Emerging forms of alternative economic frameworks are changing the structure of society, redefining the relationship between centre and periphery, and the social dynamics in the urban fabric. In this context, the arts can play a crucial role in formulating a concept of complex and plural citizenship: This economic, social and cultural paradigm has the potential to overcome the conventional isol…
This edited volume Art and Challenges Involved in the Treatment of Ischemic Damage is a collection of reviewed and relevant research chapters, offering a comprehensive overview of recent developments in this specific field. The book comprises single chapters authored by various researchers and edited by an expert active in the research area. All chapters are complete in themselves but united un…
The most complete survey of architecture in Ireland ever published. The essays in this volume cover all aspects of Ireland’s built environment, not only buildings but infrastructure, landscape development, public and private construction and much else. The volume challenges and expands the traditional understanding of Irish ‘architecture’, giving novel and exciting interpretations of the …
Arsenic Monitoring, Removal and Remediation discusses methods for determining arsenic levels in the environment and removing arsenic pollution. Chapters in the first section comment on the principal methods for arsenic determination in environmental samples with emphasis on sample pretreatment, extraction, separation, and method validation techniques for speciation analysis. Attention is paid t…
The spatial variability of dissolved arsenic (As) concentrations in aquifers was studied near Ha Noi, Vietnam. The goal was to identify major geochemical, sedimentological and hydrochemical differences between high and low As regions. Also, the behaviour of As and other elements during sequential extractions was characterized with micro synchrotron XRF analysis. Based on the results a conceptua…
The Congress and Exhibition Series ""Arsenic in the Environment"" offers an international, multi- and interdisciplinary discussion platform for research and innovation aimed towards a holistic solution to the challenges posed by the environmental toxin arsenic, with global societal impact. The Congress has focused on cutting edge and breakthrough research in physical, chemical, toxicological, m…
Arsenic is ubiquitous in nature and has toxic effects on humans, animals, and plants. This book discusses arsenic toxicity and ways of mitigating it. It includes seven chapters that discuss arsenic sources, contamination consequences, and remediation possibilities. The chapters address arsenic and risks to human health, plant health and function, and fish and aquatic biota, as well as the chemi…
This publication presents results of an interdisciplinary field study assessing the contribution of biological and inorganic processes in the mobilisation and accumulation of arsenic in groundwater of the Bengal Delta Plain, West Bengal. Investigations were focussed on the distribution of arsenic in sediments and shallow groundwater of two representative study sites. All results were combined i…
Mit dem Band "Ars philologica slavica" überreichten Herausgeber und Beiträger Herrn Prof. Dr. phil. Heinrich Kunstmann zum 65. Geburtstag am 4. März 1988 eine kleine Festschrift, die deutlich Bezüge zum nun fast vierzigjährigen wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten des Jubilars aufweist.
Ars Docendi et Scribendi: Essays in honour of Johan Scott