bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Bias and geometry optimization of silicon nanowire transistor: Radio frequency stability perspective
Authors: Sivasankaran K. , Kannadassan D. , Seetaram K. , Mallick P. S.
Published: June 2012

This article presents structure and bias optimization techniques for the radio frequency (RF) stability of silicon nanowire transistor. The RF parameters are extracted using device simulation. The device stability is obtained for various bias conditions and geometry, and observed that the proposed device structure shows good stability response. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 54:2114–2117, 2012; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.27016
A functional tuner design for patch antenna
Authors: Chu Chia‐Ching , Teng Hsien‐Chiao , Cherng Shen , Chen Lih‐Shan
Published: June 2012

A passive tuner coupled with an impedance variator is designed to justify the radiation gain for the proposed patch antenna.The proposed structure includes three parts: a patch antenna, passive tuner, and impedance variator. Passive tuner is constructed with S‐shaped microstrip line etched on FR4 substrate. The impedance variator is designed with locating a same sized patch symmetrically to the patch of the proposed antenna for the reason of simplicity analyzing. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 54:2082–2080, 2012; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.27021
Optical parametric wavelength conversion for 53.5‐Gb/s RZ‐DPSK signal with phase preserved amplitude regeneration
Authors: Hu Hao , Wang Wenrui , Yu Jinlong
Published: June 2012

We demonstrated the wavelength conversion for a 53.5‐Gb/s RZ‐DPSK signal with 1‐dB parametric gain and phase preserved amplitude regeneration. The parametric wavelength conversion is based on four‐wave mixing in a highly nonlinear fiber with a pulse pump. The wavelength converted and regenerated signal shows improved optical signal‐to‐noise ratio and bit‐error‐rate (BER) performances compared to the degraded signal. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 54:2172–2175, 2012; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.27034
Relationship of Cognitive and Perceptual Abilities to Functional Independence in Adults Who Have Had a Stroke
Authors: Brown Ted , Mapleston Jennifer , Nairn Allison , Molloy Andrew
Published: June 2012

Most individuals who have had a stroke present with some degree of residual cognitive and/or perceptual impairment. Occupational therapists often utilize standardized cognitive and perceptual assessments with clients to establish a baseline of skill performance as well as to inform goal setting and intervention planning. Being able to predict the functional independence of individuals who have had a stroke based on cognitive and perceptual impairments would assist with appropriate discharge planning and follow‐up resource allocation. The study objective was to investigate the ability of the Developmental Test of Visual Perception – Adolescents and Adults (DTVP‐A) and the Neurobehavioural Cognitive Status Exam (Cognistat) to predict the functional performance as measured by the Barthel Index of individuals who have had a stroke. Data was collected using the DTVP‐A, Cognistat and the Barthal Index from 32 adults recovering from stroke. Two standard multiple regression models were used to determine predictive variables of the functional independence dependent variable. Both the Cognistat and DTVP‐A had a statistically significant ability to predict functional performance (as measured by the Barthel Index) accounting for 64.4% and 27.9% of each regression model, respectively. Two Cognistat subscales (Comprehension [beta = 0.48; p < 0.001)] and Repetition [beta = 0.45; p < 0.004]) and one DTVP‐A subscale (Copying [beta = 0.46; p < 0.014]) made statistically significant contributions to the regression models as independent variables. On the basis of the regression model findings, it appears that DTVP‐A's Copying and the Cognistat's Comprehension and Repetition subscales are useful in predicting the functional independence (as measured by the Barthel Index) in those individuals who have had a stroke. Given the fundamental importance that cognition and perception has for one's ability to function independently, further investigation is warranted to determine other predictors of functional performance of individuals with a stroke. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
A CHARTER MOMENT: RESTRUCTURING GOVERNANCE FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Authors: Kanie Norichika , Betsill Michele M. , Zondervan Ruben , Biermann Frank , Young Oran R.
Published: June 2012

We are living in a highly dynamic, human‐dominated Earth System in which non‐linear, abrupt and irreversible changes are not only possible but also probable. These changes require institutional structures capable of steering human society away from critical tipping points and irreversible change and ensuring sustainable livelihoods for all. We see 2012 as a ‘charter moment’, a historic opportunity to transform the institutional framework for sustainable development (IFSD) to better address the critical issues and political dynamics in the 21st century. In this paper, we present ‘The Hakone Vision on Governance for Sustainability in the 21st Century’, which calls for a fundamental restructuring of the IFSD that (i) clearly articulates the ‘aspirations’ of governance for sustainability including objectives and underlying values and norms, (ii) allows for meaningful and accountable participation by a wide range of ‘actors’ to develop solutions ‘from’ people ‘for’ people and (iii) creates an ‘architecture’ to include better configuration of actors, actor groups and their networks, as well as improved institutions and decision‐making mechanisms. We situate the Hakone Vision in the context of discussions of the IFSD and discuss our process for developing the Hakone Vision through a series of ‘world café’ discussions involving academic experts on global environmental governance and policy practitioners working at the local, national and global level. With our assessment of the IFSD and the challenges we face, we suggest that proposals for a Sustainable Development Council in the United Nations warrant further consideration, among others. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Identifying true protein complex constituents in interaction proteomics: The example of the DMXL2 protein complex
Authors: Wan Li Ka , Chen Ning , Klemmer Patricia , Koopmans Frank , Karupothula Ramesh , Smit August B.
Published: June 2012

A typical high‐sensitivity antibody affinity purification‐mass spectrometry experiment easily identifies hundreds of protein interactors. However, most of these are non‐valid resulting from multiple causes other than interaction with the bait protein. To discriminate true interactors from off‐target recognition, we propose to differentially include an (peptide) antigen during the antibody incubation in the immuno‐precipitation experiment. This contrasts the specific antibody–bait protein interactions, versus all other off‐target protein interactions. To exemplify the power of the approach, we studied the DMXL2 interactome. From the initial six immuno‐precipitations, we identified about 600 proteins. When filtering for interactors present in all anti‐DMXL2 antibody immuno‐precipitation experiments, absent in the bead controls, and competed off by the peptide antigen, this hit list is reduced to ten proteins, including known and novel interactors of DMXL2. Together, our approach enables the use of a wide range of available antibodies in large‐scale protein interaction proteomics, while gaining specificity of the interactions.
Area‐Selective Microplasma Treatment in Microfluidic Channels for Novel Fluid Phase Separators
Authors: Eichler Marko , Nagel Krees , Hennecke Philipp , Klages Claus‐Peter
Published: June 2012

Differences in surface tensions of individual fluid phases in multiphase mixtures can be utilized to achieve a phase separation. A new fabrication method for a microfluidic phase separator combines micropatterning methods with atmospheric‐pressure plasma‐based surface coating, allowing an inexpensive manufacturing and, if required upscaling by numbering‐up. Of particular importance for the functioning of the novel Y‐shaped separator are coatings with different surface free energies on opposite surfaces in the divergence zone of the main channel and in the two diverting channels. This paper presents the principle of the method and first results regarding the coatings and applications.

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Mass Spectrometric Investigations on Aluminum Isopropoxide Containing Plasmas
Authors: Niemietz Stefan , Fröhlich Maik , Kersten Holger
Published: June 2012

Plasma diagnostics have been used to understand chemical reactions that take place in a radio frequency plasma containing aluminum isopropoxide (ATI). Mass spectrometry was used to detect the formed reaction products in the plasma focusing on monomeric ATI. The organometallic precursor is fragmented in the plasma and forms organoaluminum compounds. These molecules are found at masses between 40 and 200 amu. On the basis of the mass spectrometric investigations processes and paths of fragmentation are proposed. A particular importance has the mass 59 amu, which can inter alia be assigned to a hydrocarbon group fragmented from ATI. This group is included three times in a monomeric ATI molecule. Beside this hydrocarbon group detached methyl groups seem to be the starting point for polymerization processes, which are leading to organic molecules (CnHm) with higher masses.

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Early stage of the development of quantum chemistry without spin and its recent applications
Authors: Kaplan Ilya G.
Published: June 2012

General ideas, on which the quantum chemistry without spin is based, are discussed. Three important applications of quantum chemistry without spin are presented in detail: (1) the methods for finding the molecular spin‐multiplets allowed by the Pauli principle; (2) the symmetry properties of the electron density that determines the Kohn‐Sham equations in the density functional theory; and (3) the foundations of the Pauli principle. In particular, it was demonstrated that, on the one hand, the Pauli exclusion principle cannot be derived from other fundamental principles of quantum mechanics; on the other hand, it cannot be considered as a postulate, since all other symmetry options for the total wave function of identical particles, except the one‐dimensional representations, are forbidden. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

This article was published online on 18 June 2012. An error was subsequently identified. This notice is included in the online and print version to indicate that both have been corrected on 25 July 2012.
Anatomical comparison and evaluation of human proximal femurs modeling via different devices and FEM analysis
Authors: Verim Özgür , Taşgetiren Süleyman , Er M. Serhan , Timur Mustafa , Yuran A. Fatih
Published: June 2012

Background

Breuckmann optical scanning, Metris laser scanning and CT are general devices used for modeling hard or soft tissues in the biomedical field. Whereas the CT device is able to model internal and external structures of hard tissues, Breuckmann and Metris devices can only model the exterior portions of tissues. In this study, a human proximal femur was modeled using these devices, and the matching accuracy thereof is presented.

Methods

The human proximal femur was modeled by scanning with Breuckmann optical scanning, Metris laser scanning and CT devices. The 3D/3D registration method was performed in two ways: coordinate to coordinate based, and 2D contour based matching. Matching accuracies of the three models were developed with statistical deviation and local deviation. To determine the significance value between the deviations obtained, one way ANOVA, and for intragroup comparisons Tukey and Thamhane tests were used. After statistical analysis, stresses on the models were evaluated using ANSYS software taking boundary conditions on human standing position into consideration.

Results

In this study, the value of the 2D contour based accuracy deviation of the femur head zone between CT and Metris models was obtained as 0.4 ± 0.2 mm while it was 0.3 ± 0.1 mm between CT and Breuckmann. The highest matching deviation obtained as a result of the ANOVA test among these three models was found in the femur trochanter region (0.0142 ± 0.0164 mm), the lowest value was found in the femur head region (0.0070 ± 0.0132 mm). The stress of the CT–Breuckmann pair was found close to each other in stress analysis.

Conclusion

The deviation values obtained by matching models created by three different methods showed statistically significant results (P < 0.05). Values obtained from the CT–Breuckmann model were lower than those obtained from CT–Metris. In order to lower deviation values, applications such as increasing the resolution of images, using stronger algorithms, meshing methods and enhancing surface form should be implemented. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Wirebrush4SPAM: a novel framework for improving efficiency on spam filtering services
Authors: Pérez‐Díaz N. , Ruano‐Ordas D. , Fdez‐Riverola F. , Méndez J.R.
Published: June 2012

This paper introduces Wirebrush4SPAM, a plug‐in‐based C framework specifically designed for the development of fast spam filters by assembling different antispam schemes and techniques. Wirebrush4SPAM can be used to (i) build, execute and deploy simple spam filters and (ii) develop new techniques that can be easily combined and tested to achieve more accurate antispam models. To construct custom filters, programmers should manage three key concepts: filtering functions, parsers and event listeners. The main features of Wirebrush4SPAM include (i) a plug‐in‐based design, (ii) cache support for developing new plug‐ins, (iii) a smart filter evaluation heuristic for improving filter execution, (iv) configurable rule scheduling and (v) support for domain specific rules. Moreover, Wirebrush4SPAM is 10 times faster than SpamAssassin, which stands for the most popular and highly extensible framework for spam filtering. Wirebrush4SPAM is an open‐source project licensed under the terms of GNU lesser general public license and both source code and documentation are publicly available at http://www.wb4spam.org/. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Engaging theories and models to inform practice
Authors: Kraus Amanda
Published: June 2012

This chapter explores theories and models that can inform student affairs practitioners and faculty in preparing students for life after college.
Applications of ionic liquids
Authors: Patel Divia Dinesh , Lee Jong‐Min
Published: June 2012

Ionic liquids have recently gained popularity in the scientific community owing to their special properties and characteristics. One of the reasons why ionic liquids have been termed “green solvents” is due to their negligible vapour pressure. Their use in electrochemical, biological and metal extraction applications is discussed. Wide research has been carried out for their use in batteries, solar panels, fuel cells, drug deliveries and biomass pretreatments. This work aims to consolidate the various findings from previous works in these areas.DOI 10.1002/tcr.201100036
Bubbles and jackets: new scaling bounds in topological group field theories
Authors: Carrozza Sylvain , Oriti Daniele
Published: June 2012

Abstract

We use a reformulation of topological group field theories in 3 and 4 dimensions in terms of variables associated to vertices, in 3d, and edges, in 4d, to obtain new scaling bounds for their Feynman amplitudes. In both 3 and 4 dimensions, we obtain a bubble bound proving the suppression of singular topologies with respect to the first terms in the perturbative expansion (in the cut-off). We also prove a new, stronger jacket bound than the one currently available in the literature. We expect these results to be relevant for other tensorial field theories of this type, as well as for group field theory models for 4d quantum gravity.
Evaluation of intraoperative microwave coagulo‐necrotic therapy (MCN) for hepatocellular carcinoma: a single center experience of 719 consecutive cases
Authors: Takami Yuko , Ryu Tomoki , Wada Yoshiyuki , Saitsu Hideki
Published: June 2012

Background

Hepatic resection (HRx) or radiofrequency ablation may be carried out as the first‐line treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, we have used intraoperative microwave ablation, named microwave coagulo‐necrotic therapy (MCN) as part of our strategy for the treatment of HCCs for more than 15 years. Here we describe the treatment outcomes achieved at our institution as a high‐volume center for microwave ablation.

Methods

Between July 1994 and December 2010, 719 consecutive patients received MCN as their initial therapy for HCC (mean tumor size 26.9 mm, mean number of lesions 2.51) at our institute. The therapeutic survival effect, local tumor progression, and overall recurrence were prospectively evaluated and statistically analyzed.

Results

The 1‐, 3‐, 5‐, 7‐, and 10‐year overall survival rates of all 719 patients were 97.7, 79.8, 62.1, 45.3, and 34.1 %, respectively. Thirty percent of the patients had Child—Pugh class B cirrhosis and the 5‐year survival rate of these patients was 46.6 %. The 5‐year survival of patients with ≥4 lesions (n = 168) was 49.6 % and that of patients meeting the Milan criteria (n = 470) was 70.9 %. The 1‐, 3‐, 5‐, 7‐, and 10‐year overall survival rates for 390 patients treated with MCN who had ≥3 lesions with diameter ≥3 cm were 97.9, 85.1, 70.0, 57.1, and 43.0 %. No significant differences were found between the overall survival rates after MCN and the overall survival rates in 34 patients treated with HRx during the same period at our institute and under the same (P = 0.3592), nor were there any differences in disease‐free survival (P = 0.3496) and local recurrence rates between the MCN and HRx groups (P = 0.5926).

Conclusion

MCN is effective for the locoregional control of HCC, with results comparable to those of HRx. MCN should be considered as one of the first‐choice treatments for HCC, even for patients with poor liver function or multiple lesions.
The Harmless Spectre of a Multi-speed Europe
Authors: Novotný Vít
Published: June 2012

The idea of a ‘two-speed Europe’ has often been viewed negatively, as a threat to European unity and a departure from the European ideal. This article argues that the EU has always allowed ‘variable geometry’, or selective membership, in certain policies and projects. Speaking of ‘the danger’ of a two-speed Europe therefore makes little sense. Instead of fearing a multi-speed Europe, we should embrace the term as a positive expression of the EU's ability to accommodate the preferences of different national electorates. The variable geometry makes it possible to keep countries inside the EU instead of forcing them out of the Union by imposing unacceptable policies on them. The new set of laws concerning economic governance has introduced even more ‘speeds’; however, in principle this does not represent a departure from the existing pattern.
Ökonomische Effekte erneuerbarer Energien auf regionaler Ebene
Authors: Kosfeld Reinhold , Gückelhorn Franziska
Published: June 2012

Doubtlessly the ecological effects of renewable energies play an important role for the acceptance in the population, but local politicians need to introduce the economic benefits in the public debate as well. In particular a potential gain in regional value added through local production of renewable energy becomes the focus of attention for urban and rural communities. This study aims at quantifying these economic effects arising from the energy production through wind, sun, water and biogas for four German model regions: Trier, Hannover, Friesland and Nordschwarzwald. Especially the value added during the operating phase of a renewable energy production facility is of interest here. A procedure was developed accounting for direct and indirect effects on the value added. But also so called induced effects are considered generated through the partly spending of the additional incomes (direct and indirect). The main results show, that the average net value added differs widely between the various kinds of energy sources, but also within one energy source there are differences between the four model regions.
The first transmembrane domain (TM1) of β2‐subunit binds to the transmembrane domain S1 of α‐subunit in BK potassium channels
Authors: Morera Francisco J. , Alioua Abderrahmane , Kundu Pallob , Salazar Marcelo , Gonzalez Carlos , Martinez Agustin D. , Stefani Enrico , Toro Ligia , Latorre Ramon
Published: June 2012

BK channel subunit alpha
physically interacts with
BK channel subunit beta‐2
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MicroRNA‐23b downregulates peroxiredoxin III in human prostate cancer
Authors: He Hui-chan , Zhu Jian-guo , Chen Xi-bin , Chen Shan-ming , Han Zhao-dong , Dai Qi-shan , Ling Xiao-hui , Fu Xin , Lin Zhuo-yuan , Deng Ye-han , Qin Guo-qiang , Cai Chao , Chen Jia-hong , Zhong Wei-de
Published: June 2012

To investigate the mechanism by which peroxiredoxin III (PRDX3) is altered in human prostate cancer (PCa), we used microRNA (miRNA) target prediction program and miRNA microarray to predict and identify miR‐23b as a candidate miRNA that targets PRDX3. We showed that miR‐23b suppresses PRDX3 protein expression in human DU145 cells under normal and hypoxic conditions. Additionally, the clinical significance of miR‐23b and PRDX3 expression in PCa patients was also confirmed. In conclusion, our data suggest that the effects of PRDX3 in PCa progression may be caused by the regulation function of miR‐23b, and consequently, miR‐23b may be involved in the response of PCa cells to hypoxia stress.
Increased intravenous hydration of nulliparas in labor
Authors: Direkvand‐Moghadam Ashraf , Rezaeian Mohsen
Published: June 2012

Objective

To assess the effects of intravenous hydration on the duration of active labor in nulliparous women also allowed unrestricted oral consumption of fluids.

Methods

In a randomized clinical trial 120 nulliparous women with uncomplicated singleton pregnancies at term were randomly assigned to drink fluids at will and receive either no intravenous hydration (group 1) or a Ringer lactate solution at rates of 60 mL, 120 mL, or 240 mL per hour (groups 2–4) throughout active labor.

Results

There were differences in duration for the active phase of the first stage of labor (252.3 ± 40.9 min in group 1 vs 206.7 ± 38.3 min in group 4; P < 0.001) and for the second stage (64.3 ± 13.9 in group 1 vs 49.8 ± 11.4 min in group 4; P = 0.01), but not for the third stage. The percentage of participants who needed labor augmentation with oxytocin was less when intravenous hydration was provided (53.3% in group 1 vs 20.0% in group 4; P = 0.02).

Conclusion

Intravenous hydration significantly decreased the duration of active labor and reduced the frequency of both prolonged labor and oxytocin administration in nulliparous women.

http://www.irct.ir registration number: IRCT201105256575N2
The epidemiology and management of gynatresia in Lagos, southwest Nigeria
Authors: Ugburo Andrew O. , Fadeyibi Idowu O. , Oluwole Ayodeji A. , Mofikoya Bolaji O. , Gbadegesin Abidoye , Adegbola Omololu
Published: June 2012

Objective

To document data from patients presenting with gynatresia at 2 tertiary health centers in Lagos, southwest Nigeria.

Methods

In a prospective, descriptive study, clinical history and physical examination data were collected for women who presented with gynatresia between January 2004 and January 2011. Ultrasonography results and abnormality at surgery were also documented. Where possible, the severity of stenosis and surgical outcome were assessed by published scales.

Results

Forty‐seven patients were included in the study. Eight patients (17.0%) presented with congenital gynatresia, the commonest cause of which was Mayer–Rokitansky–Küster–Hauser syndrome (4 patients, 50%). Thirty‐nine patients (83.0%) presented with acquired gynatresia, the main cause of which was herbal pessaries (30 patients, 76.9%). Herbal pessaries were used to treat fibroids (23 patients, 76.7%), uterovaginal prolapse (3, 10.0%), and infertility (2, 6.7%); and to procure abortion (2, 6.7%). The ages of the patients who used herbal pessary ranged from 18 to 50 years (mean 36.10 ± 1.24 years). Other causes of acquired gynatresia were birth injuries (6 patients, 15.4%), and female genital mutilation (2, 5.1%).

Conclusion

Acquired gynatresia was more common in Lagos than congenital gynatresia. The causes of acquired gynatresia are preventable and could be eliminated by health education.
Accountability without Democracy
Authors: Tsai Lily L.
Published: June 2012

Examines the fundamental issue of how citizens get government officials to provide them with the roads, schools, and other public services they need by studying communities in rural China. In authoritarian and transitional systems, formal institutions for holding government officials accountable are often weak. The state often lacks sufficient resources to monitor its officials closely, and citizens are limited in their power to elect officials they believe will perform well and to remove them when they do not. The answer, Lily L. Tsai found, lies in a community's social institutions. Even when formal democratic and bureaucratic institutions of accountability are weak, government officials can still be subject to informal rules and norms created by community solidary groups that have earned high moral standing in the community.
An Introduction to Computational Physics
Authors: Pang Tao
Published: June 2012

Thoroughly revised for its second edition, this advanced textbook provides an introduction to the basic methods of computational physics, and an overview of progress in several areas of scientific computing by relying on free software available from CERN. The book begins by dealing with basic computational tools and routines, covering approximating functions, differential equations, spectral analysis, and matrix operations. Important concepts are illustrated by relevant examples at each stage. The author also discusses more advanced topics, such as molecular dynamics, modeling continuous systems, Monte Carlo methods, genetic algorithm and programming, and numerical renormalization. It includes many more exercises. This can be used as a textbook for either undergraduate or first-year graduate courses on computational physics or scientific computation. It will also be a useful reference for anyone involved in computational research.
An Introduction to Confucianism
Authors: Yao Xinzhong
Published: June 2012

Taking into account the long history and wide range of Confucian Studies, this book introduces Confucianism - initiated in China by Confucius (551 BC–479 BC) - primarily as a philosophical and religious tradition. It pays attention to Confucianism in both the West and the East, focussing on the tradition's doctrines, schools, rituals, sacred places and terminology, but also stressing the adaptations, transformations and new thinking taking place in modern times. Xinzhong Yao presents Confucianism as a tradition with many dimensions and as an ancient tradition with contemporary appeal. This gives the reader a richer and clearer view of how Confucianism functioned in the past and of what it means in the present. A Chinese scholar based in the West, he draws together the many strands of Confucianism in a style accessible to students, teachers, and general readers interested in one of the world's major religious traditions.
Anthropology, Politics, and the State
Authors: Spencer Jonathan
Published: June 2012

In recent years anthropology has rediscovered its interest in politics. Building on the findings of this research, this book, first published in 2007, analyses the relationship between culture and politics, with special attention to democracy, nationalism, the state and political violence. Beginning with scenes from an unruly early 1980s election campaign in Sri Lanka, it covers issues from rural policing in north India to slum housing in Delhi, presenting arguments about secularism and pluralism, and the ambiguous energies released by electoral democracy across the subcontinent. It ends by discussing feminist peace activists in Sri Lanka, struggling to sustain a window of shared humanity after two decades of war. Bringing together and linking the themes of democracy, identity and conflict, this important new study shows how anthropology can take a central role in understanding other people's politics, especially the issues that seem to have divided the world since 9/11.
Applied Quantum Mechanics
Authors: Levi A. F. J.
Published: June 2012

Electrical and mechanical engineers, materials scientists and applied physicists will find Levi's uniquely practical 2006 explanation of quantum mechanics invaluable. This updated and expanded edition of the bestselling original text covers quantization of angular momentum and quantum communication, and problems and additional references are included. Using real-world engineering examples to engage the reader, the author makes quantum mechanics accessible and relevant to the engineering student. Numerous illustrations, exercises, worked examples and problems are included; Matlab source codes to support the text are available from www.cambridge.org//9780521183994
Astrophysics Processes
Authors: Bradt Hale
Published: June 2012

Bridging the gap between physics and astronomy textbooks, this book provides step-by-step physical and mathematical development of fundamental astrophysical processes underlying a wide range of phenomena in stellar, galactic, and extragalactic astronomy. The book has been written for upper-level undergraduates and beginning graduate students, and its strong pedagogy ensures solid mastery of each process and application. It contains over 150 tutorial figures, numerous examples of astronomical measurements, and 201 exercises. Topics covered include the Kepler–Newton problem, stellar structure, binary evolution, radiation processes, special relativity in astronomy, radio propagation in the interstellar medium, and gravitational lensing. Applications presented include Jeans length, Eddington luminosity, the cooling of the cosmic microwave background (CMB), the Sunyaev–Zeldovich effect, Doppler boosting in jets, and determinations of the Hubble constant. This text is a stepping stone to more specialized books and primary literature. Password-protected solutions to the exercises are available to instructors at www.cambridge.org/9780521846561.
Choosing White-Collar Crime
Authors: Shover Neal , Hochstetler Andrew
Published: June 2012

For more than three decades, rational-choice theory has reigned as the dominant approach both for interpreting crime and as underpinning for crime-control programs. Although it has been applied to an array of street crimes, white-collar crime and those who commit it have thus far received less attention. Choosing White-Collar Crime is a systematic application of rational-choice theory to problems of explaining and controlling white-collar crime. It distinguishes ordinary and upperworld white-collar crime and presents reasons theoretically for believing that both have increased substantially in recent decades. Reasons for the increase include the growing supply of white-collar lure and non-credible oversight. Choosing White-Collar Crime also examines criminal decision making by white-collar criminals and their criminal careers. The book concludes with reasons for believing that problems of white-collar crime will continue unchecked in the increasingly global economy and calls for strengthened citizen movements to rein in the increases.
Christianity in Latin America
Authors: González Justo L. , González Ondina E.
Published: June 2012

From the arrival of the conquistadores in the fifteenth century to the spread of the Pentecostal movement today, Christianity has moulded, coerced, refashioned, and enriched Latin America. Likewise, Christianity has been changed, criticized, and renewed as it crossed the Atlantic. These changes now affect its practice and understanding, not only in South and Central America and the Caribbean, but also - through immigration and global communication - around the world. Focusing on this mutually constitutive relationship, Christianity in Latin America presents the important encounters between people, ideas, and events of this large, heterogeneous subject. In doing so, it takes readers on a fascinating journey of explorers, missionaries, farmers, mystics, charlatans, evangelists, dictators, and martyrs. This book offers an accessible and engaging review of the history of Christianity in Latin America with a widely ecumenical focus to foster understanding of the various forces shaping both Christianity and the region.
Claude Lévi-Strauss
Authors: Johnson Christopher
Published: June 2012

Lévi-Strauss is one of the major intellectual figures of the twentieth century. His theory of structuralism has been influential not only in anthropology, but across the entire field of the humanities and social sciences. This book looks at the formative period of his career, from the 1940s to the early 1960s, where he attempts to define both his own place in anthropology and the place of anthropology in the wider context of the human sciences in France. Through a close reading of key texts, Christopher Johnson provides an introduction to key aspects of Lévi-Strauss' thought, at the same time posing more general questions concerning the construction of theory and the different modes of conceptualization that inform theory. Johnson looks at the ideological and autobiographical dimensions of Lévi-Strauss' work, and demonstrates how the impact of structuralism as an intellectual movement has clearly been greater than the sum of its theoretical parts.
Climate Change
Authors: Burroughs William James
Published: June 2012

Providing a concise, up-to-date presentation of current knowledge of climate change and its implications for society as a whole, this new edition has been thoroughly updated and extended to include the latest information. The text describes the components of the global climate, considers how the many elements of climate combine to define its behaviour, and reviews how climate change is measured. The author discusses how the causes of climate change can be related to the evidence of change, and modelled to predict future changes. This book is ideally suited for introductory courses in meteorology, oceanography, environmental science, earth science, geography, agriculture and social science. It contains review questions at the end of each chapter to enable readers to monitor their understanding of the materials covered. This book should appeal to an audience with a keen interest in all aspects of the climate change debate.
Dynamics of the Atmosphere
Authors: Zdunkowski Wilford , Bott Andreas
Published: June 2012

Dynamics of the Atmosphere consists of two parts: the first presenting the mathematical tools needed for a thorough understanding of the topics covered in the second part of the book. The second part begins with the derivation of the equation describing the atmospheric motion on the rotating earth. Subjects tackled in subsequent chapters include kinematics of the atmosphere (including vorticity and circulation theorems), wave motion in the atmosphere, inertial and dynamic stability, and turbulent systems in the atmosphere. Finally, newer methods of weather prediction, such as the spectral technique and the stochastic dynamic method, are introduced in order to demonstrate their potential for extending the forecasting range. Complete with numerous exercise sets and solutions, this textbook has been written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of meteorology and other related sciences. It may also be used as a reference source by professional meteorologists and researchers in atmospheric science.
Economic Development and Transition
Authors: Lin Justin Yifu
Published: June 2012

In Economic Development and Transition, renowned development economist Justin Yifu Lin argues that economic performance in developing countries depends largely on government strategy. If the government plays a facilitating role, enabling firms to exploit the economy's comparative advantages, its economy will develop successfully. However, governments in most developing countries attempt to promote industries that go against their comparative advantages by creating various kinds of distortion to protect nonviable firms in priority industries. Failing to recognize the original intention of many distortions, most governments in transition economies attempt to eliminate those distortions without addressing firms' viability problems, causing economic performance to deteriorate in their transition process. Governments in successful transition economies adopt a pragmatic dual-track approach that encourages firms to enter sectors that were suppressed previously and gives necessary support to firms in priority industries before their viability issue is addressed.
Freud's Rome
Authors: Oliensis Ellen
Published: June 2012

This book is a meditation on the role of psychoanalysis within Latin literary studies. Neither a sceptic nor a true believer, Oliensis adopts a pragmatic approach to her subject, emphasizing what psychoanalytic theory has to contribute to interpretation. Drawing especially on Freud's work on dreams and slips, she spotlights textual phenomena that cannot be securely anchored in any intention or psyche but that nevertheless, or for that very reason, seem fraught with meaning; the 'textual unconscious' is her name for the indefinite place from which these phenomena erupt, or which they retroactively constitute, as a kind of 'unconsciousness-effect'. The discussion is organized around three key topics in psychoanalysis - mourning, motherhood, and the origins of sexual difference - and takes the poetry of Catullus, Virgil, and Ovid as its point of reference. A brief afterword considers Freud's own witting and unwitting engagement with the idea of Rome.
Fundamentals of Critical Argumentation
Authors: Walton Douglas
Published: June 2012

Fundamentals of Critical Argumentation presents the basic tools for the identification, analysis, and evaluation of common arguments for beginners. The book teaches by using examples of arguments in dialogues, both in the text itself and in the exercises. Examples of controversial legal, political, and ethical arguments are analyzed. Illustrating the most common kinds of arguments, the book also explains how to evaluate each kind by critical questioning. Douglas Walton shows how arguments can be reasonable under the right dialogue conditions by using critical questions to evaluate them. The book teaches by example, both in the text itself and in exercises, but it is based on methods that have been developed through the author's thirty years of research in argumentation studies.
Fundamentals of Geophysics
Authors: Lowrie William
Published: June 2012

This second edition of Fundamentals of Geophysics has been completely revised and updated, and is the ideal geophysics textbook for undergraduate students of geoscience with an introductory level of knowledge in physics and mathematics. It gives a comprehensive treatment of the fundamental principles of each major branch of geophysics, and presents geophysics within the wider context of plate tectonics, geodynamics and planetary science. Basic principles are explained with the aid of numerous figures and step-by-step mathematical treatments, and important geophysical results are illustrated with examples from the scientific literature. Text-boxes are used for auxiliary explanations and to handle topics of interest for more advanced students. This new edition also includes review questions at the end of each chapter to help assess the reader's understanding of the topics covered and quantitative exercises for more thorough evaluation. Solutions to the exercises and electronic copies of the figures are available at www.cambridge.org/9780521859028.
Fundamentals of Plasma Physics
Authors: Bellan Paul M.
Published: June 2012

This rigorous explanation of plasmas is relevant to diverse plasma applications such as controlled fusion, astrophysical plasmas, solar physics, magnetospheric plasmas, and plasma thrusters. More thorough than previous texts, it exploits new powerful mathematical techniques to develop deeper insights into plasma behavior. After developing the basic plasma equations from first principles, the book explores single particle motion with particular attention to adiabatic invariance. The author then examines types of plasma waves and the issue of Landau damping. Magnetohydrodynamic equilibrium and stability are tackled with emphasis on the topological concepts of magnetic helicity and self-organization. Advanced topics follow, including magnetic reconnection, nonlinear waves, and the Fokker–Planck treatment of collisions. The book concludes by discussing unconventional plasmas such as non-neutral and dusty plasmas. Written for beginning graduate students and advanced undergraduates, this text emphasizes the fundamental principles that apply across many different contexts.
Holy Scripture
Authors: Webster John
Published: June 2012

May we speak, in the present age, of holy scripture? And what validation of that claim can be offered, robust enough to hold good for both religious practice and intellectual enquiry? John Webster argues that while any understanding of scripture must subject it to proper textual and historical interrogation, it is necessary at the same time to acknowledge the special character of scriptural writing. His 2003 book is an exercise in Christian dogmatics, a loud reaffirmation of the triune God at the heart of a scripture-based Christianity. But it is written with intellectual rigour by a theologian who understands the currents of modern secular thought and is able to work from them towards a constructive position on biblical authority. It will resonate with anyone who has wondered or worried about the grounds on which we may validly regard the Bible as God's direct communication with humanity.
Human Rights and Social Work
Authors: Ife Jim
Published: June 2012

Human rights ideals are at the pinnacle of contemporary social work practice and international political discourse. Yet in recent years, with the heightened threat of terrorism, we have begun to witness an erosion of many traditional civil liberties. Set against this backdrop, the revised edition of Human Rights and Social Work moves beyond the limitations of conventional legal frameworks. With customary clarity and ease of style, Jim Ife challenges the notion of the 'three generations of human rights', teasing out the conceptual problems of this approach and demonstrating how the three generations actually overlap at an intrinsic level. Essential reading for scholars, students and practitioners alike, this book shows how an implicit understanding of human rights principles can provide a foundation for practice that is central to social work, community development and the broader human services.
Introduction to Numerical Geodynamic Modelling
Authors: Gerya Taras
Published: June 2012

Numerical modelling of geodynamic processes was predominantly the domain of high-level mathematicians experienced in numerical and computational techniques. Now, for the first time, students and new researchers in the Earth Sciences can learn the basic theory and applications from a single, accessible reference text. Assuming only minimal prerequisite mathematical training (simple linear algebra and derivatives) the author provides a solid grounding in basic mathematical theory and techniques, including continuum mechanics and partial differential equations, before introducing key numerical and modelling methods. 8 well-documented, state-of–the-art visco-elasto-plastic, 2-D models are then presented, which allow robust modelling of key dynamic processes such as subduction, lithospheric extension, collision, slab break-off, intrusion emplacement, mantle convection and planetary core formation. Incorporating 47 practical exercises and 67 MATLAB examples (for which codes are available online at www.cambridge.org/gerya), this textbook provides a user-friendly introduction for graduate courses or self-study, encouraging readers to experiment with geodynamic models.
On the Rule of Law
Authors: Tamanaha Brian Z.
Published: June 2012

The rule of law is the most important political ideal today, yet there is much confusion about what it means and how it works. This 2004 book explores the history, politics, and theory surrounding the rule of law ideal, beginning with classical Greek and Roman ideas, elaborating on medieval contributions to the rule of law, and articulating the role played by the rule of law in liberal theory and liberal political systems. The author outlines the concerns of Western conservatives about the decline of the rule of law and suggests reasons why the radical Left have promoted this decline. Two basic theoretical streams of the rule of law are then presented, with an examination of the strengths and weaknesses of each. The book examines the rule of law on a global level, and concludes by answering the question of whether the rule of law is a universal human good.
Orientalism and Islam
Authors: Curtis Michael
Published: June 2012

Through an historical analysis of the theme of Oriental despotism, Michael Curtis reveals the complex positive and negative interaction between Europe and the Orient. The book also criticizes the misconception that the Orient was the constant victim of Western imperialism and the view that Westerners cannot comment objectively on Eastern and Muslim societies. The book views the European concept of Oriental despotism as based not on arbitrary prejudicial observation, but rather on perceptions of real processes and behavior in Eastern systems of government. Curtis considers how the concept developed and was expressed in the context of Western political thought and intellectual history, and of the changing realities in the Middle East and India. The book includes discussion of the observations of Western travelers in Muslim countries and analysis of the reflections of seven major thinkers: Montesquieu, Edmund Burke, Tocqueville, James and John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, and Max Weber.
Out of the House of Bondage
Authors: Glymph Thavolia
Published: June 2012

The plantation household was, first and foremost, a site of production. This fundamental fact has generally been overshadowed by popular and scholarly images of the plantation household as the source of slavery's redeeming qualities, where 'gentle' mistresses ministered to 'loyal' slaves. This book recounts a very different story. The very notion of a private sphere, as divorced from the immoral excesses of chattel slavery as from the amoral logic of market laws, functioned to conceal from public scrutiny the day-to-day struggles between enslaved women and their mistresses, subsumed within a logic of patriarchy. One of emancipation's unsung consequences was precisely the exposure to public view of the unbridgeable social distance between the women on whose labor the plantation household relied and the women who employed them. This is a story of race and gender, nation and citizenship, freedom and bondage in the nineteenth century South; a big abstract story that is composed of equally big personal stories.