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Challenging and provocative overviews are presented in Volume 40 of Current Topics in Membranes. Topics on cell lipids vary from basic themes such as biosynthesis and membrane distribution to the role of lipids in intracellular signaling and membrane flow. This single volume also highlights the roles of lipids in eukaryotic cells and discusses organization of lipids in microdomains.

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This volume contains the proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science, held at Tohoku University, Japan in April 1994. This top-level international symposium on theoretical computer science is devoted to theoretical aspects of programming, programming languages and system, and parallel and distributed computation. The papers in the volume are grouped into sessions on: lambda calculus and programm...

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In an era of unprecedented budget problems, can Congress establish legislative procedures to facilitate making politically difficult budget decisions? If we keep fixing the process, why are the policies and politics so fouled up? This book provides an extensive answer to these questions. Focusing exclusively on the House of Representatives, the author assesses whether current congressional budget procedures, namely the 302 process and reconcil...

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Eastaugh provides a blend of descriptive and prescriptive economics, as well as a thorough examination of our current fiscal and monetary policies and problems. With an eye to the impact of special interest politics, he shows the difficulties in--and the necessity of--surmounting our fiscal, educational, trade, productivity, and health care accessibility deficits. This synthesis of currently available information will be invaluable in public a...

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Schlüsselqualifikationen erleichtern für Mitarbeiter die Umstellung, Einarbeitung und Aufgabenbewältigung in sich verändernden Tätigkeitsbereichen. Hier wird ein Ansatz zur theoretischen Einbettung und zur Bestimmung dieser Qualifikationen im Unternehmungskontext dargestellt.

Das Buch analysiert die Haupteinflußgrößen des Flexibilisierungspotentials (Aufbau- und Ablauforganisation, Instandhaltungs-, Qualitätssicherungs- und Beschaffungsstrategie, Verhalten der Betroffenen) und bietet Handlungsempfehlungen zur Optimierung.

In contrast to most books on Richard Wagner, this biography focuses primarily on Wagner as an important figure in the development of the theatre. While his contribution to music history has been exhaustively documented and analyzed, his theatrical ventures, in particular the founding of the Bayreuth Festival, have not been the object of much research by English-speaking theatre historians. Nevertheless, the Festival was a crucial event in the ...

Reviews the biography and military highlights of each of the ten Americans who rose to five-star rank in modern times. This text analyses and compares the ten, identifying common elements of command and leadership and also providing an insight into the different perspectives of war.

How do they get the caffeine out of coffee? How do they get music onto a CD? How do they make rechargeable batteries? How do they see a black hole? For readers who have ever wondered about these and other intriguing topics, the newest addition to this popular series has the answers. Illustrations.

In Cuba and the Future, nine leading Cubanologists analyze the causes, nature, and scope of the Cuban crisis and assess the prospects for the future. They suggest that in spite of the severity of the crisis--which Castro himself calls the worst in the country's history--the regime may well survive, at least for the near-to-intermediate future. Although the forces undermining political stability are enormous, there are also powerful factors rei...

Gabriel Garcia Marquez is one of the most significant authors of the 20th century, having won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982. This book presents a comprehensive annotated bibliography of books and articles by and about Marquez published between 1986 and 1992. The first part of the book lists primary sources by and about Marquez, and includes voice recordings and movies. The second part of the book brings together entries for secondary ...

This comprehensive and informal guide presents an excellent 'hands-on' approach to technical writing. Combining leading-edge research with practical advice, it provides a simple, effective system for writing any type of technical document: brief memos, proposals, and reports will be easier to write, and easier to read.

George Eliot is one of the most important women novelists of the 19th century. Throughout her writings, she explores the interconnectedness of the self and society. This theme of interconnectedness creates the social, psychological, and religious worlds of her fictional communities. Eliot distinguished herself from other Victorian novelists through her realism, her use of an engaging narrator, and her indebtedness to thinkers such as Comte, Mi...

In 1991, the centrifugal forces of ethnic nationalism destroyed the Soviet Union. Religious and ethnic issues will be the defining principles of political life in East Europe, Transcaucasia, and Central Asia for the next decade. Yet when most Americans and Europeans read, for instance, of the Ossetians and Ingush, they have no idea who these peoples are or why they are fighting. This volume will provide a ready reference for students, research...

Reliable Distributed Computing with the Isis Toolkit presents technical results documenting various internal aspects of Isis along with less technical results illustrating how systems are used to develop closely coupled and fault-tolerant application environments. The text consists of 20 papers that document Isis and describe its important applications. The first section deals with the underlying ideas of the Isis system. The second section de...

Explores the relationship between science fiction and related genres, such as fantastic romances and techno-thrillers. The author examines those science fiction writers who have successfully written in other forms, as well as authors who have turned to science fiction to treat particular themes.