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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Derivation of the series.- The Szeg¿ and heat expansions.- f(k)( ; i) in the hermitian case.- Trace formulas.- Proof of the szeg¿ expansion in the nonself-adjoint case.- Proof of the Szeg¿ expansion in the self-adjoint case.- Proof of the heat expansion. 156 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Value functions on a canonical ensemble.- Integrals of independent random variables.- Singular central limit theorems, I.- Singular central limit theorems, II.- Physical applications.- The Lebesgue integral.- Integrability criteria and some applications.- Joint distributions and applications.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 128 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -A stability result for the solutions of a certain system of third-order differential equations.- A local existence theorem for the quasilinear wave equation with initial values of bounded variation.- Bifurcation problems associated with nonlinear wave propagation.- Conditions for a limit set to be a singleton.- A hydrodynamical model of the sea hare¿s propulsive mechanism.- Periodic solutions of some second order nonlinear differential equations with periodic coefficients.- Wiener obstacles for the biharmonic operator.- Inverse methods for reflector imaging.- Travelling wave front solutions of a differential-difference equation arising in the modelling of myelinated nerve axon.- The non-parametric influence of light on mammalian circadian rhythms.- On bifurcation for nondifferentiable perturbations of selfadjoint operators.- On surfaces defined by ordinary differential equations: A new approach to Hilbert¿s 16th problem.- Self-adjointness for general elliptic operators with Sobolev-type coefficients.- On a Nehari¿s constant.- Asymptotics of eigenvalues for some 'non-definite' elliptic problems.- Optimal control of a system governed by hyperbolic operator.- A global study of a hamiltonian system with multi turning points.- Some further results on oscillatory behavior of solutions of nth order delay differential equations.- A model for a myelinated nerve axon.- Spatial patterning of the spruce budworm in the presence of defoliation.- Vector models for infectious diseases.- Multi-dimensional reaction-convection-diffusion equations.- On periodic solutions of forced second order differential equations with a deviating argument.- The theory of quasi periodic motions.- Stability criteria for linear integro-differential equations.- A mechanical model for biological pattern formation: A nonlinear bifurcation analysis.- Almost surely non-linear solutions of stochastic linear delay equations.- Properties of the set of global solutions for the cauchy problems in a locally convex topological vector space.- Boundary value problems for forced nonlinear equations at resonance.- Periodic-solutions of prescribed period for hamiltonian systems.- Bursting oscillations in an excitable membrane model.- Semilinear second order evolution equations and regular boundary conditions.- Symmetry-breaking for semilinear elliptic equations.- On a boundary value problem associated with some difference-differential equations.- A-proper maps and bifurcation theory.- On the singularities and asymptotic expansions of singular sturm-liouville expansions. 380 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -A Toponogov splitting theorem for Lorentzian manifolds.- A survey on CR ¿ Submanifolds of Kaehlerian manifolds.- Isoperimetric inequalities, heat equation and geometric applications.- Symmetric immersions in pseudo-Riemannian space forms.- Immersions of surfaces into space forms.- Examples of 1-codimensional non totally geodesic isometric immersions of pseudo-riemannian space forms with the same positive constant curvature and the same space-like rank.- Riemannian manifolds with harmonic curvature.- Structure of manifolds of nonpositive curvature.- Equivalence of one dimensional Lagrangian field theories in the plane I.- Applications of the Gauss mapping for hypersurfaces of the sphere.- Submanifolds and the second fundamental tensor.- Embedded minimal surfaces, computer graphics and elliptic functions.- The Bernstein problem for foliations.- Examples concerning the spectrum of a closed Riemannian manifold.- Tight smoothing of some polyhedral surfaces.- On the number of tritangencies of a surface in IR3.- Small eigenvalues of the Laplacian and examples.- Horizontal lifts of isometric immersions into the bundle space of a pseudo-Riemannian submersion.- Positively curved minimal submanifolds.- Affinsph¿n mit ebenen Schattengrenzen.- Conformal orbits of electromagnetic Riemannian curvature tensors electromagnetic implies gravitational radiation.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 344 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Bounds on exponential decay of eigenfunctions of Schr¿dinger operators.- Quantum scattering theory for two- and three-body systems with potentials of short and long range.- Some aspects of the theory of Schr¿dinger operators.- Stability and instability in quantum mechanics.- Some recent applications of stochastic processes in quantum mechanics.- The quasi-classical limit of scattering amplitude - finite range potentials -. 292 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -First International Conference on Rewriting Techniques and ApplicationsSpringer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 452 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The subject of this book is a new direction in the field ofprobability theory and mathematical statistics which can becalled 'stability theory': it deals with evaluating theeffects of perturbing initial probabilistic models andembraces quite varied subtopics: limit theorems, queueingmodels, statistical inference, probability metrics, etc. Thecontributions are original research articles developing newideas and methods of stability analysis. 456 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -On large deviations of sums of independent random vectors.- The non-existence of a Universal multiplier moment for the central limit theorem.- The Fatou inequality revisited. ¿ Variations on a theme by A. Dvoretzky.- Limit theorems for sojourns of stochastic processes.- Intrinsic bounds on some real-valued stationary random functions.- Subspaces of L N , arithmetical diameter and sidon sets.- Reproducing kernel Hilbert space for some non-Gaussian processes.- An extended Wichura theorem, definitions of Donsker class, and weighted empirical distributions.- Comparaison de mesures gaussiennes et de mesures produit dans les espaces de Frechet separables.- On convergence and demiconvergence of block martingales and submartingales.- M-infinitely divisible random compact convex sets.- On Brunk¿s law of large numbers in some type 2 spaces.- Necessary and sufficient condition for the uniform law of large numbers.- An introduction to large deviations.- Random integral representation for another class of limit laws.- The law of the iterated logarithm in the p spaces.- A square root law for diffusing particles.- Stochastic processes with sample paths in exponential Orlicz spaces.- A Skorohod - like representation in infinite dimensions.- Moment inequalities for real and vector p-stable stochastic integrals.- A note on the convergence to Gaussian laws of sums of stationary -mixing triangular arrays.- Max-infinite divisibility and max-stability in infinite dimensions.- A maximal law of the iterated logarithm for operator-normalized stochastically compact partial sums of i.i.d. random vectors.- Stable measures and processes in statistical physics.- Comparison of martingale difference sequences. 464 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Again rapid advances in the brain sciences have made it necessary, after only a few years, to issue a revised edition of this text. All the chapters have been reviewed and brought up to date, and some have been largely rewritten. The major revision has occurred in the chap ters on the autonomic nervous system and the integrative functions of the central nervous system. But in the discussion of the motor systems and other subjects as well, recent insights have necessitated certain conceptual modifications. In the description of the autonomic nervous system, the role of the intestinal innervation has been brought out more clearly than before. In addition, there is a new presentation of the physiology of smooth muscle fibers, and more attention has been paid to the postsynaptic adrenergic receptors, because of the increasing therapeutic signifi cance of the at f3 receptor concept. A substantial section on the genital reflexes in man and woman, including the extragenital changes during copulation, has also been added. The text on the integrative functions of the central nervous system has been expanded to include, for the first time, material on brain metabolism and blood flow and their dependence on the activity of the brain. Reference is also made to recent results of research on split brain and aphasic patients and on memory, as well as on the physiol ogy of sleeping and dreaming.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 360 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Already known as a Wagner scholar for his work on the sketches of the Flying Dutchman, Paul Machlin has for many years taken a scholarly interest in the school of Harlem 'stride' jazz pianists. Stride: The Music of Fats Waller is a full analysis of the piano music of Waller as composer, soloist and recording artist. 38 music examples illustrate Waller's complex keyboard style and improvisatory techniques. The discussion of Waller's piano music is set in the context of a biographical study, and a discography listing all known recordings by the pianist.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The rapid growth of the subject since the first edition ten years ago has made it necessary to rewrite the greater part of the book. Except for the introductory portion and the section on Mott scattering, the book has been completely revised. In Chap. 3, sections on polarization violating reflection symmetry, on resonance scattering, and on inelastic processes have been added. Chapter 4 has been rewritten, taking account of the numerous novel results obtained in exchange scattering. Chapter 5 includes the recent discoveries on photoelectron polarization produced by unpolarized radiation with unpolarized targets and on Auger-electron polarization. In Chap. 6, a further discussion of relativistic polarization phenomena has been added to the book. The immense growth of polarization studies with solids and surfaces required an extension and new presentation of Chap. 7. All but one section of Chap. 8 has been rewritten and a detailed treatment of polarization analysis has been included. Again, a nearly comprehensive treatment has been attempted. Even so, substantial selectivity among the wide range of available material has been essential in order to accomplish a compact presentation. The reference list, selected along the same lines as in the first edition, is meant to lead the reader through the literature giving a guide for finding further references. I want to express my indebtedness to a number of people whose help has been invaluable.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 316 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The lives of binary and multiple stars are reviewed, beginning with their cradles in dark clouds, such as those in Taurus and Orion, and ending with the high-energy infernos of supernova explosions and bright X-ray binaries. It has become clear that there is a common thread that runs through all of our understanding of binary evolution: the set of physical processes which they each undergo at various stages of their evolution. This volume provides an up-to-date review of binary stellar structure and evolution from this perspective, considering these processes not just from the point of view of understanding the basic physics involved, but also with the aim of showing how similar processes apply to disparate groups of stars, and how a realisation of this fact can lead to a better understanding of the field as a whole. Examples of such processes are the behaviour of discs around stars and binaries, the effects of the distortion of finite-sized stars in a binary, both on the stars themselves and on the orbit, and strong interactions between stars, such as mass transfer, common-envelope evolution, and collisions.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 214 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book is in two volumes, and is intended as a text for introductory courses in probability and statistics at the second or third year university level. It em phasizes applications and logical principles rather than mathematical theory. A good background in freshman calculus is sufficient for most of the material presented. Several starred sections have been included as supplementary material. Nearly 900 problems and exercises of varying difficulty are given, and Appendix A contains answers to about one-third of them. The first volume (Chapters 1-8) deals with probability models and with math ematical methods for describing and manipulating them. It is similar in content and organization to the 1979 edition. Some sections have been rewritten and expanded-for example, the discussions of independent random variables and conditional probability. Many new exercises have been added. In the second volume (Chapters 9-16), probability models are used as the basis for the analysis and interpretation of data. This material has been revised extensively. Chapters 9 and 10 describe the use of the likelihood function in estimation problems, as in the 1979 edition. Chapter 11 then discusses frequency properties of estimation procedures, and introduces coverage probability and confidence intervals. Chapter 12 describes tests of significance, with applications primarily to frequency data. The likelihood ratio statistic is used to unify the material on testing, and connect it with earlier material on estimation.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 380 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book attempts to present a detailed and critical account of the thought of Antoine-Louis-Claude Destutt de Tracy (1754-1836). Major importance has been placed on the analysis of his published writings. Biographical details have been provided only to the extent necessary to elucidate the circumstances of the composition and publication of his writings: in particular, the intellectual and political currents in France during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic periods. The book has three main themes. The first is Tracy's philosophy of ideologie, which was concerned to clarify concepts and provide guarantees of reliable knowledge. The second is Tracy's attempt to elaborate a science of social organisation, la science sociale, whose objective was to recommend institutions and policies which could maximise social happiness. The third theme is Tracy's development of liberal and utilitarian approaches to the fields of politics, economics and education. This study began life as a doctoral dissertation at the London School of Economics and Political Science. I am grateful for the guidance of my supervisor, Professor Ken Minogue, and for helpful comments from Professor Maurice Cranston, Professor Jack Lively, and Dr John Hooper.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 242 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The purpose of this book is threefold: (1) review, and I realized that the script had to present a short but comprehensive survey spontaneously taken on the size and format of the localization of a number of transmit of a book. I wrote a letter to Mr. B. Lewer ich, of Springer-Verlag, advising him that ters and other neuroactive principles in the mammalian central nervous system, (2) to there would be some delay in the production provide some comments on the relation be of the third edition of The Human Central tween 'classical' neuroanatomy and 'chem Nervous System, that I happened to have gen ical' neuroanatomy, and (3) to suggest that erated an entirely different book on a brand by a synthesis of these two approaches of knowledge usually referred to as 'chemical 'new' entities in the brain can, be delin neuroanatomy', and that I should like to eated. publish this work, as previous ones, with of the origin of this volume is Springer. Mr. Lewerich's reply was quite The history somwhat unusual and may be worth relating. characteristic: 'I must admit that, in spite In a previous book, namely Nieuwenhuys, of seven years of cooperation, you still suc Voogd and Van Huijzen: The Human Central ceed in surprising me; I had not the slightest Nervous System (second editi9n, 1981), there idea about your plans so far.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 260 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The impetus for this book is twofold. First, in response to the well documented oil shocks of the 1970s there arose a resurgence of research activity in the synthetic fuels area. This book attempts to capture some of the leading edge advances which have been made over the past decade in the area of the chemistry of coal conversion. The second driving force behind this book is to jog people's memories about the fundamental truths of the energy industry, i. e. , there IS a finite amount of liquid hydrocarbons on and under the earth's surface, most of the easy to find, produce, and use liquid hydrocarbons have been exploited, and the real need continues to be for liquid hydrocarbons for use as trans portation fuels. The uncertainty is not if synthetic liquids will be needed, but rat her when they will be needed. The inability to answer that question accurately caused many of the financial and research disruptions following the double shocks of the 1970s. Since future projections can only be based upon the historical record, they cannot anticipate major disruptions such as, e. g. , discovery of huge easily producible oils fields, or, on the other side, global or regional economic disruptions such as warfare. With this level of uncertainty, then, the second impetus is to point out how much research remains to be done at a time when fiscal support for fossil fuels research in the Uni ted States is rapidly spiraling downward.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 352 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The present book is the author's third on the subject of vertical seismic profiling (VSP). Ten years have elapsed since the pUblication of the fIrst book. During this period, VSP has become the principal method of seismic observations in boreholes and the chief method of experimental studies of seismic waves in the real earth. VSP combines borehole studies in the seismic frequency band, well velocity surveys, proximity or aplanatic surveys, all of which previously existed as separate methods. The high effectiveness ofVSP, its great practical value, the express nature and clarity of the results obtained have all contributed towards a very rapid acceptance of the method. In the USSR VSP has been used in an overwhelming majority of areas and is being used increasingly in many foreign countries as well. This has been greatly facilitated by the translation into English and the publication in the U. S. A. by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists of the book Vertical Seismic Profiling (Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1974). As the method has become more familiar, it has attracted growing interest outside the USSR This has been substantiated by the special seminar on VSP (Oklahoma, 1979) which was organized for 22 U. S. companies and universities and presented by the author. 468 pp. Englisch.

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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -InhaltsangabeDiversity of Functional Morphological Explanation.- Principles of Self-Generation and Self-Maintenance.- Architecture of Tissue Cells.- On the Reconstruction of Phylogenetic Transformations.- Mechanical Constraints Canalizing the Evolutionary Transformation of Tetrapod Limbs.- The Legs of Ostriches (Struthio) and Moas (Pachyornis).- Trends in the Functional Morphology and Sensorimotor Control of Feeding Behavior in Salamanders: An Example of the Role of Internal Dynamics in Evolution.- Qualitative and Quantitative Explanation of the Forms of Heat Sensitive Organs in Snakes.- Proportions of the Jaw Mechanism of Cichlid Fishes Chances and Their Meaning.- Jaw Protrusion, an Optimization of the Feeding Apparatus of Teleosts .- Constructional Morphology: The Analysis of Constraints in Evolution Dedicated to A. Seilacher in Honour of His 60. Birthday.- Greek Classicism in Living Structure Some Deductive Pathways in Animal Morphology.- Some Methodological Remarks.- Errata.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 188 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This volume contains contributions that are interdisciplinary and inter national. The editors believe this is an especially timely and promising enterprise, for both sources of diversity are needed for improving our abilities to identify the young child at risk and to prevent disability. In terms of diSciplines, the volume brings together papers by health care providers (such as pediatricians and public health nurses) as well as educators and psychologists. Each of these groups works in dissimilar settings and faces dissimilar problems: Health care providers seek sim ple identification procedures for use in busy primary care settings; psy chologists emphasize well-constructed research designs; and educators reflect the need for early identification and education. Each of these spe cialist groups has something to offer the other, but too often each tends to limit its publications and readings to its own discipline, thus failing to capitalize on a wider scope. of knowledge and practice. We hope that this selection of papers will allow all readers addressing the early iden tification of children at risk to generate a more integrated interdiscipli nary perspective. We also hope this volume reflects the sense of excitement that we feel from a sharing of international perspectives. There is no single ap proach to the early identification of children at risk that is universally applicable to all countries. In addition, approaches within each country vary because of availability of financial and human resources and dif fering expectations of local communities.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 418 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In the l~nited States and in Europe~ there has been an increasing interest in the relationship between individual behavior and disease. The American National Academy of Sciences (Hamberg, Elliott, and Parron, 1982)' through its Institutes of Medicine, has estimated that as many as 50 percent of chronic disease cases can be traced to individual behaviors such as smoking, diet, exercise, etc. Similar conclusions have been reached by a variety of European investigators and institutes. The World Health Organization has also expressed considerable interest in individual behavior in relation to the development of chronic disease. Thus, throughout the NATO countries there has been increased awareness of the relationship between behavior and disease. However, communication among investigators in different countries has been rather limited. Further, many different scientific disciplines including psychology, sociology, medicine, microbiology, statistics, and epidemiology have all developed new and different literatures in this field. One purpose of this book is to bring together contributions from scientists in each of these fields. Much of the variance in individual health behavior occurs across countries rather than within countries. Thus, we can learn much from comparing behavior-disease relationships across countries. To date, there have been few studies which have had an adequate international basis for these comparisons. Interest in behavioral epidemiology is a relatively recent phenomena. Thus, many scientists are entering the field without uniform background, experience, or training. This book discusses approaches common in a variety of NATO countries.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Multi-grid methods are the most efficient tools for solving elliptic boundary value problems. The reader finds here an elementary introduction to multi-grid algorithms as well as a comprehensive convergence analysis. One section describes special applications (convection-diffusion equations, singular perturbation problems, eigenvalue problems, etc.). The book also contains a complete presentation of the multi-grid method of the second kind, which has important applications to integral equations (e.g. the 'panel method') and to numerous other problems. Readers with a practical interest in multi-grid methods will benefit from this book as well as readers with a more theoretical interest.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 396 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This is a biography of Frantz Fanon. It presents an absorbing and careful ac count of several impressive themes. First is the review and assessment of Fanon's life. Second is a theory of psychology, by the author, which will aug ment and prove useful to theorists and practitioners who focus on Third World people. And lastly there is a broad and systematic integration of many areas of scholarship including philosophy, anthropology, political science, history, so ciology, mythology, public health, and economics. Bulhan's writing is lucid, creative, and persuasive. It demonstrates that all these scholarly areas must be handled with erudition in order to build a baseline for understanding both Fanon and the psychology of oppression. Readers of Fanon will be familiar with the psychology of oppression which he presented so forcefully. How life events and experiences led to the formula tion of this psychology is the chief emphasis of the author. Yet the book also gives scintillating clinical proof that Fanon made many other significant con tributions to his field. He was an outstanding and dedicated physician as well as a philosopher and political activist.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 320 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The methods of differential geometry have been so completely merged nowadays with physical concepts that general relativity may well be considered to be a physical theory of the geometrical properties of space-time. The general relativity principles together with the recent development of Finsler geometry as a metric generalization of Riemannian geometry justify the attempt to systematize the basic techniques for extending general relativity on the basis of Finsler geometry. It is this endeavour that forms the subject matter of the present book. Our exposition reveals the remarkable fact that the Finslerian approach is automatically permeated with the idea of the unification of the geometrical space-time picture with gauge field theory - a circumstance that we try our best to elucidate in this book. The book has been written in such a way that the reader acquainted with the methods of tensor calculus and linear algebra at the graduate level can use it as a manual of Finslerian techniques orientable to applications in several fields. The problems attached to the chapters are also intended to serve this purpose. This notwithstanding, whenever we touch upon the Finslerian refinement or generalization of physical concepts, we assume that the reader is acquainted with these concepts at least at the level of the standard textbooks, to which we refer him or her.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 384 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Proceedings of a Seminar in the CEC Programme of Research on Plant Protein Improvement, held in Copenhagen 11th-13th September 1984Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 332 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This volume presents a sequence of articles which describe the theoretical treat ments of investigating the fundamental features in the electronic structures and properties of typical quasi-one-dimensional solids; organic conductor TTF-TCNQ, polyacetylene, metallic and superconducting polymer (SN)n and linear chain chal cogenides and halides of transition elements including NbSe3' The aim of this volume is not to present an exhaustive review but rather to touch on a selective class of problems which appear to be fundamental for typical quasi-one-dimensional solids. Thus the topics in this volume are rather confined to the key basic properties of quasi-one-dimensional systems. The quasi-one-dimensional solids are one of the most extensively investigated subjects in current physics, chemistry and materials science. These materials are unique in attracting a broad range of scientists, chemists, experimental and theore tical physicists, materials scientists and engineers. In 1954 Frohlich constructed a theory of superconductivity based on a one-dimensional model of moving charge density waves. In 1955 Peierls predicted that anyone-dimensional metal is unstable against the distortion of a periodic lattice so that a metal-nonmetal transition occurs at a certain temperature for a one-dimensional metal. According to these theories a gap is opened at the Fermi surfaces of one-dimensional conductors at low tempera tures and the charge density wave is created in connection with the occurrence of the gap.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 296 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -There is nO' dDubt that the mioroprooessor (~p) revDlutiDn will cDntinue intO' the future and many will be required to' specify and integrate mi crDprDceSSDrs intO' prDducts Dr systems in their Dwn disciplines. There fDre, well-designed flexible interfaoes will be required to' ensure CDm patibility with Dther equipments and to' extend design DptiDns. AlthDugh there are several bDDks Dn micrDcDmputers and micrDprDcessDrs, Dnly few Df thDse devDte but a small part Dn the impDrtant aspects Df interfaces. It was with this in mind that the present bDDk was written as a selfcDn tained vDlume to' be part Df the mDre general series : Mioroprooessors Based Systems Engineering. It fills an existing gap in technDIDgy, as in terfaces are the last items to' be seriDusly cDnsidered in the race Df new technDIDgy, and it deals with the systematic study Df micrDprDcessDr interfaces and their applicatiDns in many diversified fields. This bDDk is aimed at engineers in industry and engineering stu dents whO' need to' learn hDW to' interface micrDprDcessDrs, and hence mi crDcDmputers and Dther related equipments, to' external digital Dr analDg devices. It is suitable fDr use as a textbDDk Dr fDr supplementary read ing, either in an applied undergraduate CDurse in electrical engineering Dr in the last year Df three-year-curriculum technical cDlleges.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 388 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The concepts of acute coronary care are changing so rapidly that it is appropriate that the volume ACUTE CORONARY CARE: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE, published early in 1985, would have yearly updates. The process of rapid production of camera-ready manuscripts has added new capability to the exchange of information. ACUTE CORONARY CARE 1986 is the first of a series of yearly updates in this important area of cardiology. Materials published during the fall of 1984, including abstracts for the November American Heart Association meetings were reviewed by the editors to identify the areas of new information and the authors making important contri butions. Manuscripts were completed and edited during the spring of 1985 and the final camera-ready versions were delivered to Martinus Nijhoff by mid-July. The broad area of coronary care is divided into its five time sectors: Pre-hospital, Post-admission, Coronary Care Unit, Pre-discharge, and Conva lescent. As patients are more frequently encountered in the pre-hospital phase, it has become evident that alterations in the autonomic nervous system have a great impact on the clinical situation. The chapter by Ron Victor emphasizes the important interactions between the nervous system and the cardiovascular system in this critical situation.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The holding of an Advanced Study Institute on the topic of 'Solid State Batteries' at this time represented a logical progression in a series of NATO-sponsored events. Summer Schools at Belgerati, Italy in 1972 and Ajaccio, Corsica in 1975 on the topic of 'Solid -State IOllics' dealt with fundamental aspects of solid-state electro chemistry and materials science. The application of specific solid ionic conductors played a significant role in the Science Committee Institute on 'Materials for Advanced Batteries' held at Aussois, France in 1979. Interest in these and related fields has grown substantially over this period, and is sustained today. Research and development programmes exist within universities, governmental research laboratories and industry, worldwide and a series of international conferences and collaborations have been set up. Advanced batteries, both secondary and primary, have a potentially important role ~o play in the development of many areas of tech nology in the late 20th century and beyond. Applications include stationary storage, vehicle traction and remote power sources, as well as industrial and domestic cordless products and consumer and military electronics. The concept of an all-so lid-state battery is not new but, until recently, their performance has precluded their use in other than specialist low power, primary, applications. Recent materials' developments, however, make the solid-state battery a real possibility in all of the application sectors mentioned above. Further, such cells offer many attractive features over alternative present-day and advanced systems.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 604 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This volume of essays is meant as a tribute to Alistair Crombie by some of those who have studied with him. The occasion of its publication is his seven tieth birthday - 4 November 1985. Its contents are a reflection - or so it is hoped - of his own interests, and they indicate at the same time his influence on subjects he has pursued for some forty years. Born in Brisbane, Australia, Alistair Cameron Crombie took a first degree in zoology at the University of Melbourne in 1938, after which he moved to Je sus College, Cambridge. There he took a doctorate in the same subject (with a dissertation on population dynamics - foreshadowing a later interest in the history of Darwinism) in 1942. By this time he had taken up a research position with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in the Cambridge Zoological La boratory, a position he left in 1946, when he moved to a lectureship in the his tory and philosophy of science at University College, London. H. G. Andrewa ka and L. C. Birch, in a survey of the history of insect ecology (R. F. Smith, et al. , History of Entomology, 1973), recognise the importance of the works of Crombie (with which they couple the earlier work of Gause) as the principal sti mulus for the great interest taken in interspecific competition in the mid 194Os.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 484 pp. Englisch.