Life Sciences Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32881-7 Softcover 2013. XX, 254 p. 83 illus., 34 in color. (Mathematical Biosciences Subseries, Vol. 2064) $89.95 ISBN 978-3-642-32881-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

G. Latouche, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium; V. Ramaswami, AT&T Labs Research, Florham Park, NJ, USA; J. Sethuraman, Columbia University, New York City, NY, USA; K. Sigman, Columbia University, New York City, NY USA; M.S. Squillante, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, USA; D. Yao, Columbia University, New York City, NY, USA (Eds.)

Matrix-Analytic Methods in Stochastic Models Matrix-analytic and related methods have become recognized as an important and fundamental approach for the mathematical analysis of general classes of complex stochastic models. Research in the area of matrix-analytic and related methods seeks to discover underlying probabilistic structures intrinsic in such stochastic models, develop numerical algorithms for computing functionals (e.g., performance measures) of the underlying stochastic processes, and apply these probabilistic structures and/or computational algorithms within a wide variety of fields. This volume presents recent research results on: the theory, algorithms and methodologies concerning matrix-analytic and related[...] Features Matrix-analytic and related methods have become recognized as an important and fundamental approach for the mathematical analysis of general classes of complex stochastic models.  Research in the area of matrix-analytic and related methods seeks to discover underlying probabilistic structures intrinsic in such stochastic models, develop numerical algorithms for computing functionals (e.g., performance [..] Contents Factorization properties for a MAP-modulated fluid flow model under server vacation policies.- A compressed cyclic reduction for QBDs with low rank upper and lower transitions.- Bilateral matrix-exponential distribution.- AutoCAT: Automated Product-Form Solution of Stochastic Models.- Markovian trees subject to catastrophes: Would they survive forever?.- Majorization and Extremal PH-Distributions.- Acceptance-rejection methods for generating random variates from matrix exponential distributions and rational arrival processes.- Revisit to the tail asymptotics of the double QBD process:[...] Fields of interest Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes; Numerical Analysis; Operations Research, Mathematical Programming Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-4908-9 Hardcover 2013. XIV, 256 p. 47 illus. (Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, Vol. 27) $139.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-4908-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com M. Griebel, University of Bonn, Germany; M.A. Schweitzer, University of Stuttgart, Germany (Eds.)

Meshfree Methods for Partial Differential Equations VI Meshfree methods are a modern alternative to classical mesh-based discretization techniques such as finite differences or finite element methods. Especially in a time-dependent setting or in the treatment of problems with strongly singular solutions their independence of a mesh makes these methods highly attractive. This volume collects selected papers presented at the Sixth International Workshop on Meshfree Methods held in Bonn, Germany in October 2011. They address various aspects of this very active research field and cover topics from applied mathematics, physics and engineering. Features Meshfree methods are a modern alternative to classical mesh-based discretization techniques such as finite differences or finite element methods. Especially in a time-dependent setting or in the treatment of problems with strongly singular solutions their independence of a mesh makes these methods highly attractive. This volume collects selected papers presented at the Sixth International Workshop on [..] Contents ESPResSo 3.1 – Molecular Dynamics Software for Coarse-Grained Models: A. Arnold, O. Lenz, S. Kesselheim, R. Weeber, F. Fahrenberger, D. Roehm, P. Košovan, C. Holm.- On the Rate of Convergence of the Hamiltonian Particle-Mesh Method Onno Bokhove, Vladimir Molchanov, Marcel Oliver, Bob Peeters.- Peridynamics: A Nonlocal Continuum Theory.- Etienne Emmrich, Richard B. Lehoucq, Dimitri Puhst.- Immersed Molecular Electrokinetic Finite Element Method for Nano-Devices in Biotechnology and Gene Delivery: Wing Kam Liu, Adrian M. Kopacz, Tae-Rin Lee, Hansung Kim, Paolo Decuzzi.Corrected[...] Fields of interest Computational Science and Engineering; Appl. Mathematics / Computational Methods of Engineering; Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics; Mathematics of Computing; Computer Applications in Chemistry; Materials Science (general) Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32978-4 Hardcover 2013. VIII, 233 p. 101 illus. (Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering, Vol. 89) $139.00 ISBN 978-3-642-32978-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Mathematics D. Grieser, University of Oldenburg, Germany; S. Teufel, University of Tübingen, Germany; A. Vasy, Stanford University, CA, USA (Eds.)

Microlocal Methods in Mathematical Physics and Global Analysis Microlocal analysis is a field of mathematics that was invented in the mid-20th century for the detailed investigation of problems from partial differential equations, which incorporated and made rigorous many ideas that originated in physics. Since then it has grown to a powerful machine which is used in global analysis, spectral theory, mathematical physics and other fields, and its further development is a lively area of current mathematical research. In this book extended abstracts of the conference 'Microlocal Methods in Mathematical Physics and Global Analysis', which was held at the University of Tübingen  from the 14th to the 18th of June 2011, are collected.   Features Microlocal analysis is a mathematical field that was invented for the detailed investigation of problems from partial differential equations in the mid-20th century and that incorporated and elaborated on many ideas that had originated in physics. Since then, it has grown to a powerful machine used in global analysis, spectral theory, mathematical physics and other fields, and its further development is a [..] Contents Preface.- Semiclassical and adiabatic limits.- Singular spaces.- Spectral and scattering theory.- Wave propagation and topological applications. Fields of interest Ordinary Differential Equations; Global Analysis and Analysis on Manifolds Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-3-0348-0465-3 Softcover 2013. IX, 148 p. 2 illus. in color. (Research Perspectives) $99.00 ISBN 978-3-0348-0465-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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L. Ambrosio, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Italy; A. Bressan, PennState University, University Park, PA, USA; D. Helbing, ETH Zürich, Switzerland; A. Klar, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Germany; E. Zuazua, Basque Center for Applied Mathematics, Bilbao, Spain

Modelling and Optimisation of Flows on Networks Cetraro, Italy 2009, Editors: Benedetto Piccoli, Michel Rascle

In recent years flows in networks have attracted the interest of many researchers from different areas, e.g. applied mathematicians, engineers, physicists, economists. The main reason for this ubiquity is the wide and diverse range of applications, such as vehicular traffic, supply chains, blood flow, irrigation channels, data networks and others. This book presents an extensive set of notes by world leaders on the main mathematical techniques used to address such problems, together with investigations into specific applications. The main focus is on partial differential equations in networks, but ordinary differential equations and optimal transport are also included. Moreover, the[...] Features In recent years flows in networks have attracted the interest of many researchers from different areas, e.g. applied mathematicians, engineers, physicists, economists. The main reason for this ubiquity is the wide and diverse range of applications, such as vehicular traffic, supply chains, blood flow, irrigation channels, data networks and others.This book presents an extensive set of notes by world [..] Contents A User’s Guide to Optimal Transport.- Hyperbolic Conservation Laws: an Illustrated Tutorial.- Derivation of Non-Local Macroscopic Traffic Equations and Consistent Traffic Pressures from Microscopic Car-Following Models.- On the Controversy around Daganzo’s Requiem for and Aw-Rascle’s Resurrection of Second-Order Traffic Flow Models.- Theoretical vs. Empirical Classification and Prediction of Congested Traffic States.- Self-Organized Network Flows.- Operation Regimes and Slower-is-FasterEffect in the Control of Traffic Intersections.- Modeling and Optimization of Scalar Flows on[...] Fields of interest Partial Differential Equations; Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics; Analysis Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32159-7 Softcover 2013. XIV, 497 p. 141 illus., 32 in color. (C.I.M.E. Foundation Subseries, Vol. 2062) $119.00 ISBN 978-3-642-32159-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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J.A. Ferreira, University of Coimbra, Portugal; S. Barbeiro, University of Coimbra, Portugal; G. Pena, University of Coimbra, Portugal; M.F. Wheeler, University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA (Eds.)

Modelling and Simulation in Fluid Dynamics in Porous Media  This volume presents a selection of survey and research articles based on invited lectures and contributed talks presented at the Workshop on Fluid Dynamics in Porous Media that was held in Coimbra, Portugal, in September 12-14, 2011. The contributions are devoted to mathematical modeling, numerical simulation and their applications, providing the readers a state-of-the-art overview on the latest findings and new challenges on the topic. The book includes research work of worldwide recognized leaders in their respective fields and presents advances in both theory and applications, making it appealing to a vast range of audience, in particular mathematicians, engineers and physicists.  Features  This volume presents a selection of survey and research articles based on invited lectures and contributed talks presented at the Workshop on Fluid Dynamics in Porous Media that was held in Coimbra, Portugal, in September 12-14, 2011. The contributions are devoted to mathematical modeling, numerical simulation and their applications, providing the readers a state-of-the-art overview on the latest findings and [..] Contents On the Coupling of Incompressible Stokes or Navier-Stokes and Darcy flows Through Porous Media. V. Girault, G. Kanschat and B. Rivi`ere. Comparison of Control Volume Analysis and Porous Media Averaging for Formulation of Porous Media Transport. F. Civan. -On the Energy Conservation Formulation for Flows in Porous Media Including Viscous Dissipation Effects. V. A. F. Costa. -Analytical and Numerical Study of Memory Formalisms in Diffusion Processes. J. A. Ferreira, E. Gudi˜no and P. de Oliveira. -Super-diffusive Transport Processes in Porous Media. E. Sousa. -Unfolding Method for the[...] Fields of interest Optimization; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Physiological, Cellular and Medical Topics Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5054-2 Hardcover 2013. X, 209 p. 73 illus., 40 in color. (Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, Vol. 28) $139.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5054-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com B. Goldengorin, Higher School of Economics, National Research University, Novgorod, Russia; V.A. Kalyagin, Higher School of Economics, National Research University, Novgorod, Russia; P.M. Pardalos, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA (Eds.)

Models, Algorithms, and Technologies for Network Analysis Proceedings of the First International Conference on Network Analysis

Network Analysis has become a major research topic over the last several years. The broad range of applications that can be described and analyzed by means of a network is bringing together researchers, practitioners and other scientific communities from numerous fields such as Operations Research, Computer Science, Transportation, Energy, Social Sciences, and more. The remarkable diversity of fields that take advantage of Network Analysis makes the endeavor of gathering up-to-date material in a single compilation a useful, yet very difficult, task. The purpose of these proceedings is to overcome this difficulty by collecting the major results found by the participants of the[...] Features This volume contains a selection of contributions from the "FirstInternational Conference in Network Analysis," held at the University of Florida, Gainesville, on December 14-16, 2011. The remarkable diversity of fields that take advantage of Network Analysis makes the endeavor of gathering upto-date material in a single compilation a useful, yet very difficult, task. The purpose of this volume is to [..] Contents .-Preface.-The 1st International Conference on Network Analysis.-Soliton Self-Wave Number Down Shift Compensation by the Increasing SecondOrder Disperson (N.V. Aseeva, E.M. Gromov, V.V. Tyutin).-Pattern-Based Heuristic for the Cell Formation Problem in Group Technology (M. Batsyn, I. Bychkov, B. Goldengorin, P. Pardalos, P. Sukov).An Analytical Expression for the Distribution of the Sum of Random Variables with a Mixed Uniform Density and Mass Function (M. Batsyn, V. Kalyagin).-Modular Contractions and Their Application (V. Chistyakov).-Network-Based Representation of Stock Market[...] Fields of interest Optimization; Combinatorics; Operations Research, Mathematical Programming Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5573-8 Hardcover 2013. XIV, 234 p. 45 illus., 22 in color. (Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, Vol. 32) $139.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5573-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

E. Størmer

Positive Linear Maps of Operator Algebras This volume, setting out the theory of positive maps as it stands today, reflects the rapid growth in this area of mathematics since it was recognized in the 1990s that these applications of C*-algebras are crucial to the study of entanglement in quantum theory. The author, a leading authority on the subject, sets out numerous results previously unpublished in book form. In addition to outlining the properties and structures of positive linear maps of operator algebras into the bounded operators on a Hilbert space, he guides readers through proofs of the Stinespring theorem and its applications to inequalities for positive maps. The text examines the maps’ positivity properties, as[...] Features This volume, setting out the theory of positive maps as it stands today, reflects the rapid growth in this area of mathematics since it was recognized in the 1990s that these applications of C*-algebras are crucial to the study of entanglement in quantum theory. The author, a leading authority on the subject, sets out numerous results previously unpublished in book form. In addition to outlining the [..] Contents Introduction.- 1 Generalities for positive maps.- 2 Jordan algebras and projection maps.- 3 Extremal positive maps.- 4 Choi matrices and dual functionals.- 5 Mapping cones.- 6 Dual cones.- 7 States and positive maps.- 8 Norms of positive maps.- Appendix: A.1 Topologies on B(H).- A.2 Tensor products.A.3 An extension theorem.- Bibliography.- Index. Fields of interest Functional Analysis; Linear and Multilinear Algebras, Matrix Theory; Mathematical Methods in Physics Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34368-1 Hardcover 2013. VIII, 134 p. (Springer Monographs in Mathematics) $109.00 ISBN 978-3-642-34368-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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B. Schwarz, Hamburg, Deutschland

M. Nagasawa, University of Zurich, Switzerland

V. Moretti, Università di Trento, Italy

Professionelle Kompetenz von Mathematiklehramtsstudierenden

Schrödinger Equations and Diffusion Theory

Spectral Theory and Quantum Mechanics

Eine Analyse der strukturellen Zusammenhänge

Die professionelle Kompetenz angehender oder praktizierender Lehrerinnen und Lehrer ist ein zentraler Gegenstand der Diskussion über die Wirksamkeit von Lehrerbildung und Lehrerausbildung. Björn Schwarz knüpft an die aktuelle Diskussion an und beschreibt strukturelle Zusammenhänge innerhalb der professionellen Kompetenz von Mathematiklehramtsstudierenden im Rahmen einer qualitativ-orientierten empirischen Untersuchung. Dabei liegt ein besonderer Schwerpunkt auf der Analyse des Zusammenspiels von fachmathematischem und mathematikdidaktischem Wissen sowie des Einflusses mathematischer beliefs. Der Autor zeigt dabei auch, dass Lehrerfahrungen, die Studierende während bzw. außerhalb des[...] Features Die professionelle Kompetenz angehender oder praktizierender Lehrerinnen und Lehrer ist ein zentraler Gegenstand der Diskussion über die Wirksamkeit von Lehrerbildung und Lehrerausbildung. Björn Schwarz knüpft an die aktuelle Diskussion an und beschreibt strukturelle Zusammenhänge innerhalb der professionellen Kompetenz von Mathematiklehramtsstudierenden im Rahmen einer qualitativ-orientierten empirischen [..] Contents Professionelle Kompetenz von Mathematiklehrkräften.- Zusammenhänge zwischen Kompetenzkomponenten.- Mathematiklehramtsstudierende.Mathematiklehrerausbildung.- Lehrerfahrung.Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse. Fields of interest Mathematics (general); Mathematics Education Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01112-3 Softcover 2013. XXIV, 512 S. 32 Abb. (Perspektiven der Mathematikdidaktik, Vol. 4) $109.00 ISBN 978-3-658-01112-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Schrödinger Equations and Diffusion Theory addresses the question “What is the Schrödinger equation?” in terms of diffusion processes, and shows that the Schrödinger equation and diffusion equations in duality are equivalent. In turn, Schrödinger’s conjecture of 1931 is solved. The theory of diffusion processes for the Schrödinger equation tell us that we must go further into the theory of systems of (infinitely) many interacting quantum (diffusion) particles.The method of relative entropy and the theory of transformations enable us to construct severely singular diffusion processes which appear to be equivalent to Schrödinger equations. The theory of large deviations and the[...] Features Schrödinger Equations and Diffusion Theory addresses the question “What is the Schrödinger equation?” in terms of diffusion processes, and shows that the Schrödinger equation and diffusion equations in duality are equivalent. In turn, Schrödinger’s conjecture of 1931 is solved. The theory of diffusion processes for the Schrödinger equation tell us that we must go further into the theory of systems of [..] Contents Preface.- I Introduction and Motivation.- II Diffusion Processes and their Transformations.- III Duality and Time Reversal of Diffusion Processes.IV Equivalence of Diffusion and Schrödinger Equations.- V Variational Principle.- VI Diffusion Processes in q-Representation.- VII Segregation of a Population.- VIII The Schrödinger Equation can be a Boltzmann Equation.- IX Applications of the Statistical Model for Schrödinger Equations.- X Relative Entropy and Csiszar’s Projection.- XI Large Deviations.- XII Non-Linearity Induced by the Branching Property.- Appendix.- References.- Index. Fields of interest Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes; Partial Differential Equations; Mathematical Physics Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-0348-0559-9 Softcover 1993. XII, 319 p. 7 illus. (Modern Birkhäuser Classics) approx. $89.95 ISBN 978-3-0348-0559-9 Due: November 16, 2012

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With an Introduction to the Algebraic Formulation

This book pursues the accurate study of the mathematical foundations of Quantum Theories. It may be considered an introductory text on linear functional analysis with a focus on Hilbert spaces. Specific attention is given to spectral theory features that are relevant in physics. Having left the physical phenomenology in the background, it is the formal and logical aspects of the theory that are privileged.Another not lesser purpose is to collect in one place a number of useful rigorous statements on the mathematical structure of Quantum Mechanics, including some elementary, yet fundamental, results on the Algebraic Formulation of Quantum Theories.In the attempt to reach out to[...] Features This book pursues the accurate study of the mathematical foundations of Quantum Theories. It may be considered an introductory text on linear functional analysis with a focus on Hilbert spaces. Specific attention is given to spectral theory features that are relevant in physics. Having left the physical phenomenology in the background, it is the formal and logical aspects of the theory that are [..] Contents Introduction and mathematical backgrounds.Normed and Banach spaces, examples and applications.- Hilbert spaces and bounded operators.Families of compact operators on Hilbert spaces and fundamental properties.- Densely-defined unbounded operators on Hilbert spaces.- Phenomenology of quantum systems and Wave Mechanics: an overview.- The first 4 axioms of QM: propositions, quantum states and observables.- Spectral Theory I: generalities, abstract C -algebras and operators in B(H).- Spectral theory II: unbounded operators on Hilbert spaces.- Spectral Theory III: applications.-[...] Fields of interest Applications of Mathematics; Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics; Mathematical Methods in Physics; Analysis Target groups Graduate Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-88-470-2834-0 Softcover 2013. XVI, 728 p. (La Matematica per il 3+2) $69.95 ISBN 978-88-470-2834-0 Due: January 11, 2013

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E. Zeidler, Max-Planck-Institut für Mathematik in den Naturwissenschaften, Leipzig (Ed.)

E. Zeidler, Max-Planck-Institut für Mathematik in den Naturwissenschaften, Leipzig (Ed.)

Springer-Handbuch der Mathematik III

Springer-Handbuch der Mathematik IV

Begründet von I.N. Bronstein und K.A. Semendjaew Weitergeführt von G. Grosche, V. Ziegler und D. Ziegler Herausgegeben von E. Zeidler

Begründet von I.N. Bronstein und K.A. Semendjaew Weitergeführt von G. Grosche, V. Ziegler und D. Ziegler Herausgegeben von E. Zeidler

Als mehrbändiges Nachschlagewerk ist das SpringerHandbuch der Mathematik in erster Linie für wissenschaftliche Bibliotheken, akademische Institutionen und Firmen sowie interessierte Individualkunden in Forschung und Lehre gedacht. Es ergänzt das einbändige themenumfassende SpringerTaschenbuch der Mathematik (ehemaliger Titel Teubner-Taschenbuch der Mathematik), das sich in seiner begrenzten Stoffauswahl  besonders an Studierende richtet. Teil III des Springer-Handbuchs enthält neben den Kapiteln 5-9 des SpringerTaschenbuchs zusätzliches Material zu stochastischen Prozessen.

Als mehrbändiges Nachschlagewerk ist das SpringerHandbuch der Mathematik in erster Linie für wissenschaftliche Bibliotheken, akademische Institutionen und Firmen sowie interessierte Individualkunden in Forschung und Lehre gedacht. Es ergänzt das einbändige themenumfassende SpringerTaschenbuch der Mathematik (ehemaliger Titel Teubner-Taschenbuch der Mathematik), das sich in seiner begrenzten Stoffauswahl  besonders an Studierende richtet. Teil IV des Springer-Handbuchs enthält die folgenden Zusatzkapitel zum SpringerTaschenbuch: Höhere Analysis, Lineare sowie Nichtlineare Funktionalanalysis und ihre Anwendungen, Dynamische Systeme, Nichtlineare partielle Differentialgleichungen,[...]

Features Als mehrbändiges Nachschlagewerk ist das SpringerHandbuch der Mathematik in erster Linie für wissenschaftliche Bibliotheken, akademische Institutionen und Firmen sowie interessierte Individualkunden in Forschung und Lehre gedacht. Es ergänzt das einbändige themenumfassende SpringerTaschenbuch der Mathematik (ehemaliger Titel Teubner-Taschenbuch der Mathematik), das sich in seiner begrenzten Stoffauswahl [..] Contents Variationsrechnung und Physik.- Stochastik Mathematik des Zufalls.- Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen.- Wirtschafts- und Finanzmathematik.- Algorithmik und Informatik.       Fields of interest Mathematics (general); Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes; Numerical Analysis; Quantitative Finance; Algorithms; Mathematical Methods in Physics Target groups Research Type of publication Handbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00274-9 Hardcover 2013. XIII, 529 S. 20 Abb. $179.00 ISBN 978-3-658-00274-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Features Als mehrbändiges Nachschlagewerk ist das SpringerHandbuch der Mathematik in erster Linie für wissenschaftliche Bibliotheken, akademische Institutionen und Firmen sowie interessierte Individualkunden in Forschung und Lehre gedacht. Es ergänzt das einbändige themenumfassende SpringerTaschenbuch der Mathematik (ehemaliger Titel Teubner-Taschenbuch der Mathematik), das sich in seiner begrenzten Stoffauswahl [..] Contents Höhere Analysis.- Lineare Funktionalanalysis und ihre Anwendungen.- Nichtlineare Funktionalanalysis und ihre Anwendungen.- Dynamische Systeme - Mathematik der Zeit.- Nichtlineare partielle Differentialgleichungen.- Mannigfaltigkeiten.Riemannsche Geometrie und allgemeine Relativitätstheorie.- Liegruppen, Liealgebren und Elementarteilchen.- Topologie - Mathematik des qualitativen Verhaltens.- Krümmung, Topologie und Analysis.                                                                       Fields of interest Mathematics (general); Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory; Functional Analysis; Topological Groups, Lie Groups; Topology; Mathematical Physics

A. Capietto, Università di Torino, Italy; P. Kloeden, Universitaet Frankfurt, Germany; J. Mawhin, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium; S. Novo, E.T.S. de Ingenieros Industriales de Valladolid, Spain; M. Ortega, Universidad de Granada, Spain

Stability and Bifurcation Theory for Non-Autonomous Differential Equations Cetraro, Italy 2011, Editors: Russell Johnson, Maria Patrizia Pera

This volume contains the notes from five lecture courses devoted to nonautonomous differential systems, in which appropriate topological and dynamical techniques were described and applied to a variety of problems. The courses took place during the C.I.M.E. Session "Stability and Bifurcation Problems for Non-Autonomous Differential Equations," held in Cetraro, Italy, June 19-25 2011. Anna Capietto and Jean Mawhin lectured on nonlinear boundary value problems; they applied the Maslov index and degree-theoretic methods in this context. Rafael Ortega discussed the theory of twist maps with nonperiodic phase and presented applications. Peter Kloeden and Sylvia Novo showed how dynamical[...] Features This volume contains the notes from five lecture courses devoted to nonautonomous differential systems, in which appropriate topological and dynamical techniques were described and applied to a variety of problems. The courses took place during the C.I.M.E. Session "Stability and Bifurcation Problems for Non-Autonomous Differential Equations," held in Cetraro, Italy, June 19-25 2011. Anna Capietto and Jean [..] Contents The Maslov index and global bifurcation for nonlinear boundary value problems.- Discrete-time nonautonomous dynamical systems.- Resonance problems for some non-autonomous ordinary differential equations.- Non-autonomous functional differential equations and applications.- Twist mappings with non-periodic angles. Fields of interest Ordinary Differential Equations; Difference and Functional Equations; Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory Target groups Research

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A. Ancona, Université Paris Sud, Orsay, France; K.D. Elworthy, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK; M. Emery, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France; H. Kunita, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

K. Iohara, Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne Cedex, France; S. Morier-Genoud, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris Cedex, France; B. Rémy, Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne Cedex, France (Eds.)

Stochastic Differential Geometry at Saint-Flour

Symmetries, Integrable Systems and Representations

Kunita, H.:Stochastic differential equations and stochastic flows of diffeomorphisms.-Elworthy, D.:   Geometric aspects of diffusions on manifolds.-Ancona, A.:Théorie du potential sur les graphs et les variétiés.-Emery, M.:Continuous martingales in differentiable manifolds.         

This volume is the result of two international workshops; Infinite Analysis 11 – Frontier of Integrability – held at University of Tokyo, Japan in July 25th to 29th, 2011, and Symmetries, Integrable Systems and Representations held at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France in December 13th to 16th, 2011.Included are research articles based on the talks presented at the workshops, latest results obtained thereafter, and some review articles. The subjects discussed range across diverse areas such as algebraic geometry, combinatorics, differential equations, integrable systems, representation theory, solvable lattice models and special functions. Through these topics, the reader will[...]

Features Kunita, H.:Stochastic differential equations and stochastic flows of diffeomorphisms.-Elworthy, D.:   Geometric aspects of diffusions on manifolds.-Ancona, A.:Théorie du potential sur les graphs et les variétiés.-Emery, M.:Continuous martingales in differentiable manifolds.          Contents Kunita, H.:Stochastic differential equations and stochastic flows of diffeomorphisms.- Elworthy, D.: Geometric aspects of diffusions on manifolds.Ancona, A.: Théorie du potential sur les graphes et les variétés.- Emery, M.:Continuous martingales in differentiable manifolds. Fields of interest Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes; Global Analysis and Analysis on Manifolds; Potential Theory Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34170-0 Softcover 2013. VIII, 507 p. (Probability at Saint-Flour) $69.95 ISBN 978-3-642-34170-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Features This volume is the result of two international workshops; Infinite Analysis 11 – Frontier of Integrability – held at University of Tokyo, Japan in July 25th to 29th, 2011, and Symmetries, Integrable Systems and Representations held at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France in December 13th to 16th, 2011.Included are research articles based on the talks presented at the workshops, [..] Contents A presentation of the deformed W1+1 algebra.- Generating series of the Poincaré polynomials of quasihomogeneous Hilbert schemes.- PBW filtration over Z and compatible bases for VZ(_) in type An and Cn.- On the subgeneric restricted blocks of affine category O at the critical level.- Slavnov determinants, Yang-Mills structure constants, and discrete KP.- Monodromy of partial KZ functors for rational Cherednik algebras.- Category of finite dimensional modules over an orthosymplectic Lie superalgebra: small rank examples.- Monoidal categorifications of cluster algebras of type A and D.- A[...] Fields of interest Associative Rings and Algebras; Special Functions; Combinatorics; Mathematical Physics; Mathematical Methods in Physics; Quantum Field Theories, String Theory Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-4862-3 Hardcover 2013. X, 637 p. 162 illus. (Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, Vol. 40) $189.00 ISBN 978-1-4471-4862-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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P. Bernhard, INRIA Sophia Antipolis-Méditerraneé, Sophia Antipolis, France; J.C. Engwerda, Tilburg University, The Netherlands; B. Roorda, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands; J.M. Schumacher, Tilburg University, The Netherlands; V. Kolokoltsov, University of Warwick, Warwick, UK; P. Saint-Pierre, University of Paris-Dauphine, France; J.-P. Aubin, University of Paris-Dauphine, France

The Interval Market Model in Mathematical Finance Game-Theoretic Methods

Toward the late 1990s, several research groups independently began developing new, related theories in mathematical finance. These theories did away with the standard stochastic geometric diffusion “Samuelson” market model (also known as the Black-Scholes model because it is used in that most famous theory), instead opting for models that allowed minimax approaches to complement or replace stochastic methods. Among the most fruitful models were those utilizing game-theoretic tools and the so-called interval market model. Over time, these models have slowly but steadily gained influence in the financial community, providing a useful alternative to classical methods.A self-contained[...] Features Toward the late 1990s, several research groups independently began developing new, related theories in mathematical finance. These theories did away with the standard stochastic geometric diffusion “Samuelson” market model (also known as the Black-Scholes model because it is used in that most famous theory), instead opting for models that allowed minimax approaches to complement or replace stochastic [..] Contents General introduction.-Part 1: Revisting two classical problems in dynamic portfolio management.Part 2: Hedging in interval models.- Part 3: Robust control approach to option pricing.- Part 4: Gametheoretic analysis of rainbow options in incomplete markets.- Part V Viability approach to complex options pricing and portfolio insurance.- References.- Index.  Fields of interest Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences; Game Theory / Mathematical Methods; Quantitative Finance; Economic Theory; Applications of Mathematics Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-0-8176-8387-0 Hardcover 2013. XVI, 346 p. 64 illus. (Static & Dynamic Game Theory: Foundations & Applications) $129.00 ISBN 978-0-8176-8387-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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H. Sohr, University Paderborn, Germany

H. Triebel, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany

The Navier-Stokes Equations

The Structure of Functions

An Elementary Functional Analytic Approach

The primary objective of this monograph is to develop an elementary and self-contained approach to the mathematical theory of a viscous, incompressible fluid in a domain of the Euclidean space, described by the equations of Navier-Stokes. Moreover, the theory is presented for completely general domains, in particular, for arbitrary unbounded, nonsmooth domains. Therefore, restriction was necessary to space dimensions two and three, which are also the most significant from a physical point of view. For mathematical generality, however, the linearized theory is expounded for general dimensions higher than one. Although the functional analytic approach developed here is, in principle,[...] Features The primary objective of this monograph is to develop an elementary and self-contained approach to the mathematical theory of a viscous, incompressible fluid in a domain of the Euclidean space, described by the equations of Navier-Stokes. Moreover, the theory is presented for completely general domains, in particular, for arbitrary unbounded, nonsmooth domains. Therefore, restriction was necessary [..] Contents Preface.- I Introduction.- II Preliminary Results.III The Stationary Navier-Stokes Equations.- IV The Linearized Nonstationary Theory.- V The Full Nonlinear Navier-Stokes Equations.- Bibliography.Index. Fields of interest Partial Differential Equations; Mathematical Physics; Functional Analysis Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-0348-0550-6 Softcover 2013. X, 367 p. (Modern Birkhäuser Classics) $59.95 ISBN 978-3-0348-0550-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

This book deals with the constructive Weierstrassian approach to the theory of function spaces and various applications. The first chapter is devoted to a detailed study of quarkonial (subatomic) decompositions of functions and distributions on euclidean spaces, domains, manifolds and fractals. This approach combines the advantages of atomic and wavelet representations. It paves the way to sharp inequalities and embeddings in function spaces, spectral theory of fractal elliptic operators, and a regularity theory of some semi-linear equations. The book is self-contained, although some parts may be considered as a continuation of the author's book Fractals and Spectra. It is directed to[...] Features This book deals with the constructive Weierstrassian approach to the theory of function spaces and various applications. The first chapter is devoted to a detailed study of quarkonial (subatomic) decompositions of functions and distributions on euclidean spaces, domains, manifolds and fractals. This approach combines the advantages of atomic and wavelet representations. It paves the way to sharp [..] Contents Preface.- I Decompositions of Functions.- II Sharp Inequalities.- III Fractal Elliptic Operators.- IV Truncations and Semi-linear Equations.- References.- Symbols.- Index. Fields of interest Functional Analysis; Measure and Integration; Abstract Harmonic Analysis; Partial Differential Equations; Operator Theory Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-0348-0568-1 Softcover 2001. XII, 425 p. 7 illus. (Modern Birkhäuser Classics) approx. $89.95 ISBN 978-3-0348-0568-1 Due: November 10, 2012

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Mathematics

J. Pach, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland (Ed.)

J. Li, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA; Y. Huang, Xiangtan University, PR China

L. Cohen, City University of New York, NY, USA

Thirty Essays on Geometric Graph Theory

Time-Domain Finite Element Methods for Maxwell's Equations in Metamaterials

The Weyl Operator and its Generalization The discovery of quantum mechanics in the years 1925-1930 necessitated the consideration of associating ordinary functions with non-commuting operators. Methods were proposed by Born/Jordan, Kirkwood, and Weyl. Sometime later, Moyal saw the connection between the Weyl rule and the Wigner distribution, which had been proposed by Wigner in 1932 as a way of doing quantum statistical mechanics. The basic idea of associating functions with operators has since been generalized and developed to a high degree. It has found several application fields, including quantum mechanics, pseudo-differential operators, time-frequency analysis, quantum optics, wave propagation, differential equations,[...] Features This book deals with the theory and application of associating a function of two variables with a function of two operators that do not commute.The concept of associating ordinary functions with operators has arisen in many areas of science and mathematics, and up to the beginning of the twentieth century many isolated results were obtained. These developments were mostly based on associating [..] Contents Introduction.- The Fundamental Idea, Terminology, and Operator Algebra.- The Weyl Operator.- The Algebra of the Weyl Operator.- Product of Operators, Commutators, and the Moyal Sin Bracket.Some Other Ordering Rules.- Generalized Operator Association.- The Fourier, Monomial, and Delta Function Associations.- Transformation Between Associations.- Path Integral Approach.- The Distribution of a Symbol and Operator.- The Uncertainty Principle.- Phase-Space Distributions.- Amplitude, Phase, Instantaneous Frequency, and the Hilbert Transform.- Time - Frequency Analysis.- The Transformation[...] Fields of interest Partial Differential Equations; Operator Theory; Mathematical Physics Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-0348-0293-2 Softcover 2013. XII, 159 p. (Pseudo-Differential Operators, Vol. 9) $74.95 ISBN 978-3-0348-0293-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

In many applications of graph theory, graphs are regarded as geometric objects drawn in the plane or in some other surface. The traditional methods of "abstract" graph theory are often incapable of providing satisfactory answers to questions arising in such applications. In the past couple of decades, many powerful new combinatorial and topological techniques have been developed to tackle these problems. Today geometric graph theory is a burgeoning field with many striking results and appealing open questions. This contributed volume contains thirty original survey and research papers on important recent developments in geometric graph theory.  The contributions were thoroughly[...] Features In many applications of graph theory, graphs are regarded as geometric objects drawn in the plane or in some other surface. The traditional methods of "abstract" graph theory are often incapable of providing satisfactory answers to questions arising in such applications. In the past couple of decades, many powerful new combinatorial and topological techniques have been developed to tackle these problems. [..] Contents Introduction.- 1) B. Ábrego - S. Fernández-Merchant - G. Salazar: The rectilinear crossing number of K_n: closing in (or are we?).- 2) E. Ackerman: The maximum number of tangencies among convex regions with a triangle-free intersection graph.- 3) G. Aloupis - B. Ballinger - S. Collette - S. Langerman A. Pór - D.R.Wood: Blocking coloured point sets.4) M. Al-Jubeh - G. Barequet - M. Ishaque - D. Souvaine - Cs. D. Tóth - A. Winslow: Constrained triconnected planar straight line graphs.- 5) S. Buzaglo - R. Pinchasi - G. Rote: Topological hypergraphs.- 6) J. Cano Vila - L. F. Barba - J.[...] Fields of interest Discrete Mathematics; Geometry; Combinatorics Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-0109-4 Hardcover 2013. XIII, 607 p. 251 illus., 46 in color. $149.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-0109-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

The purpose of this book is to provide an up-todate introduction to the time-domain finite element methods for Maxwell’s equations involving metamaterials. Since the first successful construction of a metamaterial with both negative permittivity and permeability in 2000, the study of metamaterials has attracted significant attention from researchers across many disciplines. Thanks to enormous efforts on the part of engineers and physicists, metamaterials present great potential applications in antenna and radar design, sub-wavelength imaging, and invisibility cloak design. Hence the efficient simulation of electromagnetic phenomena in metamaterials has become a very important issue[...] Features The purpose of this book is to provide an up-todate introduction to the time-domain finite element methods for Maxwell’s equations involving metamaterials. Since the first successful construction of a metamaterial with both negative permittivity and permeability in 2000, the study of metamaterials has attracted significant attention from researchers across many disciplines. Thanks to enormous efforts on the [..] Contents Introduction to Metamaterials.- Introduction to Finite Element Methods.- Time-Domain Finite Element Methods for Metamaterials.- Discontinuous Galerkin Methods for Metamaterials.- Superconvergence Analysis for Metamaterials.- A Posteriori Error Estimation.- A Matlab Edge Element Code.Perfectly Matched Layers.- Simulation of Metamaterials.- References.- Index. Fields of interest Computational Science and Engineering; Appl. Mathematics / Computational Methods of Engineering; Simulation and Modeling; Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-33788-8 Hardcover 2013. XII, 302 p. 39 illus., 29 in color. (Springer Series in Computational Mathematics, Vol. 43) $109.00 ISBN 978-3-642-33788-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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T. Sunada

M.A. Picardello, Università di Roma "Tor Vergata", Italy (Ed.)

Topological Crystallography

Trends in Harmonic Analysis

With a View Towards Discrete Geometric Analysis

Geometry in ancient Greece is said to have originated in the curiosity of mathematicians about the shapes of crystals, with that curiosity culminating in the classification of regular convex polyhedra addressed in the final volume of Euclid’s Elements. Since then, geometry has taken its own path and the study of crystals has not been a central theme in mathematics, with the exception  of Kepler’s work on snowflakes. Only in the nineteenth century did mathematics begin to play a role in crystallography as group theory came to be applied to the morphology of crystals. This monograph follows the Greek tradition in seeking beautiful shapes such as regular convex polyhedra. The primary aim[...] Features Geometry in ancient Greece is said to have originated in the curiosity of mathematicians about the shapes of crystals, with that curiosity culminating in the classification of regular convex polyhedra addressed in the final volume of Euclid’s Elements. Since then, geometry has taken its own path and the study of crystals has not been a central theme in mathematics, with the exception  of Kepler’s [..] Contents PrefaceList of SymbolsTopological crystals—Introduction—1 Quotient objects2 Generalities on graphs3 Homology groups of graphs4 Covering graphs5 Topological crystals6 Canonical placements7 Explicit construction8 MiscellanyAppendixBibliographyIndex Fields of interest Algebraic Topology; Differential Geometry; Graph Theory Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-4-431-54176-9 Softcover 2013. XII, 229 p. 94 illus., 40 in color. (Surveys and Tutorials in the Applied Mathematical Sciences, Vol. 6) $49.95 ISBN 978-4-431-54176-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

This book illustrates the wide range of research subjects developed by the Italian research group in harmonic analysis, originally started by Alessandro Figà-Talamanca, to whom it is dedicated in the occasion of his retirement. In particular, it outlines some of the impressive ramifications of the mathematical developments that began when Figà-Talamanca brought the study of harmonic analysis to Italy; the research group that he nurtured has now expanded to cover many areas. Therefore the book is addressed not only to experts in harmonic analysis, summability of Fourier series and singular integrals, but also in potential theory, symmetric spaces, analysis and partial differential[...] Features This book illustrates the wide range of research subjects developed by the Italian research group in harmonic analysis, originally started by Alessandro Figà-Talamanca, to whom it is dedicated in the occasion of his retirement. In particular, it outlines some of the impressive ramifications of the mathematical developments that began when Figà-Talamanca brought the study of harmonic analysis to Italy; the [..] Contents The shifted wave equation on Damek–Ricci spaces and on homogeneous trees.- Invariance of capacity under quasisymmetric maps of the circle: an easy proof.- A Koksma–Hlawka inequality for simplices.- A dual interpretation of the Gromov–Thurston proof of Mostow rigidity and volume rigidity for representations of hyperbolic lattices.- The algebras generated by the Laplace operators in a semi-homogeneous tree.- Surjunctivity and reversibility of cellular automata over concrete categories.- Pointwise convergence of Bochner–Riesz means in Sobolev spaces.- Sub-Finsler geometry and finite[...] Fields of interest Mathematics (general) Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-88-470-2852-4 Hardcover 2013. XII, 447 p. 27 illus. (Springer INdAM Series, Vol. 3) $129.00 ISBN 978-88-470-2852-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Medicine R. Saitz, Boston University, MA, USA (Ed.)

Addressing Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Primary Care While there is a wealth of published information on addiction medicine, the psychological aspects of alcohol abuse, and behavioral medicine with regard to addiction, virtually none of these resources were written with the primary care provider in mind. Addressing Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Primary Care is a resource for primary care clinicians who are confronted by patients with these problems daily, and who wish to successfully address these issues in their practice. It would focus on the literature and science relevant to primary care practice and cover the range of interventions appropriate for this setting. Topics include assessment, brief counseling interventions, pharmacotherapy,[...] Features While there is a wealth of published information on addiction medicine, the psychological aspects of alcohol abuse, and behavioral medicine with regard to addiction, virtually none of the existing resources were written with the primary care provider in mind.   Addressing Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Primary Care is a handy reference for primary care clinicians who are confronted by patients with these [..] Contents Introduction and definitions.- Screening.- Assessment.- Brief counseling interventions.- Longitudinal management of nondependent use.- Utility of laboratory testing.- Pharmacotherapy for dependence.Making effective referrals to specialty care.- Making effective referrals to Alcoholics Anonymous (and other mutual self-help programs).- Management of patients in recovery.- Managing pain and other medical conditions.- Medical consequences.- Psychiatric comorbidity.- Other drug use (opiods, cocaine).Preventative care.- "Moderate" drinking risks and benefits.- Use of electronic and other[...] Fields of interest General Practice / Family Medicine; Primary Care Medicine; Internal Medicine; Medicine (general); Health Psychology; Clinical Psychology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-4778-8 Softcover 2013. XI, 253 p. 10 illus. $49.95 ISBN 978-1-4614-4778-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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J.J.S. Kooij, PsyQ, The Hague, The Netherlands

P.N. Patsalos, Epilepsy Society, Chalfont St Peter, UK

S. Karimi, New York Presbyterian Hospital, NY, USA (Ed.)

Adult ADHD

Antiepileptic Drug Interactions

Diagnostic Assessment and Treatment

A Clinical Guide

Atlas of Brain and Spine Oncology Imaging

Adult ADHD: Diagnostic Assessment and Treatment, Third Edition covers not only diagnostic assessment, but also comorbidity patterns as well as differential diagnosis of ADHD with for example bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder. The symptom overlap and misdiagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome in girls and women with the inattentive subtype of ADHD, ADD is explored. The chronic delayed sleep phase syndrome associated with ADHD based on disturbances in the circadian rhythm, and the possible consequences for general health (obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer) are discussed. There are sections on ADHD and intelligence, criminality, sexuality, dyslexia[...]

Antiepileptic Drug Interactions: A Clinical Guide, Second Edition provides a pocket-sized, systematic description of the most clinically relevant drug interactions that occur between AEDs and also between AEDs and non-AEDs. AEDs are presented alphabetically and by drug class in three sections for easy access: Drug interactions between AEDs; Drug interactions between AEDs and non-AEDs: Interactions affecting AEDs; and Drug interactions between AEDs and non-AEDs: Interactions affected by AEDs. Antiepileptic Drug Interactions: A Clinical Guide, Second Edition should help physicians make more rational choices when polytherapy regimens are indicated and should be of interest to all who[...]

Features Adult ADHD: Diagnostic Assessment and Treatment, Third Edition covers not only diagnostic assessment, but also comorbidity patterns as well as differential diagnosis of ADHD with for example bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder. The symptom overlap and misdiagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome in girls and women with the inattentive subtype of ADHD, ADD is explored. The chronic delayed [..]

Features Antiepileptic Drug Interactions: A Clinical Guide, Second Edition provides a pocket-sized, systematic description of the most clinically relevant drug interactions that occur between AEDs and also between AEDs and non-AEDs. AEDs are presented alphabetically and by drug class in three sections for easy access: Drug interactions between AEDs; Drug interactions between AEDs and non-AEDs: Interactions [..]

Contents Foreword, P. Asherson.- Foreword, A. Paternotte.Preface.- Introduction.- Diagnostic assessment.Diagnostic instruments.- Treatment.- Treatment: coaching adults with ADHD.- Set-up and organisation of a specialist department.- Appendix.- References.- Index.- About the author.

Contents Introduction.- Section 1: Drug interactions between AEDs.- Section 2: Drug interactions between AEDs and non-AEDs: Interactions affecting AEDs.- Section 3: Drug interactions between AEDs and nonAEDs: Interactions affected by AEDs.

Fields of interest Psychiatry; Psychopharmacology; Neurology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-4137-2 Hardcover 2013. XVII, 292 p. 7 illus. $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4471-4137-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Fields of interest Neurology; Psychopharmacology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-2433-7 Softcover 2013. LXV, 437 p. 29 illus. $39.95 ISBN 978-1-4471-2433-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Atlas of Brain and Spine Oncology Imaging presents a comprehensive visual review of pathologic disease variations of cancers of the brain and spine through extensive radiologic images. The focus of the book is on algorithmic strategies for identifying neoplastic pathologies commonly found in brain and spinal tumors through a visual representation of the variety of appearances that each neoplasm takes, within both benign and malignant manifestations. With contributions from radiologists on staff at a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, who draw from an extensive collection of diagnostic images across all imaging modalities, this book will be valuable to[...] Features Atlas of Brain and Spine Oncology Imaging presents a comprehensive visual review of pathologic disease variations of cancers of the brain and spine through extensive radiologic images. The focus of the book is on algorithmic strategies for identifying neoplastic pathologies commonly found in brain and spinal tumors through a visual representation of the variety of appearances that each neoplasm takes, [..] Contents Adult Brain Tumors.- Pediatric Brain Tumors.- Sellar and Parasellar Masses.- Neoplastic Disease of the Spine. Fields of interest Imaging / Radiology; Diagnostic Radiology; Neuroradiology; Oncology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Atlas More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5652-0 Hardcover 2013. XI, 236 p. 193 illus., 4 in color. (Atlas of Oncology Imaging) $179.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5652-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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K.S. Masterpol, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA; A. Primiani, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; L.M. Duncan, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

Atlas of Essential Dermatopathology The book is not intended to be an all-encompassing atlas or textbook but rather a foundation of principles in dermatopathology, highlighting key elements in the field for trainees and will also serve as a basic resource for the pathologist in general practice. In addition to the sketches and minimal text, we envision accompanying high resolution histopathologic micrographs for ultimate correlation as well. Features Dermatopathology often presents considerable difficulty for the dermatologist in training when defining the subtle differences in the appearance of various conditions. This Atlas of Essential Dermatopathology is based on materials developed during dermatopathology teaching signout at the Massachusetts General Hospital and replicates the experience at the microscope. It contains numerous hand drawn [..] Contents Introduction.- Inflammatory and infectious processes.- Primary cutaneous lymphomas.- Squamous and mesenchymal proliferations.- Melanocytic tumors. Fields of interest Dermatology; Pathology Target groups Graduate Type of publication Atlas More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-4470-0 Hardcover 2013. XI, 126 p. 157 illus. in color. $139.00 ISBN 978-1-4471-4470-0 Due: January 28, 2013

springer.com M. Cusini, Policlinico, Milano, Italy; P. Donofrio, University of Napoli, Italy; G. Micali, University of Catania, Italy (Ed.)

Atlas of Male Genital Disorders

I. Safonov

Atlas of Scar Treatment and Correction

A Useful Aid for Clinical Diagnosis

Male genital disorders represent a common issue in medical practice, especially in the dermatological setting. Correct clinical evaluation of these disorders is essential when addressing the diagnosis, which in some cases may require histopathological confirmation. Depending on the disease, early diagnosis may be not only lifesaving, but also of fundamental importance to the planning of successful treatment.This atlas introduces the most common penile diseases, along with more rarely encountered ones. It provides invaluable guidance on clinical diagnosis by highlighting prominent clinical features and presenting particular videodermatoscopy findings when these are indicative of the[...]

This atlas is a comprehensive guide to the treatment and correction of scars. It is divided into four sections covering the different types of scar: atrophic and stretch marks, keloid and hypertrophic, normotrophic, and mixed. For each scar type, the various invasive and minimally invasive procedures and their results are documented with the aid of numerous high-quality photographs. In the section on keloid and hypertrophic scars, treatment is presented according to scar localization. In addition, the influence of etiology on treatment is considered, with distinction between scars due to injuries, animal bites, inflammatory diseases (including acne and varicella), and burns. Care is[...]

Features Male genital disorders represent a common issue in medical practice, especially in the dermatological setting. Correct clinical evaluation of these disorders is essential when addressing the diagnosis, which in some cases may require histopathological confirmation. Depending on the disease, early diagnosis may be not only lifesaving, but also of fundamental importance to the planning of successful [..]

Features This atlas is a comprehensive guide to the treatment and correction of scars. It is divided into four sections covering the different types of scar: atrophic and stretch marks, keloid and hypertrophic, normotrophic, and mixed. For each scar type, the various invasive and minimally invasive procedures and their results are documented with the aid of numerous high-quality photographs. In the section on keloid [..]

Contents Anatomy of Male Genitalia.- Infections.- Infestations.- Sexually Transmitted Diseases.- Inflammatory Disorders.- Pigmentation Disorders.- Benign Neoplastic Disorders.- Malignant Neoplastic Disorders.Dysembrioplastic Disorders.- Miscellaneous Disorders. Fields of interest Dermatology; Urology / Andrology; Plastic Surgery; Oncology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-88-470-2786-2 Hardcover 2013. Approx. 195 p. 100 illus. in color. $189.00 ISBN 978-88-470-2786-2 Due: November 28, 2012

Contents ATROPHIC SCARS AND STRETCH MARKS.Atrophic Scars.- Factors of Atrophic Scar Formation.- Types of Atrophic Scars.- Methods of Fresh Scar Treatment.- Errors of Atrophic Scar Treatment.- Models of Fresh Scar Treatment.- Methods of Old Atrophic Scar Correction.- Models of Old Atrophic Scar Correction.- Stretch Marks.- Prerequisites For Stretch Mark Formation.- Stretch Marks Correction Methods.- KELOIDS AND HYPERTROPHIC SCARS (PATHOLOGICAL SCARS).Definition of Keloids. Features.- Definition of Hypertrophic Scars.- Factors of Pathological Scar Formation.- Methods of Pathological Scar[...] Fields of interest Dermatology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-29195-1 Hardcover 2012. VIII, 208 p. 230 illus., 229 in color. $189.00 ISBN 978-3-642-29195-1 Due: February 28, 2013

springer.com A.B. Imhoff, Klinikum rechts der Isar; M. Feucht, Klinikum rechts der Isar (Eds.)

Atlas sportorthopädischsporttraumatologische Operationen Akute Verletzungen, Folgen durch Fehlbelastungen und Überlastungsschäden sind typische Krankheitsbilder in der Sportmedizin. Betroffen sind oft jüngere Patienten, die nach der Behandlung ihre Sportart wieder aktiv praktizieren möchten. Der Operateur steht nun vor der Frage nach dem schonensten und wirkungsvollsten Eingriff und dem "How to do". Das Expertenteam der Technischen Universität München, Abteilung für Sportmedizin, mit Herrn Prof. Imhoff an der Spitze, gibt mit seinem Operationsatlas Antworten auf diese Fragen. Dargestellt sind die 75 am häufigsten (in der Regel arthroskopisch) durchgeführten Operationsverfahren. Alle Operationen sind step-by-step beschrieben und[...] Features Akute Verletzungen, Folgen durch Fehlbelastungen und Überlastungsschäden sind typische Krankheitsbilder in der Sportorthopädie. Betroffen sind oft jüngere Patienten, die nach der Behandlung ihre Sportart wieder aktiv praktizieren möchten. Der Operateur steht nun vor der Frage nach dem schonendsten und wirkungsvollsten Eingriff und dem "How to do". Das Expertenteam der Technischen Universität München, [..] Contents I Schulter.- 1 Lagerung.- 2 Subacromialraum.- 3 Rotatorenmanschette.- 4 Instabilität.- 5 Chondrale Osteochondrale Läsionen.- 6 Omarthrose.7 Diverses.- II Ellenbogen.- 8 Lagerung.- 9 Osteochondrale Läsionen.- 10 Sehnen.- III Becken Hüfte.- 11 Lagerung.- 12 Sehnen.- IV Knie.- 13 Lagerung.- 14 Meniskus.- 15 Bänder.- 16 Sehnen.17 Patella.- 18 Chondrale Osteochondrale Läsionen.19 Osteotomien.- 20 Gonarthrose.- V Sprunggelenk Fuß.- 21 Lagerung.- 22 Achillessehne.- 23 Instabilität.- 24 Chondrale Osteochondrale Läsonien.- 25 Arthrose. Fields of interest Orthopedics; Surgical Orthopedics Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Atlas More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-30034-9 Hardcover 2013. XXI, 373 S. 450 Abb. in Farbe. $179.00 Prepublication price valid until January 31, 2013 $159.00 ISBN 978-3-642-30034-9 Due: Januar 14, 2013

Medicine M. Papenhoff, Duisburg; F. Schmitz, Düsseldorf

BWL für Mediziner im Krankenhaus Zusammenhänge verstehen - Erfolgreich argumentieren

BWL-Basiswissen: Der Schlüssel zum ErfolgÄrzte werden zunehmend auch an dem wirtschaftlichen Erfolg ihrer Abteilung gemessen.- Welche Grundbegriffe sollten auch Mediziner unbedingt kennen?- Wie ermittle ich meinen Gewinn? - Wie viel Personal wird benötigt - welche Richtwerte gelten? - Ein neues Gerät ist erforderlich – wie sieht ein entsprechender Investitionsplan aus?Das BWL Know-how, um- Entscheidungskompetenz zu gewinnen.- sicher und erfolgreich zu verhandeln.- auch in betriebswirtschaftlichen Fragen ernst genommen zu werden.Die essentiellen Basics, umbei Vorgesetzten und kaufmännischer Leitung Personal, Investitionen, Innovationen durchzusetzen.Strategien zur[...] Features BWL-Basiswissen: Der Schlüssel zum ErfolgÄrzte werden zunehmend auch an dem wirtschaftlichen Erfolg ihrer Abteilung gemessen.- Welche Grundbegriffe sollten auch Mediziner unbedingt kennen?Wie ermittle ich meinen Gewinn? - Wie viel Personal wird benötigt - welche Richtwerte gelten? - Ein neues Gerät ist erforderlich – wie sieht ein entsprechender Investitionsplan [..] Contents 1 Einführung.- 2 Der Betriebswirt, das unbekannte Wesen.- 3 Grundlagen der Unternehmung.- 4 Unternehmensführung.- 5 Rechnungswesen - Rund um die Finanzen.- 6 Controlling und Kennzahlen.7 Finanzierung und Investition.- 8 Marketing - Was hat das mit Gesundheit zu tun?- 9 Literatur: Good to know. Fields of interest Practice Management; Management/Business for Professionals; Internal Medicine; General Practice / Family Medicine; Gynecology; Pediatrics Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-29239-2 Hardcover 2013. IX, 128 S. 38 Abb. (Erfolgskonzepte Praxis- & Krankenhaus-Management) $59.95 ISBN 978-3-642-29239-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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C.P. Schaaf, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; J. Zschocke, Universität Innsbruck

Basiswissen Humangenetik Grundlagen und Klinik bestens vereint. Nach einer übersichtlichen Darstellung der molekularen Grundlagen folgen Kapitel zur genetischen Beratung, Diagnostik und zum interdisziplinären Management. In einer eigenen Sektion wird die klinische Genetik dargestellt. Und das alles übersichtlich, ausgewogen und verständlich geschrieben. Verweise auf die Krankheitsbilder vernetzen Grundlagen und Klinik auf ideale Weise. Zum flüssigen Lesen und barrierefreien Lernen helfen Definitionen in den Kapiteln. Sämtliche Definitionen stehen außerdem als Download unter lehrbuch-medizin.de zur Verfügung. So hat man alle Fachbegriffe im Überblick. Zahlreiche Abbildungen machen die Klinik deutlich. Die 30[...] Features Grundlagen und Klinik bestens vereint. Nach einer übersichtlichen Darstellung der molekularen Grundlagen folgen Kapitel zur genetischen Beratung, Diagnostik und zum interdisziplinären Management. In einer eigenen Sektion wird die klinische Genetik dargestellt. Und das alles übersichtlich, ausgewogen und verständlich geschrieben. Verweise auf die Krankheitsbilder vernetzen Grundlagen und Klinik auf ideale [..] Contents  1. Einleitung.- 2. Molekulare Grundlagen.- 3. Mutation und genetische Variabilität.- 4. Pathomechanismen genetischer Krankheiten.- 5. Vererbungsformen.- 6. Mehrlingsschwangerschaften.- 7. Tumorgenetik.- 8. Altern und Genetik.- 9. Pharmakogenetik.- 10. Humangenetik als ärztliches Fach.-  11. Genetische Beratung.12. Zugang zum Patienten.- 13. Fehlbildungen und andere morphogenetische Störungen.- 14. Risikoberechnung.- 15. Genetische Labordiagnostik.- 16. Stoffwechseldiagnostik und Neugeborenenscreening.- 17. Pränataldiagnostik.- 18. Humangenetik - eine ethische Herausforderung.- 19. [...] Fields of interest Medicine (general); Human Genetics Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-28906-4 Softcover 2013. XV, 364 S. (Springer-Lehrbuch) $39.95 ISBN 978-3-642-28906-4 Due: Januar 16, 2013

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S. Anwaruddin, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA; J.M. Martin, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA; J.C. Stephens, Western Reserve Heart Care, Hudson, OH, USA; A.T. Askari, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA (Eds.)

Cardiovascular Hemodynamics An Introductory Guide

A basic understanding of cardiovascular physiology is essential for optimal patient care.  This practical book provides a concise tutorial of all the essential aspects of cardiovascular hemodynamics and the techniques used to assess cardiovascular performance.  A high-yield reference, this book is replete with figures, tracings, tables, and clinical pearls that reinforce the basic tenets of hemodynamics.  From identifying key findings of the patient history and physical exam to correlating hemodynamic tracings with acute clinical presentations, this book arms the reader with the tools necessary to handle any hemodynamic-related situation. Features A basic understanding of cardiovascular physiology is essential for optimal patient care.  This practical book provides a concise tutorial of all the essential aspects of cardiovascular hemodynamics and the techniques used to assess cardiovascular performance.  A high-yield reference, this book is replete with figures, tracings, tables, and clinical pearls that reinforce the basic tenets of hemodynamics.  From [..] Contents Preload.- Afterload.- Contractility.- Cardiac Output.Key clinical findings.- Echocardiography.- CT/MRI.Cardiac Catheterization – RHC/LHC.- Tamponade.Constriction / Restriction.-Valvular Heart Disease.Pulmonary Hypertension.- Acute Decompensated Heart Failure.- Intracardiac Shunts.- Shock.- Coronary Hemodynamics. Fields of interest Cardiology; Emergency Medicine; Internal Medicine Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-60761-194-3 Hardcover 2013. X, 340 p. 93 illus., 62 in color. (Contemporary Cardiology) $209.00 ISBN 978-1-60761-194-3 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

springer.com K.-W. Jauch, Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik Großhadern, München; W. Mutschler, Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik Innenstadt, München; J.N. Hoffmann, Universitätsklinikum Essen; K.G. Kanz, Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik Innenstadt, München (Eds.)

Chirurgie Basisweiterbildung In 100 Schritten durch den Common Trunk

Der zuverlässige Begleiter durch den Common Trunk Schritt für Schritt führt „Chirurgie Basisweiterbildung“ durch die Stationen der beiden ersten Weiterbildungsjahre: Chirurgische Ambulanz und Poliklinik - Notfallaufnahme - Intensivstation - Stationäre Patientenversorgung. Die Grundlagen des chirurgischen Handelns sind ebenso berücksichtigt wie diagnostische und therapeutische Techniken und wichtige Krankheitsbilder und Eingriffe aus allen chirurgischen Fachgebieten. Zahlreiche Anregungen von Lesern der 1. Auflage wurden aufgegriffen. Neu in der 2. Auflage sind Kapitel zu -aktuellen Themen: multiresistente Keime, Patientenverfügung auf der Intensivstation -speziellen Fragestellungen im[...] Features Ihr zuverlässiger Begleiterdurch den Common Trunk  Schritt für Schritt führt „Chirurgie Basisweiterbildung“ durch die Stationen der beiden ersten Weiterbildungsjahre:  ·       chirurgische Notfallaufnahme·       chirurgische Ambulanz und Poliklinik·        chirurgische Normalstation·       chirurgische Intensivstation Die Grundlagen [..] Contents Allgemeine Chirurgie.- Diagnostik, Techniken und Eingriffe im Common Trunk.- Poliklinik und ambulante Chirurgie.- Notfallaufnahme und ausgewählte Notfälle.- Chirurgische Intensivmedizin.- Stationäre Patientenversorgung. Fields of interest Surgery Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-23803-1 Hardcover 2013. XIX, 848 S. 700 Abb., 400 in Farbe. $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-23803-1 Due: Januar 28, 2013

E.E. Kim, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA; M.-C. Lee, Gachon University School of Medicine, Incheon, South Korea; T. Inoue, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan; W.-H. Wong, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA (Eds.)

Clinical PET and PET/CT Principles and Applications

Clinical PET and PET/CT, 2nd Edition presents a valuable overview of the basic principles and clinical applications of PET and PET/CT. Emphasis is placed on the familiarization of normal distribution, artifacts, and common imaging agents such as FDG in conjunction with CT, MRI, and US to establish the clinical effectiveness of PET and PET/CT. Practical information about updated PET and PET/CT scanners, imaging processing, correlation, and quantification of PET and PET/CT measurements is also presented. This book is divided into two sections, the first half dealing with the basic principles of PET and PET/CT for instrumentation, fusion, radiopharmaceuticals, radiosynthesis, safety, and[...] Features Clinical PET and PET/CT, 2nd Edition presents a valuable overview of the basic principles and clinical applications of PET and PET/CT. Emphasis is placed on the familiarization of normal distribution, artifacts, and common imaging agents such as FDG in conjunction with CT, MRI, and US to establish the clinical effectiveness of PET and PET/CT. Practical information about updated PET and [..] Contents 1.- Principles of Positron Emission Tomography Imaging 2.- Production of Isotopes 3.- Principles of PET/CT 4.- Radiopharmaceuticals 5.- Automated Synthesis of Radiopharmaceuticals 6.- Cost Analysis and Effectiveness of PET and PET/CT 7.- Technical Principles, Radiation Safety, and Image Interpretation 8.- Normal and Variable Patterns in PET 9.Artifacts in FDG-PET and PET/CT 10.- Radiation Dosimetry in F-18 FDG PET/CT 11.- Current Status of PET in the World 12.- Epilepsy 13.- Neurodegenerative Diseases 14.- Cerebrovascular Disease and PET 15.- Brain Tumors 16.- Head and Neck Tumors[...] Fields of interest Imaging / Radiology; Nuclear Medicine; Diagnostic Radiology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4419-0801-8 Hardcover 2013. XIX, 398 p. 126 illus., 79 in color. $169.00 ISBN 978-1-4419-0801-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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R. Mueller, Kantonsspital, St. Gallen, Switzerland; J. von Kempis, Kantonsspital, St. Gallen, Switzerland

B.D. Cash, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA (Ed.)

Clinical Trials in Rheumatology

Colorectal Cancer Screening and Computerized Tomographic Colonography

A huge number of therapeutic studies has been published in rheumatology and clinical immunology. This number grows substantially by the year. As such, it becomes increasingly difficult to keep track of this multitude of studies and the ensuing therapeutic trends. Further to this, a particular study can be referred to in a variety of ways, either as a shortened version of the title or an acronym, adding to the confusion. The book Clinical Trials in Rheumatology, Second Edition, provides an updated summary of the important studies in the field for easy reference. Every study is shown with name, acronym (if in existence), authors, complete citation, study design, and a short overview of[...] Features A huge number of therapeutic studies has been published in rheumatology and clinical immunology. This number grows substantially by the year. As such, it becomes increasingly difficult to keep track of this multitude of studies and the ensuing therapeutic trends. Further to this, a particular study can be referred to in a variety of ways, either as a shortened version of the title or an acronym, adding to [..] Contents Acronym-finder.- Rheumatoid Arthritis.- Ankylosing Spondylitis.- Psoriatic Arthritis.- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.- Antiphospholipid Syndrome.- Progressive Systemic Sclerosis.- Raynaud’s Phenomenon.- Dermato/Polymyositis.- Sjögren’s syndrome.Takayasu Arteritis.- Polymyalgia Rheumatica and  Giant Cell Arteritis.- ANCA-Associated Vasculitis and combination trials of Churg Strauss Syndrome And Polyarteritis Nodosa.- Purpura Schoenlein Henoch.- Morbus Behçet.- Abbreviations.- Index.Morbus Behçet.- Abbreviations.Index.Morbus Behçet.- Abbreviations.- Index. Fields of interest Internal Medicine; Rheumatology; Pharmacology / Toxicology; Dermatology; Neurology; Angiology

A Comprehensive Overview

Colorectal Cancer Screening and Computerized Tomographic Colonography: A Comprehensive Overview is an authoritative volume on CT colonography. Structured in a manner that will allow the reader to understand the practical and larger public health issues surrounding both CT colonography and CRC screening in general, the text is designed to reach a broad audience of specialist clinicians and primary care physicians. The book provides an overview of the disease and risk factors of colorectal cancer, as well as the history and development of CTC as both a colorectal imaging and screening modality. The text also reviews the controversies, potential pitfalls, and exciting new directions and[...] Features Colorectal Cancer Screening and Computerized Tomographic Colonography: A Comprehensive Overview is an authoritative volume on CT colonography. Structured in a manner that will allow the reader to understand the practical and larger public health issues surrounding both CT colonography and CRC screening in general, the text is designed to reach a broad audience of specialist clinicians and primary [..] Contents Overview of Colorectal Cancer.- Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests and Recommendations.- CTC Background and Development.- Indications and Evidence for CTC.- Performance and Interpretation of CTC.- Integration of CTC into a CRC Screening Program.- CTC Controversies (Radiation exposure, Extracolonic findings, Cost-effectiveness).- CTC Pitfalls/Limitations.- Future Directions/Innovations with CTC (Prepless CTC, Alternative displays, Computer aided detection).

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Fields of interest Gastroenterology; Imaging / Radiology; Primary Care Medicine

Type of publication Professional book

Target groups Professional/practitioner

More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-2869-4

Type of publication Contributed volume

Hardcover 2013. XXVIII, 1216 p. $279.00 ISBN 978-1-4471-2869-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5942-2 Hardcover 2013. XII, 195 p. 119 illus., 105 in color. $189.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5942-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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D. Naber, University Medical Centre, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; M. Lambert, University Medical Centre, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (Ed.)

Current Schizophrenia Advances in pharmacotherapy and psychosocial interventions continue to improve the success of managing schizophrenia. Early detection and intervention in people with, or at risk for, psychosis give patients and their families hope for a better course of illness and an improved outcome. The interdisciplinary approach, combining pharmacotherapy and psychosocial interventions, markedly increases the chance of long-lasting remission and recovery. However, a cure for schizophrenia has yet to be found. Research, particularly in the past decade, has revealed some of the biological and genetic facets of the origins of schizophrenia, and this has contributed to the better quality of treatment.[...] Features Advances in pharmacotherapy and psychosocial interventions continue to improve the success of managing schizophrenia. Early detection and intervention in people with, or at risk for, psychosis give patients and their families hope for a better course of illness and an improved outcome. The interdisciplinary approach, combining pharmacotherapy and psychosocial interventions, markedly increases the chance of [..] Contents Introduction.- Current topics.- Organization of care and treatment.- Quick reference. Fields of interest Psychiatry; Psychopharmacology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Handbook More on www.springer.com/978-1-908517-46-3 Softcover 2012. XIV, 193 p. 68 illus., 6 in color. $59.95 ISBN 978-1-908517-46-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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M.T. Sheaff, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK; N. Singh, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK

Cytopathology An Introduction

Cytopathology: An Introduction is a succinct book which guides the trainee through the hurdles of early cytology practice and can also be used throughout the career as an aide memoire by the more experienced. With numerous illustrations to enthuse the reader and make cytological practice a more enjoyable and educational experience, Cytopathology: An Introduction also highlights points of diagnostic difficulty, particularly with regard to the differentiation of neoplastic from non-neoplastic disease. Each chapter of Cytopathology: An Introduction starts by detailing the main methods available appropriate to the clinical situation, followed by descriptions of the relevant cytological[...] Features Cytopathology: An Introduction is a succinct book which guides the trainee through the hurdles of early cytology practice and can also be used throughout the career as an aide memoire by the more experienced. With numerous illustrations to enthuse the reader and make cytological practice a more enjoyable and educational experience, Cytopathology: An Introduction also highlights points of [..] Contents General Cytopathological Practice.- Brain And Cerebrospinal Fluid.- Respiratory Tract Cytology.- Serous Fluids.- The Thyroid Gland.- Lymph Nodes.- The Salivary Glands.- The Gastrointestinal System, including the Biliary Tract, Pancreas and Liver.Urinary Tract and Retroperitoneal Cytology.- The Female Genital Tract.- The Breast.- Soft Tissue and Bone and Joint Cytology.- Skin Cytology. Fields of interest Pathology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-2418-4 Hardcover 2013. XI, 478 p. 613 illus. in color. $139.00 ISBN 978-1-4471-2418-4 Due: January 28, 2013

springer.com D. Hauri, Küsnacht, Switzerland

Die Steinschneider Eine Kulturgeschichte menschlichen Leidens und ärztlicher Kunst

Das Steinleiden - ein ständiger Begleiter der Menschheit seit Anbeginn der Zeiten - stellt mit dem Blasensteinschnitt eines der ältesten Kapitel der Medizingeschichte - Zeugen dafür, dass schon unsere ältesten Vorfahren vom Steinleiden gequält wurden, sind Funde von Nieren- und Blasensteinen in vor- und frühgeschichtlichen Grabstätten verschiedenster Kulturen. In diesem Buch finden Sie eine interessante und verblüffend detailreiche Abhandlung über dieses ebenso erschütternde wie spannende Kapitel menschlichen Leidens. Mit vielen historischen Abbildungen unterlegt, gelingt es dem Autor, ein Bild der Geschichte des Leidens und seiner Behandlungsmethoden in den verschiedenen Kulturen der[...] Features Das Steinleiden - ein ständiger Begleiter der Menschheit seit Anbeginn der Zeiten - stellt mit dem Blasensteinschnitt eines der ältesten Kapitel der Medizingeschichte. Zeugen dafür, dass schon unsere ältesten Vorfahren vom  Steinleiden gequält wurden, sind Funde von Nieren- und Blasensteinen in vorund frühgeschichtlichen Grabstätten verschiedenster Kulturen. In diesem Buch finden Sie eine [..] Contents Die konservative Steinbehandlung.- Lithotomia Celsiana.- Lithotomia Mariana.- Lithotomia lateralis.- Der seitliche Blasensteinschnitt.- Sectio alta.- Der hohe Blasensteinschnitt.- Die Lithotomie.- Der Steinschnitt.- Lithotripsie.- Die Steinzertrümmerung.- Nachwort.Bader.- Barbiere.- Chirurgen und Scharlatane.- Die grossen Steinschneider.- Bekannte und berühmte Blasensteinträger - bis in die Gegenwart. Fields of interest Urology / Andrology; Surgery Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-10811-2 Hardcover 2013. XI, 245 S. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-642-10811-2 Due: Januar 7, 2013

H. Cohen, UCL Hospital, London, UK; P. O'Brien, UCL Hospital, London, UK (Eds.)

Disorders of Thrombosis and Hemostasis in Pregnancy A Guide to Management

This book will offer a comprehensive guide to disorders of thrombosis and haemostasis in pregnancy. It will highlight the latest developments and controversial issues. The multidisciplinary approach will provide authoritative clinical advice on state-of-theart management. The disorders to be covered are highly pertinent to successful pregnancy outcome, and many may be associated with significant maternal and/or fetal morbidity, and even mortality. This book will be relevant for individuals in all disciplines involved in the care of women with disorders of thrombosis and haemostasis in pregnancy. Features Disorders of Thrombosis and Hemostasis In Pregnancy: A guide to management is a comprehensive guide to disorders of thrombosis and hemostasis in pregnancy. It highlights the latest developments and controversial issues, and the multidisciplinary approach provides authoritative clinical advice on state-of-the-art management. The disorders covered are highly pertinent to successful [..] Contents HAEMOSTATIC CHANGES IN NORMAL PREGNANCY.- SYSTEMIC THROMBOEMBOLISM IN PREGNANCY: Heritable and acquired thrombophilias.- SYSTEMIC THROMBOEMBOLISM IN PREGNANCY: Thromboprophylaxis.- SYSTEMIC THROMBOEMBOLISM IN PREGNANCY: Venous thromboembolism.- PREGNANCY MORBIDITY ASSOCIATED WITH HEREDITARY AND ACQUIRED THROMBOPHILIAS:Recurrent miscarriage.- PREGNANCY MORBIDITY ASSOCIATED WITH HEREDITARY AND ACQUIRED THROMBOPHILIAS: Late obstetric complications.- ANTITHROMBOTIC THERAPY FOR CARDIAC DISORDERS IN PREGNANCY.INHERITED AND ACQUIRED BLEEDING DISORDERS IN PREGNANCY: von Willebrand disease,[...] Fields of interest Hematology; Obstetrics / Perinatology; Reproductive Medicine; Blood Transfusion Medicine; Internal Medicine Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Reference work More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-4410-6 Hardcover 2012. VIII, 252 p. 23 illus., 11 in color. $189.00 ISBN 978-1-4471-4410-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com J. Menetrey, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland; S. Zaffagnini, Rizzoli Institute Bologna, Italy; D. Fritschy, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland; N. van Dijk, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands (Eds.)

ESSKA Instructional Course Lecture Book Geneva 2012

This book contains a collection of instructional course lectures given during the 15th ESSKA (European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy) Congress, held in Geneva during May 2012. The lectures cover a wide range of hot topics in the field, including diverse injuries and management techniques. Each lecture has a practical focus and provides an up-to-date synthesis of core knowledge on the subject in question with the aid of high-quality illustrations. Take home messages and key recommendations are highlighted. This book will be of value to practitioners and researchers alike. Features This book contains a collection of instructional course lectures given during the 15th ESSKA (European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy) Congress, held in Geneva during May 2012. The lectures cover a wide range of hot topics in the field, including diverse injuries and management techniques. Each lecture has a practical focus and provides an up-to-date synthesis of core knowledge on [..] Contents Tips and tricks in arthroscopic surgery.- Management and consequences of the rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy.- Biceps pathology, evaluation and treatment option.- Unicompartmental knee prostheses: basic technique.- Posterior ankle arthroscopy: what are the limits?- Basic concept in PCL evaluation.- Revision ACL.- Massive rotator cuff tears and cuff arthropathy.- Multiple ligament injury management.- Patient matched cutting blocks, navigation and 3-D rotation.- Study design and research methodology.- The role of wrist arthroscopy in traumatic and post-traumatic injuries.-  Lateral[...]

Medicine A. Sarti, Azienda Sanitaria di Firenze, Italia; F.L. Lorini, Az. Osp. Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Italia (Eds.)

Echocardiography for Intensivists

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F. Jochum, Evangelisches Waldkrankenhaus Spandau, Berlin (Ed.)

Ernährungsmedizin Pädiatrie Infusionstherapie und Diätetik

This book contains all the information that readers will require in order to perform echocardiography and to interpret the findings correctly. After an introductory chapter on the essential physics of ultrasonography, standard echocardiographic examination via both the transthoracic and the transesophageal approach is described. In the third section, the functional anatomy of all normal and pathologic thoracic structures as observed on echocardiography is presented in detail. A wide range of basic and advanced applications of echocardiography in the emergency and intensive care setting are then described. A final supplementary section considers further applications of ultrasound in[...]

Das Fundament für eine gesunde Entwicklung von Kindern und Jugendlichen ist die bedarfsangepasste Zufuhr von Nährstoffen. Da eine systematische Lehre fehlt, sind oftmals Wissensdefizite in Diätetik, klinischer Ernährung und Infusionstherapie auszugleichen, um die komplexen Anforderungen im pädiatrischen Alltag zu bewältigen. Dieser Leitfaden fasst Grundlagen und therapeutisches Vorgehen in praxisorientierter Form zusammen und unterstützt Kinder- und Jugendärzte darin, Strategien zur gesunden Ernährung, Diätetik und Infusionstherapie erfolgreich umzusetzen. Die deutlich erweiterte 2. Auflage gibt den Stoff der Schwerpunktausbildung „Ernährungsmedizin“ strukturiert und auf pädiatrische[...]

Features Echocardiography has become an invaluable tool in intensive care medicine because of its ease of use and instantaneous provision of precise information on cardiovascular functional anatomy at the bedside. This book contains all the information that readers will require in order to perform echocardiography and lung ultrasound, and to interpret the findings correctly, permitting optimal guidance of the [..]

Features Das Fundament für eine gesunde Entwicklung von Kindern und Jugendlichen ist die bedarfsangepasste Zufuhr von Nährstoffen. Da eine systematische Lehre fehlt, sind oftmals Wissensdefizite in Diätetik, klinischer Ernährung und Infusionstherapie auszugleichen, um die komplexen Anforderungen im pädiatrischen Alltag zu bewältigen. Dieser Leitfaden fasst Grundlagen und therapeutisches Vorgehen in [..]

Contents Section 1: Ultrasonography and use of the Echo Machine.- Section 2: Standard Echocardiographic Examination.- Section 3: Essential Functional Echoanatomy.- Section 4: Echoradiography in the Intensive care Unit and Operating Room: Basic and Advanced Applications.- Section 5: Ultrasonography in the Intensive Care Unit: Other Applications.Appendix: Formulae and Normal Values. Normal Values and Useful Formulae in the Intensive Care Unit. Fields of interest Intensive / Critical Care Medicine; Ultrasound; Cardiology; Anesthesiology; Emergency Medicine

Contents I Grundlagen1 Basisinformationen.- 2 Physiologie.3 Physiologie des Gastrointestinaltrakt.- 4 Frühe metabolische Programmierung.- 5 Nahrungsbestandteile.- 6 Empfehlung für die Nährstoffzufuhr.7 Organisation und Verordnungspraxis.- 8 Monitoring bei (teil-)parenteraler Ernährung.- 9 Erweiterte Methoden zur Beurteilung des Ernährungsstatus.10 Materialien zur Ernährungstherapie.- 11 Ethische und rechtliche Aspekte der Ernährung.- 12 Lebensmittelrecht und LebensmittelsicherheitII Enterale Ernährung13 Enterale Säuglingsernährung - 14 Häufige Ernährungsprobleme des[...]

Fields of interest Surgical Orthopedics

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Fields of interest Pediatrics; Anesthesiology; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine; Internal Medicine

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Type of publication Professional book

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-29445-7 Hardcover 2012. VIII, 293 p. 145 illus., 102 in color. $139.00 ISBN 978-3-642-29445-7 Due: February 28, 2013

More on www.springer.com/978-88-470-2582-0 Softcover 2012. XXIII, 430 p. 330 illus., 260 in color. $99.00 ISBN 978-88-470-2582-0 Due: February 28, 2013

Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-29816-5 Softcover 2013. XXIX, 534 S. 62 Abb., 52 in Farbe. $79.95 ISBN 978-3-642-29816-5 Due: Februar 28, 2013

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A. Schäffler, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg; C. Bollheimer, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg; R. Büttner, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg; C. Girlich, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg; A. Schäffler, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg (Ed.)

Funktionsdiagnostik in Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Stoffwechsel Indikation, Testvorbereitung und -durchführung, Interpretation

Sicherheit für Diagnostik und BewertungZiel ist es, eine effiziente Diagnostik durchzuführen und verwertbare, zuverlässige Ergebnisse zu erstellen. Untaugliche bzw. irreführende Ergebnisse können zu aufwändiger Zusatzdiagnostik und Therapie führen und belasten unnötig den Patienten und das Budget.Alles, was wichtig ist- Die 100 wichtigsten Funktionstests- Über 150 endokrinologische Parameter- Ausführliche Tabellen zu Normbereichen und verlässlichen Cut-off-Werten unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von Geschlecht, Alter, BMI, Pubertätsphasen, Zyklusphasen, akuten Erkrankungen, Medikamenten …Detailiert und praxisrelevantIndikationen, Kontraindikationen, Nebenwirkungen-[...] Features Sicherheit für Diagnostik und BewertungZiel ist es, eine effiziente Diagnostik durchzuführen und verwertbare, zuverlässige Ergebnisse zu erstellen. Untaugliche bzw. irreführende Ergebnisse können zu aufwändiger Zusatzdiagnostik und Therapie führen und belasten unnötig den Patienten und das Budget.Alles, was wichtig ist- Die 100 wichtigsten Funktionstests- Über 150 [..] Contents Vorbemerkungen zur Präanalytik bei Hormonbestimmungen.- Kohlehydratstoffwechsel.- Lipidstoffwechsel.- Protein- und Nukleotid-Stoffwechsel.Schilddrüse (peripher).- Nebenschilddrüse.- Gastrointestinaltrakt.- Nebennierenmark.- Nebennierenrinde: Zona fasciculata; Zona glomerulosa; Zona reticularis.- Gonaden (männlich).- Gonaden (weiblich).- Hypothalamus.- Hypophysenvorderlappen und Austestung der glandotropen Achsen.- Hypophysenhinterlappen.- Endokrinologische Indikationen zur Gendiagnostik.- Endokrinologische Indikationen zur Karyotypisierung.Fettgewebsdysfunktion.- Tumormarker in der[...] Fields of interest Endocrinology; Diabetes; Metabolic Diseases; Gynecology; Urology / Andrology; Pediatrics Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-29689-5 Hardcover 2013. XXVIII, 221 S. 30 Abb. $79.95 ISBN 978-3-642-29689-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com F. Riehl, Frank Riehl Institut, Kronshagen, Deutschland

Fördern durch Pflege bei schweren Hirnschädigungen Connected Care® Concept

Durch die gute klinische Versorgung ist ein Leben nach einem Unfall mit schwerer Hirnschädigung heute für viele Patienten lange möglich. Menschen mit erworbenen neurologischen Erkrankungen wie z.B. bei einem Schlaganfall, Multiple Sklerose, Wachkoma aber auch einer fortgeschrittenen Demenz oder Morbus Parkinson benötigen eine intensive Pflege und Betreuung. Diese sollte die Betroffenen im Rahmen der Möglichkeiten fördern und die Selbstbestimmung und Lebensqualität unterstützen. Der Autor möchte seine langjährigen Erfahrungen aus der Betreuung von Patienten mit schweren Hirnschädigungen in diesem Buch weitergeben und hat dafür das Connected Care® Concept entwickelt. Dieses[...] Features Pflegen – Fördern – Leben Schwer hirngeschädigte Patienten trotz Bewusstseinseinschränkung in ihren Fähigkeiten zu fördern, ist auch eine Aufgabe der Pflege. Das Connected Care Concept bietet allen Pflegenden, denen eine fördernde Betreuung wichtig ist, ein pflegetherapeutisches Handlungskonzept. Während alltäglicher Pflegesituationen werden durch einfache Bewegungen und [..] Contents Neurologische Rehabilitation.- Bausteine der Förderung.- Teilhabe- und entwicklungsorientierte Betreuung.- Lernen.- Grundlagen des Connected CareTM Concept.- Die Wahrnehmungsbeziehung.Der systemische Ansatz.- Gestaltgesetze nach Wertheimer.- Gestaltgesetze nach Steve Palmer.Das Sinnessystem.- Die Wahl der Worte.- Das morgendliche Wecken.- Die Umfeldgestaltung.- Das Napoleonkissen®.- Prinzipien der Körperwaschung.Die wirkende Körperpflege.- Die atemfördernde Position im Raum.- Bewegen.- Anziehen.-  Transfer.- Kniewelle.- Schulter- und Handhalt im Liegen, im Sitzen.- Schlucken und[...] Fields of interest Nursing; Nursing Management / Nursing Research; Neurology; Physiotherapy; Geriatrics / Gerontology; Rehabilitation Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-30259-6 Softcover 2013. XIV, 200 S. 95 Abb. $49.95 ISBN 978-3-642-30259-6 Due: Januar 17, 2013

I. Kickbusch, Graduate Institute of International and Developmental Studies, Geneva, Switzerland; G. Lister, Graduate Institute of International and Developmental Studies, Geneva, Switzerland; M. Told, Graduate Institute of International and Developmental Studies, Geneva, Switzerland; N. Drager, Graduate Institute of International and Developmental Studies, Geneva, Switzerland (Eds.)

Global Health Diplomacy Concepts, Issues, Actors, Instruments, Fora and Cases

The world’s problems are indeed world problems: social and environmental crises, global trade and politics, and major epidemics are making public health a pressing global concern. From this constantly changing scenario, global health diplomacy has evolved, at the intersection of public health, international relations, law, economics, and management—a new discipline with transformative potential. Global Health Diplomacy situates this concept firmly within the human rights dialogue and provides a solid framework for understanding global health issues and their negotiation. This up-to-theminute guide sets out defining principles and the current agenda of the field, and examines key[...] Features The world’s problems are indeed world problems: social and environmental crises, global trade and politics, and major epidemics are making public health a pressing global concern. From this constantly changing scenario, global health diplomacy has evolved, at the intersection of public health, international relations, law, economics, and management—a new discipline with transformative [..] Contents 1. Global Health Diplomacy: An Introduction.- 2. Current Issues in Global Health Diplomacy.- 3. The History and evolution of global health diplomacy.- 4. Global Health Law.- 5. The New Dynamics of Global Health Governance.- 6. The Process and Practice of Negotiation.- 7. Human Rights and Equity: The Value Base of Global Health Diplomacy.- 8. New diplomacy for health: a global public goods perspective.- 9. Diplomacy and Global Health Security.- 10. Global Environmental Diplomacy: Comparing and Sharing.- 11. Global Trade and Health Diplomacy: Maximizing Cooperation and Minimizing Conflict[...] Fields of interest Health Administration; Political Science, general Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5400-7 Hardcover 2013. XXIII, 370 p. 10 illus., 7 in color. $179.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5400-7 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

springer.com O. Hamer, Institut für Diagnostische Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg; N. Zorger, Institut für Radiologie u. Neuroradiologie, Krankenhaus Barmherzige Brüder Regensburg; S. Feuerbach, Ehemaliger Direktor des Instituts für Diagnostische Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg; R. MüllerWille, Institut für Diagnostische Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg

Grundkurs Thoraxröntgen Tipps und Tricks für die systematische Bildanalyse

Das Kursbuch zur Befundung von Thorax-Röntgenbildern!Basierend auf dene erfolgreichen Thorax-Kursen der Autoren, Frau Prof. Okka Hamer und Herrn Prof. Feuerbach, findet der Leser in diesem Buch eine detaillierte und leicht verständliche Anleitung zur  systematischen Bildanalyse von konventionellen Thorax-Röntgenbildern.Ob Pneumonie, pulmonaler Rundherd oder Pneumothorax - das Erkennen häufig vorkommender Diagnosen wird anhand großformatiger Röntgenbilder ausführlich erklärt und kann anschließend anhand von Fallbeispielen im Buch und auf DVD spielerisch geübt werden.Für Assistenzärzte der Radiologie, Anästhesie oder Inneren Medizin - denn sie alle werden im ärztlichen Alltag mit diesen[...] Features Das übersichtliche Kursbuch für die Befundung von Röntgenbildern des ThoraxOb Pneumonie, pulmonalvenöse Stauung oder Pneumothorax - die Beurteilung von Röntgenaufnahmen des Thorax will gelernt sein.Das vorliegende Werk bietet-        leicht verständliche Anleitungen zur systematischen Bildanalyse-        Tipps und Tricks für die Differentialdiagnose-        über 350 [..]

Medicine H. Löffler, Freiburg; T. Haferlach, Münchner Leukämie Labor GmbH, München

Hämatologische Erkrankungen Atlas und diagnostisches Handbuch

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D.A. Dowe, Atlantic Medical Imaging, Galloway, NY, USA; M. Fioranelli, "Mater Dei" Hospital, Rome, Italy; P. Pavone, "Mater Dei" Hospital, Rome, Italy (Eds.)

Imaging Coronary Arteries

Von Leukämie über Lymphom, von Knochenmarkinsuffizienz bis histiozytäre Neoplasie. Welche morphologischen Merkmale sind im Blutausstrich sichtbar, welche Antigene werden exprimiert, gibt es genetische Veränderungen auf chromosomaler oder molekularer Ebene?Erfahrene Experten der Hämatologie beschreiben die wichtigsten hämatologischen Krankheitsbilder und die Möglichkeiten der Diagnostik. Berücksichtigt sind neben den morphologischen Methoden die modernen Verfahren der Zytogenetik, Molekulargenetik und Immunologie.Einzigartig, hilfreich und zum raschen Nachschlagen geeignet dank vieler exzellenter morphologischer Abbildungen!

In non-fatal cases, cardiovascular diseases are associated with a decreased quality of life as well as a substantial economic burden to society. Most sudden cardiac events are related to the complications of a non-stenosing marginal plaque. For this reason, the ability to properly identify the atherosclerotic plaque with rapid, non-invasive techniques is of utmost clinical interest in diagnostic workup and therapeutic planning of symptomatic patient. Nowadays CT produces high-quality images of the coronary arteries, in addition to defining their location and the extent of the atherosclerotic involvement. This new edition is enriched with two important additions. Firstly, dedicated[...]

Features Relevant für die tägliche RoutineVon Leukämie über Lymphom, von Knochenmarkinsuffizienz bis histiozytäre Neoplasie. Welche morphologischen Merkmale sind im Blutausstrich sichtbar, welche Antigene werden exprimiert, gibt es genetische Veränderungen auf chromosomaler oder molekularer Ebene? Erfahrene Experten der Hämatologie beschreiben die wichtigsten hämatologischen Krankheitsbilder und [..]

Features Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in Western countries. In non-fatal cases, they are associated with a decreased quality of life as well as a substantial economic burden to society. Most sudden cardiac events are related to the complications of a non-stenosing marginal plaque. For this reason, the ability to properly identify the atherosclerotic plaque with rapid, non-invasive techniques [..] Contents 1 Clinical Anatomy of the Coronary Circulation.2 Basic Techniques in the Acquisition of Cardiac Images with CT.- 3 Examination of the Coronary Arteries.- 4 Image Reconstruction.- 5 Coronary Pathophysiology.- 6 Clinical Classification of Coronary Artery Disease: Who Should Be Treated?.- 7 Intravascular Ultrasound: From Gray-Scale to Virtual Histology.- 8 Identification and Characterization of the Atherosclerotic Plaque Using Coronary CT Angiography.- 9 Coronary CT Angiography: Evaluation of Stenosis and Occlusion.- 10 Current Strategies in Cardiac Surgery.- 11 Coronary CT Angiography:[...]

Contents Allgemeine Grundlagen:  Technik.- Bildqualität.- Systematik der Bildanalyse.- Normalbefund.- Pleura.- Zwerchfell.- Oberbauch.- Skelett.Weichteile. Pathologien: Erkrankungen des Mediastinums.- Erkrankungen des Herzens und der herznahen Gefäße.- Erkrankungen des Hilus.Erkrankungen der Lunge.-  Erkrankungen der Pleura und Thoraxwand.- Zwerchfell.- Oberbauch.Skelett.- Weichteile.- Fallbeispiele.

Contents Störungen der Erythropoese.- Reaktive Blut- und Knochenmarkveränderungen.- Angeborene Anomalien der Granulozytopoese .- Benigne Veränderungen der Lymphozyten.- Aplastische Anämien (Panmyelopathien).- Speicherkrankheiten.Hämophagozytische Syndrome.- Myeloproliferative Neoplasien (MPN).- Myeloische und lymphatische Neoplasien mit Eosinophilie und Anomalien von PDGFRA, PDGFRB oder FGFR1.- Myelodysplastische/myeloproliferative Neoplasien (MDS/MPN).Myelodysplastische Syndrome.- Akute Leukämien.Lymphatische Neoplasien.- Histiozytäre Neoplasien und Neoplasien der dendritischer Zellen.-[...]

Fields of interest Diagnostic Radiology

Fields of interest Hematology; Oncology; Internal Medicine

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Type of publication Professional book

Type of publication Professional book

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Type of publication Professional book

Hardcover 2013. XII, 316 S. 597 Abb. in Farbe. Mit CD-ROM. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-642-17790-3 Due: Januar 7, 2013

Hardcover 2013. VIII, 331 S. $199.00 Prepublication price valid until March 30, 2013 $169.00 ISBN 978-3-642-29534-8 Due: Januar 10, 2013

Softcover 2013. XII, 268 p. $179.00 ISBN 978-88-470-2681-0 Currently out of stock, reprint ready for shipping 6 weeks.

Fields of interest Imaging / Radiology; Diagnostic Radiology; Cardiology; Internal Medicine; Primary Care Medicine; Cardiac Surgery Target groups Professional/practitioner

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Medicine

Th.J. Polascik, Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, NC, USA (Ed.)

Imaging and Focal Therapy of Early Prostate Cancer Imaging and Focal Therapy of Early Prostate Cancer evaluates the scientific evidence for the evolving trend to treat low to intermediate risk, clinically localized prostate cancer in a focally ablative manner with novel gland-preserving, focal therapy methods. Various ablative devices such as high intensity focused ultrasound, irreversible electroporation, photodynamic therapy, cryotherapy and laser ablation, among others, are discussed in regard to their strengths and limitations as a therapeutic modality. Emphasis is placed on tumor stage shift towards early stage disease with an increase in unilateral versus bilateral cancers validated by final pathology assessment of large[...] Features Imaging and Focal Therapy of Early Prostate Cancer evaluates the scientific evidence for the evolving trend to treat low to intermediate risk, clinically localized prostate cancer in a focally ablative manner with novel gland-preserving, focal therapy methods. Various ablative devices such as high intensity focused ultrasound, irreversible electroporation, photodynamic therapy, cryotherapy and laser [..] Contents Focal Therapy in Other Genitourinary Systems: Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Changing Landscape of Prostate Cancer Favoring Low Risk Prostate Cancer: Implications for Active Surveillance Versus Focal Therapy.- Active Surveillance and Focal Therapy: A European Perspective.- Pathologic Basis for Focal Therapy: Understanding Cancer Grade, Volume and Spatial Location.- Identifying the Index Lesion.- Molecular Identification of the Indolent Versus Lethal Tumor.- Biopsy Strategies to Detect Small Prostate Cancers.- 3-D Image-guided Mapping Biopsy for Defining Spatial Distribution of Prostate Cancer.-[...] Fields of interest Urology / Andrology; Oncology; Imaging / Radiology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-62703-181-3 Hardcover 2013. XIV, 396 p. 101 illus., 82 in color. (Current Clinical Urology) $209.00 ISBN 978-1-62703-181-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com E.S. Ginsburg, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; C. Racowsky, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (Eds.)

In Vitro Fertilization A Comprehensive Guide

In Vitro Fertilization: A Comprehensive Guide represents the next frontier in the integrated clinical and laboratory practice of ART.  Uniquely balanced, the book provides the necessary understanding of the key laboratory techniques involved in ART and the complex aspects of clinical care.  Featuring the contributions of world leaders in the field, the guide begins with the evaluation of the infertile woman and man.  It then moves on to discuss treatment protocols and adjunctive treatments.  Techniques for oocyte retrieval, insemination, and culture, and embryo transfer and cryopreservation are explored in detail.  This comprehensive book covers all aspects of IVF and includes special[...] Features In Vitro Fertilization: A Comprehensive Guide represents the next frontier in the integrated clinical and laboratory practice of ART.  Uniquely balanced, the book provides the necessary understanding of the key laboratory techniques involved in ART and the complex aspects of clinical care.  Featuring the contributions of world leaders in the field, the guide begins with the evaluation of the [..] Contents Pre IVF Evaluation of the Infertile Woman.- Pre IVF Evaluation of the Infertile Man. -Ovarian Stimulation and Cycle Management in IVF.- Oocyte Retrieval and Embryo Transfer.- Moving Toward Single Embryo Transfer.- Oocyte Insemination and Culture.- Micromanipulation: Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection and Assisted Hatching.- Preimplantation Genetic Testing.- Embryo Cryopreservation.- Oocyte Donation.- Gestational Carrier.Adjunctive Treatments in ART.- Stress and ART.Fertility Preservation.- Ongoing Quality Assessment/ Improvement in Clinical IVF.- Regulation and Legal Concerns in IVF. Fields of interest Reproductive Medicine; Obstetrics / Perinatology; Gynecology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4419-9847-7 Hardcover 2012. XIII, 272 p. 64 illus., 49 in color. $189.00 ISBN 978-1-4419-9847-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

R. Trebše, Valdoltra Orthopedic Hospital, Koper, Slovenia (Ed.)

Infected Total Joint Arthroplasty The Algorithmic Approach

There are a variety of protocols that are used in infected total joint arthroplasty. This book outlines and details the best possible course of treatment and formulate custom algorithms for every possible case, based on current evidence. It reviews current concepts and “recipes” for the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures (surgical and antibiotic) based on the type of implant, infection and the patient. This book is an essential resource on infected total joint arthroplasty, containing a series of logical and highly detailed instructions that will serve to educate orthopedic surgeons operating in this field on the best approaches, according to detailed and careful research[...] Features There are a variety of protocols that are used in infected total joint arthroplasty. This book will outline and detail the best possible course of treatment and formulate custom algorithms for every possible case, based on current evidence. reviews of current concepts  and “recipes” for the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures (surgical and antibiotic) based on the type of implant, infection and the [..] Contents Introduction.- Joint replacements - historical overview.- Biomaterials in artificial joint replacements.- The definition of prosthetic joint infections (PJIs).- Classifications of prosthetic joint infections.- The epidemiology of total joint arthroplasty infections.- Septic complications in arthroplasty.Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in total joint arthroplasty.- Risk factors for prosthetic joint infections.- Pathogenesis of prosthetic joint infections.Bacteria-biomaterial interactions.- Biomaterial-host interactions in aseptic and septic conditions.- Influence of wear[...] Fields of interest Orthopedics; Surgical Orthopedics; Pathology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-2481-8 Hardcover 2012. IX, 320 p. 78 illus., 52 in color. $189.00 ISBN 978-1-4471-2481-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com P. Kanki, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; D.J. Grimes, The University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS, USA (Eds.)

Infectious Diseases Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology

Infectious Diseases: Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology presents authoritative, peer-reviewed contributions from leading experts on a wide range of major infectious diseases of global importance. Infectious diseases account for more than 17 million deaths each year worldwide. While modern medicine and technology have diminished the threat of many of these pathogens in high-income countries, the ever present threats of re-emerging infections, population mobility, natural disasters, and pathogen genetic variability are but some of the reasons for the dynamic threat of this broad category of risks to human health. An indispensable resource for[...] Features Infectious Diseases: Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology presents authoritative, peer-reviewed contributions from leading experts on a wide range of major infectious diseases of global importance. Infectious diseases account for more than 17 million deaths each year worldwide. While modern medicine and technology have diminished the threat of many of [..] Contents 1. Infectious Diseases, Introduction.- 2. Antibiotics for Emerging Pathogens.- 3. HIV/AIDS Global Epidemic.- 4. Human Bacterial Diseases from Ocean.5. Infectious Disease Modeling.- 6. Infectious Diseases, Climate Change Effects on.- 7. Infectious Diseases, Vibrational Spectroscopic Approaches to Rapid Diagnostics.- 8. Malaria Vaccines.- 9. Marine and Freshwater Fecal Indicators and Source Identification.- 10. Polio and Its Epidemiology.- 11. Tropical Health and Sustainability.- 12. Tuberculosis, Epidemiology of.- 13. Waterborne Diseases of the Ocean, Enteric Viruses.- 14. Waterborne[...] Fields of interest Infectious Diseases; Marine & Freshwater Sciences; Vaccine; Public Health; Epidemiology; Sustainable Development Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5718-3 Hardcover 2013. VI, 505 p. 75 illus., 61 in color. $239.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5718-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Medicine

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W. Piper, Heidelberg

U. Lang, Universität Basel

Innere Medizin

Innovative Psychiatrie mit offenen Türen

Innere Medizin ist lernbar!Ganz egal ob im klinischen Studienabschnitt oder im PJ - internistische Fragestellungen und Krankheitsbilder werden Ihnen immer und überall begegnen. Spätestens im Examen müssen Sie fit sein in der Inneren Medizin – und der Piper hilft Ihnen dabei. Dieses Lehrbuch beinhaltet die gesamte Innere Medizin in übersichtlichen, gut gegliederten Texten.  Hier wird Verständnis für die Zusammenhänge großgeschrieben – denn Verstehen kommt vor dem Pauken. Deshalb werden auch wichtige physiologische und pathophysiologische Grundlagen wiederholt, bevor es zu Klinik, Diagnostik und Therapie weitergeht.·         Mit allen relevanten Krankheitsbildern·         Mehr als 600[...] Features Innere Medizin ist lernbar!Ganz egal ob im klinischen Studienabschnitt oder im PJ - internistische Fragestellungen und Krankheitsbilder werden Ihnen immer und überall begegnen. Spätestens im Examen müssen Sie fit sein in der Inneren Medizin – und der Piper hilft Ihnen dabei. Dieses Lehrbuch beinhaltet die gesamte Innere Medizin in übersichtlichen, gut gegliederten Texten.  Hier wird [..] Contents 1. Krankheiten des Herz-Kreislauf-Systems.- 2. Krankheiten der Atmungsorgane.- 3. Krankheiten der Niere und der ableitenden Harnwege.- 4. Krankheiten der Verdauungsorgane.- 5. Ernährungsund Stoffwechselkrankheiten.- 6. Krankheiten des endokrinen Systems.- 7. Krankheiten des Blutes und der blutbildenden Organe.- 8. Krankheiten des Immunsystems.- 9. Krankheiten des Bewegungsapparates.- 10. Infektionskrankheiten Fields of interest Internal Medicine Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-33107-7 Hardcover 2013. IX, 981 S. 620 Abb., 520 in Farbe. (SpringerLehrbuch) $69.95 ISBN 978-3-642-33107-7 Due: Januar 14, 2013

Deeskalation und Partizipation in der Akutpsychiatrie

Psychiatrie mit offenen Türen bedeutet mehr Interaktion mit den Patienten, einen stärkeren Einbezug der Patienten in ihre Therapie, ein attraktiveres Behandlungsangebot und ein wertschätzendes Umfeld.Diesen Ansatz verfolgte Undine Lang vier Jahre lang erfolgreich an der Charité Campus Mitte in Berlin und seit kurzem in ihrer Funktion als Chefärztin und Ordinaria der Erwachsenenpsychiatrie an der Universitätsklinik Basel. Features Psychiatrie mit offenen Türen bedeutet mehr Interaktion mit den Patienten, einen stärkeren Einbezug der Patienten in ihre Therapie, ein attraktiveres Behandlungsangebot und ein wertschätzendes Umfeld.Diesen Ansatz verfolgte Undine Lang vier Jahre lang erfolgreich an der Charité Campus Mitte in Berlin und seit Kurzem in ihrer Funktion als Chefärztin und Ordinaria der Erwachsenenpsychiatrie an der [..] Contents Sicherheit und Therapie: das Dilemma der Akutstation.- Therapeutische Skills zur Veränderung der Rahmenbedingungen.- Spezielle therapeutische Herausforderungen zur Verbesserung der Behandlungsqualität auf Akutstationen.- Fragen der Personalführung.- Literatur. Fields of interest Psychiatry Target groups Graduate Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32029-3 Softcover 2013. XIV, 136 S. 23 Abb. $49.95 ISBN 978-3-642-32029-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Medicine

S.J. Bourke, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; E.T. Peel, North Tyneside General Hospital, North Shields, UK (Eds.)

Integrated Palliative Care of Respiratory Disease This book brings together the knowledge, skills and attitudes of specialists in both Respiratory Medicine and Palliative Medicine to focus on the palliative care of patients with respiratory diseases. It deals not only with end of life care but also with symptom control and supportive care to improve the quality of life of those living their lives with advanced progressive lung disease. Features Palliative care of respiratory disease is often complex because of the high level of symptoms experienced by these patients and the variable and sometimes unpredictable trajectories of these diseases. It is often most appropriate to integrate palliative care into the multidisciplinary team with specialist palliative care clinicians working alongside the respiratory team. This encourages a focus on symptom [..] Contents 1. Palliative Care of Respiratory Disease.- 2. Breathlessness.- 3. Haemoptysis.- 4. Cough and Respiratory Secretions.- 5.Pain in Respiratory Disease.- 6. Lung Cancer.- 7. Pleural Effusions and Mesothelioma.- 8. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.- 9. Interstitial Lung Disease.- 10. Cystic Fibrosis.- 11. Respiratory Care in Neuromuscular Disease.- 12. Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit.- 13: End of Life Care. Fields of interest Pain Medicine; Pneumology/Respiratory System; Internal Medicine Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-2229-6 Hardcover 2013. X, 246 p. 20 illus., 6 in color. $59.95 ISBN 978-1-4471-2229-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com M. Muto, Ospedale Cardarelli, Napoli, Italy (Ed.)

U. Bahrke, Sigmund-Freud-Institut, Frankfurt; K. Nohr, Berlin

Interventional Neuroradiology of the Spine

Katathym Imaginative Psychotherapie

Clinical Features, Diagnosis and Therapy

Lehrbuch der Arbeit mit Imaginationen in psychodynamischen Psychotherapien

Accurate interpretation of indications for treatment is the cornerstone of success in medicine. This book carefully examines the relation between clinical features, diagnosis, and choice of minimally invasive technique for a range of spine pathologies. It explains how selection of technique is intimately related to clinical and diagnostic aspects and how recognition of this relation forms the foundation for an optimal outcome. In addition to examining the various minimally invasive options, including the latest techniques, careful attention is paid to the role of medical treatment in avoiding recurrence after initial therapy. Nerve blocks, epidural injections, and intradiscal[...] Features Accurate interpretation of indications for treatment is the cornerstone of success in medicine. This book carefully examines the relation between clinical features, diagnosis, and choice of minimally invasive technique for a range of spine pathologies. It explains how selection of technique is intimately related to clinical and diagnostic aspects and how recognition of this relation forms the foundation for an [..] Contents 1 Biomechanics of the Spine and the Etiopathogenesis of Spinal Pain.- 2 Diagnostic approaches to spinal disease related to spinal intervention.- 3 Radiological Anatomy and Approaches to the Spine.- 4 Clinical Evaluation of Spinal Disease.- 5 How and When to Carry Out Spinal Biopsy.- 6 Percutaneous Treatment of Cervical and Lumbar Disks.- 7 Treatment of Facet Joints.- 8 Epidural and Sacral Spinal Injections.- 9 Vertebroplasty in Porotic Fractures.10 Medical Therapy in Porotic Patients.- 11 Vertebroplasty and Spinal Tumors.- 12 Kyphoplasty and Kyphoplasty-like Devices: Indications and[...] Fields of interest Imaging / Radiology; Interventional Radiology; Neuroradiology; Neurosurgery; Orthopedics Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-88-470-2789-3 Hardcover 2013. XX, 252 p. 200 illus. $179.00 ISBN 978-88-470-2789-3 Currently out of stock, reprint ready for shipping 6 weeks.

Lehrbuch der Katathym Imaginativen Psychotherapie (KIP)Die Katathym Imaginative Psychotherapie (KIP) ist eine von Hanscarl Leuner unter dem Namen „Katathymes Bilderleben“ 1955 eingeführte und seither weiterentwickelte Methode der tiefenpsychologisch fundierten Psychotherapie.Einsetzbar bei Kurz- und Langzeittherapien in allen psychodynamischen VerfahrenWie arbeitet KIP? Die therapeutische Praxis beruht auf der Einbeziehung von Imaginationen in den Therapieprozess. Unbewusste Motivationen, Konflikte, deren Abwehr sowie die Übertragungsbeziehung werden so symbolhaft veranschaulicht. Vom Therapeuten angeregt werden sie gemeinsam bearbeitet und ergänzen auf wertvolle Weise den[...] Features Lehrbuch der Katathym Imaginativen Psychotherapie (KIP)Die Katathym Imaginative Psychotherapie (KIP) ist eine von Hanscarl Leuner unter dem Namen „Katathymes Bilderleben“ 1955 eingeführte und seither weiterentwickelte Methode der tiefenpsychologisch fundierten Psychotherapie.Einsetzbar bei Kurz- und Langzeittherapien in allen psychodynamischen VerfahrenWie arbeitet KIP? [..] Contents 1. Einleitung.- 2. Der Stoff, aus dem die Imaginationen sind.- 3. Die Katathym Imaginative Psychotherapie – vom Erstkontakt zur Initialimagination.- 4. Eine Kurzzeittherapie mit Imaginationen – Der Fall Musat.- 5. Eine tiefenpsychologisch fundierte Psychotherapie mit Imaginationen – Der Fall Grün.6. Eine analytische Psychotherapie mit Imaginationen – Der Fall Eichel.- 7. Systematische Darstellung der Arbeit mit therapeutischen Imaginationen.- 8. Anwendungsspektrum und Fortbildungsorganisation.- 9. Imagination in Kunst und Geistesleben. Fields of interest Psychotherapy; Psychiatry; Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy and Counseling; Psychoanalysis Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-03253-0 Hardcover 2013. XII, 226 S. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-642-03253-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Medicine

V. Fialka-Moser, AKH Wien (Ed.)

G. Mick, V. Guastella (Eds.)

Kompendium Physikalische Medizin und Rehabilitation

La douleur chronique postchirurgicale

Diagnostische und therapeutische Konzepte

Dieses Kompendium bietet bereits in 3. Auflage in bewährter Weise eine übersichtliche und prägnante Darstellung der diagnostischen und therapeutischen Rehabilitationskonzepte für viele Krankheitsbilder und trägt dabei dem modernen Ansatz der Rehabilitationsmedizin als „Field of Competence“ Rechnung. Grundlagen und Voraussetzungen für Leistungen der Physikalischen Medizin und Rehabilitation wurden zeitgemäß überarbeitet, bestehende Kapitel aktualisiert. Das Spektrum der Neuauflage wurde darüber hinaus um viele neue Kapitel erweitert, z. B. Rehabilitation im Akutkrankenhaus, Ethik, Gender und Rehabilitation bei verschiedenen weiteren Krankheitsbildern.So zeichnet das Werk auch in 3.[...] Features Dieses Kompendium bietet bereits in 3. Auflage in bewährter Weise eine übersichtliche und prägnante Darstellung der diagnostischen und therapeutischen Rehabilitationskonzepte für viele Krankheitsbilder und trägt dabei dem modernen Ansatz der Rehabilitationsmedizin als „Field of Competence“ Rechnung. Grundlagen und Voraussetzungen für Leistungen der Physikalischen Medizin und Rehabilitation wurden zeitgemäß [..] Contents Grundlagen.- Rehabilitation im Rahmen der integrierten Versorgung.- Quantifizierung von Rehabilitationserfolgen.- Spezifische Maßnahmen in der Rehabilitation.- Rehabilitation bei muskuloskelettalen Erkrankungen.- Rehabilitation bei neurologischen Erkrankungen.- Rehabilitation bei onkologischen Erkrankungen.- Rehabilitation bei Störungen des Urogenitalsystems.- Rehabilitation bei Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen. Fields of interest Rehabilitation; Rehabilitation Medicine; Physiotherapy; Orthopedics; Sports Medicine Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Handbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-7091-0466-8 Hardcover 2013. XII, 550 S. 64 Abb., 2 in Farbe. $99.00 ISBN 978-3-7091-0466-8 Due: Dezember 28, 2012

La douleur post-chirurgicale constitue un problème de santé publique, par sa fréquence et par le handicap qu'elle provoque chez les patients. Cet ouvrage collectif fait le point sur les facteurs de risque de la douleur post-chirurgicale, comment l'évaluer en fonction des différentes données cliniques et apporte des outils utiles à sa prévention. Features Primum non nocere… Qu’un acte chirurgical puisse laisser une trace douloureuse jette une ombre sur cet adage censé fonder la pratique médicale et ancrer son éthique première… Il est d’autant plus surprenant que la médecine ne s’intéresse à cette situation douloureuse chronique paradoxale que depuis quelques années seulement. Mettre en lumière les connaissances acquises dans ce domaine devenait [..] Fields of interest Medicine (general); Pain Medicine; Surgery; Surgical Oncology; Abdominal Surgery; Neurosurgery Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-2-8178-0025-7 Softcover 2013. VIII, 208 p. $59.95 ISBN 978-2-8178-0025-7 Due: janvier 7, 2013

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D.J. Goldberg, Skin Laser & Surgery Specialists of New York and New Jersey, Hackensack, NJ, USA (Ed.)

Laser Dermatology This is the second edition of a well-received book that has been revised and updated to reflect the state of the art in laser and light source technology. After an initial chapter describing the latest understanding of laser physics and safety, subsequent chapters consider laser treatment of vascular lesions, laser treatment of pigmented lesions and tattoos, laser removal of unwanted hair, ablative and non-ablative fractional resurfacing, and use of laser treatment for medical purposes. The book is extremely practical and reader friendly. All chapters are very well illustrated, include quick and clear bullet points, and feature a homogeneous structure covering core concepts, currently[...] Features This is the second edition of a well-received book that has been revised and updated to reflect the state of the art in laser and light source technology. After an initial chapter describing the latest understanding of laser physics and safety, subsequent chapters consider laser treatment of vascular lesions, laser treatment of pigmented lesions and tattoos, laser removal of unwanted hair, ablative and [..] Contents Laser Physics and Safety.- Laser Treatment of Vascular Lesions.- Laser Treatment of Pigmented Lesions.Laser Hair.- Ablative and Non-ablative Fractional Resurfacing.- Laser Treatment of Medical. Fields of interest Dermatology; Plastic Surgery; General Practice / Family Medicine; Nursing Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32005-7 Hardcover 2013. VII, 142 p. 98 illus., 82 in color. $189.00 ISBN 978-3-642-32005-7 Due: February 28, 2013

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G. Wagener, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA (Ed.)

P. Haber, Medizinische Universität Wien

Liver Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

Lungenfunktion und Spiroergometrie

Liver Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine emphasizes all aspects of this broad and important area and is the definitive textbook for anybody involved in the perioperative care of liver patients. The book is divided into three sections: Physiology and Pathophysiology, Anesthesiology, and Critical Care Medicine. The anesthesiology section contains information about liver transplantation and other liver surgeries and provides detailed practical direction and concise background information of all aspects of the anesthetic management of these patients based on the most recent evidence. The critical care section describes basic critical care management as it relates to liver surgical[...] Features Liver Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine emphasizes all aspects of this broad and important area and is the definitive textbook for anybody involved in the perioperative care of liver patients. The book is divided into three sections: Physiology and Pathophysiology, Anesthesiology, and Critical Care Medicine. The anesthesiology section contains information about liver transplantation and other [..] Contents Section I: Physiology, Pathophysiology and Pharmacology of Liver Disease.- 1.Physiology and Anatomy of the Liver.- 2.Acute hepatic failure.- 3.Drug Metabolism in Liver Failure.- 4.Evaluation of Liver Disease.- Section II: Anesthesiology for Liver Transplantation.- 5. History of Liver Transplantation.6.Recipient and Donor Selection and Transplant Logistics – The European Perspective.- 7.Recipient and Donor Selection and Transplant Logistics The US Perspective.- 8.Surgical Techniques in Liver Transplantation.- 9.Intraoperative Monitoring.10.Liver Transplantation.- 11.Caval[...] Fields of interest Anesthesiology; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine; Transplant Surgery Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5166-2 Hardcover 2012. XXI, 473 p. 102 illus., 62 in color. $209.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5166-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Interpretation und Befunderstellung unter Einschluss der arteriellen Blutgasanalyse

Lungenfunktionsuntersuchung, inkl. arterielle Blutgasanalyse, und Spiroergometrie gehören zu den etablierten diagnostischen Verfahren. Insbesondere Internisten, Pneumologen, Allgemeinmediziner, Anästhesisten und Gutachter sind im Arbeitsalltag auf die Ergebnisse dieser Untersuchungen angewiesen. Dieses Buch legt den Schwerpunkt auf die Analyse und klinische Interpretation der Untersuchungsbefunde. Beginnend mit den für das Verständnis notwendigen physiologischen bzw. physikalischen Grundlagen erläutert der Autor Messwerte, typische Befundmuster und ihre Deutung. Besonderen Wert legt er auf ein systematisches Vorgehen und didaktische Klarheit. In der 3. Auflage wurden Definitionen und[...] Features Lungenfunktionsuntersuchung, inkl. arterielle Blutgasanalyse, und Spiroergometrie gehören zu den etablierten diagnostischen Verfahren. Insbesondere Internisten, Pneumologen, Allgemeinmediziner, Anästhesisten und Gutachter sind im Arbeitsalltag auf die Ergebnisse dieser Untersuchungen angewiesen. Dieses Buch legt den Schwerpunkt auf die Analyse und klinische Interpretation der Untersuchungsbefunde. [..] Contents Einige allgemeine Vorbemerkungen.- Messgrößen der Ventilation.- Arterielle Blutgasanalyse (BGA) mit der Beurteilung des Säure - Basen - Status (SBS).Beurteilung des Operationsrisikos an Hand der Lungenfunktion.- Diffusionskapazität.- Systematische Beurteilung von Spirometrie und Bodypletysmographie.- Spiroergometrie.- Weiterführende Bücher und Statements. Fields of interest Pneumology/Respiratory System; Anesthesiology; Health Informatics; Internal Medicine; Sports Medicine Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-7091-1276-2 Hardcover 2013. XII, 212 S. 34 Abb. $99.00 ISBN 978-3-7091-1276-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

R. Manfredi, University of Verona, Italy; R. Pozzi Mucelli, University of Verona, Italy

Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) Biliary and Pancreatic Ducts

This book, based on the experience of a single large referral center, presents the characteristic findings obtained when using MR imaging and MR cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) to image the biliary tree and pancreatic ducts in a variety of disease settings. An introductory chapter is devoted to technical considerations, anatomy, and developmental anomalies. Subsequent chapters then present in detail the MR imaging and MRCP findings observed in choledocholithiasis, inflammatory and neoplastic disorders of the bile ducts, acute and chronic pancreatitis (according to etiology), and different pancreatic neoplasms. Dynamic MRCP with secretin stimulation is also illustrated, documenting[...] Features This book, based on the experience of a single large referral center, presents the characteristic findings obtained when using MR imaging and MR cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) to image the biliary tree and pancreatic ducts in a variety of disease settings. An introductory chapter is devoted to technical considerations, anatomy, and developmental anomalies. Subsequent chapters then present in detail the MR [..] Contents INTRODUCTION: Technical considerations, anatomy and developmental anomalies of the Biliary tree and Pancreatic ducts.- BILIARY DUCTS.Choledocholithiasis.- Inflammation of the biliary tree.- Neoplasms of the biliary tree.- PANCREATIC DUCTS.- Acute Pancreatitis.- Chronic pancreatitis.Pancreatic neoplasms. Fields of interest Diagnostic Radiology; Gastroenterology; Hepatology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-88-470-2843-2 Hardcover 2013. Approx. 225 p. 100 illus. $179.00 ISBN 978-88-470-2843-2 Due: December 28, 2012

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M.A. Syed, Loyola University, Illinois, USA; R.H. Mohiaddin, Imperial College London, UK (Eds.)

R. Busse, Technische Universität Berlin; J. Schreyögg, Universität Hamburg; T. Stargardt, Universität Hamburg (Eds.)

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Congenital Heart Disease

Management im Gesundheitswesen Das Lehrbuch für Studium und Praxis

This textbook is alone in focusing on the subject of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in pediatric and adult patients with congenital heart disease. The topic of congenital heart disease imaging is usually relegated to a single chapter in most general CMR texts. The expanding scope of CHD warrants a text dedicated to covering CHD and CMR imaging in detail. Our proposed book aims to be a comprehensive and authoritative text on this subject. This book is be a multi-authored, illustrated text that includes supplementary access to a number of clinical videos. Authors have been selected from imaging experts in the most medically advanced areas of the world, heavily weighted by[...]

In vielen Bereichen des Gesundheitswesens besteht nach wie vor ein großer Bedarf an Fach- und Führungskräften im Managementbereich, die über eine interdisziplinäre Ausrichtung verfügen und mit den speziellen Gegebenheiten der unterschiedlichen Bereichen im Gesundheitswesens vertraut sind. So hat sich dieses Lehrbuch mittlerweile etabliert: alle wichtigen Aspekte des Managements von Einrichtungen im Gesundheitswesen werden umfassend dargestellt.Didaktisch aufbereitet folgen alle Themenblöcke einer einheitlichen Struktur mit einer Einführung zu den gesetzlichen, strukturellen und methodischen Grundlagen. Anschließend wird jeweils ausführlich auf die speziellen Anforderungen und ihre[...]

Features Over past two decades, cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) has come to occupy an ever more important place in the assessment and management of patients with congenital heart defects (CHD) and other cardiovascular disorders. It offers an ever-expanding amount of information about the heart and circulation, provides outstanding images of cardiovascular morphology and function, is increasingly being used to [..]

Features Grundlagen verstehen und in der Praxis erfolgreich anwenden! Unabhängig davon, wo Sie im Gesundheitswesen arbeiten oder tätig werden, ob in der gesetzlichen oder privaten Krankenversicherung, im Krankenhaus, in einer Arztpraxis, einem Ärztenetzwerk, einem Netzwerk zur integrierten Versorgung oder der Arzneimittelindustrie, hier finden Sie die Grundlagen für ein effektives ·         [..]

Contents Foreword.- List of Contributors.- General Principles of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- MRI Safety.- Introduction to Congenital Heart Disease Anatomy.- Venoatrial Abnormalities.- MRI of Septal Defects.- Right Ventricular Anomalies.- Tetralogy of Fallot.- Ebstein’s Anomaly and Other Tricuspid Valve Anomalies.- Abnormalities of Left Ventricular Inflow and Outflow.- Single Ventricle and Fontan Procedures.- Transposition of Great Arteries.- Aortic Anomalies.- Inherited Cardiomyopathies.- Coronary Artery Anomalies.- Pericardial Diseases.- Cardiac Tumors.- Pediatric Cardiovascular[...] Fields of interest Cardiology; Imaging / Radiology; Cardiac Surgery Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-4266-9 Hardcover 2012. XIII, 327 p. 223 illus., 104 in color. With online files/update. $189.00 ISBN 978-1-4471-4266-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Contents Management im Gesundheitswesen Einführung in Gebiet und Buch.- Leistungsmanagement.Kundenmanagement.- Finanzmanagement.- Personamanagement.- Informationsmanagement und Controlling.- Stichwortverzeichnis. Fields of interest Public Health; Management/Business for Professionals; Social Policy Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34794-8 Hardcover 2013. XIV, 479 S. $79.95 ISBN 978-3-642-34794-8 Due: Januar 24, 2013

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U. Boeken, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf; A. Assmann, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf; F. Born, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf; C. Schmid, Universität Regensburg (Eds.)

Mechanische Herz-KreislaufUnterstützung Indikationen, Systeme, Implantationstechniken

Im handlichen Taschenbuchformat gibt das Buch einen Überblick zum aktuellen Stand der mechanischen Herz-Kreislauf-Unterstützung. Die einzelnen verwendeten Systeme werden in Wort und Bild vorgestellt, ihre Besonderheiten und Einsatzmöglichkeiten hervorgehoben und die nationalen und internationalen Ergebnisse ihrer Anwendung zusammengefasst. Features MKU auf einen BlickIm handlichen Taschenbuchformat werden die einzelnen verwendeten Systeme der mechanischen Herz-Kreislauf-Unterstützung in Wort und Bild vorgestellt, ihre Besonderheiten und Anwendungen hervorgehoben und die nationalen und internationalen Ergebnisse ihrer Anwendung zusammengefasst.Beschrieben sind Systeme zur Akuttherapie und Langzeitunterstützung sowie [..] Contents Geschichte der MKU.-Indikationen zur MKU.Akuttherapie.-Langzeitunterstützung.-Kunstherzen.-MKU bei Kindern.- Lungenunterstützung bei respiratorischem Versagen.-VAD-Nachsorge.-Komplikationsmanagement.-Ausblick. Fields of interest Cardiac Surgery; Anesthesiology; Cardiology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-29407-5 Softcover 2013. XXII, 370 S. 133 Abb. in Farbe. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-642-29407-5 Due: Dezember 31, 2012

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Th. Nicolai, Klinikum der Universität München

Medikamenten-Pocket Pädiatrie Notfall- und Intensivmedizin In der pädiatrischen Akutmedizin und besonders auf der Intensivstation sind schnell verfügbare Medikamentendosierungen eine große Hilfe.Dieses kleine Pocketbuch bietet eine handliche Dosieranleitung für Arzneimittel in der Notfall- und Intensivmedizin: Die Medikamentenlisten und -tabellen von Thomas Nicolais Taschenbuch „Pädiatrische Notfallund Intensivmedizin“ wurden ins kompakte Pocketformat gebracht. Von A wie Abacavir bis Z wie Zuclopenthixol: Sämtliche gängige Substanzen im pädiatrischen Einsatzbereich sind rasch auffindbar aber auch solche, für die Kinderdosierungen schwer zu finden sind. Ergänzt wird die Medikamentenliste mit typischen Normalwerten aus dem Laborbereich und[...] Features In der pädiatrischen Akutmedizin und besonders auf der Intensivstation sind schnell verfügbare Medikamentendosierungen eine große Hilfe.Dieses kleine Pocketbuch bietet eine handliche Dosieranleitung für Arzneimittel in der Notfall- und Intensivmedizin: Die Medikamentenlisten und -tabellen von Thomas Nicolais Taschenbuch „Pädiatrische Notfall- und Intensivmedizin“ wurden ins kompakte Pocketformat [..] Contents 1 Medikamente in der pädiatrischen Notfall- und Intensivmedizin.- 2 Mischbarkeit von Medikamenten und Lösungen bei parenteraler Applikation. 3 Medikamentengabe über die Ernährungssonde.- 4 Tabellen und Formeln, Normalwerte.- 5 Literatur Fields of interest Pediatrics; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35122-8 Softcover 2013. VI, 227 S. $19.95 ISBN 978-3-642-35122-8 Due: Dezember 31, 2012

springer.com N. Maffuli, Mile End Hospital, London, UK; M. Easley, Duke Health Center, Durham, NC, USA (Eds.)

N. Maffuli, Mile End Hospital, London, UK; M. Easley, Duke Health Center, Durham, NC, USA (Eds.)

Minimally Invasive Forefoot Surgery in Clinical Practice

Minimally Invasive Surgery for Achilles Tendon Disorders in Clinical Practice

With this proliferation of arthroscopy and other minimally invasive approaches due to the greater demands for day case surgery, there is much interest among orthopedic surgeons  for quick reference guides to assist with minimally invasive techniques. Describing the techniques and, importantly, the indications for minimally invasive procedures for the management of forefoot disorders, this book will explain the management of various conditions and how they can be approached using minimally invasive techniques. However, rather than only concentrating on minimally invasive surgery of the forefoot, the book will examin the options open to surgeons operating in this area – both open[...] Features Minimally Invasive Forefoot Surgery in Clinical Practice describes a number of the better established and accepted minimally invasive surgical correction techniques for forefoot problems, and is aimed at junior and general orthopedic surgeons who require a useful easy reference for these procedures.The concise written text is complemented by a generous assortment of useful photos, diagrams, [..] Contents 1 Arthroscopy of the first metatarsophalangeal joint. 2 Minimally invasive management of hallux rigidus.   3 Percutaneous first metatarso-phalangeal joint fusion.  4 The Reverdin-Isham procedure for the correction of hallux valgus.   5 Arthroscopic assisted correction of hallux valgus deformity. 6 Minimally invasive hallux valgus correction.  7 Minimally invasive modified Wilson osteotomy for hallux valgus.   8 Percutaneous treatment of static metatarsalgia with distal metatarsal mini-invasive osteotomy.  9 Percutaneous surgery for static metatarsalgia. 10 Isham[...]

Minimally Invasive Surgery for the achilles tendon represents a novel approach to treatment of orthopedic problems in the Achilles tendon. The gradual change of philosophy in the management of ankle surgery means that patients require a less invasive approach to surgery and a  consequent improvement in recovery time. Describing the techniques and, importantly, the indications for minimally invasive procedures for the management of achilles tendon ailments, this book explains the management of various conditions and how they can be approached using minimally invasive techniques.This handbook provides an instant reference source for specialists and trainees alike, for those needing a[...] Features Minimally Invasive Surgery for Achilles Tendon Disorders in Clinical Practice is a collection of procedures presented by experts and pioneers in foot and ankle surgery who share an interest in developing less invasive methods of treating disorders of the foot and ankle. The rate of complications of traditional surgery is extremely high: in the management of tendinopathy, traditional techniques result [..]

Fields of interest Orthopedics; Surgical Orthopedics; Sports Medicine

Contents 1 Endoscopic assisted percutaneous Achilles tendon repair. 2 Percutaneous repair of acute Achilles tendon ruptures.3 Minimally invasive semitendinosus tendon graft augmentation for reconstruction of chronic tears of the Achilles tendon. 4 Minimally invasive Achilles tendon reconstruction using the peroneus brevis tendon graft. 5 Free hamstrings tendon transfer and interference screw fixation for less invasive reconstruction of chronic avulsions of the Achilles tendon. 6 Percutaneous longitudinal tenotomies for chronic Achilles tendinopathy. 7 Minimally invasive stripping for chronic[...]

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Fields of interest Orthopedics; Surgical Orthopedics

Type of publication Contributed volume

Target groups Professional/practitioner

More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-4488-5

Type of publication Contributed volume

Softcover 2013. VIII, 235 p. 150 illus. $49.95 ISBN 978-1-4471-4488-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-4497-7 Softcover 2013. VIII, 80 p. 38 illus., 28 in color. $49.95 ISBN 978-1-4471-4497-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com R.G.C. Inderbitzi, Thoraxzentrum Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; R.A. Schmid, University Hospital Berne, Berne, Switzerland; F.M.A. Melfi, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy; R.P. Casula, St. Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom (Eds.)

Minimally Invasive Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery Textbook and Atlas

It is now 20 years since thoracoscopic surgery first entered everyday hospital practice, revolutionizing surgery and offering major benefits to patients. The intervening years have witnessed rapid progress, with the development of a variety of specialized techniques and equipment. This superbly illustrated book provides authoritative and comprehensive descriptions of the various minimally invasive techniques that are currently employed in thoracic and cardiac surgery. A wide range of thoracoscopic procedures are explained and discussed, and detailed attention is also paid to robotic and robot-assisted surgical techniques. Throughout, the emphasis is on clear description of procedures[...] Features It is now 20 years since thoracoscopic surgery first entered everyday hospital practice, revolutionizing surgery and offering major benefits to patients. The intervening years have witnessed rapid progress, with the development of a variety of specialized techniques and equipment. This superbly illustrated book provides authoritative and comprehensive descriptions of the various minimally [..] Contents General Section: History.- General Aspects and Definitions in Minimally Invasive Surgery.- Specific Section: Part I Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery: Anaesthesia.- Imaging.- The Lung.- The Pleura.The Mediastenum.- Chest Wall.- The Oesophagus.The Diaphragm.- Part II Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: Anaesthesia in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery.- The Pericardium.- Minimally Access Valve Surgery.- Minimal Invasive Coronary Surgery.- Minimal Access Atrial Fibrillation Surgery.- Biventricular Resynchronization.- Endovascular Hybrid Aortic Surgery/Repair.- Adult Congenital[...] Fields of interest Minimally Invasive Surgery; Thoracic Surgery; Cardiac Surgery; Cardiology; Anesthesiology; Pneumology/Respiratory System Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-11860-9 Hardcover 2012. XIV, 551 p. 445 illus., 403 in color. $239.00 ISBN 978-3-642-11860-9 Due: January 28, 2013

Medicine J. Hornung, Sozialwerk St. Georg, Gelsenkirchen

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R.R. Watson, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA; G. Grimble, University College London, UK; V.R. Preedy, King's College London, UK; S. Zibadi, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA (Eds.)

Nachhaltiges Personalmanagement in der Pflege - Das 5-Säulen Nutrition in Infancy Konzept Volume 1 Für Personalverantwortliche in Pflege- und Gesundheitseinrichtungen ist es, in Zeiten des demografischen Wandels, eine immer größere Herausforderung vakante Stellen mit Fachpersonal zu besetzen. Um Personalmangel vorzubeugen beziehungsweise strategisch nachhaltig Personal zu sichern, ist ein generationenorientiertes Personal-Management-Konzept notwendig mit den Zielen: neue Mitarbeiter für das Unternehmen zu begeistern, vorhandene Mitarbeiter zu halten und ältere Mitarbeitende länger im Beruf zu halten. Dieses Buch unterstützt alle Einrichtungen Schritt für Schritt, ein solches Konzept umzusetzen und reicht das notwendige Handwerkzeug dazu. Das 5-SäulenKonzept baut auf 5 „Säulen“,[...] Features Personalressourcen langfristig sichern Personalmanagement heißt, neben der Schaffung neuer Ressourcen vor allem die bereits im Unternehmen tätigen Mitarbeitenden weiterzubilden und zu binden. Das 5-Säulen-Konzept setzt hier an und hilft dabei, einrichtungsindividuelle Maßnahmen in fünf Kernbereichen zu planen:Gesundheitsmanagement,Lebenslanges Lernen,Organisation [..] Contents Demografieauswirkungen, Generationenorientiertes Human Resource Management.- Nachhaltiges Personalmanagement.- Das 5-SäulenKonzept.- 1.Säule Gesundheitsmanagement.- 2. Säule Lebenslanges Lernen.- 3. Säule Organisation und Arbeitsgestaltung.- 4.Säule Personal- und Rekrutierungspolitik.- 5.Säule Führung.- Analyse und Bewertung: Kennzahlenanalyse, Mitarbeiterbefragung, Führungskräftebefragung, DemografiePortfolio.- Umsetzungsgestaltung und Lösungsansätze: Nachhaltige Handlungskonzepte im Bereich des Gesundheitsmanagements, des Lebenslangen Lernens, in der Organisation und[...]

Nutrition in Infancy: Volume 1 is a very useful resource for all clinicians treating and preventing nutritional problems in infants.  This volume covers a wide range of topics that support wellness in infants through the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, malnutrition, and developmental and genetic abnormalities.  A variety of chapters deal with nutrients for infants with disabilities, surgery, and other special needs. Special emphasis is provided for clinicians treating the millions of children in developing countries whose death is promoted by undernutrition or malnutrition. The next sections discuss the health benefits of supplementation and breast feeding and methods[...] Features Nutrition in Infancy: Volume 1 is a very useful resource for all clinicians treating and preventing nutritional problems in infants.  This volume covers a wide range of topics that support wellness in infants through the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, malnutrition, and developmental and genetic abnormalities.  A variety of chapters deal with nutrients for infants with disabilities, [..] Contents Infant nutrition and lifelong health.- Nutrition in Infants: Risks and Management.- Nutritional concerns of Aboriginal infants and children in remote and northern Canadian communities: Problems and therapies.- Breastfeeding and infant health in the Indian subcontinent: Problems and solutions.Infant Nutrition in the Middle East.- Complementary Local Foods For Infants In Developing Countries.- Introduction of Complementary Foods to Infants and Ultimate Risk of Allergies.- The Role of Nutrition in Health and Disease in Premature Infants: Current Knowledge Gaps and Defining the Research[...]

Fields of interest Nursing Management / Nursing Research; Nursing

Fields of interest Clinical Nutrition; Nutrition; Pediatrics; Obstetrics / Perinatology; Primary Care Medicine; Internal Medicine

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Type of publication Professional book

Type of publication Contributed volume

More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-29996-4

More on www.springer.com/978-1-62703-223-0

Softcover 2013. IX, 157 S. 55 Abb. $49.95 ISBN 978-3-642-29996-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Hardcover 2013. XXIX, 467 p. 39 illus., 19 in color. (Nutrition and Health) $239.00 ISBN 978-1-62703-223-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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R.R. Watson, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA; G. Grimble, University College London, UK; V.R. Preedy, King's College, London, UK; S. Zibadi, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA (Eds.)

Nutrition in Infancy Volume 2

Nutrition in Infancy: Volume 2 is a very useful resource for all clinicians treating and preventing nutritional problems in infants.  This volume covers a wide range of topics that support wellness in infants through the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, malnutrition, and developmental and genetic abnormalities. A variety of chapters deal with nutrients for infants with disabilities, surgery, and other special needs. The sections in this volume discuss GI Tract Considerations, Formulas, probiotics, hormones and lipids in the health and disease of infants, and the growth and development of infants. In Nutrition in Infancy: Volume 2, a wide range of nutritional and food[...] Features Nutrition in Infancy: Volume 2 is a very useful resource for all clinicians treating and preventing nutritional problems in infants.  This volume covers a wide range of topics that support wellness in infants through the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, malnutrition, and developmental and genetic abnormalities. A variety of chapters deal with nutrients for infants with disabilities, [..] Contents Growth and Body Composition in Children with Chronic Disease.- Nutritional support in inborn errors of metabolism.- Ketogenic Diet as treatment option for infants with intractable epileptic syndrome.- Short Bowel Syndrome: Management and treatment.- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.Nutritional support in Crohn’s disease.- Nutritional requirements and support in liver disease.- Normal and aberrant  craniofacial development and nutrition in infants.- Role of gangliosides in neurological development and the influence of dietary sources.Dietary methods to treat acute[...]

springer.com S. Zabar, NYU School of Medicine, NY, USA; E. Kachur, Medical Education Development, NY, USA; A. Kalet, NYU School of Medicine, NY, USA; K. Hanley, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA (Eds.)

Objective Structured Clinical Examinations 10 Steps to Planning and Implementing OSCEs and Other Standardized Patient Exercises

Objective structured clinical examinations/exercises (OSCEs) using standardized patients (SPs) are an efficient means of surveying a diverse range of ability at any point along the continuum of medical education. An OSCE station can address multiple competency assessments across undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education. Nevertheless, organizing and enacting OSCEs is a major undertaking and, as with most other educational projects, collaborating within and across specialties and disciplines only enriches the process. The production of an effective OSCE program requires strong leaders committed to the benefits of such assessments, as well as many individuals to plan,[...] Features Objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) and other exercises that utilize standardized patients (SPs) can simulate actual clinician-patient encounters with great impact. They are one of the most effective methods for training and assessing competencies across undergraduate, (post)graduate, and continuing health professions education. However, organizing such programs requires strong leadership and [..]

Fields of interest Clinical Nutrition; Nutrition; Pediatrics; Obstetrics / Perinatology; Primary Care Medicine; Internal Medicine

Contents PART 1: INTRODUCTION.- Definitions.- Why use SPs and OSCEs?.- History and current use.How can Standardized Patients and OSCEs satisfy national competency guidelines?.- PART TWO: TEN STEPS FOR ORGANIZING OSCEs AND OTHER SP EXERCISES.- Assemble a team.- Agree on goals and scope and make a plan.- Establish a blueprint.- Develop cases and stations.- Create rating forms.- Recruit and train standardized patients (SPs).- Recruit and train raters.- Manage logistics and implement the program.- Analyze and report data.- Develop a case library.- PART THREE: ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS OF[...]

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Fields of interest Internal Medicine; Health Administration

Type of publication Contributed volume

Target groups Professional/practitioner

More on www.springer.com/978-1-62703-253-7 Hardcover 2013. XXX, 390 p. 32 illus., 13 in color. (Nutrition and Health) $239.00 ISBN 978-1-62703-253-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-3748-2 Softcover 2013. XIII, 90 p. 16 illus., 1 in color. $49.95 ISBN 978-1-4614-3748-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

F. De Meester, DMF Ltd. Co., Marche/Famenne, Belgium; R.R. Watson, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA; S. Zibadi, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA (Eds.)

Omega-6/3 Fatty Acids Functions, Sustainability Strategies and Perspectives

Over the last several years developing human research suggests that a component of omega-3 fatty acids, long chain ones, contribute particularly to health benefits. Omega-6/3 Fatty Acids: Functions, Sustainability Strategies and Perspectives focuses on developing information on this newly recognized key component. This volume uniquely, and for the first time, focuses on sustainability of natural sources of omega-3 fatty acids variants including long chain ones, and on ways to increase their use and availability to reduce major diseases. The authors review cardiovascular disease, neurological changes and mental health and other diseases like diabetes where long chain omega-3 fatty[...] Features Over the last several years developing human research suggests that a component of omega-3 fatty acids, long chain ones, contribute particularly to health benefits.   Omega-6/3 Fatty Acids: Functions, Sustainability Strategies and Perspectives focuses on developing information on this newly recognized key component.  This volume uniquely, and for the first time, focuses on sustainability of natural [..] Contents Historic Perspective and  The Economics of Omega-6/3.- Attention to Prevention.- Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Genetic Expressions.- Optimal Omega-3 Levels for Different Age Groups. Omega 3 Fatty Acid "Status" from the Neonate to the Elderly, as Affected by Dietary, Lifestyle and Physiological Factors.-  DHA in the Second Six Months of Life.- DHA, EPA and Ocular Health.-      Impact of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Cognitive and Mental Development.- Long-Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Psychotic Disorders.- Recent Findings on Cardiovascular and Mental Health Effects of[...] Fields of interest Clinical Nutrition; Nutrition; Cardiology; Neurosciences; Food Science; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-62703-214-8 Hardcover 2013. XXVI, 427 p. 82 illus., 37 in color. (Nutrition and Health) $209.00 ISBN 978-1-62703-214-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com R. Mehrotra, Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, India (Ed.)

Oral Cytology A Concise Guide

Oral Cytology: A Concise Guide provides a stateof-the-art review of the major issues specific to the field of oral cytology. The sections of the book have been structured to review the complexities of sample collection, manual/automated analysis, pitfalls, gray zones and controversies in diagnosis,  as well as, issues not covered by other available materials. Recent advancements in ancillary techniques like DNA ploidy, image analysis and  molecular biology are discussed in detail. This useful text is extensively illustrated with patient and microscopic  pictures, which will  further highlight the clinical application. Throughout the  text, simultaneous inclusion of both   cytologic[...] Features Oral Cytology: A Concise Guide provides a stateof-the-art review of the major issues specific to the field of oral cytology. The sections of the book have been structured to review the complexities of sample collection, manual/automated analysis, pitfalls, gray zones and controversies in diagnosis,  as well as, issues not covered by other available materials. Recent advancements in ancillary [..] Contents Introduction to Oral Cytology.- Historical Development of Oral Cytology.- Oral Cytology Techniques.Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases by Oral Cytology.Cytological Diagnosis of Benign Lesions of the Oral Cavity.- The Development of a Novel Oral Cytologic Grading System.- Liquid-Based Cytology and Microhistology.- The Role of Ploidy Analysis in Oral Cytology.- Diagnostic Cytometry.- Pitfalls and Limitations of Oral Cytopathology.- The Way Ahead: Overview of Present Day Use with Areas for Future Research. Fields of interest Pathology; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Laboratory Medicine Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5220-1 Hardcover 2013. XII, 176 p. 103 illus., 101 in color. $189.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5220-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Medicine R.F. Pfeiffer, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA; i. Bodis-Wollner, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA (Eds.)

Parkinson's Disease and Nonmotor Dysfunction The first edition of Parkinson’s Disease and Nonmotor Dysfunction was published in 2005 to provide a source of detailed information that could be readily accessed by the practicing physician.  The widely praised first edition described and explained these nonmotor features that had at that point received insufficient attention both in the medical and in the lay literature.  Since the publication of the first edition, awareness and knowledge of the nonmotor features of PD has dramatically expanded, calling for a new edition of this important title.  Timely, fully updated and expanded, Parkinson’s Disease and Nonmotor Dysfunction, Second Edition, offers a state-of-the-art overview of[...] Features The first edition of Parkinson’s Disease and Nonmotor Dysfunction was published in 2005 to provide a source of detailed information that could be readily accessed by the practicing physician.  The widely praised first edition described and explained these nonmotor features that had at that point received insufficient attention both in the medical and in the lay literature.  Since the publication of [..] Contents Depression in Parkinson’s Disease: An Update.Anxiety in Parkinson’s Disease.- Obsessionality.Dementia.- Psychosis.- Postsurgical Behavioral Changes.- Apathy in Parkinson`s Disease.- Dysphagia.- Gastric Function In Parkinson’s Disease.Intestinal Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease.Impaired Sexual Function.- Urological Dysfunction.- Cardiovascular Autonomic Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease.- Thermoregulatory Dysfunction In Parkinson’s Disease.- Respiratory Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease.- Dermatological Disorders In Parkinson’s Disease.- Insomnia in Parkinson’s Disease.-[...] Fields of interest Neurology; Geriatrics / Gerontology; Internal Medicine; General Practice / Family Medicine Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-60761-428-9 Hardcover 2013. XVI, 420 p. 20 illus., 12 in color. (Current Clinical Neurology) $209.00 ISBN 978-1-60761-428-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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J.J. Hutton, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center’s Division of Biomedical Informatics, Cincinnati, OH, USA (Ed.)

Pediatric Biomedical Informatics Computer Applications in Pediatric Research

Advances in the biomedical sciences, especially genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics, taken together with the expanding use of electronic health records, are radically changing the IT infrastructure and software applications needed to support the transfer of knowledge from bench to bedside. Pediatric Biomedical Informatics: Computer Applications in Pediatric Research describes the core resources in informatics necessary to support biomedical research programs and how these can best be integrated with hospital systems to receive clinical information that is necessary to conduct translational research.The focus is on the authors’ recent practical experiences in establishing an[...] Features Advances in the biomedical sciences, especially genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics, taken together with the expanding use of electronic health records, are radically changing the IT infrastructure and software applications needed to support the transfer of knowledge from bench to bedside. Pediatric Biomedical Informatics: Computer Applications in Pediatric Research describes the core resources in [..] Contents Pediatric Electronic Health Records and Research.Interfaces and Data Transmission Standards.- Data Storage and Access Management.- Institutional Cybersecurity in a Clinical Research Setting.- Protecting Privacy in the Child’s Electronic Health Record.- Research Patient Data Warehousing.Biobanking in Pediatric Research.- EHR-linked Registries for Studies of Populations.- Natural Language Processing – The Basics.- Natural Language Processing: Applications in Pediatric Research.- Informatics and Decision Support.- Support of Perinatal and Neonatal Research.- Informatics Support of[...] Fields of interest Health Informatics; Computational Biology / Bioinformatics; Pediatrics; Biostatistics Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5148-4 Hardcover 2012. XIX, 400 p. 69 illus., 57 in color. (Translational Bioinformatics, Vol. 2) $209.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5148-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Medicine

N. Akalan, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey; C. Di Rocco, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy (Eds.)

Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery The contributions in this volume cover recent advances and changing concepts on diagnosis and treatment of resistant epilepsy in children. Topics treated are new insights on mechanisms of epileptogenesis in developing brain, multimodality imaging in pediatric intractable epilepsy, pediatric intractable epilepsy syndromes, pediatric temporal lobe epilepsy surgery, critical review of palliative surgical techniques for intractable epilepsy, treatment modalities for intractable epilepsy in hypothalamic hemartomas, contemporary management of epilepsy in tuberous sclerosis. Features The contributions in this volume cover recent advances and changing concepts on diagnosis and treatment of resistant epilepsy in children. Topics treated are new insights on mechanisms of epileptogenesis in developing brain, multimodality imaging in pediatric intractable epilepsy, pediatric intractable epilepsy syndromes, pediatric temporal lobe epilepsy surgery, critical review of palliative surgical [..] Contents Advances:  H. Kubova, K. Lukasiuk, A. Pitkänen: New Insight on the Mechanisms of Epileptogenesis in the Developing Brain. – P. Follett, N. Vora, J.H. Cross: Paediatric Intractable Epilepsy Syndromes: changing concepts in diagnosis and management. – K.K. Oguz: Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Epilepsy. Technical Standards: N. Akalan, B. Bilginer: Pediatric temporal lobe epilepsy surgery, resection based on etiology and anatomical location. – J.-U. Choi, D.-S. Kim: Treatment Modalities for Intractable Epilepsy in Hypothalamic Hamartoma. – F. Novegno, L. Massimi, C. Di Rocco: Epilepsy in[...] Fields of interest Neurosurgery Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-7091-1359-2 Hardcover 2012. V, 213 p. 46 illus., 23 in color. (Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery, Vol. 39) $189.00 ISBN 978-3-7091-1359-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com P. Mamula, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; J.E. Markowitz, University of South Carolina, Greenville, SC, USA; R.N. Baldassano, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA (Eds.)

Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Second Edition provides an essential reference with an emphasis on the unique pediatric issues of IBD.  Chapters focus on complications of IBD specific to children and adolescents. Treatment recommendations are based on the latest clinical research available. The textbook also presents sections dedicated to the aspects of participation in clinical research unique to children and adolescents and the complicated yet vital process of successfully transitioning a patient from a pediatric to adult specialist. Controversies in pediatric IBD care such as the off-label use of medications are also covered.  The format incorporates multiple tables, graphs,[...] Features Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Second Edition provides an essential reference with an emphasis on the unique pediatric issues of IBD.  Chapters focus on complications of IBD specific to children and adolescents. Treatment recommendations are based on the latest clinical research available. The textbook also presents sections dedicated to the aspects of participation in clinical research unique [..] Contents Genetics of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Gut Immunity and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Cytokines and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- The Gut Microbiota and IBD.-  Epidemiology of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Early Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- The Natural History of Crohn Disease in Children.- Natural History of Ulcerative Colitis in Children.- Natural History of Indeterminate Colitis.- Extraintestinal Manifestations of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Liver Disease in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Growth Impairment in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease.-[...]

C. Faure, Université de Montréal, QC, Canada; C. Di Lorenzo, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA; N. Thapar, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK (Eds.)

Pediatric Neurogastroenterology Gastrointestinal Motility and Functional Disorders in Children

Neurogastroenterology is devoted to "study the interface of all aspects of the digestive system with the different branches of the nervous system". Over the past 15 years advances in this field has greatly improved our understanding in primary functional and motility disorders in children. Neurogastroenterology has also begun to revolutionize our vision of "organic" diseases like inflammatory bowel disease, obesity, diabetes as well as microbial-host interactions. Major advances have also been achieved during these years in the knowledge of mechanisms of development of the enteric nervous system at the molecular level allowing a better understanding of diseases related to[...] Features Neurogastroenterology is devoted to studying "the interface of all aspects of the digestive system with the different branches of the nervous system." Over the past 15 years, advances in this field have greatly improved our understanding in primary functional and motility disorders in children. Neurogastroenterology has also begun to revolutionize our vision of "organic" diseases like inflammatory bowel [..] Contents Foreword.- Preface.- Part One:Physiology and Development of Enteric Neuromuscular System and Gastrointestinal Motility.- Chapter 1. Introduction to Gut Motility and Sensitivity.- Chapter 2  Development of the Enteric Neuromuscular System.Chapter 3  Development of Gut Motility.- Chapter 4  Visceral Sensitivity.- Chapter 5  Inflammation, Microflora, Motility and Visceral Sensitivity.- Chapter 6  Integration of Biomedical and Psychosocial Issues in Pediatric Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders.- Chapter 7  Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: An Anthropological[...] Fields of interest Gastroenterology; Pediatrics; Internal Medicine; Clinical Nutrition

Fields of interest Gastroenterology

Target groups Professional/practitioner

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Type of publication Contributed volume

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More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5060-3 Hardcover 2013. XIX, 591 p. 115 illus., 75 in color. $239.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5060-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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springer.com C. Fiedler, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen; M. Köhrmann, Universitätsklinik Erlangen; R. Kollmar, Klinikum Darmstadt (Eds.)

Pflegewissen Stroke Unit Für die Fortbildung und die Praxis

Die Akutbehandlung und Sekundärprophylaxe von Schlaganfallpatienten erfordert eine enge Kooperation des interdisziplinären Teams und eine entsprechende Ausbildung und Expertise auch bei den Pflegenden. Dieses Fachbuch qualifiziert Gesundheits- und Krankenpflegepersonal für die Pflege auf einer Stroke Unit. Es erläutert verständlich und praxisnah das Spezialwissen wie z.B. die einzelnen Diagnoseverfahren und Behandlungsansätze für Schlaganfallpatienten sowie bewährte Therapien. Die pflegerische Überwachung der Patienten, Besonderheiten bei der geriatrischen und demenzerkrankten Schlaganfallpatienten, Einfluss der Ernährung aber auch Kommunikation und Qualitätsmanagement sind ebenfalls[...] Features Stroke Unit: Dreh- und Angelpunkt ist die Pflege Von der Erstversorgung eines Schlaganfallpatienten bis zu dessen Entlassung – hier finden Sie das notwendige Spezialwissen für die Pflege auf der Stroke Unit. Profitieren Sie vom Erfahrungsschatz des interdisziplinären Autorenteams: Medizinische GrundlagenDiagnostische MethodenAkuttherapie [..] Contents 1. Teil: Medizinische Grundlagen und Therapien: Epidemiologie und Bedeutung der Stroke Unit.Evidenzbasierte Medizin und Pflege.- Zentralnervensystem – Anatomie und klinische Syndrome.Risikofaktoren eines Schlaganfalls.- Klinische und apparative Diagnostik.- Akuttherapie.- Medikamentöse und operative Sekundärprophylaxe.Intrazerebrale Blutung – Ursachen, Diagnostik, Therapie.- Neuropsychologische Störungen nach einem Schlaganfall.- 2. Teil: Pflege auf der Stroke Unit: Pflegerische Überwachung.- Ganzheitlich rehabilitierende Pflege nach den AEDL.- Bobath – Lagerung und Transfer.-[...] Fields of interest Nursing; Neurology; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine; Rehabilitation

Medicine K.-M. Haus, Praxis für Ergotherapie, Landau; C. Held, Ludwigsmühle, Lustadt; A. Kowalski, NeuroFit GmbH Therapieund TrainingsAkademie, Krefeld; A. Krombholz, NeuroFit GmbH Therapie und Trainings-Akademie, Krefeld; M. Nowak, Suchtambulanz, Landau; E. Schneider, Praxis für Neurofeedback, Biofeedback und Ergotherapie, Stuttgart; G. Strauß, Praxis für Ergotherapie, Wattenheim; M. Wiedemann, Praxis für Neurofeedback und Hypnose, Stuttgart

Praxisbuch Biofeedback und Neurofeedback Viel Praxis und wenig (nur praxisrelevante) Theorie: Die Behandlung mit Biofeedback und Neurofeedback nutzt die Erkenntnis, dass die autonom innervierten Körperfunktionen (z.B.  Muskelspannung, Blutdruck, Hautleitfähigkeit, Hirnströme) keineswegs “autonom“ sind, sondern durch Lernprozesse beeinflusst werden können: Diese Körpersignale werden mit bekannten elektrodiagnostischen Verfahren (Fingerpuls, EMG, EEG ...) abgeleitet und per Computer erfasst. In der Behandlung hilft die Bildschirm-Visualisierung symptomatischer Funktionsprozesse (z.B. Herzbeschwerden, Bluthochdruck, Muskelverspannungen, Schmerzen, Ängste) dem Patienten, diese besser wahrzunehmen und mit Entspannungstechniken[...] Features Wenn Beratung und Medikamente nicht ausreichen …… bieten Biofeedback und Neurofeedback effektive, kostengünstige und sichere Optionen zur Behandlung stressverursachter und psychischer Erkrankungen und Störungen: Sie leiten Patienten an, die eigene Körperwahrnehmung zu schulen, und fördern damit Prozesse der Selbstregulierung und Selbstheilung.Die Lern- und  [..] Contents Biofeedback und Neurofeedback.- Peripheres Biofeedback.- Frequenzbandtraining.- Training der Selbstkontrolle der langsamen kortikalen Potenziale.- Infra Low Frequency (ILF-)Neurofeedback.Neuere Ansätze.- HEMI-KINEMATICS-BIO-CONTROL (H.K.B.C).- Nichtmedizinische Anwendung von Biofeedback und Neurofeedback.- Biofeedback und Neurofeedback in der Praxis: Fallbeispiele.Biofeedback und Neurofeedback bei Abhängigkeitserkrankungen.

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A. Haydaroglu, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey; G. Ozyigit, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey (Eds.)

Principles and Practice of Modern Radiotherapy Techniques in Breast Cancer Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among the female population. With advances in systemic therapies and modern radiotherapy techniques, breast cancer patients can have a long lifeexpectancy. However, it is crucial that radiation therapy is carried out with minimum complications and with the utmost efficiency.Principles and Practice of Modern Radiotherapy Techniques in Breast Cancer provides practical and current theoretical knowledge to the planning and implementation of breast cancer radiation therapy. All aspects of breast cancer are covered, including epidemiology, molecular and biological basis and integrating systemic therapies during all steps of treatment. The[...] Features Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among the female population. With advances in systemic therapies and modern radiotherapy techniques, breast cancer patients can have a long lifeexpectancy. However, it is crucial that radiation therapy is carried out with minimum complications and with the utmost efficiency. Principles and Practice of Modern Radiotherapy Techniques in Breast [..] Contents Epidemiology and Etiology.- Staging.- Molecular Classification.- Prognostic and Predictive Factors.Mechanisms of Resistance to Radiation.- Interaction of Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy.- Interactions of Radiotherapy with Hormonotherapy.- Ductal Carcinoma in Situ.- Early Stage Breast Cancer.- Locally Advanced Breast Cancer.- Metastatic Breast Cancer.The Organs at Risk and Radiation Tolerance Doses.Chest Wall and Regional Lymphatics.- Breast and Tumor Bed.- Simulation and Patient Fixation Methods.- Three Dimensional Planning Techniques.Inverse Planning, Intensity Modulated[...] Fields of interest Oncology; Radiotherapy; Imaging / Radiology; Nuclear Medicine

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Fields of interest Occupational Therapy; Physiotherapy; Complementary & Alternative Medicine

Type of publication Professional book

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Type of publication Contributed volume

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Type of publication Professional book

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Hardcover 2013. XV, 358 p. 91 illus., 84 in color. $189.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5115-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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P. de Lonlay, Hôpital Necker-Enfants malades, Paris, France; S. Dubois, Hôpital Necker-Enfants malades, Paris, France; V. Valayannopoulos, Hôpital Necker-Enfants malades, Paris, France; É. Depondt, Hôpital Necker-Enfants malades, Paris, France; C. Ottolenghi, Hôpital Necker-Enfants malades, Paris, France; D. Rabier, Hôpital Necker-Enfants malades, Paris, France

springer.com L. Olivetti, Istituti Ospitalieri di Cremona, Italy (Ed.)

Professione TSRM Norme e conoscenze essenziali

Cet ouvrage très novateur, consacré des maladies métaboliques, propose une conduite à tenir, très précise, face à une situation métabolique donnée. En effet, il n'existe pas de protocoles pour ces maladies, et pour la première fois les "métaboliciens" ont accepté de mettre par écrit leurs pratiques quotidiennes.

L'opera è suddivisa in tre parti. La prima tratta gli aspetti generali e le norme essenziali: sono descritti il Sistema Sanitario Nazionale, la struttura dell'Azienda sanitaria, il percorso formativo del TSRM, gli aspetti particolari della sua figura professionale e come questa si sia modificata nel passaggio dall'era analogica a quella digitale. Arricchiscono inoltre questa sezione i capitoli sulle norme relative a radiazioni ionizzanti e radioprotezione, oltre che sull'etica, la deontologia e le problematiche medico-forensi. La seconda parte dell'opera percorre sistematicamente l'anatomia umana, regina dell'immagine, per distretti corporei: partendo dall'anatomia macroscopica,[...]

Features Le traitement des maladies héréditaires du métabolisme est essentiel à connaître car, rapidement instauré, il peut sauver un enfant ou un adulte. Cet ouvrage se propose donc de décrire la prise en charge médicale et diététique des maladies héréditaires du métabolisme de l’enfant et l’adulte, telle que nos prédécesseurs nous l’ont apprise résumant ainsi nos pratiques. Il s’adresse donc à tout médecin [..]

Features L'opera è suddivisa in tre parti. La prima tratta gli aspetti generali e le norme essenziali: sono descritti il Sistema Sanitario Nazionale, la struttura dell'Azienda sanitaria, il percorso formativo del TSRM, gli aspetti particolari della sua figura professionale e come questa si sia modificata nel passaggio dall'era analogica a quella digitale. Arricchiscono inoltre questa sezione i capitoli sulle norme [..]

Contents Classification des maladies métaboliques Interprétation du bilan biologique Prise en charge en urgence des comas et acido-cétoses Principe d’un régime hypoprotidique et circuit de distribution des produits spéciaux et/ou des médicaments Maladies avec un traitement diététique Maladies sans traitement diététique Atteintes symptomatiques : penser à une maladie métabolique Traitements symptomatiques Fields of interest Metabolic Diseases; Pediatrics; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine; Neurology

Contents Parte I Professione TSRM.- 1 Il sistema sanitario nazionale.- 2 L'azienda ospedaliera.- 3 Il percorso formativo del TSRM.- 4 La figura giuridica e professionale del TSRM.- 5 Radiazioni ionizzanti e radioprotezione.- 6 L'era digitale.- 7 Aspetti particolari della figura professionale del TSRM.- 8 Etica e deontologia.- 9 Problematiche medico-forensi.- Parte II Anatomia regina dell'immagine.- 10 Encefalo.- 11 Il rachide: contenente e contenuto.- 12 Testa e collo.13 Ghiandola mammaria.- 14 Torace.- 15 Mediastino e cuore.- 16 Cavità addominale, peritoneo e retroperitoneo.- 17 Apparato[...]

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Fields of interest Imaging / Radiology

Type of publication Laboratory book

Target groups Lower undergraduate

More on www.springer.com/978-2-8178-0045-5

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Prise en charge médicale et diététique des maladies héréditaires du métabolisme

Softcover 2013. IV, 492 p. $169.00 ISBN 978-2-8178-0045-5 Due: mars 27, 2013

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B. Rodeck, Christliches Kinderhospital Osnabrück; K.-P. Zimmer, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg (Eds.)

Pädiatrische Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Ernährung Gehaltvoll und praxisnah: Das Buch zum Fachgebiet!Bauchschmerzen, Erbrechen oder Durchfall in der kinderärztlichen Klinik oder Praxis ein häufiger Vorstellungsgrund. Doch die Kinder-Gastroenterologie beinhaltet weit mehr als das: Sie zeichnet sich durch vielfältige Krankheitsbilder und Differenzialdiagnosen aus, die in der Gastroenterologie des Erwachsenen kaum bekannt sind. Mit diesem Buch hat die Subspezialität „Pädiatrische Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Ernährung“ ihr Referenzwerk gefunden, das sich schnell in der Fachwelt etabliert hat. Ein umfassender Überblick, unschlagbar in puncto Praxisnähe.Orientiert an den Prozessabläufen bei der Behandlung eines kranken Kindes, [...] Features Gehaltvoll und praxisnah: Das Buch zum Fachgebiet!Bauchschmerzen, Erbrechen oder Durchfall in der kinderärztlichen Klinik oder Praxis ein häufiger Vorstellungsgrund. Doch die Kinder-Gastroenterologie beinhaltet weit mehr als das: Sie zeichnet sich durch vielfältige Krankheitsbilder und Differenzialdiagnosen aus, die in der Gastroenterologie des Erwachsenen kaum bekannt sind. Mit diesem Buch [..] Contents I. Untersuchungsmethoden1 Klinische Methoden.2 Bildgebung.- 3 Funktions- und LaboruntersuchungenII. Gastroenterologie4 Embryologie und Physiologie.- 5 Leitsymptome und Differenzialdiagnostik.6 Kongenitale Diarrhö.- 7 Gastrointestinale Infektionen.- 8 Störungen der Motilität.- 9 Erkankungen des oberen Gastrointestinaltrakts.- 10 Erkrankungen u. Therapieformen des unteren Gastrointestinaltraktes.- 11 CED.- 12 ProktologieIII. Hepatologie13 Embryologie und Physiologie der Leber.- 14 Pathophysiologie d. Leberkrankheiten.- 15 Leitsymptome und Differenzialdiagnostik16 Neonatale[...] Fields of interest Pediatrics; Gastroenterology; Hepatology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-24709-5 Hardcover 2013. XXVI, 872 S. 367 Abb. in Farbe. $219.00 Prepublication price valid until March 30, 2013 $199.00 ISBN 978-3-642-24709-5 Due: Januar 14, 2013

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B. Ertl-Wagner, Universität München-Großhadern, Germany; S. Steinbrucker, Universität München-Großhadern, Germany; B.C. Wagner, Pullach, Germany

K. Diedrich, Universitäts Frauenklinik Lübeck; M. Ludwig, amedes Hamburg; G. Griesinger, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig Holstein,Campus Lübeck (Eds.)

Qualitätsmanagement und Zertifizierung

Reproduktionsmedizin

Praktische Umsetzung in Krankenhäusern, Reha-Kliniken, stationären Pflegeeinrichtungen

QM – ein absolutes “need-to-have“… und ein Dauerthema, denn das Zertifikat muss alle 3 Jahre erneuert werden und zudem sind jährliche Überwachungsaudits zu überstehen.Ob gehasst oder geliebt; kein Weg führt an dieser gesetzlichen Vorgabe vorbei. Die gewonnenen Ergebnisse und Erkenntnisse aus dem Qualitätsmanagement sollten Sie zu Ihrem Vorteil nutzen.Gute Ergebnisse sind ein Wettbewerbsvorteil bei:- Patienten- Zuweisenden Ärzten- KrankenkassenNutzen des systematischen QM u.a.:- Schwachstellen aufdecken – souveränes Fehlermanagement- Effizienz steigern – Kosten optimieren- Dokumentation standardisieren – juristische Sicherheit für Patient und ArztNEU/umfassend überarbeitet u.a.-[...] Features QM – ein absolutes “need-to-have“… und ein Dauerthema, denn das Zertifikat muss alle 3 Jahre erneuert werden und zudem sind jährliche Überwachungsaudits zu überstehen.Ob gehasst oder geliebt; kein Weg führt an dieser gesetzlichen Vorgabe vorbei. Die gewonnenen Ergebnisse und Erkenntnisse aus dem Qualitätsmanagement sollten Sie zu Ihrem Vorteil nutzen.Gute Ergebnisse sind ein [..] Contents Gründe und Hintergründe des Qualitätsmanagements.- QM im Gesundheitswesen.- Modelle des QM.- Begleitkonzepte des QM.- Voraussetzungen des QM.- Entwicklung einer Prozesslandschaft.- Einführung eines QM-Systems.- Qualitätswerkzeuge.Umgang mit Fehlern und Beschwerden.- Überprüfungsmethoden des QM.- Fragen und Fakten.Anhang: Glossar; Nützliche Internetadressen; Weiterführende Literatur. Fields of interest Practice Management; Internal Medicine; General Practice / Family Medicine; Gynecology; Pediatrics; Rehabilitation Medicine Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-25315-7 Hardcover 2013. XV, 207 S. (Erfolgskonzepte Praxis- & Krankenhaus-Management) $59.95 ISBN 978-3-642-25315-7 Due: Dezember 28, 2012

Reproduktionsmedizin -  das gesamte Spektrum des Fachgebiets umfassend und informativ dargestellt von namhaften Experten.Die Betreuung von Paaren mit Kinderwunsch und vor allem ungewollt kinderloser Paare ist für jeden Gynäkologen und Reproduktionsmediziner eine Herausforderung. Komplexes Wissen und das Verständnis nicht nur der Physiologie der menschlichen Fortpflanzung, sondern auch psychosomatischer, gynäkologischer, andrologischer, juristischer und ethischer Aspekte sind essenziell.Das Buch bietet umfassend Informationen zu allen wichtigen Themenfeldern der modernen Reproduktionsmedizin. Es führt praxisnah und wissenschaftlich fundiert Schritt für Schritt von den physiologischen[...] Features Reproduktionsmedizin -  umfassende Informationen zu allen wichtigen ThemenfeldernDie Betreuung von Paaren mit Kinderwunsch und ungewollt kinderlosen Paaren ist für jeden Gynäkologen und Reproduktionsmediziner eine Herausforderung. Wissenschaftlich fundiert vermitteln namhafte Experten wichtige Grundlagen und relevantes Praxiswissen:·        Physiologische Grundlagen der [..] Contents Physiologie.- Reproduktionsmedizinische Techniken.- Komplikationen in der Reproduktionsmedizin.- Besondere Situationen in der Reproduktionsmedizin.- Integrale nicht- gynäkologische Bestandteile der Reproduktionsmedizin.- Follow-up.- Rechtliche und Ethische Aspekte. Fields of interest Gynecology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-30180-3 Hardcover 2013. XXXVI, 684 S. 190 Abb., 74 in Farbe. $229.00 Prepublication price valid until March 31, 2013 $209.00 ISBN 978-3-642-30180-3 Due: Dezember 31, 2012

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M.A. Dicato, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, Luxembourg (Ed.)

Side Effects of Medical Cancer Therapy Prevention and Treatment

This book is a comprehensive handbook designed for quick reference by medical oncologists on the side-effects of cancer therapy drugs, including the chemotherapeutic drugs. Organised by organ system, it will list the toxicity, side-effects and measures of prevention pertaining to each type of drug used in cancer therapy. The most dangerous side-effects will be given priority so as to alert the reader to their importance. Features The options available for systemic treatment in cancer are ever-expanding and so too is the information required to deploy these methods well. Each therapeutic substance causes a range of side effects, which can be prevented or treated to minimise harm to the patient.  Side Effects of Medical Cancer Therapy: Prevention and Treatment is a comprehensive handbook on the side effects of [..] Contents 1. Drug Interactions and Pharmacogenetics.- 2. Breast Cancer.- 3. Lung Cancer.- 4. Gastrointestinal Cancer: Selection of Clinically Relevant DrugInduced Toxicities Encountered in Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment.- 5. Gynecologic Cancer.- 6. Genitourinary Cancer.- 7. Central Nervous System.- 8. Bone Marrow Toxicity: Red Blood Cells.- 9. Bone Marrow Toxicity: White Blood Cells.- 10. Dermatologic Side Effects of Systemic Anticancer Therapy.- 11. Myeloid Malignancies.- 12. Lymphoma.13. Multiple Myeloma.- 14. Preservation of Fertility in the Cancer Patient.- 15. Cardiotoxicity.- 16.[...] Fields of interest Oncology; Pharmacology / Toxicology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-0-85729-786-0 Softcover 2013. XIII, 654 p. 23 illus., 13 in color. $59.95 ISBN 978-0-85729-786-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Medicine

M. St.Pierre, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen; G. Breuer, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen (Eds.)

Simulation in der Medizin Grundlegende Konzepte - Klinische Anwendung

Simulation, das möglichst genaue Nachstellen einer realen Situation am Modell, ist ein wachsendes Thema in allen Bereichen der Medizin. In Deutschland existieren mittlerweile ca. 60 Simulationszentren in der Anästhesie mit steigender Tendenz. Auch in anderen Fachgebieten wie Chirurgie, Gynäkologie und Pädiatrie (PAEDSIM) sind Simulationskonzepte fester Bestandteil der Ausbildung. Simulation erhält auch Einzug in die Pflegeausbildung, Bundeswehr und Rettungsdienstorganisationen. In der studentischen Ausbildung existieren sog. Skills-Lab, in denen man Techniken aus dem Klinikalltag, wie Nähen, Punktieren, Auskultieren, Palpieren an Simulatoren lernen kann. Simulation erhöht[...] Features Simulation in der Medizin - innovativ, effektiv und zukunftsweisendIn der medizinischen Aus- und Weiterbildung gewinnt Simulation zunehmend an Bedeutung. Als Lehrkonzept bewirkt sie wirkungsvoll und nachhaltig Lernprozesse und erhöht damit auch die Patientensicherheit. Ob Sie gerade mit einem Simulationsprogramm beginnen oder bereits routinierter Anwender sind, hier finden Sie die Starthilfe [..] Contents Räumlichkeiten, Ausstattung, Finanzierung.- Lehren und Lernen.- Simulation und der "Faktor Mensch".Interdisziplinäre Praxis der Simulation.- Rückblick und Ausblick. Fields of interest Anesthesiology; Emergency Medicine; Pediatrics; Gynecology; Internal Medicine; Surgery Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-29435-8 Hardcover 2013. XVIII, 354 S. 115 Abb. $169.00 ISBN 978-3-642-29435-8 Due: Januar 14, 2013

springer.com N. Confalonieri, Orthopaedic Department, CTO, Milan, Italy; S. Romagnoli, Orthopaedic Department, Galeazzi Hospital, Milan, Italy (Eds.)

A.E. Berbari, American University of Beirut Medical Centre , Lebanon; G. Mancia, University of Milano-Bicocca, San Gerardo Hospital Monza, Milan, Italy (Eds.)

Small Implants in Knee Reconstruction

Special Issues in Hypertension

Minimally invasive joint replacement has become one of the hottest topics in the orthopedic world. In the case of the knee, however, this concept has been widely misunderstood. All too frequently it is taken to mean keyhole surgery in which traditional components are implanted with a shorter surgical time. Such an approach in fact has few benefits and various possible dangers. In this book, international experts discuss truly minimally invasive knee reconstruction techniques that involve tissue-sparing surgery and small implants and permit preservation of both the anterior and the posterior cruciate ligament. These techniques have the key advantage of respecting the physiological[...] Features Minimally invasive joint replacement has become one of the hottest topics in the orthopedic world. In the case of the knee, however, this concept has been widely misunderstood. All too frequently it is taken to mean keyhole surgery in which traditional components are implanted with a shorter surgical time. Such an approach in fact has few benefits and various possible dangers. In this book, [..] Contents The reason of a choice.- Small Implants: Past, present and future.- Biomechanical problems sacrificing ACL and PCL in knee replacement.Mobile and fixed bearing in UKR: indications vs Ostheotomies (HTO) and Total Prosthesis.- UKR Surgical Technique.- Pearls and Pitfalls.- UKR with mobile bearing – long term results  (C.Dodd).- UKR in the lateral compartment: long term results and surgical tricks.- UKR Computer Assisted (CAS): surgical technique and results.- Bicompartmental (BiUKR) Knee Reconstruction: Indications and results.Bi-UKR vs TKR  computer assisted - Tissue Sparing Surgery[...] Fields of interest Orthopedics; Minimally Invasive Surgery; Surgical Orthopedics Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-88-470-2654-4 Hardcover 2013. Approx. 185 p. 80 illus. in color. $189.00 ISBN 978-88-470-2654-4 Due: November 28, 2012

This book is not intended as a full detailed report on hypertension and related disorders, but instead focuses on particular issues in hypertension. It looks at emerging recently described forms of hypertension that are frequently encountered in clinical practice (prehypertension, white-coat and masked hypertension, hypertension in the elderly) and discusses novel aspects of target organ disease (for example, cognitive impairment, dementia, and sexual dysfunction), and changing concepts in the management of hypertension and antihypertensive pharmacotherapy. It also looks at specific topics that are rarely discussed in books, including hypertension control in postmenopausal women on[...] Features This volume is a cutting-edge review of the latest findings on key scientific and clinical issues in hypertension, with an integration of different new specific topics into the general knowledge of how to understand the pathophysiology and correctly diagnose and treat this chronic condition, which still represents the first cause of death in the world.Among the topics included in the book the reader [..] Contents 1 Prehypertension: Definition, clinical significance and therapeutic approaches: to treat or not to treat.2 Clinical significance and treatment requirement in white coat and masked hypertension.- 3 Resistant hypertension: epidemiologic and evolving therapeutic aspects.- 4 Primary aldosteronism: rare or common condition.- 5 Hypertension in the very elderly: special features, therapeutic approaches and problems.- 6 Clinical relevance of circadian rhythm and nocturnal dip.- 7 Morning BP surge in treated and untreated hypertensive patients: clinical relevance, prognostic significance and[...] Fields of interest Cardiology; Angiology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-88-470-2600-1 Hardcover 2013. X, 483 p. 69 illus. $239.00 ISBN 978-88-470-2600-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com G.L. Kaiser, Inselspital University of Bern, Switzerland

Symptoms and Signs in Pediatric Surgery

Medicine V. Sanchis-Alfonso, Professor of Orthopedic Surgery; J.C. Monllau, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (Eds.)

The ACL-Deficient Knee A Problem Solving Approach

This concise textbook of pediatric surgery is designed to guide the reader logically from symptoms and signs to diagnosis and treatment. Each chapter is devoted to one of 35 key symptoms and signs, which are organized according to six body regions: head, neck, chest, abdomen, urogenital system, and back. In each case, a brief assessment of the presenting sign/symptom and differential diagnosis is followed by discussion of occurrence, clinical presentation and significance, diagnostic workup, treatment, and prognosis. Informative tables, illustrations, and up-to-date references are included throughout. Readers will also have access to an elearning tool developed in collaboration with[...]

This book approaches the ACL deficient knee from a different perspective than those of the previous classical ways. The common approach is the analysis of closed compartments; anatomy, biomechanics, physical findings, imaging, surgical treatment and rehabilitation. The approach of this book is completely opposite, focusing on questions, controversies, problem analyses and problem solving, besides analyzing the possibility of prevention. Therefore, in each chapter, the biomechanics, anatomy, and other areas that are relevant to the topic are reviewed. There are chapters where highly specialized surgical techniques are presented (acute ACL repair, double bundle reconstruction, chondral[...]

Features This concise textbook of pediatric surgery is designed to guide the reader logically from symptoms and signs to diagnosis and treatment. Each chapter is devoted to one of 35 key symptoms and signs, which are organized according to six body regions: head, neck, chest, abdomen, urogenital system, and back. In each case, a brief assessment of the presenting sign/symptom and differential diagnosis is followed [..]

Features The ACL-Deficient Knee: A Problem Solving Approach, focuses on problem analysis and problem solving, as well as analyzing the possibility of prevention. In each chapter, the biomechanics, anatomy, etc. that are relevant to the topic are reviewed. There are chapters where highly specialized surgical techniques are presented (v. gr. double bundle reconstruction or meniscal transplant), as well as [..]

Contents Tumors And Tumor-Like Masses Of The Head.Macrocrania.- Unconsciousness And Clouding Of Consciousness.- Conspicuous And Abnormal Head Shape.- Externally Visible Malformations Of The Face.- Torticollis.- Tumors, Tumor-Like Masses, And Sinuses Of The Neck.- Mediastinal Tumor.Respiratory Distress Syndrome In The Newborn.Respiratory Tract Symptoms In Older Children.Chest Wall Deformities.- Tumors, Tumor-Like Masses And Anomalies Of The Breast.- Tumors, Tumor-Like Masses And Anomalies Of The Ehest Wall.- Surgical Abdomen .- Chronic Abdominale Pain.- Externally Recognizable Abdominal[...] Fields of interest Pediatric Surgery; Pediatrics; Urology / Andrology; Gastroenterology; General Practice / Family Medicine

Contents FOREWORD I.- FOREWORD II.- Treatment ACLinjuries  – still an unsolved  clinical problem?.PREFACE.- Historical Aspects on Surgery for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Deficiency.- Evidence-Based Medicine. How Can we Use it to Guide our Practice?.- What have we learned from the Kaiser Permanente Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Registry (KP ACLRR)?.- The Danish anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction registry. What we are doing, how we do it, and which would be the best way to do it.- ACL ruptures in the female athlete. Can we predict who is at increased risk and can we reduce[...] Fields of interest Orthopedics; Surgical Orthopedics; Sports Medicine Target groups Professional/practitioner

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Type of publication Contributed volume

Type of publication Monograph

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More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-31160-4 Hardcover 2012. XXV, 620 p. 71 illus. $179.00 ISBN 978-3-642-31160-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Hardcover 2013. LXXIX, 414 p. 237 illus., 178 in color. With online files/update. $209.00 ISBN 978-1-4471-4269-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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S.O. Aral, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA; K.A. Fenton, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA; J.A. Lipshutz, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA (Eds.)

The New Public Health and STD/HIV Prevention Personal, Public and Health Systems Approaches

Despite effective approaches to prevention, STD and HIV infection rates remain fairly constant. Targeting, implementation, and monitoring of interventions have posed widespread problems, and the recent spate of cuts to prevention budgets has made these roadblocks even more challenging. It is clear that working in sexual health requires both a deeper understanding of STI/HIV epidemiology and an ongoing quest for up-to-date, realistic prevention strategies. The New Public Health and STD/ HIV Prevention offers readers leading-edge access to both. Focusing on social determinants of sexual health, at-risk populations, critical factors in approaches to prevention, and reviews of new[...] Features Despite effective approaches to prevention, STD and HIV infection rates remain fairly constant. Targeting, implementation, and monitoring of interventions have posed widespread problems, and the recent spate of cuts to prevention budgets has made these roadblocks even more challenging. It is clear that working in sexual health requires both a deeper understanding of STI/HIV epidemiology and an ongoing quest [..] Contents PART 1. Socio-Demographic Societal and SupraSocietal Determinants and Influences.- Chapter 1. Social Determinants of Sexual Networks, Partnership Formation, and Sexually Transmitted Infections.- Chapter 2. Epidemiology of STI and HIV: An Overview of Concentration and Geographical and Temporal Dispersion.- Chapter 3. Migration and the Transmission of STIs.- Chapter 4. Sexual Networks and Sexually Transmitted Infections:  “The Strength of Weak (long distance) Ties”.- Chapter 5. Personal Risk and Public Impact:  Balancing Individual Rights with STD and HIV Prevention.- PART 2. Critical[...] Fields of interest Public Health; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Health Administration Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-4525-8 Hardcover 2013. XVII, 439 p. 60 illus., 29 in color. $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-4525-8 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

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D.E. Hansel, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; J.K. McKenney, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, USA; A.J. Stephenson, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; S.S. Chang, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA (Eds.)

A. Sendera, Perchtoldsdorf; M. Sendera, Perchtoldsdorf

H. Remschmidt, Universität Marburg

Trauma und Burnout in helfenden Berufen

Tötungs- und Gewaltdelikte junger Menschen

The Urinary Tract

Erkennen, Vorbeugen, Behandeln - Methoden, Strategien und Skills

Ursachen, Begutachtung, Prognose

A Comprehensive Guide to Patient Diagnosis and Management

Providing a true integration of pathology with clinical management, this volume presents a practical, comprehensive text on benign and malignant disease of the adult bladder. Integrating pathology, surgical management, oncology and molecular study in a site-specific manner to include the urethra, urinary bladder, ureter and renal pelvis, The Urinary Tract: A Comprehensive Guide to Patient Diagnosis and Management is the first text in adult bladder disease to closely interweave multiple clinical disciplines into each chapter. For the majority of chapters, a pathologist and urologist or urologic oncologist are paired to provide the greatest integration of information for each disease process. Features Providing a true integration of pathology with clinical management, this volume presents a practical, comprehensive text on benign and malignant disease of the adult bladder. Integrating pathology, surgical management, oncology and molecular study in a site-specific manner to include the urethra, urinary bladder, ureter and renal pelvis, The Urinary Tract: A Comprehensive Guide to Patient Diagnosis and [..] Contents Part I: The Urinary Tract.- Chapter 1. Anatomy, Embryology, and Histology.- Part II: Non-neoplastic Diseases of the Bladder.- Chapter 2.  Benign Polypoid and Papillary Lesions.- Chapter 3.  Diverticular Disease.- Chapter 4.  Infection and Inflammatory Disorders.- Part III: Bladder Neoplasia.- Chapter 5.   Bladder Cancer Overview and Staging.- Chapter 6.   Non-muscle-invasive Low- and High-Grade Neoplasia.- Chapter 7. Muscle-invasive Urothelial Carcinoma: Conventional and Variant Subtypes.- Chapter 8.  Micropapillary Carcinoma.- Chapter 9.  Small Cell Urothelial Carcinoma.- Chapter 10. [...] Fields of interest Pathology; Urology / Andrology; Oncology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5319-2 Hardcover 2012. XVI, 354 p. 182 illus., 169 in color. $239.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5319-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Angehörige helfender Berufe, wie PsychologInnen, PsychotherapeutInnen, Pflegekräfte, PolizistInnen, Feuerwehrleute, ÄrztInnen und SozialarbeiterInnen, sind gefährdet, durch berufliche Belastungen eine Posttraumatische Belastungsstörung, ein Stressoder Burnout-Syndrom zu entwickeln. Die Autorinnen nähern sich in bewährter Weise der Arbeit mit diesen Berufsgruppen mit Hilfe von Trauma-Prophylaxe und -Therapie: Nach Darstellung theoretischer Grundlagen bieten sie praktische Skills und Strategien, ergänzt durch die Darstellung traumaspezifischer Therapiemethoden. Bewusst-Machen der Gefahr, Akut-Maßnahmen sowie praxisnahe Übungsanleitungen beugen der Chronifizierung vor. Das Buch richtet[...] Features Angehörige helfender Berufe, wie PsychologInnen, PsychotherapeutInnen, Pflegekräfte, PolizistInnen, Feuerwehrleute, ÄrztInnen und SozialarbeiterInnen, sind gefährdet, durch berufliche Belastungen eine Posttraumatische Belastungsstörung, ein Stressoder Burnout-Syndrom zu entwickeln. Die Autorinnen nähern sich in bewährter Weise der Arbeit mit diesen Berufsgruppen mit Hilfe von Trauma-Prophylaxe und [..] Contents Die Posttraumatische Belastungsstörung.- Statistik, Prävalenz, Daten, Epidemiologie.- Definition, DSM, ICD.- Verlauf.- Komorbiditäten.- Depression, Angsterkrankung, Sucht.- Kognitive und lerntheoretische Erklärungsmodelle.- Neurobiologie.- Biopsychosoziale Theorie.- Besonderheiten der Sekundären PTSD.- Die akute Belastungsreaktion.- Das akute Stress- Syndrom.- Stress- Modelle .Burnout.- Besonderheiten spezieller Berufsgruppen .- Prävention und Therapie.- Sekundäre Prävention und Therapie.- Kompendium relevanter Begriffe aus Anatomie und Neurobiologie.- Literatur.- Stichwortverzeichnis Fields of interest Psychotherapy; Behavioral Therapy; Psychotherapy and Counseling

Dieses Buch ist ein Erfahrungs- und Forschungsbericht über eine 30-jährige Beschäftigung mit jungen Menschen, die ein Tötungsdelikt begangen oder versucht haben. In denjenigen Fällen, in denen es nicht zur vollendeten Tötung kam, wurden die Opfer meist schwer verletzt und trugen dauerhafte körperliche oder psychische Schäden davon. Die Legalentwicklung der Stichprobe, auf die sich diese Darstellung stützt, wurde über lange Jahre hinweg anhand der Auszüge aus dem Bundeszentralregister und der Erziehungskartei verfolgt. In einer Reihe von Fällen war es auch, zum Teil viele Jahre nach der Indextat, möglich, mit den Probanden persönlich Kontakt aufzunehmen und auf diese Weise[...] Features Dieses Buch ist ein Erfahrungs- und Forschungsbericht über eine 30-jährige Beschäftigung mit jungen Menschen, die ein Tötungsdelikt begangen oder versucht haben. In denjenigen Fällen, in denen es nicht zur vollendeten Tötung kam, wurden die Opfer meist schwer verletzt und trugen dauerhafte körperliche oder psychische Schäden davon. Die Legalentwicklung der Stichprobe, auf die sich diese Darstellung stützt, [..] Contents Hintergrund und Kenntnisstand.- Terminologische Vorbemerkungen.- Epidemiologie.- Ursachen und Hintergründe.- Empirische Untersuchungen an jugendlichen und heranwachsenden Tötungsdelinqenten.- Marburger Tötungs- und Gewaltdelinquenzstudie.- Stichproben und methodisches Vorgehen.Delikte.- Täter und Täterinnen (Gesamtstichprobe).Täter und Delikte.- Täterinnen und Delikte.- Opfer.Verhandlung und Urteil.- Probleme und Ergebnisse der Begutachtung.- Überprüfung von Verlauf und Prognose anhand von Registerdaten.- Zusammenfassende Diskussion .- Verlauf und Lebensbewährung: Ergebnisse von[...] Fields of interest Psychiatry; Child and School Psychology Target groups Professional/practitioner

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Type of publication Professional book

Type of publication Professional book

More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-29870-7

More on www.springer.com/978-3-7091-1243-4 Softcover 2013. XVI, 217 S. 19 Abb., 2 in Farbe. $39.95 ISBN 978-3-7091-1243-4 Due: Januar 11, 2013

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springer.com J.J. Talati, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan; H.-G. Tiselius, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; D.M. Albala, Crouse Hospital, Syracuse, NY, USA; Z. YE, Tongji Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China (Eds.)

Urolithiasis Basic Science and Clinical Practice

Urolithiasis: Basic Science and Clinical Practice is a comprehensive text that assists urologists in defining the best choice of treatment for each case through a balanced presentation of underlying science, diagnostic methods and practical tips, with additional discussions on educational issues, costs and management of resources.  This user-friendly practical resource is replete with full-color illustrations and radiographs, covering all aspects of stone disease, and offering perspectives from Europe, the Americas, China, South Asia, Africa, and Australia. Topics include the biochemical and physiological basis of stone formation, treatment options, complications, assessment of[...] Features Urolithiasis: Basic Science and Clinical Practice is a comprehensive text that assists urologists in defining the best choice of treatment for each case through a balanced presentation of underlying science, diagnostic methods and practical tips, with additional discussions on educational issues, costs and management of resources.  This user-friendly practical resource is replete with [..] Contents Part I: Epidemiology.- 1. Epidemiology of Kidney Stones in the European Union.- 2. Epidemiology of Stone Disease in North America.- 3. Epidemiology of Stone Disease in Pakistan.- 4. Epidemiology of Stone Disease in Northern India.- 5. Epidemiology of Stone Disease in Kerala, South India.- 6. Epidemiology of Stone Disease in China.- 7. Epidemiology of Stone Disease in South America.- 8. Epidemiology:  South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.- 9. Epidemiology of Stone Disease in Australia.- 10. Epidemiology of Stone Disease in Saudi Arabia with an Overview of the Regional Differences.- 11.[...]

Medicine J.J. Hoballah, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA; A.B. Lumsden, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX USA (Eds.)

Vascular Surgery Vascular care has evolved from conservative therapy and open surgical therapy to a minimally invasive approach using endovascular techniques, laparoscopic or thoracoscopic techniques as well as hybrids of open and endovascular techniques. New technological developments continue to arise allowing surgeons to be more creative and adding to the treatment options available.   Vascular Surgery provides up-to-the-minute information and details new developments and procedures in the field of vascular surgery. With an authorship of international acclaim, this comprehensive text is a highly valuable resource for surgeons and trainees. Features Vascular care has evolved from conservative therapy and open surgical therapy to a minimally invasive approach using endovascular techniques, laparoscopic or thoracoscopic techniques as well as hybrids of open and endovascular techniques. New technological developments continue to arise allowing surgeons to be more creative and adding to the treatment options available.   Vascular [..] Contents Section 1 - Aneurysmal Disease.- Ch.1: Infrarenal Aortic Aneurysms: New Technologies.- Ch.2: Treatment of Suprarenal and Juxtarenal AAA with fenestrated grafts and debranching procedures.Ch.3: Surgeon-Modified Fenestrated and Branched Stent Grafts.- Ch.4: Pelvic Revascularization during Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair.- Ch.5: Management of Endoleak Following Endovascular Aneurysm Repair.- Ch.6: Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (Tevar): New Horizons.- Ch.7: Thoracic Aneurysms: Endovascular Procedures For Debranching of Ascending and Isolated Arch Aneurysms.- Ch.8: Aortic[...]

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C. Banwell, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia; D. Broom, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia; A. Davies, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia; J. Dixon, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia

Weight of Modernity An Intergenerational Study of the Rise of Obesity

Over a half of adults in the US, Canada, Australia and numerous European countries are now overweight or obese, a proportion that has risen sharply in the past two decades. Dominant biomedical explanations focus on the energy equation – an imbalance between energy intake and expenditure - and remedies focus on motivating individuals to restore the balance by eating better and being more active, or – in extreme cases – surgical intervention. This book offers a perspective that sees increasing obesity as a social phenomenon as well as a public health problem. It contains detailed accounts of three generations of Australians’ experiences of changing environments and the emergence of[...] Features Over a half of adults in the US, Canada, Australia and numerous European countries are now overweight or obese, a proportion that has risen sharply in the past two decades. Dominant biomedical explanations focus on the energy equation – an imbalance between energy intake and expenditure - and remedies focus on motivating individuals to restore the balance by eating better and being more active, or – in [..] Contents Chapter 1. The big Australian: obesity in the modern world.- Chapter 2. An intergenerational study design.- Chapter 3. From habit to choice: Transformations in family dining.- Chapter 4. How convenience is shaping Australian diets: The disappearing dessert.- Chapter 5.From social leisure to exhaustion: a tale of two revolutions.- Chapter 6. Fitness marginalises fun and friendship.- Chapter 7. The rise of automobility.- Chapter 8. The weight of time: from full to fragmented in 50 years.- Chapter 9. Social forces shaping life chances and life choices.- Chapter 10. Restoring coherence to a[...]

Fields of interest Urology / Andrology

Fields of interest Vascular Surgery; General Surgery; Thoracic Surgery; Surgery; Minimally Invasive Surgery; Imaging / Radiology

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Fields of interest Public Health; Sociology, general; Population Economics

Type of publication Contributed volume

Type of publication Contributed volume

Target groups Research

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Hardcover 2013. XXXVIII, 982 p. 365 illus., 242 in color. With online files/update. $199.00 ISBN 978-1-4471-4383-3 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

Hardcover 2012. XIV, 350 p. 132 illus., 86 in color. (New Techniques in Surgery Series, Vol. 6) $189.00 ISBN 978-1-4471-2911-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Meteorology / Climatology

Meteorology / Climatology K. Sene, UK Engineering Consultancy, Warrington, UK

Flash Floods Forecasting and Warning

Flash floods typically develop in a period a few hours or less and can arise from heavy rainfall and other causes, such as dam or flood defence breaches, and ice jam breaks. The rapid development, often associated with a high debris content, can present a considerable risk to people and property. This book describes recent developments in techniques for monitoring and forecasting the development of flash floods, and providing flood warnings. Topics which are discussed include rainfall and river monitoring, nowcasting, Numerical Weather Prediction, rainfall-runoff modelling, and approaches to the dissemination of flood warnings and provision of an emergency response.The book is[...] Features The book describes flash floods - one of the most devastating of natural hazards, which develop in a period of minutes to a few hours. Floods of this type are often characterised by fast flowing deep water and a high debris content which - combined with the short lead time available for warnings - add to the risk to people and property. The main cause of flash flooding is usually heavy rainfall; other [..] Contents Introduction.--Causes of flash flooding.--Flood risk management.--Flash Flood Warning Systems.--Organisational Issues.--Technological Developments.--Summary.-Precipitation measurement.--Introduction.--Raingauges.--Weather radar.--Satellite precipitation estimates.--Multisensor precipitation estimates.--Summary.-Catchment monitoring.--Introduction.--River monitoring.--Catchment conditions.--Observation networks.--Summary.-Rainfall forecasting.--Introduction.--Flash flood climatology.--Forecasting techniques.--Operational Considerations.--Summary.-Flood[...] Fields of interest Meteorology / Climatology; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk; Climate Change; Physical Geography Target groups Research

springer.com V. Bychkov, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia; G. Golubkov, Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, Moscow, Russia; A. Nikitin, Institute of Energy Problems of Chemical Physics, Moscow, Russia (Eds.)

Philosophy

The Atmosphere and Ionosphere

J. Tolleneer, K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; S. Sterckx, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium; P. Bonte, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium (Eds.)

Elementary Processes, Discharges and Plasmoids

The book presents a collection of articles devoted to atmospheric and ionospheric science reported during the Conference “Atmosphere, Ionosphere, Safety” held in Kaliningrad, Russia in July 2010. It consists of reviews devoted to physics of elementary processes, aerosols, ionosphere dynamics, microwave discharges and plasmoids. Such a wide range of topics presents a comprehensive analysis of this atmospheric science including trends and questions which exist to be solved. Features The book presents research devoted to atmospheric and ionospheric science reported during the Conference “Atmosphere, Ionosphere, Safety” held in Kaliningrad, Russia in July 2010. It consists of works devoted to physics of elementary processes, aerosols, ionosphere dynamics, microwave discharges and plasmoids. Such a wide range of topics presents a comprehensive analysis of this atmospheric science including [..] Contents Ionization of Excited Atoms in Thermal Collisions.Elementary Processes Involving Rydberg Molecules in a Strong Laser Field.- Nanoaerosols in the Atmosphere.- Electromagnetic Drivers in the Upper Atmosphere: Observations and Modeling.- Discharge Processes in a Stratosphere and Mesosphere During a Thunderstorm.- Vortex Plasmoids Created by High Frequency Discharges. Fields of interest Meteorology / Climatology; Environmental Physics; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences; Fluid- and Aerodynamics Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-2913-1 Hardcover 2013. XVI, 284 p. 115 illus., 50 in color. (Physics of Earth and Space Environments) $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-2913-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

AthleticEnhancement, Human Nature and Ethics Threats and Opportunities of Doping Technologies

The book provides an in-depth discussion on the human nature concept from different perspectives and from different disciplines, analyzing its use in the doping debate and researching its normative overtones. The relation between natural talent and enhanced abilities is scrutinized within a proper conceptual and theoretical framework: is doping to be seen as a factor of the athlete’s dehumanization or is it a tool to fulfill his/her aspirations to go faster, higher and stronger? Which characteristics make sports such a peculiar subject of ethical discussion and what are the, both intrinsic and extrinsic, moral dangers and opportunities involved in athletic enhancement? This volume[...] Features The book provides an in-depth discussion on the human nature concept from different perspectives and from different disciplines, analyzing its use in the doping debate and researching its normative overtones. The relation between natural talent and enhanced abilities is scrutinized within a proper conceptual and theoretical framework: is doping to be seen as a factor of the athlete’s dehumanization or is it [..] Contents Preface by Thomas H. Murray, President Emeritus of the Hastings Center and Chair of the Ethical Issues Review Panel for the World Anti-Doping Agency.Introduction: Human nature as a promising concept to make sense of the spirit of sport.- Part I Conceptual and Theoretical Framework.- Jan Tolleneer and Paul Schotsmans, Self, other, play, display and humanity. Development of a five-level model for the analysis of ethical arguments in the athletic enhancement debate.- Christian Lenk, Is human enhancement unnatural and would this be an ethical problem?.- Pieter Bonte, Dignified doping: truly[...] Fields of interest Ethics; Sports Medicine; Theory of Medicine / Bioethics Target groups Research

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F. Zenker, University of Lund, Sweden (Ed.)

J. Forge, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia

Bayesian Argumentation

Designed to Kill: The Case Against Weapons Research

The practical side of probability

Relevant to, and drawing from, a range of disciplines, the chapters in this collection show the diversity, and applicability, of research in Bayesian argumentation. Together, they form a challenge to philosophers versed in both the use and criticism of Bayesian models who have largely overlooked their potential in argumentation. Selected from contributions to a multidisciplinary workshop on the topic held in Sweden in 2010, the authors count linguists and social psychologists among their number, in addition to philosophers. They analyze material that includes real-life court cases, experimental research results, and the insights gained from computer models.   The volume provides, for[...] Features Relevant to, and drawing from, a range of disciplines, the chapters in this collection show the diversity, and applicability, of research in Bayesian argumentation. Together, they form a challenge to philosophers versed in both the use and criticism of Bayesian models who have largely overlooked their potential in argumentation. Selected from contributions to a multidisciplinary workshop on the topic held [..] Contents Introduction: Frank Zenker.- Part 1.- The Bayesian Approach to Argumentation.- Chapter 1. Testimony and Argument: A Bayesian Perspective: Ulrike Hahn, Mike Oaksford and Adam J.L. Harris.- Chapter 2. Why are we convinced by the Ad Hominem Argument?: Source Reliability or Pragma-Dialectics: Mike Oaksford and Ulrike Hahn.- Part 2. The Legal Domain.-Chapter 3. A survey of uncertainties and their consequences in Probabilistic Legal Argumentation: Matthias Grabmair and Kevin D. Ashley.Chapter 4. What went wrong in the case of Sally Clark? A case-study of the use of Statistical Evidence[...] Fields of interest Epistemology; Industrial and organisational psychology; Methodology of the Social Sciences; Simulation and Modeling; Applied Linguistics Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5356-3 Hardcover 2013. VIII, 215 p. 23 illus. (Synthese Library, Vol. 362) $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5356-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

The pilot-less drones, smart bombs and other hightech weapons on display in recent conflicts are all the outcome of weapons research. However, the kind of scientific and technological endeavour has been around for a long time, producing not only the armaments of Nazi Germany and the atomic bombs dropped on Japan, but the catapults used in ancient Greece and Rome and the assault rifles used by child soldiers in Africa.  In this book John Forge examines such weapons research and asks whether it is morally acceptable to undertake such an activity. He argues that it is in fact morally wrong to take part in weapons research as its primary purpose is to produce the means to harm others,[...] Features The pilot-less drones, smart bombs and other hightech weapons on display in recent conflicts are all the outcome of weapons research. However, the kind of scientific and technological endeavour has been around for a long time, producing not only the armaments of Nazi Germany and the atomic bombs dropped on Japan, but the catapults used in ancient Greece and Rome and the assault rifles used by child [..] Contents Chapter 1; Weapons, Weapons Research and the Case Against Weapons Research.- Chapter 2; The Development of Projectile Weapons: Ancient Catapults.- Chapter 3; The Development of Projectile Weapons 2: Firearms.- Chapter 4; The Development of Nuclear Weapons.- Chapter 5; The Moral Dimension of Weapons Research.- Chapter 6; How to Make The Case Against Weapons Research.- Chapter 7; Defensive, Deterrent and ‘Humane’ Weapons.Chapter 8; Weapons Research, Contexts and Justifications, and the Analogy with Explanation.Chapter 9; Just War Theory and Wartime Weapons Research.- Chapter 10; War[...] Fields of interest Ethics; Theory of Medicine / Bioethics; Security Science and Technology Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5735-6 Hardcover 2013. XIV, 314 p. (Research Ethics Forum, Vol. 1) $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5735-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Y. Denier, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium; C. Gastmans, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium; A. Vandevelde, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium (Eds.)

Justice, Luck & Responsibility in Health Care Philosophical Background and Ethical Implications for End-ofLife Care

In this book, an international group of philosophers, economists and theologians focus on the relationship between justice, luck and responsibility in health care. Together, they offer a thorough reflection on questions such as: How should we understand justice in health care? Why are health care interests so important that they deserve special protection? How should we value health? What are its functions and do these make it different from other goods? Furthermore, how much equality should there be? Which inequalities in health and health care are unfair and which are simply unfortunate? Which matters of health care belong to the domain of justice, and which to the domain of[...] Features In this book, an international group of philosophers, economists and theologians focus on the relationship between justice, luck and responsibility in health care. Together, they offer a thorough reflection on questions such as: How should we understand justice in health care? Why are health care interests so important that they deserve special protection? How should we value health? What are its functions [..] Contents General Introduction.- Justice and Responsibility in Health Care – An Introduction; Yvonne Denier, Chris Gastmans & Antoon Vandevelde.- Part 1: Philosophy of Health and Health Care Injustice and Inequality in Health and Health Care; Daniel M. Hausman.- Affirmative Action in Health; Shlomi Segall.- On Justice, Luck and Moral Responsibility Concerning Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis; Yvonne Denier.- Mutual Moral Obligations in the Prevention of Infectious Diseases; Jeroen Luyten.- Justice and Responsibility in Health, Care General Discussion and Conclusions of Part 1; Antoon Vandevelde.Part[...] Fields of interest Philosophy of Medicine; Public Health; Health Economics; Ethics; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5334-1 Hardcover 2013. VIII, 229 p. (Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy, Vol. 30) $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5334-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Philosophy

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A. MacLachlan, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada; A. Speight, Boston University, MA, USA (Eds.)

A. Akasoy, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany; G. Giglioni, Warburg Institute, London, UK (Eds.)

Justice, Responsibility and Reconciliation in the Wake of Conflict

Renaissance Averroism and Its Aftermath: Arabic Philosophy in Early Modern Europe

What are the moral obligations of participants and bystanders during—and in the wake of –a conflict?  How have theoretical understandings of justice, peace and responsibility changed in the face of contemporary realities of war? Drawing on the work of leading scholars in the fields of philosophy, political theory, international law, religious studies and peace studies, the collection significantly advances current literature on war, justice and post-conflict reconciliation.  Contributors address some of the most pressing issues of international and civil conflict, including the tension between attributing individual and collective responsibility for the wrongs of war, the trade-offs[...]

While the transmission of Greek philosophy and science via the Muslim world to western Europe in the Middle Ages has been closely scrutinized, the fate of the Arabic philosophical and scientific legacy in later centuries has received less attention, a fault this volume aims to correct. The authors in this collection discuss in particular the radical ideas associated with Averroism that are attributed to the Aristotle commentator Ibn Rushd (1126-1198) and challenge key doctrines of the Abrahamic religions. This volume examines what happened to Averroes’s philosophy during the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Did early modern thinkers really no longer pay any attention[...]

This book addresses the question: how can institutions develop and maintain a good purpose? And how can managers contribute to this endeavour? Twelve contributions explore this question, using MacIntyrean inquiry as a basis for exploring four main themes: Can management be considered a practice in the MacIntyrean sense? What is the role of specific virtues in the development of a virtuous institution? What are management vices and what are the conditions in which they flourish? And, can we use MacIntyrean ideas to consider the management of all forms of institutions? The volume is an international and multidisciplinary collection, with contributions from well-known writers in the[...]

Features What are the moral obligations of participants and bystanders during—and in the wake of –a conflict?   How have theoretical understandings of justice, peace and responsibility changed in the face of contemporary realities of war? Drawing on the work of leading scholars in the fields of philosophy, political theory, international law, religious studies and peace studies, the collection significantly advances [..]

Features While the transmission of Greek philosophy and science via the Muslim world to western Europe in the Middle Ages has been closely scrutinized, the fate of the Arabic philosophical and scientific legacy in later centuries has received less attention, a fault this volume aims to correct. The authors in this collection discuss in particular the radical ideas associated with Averroism that are attributed to the [..]

Contents Introduction, C.A. Speight and A. MacLachlan.Part I: What is War? What is Peace?.- Truce! N. Eisikovits.- Peace-less Reconciliation, A. Biletzki.-  Heidegger and Gandhi on Conflict, G. Fried.- Basic Challenges for Governance in Emergencies, F. Tanguay-Renaud.- Part II: Framing Responsibilities, At War’s End: Clashing Visions and the Need for Reform, B. Orend.- Is there an obligation to rebuild? P. Robinson.- Political Reconciliation, Responsibility and Grudge-Informers, C. Murphy.- Part III: The Shape of Reconciliation.- Freedom in the Grounding of Transitional Justice,A. Wingo.-[...]

Contents Preface.- Introduction, A. Akasoy and G. Giglioni.Middle Ages and Renaissance.- Averroes’ Criticisms of Avicenna’s Philosophy in Latin Philosophy and Historiograph, A.Bertolacci.- The Giuntine Aristotle-Averroes Edition (1550-1552) Revisited, C. Burnett.- Super-Commentaries: The Renaissance Resurgence of Commentaries on Averroes, C. Martin.- Marsilio Ficino, the Platonic Mind and the Monster of Averroes, M. J.B. Allen.- The ‘Transmutations’ of a Young Averroist: The Account of Celestial Influences in Agostino Nifo’s Commentary on Averroes’ Destructio destructionum, N. Holland.-[...]

Features This book addresses the question: how can institutions develop and maintain a good purpose? And how can managers contribute to this endeavour? Twelve contributions explore this question, using MacIntyrean inquiry as a basis for exploring four main themes: Can management be considered a practice in the MacIntyrean sense? What is the role of specific virtues in the development of a virtuous institution? What [..]

Fields of interest Political Philosophy; Political Science, general; Religious Studies Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5200-9 Hardcover 2013. VIII, 230 p. (Boston Studies in Philosophy, Religion and Public Life, Vol. 1) $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5200-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

H. Harris, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia; G. Wijesinghe, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia; S. McKenzie, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia (Eds.)

The Heart of the Good Institution Virtue Ethics as a Framework for Responsible Management

Contents Introduction.- Section 1 intro: Can management be a practice?.- 1 Re-imagining the morality of management: A modern virtue ethics approach; Geoff Moore.- 2 Management as a practice; Tony O’Malley.- 3 Judgment, virtue and social practice; Chris Provis.- 4 Courage as a management virtue; Howard Harris.- Section 2 Intro Leadership, Vice and Virtue.- 5 Virtue ethics in leadership operations: A pathway for leadership development; Erich C. Fein.- 6 The process of conscious corporate growth: A utopian interpretation or a possible virtuous practice?; Mario Carrassi.- 7 Organisational[...]

Fields of interest History of Philosophy; Philosophy of Religion; Political Theory

Fields of interest Ethics; Operation Research / Decision Theory; Personnel Management

Target groups Research

Target groups Research

Type of publication Contributed volume

Type of publication Contributed volume

More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5239-9

More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5472-0

Hardcover 2013. VIII, 405 p. 1 illus. (International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées, Vol. 211) $179.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5239-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Hardcover 2013. VI, 183 p. 6 illus. (Issues in Business Ethics, Vol. 38) $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5472-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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201

F.J. Contreras, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain (Ed.)

j. agassi

K. Montagova, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

The Threads of Natural Law

The Very Idea of Modern Science

Unravelling a Philosophical Tradition

Francis Bacon and Robert Boyle

Transzendentale Genesis des Bewusstseins und der Erkenntnis

The notion of “natural law” has repeatedly furnished human beings with a shared grammar in times of moral and cultural crisis. Stoic natural law, for example, emerged precisely when the Ancient World lost the Greek polis, which had been the point of reference for Plato's and Aristotle's political philosophy. In key moments such as this, natural law has enabled moral and legal dialogue between peoples and traditions holding apparently clashing world-views. This volume revisits some of these key moments in intellectual and social history, partly with an eye to extracting valuable lessons for ideological conflicts in the present and perhaps near future. The contributions to this volume[...]

This book is a study of the scientific revolution as a movement of amateur science. It describes the ideology of the amateur scientific societies as the philosophy of the Enlightenment Movement and their social structure and the way they made modern science such a magnificent institution. It also shows what was missing in the scientific organization of science and why it gave way to professional science in stages. In particular the book studies the contributions of Sir Francis Bacon and of the Hon. Robert Boyle to the rise of modern science. The philosophy of induction is notoriously problematic, yet its great asset is that it expressed the view of the Enlightenment Movement about[...]

Features The notion of “natural law” has repeatedly furnished human beings with a shared grammar in times of moral and cultural crisis. Stoic natural law, for example, emerged precisely when the Ancient World lost the Greek polis, which had been the point of reference for Plato's and Aristotle's political philosophy. In key moments such as this, natural law has enabled moral and legal dialogue between peoples and [..]

Features This book is a study of the scientific revolution as a movement of amateur science. It describes the ideology of the amateur scientific societies as the philosophy of the Enlightenment Movement and their social structure and the way they made modern science such a magnificent institution. It also shows what was missing in the scientific organization of science and why it gave way to professional science in [..]

Contents About the Authors.- Foreword; Francisco José Contreras.- 1. Aristotle on Practical Rules, Universality, and Law; Jesús Vega.- 2. Cosmopolitanism and Natural Law in Cicero; Fernando Llano.- 3. Natural Law: Autonomous or Heteronomous? The Thomistic Perspective; Diego Poole.- 4. The Competing Sources of Aquinas’ Natural Law: Aristotle, Roman Law and the Early Christian Fathers; Anna Taitslin.- 5. God and Natural Law: Reflections on Genesis 22; Matthew Levering.- 6. Natural Right and Coercion; Ana Marta González.- 7. Natural Law and the Phenomenological Given; Marta Albert.- 8.[...]

Contents Preface .- Acknowledgement.- PART I: BACONS DOCTRINE OF PREJUDICE.- (A study in a Renaissance Religion) Introductory Note .- I The Riddle of Bacon .- (1)  The Problem of Methodology.- (2)    II Bacon’s Philosophy of Discovery.- III Ellis’ Major Difficulty .- IV The Function of the Doctrine of Prejudice.- V Bacon on the origin of error and prejudice .- VI Prejudices of the Senses.- VII Prejudices of Opinions.- VIII Bacon’s Influence .- IX Conclusion: The rise of the commonwealth of learning .- PART II: A RELIGION OF INDUCTIVISM AS A LIVING FORCE.- A Quasi-Terminological Note .- On[...]

Fields of interest Philosophy of Law; Fundamentals of Law; Anthropology; Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History

Fields of interest Philosophy of Science

Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5655-7 Hardcover 2013. XXI, 242 p. (Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice, Vol. 22) $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5655-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5350-1 Hardcover 2013. XVII, 315 p. (Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, Vol. 298) $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5350-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Studie zum Konstitutionsprozess in der Phänomenologie von Edmund Husserl durch wertende und synthetische Bewusstseinsleistungen

Die alltägliche Erfahrung jedes einzelnen Menschen ist der Ausgangspunkt von Edmund Husserls genetischer Phänomenologie. Anhand dieser Erfahrung kann das Bewusstseinsleben als solches analysiert werden. Die vorliegende Arbeit baut auf der präzisen Erforschung der Strukturen von Bewusstsein und Erkenntnis auf, die sich auf der vorapperzeptiven und vorprädikativ apperzeptiven Ebene konstituieren. Dabei zeigt sich, dass bestimmte Aktivitäten des Bewusstseins Vorstufen höherer Aktivitäten sind. Zwei dieser grundlegenden Aktivitäten analysiert die Autorin eingehend: die synthetische und die fühlend-wertende. Aus dieser Untersuchung geht ein neues Verständnis der Intentionalität und[...] Features Die alltägliche Erfahrung jedes einzelnen Menschen ist der Ausgangspunkt von Edmund Husserls genetischer Phänomenologie. Anhand dieser Erfahrung kann das Bewusstseinsleben als solches analysiert werden. Die vorliegende Arbeit baut auf der präzisen Erforschung der Strukturen von Bewusstsein und Erkenntnis auf, die sich auf der vorapperzeptiven und vorprädikativ apperzeptiven Ebene konstituieren. Dabei zeigt [..] Contents 1. Einleitung.- I. Konstitution der allgemeinen Ordnungsform des Bewusstseins und Bedeutung der Zeit konstituierenden Synthesen für die vorapperzeptiven und apperzeptiven Einheitsbildungen.- 2. Kapitel: Zeit und Hyle.-II. Hyletische Einheitsbildungen im Strömen des vorthematisch affizierten Bewusstseins und das Bewusstsein vor dem Objektbewusstsein: Intentionalität der affektiven, retentionalen und protentionalen Tendenzen. Erschließung des elementaren Erlebnisfeldes in Synthesen des immanenten Zeitbewusstseins erster Stufe.- 3. Kapitel: Erleben ohne Erblicken: Die vielfältigen[...] Fields of interest Phenomenology; Psychology Research; Philosophy of Mind Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5793-6 Hardcover 2013. XIV, 250 S. (Phaenomenologica, Vol. 210) $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5793-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Physics

W. Neuser, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Deutschland

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Wissen begreifen Zur Selbstorganisation von Erfahrung, Handlung und Begriff

Das Internet, elektronische Medien und intelligente Wissenssysteme haben unseren Umgang mit Wissen grundlegend verändert – und mit ihm unsere traditionellen Begriffe von Wissen und Rationalität. Wolfgang Neuser, Philosophieprofessor an der TU Kaiserslautern, stellt in seiner begriffstheoretischen Untersuchung einen Wissensbegriff vor, der einen neuen Schlüssel zum Verständnis ideengeschichtlicher Epochen, kultureller Traditionen und Konflikte in traditionellen und nichttraditionellen Entwicklungsphasen einer Gesellschaft liefert: Wissen ist ein sich selbst organisierendes und stabilisierendes System, in dem der Mensch seine Mittelpunktstellung als denkendes Subjekt verloren hat: Was[...] Features Das Internet, elektronische Medien und intelligente Wissenssysteme haben unseren Umgang mit Wissen grundlegend verändert – und mit ihm unsere traditionellen Begriffe von Wissen und Rationalität. Wolfgang Neuser, Philosophieprofessor an der TU Kaiserslautern, stellt in seiner begriffstheoretischen Untersuchung einen Wissensbegriff vor, der einen neuen Schlüssel zum Verständnis ideengeschichtlicher [..] Contents Einleitung.- Danksagung.- 1. Historische Einordnung der gegenwärtigen Wissensgesellschaft in die Entwicklung der westlichen Kultur.- 2. Die Dynamik des Wissens.- 3. Das Individuum im Wissenskosmos und der Verlust des Subjektes.- 4. Methoden. Das Fortschreiten zur Stabilisierung des Wissens.- 5. Wissen in der Kultur und die Kultur des Wissens. Fields of interest Philosophy (general); Political Science, general; Sociology, general Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00756-0 Softcover 2013. XV, 331 S. $39.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00756-0 Due: Februar 28, 2013

X.Y. Liu, National University of Singapore, Singapore (Ed.)

Bioinspiration M.H. Aslan, Gebze Institute of Technology, Turkey; A.Y. Oral, Gebze Institute of Technology, Turkey (Eds.)

2nd International Advances in Applied Physics and Materials Science Congress APMAS 2012 intended to be a global forum for researchers and engineers to present and discuss recent innovations and new techniques in Applied Physics and Materials Science. This congress deals with the Condensed Matter Physics, Nanotechnology, Optics, Photonics, Materials Science & Engineering, Atomic and Nuclear Physics. Features APMAS 2012 intended to be a global forum for researchers and engineers to present and discuss recent innovations and new techniques in Applied Physics and Materials Science. This congress deals with the Condensed Matter Physics, Nanotechnology, Optics, Photonics, Materials Science & Engineering, Atomic and Nuclear Physics. Contents From the Contents: Effect of milling time on TiB2Al2O3 composite produced by combustion synthesis.- Design and analysis of memory array using 45 nm nanotechnology of 7T SRAM cell and assess it performance.- Simultaneous synthesis of TiB2TiC nanocomposites through MASHS method and investigation of activation of the raw materials on this process.- Characterization of HfO2/Al2O3 gate dielectric nanometer-stacks grown by atomic layer deposition on Ge substrates.- The impact of nanoprocess variations on stability and low power consumption of SRAM cells.- Multi Vt 7T SRAM cell for high[...] Fields of interest Magnetism, Magnetic Materials; Applied Optics, Optoelectronics, Optical Devices; Nanotechnology and Microengineering; Electronic Circuits and Devices; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-0-7354-1085-5 Softcover 2012. 408 p. (AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1476) $159.00 ISBN 978-0-7354-1085-5 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

From Nano to Micro Scales

Methods in bioinspiration and biomimicking have been around for a long time. However, due to current advances in modern physical, biological sciences, and technologies, our understanding of the methods have evolved to a new level. This is due not only to the identification of mysterious and fascinating phenomena but also to the understandings of the correlation between the structural factors and the performance based on the latest theoretical, modeling, and experimental technologies. Bioinspiration: From Nano to Micro Scale provides readers with a broad view of the frontiers of research in the area of bioinspiration from the nano to macroscopic scales, particularly in the areas of[...] Features Methods in bioinspiration and biomimicking have been around for a long time. However, due to current advances in modern physical, biological sciences, and technologies, our understanding of the methods have evolved to a new level. This is due not only to the identification of mysterious and fascinating phenomena but also to the understandings of the correlation between the structural factors and the [..] Contents Preface.- Chapter 1. Bioinspired Nanoscale Water Channel and its Potential Applications.- Chapter 2. Survival from the Cold Winter: Freezing and Ice Crystallization Inhibition by Antifreeze Proteins.- Chapter 3. Biomineralization: Mechanisms of Hydroxyapatite Crystal Growth.- Chapter 4: Biomineralization: Apatite Protein Interaction.- Chapter 5. Biomineralization: Tooth Enamel Formation.- Chapter 6. Biomineralization: Amorphous Calcium Carbonate: Synthesis and Transformation.- Chapter 7. Modelling of Biomineralization and Structural Color Biomimetics by Controlled Colloidal Assembly.-[...] Fields of interest Biophysics and Biological Physics; Nanotechnology; Nanotechnology and Microengineering Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5303-1 Hardcover 2012. IX, 387 p. 166 illus., 129 in color. (Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering) $179.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5303-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com P.J. Rasch, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA (Ed.)

Climate Change Modeling Methodology Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology

The Earth's average temperature has risen by 1.4°F over the past century, and computer models project that it will rise much more over the next hundred years, with significant impacts on weather, climate, and human society. Many climate scientists attribute these increases to the build up of greenhouse gases produced by the burning of fossil fuels and to the anthropogenic production of short-lived climate pollutants. Climate Change Modeling Methodologies: Selected Entries from the Encyclopaedia of Sustainability Science and Technology provides readers with an introduction to the tools and analysis techniques used by climate change scientists to interpret the role of these forcing[...] Features The Earth's average temperature has risen by 1.4°F over the past century, and computer models project that it will rise much more over the next hundred years, with significant impacts on weather, climate, and human society. Many climate scientists attribute these increases to the buildup of greenhouse gases produced by the burning of fossil fuels and to the anthropogenic production of short-lived climate [..] Contents 1. Climate Change Modeling Methodology, Introduction.- 2. Coupled Climate and Earth System Models.- 3. Cryosphere, Modeling of.- 4. Oceanic General Circulation Models.- 5. Weather Prediction Models.- 6. Atmospheric General Circulation Modeling.- 7. Earth System Model, Modeling the Land Component of.- 8. Integrated Assessment Modeling.- 9. Regional Climate Models.- 10. Climate Change Projections: Characterizing Uncertainty Using Climate Models.- 11. Climate Predictions, Seasonal-to-Decadal.- 12. Monsoon Systems, Modeling of.- Index. Fields of interest Geophysics and Environmental Physics; Climate Change; Climate Change; Simulation and Modeling; Earth System Sciences; Sustainable Development Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5766-4 Hardcover 2012. VI, 337 p. 65 illus., 64 in color. $179.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5766-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Physics Y. Zeng, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA

Colloidal Dispersions Under SlitPore Confinement This dissertation contributes to the understanding of fundamental issues in the highly interdisciplinary field of colloidal science. Beyond colloid science, the system also serves as a model for studying interactions in biological matter. This work quantitatively investigated the scaling laws of the characteristic lengths of the structuring of colloidal dispersions and tested the generality of these laws, thereby explaining and resolving some long-standing contradictions in literature. It revealed the effect of confinement on the structuring, independently of specific properties of the confining interfaces. In addition, it resolved the influence of roughness and charge of the[...] Features This dissertation contributes to the understanding of fundamental issues in the highly interdisciplinary field of colloidal science. Beyond colloid science, the system also serves as a model for studying interactions in biological matter. This work quantitatively investigated the scaling laws of the characteristic lengths of the structuring of colloidal dispersions and tested the generality of these laws, [..] Contents Scientific background.- Experimental Section.Structuring of nanoparticle suspensions confined between two smooth solid surfaces.- Structuring of nanoparticles between modified solid surfaces.Structuring of nanoparticles confined between a silica microsphere and an air bubble.- Structuring of nonionic surfactant micelles. Fields of interest Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics; Physical Chemistry; Nanotechnology; Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34990-4 Hardcover 2012. XIX, 121 p. 62 illus., 14 in color. (Springer Theses) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-34990-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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S. Sirca, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; M. Horvat, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Computational Methods for Physicists Compendium for Students

This book helps advanced undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral students in their daily work by offering them a compendium of numerical methods. The choice of methods pays  significant attention to error estimates, stability and convergence issues as well as to the ways to optimize program execution speeds. Many examples are given throughout the chapters, and each chapter is followed by at least a handful of more comprehensive problems which may be dealt with, for example, on a weekly basis in a one- or two-semester course. In these end-of-chapter problems the physics background is pronounced, and the main text preceding them is intended as an introduction or as a later reference.[...] Features This book helps advanced undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral students in their daily work by offering them a compendium of numerical methods. The choice of methods pays  significant attention to error estimates, stability and convergence issues as well as to the ways to optimize program execution speeds. Many examples are given throughout the chapters, and each chapter is followed by at least a handful of [..] Contents Basics of numerical analysis.- Solution of nonlinear equations.- Matrix methods.- Transformations of functions and signals.- Statistical description and modeling of data.- Modeling and analysis of time series.- Initial-value problems for ordinary differential equations.- Boundary-value problems for ordinary differential equations.- Difference methods for one-dimensional partial differential equations.- Difference methods for partial differential equations in more than one dim.- Spectral methods for partial differential equations. Fields of interest Numerical and Computational Physics; Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis; Appl. Mathematics / Computational Methods of Engineering; Theoretical and Computational Chemistry; Computational Science and Engineering Target groups Graduate Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32477-2 Hardcover 2012. XX, 715 p. 228 illus. (Graduate Texts in Physics) $89.95 ISBN 978-3-642-32477-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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R. Hydomako, University of Calgary, AB, Canada

springer.com H. Günther, Berlin, Deutschland

Detection of Trapped Antihydrogen Die Spezielle Relativitätstheorie In 2010, the ALPHA collaboration achieved a first for mankind: the stable, long-term storage of atomic antimatter, a project carried out a the Antiproton Decelerator facility at CERN. A crucial element of this observation was a dedicated silicon vertexing detector used to identify and analyze antihydrogen annihilations. This thesis reports the methods used to reconstruct the annihilation location. Specifically, the methods used to identify and extrapolate charged particle tracks and estimate the originating annihilation location are outlined. Finally, the experimental results demonstrating the first-ever magnetic confinement of antihydrogen atoms are presented. These results rely[...] Features In 2010, the ALPHA collaboration achieved a first for mankind: the stable, long-term storage of atomic antimatter, a project carried out a the Antiproton Decelerator facility at CERN. A crucial element of this observation was a dedicated silicon vertexing detector used to identify and analyze antihydrogen annihilations. This thesis reports the methods used to reconstruct the annihilation location. [..] Contents Theory.- The ALPHA Apparatus and Procedures.The ALPHA Silicon Detector.- Event Reconstruction in the ALPHA Detector.- Rejection of Background Events.- The Trapping of Antihydrogen. Fields of interest Particle and Nuclear Physics; Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics; Applied and Technical Physics Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34483-1 Hardcover 2013. XVIII, 169 p. 101 illus., 4 in color. (Springer Theses) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-34483-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Einsteins Welt in einer neuen Axiomatik

Die Spezielle Relativitätstheorie steht und fällt mit der universellen Konstanz der Lichtgeschwindigkeit. Darauf gründet die Einstein-Minkowski-Axiomatik, die wegen ihrer grundsätzlichen Bedeutung in keinem Lehrbuch zur Theoretischen Physik fehlen darf. Hier soll außerdem auf eine zweite, unabhängige, aber vollkommen äquivalente axiomatische Darstellung aufmerksam gemacht werden, die weniger abstrakt und daher geeignet ist, auch demjenigen einen Einstieg in die relativistische Welt zu erschließen, der nicht unbedingt theoretischer Physiker werden will. Dabei geht es dann primär um den Gang von bewegten und ruhenden Uhren und die Längen von bewegten und ruhenden Maßstäben. Ganz[...]

J. Orcutt, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA (Ed.)

Earth System Monitoring Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology

Modern Earth System Monitoring represents a fundamental change in the way scientists study the Earth System.  In Oceanography, for the past two centuries, ships have provided the platforms for observing.  Expeditions on the continents and Earth’s poles are land-based analogues. Fundamental understanding of current systems, climate, natural hazards, and ecosystems has been greatly advanced. While these approaches have been remarkably successful, the need to establish measurements over time can only be made using Earth observations and observatories with exacting standards and continuous data.  The 19 peer-reviewed contributions in this volume provide early insights into this emerging[...]

Features Die Spezielle Relativitätstheorie steht und fällt mit der universellen Konstanz der Lichtgeschwindigkeit. Darauf gründet die Einstein-Minkowski-Axiomatik, die wegen ihrer grundsätzlichen Bedeutung in keinem Lehrbuch zur Theoretischen Physik fehlen darf. Hier soll außerdem auf eine zweite, unabhängige, aber vollkommen äquivalente axiomatische Darstellung aufmerksam gemacht werden, die weniger abstrakt und [..]

Features Modern Earth System Monitoring represents a fundamental change in the way scientists study the Earth System.  In Oceanography, for the past two centuries, ships have provided the platforms for observing.  Expeditions on the continents and Earth’s poles are land-based analogues. Fundamental understanding of current systems, climate, natural hazards, and ecosystems has been greatly advanced. While these [..]

Contents Das Relativitätsprinzip: klassische und relativistische Raum-Zeit.- Energie - Masse -  Äquivalenz.Relativistische Phänomene und Paradoxa.- Die Darstellungen der Lorentz-Gruppe.- Mechanik, Elektrodynamik, Weyl-Gleichung, Dirac-Gleichung, Pauli-Gleichung.- Ein Gittermodell der relativistischen Raum-Zeit.

Contents 1. Earth System Monitoring, Introduction.- 2.   Airborne and Space-borne Remote Sensing of Cryosphere.- 3. Aircraft and Space Atmospheric Measurements Using Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL).- 4. Contemporary Sea Level Variations, Observations and Causes.- 5. Coral Reef Ecosystems.- 6. Earth System Environmental Literacy.- 7. Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE): Detection of Ice Mass Loss, Terrestrial Mass Changes, and Ocean Mass Gains.- 8. Heat Content and Temperature of the Ocean.- 9. Hurricane and Monsoon Tracking with Driftsondes.- 10. LargeScale Ocean Circulation:[...]

Fields of interest Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00712-6 Softcover 2013. XIV, 474 S. 80 Abb., 6 in Farbe. $109.00 ISBN 978-3-658-00712-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Fields of interest Geophysics and Environmental Physics; Earth System Sciences; Monitoring / Environmental Analysis; Remote Sensing / Photogrammetry Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5683-4 Hardcover 2013. VI, 518 p. 142 illus., 120 in color. $229.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5683-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com J.D. Wells, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

Effective Theories in Physics From Planetary Orbits to Elementary Particle Masses

There is significant interest in the Philosophy of Science community to understand the role that "effective theories" have in the work of forefront science. The ideas of effective theories have been implicit in science for a long time, but have only been articulated well in the last few decades. Since Wilson's renormalization group revolution in the early 1970's, the science community has come to more fully understand its power, and by the mid-1990's it had gained its apotheosis. It is still one of the most powerful concepts in science, which has direct impact in how one thinks about and formulates theories of nature. It is this power that this Brief sets out to emphasize through[...] Features There is significant interest in the Philosophy of Science community to understand the role that "effective theories" have in the work of forefront science. The ideas of effective theories have been implicit in science for a long time, but have only been articulated well in the last few decades. Since Wilson's renormalization group revolution in the early 1970's, the science community has come to more fully [..] Contents The Utility of Effective Theories.- Harmonic Oscillator as an Effective Theory.- Effective Theories of Classical Gravity.- Effective Theories and Elementary Particle Masses.- Effective Theories and Theory Choice. Fields of interest Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics; Philosophy of Science Target groups Graduate Type of publication Brief More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34891-4 Softcover 2012. XI, 73 p. (SpringerBriefs in Physics) $49.95 ISBN 978-3-642-34891-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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S. Will, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA

B. Falkenburg, Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany; W. Rhode, Technische Universitaet Dortmund, Germany (Eds.)

From Atom Optics to Quantum Simulation

From Ultra Rays to Astroparticles

Interacting Bosons and Fermions in Three-Dimensional Optical Lattice Potentials

The scope of the book is to give an overview of the history of astroparticle physics, starting with the discovery of cosmic rays (Victor Hess, 1912) and its background (X-ray, radioactivity). The book focusses on the ways in which physics changes in the course of this history. The following changes run parallel, overlap, and/or interact: - Discovery of effects like X-rays, radioactivity, cosmic rays, new particles but also  progress  through non-discoveries (monopoles)   etc. - The change of the description of nature in physics, as consequence of new theoretical questions at the beginning of the 20th century, giving rise to quantum physics, relativity, etc. - The change of experimental[...]

This thesis explores ultracold quantum gases of bosonic and fermionic atoms in optical lattices. The highly controllable experimental setting discussed in this work, has opened the door to new insights into static and dynamical properties of ultracold quantum matter. One of the highlights reported here is the development and application of a novel timeresolved spectroscopy technique for quantum manybody systems. By following the dynamical evolution of a many-body system after a quantum quench, the author shows how the important energy scales of the underlying Hamiltonian can be measured with high precision.  This achievement, its application, and many other exciting results make[...] Features This thesis explores ultracold quantum gases of bosonic and fermionic atoms in optical lattices. The highly controllable experimental setting discussed in this work, has opened the door to new insights into static and dynamical properties of ultracold quantum matter. One of the highlights reported here is the development and application of a novel timeresolved spectroscopy technique for quantum manybody [..] Contents Towards Strongly Interacting Bosons and Fermions.Hubbard Models for Bosons and Fermions.- Detection and Observables.- Experimental Apparatus.Interacting Fermions in Optical Lattice Potentials.Quantum Phase Revival Spectroscopy and Multibody Interactions.- Interacting Mixtures of Bosons and Fermions in Optical Lattice Potentials.- Coherent Interaction of a Single Fermion with a Small Bosonic Field. Fields of interest Quantum Gases and Condensates; Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics; Quantum Physics; Low Temperature Physics Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-33632-4 Hardcover 2013. XVIII, 257 p. 96 illus., 28 in color. (Springer Theses) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-33632-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

A Historical Introduction to Astroparticle Physics

Features The book is a historical introduction to astroparticle physics. Its scope is to give an overview of this complex field of research, starting with the discovery of cosmic rays (Victor Hess, 1912) until the current experiments with particle telescopes.The book focuses on the ways in which physics changes in the course of this history. The following changes run parallel, overlap, [..] Contents 1 Introduction.-.- 2 From the discovery of radioactivity to first accelerator experiments.- 3 Development of Cosmology:From a Static Universe to Accelerated Expansion.- 4 Evolution of Astrophysics5.1 Introduction and General Overview.5 Development of Ultra High-Energy Cosmic Ray Research.- 6 Very-High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy.- 7 Search for the neutrino mass and low energy neutrino astronomy.-  8 From Particle Physics to Astroparticle Physics: Proton Decay and the Rise of Non-Accelerator Physics.- 10 From Waves to Particle Tracks and Quantum Probabilities.-  A Timetable.- B Nobel[...] Fields of interest Astrophysics and Astroparticles; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5421-8 Hardcover 2013. X, 345 p. 96 illus. $179.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5421-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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S.M. Bose, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA; S.K. Tripathy, National Institute of Science and Technology, Berhampur, India (Eds.)

Functional Materials: Proceedings of the International Workshop on Functional Materials

The primary purpose of IWFM-2011 was to assemble experts and junior scientists to discuss and debate the contemporary scientific and technological issues relating to synthesis, characterization and applications of functional materials. Researchers in these areas should find informative articles describing latest research on nanomaterials, mesoscopic, microscopic and even some macroscopic materials. Features The primary purpose of IWFM-2011 was to assemble experts and junior scientists to discuss and debate the contemporary scientific and technological issues relating to synthesis, characterization and applications of functional materials. Researchers in these areas should find informative articles describing latest research on nanomaterials, mesoscopic, microscopic and even some macroscopic materials. Contents Nanomaterials.- Magnetic Materials.- Ceramic, Ferroic and Superconducting Materials.- Optical Properties and Spectroscopies of Materials.- Materials for Engineering and Biomedical Applications.- Catalytic Activity and Ion-beam Modification of Materials. Fields of interest Nanoscale Science and Technology; Strongly Correlated Systems, Superconductivity; Magnetism, Magnetic Materials Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-0-7354-1065-7 Hardcover 2013. 440 p. (AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1461) $171.00 ISBN 978-0-7354-1065-7 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

springer.com T. Fukuyama, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan; R.N. Mohapatra, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA (Eds.)

T. Lenton, University of Exeter, UK; N. Vaughan, Univerity of East Anglia, Norwich, UK (Eds.)

GUT2012

Geoengineering Responses to Climate Change

This Conference is the unique and the most outstanding workshop on Grand Unified Theories (GUTs). GUT is discussed from both theoretical and experimental sides. Our ultimate goal is to confirm the SM and find the new Standard Model of the next generation. GUT is the most promising and this proceedings are most suitable for students and researchers who are fighting at such new frontier and for peoples who are interested in fundamental science. Features This Conference is the unique and the most outstanding workshop on Grand Unified Theories (GUTs). GUT is discussed from both theoretical and experimental sides. Our ultimate goal is to confirm the SM and find the new Standard Model of the next generation. GUT is the most promising and this proceedings are most suitable for students and researchers who are fighting at such new frontier and for peoples who [..] Contents From the Contents: Gauged flavor, supersymmetry and grand unification.- Family gauge bosons with an inverted mass hierarchy.- B – L violating nucleon decay and GUT scale baryogenesis in SO(10).- GUT and supersymmetry at the LHC and in dark matter.- Towards a new minimal SO(10) unification.A novel precision measurement of muon g - 2 and EDM at J-PARC.- Muon g - 2 anomaly and 125 GeV Higgs: Extra vector-like quark and LHC prospects.MEG, μ+→e+γ search at Paul Scherrer Institute.Minimal SO(10) GUT in 4D and its extension to 5D.- Searches for BSM and Higgs boson at LHC.Particle[...] Fields of interest Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory; Cosmology; Particle and Nuclear Physics; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-0-7354-1073-2 Softcover 2012. 320 p. (AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1467) $158.00 ISBN 978-0-7354-1073-2 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology

Failure by the international community to make substantive progress in reducing CO2 emissions, coupled with recent evidence of accelerating climate change, has brought increasing urgency to the search for additional remediation approaches.  This book presents a selection of state-of-the-art geoengineering methods for deliberately reducing the effects of anthropogenic climate change, either by actively removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere or by decreasing the amount of sunlight absorbed at the Earth’s surface.  These methods contrast with more conventional mitigation approaches which focus on reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide. Geoengineering[...] Features Failure by the international community to make substantive progress in reducing CO2 emissions, coupled with recent evidence of accelerating climate change, has brought increasing urgency to the search for additional remediation approaches.  This book presents a selection of state-of-the-art geoengineering methods for deliberately reducing the effects of anthropogenic climate change, either by actively removing [..] Contents 1. Introduction.- 2. Sunshades for Solar Radiation Management.- 3. Stratospheric Aerosols for Solar Radiation Management.- 4. Solar Radiation Management, Cloud Albedo Enhancement.- 5. Ocean Fertilization for Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide from the Atmosphere.- 6. Biochar, Tool for Climate Change Mitigation and Soil Management.- 7. Carbon Dioxide Sequestration, Weathering Approaches to.- 8. Geoengineering Policy and Governance Issues.Index. Fields of interest Geophysics and Environmental Physics; Meteorology / Climatology; Climate Change; Climate Change; Inorganic Chemistry; Earth System Sciences Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5769-5 Hardcover 2013. V, 197 p. 41 illus., 32 in color. $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5769-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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V.V. Tuchin, Saratov State University, Russia (Ed.)

F.G. Schröder, KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany

C. Phipps, Photonic Associates, LLC., Santa Fe, NM, USA (Ed.)

Handbook of Coherent-Domain Optical Methods

Instruments and Methods for the Radio Detection of High Energy Cosmic Rays

International Symposium on High Power laser Ablation 2012

Biomedical Diagnostics, Environmental Monitoring, and Materials Science

This Handbook provides comprehensive coverage of laser and coherent-domain methods as applied to biomedicine, environmental monitoring, and materials science. Worldwide leaders in these fields describe the fundamentals of light interaction with random media and present an overview of basic research. The latest results on coherent and polarization properties of light scattered by random media, including tissues and blood, speckles formation in multiple scattering media, and other non-destructive interactions of coherent light with rough surfaces and tissues, allow the reader to understand the principles and applications of coherent diagnostic techniques. The expanded second edition has[...]

Cosmic rays consist of elementary particles with enormous energy which originate from outside our solar system and constantly hit the Earth’s atmosphere. Where do these cosmic rays originate? How does nature accelerate the cosmic-ray particles to energies with orders of magnitude beyond the limits of manmade particle accelerators? What can we learn by measuring the interactions of the cosmic rays with the atmosphere? Digital radio-antenna arrays offer a promising, complementary measurement method for high-energy cosmic rays. This thesis reports on substantial advances in the development of the radio technique, which will be used to address these questions in future experiments.

Features This Handbook provides comprehensive coverage of laser and coherent-domain methods as applied to biomedicine, environmental monitoring, and materials science. Worldwide leaders in these fields describe the fundamentals of light interaction with random media and present an overview of basic research. The latest results on coherent and polarization properties of light scattered by random media, including [..]

Features Cosmic rays consist of elementary particles with enormous energy which originate from outside our solar system and constantly hit the Earth’s atmosphere. Where do these cosmic rays originate? How does nature accelerate the cosmic-ray particles to energies with orders of magnitude beyond the limits of manmade particle accelerators? What can we learn by measuring the interactions of the cosmic rays with the [..]

Contents Volume 1.- Preface.- PART I: Speckle and polarization technologies.- 1. Light Correlation and Polarization in Multiply Scattering Media: Industrial and Biomedical Applications.- 2. Some Current Views on Metrology of Coherence and Polarization in Sight of Singular Optics.- 3. Statistical, Correlation and Topological Approaches in Diagnostics of the Structure and Physiological State of Birefringent Biological Tissues.- 4. Diffusing Wave Spectroscopy: Application for Blood  Diagnostics.- 5. Laser Speckle Imaging of Cerebral Blood Flow.PART II: HOLOGRAPHY, INTERFEROMETRY, DIFFRACTIVE[...]

Contents Cosmic Rays.- Radio Experiments for Air Shower Detection.- Time Calibration of LOPES.- A Reference Beacon for the Auger Engineering Radio Array.- Treatment of Noise.- Lateral Distribution.Pulse Arrival Time Distributions.

Fields of interest Biophysics and Biological Physics; Biomedical Engineering; Monitoring / Environmental Analysis; Spectroscopy / Spectrometry; Molecular Medicine; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials Target groups Research Type of publication Handbook More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5175-4 Hardcover 2013. XXIV, 1332 p. 723 illus., 209 in color. $679.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5175-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

The 2012 International Symposium on High Power Laser Ablation is the premier conference treating all aspects of laser ablation and its applications such as altering states of solid matter, space propulsion, material transfer, pulsed laser deposition, and timeresolved ultrafast shock formation. Features The 2012 International Symposium on High Power Laser Ablation is the premier conference treating all aspects of laser ablation and its applications such as altering states of solid matter, space propulsion, material transfer, pulsed laser deposition, and timeresolved ultrafast shock formation. Contents Ultrashort Pulse Effects.- Simulations.- Fundamental Physics Of Laser-Materials Interactions.- Promising New Laser And Optical Technologies.- Pld, Maple And Processing Of Advanced Materials.- Nanoengineering And Processing On Nanometer Scales.Space Debris Remediation.- Frontiers Of Materials Characterization.- Biological Applications.- Microscopic Relaxation Phenomena.- Miscellaneous New Physics.- Laser Ablation & Beamed Energy Propulsion. Fields of interest Laser Technology and Physics, Photonics; Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics; Nanoscale Science and Technology; Plasma Physics Target groups Research

Fields of interest Astrophysics and Astroparticles; Particle and Nuclear Physics

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Softcover 2012. 722 p. (Atomic, Molecular, Chemical Physics, Vol. 1464) $198.00 ISBN 978-0-7354-1068-8 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-33659-1 Hardcover 2012. XVIII, 188 p. 113 illus., 26 in color. (Springer Theses) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-33659-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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A. Momose, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan; W. Yashiro, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan (Eds.)

P.K. Shukla, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany; B. Eliasson, RuhrUniversity Bochum, Germany (Eds.)

International Workshop on X-Ray and Neutron Phase Imaging with Gratings

Joint ITER-IAEA-ICTP Advanced Workshop on Fusion and Plasma Physics

Since the discovery of X-rays, transmission imaging has been used extensively for a variety of fields, taking advantage of the high penetrating power of Xrays. However, because it uses X-ray absorption to generate image contrast, X-ray transmission imaging has a drawback that its sensitivity is poor to weakly absorbing objects consisting mainly of light elements, such as polymers and biological soft tissues. Since the 1990s, X-ray phase imaging, which relies on the measurement of the X-ray phase shift (or X-ray refraction) caused by a sample, has attracted attention, because weakly absorbing objects could be imaged. Particularly in this decade, X-ray phase imaging based on grating[...]

The workshop has been focused on key frontier areas of active scientific research and technological development pertaining to magnetic confinement fusion. The aim through the international perspective provided in this advanced workshop was to benefit participants from developing countries as well as their national programmes.

Features Since the discovery of X-rays, transmission imaging has been used extensively for a variety of fields, taking advantage of the high penetrating power of Xrays. However, because it uses X-ray absorption to generate image contrast, X-ray transmission imaging has a drawback that its sensitivity is poor to weakly absorbing objects consisting mainly of light elements, such as polymers and biological soft [..] Contents Milestones and basic principles of grating-based xray and neutron phase-contrast imaging.- Multidirectional X-ray dark-field imaging with two-dimensional gratings.- Recent developments on X-ray phase contrast imaging technology at CSEM.- X-ray grating interferometry - Applications in metrology and wave front sensing.- Single-shot X-ray phasecontrast imaging using two-dimensional gratings.Multi-lateral shearing interferometry: Principle and application to X-ray phase imaging.- High aspect ratio gratings for X-ray phase contrast imaging.Fabrication of large area X-ray diffraction[...]

Features The workshop has been focused on key frontier areas of active scientific research and technological development pertaining to magnetic confinement fusion. The aim through the international perspective provided in this advanced workshop was to benefit participants from developing countries as well as their national programmes. Fields of interest Classical Electrodynamics, Wave Phenomena; Plasma Physics; Quantum Optics, Quantum Electronics, Nonlinear Optics; Magnetism, Magnetic Materials; Applied Optics, Optoelectronics, Optical Devices; Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-0-7354-1041-1 Softcover 2012. Approx. 135 p. (Plasma Physics, Vol. 1445) $124.00 ISBN 978-0-7354-1041-1 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

S.V. Bulanov, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kyoto-fu, Japan; Y.I. Malakhov, International Science and Technology Center, Moscow,Russia; Y. Watanabe, International Science and Technology Center, Moscow, Russia; A. Yokoyama, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kyoto-fu, Japan (Eds.)

Laser-Driven Relativistic Plasmas Applied to Science, Energy, Industry, and Medicine: The 3rd International Symposium

The purpose of the Symposium is to address studies of basic science problems associated with laserplasma interactions, as well as industrial applications and applications to medical diagnostics and hadron therapy. We address special topics, related to the laser driven accelerators of charged particles and the laser driven coherent and incoherent x-ray sources with their applications. As it relates to basic research in quantum field physics and astrophysics, special attention will be paid to the generation of super intense electromagnetic  waves and to super intense static magnetic fields in high power laser matter interactions. Features The purpose of the Symposium is to address studies of basic science problems associated with laserplasma interactions, as well as industrial applications and applications to medical diagnostics and hadron therapy. We address special topics, related to the laser driven accelerators of charged particles and the laser driven coherent and incoherent x-ray sources with their applications. As it relates to [..] Contents High Intensity Lasers and Diagnostics.- Laser-Matter Interaction.- Relativistic Interactions and Extreme Field Science.- Laser-Driven Acceleration of Charged Particles.- Harmonics, Xuv and X-Ray Generation.Applications. Fields of interest Applied Optics, Optoelectronics, Optical Devices; Electronic Circuits and Devices; Classical Electrodynamics, Wave Phenomena; Plasma Physics

Fields of interest Biophysics and Biological Physics; Medical and Radiation Physics; Classical Electrodynamics, Wave Phenomena; Applied Optics, Optoelectronics, Optical Devices

Target groups Research

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Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-0-7354-1072-5 Softcover 2012. 312 p. (AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1466) $146.00 ISBN 978-0-7354-1072-5 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

Type of publication Proceedings Hardcover 2012. 286 p. With DVD. (Plasma Physics, Vol. 1465) $161.00 ISBN 978-0-7354-1069-5 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

springer.com B. Di Bartolo, Boston College, Department of Physics, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA; J. Collins, Wheaton College, Norton, MA, USA (Eds.)

Nano-Optics for Enhancing LightMatter Interactions on a Molecular Scale Plasmonics, Photonic Materials and Sub-Wavelength Resolution

This volume presents a considerable number of interrelated contributions dealing with the new scientific ability to shape and control matter and electromagnetic fields on a sub-wavelength scale.The topics range from the fundamental ones, such as photonic metamateriials, plasmonics and sub-wavelength resolution to the more applicative, such as detection of single molecules, tomography on a micro-chip, fluorescence spectroscopy of biological systems, coherent control of biomolecules, biosensing of single proteins, terahertz spectroscopy of nanoparticles, rare earth ion-doped nanoparticles, random lasing, and nanocoax array architecture.The various subjects bridge over the disciplines of[...] Features This volume presents a considerable number of interrelated contributions dealing with the new scientific ability to shape and control matter and electromagnetic fields on a sub-wavelength scale.The topics range from the fundamental ones, such as photonic metamateriials, plasmonics and sub-wavelength resolution to the more applicative, such as detection of single molecules, tomography on a micro-chip, [..] Fields of interest Classical Electrodynamics, Wave Phenomena; Biophysics and Biological Physics; Spectroscopy and Microscopy; Applied Optics, Optoelectronics, Optical Devices; Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics Target groups Graduate Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5312-9 Hardcover 2013. XIX, 477 p. 185 illus. (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics) $229.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5312-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days. Softcover 2013. XIX, 477 p. 185 illus. (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics) $119.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5318-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Physics D.W. MacDougal, Portland, OR, USA

Newton's Gravity An Introductory Guide to the Mechanics of the Universe

“Newton’s Gravity” conveys the power of simple mathematics to tell the fundamental truth about nature. Many people, for example, know the tides are caused by the pull of the Moon and to a lesser extent the Sun. But very few can explain exactly how and why that happens. Fewer still can calculate the   actual pulls of the Moon and Sun on the oceans. This book shows in clear detail how to do this with simple tools. It uniquely crosses disciplines – history, astronomy, physics and mathematics – and takes pains to explain things frequently passed over or taken for granted in other books. Using a problem-based approach, “Newton’s Gravity” explores the surprisingly basic mathematics behind[...] Features “Newton’s Gravity” conveys the power of simple mathematics to tell the fundamental truth about nature. Many people know the tides are caused by the pull of the Moon and to a lesser extent the Sun. But very few can explain exactly how and why that happens. Fewer still can calculate the  actual pulls of the Moon and Sun on the oceans. This book shows in clear detail how to do this with simple tools. It uniquely [..] Contents Preface.- Chapter 1: Introduction - The Twin Mysteries of Mass.- Chapter 2: Galileo's Great Discovery - How Things Fall.- Chapter 3: Christiaan Huygens' Remarkable Pendulum.- Chapter 4: The Geometry of the Solar System - Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion.- Chapter 5: How the Moon Falls Toward the Earth (but keeps missing it).- Chapter 6: Newton's Moon Test.- Chapter 7: Newton Demonstrate How an Inverse Square Law Could Explain Planetary Motions.- Chapter 8: Newton's Master Stroke - The Universal Law of Gravitation.- Chapter 9: Determining the Value of g on Earth.- Chapter 10: A Binary[...]

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K. Balzer, University of Hamburg, Germany; M. Bonitz, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany

Nonequilibrium Green's Functions Approach to Inhomogeneous Systems This research monograph provides a pedagogical and self-contained introduction to non-equilibrium quantum particle dynamics for inhomogeneous systems, up to and including a survey of recent breakthroughs pioneered by the authors and other groups. The theoretical approach is based on realtime Green’s functions (Keldysh Green’s functions), directly solving the two-time Kadanoff-Baym equations (KBE). This field has seen a rapid development over the last decade, with new applications emerging in plasma physics, semiconductor optics and transport, nuclear matter and high-energy physics.  This text will be a valuable starting point and reference work for graduate students and researchers[...] Features This research monograph provides a pedagogical and self-contained introduction to non-equilibrium quantum particle dynamics for inhomogeneous systems, including a survey of recent breakthroughs pioneered by the authors and other groups. The theoretical approach is based on real-time Green’s functions (Keldysh Green’s functions), directly solving the two-time Kadanoff-Baym equations (KBE). This field [..] Contents Part I Introduction.- Quantum Many-Particle Systems out of Equilibrium.- Part II Theory.- Nonequilibrium Green`s Functions.- Part III Computational Methods.- Representations of the Nonequilibrium Green`s Function.- Computation of Equilibrium States and Time-Propatation.- Part IV Applications for Inhomogeneous Systems.- Lattice Systems.- NonLattics Systems.- Conclusion and Outlook.- Second Quantization.- Perturbation Expansion.- Index.

Fields of interest Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology; Planetology; Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences

Fields of interest Mathematical Methods in Physics; Quantum Physics; Numerical and Computational Physics; Mathematical Physics; Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences

Target groups Lower undergraduate

Target groups Research

Type of publication Undergraduate textbook

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Softcover 2013. XII, 130 p. 31 illus. (Lecture Notes in Physics, Vol. 867) $49.95 ISBN 978-3-642-35081-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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V.P. Skulachev, Moscow State University, Russia; A.V. Bogachev, Moscow State University, Russia; F.O. Kasparinsky, Moscow State University, Russia

M. Bunoiu, West University of Timisoara, Romania; N. Avram, West University of Timisoara, Romania; C.G. Biris, West University of Timisoara, Romania (Eds.)

Principles of Bioenergetics

Proceedings of the Physics Conference

Principles of Bioenergetics summarizes one of the quickly growing branches of modern biochemistry. Bioenergetics concerns energy transductions occurring in living systems and this book pays special attention to molecular mechanisms of these processes. The main subject of the book is the "energy coupling membrane" which refers to inner membranes of intracellular organelles, for example, mitochondria and chloroplasts. Cellular cytoplasmic membranes where respiratory and photosynthetic energy transducers, as well as ion-transporting ATP-synthases (ATPases) are also part of this membrane. Significant attention is paid to the alternative function of mitochondria as generators of reactive[...] Features Principles of Bioenergetics summarizes one of the quickly growing branches of modern biochemistry. Bioenergetics concerns energy transductions occurring in living systems and this book pays special attention to molecular mechanisms of these processes. The main subject of the book is the "energy coupling membrane" which refers to inner membranes of intracellular organelles, for example, mitochondria and [..] Contents Part I: General Aspects of Bioenergetics: Introduction.- Part II: Generators of Proton Potential: Chlorophyll-Based Generators of Proton Potential.Organotrophic Energetics.- The Respiratory Chain.Structure of Respiratory Chains of Procaryotes and Mitochondria of Protozoa, Plants, and Fungi.- Bacteriorhodopsin.- Part III: Consumers.- Driven Chemical Work.- Driven Mechanical Work: Bacterial Motility.- Driven Osmotic Work.- Energy Source for Heat Production.- Part IV Interaction and Regulation of Proton Potential Generators and Consumers: Regulation, Transmission, and Buffering of[...] Fields of interest Biophysics and Biological Physics; Cell Biology; Physical Chemistry; Medicinal Chemistry; Geriatrics / Gerontology

This proceeding contains the most valuable papers presented to the Physics Conference TIM – 11 which became in the last ten years one of the most important events in physics organized in the west region of Romania. The aim of the conference is to present actual national and international problems in physics, to bring together researchers and scientists from Romania and abroad, and to establish scientific contacts between them. The scientific program of the conference included invited lectures, oral and poster presentations, as well as discussions on various topics of present interest, such as, but not limited to condensed matter physics and applications, theoretical and computational[...] Features This proceeding contains the most valuable papers presented to the Physics Conference TIM – 11 which became in the last ten years one of the most important events in physics organized in the west region of Romania. The aim of the conference is to present actual national and international problems in physics, to bring together researchers and scientists from Romania and abroad, and to establish scientific [..] Contents From the Contents: Theoretical Physics.- Topological BF models with maximal field spectra: Consistent self-interactions.- On the Lagrangian formalism in phase-space.- Condensed Matter.- Modeling of crystal field and spin-Hamiltonian parameters for tetrahedral coordinated Mn5+ doped in Li3VO4.Mathematica® code for Stoner-Wohlfarth processes.Applied Physics.- Water treatment by membrane technology.- Automatic investigation of the thyroid nodules from US images. Fields of interest Condensed Matter Physics; Spectroscopy / Spectrometry; Spectroscopy and Microscopy Target groups Research

Target groups Research

Type of publication Proceedings

Type of publication Monograph

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Hardcover 2013. 280 p. (Materials Physics and Applications, Vol. 1472) $150.00 ISBN 978-0-7354-1079-4 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

E. Brüning, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa; Th. Konrad, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa; F. Petruccione, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa (Eds.)

Quantum Africa 2010: Theoretical and Experimental Foundations of Recent Quantum Technology The conference Quantum Africa 2010 addressed recent advances, both theoretical and experimental, in the rapidly progressing field of quantum technologies. In particular progress in the foundations of quantum cryptography, quantum computing as well as quantum metrology was reported. Features The conference Quantum Africa 2010 addressed recent advances, both theoretical and experimental, in the rapidly progressing field of quantum technologies. In particular progress in the foundations of quantum cryptography, quantum computing as well as quantum metrology was reported. Contents Decoherence in infinite quantum systems.- Thermodynamic and quantum entropy gain of frame averaging.- Quantum metrology with rotating matter waves in different geometries.- Less reality, more security.Designing reservoirs for 1/t decoherence process in Jaynes-Cummings Model.- QKD standardization at ETSI.- Industrial application for global quantum communication.- Encoding many qubits in a rotor.1- and 2-photon absorption by laser-cooled 85Rb using an optical Nanofiber.- Nonequilibrium thermal entanglement for simple spin chains.- Toward spin squeezing with trapped ions. Fields of interest Quantum Field Theories, String Theory; Quantum Physics; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory; Quantum Optics, Quantum Electronics, Nonlinear Optics; Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-0-7354-1076-3 Softcover 2013. 132 p. (Atomic, Molecular, Chemical Physics, Vol. 1469) $124.00 ISBN 978-0-7354-1076-3 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

springer.com S. Suzuki, Aoyama Gakuin University, Sagamihara, Japan; J.-i. Inoue, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan; B.K. Chakrabarti, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkatta, India

Quantum Ising Phases and Transitions in Transverse Ising Models Quantum phase transitions, driven by quantum fluctuations, exhibit intriguing features offering the possibility of potentially new applications, e.g. in quantum information sciences. Major advances have been made in both theoretical and experimental investigations of the nature and behavior of quantum phases and transitions in cooperatively interacting many-body quantum systems.  For modeling purposes, most of the current innovative and successful research in this field has been obtained by either directly or indirectly using the insights provided by quantum (or transverse field) Ising models because of the separability of the cooperative interaction from the tunable transverse field[...] Features Quantum phase transitions, driven by quantum fluctuations, exhibit intriguing features offering the possibility of potentially new applications, e.g. in quantum information sciences. Major advances have been made in both theoretical and experimental investigations of the nature and behavior of quantum phases and transitions in cooperatively interacting many-body quantum systems.  For modeling [..] Contents Introduction.- Transverse Ising Chain (Pure System).- Transverse Ising System in Higher Dimensions (Pure Systems).- ANNNI Model in Transverse Field.- Dilute and Random Transverse Ising Systems.- Transverse Ising Spin Glass and Random Field Systems.- Dynamics of Quantum Ising Systems.- Quantum Annealing.- Applications.- Related Models.- Brief Summary and Outlook.- Index. Fields of interest Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systems; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity; Magnetism, Magnetic Materials; Quantum Physics Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-33038-4 Softcover 2013. XI, 401 p. 117 illus. (Lecture Notes in Physics, Vol. 862) $89.95 ISBN 978-3-642-33038-4 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

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S. Gröblacher, University of Vienna, Austria

P. Bouillot, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Quantum Opto-Mechanics with Micromirrors

Statics and Dynamics of Weakly Coupled Antiferromagnetic Spin-1/2 Ladders in a Magnetic Field

Combining Nano-Mechanics with Quantum Optics

Quantum effects in macroscopic systems have long been a fascination for researchers. Over the past decade mechanical oscillators have emerged as a leading system of choice for many such experiments. The work reported in this thesis investigates the effects of the radiation-pressure force of light on macroscopic mechanical structures. The basic system studied is a mechanical oscillator that is highly reflective and part of an optical resonator. It interacts with the optical cavity mode via the radiation-pressure force. Both the dynamics of the mechanical oscillation and the properties of the light field are modified through this interaction. The experiments use quantum optical tools[...] Features Quantum effects in macroscopic systems have long been a fascination for researchers. Over the past decade mechanical oscillators have emerged as a leading system of choice for many such experiments. The work reported in this thesis investigates the effects of the radiation-pressure force of light on macroscopic mechanical structures. The basic system studied is a mechanical oscillator that is highly reflective [..] Contents Preamble.- Introduction and Basic Theory.- Experimental Techniques.- High-Reflectivity, High-Q Mechanical Resonators.- Mechanical Laser Cooling in Cryogenic Cavities.- Opto-Mechanics in the Strong Coupling Regime.- Optomechanical DownConversion.

This thesis shows how a combination of analytic and numerical techniques, such as a time dependent and finite temperature Density Matrix Renormalization Group (DMRG) technique, can be used to obtain the physical properties of low dimensional quantum magnets with an unprecedented level of accuracy. A comparison between the theory and experiment then enables these systems to be used as quantum simulators; for example, to test various generic properties of low dimensional systems such as Luttinger liquid physics, the paradigm of one dimensional interacting quantum systems. Application of these techniques to a material made of weakly coupled ladders (BPCB) allowed the first quantitative[...] Features This thesis shows how a combination of analytic and numerical techniques, such as a time dependent and finite temperature Density Matrix Renormalization Group (DMRG) technique, can be used to obtain the physical properties of low dimensional quantum magnets with an unprecedented level of accuracy. A comparison between the theory and experiment then enables these systems to be used as quantum simulators; for [..] Contents Introduction.- Spin-1/2 ladders.- Methods.- Static properties and NMR relaxation rate.- Dynamical correlations of a spin ladder.- Conclusions and perspectives.

Fields of interest Quantum Optics, Quantum Electronics, Nonlinear Optics; Quantum Physics; Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics

Fields of interest Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics; Solid State Physics; Numerical and Computational Physics; Quantum Physics

Target groups Research

Target groups Research

Type of publication Monograph

Type of publication Monograph

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Hardcover 2013. X, 98 p. 37 illus., 13 in color. (Springer Theses) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-33807-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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M. Goupil, Observatory of Paris-Meudon, France; K. Belkacem, Observatory of Paris-Meudon, France; C. Neiner, Observatory of Paris-Meudon, France; F. Lignières, Research Institute of Astrophysics and Planetary, Toulouse, France; J.J. Green, LESIA, Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, France (Eds.)

V. Eyert, Materials Design SARL, Montrouge, France

D.N. Chigrin, University of Wuppertal, Germany (Ed.)

The Augmented Spherical Wave Method

Studying Stellar Rotation and Convection

A Comprehensive Treatment

The Fifth International Workshop on Theoretical and Computational Nano-Photonics:

Theoretical Background and Seismic Diagnostics

This volume synthesizes the results of work carried out by several international teams of the SIROCO (Seismology for Rotation and Convection) collaboration. It provides the theoretical background required to interpret the huge quantity of high-quality observational data recently provided by space experiments such as CoRoT and Kepler. Asteroseismology allows astrophysicists to test, to model and to understand stellar structure and evolution as never before. The chapters in this book address the two groups of topics summarized as "Stellar Rotation and Associated Seismology" as well as "Stellar Convection and Associated Seismology". The book offers the reader solid theoretical background[...] Features This volume synthesizes the results of work carried out by several international teams of the SIROCO (Seismology for Rotation and Convection) collaboration. It provides the theoretical background required to interpret the huge quantity of high-quality observational data recently provided by space experiments such as CoRoT and Kepler. Asteroseismology allows astrophysicists to test, to model and to [..] Contents Rotation and Associated Seismology.- Modeling and Rotating Stars.- 2D Oscillation of Rotating Stars.Seismology of Rotating Stars.- Convection and Associated Seismology.- Turbulent Convection in Stellar Surface Layers.- Dynamical Instabilities. Fields of interest Astrophysics and Astroparticles; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques; Numerical and Computational Physics Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-33379-8 Softcover 2013. XI, 261 p. 85 illus., 46 in color. (Lecture Notes in Physics, Vol. 865) $59.95 ISBN 978-3-642-33379-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

The Augmented Spherical Wave (ASW) method is one of the most powerful approaches to handle the requirements of finite basis sets in DFT calculations. It is particularly suited for the calculation of the electronic, magnetic, and optical properties of solid-state materials. Recent developments allow application, in addition, to the elastic properties and phonon spectra. Due to the localized nature of the ASW basis set these properties can be easily interpreted in terms of atomic-like orbitals. The book addresses all those who want to learn about methods for electronic structure calculations and the ASW method in particular. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and extended. In[...] Features The Augmented Spherical Wave (ASW) method is one of the most powerful approaches to handle the requirements of finite basis sets in DFT calculations. It is particularly suited for the calculation of the electronic, magnetic, and optical properties of solid-state materials. Recent developments allow application, in addition, to the elastic properties and phonon spectra. Due to the localized nature of the ASW [..]

TaCoNa-Photonics 2012

TaCoNa-Photonics' goal is to provide a forum where theoreticians and specialists in numerical methods from all branches of physics, engineering sciences and mathematics have a chance to discuss new challenges, new results and breakthroughs in nano-photonics. Our audience consists of professionals from academia and industry working in all areas of theoretical and computational photonics and optics of complex micro- and nano-structured materials, but also of everybody who are interested in the current progress of nano-photonics. Features TaCoNa-Photonics' goal is to provide a forum where theoreticians and specialists in numerical methods from all branches of physics, engineering sciences and mathematics have a chance to discuss new challenges, new results and breakthroughs in nano-photonics. Our audience consists of professionals from academia and industry working in all areas of theoretical and computational photonics and optics of complex [..]

Fields of interest Condensed Matter Physics; Numerical and Computational Physics; Theoretical and Computational Chemistry; Materials Science (general)

Contents From the Contents: Invited Presentations.- Plasmainduced nonlinear optical phenomena in gas-filled hollow-core PCFs.- Plasmonic structures of metal nanoparticles: Chains and arrays.- Contributed Oral Presentations.- Optical forces from partially coherent light: Near field of statistically homogeneous sources.- Finite-thickness metal-semiconductor-metal waveguide as plasmonic modulator.Metallodielectric optical antennas for ultrabright single-photon sources.- Contributed Poster Presentations.- Spaser chains.- Graphene wire medium: Homogenization and application.- Exactly solvable toy[...]

Target groups Research

Fields of interest Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics

Type of publication Monograph

Target groups Research

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Type of publication Proceedings

Contents Introduction.- The Standard ASW Method.- Envelope Functions and Structure Constants.- The PlaneWave Based Full-Potential ASW Method.- The Sperical-Wave Based Full-Potential ASW Method.Details of the Standard ASW Method.- Details of the Envelope Functions.- Details of the Full-Potential ASW Methods.- Brillouin-Zone Integration.- Further Reading.- Index.

Softcover 2013. XV, 379 p. 21 illus. (Lecture Notes in Physics, Vol. 849) $89.95 ISBN 978-3-642-25863-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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springer.com T. Wiklind, Joint ALMA Observatory, Santiago, Chile; B. Mobasher, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA; V. Bromm, University of Texas, Austin, College of Nat. Sc., TX, USA (Eds.)

The First Galaxies Theoretical Predictions and Observational Clues

New observations of the period between the cosmic recombination and the end of reionization are posing intriguing questions about where the first generations of stars were formed, how the first galaxies were assembled, whether these galaxies have low redshift counterparts, and what role the early galaxies played in the reionization process. Combining the new observational data with theoretical models can shed new light on open issues regarding the star formation process, its role in the reionization of the Universe, and the metal enrichment in galaxies at those early epochs. This volume brings together leading experts in the field to discuss our current level of understanding and what[...] Features New observations of the period between the cosmic recombination and the end of reionization are posing intriguing questions about where the first generations of stars were formed, how the first galaxies were assembled, whether these galaxies have low redshift counterparts, and what role the early galaxies played in the reionization process. Combining the new observational data with theoretical models can [..] Contents Part I The First Sources of Light.- Chapter 1 The Basic Theoretical Framework.- Chapter 2 The Epoch of Reionization.- Chapter 3 The First Stars.- Part II The First Galaxies and Normal Stellar Populations.- Chapter 4 Formation of the First Galaxies: Theory and Simulations.- Chapter 5 Observing the First Galaxies.- Chapter 6 The Formation of the First Massive Black Holes.- Part III Tools & Techniques.Chapter 7 Evolutionary Synthesis Models as a Tool and Guide Towards the First Galaxies.- Chapter 8 Exploring the Universe with Metal-Poor Stars.Chapter 9 The Potential Impact of Future[...] Fields of interest Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32361-4 Hardcover 2013. X, 429 p. 134 illus., 111 in color. (Astrophysics and Space Science Library, Vol. 396) $179.00 ISBN 978-3-642-32361-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Physics A.C. Cook, Newtown, UK

P. Schmüser, DESY, Hamburg

The Hatfield Lunar Atlas

Theoretische Physik für Studierende des Lehramts 2

Digitally Re-Mastered Edition

"The Hatfield Lunar Atlas" has become an amateur lunar observer's bible since it was first published in 1968. A major update of the atlas was made in 1998, using the same wonderful photographs that Commander Henry Hatfield made with his purpose-built 12-inch (300 mm) telescope, but bringing the lunar nomenclature up to date and changing the units from Imperial to S.I. metric This edition is important since the fact is that modern telescope optics, digital imaging equipment and computer enhancement can easily surpass what was achieved with Henry Hatfield's 12-inch telescope and a film camera. This limits the usefulness of the original atlas to visual observing or imaging rather small[...] Features The Hatfield Lunar Atlas has become an amateur lunar observer's bible since it was first published in 1968.A major update of the atlas was made in 1998, using the same wonderful photographs that Commander Henry Hatfield made with his purpose-built 12-inch (300 mm) telescope, but bringing the lunar nomenclature up to date and changing the units from Imperial to S.I. metric.However, with [..] Contents Chapter 1: Introduction.- The Maps: Overlaps, Scales, Grids.- Nomenclature.- The Librartion Keys.- The Moon's Age and the Sun's Selenographic Colongitude.- The Digital Image Augmentation Process.- For Further Information.- Chapter 2: Lunar Observing Techniques.- Projects for Beginners.- Advanced Techniques.- References.- Chapter 3: Maps and Plates.- Chapter 4: Simulations of Sunrise and Sunset over Selected Features.- Appendices.Appendix A: Details of Commander Hatfields's Photographic Plates.- Appendix B: TLP Identification Flow Charts.- Appendix C: Index of Named Formations. Fields of interest Astronomy, Observations and Techniques; Popular Science in Astronomy; Planetology Target groups Popular/general Type of publication Popular science More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5498-4 Hardcover 2012. IX, 187 p. 407 illus. $69.95 ISBN 978-1-4614-5498-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Elektrodynamik und Spezielle Relativitätstheorie

Die Grundlagen der Elektrodynamik und Speziellen Relativitätstheorie werden in systematischer Weise eingeführt. Dabei stehen die physikalischen Prinzipien im Vordergrund und nicht so sehr die mathematischen Methoden, um Studierenden, deren zweites Fach nicht die Mathematik ist, einen leichteren Zugang zur Theorie zu bieten. Didaktische Anmerkungen und praxisnahe Übungsaufgaben helfen hierbei. Ausführlichere Rechnungen finden sich in den Anhängen des Buches. Es wird konsequent das Internationale Einheitensystem verwendet, um mit den Lehrbüchern der Experimental- und Schulphysik kompatibel zu sein.Wichtige physikalische Begriffsbildungen werden ausführlich diskutiert und mit einer[...] Features Die Grundlagen der Elektrodynamik und Speziellen Relativitätstheorie werden in systematischer Weise eingeführt. Dabei stehen die physikalischen Prinzipien im Vordergrund und nicht so sehr die mathematischen Methoden, um Studierenden, deren zweites Fach nicht die Mathematik ist, einen leichteren Zugang zur Theorie zu bieten. Didaktische Anmerkungen und praxisnahe Übungsaufgaben helfen hierbei. Ausführlichere [..] Contents Grundlagen von Elektrizität und Magnetismus.Zeitlich konstante elektrische und magnetische Felder.- Die Maxwellschen Gleichungen.- Elektromagnetische Wellen I.- Elektromagnetische Wellen II.- Spezielle Relativitätstheorie I.-Spezielle Relativitätstheorie II. Fields of interest Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics; Teaching and Teacher Education; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory; Magnetism, Magnetic Materials Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication Undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-25394-2 Softcover 2013. XII, 258 S. 105 Abb., 100 in Farbe. (SpringerLehrbuch) $39.95 ISBN 978-3-642-25394-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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J. Souchay, Paris Observatory, France; S. Mathis, AIM Laboratory Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France; T. Tokieda, University of Cambridge, UK (Eds.)

Tides in Astronomy and Astrophysics Based on the lecture notes of a school titled ‘Tides in Astronomy and Astrophysics’ that brought together students and researchers, this book focuses on the fundamental theories of tides at different scales of the universe—from tiny satellites to whole galaxies—and on the most recent developments. It also attempts to place the study of tides in a historical perspective.                                                         Starting with a general tutorial on tides, the theme of tides is approached in 9 chapters from many directions. They allow non-experts to pick up a physical intuition and a sense of orders of magnitude in the theory of tides. These carefully prepared lecture notes[...] Features Based on the lecture notes of a school titled ‘Tides in Astronomy and Astrophysics’ that brought together students and researchers, this book focuses on the fundamental theories of tides at different scales of the universe—from tiny satellites to whole galaxies—and on the most recent developments. It also attempts to place the study of tides in a historical [..] Contents Tides: A Tutorial.- Investigations of Tides From the Antiquity to Laplace.- Ocean Tides.- Precession and Nutation of the Earth.- Tidal Effects of Giant Planets on their Satellites.- Recent Developments in Planet Migration Theory.- Tides in Planetary Systems.Stellar Tides.- Tides in Colliding Galaxies. Fields of interest Astrophysics and Astroparticles; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32960-9 Softcover 2013. XII, 375 p. 138 illus., 60 in color. (Lecture Notes in Physics, Vol. 861) $89.95 ISBN 978-3-642-32960-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com L. Bengtsson, International Space Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland; R.-M. Bonnet, International Space Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland; D. Grinspoon, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, CO, USA; S. Koumoutsaris, Risk Management Solutions Ltd, London, United Kingdom; S. Lebonnois, Laboratoire de Meterologie Dynamique, Paris, France; D. Titov, European Space Research and Technology Center, Noordwijk, The Netherlands (Eds.)

Towards Understanding the Climate of Venus Applications of Terrestrial Models to Our Sister Planet

ESA’s Venus Express Mission has monitored Venus since April 2006, and scientists worldwide have used mathematical models to investigate its atmosphere and model its circulation. This book summarizes recent work to explore and understand the climate of the planet through a research program under the auspices of the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, Switzerland. Some of the unique elements that are discussed are the anomalies with Venus’ surface temperature (the huge greenhouse effect causes the surface to rise to 460°C, without which would plummet as low as -40°C), its unusual lack of solar radiation (despite being closer to the Sun, Venus receives less solar[...] Features ESA’s Venus Express Mission has monitored Venus since April 2006, and scientists worldwide have used mathematical models to investigate its atmosphere and model its circulation. This book summarizes recent work to explore and understand the climate of the planet through a research program under the auspices of the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, Switzerland. Some of the unique elements [..] Contents History of Venus Observation.- The Surface and Atmosphere of Venus: Evolution and Present State.Radiative Energy Balance in the Venus Atmosphere.Atmospheric Circulation and Dynamics.- The Dynamics and Circulation of Venus Atmosphere.Modeling Effects.- Models of Venus Atmosphere.Comparing Earth and Venus.- Future Prospects. Fields of interest Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences; Planetology; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5063-4 Hardcover 2013. VIII, 185 p. 72 illus., 37 in color. (ISSI Scientific Report Series, Vol. 11) $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5063-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

N. Phan-Thien, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Understanding Viscoelasticity An Introduction to Rheology

This book presents an introduction to viscoelasticity; in particular, to the theories of dilute polymer solutions and dilute suspensions of rigid particles in viscous and incompressible fluids. These theories are important, not just because they apply to practical problems of industrial interest, but because they form a solid theoretical base upon which mathematical techniques can be built, from which more complex theories can be constructed, to better mimic material behaviour. The emphasis is not on the voluminous current topical research, but on the necessary tools to understand viscoelasticity at a first year graduate level. The main aim is to provide a still compact book,[...] Features This book presents an introduction to viscoelasticity; in particular, to the theories of dilute polymer solutions and dilute suspensions of rigid particles in viscous and incompressible fluids. These theories are important, not just because they apply to practical problems of industrial interest, but because they form a solid theoretical base upon which mathematical techniques can be built, from which more [..] Contents Tensor Notation.- Rheological Properties .- Kinematics and Equations of Balance.- Constitutive Equation.- Inelastic Models and Linear Viscoelasticity.- Steady Viscometric Flows.- Polymer Solutions.Suspensions.- DPD.- Problems. Fields of interest Fluid- and Aerodynamics; Polymer Sciences; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics; Materials Science (general) Target groups Graduate Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32957-9 Hardcover 2013. XIII, 202 p. 69 illus., 14 in color. (Graduate Texts in Physics) $89.95 ISBN 978-3-642-32957-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Popular Science

U. Kolb, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; K. Shankland, University of Reading, UK; L. Meshi, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel; A. Avilov, Institute of Crystallography of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; W.I.F. David, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, UK (Eds.)

Popular Science

Uniting Electron Crystallography and Powder Diffraction

Jugendliche Lebenswelten

The polycrystalline and nanocrystalline states play an increasingly important role in exploiting the properties of materials, encompassing applications as diverse as pharmaceuticals, catalysts, solar cells and energy storage. A knowledge of the three-dimensional atomic and molecular structure of materials is essential for understanding and controlling their properties, yet traditional single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods lose their power when only polycrystalline and nanocrystalline samples are available. It is here that powder diffraction and single-crystal electron diffraction techniques take over, substantially extending the range of applicability of the crystallographic[...] Features The polycrystalline and nanocrystalline states play an increasingly important role in exploiting the properties of materials, encompassing applications as diverse as pharmaceuticals, catalysts, solar cells and energy storage. A knowledge of the three-dimensional atomic and molecular structure of materials is essential for understanding and controlling their properties, yet traditional single-crystal X-ray [..] Contents Preface.- Part 1 – Powder Diffraction.- Powder Diffraction: By Decades.- Rietveld Refinement.- Structure Solution - an Overview.- Inorganic Materials.Organic Compounds.- Laboratory X-ray Diffraction.- Synchrotron X-Ray Powder Diffraction.- Ultra Fast Powder Diffraction.- Taking it to Extremes – Powder Diffraction at Elevated Pressures.-Structure Solution by Charge Flipping.- Structure Solution: Global Optimisation Methods.- Proteins and Powders: Technical Developments.- Proteins and Powders: An Overview.- Parametric Powder Diffraction.Powder Diffraction + Computational Methods.-[...]

P.M. Thomas, Stuttgart; M. Calmbach, Sinus-Institut, Berlin (Eds.)

Perspektiven für Politik, Pädagogik und Gesellschaft

Ein ermutigendes Buch, das endlich einmal nicht den Defizitblick in der Vordergrund stellt, sondern zeigt, wie viele Ressourcen die junge Generation in Deutschland in Wirklichkeit hat. Klaus HurrelmannWie sehen die aktuellen Lebenswelten 14- bis 17Jähriger in Deutschland aus? Wie denken, fühlen und lernen sie, wie gestalten sie ihren Alltag, wo finden sie Sinn, Chancen und Anerkennung? Eine große Vielfalt an grundlegenden Wertorientierungen, an Alltagseinstellungen etwa zu Schule, Familie, Freizeit, Konsum und Medien sowie Unterschiede in der sozialen Lage kennzeichnen Jugendliche heute. Ähnliche Lebensweisen und Lebensauffassungen gruppiert die Sinus-Jugendforschung in [...] Features Ein ermutigendes Buch, das endlich einmal nicht den Defizitblick in der Vordergrund stellt, sondern zeigt, wie viele Ressourcen die junge Generation in Deutschland in Wirklichkeit hat. Klaus HurrelmannWie sehen die aktuellen Lebenswelten 14- bis 17Jähriger in Deutschland aus? Wie denken, fühlen und lernen sie, wie gestalten sie ihren Alltag, wo finden sie Sinn, Chancen und Anerkennung? [..] Contents 1. Thomas, Calmbach: Einleitung.- 2. Barth, Flaig: Was sind Sinus-Milieus®?- 3. Calmbach, Borchard, Thomas: Wie ticken Jugendliche?- 4. Sellmann: „Es darf einfach nicht scheiße aussehen!“- 5. Reinecke, Manger: „Alle anderen haben das auch!“- 6. Calmbach, Borgstedt: Do it yourself.- 7. Künzel: Ein Netz von Entwicklungsräumen.- 8. Sturzenhecker: Den Kids eine Stimme geben!- 9. Rhein: Jugendliche im Netz.- 10. Thomas, Flügge: Lernen kann man überall.- 11. Auer: Die Entwicklung vor Augen und die Gesellschaft im Nacken.- 12. Von Schwanenflügel: „Ich wusste ja nicht, dass ich mal was sagen[...]

Fields of interest Crystallography; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Materials Science (general)

Fields of interest Popular Science; Sociology, general; Pedagogic Psychology; Philosophy of Education; Education (general); Psychology (general)

Target groups Graduate

Target groups Popular/general

Type of publication Proceedings

Type of publication Popular science

More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5579-6 Hardcover 2012. XIII, 434 p. 174 illus. (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics) $229.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5579-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days. Softcover 2012. XIII, 434 p. 174 illus. (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics) $119.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5585-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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H. König, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz; H. Decker, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Eds.)

Kulturgut Rebe und Wein Beim Wein handelt sich um ein Kulturgut, das im Abendland seit mehr als 2000 Jahren gepflegt wird. Jedoch lässt sich im nahen und fernen Osten die Weinbereitung aus der Kulturrebe Vitis vinifera vinifera mehr als 8000 Jahre zurückverfolgen. Dabei hat der Wein stets unterschiedliche Funktionen in der Gesellschaft, Religion, Medizin sowie Literatur und auch Musik erfüllt. Trotz dieser langen Tradition und allgemeinen gesellschaftlichen Bedeutung sind die biochemischen und mikrobiellen Hintergründe, die zur Umwandlung von Most in Wein führen, erst vor etwa 150 Jahre durch den Chemiker Louis Pasteur bekannt geworden.Heute liegt in Deutschland der größte Teil der Weinanbaufläche in[...] Features Beim Wein handelt sich um ein Kulturgut, das im Abendland seit mehr als 2000 Jahren gepflegt wird. Jedoch lässt sich im Nahen und Fernen Osten die Weinbereitung aus der Kulturrebe Vitis vinifera vinifera mehr als 8000 Jahre zurückverfolgen. Dabei hat der Wein stets unterschiedliche Funktionen in der Gesellschaft, Religion, Medizin sowie Literatur und auch Musik erfüllt. Trotz dieser langen Tradition [..] Contents 1 Weinstraße vor der Seidenstraße? – Weinkulturen zwischen Georgien und China.- 2 Zeugnisse der Weinkultur in Rom.- 3 Von der Wildrebe zum Riesling: Meilensteine auf dem Weg zu unserem Wein.4 Wein und Bibel.- 5 Die Rebe als Kulturpflanze.- 6 Das Genom der Rebe.- 7 Klimaänderung und Weinbau.- 8 Weinbau global.- 9 Weinbaugebiet Rheinhessen.- 10 Terroir.- 11 Weinbereitung gestern und heute.- 12 Umwandlung von Most in Wein durch Hefen.- 13 Milchsäurebakterien in der Weinbereitung.- 14 Analyse der Spurenelemente in Trauben und Wein.- 15 Vokabular des Weingenusses.- 16 Wie schmeckt Wein?[...] Fields of interest Popular Science; Microbiology; Chemistry (general); Nutrition; Plant Breeding / Biotechnology Target groups Popular/general Type of publication Popular science More on www.springer.com/978-3-8274-2886-8 Hardcover 2012. XIX, 295 S. 126 Abb., 116 in Farbe. $39.95 ISBN 978-3-8274-2886-8 Due: Januar 10, 2013

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Psychology

L. Schindler, Universität Bamberg; K. Hahlweg, Technische Universität Braunschweig; D. Revenstorf, Universität Tübingen

Partnerschaftsprobleme? So gelingt Ihre Beziehung - Handbuch für Paare

Keine Angst vor Krisen! Schritt für Schritt Beziehungsprobleme lösenEine glückliche Partnerschaft ist von zentraler Bedeutung für unser Wohlbefinden und wirkt sich unmittelbar positiv auf viele andere Lebensbereiche aus. Umgekehrt rauben uns Beziehungsprobleme in hohem Maße Energie und Lebenskraft. Es gibt kaum eine langjährige Beziehung ohne Krisenzeiten – mehrere sind wahrscheinlich. In solchen schwierigen Phasen ist es entscheidend, nicht vorschnell aufzugeben.In diesem Arbeitsbuch haben die Autoren wissenschaftlich überprüfte Strategien zusammengestellt, mit deren Hilfe sich Paare den Herausforderungen stellen und Schwierigkeiten mit Engagement angehen können. Allen, die an ihrer[...] Features Keine Angst vor Krisen! Schritt für Schritt Beziehungsprobleme lösenEine glückliche Partnerschaft ist von zentraler Bedeutung für unser Wohlbefinden und wirkt sich unmittelbar positiv auf viele andere Lebensbereiche aus. Umgekehrt rauben uns Beziehungsprobleme in hohem Maße Energie und Lebenskraft. Es gibt kaum eine langjährige Beziehung ohne Krisenzeiten – mehrere sind wahrscheinlich. In [..] Contents 1 Was Sie vorab wissen sollten.- 2 Liebe und Bindung.- 3 Geben und Nehmen.- 4 Kommunikation I: Wie sage ich es?- 5 Kommunikation II: Wie nehme ich es auf?- 6 Das Konfliktgespräch: Wie lösen wir es?- 7 Absprachen: Wie setzen wir es um?8 Streit minimieren.- 9 Hegen und Pflegen.- 10 Antworten und Beispiele aus den Übungsblättern. Fields of interest Popular Science in Psychology; Psychotherapy and Counseling; Psychotherapy; Clinical Psychology

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Psychology

G. Migliavacca, ENEA - Ricerca sul Sistema Elettrico, Milano, Italy (Ed.)

G.S. Everly, Jr., The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; J.M. Lating, Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA

Advanced Technologies for Future Transmission Grids

A Clinical Guide to the Treatment of the Human Stress Response This new edition emphasizes the unique contribution of this longstanding text in the integration of mind/body relationships. The concept of stress, as defined and elaborated in Chapter 1, the primary efferent biological mechanisms of the human stress response, as described in Chapter 2, and the link from stress arousal to disease, as defined in Chapter 3, essentially remains the same. However, updates in microanatomy, biochemistry and tomography are added to these chapters. All other chapters will be updated as well, as there has been significant changes in the field over the past eight years. Features A Clinical Guide to the Treatment of the Human Stress ResponseThird EditionGeorge S. Everly, Jr., and Jeffrey M. Lating Contents The concept of stress.- The anatomy and physiology of the human stress response.- The link from stress arousal to disease.- Stress-related disease: a review.Measurement of the human stress response.- Personologic diathesis and human stress.- Resilience: the final frontier.- Psychotherapy: a cognitive perspective.-Neurophysiological Rationale for the Use of the Relaxation Response: Neurological Desensitization.Mediation.- Voluntary control of respiration patterns.- Neuromuscular relaxation.- Hypnosis in the Management of Stress Reactions.- Biofeedback in the Treatment of the Stress[...] Fields of interest Clinical Psychology; Psychiatry; Health Psychology

Target groups Popular/general

Target groups Graduate

Type of publication Popular science

Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook

More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-29008-4

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Softcover 2013. IX, 149 S. 51 Abb. in Farbe. $29.95 ISBN 978-3-642-29008-4 Due: Februar 7, 2013

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The re-engineering of power transmission systems is crucial to meeting the objectives of such regulators as the European Union. In addition to its market, organisational and regulatory aspects, this reengineering will also involve technical issues dealing with the progressive integration of innovative transmission technologies in the daily operation of transmission system operators. In this context, Advanced Technologies for Future Transmission Grids provides an overview of the most promising technologies, likely to be of help to planners of transmission grids in responding to the challenges of the future: security of supply; integration of renewable generation; and creation of[...] Features Advanced Technologies for Future Transmission Grids addresses the re-engineering of power transmission systems necessitated by the ambitious goals for integration of renewable generation being put in place by regulators around the world and particularly in the European Union. Transmission planning and day-to-day operation can make use of innovative technologies in order to better exploit the existing [..] Contents A Mid-term Roadmap for Advanced Technologies Integration.- Innovative Cables.- Real-time Thermal Rating Systems.- Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems.- High-voltage Direct-current Transmission.- Coordination Methods for Power Flow Controlling Devices.- Storage for Transmission Systems. Fields of interest Energy Systems; Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks; Energy Economics Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-4548-6 Hardcover 2013. XI, 396 p. 119 illus., 89 in color. (Power Systems) $179.00 ISBN 978-1-4471-4548-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Psychology

M.A. Borowitzka, Murdoch University, WA, Australia; N.R. Moheimani, Murdoch University, WA, Australia (Eds.)

D.A. Morere, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, USA; Th. Allen, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, USA (Eds.)

Algae for Biofuels and Energy

Assessing Literacy in Deaf Individuals

Microalgae are one of the most studied potential sources of biofuels and bioenergy. This book covers the key steps in the production of renewable biofuels from microalgae - strain selection, culture systems, inorganic carbon utilisation, lipid metabolism and quality, hydrogen production, genetic engineering, biomass harvesting, extraction.  Greenhouse gas and techno-economic modelling are reviewed as is the 100 year history of microalgae as sources of biofuels and of commercial-scale microalgae culture. A summary of relevant basic standard methods used in the study of microalgae culture is provided. The book is intended for the expert and those starting work in the field. Features Microalgae are one of the most studied potential sources of biofuels and bioenergy. This book covers the key steps in the production of renewable biofuels from microalgae - strain selection, culture systems, inorganic carbon utilisation, lipid metabolism and quality, hydrogen production, genetic engineering, biomass harvesting, extraction.  Greenhouse gas and techno-economic modelling are reviewed as is the [..] Contents 1. Energy from microalgae: A short history.- 2. Algal lipids and their metabolism.- 3. Hydrogenases, nitrogenases, anoxia, and H2 production in water-oxidizing phototrophs.- 4. Species and strain selection.- 5. Limits to phototrophic growth in dense culture: CO2 supply and light.- 6. Genetic engineering to improve algal biofuels production.- 7. Photobioreactors for microalgae biofuel production.- 8. Open pond culture systems.- 9. Wastewater treatment and algal biofuel production.- 10. Harvesting, thickening and dewatering microalgae biomass.- 11. Solvent extraction for microalgae[...] Fields of interest Transportation; Environmental Management; Renewable and Green Energy; Marine & Freshwater Sciences; Environmental Engineering / Biotechnology Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5478-2 Hardcover 2013. XI, 288 p. 106 illus., 35 in color. (Developments in Applied Phycology, Vol. 5) $189.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5478-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Neurocognitive Measurement and Predictors

Humans’ development of literacy has been a recent focus of intense research from the reading, cognitive, and neuroscience fields. But for individuals who are deaf—who rely greatly on their visual skills for language and learning—the findings don’t necessarily apply, leaving theoretical and practical gaps in approaches to their education. Assessing Literacy in Deaf Individuals: Neurocognitive Measurement and Predictors narrows these gaps by introducing the VL2 Toolkit, a comprehensive test battery for assessing the academic skills and cognitive functioning of deaf persons who use sign language. Skills measured include executive functioning, memory, reading, visuospatial ability,[...] Features Humans’ development of literacy has been a recent focus of intense research across the reading, cognitive, and neuroscience fields. But for individuals who are deaf—who rely greatly on their visual skills for language and learning—the findings don’t necessarily apply, leaving theoretical and practical gaps in approaches to their education.Assessing Literacy in Deaf Individuals: Neurocognitive [..] Contents Preface.- Section I. Rationale and Participant Characteristics.- Chapter 1. The “Toolkit Project”: Introduction.- Chapter 2. The VL2 Toolkit Psychometric Study: Summary of procedures and description of sample characteristics.- Section II. Cognitive Functioning.- Chapter 3.  Measures of General Cognitive Functioning.- Chapter 4. Measures of Visuospatial Ability.- Chapter 5. Measures of Memory and Learning.- Section III. Academic Achievement.- Chapter 6. Measures of Reading Achievement.- Chapter 7. Measures of Writing, Math, and General Academic Knowledge.- Section IV. Linguistic[...] Fields of interest Child and School Psychology; Applied Linguistics; Speech Pathology; Language Education; Neuropsychology Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5268-3 Hardcover 2012. XVI, 268 p. 14 illus. $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5268-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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R.J. Brodd, Broddarp of Nevada, Henderson, NV, USA (Ed.)

Batteries for Sustainability Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology

Batteries that can store electricity from solar and wind generation farms are a key component of a sustainable energy strategy.   Featuring 15 peerreviewed entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology, this book presents a wide range of battery types and components, from nanocarbons for supercapacitors to lead acid battery systems and technology.   Worldwide experts provides a snapshot-in-time of the state-of-the art in battery-related R&D, with a particular focus on rechargeable batteries.  Such batteries can store electrical energy generated by renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and hydropower installations with high efficiency and release it on[...] Features Batteries that can store electricity from solar and wind generation farms are a key component of a sustainable energy strategy.   Featuring 15 peerreviewed entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology, this book presents a wide range of battery types and components, from nanocarbons for supercapacitors to lead acid battery systems and technology.   Worldwide experts provide a [..] Contents 1. Batteries, Introduction.- 2. Battery Cathodes.- 3. Battery Components, Active Materials for.- 4. Electrochemical Supercapacitors and Hybrid Systems.- 5. Lead Acid Battery Systems and Technology for Sustainable Energy.- 6. Rechargeable Batteries, Separators for.- 7. Lithium Battery Electrolyte Stability and Performance from Molecular Modeling and Simulations.- 8. Lithium-Ion Batteries, Electrochemical Reactions in.- 9. Lithium-Ion Batteries, Safety.10. Lithium-Ion Battery Systems and Technology.11. Medical Device Batteries.- 12. Nanocarbons for Supercapacitors.- 13. Nickel-Based[...] Fields of interest Energy Storage; Energy Technology; Electrochemistry; Optical and Electronic Materials Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5790-9 Hardcover 2013. VI, 513 p. 83 illus., 23 in color. $179.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5790-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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Psychology

R.C. Talley, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, USA; R.J.V. Montgomery, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA (Eds.)

springer.com A. Vernon, University of Northern Iowa, IA, USA (Ed.)

F.W. Kaslow, Kaslow Associates, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA

Cognitive and Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy with Couples

Divorced Fathers and Their Families

Caregiving Across the Lifespan Research • Practice • Policy

Theory and Practice

Most scholars do not consider the long-term nature of caregiving, but rather focus on a specific developmental period (e.g., old age) or a specific disability (e.g., cancer). Yet the most important lessons about caregiving may occur at any age, regardless of disabilities or other limitations.  Caregiving is a lifelong process. It begins in a mother’s womb, continues throughout the lifespan, and ends after death. Caregiving Across the Lifespan emphasizes caregiving as a process that occurs throughout one’s life. It discusses infant care, the developmental needs of children and adolescents, the many caregiving issues in adulthood and mid-life, and finally end-of-life care and[...]

The book addresses the problems that couples experience through the life cycle. Each chapter includes an up-to-date review of the literature pertinent to the topic, with a focus on practical interventions which are generally based upon, but not limited to, cognitive and rational emotive behavioral principles. Case studies or vignettes further illustrate application of principles. Worksheets, checklists, or other resources that would be useful in working with couples are also   included where relevant. This book presents interventions based upon research, theory, and most of all on practice. And is relevant to marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, psychologists and[...]

This book focuses on the experience of father's lives after a divorce, and how mental health professionals can help them create a healthy transition. Through the use of case examples critical issues are highlighted and discussed with supportive empirical findings and clinical insights.  Traditionally, the marital legal sessions as well as the ultimate marriage settlement focus on the issues confronted by the ex-wife and mother and on the custody and visitation plan for the children.   This is actually supported by law in some places.  This can remove the father from important qualitative issues such as what it is like to have children in two households, relationships with two sets[...]

Features  Most scholars do not consider the long-term nature of caregiving, but rather focus on a specific developmental period (e.g., old age) or a specific disability (e.g., cancer). Yet the most important lessons about caregiving may occur at any age, regardless of disabilities or other limitations.  Caregiving is a lifelong process. It begins in a mother’s womb, continues throughout the lifespan, and ends after [..]

Features Cognitive and Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy with Couples:Theory and PracticeAnn Vernon, editor

Contents Foreword; Rosalynn Carter.- Chapter 1. Caregiving: A Lifelong Developmental Perspective; Ronda C. Talley & Rhonda V. J. Montgomery.- Section I: Caregiving from Birth Through Adolescence.- Chapter 2. Caregiving in Early Childhood; David A. Mrazek.Chapter 3. Middle Childhood: Coping with Typical and Atypical Development; Jan Blacher & Kristin Abbott Feinfield.- Chapter 4. Responding to the Challenges of Preadolescence: Roles for Caregivers; Marleen Wong & Erum Nadeem.- Chapter 5. Caregiving Across the Lifespan: Adolescence; Deryl F. Bailey.- Section II: Caregiving in Adulthood.- Chapter[...] Fields of interest Clinical Psychology; Social Work; Public Health; Geriatrics / Gerontology; Social Policy; Educational Policy and Politics Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5552-3 Hardcover 2013. XXII, 185 p. 7 illus. (Caregiving: Research • Practice • Policy) $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5552-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Contents Introduction to Counseling Interventions with Couples.- Using Mindfulness with Couples: Theory and Practice.- Helping Couples Dispel Myths and SelfDefeating Beliefs and Behvaiors that Sabotage Relationships and Marriage.- Helping Couples Deal with Relationship Ambivalence.- Helping Couples Deal with Anger and Conflict.- Helping Couples Deal with Stress and Adversity.- Helping Couples Deal with Intimacy and Sexuality.- Helping Couples Deal with Betrayal and Affairs.- Counseling Same Sex Couples: Dispelling Myths and Understanding the Unique Challenges.- Helping Couples Deal with[...] Fields of interest Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy and Counseling; Family Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5136-5 Hardcover 2012. XX, 277 p. 20 illus., 18 in color. $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5136-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Legal, Economic, and Emotional Dilemmas

Features Divorced Fathers and Their FamiliesLegal, Economic, and Emotional Dilemmas Florence KaslowPraise for Divorced Fathers and Their Families:“Dr. Kaslow tells the story of forgotten fathers who suffer not only from the distance divorce imposes from their children, but from society’s lack of sympathy for their suffering.  A wife and mother as well as a distinguished professional, she [..] Contents Evolution of Thought about Custody Decisions: The Last 100 Years.- (Case 1) Dr. Blue Eyes: Dreams That Turned into Nightmares.- (Case 2) Mr. Bob Straight:   I Promised Myself I Would Be a Good Dad.- (Case 3) Dr. Jorge Perez:  Promises Made, Promises Kept, Until Forever Was Too Long.- (Case 4) Mr. Reuben Guy:  The Nastiness Never Stopped.- Case 5) Dr. Ron Dedicated: Why Can’t Judges be trained to “Do No Harm” and really be “Just”.- (Case 6) Mr. Bill Brogan: Feeling Trapped, Escaping and the Big Lie.- (Case 7) Mr. Terry Kelly: Saga of Betrayal and a Father’s Unwavering Devotion.- (Case 8)[...] Fields of interest Psychology and Law; Psychotherapy and Counseling; Clinical Psychology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5534-9 Hardcover 2013. XXIV, 247 p. $49.95 ISBN 978-1-4614-5534-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com M.M. Begovic, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA (Ed.)

Electrical Transmission Systems and Smart Grids Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology

Electric transmission networks are among the largest human-made engineering systems: For example, the transmission network in the United States covers over 300,000 km of lines and is served by 500 companies (electric utilities). In sharp contrast to the very incremental developments of the last century, transmission and control technologies experienced a major breakthrough at the beginning of the 21st century. The rapid growth of new energy generation technologies (renewables), significant advances in information processing applied to system monitoring, planning, operation, control, and protection, radical changes in distribution networks, and key shifts in end user behavior (advanced[...] Features Electric transmission networks are among the largest human-made engineering systems: For example, the transmission network in the United States covers over 300,000 km of lines and is served by 500 companies (electric utilities). In sharp contrast to the very incremental developments of the last century, transmission and control technologies experienced a major breakthrough at the beginning of the [..] Contents 1. Electrical Transmission Systems and Smart Grids, Introduction.- 2. Distribution Systems, Substations, and Integration of Distributed Generation.3. Renewable Generation, Integration of.- 4. Transmission Blackouts: Risk, Causes, and Mitigation.5. Wide Area Monitoring, Protection and Control.- 6. Smart Grids, Distributed Control for.- 7. Underground Cable Systems.- 8. Energy and Water Interdependence, and Their Implications for Urban Areas.- 9. Sustainable Smart Grids, Emergence of a Policy Framework.- Index.

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R. Malhotra, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, USA (Ed.)

E.A. Kreuter, Marks Paneth and Shron LLP, New York, NY, USA

Fossil Energy

Fostering Resilience for Loss and Irrelevance

Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology

The word sustainability shares its root with sustenance. In the context of modern society, sustenance is inextricably linked to the use of energy. Fossil Energy provides an authoritative reference on all aspects of this key resource, which currently represents nearly 85% of global energy consumption. Gathering 16 peer-reviewed entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology, the chapters provide comprehensive, yet concise coverage of fundamentals and current areas of research. Written by recognized authorities in the field, this volume represents an essential resource for scientists and engineers working on the development of energy resources, fossil or[...] Features The word sustainability shares its root with sustenance. In the context of modern society, sustenance is inextricably linked to the use of energy.  Fossil Energy provides an authoritative reference on all aspects of this key resource, which currently contributes to nearly 85% of global energy consumption.   Gathering 16 peer-reviewed entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science [..] Contents 1.  Fossil Energy, Introduction.- 2.  Oil And Natural Gas: Global Resources.- 3.  Petroleum and Oil Sands Exploration and Production.- 4.  Petroleum Refining and Environmental Control and Environmental Effects.- 5.  Oil Shale Processing, Chemistry and Technology.- 6.  Developments in Internal Combustion Engines.- 7.  Alaska Gas Hydrate Research and Field Studies.- 8.  Gas to Liquids Technologies.- 9.   Coal and Peat: Global Resources.- 10.  Coal Preparation.- 11. Coal to Liquids.- 12.  Mining Industries and their Sustainable Management.- 13.  CO2 Reduction and Coal-Based Electricity[...]

Fields of interest Energy Systems; Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks; Sustainable Development

Fields of interest Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture); Energy Technology; Quantitative Geology; Sustainable Development; Nature Conservation

Target groups Upper undergraduate

Target groups Upper undergraduate

Type of publication Monograph

Type of publication Monograph

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Hardcover 2013. VI, 324 p. 84 illus., 83 in color. $179.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5829-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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The compensating construct of resiliency, itself, has not been compared to the problem of loss of relevancy. Therefore, there is an open corridor for the enlightened therapist, career coach, or mentor to appropriately guide a troubled person with targeted challenges to transform themselves into a newly thriving being. This book explores the topic in detail with references to the literature where prior theory can be applied to advance this topic further. Anecdotal evidence supporting the authors’ perspective is presented, including several brief case studies of individuals who have thrived following cessation of their prior careers. Features Fostering Resilience for Loss and IrrelevanceEric A. KreuterPraise for Fostering Resilience for Loss and Irrelevance:The author has written a sensitive and erudite interpretation of the battle between resilience and irrelevance in the diamonic tradition of the greats in Humanistic Psychology, such as Rollo May, Erick Fromm, and Victor Frankl. Well done.Eugene Taylor, PhD, author [..] Contents Introduction.- Loss of relevancy: the problem and literature review.- Analysis of the factor of societal pressure contributing to the problem.- Exploration of the construct of meaning: influences on the person.- Resiliency: one solution towards transformation of the suffering person.- Case study of a person evidencing the constructs of relevancy and resiliency.- Building resilience through letters.- What holds us back?.- Rehabilitation of the internal energy of the defeated person.- Expectations vs. reality: A humanistic and practical perspective.- Application of the enduring attitude[...] Fields of interest Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Social Work Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5772-5 Hardcover 2013. XXVI, 231 p. 10 illus. $69.95 ISBN 978-1-4614-5772-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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K.-D. Kreuer, Max-Planck-Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany (Ed.)

Fuel Cells Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology

The expected end of the “oil age” will lead to increasing focus and reliance on alternative energy conversion devices, among which fuel cells have the potential to play an important role.  Not only can phosphoric acid and solid oxide fuel cells already efficiently convert today’s fossil fuels, including methane, into electricity, but other types of fuel cells, such as polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, have the potential to become the cornerstones of a possible future hydrogen economy. Featuring 21 peer-reviewed entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology, Fuel Cells offers concise yet comprehensive coverage of the current state of research and[...] Features The expected end of the “oil age” will lead to increasing focus and reliance on alternative energy conversion devices, among which fuel cells have the potential to play an important role.  Not only can phosphoric acid and solid oxide fuel cells already efficiently convert today’s fossil fuels, including methane, into electricity, but other types of fuel cells, such as polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, [..] Contents 1. Fuel Cells, Introduction.- 2. Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells.- 3. Direct Hydrocarbon Solid Oxide Fuel Cells.- 4. Fuel Cell Comparison to Alternate Technologies.- 5. Fuel Cell Types and Their Electrochemistry.- 6. Fuel Cells (SOFC): Alternative Approaches (Electroytes, Electrodes, Fuels).- 7. Membrane Electrolytes, from Perfluoro Sulfonic Acid (PFSA) to Hydrocarbon Ionomers.- 8. Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells.- 9. PEM Fuel Cell Materials: Costs, Performance and Durability.- 10. PEM Fuel Cells and Platinum-Based Electrocatalysts.- 11. PEM Fuel Cells, Materials and Design Development[...] Fields of interest Energy Storage; Electrochemistry; Energy Technology; Energy Technology; Optical and Electronic Materials Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5784-8 Hardcover 2013. VI, 801 p. 332 illus., 174 in color. $279.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5784-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com C.S. Clauss-Ehlers, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA; Z.N. Serpell, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA, USA; M.D. Weist, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA (Eds.)

Handbook of Culturally Responsive School Mental Health Advancing Research, Training, Practice, and Policy

Schools across the United States – as well as much of the world – are experiencing widespread change. Students are more diverse ethnically, academically, and emotionally. More attention is being paid to abuse and neglect, violence and bullying, and the growing inequities that contribute to student dropout. Within this changing landscape, cultural competence is imperative for school-based professionals, both ethically and as mandated by educational reform. The Handbook of Culturally Responsive School Mental Health explores the academic and behavioral challenges of an increasingly diverse school environment, offering workable, cost-effective solutions in an accessible, well-organized[...] Features Schools across the United States – as well as much of the world – are experiencing widespread change. Students are more diverse ethnically, academically, and emotionally. More attention is being paid to abuse and neglect, violence and bullying, and the growing inequities that contribute to student dropout. Within this changing landscape, cultural competence is imperative for school-based professionals, both [..] Contents Section I.  Status of the Research on Cultural Considerations in School-Based Mental Health Interventions with Children and Adolescents.1.  Introduction: Making the Case for Culturally Responsive School Mental Health; Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers, Zewelanji N. Serpell, Mark D. Weist.2. Building a “Culture of Trust”:  The Cultural and Practical Challenges of School-Based Behavioral Health Care in Overseas Military Base Schools; Alan R. Scheuermann, Tracey Jernigan.- 3. Culturally Responsive School Mental Health in Rural Communities; Julie Sarno Owens, Yuko Watabe, Kurt D. Michael.- 4.[...] Fields of interest Child and School Psychology; Educational Psychology; Pediatrics; Social Work; Teaching and Teacher Education; Educational Policy and Politics Target groups Research Type of publication Handbook More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-4947-8 Hardcover 2013. XXII, 268 p. 1 illus. $179.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-4947-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

R.J. Gatchel, University of Texas, Arlington, TX, USA; I.Z. Schultz, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada (Eds.)

Handbook of Occupational Health and Wellness This book integrates the growing clinical research evidence related to the emerging transdisciplinary field of occupational health and wellness. It includes a wide range of important topics, ranging from current conceptual approaches to health and wellness in the workplace, to common problems in the workplace such as presenteeism/abstenteeism, common illnesses, job-related burnout, to prevention and intervention methods. It consists of five major parts. Part I, “Introduction and Overviews,” provides an overview and critical evaluation of the emerging conceptual models that are currently driving the clinical research and practices in the field. This serves as the initial platform to[...] Features From its early focus on worker safety and job satisfaction, occupational health has expanded to encompass many disciplines, in keeping with the central place of work in people’s lives and the multiple issues it entails. Today the field encompasses such disparate areas as work-related stress, social and economic costs of illness and injury, and wellness concepts.In keeping with this diversity, the [..] Contents PART I: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW.Conceptual Approaches to Health and Wellness: An Overview. - Theories of Psychological Stress at Work.- The Growth of Occupational Health Psychology.- PART II: MAJOR SYMPTOMS AND DISORDERS IN THE WORKPLACE.- Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Pain.- Cardiovascular Disease and the Workplace.- Challenges Related to Mental Health in the Workplace.- Cancer in the Workplace.- The Problem of Abstenteeism and Presenteeism in the Workplace.- Occupational Burnout.- Self-medication and Illicit Drug Use in the Workplace.- Beyond the Playground: Bullying[...] Fields of interest Health Psychology; Occupational Medicine / Industrial Medicine; Public Health; Rehabilitation Target groups Research Type of publication Handbook More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-4838-9 Hardcover 2013. XVII, 576 p. 45 illus., 14 in color. (Handbooks in Health, Work, and Disability, Vol.) $499.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-4838-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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P. Plunger, Wien, Österreich

Y. Maurer, Zürich, Switzerland

Heilsames Erzählen

Heilungswunder

Krankheitsnarrative am Beispiel der homöopathischen Behandlung und Betreuung

Eingreifen Gottes, biologischer Glücksfall oder Volksmythos?

Petra Plunger untersucht die Bedeutung des Erzählens über das Kranksein als Möglichkeit der Krankheitsbewältigung für Menschen, die akut oder chronisch erkrankt sind. Beispielhaft zeichnet sie den Stellenwert von Narrativen im Rahmen der medizinischen Behandlung und Betreuung an der homöopathischen Behandlung und Betreuung nach. Ausgangs- und Rahmenbedingungen der Narrativierung von Krankheitserfahrungen werden ebenso beschrieben wie die Konsequenzen des "Heilsamen Erzählens", die sich aus der Perspektive der Betroffenen als Handlungsfähigkeit und Sinnfindung beschreiben lassen. Features Petra Plunger untersucht die Bedeutung des Erzählens über das Kranksein als Möglichkeit der Krankheitsbewältigung für Menschen, die akut oder chronisch erkrankt sind. Beispielhaft zeichnet sie den Stellenwert von Narrativen im Rahmen der medizinischen Behandlung und Betreuung an der homöopathischen Behandlung und Betreuung nach. Ausgangs- und Rahmenbedingungen der Narrativierung von Krankheitserfahrungen [..] Contents Methodisches Vorgehen.- Die Perspektive der Betroffenen: Erfahrungen im Versorgungssystem.„Heilsames Erzählen“.- Zur Bedeutung von Narrativen.- Geschichten, die zählen. Fields of interest Gender Studies Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01263-2 Softcover 2013. XII, 244 S. 2 Abb. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-658-01263-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

So genannte Heilungswunder werden konträr beurteilt. Der Frage nach einem ethisch vertretbaren Heilungs(zusatz)angebote aus interdisziplinärer bzw. integrativ pluralistischer Sicht im religiösen Bereich wird hier nachgegangen. Dieses Buch soll dazu beitragen, die voneinander abweichenden Beurteilungen von Heilungswundern in den christlichen Konfessionen transparent zu machen und argumentative Begründungen darzulegen. Verdeutlicht werden ebenso die unterschiedlichen medizinischen, theologischen, philosophischen und volksfrömmigen Positionen nach einem pluralistischen Modell: - Medizin: meditatives Erleben unter Entspannung und Stärkung des Immunsystems Theologie: vertrauensvolle[...] Features Das Thema Heilungswunder erfährt – über die Theologie hinaus – eine internationale Aktualität, gerade auch in der Medizin. Dies ist der Anlass, den selbst in der Pastoraltheologie äußerst kontrovers geführten Diskurs aus Sicht der Theologie (interkonfessionell), der Volksfrömmigkeit (am Beispiel Lourdes mit seinem Archiv über Wunderheilungen), der modernen Medizin und der Philosophie auf eine Antwort [..] Contents Ausgangslage.- Grundannahme, Fragestellung, Zielsetzung.- Methodik: interdisziplinär bzw. integrativ pluralistisch.- Heilungswunder: philosophische Perspektive.- Heilungswunder: (pastoral-) theologische Perspektive.- Heilungswunder: Volksfrömmigkeitsperspektive.- Heilungswunder: medizinische Perspektive.- Vorgehen in der Erörterung der Ergebnisse.- Vorkommen unerwarteter Heilungen sowie Kritik dieser Perspektiven.- Zusammenfassung. Fields of interest Psychology (general); Neuropsychology; Biological Psychology; Philosophy of Biology; Neurology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-30650-1 Softcover 2012. XIII, 221 S. 24 Abb., 6 in Farbe. $89.95 ISBN 978-3-642-30650-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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K. Malley-Morrison, Boston University, MA, USA; S. McCarthy, Northern Arizona University, Yuma, AZ, USA; D. Hines, Clark University, Worcester, MA, USA (Eds.)

International Handbook of War, Torture, and Terrorism International Handbook of Reconciliation and Negotiation follows up on the research gathered from the PAIRTAPS (Perspectives on Govermental Aggression and Peace) survey that was administered in over 40 countries worldwide. Where the International Handbook of Government Aggression and Peace focuses on governmental acts of aggression and violence, this book highlights the many actions taken worldwide to secure the rights of individuals to peace and protest, as examined from a theoretical standpoint. The book has both a theory base as well as empirical findings that should appeal to researchers across several disciplines including peace psychology, political science, and sociology. Features Armed conflict, on domestic or foreign soil, impacts people’s daily lives and shapes policy around the world. Millions live with the threat of terrorism, whether from random sources or known enemies. And the acceptability of torture is debated by politicians and public alike.The International Handbook of War, Torture, and Terrorism synthesizes historical backgrounds, current trends, and [..] Contents Part I. Perspectives on National Security.- Western Europe.- United Kingdom, Canada, United States & Australia.- Central and Southern Europe, and Eurasia.- The Middle East.- The Gulf States.- Africa. Latin America.- South and Southeast Asia.- East Asia.- Part II. Perspectives on Protest.- Western Europe.- United Kingdom, Canada, United States & Australia.- Central and Southern Europe, and Eurasia.- The Middle East.- The Gulf States.- Africa. Latin America.- South and Southeast Asia.- East Asia.- Part III. Apology and Forgiveness.- Western Europe.- United Kingdom, Canada, United States &[...] Fields of interest Cross Cultural Psychology; Sociology, general; Political Science, general Target groups Research Type of publication Handbook More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-1637-1 Hardcover 2013. XL, 706 p. 4 illus. (Peace Psychology Book Series) $279.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-1637-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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A. Suarez, Center for Quantum Philosophy, Zurich, Switzerland; P. Adams, Thomas More Institute, London, UK (Eds.)

M. Kusch, Universitätsklinikum Köln; H. Labouvie, Universitätsklinikum Köln; B. Hein-Nau, Universitätsklinikum Köln

Is Science Compatible with Free Will?

Klinische Psychoonkologie

Exploring Free Will and Consciousness in the Light of Quantum Physics and Neuroscience

Anyone who claims the right ‘to choose how to live their life’ excludes any purely deterministic description of their brain in terms of genes, chemicals or environmental influences. For example, when an author of a text expresses his thoughts, he assumes that, in typing the text, he governs the firing of the neurons in his brain and the movement of his fingers through the exercise of his own free will: what he writes is not completely pre-determined at the beginning of the universe. Yet in the field of neuroscience today, determinism dominates. There is a conflict between the daily life conviction that a human being has free will, and deterministic neuroscience. When faced with this[...] Features There is a perceived conflict within the scientific community between the conviction that a human being has free will on one hand, and deterministic physics and neuroscience on the other. When faced with this conflict, two alternative positions are possible: either human freedom is an illusion, or deterministic science is not the last word on the brain and will eventually be superseded by a neuroscience [..] Contents 1. Chapter Introduction Antoine Suarez, Center for Quantum Philosophy (Geneva and Zürich) and Social Trends Institute (Barcelona and New York).     2. Chapter True Quantum Randomness Antonio Acin, ICFO Barcelona.     3. Chapter The Mirror Mechanism as Neurophysiological Basis for Interpersonal Communication Leonardo Fogassi and Giacomo Rizzolatti, University of Parma.     4. Chapter On the Quest for Consciousness in Vegetative State Patients through Electrical Neuroimaging Sara González Andino, University of Geneva.     5. Chapter Contemporary Concepts of Motor Control: Is There[...] Fields of interest Cognitive Psychology; Philosophy of Science; Neurosciences Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5211-9 Hardcover 2013. XIV, 312 p. 19 illus., 14 in color. $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5211-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

A.A. Lawrence, University of Lethbridge, AB, Canada

Men Trapped in Men's Bodies Narratives of Autogynephilic Transsexualism

Klinische Psychoonkologie – am Bedarf orientiertTherapeuten benötigen in der Praxis deutlich mehr und spezifischere Informationen, als diese in Leitlinien und Publikationen zu evidenzbasierten Interventionen in der Psychoonkologie enthalten sind. Sie brauchen eine Darstellung des Gebietes, die eine Implementierung psychoonkologischer Erkenntnisse in die Versorgungswirklichkeit erlaubt. Diesem Bedarf widmet sich dieses Buch: Es arbeitet das Gebiet für eine Übertragung der Erkenntnisse in die psychoonkologisch-psychotherapeutische Praxis auf und stellt die psychologischen, diagnostischen und therapeutischen Besonderheiten in der Behandlung von psychisch hoch belasteten Krebskranken in[...]

There are few topics in sex research as compelling and confounding to researchers, clinicians, and the general public as that of transsexualism. Upending normative notions of gender, eroticism, and identity, it poses significant scientific and clinical challenges. The book addresses a fascinating and largely unexplored topic within the study of transsexualism: The feelings and desires of conventionally masculine men who are attracted to women yet want to become women themselves. Through a collection and discussion of vivid first-person narratives, the book provides an in-depth examination of these men's unusual propensity to be sexually aroused by the thought of themselves as women[...]

Features Klinische Psychoonkologie – am Bedarf orientiertTherapeuten benötigen in der Praxis deutlich mehr und spezifischere Informationen, als diese in Leitlinien und Publikationen zu evidenzbasierten Interventionen in der Psychoonkologie enthalten sind. Sie brauchen eine Darstellung des Gebietes, die eine Implementierung psychoonkologischer Erkenntnisse in die Versorgungswirklichkeit erlaubt. [..]

Features Men Trapped in Men's Bodies:Narratives of Autogynephilic Transsexualism

Contents 1. Allgemeine Grundlagen zum Krankheitsbild.- 2. Theoriebezug der psychologischen Versorgung von Krebspatienten.- 3. Verständnis der Situationen von Krebspatienten.- 4. Management der psychoonkologischen Versorgung in der Onkologie.- 5. Gestufte psychoonkologische Versorgung. Fields of interest Clinical Psychology; Oncology; Psychotherapy; Psychotherapy and Counseling; Rehabilitation; Health Psychology Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-31747-7 Hardcover 2013. XII, 269 S. 5 Abb. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-642-31747-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Contents Men Trapped in Men's Bodies.- Theory and Case Histories.- Narratives by Autogynephilic Transsexuals.- Confronting Autogynephilia.- Developmental Histories.- Manifestations of Autogynephilia.- Autogynephilia and Heterosexuality.- Sex with Men.Other Aspects of Autogynephilic Sexuality.- Debating the Meaning of Autogynephilia.- Narratives by Nontranssexual Autogynephiles.- Autogynephilic Transsexualism in Perspective. Fields of interest Sexual Behavior; Gender Studies; Psychotherapy and Counseling; Clinical Psychology Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5181-5 Hardcover 2013. XIV, 242 p. (Focus on Sexuality Research) $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5181-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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N. Tsoulfanidis, Reno, NV, USA (Ed.)

T. Freire, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal (Ed.)

Y. Noël, Université Européenne de Bretagne, Rennes, France

Nuclear Energy

Positive Leisure Science

Psychologie statistique avec R

Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology

From Subjective Experience to Social Contexts

Nuclear Energy provides an authoritative reference on all aspects of the nuclear industry from fundamental reactor physics calculations to reactor design, nuclear fuel resources, nuclear fuel cycle, radiation detection and protection, and nuclear power economics.  Featuring 19 peer-reviewed entries by recognized authorities in the field, this book provides comprehensive, streamlined coverage of fundamentals, current areas of research, and goals for the future.  The chapters will appeal to undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and energy industry experts. Features Nuclear Energy provides an authoritative reference on all aspects of the nuclear industry from fundamental reactor physics calculations to reactor design, nuclear fuel resources, nuclear fuel cycle, radiation detection and protection, and nuclear power economics.  Featuring 19 peer-reviewed entries by recognized authorities in the field, this book provides comprehensive, streamlined coverage [..] Contents 1. Nuclear Energy, Introduction.- 2. Fission Reactor Physics.- 3. Isotope Separation Methods for Nuclear Fuel.- 4. Nuclear Fission Power Plants.- 5. Nuclear Fuel, Reprocessing of.- 6. GEN-IV Reactors.- 7. Nuclear Reactor Materials and Fuels.- 8. Modern Nuclear Fuel Cycles.- 9. Nuclear Facilities, Decommissioning of.- 10. Radioactive Waste Management: Storage, Transport, Disposal.- 11. Nuclear Power, Economics of.- 12. Nuclear Fusion.- 13. Radiation Sources.- 14. Radiation Shielding.- 15. Ionizing Radiation Detectors.- 16. Dosimetry.- 17. Health Physics.- 18. Uranium and Thorium[...] Fields of interest Nuclear Energy; Nuclear Engineering; Effects of Radiation / Radiation Protection; Energy Technology; Particle and Nuclear Physics

This book extends positive psychology by embedding leisure into the positive science field, following a new paradigm and aggregating various domains and fields. Positive science can be applied to the field of leisure and, in turn, leisure can serve as an arena to study some of the most important optimal functioning variables. The book presents knowledge on a diverse range of topics about optimizing socio-cognitive processes and behaviors, places and contexts, societies and cultures through leisure. These topics are unified by an underlying continuum that extends from individuals and subjective experiences to social worlds. The contributions highlight components of everyday life,[...] Features This book extends positive psychology by embedding leisure into the positive science field, following a new paradigm and aggregating various domains and fields. Positive science can be applied to the field of leisure and, in turn, leisure can serve as an arena to study some of the most important optimal functioning variables. The book presents knowledge on a diverse range of topics about optimizing [..] Contents Preface; Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.- Introduction; Teresa Freire.- PART I. LEISURE AND POSITIVE LIVING.- Chapter 1. Research and Theory on Positiveness in the Social Sciences - The central role of leisure; Robert A. Stebbins.- Chapter 2. Redeeming leisure in later life; Douglas A. Kleiber.- PART II. LEISURE, GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.Chapter 3. Adolescent Leisure from a Prevention Perspective; Linda L. Caldwell.- Chapter 4. Leisure experience and positive identity development;Teresa Freire.- Chapter 5. Positive leisure science: leisure in family contexts; Ramon Zabriskie and Tess Kay.-[...] Fields of interest Personality and Social Psychology; Positive Psychology; Quality of Life Research

Target groups Upper undergraduate

Target groups Research

Type of publication Monograph

Type of publication Contributed volume

More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5715-2

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Hardcover 2013. VI, 525 p. 126 illus., 65 in color. $229.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5715-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Hardcover 2013. XVI, 229 p. 10 illus. $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5057-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Cet ouvrage couvre un programme complet de statistique pour la licence de psychologie (L1 à L3), depuis les bases élémentaires de combinatoire et de probabilités jusqu'aux modèles élaborés permettant de mettre à l'épreuve des hypothèses psychologiques. Présentés à partir de données réelles, les modèles étudiés sont facilement applicables dans les champs divers de la psychologie (cognition, cognition sociale, développement de l'enfant, psychologie de la santé, psychologie du travail, psychocriminologie...). La mise en œuvre pratique des procédures est développée dans des exercices types présentés en un format unique, de la définition du problème statistique à la conclusion[...] Features Cet ouvrage couvre un programme complet de statistique pour la licence de psychologie (L1 à L3), depuis les bases élémentaires de combinatoire et de probabilités jusqu'aux modèles élaborés permettant de mettre à l'épreuve des hypothèses psychologiques. Présentés à partir de données réelles, les modèles étudiés sont facilement applicables dans les champs divers de la psychologie (cognition, cognition [..] Contents Description sur une variable.- Description de liaison.- Algèbre des événements.- Calcul des probabilités.- Espérances et moments.- Notion de modèle.Modèles binomiaux.- Modèles multinomiaux.- Modèles gaussiens.- Compléments techniques.- Bibliographie.- Index. Fields of interest Psychology (general); Sociology, general; Sociology of Education Target groups Graduate Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-2-8178-0424-8 Softcover 2013. Env. 350 p. (Pratique R) $39.95 ISBN 978-2-8178-0424-8 Due: janvier 12, 2013

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M. Kaltschmitt, German Biomass Research Centre, Leipzig, Germany; N.J. Themelis, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; L.Y. Bronicki, Ormat Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV, USA; L. Söder, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden; L.A. Vega, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA (Eds.)

Renewable Energy Systems

springer.com C.A.S. Hall, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, USA; C.A. Ramírez-Pascualli, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, USA

M. Ehsani, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA; F.-Y. Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; G.L. Brosch, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA (Eds.)

The First Half of the Age of Oil

Transportation Technologies for Sustainability

An Exploration of the Work of Colin Campbell and Jean Laherrère

Humanity is facing a steadily diminishing supply of fossil fuels, causing researchers, policy makers, and the population as a whole to turn increasingly to alternative and especially renewable sources of energy to make up this deficit.  Gathering over 80 peer-reviewed entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technologies, Renewable Energy Systems provides an authoritative introduction to a wide variety of renewable energy sources.  State-of-the-art coverage includes geothermal power stations, ocean energy, renewable energy from biomass, waste to energy, and wind power.  This comprehensive, two-volume work provides an excellent introduction for those entering these[...]

According to the conventional wisdom, we live in a post-industrial information age. This book, however, paints a different picture: We live in the age of oil. Petroleum fuels and feedstocks are responsible for much of what we take for granted in modern society, from chemical products such as fertilizer and plastics, to the energy that moves people and goods in a global economy.  Oil is a nearly perfect fuel: Energy dense, safe to store, easy to transport, and mostly environmentally benign. Most importantly, oil has been cheap and abundant during the past 150 years. In 1998, two respected geologists, Colin Campbell and Jean Laherrère, published a detailed article announcing that the[...]

Innovative transportation technologies will be a vital component of any future sustainable society.  Gathering over 50 authoritative, peer-reviewed entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology, Transportation Technologies for Sustainability covers a broad range of transportation-related sustainability research, from vehicle design and technology to mass transit systems.   State-of-the-art chapters describe key developments in intelligent vehicle technology, including vision sensors, driver status monitoring, and vehicle motion control, while international experts present the latest research in electric, hybrid, and fuel cell vehicles.  Leaders in the mass[...]

Features Humanity is facing a steadily diminishing supply of fossil fuels, causing researchers, policy makers, and the population as a whole to turn increasingly to alternative and especially renewable sources of energy to make up this deficit.  Gathering over 80 peer-reviewed entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technologies, Renewable Energy Systems provides an [..]

Features According to the conventional wisdom, we live in a post-industrial information age. This book, however, paints a different picture: We live in the age of oil. Petroleum fuels and feedstocks are responsible for much of what we take for granted in modern society, from chemical products such as fertilizer and plastics, to the energy that moves people and goods in a global economy.  Oil is a nearly perfect [..]

Features Innovative transportation technologies will be a vital component of any future sustainable society.  Gathering over 50 authoritative, peer-reviewed entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology, Transportation Technologies for Sustainability covers a broad range of transportation-related sustainability research, from vehicle design and technology to mass transit [..]

Contents Part I: Geothermal Power Stations.- Engineered Geothermal Systems, Development and Sustainability of.- Geothermal Energy Utilization.- Geothermal Energy, Nature, Use, and Expectations.- Geothermal Energy, Geology and Hydrology of.- Geothermal Field and Reservoir Monitoring.- Geothermal Power Capacity, Sustainability and Renewability of.- Geothermal Power Conversion Technology.- Geothermal Power Economics.- Geothermal Power Stations, Introduction to.- Geothermal Resources Worldwide, Direct Heat Utilization of.- Geothermal Resources, Drilling for.- Geothermal Resources, Environmental[...]

Contents Preface.- Introduction.- Oil, Money and our Modern Civilization.- The Nature of Petroleum.- The Early Oil Industry.- King Hubbert: A Pioneer of a Different Kind.- The End of Cheap Oil.- What Do We Know About “Peak Oil” Today?.- The Formation of ASPO and the Growing Influence of the “Peak Oil” Community.- The Other Side.- Conclusions.- Index.

Contents Part I: Electric, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Vehicles.- AC Machines: Permanent Magnet Synchronous and Induction Machines.- Batteries, Battery Management, and Battery Charging Technology.- Battery Technologies.- Electric, Hybrid, and Fuel Cell Vehicles, Introduction.- Electric, Hybrid Electric and Fuel cell Vehicles, Architectures of.- Energy Storage: Ultracapacitor.- Fuel-Cell-Powered Hybrid electric vehicle HEV Design and Control.- Hybrid Electric and Hydraulic Technology Applications in Off-Road Vehicles.- Hybrid Energy Storage Systems for Vehicle Applications.- Internal Combustion Engines,[...]

Fields of interest Energy Systems; Renewable and Green Energy; Sustainable Development; Renewable and Green Energy

Target groups Research

Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication Encyclop(a)edia More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5819-7 Hardcover 2013. XXVI, 1898 p. $799.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5819-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Fields of interest Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture); Economic Geology; Energy Economics; Sustainable Development; Energy Policy, Economics and Management; Environmental Economics

Type of publication Brief More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-6063-3 Softcover 2013. XV, 127 p. 30 illus., 25 in color. (Energy Analysis) $49.95 ISBN 978-1-4614-6063-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Fields of interest Transportation; Automotive Engineering; Sustainable Development; Energy Technology; Urban Ecology Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication Encyclop(a)edia More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5843-2 Hardcover 2013. XX, 1184 p. 826 illus., 476 in color. $679.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5843-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com M. Pinquart, Philipps-Universität Marburg (Ed.)

Wenn Kinder und Jugendliche körperlich chronisch krank sind Psychische und soziale Entwicklung, Prävention, Intervention

Wenn Kinder und Jugendliche körperlich chronisch krank sindEtwa 15 % der Kinder und Jugendlichen sind chronisch körperlich krank und/oder weisen körperliche oder sensorische Behinderungen auf. Diese Erkrankungen und Behinderungen beeinflussen nicht nur die körperliche Funktionsfähigkeit, sondern sie haben auch Auswirkungen auf zahlreiche Aspekte der psychosozialen Entwicklung, wie etwa auf den schulischen Erfolg, die Beziehungen zu Gleichaltrigen, den Gewinn von Unabhängigkeit von den Eltern sowie die psychische Gesundheit. Psychische und soziale Entwicklung, Prävention, InterventionAlle, die mit chronisch kranken Kindern und Jugendlichen und deren Familien arbeiten, brauchen Wissen[...] Features Wenn Kinder und Jugendliche körperlich chronisch krank sindEtwa 15 % der Kinder und Jugendlichen sind chronisch körperlich krank und/oder weisen körperliche oder sensorische Behinderungen auf. Diese Erkrankungen und Behinderungen beeinflussen nicht nur die körperliche Funktionsfähigkeit, sondern sie haben auch Auswirkungen auf zahlreiche Aspekte der psychosozialen Entwicklung, wie etwa auf den [..] Contents Hoß/Maier, Medizinische Grundlagen.- Lohaus, Kindliche Krankheitskonzepte.- Seiffge-Krenke, Stressbewältigung und Krankheitsmanagement bei chronischer Krankheit in Kindheit und Adoleszenz.Pinquart, Auswirkungen chronischer Erkrankungen auf die psychische Gesundheit von Kindern und Jugendlichen.- Pfeiffer/Pinquart, Die Realisierung von Entwicklungsaufgaben bei Kindern und Jugendlichen mit chronischen körperlichen Erkrankungen.- Teubert/Pinquart, Belastung der Eltern chronisch körperlich kranker Kinder.Tröster, Geschwister chronisch kranker Kinder und Jugendlicher.- Hedderich/Tscheke,[...] Fields of interest Child and School Psychology; Pediatrics; Pedagogic Psychology; Developmental Psychology; Psychotherapy Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-31276-2 Hardcover 2013. XVI, 200 S. 7 Abb. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-642-31276-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Social Sciences S. Weisweiler, LMU München Center for Leadership and People Management; B. Dirscherl, Schulpsychologische Beratungsstelle Markdorf; I. Braumandl, CoCeBe Regensburg

Zeit- und Selbstmanagement Ein Trainingsmanual – Module, Methoden, Materialien für Training und Coaching. Arbeitsmaterialien im Web

Termin- und Zeitdruck, Informationsüberflutung und Multitasking sind mittlerweile ein Massenphänomen unseres Arbeitslebens geworden. Die Folge: Auch hochmotivierte Leistungsträger stehen vor den Grenzen ihrer psychischen und physischen Belastbarkeit. Die Nachfrage nach den Themen Zeitmanagement und Selbstorganisation auf dem Weiterbildungsmarkt steigt; das Ratgeber-Angebot auf dem Buchmarkt ist enorm hoch. Dieses kompakte Fachbuch für Weiterbildungsanbieter und Personalabteilungen schließt eine Lücke: Als Trainingsmanual bietet es neben Hintergrundwissen zu Zeit- und Selbstkompetenz sowie pädagogischen Ansätzen vollständige Moderationsanleitungen, Foliensätze und Arbeitsmaterialien[...] Features Zeit- und Selbstmanagement – das Manual für Trainer und Coachs! Termin- und Zeitdruck, Informationsüberflutung und Multitasking sind ein Massenphänomen unseres Arbeitslebens geworden. Die Folge: Auch hochmotivierte Leistungsträger stehen vor den Grenzen ihrer psychischen und physischen Belastbarkeit. Die Nachfrage nach den Themen Zeitmanagement, Selbstorganisation und Entschleunigung [..] Contents I. Theorie.- Einleitung.- Grundlagen und Hintergrundtheorien.- Zeit- und Selbstmanagement.Ergebnisse aus der Forschung.- Lerntheoretisches Fundament und methodische Gestaltung.II. Praxis.- Basismodule.- Einstieg ins Training.Grundlagen des Zeit- und Selbstmanagements.- Zielund Prioritätensetzung.- Zeitplanung.- Selbstmanagement.- Trainingsabschluss.- Aufbaumodule.Delegation und Partizipation.- Besprechungsmanagement.- Zeit- und Selbstmanagement im Projektkontext.- III. Evaluation und Ausblick.Umsetzungshilfen und Evaluation.- IV. Anhang.Trainingsmaterialien.- Literatur.

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Social Sciences R. Sülzer, Berlin, Germany; A. Zimmermann, Stallikon, Switzerland

Abschied vom Planungswahn Neue und alte Organisationsfragen der Internationalen Zusammenarbeit

Die Autoren weisen nach, dass in der Internationalen Zusammenarbeit die typische Fixierung auf Projekte, die Probleme aus der Sicht von Planern lösen möchten, statt auf Potenziale zu setzen, den Blick einengt und große Teile der umgebenden Wirklichkeiten der beteiligten Gesellschaften ausblendet. Sie wenden sich gegen den vorherrschenden Planungswahn und zeigen anhand einer überzeugenden Fülle von Fallbeispielen, wie Kulturen und soziale Systeme ihre eigenen Organisationswirklichkeiten entwickeln und mit Veränderungen umgehen – aber auch Widerstand gegen Veränderungen leisten. Das Buch weist auf den Nutzen einer praxisnahen politischen Ökonomie der Zusammenarbeit hin und vermittelt,[...] Features Wir brauchen eine Debatte um eine andere Entwicklungspolitik, insbesondere eine kritische Auseinandersetzung mit den Agenturen der Internationalen Zusammenarbeit: mit ihren Grundannahmen, ihrer Organisation, ihren Verfahren und ihren Instrumenten. In sechs Jahrzehnten wurde nicht der Nachweis erbracht, dass die von den Geberländern formulierten und gesteuerten Projekte und Entwicklungsprogramme substanziell [..] Contents Verschiebungen in der Weltordnung.- Aufspüren von Vielfalt an Organisationsfragen und in Organisations- und Kooperationssystemen.- Organisationen als Inszenierung von Macht und Einfluss.interkulturelle Herausforderungen in der IZ und hartnäckige Paradoxa.- Mythen und Organisationsmoden.- Veränderungen sozialer Systeme.Umverteilung von Macht.- Ansatzstellen für Wandel.- Veränderungen und ihre Ursachen.- Machbarkeiten und Optionen.- Evidenz und Scaling Up.

Fields of interest Industrial and organisational psychology; Personnel Management; Management/Business for Professionals; Industrial Organization; Organization / Planning; Psychology (general)

Fields of interest Social Sciences (general)

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Type of publication Monograph

Type of publication Professional book

More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00780-5

More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-19887-8 Hardcover 2013. XIX, 302 S. 108 Abb. Mit online files/update. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-642-19887-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Softcover 2013. XV, 381 S. 61 Abb. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00780-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days. Januar 31, 2013

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P. Brownell, Fordham University, New York, NY, USA; J.J. Kelly, Menlo College, Atherton, CA, USA (Eds.)

Ageism and Mistreatment of Older Workers Current Reality, Future Solutions

This book promotes an understanding of ageism, discrimination and mistreatment of older adult workers, incorporating an international human rights perspective. The impact of ageism on the mistreatment of older adult workers has not to date been examined in depth through the lens of international human rights instruments, nor has discrimination against older adults in the workplace been framed as a form of elder abuse for research and policy making purposes. This book presents a multi-disciplinary exploration of these themes as they affect work and retirement of older adults. It reflects the view that older people who choose to work into old age should be able to do so in enabling work[...] Features This book promotes an understanding of ageism, discrimination and mistreatment of older adult workers, incorporating an international human rights perspective. The impact of ageism on the mistreatment of older adult workers has not to date been examined in depth through the lens of international human rights instruments, nor has discrimination against older adults in the workplace been framed as a form of [..] Contents Foreword (Gloria M. Gutman).- Preface (Patricia Brownell & James J. Kelly).- Part I: Understanding Mistreatment of Older Workers: A Human Rights Perspective and Conceptual Framework.- Chapter 1: Older Workers and Human Rights: National and International Policies and Realities (Denise Gosselin Caldera).- Chapter 2: Definitions and Conceptual Framework for Understanding Ageism and Mistreatment of Older Workers (Patricia Brownell & Mebane Powell).- Part II: Current Reality.- Chapter 3: Harassment of Older Adults in the Workplace (Amy Blackstone).- Chapter 4: What Do Newspapers Say About[...] Fields of interest Aging; Human Rights; Psychotherapy and Counseling; Personnel Management; Geriatrics / Gerontology Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5520-8 Hardcover 2013. XXIV, 188 p. $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5520-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com C. Vogel, Deutsches Zentrum für Altersfragen, Berlin, Deutschland; A. Motel-Klingebiel, Deutsches Zentrum für Altersfragen, Berlin, Deutschland (Eds.)

Altern im sozialen Wandel: Die Rückkehr der Altersarmut? Der künftig drohende Anstieg der Altersarmut steht spätestens seit dem Paradigmenwechsel in der Alterssicherung auf der Agenda. Gleichzeitig verfügten die älteren Menschen im Durchschnitt nie zuvor über solch umfangreichen materiellen Wohlstand wie heute. „Die Alten“ gerieten so als Profiteure des vormaligen Ausbaus sozialstaatlicher Sicherung in den Fokus der Debatten um die Generationengerechtigkeit. Armut im Alter wurde kaum thematisiert und gilt zu Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts weithin als überwunden. Allerdings ist die Armutsbetroffenheit etwa alleinstehender älterer Frauen nach wie vor hoch und die sich verändernden Erwerbs- und Familienbiografien wirken sich ebenfalls auf die[...] Features Der künftig drohende Anstieg der Altersarmut steht spätestens seit dem Paradigmenwechsel in der Alterssicherung auf der Agenda. Gleichzeitig verfügten die älteren Menschen im Durchschnitt nie zuvor über solch umfangreichen materiellen Wohlstand wie heute. „Die Alten“ gerieten so als Profiteure des vormaligen Ausbaus sozialstaatlicher Sicherung in den Fokus der Debatten um die Generationengerechtigkeit. [..] Contents Konzeptionelle Einführung. - Alter und Lebenssituationen in Armut. - Alterssicherung. - Erwerbsverläufe und Übergang in den Ruhenstand. Forschungsmethodische und sozialpolitische Implikationen. - Herausforderungen und Schlussfolgerungen. Fields of interest Sociology, general; Social Sciences (general); Aging Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-18713-6 Softcover 2013. X, 478 S. 26 Abb. (Alter(n) und Gesellschaft, Vol. 23) $69.95 ISBN 978-3-531-18713-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

A. Dashefsky, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA; I. Sheskin, University of Miami, FL, USA (Eds.)

American Jewish Year Book 2012 The 2012 American Jewish Year Book, “The Annual Record of American Jewish Civilization,” contains major chapters on Jewish secularism (Barry Kosmin and Ariela Keysar), Canadian Jewry (Morton Weinfeld, David Koffman, and Randal Schnoor), national affairs (Ethan Felson), Jewish communal affairs (Lawrence Grossman), Jewish population in the United States (Ira Sheskin and Arnold Dashefsky), and World Jewish population (Sergio DellaPergola). These chapters provide insight into major trends in the North American and world Jewish community. The volume also acts as a resource for the American Jewish community and for academics studying that community by supplying obituaries and lists of[...] Features The 2012 American Jewish Year Book, “The Annual Record of American Jewish Civilization,” contains major chapters on Jewish secularism (Barry Kosmin and Ariela Keysar), Canadian Jewry (Morton Weinfeld, Randal F. Schnoor, and David S. Koffman), national affairs (Ethan Felson), Jewish communal affairs (Lawrence Grossman), Jewish population in the United States (Ira Sheskin and Arnold Dashefsky), and World [..] Contents Preface.- Acknowledgments.- List of Contributors.PART I. REVIEW ARTICLES.- American Jewish Secularism: Jewish Life Beyond the Synagogues, B. Kosmin and A. Keysar.- Overview of Canadian Jewry, R. Schnoor, M. Weinfeld, and D.S. Koffman.- National Affairs, E. Felson.- Jewish Communal Affairs, L. Grossman.- Jewish Population in the United States, 2012, I.M. Sheskin, A. Dashefsky.World Jewish Population, S. DellaPergola.- PART II. JEWISH INSTITUTIONS.-  Jewish Federations.Jewish Community Centers.- National Jewish Organizations.- Synagogues, College Hillels, and Jewish Day Schools.-[...] Fields of interest Migration; Demography; Cultural Heritage Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5203-0 Hardcover 2013. XIII, 605 p. 18 illus. (American Jewish Year Book, Vol. 109-112) $179.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5203-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com J.E. Bettmann, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; D. Demetri Friedman, New York University, NY, USA (Eds.)

Attachment-Based Clinical Work with Children and Adolescents Attachment-Based Social Work with Children and Adolescents is a wide-ranging look at attachment theory and research, its application to youth populations, and its natural fit with the social work profession. This book covers the applicability of attachment theory to the profession’s various domains that include human behavior, practice, policy, research, and social work education. In particular, it addresses the broad spectrum of clinical social work, including practice in a variety of public and private settings and with a number of diverse populations. The book highlights the contribution of the social work profession to the development of attachment theory and research. Features It is hard to imagine child psychology without the work of John Bowlby: his insights into children’s relational experience have left a major impact across the mental health professions. But of all these fields, clinical work with children—which deals so much with the consequences of faulty attachment—seems to have the most affinity with Bowlby’s observations. Attachment-Based Clinical Work with [..] Contents Introduction.-I. ATTACHMENT THEORY AND RESEARCH WITH CHILDREN.-Observing development: A comparative view of attachment theory and separation-individuation theory.-Securing attachment: Mother-infant research informs attachment-based clinical practice.-Using modern attachment theory to guide clinical assessments of early attachment relationships.-II. ATTACHMENT-BASED CLINICAL WORK WITH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.-Becoming baby watchers: An attachment-based video intervention in a community mental health center.-Trauma focused child-parent psychotherapy in a community pediatric clinic: A[...] Fields of interest Social Work; Child and School Psychology; Family; Social Policy Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-4847-1 Hardcover 2013. VIII, 287 p. 6 illus. (Essential Clinical Social Work Series) $179.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-4847-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Social Sciences J.-H. Petermann, Lahstedt, Deutschland

Between Export Promotion and Poverty Reduction The Foreign Economic Policy of Untying Official Development Assistance

The end of the Cold War has prompted many donors of Official Development Assistance (ODA) to fundamentally realign their global aid and trade relations. Despite recent progress in untying ODA and a number of related efforts to enhance the overall efficiency of international cooperation with the poorest countries, it remains unexplained why some OECD states have liberalised their bilateral programmes to a considerable extent – whereas others have continued to use foreign aid as a means to promote domestic exports. Jan-Henrik Petermann widens the scope of previous macro-analyses of ‘system-driven’ reorientations in tying practices in the wake of 1989/90, inquiring into donors’ national[...] Features The end of the Cold War has prompted many donors of Official Development Assistance (ODA) to fundamentally realign their global aid and trade relations. Despite recent progress in untying ODA and a number of related efforts to enhance the overall efficiency of international cooperation with the poorest countries, it remains unexplained why some OECD states have liberalised their bilateral programmes to a [..] Contents Official Development Assistance (ODA).- Aid.International Trade.- International Relations.- Cold War.- OECD. Fields of interest Social Sciences (general) Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00047-9 Softcover 2013. XXVII, 473 p. 35 illus. $89.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00047-9 Due: February 28, 2013

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T. Bunnell, National University of Singapore, Singapore; D. Parthasarathy, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, India; E.C. Thompson, National University of Singapore, Singapore (Eds.)

Cleavage, Connection and Conflict in Rural, Urban and Contemporary Asia Asia, the location of the world’s fastest-growing economies, is also home to some of the fastest rates of urbanization humanity has ever seen, a process whose speed renders long-term outcomes highly unpredictable. This volume contrasts with much published work on the rural/urban divide, which has tended to focus on single case studies. It provides empirical perspectives from four Asian countries: India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand, and includes a wealth of insights that both critique and expand popular notions of the rural-urban divide. The volume is relevant not just to Asian contexts but to social scientific research on population dynamics more generally. Rather than deploying[...] Features Asia, the location of the world’s fastest-growing economies, is also home to some of the fastest rates of urbanization humanity has ever seen, a process whose speed renders long-term outcomes highly unpredictable. This volume contrasts with much published work on the rural/urban divide, which has tended to focus on single case studies. It provides empirical perspectives from four Asian countries: India, [..] Contents CHAPTER 1: Introduction: Place, society and politics across urban and rural Asia:Eric C. Thompson, Tim Bunnell and D. Parthasarathy.- PART I: INDIA: CHAPTER 2: Rural, Urban, Regional: Re-Spatializing Capital and Politics in India: D. Parthasarathy.CHAPTER 3: Rural youth as real estate entrepreneurs in globalizing Hyderabad: Anant Maringanti.CHAPTER 4: Livelihoods and Development: Socioeconomic Exclusion in Mumbai’s Hinterland: Stephen Louw and Parthsarathi Mondal.- PART II: INDONESIA: CHAPTER 5: Regional governance in decentralizing Indonesia: Learning from the success of[...] Fields of interest Social Sciences (general); Urbanism; Anthropology; Human Geography; Sociology, general Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5481-2 Hardcover 2013. VIII, 247 p. 16 illus. (ARI - Springer Asia Series, Vol. 3) $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-5481-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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E. Ruderman, Private Practice, Encino, CA, USA; C. Tosone, New York University, New York, NY, USA (Eds.)

Contemporary Clinical Practice The Holding Environment Under Assault

Contemporary Clinical Practice: The Holding Environment Under Assault is devoted to the examination of contemporary social problems and their impact on the clinical process. State-of-the-art psychodynamic theories will be applied to the understanding of how war, terrorism, politics, government regulations, and other environmental problems influence interactions between clinicians and their patients. Features Ongoing wars, a sinking economy, growing inequities—more than ever, the outside world leaves a large footprint on patients’ psyches. Not surprisingly, therapists are experiencing increased tension between sociopolitical realities, the inner world of the treatment hour, and their own anxieties, training, and ethics. How does one maintain trust and authenticity? Should the concept of therapeutic neutrality [..] Contents Introduction: The World Outside and its Impact on the Treatment Process.- Shared Trauma and SelfDisclosure in the Therapeutic Process.- The Erosion of the Socio-Political Holding Environment and Potential Space for Creative Repair in Treatment.Grief and Loss in an Age of Global Trauma: Protest and Despair vs. Attachment and Reorganization.Integrating the Internal and External Worlds of Clinical Social Work.- What Happens to Confidentiality When the Government Enters the Treatment Room via the Patriot Act, HIPPA, and Managed Care?- The Influence of Outside Forces on Social Work[...] Fields of interest Social Work; Psychotherapy and Counseling; Social Policy; Clinical Psychology Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-4123-6 Hardcover 2013. VII, 121 p. (Essential Clinical Social Work Series) $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-4123-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com S. Nofri, Hamburg, Deutschland

Cultures of Environmental Communication A Multilingual Comparison

Sara Nofri combines several research methods (multilingual bibliographic research, quantitative content analysis, semiotic text analysis, interviews to journalists) and a cross-cultural, interdisciplinary perspective for investigating environmental communication in the daily quality press of Germany, Italy, Sweden and UK. She provides an in-depth portrait of the features, the focus, the themes and stakeholders involved, individuates different "cultures of environment" and "cultures of communication", and provides insights and practical tools to analyze and then evaluate environmental communication. The methodological approach of this study can be readily transposed to studies[...] Features Sara Nofri combines several research methods (multilingual bibliographic research, quantitative content analysis, semiotic text analysis, interviews to journalists) and a cross-cultural, interdisciplinary perspective for investigating environmental communication in the daily quality press of Germany, Italy, Sweden and UK. She provides an in-depth portrait of the features, the focus, the themes and [..] Contents Multilingual Information Retrieval and Research.- Environmental Communication.- Cultures of Environment.- The Nature-Culture Dichotomy.- Cultures of Communication.- Interdisciplinary and Cross-Cultural Study. Fields of interest Social Sciences (general); Communication Studies Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00951-9 Softcover 2013. XIV, 411 p. 5 illus. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00951-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

A. Jungherr, Universität Bamberg, Deutschland; H. Schoen, Universität Bamberg, Deutschland

Das Internet in Wahlkämpfen Konzepte, Wirkungen und Kampagnenfunktionen

Das Internet ist aus Wahlkämpfen in vielen Ländern kaum mehr wegzudenken. Politiker und Kampagnenstäbe setzen das Internet als Wahlkampfinstrument ein. Bürger nutzen das Internet, um sich über Politik zu informieren oder in das politische Geschehen einzugreifen. Obwohl das Internet zum Kampagnenalltag gehört, herrscht vielerorts noch Unsicherheit über Einsatzmöglichkeiten und Wirkungen des Internets in Wahlkämpfen. Der vorliegende Band stellt daher kompakt den aktuellen Stand der Forschung zur Nutzung, Bedeutung und Wirkung des Internets in Wahlkampagnen in den USA und in Deutschland dar. So trägt er zu einem fundierten Verständnis von Wahlkämpfen im Internetzeitalter bei. Features Das Internet in WahlkämpfenDas Internet ist aus Wahlkämpfen in vielen Ländern kaum mehr wegzudenken. Politiker und Kampagnenstäbe setzen das Internet als Wahlkampfinstrument ein. Bürger nutzen das Internet, um sich über Politik zu informieren oder in das politische Geschehen einzugreifen. Obwohl das Internet zum Kampagnenalltag gehört, herrscht vielerorts noch Unsicherheit über Einsatzmöglichkeiten [..] Contents Das Internet in Wahlkämpfen: Ein Überblick.Die Entwicklung des Internets und Erwartungen an dessen politische Konsequenzen.- Zur Internetnutzung in Deutschland.- Das Internet in Wahlkämpfen in den USA und Deutschland.- Die Nutzung des Internets in US-Wahlkämpfen.- Das Internet in deutschen Wahlkämpfen.- Das Ende des Anfangs. Fields of interest Political Science, general Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01011-9 Softcover 2013. XI, 185 S. 16 Abb. $39.95 ISBN 978-3-658-01011-9 Due: Januar 28, 2013

springer.com R. Lhotta, Helmut-Schmidt-Universität, Hamburg, Germany; J. Ketelhut, Helmut-Schmidt-Universität, Hamburg, Germany; H. Schöne, Pädagogische Hochschule Schwäbisch-Gmünd, Germany (Eds.)

Das Lissabon-Urteil Staat, Demokratie und europäische Integration im "verfassten politischen Primärraum"

Mit dem so genannten Lissabon-Urteil aus dem Jahr 2009 hat das Bundesverfassungsgericht eine Revision der Begleitgesetzgebung zum Vertrag von Lissabon, der vor allem die institutionelle Struktur der EU verbessern soll, erzwungen. Es hat sich dabei, ausgehend von einer umfassenden Interpretation des Demokratieprinzips, sehr grundsätzlich zum Fortgang der europäischen Integration sowie zur unantastbaren Verfassungsidentität der Bundesrepublik Deutschland geäußert. Der Sammelband analysiert das Urteil sowie die darin zum Ausdruck kommenden Staats- und Demokratieverständnisse des BVerfG und präsentiert Einschätzungen des Verhältnisses der deutschen Verfassungsorgane im europäischen[...] Features Mit dem so genannten Lissabon-Urteil aus dem Jahr 2009 hat das Bundesverfassungsgericht eine Revision der Begleitgesetzgebung zum Vertrag von Lissabon, der vor allem die institutionelle Struktur der EU verbessern soll, erzwungen. Es hat sich dabei, ausgehend von einer umfassenden Interpretation des Demokratieprinzips, sehr grundsätzlich zum Fortgang der europäischen Integration sowie zur unantastbaren [..] Contents Die konstitutionelle Dimension der europäischen Integration - Die Demokratieverflechtungsfalle Integrationsverantwortung und parlamentarische Repräsentation - Zwischen Scheinparlamentarisierung, Selbstbehauptung und strategischer Ressource - Staatstheoretische und rechtsdogmatische Einordnung - Die EU-Innen- und Strafjustizpolitik auf dem Prüfstand - Die Politikgestaltunsgfähigkeit des Nationalstaates nach dem Lissabon-Urteil - Das Lissabon-Urteil und die Folgerechtsprechung Fields of interest Political Science, general Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-17925-4 Softcover 2013. VI, 211 S. 4 Abb. (Schriften der DVPW-Sektion Regierungssystem und Regieren in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland) $59.95 ISBN 978-3-531-17925-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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J. Hartmann, Hamburg

R. Schnellmann, Salzburg

Das politische System der BRD im Kontext

Das ökonomische Dilemma der Medienproduktion

Eine Einführung

Eine institutionentheoretische Betrachtung

Diese Einführung in das politische System der Bundesrepublik schildert den Parlamentarismus, den Bundesstaat, die Parteien, die Gesetzgebung und die politische Verwaltung, die Praxis der Koalitionsregierung und das Verfassungsgericht. Das Buch wählt eine vergleichende Perspektive, um diese tragenden Strukturen des politischen Systems zu beleuchten. Es skizziert die entsprechenden Strukturen in den Nachbarländern und in den USA. Das politische System wird immer stärker vom Umfeld der Europäischen Union bestimmt. Dem trägt das Buch mit einer komprimierten Darstellung der EU-Institutionen sowie mit einer Schilderung der wichtigsten Nahtstellen zwischen der deutschen und der europäischen[...]

In medienökonomischen Lehrbüchern findet sich gelegentlich der Verweis auf die Kostenkrankheit der Kulturproduktion. Sehr viel weiter als bis zum Befund, dass diese Kostenkrankheit auch für Medien gilt, reicht es aus medienökonomischer Perspektive nur selten. Regina Schnellmann untersucht das von Baumol und Bowen 1966 beschriebene ‚Ökonomische Dilemma der Kulturproduktion‘ vor dem Hintergrund aktueller institutionen- und kulturökonomischer Ansätze sowie des soziologischen Institutionalismus. Medienleistungen werden dabei in Abhängigkeit von der Medieninstitutionalisierung beschrieben. Fragen nach dem ökonomischen Dilemma der Medienproduktion, den Auswirkungen gesteigerter[...]

Features Diese Einführung in das politische System der Bundesrepublik schildert den Parlamentarismus, den Bundesstaat, die Parteien, die Gesetzgebung und die politische Verwaltung, die Praxis der Koalitionsregierung und das Verfassungsgericht. Das Buch wählt eine vergleichende Perspektive, um diese tragenden Strukturen des politischen Systems zu beleuchten. Es skizziert die entsprechenden Strukturen in den [..]

Features In medienökonomischen Lehrbüchern findet sich gelegentlich der Verweis auf die Kostenkrankheit der Kulturproduktion. Sehr viel weiter als bis zum Befund, dass diese Kostenkrankheit auch für Medien gilt, reicht es aus medienökonomischer Perspektive nur selten. Regina Schnellmann untersucht das von Baumol und Bowen 1966 beschriebene ‚Ökonomische Dilemma der Kulturproduktion‘ vor dem Hintergrund aktueller [..]

Contents Eckpunkte der Demokratieanalyse.- Das parlamentarische System, der Bundesstaat, Wahlsystem, Medien, Parteienstaat, die politische Klasse.- Schlüsselinstitutionen des Regierungsbetriebs, Regieren in Koalitionen.- Das Verfassungsgericht, der Verfassungsstaat und der Sozialstaat.- Arbeitsmarkt und Gesundheitspolitik.- Verknüpfungen mit dem politischen System der Europäischen Union. Fields of interest Political Science, general

Contents Makroebene.- Markt als Institution.Kultur und Markt/Ökonomisierung der Medien.- Kultur- und Medienpolitik.-  Regulierung.- Subventionen.- Zahlen zu Medien und Kultur.- Mesoebene.- Zum Begriff der Institution.- Institutionenwandel.- Unterschiede zwischen Institution und Organisation.- Arten von Medienorganisationen.- Ökonomisches Dilemma.Mikroebene.- Kultur-, Medienschaffende.- Das Phänomen des Stars.- Rezipient.- Geschmack/ Präferenzen.

Target groups Lower undergraduate

Fields of interest Social Sciences (general)

Type of publication German textbook

Target groups Research

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K.N. Demetriou, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus (Ed.)

K.Y. Arin, Gräfelfing, Deutschland

S. Reimann, Leipzig, Deutschland

Democracy in Transition

Die Rolle der Think Tanks in der USAußenpolitik

Die medizinische Sozialisation

Von Clinton zu Bush Jr.

Gute Ärzte stehen im Fokus zahlreicher Interessengruppen mit je verschiedenen Ansprüchen an dieses „gut“. Swantje Reimann versteht die Frage nach dem guten Arzt jedoch nicht normativ, sondern sie fokussiert die Sicht der Medizinstudierenden bezüglich ihrer Ausformulierungen und Annäherungen an dieses „gut“: Wie eignen sie sich einen bestimmten medizinischen Habitus an, wie lässt sich dieser überhaupt beschreiben, welche Ausformulierungen eines spezifischen Habitus lassen sich rekonstruieren und worin zeigt sich die „Allmählichkeit“ seiner Aneignung i. S. Bourdieus bei angehenden MedizinerInnen?Die Autorin verweist auf grundlegende Gemeinsamkeiten der verschiedenen Ausprägungen eines[...]

Political Participation in the European Union

,The papers in this collection, written by a crossregional group of experts, provide insights into the causes of declining levels of citizen participation and other distinct forms of civic activism in Europe and explore a range of factors contributing to apathy and eventually disengagement from vital political processes and institutions. At the same time, this volume examines informal or unconventional types of civic engagement and political participation corresponding to the rapid advances in culture, technology and social networking. The volume is divided into three interrelated parts: Part I consists of critical essays in the form of theoretical approaches to analysing weakening[...] Features The papers in this collection, written by a crossregional group of experts, provide insights into the causes of declining levels of citizen participation and other distinct forms of civic activism in Europe and explore a range of factors contributing to apathy and eventually disengagement from vital political processes and institutions. At the same time, this volume examines informal or unconventional [..] Contents Theorizing Political Participation.- The Internet and Political Participation.- Case Studies. Fields of interest Political Science, general; European Integration Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-30067-7 Hardcover 2013. XII, 289 p. 16 illus. $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-30067-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Wie ist der Wandel von der auf kooperative Hegemonie ausgerichteten Außenpolitik der Clinton-Administration zu der auf Suprematie ausgerichteten Politik unter der Administration von Bush Jr. zu erklären? Hängt dies mit dem Einfluss von Think Tanks zusammen, die als partikulare Interessengruppen die Definition expansiver außenpolitischer Ziele zu Lasten breiterer, gesamtgesellschaftlicher Interessen manipulieren? Kubilay Yado Arin untersucht Forschung, Analysen und Politikberatung der US-amerikanischen Denkfabriken American Enterprise Institute, Progressive Policy Institute, Heritage Foundation, Brookings Institution, Council on Foreign Relations und Project for a New American Century[...] Features Wie ist der Wandel von der auf kooperative Hegemonie ausgerichteten Außenpolitik der Clinton-Administration zu der auf Suprematie ausgerichteten Politik unter der Administration von Bush Jr. zu erklären? Hängt dies mit dem Einfluss von Think Tanks zusammen, die als partikulare Interessengruppen die Definition expansiver außenpolitischer Ziele zu Lasten breiterer, gesamtgesellschaftlicher Interessen [..] Contents Der politische Einfluss der Think Tanks.- Die Lagerbildung unter den Think Tanks als Folge des war of  ideas.- Die konservative Wende, ein Argument für die Elitetheorie.- Der New Democrat Clinton und das Progressive Policy Institute.- Die BushDoktrin, ein Entwurf einer neuen Weltordnung des PNAC.- Vom wohlwollenden Hegemon zum American Empire.

Rekonstruktion zur Entwicklung eines ärztlichen Habitus

Features Gute Ärzte stehen im Fokus zahlreicher Interessengruppen mit je verschiedenen Ansprüchen an dieses „gut“. Swantje Reimann versteht die Frage nach dem guten Arzt jedoch nicht normativ, sondern sie fokussiert die Sicht der Medizinstudierenden bezüglich ihrer Ausformulierungen und Annäherungen an dieses „gut“: Wie eignen sie sich einen bestimmten medizinischen Habitus an, wie lässt sich dieser überhaupt [..] Contents Forschungsstand und Fragestellung.- Methodik.Rekonstruktion der Orientierungen in Vorklinik, Klinik und Assistenzzeit.- Theoretische Bezüge.Zusammenschau. Fields of interest Sociology, general Target groups Research

Fields of interest Social Sciences (general)

Type of publication Monograph

Target groups Research

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G. Olson, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA, USA

D.S. Steuwer, Berlin

Empathy Imperiled

Energy Efficiency Governance

Capitalism, Culture, and the Brain

The Case of White Certificate Instruments for Energy Efficiency in Europe

The most critical factor explaining the disjuncture between empathy’s revolutionary potential and today’s empathically-impaired society is the interaction between the brain and our dominant political culture. The evolutionary process has given rise to a hard-wired neural system in the primal brain and particularly in the human brain.  This book argues that the crucial missing piece in this conversation is the failure to identify and explain the dynamic relationship between an empathy gap and the hegemonic influence of neoliberal capitalism, through the analysis of the college classroom, the neoliberal state, media, film and photo images, marketing of products, militarization, mass[...] Features Empathy is putting oneself in another’s emotional and cognitive shoes and then acting appropriately.    The evolutionary process has given rise to a hardwired neural system, described as “the most radical of human emotions, that equips us to connect with one another.  But this critical connection has been short-circuited by the dynamic convergence of culture, politics and the brain under the hegemonic [..] Contents Acknowledgments.- Introduction: Good, Better and Dangerously Best Samaritans.- Retrospective: Moral Outrage or Moral Amnesia?.- Mirror Neurons, Evolution and Morality.- This Is Your Brain on Neoliberal Culture. Any questions?.- The Neoliberal State and the State of Empathy.- Corporations as Empathy Devoid Psychopaths.- Neuromarketing 101: Branding Empathy.- Militarism, Masculinity and Empathy.- The Empathetic Power of Images.- Cuban Medical Internationalism as the Model of Dangerous Empathy.- Making the World Safer for Loving Our Neighbors.- About the Author. Fields of interest Political Science, general; Political Theory; Neuropsychology Target groups Research Type of publication Brief More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-6116-6 Softcover 2013. X, 110 p. (SpringerBriefs in Political Science, Vol. 10) $49.95 ISBN 978-1-4614-6116-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Energy efficiency contributes to the main objectives of energy policy in the European Union: energy security, cost effectiveness and environmental benefits. However, the efficiency potential remains widely untapped. Will White Certificate Instruments, a new framework instrument to foster end-use energy efficiency, help to close the energy efficiency gap? The analysis compares the political process of choosing and designing White Certificate Instruments in Italy, France and Great Britain. The book shows that the type of policy instrument as well as its image has an influence not only on agenda-setting but also on the policy instrument’s effectiveness due to interactions with existing[...] Features Energy efficiency contributes to the main objectives of energy policy in the European Union: energy security, cost effectiveness and environmental benefits. However, the efficiency potential remains widely untapped. Will White Certificate Instruments, a new framework instrument to foster end-use energy efficiency, help to close the energy efficiency gap? The analysis compares the political process of [..] Contents White Certificate Instruments as hybrid instruments: design choices and additionality.- Constructivist Institutionalism: strategic action and unintended outcomes.- Policy instruments: tools, indicators or agents.- Energy efficiency: the complexity challenge.Process and perception tracing. Fields of interest Social Sciences (general) Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00680-8 Softcover 2013. XXV, 382 p. 17 illus. (Energiepolitik und Klimaschutz) $79.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00680-8 Due: January 28, 2013

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A. Hausmann, Viadrina, Frankfurt/Oder, Deutschland; L. Murzik, Viadrina, Frankfurt/Oder, Deutschland (Eds.)

Erfolgsfaktor Mitarbeiter Wirksames Personalmanagement für Kulturbetriebe

Die wichtigste Ressource in Theatern, Orchestern, Museen etc. sind die Mitarbeiter. Künstler, Wissenschaftler, Techniker, Servicemitarbeiter, Verwaltungspersonal – sie alle sind immanenter Teil des Gesamtbetriebs und haben ihren Anteil daran, dass in Kultureinrichtungen tagtäglich Höchstleistungen vollbracht werden. Doch trotz dieser hohen Bedeutung der Mitarbeiter wurde das Personalmanagement in Forschung und Praxis bislang vernachlässigt. Es ist daher Ziel des vorliegenden Bandes, neue Impulse für eine verstärkte Auseinandersetzung mit dem Thema im Kulturbereich zu geben. Behandelt werden dazu neben den Rahmenbedingungen, Besonderheiten und aktuellen Trends des Personalmanagements[...] Features Die wichtigste Ressource in Theatern, Orchestern, Museen etc. sind die Mitarbeiter. Künstler, Wissenschaftler, Techniker, Servicemitarbeiter, Verwaltungspersonal – sie alle sind immanenter Teil des Gesamtbetriebs und haben ihren Anteil daran, dass in Kultureinrichtungen tagtäglich Höchstleistungen vollbracht werden. Doch trotz dieser hohen Bedeutung der Mitarbeiter wurde das Personalmanagement in Forschung [..] Contents Personalmanagement in Kulturbetrieben.- Von der „verwalteten Kultur“ zum „Leadership“ in Kultureinrichtungen.- Mitarbeiter als (wichtigste) Ressource.- Welche Rolle spielt das Personalmanagement in Kultureinrichtungen?- Darwiportunistische Hochleistung in Kulturbetrieben.- Diversity und Diversity-Management in Kulturbetrieben.- Der Honorarvertrag als Instrument im Personalwesen öffentlicher und privater Kulturbetriebe.- Transformationale Führung – ein Erfolgsmodell für Dirigenten?- Leistungsthematisches Motivierungspotenzial von Handlungszielen am Beispiel von Zielgesprächen zwischen[...] Fields of interest Sociology, general; Social Sciences (general); Cultural Management Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01345-5 Softcover 2013. VIII, 242 S. 9 Abb. $39.95 ISBN 978-3-658-01345-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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C. Gassmann, Hildesheim

P.B. Hill, J. Kopp

S. Weißschnur, Köln, Deutschland

Erlebte Aufgabenschwierigkeit bei der Unterrichtsplanung

Familiensoziologie

Fundraising gegen Hungerkrisen

Grundlagen und theoretische Perspektiven

Aufgaben und Wirksamkeit von Non-Profit-Organisationen

Eine qualitativ-inhaltsanalytische Studie zu den Praktikumsphasen der universitären Lehrerbildung

Die Familiensoziologie stellt einen wichtigen Bereich der sozialwissenschaftlichen Theoriebildung und Forschung dar. Sie behandelt ein breites Spektrum an praxisrelevanten Fragen, welche die private Lebensführung ebenso wie die Sozialpolitik und die Demographie berühren. Der Band gibt einen fundierten Einblick in die Familiensoziologie. Dabei werden zunächst die historischen und ethnologischen Variationen der Formen familialen Lebens thematisiert und die wichtigsten Theorietraditionen der Familiensoziologie vorgestellt. Für die zentralen Gegenstandsbereiche - etwa Partnerwahl, Heiratsverhalten, innerfamiliale Interaktion, Fertilität, Familienformen sowie Trennung und Scheidung - wird[...]

Hängen Preisanstiege bei Nahrungsmitteln wirklich monokausal mit der monetären Spekulation auf die sog. "Commodities" zusammen? Wo haben große NPO wie UNICEF ihre Stärken, wo ihre Schwächen? Wie kann Fundraising effektiv betrieben werden? Was sollte unternommen werden, um Armut und Hunger in der Welt tatsächlich zu reduzieren? Auf diese und weitere Fragen erarbeitet das Buch wissenschaftlich fundierte Antworten. „Wissenschaftlich fundiert betrachtet Herr Weißschnur die weltweite Nahrungsmittelspekulation. Seine Sicht auf das kontrovers diskutierte Thema ist vielseitig. Damit hebt sich der Autor deutlich von anderen ab. Spannend sind seine Handlungsempfehlungen zur Bewertung[...]

Features Die Familiensoziologie stellt einen wichtigen Bereich der sozialwissenschaftlichen Theoriebildung und Forschung dar. Sie behandelt ein breites Spektrum an praxisrelevanten Fragen, welche die private Lebensführung ebenso wie die Sozialpolitik und die Demographie berühren. Der Band gibt einen fundierten Einblick in die Familiensoziologie. Dabei werden zunächst die historischen und ethnologischen Variationen [..]

Features Hängen Preisanstiege bei Nahrungsmitteln wirklich monokausal mit der monetären Spekulation auf die sog. "Commodities" zusammen? Wo haben große NPO wie UNICEF ihre Stärken, wo ihre Schwächen? Wie kann Fundraising effektiv betrieben werden? Was sollte unternommen werden, um Armut und Hunger in der Welt tatsächlich zu reduzieren?Auf diese und weitere Fragen erarbeitet das Buch wissenschaftlich fundierte [..]

Contents Anthropologische und historische Aspekte der Familie.- Theoretische Perspektiven der Familiensoziologie.- Familiale Prozesse und ihre Erklärung.- Familie in der modernen Gesellschaft.

Contents Entstehungshintergründe und Orga-Struktur der NPO UNICEF e.V., Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e.V. und MISEREOR e.V..- Kontroverse Diskussion des Themas Nahrungsmittel-Spekulation vor dem Hintergrund weltweiter Armut.- Einführung in das Fundraising anhand ausgewählter Instrumente.Förderer-Befragung mit kritischer Ergebnisauswertung.

Trotz Abmilderung der Datenkrise in der Lehrerbildung liegen bis dato kaum gesicherte Befunde zur Wirksamkeit von Praktika in der universitären Phase vor. Claudia Gassmann untersucht retrospektiv das reale Unterrichtsplanungsverhalten angehender Lehrpersonen am Praktikumsstandort Hildesheim. Insbesondere die inhaltsanalytische Herausarbeitung subjektiver studentischer Schwierigkeiten mit unterrichtsplanerischen Aufgaben leistet einen Beitrag zur Begründung für den derzeit eher als defizitär beklagten „Outcome“ universitärer Praxisphasen. Features Trotz Abmilderung der Datenkrise in der Lehrerbildung liegen bis dato kaum gesicherte Befunde zur Wirksamkeit von Praktika in der universitären Phase vor. Claudia Gassmann untersucht retrospektiv das reale Unterrichtsplanungsverhalten angehender Lehrpersonen am Praktikumsstandort Hildesheim. Insbesondere die inhaltsanalytische Herausarbeitung subjektiver studentischer Schwierigkeiten mit [..] Contents Unterrichtsplanung („Große“ didaktische Modelle).Schulpraxis in der Lehrerbildung („Hildesheimer Modell“).- Subjektive studentische Schwierigkeiten und Lernerfahrungen bei der Unterrichtsplanung -durchführung und –analyse.- Kategoriengeleitete qualitativ orientierte Textanalyse („Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse“).- Kritisch-realistische Perspektive. Fields of interest Social Sciences (general)

Fields of interest Sociology, general

Target groups Research

Target groups Upper undergraduate

Type of publication Monograph

Type of publication German textbook

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Fields of interest Political Science, general; International Relations Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-19830-9 Softcover 2013. XVIII, 104 S. 40 Abb., 9 in Farbe. $39.95 ISBN 978-3-531-19830-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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P. Laurency, Deutsche Universität für Verwaltungswissenschaften Speyer, Deutschland

R. Bettmann, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Deutschland; M. Roslon, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Deutschland (Eds.)

Funktionen wirkungsschwacher Klimaschutzabkommen

Going the Distance

Ursachen und Strategien der kontrafaktischen Stabilisierung politischer Zielerwartungen am Beispiel des UN-Klimaschutzregimes

Angesichts der alltäglichen und allgegenwärtigen „Interkultur“ wird die qualitative Sozialforschung zunehmend mit Problemen konfrontiert, die mit ihren herkömmlichen Verfahren nicht mehr angemessen analysierbar sind – sei es, weil sie im eigenen Land auf das Miteinander unterschiedlicher Kulturen stößt und für deren Untersuchung über keine geeigneten Methoden verfügt, oder sei es, weil sie mit Daten arbeitet, die aus anderen Kulturkreisen stammen. Auch hier sind angemessene Methoden Mangelware. Eng damit verbunden ist ein weiteres, nicht zu unterschätzendes Problem Qualitativer Sozialforschung. Immer öfter sind die Interpretationsgruppen nicht mehr „monokulturell“ zusammengesetzt.[...]

Patrick Laurency beschreibt das UN-Klimaschutzregime als wirkungsschwach und zeitgleich veränderungsresistent. Anhand rationalistischer wie auch institutionalistischer Theorieansätze untermauert er die Hypothese, dass wirkungsschwache Politiken gerade eine notwendige bzw. stark begünstigende Bedingung für die Realisierung von Nutzenvorteilen sein können, die oftmals mit Klimaschutz nur wenig zu tun haben. Erfolge im Scheitern internationaler Klimapolitik ergeben sich nicht nur für Klimaskeptiker. Paradoxerweise können auch ‚grüne‘ Akteure aus wirkungsschwachen Mechanismen Nutzen erzielen – etwa in Form der Aufrechterhaltung ihres politischen Alleinstellungsmerkmals durch die[...] Features Patrick Laurency beschreibt das UN-Klimaschutzregime als wirkungsschwach und zeitgleich veränderungsresistent. Anhand rationalistischer wie auch institutionalistischer Theorieansätze untermauert er die Hypothese, dass wirkungsschwache Politiken gerade eine notwendige bzw. stark begünstigende Bedingung für die Realisierung von Nutzenvorteilen sein können, die oftmals mit Klimaschutz nur wenig zu tun haben. [..] Contents Ursachen und Folgen der Erderwärmung als Klimaproblematik.- Die Begründung für staatliches Handeln und zwischenstaatlicher Kooperation für den Klimaschutz.- Soziale Institutionen als Möglichkeiten der Auflösung von Dilemmasituationen.- Internationale Regime als Gegenstand der politikwissenschaftlichen Forschung.- Das UNKlimaschutzregime als Beispiel eines dauerhaft wirkungsschwachen internationalen Regimes.Entwicklungstendenzen des internationalen Klimaschutzregimes: eine zusammenfassende Bewertung.- Erfolge und Misserfolge der internationalen Klimakooperation: Bedingungen, Ursachen[...] Fields of interest Comparative Politics Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-19184-3 Softcover 2013. XXIV, 406 S. 4 Abb. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-531-19184-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Impulse für die interkulturelle Qualitative Sozialforschung

Features Angesichts der alltäglichen und allgegenwärtigen „Interkultur“ wird die qualitative Sozialforschung zunehmend mit Problemen konfrontiert, die mit ihren herkömmlichen Verfahren nicht mehr angemessen analysierbar sind – sei es, weil sie im eigenen Land auf das Miteinander unterschiedlicher Kulturen stößt und für deren Untersuchung über keine geeigneten Methoden verfügt, oder sei es, weil sie mit Daten [..] Contents Anna Amelina · Norbert Schröer · Almut Zwengel · Ana Mijic · Halyna Leontiy · Ingo Haltermann · Lois Chidalu Nwokey · Adiam Zerisenai und Norbert Schröer · Martin Bittner und Marga Günther · Edith Enzenhofer und Katharina Resch · Peter Stegmaier · Jonas Grutzpalk · Gernot Saalmann ·Michael Roslon. Fields of interest Sociology, general; Methodology of the Social Sciences Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00870-3 Softcover 2013. VII, 321 S. 1 Abb. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00870-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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J. Liu, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China; B. Hebenton, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; S. Jou, National Taipei University, Taipei, Taiwan (Eds.)

Handbook of Asian Criminology The Handbook of Asian Criminology aims to be a key reference for international scholars with an interest in the broad theme of international criminology in general, and the Asian region in particular. Contextualization is a key theme in this book. The role of context is often underemphasized in international criminology, so the Handbook of Asian Criminology’s premise that crime and the responses to it are best understood as deeply embedded in the cultural specificity of the environment which produces them will play a key role throughout the work. Attention will be given to country- and region specific attitudes towards crime and punishment. Features With many of its countries undertaking development and modernization--and others taking major roles on the global stage--Asia is a region in flux. And as with any area in transition, there are myriad opportunities for crime to flourish. But at the same time that illegal activities are on the rise, so is the emergence of robust crime research in the region.The Handbook of Asian Criminology [..] Fields of interest Criminology & Criminal Justice; Political Science, general Target groups Research Type of publication Handbook More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5217-1 Hardcover 2013. XV, 443 p. $279.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5217-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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R.J. Shepherd, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA; L. Yu, George Washington University, G Street, Washington DC, 20052, USA

Heritage Management, Tourism, and Governance in China Managing the Past to Serve the Present

This monograph analyzes current cultural resource management, archeological heritage management, and exhibitionary practices and policies in the People’s Republic of China. Academic researchers, preservationists, and other interested parties face a range of challenges for the preservation of the material past as rapid economic and social changes continue in China.   On the one hand, state-supported development policies often threaten and in some cases lead to the destruction of archeological and cultural sites. Yet state cultural policies also encourage the cultivation of precisely such sites as tourism development resources. This monograph aims to bring the concepts of world[...] Features This monograph analyzes current cultural resource management, archeological heritage management, and exhibitionary practices and policies in the People’s Republic of China. Academic researchers, preservationists, and other interested parties face a range of challenges for the preservation of the material past as rapid economic and social changes continue in China.   On the one hand, state-supported [..]

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S. Hegelich, Universität Siegen, Deutschland

Heritage in the Context of Globalization

Herrschaft - Staat - Mitbestimmung

Europe and the Americas

This brief is the proceedings of two roundtables and forums organized by Eszter Bánffy, Peter Biehl, Douglas Comer, and Christopher Prescott and sponsored by the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) and the Society for American Archaeology (SAA) held at the 76th SAA annual conference in Sacramento in April 2011, and the 17th EAA annual conference in Oslo in September 2011. The book is organized around five main issues with the goal to stimulate discussion, research and practices within the field: Traditions and legal regulations of heritage and its management The teaching of cultural heritage; public outreach and university training Heritage and national identity The[...] Features This brief is the proceedings of two roundtables and forums organized by Eszter Bánffy, Peter Biehl, Douglas Comer, and Christopher Prescott and sponsored by the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) and the Society for American Archaeology (SAA) held at the 76th SAA annual conference in Sacramento in April 2011, and the 17th EAA annual conference in Oslo in September 2011. The book is organized [..]

Target groups Research

Contents SECTION I: INTRODUCTION 1. Coming to Grips with Archaeology and Heritage in a Transformed World  Peter F. Biehl (Buffalo) & Christopher Prescott (Oslo) SECTION II: Traditions and Legal Regulations of Heritage and its Management 2. Heritage Values, Jurisprudence, and Globalization Hilary A. Soderland (Berkeley) 3. A Viable Dinosaur? Cultural Heritage Management and the Universities in Norway Karl Kallhovd (Oslo) and Håkon Glørstad (Oslo)   4. Heritage Management from Science to Commodification François Giligny (Paris) SECTION III: Teaching of Cultural Heritage   5. Teaching[...]

Type of publication Brief

Fields of interest Archaeology; Cultural Heritage; Anthropology

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Contents Chapter I, Historical Background:.-Chapter II, Politics of Heritage.-Chapter III, Economics of Heritage Management.-Chapter IV, Culture of Heritage: .Chapter V, Social Impact of Heritage.-VI. Conclusion. Fields of interest Archaeology; Cultural Heritage; Regional and Cultural Studies

Softcover 2013. XII, 90 p. 21 illus. in color. (SpringerBriefs in Archaeological Heritage Management, Vol. 2) $49.95 ISBN 978-1-4614-5917-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Type of publication Brief More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-6076-3 Softcover 2013. X, 125 p. 5 illus., 3 in color. (SpringerBriefs in Archaeological Heritage Management, Vol. 8) $49.95 ISBN 978-1-4614-6076-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

„Herrschaft - Staat - Mitbestimmung“ ist eine theoretische und empirische Auseinandersetzung mit der Frage, was den modernen demokratischen Staat im Allgemeinen und die Bundesrepublik Deutschland in ihrer aktuellen Verfassung im Besonderen auszeichnet. Die These ist, dass sich moderne demokratische Staaten in einem Spannungsverhältnis von Dominanz und Partizipation befinden, das sich nicht auflöst, sondern vielmehr der Antrieb einer dynamischen Entwicklung ist. Ausgehend von einer Dekonstruktion post-moderner Staatstheorien wird diese These in der dialektischen Staatstheorie von Hegel und der Marxschen Kritik an ihr verortet. Die so entstandene Perspektive wird auf die Bereiche[...] Features „Herrschaft - Staat - Mitbestimmung“ ist eine theoretische und empirische Auseinandersetzung mit der Frage, was den modernen demokratischen Staat im Allgemeinen und die Bundesrepublik Deutschland in ihrer aktuellen Verfassung im Besonderen auszeichnet. Die These ist, dass sich moderne demokratische Staaten in einem Spannungsverhältnis von Dominanz und Partizipation befinden, das sich nicht auflöst, sondern [..] Contents Der moderne demokratische Staat und das Ende der Post-Moderne.- Der moderne demokratische Staat und die Dialektik von Dominanz und Partizipation.- Polity-Dimension.-  Politics-Dimension: Die Rentenreform 2001.- Policy-Dimension: Die Finanzmarktrettung.- Skizze einer dialektischen Staatsableitung. Fields of interest Political Science, general Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01159-8 Softcover 2013. VII, 213 S. 10 Abb. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-658-01159-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com S.M. Spencer-Wood, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA (Ed.)

Historical and Archaeological Perspectives on Gender Transformations From Private to Public

Social Sciences F.S. Taxman, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA; S. Belenko, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Community Corrections and Addiction Treatment

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F. Schale, Technische Universität Chemnitz; E. Thümmler, Technische Universität Chemnitz; M. Vollmer, Technische Universität Chemnitz (Eds.)

Intellektuelle Emigration Zur Aktualität eines historischen Phänomens

In many facets of Western culture, including archaeology, there remains a legacy of perceiving gender divisions as natural, innate, and biological in origin. This belief follows that men are naturally pre-disposed to public, intellectual pursuits, while women are innately designed to care for the home and take care of children. In the interpretation of material culture, accepted notions of gender roles are often applied to new findings: the dichotomy between the domestic sphere of women and the public sphere of men can color interpretations of new materials. In this innovative volume, the contributors focus explicitly on analyzing the materiality of historic changes in the domestic[...]

Community corrections programs are emerging as an effective alternative to incarceration for drug-involved offenders, to reduce recidivism and improve public health and public safety.  Since evidence-based practice is gaining recognition as a success factor in both community systems and substance abuse treatment, a merger of the two seems logical and desirable. But integrating evidence-based addiction treatment into community corrections is no small feat—costs, personnel decisions, and effective, appropriate interventions are all critical considerations. Featuring the first model of implementation strategies linking these fields, Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Community[...]

Eine Intellektuellengeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts muss die geistigen Einflüsse deutscher Wissenschaftsemigranten zwischen 1933 und 1945 berücksichtigen. Zu einschneidend prägte sie das literarische, kulturelle und politische Denken diesseits und jenseits des Atlantiks. Aus einem breiten Verständnis von Ideengeschichte heraus werden nicht nur prominente Emigranten wie Hannah Arendt, Arnold Bergstraesser und Franz L. Neumann, sondern zugleich dem drohenden Vergessen anheim fallende Flüchtlinge wie Sigmund Neumann, Ferdinand Hermens und Otto Neurath oder bisher kaum beachtete Biographien von André Gorz und Romain Rolland vorgestellt. Einerseits rekonstruieren die Beiträge die[...]

Features In many facets of Western culture, including archaeology, there remains a legacy of perceiving gender divisions as natural, innate, and biological in origin. Historical and Archaeological Perspectives on Gender Transformations: From Private to Public denaturalizes the gender dichotomy between domestic women versus public men that permeates Western culture and is often taken for granted in our [..]

Features Community corrections programs can be effective for advancing public safety and improving public health among drug-involved offenders, provided that research-based programs and practices are used.  Since evidence-based practice is gaining recognition as a success factor in both community corrections and substance abuse treatment systems, a merger of the two seems logical and desirable.  The creation of a [..]

Features Eine Intellektuellengeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts muss die geistigen Einflüsse deutscher Wissenschaftsemigranten zwischen 1933 und 1945 berücksichtigen. Zu einschneidend prägte sie das literarische, kulturelle und politische Denken diesseits und jenseits des Atlantiks. Aus einem breiten Verständnis von Ideengeschichte heraus werden nicht nur prominente Emigranten wie Hannah Arendt, Arnold Bergstraesser und [..]

Contents Introduction.- Theories of Organizational Change Approaches.- Determining the Evidence Base for Addiction Treatment Programs.- Technology Transfer Process and Models.- Current State of the Corrections Field.- Current State of the Addiction Treatment Field.- The Nuances of the Correctional and Addiction Treatment Environments.- Substance Abuse Agencies.- A Conceptual Model of Technology Transfer of Evidence-Based treatment to Community Corrections.- Supporting the Model.- The Challenges of Intervention Fidelity.- Expanding the Concept for Evidence-Based Practice.- Adapting to the[...]

Contents Vorwort.- Romain Rollands Clerambault im Spiegel der Zeit.- Politisierung der Rationalität: Die Genese von Otto Neuraths Bekenntnis zum Sozialismus.- Franz L. Neumann zwischen Rechtspositivismus, Rechtssoziologie und Wertphilosophie.- Arnold Bergstraesser und Fritz Caspari in Amerika.- Der „objektive Gegner“. Zwei biographische Abrisse zu einer Denkfigur Hannah Arendts.Zweiter Dreißigjähriger Krieg: internationaler Bürgerkrieg/Weltbürgerkrieg. Sigmund Neumanns Beitrag zu einer begriffsgeschichtlichen Kontroverse.- Ferdinand A. Hermens und die Formel der Demokratie.- André Gorz und das[...]

Fields of interest Criminology & Criminal Justice; Social Work; Public Health

Fields of interest Political Science, general; Political Theory

Contents Introduction.- The Air of an Unwilling Slave.Domestic Production for Public Markets.- Working from Home.- Mina Miller Edison’s Progression from Private Gardens to Conservation and the Public Community Beautification.- Time, Space, and Humiliation.- Missionization and the Cult of Domesticity.- Confusing Roles.- Regulating Bodies in Colonial Cape Town.- Ethnicity, Religion, and Sanitation after the Fall of the Granada Kingdom in Spain.- The Measures and Materiality of Improvement in Ireland.- Making Men and Women Blush.Reform or Racialization.- How Men and Women Transformed American[...] Fields of interest Archaeology; Gender Studies Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-4862-4 Hardcover 2013. XIV, 430 p. 66 illus., 16 in color. (Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology) $229.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-4862-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-0411-8 Softcover 2012. XIV, 318 p. 28 illus. (Springer Series on Evidence-Based Crime Policy) $49.95 ISBN 978-1-4614-6260-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-19657-2 Softcover 2012. XIV, 254 S. 1 Abb. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-531-19657-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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C. Kwok-bun, Chan Institute of Social Studies, Hong Kong (Ed.)

M. Hubrich, Nürnberg, Deutschland

N. Hilti, Zürich, Schweiz

International Handbook of Chinese Families

Körperbegriff und Körperpraxis

Lebenswelten multilokal Wohnender

Families are the cornerstone of Chinese society, whether in mainland China, in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, Malaysia, or in the Chinese diaspora the world over. Handbook of the Chinese Family provides an overview of economics, politics, race, ethnicity, and culture within and external to the Chinese family as a social institution. While simultaneously evaluating its own methodological tools, this book will set current knowledge in the context of what has been previously studied as well as future research directions. It will examine inter-family relationships and politics as well as childrearing, education, and family economics to provide a rounded and in-depth view. Features International Handbook of Chinese FamiliesChan Kwok-bun, editorThe globalization and mobility trends of recent years continue to add new layers of nuances to the already diverse human experience.Nowhere is this clearer than the Chinese diaspora in the Pacific Rim and North America, which witnesses a wide variety of social issues from the effects of migration on family stability, to elusive [..] Contents A family affair: Migration, dispersal, and the emergent identity of the Chinese cosmopolitan.- The politics of migrant family drama: Mainland Chinese immigrants in Singapore.- Re-forming family among re-migrants:Hongkongers come home.- Social networks and family relations in return migration.- The uncanny feeling of  homely and unhomely: gender and generation politics in return migrant families in Hong Kong.- A double-eged sword: Mobility and entrepreneurship.- Family and marriage: constructing Chineseness among long-settled Australian-born Chinese.- Families in the Chinese diaspora:[...] Fields of interest Sociology, general; Psychotherapy and Counseling; Social Policy Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-0265-7 Hardcover 2013. XVII, 689 p. 49 illus. $229.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-0265-7 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

Perspektiven für die soziologische Theorie

Michael Hubrich nimmt den Körper als elementare Grundkategorie soziologischer Theorien in den Blick. Er rekonstruiert anhand der Körperbegriffe bei Michel Foucault und Erving Goffman zwar wichtige, aber engführende theoretische Implikationen, die sich scheinbar gegenseitig ausschließen. Der Körper wird entweder als Effekt von Macht und Diskurs oder als performative Quelle interaktiven Handelns begriffen. Diese wenig fruchtbare Dichotomie, die sich in den gegenwärtigen körpersoziologischen Diskurs fest eingeschrieben hat, versucht die vorliegende Theoriestudie mit einem an der soziologischen Praxistheorie Pierre Bourdieus orientierten Verständnis der materiellen Körperlichkeit sozialer[...]

Eine Betrachtung des Spannungsfeldes von Bewegung und Verankerung

Features Michael Hubrich nimmt den Körper als elementare Grundkategorie soziologischer Theorie in den Blick. Er rekonstruiert anhand der Körperbegriffe bei Michel Foucault und Erving Goffman zwar wichtige, aber engführende theoretische Implikationen, die sich scheinbar gegenseitig ausschließen. Der Körper wird entweder als Effekt von Macht und Wissen oder als performative Quelle interaktiven Handelns begriffen. [..]

Features Immer mehr Menschen wohnen an und zwischen mehreren Orten. Die Praxis des multilokalen Wohnens nimmt im Kontext des beschleunigten sozialen Wandels in der Spätmoderne vielfältige Gestalt an. Nicola Hilti präsentiert eine Studie, deren qualitatives Forschungsdesign die phänomenologische Breite des multilokalen Wohnens sowie die alltägliche Lebenswelt multilokal Wohnender in den Mittelpunkt der Betrachtung [..]

Contents Körper.- Materialität.- Macht und Wissen.- Interaktion.- Habitus.

Contents Theoretischer und methodologischer Hintergrund der Studie.- Lebenswelten multilokal Wohnender.

Fields of interest Social Sciences (general)

Fields of interest Sociology, general

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Type of publication Monograph

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Immer mehr Menschen wohnen an und zwischen mehreren Orten. Die Praxis des multilokalen Wohnens nimmt im Kontext des beschleunigten sozialen Wandels in der Spätmoderne vielfältige Gestalt an. Nicola Hilti präsentiert eine Studie, deren qualitatives Forschungsdesign die phänomenologische Breite des multilokalen Wohnens sowie die alltägliche Lebenswelt multilokal Wohnender in den Mittelpunkt der Betrachtung stellt. Die Ergebnisse münden in einer lebensweltlichen Typologie multilokal Wohnender, und eröffnen das weiter zu etablierende Forschungsfeld (Residential) Multilocality Studies. (Residential) Multilocality Studies.

springer.com S. Loue, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA (Ed.)

Mental Health Practitioner's Guide to HIV/AIDS

Social Sciences Th. Geisen, Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, Olten, Schweiz; T. Studer, Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, Olten, Schweiz; E. Yildiz, Universität Klagenfurt, Österreich (Eds.)

Migration, Familie und soziale Lage Beiträge zu Bildung, Gender und Care

Although efforts have been made and continue to be made to reduce the rate of HIV transmission in the U.S. and globally, the rates continue to increase in the majority of countries.  In the U.S., members of minority communities remain especially at risk of HIV transmission.  An individual’s discovery that he or she has contracted HIV, or that a loved one has contracted the illness, often raises significant issues that necessitate interaction with mental health professionals.  Mental Health Practitioner’s Guide to HIV/AIDS serves as a quick desk reference for professionals who may be less familiar with the terminology used in HIV/AIDS care and services.  Features The relationship is a circular one: people with mental illnesses are at increased risk for HIV infection, and individuals infected with HIV may experience a range of mental health problems, from anxiety and depression to conditions related to the disease or its treatment. Patients are not generally aware of this link, and clinicians may not have had the opportunity to have focused training on these [..] Contents Introduction.-Mental Health Comorbidity and HIV/AIDS.-Legal Issues for the HIV-Infected Client.-Access to care.-Adherence.-African Americans.-Aging.-AIDS activism.-IDS service organizations.-Alternative and traditional healing.-Antiretroviral.-Asians and Pacific Islanders.-Bisexuals and bisexuality.-Blood and Blood Disorders.-Caregiving and Caregivers.-Case management.-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.-Children.-Christianity.-Clinical Trials.-Cognitive impairment.-Communication.-Confidentiality laws.-Conspiracy theories.-Contact tracing.-Coping.-Council of International[...] Fields of interest Social Work; Clinical Psychology; Public Health; Social Policy

Das Thema „Migration und Familie" findet seit einigen Jahren verstärkt Beachtung. Dies geschieht meist im Zusammenhang mit der Thematisierung von Problemen und Defiziten, insbesondere in den Bereichen Bildung und Erziehung, sowie in Bezug auf das Geschlechterverhältnis. In anderer Weise erfolgt diese Thematisierung im Care-Bereich: Während einerseits Familien bei der Betreuung und Pflege von Angehörigen zunehmend auf die Arbeit von Migrant/innen angewiesen sind, wird anderseits gerade diese Konstellation zur Belastungen für die Familien der Migrant/innen. Die Beiträge des Bandes greifen die Vielfalt und Widersprüchlichkeit familialer Praxen im Kontext von Migration auf und liefern[...] Features Das Thema „Migration und Familie" findet seit einigen Jahren verstärkt Beachtung. Dies geschieht meist im Zusammenhang mit der Thematisierung von Problemen und Defiziten, insbesondere in den Bereichen Bildung und Erziehung, sowie in Bezug auf das Geschlechterverhältnis. In anderer Weise erfolgt diese Thematisierung im Care-Bereich: Während einerseits Familien bei der Betreuung und Pflege von Angehörigen [..] Fields of interest Social Structure, Social Inequality; Sociology, general Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-18011-3 Softcover 2013. XIII, 331 S. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-531-18011-3 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

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N. Tripcevich, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA; K.J. Vaughn, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA (Eds.)

Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes Sociopolitical, Economic, and Symbolic Dimensions

Over the millennia, from stone tools among early foragers to clays to prized metals and mineral pigments used by later groups, mineral resources have had a pronounced role in the Andean world. Archaeologists have used a variety of analytical techniques on the materials that ancient peoples procured from the earth. What these materials all have in common is that they originated in a mine or quarry. Despite their importance, comparative analysis between these archaeological sites and features has been exceptionally rare, and even more so for the Andes. Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes focuses on archaeological research at primary deposits of minerals extracted through mining[...] Features From stone for building to metal ores for ceremonial display, extracting mineral resources from the earth played a central role in ancient Andean civilizations. Despite this, the sites that supported these activities have rarely been a source of interest to archaeologists, and comparative analysis between mines and quarries and their features has been exceedingly rare.Mining and Quarrying in the [..] Contents Chapter 1: Mining and Quarrying in the Andes: Economic, Political, and Symbolic Dimensions. PART I: STONE Chapter 2: Quarrying and Production at the Quispisisa Obsidian Source. Chapter 3: Variation in Inca Building Stone Quarry Operatoins in Ecuador and Peru Chapter 4: Building Taypikala: Changing Patterns of Stone Procurement and the Production of Twianaku Monumentality PART II: CLAYS AND MINERALS Chapter 5: Arcillas and Alfareros: Clay and Temper Mining Practices in the Lake Titicaca Basin Chapter 6: The Huarhua Rock Salt Mine: Possible Archaeological Implications of Modern Salt[...] Fields of interest Archaeology; Anthropology; Mineral Resources

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Target groups Research

Type of publication Contributed volume

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Hardcover 2013. XIV, 353 p. 120 illus., 86 in color. (Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology) $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5199-0 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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J. Schuch, Berlin, Deutschland

Mosambik im pädagogischen Raum der DDR Eine bildanalytische Studie zur „Schule der Freundschaft“ in Staßfurt

1780 Fotografien sind zur „Schule der Freundschaft“, einem bilateralen Projekt der Bildungszusammenarbeit zwischen der DDR und der VR Mosambik, überliefert. In diesem einzigartigen Quellenkorpus, den Jane Schuch untersucht, manifestieren sich das Scheitern politisch-pädagogischer Erziehungsambitionen der DDR, die DDR-weiße Sicht auf das afrikanisch Andere und die Widerständigkeit der Jugendlichen. Für die mosambikanischen AbsolventInnen dieser Schule wird zugleich Fotografie selbst, jenseits pädagogisch-politischer Zumutungen, zum Spielraum der Selbststilisierung. Ihr Eigensinn durchbricht sowohl das politisch-pädagogische Projekt der Menschenformung als auch die Manifestationen[...] Features 1780 Fotografien sind zur „Schule der Freundschaft“, einem bilateralen Projekt der Bildungszusammenarbeit zwischen der DDR und der VR Mosambik, überliefert. In diesem einzigartigen Quellenkorpus, den Jane Schuch untersucht, manifestieren sich das Scheitern politisch-pädagogischer Erziehungsambitionen der DDR, die DDR-weiße Sicht auf das afrikanisch Andere und die Widerständigkeit der Jugendlichen. Für die [..] Contents Bildanalytische Perspektiven auf ein komplexes Forschungsfeld – Projekt, Gegenstand und Fragen.Die „Schule der Freundschaft" als Untersuchungsgegenstand der seriell-ikonografischen Fotoanalyse: Theorie, Methoden und Quellen.- Bildwelten des Neuen mosambikanischen Menschen: Quellenanalysen und Befunde.- Eigensinn, politisch-kulturelle Markierungen und visuelle Spielräume. Fields of interest Social Sciences (general) Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01033-1 Softcover 2013. X, 245 S. 79 Abb., 39 in Farbe. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-658-01033-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com K. Okamura, Osaka City Cultural Properties Association, Osaka, Japan; A. Matsuda, School of World Art Studies and Museology, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK (Eds.)

New Perspectives in Global Public Archaeology Since its very beginning, archaeology has in many senses always related to a much wider constituency than just archaeologists. This relationship between archaeology and the public has often been overlooked and constantly changes. Public archaeology, as a field of research and practice, has been developing since the 1970s in English-speaking countries, particularly in the United States, Britain, and Australia, and is today beginning to spread to other parts of the world. Global expansion of public archaeology comes with the recognition of the need for a careful understanding of local contexts, particularly the culture and socio-political climate.This volume critically examines the[...] Features New Perspectives in Global Public ArchaeologyEdited by Katsuyuki Okamura and Akira MatsudaSince its very beginning, archaeology has in many senses always related to a much wider constituency than just archaeologists. This relationship between archaeology and the public has often been overlooked and constantly changes. Public archaeology, as a field of research and practice, has been [..] Contents Introduction: new perspectives in global public archaeology.-Is a shared past possible? The ethics and practice of archaeology in the 21st century.Engaged archaeology: whose community? Which public?.- “Public archaeology” in China: a preliminary investigation.-Public archaeology in Canada.From object-centered to people-focused: exploring an invisible "gulf" between archaeologists and the public in contemporary Japan.- Public archaeology in Korea: a duet of popularity and nationalism.- Public archaeology in Thailand.- Archaeology in a multicultural and multi-ethnic nation under[...] Fields of interest Archaeology; Cultural Heritage; Anthropology Target groups Graduate Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-0340-1 Softcover 2012. VIII, 280 p. 32 illus., 22 in color. $69.95 ISBN 978-1-4614-5874-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

R. John, Berlin, Deutschland; J. Rückert-John, Berlin, Deutschland; E. Esposito, Modena, Italien (Eds.)

Ontologien der Moderne Das Erleben der Welt kann nur unter der Voraussetzung ihrer Tatsächlichkeit erfolgen. Dazu muss ihre Konstruiertheit hinter ontischen Verweisen verschwinden. Erfolgt die erste Zurichtung der Welt kontingent, ist sie doch nicht beliebig, und die Konstruktion hat notwendige Folgen als Tatsachen. Dieser Sammelband und die gesellschaftlichen Debatten in Politik, Wirtschaft oder Massenmedien setzen hier an. Gelingt die Erinnerung an die anfängliche Konstruktion nicht, erfolgt Reflexion nur noch verkürzt und unzureichend. Die AutorInnen zeigen, dass es darauf ankommt, den sozial konstruierten Charakter der Welt in ihrer ontischen Wirkung zu begreifen. Features Das Erleben der Welt kann nur unter der Voraussetzung ihrer Tatsächlichkeit erfolgen. Dazu muss ihre Konstruiertheit hinter ontischen Verweisen verschwinden. Erfolgt die erste Zurichtung der Welt kontingent, ist sie doch nicht beliebig, und die Konstruktion hat notwendige Folgen als Tatsachen. Dieser Sammelband und die gesellschaftlichen Debatten in Politik, Wirtschaft oder Massenmedien setzen hier an. [..] Contents Mit Beiträgen von Stephan Fuchs.- Jürgen Markowitz.- William Rasch.- Sylvia Bendel-Larcher.Hans Georg Möller.- Karol Chrobak.- Alberto Cevolini.- Holger Braun-Thürmann.- Antje Schlottmann.- Christina Weinbach.- Paula-Irene Villa.- Olaf Kranz.- Thomas Erdmenger. Fields of interest Sociology, general Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-18022-9 Softcover 2013. VI, 300 S. 6 Abb. (Innovation und Gesellschaft) $59.95 ISBN 978-3-531-18022-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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B.L. Russell (Ed.)

M.S. Kleiner, Th. Wilke, Halle/Saale (Eds.)

G. Andreopoulos (Ed.)

Perceptions of Female Offenders

Performativität und Medialität Populärer Kulturen

Policing Across Borders

How Stereotypes and Social Norms Affect Criminal Justice Responses

Female offenders are often perceived as victims who commit crimes as a self-defense mechanism or as criminal deviants whose actions strayed from typical ‘womanly’ behavior. Such cultural norms for violence exist in our gendered society and there has been scholarly debate about how male and female offenders are perceived and how this perception leads to differential treatment in the criminal justice system. This debate is primarily based upon theories associated with stereotypes and social norms and how these prescriptive norms can influence both public and criminal justice response. Scholars in psychology, sociology, and criminology have found that female offenders are perceived[...] Features Female offenders are often perceived as victims who commit crimes as a self-defense mechanism or as criminal deviants whose actions strayed from typical ‘womanly’ behavior. Such cultural norms for violence exist in our gendered society and there has been scholarly debate about how male and female offenders are perceived and how this perception leads to differential treatment in the criminal justice system. [..] Contents Introduction.- The Social Construction of Norms: How Social Media Depicts Female Offenders.Female Sexual Aggression on College Campuses: Prevelence, Correlates, and Perceptions.- Effects of Victim Gender, Age, and Sexuality on Perceptions of Sexual Assaults Committed by Women.- Intimate Partner Violence: Examining Evidence of Gender Symmetry.- Partner Abuse in Context: Control Tactics, Dominance, and the Role of Gender.- Genders Compared: How Perceptions of Dangerousness and Legal Intervention Differ by Gender.- The Impact of Familial Paternalism on Sentencing Decisions.-[...] Fields of interest Criminology & Criminal Justice; Gender Studies; Community & Environmental Psychology Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5870-8 Hardcover 2013. X, 196 p. $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5870-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Theorien, Ästhetiken, Praktiken

Die Bedeutung von Populären Kulturen sowie von Popkulturen kann nicht ohne einen Bezug auf Performativität und Medialität begriffen werden. Mit diesem Bezug bilden sich zugleich Kulturen des Performativen und Medialen heraus. Dieses Thema ist bisher im Kontext der Forschungen zur Performativität von Kulturen nicht systematisch erforscht worden. Vor diesem Hintergrund geht es um die Beantwortung der Frage, inwieweit sich in Populären Kulturen sowie Popkulturen Aspekte, Prozesse, Transformationen, Manifestationen von Medialität und/oder Performativität niederschlagen, beobachten und beschreiben lassen, wie Populäre Kulturen sowie Popkulturen mit formen bzw. allererst durch Erscheinungen[...] Features Die Bedeutung von Populären Kulturen sowie von Popkulturen kann nicht ohne einen Bezug auf Performativität und Medialität begriffen werden. Mit diesem Bezug bilden sich zugleich Kulturen des Performativen und Medialen heraus. Dieses Thema ist bisher im Kontext der Forschungen zur Performativität von Kulturen nicht systematisch erforscht worden. Vor diesem Hintergrund geht es um die Beantwortung der Frage, [..] Contents Theorien.- Ästhetiken.- Praktiken. Fields of interest Communication Studies; Media Research; Sociology, general Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-18357-2 Softcover 2013. I, 481 S. 96 Abb. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-531-18357-2 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

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Law Enforcement Networks and the Challenges of Crime Control

Globalization has had a sharp impact on the definition of ‘national security,’ as the interconnectedness of many threats calls for them to be addressed at the national and global level simultaneously.  Law enforcement efforts must increasingly include elements of international and transnational communication and cooperation. Police forces in different countries must find common ways to share data and track international crime trends. This timely work analyzes key challenges confronting the law enforcement community, with regards to international crime, particularly illegal trafficking and terrorism.  The contributions in this volume are the result of a series of workshops that[...] Features Globalization has had a sharp impact on the definition of ‘national security,’ as the interconnectedness of many threats calls for them to be addressed at the national and global level simultaneously.  Law enforcement efforts must increasingly include elements of international and transnational communication and cooperation. Police forces in different countries must find common ways to share data and track [..] Contents The Internationalization of Crime Control.- Democratic Policing and State Capacity in an Integrated World.- Legal Reform and Institution-Building in the Context of National Security.- The Role of International Assistance in Increasing Sstate Capacity in Law Enforcement.- The Role of International Assistance for Building the Capacity of National Law Enforcement Institutions.- International Legislative Initiatives to Combat Human Trafficking.- Combating Human Trafficking Through Transnational Law Enforcement Cooperation.- Aspects of Accountability in Law Enforcement. Fields of interest Criminology & Criminal Justice; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4419-9544-5 Hardcover 2013. IX, 183 p. $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4419-9544-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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J. Li, Tongji University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China

S. Friedrich, Universität Hamburg

Pre-vocational Education in Germany and China

Ressourcenorientierte Netzwerkmoderation

A Comparison of Curricula and Its Implications

Ein Empowermentwerkzeug in der Sozialen Arbeit

Ein einführendes Handbuch

The school-to-work transition has been an important topic in the fields of education and sociology research in the past few years. Pre-vocational education, which takes place during lower-secondary school and aims to facilitate the school-to-work transition, is of critical significance in introducing the participants to the world of work and/or in preparing them for entry into further vocational education programs.With a strong comparative nature, Jun Li presents this systematic investigation of the prevocational education in Germany and China and analyzes their curricula of pre-vocational education. By combining the methods of content analysis and teacher interview, the author[...]

Wie können Familien mehr als bisher üblich am Hilfeprozess beteiligt werden? 'Ressourcenorientierte Netzwerkmoderation' ist ein erfolgversprechender Ansatz in der Beratungs- und Moderationsarbeit, um im Setting Soziale Arbeit informelle Netzwerktreffen so zu planen und zu moderieren, dass die individuellen und sozialen Ressourcen von Familien handlungsleitend und zielführend im Fokus stehen. In diesem einführenden Buch werden die entscheidenden Kompetenzen vermittelt, die zur Anleitung und Steuerung solcher sozialpädagogischer Familienarbeit von Bedeutung sind. Illustrativ und beispielgebend wird ein Hamburger Pilotprojekt vorgestellt, das die Implementierung der[...]

Dieser Band vereint die bedeutendsten Ansätze zur Ritualforschung und macht die wichtigsten Beiträge aus dem Forschungsgebiet "Ritual Studies" zum ersten Mal in deutscher Sprache und in einem Band zugänglich. Über zwanzig Artikel werden in zwei Kategorien aufgeteilt: "Allgemeine Ritualtheorien" und "Konkrete Studien zum Ritual in Kultur und Gesellschaft". Im allgemeinen Teil finden sich neben Klassikern der Ritualforschung wie Clifford Geertz, Victor Turner, Mary Douglas und Erving Goffman auch neuere Autoren wie z.B. der amerikanische Soziologe Albert Bergesen mit seiner Theorie der "Rituellen Ordnung" (ein Originalbeitrag zu diesem Band), Catherine Bell mit der epistemologischen[...]

Features The school-to-work transition has been an important topic in the fields of education and sociology research in the past few years. Pre-vocational education, which takes place during lower-secondary school and aims to facilitate the school-to-work transition, is of critical significance in introducing the participants to the world of work and/or in preparing them for entry into further vocational education [..]

Features Wie können Familien mehr als bisher üblich am Hilfeprozess beteiligt werden? 'Ressourcenorientierte Netzwerkmoderation' ist ein erfolgversprechender Ansatz in der Beratungs- und Moderationsarbeit, um im Setting Soziale Arbeit informelle Netzwerktreffen so zu planen und zu moderieren, dass die individuellen und sozialen Ressourcen von Familien handlungsleitend und zielführend im Fokus stehen. In diesem [..]

Features Dieser Band vereint die bedeutendsten Ansätze zur Ritualforschung und macht die wichtigsten Beiträge aus dem Forschungsgebiet "Ritual Studies" zum ersten Mal in deutscher Sprache und in einem Band zugänglich. Über zwanzig Artikel werden in zwei Kategorien aufgeteilt: "Allgemeine Ritualtheorien" und "Konkrete Studien zum Ritual in Kultur und Gesellschaft". Im allgemeinen Teil finden sich neben Klassikern der [..]

Contents The Institutional and Historical Context.- Curriculum Analysis: Theory, Criteria and Findings.Teacher Interview.- Analysis of the Overall Results and Conclusions.

Contents Allgemeine Ritualtheorien.- Ritual in Gesellschaft und Kultur.

Fields of interest Social Sciences (general)

Contents Moderation, was ist das eigentlich?: Die Grundhaltung: Allparteilichkeit.- Der Grundgedanke: Prozessverantwortung.- Die Themenzentrierte Interaktion (TZI).- Das Handwerkszeug: Moderationsmethoden.- Was ist Netzwerkmoderation?- Wieso ressourcenorientiert?- Wie läuft es ab?- Evaluation eines Pilotprojektes.

Target groups Research

Fields of interest Social Work; Family

Type of publication Monograph

Target groups Professional/practitioner

More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-19439-4 Softcover 2013. XV, 178 p. 11 illus. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-531-19439-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-17763-2 Softcover 2012. XI, 139 S. $39.95 ISBN 978-3-531-17763-2 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

A. Belliger, Institut für Kommunikation & Führung IKF, Luzern, Schweiz; D.J. Krieger, Institut für Kommunikation & Führung IKF, Luzern, Schweiz (Eds.)

Ritualtheorien

Fields of interest Sociology, general; Political Theory; Media Research; Social Sciences (general) Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication Handbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-19499-8 Softcover 2013. V, 474 S. 2 Abb. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-531-19499-8 Due: Januar 28, 2013

springer.com N. Glasgow, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA; E.H. Berry, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA (Eds.)

Rural Aging in 21st Century America This book investigates sociological, demographic and geographic aspects of aging in rural and nonmetropolitan areas of the United States. Population aging is one of the most important trends of the 20th and 21st centuries, and it is occurring worldwide, especially in more developed countries such as the United States. Population aging is more rapid in rural than urban areas of the U.S. In 2010, 15 percent of the nonmetropolitan compared to 12 percent of the metropolitan population were 65 years of age and older. By definition rural communities have smaller sized populations, and more limited healthcare, transportation and other aging-relevant services than do urban areas. It is thus[...] Features This book investigates sociological, demographic and geographic aspects of aging in rural and nonmetropolitan areas of the United States. Population aging is one of the most important trends of the 20th and 21st centuries, and it is occurring worldwide, especially in more developed countries such as the United States. Population aging is more rapid in rural than urban areas of the U.S. In [..] Contents 1: Introduction to Rural Aging in 21st Century America: Nina Glasgow and E. Helen Berry.Part I: Overview of the Rural Elderly Population.2:Demography of Rural Aging: E. Helen Berry and Annabel Kirschner.- 3: The Geography of Rural Aging in a Regional Context, 1990–2008: Peter B. Nelson.- Part II: Economic Inequalities.- 4: Aging and Economic Well-Being in Rural America: Exploring Income and Employment Challenges: Tim Slack and Tracey E. Rizzuto.- 5: Baby Boomers’ Impact on Work Force and Tax Issues in the Great Plains: Richard Rathge, Justin Garosi and Karen Olson.Part III:[...] Fields of interest Aging; Geriatrics / Gerontology; Sociology, general; Migration; Demography; Human Geography

Social Sciences N. Böckler, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany; T. Seeger, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany; P. Sitzer, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany; W. Heitmeyer, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany (Eds.)

School Shootings International Research, Case Studies, and Concepts for Prevention

School shootings are a topic of research in a variety of different disciplines—from psychology, to sociology to criminology, pedagogy, and public health— each with their own set of theories. Many of these theories are logically interconnected, while some differ widely and seem incompatible with each other, leading to divergent results about potential means of prevention. In this innovative work, leading researchers on the topic of school shootings introduce their findings and theoretical concepts in one combined systematic volume. The contributions to this work highlight both the complementary findings from different fields, as well as cases where they diverge or contradict each[...] Features The expert research of School Shootings: International Research, Case Studies, and Concepts for Prevention goes beyond simple "violent teen culture creates violent students" constructs to present current theories and findings, a diverse range of case studies, and examples of successful prevention programs. (Instructive cases that fall outside the general template, such as an early female shooter and [..] Contents Chapter 1. School Shootings: Conceptual Framework and International Empirical Trends-.-I.Theories, models and empirical findings-.-Social Disintegration, Loss of Control, and School Shootings-.-Adolescent Culture and the Tragedy of Rampage Shootings-.-School Rampage in International Perspective: The Salience of Cumulative Strain Theory-.-On the Relevance of Phantasy for the Genesis of School Shootings-.-Thirty-Five Rampage School Shooters: Trends, Patterns, and Typology-.-II. Case Studies and perspectives-.-Legitimated Adolescent Violence: Lessons from Columbine-.-Jeffrey Weise and the[...]

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M.G. Vaughn, Saint Louis Univeristy, St. Louis, MO, USA; B.E. Perron, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA (Eds.)

Social Work Practice in the Addictions Social workers represent the largest body of addiction and mental health service providers, and there is a consistent need for up-to-date information. Social Work Practice in the Addictions is a comprehensive evidence-based volume. Contributing authors of this volume have been carefully selected to ensure representation of the leading social work addiction researchers. Additionally, researchers from other allied fields, including psychiatry, psychology, and public health, will also be involved to ensure a strong interdisciplinary perspective. Unlike other texts on addiction, this book incorporates ideas of social justice, practice with diverse communities, and ethics to represent[...] Features At the beginning of history, people abused intoxicating substances and grappled with the consequences as best they could. In more recent times, the healing professions made recognizing, understanding, and treating addictions major priorities. Today, social workers are the largest group providing assessment, prevention, and treatment services for persons with addictions, necessitating rigorous, up-to-date [..] Contents .- Historical and Contemporary Perspectives.-Epidemiology. Etiology.- Assessment Strategies.- The Language of Diagnosis.- Motivational Interventions.- Recovery, AA/NA, and 12-step facilitation.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.- A Framework for Integrating Culture, Diversity, and Social Justice in Addictions.- Empirical Status of Culturally Competent Practices.- Adolescents. - Women and Families.- Older Adults.- Alcohol Policy.- Drug Control Policies: Problems and Prospects.- Conclusions and Future Directions. Fields of interest Social Work; Psychotherapy and Counseling; Psychotherapy; Social Policy

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Fields of interest Criminology & Criminal Justice; Child and School Psychology; Medicine (general); Community & Environmental Psychology

Target groups Research

Type of publication Contributed volume

Target groups Research

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Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5525-7 Hardcover 2013. XV, 543 p. 31 illus., 16 in color. $179.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5525-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Type of publication Contributed volume Hardcover 2013. XII, 270 p. 13 illus. (Contemporary Social Work Practice) $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5356-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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S. Debiel, Hochschule HHG Holzminden; A. Engel, Hochschule HHG Holzminden; I. Hermann-Stietz, Hochschule HHG Holzminden; G. Litges, Hochschule HHG Holzminden; S. Penke, Hochschule HHG Holzminden; L. Wagner, Hochschule HHG Holzminden (Eds.)

Soziale Arbeit in ländlichen Räumen Soziale Arbeit in ländlichen Räumen ist mit spezifischen Rahmenbedingungen und Herausforderungen konfrontiert. Dabei geht es u.a. um Angebotsdichte und Erreichbarkeit, Netzwerkbildung, Anonymität, verstärkte Abwanderung insbesondere aus peripheren Räumen, politische Strukturen oder Fragen von Zugehörigkeit. Forschungen und Konzepte zur Sozialen Arbeit in ländlichen Räumen sind jedoch Deutschland rar. In diesem Buch wird Soziale Arbeit in ländlichen Räumen historisch, theoretisch und organisatorisch betrachtet. Ziel ist es, eine Verständigung über spezifische Anforderungen an Soziale Arbeit in ländlichen Räumen zu finden und Hinweise und Anregungen für eine gelingende Praxis zu geben. Features Soziale Arbeit in ländlichen Räumen ist mit spezifischen Rahmenbedingungen und Herausforderungen konfrontiert. Dabei geht es u.a. um Angebotsdichte und Erreichbarkeit, Netzwerkbildung, Anonymität, verstärkte Abwanderung insbesondere aus peripheren Räumen, politische Strukturen oder Fragen von Zugehörigkeit. Forschungen und Konzepte zur Sozialen Arbeit in ländlichen Räumen sind jedoch in Deutschland rar. In [..] Fields of interest Social Work Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-17936-0 Softcover 2012. VII, 331 S. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-531-17936-0 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days.

springer.com B. Grell, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Berlin, Deutschland; C. Lammert, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland

Sozialpolitik in den USA Eine Einführung

Aus europäischer Perspektive wächst die soziale Ungleichheit in den Vereinigten Staaten vor allem deswegen, weil der Wohlfahrtsstaat dort nur rudimentär ausgebildet ist. Tatsächlich investiert aber kaum ein anderes Land mehr Geld in die Altersabsicherung und Gesundheitsfürsorge. Rechnet man bildungspolitische Ausgaben und betriebliche Sozialleistungen mit ein, fließen etwa 60 Prozent des Gesamthaushalts der USA in den Bereich Soziales. Die vorliegende Einführung räumt nicht nur mit einigen gängigen Vorurteilen auf. Sie bietet auch als einziges deutschsprachiges Überblickswerk einen kritischen und gut strukturierten Einblick in die widersprüchliche und komplexe Realität des[...] Features Aus europäischer Perspektive wächst die soziale Ungleichheit in den Vereinigten Staaten vor allem deswegen, weil der Wohlfahrtsstaat dort nur rudimentär ausgebildet ist. Tatsächlich investiert aber kaum ein anderes Land mehr Geld in die Altersabsicherung und Gesundheitsfürsorge. Rechnet man bildungspolitische Ausgaben und betriebliche Sozialleistungen mit ein, fließen etwa 60 Prozent des Gesamthaushalts der [..] Contents Amerikanische Sozialpolitik in Perspektive: Begriffe, Konzepte und Erklärungsansätze.- Der amerikanische Wohlfahrtsstaat in Zahlen: Ein empirischer Vergleich.- Traditionen, Leitideen und Grundkonflikte US-amerikanischer Sozialpolitik.- Vom Armenhaus bis zur Teilhabegesellschaft: Die historische Entwicklung.- Sozialpolitik im Überblick.- Sozialpolitik in der Krise: Versuch einer Bilanz. Fields of interest Comparative Politics Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-18133-2 Softcover 2013. XI, 293 S. 16 Abb. $39.95 ISBN 978-3-531-18133-2 Due: Februar 28, 2013

G. Hentges, Hochschule Fulda, Deutschland

Staat und politische Bildung Von der "Zentrale für Heimatdienst" zur "Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung"

Im Jahre 2012 feierte die „Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung“ ihr 60-jähriges Bestehen. Sie tritt ein für die Förderung des Bewusstseins für Demokratie und politische Partizipation. 1952 unter dem Namen „Bundeszentrale für Heimatdienst“ gegründet, unterstand sie dem Bundesministerium des Innern und knüpfte terminologiesch an die „Reichszentrale für Heimatdienst“ an, die bereits in der Weimarer Republik existierte. Die Autorin rekonstruiert – auch anhand bisher nicht bekannter Akten – den Prozess der Gründung der „Bundeszentrale für Heimatdienst“. Die frühen konzeptionellen Debatten um staatliche politische Bildung lassen das breite Spektrum der einander widersprechenden[...] Features Im Jahre 2012 feierte die „Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung“ ihr 60-jähriges Bestehen. Sie tritt ein für die Förderung des Bewusstseins für Demokratie und politische Partizipation. 1952 unter dem Namen „Bundeszentrale für Heimatdienst“ gegründet, unterstand sie dem Bundesministerium des Innern und knüpfte terminologiesch an die „Reichszentrale für Heimatdienst“ an, die bereits in der Weimarer [..] Contents Reeducation – Reorientation – Reconstruction. Die bildungspolitischen Vorstellungen der Militärregierungen in Deutschland unter alliierter Besatzung. - Wiederbelebung oder Neugründung? Die Entstehungsgeschichte. - Struktur, Aufgabenstellung und Arbeitsweise. - Politische Bildung im Zeichen des Kalten Krieges: Das Ostkolleg der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. Fields of interest Social Sciences (general); Sociology, general; Political Science, general Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-18670-2 Softcover 2013. XXVI, 467 S. 33 Abb., 15 in Farbe. $69.95 ISBN 978-3-531-18670-2 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com I. Löhr, History Department, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany; R. Wenzlhuemer, Karl Jaspers Centre, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany (Eds.)

The Nation State and Beyond Governing Globalization Processes in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries

The history of globalization is anything but a nofrills affair that moves smoothly along a clear-cut, unidirectional path of development, eventually leading to seamless global integration. Accordingly, scholarship in the social sciences has increasingly argued against equating the history of globalization processes and transcultural entanglements with the master narrative of the gradual homogenization of the world. Examining the shifting patterns of global connections has, therefore, become the main challenge for all those who seek to understand the past, the present and the future of modern societies. And this challenge includes finding a place for the nation state. The studies[...] Features The history of globalization is anything but a nofrills affair that moves smoothly along a clear-cut, unidirectional path of development, eventually leading to seamless global integration. Accordingly, scholarship in the social sciences has increasingly argued against equating the history of globalization processes and transcultural entanglements with the master narrative of the gradual homogenization of the [..] Contents Introduction: The Nation State and Beyond. Governing Globalization Processes in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries.- Part I: The “Forces Profondes” of Internationalism in the Late 19th Century: Politics, Economy and Culture.- Part II: Institutionalised Cooperation on International Communication: The International Administrative Unions as a Means of Governing Globalisation Processes.- Part III: National and Transnational Spaces: Academic Networks and Scholarly Transfer between Britain and Germany in the Nineteenth Century.- Part IV: The Nation-State/Empire as a Unit of Analysis[...] Fields of interest Cultural Studies; Political Science, general; International Economics Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-32933-3 Softcover 2013. IX, 260 p. (Transcultural Research – Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-642-32933-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Social Sciences A.-L. Wibbecke, Mörlenbach, Deutschland

Tier-Mensch-Pädagogik Analyse einer Integration von Tierrechten in die Pädagogik

Tiere und Menschen leben seit jeher gemeinsam auf dieser Erde. Zwangsläufig stehen diese beiden Spezies daher in einer Beziehung: miteinander – nebeneinander – gegeneinander. Steht der Umgang mit Tieren in engem Verhältnis zu unserem Umgang mit Menschen? Kann man, gerade im Bereich der tiergestützten Pädagogik, ethischmoralische Erziehungsziele verfolgen und dabei den moralischen Umgang theoretisch und praktisch ausklammern? Können die erlernten Kompetenzen authentisch sein, wenn das Tier zu pädagogischen Zwecken benutzt wird, während seine Rechte als Lebewesen nicht berücksichtigt werden? Anna-Lena Wibbecke geht diesen Fragen nach und entwickelt Vorschläge für eine neue Gestaltung[...] Features Tiere und Menschen leben seit jeher gemeinsam auf dieser Erde. Zwangsläufig stehen diese beiden Spezies daher in einer Beziehung: miteinander – nebeneinander – gegeneinander. Steht der Umgang mit Tieren in engem Verhältnis zu unserem Umgang mit Menschen? Kann man, gerade im Bereich der tiergestützten Pädagogik, ethisch-moralische Erziehungsziele verfolgen und dabei den moralischen Umgang theoretisch und [..] Contents Tierethik, Tierrechte und Moraltheorien.- Die Stellung des Tieres im global-geschichtlichen Verlauf.Die multidivergente Bedeutung der Tiere für die Pädagogik.- Der Einsatz von Tieren in der modernen Pädagogik und Therapie.- Die Notwendigkeit der Begründung einer Tierethischen Pädagogik. Fields of interest Social Sciences (general) Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00581-8 Softcover 2013. I, 212 S. 2 Abb. $39.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00581-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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D. Hofmann, Cardiff University, UK; J. Smyth, University of Bristol, UK (Eds.)

Tracking the Neolithic House in Europe Sedentism, Architecture and Practice

The Neolithic period is noted primarily for the change from hunter-gatherer societies to agriculture, domestication and sedentism. This change has been studied in the past by archaeologists observing the movements of plants, animals and people. But has not been examined by looking at the domestic architecture of the time. Along with tracking the movement of sedentism, Neolithic houses are also able to show researchers the beginnings of cultural identity, group representation through the construction and decoration of these structures. Additionally as agriculture moved west and north in this era, the architecture and material culture shows this change and its significance. Chapters[...] Features The Neolithic period sees the transformation from hunter-gatherer societies to farming groups, practising agriculture, domestication and sedentism. This lifestyle spread gradually from the Near East into Europe, and archaeologists have long focused on observing the movements of plants, animals and people. However, the changes in domestic architecture of the time have not been examined from an explicitly [..] Fields of interest Archaeology; Anthropology Target groups Research Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5288-1 Hardcover 2013. VIII, 406 p. 85 illus., 22 in color. (One World Archaeology) $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5288-1 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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J.H. Jameson, National Park Service, Tallahassee, FL, USA; J. Eogan, National Roads Authority, Tramore, Ireland (Eds.)

Training and Practice for Modern Day Archaeologists In recent years, an important and encouraging development in the practice of archaeology and historical preservation has been the markedly increased number of collaborations among archaeologists, educators, preservation planners, and government managers to explore new approaches to archeological and heritage education and training to accommodate globalization and the realities of the 21st century worldwide. But what is the collective experience of archaeologists and cultural heritage specialists in these arenas? Should we be encouraged, or discouraged, by national and international trends? In an attempt to answer these questions, this volume examines and gives representational[...] Features In recent years, an important and encouraging development has been the markedly increased number of collaborations among archaeologists, educators, preservation planners, and government managers, creating interdisciplinary approaches, methods, and solutions to archaeological heritage management. But what is the collective experience of archaeologists and cultural heritage specialists in these arenas? Should [..] Fields of interest Archaeology; Cultural Heritage Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5528-8 Hardcover 2013. XXIV, 277 p. 60 illus., 24 in color. (One World Archaeology, Tentative volume 1) $129.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5528-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com E. Krick, Berlin, Deutschland

K. von Beyme, Universität Heidelberg, Deutschland

Verhandlungen im Konsensverfahren

Von der Postdemokratie zur Neodemokratie

Varianten kollektiver Entscheidung in Expertengremien

Expertengremien zielen auf Verhandlungsergebnisse, die von einem breiten Spektrum an Fachleuten und Interessenvertretern gemeinsam getragen werden. Ihre Entscheidungsprozesse folgen einem informellen Verfahren, bei dem auf formale Abstimmung in der Regel verzichtet und die kollektive Entscheidung durch das Ausbleiben offener Gegenwehr getroffen wird. Dieser Konsensmodus lässt Machtasymmetrien zwischen den Beteiligten hervortreten und führt zu einer Varianz an tatsächlichen Zustimmungsgraden. Eva Krick zeigt, welche Mechanismen der Einigung im informellen Konsensverfahren wirken, auf welche Weise Akteure ausgeschlossen werden und selektive Zustimmung erreicht wird, unter welchen[...] Features Expertengremien zielen auf Verhandlungsergebnisse, die von einem breiten Spektrum an Fachleuten und Interessenvertretern gemeinsam getragen werden. Ihre Entscheidungsprozesse folgen einem informellen Verfahren, bei dem auf formale Abstimmung in der Regel verzichtet und die kollektive Entscheidung durch das Ausbleiben offener Gegenwehr getroffen wird. Dieser Konsensmodus lässt Machtasymmetrien zwischen den [..] Contents Expertengremien als Governanceinstrumente.Operationalisierung der abhängigen Variablen "Zustimmung".- Konsenmodus und Vaianten der Konsensentscheidung.- Zustimmung zu Verhandlungsergebnissen.- Erklärungen starker und schwacher Zustimmung.- Aspekte demokratischer Legitimation. Fields of interest Social Sciences (general) Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00355-5 Softcover 2013. XVIII, 300 S. 46 Abb. $59.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00355-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Der Autor hat die aktuelle Debatte über die Niedergangsszenarien der „Postdemokratie“ zum Anlass genommen eine positivere Version der Entwicklung zur “Neodemokratie“ anzubieten. Nach einer theoretischen Auseinandersetzung mit den Thesen zur Postdemokratie werden die neuesten Entwicklungen im Bereich der Demokratie erörtert, wie „Die Politik im Kreuzfeuer der alten Medien und das Wutbürgertum in den neuen Medien“ und „Neue Formen der Partizipation und die Gefahren von Populismus und Extremismus“. Es folgen die Vorschläge zur institutionellen Demokratieentwicklung durch Wahlrechtsänderungen und Mandatsbegrenzung bis zur Reform der Parteienfinanzierung, Korruptionsbekämpfung, zur Debatte[...] Features Der Autor hat die aktuelle Debatte über die Niedergangsszenarien der „Postdemokratie“ zum Anlass genommen eine positivere Version der Entwicklung zur “Neodemokratie“ anzubieten. Nach einer theoretischen Auseinandersetzung mit den Thesen zur Postdemokratie werden die neuesten Entwicklungen im Bereich der Demokratie erörtert, wie „Die Politik im Kreuzfeuer der alten Medien und das Wutbürgertum in den neuen [..] Contents Die Debatte um die Postdemokratie.- Politik im Kreuzfeuer, das Wutbürgertum in den neuen Medien.- Neue Formen der Partizipation und die Gefahren des Populismus.- Vorschläge zur institutionellen Demokratiereform.- Von der Postdemokratie zur Neodemokratie?. Fields of interest Political Science, general Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00980-9 Softcover 2013. VI, 151 S. $39.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00980-9 Due: Januar 28, 2013

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H. Pahl, Universität Luzern, Schweiz; J. Sparsam, FriedrichSchiller-Universität Jena, Deutschland (Eds.)

S.I. Keil, Universität Stuttgart, Deutschland; S.I. Thaidigsmann, Universität Stuttgart, Deutschland (Eds.)

Wirtschaftswissenschaft als Oikodizee?

Zivile Bürgergesellschaft und Demokratie

Diskussionen im Anschluss an Joseph Vogls Gespenst des Kapitals

Aktuelle Ergebnisse der empirischen Politikforschung

Im Zuge gegenwärtigen Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise sind die Wirtschaftswissenschaften und ihre gesellschaftliche Rolle stark in die Kritik geraten. Der publizistisch erfolgreichste Vorstoß ist dabei Joseph Vogls Band „Das Gespenst des Kapitals“. Er formuliert nicht nur eine Fundamentalkritik am wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Mainstream, sondern es gelingt ihm zusätzlich, diese Kritik in ein weit ausholendes historisches Narrativ einzubetten und dies mit der Frage, wie die Wirtschaftswissenschaften selbst noch verändernd auf ihren Objektbereich einwirken, elegant zu verkoppeln. Das vorliegende Buch versammelt Texte, die sich mit zentralen Argumentationslinien und materialen Befunden bei[...]

Diese Festschrift zu Ehren Oscar W. Gabriels versammelt eine Vielzahl von Beiträgen zu unterschiedlichen Themengebieten, mit denen sich der Politikwissenschaftler in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten beschäftigt hat. Die Bandbreite seines Wirkens findet ihren Niederschlag in der thematischen Vielfalt der Beiträge von Freunden, Kollegen und Mitarbeitern. Aus verschiedenen Perspektiven wird das Verhältnis der Bürger zur Politik beleuchtet, wobei es erstens um verschiedene Facetten der Partizipations- und Wahlforschung geht. Zweitens werden Fragestellungen der politischen Kulturforschung und der politischen Psychologie diskutiert, und drittens behandeln eine Reihe von Analysen Fragen der[...]

Features Im Zuge gegenwärtigen Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise sind die Wirtschaftswissenschaften und ihre gesellschaftliche Rolle stark in die Kritik geraten. Der publizistisch erfolgreichste Vorstoß ist dabei Joseph Vogls Band „Das Gespenst des Kapitals“. Er formuliert nicht nur eine Fundamentalkritik am wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Mainstream, sondern es gelingt ihm zusätzlich, diese Kritik in ein weit ausholendes [..]

Features Diese Festschrift zu Ehren Oscar W. Gabriels versammelt eine Vielzahl von Beiträgen zu unterschiedlichen Themengebieten, mit denen sich der Politikwissenschaftler in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten beschäftigt hat. Die Bandbreite seines Wirkens findet ihren Niederschlag in der thematischen Vielfalt der Beiträge von Freunden, Kollegen und Mitarbeitern. Aus verschiedenen Perspektiven wird das Verhältnis der [..]

Contents Diskussionen im Anschluss an Joseph Vogls Das Gespenst des Kapitals.- Charakteristika der neoklassischen Wissenschaftskultur nach 1945.- Alternativen zur Mainstream-Ökonomie.- Blinde Flecken der Ökonomiekritik?.

Contents Politische Partizipation und Wahlverhalten.- Politische Kultur und Politische Psychologie.- Politische Institutionen und Repräsentation.

Fields of interest Political Science, general Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00125-4 Softcover 2013. VI, 234 S. $39.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00125-4 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

J. Mackert, Universität Potsdam; J. Steinbicker, HU Berlin

Zur Aktualität von Robert K. Merton Robert King Merton (1910 – 2003) gilt heute längst als Klassiker der Soziologie. Er kann als der bedeutendste Soziologe der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts und als Wegbereiter einer modernen Soziologie bezeichnet werden, die das konstitutive Verhältnis von soziologischer Theorie und empirischer Forschung ins Zentrum des Interesses gerückt hat. Aufgrund seiner Beiträge zur Sozialtheorie, zur Begriffsbildung in der Soziologie und seiner vielfältigen inhaltlichen und empirischen Arbeiten spielt Merton bis heute eine bedeutende Rolle in der Soziologie als wissenschaftlicher Disziplin. Features Robert King Merton (1910 – 2003) gilt heute längst als Klassiker der Soziologie. Er kann als der bedeutendste Soziologe der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts und als Wegbereiter einer modernen Soziologie bezeichnet werden, die das konstitutive Verhältnis von soziologischer Theorie und empirischer Forschung ins Zentrum des Interesses gerückt hat. Aufgrund seiner Beiträge zur Sozialtheorie, zur [..] Contents Intellektuelle Einflüsse und wissenschaftliche Laufbahn.- Der soziologische Blick.- Robert Mertons Konzeption der Soziologie.- Von der funktionalen zur strukturellen Analyse.- Soziologische Analysen.- Robert Mertons Sozialtheorie und Soziologie in aktuellen Debatten. Fields of interest Sociology, general; Social Sciences (general); Methodology of the Social Sciences

Fields of interest Political Science, general

Target groups Upper undergraduate

Target groups Research

Type of publication German textbook

Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00874-1 Hardcover 2013. VII, 517 S. 44 Abb. $89.95 ISBN 978-3-658-00874-1 Due: Januar 28, 2013

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Statistics A. Giusti, University of Florence, Italy; G. Ritter, University of Passau, Germany; M. Vichi, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy (Eds.)

Classification and Data Mining This volume contains both methodological papers showing new original methods, and papers on applications illustrating how new domain-specific knowledge can be made available from data by clever use of data analysis methods. The volume is subdivided in three parts: Classification and Data Analysis; Data Mining; and Applications. The selection of peer reviewed papers had been presented at a meeting of classification societies held in Florence, Italy, in the area of "Classification and Data Mining". Features This volume contains both methodological papers showing new original methods, and papers on applications illustrating how new domain-specific knowledge can be made available from data by clever use of data analysis methods. The volume is subdivided in three parts: Classification and Data Analysis; Data Mining; and Applications. The selection of peer reviewed papers had been presented at a meeting of [..] Contents Classification and Data Analysis.- Data Mining.Applications. Fields of interest Statistical Theory and Methods; Database Management; Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-28893-7 Softcover 2013. XIV, 286 p. 85 illus., 49 in color. (Studies in Classification, Data Analysis, and Knowledge Organization) $99.00 ISBN 978-3-642-28893-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

springer.com J.P. Verma, Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education, Gwalior, India

M.A.G. Viana, University of Illinois, IL, USA; V. Lakshminarayanan, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Data Analysis in Management with SPSS Software

Dihedral Fourier Analysis

This book provides readers with a greater understanding of a variety of statistical techniques along with the procedure to use the most popular statistical software package SPSS. It strengthens the intuitive understanding of the material, thereby increasing the ability to successfully analyze data in the future. The book provides more control in the analysis of data so that readers can apply the techniques to a broader spectrum of research problems. This book focuses on providing readers with the knowledge and skills needed to carry out research in management, humanities, social and behavioural sciences by using SPSS. Features This book provides readers with a greater understanding of a variety of statistical techniques along with the procedure to use the most popular statistical software package SPSS. It strengthens the intuitive understanding of the material, thereby increasing the ability to successfully analyze data in the future.  The book provides more control in the analysis of data so that readers can apply the techniques [..] Contents Chapter 1: Data Management.- Chapter 2: Descriptive Analysis.- Chapter 3: Chi-Square test and its Application.- Chapter 4: Correlation Matrix and Partial Correlation - Explaining Relationships.- Chapter 5: Regression Analysis and Multiple Correlations -  For Estimating a Measurable Phenomenon.- Chapter 6: Hypothesis testing for decision making.- Chapter 7: One Way ANOVA - For testing the variability among group Means.- Chapter 8: Two Way Analysis of Variance – For Understanding the Causes of Variations.- Chapter 9:  Analysis of Covariance- To study the role of covariate in Experimental[...] Fields of interest Statistics for Social Science, Behavorial Science, Education, Public Policy, and Law; Statistics for Business, Economics, Mathematical Finance, Insurance Target groups Upper undergraduate Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-81-322-0785-6 Hardcover 2013. XXI, 481 p. 178 illus. $79.95 ISBN 978-81-322-0785-6 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Data-analytic Aspects and Applications

Dihedral Fourier Analysis introduces the theory and applications necessary to study experimental data indexed by, or associated with, the points in a dihedral symmetry orbit.This book looks at experimental data and analytical models indexed by certain dihedral rotations and reversals realized as vector fields. Its particular relevance as a research tool in areas such as optical and molecular biology statistics appears when formulated within the context of symmetry studies, which formally connects algebraic and statistical reasoning together in one methodology for data summary and inference.Chapter 1 presents an overview of the theory and methods of dihedral analysis. It introduces[...] Features Dihedral Fourier Analysis introduces the theory and applications necessary to study experimental data indexed by, or associated with, the points in a dihedral symmetry orbit. This book looks at experimental data and analytical models indexed by certain dihedral rotations and reversals realized as vector fields. Its particular relevance as a research tool in areas such as optical and molecular [..] Contents Symmetry and Experimental Data.- Algebraic and Data-Analytic Aspects.- Curvature and Refraction Data.- Symbolic Sequences.- Symmetry Preference and Perception.- Other Applications.- Glossary.Index. Fields of interest Statistical Theory and Methods; Statistics (general) Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5561-5 Softcover 2013. XVI, 118 p. 48 illus., 46 in color. (Lecture Notes in Statistics, Vol. 1026) $109.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5561-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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N.T. Thomopoulos, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA

Th.R. Fleming, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; B.S. Weir, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA (Eds.)

Essentials of Monte Carlo Simulation

Proceedings of the Fourth Seattle Symposium in Biostatistics: Clinical Trials

Statistical Methods for Building Simulation Models

Essentials of Monte Carlo Simulation focuses on the fundamentals of Monte Carlo methods using basic computer simulation techniques. The theories presented in this text deal with systems that are too complex to solve analytically. As a result, readers are given a system of interest and constructs using computer code, as well as algorithmic models to emulate how the system works internally. After the models are run several times, in a random sample way, the data for each output variable(s) of interest is analyzed by ordinary statistical methods. This book features 11 comprehensive chapters, and discusses such key topics as random number generators, multivariate random variates, and[...] Features Essentials of Monte Carlo Simulation focuses on the fundamentals of Monte Carlo methods using basic computer simulation techniques. The theories presented in this text deal with systems that are too complex to solve analytically. As a result, readers are given a system of interest and constructs using computer code, as well as algorithmic models to emulate how the system works internally. After the [..] Contents Introduction.- Random Number Generators.- Generating Random Variates.- Generating Continuous Random Variates.- Generating Discrete Random Variates.- Generating Multivariate Random Variates.- Special Applications.- Output From Simulation Runs.- Analysis Of Output Data.- Choosing the Probability Distribution From Data.- Choosing the Probability Distribution When No Data.- Appendix.- Problems.- Solutions. Fields of interest Statistical Theory and Methods; Statistics and Computing / Statistics Programs; Statistics (general) Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-6021-3 Hardcover 2013. XVIII, 171 p. 10 illus. in color. $109.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-6021-3 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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J. Bartroff, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; T.L. Lai, Stanford University, CA, USA; M.-C. Shih, Stanford University, CA, USA

Sequential Experimentation in Clinical Trials Design and Analysis

This volume contains a selection of chapters base on papers presented at the Fourth Seattle Symposium in Biostatistics: Clinical Trials. The symposium was held in 2010 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine. It featured keynote lectures by David DeMets and Susan Ellenberg and 16 invited presentations by other prominent researchers. The papers contained in this volume encompass recent methodological advances in several important clinical trials research, such as biomarkers, meta-analyses, sequential and adaptive clinical trials, and various genetic bioinformatic techniques. This volume will be a valuable[...]

Sequential Experimentation in Clinical Trials: Design and Analysis is developed from decades of work in research groups, statistical pedagogy, and workshop participation. Different parts of the book can be used for short courses on clinical trials, translational medical research, and sequential experimentation. The authors have successfully used the book to teach innovative clinical trial designs and statistical methods for Statistics Ph.D. students at Stanford University. There are additional online supplements for the book that include chapter-specific exercises and information. Sequential Experimentation in Clinical Trials: Design and Analysis covers the much broader subject of[...]

Features This volume contains a selection of chapters based on papers presented at the Fourth Seattle Symposium on Biostatistics: Clinical Trials. These biostatistical symposiums, which unite leading researchers every five years, represent important developments in field. The Fourth Seattle Symposium was held in 2010 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the University of Washington School of Public Health and [..]

Features This book presents an integrated methodology for sequential experimentation in clinical trials. The methodology allows sequential learning during the course of a trial to improve the efficiency of the trial design, which often lacks adequate information at the planning stage. Adaptation via sequential learning of unknown parameters is a central idea not only in adaptive designs of confirmatory clinical [..]

Fields of interest Statistics (general); Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences

Contents Introduction.- Nonlinear Regression, Experimental Design, and Phase I Clinical Trials.- Sequential Testing Theory and Stochastic Optimization over Time.Group Sequential Design of Phase II and III Trials.Sequential Methods for Vaccine Safety Evaluation and Surveillance in Public Health.- Time-Sequential Design of Clinical Trials with Failure-Time Endpoints.- Confidence Intervals and p-Values.Adaptive Design of Confirmatory Trials.- References.

Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5244-7 Softcover 2013. VIII, 249 p. 29 illus., 13 in color. (Lecture Notes in Statistics - Proceedings, Vol. 1205) $199.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5244-7 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Fields of interest Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences; Statistics (general); Statistical Theory and Methods Target groups Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-6113-5 Hardcover 2013. XIV, 232 p. 6 illus. (Springer Series in Statistics, Vol. 298) $109.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-6113-5 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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W. Miller, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA

J. Grover

Statistics and Measurement Concepts with OpenStat

Strategic Economic DecisionMaking

This reference manual for the OpenStat software, an open-source software developed by William Miller, covers a broad spectrum of statistical methods and techniques.  A unique feature is its compatibility with many other statistical programs. OpenStat users are researchers and students in the social sciences, education, or psychology, who benefit from the hands on approach to Statistics. During and upon completion of courses in Statistics or measurement, students and future researchers need a low cost computer program available to them, and OpenStat fills this void. The software is used in Statistics courses around the world with over 50,000 downloads per year. The manual covers all[...] Features This statistics book is designed for use with the OpenStat statistics program, an open-source software developed by William Miller. This book and the corresponding free program covers a broad spectrum of statistical theory and techniques. OpenStat users are researchers and students in the social sciences, education, psychology, nursing and medicine who benefit from the hands on approach to Statistics. During [..]

Using Bayesian Belief Networks to Solve Complex Problems

Strategic Economic Decision-Making: Using Bayesian Belief Networks to Solve Complex Problems is a quick primer on the topic that introduces readers to the basic complexities and nuances associated with learning Bayes’ theory and inverse probability for the first time. This brief is meant for non-statisticians who are unfamiliar with Bayes’ theorem, walking them through the theoretical phases of set and sample set selection, the axioms of probability, probability theory as it pertains to Bayes’ theorem, and posterior probabilities. All of these concepts are explained as they appear in the methodology of fitting a Bayes’ model, and upon completion of the text readers will be able to[...] Features Strategic Economic Decision-Making: Using Bayesian Belief Networks to Solve Complex Problems is a quick primer on the topic that introduces readers to the basic complexities and nuances associated with learning Bayes’ theory and inverse probability for the first time. This brief is meant for non-statisticians who are unfamiliar with Bayes’ theorem, walking them through the theoretical phases of set [..]

Contents Contents BASIC STATISTICS CONCEPTS.- BASIC Strategic Economic Decision Making: The Use of CONCEPTS.- CORRELATION.- MULTIPLE Bayesian Belief Networks (BBN) in Solving ComREGRESSION.- NONplex Problems.- A Literature Review of Bayes’ TheoPARAMETRIC.- STATISTICAL rem and Bayesian Belief Networks (BBN).- Statistical PROCESS CONTROL.- LINEAR Properties of Bayes’ Theorem.- Bayes Belief NetPROGRAMMING.- INTRODUCTION.- BIBLIOGRAPHY.- INDEX. works (BBN) Experimental Protocol.- ManufacturFields of interest ing Example.- Political Science Example.- Gambling Statistics (general); Statistics for Social Science, Beha- Example.- Publicly Traded Company Default Examvorial Science, Education, Public Policy, and Law; ple.- Insurance Risk Levels Example.- Acts of TerStatistical Theory and Methods rorism Example.- Currency Wars Example.- College Entrance Exams Example.- Special Forces AssessTarget groups ment and Selection (SFAS) One-Stage Example.Lower undergraduate Special Forces[...] Type of publication Manual More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5742-8 Softcover 2013. XIV, 237 p. 46 illus., 15 in color. $49.95 ISBN 978-1-4614-5742-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

Fields of interest Statistics (general); Statistics for Social Science, Behavorial Science, Education, Public Policy, and Law; Statistical Theory and Methods Target groups Research Type of publication Brief More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-6039-8 Softcover 2013. XI, 116 p. 35 illus., 22 in color. (SpringerBriefs in Statistics, Vol. 9) $39.95 ISBN 978-1-4614-6039-8 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days.

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