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Hardcover. Zustand: gut. In diesem Praxisbuch finden Sie alle notwendigen Informationen, um Ihre Diabetespatienten kompetent rundum zu betreuen - von der Entscheidung für die optimale Therapieform über die Vor- und Nachsorge bei Operationen bis zur Behandlung von Spätkomplikationen. Eine Konzeption, die überzeugt die dritte Auflage wurde fast vollständig neu verfasst das zweifarbige Layout wesentlich konsquenter eingesetzt schneller erfassbares Wissen durch mehr Tabellen Aufzählungen und Übersichten ausführlicher Adressteil inkl. Internetadressen und Selbsthilfegruppen Übersicht zu definierten Therapiezielen und -werten Der ideale Ratgeber für Ihre Praxis Das Buch ist genau auf die Bedürfnisse der Praxis abgestimmt, ohne sich im Detail zu verlieren oder auf wichtiges Grundlagenwissen zu verzichten. Ein Schwerpunkt der Neuauflage ist die Vorbeugung und Behandlung diabetesassoziierter Spätkomplikationen. "ein sehr gelungenes Werk, das sicherlich rasch seinen festen Platz in der klinischen Diabetesliteratur finden wird." (Ernährungs-Umschau) Diabetes in der Praxis Werner Waldhäusl Friedrich A. Gries Werner A. Scherbaum Diabetes mellitus Zuckerkrankheit Ernährungs-Umschau I. Präambel.- II. Grundlagen: Epidemiologie des Diabetes und seiner Komplikationen. Diabetes - Diagnostik, Klassifikation und Screening-Strategien. Ätiologie und Pathogenese des Typ 1-Diabetes. Ätiologie und Pathogenese des Typ 2-Diabetes. Genetische Analyse - Diabetes mellitus Typ 2 und MODY.- III. Klinische Bilder des Diabetes mellitus: Typ 1-Diabetes. Typ 2-Diabetes. Metabolisches Syndrom. Diabetes in der Schwangerschaft. Diabetes im hohen Lebensalter. Diabetes im Kindesalter. Sekundäre Diabetesformen.- IV. Metabolische Therapie und Verlaufskontrolle: nicht medikamentös: Ernährung. Altern, Leistungsfähigkeit und Training. Nutzen und Risken von körperlicher Bewegung und Sport in der Behandlung des DM. medikamentös: Insulintherapie. Pankreas- und Inseltransplantation. Orale Antidiabetika. Stoffwechselselbstüberwachung.- V. Akute Stoffwechselstörungen: Coma diabeticum: ketoazidotisch und hyperosmolal; Laktatazidose. Hypoglykämie.- VI. Begleit- und Folgekrankheiten: [Screening, Diagnostik, Therapie und Langzeitbehandlung]: Biochemie. Endotheliale Dysfunktion. Diabetes und Auge. Diabetes und Niere. Neuropathie. Diabetischer Fuß. Diabetes und Herz. Hypertonie. Dyslipoproteinämie. Gerinnungsstörungen. Periphere Arterielle Verschlusskrankheit. Zerebrale Durchblutungsstörungen.- VII. Medizinisches Diabetesmanagement: Medizinisches Diabetesmanagement. Diabetikerausbildung (Schulung). Psychologische Aspekte. Diabetes & Erwerbsleben: Soziale Aspekte. Therapiefehler.- VIII. Wichtiges auf einen Blick: St.-Vincent-Deklaration. Therapieziele (-werte). OGTT (75g) [Durchführung]. Ernährungstabellen für Diabetiker [Kohlenhydrate, Kalorien]. Insulintabelle, Stand: 2001. Diabetikerausweis / Gesundheitspass Diabetes DDG (Erwachsene & Kinder), Regeln für Kraftfahrer. Hypoglykämie: Akute Maßnahmen/Ausweis. Selbsthilfegruppen (Deutschland, Österreich & Schweiz). Wichtige Adressen (inkl. Internet-Adressen). Klinik und Praxis Innere Medizin Diabetologie Coma diabeticum Diabetes mellitus Hypoglykämie Insulintherapie ISBN-10 3-540-40819-3 / 3540408193 ISBN-13 978-3-540-40819-2 / 9783540408192 Diabetologie Coma diabeticum Diabetes mellitus Hypoglykämie Insulintherapie Klinik Praxis Innere Medizin In deutscher Sprache. 543 pages. 24,4 x 17,6 x 3,8 cm Auflage: 3., vollst. überarb. u. aktualis. Aufl. (21. Mai 2004).

Hardcover. Zustand: gut. Bei der gegenwärtigen Knappheit an qualifizierten Arbeitskräften kann das erfolgreiche Gehaltsmanagement eines Unternehmens ein entscheidender Erfolgsfaktor sein. In diesem Buch wird ein Entgeltsystem vorgestellt, das den Leistungsbeitrag des Mitarbeiters und den Organisations-/Unternehmenserfolg im variablen Gehaltsanteil berücksichtigt. Es wird gezeigt, wie die Einführung des neuen Systems allenfalls kurzfristig Mittel für die Umstellung der Entgeltstrukturen beansprucht, dass aber mittelfristig Kostenneutralität geboten ist und langfristig Produktivitätseffekte durch höhere Leistungen und Vermeidung von Überzahlungen eintreten. Das Modell, die Methoden und Grundlagen wurden von der BWI Unternehmensberatung GmbH in Dornbirn, Österreich, entwickelt und in zahlreichen Unternehmen eingeführt und erprobt. Ein erfolgreiches Gehaltsmanagement baut auf ein funktionierendes, akzeptiertes Gehaltssystem. Es fördert das Vertrauen in eine faire, angemessene Entlohnungspraxis. HR-Verantwortliche, Führungskräfte und Betriebsräte erfahren aus diesem Buch, wie sich Mängel in der Gehaltslandschaft zeigen und auswirken und wie ihnen begegnet werden kann. Das Buch gibt zahlreiche Tipps zur Gestaltung von leistungsorientierten IT-unterstützten Gehaltssystemen und hilft dem Leser bei der Vorbereitung und Durchführung solcher Projekte. Ob analytische Stellenbewertung, Leistungs-/Verhaltensbeurteilung, Gehaltsanalysen, Marktvergleiche, Ableitung von Lohnkurven und Vorschlag von Gehaltsreaktionen - die IT-Unterstützung verhilft dem Projekt und der darauf folgenden Systemnutzung zur erwarteten Qualität, Effizienz und Akzeptanz. Das Modell, die Methoden und Grundlagen wurden von der BWI Unternehmensberatung GmbH in Dornbirn, Österreich, entwickelt und in zahlreichen Unternehmen eingeführt und erprobt. Betriebswirtschaft Management Bonus Entgeltsysteme Gehalt Arbeitsentgelt Gehaltssystem Leistungsbeurteilung Lohn Lohnsystem Prämie Stellenbewertung Gehaltssysteme erfolgreich gestalten: IT-unterstützte Lohn- und Gehaltsfindung [Gebundene Ausgabe] Gerd Ulmer (Autor) erfolgreiches Gehaltsmanagement Gehaltssystem Entlohnungspraxis HR-Verantwortliche Führungskräfte Betriebsräte Gestaltung von leistungsorientierten IT-unterstützten Gehaltssystemen analytische Stellenbewertung Leistungs-/Verhaltensbeurteilung Gehaltsanalysen Marktvergleiche Ableitung von Lohnkurven Gehaltsreaktionen BWI Unternehmensberatung GmbH Dornbirn, Österreich Betriebswirtschaft Management Bonus Entgeltsysteme Gehalt Arbeitsentgelt Gehaltssystem Leistungsbeurteilung Lohn Lohnsystem Prämie Stellenbewertung Gehaltssysteme erfolgreich gestalten: IT-unterstützte Lohn- und Gehaltsfindung [Gebundene Ausgabe] Gerd Ulmer (Autor) Ein erfolgreiches Gehaltsmanagement baut auf ein funktionierendes, akzeptiertes Gehaltssystem. Es fördert das Vertrauen in eine faire, angemessene Entlohnungspraxis. HR-Verantwortliche, Führungskräfte und Betriebsräte erfahren aus diesem Buch, wie sich Mängel in der Gehaltslandschaft zeigen und auswirken und wie ihnen begegnet werden kann. Das Buch gibt zahlreiche Tipps zur Gestaltung von leistungsorientierten IT-unterstützten Gehaltssystemen und hilft dem Leser bei der Vorbereitung und Durchführung solcher Projekte. Ob analytische Stellenbewertung, Leistungs-/Verhaltensbeurteilung, Gehaltsanalysen, Marktvergleiche, Ableitung von Lohnkurven und Vorschlag von Gehaltsreaktionen - die IT-Unterstützung verhilft dem Projekt und der darauf folgenden Systemnutzung zur erwarteten Qualität, Effizienz und Akzeptanz. Das Modell, die Methoden und Grundlagen wurden von der BWI Unternehmensberatung GmbH in Dornbirn, Österreich, entwickelt und in zahlreichen Unternehmen eingeführt und erprobt. 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Auflage: 2., neu bearb. u. erw. Aufl. (5. Mai 2004).

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Optimization is the task of finding the best member of a finite or infinite set of possible choices, based on some objective measure of the merit of each choice in the set. The three key facets of the subject are the art of constructing optimization models, the science of discovering and implementing efficient algorithms for solving optimization models, and the mathematics of optimization models and algorithms. This book provides a very gentle introduction to modeling, algorithms and duality and should appeal to several audiences at once: students (as a supplement to a regular textbook), general readers such as people in business (as an introduction to how optimization affects their everyday lives), and instructors (as a source of ideas for how to teach optimization differently).Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 124 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Retailing and consumer patronage behavior constitute fascinating research areas within the field of marketing. Retailing contributes to an increasing proportion of gross national products and employment but is, however, also faced with problems and opportunities like increased product complexity, rapidly changing consumer expectations, and the introduction of new technologies. Also, consumers are facing markets of increasingly complexity when making decisions on how to conduct their behavior, primarily as a result of new technologies, shorter products life cycles in general, and higher complexity of products and services. In this book, we present and deal with various topics in relation to retailing and consumer patronage behavior. Together, these topics involve different problem settings and draw on different theories, models and statistical techniques. However, it is common to all the results presented in the following chapters (with the exception of chapter II) that they, in total or in part, rest on a major survey, which was conducted by the authors in 1999. Our now retired colleague, Hans Engstrøm participated in preparing this survey and did a great job in providing research ideas. For this, and for many stimulating discussions, we are highly grateful.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 136 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The Europäische Akademie Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler GmbH is concerned with the scientific study ofthe consequences of scientific and technological advance for the individual, society and the natural environment and, therefore, not least with the study of consequences of recent developments in life-sciences and medical disci plines. The Europäische Akademie intends to contribute to find a rational way for society to deal with the consequences of scientific progress. This aim is mainly realised by proposing recommendations for options of action with long-term social acceptance. The work of the Europäische Akademie mostly takes place in tempo rary interdisciplinary project groups, whose members are recognised scientists from European universities and other independent institutes. In the light of recent discussions on the validity of scientific assumptions con cerning the extrapolation ofharmful effects into the low-dose range the Europäis che Akademie set up a project on 'Lew-Dose Exposures in the Environment their Risk Assessments and Regulatory Processes' in January 2001. Experts ofradiobi ology, toxicology, medical epidemiology, modelling,jurisprudence, psychology and philosophy from different European countries wcre brought together to discuss cur rent scientific developments in environmental standard setting and risk evaluation of substances and ionising radiation at very low doses in order to ensure rational, efficient, and fair decisions. I am glad that by means ofthis memorandum, that continues our work on envi ronmental standards and after our recommendations with respect to the regulation ofcombined agents we can now focus on the effects and the regulation ofharmful agents in the very low-dose range.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 492 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Giant projects often end in giant failures. From the ancient tower of Babel to the recent Transrapid Train, giant projects stumble from crisis to crisis. Based on an analysis of the technical, time, and financial goals from case studies (Olympic Games, university hospitals, and a huge wind energy converter), four success factors in managing giant projects are identified: Formulation and change of goals, basic configuration, socio-political environment, and management structure and capacity. The book focuses on the crucial role of the project owner and the relations among the four success factors. It offers recommendations and guidance on successfully completing giant projects to owners, project managers and contractors.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 292 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The International Conference on Computational Science (ICCS 2004) held in Krak¿ ow, Poland, June 6¿9, 2004, was a follow-up to the highly successful ICCS 2003 held at two locations, in Melbourne, Australia and St. Petersburg, Russia; ICCS 2002 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and ICCS 2001 in San Francisco, USA. As computational science is still evolving in its quest for subjects of inves- gation and e cient methods, ICCS 2004 was devised as a forum for scientists from mathematics and computer science, as the basic computing disciplines and application areas, interested in advanced computational methods for physics, chemistry, life sciences, engineering, arts and humanities, as well as computer system vendors and software developers. The main objective of this conference was to discuss problems and solutions in all areas, to identify new issues, to shape future directions of research, and to help users apply various advanced computational techniques. The event harvested recent developments in com- tationalgridsandnextgenerationcomputingsystems,tools,advance dnumerical methods, data-driven systems, and novel application elds, such as complex - stems, nance, econo-physics and population evolution.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 1452 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This volume deals with various topics around equivariant holomorphic maps of Hermitian symmetric domains and is intended for specialists in number theory and algebraic geometry. In particular, it contains a comprehensive exposition of mixed automorphic forms that has never yet appeared in book form. The main goal is to explore connections among complex torus bundles, mixed automorphic forms, and Jacobi forms associated to an equivariant holomorphic map. Both number-theoretic and algebro-geometric aspects of such connections and related topics are discussed.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 260 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The theory of Laplace transformation is an important part of the mathematical background required for engineers, physicists and mathematicians. Laplace transformation methods provide easy and effective techniques for solving many problems arising in various fields of science and engineering, especially for solving differential equations. What the Laplace transformation does in the field of differential equations, the z-transformation achieves for difference equations. The two theories are parallel and have many analogies. Laplace and z transformations are also referred to as operational calculus, but this notion is also used in a more restricted sense to denote the operational calculus of Mikusinski. This book does not use the operational calculus of Mikusinski, whose approach is based on abstract algebra and is not readily accessible to engineers and scientists. The symbolic computation capability of Mathematica can now be used in favor of the Laplace and z-transformations. The firstversion of the Mathematica Package LaplaceAndzTransforrns developed by the author appeared ten years ago. The Package computes not only Laplace and z-transforms but also includes many routines from various domains of applications. Upon loading the Package, about one hundred and fifty new commands are added to the built-in commands of Mathematica. The code is placed in front of the already built-in code of Laplace and z-transformations of Mathematica so that built-in functions not covered by the Package remain available. The Package substantially enhances the Laplace and z-transformation facilities of Mathematica. The book is mainly designed for readers working in the field of applications. 516 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This volume contains the workshop proceedings of DEON 2004, the Seventh International Workshop on Deontic Logic in Computer Science. The DEON workshop series aims at bringing together researchers interested in topics - lated to the use of deontic logic in computer science. It traditionally promotes research in the relationship between normative concepts and computer science, arti cial intelligence, organisation theory, and law. In addition to these topics, DEON 2004 placed special emphasis on the relationship between deontic logic and multi-agent systems. The workshop was held in Madeira, Portugal, on 26¿28 May 2004. This v- ume includes all 15 papers presented at the workshop, as well as two abstracts from the two outstanding invited speakers we were privileged to host: Prof Mark Brown (Syracuse University, USA), and Prof Mike Wooldridge (University of Liverpool, UK). The reader will nd that the topics covered span from t- oretical investigations on deontic concepts and their formalisation in logic, to the use of deontic formalisms to verify and reason about multi-agent systems applications. We believe this makes it a well-balanced and interesting volume. We wish to thank all those who contributed to this workshop, and especially the authors of the submitted papers and the referees. They were all forced to work on a very tight timescale to make this volume a reality.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 292 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Medical students lack role models in rural primary care, contributing to the shortage of family care physicians in rural areas. This book addresses that need by profiling graduates from the Physician Shortage Area Program (PSAP) of Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, who now practice rural family medicine. The text challenges pre-med undergraduates, medical students, and family physicians to consider rural family practice and is an excellent resource for pre-med and medical school advisors. In-depth profiles reveal the everyday reality of the physician shortage through poignant stories and candid dialogue. They cover the social and professional issues that rural family physicians face, highlighting topics such as the meaning of rural family practice, the roles of medical schools and hospitals, health care policy, rural obstetrics, and telemedicine. The concluding chapter summarizes the professional and personal lessons learned and outlines the future of rural family practice.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 276 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The foundation of the World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists came to light in September 1955 after informal meetings had commenced in 1951 to explore the possibilities of a world body in anesthesia. The aim was and is: to make available the highest standards of anesthesia, pain treatment and resuscitation to all peoples of the world.Appreciative that some of the founders were still around, able and willing, the WFSA Executive Committee (1998) agreed to commission this 50 years commemorative book to be published and presented to the national member societies on the occasion of the World Congress of Anesthesiologists 2004 in Paris, France, where the idea of the establishment of WFSA was germinated.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 340 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Ifyou are like me, then you are definitely eager to know what is inside this book and how it can be useful to you. Let me take this opportunity to tell you in just a few words, for whom I wrote this and what my objective was. book, 1.1 For whom this book waswritten Originally I wrote this book for mathematics teachers who want to explore new ways of teaching mathematics with a computer. However, when the first edition of this book came out into the daylight, I found that my readers were not only teachers, but also many students of various courses looking for new ways of solving mathematical problems. I was not surprised when I found that a number of mathematics courses in a few European universities had been built based on this book. In fact, I have made heavy use of large parts of my book for the Computing Foundations course at my own university. Teachers and university instructors can use this book as a starting point to any course where the computer can make a difference and then build the rest of the course around it.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 556 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Component-based software engineering (CBSE) is concerned with the devel- ment of software-intensive systems from reusable parts (components), the dev- opmentofsuchreusableparts,andthemaintenanceandimprovementofsystems by means of component replacement and customization. Although it holds c- siderable promise, there are still many challenges facing both researchers and practitioners in establishing CBSE as an e cient and proven engineering dis- pline. Six CBSE workshops have been held consecutively at the most recent six International Conferences on Software Engineering (ICSE). The premise of the last three CBSE workshops was that the long-term success of component-based development depends on the viability of an established science and technology foundation for achieving predictable quality in component-based systems. TheintentoftheCBSE2004symposiumwastobuildonthispremise,andto provide a forum for more in-depth and substantive treatment of topics perta- ing to predictability, to help establish cross-discipline insights, and to improve cooperation and mutual understanding. The goal of the CBSE 2004 symposium was to discuss and present more complete and mature works, and consequently collect the technical papers in published proceedings. The response to the Call for Papers was beyond expectations: 82 papers were submitted. Of those 25 (12 long and 13 short) were accepted for publication. In all 25 cases, the papers were reviewed by three to four independent reviewers. The symposium brought together researchers and practitioners from a variety of disciplines related to CBSE. 324 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The Third International Workshop on Experimental and E cient Algorithms (WEA 2004) was held in Angra dos Reis (Brazil), May 25¿28, 2004. TheWEAworkshopsaresponsoredbytheEuropeanAssociationforTheo- tical Computer Science (EATCS). They are intended to provide an international forum for researchers in the areas of design, analysis, and experimental eval- tion of algorithms. The two preceding workshops in this series were held in Riga (Latvia, 2001) and Ascona (Switzerland, 2003). This proceedings volume comprises 40 contributed papers selected by the Program Committee along with the extended abstracts of the invited lectures presentedbyRichardKarp(UniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeley,USA),Giuseppe Italiano (University of Rome ¿Tor Vergatä, Italy), and Christos Kaklamanis (University of Patras, Greece). As the organizer and chair of this wokshop, I would like to thank all the authors who generously supported this project by submitting their papers for publication in thisvolume. Iamalso grateful to theinvited lecturers, who kindly accepted our invitation. For their dedication and collaboration in the refereeing procedure, I would like also to express my gratitude to the members of the Program Committee: E. Amaldi (Italy), J. Blazewicz (Poland), V.-D. Cung (France), U. Derigs (G- many), J. Diaz (Spain), M. Gendreau (Canada), A. Goldberg (USA), P. Hansen (Canada), T. Ibaraki (Japan), K. Jansen (Germany), S. Martello (Italy), C.C. McGeoch (USA), L.S. Ochi (Brazil), M.G.C. Resende (USA), J. Rolim (Sw- zerland), S. Skiena (USA), M. Sniedovich (Australia), C.C. Souza (Brazil), P.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 600 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is an attempt to share some of the fascinating and exciting ideas of modern theoretical physics with a non-mathematical audience. I also hope to give some appreciation of the exceptionally creative people who have generated these ideas. I had no intention of writing a comprehen sive history of these ideas, however; I apologize to those physicists whose important contributions I may have omitted. Several people have contributed directly to the writing of this book, and I would like to take this chance to thank them. Clive Horwood of Praxis Publishing and Paul Farrell of Copernicus Books have both been supportive of the project. Anna Painter has been an exceptionally thorough editor and has provided invaluable advice. Dr John Mason and Lyman Lyons both offered constructive criticism of an early draft. The errors that remai- and errors and misinterpretations are inevitable in any attempt to explain the subtle ideas of theoretical physics without the aid of mathematics - are my sole responsibility. I would like to thank Ron, Ronnie, Peter, Jackie, Emily, and Abigail for their support. And, most importantly, I would like to thank Heike and Jessica for their patience. Stephen Webb Milton Keynes, April 2004 1X FIGURE CREDITS I would like to acknowledge the following sources and copyright holders for granting permission to use their images. Figure 8 is from the Wilson A. Bentley collection. Figure 14 is courtesy ofNASA.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Social work practice is becoming increasingly complex, with social workers struggling to hold onto their ideals and values in a pressurized and challenging social, political and organizational environment. This book provides an analytically coherent approach to the impact of macro, mezzo and micro factors upon practitioners' daily experiences. In taking a positive view of social work's potential and capacity to deliver beneficial services, detailed guidance is offered of cutting edge, creative practice with a variety of user groups.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -From the reviews:'. Many parts of the book can be read by anyone with a basic abstract algebra course. it was one of the author's intentions to equip students who are interested in computational problems with the necessary algebraic background in pure mathematics and to encourage them to do further research in commutative algebra and algebraic geometry. But researchers will also benefit from this exposition. They will find an up-to-date description of the related research . The reviewer recommends the book to anybody who is interested in commutative algebra and algebraic geometry and its computational aspects.'Math. Reviews 2002'. a sophisticated notebook, with plenty of suggestions, examples and cross references . It is a welcome new and deep exploration into commutative algebra and its relations with algebraic geometry. It is full of results, from simple tricks to more elaborate constructions, all having in common a computational and constructive nature.'Jahresberichte der DMV 1999Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 424 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - By virtue of a quiet revolution over nearly a hundred years, Britain has evolved into a home-owning society. The impact of this on British society has been barely understood, but it has helped to shape the Blair 'workfare' state and to draw Britain firmly towards the English-speaking world while distancing the country from other European nations.Taking a policy-analysis approach and drawing from the burgeoning comparative literature, this textbook explores what has happened to British housing since 1900. Providing more than an account of British housing, the book reinterprets the housing system in a way that is sensitive to the historical and cultural contexts of British policy and society. Examining the nature of 'housing' and how it helps to shape society, Lowe sets British housing in its global context.Written in an accessible style, Housing Policy Analysis leads the reader through the basic concepts to more challenging themes. It will be important reading for students of housing studies, social policy, public policy and applied social studies.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book contains the lectures given at the II Canference an Dynamics and Randamness held at the Centro de Modelamiento Matematico of the Universidad de Chile, from December 9th to 13th, 2002. This meeting brought together mathematicians, theoretical physicists, theoretical computer scientists, and graduate students interested in fields related to probability theory, ergodic theory, symbolic and topological dynamics. We would like to express our gratitude to an the participants of the conference and to the people who contributed to its orga nization. In particular, to Pierre Collet, BerIiard Rost and Karl Petersen for their scientific advise. We want to thank warmly the authors of each chapter for their stimulating lectures and for their manuscripts devoted to a various of appealing subjects in probability and dynamics: to Jean Bertoin for his course on Some aspects of random fragmentation in con tinuous time; to Anton Bovier for his course on Metastability and ageing in stochastic dynamics; to Steve Lalley for his course on AI gebraic systems of generat ing functions and return probabilities for random walks; to Elon Lindenstrauss for his course on Recurrent measures and measure rigidity; to Sylvie Meleard for her course on Stochastic particle approximations for two-dimensional N avier Stokes equations; and to Anatoly Vershik for his course on Random and universal metric spaces.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Exponential Fitting is a procedure for an efficient numerical approach of functions consisting of weighted sums of exponential, trigonometric or hyperbolic functions with slowly varying weight functions. This book is the first one devoted to this subject. Operations on the functions described above like numerical differentiation, quadrature, interpolation or solving ordinary differential equations whose solution is of this type, are of real interest nowadays in many phenomena as oscillations, vibrations, rotations, or wave propagation.The authors studied the field for many years and contributed to it. Since the total number of papers accumulated so far in this field exceeds 200 and the fact that these papers are spread over journals with various profiles (such as applied mathematics, computer science, computational physics and chemistry) it was time to compact and to systematically present this vast material.In this book, a series of aspects is covered, ranging from the theory of the procedure up to direct applications and sometimes including ready to use programs. The book can also be used as a textbook for graduate students.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Wouldn't it be nice to have a book on location analysis which - contains most of the main stream topics, - could be used for teaching purposes, - could be used for self study or reference, - would motivate the material not only by reviewing the theoretical results, but also by giving some of the practieal success stories using location theory as model for problems in industry and management science As the reader may guess, this question is a rhetoric one - sure it would be niee to have such a book, and many who want to leam about the subject or teach corresponding courses in university departments of mathematics, man agement science, computer science, geography, civil engineering, etc. would be likely users of such a book. Practitioners who want to find out, whether one of their problems can be solved with one of the location tools would love to get a quiek overview of what is available in this area. Researchers could use the book to check whether there is any new literat ure on a location subject they would want to work on. This book is an attempt to satisfy this wish list. We were lucky enough to find many of the most prominent researchers and practitioners in the world, who contributed 14 chapters to a book in which the largest part of the location area is covered. A most up-to-date collection of references is provided at the end of each chapter.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 480 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Based on courses given at the universities of Texas in Austin, and California in San Diego, this book deals with the basic mechanisms that determine the dynamic evolution of classical and quantum systems. It presents, in as simple a manner as possible, the basic mechanisms that determine the dynamical evolution of both classical and quantum systems in sufficient generality to include quantum phenomena. The book begins with a discussion of Noether's theorem, integrability, KAM theory, and a definition of chaotic behavior; it continues with a detailed discussion of area-preserving maps, integrable quantum systems, spectral properties, path integrals, and periodically driven systems; and it concludes by showing how to apply the ideas to stochastic systems. The presentation is complete and self-contained; appendices provide much of the needed mathematical background, and there are extensive references to the current literature. Problems at the ends of chapters help students clarify their understanding. In this new edition, the presentation will be brought up to date throughout, and a new chapter on open quantum systems will be added.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -As is represented by the world's top-level Japanese automotive manufacturers, Japanese manufacturers have been climbing to winning positions in global businesses. The driving force of their success includes responsiveness to diversifying market needs and elevating quality requirements, clarification of development concepts that facilitate new technology, application of technology to product planning and design, advanced production control systems that elaborately utilize state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies, and flexible, efficient production. Many Japanese manufacturers succeeded in fulfilling these factors mainly because they utilize Japanese-style Lean Production Systems or the so-called Toyota Production System (TPS) and Japanese-style, scientific quality management approaches such as Statistical Quality Control (SQC) and Total Quality Management (TQM) in order to improve their corporate management technology. As severe competition among manufacturers intensify both in Japan and overseas, action against quality problems that remarkably diminish customer satisfaction, and customer-first quality management, is becoming important. Scientific quality control methods that aim to optimize production processes for building in quality were undermined by the past expansion of quantity-oriented manufacturing through automation with massive and heavy equipment.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 336 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The internationalization of financial markets is one of the focal points in the discussion about recent globalization trends. These discussions suggest that capital can move freely between countries. However, there is ample evidence that national borders do matter and that there are many implicit and explicit barriers to integration. Understanding the factors that unify and that separate financial markets and thus reconciling these two stylized facts is at the core of this book. While the main focus of the empirical work is on banking industry, results are yet informative also with regard to developments in other financial market segments. Also, the book uses European financial integration as a case study for general integration trends.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 272 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Frequency Assignment and Network Planning for Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting Systems focuses on Digital Audio Broadcasting and Digital Video Broadcasting. The author provides a concise introduction to the subject and presents principles, concepts and commonly accepted methods used in the planning process.The frequency assignment material focuses on allotment planning while network planning is dealt with mainly from a network optimization perspective. All methods introduced and mathematical tools presented are fully explained. General concepts are illustrated with the help of several planning scenarios both for frequency assignment and network planning.Frequency assignment and network planning are vital issues throughout most of Europe and North America as a direct consequence of the increasing demand for digital communication systems.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 328 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The exponential growth in our knowledge on the pathophysiology of hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis and, in particular, of thyroid hormone action, largely stems from the studies on the various syndromes of resistance to the hormones involved in the function of the axis. These syndromes essentially encompass two forms, i. e. the resistance to thyroid hormones and that to TSH action. The contribution of molecular biology has been fundamental in understanding the etiology of these different thyroid disorders and led to the discovery of new pathogenetic mechanisms, e. g. the dominant negative effects of a mutant protein on the normal one. In this book, I have assembled an internationally renewed group of experts devoted to the studies of both basic and clinical thyroidology. Taking the syndromes of resistance as a template, the novelties on the mechanisms of action of the various hormones, the etiopathogenesis of the syndromes, the instruments for the diagnosis, as well as the pitfalls in managing these diseases, are deeply revisited. The insights from different animal models are discussed, with particular focus on tissue specific action of thyroid hormones, as well as on the still enigmatic mechanism of negative feedback control of thyroid hormones on TSH secretion and the different etiologic mechanisms causing thyroid hormone resistance in patients without mutations in the thyroid hormone receptor ~. The role of the structure of thyroid hormone and TSH receptors in designing agonist or antagonist molecules is extensively debated. Moreover, new forms of congenital or acquired resistance to thyroid hormones are presented.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 208 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The International Conference on Computational Science (ICCS 2004) held in Krak¿ ow, Poland, June 6¿9, 2004, was a follow-up to the highly successful ICCS 2003 held at two locations, in Melbourne, Australia and St. Petersburg, Russia; ICCS 2002 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and ICCS 2001 in San Francisco, USA. As computational science is still evolving in its quest for subjects of inves- gation and e cient methods, ICCS 2004 was devised as a forum for scientists from mathematics and computer science, as the basic computing disciplines and application areas, interested in advanced computational methods for physics, chemistry, life sciences, engineering, arts and humanities, as well as computer system vendors and software developers. The main objective of this conference was to discuss problems and solutions in all areas, to identify new issues, to shape future directions of research, and to help users apply various advanced computational techniques. The event harvested recent developments in com- tationalgridsandnextgenerationcomputingsystems,tools,advance dnumerical methods, data-driven systems, and novel application elds, such as complex - stems, nance, econo-physics and population evolution.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 816 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The unique behavior of the 'liquid state', together with the richness of phenomena that are observed, render liquids particularly interesting for the scientific community. Note that the most important reactions in chemical and biological systems take place in solutions and liquid-like environments. Additionally, liquids are utilized for numerous industrial applications. It is for these reasons that the understanding of their properties at the molecular level is of foremost interest in many fields of science and engineering. What can be said with certainty is that both the experimental and theoretical studies of the liquid state have a long and rich history, so that one might suppose this to be essentially a solved problem. It should be emphasized, however, that although, for more than a century, the overall scientific effort has led to a considerable progress, our understanding of the properties of the liquid systems is still incomplete and there is still more to be explored. Basic reason for this is the 'many body' character of the particle interactions in liquids and the lack of long-range order, which introduce in liquid state theory and existing simulation techniques a number of conceptual and technical problems that require specific approaches. Also, many of the elementary processes that take place in liquids, including molecular translational, rotational and vibrational motions (Trans. -Rot. -Vib. coupling), structural relaxation, energy dissipation and especially chemical changes in reactive systems occur at different and/or extremely short timescales.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 560 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Spectacular experimental advances in observational cosmology have helped raise cosmology to the status of a genuine science, and it is now possible to test many speculative theoretical issues and to obtain reliable values for the key parameters defining our observable universe. This book has emerged from selected lectures given at the Mexican School on Gravitation and Mathematical Physics by leaders in their field. Conceived as both a broad survey and as topical coverage of the latest developments, it will benefit graduate students and newcomers to this field and provide researchers in the field with a modern source of reference.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 484 pp. Englisch.