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Shape-Memory Alloys Handbook

By: Christian Lexcellent

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The aim of this book is to understand and describe the martensitic phase transformation and the process of martensite platelet reorientation. These two key elements enable the author to introduce the main features associated with the behavior of shape-memory alloys (SMAs), i.e. the one-way shape-memory effect, pseudo-elasticity, training and recovery. Attention is paid in particular to the thermodynamical frame for solid materials modeling at the macroscopic scale and its applications, as well as to the particular use of such alloys – the simplified calculations for the bending of bars and their torsion. Other chapters are devoted to key topics such as the use of the “crystallographical theory of martensite” for SMA modeling, phenomenological and statistical investigations of SMAs, magneto-thermo-mechanical behavior of magnetic SMAs and the fracture mechanics of SMAs. Case studies are provided on the dimensioning of SMA elements offering the reader an additional useful framework on the subject. Contents 1. Some General Points about SMAs. 2. The World of Shape-memory Alloys. 3. Martensitic Transformation. 4. Thermodynamic Framework for the Modeling of Solid Materials. 5. Use of the “CTM” to Model SMAs. 6. Phenomenological and Statistical Approaches for SMAs. 7. Macroscopic Models with Internal Variables. 8. Design of SMA Elements: Case Studies. 9. Behavior of Magnetic SMAs. 10. Fracture Mechanics of SMAs. 11. General Conclusion. Appendix 1. Intrinsic Properties of Rotation Matrices. Appendix 2. “Twinning Equation” Demonstration. Appendix 3. Calculation of the Parameters a, n and Q from the “Twinning” Equation. Appendix 4. “Twinned” Austenite/Martensite Equation. About the Authors Christian Lexcellent is Emeritus Professor at the École National Supérieure de Mécanique et des Microtechniques de Besançon and a researcher in the Department of Applied Mechanics at FEMTO-ST in France. He is a specialist in the mechanics of materials and phase transition and has taught in the subjects of mechanics of continuum media and shape memory alloys. He is also a member of the International Committee of ESOMAT.

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The European Social Dialogue Under Articles 138 and 139 of the EC Treaty

Actors, Processes, Outcomes

By: Christian Welz

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The European Social Dialogue Under Articles 138 and 139 of the EC Treaty

Actors, Processes, Outcomes

By: Christian Welz

Describes, analyses, and assesses the European social dialogue from a combined theoretical and normative perspective and applies theoretical strands stemming from industrial relations, EC law, and political theory to an understanding and assessment of the genesis, actors, processes, and outcomes of the European social dialogue through 2007

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Kluwer Law International B.V.

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9041127445

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An Introduction to Discrete-Valued Time Series

By: Christian H. Weiss

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An Introduction to Discrete-Valued Time Series

By: Christian H. Weiss

A much-needed introduction to the field of discrete-valued time series, with a focus on count-data time series Time series analysis is an essential tool in a wide array of fields, including business, economics, computer science, epidemiology, finance, manufacturing and meteorology, to name just a few. Despite growing interest in discrete-valued time series—especially those arising from counting specific objects or events at specified times—most books on time series give short shrift to that increasingly important subject area. This book seeks to rectify that state of affairs by providing a much needed introduction to discrete-valued time series, with particular focus on count-data time series. The main focus of this book is on modeling. Throughout numerous examples are provided illustrating models currently used in discrete-valued time series applications. Statistical process control, including various control charts (such as cumulative sum control charts), and performance evaluation are treated at length. Classic approaches like ARMA models and the Box-Jenkins program are also featured with the basics of these approaches summarized in an Appendix. In addition, data examples, with all relevant R code, are available on a companion website. Provides a balanced presentation of theory and practice, exploring both categorical and integer-valued series Covers common models for time series of counts as well as for categorical time series, and works out their most important stochastic properties Addresses statistical approaches for analyzing discrete-valued time series and illustrates their implementation with numerous data examples Covers classical approaches such as ARMA models, Box-Jenkins program and how to generate functions Includes dataset examples with all necessary R code provided on a companion website An Introduction to Discrete-Valued Time Series is a valuable working resource for researchers and practitioners in a broad range of fields, including statistics, data science, machine learning, and engineering. It will also be of interest to postgraduate students in statistics, mathematics and economics.

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1119096960

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Corporate Credit Risk Management

By: Christian Langkamp

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Corporate Credit Risk Management

By: Christian Langkamp

The financial crisis has shown that a significant proportion of the assets held by large corporations are exposed to credit risk that must be managed. This doctoral thesis sets out to analyse the contextual and organisational framework within which these activities are set and the practices employed by professionals in the field. This analysis draws on a set of interview-based data from large corporations in Europe and Brazil, predominantly from the chemical, energy, trading, and general manufacturing industries. Due to their diverse natures, the subjects of customer and financial institution counterparty credit risk are treated separately, addressing for each the organisation of the function, data acquisition process, and IT setup recommendable in order to effectively drive risk management, including a review for the practitioner to analyse his or her processes. A final chapter with analyses regarding trade credit insurance, sovereign risk, and quantitative special items rounds off the text making it into a comprehensive treatise on credit risk management in an industrial corporation.

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High-Mountain Atmospheric Research

The Italian Mt. Cimone WMO/GAW Global Station (2165 m a.s.l.)

By: Paolo Cristofanelli,Erika Brattich,Stefano Decesari,Tony Christian Landi,Michela Maione,Davide Putero,Laura Tositti,Paolo Bonasoni

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High-Mountain Atmospheric Research

The Italian Mt. Cimone WMO/GAW Global Station (2165 m a.s.l.)

By: Paolo Cristofanelli,Erika Brattich,Stefano Decesari,Tony Christian Landi,Michela Maione,Davide Putero,Laura Tositti,Paolo Bonasoni

This book presents the results of 20 years of atmospheric composition research studies carried out at the high-mountain (2,165 m a.s.l.) Observatory "O. Vittori" in Italy, part of the only global station in the Mediterranean region that belongs to the World Meteorological Organization’s Global Atmosphere Watch (WMO/GAW). It provides a comprehensive study with updated results for the most important atmospheric climate-altering and pollutant compounds based on the continuous observations at Mt. Cimone. Further, the book addresses the following main research topics in atmospheric sciences: non-CO2 greenhouse gases, reactive gases, aerosol particles and natural radioactivity. The book also presents an overview of the measurement site (both in terms of its geographical location and technical facilities), as well as extensive climatology references (in the form of plots and tables) for the atmospheric compounds monitored there. As such, it offers a must-read for atmospheric scientists, stakeholders, undergraduate and graduate students in related fields.

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3319611275

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Christianity and the Christian Church of the First Three Centuries

By: Ferdinand Christian Baur

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Christianity and the Christian Church of the First Three Centuries

By: Ferdinand Christian Baur

Christianity and the Christian Church of the First Three Centuries is the first volume in Baur's five-volume history of the Christian Church. It and the last volume, Church and Theology in the Nineteenth Century, are being published in new translations. This book, based on the second German edition of 1860, is the most influential and best known of Baur's many groundbreaking publications in New Testament, early Christianity, church history, and historical theology. It is divided into six main parts and discusses such matters as the entrance of Christianity into world history, the teaching and person of Jesus, the tension between Jewish Christian and Gentile Christian (Pauline) interpretations and their resolution in the idea of the Catholic Church, the opposition of gnosticism and Montanism to Catholicism, the development of dogma or doctrine in the first three centuries, Christianity's relation to the pagan world and the Roman state, and Christianity as a moral and religious principle.

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James Clarke & Company

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0227907302

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In the Land of a Thousand Gods

A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World

By: Christian Marek

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In the Land of a Thousand Gods

A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World

By: Christian Marek

A monumental history of Asia Minor from the Stone Age to the Roman Empire In this critically acclaimed book, Christian Marek masterfully provides the first comprehensive history of Asia Minor from prehistory to the Roman imperial period. Blending rich narrative with in-depth analyses, In the Land of a Thousand Gods shows Asia Minor’s shifting orientation between East and West and its role as both a melting pot of nations and a bridge for cultural transmission. Marek employs ancient sources to illuminate civic institutions, urban and rural society, agriculture, trade and money, the influential Greek writers of the Second Sophistic, the notoriously bloody exhibitions of the gladiatorial arena, and more. He draws on the latest research—in fields ranging from demography and economics to architecture and religion—to describe how Asia Minor became a center of culture and wealth in the Roman Empire. A breathtaking work of scholarship, In the Land of a Thousand Gods will become the standard reference book on the subject in English.

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Princeton University Press

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0691233659

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Solvents and Solvent Effects in Organic Chemistry

By: Christian Reichardt

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Solvents and Solvent Effects in Organic Chemistry

By: Christian Reichardt

In most cases, every chemist must deal with solvent effects, whether voluntarily or otherwise. Since its publication, this has been the standard reference on all topics related to solvents and solvent effects in organic chemistry. Christian Reichardt provides reliable information on the subject, allowing chemists to understand and effectively use these phenomena. 3rd updated and enlarged edition of a classic 35% more contents excellent, proven concept includes current developments, such as ionic liquids indispensable in research and industry From the reviews of the second edition: "...This is an immensely useful book, and the source that I would turn to first when seeking virtually any information about solvent effects." —Organometallics

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John Wiley & Sons

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3527605673

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High Temperature Superconductor Cable Concepts for Fusion Magnets

By: Christian Barth

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High Temperature Superconductor Cable Concepts for Fusion Magnets

By: Christian Barth

Three concepts of high temperature superconductor cables carrying kA currents (RACC, CORC and TSTC) are investigated, optimized and evaluated in the scope of their applicability as conductor in fusion magnets. The magnetic field and temperature dependence of the cables is measured; the thermal expansion and conductivity of structure, insulation and filling materials are investigated. High temperature superconductor winding packs for fusion magnets are calculated and compared with corresponding low temperature superconductor cases.

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KIT Scientific Publishing

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Unauthorised Humanitarian Interventions in World Politics

An Assessment of Their Impact on International Society

By: Christian Pohlmann

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Unauthorised Humanitarian Interventions in World Politics

An Assessment of Their Impact on International Society

By: Christian Pohlmann

The question if states should intervene in massive humanitarian emergencies without a legal right to do so, is still object of an important debate in the theory and practice of international relations. This situation has not changed with the emergence of the ‘Responsibility to Protect’ norm, which stopped short of a right to intervene without a Security Council authorisation. The book assesses the impact of such unauthorised humanitarian interventions on international society and regions; it is written in the context of the English School of International Relations. Based on empirical studies the author argues that they can be progressive-constructive for international order, if conducted with explicit legitimacy, integrity, and great power participation. The argument is based on the analysis of six cases conducted between 1946 and 2005. Specific consideration is given to the cases of Liberia (1990) and Kosovo (1999). In sum, the book contributes to the solidarism-pluralism debate and the discourse on humanitarian interventions.

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Springer Nature

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3658321792

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Crystallography

By: Christian Bök

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Crystallography

By: Christian Bök

Crystallography' means the study of crystals, but also, taken literally, 'lucid writing.' This book of avant-garde literature features the intersection of poetry and science, and explores the relationship between language and crystals - looking at language as a crystal, a space in which the chaos of individual parts align to expose a perfect formation of structure."--Provided by publisher.

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Coach House Books

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1552451194

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Extended Notation

The Depiction of the Unconventional

By: Christian Dimpker

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Extended Notation

The Depiction of the Unconventional

By: Christian Dimpker

Most of the extended instrumental playing techniques, as well as electroacoustic music in general, are still deprived of a conventional method of notation. In order to facilitate the utilization of these unconventional musical elements, a coherent and consistent notation system is developed in this work. Numerous extended techniques for playing string instruments, wind instruments, percussion instruments, keyboard instruments and vocal techniques are therefore systematically explained and previous methods of notation discussed.

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LIT Verlag Münster

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3643903022

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Jesus, Jubilee, and the Politics of God’s Reign

By: Christian T. Collins Winn

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Jesus, Jubilee, and the Politics of God’s Reign

By: Christian T. Collins Winn

What if the kingdom of God is not a place, but a person? In this timely monograph, Christian T. Collins Winn argues that the kingdom of God is Jesus himself. Drawing on a wide breadth of liberation theology, Jesus, Jubilee, and the Politics of God’s Reign amplifies the echoes of salvation history in contemporary struggles for social justice. Collins Winn demonstrates how the institution of the Jubilee year exemplifies the kingdom of God. A semicentennial celebration prescribed in the book of Leviticus, Jubilee prescribed the redistribution of wealth and freeing of prisoners. Hope for Jubilee persists in apocalyptic rhetoric, from the exhortations of Old Testament prophets to those of modern progressives. Likewise, Jesus’s ministry, passion, and resurrection convey the justice of Jubilee and urgency of apocalypse. His conquest over death represents the ultimate vindication of the oppressed in the kingdom of God, an “outpouring of Spirit” seen today in continuing restorative efforts by oppressed communities in the face of death-dealing institutions. Historically informed and passionately written, Jesus, Jubilee, and the Politics of God’s Reign challenges readers to find Jesus in the marginalized persons of our own time.

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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1467466794

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Solid State Physics

By: Siegfried Hunklinger,Christian Enss

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Solid State Physics

By: Siegfried Hunklinger,Christian Enss

This highly regarded textbook provides a general introduction to solid state physics. It covers a wide range of physical phenomena occurring in solids and discusses fundamental concepts for describing them. Traditional themes are complimented by modern topics, like low dimensional systems, strongly correlated materials, nanoscale systems and non-crystalline solids, which are gaining increasing technical and scientific importance. Helpful for exam preparation are numerous exercises in all chapters.

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3110666502

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Pressure and Temperature Sensitive Paints

By: Tianshu Liu,John P. Sullivan,Keisuke Asai,Christian Klein,Yasuhiro Egami

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Pressure and Temperature Sensitive Paints

By: Tianshu Liu,John P. Sullivan,Keisuke Asai,Christian Klein,Yasuhiro Egami

This new edition describes pressure and temperature sensitive paints (PSP and TSP) in global surface pressure and temperature measurements in aerodynamics and fluid mechanics. The book includes the latest progress in paint formulations, instrumentation, and steady and unsteady aerodynamic measurements in various facilities including low-speed, transonic, supersonic and hypersonic wind tunnels. The updated technical aspects of PSP and TSP in the book will be useful for students and researchers in experimental aerodynamics and fluid mechanics.

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3030680568

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The Endocannabinoid System in Local and Systemic Inflammation

By: Melanie E. M. Kelly,Christian Lehmann,Juan Zhou

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The Endocannabinoid System in Local and Systemic Inflammation

By: Melanie E. M. Kelly,Christian Lehmann,Juan Zhou

This book focuses on the role of the endocannabinoid system in local and systemic inflammation, with individual chapters written by experts in the field of cannabinoid research and medicine. The topics explore the actions of the endocannabinoid system on the immune system, including neuroinflammation in autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis, and in neurodegenerative disorders such as Huntington's and Alzheimer's, as well as local and systemic inflammatory conditions affecting organs including the eye (uveitis and corneal inflammation), the bladder (interstitial cystitis), pancreas (diabetes), cardiovascular system (stroke), joints (arthritis), and sepsis. The objective of this book is to provide knowledge transfer on the use of cannabinoids in inflammatory disease by critically examining preclinical and clinical research on the immunomodulatory actions of the endocannabinoid system, with specific emphasis on the actions of cannabinoids in diseases where inflammation is a prominent component. By drawing these results together, we seek to provide further understanding of the complexities of endocannabinoid system modulation of immune function and identify potential uses and limitations for cannabinoid-based therapeutics.

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Biota Publishing

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1615047492

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Paying for the Past

The Struggle Over Reparations for Surviving Victims of the Nazi Terror

By: Christian Pross

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Paying for the Past

The Struggle Over Reparations for Surviving Victims of the Nazi Terror

By: Christian Pross

Finally available in English, this edition of Paying for the Past contains a new preface by the author and an afterword by medical ethicist Erich Loewy which places the ethical issues raised by the West German experiences with reparations into an international context.

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JHU Press

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0801858240

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Les alliages à mémoire de forme

By: LEXCELLENT Christian

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Les alliages à mémoire de forme

By: LEXCELLENT Christian

Les alliages à mémoire de forme sont des matériaux uniques qui ont la propriété de se souvenir des traitements thermomécaniques subis (traction, torsion, flexion, etc.). Ils sont très utilisés dans l'industrie biomédicale, l'aéronautique ou le nucléaire. Cet ouvrage traite de leur compréhension physique et mécanique, et de leur utilisation, en se concentrant principalement sur la nature de la transformation martensitique, expliquée à travers les théorèmes de Ball et James. Les modèles macroscopiques à variables internes donnent les clés pour le calcul des structures en alliage à mémoire de forme, particulièrement utile pour l’utilisation industrielle de ces matériaux. Professeur à l’Ecole nationale supérieure de mécanique et des microtechniques de Besançon, Christian Lexcellent mène des recherches depuis plus de 20 ans sur les alliages à mémoire de forme. Ses enseignements portent sur le comportement linéaire et non-linéaire des matériaux.

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Lavoisier

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2746295059

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Negotiating National Identities

Between Globalization, the Past and 'the Other'

By: Dr Christian Karner

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Negotiating National Identities

Between Globalization, the Past and 'the Other'

By: Dr Christian Karner

Negotiating National Identities presents an empirically detailed and theoretically wide-ranging analysis of the complex political and cultural struggles taking place in contemporary Europe. Taking contemporary Austria and her controversial identity politics as its central case study in a discussion of developments across a variety of national and pan-European contexts, this book demonstrates that neo-nationalism has been one among several competing reactions to the processes and challenges of globalization, whilst inclusive notions of identity and belonging are shown to have emerged from the realms of civil society and cultural production. Shifting the study of national identities from the party-political to the social, cultural and economic realms, this book raises important questions of human rights, social exclusion and ideological struggle in a globalizing era, drawing attention to the contested nature of European politics and civil societies, in which existing configurations of power and exclusion are both reproduced and challenged. As such, it will be of interest to anyone working in the fields of race and ethnicity, national identity and media and cultural studies.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409494365

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Review of Surgery for ABSITE and Boards E-Book

By: Christian DeVirgilio,Areg Grigorian

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Review of Surgery for ABSITE and Boards E-Book

By: Christian DeVirgilio,Areg Grigorian

For surgery residents studying for their yearly in-service exam, recent graduates preparing for Surgery written boards, or those recertifying, there’s no better review tool than Dr. Christian DeVirgilio’s Review of Surgery for ABSITE and Boards, 2nd Edition. Content has been tested for a number of years on Harbor-UCLA surgical residents and has proven to significantly improve exam scores. Now thoroughly up to date with new topics, new questions, and new contributors, it fully prepares you for success on surgery exams. 957 multiple-choice, single best answer questions that closely follow the new ABSITE and board style. Proven content has been tested and shown to help you get the score you want. Correct answers and rationales are based on information found in major reference works in the field of surgery. NEW topic areas (gynecology, urology, and orthopaedics) reflect the format of the new exam. NEW section on Medical Knowledge. NEW contributors (general surgery residents) ensure that the content is relevant to the needs of general surgery trainees. NEW! Aligned with the SCORE (Surgical Council on Residency Education) Curriculum Outline for General Surgery Residents.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323416802

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Die Übersetzungen der Elementatio Theologica des Proklos und Ihre Bedeutung für den Proklostext

By: Hans-Christian Günther

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Die Übersetzungen der Elementatio Theologica des Proklos und Ihre Bedeutung für den Proklostext

By: Hans-Christian Günther

The present book presents for the first time a detailed study of selected passages of the most important Georgian translation of a text of Greek philosophy: the translation of Proklos' Elementatio Theologica by the most eminent philosopher of the Georgian middle ages, Ioane Petrizi, who not only translated Proklos' text, but also provided it with an extensive commentary. The book discusses the paragraphs which are also extant in an Arabic translation of the early 9th century. The main scope of the book is to establish the relevance of the Georgian and Arabic translations for the history of the constitution of the text, but it provides also important insights in Petrizi's method of translation and the philosophical significance of his commentary.

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BRILL

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9047430506

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Oxidation Numbers and Oxidation States

By: Christian Klixbüll Jorgensen

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Oxidation Numbers and Oxidation States

By: Christian Klixbüll Jorgensen

The correlation of spectroscopic and chemical investigations in recent years has been highly beneficial of many reasons. Around 1950, no valid explanation was available of the colours of compounds of the five tran sition groups. Later, it was possible to identify the excited levels with those expected for an electron configuration with adefinite number of electrons in the partly filled shell. I t is not generally recognized that this is equivalent to determining spectroscopic oxidation states related to the preponderant electron configuration and not to estimates of the fractional atomic charges. This brings in an entirely different type of description than the formal oxidation numbers used for characterizing compounds and reaction schemes. However, it must be realized that collectively oxidized ligands, formation of cluster-complexes and catenation may prevent the oxidation state from being well-defined. The writer would like to express his gratitude to many, but first of all to DR. CLAUS SCHÄFFER, University of Copenhagen, who is the most efficient group-theoretical engineer known to the writer; his comments and discussions have been highly valuable. The writer's colleague, Pro fessor FAUSTO CALDERAZZO (now going to the University of Pisa) has been most helpful in metallo-organic questions. Thanks are also due to Professors E. RANcKE-MADsEN and K. A. JENSEN for correspondence and conversations about formal oxidation numbers.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642877583

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Conflict and Transformation

Essays on European Law and Policy

By: Christian Joerges

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Conflict and Transformation

Essays on European Law and Policy

By: Christian Joerges

In this important compendium, one of the leading scholars of EU law and its legal framework, reflects on his previous writings in the context of current challenges the European project is facing. More than a simple restatement, it offers an important theoretical comment at this defining time for EU law. The author offers a welcome counterbalance to what some perceive to be a surfeit of optimism when assessing the EU and its development. In so doing, Professor Joerges identifies three flaws in the current European ideology. Firstly, he points to the intellectual weakness of the “integration through law” ideology. Secondly, the book sets out the systematic neglect of “the economic” and its political dynamics. Finally, it addresses the complacency with respect to Europe's darker legacies. This is an important critical (and candid) assessment of Europe at its half century.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1509926968

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How investment banks react to a decline in league table rankings. Evidence from U.S. corporate bonds

By: Christian Fleischer

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How investment banks react to a decline in league table rankings. Evidence from U.S. corporate bonds

By: Christian Fleischer

Master's Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject Business economics - Investment and Finance, grade: 1,0, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) (Finanzen, Banken und Versicherungen (FBV)), language: English, abstract: This paper being the first to examine the phenomenon of league table competition in the market of debt underwriting, we show significant influence of the recent league table performance on the behavior of investment banks in the U.S. corporate bond market. Similar to results for the credit rating market, we document a focus on bonds of higher quality for those investment banks, which faced a decline in league table rankings compared to the previous year. This perspective further differentiates, when we expand our analysis by the fraction of revenues an underwriter generates by investment banking services. While underwriters with a diversified revenue base behave as suggested by our initial results, we find specialized investment banks to even lower certification standards. Finally, we show the compensation of underwriters to be influenced by their recent league table performance. These results are consistent with previous findings and further illustrate the motivation of investment banks to compete for the best ranks in the league tables.

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