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Regional Dynamics
Studies in Adjustment Theory
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
Originally published in 1986. This book is concerned with how regional economies adapt and respond to changing circumstances, and especially with the spatial system and processes of restructuring. Throughout the book there is a methodological commitment to adjustment theory - a unique analytical framework...
Achieving sustainable cultivation of maize Volume 1
From improved varieties to local applications
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2017
Maize is one of the most important and widely grown cereal crops in the world and is a staple food for almost a billion people, particularly in the developing world. It has been estimated that maize yields need to increase by 60% by 2050. There is an urgent need to increase yields in the face of such...
Wireless Networking
Understanding Internetworking Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2013
This book focuses on providing a detailed and practical explanation of key existing and emerging wireless networking technologies and trends,while minimizing the amount of theoretical background information. The book also goes beyond simply presenting what the technology is, but also examines why...
Regulatory Worlds
Cultural and Social Perspectives when North Meets South
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This ambitious book takes up the grand challenge to design regulatory thinking for a global future beyond wealth and growth, and towards social sustainability. Assuming a ‘South World’ perspective on market regulation and social sustainability, the authors present the options and possibilities for...
Philosophy of Communication Ethics
Alterity and the Other
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2014
Philosophy of Communication Ethics is a unique and timely contribution to the study of communication ethics. This series of essays articulates unequivocally the intimate connection between philosophy of communication and communication ethics. This scholarly volume assumes that there is a multiplicity...
by M. Bonatz, P. Brosche, O. Calame
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
P.Brosche The development of the ideas and observational techniques related to the subject of our meeting "Tidal friction and the Earth's rotation", Bielefeld, September 1977 is one of the most fascinating books - not merely chapters! - of the modern history of science. Its genealogical...
Hybrid Systems Based on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Modelling and Design
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2017
A comprehensive guide to the modelling and design of solid oxide fuel cell hybrid power plants
This book explores all technical aspects of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) hybrid systems and proposes solutions to a range of technical problems that can arise from component integration. Following...
The Self-Inflicted Relative
33 Fantastic Stories in 100 Words
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2018
Fairies splat on the windscreen. A werewolf looks for sympathy in vain. Climbing the Everest can be a disturbing experience.
Drabbles are miniature stories of exactly 100 words, no more, no less. Leave it to the Finnish authors of speculative fiction to weave their magic and create 33 entire...
by Wilpen L. Gorr, Kristen S. Kurland, Zan M. Dodson
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2018
GIS Tutorial for Crime Analysis, second edition, is a workbook for crime analysts and students of criminology. The book presents state-of-the-art methods that can be incorporated into any police department’s standard practices. This second edition builds upon the first edition by updating tutorials,...
Interstitial, Endocavitary and Perfusional Hyperthermia
Methods and Clinical Trials
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
"Internal" hyperthermia is a type of thermotherapy by which heat is sup plied to tumor tissue in situ. There are three different techniques for pro viding internal hyperthermia: (1) interstitial hyperthermia using implanted needle probes, (2) intracavitary hyperthermia using probes introduced...
by H. Krayenbühl, J. Brihaye, F. Loew
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
As an addition to the European postgraduate training system for young neurosurgeons we began to publish in 1974 this·series devoted to Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery which was later sponsored by the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies. The fact that the English language...
by H. Krayenbühl, J. Brihaye, F. Loew
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
There are two important reasons for commencing this new series of publi cations entitled "Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery": 1. the lack of any organized common European postgraduate training system for young neurosurgeons and 2. the language barriers, which impede the...
Endoscopy and Biopsy in Gastroenterology
Technique and Indications
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Genetic Counseling
Ethical Challenges and Consequences
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
Genetic counseling is fairly new. The fact that the field is an accepted professional enterprise in universities, clinics, and hospitals throughout the United States is remarkable. The contributors argue that genetics and medicine rest on beliefs widely held in American society. Scientific progress...