Nico: 276 books

During 1938 and 1939, Paul Neurath was a Jewish political prisoner in the concentration camps at Dachau and Buchenwald. He owed his survival to a temporary Nazi policy allowing release of prisoners who were willing to go into exile and the help of friends on the outside who helped him obtain a visa....

The definitive guide to mass spectrometry techniques in biology and biophysics The use of mass spectrometry (MS) to study the architecture and dynamics of proteins is increasingly common within the biophysical community, and Mass Spectrometry in Structural Biology and Biophysics: Architecture,...

Inspired by inaugural poets of the past, Inauguration is a collection of poems crafted in response to the commencement of a new administration. Writing out of Colorado Springs, Colorado, one of the most divided cities in the country, Goodwin and Wilkinson trade ruminations of survival in a hostile...

The genomics revolution has expanded from its origins in molecular biology to impact upon every discipline in the life sciences, including ecology. Several lines of ecological research can now be profitably addressed using genomics technology, including issues of nutrient cycling, population structure,...

Soils form a unique and irreplaceable essential resource for all terrestrial organisms, including man. Soils form not only the very thin outer skin of the earth's crust that is exploited by plant roots for anchorage and supply of water and nutrients. Soils are complex natural bodies formed under the...

Urban Transportation and Air Pollution synthesizes state-of-the-art methods on estimating near-road concentrations of roadway emissions. The book provides the information needed to make estimates using methods based on a minimal set of model inputs that can be applied by a wide range of users in many...

Under pressure from globalisation, the classical distinction between domestic and international law has become increasingly blurred, spurring demand for new paradigms to construe the emerging postnational legal order. The typical response of constitutional and international lawyers as well as political...

For too many students, mathematics consists of facts in a vacuum, to be memorized because the instructor says so, and to be forgotten when the course of study is completed. In this all-too-common scenario, young learners often miss the chance to develop skills—specifically, reasoning skills—that...

Enrico Mattei e Adriano Olivetti davano fastidio agli Stati Uniti. Andavano fermati. Il primo insidiava il monopolio delle «Sette sorelle» sul petrolio. Il secondo non solo proponeva un nuovo modello sociale – immaginando un’impresa che facesse proprie le istanze del bene comune – ma aveva...

Il 3 gennaio 1947 il presidente del consiglio De Gasperi partiva per lo storico viaggio negli Stati Uniti in cui furono poste le basi dello schieramento “occidentale” dell’Italia. Da parte americana il nostro era considerato solo un paese sconfitto nella recente guerra, non certo un possibile...

The Information Society is one of the recurrent imaginaries to describe present-day structures, discourses and practices. Within its meaning is enshrined the promise of a better world, sometimes naively assuming a technological deus ex machina, in other cases hoping for the creation of policy tools...

Scientific Study from the year 2004 in the subject Sport - Sport Economics, Sport Management, grade: High Distinction, University of Technology, Sydney (School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism), course: Sports Marketing, 28 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Beer and sports are...

This book explores the global developments in sport leadership and practice. Drawing on the vast and ever-growing leadership literature, the book examines advances in leadership theory and practice in the context of the challenges faced by those working in global sport management positions....

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich BWL - Beschaffung, Produktion, Logistik, Note: 1,3, Universität Stuttgart (Lehrstuhl für ABWL & Dienstleistungsmanagement, insbesondere Unternehmenslogistik), Veranstaltung: Seminar Logistikdienstleister, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Logistikbranche...