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de Anima
Knowledge, however, is an attribute of the soul, and so are perception, opinion, desire, wish, and appetency generally; animal locomotion also is produced by the soul; and likewise growth, maturity, and decay. Shall we then say that each of these belongs to the whole soul, that we think, that is, and perceive and are moved and in each of the other operations act and are acted upon with the whole soul, or that the different operations are to be assigned to different parts? -from Book I The writings of Greek philosopher ARISTOTLE (384BC-322BC)-student of Plato, teacher of Alexander the Great-are among the most influential on Western thought, and indeed upon Western civilization itself. From theology and logic to politics and even biology, there is no area of human knowledge that has not been touched by his thinking. In De Anima-which means, literally, On the Soul-the philosopher ponders the very nature of life itself. What is the essence of the lifeforce? Can we consider that plants and animals have souls? How does human intellect divide us from other animals? Is the human mind immortal? All these questions, and others that seem unanswerable, are explored in depth in this, one of the most important works ever written on such eternal questions. Students and armchair philosophers will find it a challenging-and rewarding-read.
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International Handbook on Social Work Theory and Practice
Social work originates from humanitarian, religious, and democratic ideals and philosophies, and has universal applications to meet human needs arising from personal-societal interactions. Professional social workers are dedicated to service for the welfare and self-fulfillment of human beings; to the disciplined use of scientific knowledge regarding human and societal behavior; to the development of resources to meet individual, group, national, and international needs and aspirations; and to the achievement of social justice. This handbook raises issues such as, Are there globally recognized values of social work? Is there a model of international practice that is applicable across the range of interventions--micro to mezzo to macro? Do social workers have a professional identity which unites them the world over? This handbook covers the five continents of the globe by presenting the state of the art theory and practice of social work within selected countries which have a legacy of social work, either imported from the west or indigenously developed within the country. In the context of conditions prevalent in these countries the handbook highlights the constant challenges facing social workers and social work organizations to meet the needs of the individuals and societies they service.
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Integrated Management of Arthropod Pests and Insect Borne Diseases
This is the last volume of the IPMD series. It aims, in a multi-disciplinary approach, at reviewing and discussing recent advances and achievements in the practice of crop protection and integrated pest and disease management. This last effort deals with management of arthropods, and is organized with a first section on biological control in citrus orchards, a second one on advanced and integrated technologies for insect pest management and a last section, dealing with mites and their biological control. A wide and exaustive literature already covers several aspects of chemical or biological control of insects and mites, but there is still a need for a more holistic vision of management, accounting for different problems and solutions, as they are applied or developed, in different regions and cropping systems, worldwide. In this series we attempted to fill this gap, providing an informative coverage for a broad range of agricultural systems and situations.
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Depression in the Elderly: A Multimedia Sourcebook
This work is a compilation of diverse information on depression in the elderly, covering the time period from 1970 to 1996. The information comes from many forms, including articles, audio- and videocassettes, books, conference papers, theses and dissertations, and television programs. The work is organized into 12 chapters, with a list of acronyms, three appendixes, and separate author and subject indexes. This book is intended for students as well as health care and related professionals.
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Lead-Seeking Approaches (2010)
High quality leads provide the foundation for the discovery of successful clinical development candidates, and therefore the identi?cation of leads is an essential part of drug discovery. The process for the identi?cation of leads generally starts with the screening of a compound collection, either an HTS of a relatively large compound collection (hundreds of thousands to one million plus compounds) or a more focused screen of a smaller set of compounds that have been preselected for the target of interest. Virtual screening methods such as structure-based or pharmacophore-based searches can complement or replace one of the above approaches. Once hits are identi?ed from one or more of these screening methods, they need to be thoroughly characterized in order to con?rm activity and identify areas in need of optimization. Finally, once fully characterized hits are identi?ed, preliminary optimization through synthetic modi?cation is carried out to generate leads. Parallel optimization of all properties, including biological, physicochemical, and ADME is the most ef?cient approach to the identi?cation of leads. Hit characterization is described in the previous chapter. The focus of this chapter is on hit optimization and the identi?- tion of leads. After a general overview of these processes, examples taken from the literature since 2001 will be used to illustrate speci?c points. There are also a number of excellent reviews covering the lead identi?cation process [1-6].
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Imaging Measurement Methods for Flow Analysis: Results of the Dfg Priority Programme 1147 "Imaging Measurement Methods for Flow Analysis" 2003-2009 (2
In 2003 the German Research Foundation established a new priority programme on the subject of "Imaging Measurement Methods for Flow Analysis" (SPP 1147). This research programme was based on the fact that experimental ?ow analysis, in addition to theory and numerics, has always played a predominant part both in ?ow research and in other areas of industrial practice. At the time, however, c- parisons with numerical tools (such as Computational Fluid Dynamics), which were increasingly used in research and practical applications, soon made it clear that there are relatively few experimental procedures which can keep up with state-of-the-art numerical methods in respect of their informative value, e.g. with regard to visu- spatial analysis or the dynamics of ?ow ?elds. The priority programme "Imaging Measurement Methods for Flow Analysis" was to help close this development gap. Hence the project was to focus on the investigation of ef?cient measurement me- ods to analyse complex spatial ?ow ?elds. Speci?c cooperations with computer sciences and especially measurement physics were to advance ?ow measurement techniques to a widely renowned key technology, exceeding the classical ?elds of ?uid mechanics by a long chalk.
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Ocean Modelling for Beginners: Using Open-Source Software [With CDROM] (2010)
Thisbookfocusesonthedynamicsoftheoceanbeingin?uencedbytheEarth'sro- tion and density strati?cation. Fluids in motion are a dif?cult subject of study that traditionally requires advanced knowledge of analytical mathematics, in particularly matrix algebra, differential and integral calculus, and complex analysis. Hence, this fascinating ?eld of science, known as geophysical ?uid dynamics, is accessible only to a limited number of students - those who either are naturally geniuses or those who underwent tough years of intense University study. Fluid processes are inherently complex and analytical solutions describing ?uid dynamics exist only in a few instances and only under highly simpli?ed assu- tions. Computer-based numerical models are required to approximate ?uid beh- ior in more realistic situations. Because of its complexity, universities tend to offer subjects in computational modelling of ?uid dynamics only at postgraduate level. This is a pity given that ?uid processes are truly fascinating in nature and given that the oceans play a signi?cant role in shaping life on Earth. The approach I pursue in this book is different from the traditional approach.
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Robotic Mapping and Exploration (2009)
This book examines simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) for autonomous robots. Solutions include uncertainty-driven exploration, coordination of multiple robots, learning and incorporating background knowledge, and dealing with dynamic environments.
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Serious Fun with Flexagons: A Compendium and Guide (2009)
A flexagon is a motion structure that has the appearance of a ring of hinged polygons. It can be flexed to display different pairs of faces, usually in cyclic order. Flexagons can be appreciated as toys or puzzles, as a recreational mathematics topic, and as the subject of serious mathematical study. Workable paper models of flexagons are easy to make and entertaining to manipulate. The mathematics of flexagons is complex, and how a flexagon works is not immediately obvious on examination of a paper model. Recent geometric analysis, included in the book, has improved theoretical understanding of flexagons, especially relationships between different types. This profusely illustrated book is arranged in a logical order appropriate for a textbook on the geometry of flexagons. It is written so that it can be enjoyed at both the recreational mathematics level, and at the serious mathematics level. The only prerequisite is some knowledge of elementary geometry, including properties of polygons. A feature of the book is a compendium of over 100 nets for making paper models of some of the more interesting flexagons, chosen to complement the text. These are accurately drawn and reproduced at half full size. Many of the nets have not previously been published. Instructions for assembling and manipulating the flexagons are included.
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Optimization: Structure and Applications (2009)
Optimization: Structure and Applications presents selected contributions from renowned researchers in the fields of operations research and industrial engineering. The book is divided into two parts; the first focuses on mathematical structure, and the second, on real-world applications. The work includes recent developments in several optimization-related topics such as decision theory, linear programming, turnpike theory, duality theory, convex analysis, and queuing theory. The applications presented include, but are not limited to, data imaging, network capacity allocation, water system management, and materials design. The 21 self-contained chapters in this volume are devoted to the examination of modern trends and open problems in the field of optimization. This book will be a valuable tool not only to specialists interested in the technical detail and various applications presented, but also to researchers interested in building upon the book's theoretical results.
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Preference Change: Approaches from Philosophy, Economics and Psychology (2009)
Changing preferencesis a phenomenonoften invoked but rarely properlyaccounted for. Throughout the history of the social sciences, researchers have come against the possibility that their subjects' preferenceswere affected by the phenomenato be explainedor by otherfactorsnot taken into accountin the explanation.Sporadically, attempts have been made to systematically investigate these in uences, but none of these seems to have had a lasting impact. Today we are still not much further with respect to preference change than we were at the middle of the last century. This anthology hopes to provide a new impulse for research into this important subject. In particular, we have chosen two routes to amplify this impulse. First, we stress the use of modellingtechniquesfamiliar from economicsand decision theory. Instead of constructing complex, all-encompassing theories of preference change, the authors of this volume start with very simple, formal accounts of some possible and hopefully plausible mechanism of preference change. Eventually, these models may nd their way into larger, empirically adequate theories, but at this stage, we think that the most importantwork lies in building structure.Secondly, we stress the importance of interdisciplinary exchange. Only by drawing together experts from different elds can the complex empirical and theoretical issues in the modelling of preference change be adequately investigated.
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Imaging del Trauma Osteo-Articolare in Età Pediatrica: Lesioni Acute E Croniche Dello Scheletro in Accrescimento (2009)
Capitolo 1 Lesioni traumatiche osteo-articolari maggiori: generalità. Introduzione. Sviluppo e accrescimento delle ossa. Caratteristiche dello scheletro in accrescimento. Fratture e processo di guarigione: valutazione clinico-radiologica. Lesioni osteo-traumatiche tipiche dello scheletro immaturo. Distacchi apofisari. L'imaging nel follow-up. Ruolo della diagnostica per immagini.- Capitolo 2 Lesioni microtraumatiche da overuse: generalità. Introduzione. Arto superiore. Arto inferiore.- Capitolo 3 Lesioni traumatiche apofisarie maggiori e minori. Introduzione. Tendini. Legamenti.- Capitolo 4 Lesioni traumatiche muscolo-tendinee e dei legamenti in età pediatrica. Introduzione. Patologia muscolare. Patologia tendinea. Patologia dei legamenti.- Capitolo 5 Lesioni da trauma dei nervi periferici. Introduzione. Ecografia. Risonanza magnetica.- Capitolo 6 Imaging delle lesioni traumatiche distrettuali. Scheletro assiale: cranio, rachide, scheletro toraco-costale. Cranio. Traumi orbitali e naso etmoidali. Traumi maxillo-facciali. Rachide.- Capitolo 7 Arto superiore. Spalla e braccio. Gomito e avambraccio. Polso e mano.- Capitolo 8 Bacino ed arto inferiore. Bacino, anca e femore. Ginocchio e gamba. Caviglia e piede.- Capitolo 9 Il trauma da parto. Introduzione. Pseudo-paralisi ostetriche. Birth fractures.- Capitolo 10 Le fratture occulte dell'arto inferiore nella prima infanzia: 'toddler's fractures'. Introduzione. Concetto di 'toddler's fracture'. Imaging.- Capitolo 11 Lesioni ossee da trauma non accidentale. Introduzione. Il 'bambino battuto': diagnostica per immagini. Fratture in sedi anatomiche caratteristiche. Fratture aspecifiche con caratteristiche radiografiche particolari. Datazione della lesione. Fratture dotate di caratteristiche radiografiche specifiche. Diagnosidifferenziale.- Capitolo 12 Il bambino battuto: linee guida e risvolti medico-legali. Introduzione. Normativa attuale e considerazioni medico-legali. Conclusioni. Appendice A: linee guida.- Letture consigliate
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