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Overview: Extended edition of the book "Between Leibniz, Newton, and Kant", first published in 2001.Discusses structure and dynamics of linkage between philosophy and sciences in the age of Leibniz, Newton and .This extended new edition offers a multifaceted insight into a period of intellectual history in the West in which the balance between speculative theories and experiential science was reset. As is well known, the interrelationship between philosophy and science underwent a profound change in the early modern period, in the course of which the sciences freed themselves from the conceptu

Overview: Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anf?ngen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind. Der Verlag stellt mit diesem Archiv Quellen für die historische wie auch die disziplingeschichtliche Forschung zur Verfügung, die jeweils im historischen Kontext betrachtet werden müssen. Dieser Titel erschien in der Zeit vor 1945 und wird daher in seiner zeittypischen politisch-ideologischen Ausrichtung vom Verlag nicht beworben.978-3-642-89731-3978-3-642-91588-8

Overview: High quality selected papers.State-of-the-art research.Unique visibilityThe goal of the project is to provide the polish scientific community with an IT platform based on grid computer clusters, enabling e-science research in various fields. The created infrastructure is both compatible and interoperable with existing european and worldwide grid frameworks. The system ensures scalability and enables the integration of additional local clusters, belonging to universities, research institutions and technology platforms. This state-of-the-art survey describes the experience and the scie

Overview: Takes a multidisciplinary approach to biodiversity protection in Europe, the US, and China.Compares trends in the field of biodiversity.Combines insights from law, social sciences, science, and govern.This book offers an in-depth analysis of and?multidisciplinary?insights into the latest trends in biodiversity laws, policies and science in Europe, the United States, and China. The loss of?biodiversity and degradation of ecosystems continues at an alarming rate, harming people, the economy, and the climate. As biodiversity cannot be meaningfully addressed by any single field, a multid

Overview: Updated edition of a classic text that has brought biostatistics and epidemiology to a broad audience in a very accessible way.Easily understandable by readers with a non-mathematical background.Cover.Since the publication of the first edition,?.Biostatistics and Epidemiology.?has attracted loyal readers from across specialty areas in the biomedical community. Not only does this textbook teach foundations of epidemiological design and statistical methods, but it also includes topics applicable to new areas of research. Areas covered in the fourth edition include a new chapter on risk

Overview: Excerpt from Conference Address One of the most complex and significant social issues facing our nation is reform of our national health system. I am personally committed, and Goodyear Tire & Rubber is committed, to doing everything we can to help improve that system while simultaneously gaining some measure of control over the tremen- dous rate of cost escalation. I feel very strongly that in the months ahead, business leaders must become actively involved in a concerted effort to strike a balance between our desire to assure the best medical care for all and the reality of doing so

Overview: Analyzes the struggle of human rights organizations in Chile to preserve the memory of victims of the Pinochet regime.Contributes to the international debate about politics of memory in post-dictatorsThis book analyzes how the past and its representation in the public space have been a source of conflict in Chile since the end of the Pinochet regime. From a multi-disciplinary perspective (sociology, anthropology and history), it studies the work of seven organizations of memory and human rights in Santiago, Chile, the struggles in which they are engaged, and the main debates that hav

Overview: Broadens the scope of research on mathematical problem solving.Presents the latest research on technology, creativity, and affect in mathematical problem solving.Gathers together contributions from th.The innovative volume seeks to broaden the scope of research on mathematical problem solving in different educational environments. It brings together contributions not only from leading researchers, but also highlights collaborations with younger researchers to broadly explore mathematical problem-solving across many fields: mathematics education, psychology of education, technology ed

Overview: Studierende der Volks-und Betriebswirtschaft haben heutzutage ein betr?chtli- ches Pensum an Mathematik zu absolvieren, und dieses Pensum wird in Zukunft mit Sicherheit nicht geringer werden. Andererseits sind Mathematik und ma- thematische Statistik F?cher, die bei vielen Studierenden der Anfangssemester nicht sehr beliebt sind, ja sogar einer nicht geringen Zahl von ihnen erhebli- che Schwierigkeiten bereiten. Viele dieser Schwierigkeiten beruhen erfahrungs- gem?? darauf, da? der Schulstoff, der an der Universit?t oder Fachhochschule vorausgesetzt werden mu?, nicht sicher beherrsch

Overview: Führt Schritt für Schritt in die Bilanzanalyse ein.Mit praktischen Hinweisen, um Schwachstellen in der Bilanz zu erkennen.Plus: Excel-Tool zum DownloadDieses Buch richtet sich an Praktiker, die einen Abschluss verstehen und Schwachstellen aufdecken wollen.?Die Analyse des Zahlenwerks ist mit geringen buchhalterischen Kenntnissen, mit wenigen Kennzahlen und auf einfachem mathematischem Niveau?m?glich.?Anhand des zus?tzlich zum Buch zur Verfügung stehenden Excel-Tools k?nnen alle Schritte im eigenen Unternehmen nachvollzogen werden. Erfahrene Finanzleute, die h?ufig mit?Abschlüssen zu

Overview: 978-3-531-12020-1978-3-322-83681-6

Overview: This book provides a comprehensive examination of British policy during the Ruhr occupation crisis of 1922-24. It explores Britain‘s attitude to reparations and to broader questions of postwar European reconstruction and stability, revealing the dilemmas caused by Britain‘s underlying strategic and economic weakness after the First World War. It highlights the difficulties Britain encountered when dealing with her European neighbours and provides a valuable insight into the complexity of British foreign policy during this brief but crucial period.978-0-230-59900-0Series ISSN 2947-242

Overview: 978-3-540-13689-7978-3-642-69938-2Series ISSN 1431-5017

Overview: Focuses on the impact of bioenergy on environment & economy.Discusses the impact of emulsified biofuel on environment & sustainable development in ecosystem.Uses visual elements to aid learningThis contributed volume discusses the impact of bioenergy on the environment and economy. The book contents include contributions on themes, such as the impact of emulsified biofuels on the environment, environmental impacts of the current uses of biomass energy, sustainable development in ecosystem, trends in microbial fuel cells and the ecological and economic impacts on biofuel production, a

Overview: In todayís competitive and highly dynamic environment, analyzing data to understand how the business is performing, to predict outcomes and trends, and to improve the effectiveness of business processes underlying business operations has become cri- cal. The traditional approach to reporting is no longer adequate, users now demand easy-to-use intelligent platforms and applications capable of analyzing real-time bu- ness data to provide insight and actionable information at the right time. The end goal is to improve the enterprise performance by better and timelier decision making, -

Overview: .Natural language processing (NLP) went through a profound transformation in the mid-1980s when it shifted to make heavy use of corpora and data-driven techniques to analyze language. Since then, the use of statistical techniques in NLP has evolved in several ways. One such example of evolution took place in the late 1990s or early 2000s, when full-fledged Bayesian machinery was introduced to NLP. This Bayesian approach to NLP has come to accommodate various shortcomings in the frequentist approach and to enrich it, especially in the unsupervised setting, where statistical learning i

Overview: Wie k?nnen Bildungsstandards praktisch werden?Wie k?nnen Bildungsstandards praktisch werden? Elmar Drieschner bietet einen überblick über Perspektiven der standard- und kompetenzorientierten Unterrichtsentwicklung. Er verzahnt theoretisches Grundlagenwissen und praxisanleitendes Handlungswissen. Ausgehend von der politischen Funktion und der theoretischen Konzeption von Bildungsstandards werden didaktische M?glichkeiten der Planung, Gestaltung und Reflexion kompetenzorientierten Unterrichts vorgestellt. Erprobte Praxisbeispiele veranschaulichen, wie die gezielte p?dagogische F?rderun

Overview: Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anf?ngen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind. Der Verlag stellt mit diesem Archiv Quellen für die historische wie auch die disziplingeschichtliche Forschung zur Verfügung, die jeweils im historischen Kontext betrachtet werden müssen. Dieser Titel erschien in der Zeit vor 1945 und wird daher in seiner zeittypischen politisch-ideologischen Ausrichtung vom Verlag nicht beworben.978-3-642-89214-1978-3-642-91070-8

Overview: 978-3-662-24496-8978-3-662-26640-3

Overview: The GIMP Version 2.4 will be released end of 2005. We’ll likely be first to market a book about the new version. Other books are pre-Version 2.4 and very outdated.Takes a project-based approach. Reade.Beginning GIMP: From Novice to Professional. explains how to use the open source image manipulation program, GIMP version 2.4. You‘ll learn how to install GIMP on Windows, Linux, and MacOS X platforms. Once you‘ve installed the application, you‘ll learn about the interface and configuration options, and then jump into a quick–and–simple project to familiarize yourself even further...Wit