Based on simple examples, this book offers a short introduction to the general-purpose finite element program MSC Marc, a specialized program for non-linear problems (implicit solver) distributed by the MSC Software Corporation, which is commonly used in academia and industry. Today the documentation of all finite element programs includes a variety of step-by-step examples of differing comple…
Aronoff proposes a novel theory to account for the ultimate origins of secular stagnation and economic volatility. He shows how accumulation, which occurs when a person or country earns more than it ever plans to spend, generates both an excess of saving and a deficiency in demand. While savings provide the funds to promote booms, under-consumption ensures that these booms will turn bust and th…
This book brings together a good mix of academics and practitioners for a discussion that focuses on how to change financial practice and the academic field of finance in order to understand the current financial crisis and deal with future turbulent financial times. The volume is based on contributions by prominent academics and practitioners from Europe, Asia and the USA. The book contains se…
Recent research cited above has documented that QRS/T angle and other novel repolarization measures of deviant repolarization are potent predictors of cardiac morbidity and mortality over and above the traditional risk factors such as old ECG-MI, ECG-LVH or QT prolongation. A novel ECG model of repolarization based on electrophysiological considerations developed by the author has been the corn…
The female athlete triad is often seen in sports where low body weight is emphasized, such as gymnastics, figure skating, and running, though it can appear in any sport or activity. The interrelated symptoms - eating disorders, amenorrhea, and low bone mass - exist on a spectrum of severity and are serious and potentially life-threatening if not properly treated. Psychological problems, in addi…
It is chiefly through the translations of Rossetti and Pound that English-speaking readers have encountered Cavalcanti’s work. Pound’s famous translation, now viewed by some as antiquated, is remarkably different from the translation provided here in the graceful voice of poet David Slavitt. Working under the significant restraints of Cavalcanti’s elaborate formal structures, Slavitt rend…
Dalam jilid ini, Roberta Gilchrist secara kritis mengevaluasi konsep warisan suci. Mengambil perspektif global dari studi warisan, arkeologi, museologi, antropologi, dan sejarah arsitektur, dia mengkaji berbagai nilai warisan Kristen abad pertengahan.
Pusat gravitasi dalam studi Romawi telah bergeser jauh dari eselon atas pemerintahan dan administrasi di Roma atau istana Kaisar ke provinsi dan individu. Studi multidisiplin yang disajikan dalam volume ini mencerminkan perubahan dalam sejarah Romawi pada identitas kelompok etnis dan bahkan individu lajang yang tinggal di kerajaan multinasional Roma yang luas. Tujuannya kurang untuk menemukan e…
Elemen ini menelusuri asal-usul dan perkembangan bioetika, prinsip dan nilai yang terlibat dalam disiplin, dan landasan keadilan di antara prinsip dan nilai tersebut. Tugas utama yang diberikan pada konsep keadilan sejak akhir 1970-an adalah nondiskriminasi dalam penelitian, prioritas dalam praktik medis, dan redistribusi dalam perawatan kesehatan.
This book is the first full-length treatment of the desirability and feasibility of implementing a citizen’s income (also known as a basic income). It tests for two different kinds of financial feasibility as well as for psychological, behavioral, administrative, and political viability, and then assesses how a citizen’s income might find its way through the policy process from proposal to …