The Advances in Chemical Physics series presents the cutting edge in every area of the discipline and provides the field with a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations of advances.
Presents an overview of various developments in biostatistics and bioinformatics. This book offers graduate students and researchers an idea of where the frontiers of biostatistics and bioinformatics are as well as a forum to learn common techniques in use.
Providing a study of the global justice movement, this book develops and demonstrates a theoretical framework that expands the conventional understanding of democracy. It traces the origins and evolution of this diverse movement through an analysis of the World Social Forum's Charter of Principles and the Alternatives for the Americas document.
Offers a forum for the scrutiny of significant issues in EU Law, the law of the European Convention on Human Rights, and Comparative Law with a 'European' dimension.
Follows the transformation of the Security Council from a stage for acrimonious public diplomacy into a forum where governments collaborate to settle regional disputes. This book is of interest to students and practitioners in international organization, multilateral diplomacy, and conflict resolution.
The Beijing Conference provided a forum for scholars to address each other directly. This book - in English - promotes international discussion of the themes and issues set forth and contributes to the broader discussion between West and East in this age of cultural globalisation.
Met de komst van internet is burgerjournalistiek serieus in opkomst. RTV Utrecht en het algemeen Dagblad startten in 2007 een officieel forum voor burgerjournalisten:Unieuws.nl. Burgerjournalisten, bloggers, kunnen hier hun nieuws uit hun omgeving verslaan. Dat resulteerde in een aantal interessante bloggers. Eén van hen is de blogger IdolMind die straatberichten uit zijn geliefde Utrechtse “Vogelaarwijk” Zuilen schrijft. Volgens landelijkemedia bijna een no-go-area. IdolMind probeert echter dieper te graven in deze wijk, die vaak als gevolg van gewelddadige ontsporingen in het nieuws is geweest. In zijn Straatberichten komt Zuilen echter naar voren als een samenleving die oneindig anders is dan het platte beeld dat de media geven. Zuilen blijkt een unieke gemeenschap. Een actieve gemeenschap die, zo schetstIdolMind in zijn boek, bij de gemeenteraadsverkiezingen in 2010 voor een interessante aardverschuiving kan zorgen. IdolMind weet het echte Zuilen helder en toegankelijk te portretteren. En is Zuilen dan een Vogelaarwijk of misschien juist wel een Modelwijk? Delezer moet daar zelf een oordeel over geven.IdolMind is een 46 jarige inwoner van Zuilen. Hij woont 25 jaar in Utrecht, waarvan de laatste 15 jaar in Zuilen. Daar wil hij oud worden met zijn vrouw, 2 zonen en 2 main coon katers.Uitgeverij Aspektwww.uitgeverijaspekt.nl
Presents world-wide mathematical research from the African diaspora. This book offers a forum for mathematical research with some emphasis on the contributions of African mathematicians and the connections between African universities and those of other continents.
By the authors of the classic text Graph Theory with Applications Serves as both a textbook and an introduction to graph theory research, suitable for both mathematicians and computer scientists Features many new exercises of varying levels of difficulty to help the reader master the techniques An accompanying website/blog at blogs.springer.com/bondyandmurty provides a forum for further discussion and a wealth of supplementary material Graph theory is a flourishing discipline containing a body of beautiful and powerful theorems of wide applicability. Its explosive growth in recent years is mainly due to its role as an essential structure underpinning modern applied mathematics - computer science, combinatorial optimization, and operations research in particular - but also to its increasing application in the more applied sciences. The versatility of graphs makes them indispensable tools in the design and analysis of communication networks, for instance. The primary aim of this book is to present a coherent introduction to the subject, suitable as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in mathematics and computer science. It provides a systematic treatment of the theory of graphs without sacrificing its intuitive and aesthetic appeal. Commonly used proof techniques are described and illustrated, and a wealth of exercises - of varying levels of difficulty - are provided to help the reader master the techniques and reinforce their grasp of the material.A second objective is to serve as an introduction to research in graph theory. To this end, sections on more advanced topics are included, and a number of interesting and challenging open problems are highlighted and discussed in some detail. Despite this more advanced material, the book has been organized in such a way that an introductory course on graph theory can be based on the first few sections of selected chapters.
Investigates the why and the how of eight Australian playwrights. These writers are passionate about the theatre as a forum for public discussion and they interrogate various issues in their work. Their plays reflect the passing show of cultural, political and economic life in Australia, telling audiences something critical about what is going on.
This series provides photochemists with a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations of advances in every area of the discipline. Volume 27 reports recent advances with an up-to-date selection of papers by internationally recognized researchers.
The Valencia International Meetings on Bayesian Statistics provide the main forum for researchers to come together to present and discuss frontier developments in the field. The resulting proceedings provide an up-to-date overview encompassing a range of theoretical and applied research.
Aims to provide a forum for opinions held by Arabs who are neither Western puppets nor fanatical nationalists or Islamists, but rather academics with a knowledge of the Middle East as well as of the West. This work deals with the issue of building of a democratic secular Middle East.
Paediatric Movement disorders is a relatively fresh field of child neurology. This book represents the outcome of an international symposium organised as a forum of exchange between both adult and child neurologists. The contributions of highly qualified experts represent the advances made in this expanding field.
Vexing issues concerning internal and external change challenge Europe, it tries hard to regroup, reform and refocus. This series is intended to present an ongoing forum for substantiate discussion of these issues.
A journal that provides a forum for scholarship in law and economics, public choice, and constitutional political economy. It brings together the contributions that apply explicit or implicit economic reasoning to the analysis of legal issues before the court, with attention to Supreme Court decisions, judicial process, and institutional design.
Basic Steelmaking (Nancy Keller and Matt Greenwood). Lean Manufacturing Principles (Sean S. Reagan). ISO9001:2000 Process Mapping (Kara Joyce Kopplin). Temperature Profiling: Problem Prevention, Not Just Problem Solving (Steve Sweeney). Quality Systems for Cast Iron Enameling. (Robert Hayes) Effects of Spray Patterns on Powder-Coating Thickness (Ralph Gwaltney). Cost Comparison of Porcelain Enamel Powder versus Organic Powder Paint (Jeffrey Sellins and Mike Horton). Reducing Fishscale in Hot-Water-Tank Enamels (Mike Wilczynski and Roger Wallace). Steel Qualification Process for Water Heater Tank Fabrication (Steve Sloan). Quantifying Bubble Structure in Water Heater Enamels (Len Meusel and Phillip Stevens). Boiler/Water Heater Inside Coating with Wet Enamel (Hans-Jurgen Thiele). RealEase Nonstick Porcelain Enamel (Charles Baldwin, Alain Aronica, Brad Devine, and Graham Rose). Aluminum Stove Grates - An Innovation in Cooking (Dave Thomas). Porcelain Enameling of Cast Iron via Electrophoresis (Julie Rutkowski). Cast Iron Quality for Good Porcelain Enameled Parts (Liam O'Byrne). Robotics in the Job Shop (Randy Smitley and Jeremy Foster). Waste Minimization in Cleaning and Pretreating Operations (Charles G. Galeas Jr.). Preparation of Cast Iron for Porcelain Enameling (Mike Sexton and Ozzie Storie). Frit-Making Metal Oxides and Regulatory Compliance (Jack Waggener). Porcelain Enamel Institute Update from Washington on EPA Regulations (Jack Waggener). The hairline defect: A Review of the Literature (Robert L. Hyde). The Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Porcelain Enamels (William D. Faust). The Effect of refractory Mill Additions on the Thermal Expansion of Enamel (Boris Yuriditsky). Changing the Rules - The Survival of American manufacturing Depends on Everyone (Cullen L. Hackler).
Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series - Themes in Translation Studie s is the journal of the Department of Translators and Interpreters, Artesis University College Antwerp. It is a peer reviewed, annual publication devoted to the study of language, translation and culture, with a special focus on translation in its many oral and written manifestations. The journal is not bound to any particular school of thought or academic group.Each issue of Linguistica Antverpiensia centers on a different theme, in order to reflect the diversity of what is considered to be translation, and to offer an open forum for a wide range of scholarly approaches of a theoretical, methodological or descriptive nature, while providing them with a unifying focal point. In this issue, the authors dissect the state of the art in translation technology and translation tool development and provide quantitative and qualitative answers to the question 'how useful is translation technology?'
When John Rechy broke out in 1963 as the bestselling author of City of Night, his novel about the underworld of gay male prostitution, he became a source for provocative commentary on sex, homosexuality, and culturally transgressive literature for publications as varied as the New York Times, The Nation, the Advocate, and Forum. Beneath the Skin collects more than four decades of the author's outspoken essaysmany never before reprinted and almost none ever appearing previously in book form. Rechy holds forth on topics ranging from the birth of the sexual liberation movement, the rise of Anita Bryant, and the emergence of AIDS to sexual abuse in the Catholic Church and last year's repeal of sodomy laws. Beneath the Skin also includes pieces on gay and lesbian authors such as Gore Vidal, Jack Kerouac, Christopher Isherwood, Carson McCullers, and Elizabeth Bowen, and non-gay figures like Philip Roth, William T. Vollman, and Joyce Carol Oates, as well as essays on Madonna, Tom Cruise, Eminem, Liberace, Marilyn Monroe, and the gay silent film star Ramon Novarro.
The 3rd Manufacturing Engineering Society International Conference (MESIC'09) will provide the forum for the exchange and dissemination of the latest research in the field of Manufacturing Engineering. The main objective of the MESIC'09 is to meet the international experts from academic entities, research laboratories and industries related to Manufacturing Engineering; and also to provide a platform for the presentation and discussion on current emerging trends, problems, issues and solutions in the Manufacturing Engineering.
Presents developments in organic synthesis and provides insight and offers several perspectives to problem-solving. This book provides a forum for investigators to discuss their approach to the science and art of organic.
With contributions from noted experts from Europe and North America, Mass Spectrometry Instrumentation, Interpretation, and Applications serves as a forum to introduce students to the whole world of mass spectrometry and to the many different perspectives that each scientific field brings to its use.
Vexing issues concerning internal and external change challenge Europe as it tries hard to regroup, reform and refocus. This series is intended to present an ongoing forum to stimulate discussion of these issues.
'This delightful book will be important to those researchers eager to extend their knowledge of qualitative research generally but specifically those keen to extend their research practice from a social-science perspective' - Nurse Researcher 'This is an excellent collection at the cutting edge of thinking about qualitative research...The breadth of coverage and the sophistication of the discussion make this an important addition to the increasing literature on qualitative work' - Jonathan Potter, Loughborough University 'This book is likely to have a broad appeal to a rising generation of qualitative researchers seeking to relate theoretical debates to methodological practice' - Clive Seale, Goldsmiths College This exciting new book brings together contributions from world-leading scholars as well as younger researchers and focuses on cutting-edge issues related to the practice of qualitative research in the field. It provides a forum for contributors to discuss the issues and processes which inform qualitative research in its various forms as based on fieldwork experiences.In achieving this in an accessible manner to both practising students and researchers, it seeks to enable a dialogue over ideas and provide the reader with a 'state of the art' overview of the topic from a contemporary perspective.Rather than being a 'how to do' book, this volume should prove vitally useful for advanced students and researchers who wish to engage with those ideas and practices in terms of their applicability for an understanding and explanation of the place of qualitative research in the social sciences. It is also a forum in which leading scholars make an original contribution to the subject. Lively and highly readable throughout, Qualitative Research in Action will be essential reading for advanced undergraduates and above in a variety of disciplines, as well as researchers who wish to engage with contemporary ideas and practices in relation to qualitative research.
Hoe zag het dagelijks leven in het oude Rome eruit? Waar woonden en werkten de Romeinen? Hoe gingen ze om met hun slaven? Wat gebeurde er in de talloze tempels, in de Circus, in het Colosseum, op het Marsveld en op het Forum?Ruim driehonderd vertaalde Latijnse, Griekse en Hebreeuwse teksten bieden ons een verrassend uitzicht op de talrijke antieke overblijfselen die nog altijd het straatbeeld van Rome bepalen. We bezoeken tempels, paleizen, theaters, badhuizen, maar ook markten, getto's en sloppenwijken, waarbij tijdgenoten ons inwijden in de dagelijkse gang van zaken.
The character of the Rome I Convention and its transformation to a Regulation. The scope of the convention and of the Rome I Regulation. Basic principles. Particular contracts. Consumer Contracts. Employment Contracts. Mandatory Rules. Ordre Public. The effect of the applicable law. Final provisions. The Scope of the "Rome II" Regulation. The meaning of "non-contractual obligations". Identification of the County Where the Damage Occurs. Liability for Unfair Competition and Acts Restricting Free Competition. Product Liability. Liability for Environmental Damage. Liability for Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights. Liability for Industrial Action. Liability for Unjust Enrichment. Negotiorum Gestio. Culpa in Contrahendo. Overriding Mandatory Provisions. Rules of Safety and Conduct. Direct action against the Insurer of the Person Liable. Scope of the Applicable Law. Multiple Liability. Exclusion of Renvoi. Formal Validity. States with more than One Legal System. Burden of Proof. Public Policy of the Forum. Habitual Residence. Relationship with Other Provisions of Community Law. Relationship with Existing International Conventions.
Provides an international forum for scientific debate on the progress made in research into karst environments. This book is suitable for the libraries of consultants, scientists, lecturers, and policy makers concerned with the special issues of karst terrains.
Presenting mathematical research, this work offers a forum for mathematical research with some emphasis on the contributions of African mathematicians and the connections between African universities and those of other continents. This includes the Denjoy integral, equivalent cohomology, semi-linear equations, and rational approximants.
This text presents an international, multicultural and interfaith forum concerning the philosophical, theological and practical foundations of ethics in spiritual education for a rapidly changing world.
Democratie is niet vanzelfsprekend, democratisch gedrag al evenmin. Democratie vergt onderhoud. De vraag is alleen hoe dit onderhoud eruit moet zien. Liggen hier taken voor onderwijs en opvoeding? Tegen de achtergrond van het afnemende vertrouwen in democratische instituties, toenemende radicalisering en verminderde tolerantie is de betekenis van het onderwijs voor een democratische samenleving meer dan ooit van belang.Opvoeding in democratie gaat over de vraag wat onderwijs en opvoeding kunnen bijdragen aan het aanleren van democratisch gedrag. Hoe zou een ‘democratische scholing’ eruit kunnen zien? Dit boek bevat een keur aan belangwekkende bijdragen van pedagoog Micha de Winter, cultuurhistoricus Wijnand W. Mijnhardt, opvoedingsfilosoof Gert Biesta, orthopedagoog Wilma Vollebergh en FORUM-directeur Sadik Harchaoui.
The SPESIF-2010 technical program features a broad spectrum of topics on space, propulsion & energy science. These topics span the range from basic research to recent technology advances and hardware testing, among academia, industry and government.
Het ontbreekt niet aan scenario’s of plannen over hoe Nederland er in de toekomst uit zou moeten zien. In deze vergezichten wordt de vraag wie de Nederlandse steden zullen bewonen echter veel te weinig gesteld. Dit gebrek aan een duurzaam demografisch vooruitzicht is tevens kenmerkend voor het huidige debat over immigratie en integratie.Het integratievraagstuk wordt in het publiek-maatschappelijke debat vaak vanuit een etnisch-cultureel perspectief benaderd, maar het is de vraag of dit perspectief oplossingen kan bieden. De economische en demografische ontwikkelingen in Nederland wijzen uit dat de nadruk meer en meer op de Randstad komt te liggen. Het zijn juist (kinderen van) migranten die zich in dat gebied vestigen. Er is behoefte aan een breder sociaal-economisch perspectief voor vraagstukken die economische groei en kwesties als zorg, onderwijs en stedelijke inrichting met elkaar verbinden. Hoe ziet integratie er in 2040 uit en welke rol zal de Randstad als metropool spelen? FORUM, Instituut voor Multiculturele Vraagstukken heeft een aantal vooraanstaande denkers, politici en wetenschappers met uiteenlopende achtergronden gevraagd om vanuit hun vakgebied na te denken over deze vragen. Integratie & de metropool. Perspectieven voor 2040 is een fascinerende denkoefening, een zoektocht naar een alternatieve repliek die rijkgeschakeerd en toekomstbestendig is. Met bijdragen van vooraanstaande denkers, politici en wetenschappers als Willem Schinkel, Paul Frissen, Hans Boutellier en Frans Timmermans.
VAN VASTENTOT FEESTENJonge moslims staan volop in de maatschappelijke en politieke belangstelling. Hun oriëntatie, hun kansen en keuzes worden gezien als de lakmoesproef van de integratie van moslims in Nederland. Gaan zij het nihilistische en opstandige pad van hun geloofsgenoten in de Franse banlieus? Vormen zij een makkelijke prooi voor islamitische fundamentalisten? Of ontwikkelen zij zich - dank zij hun meervoudige culturele achtergrond - tot een succesvolle generatie van nieuwe burgers?Dit boek, dat een vervolg is op Von Allah tot Prada, beschrijft de wereld van jonge moslims van binnenuit. Het is het resultaat van een onderzoek, dat in opdracht van FORUM - Instituut voor Multiculturele Ontwikkeling - uitgevoerd is door medewerkers van het Bonger Instituut in Amsterdam. In dit nieuwe onderzoek ligt het accent op de participatie van jonge moslims in de Nederlandse samenleving. Ook is er aandacht voor het vrijetijds- en vakantiegedrag, en voor het gebruik van internet. Een beschrijving van etnische feesten biedt buitenstaanders een blik op een weinig bekend fenomeen, dat zich in een groeiende populariteit mag verheugen.Naast het gebruik van panels is voor het eerst het middel van een survey ingezet, waarmee de oriëntaties en achtergronden van de groep studenten getalsmatig in beeld wordt gebracht.FORUM zal in een jaarlijkse monitor verslag doen van de ontwikkelingen en trends onder jonge moslims. Het doel daarvan is het vroegtijdig signaleren. volgen en duiden van trends in opvattingen, belevingen en gedragingen van jonge moslims in Nederland. Dit boek is het resultaat van de tweede verkenning uitgevoerd in 2006.
Filantropie is het vrijwillig ter beschikking stellen van privaat geld aan publieke doelen door individuen, fondsen en bedrijven. Filantropische studies, in het Engels 'Philanthropic Studies', betekent zoveel als de wetenschappelijke studie van het verschijnsel filantropie. Deze studierichting is niet nieuw in de wereld - in de Verenigde Staten is een aantal universiteiten die een dergelijke opleiding kennen - maar wel in Europa en Nederland.In dit boek worden vele aspecten van de filantropie onder het wetenschappelijke vergrootglas gelegd. Met het doel dit bloeiende maatschappelijke verschijnsel in kaart te brengen (beschrijving), patronen en regelmatigheden te ontdekken (analyse) en met de intentie filantropie - waar mogelijk - te begrijpen (verklaring).Deze studie is geschreven voor Nederlandse studenten die deze studierichting aan de Vrije Universiteit te Amsterdam volgen. Maar (in vertaalde vorm) ook voor studenten uit andere Europese landen of uit landen elders in de wereld. Het boek richt zich daarnaast op het wetenschappelijk forum, op onderzoekers en wetenschappers die zich in dit nieuwe fenomeen willen verdiepen. Dit boek biedt een overzicht van wat (de studie van) filantropie omvat en wat de ontwikkelingen in deze groeiende sector zijn.Dr. Th.N.M. Schuyt is bijzonder hoogleraar aan de Vrije Universiteit te Amsterdam en projectleider van het VU-onderzoek 'Geven in Nederland'.
This international conference was held to provide a forum where recent advances and future directions in the numerical simulations of manufacturing processes were discussed by engineers and scientists from industry and academia worldwide.
A Co-Publication of Routledge for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) In recent years there has been increased interest in the nature and role of proof in mathematics education; with many mathematics educators advocating that proof should be a central part of the mathematics education of students at all grade levels. This important new collection provides that much-needed forum for mathematics educators to articulate a connected K-16 "story" of proof. Such a story includes understanding how the forms of proof, including the nature of argumentation and justification as well as what counts as proof, evolve chronologically and cognitively and how curricula and instruction can support the development of students' understanding of proof. Collectively these essays inform educators and researchers at different grade levels about the teaching and learning of proof at each level and, thus, help advance the design of further empirical and theoretical work in this area.By building and extending on existing research and by allowing a variety of voices from the field to be heard, Teaching and Learning Proof Across the Grades not only highlights the main ideas that have recently emerged on proof research, but also defines an agenda for future study.
The United Nations (UN) aims at facilitating co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, and social equity. The UN is the only international political forum where almost all countries have a representative. This book presents an important analyses of direct significance to the UN.
www.diabetes2.nlEen onafhankelijke website gemaakt voor professionals door professionals. Onafhankeli]k, Eerlijk & Betrouwbaar en Up-to-date.In 2002 heeft de stichting Langerhans de onafhankelijke website diabetes2.nl opgericht. Deze website is bedoeld voor hulpverleners op het gebied van diabetes mellitus en biedt diabetesverpleegkundigen, praktijkverpleegkundigen, ondersteuners, artsen en andere hulpverleners de mogelijkheid elkaar te ontmoeten om 20 kennis en ervaringen te kunnen uitwisselen.Een belangrijk onderdeel van de website is het Forum waar diabetes professionals de meest uiteenlopende vragen kunnen stellen over diabetes, die vervolgens snel en deskundig worden beantwoord door een uitgebreid panel van deskundigen. Inmiddels zijn meer dan 2000 vragen gesteld en beantwoord op het forum van diabetes2.nl. Hierbij kwamen allerlei onderwerpen aan bod van taakdelegatie tot intra-peritoneale insulinetherapie, van chroombehandeling tot haaruitval, van metformine tot DPP-4-remmers, van maagbanden tot dialyse en nog veel meer.Een compilatie van leerzame, opzienbarende en veelgestelde vragen; uitgewerkt en overzichtelijk weergegeven in dit boek.Heeft u een diabetesvraag? Surf dan naar www.diabetes2.nl
The Wessex Institute of Technology has been convening conferences on the Boundary Element Method since 1978. The now-annual conference series is recognised internationally as the premiere forum for sharing the latest advances on the boundary element method and other meshless techniques and their applications, which continue to evolve and grow in importance. The papers presented at the latest conference will cover topics such as Advanced meshless and mesh reduction methods; Heat and mass transfer; Electrical engineering and electromagnetics; Fluid flow; Advanced formulations; Computational techniques; Advanced structural applications; Dynamics and vibrations; Damage mechanics and fracture; Material characterisation; Financial engineering applications; Stochastic modelling; and Emerging applications..
All papers have been peer reviewed. Spin is the fundamental concept in physics. Using spin related phenomena, physicists are trying to reveal the fundamental principles of nature. This volume is the proceedings of the 17th International Spin Physics Symposium which is a forum to discuss spin physics and related topics. Among the topics discussed are particle and nuclear physics; accelerator physics, and instrumentation related to spin polarization phenomena.
'This book explores what clients have to say about their experience of the psychotherapeutic process. David Howe observes that, regardless of the therapist's theoretical orientation, clients say similar things about their experience of being helped (and not being helped)' - Clinical Psychology Forum
