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Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Two-Period Model of Government Investment.- Chapter 3: Politics and Corruption in the Two-Period Model.- Chapter 4: Overlapping-Generations (OLG) Model of Growth.- Chapter 5: Corruption and Tax Evasion in the OLG Model.- Chapter 6: Corruption and Debt in the OLG Model.- Chapter 7: The Political Economy of Policy Reforms.- Chapter 8: Conclusions.- Technical Appendix.

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Part I: Introduction and Multimedia Data Representations.- Introduction to Multimedia.- A Taste of Multimedia.- Graphics and Image Data Representations.- Color in Image and Video.- Fundamental Concepts in Video.- Basics of Digital Audio.- Part II: Multimedia Data Compression.- Lossless Compression Algorithms.- Lossy Compression Algorithms.- Image Compression Standards.- Basic Video Compression Techniques.- MPEG Video Coding: MPEG-1, 2, 4 and 7.- New Video Coding Standards: H.264 and H.265.- Basic Audio Compression Techniques.- MPEG Audio Compression.- Part III: Multimedia Communications and Networking.- Network Services and Protocols for Multimedia Communications.- Internet Multimedia Content Distribution.- Multimedia over Wireless and Mobile Networks.- Part IV: Multimedia Information Sharing and Retrieval.- Social Media Sharing.- Cloud Computing for Multimedia Services.- Content-Based Retrieval in Digital Libraries.

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Epilepsy Surgery Evaluation.- Dominant, lesional mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.- Non-dominant, Lesional Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.- Non-dominant, Non-lesional Mesial Temporal Epilepsy.- Dominant, Lesional Temporal Pole Epilepsy.- Non-dominant, Lesional Neocortical Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.- Dominant, Lesional Post-Traumatic Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.- Non-dominant Tumor-related Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.- Non-dominant Temporal Lobe Epilepsy due to Dual Pathology.- Non-dominant, Lesional Frontal Lobe Epilepsy Involving the Prefrontal Cortex.- Non-dominant Lesional Parieto-occipital Epilepsy.- Rasmussen's Encephalitis and Focal Cortical Dysplasia.- Non-dominant, Non-lesional insular epilepsy.- Hypothalamic Hamartoma.- .Non-dominant, Lesional Frontal Lobe Epilepsy Masquerading as Generalized Epilepsy.- Non-dominant Lesional Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.- Non-dominant Lesional Frontal and Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.- Multifocal Epilepsy and Non-dominant Cingulate Lesion.- Multifocal Epilepsy and Non-dom

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1.       Definitions1.1   What is communication?1.2   What is communication competency? 1.3   What is communication psychology?1.4   Summary and book recommendationsReferences 2.       Classical communication models2.1   An overview on models of communication2.2   Communication model by Shannon and Weaver2.3   Communication model by Schulz von Thun2.4   Maxim of communication by Grice2.5   Rules for successful communication by Rogers2.6   Communication model by Watzlawick2.7   Summary and book recommendations1.1&

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Part I: Preoperative Conditions.- General Principles and Practices of Perioperative Medicine.- The Prevalence of Disabling Musculoskeletal Conditions and the Demand for Orthopedic Surgery in the 21st Century.- The Connective Diseases: The Rheumatologist's Perspective.- The Pathophysiologic Events of Total Joint Replacement Surgery.- Part II: Anesthesiological Management.- Anesthesiology in the Orthopedic Patient.- Pediatric Anesthesia for Orthopedic Surgery.- Anesthetic Techniques and Their Clinical Application for Specific Orthopedic Procedures.- The Role of the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit in the Perioperative Care of the Orthopedic Patient.- Postoperative Pain Management in the Orthopedic Setting.- Part III: Medical Management in Specific Clinical Settings.- Perioperative Care of the Orthopedic Patient with Connective Tissue Disease.- Perioperative Care of the Orthopedic Patient with Cardiac Disease.- Perioperative Care of the Orthopedic Patient with Chronic Pulmonary Disease.- Peri

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Political risks are on the rise. The recent past has been characterized by a dominance of geopolitical risks, which have the potential to endanger companies, entire sectors, and even national economies. Furthermore, the expanding regulatory framework, growing national debt, and other factors contribute to the escalation of political risks. The book offers a comprehensive and proven approach to identify and manage such risks. In addition to avoiding and mitigating risks, there is an opportunity to cultivate competitive advantages in navigating these challenges. Throughout the book, three fictional companies—a chemical corporation, an electricity producer, and a commodity trader—accompany the reader and demonstrate how the provided tools can be applied in practical scenarios.

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Although monotherapy is generally recommended as the treatment of choice, treatment resistance of patients with psychosis, cognitive, mood and anxiety disorders represents a significant clinical problem. In this context, augmentation and combination strategies are commonly employed to address this problem. Although multiple medication use common in psychiatric practice, reasons, efficacy and safety for polypharmacy, and augmentative strategies have remained unclear. It remains unclear if there is an evidence base to support polypharmacy. Furthermore, excessive and inappropriate use of psychotropic medications has been recognized as a public health problem. This volume is the first comprehensive, clinically oriented, reference on the multiple medication use to treat psychotic, cognitive, mood and anxiety disorders.

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This book examines the many ways in which economic concepts, theories and models can be used to examine issues in higher education. The topics explored in the book include how students make college-going decisions, the payoffs to students and society from going to college, markets for higher education services, demand and supply in markets for higher education, why and how state and federal governments intervene in higher education markets, college and university revenues and expenditures, how institutions use net-pricing strategies and non-price product-differentiation strategies to pursue their goals and to compete in higher education markets, as well as issues related to faculty labor markets. The book is written for both economists and non-economists who study higher education issues and provides readers with background information and thorough explanations and illustrations of key economic concepts. In addition to reviewing the contributions economists have made to the study of higher education, it also examines recent research in each of the major topical areas. The book is policy-focused and each chapter analyses how contemporary higher education policies affect the behaviour of students, faculty and/or institutions of higher education. "Toutkoushian and Paulsen attempted a daunting task: to write a book on the economics of higher education for non-economists that is also useful to economists. A book that could be used for reference and as a textbook for higher education classes in economics, finance, and policy. They accomplish this tough balancing act with stunning success in a large volume that will serve as the go-to place for anyone interested in the history and current thinking on the economics of higher education.” William E. Becker, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Economics, Indiana University

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This book focuses on the ways in which military installations and small cities can implement and integrate triple net planning and energy, water, and waste sustainability strategies into broad installation operational management, arrive at the best decision, create policy and communicate effectively to stakeholders. It explores current and emerging technologies, methods, and frameworks for energy conservation, efficiency, and renewable energy within the context of triple net zero implementation practice. Recognizing that the challenge extends beyond finding technological solutions to achieve triple net zero outcomes, the contributions also address the need for a systemic view in the planning phase, as well as adequate communication and policy measures and incentives.

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Biofilms -- Science and Technology covers the main topics of biofilm formation and activity, from basic science to applied aspects in engineering and medicine. The book presents a masterly discussion of microbial adhesion, the metabolism of microorganisms in biofilms, modelling of mass transfer and biological reaction within biofilms, as well as the behaviour of these microbial communities in industry (waste water treatment, heat exchanger biofouling, membranes, food processing) and in medicine (teeth, implants, prosthetic devices). Laboratory techniques and industrial monitoring methods are also presented. The book is directed at readers at the postgraduate level and is organised as a textbook, containing 11 chapters, a glossary, and a detailed subject index.

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About 550 registrants from 51 different countries attended the Seventh Ottawa Conference on Medical Education and Assessment in Maastricht. We received 525 abstracts for the conference, divided in thematic poster sessions and platform presentations. Organising the conference was an honour and we tried to meet the high standards of a friendly and relaxed atmosphere which has characterized previous Ottawa conferences. During and after the conference about 250 papers were submitted for publication in the conference proceedings, leaving us little time for a post-conference depression. Despite the large number of papers, the editors have attempted to review and edit the papers as care­ fully as possible. Occasionally, however, correspondence exceeded reasonable deadlines, preventing careful editing of a small number of the papers. Although we felt that our editorial task was not quite finished, we nevertheless decided to include these papers. We thank the many authors for their enthusiastic and prompt response to - occasionally tedious - editorial suggestions and requests. We are sure that this collective effort has resulted in a book that will make an important contribution to the field of medical education. The editors want to thank Jocelyn Flippo-Berger whose expertise with desk top publishing and perseverance was a great help.

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The papers collected here represent the most recent work on a much­ neglected problem in practical reasoning. It is the problem of imperceptible harms and benefits. It is perhaps better to characterize the problem as a collection of puzzles or paradoxes, since those who deny the existence (or possibility) of imperceptible decrements (or increments) face problems no less perplexing than those who affinn their existence. The puzzles and paradoxes combine very practical and pressing worries about our obligations to relieve starvation, mitigate suffering and conserve resources, with deep metaethical worries about the nature of practical rationality. I use these brief introductory pages to familiarize the reader with the basic set of problems examined in this collection. Most of us think that an action cannot be wrong if its effects are entirely and always imperceptible.· Jonathan Glover's fanciful example of the 100 armed bandits and the 100 Wlarmed tribesman clearly illustrates a deep worry with such moral reasoning.

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This volume celebrates the contributions of Dr. Eugene Gaffney to the study of turtles, through a diverse and complementary collection of papers that showcases the latest research on one of the most intriguing groups of reptiles. A mix of focused and review papers deals with numerous aspects of the evolutionary history of turtles, including embryonic development, origins, early diversification, phylogenetic relationships, and biogeography. Moreover it includes reports on important but poorly understood fossil turtle assemblages, provides historical perspectives on turtle research, and documents disease and variation in turtles. With its broad scope, which includes descriptions of material and new taxa from Australia, Asia, and Europe, as well as North and South America, this work will be an essential resource for anyone interested in the morphology and evolution of turtles. “This volume’s breadth of time, geography, and taxonomic coverage makes it a major contribution to the field and a ‘must have’ for all vertebrate paleontologists.”, James F. Parham, California State University, CA, USA “A comprehensive and sweeping overview of turtle evolution by the top experts in the field that will interest everyone curious about these unique reptiles.” Jason S. Anderson, University of Calgary, Canada “An invaluable addition to the literature that covers the full spectrum of approaches toward understanding the evolution of these noble creatures.” Ann C. Burke, Wesleyan University, CT , USA “A truly comprehensive volume that both the student of fossil turtles, as well as the general reader interested in these enigmatic creatures, will find fascinating.” Tyler Lyson, Yale University, CT, USA​

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Recent surveys demonstrate a high and possibly increasing prevalence of mental disorders in prisoners. They have an increased risk of suffering from a mental disorder that transcends countries and diagnoses. Ethical dilemmas in prison psychiatry arise from resource allocation and include issues of patient choice and autonomy in an inherently coercive environment. Ethical conflicts may arise from the dual role of forensic psychiatrists giving raise to tensions between patient care/protection of the public.This book describes models and ethical issues of psychiatric healthcare in prison in several countries. Relevant issues are: the professional medical role of a psychiatrist and/or psychotherapist working in prison, the involvement of psychiatrists in disciplinary or coercive measures; consent to treatment, the use of coercion in forcing a prisoner to undergo treatment, hunger strike, confidentiality. The book ends with consensus guidelines concerning good practice in Prison Psychiatry.

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This volume combines review and solicited contributions, related to scientific studies of Division I of IAGA presented at its Scientific Assembly in Sopron in 2009. The book is aimed at intermediate to advanced readers dealing with the Earth’s magnetic field generation, its historical records in rocks and geological formations - including links to geodynamics and magnetic dating, with magnetic carriers in earth materials, electromagnetic induction and conductivity studies of the Earth interior with environmental applications of rock magnetism and electromagnetism. The aim of the book is to provide an overview of recent advances and future challenges in these particular fields of research.

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In recent years microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) have emerged as a new technology with enormous application potential. MEMS manufacturing techniques are essentially the same as those used in the semiconductor industry, therefore they can be produced in large quantities at low cost. The added benefits of lightweight, miniature size and low energy consumption make MEMS commercialization very attractive. Modeling and simulation is an indispensable tool in the process of studying these new dynamic phenomena, development of new microdevices and improvement of the existing designs. MEMS technology is inherently multidisciplinary since operation of microdevices involves interaction of several energy domains of different physical nature, for example, mechanical, fluidic and electric forces. Dynamic behavior of contact-type electrostatic microactuators, such as a microswitches, is determined by nonlinear fluidic-structural, electrostatic-structural and vibro-impact interactions. The latter is particularly important: Therefore it is crucial to develop accurate computational models for numerical analysis of the aforementioned interactions in order to better understand coupled-field effects, study important system dynamic characteristics and thereby formulate guidelines for the development of more reliable microdevices with enhanced performance, reliability and functionality.

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This significantly updated second edition of a classic work on the subject identifies the issues and constraints for each stage in the production of petroleum products – what they are, who is imposing them and why, their technical and financial implications. It then looks in detail at the technological solutions which have been found or are being developed. It also places these developments in their legal and commercial context.

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Only in fairly recent years has History and Philosophy of Science been recognized - though not always under that name - as a distinct field of scholarly endeavour. Previously, in the Australasian region as elsewhere, those few individuals working within this broad area of inquiry found their base, both intellectually and socially, where they could. In fact, the institutionali­ zation of History and Philosophy of Science began comparatively early in Australia. An initial lecturing appointment was made at the University of Melbourne immediately after the Second World War, in 1946, and other appointments followed as the subject underwent an expansion during the 1950s and '60s similar to that which took place in other parts of the world. Today there are major Departments at the University of Melbourne, the University of New South Wales and the University of Wollongong, and smaller groups active in many other parts of Australia, and in New Zealand.

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Over the past decades many books and essays have been written on phenomeno­ logical psychology. Some of these publications are historical in character and were designed to give the reader an idea of the origin, meaning, and function of phenom­ enological psychology and its most important trends. Others are theoretical in nature and were written to give the reader an insight into the ways in which various authors conceive of phenomenological psychology and how they attempt. to justify their views in light of the philosophical assumptions underlying their conceptions. Finally, there are a great number of publications in which the authors do not talk about phenomenological psychology, but rather try to do what was described as possible and necessary in the first two kinds of publications. Some of these at­ tempts to do the latter have been quite successful; in other cases the results have 1 been disappointing. This anthology contains a number of essays which I have brought together for the explicit purpose of introducing the reader to the Dutch school in phenomenological psychology. The Dutch school occupies an important place in the phenomenological move­ ment as a whole. Buytendijk was one of the first Dutch scholars to contribute to the field, and for several decades he remained the central figure of the school.

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) awarded us a grant to conduct an Advanced Study Institute (ASI) on Neuropsychology and Cognition. The ASI was conducted at Augusta, Georgia, USA, from September 8-18, 1980. Two volumes resulted from this Institute. Volume one consists of chapters from Corballis, Dimond, Spreen, Bakker, Pirozzolo, Aaron, Whitaker and Zangwill. Corballis discusses the evolution of laterality and Dimond presents specialization of hemispheric functions. Neuropsychological assess­ ment is the theme of Spreen's chapter and neuropsychological aspects of dyslexia is examined by Bakker, Pirozzolo, and Aaron. Whitaker analyzes a rare form of language impairment. The volume closes with a critical review of cerebral dominance by Zangwill. Volume two deals with such topics as hemispheric specialization neuropsychological assessment, neuropsychological aspects of cogni­ tion, language, and reading, and research implications in neuro­ psychology. These two volumes will be useful to practicing clinicians, educationists, psychologists, linguists, speech pathologists and audiologists. We sincerely thank NATO Scientific Affairs Division for their financial and moral support. The Institute was successful because of the generous help from the Oregon State University, Medical College of Georgia, and the Augusta Hilton. The Institute would not have been possible without the understanding and contribution of lecturers and participants.

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The fouling of heat exchangers, reactors and catalysts remains one of the most urgent problems facing the process industries. Over the past ten years there has been limited research and investigation into the underlying mechanisms which give rise to this problem. For convenience, particularly in heat exchanger technology, the mechanisms involved have been subdivided into different subject areas. It is often the situation that individuals or groups of workers have concentra­ ted efforts in one or two of these specialist areas and there is a need to integrate the ideas across the whole spectrum of the subject. In addition, topics such as adhesion and surface phenomena have not been properly taken into account up till now in the assessment of the fouling processes. For this reason it was considered essential that the recognised experts from around the world, who are actively concerned with research, development and design in the fieId, should meet and exchange ideas and experience. Such a meeting was held at Alvor, Portugal, in May 1987, sponsored by the NATO Advanced St~dy Institutes Programme. In order to obtain a common basis for the work of the Advanced Study Institute, the whole technological field was reviewed right from the basic concepts to the frontiers of present knowledge. Each invited contributor was asked to make an overall presentation covering his or her area of expertise.

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The volume provides a critical inventory of existing concepts of the subject in communication studies research. In addition, concepts are developed in order to be able to analyze subjectivity in the context of current theoretical debates (including media sociology, cultural studies, psychoanalysis, practice theory, science and technology studies) as well as social, cultural and technical developments (including digitalization, mediatization, mobility and networking). Since subject conceptions are of central importance for any communication and media analyses, the volume fills a central gap in communication and media studies.

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Online retailers have gained massive popularity in recent years, plunging large parts of brick-and-mortar retail into an existential crisis. In order to survive in times of growing online retail, brick-and-mortar retailers must become aware of their unique potential to address non-digitizable consumer needs and transform retail environments into places of experience and discovery. A key building block for achieving this aim lies in the creation of sensory experiences that motivate consumers to enter and linger in stationary retail environments.But how? To answer this question, this volume provides insights into the latest research results from sensory marketing on vision, sound, and scent. The authors describe the sometimes surprising effects of sensory cues on consumer behavior and provide clear recommendations for marketing practice. Readers of this book have access to videos via a dedicated app: simply download the SN More Media app free of charge, scan a link with the play button and immediately play the video on your smartphone or tablet.

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This textbook contains the mathematics needed to study computer science in application-oriented computer science courses. The content is based on the author's many years of teaching experience.The translation of the original German 7th edition Mathematik für Informatiker by Peter Hartmann was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content.Textbook Features You will always find applications to computer science in this book. Not only will you learn mathematical methods, you will gain insights into the ways of mathematical thinking to form a foundation for understanding computer science. Proofs are given when they help you learn something, not for the sake of proving. Mathematics is initially a necessary evil for many students. The author explains in each lesson how students can apply what they have learned by giving many real world examples, and by constantly cross-referencing math and computer science. Students will see how math is not only useful, but can be interesting and sometimes fun.The Content Sets, logic, number theory, algebraic structures, cryptography, vector spaces, matrices, linear equations and mappings, eigenvalues, graph theory. Sequences and series, continuous functions, differential and integral calculus, differential equations, numerics. Probability theory and statistics. The Target AudiencesStudents in all computer science-related coursework, and independent learners.

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This textbook covers the theoretical principles and technology of railway and tramway vehicles. In addition to the legal principles, driving resistances, drives, brakes, running dynamics and running gears as well as the supporting structures and superstructures are dealt with. Great importance is attached to clear illustrations and numerous examples. With the help of this book, even engineers and railway enthusiasts from other disciplines can successfully familiarize themselves with the field of railway vehicle technology. The present edition has been revised and supplemented by the chapter "Engineering in rail vehicle construction".

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The first part of this third volume focuses on the design of mechatronic components, in particular the feed drives of machine tools used to generate highly dynamic drive movements. Engineering guides for the selection and design of important machine components, the control technology of feed drives, and the measuring systems required for position capture are presented. Another focus is on process and diagnostic equipment for manufacturing machines and systems. The second part describes control concepts including programming methods for various applications of modern production systems. Programmable logic controllers (PLC), numerical controllers (NC) and robot controllers (RC) are part of these presentations. In the context of automated manufacturing systems, the various levels of the automation pyramid and the importance of control systems are also outlined. Finally, the volume deals with the engineering of machines and plants. The German Machine Tools and Production Systems Compendium has been completely revised. The previous five-volume series has been condensed into three volumes in the new ninth edition with colored technical illustrations throughout. This first English edition is a translation of the German ninth edition.

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These proceedings of Falk Symposium 110 on `Intestinal Mucosa and its Diseases - Pathophysiology and Clinics' held at Titisee/Black Forest, Germany, 16-17 October 1998, comprehensively review salient clinical as well as scientific aspects - pending or settled - of the main intestinal diseases. In particular, chapters deal with infectious and neuroendocrine diarrhoeas, coeliac sprue, allergic enteropathy, intestinal lymphomas, colorectal carcinomas, and chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, in terms of clinical presentation as well as underlying mechanisms. This book therefore aims to bridge the gaps between basic science and clinics for the eventual treatment of patients afflicted with these diseases.

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Intelligent Multimedia Multi-Agent Systems focuses on building intelligent successful systems. The book adopts a human-centered approach and considers various pragmatic issues and problems in areas like intelligent systems, software engineering, multimedia databases, electronic commerce, data mining, enterprise modeling and human-computer interaction for developing a human-centered virtual machine. The authors describe an ontology of the human-centered virtual machine which includes four components: activity-centered analysis component, problem solving adapter component, transformation agent component, and multimedia based interpretation component. These four components capture the external and internal planes of the system development spectrum. They integrate the physical, social and organizational reality on the external plane with stakeholder goals, tasks and incentives, and organization culture on the internal plane. The human-centered virtual machine and its four components are used for developing intelligent multimedia multi-agent systems in areas like medical decision support and health informatics, medical image retrieval, e-commerce, face detection and annotation, internet games and sales recruitment. The applications in these areas help to expound various aspects of the human-centered virtual machine including, human-centered domain modeling, distributed intelligence and communication, perceptual and cognitive task modeling, component based software development, and multimedia based data modeling. Further, the applications described in the book employ various intelligent technologies like neural networks, fuzzy logic and knowledge based systems, software engineering artifacts like agents and objects, internet technologies like XML and multimedia artifacts like image, audio, video and text.

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Even though Specific Reading Disability (Dyslexia) has been clinically recognized as a developmental learning disorder for nearly a hundred years. only within the past two decades it has become the subject of major experimental investigation. Because. by definition. dyslexic children are of average or superior intelligence. it is often suspected that some arcane feature of the written language is responsible for the inordinate difficulty experienced by these children in learning to read. The occasional claim that developmental dyslexia is virtually nonexistent in some languages coupled with the fact that languages differ in their writing systems has further rendered orthography a subject of serious investigation. The present Volume represents a collection of preliminary reports of investigations that explored the relationship between orthography and reading disabilities in different languages. Even though not explicitly stated. these reports are concerned with the question whether or not some orthographies are easier to learn to read and write than others. One dimension on which orthographies differ from each other is the kind of relationship they bear to pronunciation. The orthographies examined in this book range from the ones that have a simple one-to­ one grapheme-phoneme relationship to those which have a more complex relationship.

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It is now 10 years since the first AIDS cases were reported in the USA. In that relatively short period of time, study of the disease has moved from the level of early clinical description to exhaustive and extensive laboratory characterization of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the immune responses directed towards it and reasons for their failure. This volume provides contributions from clinical and basic scientists who are actively involved in research in a number of areas of current interest and controversy. Further progress in the clinical management of the HIV-infected patient will undoubtedly build on the basic knowledge about HIV and its modes of pathogenesis. The intimate relationship between HIV and the human immune system provides observations and questions that are relevant to viral immunopathogenesis in general. In the first chapter the clinical features of HIV immunodeficiency are re­ viewed, and aspects of its changing face are discussed. Dr Tersmette then presents evidence for changing viral characteristics at different stages of the disease. This view of close competition for ascendancy between HIV and the host immune response raises questions about current approaches to therapy.

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The term `bioethics' was coined in 1971, just as interest in the medical humanities claimed a prominent place in medical education. Out of this interest, a substantial area of research and scholarship took shape: the philosophy of medicine. This field has been directed to the epistemological, ontological, and value-theoretical issues occasioned by medicine and the biomedical sciences. Bioethics is nested in this field and can only be fully understood in terms of the foundational issues it addresses. This collection of essays in honor of Stuart F. Spicker, one of the individuals who gave shape to the philosophy of medicine, lays out the broad scope of concerns from the philosophy of embodiment, to issues of the role of ethics consultants, to concepts of disease, equity and the meaning of history.

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Agroforestry has come of age during the past fifteen years. During this period, activities and interest in agroforestry education and training have increased tremendously, as in other aspects of agroforestry development. Today, agroforestry is taught at the senior undergraduate and postgraduate levels in many institutions around the world, either as a separate subject or as a part of the regular curricula of agriculture, forestry, ecology, and other related programs. Although several books on the subject have been published during the past few years, there is still no single publication that is recognized as a textbook. This book is an effort to make up for this deficiency. The need for such a book became obvious to me when I was faced with the task of teaching a graduate-level course in agroforestry at the University of Florida five years ago. Subsequently, the Second International Workshop on Professional Education and Training held here at the University of Florida in December 1988 recommended that the preparation of an introductory textbook be undertaken as a priority activity for supporting agroforestry education world-wide. The various educational and training courses that I have been involved in, and my interactions with several instructors and students of agroforestry in different parts of the world, further motivated me into this venture.

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Recent work in quantitative biology has shown theoretically why Fisher's Fundamental Theorem of Natural Selection does not preclude genetic influences on fertility, sexuality, and related processes. Genetic Influences on Human Fertility and Sexuality takes the next step, and presents a number of successful empirical searches for such genetic influence on a broad range of processes, such as puberty, marriage, sexual behavior, and twinning. Employing a broad range of methodological approaches, including molecular and behavioral genetics, this book weaves a new theoretical framework that shows how genes can help relate fertility planning to fertility outcome, and how puberty, sexuality, marriage, and reproduction can be conceptually linked through the genes that contribute to individual differences in the human process.

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This book shows the basics, methods and principles of lean process design in production as well as in other areas such as development, engineering and administration. In addition, it serves as a reference work for practical use. Questions have been developed for each topic area for process analysis. These can be used for self-reflection and benchmarking. Numerous examples, a continuous fictitious industry case as well as learning objectives and exercises with solutions for each chapter supplement the explanations and enable optimal exam preparation.This book is a translation of the original German 2nd edition Lean Management by Frank Bertagnolli, published by Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature in 2020. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors.

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Schulter.- Gelenk.- Prävention.- Übungen.

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Du bist, was du denkst: Die Macht der Gedanken.- Wecke die Visionärin in dir.- Stärken-Management Stärken stärken.- Beruf kommt von Berufung.

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One service mathematics has rendered the 'Et moi, ..., si j'avait su comment cn rcvenir, human race. It has put common sense back. je n'y serais point aile.' where it bdongs, on the topmost shelf neAt Jules Verne to the dusty canister labelled 'discarded non* sense'. The series is divergent; therefore we may be Eric T. Bdl able to do something with it. O. Heaviside Mathematics is a tool for thought. A highly necessary tool in a world where both feedback and non- linearities abound. Similarly, all kinds of parts of mathematics serve as tools for other parts and for other sciences. Applying a simple rewriting rule to the quote on the right above one finds such statements as: 'One service topology has rendered mathematical physics ...'; 'One service logic has rendered com- puter science .. :; 'One service category theory has rendered mathematics ...'. All a,rguably true. And all statements obtainable this way form part of the raison d'etre of this series.

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Chapter 1: Polymer Materials for Defence & Aerospace Applications.- Chapter 2: Functional Polymers for Defence Applications.- Chapter 3: 0D, 1D, 2D & 3D Nano Materials: Synthesis and Applications.- Chapter 4: A New Frontier in Functional Fluids: Nano Lubricating and Thermally Conducting Fluids.- Chapter 5: Electrically, Magnetically and Strain Field Assisted Smart / Functional Nano Fluids.- Chapter 6: Polymer Precursors for High Technology Applications.- Chapter 7: Precursor Materials for Semiconductor Thin Films.- Chapter 8: Functional Paints and Coatings.- Chapter 9: Hydrogels: A Unique Class of Soft Materials.- Chapter 10: Ionic Liquids: New Functional Fluids as Lubricants.

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Chapter 1. Fatigue crack growth in fiber-reinforced polymer composite laminate using higher-order XFEM.-  Chapter 2. An Eshelby-Mori-Tanaka Based Micromechanical Model For Piezoelectric Polymer Composites With Spatially And Randomly-Oriented Inclusions In Orthotropic Matrix.- Chapter 3. Phase-field modeling of crack propagation merging and nucleation.- Chapter 4. Comparison of damage prediction in a laminated composite plate using associative and non-assocoative damage flow rules.- Chapter 5. Investigation on In-situ Bone Temperature Induced During End-milling Process: A Study Intended for Bone Grafting.- Chapter 6. Comparative Analysis of Blast Loading Response of UHMWPE and Aramid Composites using Explicit Dynamics Approach.- Chapter 7. Low velocity impact response of glare laminates under multiple spherical impacts.- Chapter 8. Finite Element Analysis of Pelvic Stability to Predict Post Trapdoor Risk During Bone Grafting Procedure.- Chapter 9. Finite element analysis of functio

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1. Introduction.- 2. Fuel/oxidizer-flexible lean premixed combustion.- 3. Stratified and hydrogen combustion techniques for higher turndown and lower emissions.- 4. Application of lean premixed combustion for emission control in different combustors.- 5. Applications of fuel/oxidizer-flexible premixed combustion in gas turbines.

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.- Recommender System..- Hierarchical Review-based Recommendation with Contrastive Collaboration..- Adaptive Augmentation and Neighbor Contrastive Learning for Multi-Behavior Recommendation..- Automated Modeling of Influence Diversity with Graph Convolutional Network for Social Recommendation..- Contrastive Generator Generative Adversarial Networks for Sequential Recommendation..- Distribution-aware Diversification for Personalized Re-ranking in Recommendation..- KMIC: A Knowledge-aware Recommendation with Multivariate Intentions Contrastive Learning..- Logic Preference Fusion Reasoning on Recommendation..- MHGNN: Hybrid Graph Neural Network with Mixers for Multi-interest Session-aware Recommendation..- Mixed Augmentation Contrastive Learning for Graph Recommendation System..- Noise-Resistant Graph Neural Networks for Session-based Recommendation..- S2DNMF: A Self-supervised Deep Nonnegative Matrix Factorization Recommenda

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1. Sustainable utilization of biomass resources.- 2. Biomass resources and potential for its applications in energy and platform chemicals with 3G biorefinery approaches.- 3. Agro-forestry biomass as a potential bioresource for climate change mitigation.- 4. Vegetable oil seeds as biomass resource for potential applications in biofuel and biomaterials.- 5. Optimization of Co-digestion of fish waste for methane generation and utilization of slurry for organic farming.

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Data Mining in Business.- Data Mining Processes.- Data Mining Software.- Association Rules.- Cluster Analysis.-Regression Algorithms in Data Mining.- Classification Tools.- Variable Selection.- Dataset Balancing.

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Chapter 1. Coconut- (Kalpavriksha-Tree of life).- Chapter 2. Bio-nutritional constituents of coconut and its by-products.- Chapter 3. Metabolic fate and bioavailability of coconut nutrients.- Chapter 4. Coconut kernel and milk.- Chapter 5. Coconut water: tender nut water and mature nut water.- Chapter 6. Coconut protein powder.- Chapter 7. Coconut oil and Virgin Coconut oil: A functional food.- Chapter 8. Coconut inflorescence sap (neera): a vital health drink.- Chapter 9. Coconut Sugar: nutritive potential and prospects.- Chapter 10. Coconut based food products: Repertoire and biochemical features.- Chapter 11. Coconut: a powerhouse of nutraceuticals.- Chapter 12. Food Safety and Quality assurance: a coconut perspective.- Chapter 13. Policy issues and trade potential: a global outlook.- Chapter 14. Future perspectives.

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Chapter 1. Breeding grain legumes for biotic stress resistance: Status, challenges and opportunities for genomics-assisted approaches.- Chapter 2. Chickpea.- Chapter 3. Pigeonpea.- Chapter 4. Lentil.- Chapter 5. Mung Bean.- Chapter 6. Urdbean.- Chapter 7. Cowpea .- Chapter 8. Common bean.- Chapter 9. Pea.- Chapter 10. Soybean.- Chapter 11. Groundnut.- Chapter 12. Grasspea.- Chapter 13. Minor Pulses: Horsegram, Rice bean, Moth bean .- Chapter 14. Faba bean.- Chapter 15. Cluster Bean.

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Introduction.- The Financial Sector Reform and the Change in the Ownership Structure of the Commercial Banks.- Thailand's Commercial Banking Sector in Regional Asian Markets.- The Business Practice and Performance of the Commercial Banks.- The Effects of Foreign Entry into the Thailand's Commercial Banking Sector.

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Introduction and Main Results.- Elements of Functional Analysis.- Elements of Measure Theory and Lp Spaces.- Elements of Real Analysis.- Harmonic Functions and Poisson Integrals.- Besov Spaces via Poisson Integrals.- Sobolev and Besov Spaces.- Maximum Principles in Sobolev Spaces.- Elements of Singular Integrals.- CalderonZygmund Kernels and Their Commutators.- CalderonZygmund Variable Kernels and Their Commutators.- Dirichlet Problems in Sobolev Spaces.- CalderonZygmund Kernels and Interior Estimates.- CalderonZygmund Kernels and Boundary Estimates.- Unique Solvability of the Homogeneous Dirichlet Problem.- Regular Oblique Derivative Problems in Sobolev Spaces.- Oblique Derivative Boundary Conditions.- Boundary Representation Formula for Solutions.- Boundary Regularity of Solutions.- Proof of Theorems 16.1 and 16.2.- Markov Processes and Feller Semigroups.- Feller Semigroups with Dirichlet Condition.- Feller Semigroups with an Oblique Derivative Condition.- Feller Semigroups and Bo

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