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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In 1974, the Societal Institute of the Mathematical Sciences (SIMS) initiated.a series of five-day Research Application Conferences (RAC's) at Alta, Utah, for the purpose of probing in depth societal fields in light of their receptivity to mathematical and statistical analysis. The first 10 conferences addressed ecosys tems, epidemiology, energy, environmental health, time series and ecological processes, energy and health, energy conversion and fluid mechanics, environ mental epidemiology: risk assessment, atomic bomb survivor data: utilization and analysis, and modem statistical methods in chronic disease epidemiology. These Proceedings are a result of the eleventh conference of Scientific Issues in Quantitative Cancer Risk Assessment, which was held in 1989 at Snowbird, Utah. For five days, 45 speakers and observers contributed their expertise in the relevant biology and statistics. The presentations were timely and the discussion was both enlightening and at times spirited. This volume hopefully presents a record that will be useful both now and in the future. Suresh H. Moolgavkar of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Seattle, WA) and the University of Washington (Seattle) chaired the Conference. The Conference was supported by the following organizations: The Dow Chemical Company Haskell Laboratory, E.1. duPont Health and Welfare Canada International Life Sciences Institute Monsanto Company National Cancer Institute Procter & Gamble Shell Oil Company U. S. Department of Energy U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Food and Drug Administration SIMS is grateful to the above organizations for their support of this Conference. D.L. Thomsen, Jr.Springer Basel AG in Springer Science + Business Media, Heidelberger Platz 3, 14197 Berlin 328 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This topical issue of the Journal of Pure and Applied Geophysics focuses on research related to dew and various types of fog occurring around the globe which was presented on July 25-30, 2010, at the 5th International Conference on Fog, Fog Collection, and Dew in Münster, Germany. The areas of knowledge in this field include surface in-situ and remote sensing observations of fog, dew, fog collection, applications of the various fog models (such as 1D, 2D, and 3D fog and forecasting models), microphysical parameterizations, and climatology.This volume gives a very good review of the existing knowledge and highlights the remaining difficulties in predicting and measuring fog at various scales of time and space. It also represents an important step in the direction of addressing new scientific challenges in fog and dew related research, teaching, and operational applications. Students as well as researchers, who are interested either in fog, in association with cloud physics, physical meteorology, aviation meteorology, climatology, weather forecasting and nowcasting, or in other adjacent disciplines like hydrometeorology, environment, and agriculture, will benefit from consulting and reading this topical issue.This publication was significantly supported by the Canadian National Search And Rescue (SAR) Secretariat by funding the Fog Remote Sensing and Modeling (FRAM) Project led by Dr. Ismail Gultepe since 2005.Springer Basel AG in Springer Science + Business Media, Heidelberger Platz 3, 14197 Berlin 416 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -InhaltsangabeErde, Mond und Sterne.- Deutschland.- Große Ferien.- Deutschland, Städte und Verkehr.- Bildkarfe.- Ferienerlebnisse.- Bildkarte.- Deutschland, Wirtschaft.- Europa.- Ein Besuch im Zirkus.- Europa, Tiere.- Bildkarte.- Rätselspiel bei Monika.- Bildkarte.- Europa, Staaten, Wirtschaft und Verkehr.- Peter hat ein neues Quartett.- Europa, Pflanzen und Bodenschätze.- Bildkarte.- Auf dem Trachtenfest.- Bildkarte.- Europa, Menschen und Haustiere.- Asien.- Asien, Tiere.- Bildkarte.- Peter und Monika wetten.- Ein Abend bei Fischers.- Asien, Pflanzen und Bodenschätze.- Bildkarfe.- Heins Fahrt durch Asien.- Asien, Menschen und Haustiere.- Bildkarte.- Asien, Staaten und Verkehr.- Bildkarte.- Reisen in Asien.- Afrika.- Vater Meyer mußen.- Afrika, Staaten und Verkehr.- Bildkart.- Ein afrikanischer Jäger erzählt.- Bildkarte.- Afrika, Tiere.- Peter in Afrika.- Afrika, Menschen und Haustiere.- Bildkarte.- Ein Besuch bei Kapitän Hansen.- Bildkarte.- Afrika, Pflanzen und Bodenschätze.- Nordamerika.- Monika muß einen Aufsatz schreiben.- Nordamerika, Menschen und Haustiere.- Bildkarte.- Peter zeichnet Tiere.- Bildkarte.- Nordamerika, Tiere.- Eine interessante Erdkundestunde.- Nordamerika, Pflanzen und Bodenschätze.- Bildkarte.- Ein Brief aus Amerika.- Bildkarte.- Nordamerika, Staaten und Verkehr.- Südamerika.- Ein rätselhafter Brief.- Südamerika, Menschen und Haustiere.- Bildkarte.- Peter und Monika besuchen ihren alten Freund.- Bildkarte.- Südamerika, Staaten und Verkehr.- Besuch aut dem Lande.- Südamerika, Pflanzen und Bodenschätze.- Bildkarte.- Vater Meyer erzählt von seiner Reise.- Bildkarte.- Südamerika, Tiere.- Australien und Südostasien.- Ein Brief aus Australien.- Australien und Südostasien, Tiere.- Bildkarte.- Kapitän Hansen hat Besuch.- Bildkarte.- Australien und Südostasien, Menschen.- Herr Hansen erzählt über Australien.- Australien und Südostasien, Pflanzen und Bodenschätze.- Bildkarte.- Kapitän Hansen schreibt aus Australien.- Bildkarte.- Australien und Südostasien, Staaten und Verkehr.- Nord- und Südpol.- Peter und Monika gehen ins Kino.- Nordpolargebiet.- Bildkarte.- Peter und Monika spielen Kino.- Bildkarte.- Südpolargebiet.- Der Mond bekommt Besuch.- Wissenswerte Tatsachen über den Mond.Springer Basel AG in Springer Science + Business Media, Heidelberger Platz 3, 14197 Berlin 136 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The aim of this monograph is to present a self-contained introduction to some geometric and analytic aspects of the Yamabe problem. The book also describes a wide range of methods and techniques that can be successfully applied to nonlinear differential equations in particularly challenging situations. Such situations occur where the lack of compactness, symmetry and homogeneity prevents the use of more standard tools typically used in compact situations or for the Euclidean setting. The work is written in an easy style that makes it accessible even to non-specialists.After a self-contained treatment of the geometric tools used in the book, readers are introduced to the main subject by means of a concise but clear study of some aspects of the Yamabe problem on compact manifolds. This study provides the motivation and geometrical feeling for the subsequent part of the work. In the main body of the book, it is shown how the geometry and the analysis of nonlinear partial differential equations blend together to give up-to-date results on existence, nonexistence, uniqueness and a priori estimates for solutions of general Yamabe-type equations and inequalities on complete, non-compact Riemannian manifolds.Springer Basel AG in Springer Science + Business Media, Heidelberger Platz 3, 14197 Berlin 268 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Tamari lattices originated from weakenings or reinterpretations of the familar associativity law. This has been the subject of Dov Tamari's thesis at the Sorbonne in Paris in 1951 and the central theme of his subsequent mathematical work. Tamari lattices can be realized in terms of polytopes called associahedra, which in fact also appeared first in Tamari's thesis.By now these beautiful structures have made their appearance in many different areas of pure and applied mathematics, such as algebra, combinatorics, computer science, category theory, geometry, topology, and also in physics. Their interdisciplinary nature provides much fascination and value.On the occasion of Dov Tamari's centennial birthday, this book provides an introduction to topical research related to Tamari's work and ideas. Most of the articles collected in it are written in a way accessible to a wide audience of students and researchers in mathematics and mathematical physics and are accompanied by high quality illustrations.Springer Basel AG in Springer Science + Business Media, Heidelberger Platz 3, 14197 Berlin 456 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - InhaltsangabeErde, Mond und Sterne.- Deutschland.- Große Ferien.- Deutschland, Städte und Verkehr.- Bildkarfe.- Ferienerlebnisse.- Bildkarte.- Deutschland, Wirtschaft.- Europa.- Ein Besuch im Zirkus.- Europa, Tiere.- Bildkarte.- Rätselspiel bei Monika.- Bildkarte.- Europa, Staaten, Wirtschaft und Verkehr.- Peter hat ein neues Quartett.- Europa, Pflanzen und Bodenschätze.- Bildkarte.- Auf dem Trachtenfest.- Bildkarte.- Europa, Menschen und Haustiere.- Asien.- Asien, Tiere.- Bildkarte.- Peter und Monika wetten.- Ein Abend bei Fischers.- Asien, Pflanzen und Bodenschätze.- Bildkarfe.- Heins Fahrt durch Asien.- Asien, Menschen und Haustiere.- Bildkarte.- Asien, Staaten und Verkehr.- Bildkarte.- Reisen in Asien.- Afrika.- Vater Meyer mußen.- Afrika, Staaten und Verkehr.- Bildkart.- Ein afrikanischer Jäger erzählt.- Bildkarte.- Afrika, Tiere.- Peter in Afrika.- Afrika, Menschen und Haustiere.- Bildkarte.- Ein Besuch bei Kapitän Hansen.- Bildkarte.- Afrika, Pflanzen und Bodenschätze.- Nordamerika.- Monika muß einen Aufsatz schreiben.- Nordamerika, Menschen und Haustiere.- Bildkarte.- Peter zeichnet Tiere.- Bildkarte.- Nordamerika, Tiere.- Eine interessante Erdkundestunde.- Nordamerika, Pflanzen und Bodenschätze.- Bildkarte.- Ein Brief aus Amerika.- Bildkarte.- Nordamerika, Staaten und Verkehr.- Südamerika.- Ein rätselhafter Brief.- Südamerika, Menschen und Haustiere.- Bildkarte.- Peter und Monika besuchen ihren alten Freund.- Bildkarte.- Südamerika, Staaten und Verkehr.- Besuch aut dem Lande.- Südamerika, Pflanzen und Bodenschätze.- Bildkarte.- Vater Meyer erzählt von seiner Reise.- Bildkarte.- Südamerika, Tiere.- Australien und Südostasien.- Ein Brief aus Australien.- Australien und Südostasien, Tiere.- Bildkarte.- Kapitän Hansen hat Besuch.- Bildkarte.- Australien und Südostasien, Menschen.- Herr Hansen erzählt über Australien.- Australien und Südostasien, Pflanzen und Bodenschätze.- Bildkarte.- Kapitän Hansen schreibt aus Australien.- Bildkarte.- Australien und Südostasien, Staaten und Verkehr.- Nord- und Südpol.- Peter und Monika gehen ins Kino.- Nordpolargebiet.- Bildkarte.- Peter und Monika spielen Kino.- Bildkarte.- Südpolargebiet.- Der Mond bekommt Besuch.- Wissenswerte Tatsachen über den Mond.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The Classical Theory of Integral Equations is a thorough, concise, and rigorous treatment of the essential aspects of the theory of integral equations. The book provides the background and insight necessary to facilitate a complete understanding of the fundamental results in the field. With a firm foundation for the theory in their grasp, students will be well prepared and motivated for further study.Included in the presentation are:A section entitled Tools of the Trade at the beginning of each chapter, providing necessary background information for comprehension of the results presented in that chapter;Thorough discussions of the analytical methods used to solve many types of integral equations;An introduction to the numerical methods that are commonly used to produce approximate solutions to integral equations;Over 80 illustrative examples that are explained in meticulous detail;Nearly 300 exercises specifically constructed to enhance the understanding of both routine and challenging concepts;Guides to Computation to assist the student with particularly complicated algorithmic procedures.This unique textbook offers a comprehensive and balanced treatment of material needed for a general understanding of the theory of integral equations by using only the mathematical background that a typical undergraduate senior should have. The self-contained book will serve as a valuable resource for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate-level students as well as for independent study. Scientists and engineers who are working in the field will also find this text to be user friendly and informative.Springer Basel AG in Springer Science + Business Media, Heidelberger Platz 3, 14197 Berlin 360 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In a number of famous works, M. Kac showed that various methods of probability theory can be fruitfully applied to important problems of analysis. The interconnection between probability and analysis also plays a central role in the present book. However, our approach is mainly based on the application of analysis methods (the method of operator identities, integral equations theory, dual systems, integrable equations) to probability theory (Levy processes, M. Kac's problems, the principle of imperceptibility of the boundary, signal theory). The essential part of the book is dedicated to problems of statistical physics (classical and quantum cases). We consider the corresponding statistical problems (Gibbs-type formulas, non-extensive statistical mechanics, Boltzmann equation) from the game point of view (the game between energy and entropy). One chapter is dedicated to the construction of special examples instead of existence theorems (D. Larson's theorem, Ringrose's hypothesis, the Kadison-Singer and Gohberg-Krein questions). We also investigate the Bezoutiant operator. In this context, we do not make the assumption that the Bezoutiant operator is normally solvable, allowing us to investigate the special classes of the entire functions.Springer Basel AG in Springer Science + Business Media, Heidelberger Platz 3, 14197 Berlin 256 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Foliation theory has its origins in the global analysis of solutions of ordinary differential equations: on an n-dimensional manifold M, an [autonomous] differential equation is defined by a vector field X ; if this vector field has no singularities, then its trajectories form a par tition of M into curves, i.e. a foliation of codimension n - 1. More generally, a foliation F of codimension q on M corresponds to a partition of M into immersed submanifolds [the leaves] of dimension ,--------,- - . - -- p = n - q. The first global image that comes to mind is 1--------;- - - - - - that of a stack of 'plaques'. 1---------;- - - - - - Viewed laterally [transver 1--------1- - - -- sally], the leaves of such a 1--------1 - - - - -. stacking are the points of a 1--------1--- ----. quotient manifold W of di L. -' _ mension q. -----~) W M Actually, this image corresponds to an elementary type of folia tion, that one says is 'simple'. For an arbitrary foliation, it is only l- u L ally [on a 'simpIe' open set U] that the foliation appears as a stack of plaques and admits a local quotient manifold. Globally, a leaf L may - - return and cut a simple open set U in several plaques, sometimes even an infinite number of plaques.Springer Basel AG in Springer Science + Business Media, Heidelberger Platz 3, 14197 Berlin 360 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book collects some recent works on the application of dynamic game and control theory to the analysis of environmental problems. This collec tion of papers is not the outcome of a conference or of a workshop. It is rather the result of a careful screening from among a number of contribu tions that we have solicited across the world. In particular, we have been able to attract the work of some of the most prominent scholars in the field of dynamic analyses of the environment. Engineers, mathematicians and economists provide their views and analytical tools to better interpret the interactions between economic and environmental phenomena, thus achiev ing, through this interdisciplinary effort, new and interesting results. The goal of the book is more normative than descriptive. All papers include careful modelling of the dynamics of the main variables involved in the game between nature and economic agents and among economic agents themselves, as well-described in Vrieze's introductory chapter. Fur thermore, all papers use this careful modelling framework to provide policy prescriptions to the public agencies authorized to regulate emission dy namics. Several diverse problems are addressed: from global issues, such as the greenhouse effect or deforestation, to international ones, such as the management of fisheries, to local ones, for example, the control of effluent discharges. Moreover, pollution problems are not the only concern of this book.Springer Basel AG in Springer Science + Business Media, Heidelberger Platz 3, 14197 Berlin 384 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -These three volumes entitled Advances in Hypersonics contain the Proceedings of the Second and Third Joint US/Europe Short Course in Hypersonics which took place in Colorado Springs and Aachen. The Second Course was organized at the US Air Force Academy, USA in January 1989 and the Third Course at Aachen, Germany in October 1990. The main idea of these Courses was to present to chemists, com puter scientists, engineers, experimentalists, mathematicians, and physicists state of the art lectures in scientific and technical dis ciplines including mathematical modeling, computational methods, and experimental measurements necessary to define the aerothermo dynamic environments for space vehicles such as the US Orbiter or the European Hermes flying at hypersonic speeds. The subjects can be grouped into the following areas: Phys ical environments, configuration requirements, propulsion systems (including airbreathing systems), experimental methods for external and internal flow, theoretical and numerical methods. Since hyper sonic flight requires highly integrated systems, the Short Courses not only aimed to give in-depth analysis of hypersonic research and technology but also tried to broaden the view of attendees to give them the ability to understand the complex problem of hypersonic flight. Most of the participants in the Short Courses prepared a docu ment based on their presentation for reproduction in the three vol umes. Some authors spent considerable time and energy going well beyond their oral presentation to provide a quality assessment of the state of the art in their area of expertise as of 1989 and 1991.Springer Basel AG in Springer Science + Business Media, Heidelberger Platz 3, 14197 Berlin 452 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -I: Cadmium in the Environment.- Geochemistry of cadmium.- Evaluation of methods for the speciation of cadmium.- Cadmium in the atmosphere.- Cadmium in fresh and estuarine waters.- The distribution of cadmium in the sea.- Cadmium in sediments.- Removal of cadmium from wastewaters.- II: Bioaccumulation of Cadmium.- Cadmium in sludges used as fertilizer.- Bioaccumulation of cadmium in marine organisms.- Cadmium in freshwater ecosystems.- Cadmium contamination in agriculture and zootechnology.- Pathways and distribution of cadmium in grasslands.- Contamination and effects of cadmium in native plants.- III: Cadmium and Human Health.- Cadmium in foods and the diet.- Cadmium in human population.- Biological indicators of cadmium exposure and toxicity.- Human health effects of exposure to cadmium.- Cadmium, the environment and human health. 148 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Infection of the lower respiratory tract is a major determinant of the course of cystic fibrosis. Although numerous efforts have been made to elucidate the specific mechanisms predisposing the respiratory mucosa of cystic fibrosis patients to infection, so far no clinically relevant procedures for completely effective prevention or control of infection have resulted. Hence, in dealing with infections in cystic fibrosis, we continue to rely mainly on antimicrobials. Antiinfective measures are inseparably correlated with microbiology, and the quality of antiinfec tive therapy directly reflects the quality of microbial monitoring. Vali dated guidelines for microbiologic testing and antiinfective use need to be developed and made available to all health providers and their cystic fibrosis patients. Several years ago, the editors cochaired a symposium at the Interna tional Congress of Chemotherapy on the Global Perspectives of Micro biological and Clinical Infectious Diseases in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis. During this half-day symposium, the editors heard reports from several countries around the world with an alarming range of survival for patients with cystic fibrosis. This sent a dramatic message to us that the understanding of this disease, its diagnosis, management and prevention was different in various countries and that patients may be inconsistently served. That is how our journey began. 356 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Introductories.- Morphology.- Molecular Biology.- Chemical Engineering.- Cell Biology and Dynamics.- Assays and Models.- Biomedical Technology.- Pharmacology and Medicine.- Notes.- Acknowledgement.- Index of Authors. 512 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The last decade has witnessed an increased interest in time series analysis. Non-parametric methods like spectral and cross spectral analysis are used to discover regularities in individual time series, re lationships between specific components of different time series and leads or lags between those series. Box-Jenkins procedures for the pa rametric estimation of autoregressive-moving average schemes be long nowadays to the standard equipment of a computer center. In economics this revival of time series analysis has led to numer ous empirical studies on optimal seasonal adjustment procedures, the behavior of prices, production, employment etc. More recently, Box Jenkins methods form an integral part for tests on the efficiency of markets, the effectiveness of monetary and fiscal policies and for the study of the röle of different assumptions on the formation of expec tations. This volume comprehends aseries of lectures which deal with var ious topics of time series analysis delivered during the wintersemester 1978/79 at the faculty of economics and statistics. The collection be gins with a paper by M. Nerlove introducing the concept of unob served components. Theoretical results are illustrated by examples se ries on prices of steers, heifers, cows and milk, of cattle and for time hog slaughter, of industrial production and male unemployment. The study by S. Heiler considers a mixed model with a linear regression part and a regular residual process for the prediction of economic processes when additional information is available. 108 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -InhaltsangabeErde, Mond und Sterne.- Deutschland.- Große Ferien.- Deutschland, Städte und Verkehr.- Bildkarfe.- Ferienerlebnisse.- Bildkarte.- Deutschland, Wirtschaft.- Europa.- Ein Besuch im Zirkus.- Europa, Tiere.- Bildkarte.- Rätselspiel bei Monika.- Bildkarte.- Europa, Staaten, Wirtschaft und Verkehr.- Peter hat ein neues Quartett.- Europa, Pflanzen und Bodenschätze.- Bildkarte.- Auf dem Trachtenfest.- Bildkarte.- Europa, Menschen und Haustiere.- Asien.- Asien, Tiere.- Bildkarte.- Peter und Monika wetten.- Ein Abend bei Fischers.- Asien, Pflanzen und Bodenschätze.- Bildkarfe.- Heins Fahrt durch Asien.- Asien, Menschen und Haustiere.- Bildkarte.- Asien, Staaten und Verkehr.- Bildkarte.- Reisen in Asien.- Afrika.- Vater Meyer mußen.- Afrika, Staaten und Verkehr.- Bildkart.- Ein afrikanischer Jäger erzählt.- Bildkarte.- Afrika, Tiere.- Peter in Afrika.- Afrika, Menschen und Haustiere.- Bildkarte.- Ein Besuch bei Kapitän Hansen.- Bildkarte.- Afrika, Pflanzen und Bodenschätze.- Nordamerika.- Monika muß einen Aufsatz schreiben.- Nordamerika, Menschen und Haustiere.- Bildkarte.- Peter zeichnet Tiere.- Bildkarte.- Nordamerika, Tiere.- Eine interessante Erdkundestunde.- Nordamerika, Pflanzen und Bodenschätze.- Bildkarte.- Ein Brief aus Amerika.- Bildkarte.- Nordamerika, Staaten und Verkehr.- Südamerika.- Ein rätselhafter Brief.- Südamerika, Menschen und Haustiere.- Bildkarte.- Peter und Monika besuchen ihren alten Freund.- Bildkarte.- Südamerika, Staaten und Verkehr.- Besuch aut dem Lande.- Südamerika, Pflanzen und Bodenschätze.- Bildkarte.- Vater Meyer erzählt von seiner Reise.- Bildkarte.- Südamerika, Tiere.- Australien und Südostasien.- Ein Brief aus Australien.- Australien und Südostasien, Tiere.- Bildkarte.- Kapitän Hansen hat Besuch.- Bildkarte.- Australien und Südostasien, Menschen.- Herr Hansen erzählt über Australien.- Australien und Südostasien, Pflanzen und Bodenschätze.- Bildkarte.- Kapitän Hansen schreibt aus Australien.- Bildkarte.- Australien und Südostasien, Staaten und Verkehr.- Nord- und Südpol.- Peter und Monika gehen ins Kino.- Nordpolargebiet.- Bildkarte.- Peter und Monika spielen Kino.- Bildkarte.- Südpolargebiet.- Der Mond bekommt Besuch.- Wissenswerte Tatsachen über den Mond. 136 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -R. V. M. Zahar\* The sixty-fifth birthday of Walter Gautschi provided an opportune moment for an international symposium in his honor, to recognize his many contributions to mathematics and computer sciences. Conceived by John Rice and sponsored by Purdue University, the conference took place in West Lafayette from December 2 to 5, 1993, and was organized around the four main themes representing Professor Gautschi's principal research interests: Approximation, Orthogonal Polynomials, Quadrature and Special Functions. Thirty-eight speakers - colleagues, co-authors, research collaborators or doctoral students of Professor Gautschi - were invited to present articles at the conference, their lectures providing an approximately equal representation of the four disciplines. Five invited speakers, Germund Dahlquist, Philip Davis, Luigi Gatteschi, Werner Rheinboldt and Stephan Ruscheweyh, were unable to present their talks because of illness or other commitments, although Professors Dahlquist, Gatteschi and Ruscheweyh subsequently contributed arti cles to these proceedings. Thus, the final program contained thirty-three technical lectures, ten of which were plenary sessions. Approximately eighty scientists attended the conference, and for some ses sions - in particular, Walter's presentation of his entertaining and informative Reflections and Recollections - that number was complemented by many visitors and friends, as well as the family of the honoree. A surprise visit by Paul Erdos provided one of the highlights of the conference week. The ambiance at the sym posium was extremely collegial, due no doubt to the common academic interests and the personal friendships shared by the participants. 644 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Contents: V. Zingel, C. Leschke and W. Schunack: Developments in research on histamine (H1) receptor agonists / P.D. Hoeprich: Antifungal chemotherapy / G. de Stevens: The diversity of heterocyclic compounds and their biological activities / R.M. Schultz: Newer antifolate compounds in cancer therapy / P.K. Mehrotra, S. Batra and A.P. Bhadun: Non-steroidal agents for regulation of the menstrual cycle / A.K. Saxena and M. Saxena: Developments in anti-convulsant drugs 342 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -'One should rather go horne and mesh a net than jump into the pond and dive far fishes' (Chinese proverb) Recognizing the precise analytical question and planning the analysis according ly is certainly the first prerequisite for successful trace and ultratrace determina tions. The second prerequisite is to select the method appropriate to the analyti cal specification. The method itself consists of a set of available tools. The third prerequisite is that analysts and operators know the methods weH enough to enjoy challenging themselves as weH as the methods and are rewarded by the joy of high-quality data, fast and economical results and the conviction of having the analytical job under control. This skill is known among analysts or operators working with an exciting new and sometimes complicated analytical technique but is gradually lost on ce a technique becomes 'mature' and a routine tool. Unfortunately, laboratory managers often do not allow sufficient training time for their analysts and technicians for 'routine' techniques and thus miss an opportunity for motivating their co-workers and obtaining the full benefit of the equipment. Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) is one of the mature analytical techniques wh ich is seen as a routine method in most laboratories. More than 10,000 furnaces are operated in elemental trace and ultratrace analy ses in laboratories around the world today. 300 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -InhaltsangabeErde, Mond und Sterne.- Deutschland.- Große Ferien.- Deutschland, Städte und Verkehr.- Bildkarfe.- Ferienerlebnisse.- Bildkarte.- Deutschland, Wirtschaft.- Europa.- Ein Besuch im Zirkus.- Europa, Tiere.- Bildkarte.- Rätselspiel bei Monika.- Bildkarte.- Europa, Staaten, Wirtschaft und Verkehr.- Peter hat ein neues Quartett.- Europa, Pflanzen und Bodenschätze.- Bildkarte.- Auf dem Trachtenfest.- Bildkarte.- Europa, Menschen und Haustiere.- Asien.- Asien, Tiere.- Bildkarte.- Peter und Monika wetten.- Ein Abend bei Fischers.- Asien, Pflanzen und Bodenschätze.- Bildkarfe.- Heins Fahrt durch Asien.- Asien, Menschen und Haustiere.- Bildkarte.- Asien, Staaten und Verkehr.- Bildkarte.- Reisen in Asien.- Afrika.- Vater Meyer mußen.- Afrika, Staaten und Verkehr.- Bildkart.- Ein afrikanischer Jäger erzählt.- Bildkarte.- Afrika, Tiere.- Peter in Afrika.- Afrika, Menschen und Haustiere.- Bildkarte.- Ein Besuch bei Kapitän Hansen.- Bildkarte.- Afrika, Pflanzen und Bodenschätze.- Nordamerika.- Monika muß einen Aufsatz schreiben.- Nordamerika, Menschen und Haustiere.- Bildkarte.- Peter zeichnet Tiere.- Bildkarte.- Nordamerika, Tiere.- Eine interessante Erdkundestunde.- Nordamerika, Pflanzen und Bodenschätze.- Bildkarte.- Ein Brief aus Amerika.- Bildkarte.- Nordamerika, Staaten und Verkehr.- Südamerika.- Ein rätselhafter Brief.- Südamerika, Menschen und Haustiere.- Bildkarte.- Peter und Monika besuchen ihren alten Freund.- Bildkarte.- Südamerika, Staaten und Verkehr.- Besuch aut dem Lande.- Südamerika, Pflanzen und Bodenschätze.- Bildkarte.- Vater Meyer erzählt von seiner Reise.- Bildkarte.- Südamerika, Tiere.- Australien und Südostasien.- Ein Brief aus Australien.- Australien und Südostasien, Tiere.- Bildkarte.- Kapitän Hansen hat Besuch.- Bildkarte.- Australien und Südostasien, Menschen.- Herr Hansen erzählt über Australien.- Australien und Südostasien, Pflanzen und Bodenschätze.- Bildkarte.- Kapitän Hansen schreibt aus Australien.- Bildkarte.- Australien und Südostasien, Staaten und Verkehr.- Nord- und Südpol.- Peter und Monika gehen ins Kino.- Nordpolargebiet.- Bildkarte.- Peter und Monika spielen Kino.- Bildkarte.- Südpolargebiet.- Der Mond bekommt Besuch.- Wissenswerte Tatsachen über den Mond. 136 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In 1974, the Societal Institute of the Mathematical Sciences (SIMS) initiated.a series of five-day Research Application Conferences (RAC's) at Alta, Utah, for the purpose of probing in depth societal fields in light of their receptivity to mathematical and statistical analysis. The first 10 conferences addressed ecosys tems, epidemiology, energy, environmental health, time series and ecological processes, energy and health, energy conversion and fluid mechanics, environ mental epidemiology: risk assessment, atomic bomb survivor data: utilization and analysis, and modem statistical methods in chronic disease epidemiology. These Proceedings are a result of the eleventh conference of Scientific Issues in Quantitative Cancer Risk Assessment, which was held in 1989 at Snowbird, Utah. For five days, 45 speakers and observers contributed their expertise in the relevant biology and statistics. The presentations were timely and the discussion was both enlightening and at times spirited. This volume hopefully presents a record that will be useful both now and in the future. Suresh H. Moolgavkar of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Seattle, WA) and the University of Washington (Seattle) chaired the Conference. The Conference was supported by the following organizations: The Dow Chemical Company Haskell Laboratory, E.1. duPont Health and Welfare Canada International Life Sciences Institute Monsanto Company National Cancer Institute Procter & Gamble Shell Oil Company U. S. Department of Energy U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Food and Drug Administration SIMS is grateful to the above organizations for their support of this Conference. D.L. Thomsen, Jr. 328 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Tamari lattices originated from weakenings or reinterpretations of the familar associativity law. This has been the subject of Dov Tamari's thesis at the Sorbonne in Paris in 1951 and the central theme of his subsequent mathematical work. Tamari lattices can be realized in terms of polytopes called associahedra, which in fact also appeared first in Tamari's thesis. By now these beautiful structures have made their appearance in many different areas of pure and applied mathematics, such as algebra, combinatorics, computer science, category theory, geometry, topology, and also in physics. Their interdisciplinary nature provides much fascination and value. On the occasion of Dov Tamari's centennial birthday, this book provides an introduction to topical research related to Tamari's work and ideas. Most of the articles collected in it are written in a way accessible to a wide audience of students and researchers in mathematics and mathematical physics and are accompanied by high quality illustrations. 456 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The Indian National Science Academy on the occasion ofthe Golden Jubilee Celebration (Fifty years of India's Independence) decided to publish a number of monographs on the selected fields. The editorial board of INS A invited us to prepare a special monograph in Number Theory. In reponse to this assignment, we invited several eminent Number Theorists to contribute expository/research articles for this monograph on Number Theory. Al though some ofthose invited, due to other preoccupations-could not respond positively to our invitation, we did receive fairly encouraging response from many eminent and creative number theorists throughout the world. These articles are presented herewith in a logical order. We are grateful to all those mathematicians who have sent us their articles. We hope that this monograph will have a significant impact on further development in this subject. R. P. Bambah v. C. Dumir R. J. Hans-Gill A Centennial History of the Prime Number Theorem Tom M. Apostol The Prime Number Theorem Among the thousands of discoveries made by mathematicians over the centuries, some stand out as significant landmarks. One of these is the prime number theorem, which describes the asymptotic distribution of prime numbers. It can be stated in various equivalent forms, two of which are: x (I) K(X) '' -I - as x --+ 00, ogx and Pn '' n log n as n --+ 00. (2) In (1), K(X) denotes the number of primes P ::s x for any x O. 527 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In the first years of the existence of this series of monographs, during the so-called 'Golden Age' of drug research, the majority of the pa pers published were mainly concerned with the traditional domains of drug research, namely chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology and pre clinical investigations. The series' aim was to give coverage to impor tant areas of research, to introduce new active substances with thera peutic potential and to call attention to unsolved problems. This objective has not changed. The table of contents of the present volume makes evident, however, that the search for new medicines has become increasingly complex, and additional, new disciplines have entered the research arena. The series now includes reviews on bio chemical, biological, immunological, physiological and medicinal aspects of drug research. Researchers actively engaged in the various scientific fields forming the entity of drug research can benefit from the wealth of knowledge and experience of the respective authors, and will be assisted in their endeavour to discover new pharmaceutical agents. Those simply wanting to keep abreast of new developments in the complex, multi-discipline science can turn to the 'Progress in Drug Research' volumes as an almost encyclopaedic source of information without having to consult the innumerable original publications. Volume 33 contains 13 reviews, a subject index, an index for the close to 400 articles published in the series so far, and an author and titles index for all 33 volumes. 502 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The Classical Theory of Integral Equations is a thorough, concise, and rigorous treatment of the essential aspects of the theory of integral equations. The book provides the background and insight necessary to facilitate a complete understanding of the fundamental results in the field. With a firm foundation for the theory in their grasp, students will be well prepared and motivated for further study. Included in the presentation are: A section entitled Tools of the Trade at the beginning of each chapter, providing necessary background information for comprehension of the results presented in that chapter;Thorough discussions of the analytical methods used to solve many types of integral equations;An introduction to the numerical methods that are commonly used to produce approximate solutions to integral equations;Over 80 illustrative examples that are explained in meticulous detail; Nearly 300 exercises specifically constructed to enhance the understanding of both routine and challenging concepts; Guides to Computation to assist the student with particularly complicated algorithmic procedures. This unique textbook offers a comprehensive and balanced treatment of material needed for a general understanding of the theory of integral equations by using only the mathematical background that a typical undergraduate senior should have. The self-contained book will serve as a valuable resource for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate-level students as well as for independent study. Scientists and engineers who are working in the field will also find this text to be user friendly and informative. 360 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware Springer Basel AG in Springer Science + Business Media, Heidelberger Platz 3, 14197 Berlin 512 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -In the first years of the existence of this series of monographs, during the so-called 'Golden Age' of drug research, the majority of the pa pers published were mainly concerned with the traditional domains of drug research, namely chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology and pre clinical investigations. The series' aim was to give coverage to impor tant areas of research, to introduce new active substances with thera peutic potential and to call attention to unsolved problems. This objective has not changed. The table of contents of the present volume makes evident, however, that the search for new medicines has become increasingly complex, and additional, new disciplines have entered the research arena. The series now includes reviews on bio chemical, biological, immunological, physiological and medicinal aspects of drug research. Researchers actively engaged in the various scientific fields forming the entity of drug research can benefit from the wealth of knowledge and experience of the respective authors, and will be assisted in their endeavour to discover new pharmaceutical agents. Those simply wanting to keep abreast of new developments in the complex, multi-discipline science can turn to the 'Progress in Drug Research' volumes as an almost encyclopaedic source of information without having to consult the innumerable original publications. Volume 33 contains 13 reviews, a subject index, an index for the close to 400 articles published in the series so far, and an author and titles index for all 33 volumes.Springer Basel AG in Springer Science + Business Media, Heidelberger Platz 3, 14197 Berlin 504 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Contents: V. Zingel, C. Leschke and W. Schunack: Developments in research on histamine (H1) receptor agonists / P.D. Hoeprich: Antifungal chemotherapy / G. de Stevens: The diversity of heterocyclic compounds and their biological activities / R.M. Schultz: Newer antifolate compounds in cancer therapy / P.K. Mehrotra, S. Batra and A.P. Bhadun: Non-steroidal agents for regulation of the menstrual cycle / A.K. Saxena and M. Saxena: Developments in anti-convulsant drugsSpringer Basel AG in Springer Science + Business Media, Heidelberger Platz 3, 14197 Berlin 348 pp. Englisch.