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In this first comprehensive compilation of review chapters in this hot topic, more than 60 experts from around the world provide in-depth chapters on their specific areas of expertise, covering many essential topics such as: * Block Copolymer Systems, Nanofibers and Nanotubes * Helical Polymer-Based Supramolecular Films * Synthesis of Inorganic Nanotubes * Gold Nanoparticles and Carbon Nanotubes * Oxidation Catalysis by Nanoscale Gold, Silver...

The editor posed two questions regarding the future of the space program, and large corporations and society, to 22 science fiction writers: Poul Anderson, Mildred Downey Broxon, Octavia E. Butler, C. J. Cherryh, Gordon R. Dickson, Raymond Z. Gallun, James Gunn, Isidore Haiblum, James P. Hogan, Robert A. W. Lowndes, Richard A. Lupoff, Larry Niven, Charles Sheffield, Robert Silverberg, Jack Vance, A. E. van Vogt, John Varley, Joan D. Vinge, Jac...

The book of Amos holds a unique and central place among the canonical prophetic literature and presents a special array of issues for scholarly discussion. This book provides a thorough and balanced overview of the history of scholarship on the book of Amos, two essays that trace the history of scholarship and offer promising lines for further inquiry, a substantial anthology of readings of the multiple ways Amos has been analyzed and appropri...

This marvelous fantasy sequel to Gerfalcon features many of the same characters. The outlaw known as Joris of the Rock has become directly involved in the civil war that will determine the future of the Kingdom of Neustria. Only his bastard son, Juhel, can stand in his way! Grand adventure set in a mythical version of medieval France.

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Fans of Golden Age television will remember Paul Picerni as one of the stars of the greatest of all crimebusting series, THE UNTOUCHABLES with Robert Stack. Movie fans might instantly associate him with the horror hit, HOUSE OF WAX, in which he played the romantic lead - and in 3-D! These credits are just the tip of the iceberg in Picerni's stage-screen-TV career, which took him from small East Coast theater groups to Hollywood studios where h...

With more than 10 years since the publication of the first edition, this updated version of the "Handbook of Aviation Human Factors" features three additional chapters that address new areas and approaches: resilience, uninhabited aerial vehicles, and aesthetics.

Argues that the secret of 'European-style' public transport lies in a generalizable model of network planning that has worked in places as diverse as rural Switzerland, the Brazilian city of Curitiba and the Canadian cities of Toronto and Vancouver.

What is sensory marketing and why is it interesting and also important? Krishna defines it as "marketing that engages the consumers senses and affects their behaviors." In this edited book, the authors discuss how sensory aspects of products, i.e., the touch, taste, smell, sound, and look of the products, affect our emotions, memories, perceptions, preferences, choices, and consumption of these products. We see how creating new sensations or m...

Get ready to take the Next Step' into dimensional Sculpting by combining fusing, surface decorating and mosaics. Celebrated glass designer Leslie Perlis brings her vibrant modern style to the timeless craft of mosaics -- with a sculptural twist. This lavishly illustrated book presents Leslie's unique approach that weaves together glass fusing, kiln fired surface decorating and mosaic fabrication to create outstanding dimensional sculptures. Al...

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Die Debatte um den Beitritt Rumäniens zur Europäischen Union wird häufig unter dem Aspekt der Anschlussfähigkeit geführt. Die Beiträge dieses Bandes versetzen diese Frage in das kulturwissenschaftliche Spannungsfeld zwischen Grenzziehung und Grenzüberschreitung. Grenzen bilden kulturelle Räume, moderne Staaten, wirtschaftliche und juristische Systeme aus, die die Verhaltensweisen ihrer Bürger prägen. Doch führen Grenzziehungen auch zu Ab- und ...

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Understanding the biochemistry of food is basic to all other research and development in the fields of food science, technology, and nutrition, and the past decade has seen accelerated progress in these areas. This volume provides a unified exploration of foods from a biochemical perspective.

Diese Schrift erscheint anlässlich des 40-jährigen Jubiläum des Studiengangs Betriebswirtschaft und Unternehmensführung. Der Studiengang Fertigungsbetriebswirtschaft als erster betriebswirtschaftliche Studiengang in Heilbronn war das Modell für die Gründung zahlreicher betriebswirtschaftlicher Studiengänge in Baden-Württemberg. Die Besonderheit und das Erfolgsrezept für die akademische Lehre ist die personelle Begrenzung eines Studiengangs auf...

Explores the theory and concepts of multi-sensor data fusion, including kinematic data fusion, fuzzy logic and decision fusion, and pixel/image-level fusion. This book elucidates aspects of data fusion strategies, algorithms, and performance evaluation, mainly for aerospace applications.

Emmanuel Levinas' Conceptual Affinities with Liberation Theology analyzes Levinas' work in relation to two important liberation theologians, Gustavo Gutiérrez and Jon Sobrino, whose scholarship, like his, needs to be brought into greater contemporary debate about the subject's encounter with the other. More specifically, this book argues that for Levinas, Gutiérrez, and Sobrino, commitment to the neighbor is the necessary context for «understa...

This book makes a strong case for free schooling, comparing the mind of Albert Einstein - who said much - to Zen conscious practice, which says little but encompasses everything. Examining the work of brain researchers, neuroscientists, physicists, and other scholars to illuminate the commonalities between Einstein's thought and the Zen practice of paying attention to one's present experience, the book reveals their many similarities, showing ...

Music in Horror Film is a collection of essays that examine the effects of music and its ability to provoke or intensify fear in this particular genre of film. Frightening images and ideas can be made even more intense when accompanied with frightening musical sounds, and music in horror film frequently makes its audience feel threatened and uncomfortable through its sudden stinger chords and other shock effects. The essays in this collection ...

Reform - Reorganisation - Transformation. Diese drei Begriffe kennzeichnen die mehr oder weniger tief greifenden Wandlungsprozesse, welche die deutschen Streitkräfte während der vergangenen 200 Jahre durchliefen. Das Militärgeschichtliche Forschungsamt dokumentiert diese Umwälzungen mit einer Wanderausstellung. Der vorliegende Begleitband vertieft Einzelaspekte des Themas in einem wesentlich weiteren Rahmen. Im Zeitraum vom Ancien Régime bis z...