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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The use of enzymes ¿ employed either as isolated enzymes, crude protein extracts or whole cells ¿ for the transformation of non-natural organic c- pounds is not an invention of the twentieth century: they have been used for more than one hundred years. However,the object of most of the early research was totally different from that of the present day. Whereas the elucidation of biochemical pathways and enzyme mechanisms was the main driving force for the early studies,in contrast it was mainly during the 1980s that the enormous potential of applying natural catalysts to transform non-natural organic c- pounds was recognized. This trend was particularly well enhanced by the recommendation of the FDA-guidelines (1992) with respect to the use of chiral bioactive agents in enantiopure form. During the last two decades, it has been shown that the substrate tolerance of numerous biocatalysts is often much wider than previously believed. Of course,there are many enzymes which are very strictly bound to their natural substrate(s). They play an important role in metabolism and they are gener- ly not applicable for biotransformations. On the other hand, an impressive number of biocatalysts have been shown to possess a wide substrate tolerance by keeping their exquisite catalytic properties with respect to chemo-, reg- and, most important, enantio-selectivity. This made them into the key tools for biotransformations.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 232 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Thisvolumeisacollectionofpapers onautomateddeduction inclassical,modal, and many-valued logics, with an emphasis on rst-order theories. Some authors bridgethe gaptohigher-order logicbydealingwithsimpletype theory ina r- order setting, or by resolving shortcomings of r st-order logic with the help of higher-order notions. Most papers rely on resolution or tableaux methods, with a few exceptions choosing the equational paradigm. In its entirety the volume is a mirror of contemporary research in r st-order theorem proving. One trend to be observed is the interest in e ective decision procedures. The main aim of rs t-order theorem proving was and still is to demonstrate the validity or unsatisa bility of formulas, by more and more - phisticatedmethods. Withinthelastyears,however,theothersideofthemedal{ falsi abilityand satisab ility { has r eceived growing attention. Though in g- eral non-terminating, theorem provers sometimes act as decision procedures on subclasses ofrs t-order logic. Inparticularcases theiroutputcanevenbeused to extract n ite representations of models or counter-examples. Another devel- mentistheextension ofdeductiontechniquesfromclassicallogictomany-valued and modal logics. By suitably generalizing classical concepts many results carry over to non-classical logics. This line of research is stimulated by artici al int- ligence with its need for more expressive logics capable of modeling real-world reasoning. From a formal point of view this volume comprises two types of papers, invited and contributed ones. Gilles Dowek, Melvin Fitting, Deepak Kapur, Alexander Leitsch, and David Plaisted accepted our invitation to present recent developments in and their view of the e ld. Contributed papers on the other hand underwent a two-staged selection process. 312 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The Yearbook compiles the most recent, widespread developments of experimental and clinical research and practice in one comprehensive reference book. The chapters are written by well recognized experts in their field of intensive care and emergency medicine. It is addressed to everyone involved in internal medicine, anesthesia, surgery, pediatrics, intensive care and emergency medicine. (With approximately 90 contributions.)Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 888 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Metal Impurities in Silicon-Device Fabrication treats the transition-metal impurities generated during the fabrication of silicon samples and devices. The different mechanisms responsible for contamination are discussed, and a survey is given of their impact on device performance. The specific properties of the main and rare impurities in silicon are examined, as well as the detection methods and requirements in modern technology. Finally, impurity gettering is studied along with modern techniques to determine the gettering efficiency. In all of these subjects, reliable and up-to-date data are presented. This monograph provides a thorough review of the results of recent scientific investigations, as well as the relevant data and properties of the various metal impurities in silicon. The new edition includes important recent data and a number of new tables.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 292 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Systems to support the continuously shrinking product development cycles and the increasing quality requirements need significant enhancements and new approaches.In this book important new tools and algorithms for future product modeling systems are presented. It is based on a seminar at the International Conference and Research Center for Computer Science, Schloß Dagstuhl, Germany, presented by internationally recognised experts in CAD technology.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 300 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book serves two purposes. The authors present important aspects of modern research on the mathematical structure of Einstein's field equations and they show how to extract their physical content from them by mathematically exact methods. The essays are devoted to exact solutions and to the Cauchy problem of the field equations as well as to post-Newtonian approximations that have direct physical implications. Further topics concern quantum gravity and optics in gravitational fields.The book addresses researchers in relativity and differential geometry but can also be used as additional reading material for graduate students.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 452 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The subject discussed in this book is the stability of thin-walled elastic systems under static loads. The presentation of these problems is based on modern approaches to elastic-stability theory. Special attention is paid to the formulation of elastic-stability criteria, to the statement of column, plate and shell stability problems, to the derivation of basic relationships, and to a discussion of the boundaries of the application of analytic relationships. The author has tried to avoid arcane, nonstandard problems and elaborate and unexpected solutions, which bring real pleasure to connoisseurs, but confuse students and cause bewilderment to some practical engineers. The author has an apprehension that problems which, though interesting, are limited in application can divert the reader's attention from the more prosaic but no less sophisticated general problems of stability theory.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 356 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -All kind ofinformationfrom distant celestialbodies comestous intheform of radiation. Inmost the of electromagnetic cases thisradiation propagation be can as a reasonable in described, terms of This is approximation, rays. truenot inthe but also inthe radio only ofthe electro opticalrange range Forthis the of reason laws areoffundamental magneticspectrum. optics ray for importance and astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology. to According arethe of general relativity, light light likegeodesics a rays Lorentzianmetric whichthe is described. how by spacetimegeometry This, is true as as the under the ever, only long light are rays freelypropagating influence ofthe fieldwhich is coded in the only gravitational spacetime ge If a is in an medium ometry. light ray influenced, addition, by optical (e. g. , then it will not follow ofthe by a a plasma), light like geodesic spacetime metric. It is true that for radiation the electromagnetic traveling through universe the influence ofamedium on the ofthe and usually path on ray the is small. there are several cases inwhich this influ frequency However, ence is well in inthe radio For measurable, particular very range. example, the deflection ofradio inthe field oftheSun is consider gravitational rays influenced the Solarcorona. currentand ably by Moreover, planned Doppler with microwaves in the Solar reach in the an experiments system accuracy 5 of 10 15 whichmakes it totakethe influence frequency Awlw necessary ofthe medium into account.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 236 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Die zahlreichen Finanz- und Währungskrisen der letzten Jahre haben zu einer Fülle an Reformvorschlägen für das internationale Finanzsystem geführt. In diesem Buch werden die wichtigsten Vorschläge verständlich dargestellt, systematisiert und gründlich diskutiert. Werden eher Fragen der mikro- oder makroökonomischen Governance angegangen Welche der konkurrierenden Ziele - nationale Autonomie, Stabilität der Finanzmärkte oder freier Kapitalverkehr - stehen im Vordergrund Wie ist eine mögliche Umsetzung einzuschätzen Das Buch bietet damit einen umfassenden Überblick zur Debatte um eine Neue Internationale Finanzarchitektur. Es legt implizite Zielvorstellungen offen, arbeitet die Wirksamkeit von Instrumenten heraus und bietet vorsichtige Wertungen an. Es leistet damit einen Beitrag zur Information sowie zur eigenen Positionsfindung.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 144 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Immer mehr Unternehmen 'produzieren' Software. Sie stehen vor der Aufgabe, Software termin- und kostengerecht mit für den Kunden akzeptabler Qualität zu entwickeln. Praxisgerechte Methoden zur Softwareentwicklung fehlen weitgehend. Dies betrifft insbesondere mittelständische Unternehmen.Das vorliegende Fachbuch schließt diese Lücke. Es beschreibt ein praxisgerechtes Vorgehensmodell zur Strukturierung des Entwicklungsprozesses und bildet die Basis für die Umsetzung der Normenreihe DIN EN ISO 9000 im Unternehmen. Checklisten und Musterformulare erlauben auch dem Nicht-Informatiker, den Entwicklungsprozess anhand konkret überprüfbarer Teilziele zu verbessern. Einfache Diagrammtechniken unterstützen hier insbesondere die Innovation.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 160 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Jahr für Jahr beschäftigen sich die Steuergerichte mit einer Vielzahl von Fällen, in denen es um die Abzugsfähigkeit von Betriebsausgaben und Werbungskosten vor Beginn der eigentlichen steuerrelevanten Erwerbstätigkeit geht. An diesen vielen Einzelfallentscheidungen wird offenbar, daß bislang eine dogmatische Basis fehlt und eine allseits überzeugende Lösung noch nicht gefunden ist. Dieses Buch soll mit dem entwickelten Lösungsansatz die Grundlagenforschung in diesem Problemkreis ein kleines Stück voranbringen.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 144 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Die moderne Reproduktionsmedizin wird oftmals als letzte Chance von Partnern ausgewählt, um ihren starken, bisher unerfüllten Wunsch nach einem eigenen Kind einzulösen - ungeachtet dessen, daß sie öffentlich sehr kontrovers diskutiert werden und häufig auf große Ablehnung stoßen. Die Teilnahme an einer Reproduktionsbehandlung ist kostenintensiv: Zusätzlich zu den finanziellen Kosten der medizinischen Behandlung kommen noch weitere subjektive Kosten hinzu, so z.B. ein erheblicher Zeitaufwand während der Fertilisierungstherapien oder aber auch das Ertragen körperlicher und psychischer Belastungen. Die vorliegende Arbeit erforscht die Einstellung der Betroffenen zur Reproduktionsmedizin und was sie mit einem Kind verbinden. Darüber hinaus wird erforscht, wie die ungewollt kinderlosen Partner die körperlichen, psychischen und finanziellen Belastungen erleben und bewerten.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 200 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Mit der Festschrift wird Herr Professor Werner Merle geehrt mit Beiträgen von: Dr. Christian Armbrüster; Dr. Peter Bassenge, Vorsitzender Richter am LG a.D.; Dr. Matthias Becker; August Belz, Vorsitzender Richter am OLG a.D.; Diplom-Volkswirt Volker Bielefeld; RA Dr. Fritz Binz; Dr. Lothar Briesemeister, Vorsitzender Richter am KG; RA Dr. Wolf-Rüdiger Bub; RA Michael Drasdo; Prof. Shunji Fujii, Yamanashi Gakuin University; Dr. iur. Wolfgang Gottschalg, Vorsitzender Richter am OLG; RA Dr. Frank Heerstraßen; Dipl.-Kfm. Hans-Dieter Jansen; RA Wilfried J. Köhler; RA Dr. Andreas Kappus; Notar Dr. Heinrich Kreuzer; Prof. Dr. Eiki Maruyama, Universität Chiba; RA Horst Müller; Staatssekretär Prof. Dr. Eckhart Pick, MdB; Notar Dr. Ludwig Röll; RA und Steuerberater Dr. Marcel Sauren; RA Joachim Schmidt; Notar a.D. Friedrich Schmidt; Notar Dr. Sebastian Spiegelberger; Prof. Dr. Günther Trautmann; Prof. Dr. Reinhard Welter; Dr. Joachim Wenzel.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 388 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Kompetentes Fachbuch mit Informationen zur gesamten modernen Telekommunikationstechnik. Ausgesprochen praxisorientiert angelegt, zeigt es die Erfahrungen des Autors aus der Computerindustrie und seine didaktischen Fähigkeiten aus eigener Vorlesungspraxis.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 684 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Vor 10000 Jahren, zu Beginn des Neolithikums begann der Mensch seBhaft zu werden. Er lei tete damit einen neuen ProzeB in das erdge schichtliche Geschehen ein, namlich Wachs tum und Expansion der eigenen Spezies iiber die naturgegebene Umweltkapazitat hinaus. Er kauft wird diese Entwicklung mit der starken Inanspruchnahme der endlichen Ressourcen Materialien und Raum sowie der Belastung von Natur und Umwelt auf eine unseren Planeten nachhaltig bedrohende Art und Weise. Bis zur 'agrarischen Revolution' in der Jungsteinzeit war der Mensch als Jager und Sammler Teil natiirlicher Okosysteme und da mit vergleichbar den tierischen Organismen den naturgegebenen Ge setzmafiigkeiten unterworfen. Dann rodete er den Wald, bearbeitete den Boden, kultivierte ausgewahlte Pflanzen, entwickelte die Haustier haltung und schuf mit festem Wohnsitz in seinen dorflichen Sied lungsgemeinschaften die Voraussetzung fUr eine systematische Vor ratshaltung. Die Tragfahigkeit eines Gebietes war jetzt nicht mehr aus schlieBlich durch die in Raum und Zeit begrenzten Naturressourcen bestimmt. Der Mensch hatte einen Weg gefunden, sie durch zielge richtete MaBnahmen systematisch zu erweitern. Mit dieser Befreiung aus der strengen Abhangigkeit von der Natur scherte der Mensch aus den regelnden Zwangen der Evolution aus und begann, sich iiber die populationserhaltende Reproduktion hinaus nachhaltig zu vermehren. Seit 1850 hat sich die Weltbevolkerung verfiinffacht auf 6 Mrd. ge gen Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts. Gleichzeitig wuchs der Verbrauch an Primarenergie, gegenwartig zu 75% durch fossile Energietrager ge deckt, urn mehr als das Dreifiigfache. Spatestens jetzt wurde das be sonders verschwenderische Verhalten des Menschen o ffenbar.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 452 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Die Autoren beschreiben anschaulich und leicht verständlich strukturierte Vorgehensweisen bei der Existenzgründung. Sie vermitteln kaufmännische Grundkenntnisse und leisten Hilfestellung in Finanzierungsfragen. 204 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Many biological systems still hold a variety of very desirable molecular properties that so far cannot be matched by artifical analogs. Learning about the principles and tricks used by nature may provide access to novel nanostructures, improved catalysts for the functionalization of hydrocarbon compounds or may enable catalytic C-C bond formation under environmentally benign conditions. This volume recapitulates the state of the art in those sectors of bioorganic chemistry that, rather than mimick the natural example, aim to utilize the underlying principles for useful applications. 204 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Thisvolumeisacollectionofpapers onautomateddeduction inclassical,modal, and many-valued logics, with an emphasis on rst-order theories. Some authors bridgethe gaptohigher-order logicbydealingwithsimpletype theory ina r- order setting, or by resolving shortcomings of r st-order logic with the help of higher-order notions. Most papers rely on resolution or tableaux methods, with a few exceptions choosing the equational paradigm. In its entirety the volume is a mirror of contemporary research in r st-order theorem proving. One trend to be observed is the interest in e ective decision procedures. The main aim of rs t-order theorem proving was and still is to demonstrate the validity or unsatisa bility of formulas, by more and more - phisticatedmethods. Withinthelastyears,however,theothersideofthemedal{ falsi abilityand satisab ility { has r eceived growing attention. Though in g- eral non-terminating, theorem provers sometimes act as decision procedures on subclasses ofrs t-order logic. Inparticularcases theiroutputcanevenbeused to extract n ite representations of models or counter-examples. Another devel- mentistheextension ofdeductiontechniquesfromclassicallogictomany-valued and modal logics. By suitably generalizing classical concepts many results carry over to non-classical logics. This line of research is stimulated by artici al int- ligence with its need for more expressive logics capable of modeling real-world reasoning. From a formal point of view this volume comprises two types of papers, invited and contributed ones. Gilles Dowek, Melvin Fitting, Deepak Kapur, Alexander Leitsch, and David Plaisted accepted our invitation to present recent developments in and their view of the e ld. Contributed papers on the other hand underwent a two-staged selection process. 312 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Intelligent agents are one of the most important developments in computer science in the 1990s. Agents are of interest in many important application areas, ranging from human-computer interaction to industrial process control. The ATAL workshop series aims to bring together researchers interested in the core aspects of agent technology. Speci cally, ATAL addresses issues such as th- ries of agency, software architectures for intelligent agents, methodologies and programming languages for realizing agents, and software tools for developing and evaluating agent systems. One of the strengths of the ATAL workshop series is its emphasis on the synergies between theories, infrastructures, architectures, methodologies, formal methods, and languages. This year's workshop continued the ATAL trend of attracting a large n- ber of high-quality submissions. In more detail, 75 papers were submitted to the ATAL-99 workshop, from 19 countries. After stringent reviewing, 22 papers wereacceptedforpresentationattheworkshop.Aftertheworkshop,thesepapers were revised on the basis of comments received both from the original reviewers and from discussions at the workshop itself. This volume contains these revised papers. 400 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -These post-proceedings contain the revised versions of the accepted papers of the international workshop Transactions and Database Dynamics', which was the eighth workshop in a series focusing on foundations of models and languages for data and objects (FoMLaDO). Seven long papers and three short papers were accepted for inclusion in the proceedings. The papers address various issues of transactions and database dynamics: { criteria and protocols for global snapshot isolation in federated transaction management, { uni ed theory of concurrency control and replication control, { speci cation of evolving information systems, { inheritance mechanisms for deductive object databases with updates, { speci cation of active rules for maintaining database consistency, { integrity checking in subtransactions, { open nested transactions for multi-tier architectures, { declarative speci cation of transactions with static and dynamic integrity constraints, { logic-based speci cation of update queries as open nested transactions, and { execution guarantees and transactional processes in electronic commerce payments. In addition to the regular papers, there are papers resulting from two working groups. The rst working group paper discusses the basis for transactional c- putation. In particular, it addresses the speci cation of transactional software. The second working group paper focuses on transactions in electronic commerce applications. Among others, Internet transactions, payment protocols, and c- currency control and persistence mechanisms are discussed. Moreover, there is an invited paper by Jari Veijalainen which discusses tr- sactional aspects in mobile electronic commerce. 264 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -SAC 99 was the sixth in a series of annual workshops on Selected Areas in Cryptography. Previous workshops were held at Carleton University in Ottawa (1995 and 1997) and at Queen s University in Kingston (1994, 1996, and 1998). The intent of the annual workshop is to provide a relaxed atmosphere in which researchers in cryptography can present and discuss new work on selected areas of current interest. The themes for the SAC 99 workshop were: { Design and Analysis of Symmetric Key Cryptosystems { E cient Implementations of Cryptographic Systems { Cryptographic Solutions for Web/Internet Security The timing of the workshop was particularly fortuitous as the announcement by NIST of the v e nalists for AES coincided with the rst morning of the workshop, precipitating lively discussion on the merits of the selection! A total of 29 papers were submitted to SAC 99 and, after a review process that had all papers reviewed by at least 3 referees, 17 were accepted and p- sented. As well, two invited presentations were given: one by Miles Smid from NIST entitled From DES to AES: Twenty Years of Government Initiatives in Cryptography'and the other by Mike Reiter from Bell Labs entitled Password Hardening with Applications to VPN Security'. The program committee for SAC 99 consisted of the following members: Carlisle Adams, Tom Cusick, Howard Heys, Lars Knudsen, Henk Meijer, Luke O Connor, Doug Stinson, Stao rd Tavares, and Serge Vaudenay. 256 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The Yearbook compiles the most recent, widespread developments of experimental and clinical research and practice in one comprehensive reference book. The chapters are written by well recognized experts in their field of intensive care and emergency medicine. It is addressed to everyone involved in internal medicine, anesthesia, surgery, pediatrics, intensive care and emergency medicine. (With approximately 90 contributions.) 888 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Whereas several areas of biocatalysis - in particular the use of easy-to-use hydrolases such as proteases, esterases and lipases - are sufficiently well researched to be applied in every standard laboratory, other types of enzymes are still waiting to be discovered with respect to their applicability in organic-chemistry transformations on a preparative scale. This latter point is stressed in this volume, which concentrates on the 'newcomer-enzymes' which show great synthetic potential. 232 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th European Workshop on Software Process Technology, EWSPT 2000, held in Kaprun, Austria in February 2000 in conjunction with a meeting of the European ESPRIT IV Project for Process Instance Evolution (PIE).The 21 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 44 submissions. The book is organized in sections on methods, applications, process instance evolution, distributed processes and process modeling languages, and industrial experience. 264 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This volume consists of those papers presented at the Japan Conference on Discrete and Computational Geometry '98. The conference was held 9-12 - cember 1998 at Tokai University in Tokyo. Close to a hundred participants from 10 countries participated. Interest in Computational Geometry surfaced among engineers in Japan - out twenty years ago, while interest in Discrete Geometry arose as a natural extension of the research of a group of graph theorists more recently. One of the goals of the conference was to bring together these two groups and to put them in contact with experts in these elds from abroad. This is the second conference in the series. The plan is to hold one every year and to publish the papers of the conferences every two years. The organizers thank the sponsors of the conference, namely, The Institute of Educational Development of Tokai University, Grant-in-Aid of the Ministry of Education of Japan (A.Saito;(A)10304008), Mitsubishi Research Institute, Sanada Institute of System Development, Japan Process, and Upward. They also thank especially T. Asano, D. Avis, V. Chv atal, H. Imai, J. Pach, D. R- paport, M. Ruiz, J. O'Rourke, K. Sugihara, T. Tokuyama, and J. Urrutia for their interest and support. 348 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Withthe unprecedented rate at which data is being collected today in almostall elds of human endeavor, there is an emerging economic and scientic need to extract useful information from it. For example, many companies already have data-warehouses inthe terabyte range (e.g., FedEx, Walmart).The WorldWide Web has an estimated 800 millionweb-pages. Similarly,scienti c data is rea- ing gigantic proportions (e.g., NASA space missions, Human Genome Project). High-performance, scalable, parallel, and distributed computing is crucial for ensuring system scalabilityand interactivityas datasets continue to grow in size and complexity. Toaddress thisneedweorganizedtheworkshoponLarge-ScaleParallelKDD Systems, which was held in conjunction with the 5th ACM SIGKDD Inter- tional Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining, on August 15th, 1999, San Diego, California. The goal of this workshop was to bring researchers and practitioners together in a setting where they could discuss the design, - plementation,anddeploymentoflarge-scaleparallelknowledgediscovery (PKD) systems, which can manipulate data taken from very large enterprise or sci- tic databases, regardless of whether the data is located centrally or is globally distributed. Relevant topics identie d for the workshop included: { How to develop a rapid-response, scalable, and parallel knowledge discovery system that supports global organizations with terabytes of data. 272 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Die zahlreichen Finanz- und Währungskrisen der letzten Jahre haben zu einer Fülle an Reformvorschlägen für das internationale Finanzsystem geführt. In diesem Buch werden die wichtigsten Vorschläge verständlich dargestellt, systematisiert und gründlich diskutiert. Werden eher Fragen der mikro- oder makroökonomischen Governance angegangen Welche der konkurrierenden Ziele - nationale Autonomie, Stabilität der Finanzmärkte oder freier Kapitalverkehr - stehen im Vordergrund Wie ist eine mögliche Umsetzung einzuschätzen Das Buch bietet damit einen umfassenden Überblick zur Debatte um eine Neue Internationale Finanzarchitektur. Es legt implizite Zielvorstellungen offen, arbeitet die Wirksamkeit von Instrumenten heraus und bietet vorsichtige Wertungen an. Es leistet damit einen Beitrag zur Information sowie zur eigenen Positionsfindung. 144 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In this book, the author develops an object-centered framework with specialized support of the part-of relation based on description logics. These logics are a family of object-centered knowledge representation languages tailored for describing knowledge about concepts and is-a hierarchies of theseconcepts. In addition to the representation and reasoning facilities provided by description logics for is-a, representation and reasoning facilities are introduced for part-of. Finally, the feasibility and the usefulness of the approach is demonstrated by applying the framework to various areas including domain modeling, agent-oriented scenarios, document management and retrieval, and composite concept learning. 212 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In modern mathematical physics, classical together with quantum, geometrical and functional analytic methods are used simultaneously. Non-commutative geometry in particular is becoming a useful tool in quantum field theories. This book, aimed at advanced students and researchers, provides an introduction to these ideas. Researchers will benefit particularly from the extensive survey articles on models relating to quantum gravity, string theory, and non-commutative geometry, as well as Connes' approach to the standard model. 424 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Creation Techniques for Software Development and Deployment, Agent-Based Management, Virtual Home Environment, Integrated and Scalable Solutions for Telecommunications Management. This shows that the issues related to communications management, architectures, and service creation are still of great interest, while the virtual home environment is emerging as a new key topic in IS&N. In summary, this book reflects the state of the art in research on IS&N topics, with the focus mentioned above, not only from European Union co-funded projects (mainly in the ACTS programme), but also from research organisations around the globe. February 2000 Jaime Delgado George D. Stamoulis Alvin Mullery Didoe Prevedourou Keith Start Previous IS&N Conferences and Proceedings The first IS&N conference was organised in 1992 in Paris, France. Since then, the IS&N conferences have been held almost every year, with proceedings published as part of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series of Springer-Verlag. These are as follows. 'Towards a Pan-European Telecommunication Service Infrastructure - IS&N'94', Hans-Jiirgen Kugler, Al Mullery, Norbert Niebert (Eds.), Aachen, Germany, September 1994, LNCS 851, ISBN 3-540-58420-X. 'Bringing Telecommunication Services to the People - IS&N'95', Anne Clarke, Mario Campolargo, Nikos Karatzas (Eds.), Heraklion, Greece, October 1995, LNCS 998, ISBN 3-540-60479-0. 'Intelligence in Services and Networks: Technology for Cooperative Competition - IS&N'97 Al Mullery, Michel Besson, Mario Campolargo, Roberta Gobbi, Rick Reed (Eds.), Cernobbio, Italy, May 1997, LNCS 1238, ISBN 3-540-63135-6. 372 pp. Englisch.