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This book gives a unifying framework for estimating the abundance of open populations: populations subject to births, deaths and movement, given imperfect measurements or samples of the populations. The focus is primarily on populations of vertebrates for which dynamics are typically modelled within...

This edited volume highlights the work of ten forgotten and neglected social theorists in the hope of reinvigorating interest in their work and their potential contributions to the analysis of contemporary social issues. Each chapter includes a brief biographical sketch, an overview of the selected...

Maize is one of the most important and widely grown cereal crops in the world and is a staple food for almost a billion people, particularly in the developing world. It has been estimated that maize yields need to increase by 60% by 2050. There is an urgent need to increase yields in the face of such...

The Physics of Clinical MR Taught Through Images Fourth Edition by Val Runge, Wolfgang Nitz, and Johannes Heverhagen presents a unique and highly practical approach to understanding the physics of magnetic resonance imaging. Each physics topic is described in user-friendly language and accompanied...

Throughout the twentieth century, interest in sport has evidenced a major increase worldwide and a new field of sports medicine has emerged. Sport spectators hip has been stimulated in part by the increased ease of international travel and the intro­ duction of new means of communication. Interest...

The second volume of Frontiers in European Radiology covers two very promising techniques in diagnostic radiology, namely digital radiography and nuclear mag­ netic resonance imaging. Leading experts in both fields from Europe and the Unit­ ed States were invited to give a critical overview; digital...

Eine Zugfahrt nach Paris gegen Liebeskummer, ein Gerät, das einen in andere Welten befördert, echte Aliens auf einer Science-Fiction-Convetion, ein Urlaub ohne Wiederkehr oder der Versuch, aus einem verödeten Städtchen eine Touristenattraktion zu machen. Ob witzig, tragisch, gruselig oder einfach...

What happens to "orphan" diseases that aren't big enough profit centers for the pharmaceutical industry or get caught in the web of government funding and academic research? Augie Nieto found out in the spring of 2005: At forty-seven years old he was diagnosed with ALS. Devastated, Augie...

Sports Journalism introduces students to sports reporting careers and to the writing style sports writers and media relations professionals use. The book stresses the importance of basic writing fundamentals and high ethical standards, essential values for sports journalists. Introductory chapters...

Precision agriculture is based on the ability to identify inter and intra-field variability and to use this information for more targeted crop management. By using resources more efficiently, precision agriculture can make agriculture more productive and sustainable. This volume reviews the key elements...

This new volume in the Counterpoints series compares and contrasts different conceptions of working memory, generally recognized as the human cognitive system responsible for temporary storage of information. The book includes proponents of several different views. Robert Logie discusses the theoretical...

Kaum eine andere Thematik bewegt die politische Öffentlichkeit derzeit so sehr wie die Flüchtlingsfrage und – im größeren Rahmen – die Fragen von Migration und Integration. Flucht, Verfolgung und der Umgang mit Fremden sind zentrale Gegenstände der jüdisch-christlichen Traditionen und fordern...

Volume therapy or infusion therapy is used worldwide for the treatment of hypovolemia caused by surgical blood and plasma losses, trauma, burns, or infections. Interestingly, significant differences exist between countries regarding the use of plasma substitutes. In the United States, crystalloids...

Auch zehn Jahre nach der großen Finanzkrise wird der Kapitalismus als Wirtschaftsform nach wie vor heftig diskutiert, und tragfähige Lösungen sind noch nicht gefunden. Dass Kapitalismus jedoch nicht bloß eine Wirtschaftsform ist, sondern auch Kultur und Lebensführung in einem weiten Sinn prägt,...