Designed to provide the theory behind various approaches, this work has broad applications, ranging from prevention and treatment of organ and bone marrow transplant... Læs mere
This work deals with the use of comparative law in European legal adjudication. It describes the different forms of the use of comparative law in legal reasoning, argumentation and justification in several national legal orders and in European level legal institutions.
A presentation of the major role played by correctly designed and fabricated joints in the safe and reliable response of steel, composite and timber structures. The typology/morphology of connections is discussed for both conventional pinned and rigid joints and semi-rigid types.
This volume seeks to unravel the essential bond between the living human being and the earth - a bond that lies at the heart of our existence. A heightened awareness of this bond should enlighten our situation and help us find our existential bearings.
In this international collection of papers there is a wealth of knowledge on artificial intelligence (AI) and cognitive science (CS) techniques applied to the problem of providing help systems mainly for the UNIX operating system.
This text presents an up-to-date account of the physics, technology and expected applications of quantum effects in solid-state... Læs mere
This work offers an outlook on the derivation and interpretation of control constructions. From data and observations, it argues that obligatory control comes in two varieties: exhaustive or partial control, the latter obtaining when PRO properly includes the controller.
This volume collects applications of nonstandard methods to the theory of vector lattices. Primary attention is paid to combining infinitesimal and... Læs mere
This work aims to record articles of scholarly value which relate to the history of the printed book, to the history of arts, crafts,... Læs mere
Based in an international symposium on the topic held in Venice, October 30-31, 1999, this text analyzes the epidemiological association between... Læs mere
There have been major changes in the heat content and ice cover of the Arctic Ocean since 1990. This book draws together assessments by many specialists to present an integrated view of possible future changes in the climate of the Northern hemisphere.
This text addresses issues in the management of organ failure, whether humans will remain the only source for organ procurement, prospects for engineering in organ replacement, and whether transplantation will remain the most appropriate approach to organ failure.