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Overview: This publication is a continuation of two earlier series of chroni- cles, Philosophy in the Mid-Century (Firenze 1958/59) and Con- temporary Philosophy (Firenze 1968), edited by Raymond Kli- bansky. Like the other series, these chronicles provide a survey of important trends in contemporary philosophical discussion from 1966 to 1980. The need for such surveys has, I believe, increased rather than decreased over the last years. The philosophical scene appears, for various reasons, more complex than ever before. The continuing process of specialization in most branches, the emergence o

Overview: Current research in core area of mathematics and physics.Major international conferences.Includes numerical methods in relativity.Includes supplementary material: .This book contains contributions from the Spanish Relativity Meeting, ERE 2012, held in. .Guimar?es, Portugal, September 2012. It features more than 70 papers on a range of topics in general relativity and gravitation, from mathematical cosmology, numerical relativity and black holes to string theory and quantum gravity. .Under the title "Progress in Mathematical Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology," ERE 2012 was attende

Overview: Identifies the main features of populist action by focusing on the leaders’ statements and political initiatives.Contributes to crisis and populism literatures defining patterns among different types This edited book provides a first overview of how populist parties responded to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis in Europe. Although populism would normally benefit from crisis situations (e.g., political representation or economic crises), the peculiar nature of this health crisis does not make the benefit obvious. For it to be exploited, a crisis must be politicized. While populists have t

Overview: Examines the implications of place attachment disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic.Considers the value of both old and new people-place relationships in contributing to a post-pandemic recovery pl.This book rekindles the well-known connection between people and place in the context of a global pandemic. The chapters are divided into two sections. In the first section, “.Place Attachment During a Pandemic.,” we review the nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and the extent of its impact on place attachment and human-environment interactions. We examine how restrictions in mobility and

Overview: Addresses the importance of palliative care for patients with pulmonary disease.Provides expert opinion on the move towards early palliative care for patients with pulmonary disease.Addresses both malThis book details the benefits of palliative care to improve the lives of patients with serious lung disease and their caregivers. Palliative care is specialized medical care for people living with a serious illness. This type of care is focused on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness, and is often described as “an extra layer of support” for patients and th

Overview: Offers an up-to-date compilation of recent advances in the field of seed priming.Features 30 chapters with 35 figures (29 in color) and 34 tables contributed by 109 authors from around the globe.RepreThis book introduces readers to both seed treatment and seedling pretreatments, taking into account various factors such as plant age, growing conditions and climate. Reflecting recent advances in seed priming and pretreatment techniques, it demonstrates how these approaches can be used to improve stress tolerance and enhance crop productivity.?.Covering the basic phenomena involved, mec

Overview: Covers emerging topics for computer engineering and networking and their applications.Discusses how to improve productivity by using the latest advanced technologies.Examines innovation in the fields This book aims to examine innovation in the fields of computer engineering and networking. The text covers important developments in areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, information analysis, communication system, computer modeling, internet of things. This book presents papers from the 13th International Conference on Computer Engineering and Networks (CENet2023) hel

Overview: Umfassendes Know-how, um die Nachfolge zu sichernGeleitwort Familienunternehmen sind das Rückgrat unserer Wirtschaft. M?nner und Frauen an der Spitze dieser Unternehmen gestalten die Zukunft und schaffen damit Perspek- ven für unsere Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft. Familienunternehmen verhalten sich wie Organismen. Sie entstehen aus der Gr- dung, sie wachsen und reifen, durchlaufen auch schwierige Zeiten, erholen sich und vergehen auch manchmal. Ein wesentlicher Unterschied besteht allerdings. Die Unternehmensnachfolge kann wie eine Wiedergeburt eines Unternehmens, ein Neuanfang, ein Re

Overview: .Product Policy in Europe: New Environmental Perspectives.presents an overview and assessment of a relatively new area ofenvironmental policy in Europe. Whereas the more `traditional‘environment policy mainly deals with individual emissions, waste andsubstances, product policy is a more comprehensive approach addressingthe environmental impacts of products during their whole life cycle.The study reviews the current state of affairs and the prospects forproduct policy in the EU and Switzerland. It shows the relationshipwith other areas of environmental policy and the potential role of

Overview: Accessible: The added discussion questions makes the paperback version of this book more engaging and accessible. The author has added several thoughtful discussion questions per chapter, making the b.Philosophy and Hip-Hop: Ruminations on Postmodern Cultural Form opens up the philosophical life force that informs the construction of Hip-hop by turning the gaze of the philosopher upon those blind spots that exist within existing scholarship. Traditional Departments of Philosophy will find this book a solid companion in Contemporary Philosophy or Aesthetic Theory. Inside these pages i

Overview: Presents state-of-the art examples of personalized care and best practices in shared decision making.Offers inspirational principles to help hospital directors implement proven Value-based Healthcare .This book highlights the work of pioneers in this field, in order to inspire their peers, healthcare leaders and an interested audience. Prior to the respective care practices, the authors describe the core of personalized care and illustrate its connections to value-driven care and evidence-based medicine. The last part of the book addresses organizational and other conditions under wh

Overview: Many years of practical experience in teaching discretemathematics form the basis of this text book. Part I contains problemson such topics as Boolean algebra, .k.-valued logics, graphs andnetworks, elements of coding theory, automata theory, algorithmstheory, combinatorics, Boolean minimization and logical design. Theexercises are preceded by ample theoretical background material. Forfurther study the reader is referred to the extensive bibliography.Part II follows the same structure as Part I, and gives helpful hintsand solutions. ..Audience:.This book will be of great value to und

Overview: Summarizes the biological mechanisms of coloration and pattern formation of animals.Provides an up-to-date and authoritative summary on the science of pigments and pigment cells.Covers all key aspectsThis book comprehensively summarizes the biological mechanisms of coloration and pattern formation of animals at molecular and cellular level, offering up-to-date knowledge derived from remarkable progress in the last 10 years. .The brilliant coloration, conspicuous patterns and spectacular color changes displayed by some vertebrates and invertebrates are generally their strategies of th

Overview: Contains a detailed treatment of the distinguishing features of probability theory - namely independence, conditioning and their many applications - leading to a comparative focus on Brownian motion a.This book is a revised and expanded edition of a successful graduate and reference text. The material in the book is designed for a standard graduate course on probability theory, including some important applications. This new edition contains a detailed treatment of the core area of probability, and both structural and limit results are presented in full detail. Compared to the first

Overview: The most complete text on modern theory of star formation.Includes supplementary material: The book begins with a historical introduction, "Star Formation: The Early History", that presents new material of interest for students and historians of science. This is followed by two long articles on "Pre-Main-Sequence Evolution of Stars and Young Clusters" and "Observations of Young Stellar Objects". These articles on the fascinating problem of star formation from interstellar matter give a thorough overview of present-day theories and observations. The articles contain material so far un

Overview: Unique case-based approach covers a multitude of perspectives and environments.Practical guide to daily practice.Helpful bullet points synthesize key aspects of management.Incisive evaluation of complA clinical case-based handbook has a role in general clinicians’ practice of caring for patients with serious or life-limiting illness. The explosion of the field of Hospice and Palliative Medicine impacts all physicians and healthcare providers. Fellowship trained s- cialists graduate in greater numbers annually. These and more seasoned specialists are now certified by the American Boar

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Overview: Comprehensive coverage of only one single complication in cataract surgery.Written and edited by experienced surgeons in the field.Includes chapters on potential sequelae of an inadequately managed ca.This book deals with a potentially sight?threatening?complication - rupture of the posterior capsule – during cataractsurgery. This handbook covers the management of this problem from 3 perspectives: . ..1.Identifying patients at higher risk and measures to manage such patients by surgical discipline.. 2.Intraoperative management of posterior capsular rupture (PCR) to minimize long-term

Overview: .Processes and Foundations for Virtual Organizations. contains selected articles from PRO-VE‘03, the Fourth Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, which was sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) and held in Lugano, Switzerland in October 2003. This fourth edition includes a rich set of papers revealing the progress and achievements in the main current focus areas: .-VO breeding environments; .-Formation of collaborative networked organizations; .-Ontologies and knowledge management; .-Process models and interoperability; .-Infrastructures; .-

Overview: The union of Eastern and European points of view in an effective psycho- therapy, such as is described by the author, is very salutary. Especially the parables portray, in attractive symbolism, the wisdom ofthe East, in which psychological insights are represented in what seems to be the simplest way. The author understands how to bring his heritage to bear upon psy- chotherapy. Although the categories of his psychological system, for ex- ample basic capacities and actual capacities, certainly represent only one of many possible theoretical conceptions, we must conclude from his re-