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Faith and Fortune in the Creation of Our Modern World

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Faith and Fortune in the Creation of Our Modern World

By: Jan Vijg

This book describes how our modern world came into being as a consequence of a series of accidental events unfolding in Europe from the 5th century onwards. The events that led to Europe’s success, such as a competitive state system, the rise of modern science and modern law, individualism, and the capture of the Americas, were coincidental. They were unsought, unintended, and unexpected. The book discredits the Eurocentric idea that our advanced civilization is a consequence of cultural values inherent to Europeans, such as rational thinking, frugality, hard work, and honesty. Modern industrial society, which arrived in the span of a century after 50 agricultural centuries, is a fluke of history. It came as an explosion of technological breakthroughs in the 19th century, turning the world European when its technology and economic, political, and cultural consequences quickly spread all over the planet. This book argues that our modern, advanced civilization is unique and is unlikely to be found anywhere else in the universe.

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1036401936

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Faith and Fortune in the Creation of Our Modern World

By: Jan Vijg

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The American Technological Challenge

Stagnation and Decline in the 21st Century

By: Jan Vijg

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The American Technological Challenge

Stagnation and Decline in the 21st Century

By: Jan Vijg

The American Technological Challenge - Stagnation and Decline in the 21st Centuryrefutes the myth that we live in the most innovative of times. Inventions themselves are only one of the factors that determine the technological fate of a society. Sometimes, inventions are adopted, and eagerly; sometimes not. The history of technological progress, and the historical and societal factors that impel or restrain the adoption of inventions, are explored in the book. New, life-changing inventions have become rare and in spite of ample vocal support of innovation, an increasingly complacent society has lost its taste for risk and often actively resists change. Far from being unique, technology slowdowns are recurrent events in history, occurring in civilizations that have reached the zenith of their success. They are the inevitable fate of an increasingly regulated, successful society. Most people would characterize the dawn of the 21st century as the age of technological progress par excellence. If you are one of them, then, think again. While our parents, grandparents and great-grandparents witnessed life-changing inventions every decade, very little major new technology has seen the light of day over the last half century. We find ourselves in the midst of a technology slowdown! This book is about the causes and consequences of technology slowdowns, which are not unique but recurrent events in human history. They occur not in times of upheaval, when violent interstate conflicts are the order of the day. Such periods foster innovation and allow major, breakthrough inventions to be adopted quickly. Instead, innovation seriously stalls in times that are peaceful, when governments reign supreme and citizens are encapsulated by layers of benign regulation to protect them against all possible harm. We find ourselves in the best of times. The long period of bloody combat that characterized so much of the 20th century has finally ended. Violent conflicts between states are minimal and conditions for almost everyone on the planet are on an upswing, with poverty on the decline and life expectancy and literacy increasing. Responsible government and industry leaders have begun to refrain from risky bets on exciting new exploits and the time of grand projects, such as the Eisenhower Interstate System, the Moon Landing Program or the development of the internet is behind us. Instead, we have to make do with incremental improvements of existing technology, catch-up programs in developing countries and social programs. The consequences are stalling wealth generation and an end to the dramatic changes society has undergone since the industrial revolution now more than 200 years ago.

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Algora Publishing

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0875868851

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Aging of the Genome

The dual role of DNA in life and death

By: Jan Vijg

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Aging of the Genome

The dual role of DNA in life and death

By: Jan Vijg

Aging has long since been ascribed to the gradual accumulation of DNA mutations in the genome of somatic cells. However, it is only recently that the necessary sophisticated technology has been developed to begin testing this theory and its consequences. Vijg critically reviews the concept of genomic instability as a possible universal cause of aging in the context of a new, holistic understanding of genome functioning in complex organisms resulting from recent advances in functional genomics and systems biology. It provides an up-to-date synthesis of current research, as well as a look ahead to the design of strategies to retard or reverse the deleterious effects of aging. This is particularly important in a time when we are urgently trying to unravel the genetic component of aging-related diseases. Moreover, there is a growing public recognition of the imperative of understanding more about the underlying biology of aging, driven by continuing demographic change.

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OUP Oxford

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0191524581

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The Lion Boy and Other Medical Curiosities

By: Jan Bondeson

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The Lion Boy and Other Medical Curiosities

By: Jan Bondeson

A historian’s research skills combined with a physician’s diagnostic flair, exploring our timeless fascination with the unusual and downright bizarre people, events and theories in the colourful history of medicine.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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144567629X

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Robust Static Super-replication of Barrier Options

By: Jan H. Maruhn

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Robust Static Super-replication of Barrier Options

By: Jan H. Maruhn

Static hedge portfolios for barrier options are very sensitive with respect to changes of the volatility surface. To prevent potentially significant hedging losses this book develops a static super-replication strategy with market-typical robustness against volatility, skew and liquidity risk as well as model errors. Empirical results and various numerical examples confirm that the static superhedge successfully eliminates the risk of a changing volatility surface. Combined with associated sub-replication strategies this leads to robust price bounds for barrier options which are also relevant in the context of dynamic hedging. The mathematical techniques used to prove appropriate existence, duality and convergence results range from financial mathematics, stochastic and semi-infinite optimization, convex analysis and partial differential equations to semidefinite programming.

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Walter de Gruyter

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3110204681

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Handbook on Scheduling

From Theory to Practice

By: Jacek Blazewicz,Klaus H. Ecker,Erwin Pesch,Günter Schmidt,Malgorzata Sterna,Jan Weglarz

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Handbook on Scheduling

From Theory to Practice

By: Jacek Blazewicz,Klaus H. Ecker,Erwin Pesch,Günter Schmidt,Malgorzata Sterna,Jan Weglarz

This book provides a theoretical and application-oriented analysis of deterministic scheduling problems in advanced planning and computer systems. The text examines scheduling problems across a range of parameters: job priority, release times, due dates, processing times, precedence constraints, resource usage and more, focusing on such topics as computer systems and supply chain management. Discussion includes single and parallel processors, flexible shops and manufacturing systems, and resource-constrained project scheduling. Many applications from industry and service operations management and case studies are described. The handbook will be useful to a broad audience, from researchers to practitioners, graduate and advanced undergraduate students.

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Springer

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3319998498

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Aging of the Genome

The Dual Role of DNA in Life and Death

By: Jan Vijg

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The Dual Role of DNA in Life and Death

By: Jan Vijg

Aging has long been ascribed to the gradual accumulation of mutations in the genome. However, it is only recently that the necessary sophisticated technology has been developed to begin testing this theory and its consequences. This book reviews the concept of genomic instability as a possible universal cause of aging in complex organisms resulting from recent advances in functional genomics and systems biology.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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019856922X

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Aging of the Genome

The Dual Role of DNA in Life and Death

By: Jan Vijg

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The Dual Role of DNA in Life and Death

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Aging has long been ascribed to the gradual accumulation of mutations in the genome. However, it is only recently that the technology has been developed to test this theory and its consequences. This book reviews the concept of genomic instability as a possible universal cause of aging in complex organisms.

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0199545065

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Two-Dimensional DNA Typing

A Parallel Approach To Genome Analysis

By: Andre G Uitterlinden

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Two-Dimensional DNA Typing

A Parallel Approach To Genome Analysis

By: Andre G Uitterlinden

New technology for analyzing complex genomes is an important area of modern molecular biosciences. This book focuses on a recently developed genome scanning method, termed two-dimensional 2-D DNA typing, which is based on a combination of two independent electrophoretic separation principles. When separation according to size is coupled to separation according to base-pair composition, complex genomes can be resolved in a number of DNA fragments. These fragments or subsets can be visualized, for example, by hybridization analysis with specific probes. Genome scanning by 2-D DNA typing finds applications in many areas, such as linkage and association studies for identifying genetic traits in humans, animals and plants, studies on genetic instabilities in cancers, classification studies in bacteria and other lower organisms, studies on human mutation rates, and the identification of mutations in large genes.

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CRC Press

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0137914504

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The American Technological Challenge

Stagnation and Decline in the 21st Century

By: Jan Vijg

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Stagnation and Decline in the 21st Century

By: Jan Vijg

La 4ème de couv. indique : "Most people would characterize the dawn of the 21st century as the age of technological progress par excellence. If you are one of them, then, think again. While our parents, grandparents and great-grandparents witnessed life-changing inventions every decade, very little major new technology has seen the light of day over the last half century. We find ourselves in the midst of a technology slowdown! This book is about the causes and consequences of technology slowdowns, which are not unique but recurrent events in human history. They occur not in times of upheaval, when violent interstate conflicts are the order of the day. Such periods foster innovation and allow major, breakthrough inventions to be adopted quickly. Instead, innovation seriously stalls in times that are peaceful, when governments reign supreme and citizens are encapsulated by layers of benign regulation to protect them against all possible harm. We find ourselves in the best of times. The long period of bloody combat that characterized so much of the 20th century has finally ended. Violent conflicts between states are minimal and conditions for almost everyone on the planet are on an upswing, with poverty on the decline and life expectancy and literacy increasing. Responsible government and industry leaders have begun to refrain from risky bets on exciting new exploits and the time of grand projects, such as the Eisenhower Interstate System, the Moon Landing Program or the development of the internet is behind us. Instead, we have to make do with incremental improvements of existing technology, catch-up programs in developing countries and social programs. The consequences are stalling wealth generation and an end to the dramatic changes society has undergone since the industrial revolution now more than 200 years ago. The book is intended for an educated, general audience. It provides basic information about the process of invention, the current status of major areas of technology development and the reasons for a decline in progress. An important part of the book is a discussion of the intricate relationship of humans with technology, how technology gave rise to the first successful human societies and the factors that time and again determined why technology would flourish and why it would stall.

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Book's by Jan Vijg

Faith and Fortune in the Creation of Our Modern World

Faith and Fortune in the Creation of Our Modern World

Faith and Fortune in the Creation of Our Modern World

Faith and Fortune in the Creation of Our Modern World

The American Technological Challenge

The American Technological Challenge

Aging of the Genome

Aging of the Genome

The Lion Boy and Other Medical Curiosities

The Lion Boy and Other Medical Curiosities

Robust Static Super-replication of Barrier Options

Robust Static Super-replication of Barrier Options

Handbook on Scheduling

Handbook on Scheduling

Aging of the Genome

Aging of the Genome

Aging of the Genome

Aging of the Genome

Two-Dimensional DNA Typing

Two-Dimensional DNA Typing

The American Technological Challenge

The American Technological Challenge

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