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All papers were peer-reviewed. These contributions address regional geodynamics and geohazards, mitigation of the catastrophic impacts of extreme natural events on society, and how to raise the awareness of scientific as well as political decision makers in order to launch appropriate initiatives for the region in terms of disaster mitigation and preparedness. These contributions provide an invaluable insight and archival record of the relatio...

For decades clinical electrophysiology has been considered a discipline for adepts, able to interpret not so obvious intracardiac signals. With the advent of new technologies, offering a three-dimensional reconstruction of cardiac anatomy and generating colour-coded maps, the approach to the complex world of electrophysiology is changing: A three-dimensional colour-coded electroanatomic map of a left atrium could be a precise and self-explanat...

Attention SIIM Members: a special discount is available to you, please log in to the SIIM website at www.siim.org/pii or call the SIIM office at 703-723-0432 for information on how you can receive the SIIM member price.Imaging Informatics Professionals (IIPs) have come to play an indispensable role in modern medicine, and the scope of this profession has grown far beyond the boundaries of the PACS. A successful IIP must not only understand the...

These proceedings present current research on issues related to stress-induced phenomena in on-chip metal interconnects and solder joints. The volume will appeal to scientists, engineers, graduate students interested in research and development of microelectronic devices as well as technology integration, and semiconductor industry professionals and equipment suppliers.

Interactions matter. To understand the distributions of plants and animals in a landscape you need to understand how they interact with each other, and with their environment. The resulting networks of interactions make ecosystems highly complex. Recent research on complexity and artificial life provides many new insights about patterns and processes in landscapes and ecosystems. This book provides the first overview of that work for general r...

This book contains nearly a complete collection of papers presented at the Third International Symposium on Beamed Energy Propulsion. It will provide an inspirational reading to researchers in the field of advanced propulsion, students and faculty in physics and engineering departments, as well as a general audience concerned with the future exploration of space. Topics include: Systems and Missions, Lightcraft Dynamics, Microwave Beamed-Energ...

Jupiter is one of the most spectacular observing targets for amateur astronomers.  There are various books about observing the planets, and several about Jupiter itself, but this is the only book to deal with the giant planet - its formation, structure, and incredible physics - as well as with the practical aspects of observation of the planet and its moons. The concept of the book - and of the series - is to present an up-to-date detailed ph...

PElementary particle physics is the quadrant of nature whose laws can be written in a few lines with absolute precision and the greatest empirical adequacy. The lectures presented in this book introduce students and interested readers to the entire subject in a compact way. It details the current theory of ElectroWeak interactions after one year of operation of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Geneva, focusing on open questions that the ex...

The symposium included 20 formal presentations on recent accomplishments in research and development for the production and neutralization of negative ions and beams. Topics include progress in technical developments and experiences, diagnostic developments, as well as in improved understanding through modeling and theoretical developments. For the first time, a simple, physics-based theoretical treatment was presented to properly model the io...

Advances in the development of x-ray lasers and other sources of intense x-ray radiation are discussed. Topics include transient x-ray lasers, capillary discharge x-ray lasers, optical field ionization x-ray lasers, x-ray free electron lasers, high-order harmonic sources, characterization of x-ray lasers and x-ray optics, as well as applications of x-ray lasers including x-ray interferometry.

The past decade has provided remarkable advances in the field of radiation sensor systems and born witness to new and innovative applications of these technologies. Remote sensor systems have been used for areas as diverse as the study of the composition of asteroids in space, homeland defense technologies, environmental protection, forensic sciences, and commercial applications. These proceedings were peer reviewed.

This book takes a new look at the subject, choosing a geometric approach rather than the usual algebraic or combinatorial approach. It starts with a wealth of examples of how to be mathematically certain whether two objects are the same from the point of view of topology. After introducing surfaces, the book explores the properties of polyhedra drawn on these surfaces. More refined tools are developed in a chapter on winding number.

As part of the international presence in the Western Balkans, the EU adopted sanctions, brokered political agreements, launched its first police and military missions and directed economic, legal and administrative reforms to eradicate the root causes of instability. Yet, despite the comprehensive nature of the EU's involvement, its strategies have been marked by confusion, its actions by concurrent or competing mandates of other international...

Wanneer je lijdt aan chronische vermoeidheid voel je je al uitgeput en beroerd na de minste geringste inspanning. In het begin begrijp je niet wat er aan de hand is. Anderen kunnen het ook moeilijk plaatsten. Als een arts geen duidelijke medische verklaring vindt en je bovendien last hebt van andere klachten zoals spierpijn of concentratieproblemen kan het zijn dat je aan het chronisch vermoeidheidssyndroom (CVS) lijdt.Deze aandoening zet je l...

The Iron Rhine Arbitration (or 'Jzeren Rijn' as it is known in Dutch) decided, in 2005, a dispute between the Kingdom of Belgium and the Kingdom of the Netherlands concerning the reactivation of the Iron Rhine railway linking the port of Antwerp, Belgium, to the Rhine Basin in Germany across certain parts of Dutch territory. The Arbitral Tribunal was called upon to interpret nineteenth-century treaties, which granted certain rights to Belgium ...

Urinary Tract Stone Disease covers the entire subject of urinary stone disease from basic sciences to medical and surgical treatment of stones. The surgical management of urinary stone disease has advanced significantly since the introduction of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL), percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), ureteroscopy (URS), and more recently retrograde intra-renal surgery (RIRS) with small, flexible fibre-optic ureteroscopes. As a resul...

This book provides cardiologists with access to the wealth of imaging from the Royal Brompton Hospital and National Heart and Lung Institute in London to enable them to improve on their own skills and refine their imaging technique. The authors correlate this echocardiography experience with the pathological and surgical aspects of congenital heart defects. They include a review of the pathologic, physiologic and surgical observations of diffe...

Information Systems Development: Challenges in Practice, Theory and Education Volume 2 Editors: Chris Barry, Kieran Conboy, Michael Lang, ,  Gregory Wojtowski, Wita Wojtowski.  Information Systems Development: Challenges in Practice, Theory and Education, Volumes 1 and 2, are the collected proceedings of the Sixteenth International Conference on Information Systems Development: Challenges in Practice, Theory and Education – ISD 2007 Conferen...

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This user-friendly, updated second edition includes contributions from well known authorities. As well as clinical chapters dealing with the issues arising in everyday practice, it also covers diagnostic procedures (including office-based ones) and treatments.