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It is really no longer necessary to stress the importance of availing of sound statistical information on the environment. Originally .limited to circles of insiders and experts this message has now fully reached political decision makers and the general public at large. In this procedure macro-economics has - sumed a particular role, e.g. when evaluating related financial implications but also when propagating alarming overall figures on the ...

It has been quite a challenge for econometricians to model economies in transition. There is no textbook at hand to master that task. Economic theory cannot be applied without adaptations to the characteristic change of a whole economic system. Regression analysis, taking into account past economic development only, is of limited use for the econometrician. Having econometric models at hand would be very helpful for an active economic policy t...

Exploring commutative algebra's connections with and applications to topological algebra and algebraic geometry, Commutative Ring Theory covers the spectra of rings chain conditions, dimension theory, and Jaffard rings fiber products group rings, semigroup rings, and graded rings class groups linear groups integer-valued polynomials rings of finite fractions big Cohen-Macaulay modules and much more!

Dinosaurs have taken over the Earth! They're stomping and stamping all over the place.

Die Marknagelung gewinnt in den letzten Jahren - insbesondere durch die breite An­ wendung der Verriegelung - immer mehr an Bedeutung und findet heute bei den Schaftfrakturen des Ober- und Unterschenkels zunehmend Verwendung. In diesem Heft sind die Beitdige eines Symposiums zusammengefaBt. das im Februar 1992 in Mainz stattfand und des sen erster Teil sich mit neuen Aspekten der Marknagelung be­ faBte. Schwerpunkt dieses Abschnittes waren die...

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Zygmunt Bauman's powerful and persuasive study of the postmodern perspective on ethics is particularly welcome. For Bauman the great issues of ethics have lost none of their topicality: they simply need to be seen, and dealt with, in a wholly new way. Our era, he suggests, may actually represent a dawning, rather than a twilight, for ethics.

A study in the best tradition of classical scholarship, showing mastery of commentary and scholarship in eight languages, this book argues that the Ethics is integral to a series of politically oriented philosophical addresses aimed at morally mature political leaders. Bodeus's critical review of the major approaches to Aristotle's texts is an excellent introduction to the subject.

This book is a 'must read' for every parent who has ever signed a check for tuition, every student who has ever wondered where all the distinguished professors are hiding, and everyone else who has ever questioned what faculty do with themselves all day.

Discusses fundamental questions about what it means to be a priest in a changing church.

Explains the basics of pricing along with risk analysis for bonds, shares and exchange rates, illustrating the use of these fundamentals for portfolio management.

In the last years of his life, from 1949 to 1951, Wittgenstein′s writings focused upon knowledge and certainty (collected together in On Certainty), upon colour concepts (in Remarks on Colour) and upon the relation between the "inner" and "outer", that is, between so-called mental states and bodily behavior.

Tendencies" brings together for the first time the essays that have made Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick "the soft-spoken queen of gay studies" ("Rolling Stone"). Combining poetry, wit, polemic, and dazzling scholarship with memorial and autobiography, these essays have set new standards of passion and truthfulness for current theoretical writing. , The essays range from Diderot, Oscar Wilde, and Henry James to queer kids and twelve-step programs, fr...

Introduces the most up-to-date techniques for soil remediation, including chemical fixation/stabilization, soil vapor extraction, thermally enhanced vapor stripping, biodegradation, and air spargingwritten in a style accessible to nonspecialists. Desc4ibes the ex shu technique of thermal desorption of soil contaminants-a low-cost aftemative to incineration for the removal of organics.

Crypto'92 took place on August 16-20, 1992. It was the twelfth in the series of annual cryptology conferences held on the beautiful campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara. Once again, it was sponsored by the International Association for Cryptologic Research, in cooperation with the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Security and Privacy. The conference ran smoothly, due to the diligent efforts of the g- eral chair, Sp...

One of the world's most beloved science writers tells the fascinating story of human evolution, from the first signs of life on earth three and a half billion years ago to the emergence of modernhumankind.

Wyman has written a fine book about 4, 000.000 or so European immigrants to the United States who arrived in this country between 1880 and 1930 and who chose to return to their native lands.

Takes into account the human element as well as the classical aspects of mechanical, electrical and chemical designs that contribute to risk. Features a significant amount of data essential for risk analysis not normally available. Contains numerous examples of authentic applications and case studies.

By drawing upon object relations concepts, the couples therapist is able to work with both the intrapsychic makeup of the partners and their ways of relating as a couple.

This book examines longstanding problems in the theory of vision. Each section begins by looking at the issues as they were raised and discussed by Berkeley. This work is unique in its blend of philosophical and historical perspectives on contemporary problems of readership.