Springer berlin heidelberg mai 2016 (51 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Dieses Buch identifiziert eine überraschende Quelle für ein zukunftsfähiges Management: Die Liebe. - Nicht die romantische Liebe, sondern die Liebe als thematische Klammer für Qualitäten, ohne die Führungskräfte nicht auskommen werden: emotionaler Reichtum, Akzeptanz für die Grenzen der Kontrollierbarkeit, Umgang mit Komplexität und Nachhaltigkeit, Verbundenheit, Sinn-Erfahrung, innere Sicherheit. Das Buch vermittelt konkrete Denk- und Handlungsimpulse in einer Zeit, in der das Wirtschaftssystem als Ganzes und die Art, Unternehmen zu führen, auf dem Prüfstand stehen. Es stellt eine logische Verbindung her zwischen aktuellen Managementfragen und einer humanistischen Sichtweise. 184 pp. Deutsch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Dieses Sachbuch basiert auf 50 Jahren praktischer Erfahrung im Projekt- und ChangeManagement. Durch wertvolle Analysen und Impulse unterstützt es Sie bei derDefinition und Erreichung von Lebenszielen.Unser Gehirn ist eineHochleistungs-Traummaschine, die unermüdlich Wirklichkeiten konstruiert. DiesenVorgang kann man lernen bewusst zu lenken. Dafür müssen wir allerdings zuerstdefinieren, wohin die Reise gehen soll und uns darüber klar werden, dass diebloße Bestellung beim Universum nicht ausreicht. Wir müssen hier nocheine Zutat dazugeben: Aktion! Lernen Sie mit dem Konzept des 'focused thinking' IhrDenken auf das auszurichten, was Sie weiterbringt. Zahlreiche Übungenerleichtern die Anwendung der Informationen. 232 pp. Deutsch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This thesis focuses on the controlled synthesis of Pt-Ni bimetallic nanoparticles and the study of their catalytic properties. It discusses in detail the nucleation mechanism and the growth process of bimetallic systems, which is vital for a deeper understanding of the design of bimetallic catalysts. The author presents four pioneering studies: (1) syntheses of water-soluble octahedral, truncated octahedral, and cubic Pt-Ni nanocrystals and the study of their structure-activity relationship in model hydrogenation reactions; (2) a strategy for designing a concave Pt-Ni alloy using controllable chemical etching; (3) defect-dominated shape recovery of nanocrystals, which is a new synthesis strategy for trimetallic catalysts; (4) a sophisticated construction of Au islands on Pt-Ni, which is an ideal trimetallic nanoframe catalyst. This thesis inspires researchers working in materials, catalysis as well as other interdisciplinary areas. 124 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book presents Markov and quantum processes as two sides of a coin called generated stochastic processes. It deals with quantum processes as reversible stochastic processes generated by one-step unitary operators, while Markov processes are irreversible stochastic processes generated by one-step stochastic operators. The characteristic feature of quantum processes are oscillations, interference, lots of stationary states in bounded systems and possible asymptotic stationary scattering states in open systems, while the characteristic feature of Markov processes are relaxations to a single stationary state. Quantum processes apply to systems where all variables, that control reversibility, are taken as relevant variables, while Markov processes emerge when some of those variables cannot be followed and are thus irrelevant for the dynamic description. Their absence renders the dynamic irreversible.A further aim is to demonstrate that almost any subdiscipline of theoretical physics can conceptually be put into the context of generated stochastic processes. Classical mechanics and classical field theory are deterministic processes which emerge when fluctuations in relevant variables are negligible. Quantum mechanics and quantum field theory consider genuine quantum processes. Equilibrium and non-equilibrium statistics apply to the regime where relaxing Markov processes emerge from quantum processes by omission of a large number of uncontrollable variables. Systems with many variables often self-organize in such a way that only a few slow variables can serve as relevant variables. Symmetries and topological classes are essential in identifying such relevant variables. The third aim of this book is to provide conceptually general methods of solutions which can serve as starting points to find relevant variables as to apply best-practice approximation methods. Such methods are available through generating functionals. The potential reader is a graduate student who has heard already a course in quantum theory and equilibrium statistical physics including the mathematics of spectral analysis (eigenvalues, eigenvectors, Fourier and Laplace transformation). The reader should be open for a unifying look on several topics. 244 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The largest interventional and monitoring studies to date worldwide give us an excellent overview of our current state of knowledge on the physiological interactions between nutrition and exercise. This wealth of evidence covers aspects like body weight, metabolism, fatty tissue, hormones, the cardiovascular system and skeletal structures - all ultimate determinants of immunity. The book you hold in your hands is based on the findings generated by such long-term investigations. Herein, each topic is dealt with page by page in an understandable manner. The reader will find illustrations and discussions of key physiological adaptation mechanisms and the basic principles of preventive healthcare. This non-fiction work has been written to be easily comprehensible for all individuals interested in learning the salient facts about the popular subjects of health, fitness and nutrition. For this 3rd edition, the text has been revised and updated to the state of the art in science and medicine, including the addition of 11 new topics. 136 pp. Englisch. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The authors offer a revolutionary solution to risk management.It's the unknown risks that keep leaders awake at night-wondering how to prepare for and steer their organization clear from that which they cannot predict. Businesses, governments and regulatory bodies dedicate endless amounts of time and resources to the task of risk management, but every leader knows that the biggest threats will come from some new chain of events or unexpected surprises-none of which will be predicted using conventional wisdom or current risk management technologies and so management will be caught completely off guard when the next crisis hits. By adopting a scientific approach to risk management, we can escape the limited and historical view of experience and statistical based risk management models to expose dynamic complexity risks and prepare for new and never experienced events. 400 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This journal subline serves as a forum for stimulating and disseminating innovative research ideas, theories, emerging technologies, empirical investigations, state-of-the-art methods, and tools in all different genres of edutainment, such as game-based learning and serious games, interactive storytelling, virtual learning environments, VR-based education, and related fields. It covers aspects from educational and game theories, human-computer interaction, computer graphics, artificial intelligence, and systems design. The 17 papers presented in the 12th issue were organized in four parts dealing with: games; human-computer interaction; image and graphics; and applications. 220 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -JIMD Reports publishes case and short research reports in the area of inherited metabolic disorders. Case reports highlight some unusual or previously unrecorded feature relevant to the disorder, or serve as an important reminder of clinical or biochemical features of a Mendelian disorder. 120 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book takes a look at fully automated, autonomous vehicles and discusses many open questions: How can autonomous vehicles be integrated into the current transportation system with diverse users and human drivers Where do automated vehicles fall under current legal frameworks What risks are associated with automation and how will society respond to these risks How will the marketplace react to automated vehicles and what changes may be necessary for companies Experts from Germany and the United States define key societal, engineering, and mobility issues related to the automation of vehicles. They discuss the decisions programmers of automated vehicles must make to enable vehicles to perceive their environment, interact with other road users, and choose actions that may have ethical consequences. The authors further identify expectations and concerns that will form the basis for individual and societal acceptance of autonomous driving. While the safety benefits of such vehicles are tremendous, the authors demonstrate that these benefits will only be achieved if vehicles have an appropriate safety concept at the heart of their design. Realizing the potential of automated vehicles to reorganize traffic and transform mobility of people and goods requires similar care in the design of vehicles and networks. By covering all of these topics, the book aims to provide a current, comprehensive, and scientifically sound treatment of the emerging field of 'autonomous driving'. 706 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This biographical brief outlines the remarkable life and career of British biochemist, Marjory Stephenson (1885-1948). In nine concise chapters, Strbánová describes Stephenson's scientific accomplishments and sets these against the socio-political challenges of the time. Stephenson played an important role in the development of biochemistry and molecular biology. She was one of the first scientists to use microorganisms as models for research into cellular biochemical processes and their regulation. Later she went on to coin the term chemical microbiology, which was communicated in her monograph and textbook 'Bacterial Metabolism' (1930-1949). Stephenson also actively participated in the establishment of the institutionalized interdisciplinary field of general microbiology which integrated research into diverse forms of microorganisms at various levels of organization. Alongside these scientific achievements, Strbánová outlines Stephenson's constant battle with practices of undeclared discrimination, her important role as one of the first women science managers and organizers, and her influential position within the scientific community. A scientist of great merit and a role model to women scientists of all disciplines, the life of Marjory Stephenson is of interest to biochemists, molecular biologists, historians of the chemical and biological sciences, and women scientists of all generations. 168 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book provides practitioners with a basic understanding of strategy and the process of strategic management. Using academic foundations and best practices from business life, the authors present the most important strategy tools and how they interact. The book gives a concise overview over the focal areas and considerations of strategy in practice. It enables managers to analyze and interpret business information with regard to the underlying strategic notions.A hands-on introduction to strategic management by leading marketing authority Philip Kotler, top management consultancy founder Roland Berger, and strategy expert Nils Bickhoff. 124 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Dieses Buch beleuchtet die Schlüsselrolle von Human Resources für Corporate Social Responsibility und liefert eindrucksvolle Beispiele wie personalpolitische CSR-Instrumente den Unternehmenswert steigern können. Autoren aus unterschiedlichen Branchen und Funktionsbereichen zeigen konkrete Ansätze zur erfolgreichen Implementierung einer CSR-Strategie. Dabei vermittelt das Buch wertvolles CSR-KnowHow und präsentiert neues Managementwissen, das HR-Manager bei den Herausforderungen eines modernen HR-Managements unterstützt. Dabei wird insbesondere für Personalentwicklung eine neue Basis geschaffen, die auf Nachhaltigkeit ausgerichtet ist. Das Buch reiht sich damit in die aktuelle BWL-Diskussion ein, welche CSR als betriebswirtschaftlichen Ansatz neu definiert und eignet sich insbesondere für Verantwortliche im Personalwesen. 288 pp. Deutsch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Dieses Buch nimmt eine Standortbestimmungeiner jahrzehntelangen Verfolgung der organisierten Kriminalität (OK) inDeutschland vor. Mit der Studie wird die Inkongruenz zwischen der OK-Definitioneinerseits und der strafrechtlichen Erfassung der OK andererseits aufgedeckt.Es wird gezeigt, dass die Daten aus dem Bundeslagebild OK nicht mit denen ausder Polizeilichen Kriminalstatistik kompatibel sind, und dass eine anNützlichkeiten orientierte OK-Strafverfolgung weitreichende Folgen hat. Mit derStudie wird belegt, dass die Rechtsprechung des Bundesgerichtshofs zurAuslegung der 'kriminellen Vereinigung' nicht internationalen Vorgabenentspricht, dass aber eine unionsrechts- bzw. völkerrechtskonformeInterpretation des129 StGB ohne Verletzung allgemeiner Rechtsgrundsätze desdeutschen Strafrechts möglich bleibt. Ein Blick in andere Rechtsordnungen(Italien, Österreich, Polen und Ungarn) soll zeigen, wie dort dieinternationalen Vorgaben umgesetzt wurden. Die Arbeit bezieht die jüngsteninternationalen Forschungsergebnisse zur OK, zur Bildung von Allianzen zwischenOK und Terrorismus (Hybride) und zum illegalen Handel in die Analyse ein.Schließlich gibt die Untersuchung auch einen Ausblick auf die zukünftigenOK-Entwicklungen und zeigt vor dem Hintergrund bewährter Praktiken, welcherechtlichen und strategischen sowie sicherheitspolitischen Folgerungen darauszu ziehen sind. 100 pp. Deutsch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Gesunde Führung und organisationale Resilienz auf Basis einer umfassenden Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) sind die zentralen Themen dieses Buches. Die Gesundheit von Mitarbeitern, wie auch von Führungskräften, wird vor allem im psycho-sozialen Bereich immer mehr in Mitleidenschaft gezogen: Symptome wie Burnout, Depression und Präsentismus sind Folgen, mit weitreichenden Auswirkungen. Gesunde Führung, die über das klassische Berufliche Gesundheitsmanagement (BGM) hinausgeht, ist daher der Schlüssel für nachhaltige Leistungsfähigkeit. CSR, Gesunde Führung und organisationale Resilienz rücken damit in den Kernbereich des Managements vor. Das Werk stellt hierzu moderne Konzepte sowie aktuelle empirische Studien vor. Zudem werden vielfältige erfolgreiche Praxisbeispiele zur Umsetzung gesunder Führung aufgezeigt. Der Band ermuntert zum unternehmerischen Handeln und gibt erprobte Methoden zu einer sinnvollen und machbaren Praxis für Führungskräfte weiter. 336 pp. Deutsch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Wie funktioniert Photovoltaik Welche Arten von Solarzellen gibt es Wie wirtschaftlich sind Photovoltaikanlagen Wie sieht die zukünftige Entwicklung aus Das kompakte Buch vermittelt fundiertes Orientierungswissen über Funktionsweise, Anwendung und Grenzen der Photovoltaik. Es eignet sich für einen schnellen Einstieg in die Problematik und ermöglicht eine Einordnung unterschiedlicher Technologien und Anlagenvarianten.Die Autoren erklären anschaulich die wichtigsten Eigenschaften der Sonnenstrahlung und vermitteln die prinzipielle Funktionsweise einer Solarzelle. Sie gehen auf die wesentlichen Unterschiede heutiger und zukünftiger Technologien von Solarzellen ein.In der 2. Auflage gehen die Autoren auf die aktuellen Entwicklungen des EEG ein und stellen die Wirtschaftlichkeit unterschiedlicher Anlagenkonzepte mit und ohne Förderung anhand praxisnaher Beispiele dar. 148 pp. Deutsch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This prizewinning PhD thesis presents a general discussion of the orbital motion close to solar system small bodies (SSSBs), which induce non-central asymmetric gravitational fields in their neighborhoods. It introduces the methods of qualitative theory in nonlinear dynamics to the study of local/global behaviors around SSSBs. Detailed mechanical models are employed throughout this dissertation, and specific numeric techniques are developed to compensate for the difficulties of directlyanalyzing. Applying this method,severaltarget systems, like asteroid 216 Kleopatra, are explored in great detail, and the results prove to be both revealing and pervasive for a large group of SSSBs. 144 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This is the first English language book that systematically introduces the spatial and temporal patterns of major natural disasters in China from 1949 to 2014. It also reveals natural disaster formation mechanisms and processes, quantifies vulnerability to these disasters, evaluates disaster risks, summarizes the key strategies of integrated disaster risk governance, and analyzes large-scale disaster response cases in recent years in China. The book can be a good reference for researchers, students, and practitioners in the field of natural disaster risk management and risk governance for improving the understanding of natural disasters in China. 304 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book is a cutting-edge resource that provides clinicians with the up-to-date practical knowledge required in order to manage SCC patients optimally. It summarizes newly available information relating to the definition of high-risk SCC, its pathophysiologic underpinnings, and its management. New prognostic information and staging systems are summarized that enable high-risk tumors to be defined more precisely than ever before. Many helpful tips are provided on the practical management of challenging cases, including multiple tumors/field cancerization, high-risk tumors, nodal metastases, and unresectable disease. The authors are all acknowledged experts in the emerging field of high-risk and advanced SCC. 268 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book, comprising the Instructional Course Lectures delivered at the 17th ESSKA Congress in Barcelona in 2016, provides an excellent update on current scientific and clinical knowledge in the field of Orthopaedics and Sports Traumatology. A variety of interesting and controversial topics relating to the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, and foot are addressed, all of which are very relevant to the daily practice of orthopaedic surgeons. The coverage includes a number of open questions, such as: How should complications be handled during rotator cuff surgery What errors may occur during anterior cruciate ligament surgery How much attention must be paid to meniscal root tears Do we now understand the pathology of osteoarthritis sufficiently well and do we always identify the most successful treatment for our patients All of the contributions are written by well-known experts from across the world. The presentations will enable the reader to gain a better understanding of pathologies and may permit more individualized treatment of patients. The book will be of interest to clinicians and researchers alike. 256 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The Media Convergence Handbook sheds new light on the complexity of media convergence and the related business challenges. Approaching the topic from a managerial, technological as well as end-consumer perspective, it acts as a reference book and educational resource in the field. Media convergence at business level may imply transforming business models and using multiplatform content production and distribution tools. However, it is shown that the implementation of convergence strategies can only succeed when expectations and aspirations of every actor involved are taken into account. Media consumers, content producers and managers face different challenges in the process of media convergence.Volume II of the Media Convergence Handbook tackles these challenges by discussing media business models, production, and users' experience and perspectives from a technological convergence viewpoint. 488 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In this Festschrift dedicated to the 60th birthday of Péter R. Surján, selected researchers in theoretical chemistry present research highlights on major developments in the field. Originally published in the journal Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, these outstanding contributions are now available in a hardcover print format, as well as a special electronic edition. This volume provides valuable content for all researchers in theoretical chemistry and will especially benefit those research groups and libraries with limited access to the journal. 272 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book explains advanced theoretical andapplication-related issues in grammatical inference, a research area inside theinductive inference paradigm for machine learning. The first three chapters ofthe book deal with issues regarding theoretical learning frameworks; the nextfour chapters focus on the main classes of formal languages according toChomsky's hierarchy, in particular regular and context-free languages; and thefinal chapter addresses the processing of biosequences.The topics chosen are of foundational interest withrelatively mature and established results, algorithms and conclusions. The bookwill be of value to researchers and graduate students in areas such astheoretical computer science, machine learning, computational linguistics, bioinformatics,and cognitive psychology who are engaged with the study of learning, especiallyof the structure underlying the concept to be learned. Some knowledge ofmathematics and theoretical computer science, including formal language theory,automata theory, formal grammars, and algorithmics, is a prerequisite forreading this book. 268 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book investigates, compares and contrasts the experience of entering into and engaging in modernity and the modern era in many parts of the Asian continent. It focuses on the coming into being, development, and transformation of major urban centers from Tokyo to Mumbai from the late 19th century to the present, providing a broad overview of this crucial period of transition in Asia, not only from diverse geographical and historical perspectives, but also incorporating a broad range of further disciplines. 188 pp. Englisch. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Financial economics is a fascinating topic where ideas from economics, mathematics and, most recently, psychology are combined to understand financial markets. This book gives a concise introduction into this field and includes for the first time recent results from behavioral finance that help to understand many puzzles in traditional finance. The book is tailor made for master and PhD students and includes tests and exercises that enable the students to keep track of their progress. Parts of the book can also be used on a bachelor level. Researchers will find it particularly useful as a source for recent results in behavioral finance and decision theory. 376 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Le but du livreest de définir et développerune grandegamme d'outils probabilistes pour la modélisation en biologie des populations,afin de décrire des dynamiquestemporelles de quantités biologiquestelles que la taille d'une ou plusieurs populations, la proportion d'un allèle dans une population oula position d'un individu. En partant de modèles markoviens discrets (marchesaléatoires, processus de Galton-Watson), nous abordons progressivement lecalcul stochastique et les équations différentielles stochastiques, puis lesprocessus markoviens de saut, tels les processus de branchement à temps continuet les processus de naissance et mort. Nous étudions également les processusdiscret et continu pour l'évolution génétique et les généalogies: processus deWright-Fisher et coalescent.Le livredétaille systématiquement les calculs dequantités d'intérêt pour les biologistes.De nombreux exercices d'application sont proposés. Le dernier chapitre montre l'apport de ces outils pour desproblématiques biologiques actuelles. Il développe en détail des travaux derecherche très récents.This book defines and develops probabilistic tools forthe modeling of populations in order to describe the dynamics of biologicalquantities such as population size, allele proportion in a population and individual location. Fromdiscrete Markovian models (random walks, Galton-Watson processes), it gradually introduces thestochastic calculus and the stochastic differential equations,as well as the jump Markov processes,such as the branching processes in continuous time and the birth and deathprocesses. It also discussesthe discrete and continuousprocesses of genetic evolution, genealogies and the Wright-Fisher processes andcoalescent. The book systematicallydetailsthecomputation of quantities of interest to biologists and provides a number ofexercises. The last chapter shows the use of probabilistic tools for real-world biologicalproblems, and discusses recentresearch in detail. 280 pp. Französisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -A Clinician's Guide to Systemic Effects of Periodontal Diseases will serve as an ideal, easy-to-use reference for the practicing health professional. It summarizes the latest research on the systemic effects of periodontal diseases, discusses how the results of this research will impact on clinical practice, and aims to help the clinician to answer questions that may be posed by patients, medical colleagues, and the media. A central theme is the contribution of periodontal diseases to systemic inflammation but other mechanisms, such as systemic dissemination of oral pathogens, are also covered. A collaborative approach involving noted investigators in each field and medical colleagues ensures that all chapters are of clinical relevance from both a dental and a medical perspective. The book is also visually engaging, with numerous summary figures and graphics, bullet point tables, and highlight boxes identifying the most clinically significant points. 132 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This is a concise introduction into optical fiber communication. It covers important aspects from the physics of optical wave propagation and amplification to the essentials of modulation formats and receivers. The combination of a solid coverage of necessary fundamental theory with an in-depth discussion of recent relevant research results enables the reader to design modern optical fiber communication systems. The book serves both graduate students and professionals. It includes many worked examples with solutions for lecturers. For the second edition, Reinhold Noé made many changes and additions throughout the text so that this concise book presents the essentials of optical fiber communication in an easy readable and understandable way. 348 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This volume extends and deepens our knowledge about cross-border mobility and its role in an enlarged EU. More specifically, its main purpose is to enlighten the growing and yet rather uninformed debate about the role of post-enlargement migration for economic adjustment in the crisis-stricken labor markets of the Eurozone and the EU as a whole. The book addresses the political economy aspects of post-enlargement migration, including its broader political contexts, redistributive impacts, but also nationalization of the enlargement agenda. It also covers the experience of receiving and sending countries with post-enlargement migration and its role during the current crisis. Renowned experts in the field study, whether and how post-enlargement mobility has enabled the EU to absorb asymmetric economic shocks, how it has affected the European welfare systems, and whether it has contributed to the sustainability of the Eurozone. The authors also evaluate brain circulation as a sought-after vehicle of improved allocative efficiency of EU labor markets and propose a policy agenda for mobility in an enlarged EU. 484 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This is the eleventh volume in the series Light Scattering Reviews, devoted to current knowledge of light scattering problems and both experimental and theoretical research techniques related to their solution. The focus of this volume is to describe modern advances in radiative transfer and light scattering optics. This book brings together the most recent studies on light radiative transfer in the terrestrial atmosphere, while also reviewing environmental polarimetry. The book is divided into nine chapters:- the first four chapters review recent advances in modern radiative transfer theory and provide detailed descriptions of radiative transfer codes (e.g., DISORT and CRTM). Approximate solutions of integro-differential radiative transfer equations for turbid media with different shapes (spheres, cylinders, planeparallel layers) are detailed;- chapters 5 to 8 focus on studies of light scattering by single particles and radially inhomogeneous media;- the final chapter discusses the environmental polarimetry of man-made objects. 532 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Thisnew edition presents the essential theoretical and analytical methods needed tounderstand the recent fusion research of tokamak and alternate approaches. Theauthor describes magnetohydrodynamic and kinetic theories of cold and hotplasmas in detail. The book covers new important topics for fusion studies such as plasma transportby drift turbulence, which depend on the magnetic configuration and zonal flows. These are universal phenomenaof microturbulence. They can modify the onset criterion for turbulent transport,instabilities driven by energetic particles as well as alpha particlegeneration and typical plasma models for computer simulation. The fusionresearch of tokamaks with various new versions of H modes are explained. Thedesign concept of ITER, the international tokamak experimental reactor, isdescribed for inductively driven operations as well as steady-state operations using non-inductivedrives. Alternative approaches of reversed-field pinch and its relaxationprocess, stellator including quasi-symmetric system, open-end system of tandemmirror and inertial confinement are also explained. Newly added and updatedtopics in this second edition include zonal flows, various versions of H modes,and steady-state operations of tokamak, the designconcept of ITER, therelaxation process of RFP, quasi-symmetric stellator, and tandem mirror. The bookaddresses graduate students and researchers in the field of controlled fusion. 508 pp. Englisch.…