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Labour and Industry in Australia
Authors: Coghlan T. A.
Published: March 2012

Sir Timothy Coghlan (1855–1926) was the statistician for New South Wales from 1886. He produced the world's first example of national financial accounts, and is regarded as Australia's first 'mandarin'. His advice was sought by state and federal governments on matters as diverse as tax, public sanitation and infant mortality. In 1905 he took up an appointment as a New South Wales government agent in London, remaining there for the rest of his life. First published in 1918, this monumental book is Coghlan's very personal history of Australia, embracing materials, population growth, trade and land. In Volume 4 Coghlan discusses in depth the foundation of the Australian Labor Party, which came after a series of devastating strikes in the 1890s. The recovery from depression and crisis, and the growing move towards federation, are also examined, alongside the recurrent themes of immigration, land and industry.
String Theory and Particle Physics
Authors: Ibáñez Luis E. , Uranga Angel M.
Published: March 2012

String theory is one of the most active branches of theoretical physics and has the potential to provide a unified description of all known particles and interactions. This book is a systematic introduction to the subject, focused on the detailed description of how string theory is connected to the real world of particle physics. Aimed at graduate students and researchers working in high energy physics, it provides explicit models of physics beyond the Standard Model. No prior knowledge of string theory is required as all necessary material is provided in the introductory chapters. The book provides particle phenomenologists with the information needed to understand string theory model building and describes in detail several alternative approaches to model building, such as heterotic string compactifications, intersecting D-brane models, D-branes at singularities and F-theory.
Evolution and Belief
Authors: Asher Robert J.
Published: March 2012

Can a scientist believe in God? Does the ongoing debate between some evolutionists and evangelicals show that the two sides are irreconcilable? As a paleontologist and a religious believer, Robert Asher constantly confronts the perceived conflict between his occupation and his faith. In the course of his scientific work, he has found that no other theory comes close to Darwin's as an explanation for our world's incredible biodiversity. Recounting discoveries in molecular biology, paleontology and development, Asher reveals the remarkable evidence in favor of Darwinian evolution. In outlining the scope of Darwin's idea, Asher shows how evolution describes the cause of biodiversity, rather than the agency behind it. He draws a line between superstition and religion, recognizing that atheism is not the inevitable conclusion of evolutionary theory. By liberating evolution from its misappropriated religious implications, Asher promotes a balanced awareness that contributes to our understanding of biology and Earth history.
From the Ptolemies to the Romans
Authors: Monson Andrew
Published: March 2012

This book gives a structured account of Egypt's transition from Ptolemaic to Roman rule by identifying key relationships between ecology, land tenure, taxation, administration and politics. It introduces theoretical perspectives from the social sciences and subjects them to empirical scrutiny using data from Greek and Demotic papyri as well as comparative evidence. Although building on recent scholarship, it offers some provocative arguments that challenge prevailing views. For example, patterns of land ownership are linked to population density and are seen as one aspect of continuity between the Ptolemaic and Roman period. Fiscal reform, by contrast, emerges as a significant mechanism of change not only in the agrarian economy but also in the administrative system and the whole social structure. Anyone seeking to understand the impact of Roman rule in the Hellenistic east must consider the well-attested processes in Egypt that this book seeks to explain.
Reducing Genocide to Law
Authors: Akhavan Payam
Published: March 2012

Could the prevailing view that genocide is the ultimate crime be wrong? Is it possible that it is actually on an equal footing with war crimes and crimes against humanity? Is the power of the word genocide derived from something other than jurisprudence? And why should a hierarchical abstraction assume such importance in conferring meaning on suffering and injustice? Could reducing a reality that is beyond reason and words into a fixed category undermine the very progress and justice that such labelling purports to achieve? For some, these questions may border on the international law equivalent of blasphemy. This original and daring book, written by a renowned scholar and practitioner who was the first Legal Advisor to the UN Prosecutor at The Hague, is a probing reflection on empathy and our faith in global justice.
The Making of the Monastic Community of Fulda, c.744–c.900
Authors: Raaijmakers Janneke
Published: March 2012

The monastic community of Fulda was one of the most powerful institutions in early medieval Europe. This book traces the development of the community from its foundation in the 740s over one and a half centuries, a period richly documented by a variety of texts and archaeological remains. These sources reveal how Fulda's success forced the monks to rethink their goals and the ways in which they sought to achieve them. Its close connection to the Carolingian royal court also makes Fulda a fascinating case study of how local events influenced life in the palace and vice versa. The importance of Fulda and the rich array of sources associated with it have long been recognised, but this is the first full study, bringing together theology, architectural history and archaeology. The result is a vivid picture of life in this monastery and also in early medieval religious communities in general.
Relocating the Law of Geographical Indications
Authors: Gangjee Dev
Published: March 2012

There is considerable variation in the nature, scope and institutional forms of legal protection for valuable geographical brands such as Champagne, Colombian coffee and Darjeeling tea. While regional products are increasingly important for producers, consumers and policy makers, the international legal regime under the TRIPS Agreement remains unclear. Adopting a historical approach, Dev Gangjee explores the rules regulating these valuable geographical designations within international intellectual property law. He traces the emergence of geographical indications as a distinct category while investigating the key distinguishing feature of the link between regional products and their places of origin. The research addresses long-standing puzzles, such as the multiplicity of regimes operating in this area; the recognition of the link between product and place and its current articulation in the TRIPS definition; the varying scope of protection; and the extent to which geographical indications ought to be treated as a category distinct from trade marks.
Zanzibar
Authors: Burton Richard Francis
Published: March 2012

First published in 1872, this two-volume memoir by explorer, ethnographer and diplomat Sir Richard Burton (1821–90) was written while Burton and John Hanning Speke were making preparations for their expedition to solve one of the major geographical mysteries of the nineteenth century - the location of the source of the Nile. The pair arrived in Zanzibar in December 1856, and Burton made detailed notes on his surroundings which were developed into Volume 1, which focuses on 'The City and the Island', including Burton's journey preparations and arrival. He discusses the significance of the 'Nile question' as well as recording geographical, botanical, meteorological and ethnographic observations. The manuscript on which the book is based, entrusted to an East India Company official for dispatch to the Royal Geographical Society, was initially misplaced, thus delaying publication by twelve years, but enabling Burton to add a chapter on Speke's achievement and untimely death.
Politicized Justice in Emerging Democracies
Authors: Popova Maria
Published: March 2012

Why are independent courts rarely found in emerging democracies? This book moves beyond familiar obstacles, such as an inhospitable legal legacy and formal institutions that expose judges to political pressure. It proposes a strategic pressure theory, which claims that in emerging democracies, political competition eggs on rather than restrains power-hungry politicians. Incumbents who are losing their grip on power try to use the courts to hang on, which leads to the politicization of justice. The analysis uses four original datasets, containing 1,000 decisions by Russian and Ukrainian lower courts from 1998 to 2004. The main finding is that justice is politicized in both countries, but in the more competitive regime (Ukraine) incumbents leaned more forcefully on the courts and obtained more favorable rulings.
Über die Kawi-sprache auf der Insel Java
Authors: Humboldt Wilhelm von
Published: March 2012

Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767–1835) was a German philologist, diplomat and philosopher. While Minister of Education he was responsible for reforming the Prussian education system. His pioneering achievements in linguistics influenced many later scholars including Chomsky. Written in 1830–3, this monumental three-volume study of Kawi, a traditional formal and literary language of Java belonging to the Austronesian language family, was published posthumously in 1836–9. The manuscript was prepared for the press by J. K. E. Buschmann, a protégé of Humboldt's friend and colleague Bopp, whose work is also reissued in this series. Humboldt considered Kawi, which includes many Sanskrit loan-words, to be the common ancestor of all the Malayo-Polynesian languages, though this view is no longer accepted. Volume 2 analyses the roots and grammatical structures of Kawi as attested in religious texts and heroic epics, and provides cross-linguistic data to demonstrate its relationship with other languages of the region.
Letters on Iceland
Authors: Troil Uno von
Published: March 2012

Swedish archbishop Uno von Troil (1746–1803) had a lifelong enthusiasm for travel and scientific study which led him to accompany the famous naturalist Sir Joseph Banks (1743–1820) on an expedition to Iceland in 1772. Banks was already well known for his role as botanist on Captain Cook's first voyage on the Endeavour, which mapped the Pacific and uncharted parts of Australia and New Zealand. This book, first published in 1780, is a compilation of letters written by von Troil, documenting the tour of Iceland. The letters describe volcanos and other geological features as well as providing meteorological information and an account of the northern lights. Through his amiable and enthusiastic correspondence, von Troil paints a picture of the Icelandic people, their national character and culture, including their diet and occupations. Also featured is an account of the religious history of Iceland and the organisation of the Icelandic church.
Werke
Authors: Gauss Carl Friedrich
Published: March 2012

The genius of Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) and the novelty of his work (published in Latin, German, and occasionally French) in areas as diverse as number theory, probability and astronomy were already widely acknowledged during his lifetime. But it took another three generations of mathematicians to reveal the true extent of his output as they studied Gauss' extensive unpublished papers and his voluminous correspondence. This posthumous twelve-volume collection of Gauss' complete works, published between 1863 and 1933, marks the culmination of their efforts and provides a fascinating account of one of the great scientific minds of the nineteenth century. Volume 5, published in 1867, covers Gauss' work on mechanics and geomagnetism. It includes expositions of his principle of least constraint and the theory of capillarity. It also contains book reviews, and a description of the aurora borealis observed in January 1831.
Werke
Authors: Gauss Carl Friedrich
Published: March 2012

The genius of Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) and the novelty of his work (published in Latin, German, and occasionally French) in areas as diverse as number theory, probability and astronomy were already widely acknowledged during his lifetime. But it took another three generations of mathematicians to reveal the true extent of his output as they studied Gauss' extensive unpublished papers and his voluminous correspondence. This posthumous twelve-volume collection of Gauss' complete works, published between 1863 and 1933, marks the culmination of their efforts and provides a fascinating account of one of the great scientific minds of the nineteenth century. An invaluable source in tracing Gauss' development is his scientific diary, which was only discovered in 1898. Volume 10 Part I, published in 1917, contains a photographic reproduction of this manuscript and a detailed commentary, together with many letters about pure mathematics, and shorter works including a preface to Piazzi.
A Diary in America
Authors: Marryat Frederick
Published: March 2012

Captain Frederick Marryat (1792–1848) was a distinguished naval officer, today best remembered as a novelist (particularly of stories for children), often drawing on his own experiences. He also edited a radical journal, and wrote non-fiction, including an attack on press-gangs, which damaged his career. He spent 1837 and 1838 travelling in North America, publishing his impressions in this unstructured six-volume 'diary' in 1839. He states that the number of contradictory and often trivial accounts of American life being published made him want to see the New World for himself. He found it impossible to make generalisations, given the size of the country and the different origins of new arrivals, and did not believe America would become a nation for many years. Volume 5 discusses the role of women in American society, American patriotism, and the constitution and government.
America
Authors: Buckingham James Silk
Published: March 2012

James Silk Buckingham (1786–1855) was a writer who travelled extensively throughout the world and published accounts of his adventures in places such as India, Persia, Egypt, and Palestine. In addition, he was a supporter of political reform and served as the first MP for Sheffield, from 1832 to 1837. On retiring from Parliament, he left for North America, where he spent nearly four years, saying, 'I had a strong desire to add to the knowledge … acquired of the Old World, by examining for myself the most favoured portion of the New'. He recounts part of his time in America - during which he visited every state in the Union except Florida and Arkansas, as well as some of the provinces of Canada - in this three-volume work, published in 1841. Volume 1 focuses on his time in New York, Washington, DC, and Baltimore.
Caesars Monarchie und das Principat des Pompejus
Authors: Meyer Eduard
Published: March 2012

Eduard Meyer (1855–1930) was a distinguished German historian of antiquity whose interests spanned ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt. After his doctoral studies he worked as private tutor for the British consul general in Constantinople. He lectured on ancient history at various German universities and became a professor at Berlin University (1902–23), where he was appointed rector in 1919. This book on the origins of the Roman Empire was first published in 1918; this reissue reproduces the 1922 third printing. It describes the rise of Pompey and his relations with Caesar and Crassus, the rift between Pompey and Caesar, and the civil war. Meyer analyses Caesar's ambitions, the interventions of Sallust and Cicero, and the socio-economic and military situation of the Roman empire under Caesar, before describing the conspiracy that led to his murder. He supports his arguments by close reference to contemporary Latin sources.
A Year's Residence in the United States of America
Authors: Cobbett William
Published: March 2012

William Cobbett (1763–1835) was an English farmer and political reformer. He is best known for his Rural Rides (1830), also reissued in this series, which documents the life of nineteenth-century British agricultural workers and calls for social change. In 1816–7 Cobbett campaigned energetically for parliamentary reform, but when new anti-Radical legislation was passed he fled to North America and settled on a Long Island farm. This book, first published in 1818 and reissued here in its second edition (1819), contains Cobbett's account of his year in exile. It describes the climate, soil and crops he observed and the vegetables he grew, as well as the economics of farming in America. Part 2 discusses American customs, laws, and religion. Part 3 contains a description of the mid-West by Thomas Hulme, followed by Cobbett's rebuttal of Hulme's view of the 'Western Countries' as a desirable destination for emigrant British farmers.
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson
Authors: Jefferson Thomas
Published: March 2012

Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) was the third United States President (1801–9) and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. An advocate of republicanism, he envisioned America as an 'Empire of Liberty' that would strive to promote freedom around the world. First published in 1853–4, this nine-volume edition of Jefferson's writings shows the breadth of his intellectual and political interests. His autobiography, letters, diaries and political memoranda reflect a life lived at the centre of pivotal events, including the French and American Revolutions, and the founding of a new nation. Through them we discover his contribution to the pursuit of world peace, the evolving relationships between the United States and the European powers, and the development of the American constitution and judicial system. Volume 1 includes his autobiography and letters to various dignitaries, written up to and during his 1784–9 mission to Europe.
Literature, Commerce, and the Spectacle of Modernity, 1750–1800
Authors: Keen Paul
Published: March 2012

Paul Keen explores how a consumer revolution which reached its peak in the second half of the eighteenth century shaped debates about the role of literature in a polite modern nation, and tells the story of the resourcefulness with which many writers responded to these pressures. From dream reveries which mocked their own entrepreneurial commitments, such as Oliver Goldsmith's account of selling his work at a 'Fashion Fair' on the frozen Thames, to the Microcosm's mock plan to establish 'a licensed warehouse for wit', writers insistently tied their literary achievements to a sophisticated understanding of the uncertain complexities of a modern transactional society. This book combines a new understanding of late eighteenth-century literature with the materialist and sociological imperatives of book history and theoretically inflected approaches to cultural history.
Conversations of Lord Byron with the Countess of Blessington
Authors: Blessington Marguerite
Published: March 2012

When the Countess of Blessington (1789–1849) met the poet Lord Byron (1788–1824) in Genoa in 1823 she noted that 'the impression of the first few minutes disappointed me'. Despite this precarious start, they struck up a friendship and met nearly every day for two months. Byron had been living in the Italian port city since the previous autumn and Blessington and her family had arrived in April 1823. Her account of their conversations was not published until 1834, a decade after Byron's death. Blessington expresses candid opinions about the poet in this work, writing that Byron 'is a strange mélange of good and evil, the predominancy of either depending wholly on the humour he may happen to be in'. Through her frankness, the author - herself a well-known writer who hosted a distinguished literary salon - also reveals much about herself and the literary world she and Byron inhabited.
The Correspondence of Samuel Richardson
Authors: Richardson Samuel
Published: March 2012

Samuel Richardson (1689–1761), the English writer and printer best known for his epistolary novels, including Pamela (1740) and Clarissa (1748), had preserved copies of his extensive correspondence with a view to its eventual publication, and these volumes, edited by Anna Laetitia Barbauld and first published in 1804, contain her selection from his papers. Richardson became a printer's apprentice in 1706 and for the rest of his life managed a successful printing business in addition to writing his highly popular and influential novels. After the success of Pamela, Richardson regularly corresponded with leading contemporary literary figures including Henry Fielding and Samuel Johnson. The letters provide fascinating insights into Richardson's life and literary and social activities, as well as discussions of current affairs. Volume 4 contains correspondence with (among others) Dr and Mrs Delany and Thomas and Frances Sheridan, the parents of the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Nuclear Reactions for Astrophysics
Authors: Thompson Ian J. , Nunes Filomena M.
Published: March 2012

Describing the processes in stars which produce the chemical elements for planets and life, this book shows how similar processes may be reproduced in laboratories using exotic beams, and how these results can be analyzed. Beginning with one-channel scattering theory, the book builds up to multi-channel reactions. Emphasis is placed on using transfer and breakup reactions to probe structure and predict capture processes, as well as R-matrix methods for modeling compound nucleus dynamics described by Hauser-Feshbach methods. Practical applications are prominent in this book, confronting theory predictions with data throughout. The associated reaction program Fresco is described, allowing readers to apply the methods to practical cases. Each chapter ends with exercises so readers can test their understanding of the materials covered. Supplementary materials at www.cambridge.org/9780521856355 include the Fresco program, input and output files for the examples given in the book, and hints and graphs related to the exercises.
A Handbook on Accession to the WTO
Authors: World Trade Organization  , Hussain Arif
Published: March 2012

The Handbook provides a detailed explanation and analysis of the process whereby governments become Members of the WTO. The WTO Agreement, which came into force on 1 January, 1995, provides few details on how this process is to take place. Consequently, the steps in the detailed negotiations leading up to access have evolved through the actual negotiations for governments which have become Members of the WTO since 1995. This handbook provides an account of how the process evolved and in offering details on the process as it is now applied. Moreover, the input of the WTO Secretariat into the preparation of the guide provides information not available until now to anyone outside the Secretariat. The Secretariat has supported production of this handbook in the hope it will serve as a useful source of reference for officials from acceding governments, WTO Members, academia, and the general public.
The Semantic Tradition from Kant to Carnap
Authors: Coffa J. Alberto
Published: March 2012

This major publication is a history of the semantic tradition in philosophy from the early nineteenth century through its incarnation in the work of the Vienna Circle, the group of logical positivists that emerged in the years 1925–1935 in Vienna who were characterised by a strong commitment to empiricism, a high regard for science, and a conviction that modern logic is the primary tool of analytic philosophy. In the first part of the book, Alberto Coffa traces the roots of logical positivism in a semantic tradition that arose in opposition to Kant's theory that a priori knowledge is based on pure intuition and the constitutive powers of the mind. In Part II, Coffa chronicles the development of this tradition by members and associates of the Vienna Circle. Much of Coffa's analysis draws on the unpublished notes and correspondence of many philosophers. The book, however, is not merely a history of the semantic tradition from Kant 'to the Vienna Station'. Coffa also critically reassesses the role of semantic notions in understanding the ground of a priori knowledge and its relation to empirical knowledge and questions the turn the tradition has taken since Vienna.
Apportioning Responsibility between the UN and Member States in UN Peace-Support Operations: An Inquiry into the Application of the ‘Effective Control’ Standard after Behrami
Authors: Ryngaert Cedric
Published: March 2012

There is a tendency among the judiciary to apply the standard of ‘effective control’ as the applicable yardstick for apportioning responsibility for wrongful acts between the United Nations and the member states contributing troops to UN peace-support operations. This is evidenced by recent decisions in the cases of Srebrenica (Dutch Court of Appeal, 2011), Al Jedda (European Court of Human Rights, 2011) and Mukeshimana (Belgian First Instance Court, 2010), which appear to repudiate the ‘ultimate authority and control’ standard espoused by the European Court of Human Rights in Behrami (2007). This process may have been set in motion by (the current) Article 7 of the ILC's Draft Articles on the Responsibility of International Organizations, which may in due course reflect customary international law. From a policy perspective, the application of an ‘effective control’ standard is highly desirable, as it locates responsibility with the actor who is in a position to prevent the violation.
Framework Thinking, Subject Thinking and “Taiwan-ness” in Environmental Education
Authors: Yueh Mei-Chun Michelle , Barker Miles
Published: March 2012

In the 1998 Taiwanese national curriculum revision, environmental education was one of six new “Important Issues”. To some early observers, the generic “framework” sections of this 1998 curriculum (Aims, Goals, Core Competences) resonated well with the integrative and transdisciplinary nature of environmental education. This synergy held out promise for the successful introduction of environmental education to Taiwan, despite it not being one of the seven new Learning Areas (or subjects). However, this study suggests that a pervasive nation-wide exam-driven, subject-dominated educational climate resulted in a somewhat truncated “Taiwan-ness” in the environmental education that emerged. In three Junior High Schools preparing for curriculum implementation, there was little early focus on, either the national curriculum's framework aspects or the intended integrative nature of environmental education. Rather, by 2004 curriculum integration had become offcially non-compulsory, and environmental education was conceived as a minor priority, to be wedged where possible into spaces within the traditional subjects.
Religion and American Public Life
Authors: Sehat David
Published: March 2012

In his 2000 best seller Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Civic Community, Robert Putnam analyzed the links between social capital and civic engagement. Lamenting the decline of “civic America,” he called for a Tocquevillean renewal of voluntary association in the United States. In American Grace, Putnam and coauthor David Campbell—who also helped with the preparation of Bowling Alone—return to the analysis of American civil society, focusing their attention on America's changing religious landscape and its implications for democracy. Their basic argument is that while the United States is religiously diverse and pluralistic to a profound degree, and while in recent years it has witnessed growing religious polarization, it has also succeeded in muting religious tensions and hostilities. As they conclude: “How has America solved the puzzle of religious pluralism—the coexistence of religious diversity and devotion? And how has it done so in the wake of growing religious polarization? By creating a web of interlocking personal relationships among people of many different faiths. This is America's grace” (p. 550).

Given the importance of religion in American life and the influence of Putnam's broad agenda on much current social science research on social capital and civic engagement, we have decided to organize a symposium around the book, centered on three questions: 1) How is American Grace related to Putnam's earlier work, particularly Bowling Alone, and what are the implications of the continuities and/or discontinuities between these works? 2) What kind of a work of political science is American Grace, and how does it compare to other important recent work dealing with religion and politics in the United States? 3) What are the strengths and weaknesses of Putnam and Campbell's account of “how religion divides and unites us,” and what is the best way of thinking about the contemporary significance of religion and politics in the United States and about the ways that the religious landscape challenges U.S. politics and U.S. political science?
Judgment and Measurement in Political Science
Authors: Schedler Andreas
Published: March 2012

Standard methodological advice in political science warns against the distortion of measurement decisions by judgmental elements. Judgment is subjective, common wisdom asserts, it produces opaque, biased, and unreliable data. This article, by contrast, argues that judgment is a critical intersubjective ingredient of political measurement that needs to be acknowledged and rationalized, rather than exorcised.
Unwritten Rules: Informal Institutions in Established Democracies
Authors: Azari Julia R. , Smith Jennifer K.
Published: March 2012

Scholars of the developing world have driven a surge of interest in unwritten or informal institutions as determinants of political outcomes. In advanced industrial democracies, by contrast, informal institutions often remain consigned to the analytic margins. This article makes a case for greater attention to informal political institutions in established democracies, and it introduces a theoretical framework to support such analysis. Informal institutions, understood as the unwritten rules of political life, are seen to perform three functions: they complete or fill gaps in formal institutions, coordinate the operation of overlapping (and perhaps clashing) institutions, and operate parallel to formal institutions in regulating political behavior. These three roles of informal institutions are associated with different characteristic patterns of institutional stability and change. The article illustrates its theoretical framework with case studies from American politics, the subfield in which formal-institutional analysis has flourished most. These cases are the historical norm of a two-term presidency (a completing institution), the unwritten rules of the presidential nomination process (coordinating institutions), the informal practice of obstruction in the Senate (a parallel institution), and the normative expectation that presidents should address the public directly (which performs all three functions).
Is Islam Bad for Business?
Authors: Goldstone Jack A.
Published: March 2012

In this beautifully crafted book, Timur Kuran provides a remarkably rich analysis of how Islamic law impeded economic progress in the Middle East and North Africa. Kuran's views are fresh and powerful, and they are subtle. He does not claim that Islamic law was generally bad for economic activity. He does not claim that prohibitions on interest denied credit to merchants or entrepreneurs. Nor does he claim that predation by absolutist states blocked capitalist accumulation or inhibited commerce.
Response to Thomas Knecht's Review of Securing Approval: Domestic Politics and Multilateral Authorization for War
Authors: Chapman Terrence L.
Published: March 2012

Thomas Knecht provides a thoughtful and fair assessment of my book, Securing Approval. He raises three reasonable critiques that I respond to here.
Elterliches Kompetenzgefühl als Mediator zwischen wahrgenommenem kindlichen Problemverhalten und Erwartungen an ein Elterntraining
Authors: Graf Frederik A. , Grumm Mandy , Hein Sascha , Fingerle Michael
Published: March 2012

In der vorliegenden Studie wurden Erwartungen von Eltern (Situations-, Lern- und Beziehungserwartungen) an ein Elterntraining untersucht. Es wurden 124 Eltern (96 Frauen, 28 Männer) unmittelbar vor der Teilnahme an einem Elterntraining (MonteBaRo-Training) befragt. Das wahrgenommene kindliche Problemverhalten aus Elternsicht wurde mittels der deutschen Version des Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) und das elterliche Kompetenzgefühl in der Erziehung durch den Fragebogen zum Kompetenzgefühl von Eltern (FKE) erfasst. Die Ergebnisse belegen, dass das elterliche Kompetenzgefühl den Zusammenhang zwischen wahrgenommenem kindlichen Problemverhalten und Situations- sowie Beziehungserwartungen an das Training vollständig vermittelt. Lernerwartungen hingegen konnten nicht aus dem wahrgenommenen Ausmaß des kindlichen Problemverhaltens prädiziert werden.
Intensivtherapie
Authors: Petermann Franz , Petermann Ulrike
Published: March 2012

Vor allem für prognostisch ungünstige Störungen (ADHS, Autismus-Spektrum-Störung, Störung des Sozialverhaltens), aber auch für die Angststörungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter liegen intensivtherapeutische Ansätze vor. Diese verhaltenstherapeutischen Ansätze versuchen in den letzten Jahren in sehr unterschiedlicher Weise (z. B. intensive Frühförderung, Summer-Camp-Ansätze, intensive Einzeltherapie) neue Wege zu gehen. Vielfach liegen erste Erfahrungen auf der Ebene von Einzelfällen oder erste Berichte zur prinzipiellen Machbarkeit einen solchen Ansatzes vor. Vor allem bei der Behandlung der Autismus-Spektrum-Störung existieren bereits umfassende Wirksamkeitsstudien.
Störungen des Sozialverhaltens
Authors: Stadler Christina , Kröger Anne , Clement Hans-Willi , Grasmann Dörte
Published: March 2012

In der Behandlung von Störungen des Sozialverhaltens haben sich insbesondere multimodale Programme als effektiv erwiesen. Diese Studie verfolgt das Ziel, die Wirksamkeit des multimodalen verhaltenstherapeutischen Intensivprogramms VIA in einem Wartegruppen-Design hinsichtlich spezifischer Effektivitätsmaße, aber auch hinsichtlich globaler Maße wie elterlicher Erziehungskompetenz, Lebensqualität und komorbide Verhaltensauffälligkeiten zu untersuchen. Da eine Reihe von Studien zeigt, dass sich insbesondere die Subgruppe der Patienten, die sich durch eine mangelnde emotionale und psychophysiologische Ansprechbarkeit kennzeichnen lassen, weniger von therapeutischen Interventionen profitieren, wurde zusätzlich der Frage nachgegangen, inwieweit kalt-unemotionale Persönlichkeitseigenschaften und die Cortisolreaktivität prädiktiv für einen positiven Verlauf sind. Die Ergebnisse dieser Studie weisen auf eine signifikante Reduktion spezifischer Symptome von Störungen des Sozialverhaltens in der Interventionsgruppe hin. Hinsichtlich globaler Maße der Therapiewirksamkeit konnte gezeigt werden, dass nach der VIA-Intervention mehr positive Erziehungsstrategien eingesetzt wurden, jedoch konnte keine Verbesserung der Lebensqualität nachgewiesen werden. Zusätzlich konnte in einer logistischen Regression gezeigt werden, dass sich Patienten mit einem positiven Verlauf–definiert bei einer 25 %igen Symptomreduktion–durch geringe kalt-unemotionale Persönlichkeitseigenschaften und eine hohe Cortisolreaktivität kennzeichnen lassen. Die Ergebnisse bestätigen, dass VIA ein effektiver Behandlungsansatz für Patienten mit Störungen des Sozialverhaltens darstellt. Jedoch sind für Patienten mit hohen kalt-unemotionalen Persönlichkeitseigenschaften zusätzliche therapeutische Interventionen, deren Fokus auf einer Förderung empathischen Verstehens und an einer Steigerung der emotionalen Ansprechbarkeit ansetzen, notwendig.
Was hilft bei der Lese-Rechtschreibstörung?
Authors: Ise Elena , Engel Rolf R. , Schulte-Körne Gerd
Published: March 2012

Die Lese-Rechtschreibstörung (LRS) gehört zu den häufigsten Entwicklungsstörungen mit oft chronischem Verlauf. Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit ist es, den aktuellen Stand der Interventionsforschung zur Wirksamkeit deutschsprachiger LRS-Förderprogramme darzustellen. Anhand einer Metaanalyse wurde zunächst die Effektivität unterschiedlicher LRS-Förderansätze quantifiziert. Anschließend wurde der Frage nachgegangen, welche moderierenden Variablen die Wirksamkeit von LRS-Förderprogrammen beeinflussen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass symptomspezifische Förderprogramme deutlich effektiver sind als Funktions- und Wahrnehmungstrainings. Die Wirksamkeit von LRS-Förderprogrammen wird durch den Interventionsleiter und die Intensität der Förderung beeinflusst, aber nicht durch das Alter oder den Schweregrad der Betroffenheit. Empfehlungen für Praxis und zukünftige Forschung werden aufgezeigt.
Combined processing and mutual interpretation of radiometry and fluorometry from autonomous profiling Bio‐Argo floats: 2. Colored dissolved organic matter absorption retrieval
Authors: Xing Xiaogang , Morel André , Claustre Hervé , D'Ortenzio Fabrizio , Poteau Antoine
Published: March 2012

Eight autonomous profiling “Bio‐Argo” floats were deployed offshore during about 2 years (2008–2010) in Pacific, Atlantic, and Mediterranean zones. They were equipped with miniaturized bio‐optical sensors, namely a radiometer measuring within the upper layer the downward irradiance at 412, 490, and 555 nm, and two fluorometers for detection of chlorophyll‐a (Chla) and colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM; profiles from 400 m to surface). A first study dealt with the interpretation of the Chla fluorescence signal in terms of concentration, using for this purpose the diffuse attenuation coefficient for irradiance at 490 nm, Kd(490), taken as a proxy for the Chla absorption. The present study examines the possibility of similarly using the Kd(412) values combined with retrieved Chla profiles to convert the CDOM fluorometric qualitative information into a CDOM absorption coefficient (ay). The rationale is to take advantage of the fact that Kd is more sensitive to CDOM presence at 412 nm than at 490 nm. A validation of this method is tested through its application to field data, collected from a ship over a wide range of trophic conditions (Biogeochemistry and Optics South Pacific Experiment (BIOSOPE) cruise); these data include both in situ fluorescence profiles and CDOM absorption as measured on discrete samples. In addition, near‐surface ay values retrieved from the floats agree with those derivable from ocean color imagery (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS‐A)). The low sensitivity of commercially available CDOM fluorometers presently raises difficulties when applying this technique to open ocean waters. It was nevertheless possible to derive from the floats records meaningful time series of CDOM vertical distribution.
The ongoing volcanic eruption of El Hierro, Canary Islands
Authors: Carracedo Juan‐Carlos , Perez‐Torrado Francisco‐Jose , Rodriguez‐Gonzalez Alejandro , Fernandez‐Turiel Jose‐Luis , Klügel Andreas , Troll Valentin R. , Wiesmaier Sebastian
Published: March 2012

El Hierro, the youngest of the Canary Islands (Spain), is no stranger to hazards associated with volcanic activity or to efforts to minimize the effects of these hazards on local communities. As early as 1793, administrative records of El Hierro indicate that a swarm of earthquakes was felt by locals; fearing a greater volcanic catastrophe, the first evacuation plan of an entire island in the history of the Canaries was prepared. The 1793 eruption was probably submarine with no appreciable consequences other than that the earthquakes were felt [Carracedo, 2008]; over the next roughly 215 years the island was seismically quiet. Yet seismic and volcanic activity are expected on this youngest Canary Island due to its being directly above the presumed location of the Canary Island hot spot, a mantle plume that feeds upwelling magma just under the surface, similar to the Hawaiian Islands. Because of this known geologic activity, the Spanish Instituto Geográfco Nacional (IGN) has managed geophysical monitoring of the island since the beginning of the 1990s.
Fall Meeting by the numbers
Authors: Asher Pranoti
Published: March 2012

Visits to the Fall Meeting Web site: 650,000

Total participants at the meeting: 20,890

Abstracts submitted to the meeting: 20,087

Donors who attended and took advantage of donor lounges: 1835

Total attendance at Simon Winchester's Presidential Forum Lecture: 1200

Total attendance at the Honors Banquet: 905

Books sold at the AGU Marketplace: 671

Individuals registered for the Fun Run: 487

Students who participated in the Student Breakfast: 450

Individuals who crossed the finish line at the Fun Run: 384

Total attendees at Exploration Station: 307

Total booths sold in the Exhibit Hall: 304

Press registered for the meeting: 288

Membership transactions completed for renewing and registering members at AGU Marketplace: 156

Meeting attendees who were past Congressional Visits Day participants: 82

Editors, associate editors, and their student guests who visited the Editors Resource Center: 63

Copies of Navigating Graduate School and Beyond: A Career Guide for Graduate Students and a Must Read for Every Advisor sold during and after the talk and book signing by author Sundar A. Christopher: 50

Kegs of beer consumed during the Ice Breaker on Sunday, 4 December: 48

Hours of video footage shot at the meeting by the AGU videographer: 40

Potential geopress authors and editors who attended the daily “Come Publish With geopress” sessions in the AGU Marketplace: 31

Press conferences held at the meeting: 25

Average age of minors attending Exploration Station: 8.7

Educational seminars sponsored by AGU Publications: 2 (one on how to write a good scientific paper and the other on the rewards of reviewing)

Watching three preschoolers in space suits waiting to meet astronaut Andrew Feustel after the Public Lecture: Priceless (with apologies to Mastercard®)
Steady growth in Fall Meeting's scope
Authors: Ward Joanna
Published: March 2012

The 2011 Fall Meeting exceeded attendance projections, with 12% growth over last year in abstract submissions (20,087) and 9% growth in attendees (20,890). Participants at the meeting represented 96 countries—14 more than last year. With 1620 oral and poster sessions throughout the week—up 11% from last year—attendees had a lot of presentations to choose from! Student participation also increased markedly, by 17%, and the number of companies with booths in the exhibit hall increased by 5%. In addition, a total of 66 sessions and lectures were videotaped (compared to 21 last year) and are now archived to view. Be sure to catch these sessions at http://sites.agu.org/fallmeeting/scientific‐program/sessions‐on‐demand/.
First AGU Climate Communication Prize awarded
Authors: McEntee Christine
Published: March 2012

Gavin Schmidt, a climate scientist at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and cofounder of the RealClimate blog (http://www.realclimate.org/), received the first AGU Climate Communication Prize at the honors ceremony. The prize recognizes excellence in climate communication as well as the promotion of scientific literacy, clarity of messaging, and efforts to foster respect and understanding for science‐based values related to climate change. Sponsored by Nature's Own—a Boulder, Colo.‐based company specializing in the sale of minerals, fossils, and decorative stone specimens—the prize comes with a $25,000 cash award. “AGU created this award to raise the visibility of climate change as a critical issue facing the world today, to demonstrate our support for scientists who commit themselves to the effective communication of climate change science, and to encourage more scientists to engage with the public and policy makers on how climate research can contribute to the sustainability of our planet,” said AGU president Michael Mc Phaden. “That's why we are so pleased to recognize Gavin for his dedicated leadership and outstanding scientific achievements. We hope that his work will serve as an inspiration for others.”
2011 AGU Workshop for Heads & Chairs
Authors: Fox Lydia K. , Asher Pranoti
Published: March 2012

The AGU Board of Heads & Chairs of Departments of Earth and Space Sciences (H&C) held its annual workshop on Sunday, 4 December, at the 2011 Fall Meeting. The workshop included presentations on successful strategies for various aspects of the role of department head or chair, as well as time for small group discussions and networking among the group. There were nearly 60 participants, representing all stages of the chair life cycle, from seasoned veterans to those about to assume the role. Participants also represented a variety of institution types, both public and private, from 2‐year colleges to research universities.
AGU Career Center attracts hundreds of Fall Meeting attendees
Authors: Cooper Paul
Published: March 2012

The poster hall of the 2011 AGU Fall Meeting was the venue not only for scientific discussion and exchange of ideas—Fall Meeting attendees also explored new career opportunities and received career advice at AGU's Career Center. For many years, recruiters and hiring managers have found ideal candidates for open positions during the AGU Fall Meeting through the Career Center. Last year was no exception: Recruiters browsed resumés, visited posters, and attended talks to find talented individuals to interview during the week. In addition, hundreds of meeting attendees looking for a new job or a postdoc position visited the Career Center and checked the online AGU Career Center job board to request interviews. Career counselor Alaina Levine of Quantum Success Solutions gave private one‐on‐one career advice to 47 meeting attendees, making sure that each individual she counseled left the session with clearer career objectives and tactics to bring these objectives to fruition.
New technologies transform Fall Meeting
Authors: O'Brien Michael
Published: March 2012

The 2011 Fall Meeting was transformed by the introduction of nine new technologies, most notably, a mobile app and the AGU ePoster system. With more than 11,000 downloads and 250,000 page views, the mobile app quickly replaced the program books for many attendees. Peter Petley of Durham University and blogger for the Landslide Blog said, “I have found that one of the challenges of attending AGU is being able to identify all of the sessions that are of interest, and then creating a schedule without carrying reams of paper.” He continued, “I found that the mobile app has transformed my conference experience, providing a simple means to collate all of the sessions and to plan my day. As a result, I have found the meeting to be much more enjoyable and fulfilling.”
Revealing the structure of a terrane in southern Alaska
Authors: Balcerak Ernie
Published: March 2012

In southern Alaska, multiple terranes—slabs that have broken off from larger tectonic plates and shuffed around—create a complex patchwork that makes it challenging for scientists to untangle the tectonic history and structure of the region. One of these, the Yakutat terrane, which lies just offshore southern Alaska in the Gulf of Alaska, is converging with the North American plate and driving the growth of the Chugach–St. Elias mountains. The structure of this terrane has not been well studied until now. Worthington et al. conducted seismic studies to create a two‐ dimensional seismic velocity model of the Yakutat terrane. The model allows them to constrain the crustal thickness and composition of the terrane.