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Unveiling wealth. On Money, Quality of Life and Sustainability

Bernhard J. Geurts , Peter Bartelmus

Does money blur perspectives for a better life?Lifting the money veil from our yardsticks of progress, income and wealth, reveals the trade-offs of economic growth. The book presents new...

Trace Elements in Man and Animal 10

A.E. Favier , A.M. Roussel , R.A. Anderson

Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Trace Elements in Man and Animals (TEMA 10), held May 2-7, 1999, in Evian, France.This volume containing the proceedings of the tenth of the...

Variability of Air Temperature and Atmospheric Precipitation in the Arctic

John Kearns , R.A. Anderson , Rajmund Przybylak

This book presents for the first time a comprehensive analysis of various aspects of air temperature and atmospheric precipitation variability over a period of instrumental observation in the Arctic,...

Vibration Control of Active Structures. Second Edition. An Introduction

André Preumont , John Kearns

This text is an introduction to the dynamics of active structures and to the feedback control of lightly damped flexible structures; the emphasis is placed on basic issues and simple control...

The ECG in Acute Myocardial Infarction and Unstable Angina

Anton M. Gorgels , Hein J.J. Wellens , Pieter A. Doevendans

This volume, written by the leaders in the field, will provide a practical and comprehensive overview of the electrocardiogram (ECG). The ECG remains the most accessible and inexpensive diagnostic...

The East African Great Lakes: Limnology, Paleontology and Biodiversity

Daniel O. Olago , Eric O. Odada , Pieter A. Doevendans

This volume contains original research papers presented during the Second International Symposium on the Limnology, Climatology, Palaeoclimatology, and Biodiversity of the African Great Lakes,...

The Designer's Guide to SPICE and Spectre®

Daniel O. Olago , Kenneth S. Kundert

The Designer's Guide to SPICE and Spectre® is an in-depth guide to circuit simulators from a designer's perspective: the pitfalls of circuit simulation, such as convergence...

The Design of Low Noise Oscillators

Ali Hajimiri , Pieter A. Doevendans , Thomas H. Lee

The tremendous growth in wireless and mobile communications has placed stringent requirements on channel spacing and, by implication, on the phase noise of oscillators. Compounding the challenge has...

Weeding and Sowing: Preface to a Science of Mathematical Education

Hans Freudenthal , Thomas H. Lee

Yearbook of Morphology Volume 2002

Geert Booij , Jaap Van Marle , Pieter A. Doevendans

A revival of interest in morphology has occurred during recent years. The Yearbook of Morphology series, published since 1988, has proven to be an eminent support for this upswing of...

Ultra-Wideband Short-Pulse Electromagnetics 5

Paul D. Smith , Pieter A. Doevendans , Shane R. Cloude

The purpose of the Ultra-Wideband Short-Pulse Electromagnetics Conference series is to focus on advanced technologies for the generation, radiation and detection of ultra-wideband short pulse...

The Vienna Circle and Logical Empirism. Re-evaluation and Future Perspectives

Friedrich Stadler , Shane R. Cloude

The Vienna Circle and Logical Empiricism is for scholars, researchers and students in history and philosophy of science focusing on Logical Empiricism and analytic philosophy (of science)....

The Piezojunction Effect in Silicon Integrated Circuits and Sensors

Fabiano Fruett , Gerard C.M. Meijer , Pieter A. Doevendans

Mechanical stress affects the magnitude of base-emitter voltages of forward biased bipolar transistors. This phenomenon is called the piezojunction effect. The piezojunction effect is the main cause...

The Photochemistry of Carotenoids

Andrew J. Young , George Britton , Harry A. Frank

Each of the twenty chapters in The Photochemistry of Carotenoids is written by leading experts in the area of carotenoid research and gives a comprehensive overview of a particular topic in...

The Research Basis of Autism Intervention

Cory Shulman , Eric Schopler , Nuri Yirmiya

This volume is the outcome of a cooperative scientific workshop between researchers from Israel and North Carolina, entitled Research Frontiers in Autism: Genetics, Behavior and Intervention,...

The Sun and Space Weather

Arnold Hanslmeier , Nuri Yirmiya

What are the terrestrial effects of solar activity and the solar activity cycle? The modern term used for solar terrestrial relations is `Space Weather'. This term describes all external effects on...

The Particulate Air Pollution Controversy. A Case Study and Lessons Learned

Nuri Yirmiya , Robert F. Phalen

Do current levels of particulate air pollutants claim thousands of lives yearly, or is the actual risk negligible? Scientists, regulators, legislators, producers, and portions of the lay public are...

The Theory of Search Games and Rendezvous

Cory Shulman , Shmuel Gal , Steve Alpern

Search Theory is one of the classic methodological disciplines in Operations Research and Applied Mathematics. It deals with the problem faced by a searcher who wishes to minimize the time required...

The Guenons: Diversity and Adaptation in African Monkeys

Cory Shulman , Marina Cords , Mary E. Glenn

It has been twelve years since a work relating to the long-tailed African monkeys known as the guenons has been published and fifteen years have passed since the last major scientific symposium was...

The Neurological Basis of Learning, Development and Discovery: Implications for Science and Mathematics Instruction

Anton E. Lawson , Marina Cords

This book is for practicing science and math educators and researchers, including graduate students, science and math teachers, and other teachers interested in developing a sound theoretical and...