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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This work explores the power of visual and vocal channels, in conveying emotional cues exploiting realistic, dynamic and mutually related emotional vocal and facial stimuli, and aims to report on a cross cultural comparison on how people from different Western Countries perceive emotional dynamic stimuli.The authors attempt to give an answer to the following questions evaluating the subjective perception of emotional states in the single (either visual or auditory channel) and the combined channels: In a body-to-body interaction, the addressee exploits both the verbal and non-verbal communication modes to infer the speaker¿s emotional state. Is such an informational content redundant Is the amount of information conveyed by each communication mode the same or is it different How much information about the speaker¿s emotional state is conveyed by each mode and is there a preferential communication mode for a given emotional state -To what extent the cultural specificity affect the decoding of the emotional information The results are interpreted in terms of cognitive load, language expertise and stimulus dynamics.This book will be of interest to researchers and scholars in the field of Human Computer Interaction, Affective Computing, Psychology, Social Sciences .Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Evolution is just a theory, isn¿t it What is a scientific theory anyway Don¿t scientists prove things What is the difference between a fact, a hypothesis and a theory in science How does scientific thinking differ from religious thinking Why are most leading scientists atheists Are science and religion compatible Why are there so many different religious beliefs but only one science What is the evidence for evolution Why does evolution occur If you are interested in any of these questions and have some knowledge of biology, this book is for you.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 184 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Education in South Asia has a renewed agenda which can enable societies to leapfrog development that is sustainable such that the individual is prepared for his/her involvement, responsibility and commitment to local and global discussions of our common future. This book on South Asia will focus on initiatives under the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) umbrella and discuss the challenges, opportunities, issues and strategies in the countries of the region. It presents these initiatives of Environmental Education/ESD vis-à-vis the administrative, economic, social, cultural and ecological realities of each country at various levels of policy, planning, implementation and evaluation. The discussions in this book extend beyond formal education systems like schools, higher education, pre-service and in-service teacher preparation to community education and education initiatives conceptualized with the goal of sustainability. All initiatives will demonstrate how each country in its own pace contributing to move ESD from the periphery to the core of education initiatives.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 240 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The book presented here describes an outstanding attempt, not only to include children¿s views but to partner with children to develop the concept of well-being and to study the phenomenon as the children understand it. The authors do this by placing the concept of children¿s well-being within the existing discourses on the topic and by developing their unique theoretical approach to the concept. Then, and based on what children told them, the authors identify different domains and dimensions of children¿s well-being and touch upon its multifaceted nature. The book concludes with drawing research and policy implications from an integrated summary of the study¿s findings and lists indicator concepts that present an alternative framework and conceptualisation of well-being from a child standpoint.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 300 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book comprises 25 contributions focussed on nanotechnology for sensor applications. They stem from presentations at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop 'Nanomaterials for Security'. The chapters cover a broad but interrelated range of topics, including nanophysics, nanotechnology, nanomaterials, sensors, biosensor security systems, and explosive detection. They reflect many significant advances over the past two years as well as some entirely new directions of research that are just beginning to be explored.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 352 pp. Englisch.