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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Due to large scale immigration, multiculturalism has become an issue of growing importance in contemporary societies. While one interpretation of multiculturalism states that it divides communities in separate and closed groups, other definitions claim that multiculturalism presupposes peaceful coexistence of many cultures and an open dialogue between them. Learn more about multiculturalism in contemporary societies and criticism of this phenomenon in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Mainly used as a method to create social relationships, a gift exchange is an economic practice which predates market economies and is believed to be characteristic to prehistoric and tribal societies. However, several characteristics of gift economies have been preserved and are still present in a form of charities and mutual aid. Learn more about the concept of gift economies and indigenous cultures which practiced this form of exchange in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The question of how the universe began has always been among the great mysteries. Today, though still quite far from having a complete answer, scientists have pieced together the most comprehensive model of the birth of the universe - the Big Bang theory. But once the notion that the universe had a beginning became accepted by the majority of scientists, its ultimate fate has become a valid and equally interesting cosmological question. Learn more about the most popular theories of what awaits our universe in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), also known as crib or cot death, is a medical term, describing the unexpected death of a child under one year of age. Recent studies show that many more children die of SIDS in a year than all who die of cancer, heart disease, pneumonia, and other diseases combined. According to experts the sudden death of the infants may be prevented by eliminating the risk factors, providing support and better education to parents. Learn more about the sudden infant death syndrome, its potential causes, symptoms, and treatment in this book. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Malnutrition, the condition that develops if the body does not receive the right amount of the vitamins, minerals and other nutrients which are needed to maintain healthy tissues and organ function, is the major contributor to child mortality and the greatest single threat to health worldwide. Learn more about this condition, its causes, effects and management in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Breastfeeding, the process of feeding an infant with human breast milk, is acknowledged as the most appropriate nourishment for all infants it improves their health, helps to prevent diseases as well as creates a stronger emotional bond between the mother and her child. Learn more about the practice and benefits of breastfeeding for the mother and her child as well as the most widespread nursing difficulties in this book. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Charles Addams, the creator of the famous Addams Family , is remembered for his sinister, yet cheerful sense of humor and his life-long collaboration with the influential magazine The New Yorker . Learn more about Charles Addams, the master of black humor, and The Addams Family as well as cinematographic adaptations of the spooky cartoons in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. E-learning includes various forms of electronically supported learning and teaching methods such as Web-based learning, computer-based learning and digital collaboration. E-learning as a form of distance learning emerged following the development of electronic technology and it has changed the pattern of information distribution, promoting lifelong education. Learn more about e-learning and the concept of virtual education in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Unemployment, an economic condition which originated with dependence on jobs to make money, is characterized by a situation when jobless individuals, who actively seek job, remain unemployed. The state of joblessness is categorized in types, structural, frictional, hidden and long-time unemployment being the main types used to model the effects of unemployment. Learn more about unemployment, its types and social benefits offered to jobless individuals as well as various theories regarding the problem of unemployment in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder characterized by pauses in breathing which occur during sleep. Sleep apnea is recorded more often in male than in female patients, however, its symptoms often pass unnoticed and individuals may not suspect that they have been afflicted with the disorder. Learn more about sleep apnea, its main forms, symptoms and treatment in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Affecting thousands of people and occurring more often in female than in male patients, chronic fatigue syndrome is a debilitating disorder which may lead to the inability to perform everyday tasks. Although fatigue is a common symptom of various diseases, chronic fatigue syndrome is diagnosed if the state of exhaustion lasts six months or longer, is not caused by other health problems and does not improve with rest. Learn more about this syndrome, its symptoms, potential causes and treatment in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. In medicine, reproductive and biotechnologies are developed to help people who are unable to achieve pregnancy without artificial or partially artificial means. However, reproductive technology brings not only a promise to improve the chance of pregnancy for infertile couples, it raises ethical concerns as well, questioning the right of a child to have one biological father and mother and to develop social relationship with genetic parents. Learn more about reproductive technology in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Perhaps as ancient as mankind itself, the wagering of money or some material value on an event of uncertain outcome with the intent of winning additional money or goods is generally known as gambling. Usually done in specially established facilities or casinos, modern gambling is also keeping pace with modern technologies and increasingly moving to the internet. Learn more about the practice of gambling, casinos, both real and virtual, as well as the most popular games in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner is known as the first elected and re-elected female President of Argentina. Elected in 2007, Cristina Kirchner succeeded the presidency of her husband Néstor Kirchner, who was her closest political companion and advisor until his death in 2010. Learn more about the life and political career of Cristina Kirchner, her political success and controversies between the media corporation Grupo Clarín and the government of Kirchner in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The term suicide attack refers to attacks in which the attacker kills himself or herself in order to assassinate or injure other people. Evidence shows that the first suicide attacks were carried out already in the first century AD and throughout the history suicide attacks have been used as a form of rebellion, an act to create a sense of instability as well as a tactic to avoid capture by the enemy forces. Learn more about the phenomenon of suicide attacks as well as the Japanese kamikaze tactics and Islamic terrorism in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The first Barbie debuted on March 9, 1959 as the first mass-produced doll with adult features in the history of the United States of America and since her debut the doll has had more than 108 careers and an endless array of styles. Throughout the history the doll has been both criticized as a bad influence on her young fans and praised as a role model for empowered girls. Learn more about Barbie, her creators and controversies surrounding the popular fashion doll in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Kyoto Protocol was drawn up in 1997 with the main aim to reduce carbon emissions in industrialized countries below the level registered in 1990. However, it came into force only in 2005 after long political debates. The Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012, but it will be remembered as the first international treaty developed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Learn more about the international agreement, its history and objectives as well as criticism of the Kyoto Protocol in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Barbara Millicent Roberts, commonly known as Barbie, a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy-company Mattel, Inc. has become a cultural icon since its launch in March 1959, having been sold more than one billion across the world. An online campaign led by parents as well as their supporters aim to encourage Mattel, Inc. to produce a bald version of the Barbie doll for children who are suffering from hair loss due to cancer treatments, alopecia or trichotillomania. Learn more about the Barbie doll and its social impact in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Stephen Hawking has turned from a lazy student into the superstar of cosmology and, defying a severe illness, dedicated his life to scientific research and popularization of science, explaining his theories to a wider audience in the bestselling books. Learn more about the life, family and career of Professor Stephen Hawking as well as his influential publications and his role in popular culture in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The term hypertension is used to define a chronic medical condition characterized by high blood pressure. Hypertension is described as a silent killer - since the majority of patients do not experience any initial symptoms, it can remain unnoticed, causing serious health problems, such as blood vessel changes in the back of the eye, abnormal thickening of the heart muscle, kidney failure and brain damage. Learn more about hypertension, its causes, consequences and treatment in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The ovarian cancer, a malign tumor that affects women worldwide, characterizes a type of cancer that starts and develops in the ovaries, the female reproductive organs. Being the most deadly of the gynaecological cancers, it is the seventh leading cause of cancer death among women around the world. Annually, more than 200,000 women are estimated to develop ovarian cancer and about 100,000 die from the disease worldwide. Learn more about the ovarian cancer, the female reproductive system and the ovarian diseases, as well as the fallopian tube, considered to be a key source of some ovarian cancers, in this book. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A strict set of principles guides the academic world, ensuring that scientific research is not only offering innovative data, but is also conducted according to scholarly conduct. The term scientific misconduct is used referring to cases when breaches of academic conduct, such as fabrication, falsification or plagiarism, have been noticed during the process of academic research. Learn more about scientific misconduct, its main forms as well as the most infamous cases of science frauds in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Being closely related to Chinese philosophy, Chinese astrology is based on traditional astrology, the concept of yin and yang as well as the Chinese lunisolar calendar. Unlike Western astrology, which is mainly based on the systems of a solar year, most of the Chinese astrologers base their calculations on the observations of the cycles of the Sun and Moon as well as take into consideration the signs of the zodiac. Learn more about Chinese astrology and its 12 zodiac signs in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Regarded as a pseudoscience by mainstream biologists and paleontologists, cryptozoology is a study of unknown or undiscovered animals, with cryptids as the object of their study. The term cryptid refers to various creatures and plants who are suggested to exist by some sources, however without unchallengeable scientific data to prove their existence. Learn more about cryptozoology and some of its most famous subjects in this book. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Though the various 3D technologies date back to the 1950s, which is considered the first golden era of 3D cinema, half a century later, the 3D movies are coming back in the mainstream with the help of such box-office megahits as James Cameron's Avatar , the current highest-grossing movie of all time. Learn more about the science behind the three dimensional movies and television, including various techniques and standards used to produce the amazing viewing experience in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Medicine cabinet sculptures, spot paintings and installations of various animals in glass tanks of formaldehyde made English artist Damien Hirst famous. The popularity of Damien Hirst began to rise when art collector Charles Saatchi discovered the talent of the young English artist in 1988 and the years-long collaboration between these men turned Damien Hirst into the Britain's richest living artist. Learn more about the controversial artist, his life and career as well as his most famous artworks and critical responses to his works in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Perhaps as ancient as mankind itself, the wagering of money or some material value on an event of uncertain outcome with the intent of winning additional money or goods is generally known as gambling. Usually done in specially established facilities or casinos, modern gambling is also keeping pace with modern technologies and increasingly moving to the internet. Learn more about the practice of gambling, casinos, both real and virtual, as well as the most popular games in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The history of ballooning can be traced back to ancient China, where lanterns as miniature hot air balloons were used already in the second century BC. However, it is believed that the modern history of ballooning began in France in November 1783 when the Montgolfier brothers launched the first manned hot air balloon. Learn more about balloon aircraft, the main types of the vehicle and the history of ballooning in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Permanent human settlements on the Moon are envisioned by scientists and enthusiasts of space exploration. The concept of the colonization of the Moon emerged before the first lunar expeditions and enjoyed a great popularity already before the space age because of the Moon's proximity to Earth. However, a recent discovery of water ice at Lunar poles has revived hopes to colonize the Moon. Learn more about intentions to built permanent human settlements on the Moon as well as advantages and disadvantages of this ambitious plan in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The idea of people living on other planetary bodies, moons, asteroids or free-floating space habitats may remind of a science fiction story, however, space colonization is believed to be the ultimate goal of space exploration. The concept involves permanent human settlements outside Earth in order to spread humankind beyond Earth and ensure its long-term survival. Learn more about the concept of space colonization and potential locations for human settlements beyond Earth in this book. Englisch.…