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This book presents a working understanding of mathematical structures within the context of Environmental Problems, loaded with examples, help, hints and reference material. It starts out with the basics that are followed by with simple research scenarios that are of direct use to the user. The subjects include Lake and Groundwater Hydrology, Bubble Identification, Turbulence Statistics, Physical Chemistry and Acid Rain, Statistics, and Matri...

This book deals with the geometrical structure of finite dimensional normed spaces, as the dimension grows to infinity. This is a part of what came to be known as the Local Theory of Banach Spaces (this name was derived from the fact that in its first stages, this theory dealt mainly with relating the structure of infinite dimensional Banach spaces to the structure of their lattice of finite dimensional subspaces). Our purpose in this book is ...

Crystal growth and nucleation are treated in the specialized literature in different ways depending on the discipline in question (physics, physical chemistry, chemical engineering) and on the theoretical approaches (atomistic vs continuum approach as regards crystal growth, phase vs chemical concept as regards nucleation). This book relates the different approaches to one another, giving preference to atomistic treatments by the methods of st...

Das Buch vermittelt die grundlegenden Konzepte und Zusammenhänge objektorientierter Entwurfsmethoden. Im Mittelpunkt stehen dabei die graphischen Beschreibungstechniken der Unified Modeling Language (UML). Neben einer kurzen Einführung in Klassen-, Sequenz- und Zustandsdiagramme wird der Leser zunächst mit den Grundbegriffen objektorientierter Systemmodellierung vertraut gemacht. Im Vordergrund steht das Zusammenspiel der unterschiedlichen Dia...

Spiritual Care for Persons with Dementia explores spirituality in those with dementia to enrich our understanding of the neurological and psychological aspects of hope, prayer, and the power of belief. You will discover how your ministry is vitally relevant to the clinical well-being and quality of life of people with Alzheimer's disease. Spiritual Care for Persons with Dementia provides you with a model spiritual care program for long-term fa...

Smoking is one of the world's most pressing public health problems. This up-to-date work reviews the severe problems caused by smoking and examines individual and public health approaches to reducing smoking and its attendant health problems. Written by experts, Cigarettes, Nicotine and Health provides a broad perspective from disciplines as diverse as social and cognitive psychology, behavioral pharmacology, physiology, epidemiology, history...

Carlin waxes wickedly philosophical in this hilarious new collection of razor-sharp observations. The bestselling author of "Brain Droppings" proves once again that he's one comic who can successfully make the transition from stage to page with his ironic take on life's annoying universal truths.

The Wandering Jew is a cosmic symbol--he is man, he is woman, he is sex, he is history, he is life itself.

Mastering Herbalism shows how to make jams, sauces, soups, meat, desserts, beer, wine, teas, perfumes, incenses, beauty products, cures, aphrodisiacs, and potions with a variety of herbs and spices.

Here is a book about adventure, raw experience, and facing inner demons. Niles Elliot Goldstein is a young rabbi who sets out to find God in tough and often scary situations: dogsledding above the Arctic Circle, taking the Silk Road into Central Asia without a visa, being chased by a grizzly bear, cruising with DEA agents through the South Bronx, and spending a night in jail in New York City's Tombs. He explores the connections between struggl...

A Southern charmer for fans of Newbery Honor book Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage Audrey Couloumbis's masterful debut novel brings to mind Karen Hesse, Katherine Paterson, and Betsy Byars's The Summer of the Swans—it is a story you will never forget. Willa Jo and Little Sister are up on the roof at Aunt Patty's house. Willa Jo went up to watch the sunrise, and Little Sister followed, like she always does. But by mid-morning, they are stil...

Die vorliegende Anthologie versammelt die schönsten Texte über den Delphin von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart: von Herodot, Rainer Maria Rilke, Ernst Penzoldt, Günter Grass, F.G. Jünger, Hilde Domin, Witold Gombrowicz, Jannis Ritsos, Odysseas Elytis und vielen anderen.

Die Freude am Leben: Da liegt die Leiche der jungen Frau. Wer ist der Mörder? Ist es der Chirurg Hallwachs oder der verstörte Neuner oder der pedantische Dr. Griebel oder ein anderer ihrer vielen Liebhaber aus dem Freundeskreis ihres Ehemanns? Oder ist es der Ehemann selbst? Und welches Verhältnis hat Elfie Steinheuer zu dem merkwürdigen Außenseiter Dechant, den sie manchmal in seiner blau dekorierten Nachtwelt besucht? Elfte findet niemanden,...