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The Symposium was aimed at the theoretical and numerical problems involved in modelling the dynamic response of structures which have uncertain properties due to variability in the manufacturing and assembly process, with automotive and aerospace structures forming prime examples. It is wellknown that the difficulty in predicting the response statistics of such structures is immense, due to the complexity of the structure, the large number of ...

A large international conference on Advances in Intelligent Control and Computer Engineering was held in Hong Kong, March 17-19, 2010, under the auspices of the International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists (IMECS 2010). The IMECS is organized by the International Association of Engineers (IAENG). Intelligent Control and Computer Engineering contains 25 revised and extended research articles written by prominent researcher...

Wissen über Störfaktoren im Prozess der Glasherstellung und -verarbeitung dient als Grundlage, um fehlerfrei ablaufende Fertigungsprozesse zu schaffen. Deshalb enthält die unveränderte Neuauflage des 1980 erschienenen Bandes (3. Auflage) Informationen, die auch bei aktuellen Problemstellungen Musterlösungen liefern können. Der Band erscheint in der Reihe "Klassiker der Technik". Sie vereint ingenieurwissenschaftliche Werke, die wegen ihrer did...

Unlike other textbooks, it helps students to understand grammar rather than see it as a set of facts and rules.

Dr Baines' 1977 study examines Mandelstam's later poetry between 1930 and 1937.

Canon Raven examines critically and constructively the scope and character of Jesus and the nature of God.

What new tools and models are enriching labor economics? "Developments in Research Methods and their Application" (volume 4A) summarizes recent advances in the ways economists study wages, employment, and labor markets. Mixing conceptual models and empirical work, contributors cover subjects as diverse as field and laboratory experiments, program evaluation, and behavioral models. The combinations of these improved empirical findings with new ...

The study of free resolutions is a core and beautiful area in Commutative Algebra. The main goal of this book is to inspire the readers and develop their intuition about syzygies and Hilbert functions. Many examples are given in order to illustrate ideas and key concepts.A valuable feature of the book is the inclusion of open problems and conjectures, these provide a glimpse of exciting, and often challenging, research directions in the field....

This collection of essays provides a comprehensive account of the culture of modern Italy. Contributions focus on a wide range of political, historical and cultural questions. The volume provides information and analysis on such topics as regionalism, language, social and political cultures, the Church, feminism, organised crime, literature, art, the mass media, and music. Each essay contains suggestions for further reading on the topics cover...

Subtitled, "A Memoir Of Zimbabwe". Rogers tells the eye-opening story of his parents' struggle for survival in war-torn Zimbabwe. An inspiring roller-coaster adventure, but also a moving testament to the love and loyalty of Zimbabwe and her people. 'A gorgeous, open-hearted book.' Alexandra Fuller

An accessible 2003 introduction to the basic elements of algebraic codes including Reed-Solomon, trellis, turbocodes etc.

In der Politik wird die sogenannte Vergreisung der Gesellschaft meist als Problem gesehen, z.B. für die Rentenkassen oder das Gesundheitssystem, doch sind mit dem hohen Alter auch positive Aspekte verbunden: Das Buch beleuchtet in interdisziplinärer Sicht Probleme, Herausforderung und Chancen der Hochaltrigkeit - sowohl aus gesellschaftlicher, vor allem aber aus individueller Perspektive. Mit einem modernen, biopsychosozialen Ansatz werden wic...

In der frühen Phase des Innovationsprozesses (Front End) ist unternehmerisches Verhalten der Mitarbeiter in Form von Innovativität, Initiative und Risikobereitschaft besonders erwünscht. Verena Holtorf untersucht, wie ein solches Verhalten aktiviert werden kann. Zur Beantwortung dieser Frage berücksichtigt sie insbesondere die für das Front End sehr bedeutende Teamarbeit und deren Auswirkungen auf das unternehmerische Verhalten. Bisher in der ...

This comprehensive textbook provides a clearly organized introduction to tone and tonal phonology.

This book offers a concise survey of basic probability theory from a thoroughly subjective point of view whereby probability is a mode of judgment. Written by one of the greatest figures in the field of probability theory, the book is both a summation and synthesis of a lifetime of wrestling with these problems and issues. After an introduction to basic probability theory, there are chapters on scientific hypothesis-testing, on changing your m...

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Politics and the American Press takes a fresh look at the origins of modern journalism's ideals and political practices.

Examines due process as center stage in international law, especially in connection with legal black holes such as Guantanamo.

This book forges a social psychological framework for understanding the human response to risks ranging from nuclear wars to industrial accidents, from earthquakes to epidemics. Its key concern is to highlight and to explain the widespread sense of personal invulnerability to danger. The social scientific study of people's responses to risk tends to focus on either their narrow cognitive or their broad socio-cultural roots. The approach in thi...

Where do major scientific breakthroughs come from? Do they arise from the logic of the scientific method, or do they result from flashes of genius? Are they the products of some mysterious zeitgeist, or spirit of the times, or do they emerge from chance or serendipity? Dean Simonton provides an answer, not by choosing one explanation and ignoring the others, but rather by unifying all four perspectives into a single theory in which chance play...