International studies such as PISA, TIMSS, and PIRLS show significant correlations between language competencies and educational success. Moreover, didactic studies show that this correlation can also be assumed for subject-related knowledge and technical language. This suggests that technical language requirements must also be explicitly addressed in geography lessons to give all students …
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for 71% of deaths globally and, among them, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death, accounting for almost 44%, followed by cancer with 22%, respiratory diseases with 9%, and diabetes with 4% (World Health Organization n.d.-a). According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 15 million people, aged between 30 and 69…
Die zurückliegenden fast zwei Jahre der Bewältigung einer globalen Pandemiekrise haben ihre Spuren in Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft hinterlassen. Es gibt so gut wie kein Unternehmen, das nicht in irgendeiner Weise von der Krise betroffen ist, und die Krise und ihre Auswirkungen werden uns wohl auch weiterhin noch geraume Zeit beschäftigen. Vor diesem aktuellen Hintergrund dürfte sich au…
Te editors want to express our gratitude to those ofering their valuable advice and responses to this book. We thank all the authors for their enthusiastic and in-depth contributions. We are standing on the shoulders of the initiators of the master’s degree programme in values-based leadership at VID Specialized University: Einar Aadland, Harald Askeland, Leif Stapnes, Morten Skjørs…
This book presents the novel concept of plaston, which accounts for the high ductility or large plastic deformation of emerging high-performance structural materials, including bulk nanostructured metals, hetero-nanostructured materials, metallic glasses, intermetallics, and ceramics. The plaston concept was first proposed within an intensive discussion and collaboration among members of th…
This work discusses an extension to conventional low-coherence interferometry by the introduction of dispersion-encoding. The extension facilitates the measurement of surface height profiles with sub-nm resolution. The selection of a dispersive element for encoding allows for tuning of the axial measurement range and resolution of the setup. The approach is theoretically designed and imple…
Digitale Souveränität ist eng verbunden mit der Handlungsfähigkeit von Individuen und Organisationen. Auf der Ebene des Individuums können handlungs- und kontrolltheoretische Konzepte zu einer genaueren Beschreibung und Operationalisierung digitaler Souveränität beitragen. Auf der Ebene von Arbeitssystemen stehen seit Jahrzehnten erprobte Verfahren zur Bewertung und Gestaltung zu…
On January 30, 2020, India reported the first case of COVID-19 in Kerala. The index case was identified as a student returning from Wuhan. As of February 3, 2020, a total of three cases were confirmed in Kerala. However, after a month the number of cases in the country increased dramatically. On March 14, 2020, India reported its first two COVID-19-related deaths. India’s case fatality ra…
Designed as an easy-to-use, practical guide to tumors of the eye, lids, and orbit, this Open Access book comprehensively addresses surgical treatment and management of diseases related to ophthalmic oncology. Surgical Ophthalmic Oncology: A Collaborative Open Access Reference is an ideal reference for general ophthalmologists, surgeons, fellows and trainees around the world who encounter these …
This open access book describes marked advances in imaging technology that have enabled the visualization of phenomena in ways formerly believed to be completely impossible. These technologies have made major contributions to the elucidation of the pathology of diseases as well as to their diagnosis and therapy. The volume presents various studies from molecular imaging to clinical imaging. It…