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The forces that shape America′s most powerful consumer agency Because of the importance of what it regulates, the FDA comes under tremendous political, industry, and consumer pressure. But the pressure goes far beyond the ordinary lobbying of Washington trade groups.

Horoskope bilden zwar seit den 1950er Jahren eine feste Größe in der deutschen Presse, sie sind aber von der Textlinguistik bisher eher stiefmütterlich und nur unter Einzelaspekten untersucht worden. Die Arbeit schließt diese Lücke: Vorgestellt wird ein Modell für holistische Textsortenanalysen, das in einem integrativen Ansatz textexterne und textinterne Faktoren miteinander verbindet. Der Anwendung des Modells auf die Horoskope liegen Texte ...

Das Nachschlagewerk des Reichsgerichts gehört zu den grundlegenden Quellen der Rechtsprechungsgeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts. Der Band 1 der Edition dokumentiert die herausragende Modernität und Anpassungsfähigkeit der Reichsgerichtsjudikatur. Das Reichshaftpflichtgesetz und das Automobilgesetz begegneten wirksam dem Gefahrenpotential der neuen Verkehrsmittel. Das Börsenrecht schützte den Privatmann vor den Folgen der Termingeschäfte, während...

Discover the latest powerful tools in knowledge management Knowledge-Based Clustering demonstrates how to design navigational platforms that enable information seekers to make sense of and better exploit highly diverse and heterogeneous sets of data. Moving beyond fuzzy clustering, the author shows how the promising new paradigm of knowledge-based clustering can reveal more meaningful data structure and enable society to better cope with the ...

A unique, hands-on introduction to the Finite Element Method Fundamental Finite Element Analysis and Applications: with Mathematica(r) and MATLAB(r) Computations is an innovative, practical guide to discovering the Finite Element Method (FEM). Providing a helpful balance between theory and application, it presents the FEM as a tool to find approximate solutions of differential equations, making it a useful resource for students from a variety...

This study deals with the Islamic financial system and investigates the financial instruments utilized in it. Apart from the problems related to the prohibition of interest, the suggested concept for the Islamic financial system could not be applied in practice. Profit and Loss-Sharing instruments have been utilized on a small scale so far and it would be very difficult to increase the attractiveness of these financial instruments without easi...

The literary works of J. R. R. Tolkien, especially The Lord of the Rings, are marked by their author's professional interest in the history of English. This study shows how philological features such as nomenclature, archaism and echoes of Old English poetic forms have been reflected in a selection of published translations into Germanic and Romance languages. It demonstrates how current translation theory based on a hermeneutic approach can e...

Dass das Interesse an dem rätselhaften Findling Kaspar Hauser nicht abflaut, bezeugen allein die in den letzten Jahren unternommenen und der Öffentlichkeit ausführlich vorgestellten Versuche, seine Identität mittels modernster technischer Verfahren aufzudecken. In dieser Studie wird nach den Ursachen dieser unvergleichlichen, mittlerweile über 170-jährigen Aufnahme gefragt. Bevor die literarischen Grundzüge und Höhepunkte sowie bislang von der...

Dieses Buch vermittelt Grundlagen deutscher und internationaler Energiepolitik. Es soll für Neueinsteiger, etwa Studierende, allgemein verständlich den Themenbereich erschließen, aber auch für Experten - ob nun in Verbänden, Wissenschaft oder Journalismus - eine wertvolle Informationsquelle und ein nützliches Nachschlagewerk sein. Diese Einführung ist dabei extra so verfasst, dass sie auch abschnittsweise gelesen werden kann. Wie ist der Entwi...

Angeregt durch die immer wiederkehrende Diskussion in der Öffentlichkeit über die Zunahme von Gewalt, Hass und Pornographie im Fernsehen versteht sich die Untersuchung als ein Beitrag zur Ermittlung der Bedeutung und der Funktion des Jugendschutzes in Deutschland. Unter Berücksichtigung empirisch-soziologischer Erkenntnisse befasst sich die Arbeit mit der Überprüfung der Verfassungsmäßigkeit der seit 1.04.2003 geltenden materiellen Jugendschut...

A self-contained single source complete with pertinent references and practical outlines for policies and procedures, this book covers how to understand and comply with U.S. drug development and manufacturing regulations. It explores the control of drug research and the manufacturing industry, introduces basic industry experience and techniques, and presents tried and true methods for applying the theory to everyday problems. The author discus...

This book is based on publications from the ISCA Tutorial and Research Workshop on Multi-Modal Dialogue in Mobile Environments held at Kloster Irsee, Germany, in 2002. The workshop covered various aspects of devel- ment and evaluation of spoken multimodal dialogue systems and components with particular emphasis on mobile environments, and discussed the state-- the-art within this area. On the development side the major aspects addressed includ...

Enhancing literacy. Expanding awareness. "El espanol para nosotros" is a two-level series written for students who speak and hear Spanish at home and want to improve their academic language and literary skills. It is designed specifically to help Spanish-speaking students strengthen language skills and develop an appreciation for their literature and culture. "El espanol para nosotros" includes the same number of chapters as "Buen viaje!" an...

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The book describes the experiences that people have had when tracing their birth parents, as well as offering practical advice on how to go about searching and what to expect emotionally. Each section has an advice box which summarizes key points, notes issues to pay particular attention to, or offers draft letters that readers can adapt for their own needs. The appendix contains useful addresses and weblinks, and includes checklists for searc...

An exploration of transformations in the nature of the art object and artistic authorship in the last four decades.

Ce rapport, Securite routiere: mieux proteger les enfants, decrit les progres accomplis au cours des vingt dernieres annees et souligne la necessite de poursuivre les efforts. Il presente les statistiques les plus recentes sur le nombre d'enfant

Any list of the most influential figures of the second half of the twentieth century would arguably have to begin with the name of Pope John Paul II. From 1978, when he was inaugurated, to the present, over a quarter of a century later, the Pope has been a dominant force in the world, both within the Catholic and Christian Church, and in the larger international community. Among the areas in which the Pope has been of signal importance to cont...

Criminal justice for human rights abuses committed during periods of political repression or dictatorship is one of the great challenges to post-con?ict societies. In many cases, there has been no justice at all. Sometimes serious political concerns that e?orts at accountability might upset fragile peace settlements have militated in favour of no action and no accountability. In many cases, the outgoing tyrants have conditioned their departure...

As genomic science and potential gene therapies continue to develop, the detection of mutations plays an increasingly central role in diverse areas of biology. With innumerable detection techniques available spanning multiple disciplines, the choice of the best method for a particular study can prove exceedingly difficult. Complexity, equipment requirements, cost, and throughput are all factors to consider, along with the huge amount of inform...