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Wolfgang Knoll is a former Directory of Polymer research at the Max Planck Institute. He is extremely well know for his research in this area. Zouheir Sekkat was a Postdoctoral researcher at Max Planck working under Professor Knoll. With Knoll's involvement, we can be confident that the best people in this field will be contributing to the reference.

Since 1975, the Oklahoma Notes have been among the most widely used reviews for medical students preparing for Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination. Completely revised and updated, these new editions of the Notes feature: More self- assessment questions, geared to the current...

This lively and accessible text provides an introduction to the history of crime and crime control. It explains the historical background that is essential for an understanding of contemporary criminal justice, and examines the historical context for contemporary criminological debates.   Topics...

"Vladimir Vernadsky was a brilliant and prescient scholar-a true scientific visionary who saw the deep connections between life on Earth and the rest of the planet and understood the profound implications for life as a cosmic phenomenon." -DAVID H. GRINSPOON, AUTHOR OF VENUS REVEALED "The...

This book discusses the theoretical and practical issues of glaciokarsts. After a research history, a general description of glaciokarsts is provided. Thereafter, the glacial erosion on karst, the karstic features of glaciokarsts, the development of these features, the karstic zones of glaciokarsts,...

Always look for the unexpected. From the high seas to strange histories, from dystopian milieus to galaxies that cry, we invite you to explore the rich landscape of Finnish speculative fiction. Never Stop brings you fifteen diverse stories from up-and-coming Finnish authors. Humor, hurt, love and loss. Spaceships and science. Old lore reinvented.

Potatoes are one of the world’s key food crops. Their nutritional value, and the fact that they can be grown with relatively few inputs in a wide range of environments, makes them an important food security crop. However, yields in developing countries are held back by factors such as poor cultivation...

The biologic effects of radiation on normal tissues and tumors represent a complex area for investigation. These effects are of far-reaching consequence to the diagnostic radiologist and the radiation oncologist having a significant impact not only in concepts relative to radiation protection but...

Since its inception in 1991, EUROMAT has been held each year on behalf of the Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS), and alternates between general and topical prospectives. This year's theme, Advances in Mechanical Behaviour, Plasticity and Damage, was proposed by the Societe Francaise...

El objetivo del libro es proporcionar un amplio panorama sobre los grupos de interés en España y, por lo tanto, contribuir al conocimiento de un tema tan complejo como la toma de decisiones en las Instituciones Públicas y los actores intervinientes. La transparencia en la actuación de las Administraciones...

Fragmento de la obra Saberes e incertidumbres sobre currículum. La información que se expone a continuación es del libro completo: En esta obra, un destacado equipo de personas con sensibilidades y experiencia variadas, coordinados por el profesor Gimeno Sacristán, ofrecen una reflexión sobre...

Las terapias centradas en la compasión (CFT) se basan en la dimensión social del ser humano y en su búsqueda de contacto y relación con los demás miembros de su especie. Teniendo en cuenta los tres sistemas de regulación de los afectos -el sistema de amenaza, el de activación y el de confortamiento-...

Os impressos, sobretudo as revistas, tornaram-se fontes privilegiadas e objeto de estudos no campo da História da Educação, desde a década de 1980. Os trabalhos que se debruçam sobre os periódicos permitem investigar as questões da Educação de uma maneira bastante peculiar. O trabalho com...