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On his nighttime rambles through the City of London-i.e., its
historical and financial heart-Andreas Schmidt (born 1967)
documents the icy glamour of its epic-scaled financial palaces, in
which empty lobbies, conference rooms and endless corridors
proliferate. Schmidt's portrait of these eerily alienated realms
restore the understanding that such environments, in their
oversized grandeur, are very far from the civic good.
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Pleistoannelida, Sedentaria II (Hardcover)
Gunter Purschke; Edited by (fouders) Willy Kukenthal; Edited by Markus Boeggemann, Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa, Wilfried Westheide
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R8,782
Discovery Miles 87 820
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This book is the second volume in a series of 4 volumes in the
Handbook of Zoology series treating morphology, anatomy,
reproduction, development, ecology, phylogeny, systematics and
taxonomy of polychaetous Annelida. In this volume a comprehensive
review of a few more derived higher taxa within Sedentaria are
given, namely Sabellida, Opheliida/Capitellida as well as
Hrabeiellidae. The former comprise annelids possessing a body
divided into two more or less distinct regions or tagmata called
thorax and abdomen. Here two groups of families are united, the
spioniform and sabelliform polychaetes. Especially Spionidae and
Sabellidae are speciose families within this group and represent
two of the largest annelid families. These animals live in various
types of burrows or tubes and all possess so-called feeding palps.
In one group these appendages are differentiated as grooved feeding
palps, whereas in the other they may form highly elaborated
circular tentacular crowns comprising a number of radioles mostly
giving off numerous filamentous pinnulae. Often additionally
colourful, the latter are also received the common names
"feather-duster worms", "flowers of the sea", "Christmas-tree
worms". Opheliida/Capitellida including five families of truly
worm-like annelids without appendages represents the contrary.
Their members burrow in soft bottom substrates and may be
classified as non-selective deposit feeders. Molecular phylogenetic
analyses have shown that Echiura or spoon worms, formerly regarded
to represent a separate phylum, are members of this group. Last not
least Hrabeiellidae is one out of only two families of
oligochaete-like terrestrial polychaetes and for this reason
received strong scientific interest.
This volume of the series Handbook of Zoology deals with the
anatomy of the gastrointestinal digestive tract - stomach, small
intestine, caecum and colon - in all eutherian orders and
suborders. It presents compilations of anatomical studies, as well
as an extensive list of references, which makes widely dispersed
literature accessible. Introductory sections to orders and
suborders give notice to biology, taxonomy, biogeography and food
of the respective taxon. It is a characteristic of this book that
different sections of the post-oesophageal tract are discussed
separately from each other. Informations on form and function of
organs of digestion in eutherians are discussed under
comparative-anatomical aspects. The variability and diversity of
anatomical structures represents the basis of functional
differentiations.
This volume of the Handbook of Zoology summarizes "small" groups of
animals across the animal kingdom. Dicyemida and Orthonectida are
enigmatic parasites, formerly united as "Mesozoa" and their
position among the multicellular animals is still not known with
certainty. Placozoa are small, flat marine animals which provide
important information on metazoan evolution. Comb jellies
(Ctenophora) are esthetically fascinating animals which cause
considerable discussion about their phylogenetic position.
Seisonida are closely related to rotifers and acanthocephalans.
Cycliophora were discovered and described as one of the last higher
taxa and surprise by their complex life cycle. Kamptozoa (=
Entoprocta) are small sessile animals in the sea and sometimes also
in freshwater. Arrow worms (Chaetognatha) play an important role as
predators in the plankton, but they also include benthic forms.
Pterobranchia and acorn worms (Enteropneusta) belong to the
deuterostomia and are related to echinoderms. In particular
enteropneusts play an important role in understanding deuterostome
evolution. These chapters provide up to date reviews of these
exiting groups with reference to the important literature and
therefore serves as an important source of information.
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Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa; Contributions by Iben Heiner Bang-Berthelsen, Reinhardt Kristensen, Andreas Maas, Birger Neuhaus
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R7,955
Discovery Miles 79 550
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This section of the Handbook of Zoology is intended as a
comprehensive and exhaustive account of the biology of the taxa
Gastrotricha, Nematoda, Nematomorpha, Priapulida, Kinorhyncha,
Loricifera, Gnathostomulida, Micrognathozoa, Rotifera, Seisonida
and Acanthocephala, covering all relevant topics such as
morphology, ecology, phylogeny and diversity. The series is
intended to be a detailed and up-to-date account of these taxa. As
was the case with the first edition, the Handbook is intended to
serve as a reliable resource for decades. Many of the taxa of this
volume are comparatively unknown to many biologists, despite their
diversity and importance for example in meiofaunal communities
(Gastrotricha, Rotifera, Gnathostomulida), their fascinating recent
discoveries (Loricifera and Micrognathozoa), their importance as
parasites (many nematodes, Nematomorpha, Acanthocephala) and their
importance for evolutionary questions (e.g. Priapulida,
Gastrotricha). The groups covered range from those poor in species
(such as Micrognathozoa with 2 known species) to the species-rich
and diverse Nematoda and their ca. 20.000 described species. While
each taxon is covered by one chapter, nematodes are treated in
several chapters dedicated to their structural, taxonomic and
ecological diversity.
The first part of this collection is devoted to one of the key
questions of the 'Synoptic Problem': the literary and
christological relationship between Mark and Q. The second part
deals with the 'Third Quest' for the historical Jesus,
concentrating on his teaching and its cultural context. These
interrelated themes each attract detailed analysis of their
methodology as well as their impact on New Testament studies
generally, providing a very useful introduction to the state of
research in these important fields.
This book is the first in a series of 4 volumes in the Handbook of
Zoology series about morphology, anatomy, reproduction,
development, ecology, phylogeny and systematics of Annelida. This
first volume covers members of the so-called basal radiation and
the first part of Sedentaria. It is supplemented by chapters on the
history of annelid research, their fossil record, and an
introduction to the phylogeny of annelids and their position in the
tree of life. In the latter chapter the history of their systematic
is reviewed giving an almost complete picture of
systematic-scientific progress especially in the past years which
changed our view on annelid phylogeny dramatically. The most basal
annelids, lately united as Palaeoannelida, represent two families
of aberrant polychaetes formerly often suggested to be highly
derived which now give us a fresh look on how the ancestral annelid
may have looked like. These lack certain key characters such as
nuchal organs and possess rather simple nervous systems which now
likely represent primitive character states. In this basal
radiation the first taxon of apparently unsegmented and
achaetigerous animals is positioned, the Sipuncula. Most likely
another group of platyhelminth-like and unsegmented and even
chaeta-lees annelids, Lobatocerebridae falls into this basal
radiation. The section of Sedentaria starts with Orbiniida, a taxon
characterized by elongated, thread-like worms which do not have
anterior appendages like palps and comprises several families
representing members of the Meiofauna. These minute worms often
inhabiting the interstitial spaces in marine sands are suggested to
have evolved by progenesis. The second higher taxon is represented
by Cirratuliformia comprising nine families of typical sedentary
polychaetes each of which showing a remarkable variation of the
annelid body plan. Members of this taxon usually exhibit many
annelid characters but certain also lack the most typical
prostomial appendages, the palps.
Covering 100 years of zoological research, the Handbook of Zoology
represents a vast store of knowledge. Handbook of Zoology provides
an in-depth treatment of the entire animal kingdom covering both
invertebrates and vertebrates. It publishes comprehensive overviews
on animal systematics and morphology and covers extensively further
aspects like physiology, behavior, ecology and applied zoological
research. Although our knowledge regarding many taxonomic groups
has grown enormously over the last decades, it is still the
objective of the Handbook of Zoology to be comprehensive in the
sense that text and references together provide a solid basis for
further research. Editors and authors seek a balance between
describing species richness and diversity, explaining the
importance of certain groups in a phylogenetic context and
presenting a review of available knowledge and up-to-date
references. New contributions to the series present the combined
effort of an international team of editors and authors, entirely
published in English and tailored to the needs of the international
scientific community. Upcoming volumes and projects in progress
include volumes on Annelida (Volumes 1-3), Bryozoa, Mammalia,
Miscellaneous Invertebrates, Nannomecoptera, Neomecoptera and
Strepsiptera and are followed later by fishes, reptiles and further
volumes on mammals. Background The renowned German reference work
Handbook of Zoology was founded in the 1920's by Professor Willi
Kukenthal in Berlin and treated the complete animal kingdom from
single cell organisms to mammals in eight thematic volumes: Volume
I Protozoa, Porifera, Colenteratea, Mesozoa (1925); Volume II
Vermes (1933/34); Volume III Arthropoda ex. Insecta (1927/1932);
Volume IV Arthropoda: Insecta; Volume V Solenogastres, Mollusca,
Echinoderma (1925); Volume VI Pisces / Amphibia (1930); Volume VII
Reptilia / Aves (1931); Volume VIII Mammalia. The Volumes IV
Arthropoda: Insecta and VII Mammalia continued publication into the
present with the most recent contributions in English language.
Adapting to the accelerating speed of scientific discovery in the
past decades the Handbook of Zoology entered a next phase in 2010.
In the new edition of the Handbook of Zoology, the original eight
thematic volumes gave way for smaller and more flexible groupings
that reflect the current state of phylogenetic knowledge. All
subsequent volumes were published in print as well as e-book
format. The Handbook of Zoology is additionally offered as a
database, the Handbook of Zoology Online, which can easily be
searched and rapidly updated. Original Handbook material (ca. 28
000 pages) has been reordered along taxonomic (instead of
bibliographical) categories and forms the historical basis of this
Online Reference Work. As a living Online Reference, the content is
continuously updated and new content added. The material can be
accessed through taxonomic and subject categories as well as free
text, with a diversity of linking and search options. Faster
publication times through online-first publication, reference- and
cross-linking, and make the Handbook of Zoology highly attractive
to both authors and users.
Spark ablation has been used worldwide for decades. However, in
many fields, the special properties of nanoparticles, which come
into play especially for sizes <20 nm, are just beginning to be
exploited. The technique offers unprecedented flexibility regarding
composition and size, and revolutions in the domains of catalysis
and sensor technology, and more are to be expected. This book is
the first review of spark ablation as a unique, scalable source of
building blocks for nanotechnology and a powerful tool to promote
this development. The introductory chapters give an overview of the
technological fields that can exploit size effects, and explain the
process of spark ablation in the gas phase, as well as principles
of immobilizing particles to create novel products and materials.
Fundamentals of the spark ablation process are then discussed, in
addition to the characteristics of the particles formed. The rest
of the book deals with a selection of application fields that
profit from the spark ablation source from the perspective of
research. With the authors' many years of experience in spark
ablation and its applications, all the chapters complement one
another and contain numerous cross-references in order to enable
the reader to obtain a complete picture of the subject.
Is deafness a disability to be prevented or the uniting trait of a
cultural community to be preserved? Combining the history of
eugenics and genetics with deaf and disability history, this book
traces how American heredity researchers moved from trying to
eradicate deafness to embracing it as a valuable cultural
diversity. It looks at how deafness came to be seen as a hereditary
phenomenon at all, how eugenics became part of progressive reform
at schools for the deaf, and how, from the 1950s on, more
sociocultural approaches to disability and minority led to new
cooperative projects between professionals and local signing deaf
communities. Analysing the transformative effects of exchange
between researchers and objects of research, this book offers new
insight to changing ideas about medical ethics, reproductive
rights, the meaning of scientific progress and cultural diversity.
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Die Autoren wollen Grundkenntnisse in den wichtigsten Bereichen des
Wirtschaftsrechts vermitteln und den Lernenden einen ersten
Uberblick verschaffen. Gleichzeitig will das Lehrbuch das
Wirtschaftsrecht transparent machen und helfen, die Fahigkeit zu
entwickeln, in wirtschaftlichen Zusammenhangen juristisch zu
denken."
Dieses Buch bietet Projektleitern und Informatikern in Forschung
und Praxis eine aus Datenbanksicht fundierte EinfA1/4hrung in die
Welt von XML und die darauf aufbauenden Standards wie XML Schema,
XML Query und XSL/T. Die zentralen Konzepte werden dabei in
Beziehung zu konventionellen relationalen und objektorientierten
Techniken dargestellt. Die Verwendung konzeptueller Modelle im
Zusammenhang mit XML sowie die Aoebertragung auf andere
Datenmodelle werden erlAutert. FA1/4r die EinschAtzung der
praktischen EinsatzfAhigkeit bietet das Buch eine vertiefte Analyse
zahlreicher kommerzieller Produkte wie Oracle 9i, MS SQL Server
2000 oder Tamino. An zwei Anwendungsbeispielen wird der reale
Einsatz der vorgestellten Techniken prAsentiert, ein Ausblick auf
zukA1/4nftige Entwicklungen unter BerA1/4cksichtigung aktueller
Forschungsvorhaben rundet das Buch ab.
Das Buch wendet sich nicht nur an Studierende der
Rechtswissenschaften, die sich zu Beginn ihres Studiums mit den
Grundlagen des Privatrechts und der Rechtsanwendung beschaftigen
mussen und Moglichkeiten zur Ubung suchen, sondern gerade auch an
die Studenten wirtschaftsrechtlicher Studiengange, denen besonders
an einer praxisnahen und anwendungsorientierten Darstellung des
Rechts gelegen ist. Daruber hinaus bietet die vorliegende
Darstellung aber auch fur Studierende der Wirtschaftswissenschaften
und vergleichbarer Disziplinen, die rechtliche Aspekte als
Nebenfach behandeln, eine grundlegende Darstellung derjenigen
Rechtsgebiete, die ublicherweise unter dem Schlagwort
"Wirtschaftsrecht" zusammengefasst und im Grundstudium gelehrt
werden."
Systematics has developed rapidly during the past two decades. A
multitude of new methods and contributions from a diversity of
biological fields including molecular genetics and developmental
biology have provided a wealth of phylogenetic hypotheses, some
confirming traditional views others contradicting them. Despite
such inconsistencies, it is now possible to recognize robust
regions of a 'tree of life' and also to identify problematic areas
which have yet to be resolved. This is the first book to apply the
current state of phylogeny to an evolutionary interpretation of
animal organ systems and body architecture, providing alternative
theories in those cases of continuing controversy.
Organs do not appear suddenly during evolution; instead they are
composed of far simpler structures. In some cases it is even
possible to trace particular molecules or physiological pathways as
far back as pre-animal history. What emerges is a fascinating
picture, showing how animals have combined ancestral and new
elements in novel ways to form constantly changing responses to
environmental requirements.
The Evolution of Organ Systems starts with a general overview of
current animal phylogeny, followed by review of general body
organization including symmetry, anteroposterior axis, dorsoventral
axis, germ layers, segmentation, and skeletons. Subsequent chapters
then provide a detailed description of the individual organ systems
themselves - integument, musculature, nervous system, sensory
organs, body cavities, excretory system, circulatory system,
respiratory system, intestinal system, gonads and gametes.
Generously illustrated throughout, this accessible text is suitable
for both upper levelundergraduate and graduate students taking
courses in animal evolution, organogenesis, animal anatomy, zoology
and systematics. It will also be a valuable reference tool for
those professional researchers in these fields requiring an
authoritative, balanced and up-to-date overview of the topic.
Das Buch widmet sich der Frage, welchen Einfluss die Krisen des
vergangenen Jahreszehnts auf die Profitabilitat des deutschen
Banksystems haben und welche Erkenntnisse demnach fur den Einfluss
der Corona-Krise auf diese abgeleitet werden koennen. Im Zentrum
der Untersuchug stehen dabei Gross-und Landesbanken sowie
Sparkassen und Genossenschaftsbanken. Neben den veranderten
Rahmenbedingungen aus Krisen und der standig wachsenden Regulatorik
werden auch gesellschafts-und finanzpolistiche Aspekte in die
Untersuchung einbezogen. Insbesondere Themenkomplexe wie die
Kredit- und Spekulationskultur im Vorfeld der Finanzkrise, aber
auch Themenbereiche wie Geld und Zinsen sind dabei zu nennen.
Andreas Schmidt gibt praktische Hilfestellung fur die zeitnahe
Realisierung und Absicherung von Vergutungsanspruchen. Dies ist fur
Bauunternehmen eine wesentliche Voraussetzung fur den
Unternehmenserfolg, denn diese sind nach der gesetzlichen
Konzeption des Werkvertragsrechts grundsatzlich
vorleistungspflichtig - d.h. sie mussen das fur die
Leistungserbringung erforderliche Personal, Material und Gerat
zunachst vorfinanzieren. Der Autor zeigt, wie der Bauunternehmer
die Regelungen im BGB und in der VOB/B betreffend die Abrechnung
seiner Leistung sachgemass anwendet, um Zahlungsflusse zu
beschleunigen. Zudem erfahrt der Unternehmer, wie er reagieren
kann, wenn der Auftraggeber verspatet oder gar nicht zahlt und wie
er seinen Vergutungsanspruch fur den Insolvenzfall absichern kann.
Mit Hilfe einer profunden Bestandsaufnahme und stichhaltigen
Analyse zeigt Andreas Schmidt drei "Ko"-Kriterien zur Optimierung
der Wettbewerbswirkung von Geschaftsmodellen auf: Kontingenz zur
Umwelt, Konsistenz seiner Bestandteile und eine koharente
Implementierung uber die Entscheidungsebenen hinweg. Ein
Compliance-Kompass sowie Beispiele fur einfache und komplexe
Geschaftsmodelle illustrieren die praktische Relevanz der
Untersuchung. Hinweise zur Gestaltung aber auch Implementierung und
Steuerung von Geschaftsmodellen zeigen diverse Entwicklungspfade zu
einer uberlegenen Wertgenese und Wertabschoepfung in umkampften
Markten. Dabei werden sowohl Innovationstreiber als auch
Verteidigungsoptionen eruiert, um schliesslich Moeglichkeiten fur
ein ausgleichendes (ambidexteres) Management im Laufe des
Geschaftsmodell-Lebenszyklus zu schaffen.
Die Notwendigkeit, umfassende Qualitatskonzepte wie Total Quality
Management einzufuhren, wird auch von kleineren Unternehmen
anerkannt. Voraussetzung fur den Erfolg ist, dass die
Fuhrungskrafte das Vorhaben unterstutzen und alle Mitarbeiter
einbeziehen. Das hier vorgestellte Train-the-Trainer-Konzept
unterstutzt dieses Ziel. Fuhrungskrafte aller Hierarchieebenen
fuhren als interne Trainer Schulungen durch. Sie werden so ihrer
Vorbildfunktion gerecht, und das Know-how erreicht alle
Mitarbeiter. Das Buch beschreibt die Grundlagen und Vorgehensweise
zur Umsetzung des Konzepts. Die erforderli- chen Arbeitsmittel sind
in einem umfangreichen Anhang als Fragebogen und Kopiervorlagen
zusammengestelt. Auf der beigefugten Diskette konnen sie
modifiziert werden."
Projektleiter und Informatiker in Forschung und Praxis finden hier
eine fundierte Einfuhrung in XML und die Standards wie XML Schema,
XML Query und XSL/T. Die zentralen Konzepte werden dabei in
Beziehung zu konventionellen relationalen und objektorientierten
Techniken dargestellt. Die Verwendung konzeptueller Modelle im
Zusammenhang mit XML sowie die UEbertragung auf andere Datenmodelle
werden erklart. Die Analyse zahlreicher kommerzieller Produkte,
Anwendungsbeispiele und Entwicklungstrends liefern
Orientierungshilfen fur den praktischen Einsatz.
Die Aufgabensammlung hilft dem Leser, die Grundlagen der
betrieblichen Investitions- und Finanzwirtschaft unmittelbar
praxisbezogen zu erleben. Da dieses Themengebiet auf den Grundlagen
der Finanzmathematik aufbaut, haben die Autoren ein Kapital mit
Aufgaben zur Finanzmathematik vorangestellt.
Systematics has developed rapidly during the past two decades. A
multitude of new methods and contributions from a diversity of
biological fields including molecular genetics and developmental
biology have provided a wealth of phylogenetic hypotheses, some
confirming traditional views others contradicting them. Despite
such inconsistencies, it is now possible to recognize robust
regions of a 'tree of life' and also to identify problematic areas
which have yet to be resolved. This is the first book to apply the
current state of phylogeny to an evolutionary interpretation of
animal organ systems and body architecture, providing alternative
theories in those cases of continuing controversy.
Organs do not appear suddenly during evolution; instead they are
composed of far simpler structures. In some cases it is even
possible to trace particular molecules or physiological pathways as
far back as pre-animal history. What emerges is a fascinating
picture, showing how animals have combined ancestral and new
elements in novel ways to form constantly changing responses to
environmental requirements.
The Evolution of Organ Systems starts with a general overview of
current animal phylogeny, followed by review of general body
organization including symmetry, anteroposterior axis, dorsoventral
axis, germ layers, segmentation, and skeletons. Subsequent chapters
then provide a detailed description of the individual organ systems
themselves - integument, musculature, nervous system, sensory
organs, body cavities, excretory system, circulatory system,
respiratory system, intestinal system, gonads and gametes.
Generously illustrated throughout, this accessible text is suitable
for both upper levelundergraduate and graduate students taking
courses in animal evolution, organogenesis, animal anatomy, zoology
and systematics. It will also be a valuable reference tool for
those professional researchers in these fields requiring an
authoritative, balanced and up-to-date overview of the topic.
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