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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This textbook, in addition to the traditional topics of international trade theory, integrates many topics omitted from other texts, plus new research results so that it is also useful as a reference book. It is designed for use at both undergraduate and graduate level. This is possible because of its unique 'two-tier' structure: the text speaks directly to the undergraduate in extremly clear verbal and graphic terms; the appendices, which form the second tier, are addressed to the graduate student and the researcher and are self-contained treatments in mathematical terms of the topics examined in the text. The ample and balanced treatment of the various approaches and the clarity of exposition ensure that the reader gains a thorough grasp of theories, facts and policies.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 372 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book deals with asymptotic solutions of linear and nonlinear equa tions which decay as h ---+ 0 outside a neighborhood of certain points, curves and surfaces. Such solutions are almost everywhere well approximated by the functions cp(x) exp{iS(x)/h}, x E 1R3, where S(x) is complex, and ImS(x) ~ o. When the phase S(x) is real (ImS(x) = 0), the method for obtaining asymp totics of this type is known in quantum mechanics as the WKB-method. We preserve this terminology in the case ImS(x) ~ 0 and develop the method for a wide class of problems in mathematical physics. Asymptotics of this type were constructed recently for many linear prob lems of mathematical physics; certain specific formulas were obtained by differ ent methods (V. M. Babich [5 -7], V. P. Lazutkin [76], A. A. Sokolov, 1. M. Ter nov [113], J. Schwinger [107, 108], E. J. Heller [53], G. A. Hagedorn [50, 51], V. N. Bayer, V. M. Katkov [21], N. A. Chernikov [35] and others). However, a general (Hamiltonian) formalism for obtaining asymptotics of this type is clearly required; this state of affairs is expressed both in recent mathematical and physical literature. For example, the editors of the collected volume [106] write in its preface: 'One can hope that in the near future a computational pro cedure for fields with complex phase, similar to the usual one for fields with real phase, will be developed. 316 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The advent of ecosystem ecology has created great difficulties for ecologists primarily trained as biologists, since inevitably as the field grew, it absorbed components of other disciplines relatively foreign to most ecologists yet vital to the understanding of the structure and function of ecosystems. From the point of view of the biological ecologist struggling to understand the enormous complexity of the biological functions within an ecosystem, the added necessity of integrating biology with geochemis try, hydrology, micrometeorology, geomorphology, pedology, and applied sciences (like silviculture and land use management) often has appeared as an impossible requirement. Ecologists have frequently responded by limiting their perspective to biology with the result that the modeling of species interactions is sometimes considered as modeling ecosystems, or modeling the living fraction of the ecosystems is considered as modeling whole ecosystems. Such of course is not the case, since understanding the structure and function of ecosystems requires sound understanding of inanimate as well as animate processes and often neither can be under stood without the other. About 15 years ago, a view of ecology somewhat different from most then prevailing, coupled with a strong dose of naivete and a sense of exploration, lead us to believe that consideration of the inanimate side of ecosystem function rather than being just one more annoying complexity might provide exceptional advantages in the study of ecosystems. To examine this possibility, we took two steps which occurred more or less simultaneously.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 272 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Algebra is abstract mathematics - let us make no bones about it - yet it is also applied mathematics in its best and purest form. It is not abstraction for its own sake, but abstraction for the sake of efficiency, power and insight. Algebra emerged from the struggle to solve concrete, physical problems in geometry, and succeeded after 2000 years of failure by other forms of mathematics. It did this by exposing the mathematical structure of geometry, and by providing the tools to analyse it. This is typical of the way algebra is applied; it is the best and purest form of application because it reveals the simplest and most universal mathematical structures. The present book aims to foster a proper appreciation of algebra by showing abstraction at work on concrete problems, the classical problems of construction by straightedge and compass. These problems originated in the time of Euclid, when geometry and number theory were paramount, and were not solved until th the 19 century, with the advent of abstract algebra. As we now know, alge bra brings about a unification of geometry, number theory and indeed most branches of mathematics. This is not really surprising when one has a historical understanding of the subject, which I also hope to impart.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 200 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In order to equip hopeful graduate students with the knowledge necessary to pass the qualifying examination, the authors have assembled and solved standard and original problems from major American universities ¿ Boston University, University of Chicago, University of Colorado at Boulder, Columbia, University of Maryland, University of Michigan, Michigan State, Michigan Tech, MIT, Princeton, Rutgers, Stanford, Stony Brook, University of Wisconsin at Madison ¿ and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. A wide range of material is covered and comparisons are made between similar problems of different schools to provide the student with enough information to feel comfortable and confident at the exam. Guide to Physics Problems is published in two volumes: this book, Part 1, covers Mechanics, Relativity and Electrodynamics; Part 2 covers Thermodynamics, Statistical Mechanics and Quantum Mechanics.Praise for A Guide to Physics Problems: Part 1: Mechanics, Relativity, and Electrodynamics:'Sidney Cahn and Boris Nadgorny have energetically collected and presented solutions to about 140 problems from the exams at many universities in the United States and one university in Russia, the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. Some of the problems are quite easy, others are quite tough; some are routine, others ingenious.' (From the Foreword by C. N. Yang, Nobelist in Physics, 1957)'Generations of graduate students will be grateful for its existence as they prepare for this major hurdle in their careers.' (R. Shankar, Yale University)'The publication of the volume should be of great help to future candidates who must pass this type of exam.' (J. Robert Schrieffer, Nobelist in Physics, 1972)'I was positively impressed ¿ The book will be useful to students who are studying for their examinations and to faculty who are searching forappropriate problems.' (M. L. Cohen, University of California at Berkeley)'If a student understands how to solve these problems, they have gone a long way toward mastering the subject matter.' (Martin Olsson, University of Wisconsin at Madison)'This book will become a necessary study guide for graduate students while they prepare for their Ph.D. examination. It will become equally useful for the faculty who write the questions.' (G. D. Mahan, University of Tennessee at Knoxville)Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 356 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Over the past two decades we have witnessed something of a revolution in the natural sciences as thermodynamic thinking evolved from an equilibrium, or 'classical', perspective, to a nonequilibrium, or 'self organisational' one. In this transition, thermodynamics has been applied in new ways and in new fields of inquiry. Chemical and biological (evolutionary) processes have been analysed, increasingly, in non equilibrium thermodynamical terms. Economics has, since the late 19th century, relied heavily upon metaphors and analogies derived from the natural sciences - mechanical analogies cast in terms of traditional Newtonian physics and expressed in terms of Cartesian logic have been especially popular. Thermodynamics, on the other hand, has been less popular, despite its early application in economics by Stanley Jevons, the father of modern notions of utility maximisation in neoclassical economics, and despite its promotion in economic contexts by Paul Samuelson, the author of the definitive treatise upon which post war neoclassical economic theory was based, namely, his Foundations of Economic Analysis. The general neglect of thermodynamic thinking in economics was brought to our attention by Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen in the late 1960s, by which time economic theory, evidenced in, for example, the Arrow Debreu general eqUilibrium system, had become so sophisticated that it could not be penetrated by thermodynamical ideas. To Georgescu Roegen, this presented something of a crisis in economics because neglect of thermodynamics led, in his view, to blindness amongst economists to an economy/environment problem in the global economy.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 276 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Two central problems in the pure theory of economic growth are analysed in this monograph: 1) the dynamic laws governing the economic growth processes, 2) the kinematic and geometric properties of the set of solutions to the dynamic systems. With allegiance to rigor and the emphasis on the theoretical fundamentals of prototype mathematical growth models, the treatise is written in the theorem-proof style. To keep the exposition orderly and as smooth as possible, the economic analysis has been separated from the purely mathematical issues, and hence the monograph is organized in two books. Regarding the scope and content of the two books, an 'Introduction and Over view' has been prepared to offer both motivation and a brief account. The introduc tion is especially designed to give a recapitulation of the mathematical theory and results presented in Book II, which are used as the unifying mathematical framework in the analysis and exposition of the different economic growth models in Book I. Economists would probably prefer to go directly to Book I and proceed by consult ing the mathematical theorems of Book II in confirming the economic theorems in Book I. Thereby, both the independence and interdependence of the economic and mathematical argumentations are respected.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 372 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The demand for wireless access to network services is growing in virtually all communications and computing applications. Once accustomed to unteathered opera tion, users resent being tied to a desk or a fixed location, but will endure it when there is some substantial benefit, such as higher resolution or bandwidth. Recent technolog ical advances, however, such as the scaling of VLSI, the development of low-power circuit design techniques and architectures, increasing battery energy capacity, and advanced displays, are rapidly improving the capabilities of wireless devices. Many of the technological advances contributing to this revolution pertain to the wireless medium itself. There are two viable media: radio and optical. In radio, spread-spectrum techniques allow different users and services to coexist in the same bandwidth, and new microwave frequencies with plentiful bandwidth become viable as the speed of the supporting low-cost electronics increases. Radio has the advantage of being available ubiquitously indoors and outdoors, with the possibility of a seam less system infrastructure that allows users to move between the two. There are unan swered (but likely to be benign) biological effects of microwave radiation at higher power densities. Optical communications is enhanced by advances in photonic devices, such as semiconductor lasers and detectors. Optical is primarily an indoor technology - where it need not compete with sunlight - and offers advantages such as the immediate availability of a broad bandwidth without the need for regulatory approval.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 196 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - R. Shankar has introduced major additions and updated key presentations in this second edition of Principles of Quantum Mechanics. New features of this innovative text include an entirely rewritten mathematical introduction, a discussion of Time-reversal invariance, and extensive coverage of a variety of path integrals and their applications. Additional highlights include:- Clear, accessible treatment of underlying mathematics- A review of Newtonian, Lagrangian, and Hamiltonian mechanics- Student understanding of quantum theory is enhanced by separate treatment of mathematical theorems and physical postulates- Unsurpassed coverage of path integrals and their relevance in contemporary physicsThe requisite text for advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level students, Principles of Quantum Mechanics, Second Edition is fully referenced and is supported by many exercises and solutions. The book's self-contained chapters also make it suitable for independent study as well as for courses in applied disciplines.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Transplantation of the Heart and HeartLungs (N.E. Shumway). Physiologic Principles and Clinical Use of Hypothermia (L.K. Davis, R.F. Davis). Anesthetic Evaluation and Management in Bloodless Surgery (N.S. Faithfull). Normothermic Mycocardial Preservation, an Optimal Approach for Myocardial Protection During All Forms of OpenHeart Surgery (R.E. Engelman et al.). Pharmacologic Manipulations to Minimize Bloodloss in Cardiac Surgery (A.C. Cernaianu, A.J. DelRossi). Sutureless Intraluminal Ring Grafts for Aortic Replacement (G.M. Lemole). Immunologic Consequences of Transfusion (P.I. Tartter). Traumatic Rupture of the Thoracic Aorta (R.C. Camishion, J.B. Alexander). Cardiomyoplasty (R.C.J. Chiu). Current Status of Autotransfusion (R.A. Vertrees, A.C. Cernaianu). Transesophageal Echocardiology (W.H. O'Connor). The Use of Circulatory Support in Cardiac Surgery (R.L. Kormos). 9 additional articles. Index.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this Symposium, researchers specializing in pulsation, rotation, magnetic fields and stellar winds are brought together for the first time in order to broaden our understanding of O and B stars. Thanks to advances in digital spectroscopy, new types of pulsating B stars have been discovered. The pulsations can be understood in terms of the recent revision of metal opacities, but the effects of rapid rotation and magnetic fields need further study. Observations in the UV and X-ray regions demonstrate that many B and Be stars show other activity, besides pulsation which is not yet understood. The reason for the enhanced mass loss in Be stars is a question which dominates the Symposium and which remains unanswered, although it is surely to be found in activity at or near the photosphere coupled with rotation. It is shown that the geometry of the circumstellar envelopes around Be stars is indeed a flattened disk as they can now be optically resolved. The variability of radiatively-driven winds from O and B stars are likely related to the rotation of the star. This underlines the central theme of the book: that the various phenomena seen in these stars cannot be studied in isolation.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The design of many structures such as pressure vessels, aircrafts, bridge decks, dome roofs, and missiles is based on the theories of plates and shells. The degree of simplification needed to adopt the theories to the design of various structures depends on the type of structure and the re quired accuracy of the results. Hence, a water storage tank can be satis factorily designed using the membrane shell theory, which disregards all bending moments, whereas the design of a missile casing requires a more precise analysis in order to minimize weight and materials. Similarly, the design of a nozzle-to-cylinder junction in a nuclear reactor may require a sophisticated finite element analysis to prevent fatigue failure while the same junction in an air accumulator in a gas station is designed by simple equations that satisfy equilibrium conditions. Accordingly, this book is written for engineers interested in the theories of plates and shells and their proper application to various structures. The examples given throughout the book subsequent to derivation of various theories are intended to show the engineer the level of analysis required to achieve a safe design with a given degree of accuracy. The book covers three general areas. These are: bending of plates; membrane and bending theories of shells; and buckling of plates and shells. Bending of plates is discussed in five chapters. Chapters 1 and 2 cover rectangular plates with various boundary and loading conditions.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 444 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In this revised and expanded edition, Howard E. Jordan explains-in a clear manner-the technology of energy efficient electric motors including motor losses, testing, and efficiency labeling. He also discusses how to calculate the return on investment for an energy efficient motor in addition to several other subjects related to effective motor applications. New chapters explore permanent magnet synchronous motors and transistor pulse-width-modulated inverters. Engineers, purchasing managers, and executives who make decisions on motor selection will find this an invaluable reference.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 204 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The textbook we offer to the reader is based on a two-term course of lec tures, 'Electromagnetic Response of Material Media,' that the authors gave for a number of years to the final-year students of the Physics Depart ment of Moscow University. This course built on courses in quantum electronics, nonlinear optics and theoretical fundamentals of quantum radiophysics; students are as sumed to have mastered the fundamentals of quantum mechanics, laser physics and nonlinear optics. The essential core of the course, and hence of the book, is the current general theory of electromagnetic response of a nonrelativistic medium. The main aspects are presented in Chapters 1 and 2. The second part is devoted to more traditional topics which students learn in this course of lectures and also in the course 'Condensed Matter Physics' for students who choose to major in radiophysics and laser physics; this course is also taught by the authors at the Physics Department. This volume was intended as a text for students and, as such, does not cite original publications. We decided to provide a list of additional recommended literature, mostly of well known, easily accessible textbooks.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 340 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Mathematical morphology (MM) is a theory for the analysis of spatial structures. It is called morphology since it aims at analysing the shape and form of objects, and it is mathematical in the sense that the analysis is based on set theory, topology, lattice algebra, random functions, etc. MM is not only a theory, but also a powerful image analysis technique. The purpose of the present book is to provide the image analysis community with a snapshot of current theoretical and applied developments of MM. The book consists of forty-five contributions classified by subject. It demonstrates a wide range of topics suited to the morphological approach.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Proceedings of a NATO ARW held in Paris, France, May 11-14, 1993.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 468 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Recently, many fine textbooks in mineralogy have notable early achievements in unravelling the crys appeared. The great tradition of mineral science tal structures of minerals. I would include Zachari continued for over 100 years in Dana's systems, as en and Belov as well, two other giants in crystal textbooks, and manuals, replete with discussion on structure analysis. How many contributed in their crystallographic characters, and short statements own way to our science Ten Fifty One hundred on the mineral species as then known. The more re It depends on how you weight the count, but I cent superb RamdohrlStrunz Klockmann's Lehr suspect it is closest to the biggest number just men tioned. buch der Mineralogie is a mine of rich crystal chemical information, perhaps the finest contem The explosive growth in information (Ger. : porary pedagogic book of its kind. Within the past Fach) on crystal structures began about 1950, when three years, a new and ambitious project - the the big computers and automated diffractometers were just emerging. It contributes mightily to our Handbook of Mineralogy by several keen mineralo gists - receives much assistance from up-to-date science (Ger. : Naturwissenschaft). Unfortunately, computer technology and promises to be a very fine technological knowledge seems to come easily now, series. The little Mineral Reference Manual by Nic and Fach appears to be outstripping Naturwissen schaft, a sorry state of affairs. 364 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The present volume owes its ongm to a Colloquium on 'Alchemy and Chemistry in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries', held at the Warburg Institute on 26th and 27th July 1989. The Colloquium focused on a number of selected themes during a closely defined chronological interval: on the relation of alchemy and chemistry to medicine, philosophy, religion, and to the corpuscular philosophy, in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The relations between Medicina and alchemy in the Lullian treatises were examined in the opening paper by Michela Pereira, based on researches on unpublished manuscript sources in the period between the 14th and 17th centuries. It is several decades since the researches of R.F. Multhauf gave a prominent role to Johannes de Rupescissa in linking medicine and alchemy through the concept of a quinta essentia. Michela Pereira explores the significance of the Lullian tradition in this development and draws attention to the fact that the early Paracelsians had themselves recognized a family resemblance between the works of Paracelsus and Roger Bacon's scientia experimentalis and, indeed, a continuity with the Lullian tradition.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Outstanding progress in near-infrared detection technology and in real-time image processing has led astronomers to start undertaking all-sky surveys in the 1--2 mum range (project DENIS in Europe and 2MASS in the U.S.A.), surveys which will have a considerable impact in various areas of astronomy. This book gathers the contributions of more than 80 specialists involved in fields of interest as different as low mass stars, late stages of stellar evolution, star formation, stellar populations of the Galaxy and the Magellanic Clouds, the local structure of the Universe, and observational cosmology. It describes the impact on these fields of the exhaustive data bases and catalogs of stars and galaxies that these surveys will provide. The considerable interest of these documents for the future of infrared space and ground-based projects and the complementarity with other currently ongoing or planned surveys in other spectral ranges are emphasized.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - TQM AND TAYLORISM; HOW THEY COMPARE H. Bremer Preface The industrial world today is divided between two camps: a culture based on the principles of Total Quality Management (TQM), developed in the Far East, and one still strongly influenced by the origins of 'Scientific Management', intro duced in the West by F.W. Taylor and others at the turn of the century. This divergence will be shown to have arisen in the last forty years, long enough for a new generation of managers and corresponding culture to emerge. The two cul tures are so deeply entrenched that it is difficult for one to change to the other. However, there is strong evidence to support the contention that people-oriented TQM is superior, and those companies clinging to Taylor models now face diffi cult decisions. Actions by Taylor-companies to move to TQM rnight weH be hindered rather than helped by applying present Quality Assurance Standards, developed by Taylor-oriented national and international Standards Institutions.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Mixed-Mode Simulation and Analog Multilevel Simulation addresses the problems of simulating entire mixed analog/digital systems in the time-domain. A complete hierarchy of modeling and simulation methods for analog and digital circuits is described. Mixed-Mode Simulation and Analog Multilevel Simulation also provides a chronology of the research in the field of mixed-mode simulation and analog multilevel simulation over the last ten to fifteen years. In addition, it provides enough information to the reader so that a prototype mixed-mode simulator could be developed using the algorithms in this book. Mixed-Mode Simulation and Analog Multilevel Simulation can also be used as documentation for the SPLICE family of mixed-mode programs as they are based on the algorithms and techniques described in this book.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Part I of this book presents a theory of modal metaphysics in the possible-worlds tradition. `Worlds' themselves are understood as structured sets of properties; this `Ersatzist' view is defended against its most vigorous competitors, Meinongianism and David Lewis' theory of existent concrete worlds. Related issues of essentialism and linguistic reference are explored. Part II takes up the question of lexical meaning in the context of possible-world semantics. There are skeptical analyses of analyticity and the notion of a logical constant; and an `infinite polysemy' thesis is defended. The book will be of particular interest to metaphysicians, possible-world semanticists, philosophers of language, and linguists concerned with lexical semantics.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Angiogenesis is a multistep process, which involves activation, proliferation and directed migration of endothelial cells to form new capillaries from existing vessels. Under physiological conditions, in the adult organisms angiogenesis is extremely slow, yet it can be activated for a limited time only in situations such as ovulation or wound healing. In a number of disease states, however, there is a derangement of angiogenesis, which can contribute to the pathology of these conditions. Hence, understanding the molecular biology of endothelial cell activation and differentiation and the mechanisms involved in the regulation of angiogenesis, could explain the derangement in disease states and also provide the basis for developing promoters or suppressors of angiogenesis for clinical applications. This book contains the proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on 'Angiogenesis: Molecular Biology, Oinical Aspects' held in Rhodes, Greece, from June 16-27, 1993. This meeting was a comprehensive review of the various aspects of angiogenesis such as embryonic development, endothelial cell heterogeneity and tissue specificity, molecular biology of endothelial cell, mechanisms for the regulation of angiogenesis, disease states in which angiogenesis is involved and potential application of promoters or suppressors of angiogenesis. The presentations and discussions of the meeting provided an opportunity for investigators from many different areas of basic science and medicine to exchange information, evaluate the present status and provide future research directions in the field of angiogenesis.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Since the general recognition of the Archaebacteria, research into the evolution, metabolism, molecular biology and ecological roles of these fastidious anaerobes has proceeded at an ever-increasing pace. All possess a very novel biochemistry and many exploit unique ecological niches. Methanogens, which convert one-and-two carbon compounds into the important atmospheric gas methane, are the largest group among the Archaebacteria. Of all microbial groups, methanogens provide perhaps the best opportunity to study evolution because of their phyologenetic diversity and unique biochemistry. Today, the analysis of methanogens is at a threshold. Molecular-biological studies of these microorganisms are revealing more and more processes unique to this group, and in turn, studies of methanogens are providing new perspectives to the broader fields of biochemistry and molecular biology. This volume is the first book to be published on methanogenesis, and it will provide the reader with a comprehensive view of the field and point to future trends.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 556 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Forty chapters deal with various aspects of tissue culture, in vitro manipulation, and other biotechnological approaches to the improvement of maize.They are arranged in eight sections: - In Vitro Technology, Callus Cultures and Regeneration of Plants, Somatic Embryogenesis. - Wide Hybridization, Embryo, Ovule, and Inflorescence Culture, in Vitro Fertilization. - Production of Haploids and Double Haploids, Anther and Pollen Culture. - Protoplast Culture, Genetic Transformation. - Somaclonal Variation and Mutations. - Molecular Biology and Physiological Studies. - Proteins and Nutritional Improvement. Pollen Storage, Cryopreservation of Germplasm. 664 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Naturwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen leisten heute einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Erforschung archäologischer und kunstgeschichtlicher Objekte, denn viele Fragen lassen sich erst mit ihrer Hilfe beantworten: - Woher kommt das Fundstück, das da auf dem Kunstmarkt angeboten wird - Welche Herstellungstechnik wurde verwendet - Wie alt ist das Stück - Was sagt es über die wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Bedingungen zu seiner Entstehungszeit - Ist es echt oder falsch Zahlreiche Beispiele illustrieren die spannende Arbeit der Forscher bei der Untersuchung von Bildern und Bronzefibeln, Goldkelchen und antiken Statuen und vieler anderer Objekte aus Museen und Sammlungen.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 348 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Sport ist für alle da, und es ist nie zu spät, damit anzufangen. Auch Krankheit muß kein Grund sein, auf sportliche Betätigung zu verzichten. Im Gegenteil, oft hat Bewegung eine heilsame Wirkung.Der Sportmediziner Richard Rost beantwortet zahlreiche gesundheitliche Fragen rund um den Sport: Wann sollte man mit dem Sport anfangen Welche Sportarten sind für ältere Menschen geeignet Wie kann man als Freizeitsportler Gesundheitsschäden vermeiden und seine Leistungen verbessern Wieviel Sport ist richtig, wenn man nicht mehr ganz gesund ist Was ist unter gesundheitlichem Gesichtspunkt bei den verschiedenen Sportarten zu beachten Bei all dem wird nicht vergessen, daß Sport und Bewegung neben dem Körper auch der Seele gut tun.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 252 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Die Arzneiwissenschaft unserer Zeit stützt sich ausschließlich auf die Naturwissenschaften und hat damit große Erfolge erzielt. Doch jede Zeit hat ihre eigenen Arzneien, die Krankheiten heilen und Leiden lindern können. Ausgehend von der Entwicklung der Medizin zeichnet dieses Buch die Geschichte der Medikamente nach: Vom Schamanismus zur modernen Medizin Von Rauschmitteln und Aphrodisiaka bis zur Isolierung der pflanzlichen Wirkstoffe Von der Verwendung tierischer Organe bis zum Bauchspeicheldrüsen- und Leberextrakt, den Hormonen und Vitaminen Von Mineralien aus der Erde über die Alchemie bis zur chemischen Arzneimittelsynthese. Eine anregende Lektüre, die die Beziehungen zwischen Kultur, Krankheit und Heilung deutlich macht.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 264 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Das Wetter ist fur uns aBe wichtig. Wir konnen uns trotz unserer technologischen Errungenschaften seiner Wir kung nicht entziehen, ob als Privatperson, die ihren Regen schirm mitzunehmen vergessen hat, ob als Flugkapitan, der die gunstigste Flugroute auf der Atlantikpassage nehmen muiS, ob als Landwirt, der Einsaat und Ernte optimal planen will. Jeder ist in gewisser Weise yom Wetter abhangig. Dieses Buch ist fur Menschen geschrieben, die Interes se und Freude an der Natur haben, so wie sie ist, und die sich fragen, warum das so ist. Ihnen mochte ich zeigen, wie unser Wetter entsteht und welche atmospharischen Prozesse dem Wettergeschehen und dem Klima zugrundeliegen. Die Meteorologie ist ohne Physik nicht denkbar. Wann immer es moglich war, wurden zum Verstandnis der Ablaufe Erfahrungen aus dem Alltag herangezogen und die physikalischen Erklarungen so weit vereinfacht, daiS sie auch fur Leserinnen und Leser ohne Vorkenntnisse verstand lich und interessant sind. Moge Ihnen dieses Buch helfen, die alltaglichen Wetterphanomene und die Aussagen der Wet terkarte, aber auch Umweltfragen, die das Klima betreffen, selbstandig zu beurteilen. Mein ausdrucklicher Dank gilt Herrn Ulrich Totzek, der mit viel Geschick und Sachverstand die Computergrafi ken angefertigt hat.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 224 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -tIber Freundschaft ist viel geschrieben worden und wird (wieder) viel geschrieben. Vor allem in Kinder- und Jugendbiichern finden sich Freundschaftsbeschreibungen, die Erwartungen an Verhalten und Gefiihle von Freunden indirekt erkennen lassen oder ganz deutlich formulieren. Freundschaft ist in diesem Jahrhundert aber auch zu nehmend Gegenstand wissenschaftlicher Forschung gewor den: Soziologie, Ethnologie, Psychologie und Psychiatrie befassen sich mit ihr. Das vorliegende Buch ist eine Darstellung von Kinder freundschaft aus psychologischer Sicht. Es beruht auf Unter suchungsergebnissen, die vor allem in den vergangenen ein einhalb Jahrzehnten gewonnen wurden, seit die Psycholo gie sich nach langer Pause wieder verstarkt dies em Thema zugewandt hat. Dabei muBte der Eindruck entstehen, daB mehr zu untersuchen bleibt, als an gefestigtem Wissen vor handen ist, und daB ein Teil dieses Wissens auch schon aus dem Alltag bekannt ist. Der Zweck dieses Buches ist er flillt, wenn es den an Kinderfreundschaften interessierten Leser zum Nachdenken iiber die Freundschaften der eigenen und fremder Kinder veranlaBt und ihn iiber Freundschaft in einer Welt nachsinnen laBt, in der sie anscheinend eine im mer kleinere Rolle spielt (Tenbruck 1964). Jiirgen Wagner IX 1 Warum Kinder Freunde brauchen Das Erlebnis von Freundschaft gehort zu jenen un vergemich-beghickenden Erfahrungen, die die meisten von uns in ihrer Kindheit und vielleicht nur in ihrer Kindheit gemacht haben. Wem dies nicht vergonnt war, der konnte zumindest Freundschaften zwischen anderen Kindern beobachten oder sie, sozusagen aus zweiter Hand, aus Biichern erfahren.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 196 pp. Deutsch.