The book covers the application of numerical methods to reinforced concrete structures. To analyze reinforced concrete structures linear elastic theories are inadequate because of cracking, bond and the nonlinear and time dependent behavior of both concrete and reinforcement. These effects have to be considered for a realistic assessment of the behavior of reinforced concrete structures with respect to ultimate limit states and serviceability limit states.
The book gives a compact review of finite element and other numerical methods. The key to these methods is through a proper description of material behavior. Thus, the book summarizes the essential material properties of concrete and reinforcement and their interaction through bond. These basics are applied to different structural types such as bars, beams, strut and tie models, plates, slabs and shells. This includes prestressing of structures, cracking, nonlinear stress-strain relations, creeping, shrinkage and temperature changes.
Appropriate methods are developed for each structural type. Dynamic problems are treated as well as short-term quasi-static problems and long-term transient problems like creep and shrinkage. Most problems are illustrated by examples which are solved by the program package ConFem, based on the freely available Python programming language. The ConFem source code together with the problem data is available under open source rules in combination with this book.
The author aims to demonstrate the potential and the limitations of numerical methods for simulation of reinforced concrete structures, addressing students, teachers, researchers and designing and checking engineers.

Drawing on previously inaccessible and overlooked archival sources, The Herero Genocide undertakes a groundbreaking investigation into the war between colonizer and colonized in what was formerly German South-West Africa and is today the nation of Namibia. In addition to its eye-opening depictions of the starvation, disease, mass captivity, and other atrocities suffered by the Herero, it reaches surprising conclusions about the nature of imperial dominion, showing how the colonial state's genocidal posture arose from its own inherent weakness and military failures. The result is an indispensable account of a genocide that has been neglected for too long.

At the heart of modern democracy lies the public sphere, which is most centrally shaped by those actors that integrate it discursively: the mass media. The media draw together the different strands of political debates; they grant access to some actors and arguments while excluding others and thus decisively mould the political process. In this book, Thomas Haussler examines how the media reflect and react to the wider context in which they are embedded. More specifically, he focuses on whether their discourse demonstrates systematic differences with regard to the two main public sphere types that they co-constitute, according to deliberative theory, focussing in particular on the work of Jurgen Habermas. The Media and the Public Sphere promotes a deeper and more detailed understanding of the political process by foregrounding the complex relationships between the media and the public discourse they constitute. It examines how the media co-create relationships of power, analyses the structure of these discursive networks and illuminates the effects that different deliberative coalition types have on political debates.

The startling range of muffin pans produced by the Griswold Manufacturing Company from the late nineteenth century through the 1950s is covered in detail in this fascinating guide. The author provides more than 235 photographs of muffin pan designs and computer graphics depicting 226 pan variations. All the pertinent details necessary to identify Griswold pans are provided, in addition to the names, numbers, pattern numbers, dates of production, and comparative rarity of each pan. Also included is a brief history of the company, the evolution of Griswold's muffin pans, and details from Griswold sales catalogs. Prices are provided in the text for every pan and variation listed. "Collecting Griswold muffin pans is enjoyable, affordable, challenging, somewhat mysterious, and addictive," says the author, who has been seeking out cast-iron for more than half a decade.

Phase transitions in disordered systems and related dynamical phenomena are a topic of intrinsically high interest in theoretical and experimental physics. This book presents a unified view, adopting concepts from each of the disjoint fields of disordered systems and nonlinear dynamics. Special attention is paid to the glass transition, from both experimental and theoretical viewpoints, to modern concepts of pattern formation, and to the application of the concepts of dynamical systems for understanding equilibrium and nonequilibrium properties of fluids and solids. The content is accessible to graduate students, but will also be of benefit to specialists, since the presentation extends as far as the topics of ongoing research work.

The present volume summarizes some of the important recent developments in the field of metallic glasses. A variety of new "amorphization" methods such as hydrogen absorption, thermal interdiffusion reactions, irradiation and mechanical alloying are presented and various thermodynamic and experimental aspects of these techniques are discussed in detail. A chapter is devoted to glassy metals used as catalyst precursors yielding metal catalysts with unusual chemical and structural properties. The interrelation between electronic and ionic structures in glassy and liquid metals gives fascinating insights in the basic properties of the non-crystalline state of matter.

Die Entdeckung bzw. Wiederentdeckung der blutzuckersenkenden Wirkung von Sulfonylharnstoffen im Jahre 1955 durch FRANKE und FUCHS hat die For- schung sowohl uber die Physiologie der Langerhansschen Inseln als auch uber den Kohlenhydratstoffwechsel sehr angeregt. Nachdem es wahrscheinlich wurde, dass Substanzen aus der Gruppe der Sulfonylharnstoffe die Sekretion von Insulin stimulieren, wurden verschiedene Methoden zur Bestimmung von Insulin im Blut entwickelt, die wegweisend fur empfindliche Methoden zur Bestimmung anderer Peptidhormone waren, und die elektronenmikroskopischen Beobachtungen der Vorgange bei der Sekretion von Insulin aus den B-Zellen wurden zum Modell fur die Vorstellungen uber die Funktion anderer Drusen. Es gibt viele Substanzen, die die Insulin-Sekretion aus den B-Zellen beeinflus- sen, die Zucker Glucose und Mannose, die Aminosauren Arginin und Leucin, ver- schiedene kurzkettige Fettsauren, verschiedene Metaboliten des intermediaren Stoffwechsels und Hormone, wie Glucagon, Corticotropin, Secretin, Gastrin, Pankreozym und verschiedene andere. In diesem Band sollten die therapeutisch interessanten Pharmaka abgehandelt werden, zu denen vor allem die Gruppen der Sulfonylharnstoffe bzw. Sulfonamide und der Biguanide gehoren. Auf die Geschichte der Verwendung von Biguaniden zur Behandlung von Diabetikern geht BECKMANN in seinem Artikel ausfuhrlich ein, so dass sich eine Darstellung hier erubrigt. Die blutzuckersenkenden Sulfonylharnstoffe wurden 1955 sozusagen durch eine klinische Zufallsbeobachtung mit Carbutamid wieder entdeckt und fur die Therapie zuganglich gemacht, nachdem LOUBATIERES sich mit der Wirkung ahnlicher Substanzen auf den Blutzucker und auf die Langerhans'schen Inseln bereits seit Anfang der 40er Jahre ausfuhrlich experimentell beschaftigt und bereits prinzipielle Aussagen uber den Wirkungsmechanismus gemacht hatte, die auch heute noch weitgehend akzeptiert werden.

Combining their years of experience working with individuals on the autism spectrum, both here and around the world, authors Vera Bernard-Opitz and Anne Haussler bring teachers and other professionals practical ideas and teaching methods for offering visual supports to students with autism spectrum disorders and other visual learners. With hundreds of colourful illustrations and step-by-step directions, this book lays the foundation for how to structure teaching environments, as well as offers countless examples of activities for students, ranging from basic skills, to reading and math, to social behaviour.

The book provides an introduction to all aspects of the physics of quasicrystals. The chapters, each written by an expert in this field, cover quasiperiodic tilings and the modeling of the atomic structure of quasicrystals. The electronic density of states and the calculation of the electronic structure play a key role in this introduction, as does an extensive discussion of the atomic dynamics. The study of defects in quasicrystals by high resolution electron microscopy and the computer simulations of defects and fracture in decorated tilings are important subjects for the application of these aperiodic crystals.

This book has the highest impact factor of all publications ranked by ISI within polymer science. It contains short and concise reports on physics and chemistry of polymers, each written by the world renowned experts. It remains valid and useful after 5 or 10 years. The electronic version is available free of charge for standing order customers at: springer.com/series/12/.

Carolin Haussler analyzes the following topics: Do inter-firm collaborations increase firm value? Does value enhancement vary according to firm and collaboration characteristics? What determines the allocation of control rights between asymmetrical partners? Does the contractual structure influence the success of collaboration? Is collaboration supporting firm restructuring in times of change?

Phase transitions in disordered systems and related dynamical phenomena are a topic of intrinsically high interest in theoretical and experimental physics. This book presents a unified view, adopting concepts from each of the disjoint fields of disordered systems and nonlinear dynamics. Special attention is paid to the glass transition, from both experimental and theoretical viewpoints, to modern concepts of pattern formation, and to the application of the concepts of dynamical systems for understanding equilibrium and nonequilibrium properties of fluids and solids. The content is accessible to graduate students, but will also be of benefit to specialists, since the presentation extends as far as the topics of ongoing research work.

This book gives an up-to-date introduction to the structure, physical properties and applications of quasicrystalline alloys. It covers quasiperiodic tilings and the determination and modelling of the atomic structure of quasicrystals. The electronic properties, determined from measurements of the partial electronic density of states and the calculation of the electronic structure, play a key role in this introduction, as does an extensive discussion of the determination and simulation of the atomic dynamics. For the application of these aperiodic crystals, defects are a critical issue. Thus the book also presents a detailed treatement of the study of defects in quasicrystals by high resolution electron microscopy and ion channeling, as well as computer simulations of defects and fracture in decorated tilings.

At the heart of modern democracy lies the public sphere, which is most centrally shaped by those actors that integrate it discursively: the mass media. The media draw together the different strands of political debates; they grant access to some actors and arguments while excluding others and thus decisively mould the political process. In this book, Thomas Haussler examines how the media reflect and react to the wider context in which they are embedded. More specifically, he focuses on whether their discourse demonstrates systematic differences with regard to the two main public sphere types that they co-constitute, according to deliberative theory, focussing in particular on the work of Jurgen Habermas. The Media and the Public Sphere promotes a deeper and more detailed understanding of the political process by foregrounding the complex relationships between the media and the public discourse they constitute. It examines how the media co-create relationships of power, analyses the structure of these discursive networks and illuminates the effects that different deliberative coalition types have on political debates.

In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice, guest editor Kevin K. Haussler brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Integrative Medicine. Provides in-depth reviews on the latest updates in Integrative Medicine, providing actionable insights for veterinary practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.

"Physikdidaktik" gibt eine Einfuhrung in Theorie und Praxis des Physikunterrichts. In jedem der sieben Kapitel werden traditionelle Aspekte berucksichtigt wie Martin Wagenscheins physikdidaktische Auffassungen. Ausserdem sind auch neuere Entwicklungen der Physikdidaktik dargestellt, wie zum Beispiel Computer und Internet im Physikunterricht oder wie man den "Lernerfolg" messen kann. Auswahlkriterium fur diese Variablen des Physikunterrichts: sie mussen sich in der Schule und/ oder in der Lehrerbildung bewahrt haben. Insgesamt werden in "Physikdidaktik" favorisiert: offener, schulerzentrierter Unterricht gegenuber lehrerzentriertem Unterricht, Gruppenunterricht und individualisierter Unterricht gegenuber Frontalunterricht."

Inhalts}bersicht: Geschichtliche Entwicklung des Kassenarztrechts. - Orztliche Organisationen. - Teilnahme an der kassen{rztlichen Versorgung. - Formen {rztlicher Berufst{tigkeit. - Allgemeines Arztrecht. - Spezielles Arztrecht. - Regelnde Normen der kassen{rztlichen Versorgung.- Beziehungen des Kassenarztes zu anderen Institutionen. - Die kurative ambulante Behandlung. - Wirtschaftliche Verordnungs- und Behandlungsweise. - Beleg{rztliche Behandlung. - Gesundheitsvorsorge. - Krankheitsfr}herkennung. - Rehabilitation. - Bescheinigung der Arbeitsunf{higkeit und Begutachtungen. - Orztliche Zusammenarbeit. - Abrechnung, Leistungsverg}tung und Pr}fwesen. - Umsatz, Kosten, Einkommen. -Mitgliedschaft in Laborgemeinschaften. - Praxisfinanzierung. - Orztliche Aufkl{rungspflicht. - Literatur. - Sachregister.

Wunder und Gleichnisse Jesu kompetenzorientiert zu unterrichten das gelingt mit diesem praxisnahen Material. Kernstuck der Verkundigung und des Handelns Jesu ist die Botschaft vom Anbrechen des Reiches Gottes. Der Band stellt anhand exemplarischer Gleichnisse und Wunder diese Reich-Gottes-Botschaft Jesu vor und ubersetzt deren Anspruch und Zuspruch in die Lebenswirklichkeit der Schulerinnen und Schuler der Sekundarstufe I. Der Altersstufe angemessen, werden kreativ-gestalterische Bearbeitungen der biblischen Erzahlungen starker berucksichtigt als historisch-kritische Zugange, freilich ohne diese voellig auszuklammern. Die vielfaltigen Materialien liegen als Kopiervorlagen vor und sind mit methodisch-didaktischen Anregungen fur den Einsatz im Unterricht versehen.

Der Band gibt einen umfassenden Einblick in aktuelle Debatten zur Organisation alltaglicher Fursorge- und Versorgungsarbeiten rund um den privaten Haushalt. Aus vier haushaltswissenschaftlichen Perspektiven wird deutlich, dass die Unterbewertung der Arbeit des Alltags zu gesellschaftlichen Folgekosten und Benachteiligung insbesondere von Frauen fuhrt und fur die UEbergange zwischen oeffentlicher und privater Verantwortung fur "Care" strukturell verankerte Loesungen von Noeten sind.