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This book reviews the significant advances in our understanding of glioma biology that have been achieved during the past decade and describes in detail the resultant new approaches to treatment. Improvements in surgical techniques, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy are comprehensively covered, with discussion of their impact in decreasing patient morbidity and increasing survival. In additio…
This book examines the significant role that memory failures play in early rabbinic literature. The rabbis who shaped Judaism in late antiquity envisioned the commitment to the Torah and its commandments as governing every aspect of a person’s life. Their vision of a Jewish subject who must keep constant mental track of multiple obligations and teachings led them to be preoccupied with forget…
Most Canadians know little, if anything at all, about the role of the Canadian Air Force in the 1999 Kosovo Air War. Yet lives were at put at stake as mission dedication and military skill were pushed to the limit. Some of Canada’s most prominent journalists attempted to report on the war, but came away virtually empty handed. Daily briefings given at the National Defence Headquarters provide…
Prosiding ini terdiri dari makalah-makalah yang diundang dan makalah kontribusi yang dipresentasikan pada Konferensi Internasional ke-6 "Physics of Liquid Matter: Modern Problems" (PLMMP-2014) yang diselenggarakan pada tanggal 23-27 Mei 2014 di Kyiv, Ukraina. Pemahaman tentang sifat-sifat zat cair merupakan batu fondasi bagi banyak disiplin ilmu sains dan teknik termasuk fisika, kimia, teknik k…
Catatan tentang konversi energi surya fotovoltaik ini merupakan hasil kuliah yang diberikan kepada mahasiswa pascasarjana di Departemen Fisika Universitas Carl von ssietzky Oldenburg selama dua dekade terakhir, yang bertujuan untuk meningkatkan jumlah generasi muda yang mendapatkan keahlian di bidang 'fotovoltaik', untuk memotivasi kaum muda kolega dan lulusan dan Ph.D. siswa di bidang fisika, …
This study develops a new indicator for national and global sustainability. The main components of the EIIW-vita indicator are: the share of renewable energy, the genuine savings rate and the relative "green export" position of the respective countries; it is in line with OECD requirements on composite indicators. As green exports are related to technological progress and environmental-friendly…
This monograph provides a methodological approach for establishing demand-oriented levels of energy transparency of factories. The author presents a systematic indication of energy drivers and cost factors, taking into account the interdependencies between facility and production domains. Particular attention is given to energy flow metering and monitoring. Readers will also be provided with an…
This book introduces the readers to the new concept of cognitive cities. It demonstrates why cities need to become cognitive and why therefore a concept of cognitive city is needed. It highlights the main building blocks of cognitive cities and illustrates the concept by various cases. Following a concise introductory chapter the book features nine chapters illustrating various aspects and dime…
This book addresses critical issues in today’s logistics operations and supply chain management, with a special focus on sustainability. In dedicated chapters the authors address aspects concerning multimode logistics operations, reverse network configuration, forward and reverse supply chain integration, improvement of the production operations and management of the recovery activities, as w…