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Focusing on methods developed in queuing, this text provides an overview of problems in this area. Each chapter provides a background of the method followed by a survey of techniques, applications of the method to various queuing models and a discussion of open problems and new research directions.

To begin with, rational choice Marxism, promised to construct historical explanations and social theories with clarity and rigour. Subsequently, it took a `political turn' in addressing issues of class and production, and the prospects for electoral socialism. This anthology commences with the founding classics - Erik Olin Wright's `What is Analytical Marxism?' and Alan Carling's spirited challenge to the Marxist establishment - which are answ...

Die Prinz-Albert-Gesellschaft hat sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, die britisch-deutschen Beziehungen in Wissenschaft, Kultur und Politik zu pflegen. Alljährlich finden unter dieser Prämisse Tagungen statt, deren Beiträge in den Prinz-Albert-Studien veröffentlicht werden und die viele interessante Aspekte der britisch-deutschen Beziehungen verdeutlichen.

This volume collects together some of the papers presented at the Seventh French-German Conference on Optimization held at Dijon (France) in 1994. About 150 scientists, mainly from Germany and France, but also from other countries, met at Dijon (June 27 - July 2, 1994) and discussed recent develop­ ments in the field of optimization. 87 lectures were delivered, covering a large part of theoretical and practical aspects of optimization. Most of...

In December 1994, Orange County became the largest municipality in US history to become bankrupt. How can a municipal investment pool, which is supposed to be safe, lose billions of dollars? What are derivatives and how did they contribute to this tragedy? This book presents a description of the Orange County bankruptcy.

This text focuses on a range of techniques used in the analysis of drugs in biological fluids. It covers advances in the field and provides examples of their applications. Chiral analysis methods and the impact of chirality are discussed, as well as practical aspects of bioanalytical work.

This advanced graduate course assumes some knowledge of forcing as well as some elementary mathematical logic, e.g. the Lowenheim-Skolem Theorem. The first half deals with the general area of Borel hierarchies, probing lines of enquiry such as the possible lengths of a Borel hierarchy in a separable metric space. The second half goes on to include Harrington's Theorem together with a proof and applications of Louveau's Theorem on hyperprojecti...

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Presents an account of the development and theory of the quadrupole ion trap and its utilization as an ion storage device, a reactor for ion/molecular reactions, and a mass spectrometer. This work also introduces the practical ion trapping device in which electrode spacing has been increased.

A Manager's Guide to Sexual Orientation in the Workplace provides managers with the knowledge, skills, and resources to foster higher productivity through an inclusive environment. Managers are introduced to thirteen diverse workers who relate their remarkable life histories about being gay, bisexual, and heterosexual in the workplace. They are then shown how sexual orientation impacts workplace productivity and how a welcoming and inclusive w...

The book provides in-depth analyses of the restructuring of the global division of labour, the effect of Japanese demand for pulp, changes in employment, production, land policies, and markets in northern countries, deforestation, plantation forestry, and the influence of European, North American, and Japanese companies on tropical forests and peoples. Marchak considers whether industrial forestry is sustainable and suggests ways in which glob...

32 pp. Pub: 9/95".This sci-fi adventure begins with Holly Evans, a visionary third grader who launches some seedlings into the iconosphere as part of a science experiment. And so the fun begins" (School Library Journal). Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. Horn Book Fanfare. Full-color.

Harold Pinter: A Question of Timing focuses on the ways in which Pinter conceives of and dramatises time according to the particular medium with which he is working. It goes beyond Pinter's obvious fascination with false and true memory to trace the various textual and non-textual strategies he employs to distort sequence and duration in his plays. Further, it shows how Pinter undermines the temporal assumptions of naturalism and realism to fo...

To begin with, rational choice Marxism, promised to construct historical explanations and social theories with clarity and rigour. Subsequently, it took a `political turn' in addressing issues of class and production, and the prospects for electoral socialism. This anthology commences with the founding classics - Erik Olin Wright's `What is Analytical Marxism?' and Alan Carling's spirited challenge to the Marxist establishment - which are answ...

An absorbing anthology...surveying some of the most exciting and exploratory films and filmmakers involved in the complex history of radical documentaries....Timely and significant." -THE INDEPENDENT

Time shaping in business is an approach designed for widening product appeal, extending markets and improving customer care. In this book Lynch describes around 100 ways in which new time chains can be shaped to reveal opportunities for gaining competitive advantage and business success. Drawing on his international experience as an executive and management consultant, he provides scores of examples of time shaping from businesses as diverse a...

Preparing the table for Thanksgiving dinner, Mrs. Moose confesses to Mr. Moose that everything would be quite perfect if only they had a turkey for dinner . . . With a plot twist that only young children will find surprising, Mrs. Moose offers the turkey a chair and treats him as an honored guest".--ALA Booklist. Full color.

Erste Erfahrungen mit einem Zivilprozeß lassen vieles unver- ständlich erscheinen. Fehlender Durchblick erzeugt oft Un- sicherheit und Ablehnung. Aus kompetenter Feder werden interessierte Laien, Schüler, die sich im Rechtskundeunter- richt mit dem Zivilprozeß befassen, aber auch Studenten, die Recht im Nebenfach studieren, über zivilprozessuale Rechte und Pflichten aufgeklärt.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the IFIP WG10.5 Advanced Research Working Conference on Correct Hardware Design Methodologies, CHARME '95, held in Frankfurt, Germany, in October 1995. The 20 revised full papers presented were carefully selected by the program committee and address all current aspects of research and advanced applications in the field of formal verification of hardware. Among the topics covered are model check...

Amazingly, the complexities of voting theory can be explained and resolved with comfortable geometry. A geometry which unifies such seemingly disparate topics as manipulation, monotonicity, and even the apportionment issues of the US Supreme Court. Although directed mainly toward students and others wishing to learn about voting, experts will discover here many previously unpublished results. As an example, a new profile decomposition quickly ...