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Bemessung von Befestigungen in Beton. Einf?hrung mit Beispielen
Thilo Pregartner
The design of fixings in concrete is in practice almost exclusively performed with programs provided by manufacturers. For the interpretation of the results and to deal with any application case, this book offers explanations about the design...
Die Chemie und ihre Methoden. Eine Philosophiche Betrachtung
Nikos Psarros
Eine Philosophie der Chemie – (fast) volliges Neuland fur den Philosophen und Wissenschaftshistoriker und Angebot einer kulturalistischen Alternative zu dem uberwiegend naturalistischen Bild, das sich der Chemiker von seiner eigenen Wissenschaft...
Psychologie im Projektmanagement. Eine Einf?hrung f?r Projektmanager und Teams
Mark Reuter
Die zentrale Frage im Projektmanagement lautet: Was brauche ich, um ein Projekt erfolgreich durchfuhren zu konnen? Sind es die richtigen IT-Tools und Templates? – Sicherlich nicht! Es ist der Faktor Mensch, der Projekte erfolgreich macht. Dieses...
Gaschromatographie in Bildern. Eine Einf?hrung
Bruno Kolb
Die bewahrte Einfuhrung in die Gaschromatographie von Bruno Kolb enthalt jetzt auch einen Abschnitt uber die GC-MS-Kopplung. Praktiker, Studenten und Auszubildende konnen sich durch dieses Buch schnell und einfach mit der GC vertraut machen. Der...
Bakterien r?sten auf. EHEC & MRSA
Gerhard Gottschalk
Ein bemerkenswertes Buchlein; flott zu lesen, hochaktuell und trotzdem unterhaltsam. Gerhard Gottschalk, einer der prominentesten zeitgenossischen Mikrobiologen erklart hier die Hintergrunde der EHEC und MRSA Epidemien. Trotz des ernsten Themas...
Ethnography Essentials. Designing, Conducting, and Presenting Your Research
Julian Murchison
A comprehensive and practical guide to ethnographic research, this book guides you through the process, starting with the fundamentals of choosing and proposing a topic and selecting a research design. It describes methods of data collection...
Planning and Assessment in Higher Education. Demonstrating Institutional Effectiveness
Michael Middaugh F.
In this era of increasing pressure on higher education institutions for accountability, Planning and Assessment in Higher Education is an essential resource for college and university leaders and staff charged with the task of providing evidence...
Noch mehr Experimente mit Supermarktprodukten. Das Periodensystem als Wegweiser
Prof. Georg Schwedt
Hollenstein und Borax! Das klingt ja wie ein Hexenspruch – hat Chemie etwa mit Zauberei zu tun? Wer wei? schon, welche Geheimnisse hinter Rote-Beete-Saft und pH-Indikator steckt? Georg Schwedt erklart es muhelos Lehrern, Schulern,...
The Birds, the Bees and the Platypuses. Crazy, Sexy and Cool Stories from Science
Michael Gross
Michael Gross has been writing about science full time for the last eight years and as a night time hobby for the previous seven. From his treasure troves, he now presents his favourite science stories from these 15 years. What are the...
CSR Strategies. Corporate Social Responsibility for a Competitive Edge in Emerging Markets
Sri Urip
Globalization has changed the nature of many markets. Previously protected local industries have been forced to become more competitive, a situation that provides both opportunities and challenges. Key among these is the challenge of...
Program Evaluation in Practice. Core Concepts and Examples for Discussion and Analysis
Dean Spaulding T.
An updated guide to the core concepts of program evaluation This updated edition of Program Evaluation in Practice covers the core concepts of program evaluation and uses case studies to touch on real-world issues that arise when conducting an...
Integrated Vector Management. Controlling Vectors of Malaria and Other Insect Vector Borne Diseases
Graham Matthews
Diseases transmitted by insects continue to have a major impact on human populations. Malaria, dengue, onchocerciasis, sleeping sickness and leishmaniasis all adversely affect man. Malaria is one of the most important causes of child mortality...
Integration of Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Thin Films. Concepts and Applications for Microsystems
Emmanuel Defa?
This book contains four parts. The first one is dedicated to concepts. It starts with the definitions and examples of what is piezo-pyro and ferroelectricity by considering the symmetry of the material. Thereafter, these properties are described...
Colloids in Paints. Colloids and Interface Science, Volume 6
Tharwat Tadros F.
The first modern approach to relate fundamental research to the applied science of colloids, this series bridges academic research and practical applications, thus providing the information vital to both. Written by the very best scientists in...
Colloids in Agrochemicals, Volume 5. Colloids and Interface Science
Tharwat Tadros F.
The first modern approach to relate fundamental research to the applied science of colloids, this series bridges academic research and industrial applications, thus providing the information vital to both. Written by the very best scientists in...
Solar Energy Conversion. Chemical Aspects
Gertz Likhtenshtein I.
Finally filling a gap in the literature for a text that also adopts the chemist's view of this hot topic, Professor Likhtenshtein, an experienced author and internationally renowned scientist, considers different physical and engineering aspects...
Variationist Sociolinguistics. Change, Observation, Interpretation
Sali Tagliamonte A.
Variationist Sociolinguistics: Change, Observation, Interpretation presents a comprehensive, intermediate level examination of Language Variation and Change, the branch of sociolinguistics concerned with linguistic variation in spoken and...
Directed Evolution of Selective Enzymes. Catalysts for Organic Chemistry and Biotechnology
Manfred Reetz T.
Authored by one of the world's leading organic chemists, this authoritative reference provides an overview of basic strategies in directed evolution and introduces common gene mutagenesis, screening and selection methods. Throughout the text,...
Mediation Ethics. Cases and Commentaries
Ellen Waldman
Mediation Ethics is a groundbreaking text that offers conflict resolution professionals a much-needed resource for traversing the often disorienting landscape of ethical decision making. Edited by mediation expert Ellen Waldman, the book is...
Nobelpreise. Brisante Affairen, umstrittene Entscheidungen
Heinrich Zankl
Der Nobelpreis ist die wichtigste Ehrung weltweit. Dass bei der Auswahl und Vergabe vielleicht nicht immer alles mit richtigen Dingen zugeht, ist nur menschlich – und dazu kann man viele interessante, witzige und prekare Geschichten erzahlen.
Lessons from Fort Apache. Beyond Language Endangerment and Maintenance
M. Nevins Eleanor
This incisive ethnographic analysis of indigenous language documentation, maintenance, and revitalization focuses on linguistic heritage issues on the Native American reservation at Fort Apache and explores the broader social, political and...
Toxikologie. Band 2 - Toxikologie der Stoffe
Hans-Werner Vohr
Im zweiten Band dieses modular aufgebauten Lehrbuchs wird die Exposition und toxische Wirkung der wichtigsten toxischen Chemikalien abgehandelt. (Nano-)Partikulare Stoffe, Metalle, anorganische und organische Verbindungen werden systematisch...
Toxikologie. Band 1 Grundlagen der Toxikologie
Hans-Werner Vohr
Perfekt abgestimmt auf die moderne Ausbildung zum Toxikologen, werden in diesem Lehr- und Pr?fungsbuch alle wichtigen Konzepte und wissenschaftlichen Grundlagen der Toxikologie erkl?rt: von der molekularen Toxikologie bis hin zu Risk Assessment...
Making Sense of Agile Project Management. Balancing Control and Agility
Charles Cobb G.
The book is intended to provide a much deeper understanding of agile principles, methodologies, and practices to enable project managers to develop a more agile approach and understand how to blend and tailor agile and traditional principles,...
Chemische Experimente in Schl?ssern, Kl?stern und Museen. Aus Hexenk?che und Zauberlabor
Prof. Schwedt Georg
Ob es um Tinte, Farben, Genussmittel, Zundholzer, Pharmazeutika oder gar den Stein der Weisen geht: Chemie und Kulturgeschichte sind nicht voneinander zu trennen. Besonders anschaulich wird das, wenn chemische Experimente in historischem...
Ultraschneller Tauchgang in die Atome. Attosekunden-Blitze erkunden den Quantenkosmos
Thorsten Naeser
Als es Wissenschaftlern an der Technischen Universit?t Wien im Jahr 2001 zum ersten Mal gelang, Lichtblitze zu produzieren, die nur noch Attosekunden dauern, bedeutete dies den Beginn einer neuen Disziplin in den Naturwissenschaften: Die...
Understanding and Facilitating Organizational Change in the 21st Century: Recent Research and Conceptualizations. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report, Volume 28, Number 4
Adrianna Kezar
There is a widespread discontent with the quality of education and levels of college student achievement, particularly for undergraduates preparing for the professions. This report examines the educational challenges in preparing professionals,...
Student Engagement Online: What Works and Why. ASHE Higher Education Report, Volume 40, Number 6
Katrina Meyer A.
What makes online learning engaging to students? Engagement depends upon designing learning that is active and collaborative, authentic and experiential, constructive and transformative. While students and instructors can inadvertently act in...
Representing "U": Popular Culture, Media, and Higher Education. ASHE Higher Education Report, 40:4
Pauline Reynolds J.
From the magazines and newspapers of the mid-1800s to movies and apps of the twenty-first century, popular culture and media in the United States provide prolific representations of higher education. This report positions artifacts of popular...
Understanding Institutional Diversity in American Higher Education. ASHE Higher Education Report, 39:3
Michael Harris
Institutional diversity serves as one of the fundamental hallmarks of American higher education. After a long history of support for many institutional types, the past 40 years have seen a decline in institutional variety. Through a discussion...
Creative Industries in China. Art, Design and Media
Michael Keane
Creative industries in China provides a fresh account of China’s emerging commercial cultural sector. The author shows how developments in Chinese art, design and media industries are reflected in policy, in market activity, and grassroots...
Chemical Biology. Approaches to Drug Discovery and Development to Targeting Disease
Natanya Civjan
An authoritative look at the application of chemical biology in drug discovery and development Based on the award-winning Wiley Encyclopedia of Chemical Biology published in 2008, this book explores the role of chemical biology in drug discovery...
Equilibrium and Transfer in Porous Media 3. Applications, Isothermal Transport and Coupled Transfers
Jean-Fran?ois Da?an
A porous medium is composed of a solid matrix and its geometrical complement: the pore space. This pore space can be occupied by one or more fluids. The understanding of transport phenomena in porous media is a challenging intellectual task....
Tools for Signal Compression. Applications to Speech and Audio Coding
Nicolas Moreau
This book presents tools and algorithms required to compress/uncompress signals such as speech and music. These algorithms are largely used in mobile phones, DVD players, HDTV sets, etc. In a first rather theoretical part, this book presents the...
Isocyanide Chemistry. Applications in Synthesis and Material Science
V. Nenajdenko
The efficacy of isocyanide reactions in the synthesis of natural or naturallike products has resulted in a renaissance of isocyanide chemistry. Now isocyanides are widely used in different branches of organic, inorganic, coordination,...
An Introduction to Audio Content Analysis. Applications in Signal Processing and Music Informatics
Alexander Lerch
With the proliferation of digital audio distribution over digital media, audio content analysis is fast becoming a requirement for designers of intelligent signal-adaptive audio processing systems. Written by a well-known expert in the field,...
Supramolecular Soft Matter. Applications in Materials and Organic Electronics
Takashi Nakanishi
The pivotal text that bridges the gap between fundamentals and applications of soft matter in organic electronics Covering an expanding and highly coveted subject area, Supramolecular Soft Matter enlists the services of leading researchers to...
Optics in Instruments. Applications in Biology and Medicine
Jean Goure Pierre
Optics is a science which covers a very large domain and is experiencing indisputable growth. It has enabled the development of a considerable number of instruments, the optical component or methodology of which is often the essential part of...
Field Computation for Accelerator Magnets. Analytical and Numerical Methods for Electromagnetic Design and Optimization
Stephan Russenschuck
Written by a leading expert on the electromagnetic design and engineering of superconducting accelerator magnets, this book offers the most comprehensive treatment of the subject to date. In concise and easy-to-read style, the author lays out...
Digital Design for Print and Web. An Introduction to Theory, Principles, and Techniques
John DiMarco
The all-inclusive guide—from theory to practice—for print and Web design Any well-conceived print or Web design features the dynamic interplay between visual artistry and technical skill. It becomes important, therefore, for the designer to...
Fusion. An Introduction to the Physics and Technology of Magnetic Confinement Fusion
Weston Stacey M.
This second edition of a popular textbook is thoroughly revised with around 25% new and updated content. It provides an introduction to both plasma physics and fusion technology at a level that can be understood by advanced undergraduates and...
Mirror-Image Asymmetry. An Introduction to the Origin and Consequences of Chirality
James Riehl P.
An overview of the importance and consequences of asymmetry from molecules to the macroscopic world As scientists have become more capable of probing the structure of three-dimensional objects at the molecular level, the need to understand the...
The Sounds of Language. An Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology
Elizabeth Zsiga C.
The Sounds of Language is an introductory guide to the linguistic study of speech sounds, which provides uniquely balanced coverage of both phonology and phonetics. Features exercises and problem sets, as well as supporting online resources at...
Methods of Molecular Quantum Mechanics. An Introduction to Electronic Molecular Structure
Valerio Magnasco
This advanced text introduces to the advanced undergraduate and graduate student the mathematical foundations of the methods needed to carry out practical applications in electronic molecular quantum mechanics, a necessary preliminary step...
Crystallography and Surface Structure. An Introduction for Surface Scientists and Nanoscientists
Klaus Hermann
A valuable learning tool as well as a reference, this book provides students and researchers in surface science and nanoscience with the theoretical crystallographic foundations, which are necessary to understand local geometries and symmetries...
Practical Raman Spectroscopy. An Introduction
Peter Vandenabeele
This text offers an open-learning approach to Raman spectroscopy providing detail on instrumentation, applications and discussions questions throughout the book. It provides a valuable guide to assist with teaching Raman spectroscopy which is...
English Phonetics and Phonology. An Introduction
Philip Carr
The second edition of the popular English Phonetics and Phonology textbook has been extensively updated and expanded to offer greater flexibility for teachers and increased support for non-native speakers studying the sound systems of English....
Fire Phenomena and the Earth System. An Interdisciplinary Guide to Fire Science
Claire Belcher M.
Fire plays a key role in Earth system processes. Wildfires influence the carbon cycle and the nutrient balance of our planet, and may even play a role in regulating the oxygen content of our atmosphere. The evolutionary history of plants has...
The JCT Standard Building Contract 2011. An Explanation and Guide for Busy Practitioners and Students
David Chappell
Books about construction contracts tend to be dense and wordy, but what most architects, quantity surveyors, project managers, builders and employers are looking for is an easily navigable, simple guide to using a contract, written in plain...
Integrative CBT for Anxiety Disorders. An Evidence-Based Approach to Enhancing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with Mindfulness and Hypnotherapy
Assen Alladin
Integrative CBT for Anxiety Disorders applies a systematic integrative approach, Cognitive Hypnotherapy (CH), to the psychological treatment of anxiety disorders; it demonstrates how simple techniques can be used to create a therapeutic context...
