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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The rst International Summer School on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science was organized by the Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics(IPM)inTehran,Iran. ProgramCommittee ConferenceChair: G. B. Khosrovshahi,IPMandtheUniversity ofTehran,Iran A. Shokoufandeh,DrexelUniversity,USA A. Shokrollahi,DigitalFountain,USA Local Arrangements: M. Zamani SponsoringInstitutions SchoolofMathematics,Institutefor Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics(IPM),Tehran,Iran World Mathematical Year (WMY) 2000 National Commission Service de Coop¿ eration et d¿ Action Culturelle,AmbassadedeFranceen Iran Neda Rayaneh Institute (NRI) neda. net. ir VIII Acknowledgements WearegratefultoProfessorM. J. Larijani,thedirectorofIPM,whohasbeen a great advocate for the expansion of Theoretical Computer Science at the - stitute,andhelpedussecuremajorfundingfromIPM. Wewouldalsoliketo expressourthankstoProfessorS. Shahshahani,theDeputyDirectorofIPM, who was most helpful in soliciting nancial support from the World Mathe- tical Year 2000 National Commission. The Service de Coop¿ eration et d¿ Action Culturelle of the French embassy in Iran kindly provided travel funds for our invited speakers from France. We thank the Service Culturelle for their generous support. Finally,wewouldliketoexpressourgratitudetoM.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 236 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Since the 1980s, software agents and multi-agent systems have grown into what is now one of the most active areas of research and development activity in computing generally. One of the most important reasons for the current intensity of interest in the agent-based computing paradigm certainly is that the concept of an agent as an autonomous system, capable of interacting with other agents in order to satisfy its design objectives, is a natural one for software designers. This recognition has led to the growth of interest in agents as a new paradigm for software engineering.This book reflects the state of the art in the field by presenting 14 revised full papers accepted for the second workshop on this topic, AOSE 2001, together with five invited survey articles. The book offers topical sections on societies and organizations, protocols and interaction frameworks, UML and agent systems, agent-oriented requirements capture and specification, and analysis and design.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 336 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Technology Assessment processes can be taken as a paradigm for interdisciplinary research. It is expected that interdisciplinary Technology Assessment is able to find solutions for actual sociopolitical problems that go beyond those expected from one individual scientific discipline alone. The common notion, that for tasks like this different disciplinary perspectives should be brought together, confronts the fact that there is no common notion on how interdisciplinary research should be done. In the present volume European experts of Technology Assessment present their perspectives on interdisciplinary research. Many focus on methodology, policy consulting, and participation of stakeholders, non-experts and citizens. Others present concrete case studies concerning climate change and health care. Each contribution is commented by an other scientist. The result is a discussion-like examination of the connection between interdisciplinarity and the main subjects of Technology Assesment.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 240 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -As part of the UML standard OCL has been adopted by both professionals in industry and by academic researchers and is one of the most widely used languages for expressing object-oriented system properties. This book contains key contributions to the development of OCL. Most papers are developments of work reported at different conferences and workshops. This unique compilation addresses many important issues faced by advanced professionals and researchers in object modeling like e.g. real-time constraints, type checking, and constraint modeling.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 292 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Shape interrogation is the process of extraction of information from a geometric model. It is a fundamental component of Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) systems. The authors focus on shape interrogation of geometric models bounded by free-form surfaces. Free-form surfaces, also called sculptured surfaces, are widely used in the bodies of ships, automobiles and aircraft, which have both functionality and attractive shape requirements. Many electronic devices as well as consumer products are designed with aesthetic shapes, which involve free-form surfaces. This book provides the mathematical fundamentals as well as algorithms for various shape interrogation methods including nonlinear polynomial solvers, intersection problems, differential geometry of intersection curves, distance functions, curve and surface interrogation, umbilics and lines of curvature, geodesics, and offset curves and surfaces. This book will be of interest both to graduate students and professionals. 428 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The theory of social choice deals with both the processes and results of col lective decision making. In this book, we explore some issues in the theory of social choice and mechanism design. We examine the premises of this theory, the axiomatic approach, and the mechanism design approach. The main questions are what is collective interest, how is it related to individuals' interests, how should one design social interactions, laws, and in stitutions These questions are not new. Philosophers, social scientists have indeed pondered upon them for years. And, in fact, the organizational struc tures of many social institutions -courts, parliaments, committees and reg ulatory boards -often lack a sound theoretical base. This is not surprising, as it is, indeed, difficult to provide for a comprehensive formalization of the activities of such organizations. Nevertheless, there has been a definite trend towards providing clear and unambiguous rules for collective decision mak ing. These very rules constitute the body of social choice theory and its main object. The basic problem of social choice We explain here more precisely what a problem of social choice is, what approaches might be used to tackle it, and what kind of solutions it leads to. We introduce a few basic notions in preliminarily fashion and, in doing so, we stress both motivations and explanations.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 204 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Genetic programming (GP), one of the most advanced forms of evolutionary computation, has been highly successful as a technique for getting computers to automatically solve problems without having to tell them explicitly how. Since its inceptions more than ten years ago, GP has been used to solve practical problems in a variety of application fields. Along with this ad-hoc engineering approaches interest increased in how and why GP works. This book provides a coherent consolidation of recent work on the theoretical foundations of GP. A concise introduction to GP and genetic algorithms (GA) is followed by a discussion of fitness landscapes and other theoretical approaches to natural and artificial evolution. Having surveyed early approaches to GP theory it presents new exact schema analysis, showing that it applies to GP as well as to the simpler GAs. New results on the potentially infinite number of possible programs are followed by two chapters applying these new techniques.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 276 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In recent years there has been growing interest in the study of the nonlinear spatio-temporal dynamics of problems appearing in various elds of science and engineering. In a wide class of such systems an important place is - cupied by active lattice dynamical systems. Active lattice systems are, e. g. , networks of identical or almost identical interacting units ordered in space. The activity of lattices is provided by the activity of units in them that possess energy or matter sources. In real (1D, 2D or 3D) space, processes develop by means of various types of connections, the simplest being di usion. The uniqueness of lattice systems is that they represent spatially extended systems while having a nite-dimensional phase space. Therefore, active lattice s- tems are of interest for the study of multidimensional dynamical systems and the theory of nonlinear waves and dissipative structures of extended systems as well. The theory of nonlinear waves and dissipative structures of spatially distributed systems demands using theoretical methods and approaches of the qualitative theory of dynamical systems, bifurcation theory, and numerical methods or computer experiments. In other words, the investigation of spat- temporal dynamics in active lattice systems demands a multitool, synergetic approach, which we shall use in this book.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 380 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -We dedicate this book to students 0/ computer science who want to under stand why the radio channel is at the heart of mobile communications, be it data or voice, and to students 0/ communications engineering looking for an introduction to the structure of the Internet protocols, and their application to mobile radio. We also welcome the practicing engineer' working for mobile network operators and infrastructure suppliers, and the application program mer looking for the underlying reasons for the problems they encounter in their daily work. Given that convergence of the information technology and communica tions worlds has been talked about for almost 20 years, there is still surpris ingly little knowledge among specialists of each others' fields. Data communi cations over radio, notably Internet access, however, requires fuH understand ing of both fields. Internet protocols have been designed for fixed networks. There bit errors are so rare that interrupted transmission almost inevitably means congestion. In contrast, the radio channel constitutes a bottleneck for mobile data communications in that it introduces bit errors even at modest data rates. This book is based on the doctoral thesis of one of us (M. Taferner).Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 284 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -W. B. Harrison, B. A. C. Dijkmans During the last decade intervention has been instituted for all kinds of disease- even in a premorbid state, as early as possible, to control the activity of the disease, to avoid further damage and to maintain quality of life. Apart from the principle 'Treat now, not later', emphasis is laid on aggressive initial therapy. These adagia have influenced in recent times all fields of medicine, from oncology to infectious diseases and also - the topic of the present edition - the 'autoimmune diseases'. As an example of the latter, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) demonstrates how the attitude of physicians has been changed. From an expectant point of view in the eighties (primum nil nocere) the attitude has been changed, as we approached and entered the new millennium, to initial ag gressive therapy especially in patients with a poor prognosis. Despite the advance of instituting monotherapy with a single optimised disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) - with methotrexate as prototype agent in RA - adequate disease re mission is not often achieved, and adverse events may well prevent the use of higher dosages of the single agent in question. Therefore, the next step was to combine two or more DMARDs. The choice of combining DMARDs can be purely practical and based upon the anti-rheumatics most used in daily practice, for instance methotrexate and sulphasalazine. The choice of combining drugs can be influenced by different toxicity patterns to avoid cumulative toxicity. 224 pp. Englisch.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Proteins interacting with diverse ligands - proteins, peptides or DNA - are the basic principles underlying many biological processes, such as antigen-antibody binding, signal transduction or receptor binding.The technique of oligopeptide synthesis on a cellulose membrane and the subsequent binding assays allow the investigation of protein interactions. A particular advantage of these peptide arrays (SPOT - technology) is the high number of oligopeptide probes that can be tested in parallel. Detailed protocols for peptide synthesis, and the analysis of protein-protein, protein-DNA interactions as well as epitope mapping are presented in this manual. It is ideally suited not only for basic research laboratories but also for diagnostic and therapeutic applications since many diseases are related to dysfunctions in protein recognition and binding.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 184 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Many physical systems require the description of mechanical interaction across interfaces if they are to be successfully analyzed. Examples in the engineered world range from the design of prosthetics in biomedical engi neering (e. g. , hip replacements); to characterization of the response and durability of head/disk interfaces in computer magnetic storage devices; to development of pneumatic tires with better handling characteristics and increased longevity in automotive engineering; to description of the adhe sion and/or relative slip between concrete and reinforcing steel in structural engineering. Such mechanical interactions, often called contact/impact in teractions, usually necessitate at minimum the determination of areas over which compressive pressures must act to prevent interpenetration of the mechanical entities involved. Depending on the application, frictional be havior, transient interaction of interfaces with their surroundings (e. g. , in termittent stick/slip), thermo-mechanical coupling, interaction with an in tervening lubricant and/or fluid layer, and damage of the interface (i. e. , wear) may also be featured. When taken together (or even separately!), these features have the effect of making the equations of mechanical evolu tion not only highly nonlinear, but highly nonsmooth as well. While many modern engineering simulation packages possess impressive capabilities in the general area of nonlinear mechanics, it can be contended that methodologies typically utilized for contact interactions are relatively immature in comparison to other components of a nonlinear finite element package, such as large deformation kinematics, inelastic material modeling, nonlinear equation solving, or linear solver technology.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 476 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Christopher Kennedy University of Toronto, Department of Civil Engineering, 35 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S IA4 Coal is a valuable resource. It provides a significant amount of the World's energy supply and it is the basis for many industries. However, in areas where coal lies close to the Earth's surface and has been exploited by open cast tech niques, radical alterations of landscape and significant impacts on the envi ronment have occurred. This report was prepared to provide guidance to those who are responsible for the prevention of environmental effects from surface mining and for the restoration of the mining areas. Environmental problems of surface coal mining and restoration of the mine sites are discussed in the re port. Particular attention is given to Eastern Europe, which continues to be a major centre of opencast lignite mining. Reclamation of mined lands for for estry, agriculture and wildlife is briefly discussed. However, the shear volume of coal removed from many mines in Eastern Europe is so vast, that there is often insufficient overburden material to refill the pits. Consequently, the main focus of this report is on the creation of lakes in these former surface mines. Many problems have to be overcome in creating healthy lakes for recreation or wildlife. Guidelines for treating water quality problems and further devel opment of lakes are provided. Techniques for dealing with acidic, waters, eutrophication and contamination are discussed.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 196 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Today, more than 20 years after the discovery of the quantum Hall effect, the number of publications in this field, at more than one paper per day, is still increasing. This remarkable fact requires some explanation. It also poses, but perhaps also answers, the question of why a new monograph entitled 'The Quantum Hall Effect' is a highly desirable addition to the literature. Originally the quantum Hall effect (QHE) was a term coined to describe the unexpected observation of a fundamental electrical resistance, with a value independent of the microscopic details of the semiconductor device. The simplest explanation of this phenomenon was based on an independent electron picture. The subsequent discovery of the fractional quantum Hall ef fect demonstrated that a many-body wave function and a more global view of the system is necessary to incorporate and explain interesting new aspects. Today, the quantum Hall effect has become a pseudonym for many differ ent phenomena observed in high magnetic fields, with connections not only to solid state physics but also to theoretical descriptions in plasma physics, astrophysics, atomic physics, and high energy physics. There are even spec ulations that a higher-dimensional generalization of the QHE may be useful for discussing questions related to the basic properties of space.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 224 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In the last decade after the discovery of 'giant magnetoresistance effects' in me tallic multilayers worldwide developments in basic research and in engineering applications have been achieved, and various remarkable results have been ob tained in both fields. On the basic research into the GMR effects an excellent re view book edited by Hartmann was published in 1999, entitled 'Magnetic Multi layers and Giant Magnetoresistance', and it describes the experimental and theoretical aspects of GMR studies and the magneto-optics in metallic multilayers, including applications in electronic data storage fields. This book aims to give an overview on the electronics applications of the GMR in metallic multilayers, espe cially on the sensors and memories in magnetic data storage, the main concerns of electronic engineers. If the mean free path of conduction electrons is longer than the period of the multilayer, and for a low applied magnetic field magnetizations in the adjacent magnetic layers are in antiparallel, the GMR effect in magnetic metallic multilay ers occurs due to the resistance change in the electric current flowing in the layer plain, with a change in the magnetization from antiparallel to parallel alignment by an applied magnetic field (CIP mode), i. e. , in the saturation field magnetiza tions are in parallel and the resistance is lowered. The saturation field H, is given by the RKKY-like magnetic coupling between adjacent magnetic layers through a nonmagnetic conductive layer between the layers.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 192 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This volume contains the papers of a German symposium dealing with research and project work in numerical and experimental aerodynamics and fluidmechanics for aerospace and other applications. It gives a broad overview over the ongoing work in this field in Germany. 452 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -These proceedings gather the written contributions presented during the second Conference APMS'2001 (Air Pollution Modeling and Simulation), which was jointly organized by the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees (ENPC) and the Institut National de Recherche en Inforrnatique et en Automatique (INRIA). 3D comprehensive models are now widely used for Air Quality Modeling. They compute the distribution of trace gases in the troposphere by taking into account numerous processes simultaneously: transport (advection and diffusion), chemie al transformations, emissions and depositions processes. The applications range from physical understanding to forecast and we have to tackle many challenges. of each process, which is highly The first challenge concems the MODELING complex in itself. This inc1udes a key issue: multiphase modeling of gas-phase species, clouds and particulate matter (aerosols). A second challenge is numerical SIMULATION. These comprehensive models are computationally intensive due to the nonlinearity, the coupling and the wide range of scales to be handled with. The ability to use such models is subjected to the restrictions of today's computer technology. Appropriate numerical tools are necessary in order to benefit from the state of the art numeries. In addition, each phenomenon has to be supported by a large body of data, which are often difficult to describe with accuracy. This is related to the third challenge: DATA ASSIMILATION (more generally INVERSE MODELING) and all the relevant topics (use of adjoint models for instance).Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 612 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This special volume 'Tools and Applications of Biochemical Engineering Science' is dedicated to Professor Wolf-Dieter Deckwer on the occasion of his 60th bir- day. It was a great pleasure for me to act together with Professor Karl Schtigerl as volume editor and to present here a collection of 11 outstanding review articles written mainly by former students, associates, colleagues and friends of Wolf- Dieter Deckwer. The title of this special volume well reflects the research interests and sci- tific pursuit of Wolf-Dieter Deckwer during his more than 20 years¿ work in the area of biochemical engineering, particularly during the last 15 years when he was the head of the Biochemical Engineering Division of GBF (German Nat- nal Research Center for Biotechnology). He has decisively pushed the devel- ment not only of 'software tools' ranging from analytical means and mathe- tical models for monitoring and understanding cellular processes to gene expression systems for designing microorganisms, but also of 'hardware tools' such as computer control systems, bioreaction and separation devices for eff- tively producing a variety of bioproducts on semi-production scale. New developments in some of these important tools in biochemical engineering are reviewed in articles included in this volume. Wolf-Dieter Deckwer was among the leading biochemical engineers who timely pointed out the necessity of applying these tools in an integrated manner for bioprocess development. By establishing 'Integrated Bioprocess Development' as one of the GBF main - search topics as early as 1990 he also actively promoted this idea.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 296 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Dieses Lehrbuch vermittelt eine umfassende Einführung in die theoretischen und empirischen Grundlagen der Industrieökonomik. Einleitend werden die verschiedenen Elemente der Theorie der Firma diskutiert. Anschließend werden das Monopol und die grundlegenden Oligopolmodelle erläutert. Auf dieser Basis werden alternative Formen der Kooperation analysiert. Ausführlich untersucht wird ferner die Herausbildung von Marktstrukturen bei exogenen und endogenen Marktzutrittskosten sowie die Taxonomie strategischer Verhaltensweisen bei zweistufiger Konkurrenz. Abschließend werden empirische Anwendungen der modernen Industrieökonomik diskutiert. Im gesamten Buch wird vorwiegend graphisch-verbal argumentiert. Wo für das Verständnis notwendig, wird die Darstellung durch formale Argumente ergänzt. Dabei wurde darauf geachtet, dass die verwendete Mathematik möglichst einfach und leicht nachvollziehbar bleibt. Zur besseren Lesbarkeit werden anspruchsvollere Argumente in Anhängen diskutiert.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 272 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Das Lehrbuch Volkswirtschaftslehre 1 präsentiert eine leicht verständliche und moderne Einführung in die volkswirtschaftliche Theorie und Politik. Es werden die Grundlagen der Nationalökonomie erläutert, die vor allem für Studierende der Anfangssemester an Hochschulen und Wirtschaftsakademien von großer Bedeutung sind. Basierend auf einer Erklärung elementarer Begriffe und Prinzipien der Volkswirtschaftslehre befaßt sich der zweite und dritte Teil des Buches mit den großen Teilgebieten dieses Faches, nämlich der Mikro- und der Makroökonomie. Der gesamte Lehrstoff wird durch Graphiken und Zahlenbeispiele ergänzt und enthält zudem zahlreiche aktuelle Bezüge, um wichtige Zusammenhänge hervorzuheben. Der geplante Band Volkswirtschaftslehre 2 vertieft zentrale Themen der Mikro- und Makroökonomie und erweitert diese um neue Fragestellungen.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Die 'Architektur integrierter Informationssystme' ARIS hat sich zur Optimierung von Geschäftsprozessen und zur Einführung von Anwendungssystemen auch international durchgesetzt. In diesem Buch wird der Ansatz um die Beschreibung von Leistungsflüssen und die Einordnung moderner Softwarekonzepte erweitert. Auch die Anbindung der Geschäftsprozessorganisation an die strategische Unternehmensplanung wird stärker betont. Das ARIS-Konzept zeigt einen geschlossenen Weg von der organisatorischen Gestaltung von Geschäftsprozessen bis zur informationstechnischen Umsetzung. Es vermittelt somit zwischen den Verständniswelten der Betriebswirtschaftslehre und der Informationstechnik. Praktische Beispiele von Standardsoftware, insbesondere SAP R/3, veranschaulichen die Ausführungen.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 212 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Insbesondere im Retail Banking findet derzeit ein nachhaltiger und tiefgreifender Strukturwandel statt, der die Unternehmen vor völlig neue Herausforderungen stellt. Die Beiträge in diesem Buch beleuchten Fragestellungen zur Konzeption und Umsetzung der Neuausrichtung im Bankwesen. Im ersten Teil des Buches werden die Veränderungen beschrieben, die sich im Informationszeitalter ergeben. Dann wird die Bankenarchitektur dargestellt, die sich aus den Veränderungen ergibt. Im zweiten Teil werden Methoden und Modelle für die Geschäfts-, Prozess- und Applikationsebene sowie Erfahrungen aus der Anwendung der Methoden vorgestellt. Im letzten Teil werden wichtige Aspekte der Vision, wie z.B. Kundenbeziehungsmanagement, Change Management und die Konzeption des sogenannten Business Bus vertieft.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 456 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Dieses Buch richtet sich in erster Linie an Studierende in Studiengängen mit umweltwissenschaftlichem Schwerpunkt sowie an Physiker, Chemiker und Biologen, die umweltbezogene Themenfelder aufgreifen und vertiefen wollen. Das Buch gliedert sich in drei Teilkapitel, die einen Einstieg in die Umweltphysik, die Umweltchemie und in die Naturschutzbiologie geben und Grundlagenwissen zu diesen Teildisziplinen vermitteln. Um der Komplexität heutiger Umweltprobleme Rechnung zu tragen, wird in diesem Buch der aktuelle Kenntnisstand der verschiedenen naturwissenschaftlichen Disziplinen zu zentralen Themen der Umweltdiskussion zusammengeführt und anhand ausgewählter Beispiele veranschaulicht. Mögliche Problemlösungen werden aufgezeigt. Das Buch ist Teil des interdisziplinär angelegten Lehrbuchs Studium der Umweltwissenschaften und entstand aus der Zusammenarbeit verschiedener Dozenten der Universität Lüneburg. Es dient dort als Grundlage für eine fächerübergreifende Hochschulausbildung.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 256 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Dieses Buch richtet sich in erster Linie an Studierende in Studiengängen mit umweltwissenschaftlichem Schwerpunkt sowie an Physiker, Chemiker und Biologen, die umweltbezogene Themenfelder aufgreifen und vertiefen wollen. Das Buch gliedert sich in drei Teilkapitel, die einen Einstieg in die Umweltphysik, die Umweltchemie und in die Naturschutzbiologie geben und Grundlagenwissen zu diesen Teildisziplinen vermitteln. Um der Komplexität heutiger Umweltprobleme Rechnung zu tragen, wird in diesem Buch der aktuelle Kenntnisstand der verschiedenen naturwissenschaftlichen Disziplinen zu zentralen Themen der Umweltdiskussion zusammengeführt und anhand ausgewählter Beispiele veranschaulicht. Mögliche Problemlösungen werden aufgezeigt. Das Buch ist Teil des interdisziplinär angelegten Lehrbuchs Studium der Umweltwissenschaften und entstand aus der Zusammenarbeit verschiedener Dozenten der Universität Lüneburg. Es dient dort als Grundlage für eine fächerübergreifende Hochschulausbildung.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Die Errichtung der internationalen Straftribunale für das ehemalige Jugoslawien und Ruanda auf der Grundlage des Kapitels VII der VN-Charta verpflichtet die Mitgliedstaaten der Vereinten Nationen zu uneingeschränkter Zusammenarbeit mit den genannten Straftribunalen. Die Verfasserin untersucht, welche konkreten Aufgaben die Statuten und Verfahrens- und Beweisordnungen der Straftribunale den Staaten zuweisen und inwieweit die Staaten den ihnen übertragenen Aufgaben nachkommen. Analysiert werden die Stärken und Schwächen der derzeit vorliegenden nationalen Gesetzgebung, auf deren Grundlage sich die Kooperation zwischen den nationalen Behörden und den internationalen Straftribunalen vollzieht. Anhand des Falles Blaskic vor dem Jugoslawien-Tribunal wird aufgezeigt, inwieweit die Staaten in der Praxis bereit sind, eine Einschränkung ihrer Souveränität auf dem Gebiet des Strafrechts hinzunehmen und den Anordnungen und Rechtshilfeersuchen der internationalen Straftribunale Folge zu leisten.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 432 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Dieses Buch vermittelt Grundkenntnisse der Strahlentherapie. In mehreren Kapiteln werden die Grundlagen der Strahlenphysik, der Strahlenbiologie, der Gerätetechnik, der allgemeinen onkologischen Therapie und allgemeinen Strahlentherapie dargestellt. Die spezielle Strahlentherapie bösartiger Tumoren wird organbezogen und praxisnah für die wichtigsten Tumorlokalisationen abgehandelt und beinhaltet u.a. die Tumorausbreitung, Stadieneinteilung und Behandlungsstrategien. Auf die jeweilige Strahlentherapie mit Bestrahlungsplanung, Bestrahlungstechniken, Nebenwirkungen und Ergebnissen wird näher eingegangen. Gegenüber der letzten Auflage sind die Therapiekonzepte aktualisiert und weitere, bisher nicht behandelte Tumorentitäten aufgenommen worden. Das Buch richtet sich in erster Linie an Studierende der Medizin, MTA's in der Ausbildung und Ärzte in der Weiterbildung.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 480 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Mindestens 2,5% der deutschen Bevölkerung gelten als alkoholkrank und somit behandlungsbedürftig. Bei knapp 10% aller Patienten (unter 65 Jahren) in Allgemeinarztpraxen und 15-20% in Krankenhäusern besteht ein Alkoholproblem. Dieses Buch bietet Hausärzten als primären Ansprechpartnern für den Patienten und auch anderen weiterbehandelnden Fachärzten und Therapeuten wie Gastroenterologen, Neurologen, Psychiatern und Psychotherapeuten das wesentliche, praxisrelevante, aktuelle Wissen zu Alkoholmissbrauch und den resultierenden alkoholinduzierten Organerkrankungen. Von namhaften nationalen und internationalen Experten werden in komprimierter, gut lesbarer Form Epidemiologie (inklusive Daten zum Alkoholkonsum im Allgemeinen), Klinik, Diagnostik und Therapie dargestellt.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 520 pp. Deutsch.