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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Cassini At Saturn ¿ Huygens Results brings the story of the Cassini-Huygens mission and their joint exploration of the Saturnian system right up to date. Cassini entered orbit around Saturn June 2004 so this update includes 8 months of scientific data available for review, including the most spectacular images of Saturn, its rings and satellites ever obtained by a space mission. As the Cassini spacecraft approached its destination in spring 2004, the quality of the images already being returned by the spacecraft clearly demonstrated the spectacular nature of the close-range views that will be obtained. The book contains a 16-page colour section, comprising a carefully chosen selection of the most stunning images to be released during the spacecraft¿s initial period of operation.The Huygens craft, released by Cassini, parachuted through the clouds of Saturn¿s largest moon, Titan, in January 2005. David Harland tells the exciting story of the this craft¿s journey to the surface of one of the most enigmatic bodies on the Solar System, the only moon to have a dense atmosphere and possibly lakes of liquid gas at -190ºC on its surface. Titan is considered to be an early Earth in deep freeze, possibly with the building blocks of life in its atmosphere. There will undoubtedly be enormous interest in the first results and images of Titan¿s surface, and this book is the first incisive summary of this groundbreaking material.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 452 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Paperback features updated introductions and post-scriptFor more than twenty years globalization has been a prominent topic in the social sciences and humanities because it deals with processes that impact all societies at the international, national, and local levels. Controversies and conflicting approaches have dominated this field of studies. To understand the variety and strength of different approaches, the editor asked many of their leading exponents to outline their own ¿research framework¿.The book's contributors are world renowned experts in their field, including G. John Ikenberry, Michael Doyle, Layna Mosley, Alex Callinicos, Anthony McGrew, Thomas Risse, Roland Robertson, John Tomlinson, Saskia Sassen, David Held, Thomas Pogge, Chris Brown and Andrew Kuper.These writings have been organized into four sections: theoretical perspectives and cultural globalization, economic globalization, political globalization, and methodological approaches. The extensive coverage and the interdisciplinary flavor of the volume makes it suitable for a large interdisciplinary audience.¿Ino Rossi has assembled a stimulating collection of insightful essays by many of the world¿s leading analysts of globalization. The essays more than live up to the book¿s title, and the critical commentaries included in the volume, by the editor and other widely renowned contemporary social theorists, add a welcome dialogical dimension to the work. This is first-rate scholarship that merits careful reading by a wide audience.¿John Boli, Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA¿Many of the scholars in this volume were writing about political, social, and economic change from a global perspective long before the term ¿globalization¿ became so widely used. It is very useful to have their recent thoughts as well as that of some younger experts about where the world is going, and how tostudy this, all combined in a single, fascinating book.¿Daniel Chirot, University of Washington, Seattle, WA¿Rossi has assembled an array of leading experts to dissect globalization¿s realities and myths. Globalization emerges as a multi-dimensional process, structurally uneven, with deep measures of continuity and discontinuity from what went before. The global frontier has rarely been so penetratingly explored.¿Randall Collins, University of Pennsylvania¿In a compelling volume, pioneers who shaped globalization studies now take a fresh look at the field. This series of reflections deepens analysis and will help map research for many years to come.¿James H. Mittelman, Professor of International Relations, American University, Washington, DC, and Vice President of the International Studies AssociationSpringer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 464 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Beautifully illustrated and engagingly written, Twelve Lectures in Quantum Mechanics presents theoretical physics with a breathtaking array of examples and anecdotes. Basdevant¿s style is clear and stimulating, in the manner of a brisk classroom lecture that students can follow with ease and enjoyment. Here is a sample of the book¿s style, from the opening of Chapter 1: 'If one were to ask a passer-by to quote a great formula of physics, chances are that the answer would be ¿E = mc2¿. In fact, of the three watershed years for physics toward the beginning of the 20th century ¿ 1905: the Special Relativity of Einstein, Lorentz and Poincaré; 1915: the General Relativity of Einstein, with its extraordinary reflections on gravitation, space and time; and 1925: the development of Quantum Mechanics ¿ it is surely the last which has the most profound implications for the development of science and technology. There is no way around it: all physics is quantum, from elementary particles, to stellar physics and the Big Bang, not to mention semiconductors and solar cells.'A graduate of the Ecole Normale Superieure, Jean-Louis Basdevant is Professor and Chair of the Department of Physics at the Ecole Polytechnique, and Director of Research for the CNRS. Specializing in the theoretical physics of elementary particles, quantum field theory and astrophysics, Prof. Basdevant works in the Leprince-Ringuet Laboratory at the Ecole Polytechnique.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 324 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Except for one area of gene expression control, plant research has significantly fallen behind studies in insects and vertebrates. The advances made in animal gene expression control have benefited plant research, as we continue to find that much of the machinery and mechanisms controlling gene expression have been preserved in all eukaryotes. Through comparison, we have learned that certain aspects of gene regulation are shared by plants and animals, i.e. both contain introns separating the coding regions of most genes and both utilize similar machinery to process the introns to form mature mRNAs. Yet there are some interesting differences in gene structure and regulation between plants and animals. For example, unlike animal genes, plant genes are generally much smaller with fewer and smaller introns.Regulation of Gene Expression in Plants presents some of the most recent, novel and fascinating examples of transcriptional and posttranscriptional control of gene expression in plants and, where appropriate, provides comparison to notable examples of animal gene regulation.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 220 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This volume begins with a tribute to Dr. Brian E. Conway by Dr. John O'M. Bockris, which is followed by six chapters. The topics covered are state of the art Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) fuel cell bipolar plates; use of graphs in electrochemical reaction networks; nano materials in lithium ion batteries; direct methanol fuel cells (two chapters); and the last chapter presents simulation of polymer electrolyte fuel cell catalyst layers. David and Valerie Bloomfield begin the first chapter with a discussion of the difficulties encountered when confronting bipolar plate development and state that the problems stem from the high corrosive nature of phosphoric acid. The water problems are mitigated but the oxidation problems increase. Bipolar plates are still not cheap, reliable or durable. In Chapter 2, Thomas Z. Fahidy reviews analysis of variance (ANOVA) and includes one way, two way, three way classification, and Latin squares observation methods. He moves on to a discussion of the applications of the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and goes over certain variables such as velocity, velocity and pressure drop, and product yields in a batch and flow electrolyzer. His conclusion is that proper statistical techniques are time savers which can save the experimenter and the process analyst considerable time and effort in trying to optimize the size ofstatistically meaningful experiments.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 376 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The central goal of this book is to contribute to the timely discussion and understanding of Maya sacrifice and related posthumous body manipulation.Most school children in the US learn about the Maya and their practices based on their cultural and religious beliefs in their Social Studies classes. But a number of new sites have been discovered, giving an interdisciplinary group of researchers a channel to discuss these acts and their meaning.The editors bring together not only archaeologists but anthropologists, forensic anthropologists, art historians and bioarchaeologists, giving the volume a more complete perspective on these sites and the material culture and biological evidence found there.The field of archaeology is growing to include the physical remains of ritual practice along with the material remains and this book can be seen as an example of who the study of ancient civilizations can be more comprehensive. Additionally, this is an international volume with scholars from the area studied which is becoming more and more important in archaeological research. This will be of interest to students studying Mayan and Mesoamerican culture as well as those interested in bioarchaeology and human sacrifice.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 332 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Systemic Governance addresses accounting and accountability and develops conceptual tools to enhance the capacity of policy makers and managers. The structures and processes of international relations and governance need to be re-considered to allow diversity to the extent that is does not undermine the freedoms of others. The book makes a plea for systemic governance. Policy makers and managers need to work with rather than within theoretical and methodological frameworks to achieve multidimensional and multilayered policy decisions. Conceptual tools can be used to enhance systemic governance. The closest we can get to truth is through compassionate dialogue that explores paradoxes and considers the rights and responsibilities of caretakers. Case studies and conceptual tools enliven the text.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 488 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -REGULATION OF PROTEIN METABOLISM - M. Salinas and J. Burda.- CELL ADHESION MOLECULES OF THE IMMUNOGLOBULIN SUPERFAMILY IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM - P. S. Walmod, M. V. Pedersen, V. Berezin, and E. Bock.- NEUROSECRETORY PROTEIN TRAFFICKING AND DENSE-CORE GRANULE BIOGENESIS IN NEUROENDOCRINE CELLS - T. Kim, M. Gondré-Lewis, I. Arnaoutova, N. Cawley, Y. Peng Loh.- PROTEIN SYNTHESIS AT SYNAPTIC SITES ON DENDRITES - O. Steward.- EMERGING FUNCTIONS OF THE 'CA2+ BUFFERS' PARVALBUMIN, CALBINDIN D-28k AND CALRETININ IN THE BRAIN - B. Schwaller.- ACTIN, ACTIN-BINDING PROTEINS AND MYOSINS IN NERVOUS SYSTEM - R. Ishikawa.- TRANSGLUTAMINASE - A. J. L. Cooper, S.-Y. Kim.- PROTEIN ALTERATION IN MENTAL RETARDATION - M. A. Junaid, W. T. Brown.- PROTEIN SULFATION - S. Hemmerich.- PROTEIN FOLDING - A. Szilágyi, J. Kardos, S. Osváth, L. Barna, and P. Závodszky.- NEURODEGENERATIVE DEMENTIAS INVOLVING ABERRANT PROTEIN AGGREGATION - T. Kudo and M. Takeda.- POLYGLUTAMINE DISEASES - H. Okazawa.- THE PROTEASOME, PROTEIN AGGREGATION, AND NEURODEGENERATION - S. Wilk.- SERINE PROTEASES - J. Tóth, P. Medveczky, L. Szilágyi, and L. Gráf.- CALPAIN AS A TARGET FOR PREVENTION OF NEURONAL DEATH IN INJURIES AND DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM - S. K. Ray, M. K. Guyton, E. A. Sribnick, and N. L. Banik.- SECRETASE PROCESSING OF AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN (APP) AND NEURODEGENERATION (APP) - N. Marks and M. J. Berg.- THE BIOLOGY OF CASPASES IN CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TRAUMA - M. L. McEwen, J. E. Springer.- MICROGLIAL PROTEASES - H. Nakanishi.- MMPs AND OTHER MATRIX-DEGRADING METALLOPROTEINASES IN NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE - P. E. Gottschall and K. Conant.- PROTEASE INHIBITORS AND THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS - B. Tizon and E. Levy.- NEUROPEPTIDASES - K.-S. Hui.- UBIQUITINATION AND PROTEASOMAL PROTEIN DEGRADATION IN NEURONS - L. Klimaschewski.- PROTEASE ACTIVITY IN THE AGING BRAIN - D. A. Gray.- FROM CONCEPT TO POTENTIAL THERAPEUTICS: NEUROPROTECTIVE PEPTIDES - I. Gozes and J. TiongSpringer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 716 pp. Englisch.