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Baku Flame Towers – Geometrisch komplexe Fassaden‐ und Tragwerksplanung
Authors: Herholz Stephan , Hinz Holger , Winterstetter Thomas
Published: June 2013

Der Artikel beschreibt die Planung der Fassaden und Sonderkonstruktionen an einem dreitürmigen Mixed‐Use‐Komplex, der vor kurzem in Baku/Aserbaidschan fertig gestellt wurde. Die Erscheinungsform der Anlage erinnert an die Flammen eines Feuers, das aufgrund der hohen Anzahl an Ölquellen in der Region eine wichtige Bedeutung für die Stadt hat. Der vorliegende Artikel beschreibt die besonderen Herausforderungen dieses geometrisch komplexen Projektes. Nur durch die sehr enge Zusammenarbeit zwischen Tragwerks‐ und Fassadenplanern konnte das Projekt für alle Beteiligten erfolgreich abgeschlossen werden.

Baku Flame Towers – Geometrically complex façade design and structural planning. The Baku Flame Towers Project is a recently completed three‐tower mixed use development in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The shapes of the three towers refer to the flames of a fire, which has high importance in that country due to the huge amount of existing oil wells. The present article deals with the special challenges of façade and special structures engineering of this geometrically complex project. Only the close collaboration between the design specialists made a successful project for all participants possible.
Das neue Stadion der Corinthians in São Paulo
Authors: Hagenmayer Stephen , Hoier Andreas , Puller, Kerstin
Published: June 2013

Der Neubau des Stadions in São Paulo wird im kommenden Jahr besondere Aufmerksamkeit auf sich ziehen, da das Stadion nicht nur als Austragungsort diverser WM‐Spiele dient, sondern da hier am 12. Juni 2014 auch das Eröffnungsspiel der 20. Fußballweltmeisterschaft in Brasilien stattfindet. Mehr als 100 Jahre mussten die Corinthians, einer der erfolgreichsten Fußballklubs Brasiliens, auf die Realisierung eines eigenen Stadions warten. Nachfolgend wird über den Entwurf und das Tragwerk des Stadions sowie über die Montage der schlanken Dachkonstruktion berichtet.

The new stadium of the Corinthians in São Paulo. Special attention will be attracted by the new soccer stadium in São Paulo as it serves not only as a venue for several World Cup Games but also as location for the opening game of the 20th World Cup in Brazil on June, 12th 2014. The Corinthians, one of the most successful soccer clubs in Brazil, had to wait for more than 100 years until they received their own stadium. Subsequently, the design, the structural system of the stadium and the erection procedure of the slender roof structure will be explained.
Hochbelastbare CFK‐Biege‐ und CFK‐Querkraftträger: Bauweisen, Konstruktion und Bruchversuch
Authors: von der Thüsen Max , Schürmann Helmut
Published: June 2013

Biegeträger gehören zu den in der Technik am häufigsten eingesetzten Strukturen. Praktisch umgesetzt wurden bisher hauptsächlich metallische Konstruktionen. Faser‐Kunststoff‐Verbunde, insbesondere mit Kohlenstofffasern, sind dank ihrer hohen Leichtbaugüte und ihrer hervorragenden Ermüdungsfestigkeit auch für Biegeträger eine vielversprechende Werkstoffalternative. In einem von der DFG geförderten Projekt konnten viele wichtige Grundlagen erarbeitet werden. Neben dem Stand der Technik von FKV‐Biegeträgern im Brückenbau werden eine Laminat‐ sowie eine Trägeroptimierung vorgestellt. Es wurde ein großformatiger CFK‐Biegeträger entwickelt und in einem quasistatischen 4‐Punkt‐Biegeversuch bis zum Bruch belastet. Das Bruchmoment lag leicht oberhalb des plastischen Moments eines IPE200 S460‐Trägers, allerdings bei rund einem Drittel des Gewichts.

Highly loaded CFRP‐beams: construction techniques and design, dimensioning and fracture test. Beams are one of the mostly used structures in engineering. Currently metallic versions dominate in practice. Fibre‐polymer‐composites, in particular with carbon fibres, are a promising alternative material for beams because of their excellent performance concerning the lightweight grade and the fatigue strength. Basic knowledge has been developed in a DFG‐funded research project. Besides the state of the art of fibre‐polymer‐composite beams in bridge construction, a laminate and a beam optimization are presented. A large scale carbon fibre beam was developed and has been loaded in a static four‐point‐bending test until fracture. The ultimate bending moment slightly exceeds the plastic bending moment of an IPE200 S460 beam however at one third of the weight.
Hochbelastbare CFK‐Biege‐ und CFK‐Querkraftträger: Nichtlineare Finite‐Elemente‐Analyse zu Traglast‐ und Stabilitätsuntersuchungen von Kastenträgern
Authors: Schürg Marco , Gruttmann Friedrich
Published: June 2013

Hochbelastbare, dünnwandige Biegeträger aus Faser‐Kunststoff‐Verbunden haben vielfältige Anwendungen im konstruktiven Ingenieurbau. Dünnwandige Bauteile neigen bei hoher Belastung zu Profilverformungen und Beulen. Daher müssen derartige Versagensarten bei der Bemessung beachtet werden. Speziell bei Faser‐Kunststoff‐Verbunden können außerdem intralaminare und interlaminare Versagensarten auftreten. Diese Eigenschaften verbunden mit der heterogenen Struktur von Faser‐Kunststoff‐Verbunden führen zu einer aufwändigen Modellierung des Werkstoff‐ und Strukturverhaltens. Besondere Beachtung erfordert dort insbesondere die numerische Umsetzung. Innerhalb des von der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft geförderten Projekts “Große, hochbelastbare Biegeträger aus Faser‐Kunststoff‐Verbunden“ sind Finite‐Elemente‐Modelle zur Analyse des Tragverhaltens hochbelasteter Faserverbund‐Biegeträger entwickelt worden. Dabei wurden 4‐knotige Schalenelemente mit fünf oder sechs Freiheitsgraden an den Knoten verwendet, damit auch Kanten abgebildet werden können. In dem implementierten Modell werden räumliche Probleme mit zweidimensionalen Schalenmodellen erfasst. Zur Untersuchung des Einflusses von Delamination kamen so genannte Interface‐Elemente zum Einsatz, die auf einem Kohäsiv‐Zonen‐Modell basieren. In diesem Beitrag werden die Ergebnisse einiger mit dem entwickelten Modell durchgeführten nichtlinearen Finite‐Elemente‐Analysen vorgestellt.

Highly loaded CFRP‐beams: Load bearing and stability analysis of box girders. Highly‐loaded, thin‐walled girders are in high demand in structural engineering. Thin‐walled structural elements are prone to exhibit warping of the cross section and buckling when subjected to high loads. Therefore, such phenomena need to be investigated. Additionally, with fiber‐reinforced composites, intralaminar and interlaminar failure modes have to be considered. These characteristics along with the heterogeneous structure of fiber‐reinforced composite plastics lead to complex modeling of the material and structural behavior. Special attention must be paid to the numerical implementation. In the joint project “Large high‐strength fiber‐reinforced polymer beams”, funded by the German Research Foundation, finite element models for the analysis of load bearing characteristics of highly loaded fiber‐reinforced composite beams were developed. In the process 4‐node shell elements with five or six degrees of freedom at the nodes were used, in order to be able to model shell intersections. With the approach used three‐dimensional problems can be modeled with two‐dimensional shell models. To investigate the influence of delamination, so called interface‐elements were used, which are based on a cohesive zone model. In this article the results of some finite element analyses conducted with the developed model are presented.
Verformungsbasierte Tragwerksanalysen – eine globale Betrachtungsweise
Authors: Fontana Mario
Published: June 2013

Große Verformungen führen zu Lastumlagerungen in Gesamttragwerken. Dabei werden neue Formen der Lastabtragung aktiviert, welche den Widerstand des Tragsystems erhöhen. Voraussetzung für günstiges globales Tragverhalten sind Tragwerke mit geeigneter konstruktiver Detailgestaltung. Die Analyse des globalen Tragverhaltens erfordert in der Regel verformungsbasierte Ansätze, welche in der Lage sind, Lastumlagerungen und lokales Verhalten realitätsnah zu erfassen.

Der folgende Beitrag gibt einen kurzen Einblick in die verformungsbasierte Denkweise als Grundlage für die Konstruktion von effizienten globalen Tragsystemen und der Analyse ihres Tragverhaltens. An einigen Beispielen werden Möglichkeiten und Vorteile der verformungsbasierten Denkweise, ihre Anwendung und konstruktive Umsetzung aufgezeigt.

Deformation based analysis of structures – a global perspective. Large Deformations induce redistributions of load in global structures; new lines of load transfer are activated enhancing the ability of the structure to resist loads. A precondition for favorable global structural behavior is adequate detailing providing sufficient ductility. The analysis of global structural behavior often requires deformation based methods able to assess load redistribution and local behavior.

This paper gives a short overview on the deformation based approach as basis for design of efficient global structural systems and their structural analysis. Some examples show the potential and advantages of a deformation based approach, its application and implementation by adequate detailing.
Towards the prioritization of system test cases
Authors: Srikanth Hema , Banerjee Sean , Williams Laurie , Osborne Jason
Published: June 2013

During software development, companies are frequently faced with lack of time and resources, which limits their ability to effectively complete testing efforts. This paper presents a system‐level, value‐driven approach to test case prioritization called the Prioritization of Requirements for Test (PORT). PORT involves analysing and assigning value to each requirement using the following four factors: requirements volatility, customer priority, implementation complexity, and fault proneness. System test cases are prioritized such that the test cases for requirements with higher priority are executed earlier during system test. PORT was applied to four student team projects as well as an industrial case study. The results show that PORT improves the rate of detection of severe failures over random prioritization. Additionally, the results indicate that customer priority was the most important contributor towards improved rate of failure detection. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Dynamic alterations in wellbore cement integrity due to geochemical reactions in CO2‐rich environments
Authors: Cao Peilin , Karpyn Zuleima T. , Li Li
Published: June 2013

The interaction between wellbore cement and CO2 has the potential to alter cement properties and form preferential leakage pathways during geological carbon sequestration. This work investigates changes in wellbore cement integrity during continuous flooding of CO2‐saturated brine. We created composite cement‐sandstone core samples with a continuous gap in the cement zone in order to represent defects such as fractures and voids in wellbore cement. Volumetric and structural changes in the cement zone were monitored and quantified using X‐ray Micro‐Computed Tomography imaging. During an 8 day dynamic flow‐through period, the fracture/void aperture increased significantly, whereas the host sandstone remained unaltered. The void volume increased at a faster rate in the early stage of the flow‐through period than it did toward the end of the period. Compared to the apertures close to the core outlet, those located near the core inlet experienced more severe cement degradation, accompanied by a decrease in specific surface area, constituting evidence of a smoothing effect. Contrary to previous observations of the self‐healing behavior of cement fractures, the in situ permeability on a parallel experiment increased by a factor of 8 after 10 days of flooding. Findings from this work will provide valuable insights applicable to the development of predictive models and for risk assessment under conditions relevant to CO2 sequestration.
GABA transaminases from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Arabidopsis thaliana complement function in cytosol and mitochondria
Authors: Cao Juxiang , Barbosa Jose M. , Singh Narendra , Locy Robert D.
Published: June 2013

GABA transaminase (GABA‐T) catalyses the conversion of GABA to succinate semialdehyde (SSA) in the GABA shunt pathway. The GABA‐T from Saccharomyces cerevisiae (ScGABA‐TKG) is an α‐ketoglutarate‐dependent enzyme encoded by the UGA1 gene, while higher plant GABA‐T is a pyruvate/glyoxylate‐dependent enzyme encoded by POP2 in Arabidopsis thaliana (AtGABA‐T). The GABA‐T from A. thaliana is localized in mitochondria and mediated by an 18‐amino acid N‐terminal mitochondrial targeting peptide predicated by both web‐based utilities TargetP 1.1 and PSORT. Yeast UGA1 appears to lack a mitochondrial targeting peptide and is localized in the cytosol. To verify this bioinformatic analysis and examine the significance of ScGABA‐TKG and AtGABA‐T compartmentation and substrate specificity on physiological function, expression vectors were constructed to modify both ScGABA‐TKG and AtGABA‐T, so that they express in yeast mitochondria and cytosol. Physiological function was evaluated by complementing yeast ScGABA‐TKG deletion mutant Δuga1 with AtGABA‐T or ScGABA‐TKG targeted to the cytosol or mitochondria for the phenotypes of GABA growth defect, thermosensitivity and heat‐induced production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). This study demonstrates that AtGABA‐T is functionally interchangeable with ScGABA‐TKG for GABA growth, thermotolerance and limiting production of ROS, regardless of location in mitochondria or cytosol of yeast cells, but AtGABA‐T is about half as efficient in doing so as ScGABA‐TKG. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that pyruvate/glyoxylate‐limited production of NADPH mediates the effect of the GABA shunt in moderating heat stress in Saccharomyces. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Self-assembly and chemical processing of block copolymers: a roadmap towards a diverse array of block copolymer nanostructures
Authors: Ian Wyman , GuoJun Liu
Published: June 2013

Block copolymers can yield a diverse array of nanostructures. Their assembly structures are influenced by their inherent structures, and the wide variety of structures that can be prepared especially becomes apparent when one considers the number of routes available to prepare block copolymer assemblies. Some examples include self-assembly, directed assembly, coupling, as well as hierarchical assembly, which can yield assemblies having even higher structural order. These assembly routes can also be complemented by processing techniques such as selective crosslinking and etching, the former technique leading to permanent structures, the latter towards sculpted and the combination of the two towards permanent sculpted structures. The combination of these pathways provides extremely versatile routes towards an exciting variety of architectures. This review will attempt to highlight destinations reached by LIU Guojun and coworkers following these pathways.
Widespread Pressure Pain Hypersensitivity in Elderly Subjects with Unilateral Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis
Authors: Chiarotto Alessandro , Fernandez-de-las-Peñas Cesar , Castaldo Matteo , Negrini Stefano , Villafañe Jorge Hugo
Published: June 2013

Background

Widespread pressure hypersensitivity is one of the signs that characterize central pain sensitization in subjects with knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA). The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether widespread pressure pain hyperalgesia is a feature of individuals with unilateral symptomatic thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) OA.

Methods

A total of 16 patients with unilateral symptomatic thumb CMC OA and 16 healthy sex-and age-matched controls were recruited. Pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) were assessed bilaterally over the first CMC joint; the C5-C6 zygapophyseal joint; the median, ulnar, and radial nerves; and tibialis anterior muscle. Grip and key strength, intensity of pain, and function QuickDASH were also measured.

Results

The analyses showed that patients with thumb CMC OA present bilaterally decreased PPTs over the first CMC joint, the C5-C6 zygapophyseal joint, and the tibialis anterior, median, ulnar and radial nerve as compared to controls (all, P<0.01). Patients with thumb CMC OA also exhibited a bilateral reduction in pinch and grip strength than controls ( P<0.05). A significant correlation was found between PPT over the radial nerve and QuickDASH ( r=0.546, P=0.029).

Conclusion

This study revealed bilateral widespread pressure pain hypersensitivity in individuals with unilateral symptomatic thumb CMC OA, suggesting that central pain processing mechanisms might be a feature of this pain population. These results should be taken into consideration when addressing future treatment approaches.
Testing two process models of religiosity and sexual behavior
Authors: Vasilenko Sara A. , Duntzee Christina I. , Zheng Yao , Lefkowitz Eva S.
Published: June 2013

Adolescents who are more religious are less likely to have sex, but the process by which religiosity impacts sexual behavior is not well established. We tested two potential processes, involving: (1) whether religiosity suppressed individuals' motivations to have sex for physical pleasure, and (2) whether individuals internalized their religions' teachings about sex for pleasure. College students (N = 610, 53.8% female, M age = 18.5, 26.1% Hispanic Latino [HL], 14.9% non‐HL African American, 23.8% non‐HL Asian American/Pacific Islander, 26.3% non‐HL European American and 8.9% non‐HL multiracial) completed web surveys during their first three semesters. Religiosity did not moderate the association between students' motivations for sex for pleasure and sexual behavior. Motivations mediated the association between religiosity and sexual behavior, suggesting that religion does not override adolescents' existing motivations, but instead, religious adolescents internalize norms about sexual behavior. Testing Two Process Models of Religiosity and Sexual Behavior.
Investing in smart grids within the market paradigm: The case of the Netherlands and its relevance for China
Authors: ten Heuvelhof Ernst , Weijnen Margot
Published: June 2013

The introduction of market forces in the energy sector in the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe has drastically changed the climate for investments in the electricity infrastructure. In contrast with the former public monopoly situation, many new uncertainties need to be taken into account in network investment decisions. Another marked difference is the fragmentation of energy markets and the entrance of new players on the energy market stage, often in new roles. The upgrading of electricity networks to create so-called smart grids has therewith become a multi-actor investment problem, which requires a well-designed and well-managed process.

For the specific case of the Netherlands, the challenges of smart grid development are explored in depth. As several competing scenarios are possible for the realization of smart grids, it is likely that the scenario first entering the implementation stage will have a first-mover advantage. This, in combination with the split incentive issue for smart grids, results in the conclusion that the realization of smart grids needs public support.

Similar outcomes are observed in other European countries despite markedly different local conditions and drivers for the smart grid. It seems that smart public policy intervention is needed to reduce the overwhelming uncertainties related to smart grid investments, which by far exceed the normal investment risk as encountered in network expansion. Finally, the relevance of these findings is discussed for the future of the electricity sector in China's emerging economy.
Noncommutative Rational Series with Applications
Authors: Berstel Jean , Reutenauer Christophe
Published: June 2013

The algebraic theory of automata was created by Schützenberger and Chomsky over 50 years ago and there has since been a great deal of development. Classical work on the theory to noncommutative power series has been augmented more recently to areas such as representation theory, combinatorial mathematics and theoretical computer science. This book presents to an audience of graduate students and researchers a modern account of the subject and its applications. The algebraic approach allows the theory to be developed in a general form of wide applicability. For example, number-theoretic results can now be more fully explored, in addition to applications in automata theory, codes and non-commutative algebra. Much material, for example, Schützenberger's theorem on polynomially bounded rational series, appears here for the first time in book form. This is an excellent resource and reference for all those working in algebra, theoretical computer science and their areas of overlap.
An Introduction to Decision Theory
Authors: Peterson Martin
Published: June 2013

This introduction to decision theory offers comprehensive and accessible discussions of decision-making under ignorance and risk, the foundations of utility theory, the debate over subjective and objective probability, Bayesianism, causal decision theory, game theory, and social choice theory. No mathematical skills are assumed, and all concepts and results are explained in non-technical and intuitive as well as more formal ways. There are over 100 exercises with solutions, and a glossary of key terms and concepts. An emphasis on foundational aspects of normative decision theory (rather than descriptive decision theory) makes the book particularly useful for philosophy students, but it will appeal to readers in a range of disciplines including economics, psychology, political science and computer science.
Geochemistry
Authors: Albarède Francis
Published: June 2013

Introducing the essentials of modern geochemistry for students across the Earth and environmental sciences, this new edition emphasises the general principles of this central discipline. Focusing on inorganic chemistry, Francis Albarède's refreshing approach is brought to topics that range from measuring geological time to the understanding of climate change. The author leads the student through the necessary mathematics to understand the quantitative aspects of the subject in an easily understandable manner. The early chapters cover the principles and methods of physics and chemistry that underlie geochemistry, to build the students' understanding of concepts such as isotopes, fractionation, and mixing. These are then applied across many of the environments on Earth, including the solid Earth, rivers, and climate, and then extended to processes on other planets. Three new chapters have been added – on stable isotopes, biogeochemistry, and environmental geochemistry. End-of-chapter student exercises, with solutions available online, are also included.
The Two Cultures
Authors: Snow C. P. , Collini Stefan
Published: June 2013

The notion that our society, its education system and its intellectual life, is characterised by a split between two cultures – the arts or humanities on one hand, and the sciences on the other – has a long history. But it was C. P. Snow's Rede lecture of 1959 that brought it to prominence and began a public debate that is still raging in the media today. This 50th anniversary printing of The Two Cultures and its successor piece, A Second Look (in which Snow responded to the controversy four years later) features an introduction by Stefan Collini, charting the history and context of the debate, its implications and its afterlife. The importance of science and technology in policy run largely by non-scientists, the future for education and research, and the problem of fragmentation threatening hopes for a common culture are just some of the subjects discussed.
People with Disabilities
Authors: Schur Lisa , Kruse Douglas , Blanck Peter
Published: June 2013

To what extent are people with disabilities fully included in economic, political and social life? People with disabilities have faced a long history of exclusion, stigma and discrimination, but have made impressive gains in the past several decades. These gains include the passage of major civil rights legislation and the adoption of the 2006 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This book provides an overview of the progress and continuing disparities faced by people with disabilities around the world, reviewing hundreds of studies and presenting new evidence from analysis of surveys and interviews with disability leaders. It shows the connections among economic, political and social inclusion, and how the experience of disability can vary by gender, race and ethnicity. It uses a multidisciplinary approach, drawing on theoretical models and research in economics, political science, psychology, disability studies, law and sociology.
The Seeress of Prevorst
Authors: Kerner Justinus Andreas Christian
Published: June 2013

Friederike Hauffe (1801–1829) suffered throughout her short lifetime from severe spasms and nervous fevers, and in her semi-conscious state she allegedly saw spectres and spoke and wrote predictions in an unknown, 'innate' language. When physically well, Hauffe could communicate with spectres of the dead, and created a complex diagram of circles to explain the nervous energy of a person and its changes throughout the year. The flow of consciousness and one's waking state in the spirit world, or 'sun sphere', was individual and seasonal. After continued illness, she was finally taken into the care of Dr Justinus Kerner for the last few years of her life. His use of magnetic treatment apparently gave her some relief, and she was able to use her 'spiritual sight' to aid others. Kerner's 1829 account of her life, depicting a woman with unusual psychic gifts, was published in English translation in 1845.
Natural Categories and Human Kinds
Authors: Khalidi Muhammad Ali
Published: June 2013

The notion of 'natural kinds' has been central to contemporary discussions of metaphysics and philosophy of science. Although explicitly articulated by nineteenth-century philosophers like Mill, Whewell and Venn, it has a much older history dating back to Plato and Aristotle. In recent years, essentialism has been the dominant account of natural kinds among philosophers, but the essentialist view has encountered resistance, especially among naturalist metaphysicians and philosophers of science. Informed by detailed examination of classification in the natural and social sciences, this book argues against essentialism and for a naturalist account of natural kinds. By looking at case studies drawn from diverse scientific disciplines, from fluid mechanics to virology and polymer science to psychiatry, the author argues that natural kinds are nodes in causal networks. On the basis of this account, he maintains that there can be natural kinds in the social sciences as well as the natural sciences.
Special Functions
Authors: Andrews George E. , Askey Richard , Roy Ranjan
Published: June 2013

Special functions, natural generalizations of the elementary functions, have been studied for centuries. The greatest mathematicians, among them Euler, Gauss, Legendre, Eisenstein, Riemann, and Ramanujan, have laid the foundations for this beautiful and useful area of mathematics. This treatise presents an overview of special functions, focusing primarily on hypergeometric functions and the associated hypergeometric series, including Bessel functions and classical orthogonal polynomials, using the basic building block of the gamma function. In addition to relatively new work on gamma and beta functions, such as Selberg's multidimensional integrals, many important but relatively unknown nineteenth century results are included. Other topics include q-extensions of beta integrals and of hypergeometric series, Bailey chains, spherical harmonics, and applications to combinatorial problems. The authors provide organizing ideas, motivation, and historical background for the study and application of some important special functions. This clearly expressed and readable work can serve as a learning tool and lasting reference for students and researchers in special functions, mathematical physics, differential equations, mathematical computing, number theory, and combinatorics.
Product Integration with Application to Differential Equations
Authors: Dollard John Day , Friedman Charles N.
Published: June 2013

Originally published in 1979, this book shows the beautiful simplifications that can be brought to the theory of differential equations by treating such equations from the product integral viewpoint. The first chapter of the book, dealing with linear ordinary differential equations, should be accessible to anyone with a knowledge of matrix theory and elementary calculus. Later chapters assume more sophistication on the part of the reader. The essential unity of these subjects is illustrated by the fact that the idea of the product integral can be naturally and effectively used to deal with all of them.
Field Extensions and Galois Theory
Authors: Bastida Julio R. , Lyndon Roger
Published: June 2013

Originally published in 1984, the principal objective of this book is to make the general theory of field extensions accessible to any reader with a modest background in groups, rings and vector spaces. Galois theory is generally regarded as one of the central and most beautiful parts of algebra and its creation marked the culmination of investigations by generations of mathematicians on one of the oldest problems in algebra, the solvability of polynomial equations by radicals.
Control Theory for Partial Differential Equations
Authors: Lasiecka Irena , Triggiani Roberto
Published: June 2013

Originally published in 2000, this is the first volume of a comprehensive two-volume treatment of quadratic optimal control theory for partial differential equations over a finite or infinite time horizon, and related differential (integral) and algebraic Riccati equations. Both continuous theory and numerical approximation theory are included. The authors use an abstract space, operator theoretic approach, which is based on semigroups methods, and which is unifying across a few basic classes of evolution. The various abstract frameworks are motivated by, and ultimately directed to, partial differential equations with boundary/point control. Volume 1 includes the abstract parabolic theory for the finite and infinite cases and corresponding PDE illustrations as well as various abstract hyperbolic settings in the finite case. It presents numerous fascinating results. These volumes will appeal to graduate students and researchers in pure and applied mathematics and theoretical engineering with an interest in optimal control problems.
Numerical Ranges of Operators on Normed Spaces and of Elements of Normed Algebras
Authors: Bonsall F. F. , Duncan J.
Published: June 2013

The theory of the numerical range of a linear operator on an arbitrary normed space had its beginnings around 1960, and during the 1970s the subject has developed and expanded rapidly. This book presents a self-contained exposition of the subject as a whole. The authors develop various applications, in particular to the study of Banach algebras where the numerical range provides an important link between the algebraic and metric structures.
Arithmetical Functions
Authors: Schwarz Wolfgang , Spilker Jürgen
Published: June 2013

The aim of this book is to characterize certain multiplicative and additive arithmetical functions by combining methods from number theory with some simple ideas from functional and harmonic analysis. The authors achieve this goal by considering convolutions of arithmetical functions, elementary mean-value theorems, and properties of related multiplicative functions. They also prove the mean-value theorems of Wirsing and Halász and study the pointwise convergence of the Ramanujan expansion. Finally, some applications to power series with multiplicative coefficients are included, along with exercises and an extensive bibliography.
Relevance Theory
Authors: Clark Billy
Published: June 2013

Over the past twenty years, relevance theory has become a key area of study within semantics and pragmatics. In this comprehensive new textbook, Billy Clark introduces the key elements of the theory and how they interconnect. The book is divided into two parts - the first providing an overview of the essential machinery of the theory, and the second exploring how the original theory has been extended, applied and critically discussed. Clark offers a systematic framework for understanding the theory from the basics up, building a complete picture and providing the basis for advanced research across a range of topics. With this book, students will understand the fundamentals of relevance theory, its origins in the work of Grice, the relationship it has to other approaches, and its place within recent developments and debates.
Ore Deposit Geology
Authors: Ridley John
Published: June 2013

Mapping closely to how ore deposit geology is now taught, this textbook systematically describes and illustrates the major ore deposit types, linking this to their settings in the crust and the geological factors behind their formation. Written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students with a basic background in the geosciences, it provides a balance of practical information and coverage of the relevant geological sciences, including petrological, geochemical, hydrological and tectonic processes. Important theory is summarized without unnecessary detail and integrated with students' learning in other topics, including magmatic processes and sedimentary geology, enabling students to make links across the geosciences. Students are supported by further reading, a comprehensive glossary, and problems and review questions that test the application of theoretical approaches and encourage students to use what they have learnt. A website includes visual resources and combines with the book to provide students and instructors with a complete learning package.
Screening Early Modern Drama
Authors: Aebischer Pascale
Published: June 2013

While film adaptations of Shakespeare's plays captured the popular imagination at the turn of the last century, independent filmmakers began to adapt the plays of Shakespeare's contemporaries. The roots of their films in European avant-garde cinema and the plays' politically subversive, sexually transgressive and violent subject matter challenge Shakespeare's cultural dominance and the conventions of mainstream cinema. In Screening Early Modern Drama, Pascale Aebischer shows how director Derek Jarman constructed an alternative, dissident, approach to filming literary heritage in his 'queer' Caravaggio and Edward II, providing models for subsequent filmmakers such as Mike Figgis, Peter Greenaway, Alex Cox and Sarah Harding. Aebischer explains how the advent of digital video has led to an explosion in low-budget screen versions of early modern drama. The only comprehensive analysis of early modern drama on screen to date, this groundbreaking study also includes an extensive annotated filmography listing forty-eight surviving adaptations.
The Phantom World
Authors: Calmet Augustin
Published: June 2013

The Benedictine monk and biblical scholar Antoine Augustin Calmet (1672–1757) published this work in 1746; it was translated into English in 1850 by Henry Christmas (1811–68). It examines a wide selection of supernatural tales and beliefs from across Europe. Taking the stance of a scientific enquirer, Calmet sought to understand the truth behind stories of good and bad angels, vampires, witchcraft, possession by demons, and the dead who come back to life. He compiled accounts of the supernatural from official reports, newspapers, eyewitness accounts and travel writing, and this two-volume anthology of his collected data analyses the material, noting problems and inconsistencies. Volume 2 investigates tales of vampires and ghosts from many different European countries. Covering a vast repertory of legends, the work paints a vivid picture of the beliefs entertained in an ostensibly Christian era.
Primary FRCA: OSCEs in Anaesthesia
Authors: Simpson William , Frank Peter , Davies Andrew , Maguire Simon
Published: June 2013

Are you frustrated by the lack of lack of quality, up-to-date revision material for the Primary FRCA OSCE examination? The answer is here. Primary FRCA: OSCEs in Anaesthesia provides candidates with over 80 practice OSCE stations presented in the style of the Royal College exam. Covering the main OCSE categories such as physical examination, resuscitation and simulation, anaesthetic hazards, and equipment, this book will help candidates prepare for the exam and test their knowledge. Each station is constructed in clear and logical fashion to make the revision of individual topics more accessible. The sample questions and answers allow self-testing and are complemented by discussions, numerous illustrations and up-to-date clinical guidelines which follow modern-day anaesthetic practice. With more candidates now failing the OSCE component of the exam, Primary FRCA: OSCEs in Anaesthesia is a must-have for trainees and tutors preparing for the primary FRCA.
Anzac Journeys
Authors: Scates Bruce
Published: June 2013

Australians have been making pilgrimages to the battlefields and cemeteries of World War Two since the 1940s, from the jungles of New Guinea and South-East Asia to the mountains of Greece and the deserts of North Africa. They travel in search of the stories of lost loved ones, to mourn the dead and to come to grips with the past. With characteristic empathy, Bruce Scates charts the history of pilgrimages to Crete, Kokoda, Sandakan and Hellfire Pass. He explores the emotional resonance that these sites have for those who served and those who remember. Based on surveys, interviews, extensive fieldwork and archival research, Anzac Journeys offers insights into the culture of loss and commemoration and the hunger for meaning so pivotal to the experience of pilgrimage. Richly illustrated with full-colour maps and photographs from the 1940s to today, Anzac Journeys makes an important and moving contribution to Australian military history.
Promoting the Rule of Law in Post-Conflict States
Authors: Grenfell Laura
Published: June 2013

In most post-conflict states, a strong level of legal pluralism is the norm, particularly in regions of Africa and Asia where between eighty and ninety per cent of disputes are resolved through non-state legal mechanisms. The international community, in particular the United Nations, persistently drives the re-establishment of the rule of law in war-torn areas where, traditionally, customary law is prevalent. Laura Grenfell traces the international community's evolving understanding of the rule of law in such regions and explores the implications of strong legal pluralism for the rule-of-law enterprise. Using the comparative examples of two unique case studies, South Africa and Timor-Leste, Promoting the Rule of Law provides insight into the relationship between the rule of law and legal pluralism. Alongside these studies, the book offers a comprehensive introduction to the conceptual framework of the rule of law in the context of approaches taken by the international community.
Learn to Write Badly
Authors: Billig Michael
Published: June 2013

Modern academia is increasingly competitive yet the writing style of social scientists is routinely poor and continues to deteriorate. Are social science postgraduates being taught to write poorly? What conditions adversely affect the way they write? And which linguistic features contribute towards this bad writing? Michael Billig's witty and entertaining book analyses these questions in a quest to pinpoint exactly what is going wrong with the way social scientists write. Using examples from diverse fields such as linguistics, sociology and experimental social psychology, Billig shows how technical terminology is regularly less precise than simpler language. He demonstrates that there are linguistic problems with the noun-based terminology that social scientists habitually use - 'reification' or 'nominalization' rather than the corresponding verbs 'reify' or 'nominalize'. According to Billig, social scientists not only use their terminology to exaggerate and to conceal, but also to promote themselves and their work.
Evaluating Empire and Confronting Colonialism in Eighteenth-Century Britain
Authors: Greene Jack P.
Published: June 2013

This volume comprehensively examines how metropolitan Britons spoke and wrote about the British Empire during the short eighteenth century, from about 1730 to 1790. The work argues that following several decades of largely uncritical celebration of the empire as a vibrant commercial entity that had made Britain prosperous and powerful, a growing familiarity with the character of overseas territories and their inhabitants during and after the Seven Years' War produced a substantial critique of empire. This critique evolved out of a widespread revulsion against the behaviours exhibited by Britons overseas and built on a language of 'otherness' that metropolitans had used since the beginning of overseas expansion to describe its participants, the societies and polities that Britons abroad constructed in their new habitats. It used the languages of humanity and justice as standards to evaluate and condemn the behaviours of both overseas Britons and subaltern people in the British Empire, whether in India, the Americas, Africa or Ireland.
Mythologies of the Prophet Muhammad in Early Modern English Culture
Authors: Dimmock Matthew
Published: June 2013

The figure of 'Mahomet' was widely known in early modern England. A grotesque version of the Prophet Muhammad, Mahomet was a product of vilification, caricature and misinformation placed at the centre of Christian conceptions of Islam. In Mythologies of the Prophet Muhammad in Early Modern English Culture Matthew Dimmock draws on an eclectic range of early modern sources - literary, historical, visual - to explore the nature and use of Mahomet in a period bounded by the beginnings of print and the early Enlightenment. This fabricated figure and his spurious biography were endlessly recycled, but also challenged and vindicated, and the tales the English told about him offer new perspectives on their sense of the world - its geographies and religions, near and far - and their place within it. This book explores the role played by Mahomet in the making of Englishness, and reflects on what this might reveal about England's present circumstances.
The Language of Life and Death
Authors: Labov William
Published: June 2013

We share the experience of others through the stories they tell of the crucial events in their lives. This book provides a rich range of narratives that grip the reader's attention together with an analysis of how it is done. While remaining true to the facts, narrators use linguistic devices to present themselves in the best possible light and change the listener's perception of who is to blame for what has occurred. William Labov extends his widely used framework for narrative analysis to matters of greatest human concern: the danger of death, violence, premonitions and large-scale community conflicts. The book also examines traditional epic and historical texts, from Herodotus and the Old Testament to Macaulay, showing how these literary genres draw upon the techniques of personal narratives. Not only relevant to students of narratology, discourse and sociolinguistics, this book will be rewarding reading for anyone interested in the human condition.
Contested Learning in Welfare Work
Authors: Sawchuk Peter H.
Published: June 2013

Drawing on the field of cultural historical psychology and the sociologies of skill and labour process, Contested Learning in Welfare Work offers a detailed account of the learning lives of state welfare workers in Canada as they cope, accommodate, resist and flounder in times of heightened austerity. Documented through in-depth qualitative and quantitative analysis, Peter Sawchuk shows how the labour process changes workers, and how workers change the labour process, under the pressures of intensified economic conditions, new technologies, changing relations of space and time, and a high-tech version of Taylorism. Sawchuk traces these experiences over a seven-year period that includes major work reorganisation and the recent economic downturn. His analysis examines the dynamics between notions of de-skilling, re-skilling and up-skilling, as workers negotiate occupational learning and changing identities.
Granular Media
Authors: Andreotti Bruno , Forterre Yoël , Pouliquen Olivier
Published: June 2013

Sand, rice, sugar, snow, cement... Although ubiquitous in our daily lives, granular media still challenge engineers and fascinate researchers. This book provides the state-of-the-art of the physics of granular media and recent advances in the field. The book presents the fundamental properties of granular materials: interactions between grains; solid, liquid and gaseous behaviours; coupling with a fluid; and sediment transport and formation of geological structures. Descriptions of the phenomena combine qualitative and formal arguments, coming from areas as diverse as elasticity, plasticity, statistical physics, fluid mechanics and geomorphology. Many examples of the astonishing behaviours of granular media are presented, including avalanches, segregation, dune song and quicksand. This book is ideal for graduate students and researchers in physics, applied mathematics and engineering.
The Construction of Property
Authors: Lehavi Amnon
Published: June 2013

The Construction of Property identifies the structural and institutional foundations of property, and explains how these features can accommodate various normative agendas. Offering rich and cutting-edge analysis, the book studies the spectrum of property regimes including private, common and public property as well as innovative forms of property hybrids such as US-style residential community associations, the British Private Finance Initiative, the Israeli Renewing Kibbutz, community land trusts and grassroots phenomena of property ordering in publicly-owned open spaces. It also investigates the protagonists of property beyond the individual and the state, identifying the key role that community organisations and business corporations play for both the private and public aspects of property. The book then addresses property's greatest challenge: the move from a largely domestic legal construct into one that accommodates the increasing social and economic forces of globalisation.
Post-Communist Democracies and Party Organization
Authors: Tavits Margit
Published: June 2013

Scholars of post-communist politics often argue that parties in new democracies lack strong organizations - sizable membership, local presence, and professional management - because they do not need them to win elections and they may hinder a party's flexibility and efficiency in office. Post-Communist Democracies and Party Organization explains why some political parties are better able than others to establish themselves in new democracies and why some excel at staying unified in parliament, whereas others remain dominated by individuals. Focusing on the democratic transitions in post-communist Europe from 1990 to 2010, Margit Tavits demonstrates that the successful establishment of a political party in a new democracy crucially depends on the strength of its organization. Yet not all parties invest in organization development. This book uses data from ten post-communist democracies, including detailed analysis of parties in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, and Poland.