Wiley sep 1998 (42 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A delightful way to build children's self-esteem andself-confidence--from age three to twelve. The key ingredient in children's development, emotionally,socially, and intellectually, is a strong sense of their ownself-worth. The 300 games and activities in this fun book will givethem just that. These joyful activities help children learn how tomake friends, express feelings, trust others, accept themselves,use their imaginations, and more. The book combines upbeat,positive advice--including tips for betterparenting--with step-by-step directions for each activity. BARBARA SHER, MA, OTR (Whitehorn, California) has 30years' experience as a teacher and occupational therapist,specializing in pediatrics. Under the sponsorship of the Center forIntercultural Education of Georgetown University, she conductsself-esteem workshops for parents, teachers and children around theworld. A delightful way to build children's self-esteem andself-confidence--from ages three to twelve. The key to children's development--emotionally, socially,and intellectually--is a strong sense of their own self-worth.The 300 games and activities in this fun book will give them justthat. Developed by author Barbara Sher over the course of thirtyyears as a parent, teacher, and play specialist, these joyfulactivities require no special preparation or equipment. Familiescan play a game virtually anywhere, with any number ofparticipants. Combines upbeat, positive advice--including tips for betterparenting-- with easy directions for positive play. \* Helps children learn how to make friends, express feelings,trust others, accept themselves, use their imaginations, andmore. Barbara Sher, OT (Whitehorn, CA), has 30 years' experience as ateacher and occupational therapist, specializing in pediatrics. Sheconducts self-esteem workshops for parents, teachers and childrenaround the world.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Instant Access to UNIX Commands, Internet Features, and Networking Options.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Taking Care of Finances While Taking Care of a Loved One Caregivers face a unique set of challenges, including managingmoney matters. This indispensable new guide provides a sound actionplan for overcoming this formidable hurdle, offering practicalinformation, helpful tips, and invaluable advice on how tosuccessfully juggle personal finances with the cost of caring for aloved one. 'A clear map through the many mazes of caregiving issues, withinformation on how they will affect the caregiver, the carerecipient, and their families. Guidance, good counsel, and help forall caregivers, from those thinking about caregiving to those juststarting and those who are veterans.' --Louise G. Fradkin,cofounder, Children of Aging Parents. 'If you find yourself in the role of caregiver to a loved one, TheCost of Caring is an excellent tool. Not only do the authors gothrough the ABCs of what you need to do and when, they provide youwith specific resources that can help you each step of the way. Iwill highly recommend it to my clients.' --Mark Spangler, CFP,Former Chairman of the Board, National Association of PersonalFinancial Advisors. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Nature' is a deceptively simple and ahistorical term, suggesting intrinsic, unchanging reality. Yet nature has a history too, both in terms of human attitudes and human impacts. Coates outlines the major understandings of 'nature' in the western world since classical times, from nature as higher authority to its more recent meaning of threatened physical space and life forms. Unlike many others, this book places the history of attitudes to nature within the story of human-induced changes in the material environment. And few others take a supranational perspective, or cross the divides between historical eras. A distinctive unifying theme is Coates's interest in how 'green' writers over the last thirty years have interpreted our past dealings with nature, specifically their efforts to diagnose the roots of contemporary ecological problems and their search for ancestors. He concludes with a discussion of the future of nature in the context of developments such as the 'new' ecology, global warming, advances in genetic engineering and research on animal behaviour. Assuming no previous knowledge, Nature provides the reader with an accessible synthesis and introduction to some of environmental history's central features and debates, confirming its status as one of the most enthralling current pursuits within historical studies. This will be essential reading for second-year undergraduates and above in cultural history and environmental history, as well as to the general reader interested in environmental issues.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Extraordinarily readable.' --Paul D. Casdorph, author of Jackson and Lee.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Plenty of books tell you how to plan for retirement. This book tells you how to manage it once you are there. Retirement: A time in your life when you should be kicking back and relaxing on a sandy beach or a golf course, without a care in the world. Right Well, these days it's a bit more complicated than that. With Social Security and Medicare hanging in the balance, questions and uncertainties abound: Will you have enough money Will you need a part-time job Do you have adequate health insurance Here is the road map you need for a comfortable, stress-free retirement-complete with sandy beaches, if that's your preference. Ron and Murray Yolles, a father-and-son team who have advised retirees on money matters for fifty years, provide a solid, down-to-earth plan for a successful retirement, covering everything from the best investment strategies to maximizing retirement plans and IRAs. 'Will your money last This book helps make sure it does for the millions of Americans entering retirement, answering this key question and many more in an easy-to-read, friendly way.' -Jean-Marie Eveillard, President, SoGen Funds. 'You're Retired, Now What is a great read to help clear one's mind of all the conflicting financial advice that exists today.' -David Herro, CFA, Partner, Director of International Equities The Oakmark International Funds. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'One of the many merits of Ben Pimlott's superbly judicious biography of Elizabeth II is that it understands this connection between monarchy and masses, and carefully evokes its political importance.--The New York Times Book Review.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - CD-ROM packed with source code and bonus demos.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Childhood is ideally a time of safety, marked by freedom from the economic, sexual, and political demands that later become part of adult life. For many children, however, particularly those who live in our inner cities, childhood is increasingly a time of danger. In the urban war zones of Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., children grow up with firsthand knowledge of terror and violence. This book examines the threat to childhood development posed by living amid chronic community violence. Most importantly, it shows caregiving adults such as teachers, psychologists, social workers, and counselors how they can work together to help children while they are still children--before they become angry, aggressive adults.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What do young children, as they grow from infancy to childhood, understand of others and of their social world How does this understanding change, and what influences its development The Beginnings of Social Understanding draws on detailed studies of children within their families - their disputes with mother and siblings, their empathy and cooperation, their `pretend' stories and questions about others, and their `jokes' - to show vividly how children come to understand the social rules of the family and the feelings, intentions and relationships of others. Illustrating this case with the words of the children themselves, Judy Dunn argues that self-interest is an important force in their social development and that children's emotional experiences and their moral discourse of the family contribute crucially to their growing understanding of their social world.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Die erste maßgebende Biographie von Thomas Edison und seinen Erfindungen! Zum ersten Mal wird Edisons Karriere als Erfinder systematisch untersucht und bewertet. Im Detail wird erforscht, wie er u.a. mit der Erfindung des elektrischen Lichts, der Photographie und mehr als tausend anderen Dingen das 20. Jahrhundert prägte. Dies ist auch die erste Biographie, die Edison im Zusammenhang mit dem rapiden industriellen Wandel betrachtet, indem die Auswirkungen dieses Wandels auf seine Erfindungen beschrieben werden. Widerlegt wird hier die konventionelle Sicht von Edison als einemTüftler, der durch Versuch und Irrtum zum Ergebnis kam. Es wird aufgezeigt, daß er aus zeitgenössischer wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnis und Forschung schöpfte, und wie er zu einer Schlüsselfigur wurde für die Umsetzung der Erfindungen in moderne Forschung und Entwicklung. Zum ersten Mal wurden seine persönlichen Aufzeichnungen mit einbezogen. (09/98).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - It is important for health workers to be effective and confident in their daily communications with clients/patients in order to develop therapeutic relationships. For new students this can be a particularly daunting task, since often this confidence comes from personal experience. This book provides examples of the type of clinical experiences students are likely to have on their student placements and offers a theoretical framework for them to understand and learn from these interchanges. The book illustrates three main theoretical approaches taught to students: Psychodynamic, person-centred and behavioural. The book takes a lifespan approach, covering the care of the child, the adolescent, the adult and the elderly person, including mental-health issues. Each chapter recounts a student s experience of working with a particular client group, enabling the reader to identify with the personal account and relate their own experience to the theoretical approaches under consideration. The reader is encouraged to reflect on the value of each of the theoretical approaches, thereby increasing effectiveness in communicating with patients.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Hegel Reader is the most comprehensive collection of Hegel s writings currently available in English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In 28 newly- commissioned chapters, distinguished contributors provide an up-to-date overview of sociolinguistics.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Dieser Grundlagenführer in Sachen Wall Street war über sechs Auflagen hinweg das perfekte Standardwerk für Neulinge im Anlagengeschäft und Wall Street Trainees. Seit Erscheinen der 6. Auflage 1992 hat sich die Wall Street jedoch so nachhaltig verändert, daß eine Neuauflage zwingend notwendig wurde. Diese 7. Auflage wurde umfassend aktualisiert und behandelt die neuesten Entwicklungen für Investitionen: NYSE, NASDAQ, Aktien weltweit, Wall Street Online, neue SEC Vorschriften (Börsenaufsicht), Wachstumsbereiche wie Derivatmärkte, Index-Fonds, etc. Ein einfach geschriebener Leitfaden mit verständlichen Beispielen und umfangreichen Definitionen. (10/98).…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Dieses Buch spiegelt Gedankengut und Schriften eines der bislang einflußreichsten Experten auf dem Gebiet menschlichen Verhaltens wider. Es handelt sich um eine Aktualisierung und Neueinführung der Philosophie des hochgeschätzten Psychologen Abraham Maslow, der berühmt wurde für seine Theorie über die 'Bedürfnishierarchie'. Sein Einfluß wird sichtbar in aktuellen Problemstellungen, wie der ständigen Verbesserung, aufgeklärtem Management, der Theorie X und der Bevollmächtigung. Dieses ertragreiche Gedankengut findet Anwendung auf die heutige Geschäftswelt, indem neuen Generationen von Managern Lektionen aus Geschichte und Branche erteilt werden. (09/98).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Developmental Psychology examines human developmental processes and transitions in infancy, childhood, adolescence and adulthood. Renowned international contributors systematically present the theoretical paradigms and current methods relating to the many subfields of developmental psychology, including: the biological bases of development perceptual and motor development cognitive development communication and language development social development personality and emotional development moral development and wisdom developmental psychopathology This book's critical viewpoint, broad coverage and emphasis on processes and dynamic interactions, rather than plain states and stages, will be of wide appeal to undergraduate students of developmental and educational psychology. It will also be highly relevant to postgraduate students and specialists in psychology and education requiring a comprehensive, up-to-data account of the various subfields of developmental psychology.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Managing Change An in depth treatment of organizational change in hospitals. AfterRestructuring provides a mother-lode of insights and lessons thatwill be mined for years. A must read for all those committed toimproving hospital performance in a radically changing health caresystem. --Stephen M. Shortell, Blue Cross distinguished professor of healthpolicy and management professor of organization behavior, School ofPublic Health, University of California, Berkeley After Restructuring debunks the myths surrounding hospital changeand offers insightful and practical recommAndations for successfulrestructuring. This valuable book is based on the work of a team ofhealth services researchers headed up by Thomas Rundall, directorof the Center for Health Management Studies at the University ofCalifornia, Berkeley. The book reports the results of a three yearstudy of nine hospitals, an unaffiliated group of facilities inurban, rural, and suburban regions that received funding from TheRobert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trust torestructure patient care processes. The authors present a framework for understanding organizationalchange and define the principles that guide change facilitatorsthrough the five stages of change--readiness to change, awarenessof the need to change, identification and selection of changes,implementation, and institutionalization of changes. The standardsderived from the change experiences of these hospitals provideimportant best practice guidelines.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Mit über einer Billion US Dollar Umsatz stellt der Devisenhandel weltweit den größten Markt dar. In diesem Markt sind Währungsderivate zu einem bevorzugten Handelsinstrument geworden, das von Großbanken, Brokerhäusern, Hedge Funds (spekulativ ausgerichteter Fonds, der mit Hilfe von Derivaten seine Gewinne zu optimieren versucht) und Handelsberatern eingesetzt wird. Zwar sind diese Instrumente heute komplexer denn je, aber sie sind ein unverzichtbares Mittel des Risikomanagements im Devisenhandel. Herausgegeben von führenden Devisenhändlern und Analysten, ist dieses Buch Basislektüre für jeden, der sich in diesem Bereich bewegt. Eine Sammlung der 20 besten und meist zitierten Beiträge zu Währungsderivaten, Preistheorie und Anwendungen von Hedging-Methoden (10/98).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This collection brings together some of the most original and influential work in the field of medieval history in recent years.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Strategien zur Lösung wissenschaftlicher Probleme mittels Fortran 90 und C++ sind Thema dieses Buches. Behandelt werden Fragestellungen, denen sich Naturwissenschaftler im Alltag häufig gegenübersehen, wie Simulationen, Graphik, Datenanalyse und die Manipulation von Datenstrukturen. Den Autoren kommt es nicht darauf an, zu zeigen, wie man ein Problem codiert - sie zielen eher auf die Vermittlung allgemeingültiger Prinzipien ab. Mit zahlreichen Beispielen. (8/98).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This introduction to Tcl/Tk bridges the gaps between introductions, comprehensive manuals, and collections of scripts that solve particular problems. There are over 200 exercises with solutions for both Unix and Windows platforms. Tcl/Tk for Programmers introduces high-level Tcl/Tk scripting language to experienced programmers with either Unix or Windows backgrounds. It includes a short introduction to TCP/IP, introductions on writing client-side scripts and GUI interfaces as well as integrating scripts with C/C++. In addition to covering version 8.0/8.0, the book describes the major differences between version 8.0/8.0, 7.6/4.2, and the experimental alpha version 8.1/8.1. Zimmer has extensive knowledge of Tcl/Tk programming and currently runs a consulting and training company based on his experience.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Philosophy of Mind: An Introduction is a lively and accessible introduction to one of philosophy's most active and important areas of research.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An accessible source of winning technology managementstrategies In Management of Technology and Operations Ray Gehani reveals thebasic principles and best practices applied by toptechnology-driven organizations in the intensely competitive globalmarketplace. Using a model that technologists can relate to --ahigh-performance V-6 engine --he pinpoints the six sources ofcompetitive advantage that determine both short-term survival andmarket leadership over the long term. Then, with the help ofreal-life examples from leading technology-driven organizations, hedemonstrates how these global winners integrate project managementand pioneering leadership to exploit the full potential of each ofthese sources: \* Research and development \* Production automation and engineering \* Information integration \* Customer trust and market understanding \* Reliability and quality promise \* Building the best people. For working engineers and managers in technology-drivenorganizations of any size, this book provides a commonunderstanding of the goals and methods of managing technology andoperations. It is also an excellent text for upper-levelundergraduate and graduate students in science, engineering, andbusiness.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this engrossing analysis, Cavanaugh contends that the Eucharist is the Church's response to the use of torture as a social discipline.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Die Stille-Reaktion ist eine der sehr wenigen Reaktionen, in denen unter milden Bedingungen Kohlenstoff-Kohlenstoff-Bindungen geknüpft werden können. Man verwendet die Reaktion häufig in der Synthese komplizierter Moleküle zur Verknüpfung größerer Molekülbausteine. Die Autoren diskutieren vom präparativen Standpunkt aus Grenzen, Einflüsse, strukturelle Effekte und die Wahl der geeigneten Reaktionsbedingungen. Mit ausführlichen Vorschriften und vielen Beispielen. (11/98).…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Dieses Buch widmet sich der statistischen Theorie des Lernens und der Verallgemeinerung - das heißt, dem Problem der Auswahl der gewünschten Funktion auf der Basis empirischen Datenmaterials. Anwendung findet die Theorie auf vielen verschiedenen Gebieten - in neuronalen Netzwerken, Fuzzy-Logic-Systemen und künstlicher Intelligenz - beispielsweise in der Psychologie und der Informationswissenschaft. (8/98).…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Cutting-edge research indicates that evolutionary programming is set to emerge as the dominant optimisation technique in the fast-changing power industry. Combining theory and practice, Intelligent System Applications in Power Engineering capitalises on the potential of neural networks and evolutionary computation to resolve real-world power engineering problems such as load forecasting, power system operation and planning optimisation. Unlike existing optimisation methods, these novel computational intelligence techniques provide power utilities with innovative solutions for improved performance. Features include: \* Introduction to evolutionary programming and neural networks serving as a foundation for later discussion of the benefits of hybrid systems \* Practical application of evolutionary programming to reactive power planning and dispatch for speedy, cost-effective increases in transmission capacity plus generator parameter estimation \* Examination of economic dispatch, power flow control in FACTS and co-generation scheduling and fault diagnosis for HVDC systems and transformers \* Consideration of power frequency and harmonic evaluation to maximise supply quality \* Employment of distance protection, faulty section estimation and calculation of fault clearing time for transient stability assessment Graduate students in electric power engineering will value Lai s broad coverage of the applications of evolutionary programming and neural networks in the field. This unique reference will be a boon to engineers, computer application specialists, consultants and utility managers wishing to understand the benefits intelligent systems can bring to the power industry.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Magnet-Resonanz-Tomographie (Magnetic Resonance Imaging - MRI) ist eine Untersuchungstechnik zur direkten Darstellung anatomischer Strukturen. Ein Untersuchungsobjekt wird in ein Magnetfeld unter Einstrahlung eines Radiofrequenzfeldes eingebracht. Hierdurch können anatomische Schnittbilder aus unterschiedlicher Tiefe gewonnen werden. Dieses Buch bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über Kernspintechniken - ihre Entwicklungsgeschichte, mathematische Theorie und praktische Anwendungen -zur Untersuchung des menschlichen Gehirns.Eine umfangreiche Studie über quantenelektrodynamische Wellen, die das Herzstück der Kernspintomographie bilden. Der Einsatz von ultra-schnellen Bildverfahren, wie sie von der nächsten Generation von MR-Tomographen zu erwarten sind, werden einen starken Einfluß auf kognitive Neurowissenschaft und invasive Medizin haben. Die Verbesserung der funktionellen Kernspintomographie wird die MR-gestützte Neuronavigation als Mittel minimalinvasiver Chirurgie unterstützen und zu einem besseren Verständnis der Neurobiologie von Geisteskrankheiten beitragen.…