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Skjeltorp, Arne T |
Dynamics of Complex Interconnected Systems: Networks and Bioprocesses |
I05608 |
2006 |
eBook |
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| 42 |
Heck, Andre |
Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy 6 |
I05586 |
2006 |
eBook |
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| 43 |
Scherer, Stefan |
A Primer for Chiral Perturbation Theory |
I05415 |
2012 |
eBook |
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| 44 |
Phaf, R.H |
Learning in Natural and Connectionist Systems |
I05234 |
1994 |
eBook |
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| 45 |
Kelly, Jeffrey A |
Treating Child-Abusive Families |
I04018 |
1983 |
eBook |
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| 46 |
Eisler, Richard M |
Perfecting Social Skills |
I02198 |
1980 |
eBook |
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| 47 |
Blaauw, Adriaan |
History of the IAU |
I01391 |
1994 |
eBook |
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| 48 |
Tryon, Warren W |
Activity Measurement in Psychology and Medicine |
I00687 |
1991 |
eBook |
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| 49 |
White, James C |
Global Climate Change |
I00636 |
1992 |
eBook |
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Feder, Ralph |
Examining the Submicron World |
I00467 |
1986 |
eBook |
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| Title | Dynamics of Complex Interconnected Systems: Networks and Bioprocesses |
| Author(s) | Skjeltorp, Arne T;Belushkin, Alexander V |
| Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 2006. |
| Description | XV, 209 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This volume comprises the proceedings of a NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI) held at Geilo, Norway, 11-21 April 2005, the eighteenth ASI in a series held every two years since 1971. The objective of this ASI was to identify and discuss areas where synergism between modern physics and biology may be most fruitfully applied to the study of bioprocesses for molecular recognition, and of networks for converting molecular reactions into usable signals and appropriate responses. Many fields of research are confronted with networks. Genetic and metabolic networks describe how proteins, substrates and genes interact in a cell; social networks quantify the interactions between people in the society; the Internet is a complex web of computers; ecological systems are best described as a web of species. In many cases, the interacting networks manifest so-called emergent properties that are not possessed by any of the individual components. This means that the detailed knowledge of the components is insufficient to describe the whole system. Recent work has indicated that networks in nature have so-called scale-free characteristics, and the associated dynamic network modelling shows unexpected results such as an amazing robustness against accidental failures, a property that is rooted in their inhomogeneous topology. Understanding these phenomena and turning them to use in chemical and biological threat detection and response will require exploring a wide range of network structures as well |
| ISBN,Price | 9781402050305 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Amorphous substances
2. Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics
3. BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS
4. Biomaterials
5. BIOPHYSICS
6. Complex fluids
7. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
8. DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
9. EBOOK
10. EBOOK - SPRINGER
11. SOCIAL SCIENCES
12. Social Sciences, general
13. Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics
14. STATISTICAL PHYSICS
15. Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems
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| Title | Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy 6 |
| Author(s) | Heck, Andre |
| Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 2006. |
| Description | VIII, 351 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book is the sixth volume under the title Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy (OSA). The OSA series is intended to cover a large range of fields and themes. In practice, one could say that all aspects of astronomy-related life and environment are considered in the spirit of sharing specific expertise and lessons learned. The chapters of this book are dealing with socio-dynamical aspects of the astronomy (and related space sciences) community: characteristics of organizations, strategies for development, legal issues, operational techniques, observing practicalities, educational policies, journal and magazine profiles, public outreach, publication studies, relationships with the media, research communication, evaluation and selection procedures, research indicators, national specificities, contemporary history, and so on. The experts contributing to this volume have done their best to write in a way understandable to readers not necessarily hyperspecialized in astronomy while providing specific detailed information and sometimes enlightening `lessons learned' sections. The book concludes with an updated bibliography of publications related to socio-astronomy and to the interactions of the astronomy community with the society at large. This volume will be most usefully read by researchers, teachers, editors, publishers, librarians, sociologists of science, research planners and strategists, project managers, public-relations officers, plus those in charge of astronomy-related organizations, as well as by students aiming at a career in astronomy or related space science |
| ISBN,Price | 9781402040566 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. SOCIAL SCIENCES
7. Social Sciences, general
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| Title | A Primer for Chiral Perturbation Theory |
| Author(s) | Scherer, Stefan;Schindler, Matthias R |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012. |
| Description | IX, 338 p. 35 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Chiral Perturbation Theory, as effective field theory, is a commonly accepted and well established working tool, approximating quantum chromodynamics at energies well below typical hadron masses. This volume, based on a number of lectures and supplemented with additional material, provides a pedagogical introduction for graduate students and newcomers entering the field from related areas of nuclear and particle physics. Starting with the the Lagrangian of the strong interactions and general symmetry principles, the basic concepts of Chiral Perturbation Theory in the mesonic and baryonic sectors are developed. The application of these concepts is then illustrated with a number of examples. A large number of exercises (81, with complete solutions) are included to familiarize the reader with helpful calculational techniques |
| ISBN,Price | 9783642192548 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. ECONOMIC POLICY
4. Law
5. Law, general
6. NANOTECHNOLOGY
7. PHYSICS
8. Physics, general
9. R & D/Technology Policy
10. SOCIAL SCIENCES
11. Social Sciences, general
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| Title | Learning in Natural and Connectionist Systems : Experiments and a Model |
| Author(s) | Phaf, R.H |
| Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 1994. |
| Description | XVI, 294 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Modern research in neural networks has led to powerful artificial learning systems, while recent work in the psychology of human memory has revealed much about how natural systems really learn, including the role of unconscious, implicit, memory processes. Regrettably, the two approaches typically ignore each other. This book, combining the approaches, should contribute to their mutual benefit. New empirical work is presented showing dissociations between implicit and explicit memory performance. Recently proposed explanations for such data lead to a new connectionist learning procedure: CALM (Categorizing and Learning Module), which can learn with or without supervision, and shows practical advantages over many existing procedures. Specific experiments are simulated by a network model (ELAN) composed of CALM modules. A working memory extension to the model is also discussed that could give it symbol manipulation abilities. The book will be of interest to memory psychologists and connectionists, as well as to cognitive scientists who in the past have tended to restrict themselves to symbolic models |
| ISBN,Price | 9789401108409 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
2. DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. Methodology of the Social Sciences
6. Neurology
7. Neurology??
8. SOCIAL SCIENCES
9. STATISTICAL PHYSICS
10. Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems
11. SYSTEM THEORY
12. Systems Theory, Control
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| Title | Treating Child-Abusive Families : Intervention Based on Skills-Training Principles |
| Author(s) | Kelly, Jeffrey A |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer US, 1983. |
| Description | XIV, 220 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | During the past ten years, the problem of child abuse has been the subject of increased attention both in the professional community and among the general public. The reasons for this widespread recogni?? tion are clear. First, professionals of many disciplines deal with child?? abusive families and do so in a variety of ways: Physicians, hospital staff, and teachers are often the first to assess a child as the victim of abuse; social workers and child-protective personnel investigate cases of suspected abuse; court and legal authorities make determinations concerning the needs of an abused child; and mental health profes?? sionals, including psychologists, social workers, and family coun?? selors, often have responsibility for treating abusive families. Few clinical problems have received this kind of widespread interdisci?? plinary recognition and, given the nature and seriousness of child?? abusive behavior, few problems receive such intensive attention within each profession's literature. A second factor responsible for increased study of child abuse is the fact that violence directed toward children is probably the most extreme form of family dysfunction seen by counselors, therapists, and other practitioners. While other types of child-management and anger-control problems occur far more frequently, the consequences of child-abusive behavior are much more serious than the conse?? quences of other problems seen in child or family clinics. It has been v vi PREFACE estimated that as many as 550,000 children are the targets of parental abuse in the country each year (Helfer & Kemper, 1976) |
| ISBN,Price | 9781489903631 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Clinical psychology
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. SOCIAL SCIENCES
5. Social Sciences, general
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| Title | Perfecting Social Skills : A Guide to Interpersonal Behavior Development |
| Author(s) | Eisler, Richard M;Frederiksen, Lee W |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer US, 1980. |
| Description | IX, 226 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | That man is a social being is almost axiomatic. Our interpersonal relation?? ships can be sources of the most rewarding or the most painful of human experiences. To a large measure our accomplishments in life depend on the facility with which we interact with others-our social skill. The acquisition of social skills is, of course, a natural part of the overall socialization process. However, in many instances it becomes necessary or desirable to develop further an individual's social facilities. Such skill development is the topic of this book. Two major goals were kept in mind in the writing of this book. The first was to provide a conceptual framework within which to view social skills. Such a framework allows one to understand why it is important to develop social skills, and the effects that such skill development should have. If the reader has a thorough understanding of the concept of social skills and their development, it becomes possible to make appropriate innovations and adaptions to his or her own circumstances. Without such a framework, social-skills training becomes little more than a collection of disjointed techniques. Also, without a conceptual understanding, pro?? cedural innovations are difficult to incorporate into training |
| ISBN,Price | 9781461331865 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. SOCIAL SCIENCES
4. Social Sciences, general
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| Title | History of the IAU : The Birth and First Half-Century of the International Astronomical Union |
| Author(s) | Blaauw, Adriaan |
| Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 1994. |
| Description | XIX, 296 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This History has its origin in a suggestion, made in September 1990 by former IAU General Secretary Derek McNally, who felt "that a 75 year history of the Union was needed before the col?? lective memory of those who knew the Union before the Second World War vanished. It would then be a preparatory volume to a centennial history in 2019. " Indeed, of those who knew the Union that long ago, few are still with us. Six years ago, at Baltimore on August 2, 1988, listening and reminiscing at the Inaugural Ceremonies of the Union's 20th General Assembly, I realized that it was almost exactly half a century ago that, at the age of 24, I attended the Inaugurations at my "first" Assembly: on August 3, 1938 in Stockholm. Now, in 1994, this is almost 56 years ago, three quarters of the Union's age. Only vague recollections - no better than that -lead me back to this event, just before World War II. And so, this is not a history based on recollection, far from it. Recollection was helpful in that it allowed me, better perhaps than a younger author, to appreciate circumstances under which the letters and reports which form the basis for this History were written. The account is largely based on archival documents, collected from a wide variety of sources |
| ISBN,Price | 9789401109789 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. HISTORY
6. History, general
7. Observations, Astronomical
8. SOCIAL SCIENCES
9. Social Sciences, general
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| Title | Activity Measurement in Psychology and Medicine |
| Author(s) | Tryon, Warren W |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer US, 1991. |
| Description | XX, 247 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | In his treatment of activity measurement in the fields of medicine and psychology, Tryon gives us a book that clearly accomplishes the three purposes set out in its preface. The reader is definitely encouraged to wrestle with the concepts ofbehavior and activity in terms of "dynamic physical quantities." Moreover, the reader cannot help but become familiarized with the technology available for performing activity measurements. Motivation to use some of this technology is enhanced by the very extensive summary of other people's uses of it provided throughout the book. Readers may find the book provocative on a number of Ievels. It is concep?? tually provocative to those of us struggling with understanding basic issues in the assessment and measurement of behavior. It is practically provocative to those of us working with various forms of behavioral difference, especially in clinical popula?? tions. The book provokes because it is essentially an unfinished exploration, open?? ing us to numerous pathways that, when traveled, reveal still more paths to explore. In this sense the book should be heuristically useful both in the more traditional empirical sense, and in terms of its Stimulation of conceptual discussion |
| ISBN,Price | 9781475790030 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Clinical psychology
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. Health informatics
5. Health Psychology
6. Methodology of the Social Sciences
7. SOCIAL SCIENCES
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| Title | Examining the Submicron World |
| Author(s) | Feder, Ralph;McGowan, J. Wm;Shinozaki, Douglas M |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer US, 1986. |
| Description | XII, 372 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | An Institute like ours cannot help but lend credence to the notion of the late Derek J. de Solla Price of Yale University that "the scientific revolution was largely the improvement, invention and use of a series of instruments . . . . that expanded the reach of science in innumerable directions". Most of science today and in years gone by depends on the experimental observation of struc?? ture on the small scale with microscopes, and on the large scale with telescopes. The first instruments to expand the observational range of the human eye were simple optical systems, designed in the case of microscopes and telescopes to magnify the image. The big breakthrough in the 17th century was not when Galileo first turned his telescope to the heavens, but when improvements in lens-grinding techniques allowed eyeglass makers to make the first telescope. Early microscopy revealed new and previously unsuspected microstruc?? tures in biological and non-biological materials and thus helped to enlarge on the understanding of the relationship between structure and properties. The natural inclination of all microscopists, the desire to observe ever smaller structures, was satisfied by the construction of higher quality optical systems which reduced the aberrations limiting the usable magnification. The modem optical microscope is the result of this evolution in design and construction, and it can be operated easily to achieve close to the theoretical resolution |
| ISBN,Price | 9781461322092 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. SOCIAL SCIENCES
4. Social Sciences, general
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