In spite of great advance made by ENT and maxillofacial surgeons as well as radiotherapists to improve therapy of cancer of the oral cavity and oropharynx, it has not been possible in the past 4 decades to raise the chances of patient survival above 40%-45%. However, recent studies with different combination therapies indicate that better results can be expected in the future. In this volume, the current status and results of therapeutic studies are presented by distinguished clinicians in the three disciplines. The book provides up-to-date information and encourages interdisciplinary cooperation.

After two decades, data processing has finally, and probably forever, found its niche among civil engineering and construction (CEC) professionnals, through word processors, digitizing tables, management software, and increasingly via drawing software and computer-aided design (CAD), recently, robots have even started invading work sites. What are the main trends of CAD and robotics in the field of architecture and civil enginee ring? What type of R&D effort do university and industrial laboratories undertake to devise the professional software that will be on the market in the next three to five years? These are the issues which will be addressed during this symposium. To this effect, we have planned concurrently an equipment and software show, as well as a twofold conference. Robotic is just starting in the field of civil engineering and construction. A pioneer, the Civil Engineering Departement of Carnegie-Mellon University, in the United States, organized the first two international symposia, in 1984 and 1985 in Pittsburgh. This is the third meeting on the subject (this year, however, we have also included CAD). It constitutes the first large international symposium where CAD experts, specialists in architecture and CEC robotics will meet. From this standpoint, it should be an ideal forum for exchanging views and expe riences on a wide range of topics, and we hope it will give rise to novel applications and new syntheses. This symposium is intented for scientists, teachers, students and also for manufacturers and all CEC professionals.

Aus den Besprechungen: ..". die Lucke schliessen zwischen einer reinen Stoffkunde und dem Verstandnis des Werkstoffs als Medium zur Verwirklichung ingenieurmassiger Uberlegungen und Ideen. Der Autor spannt den Inhaltsbogen von den Eigenschaften und Eigenschaftskennwerten metallischer Werkstoffe uber die Morphologie, den atomaren Aufbau und die Werkstoffstruktur bis hin zum Gefuge und dessen Neubildung. Wegen des engen Zusammenhangs zwischen Gefuge und Eigenschaften eines Werkstoffs wird dieser Punkt ausfuhrlich behandelt. Das Buch ist handwerklich gut gemacht und verstandlich geschrieben. Ein umfangreiches Schrifttumsverzeichnis sowie ein ausfuhrliches Stichwortregister erganzen die Informationen." "Maschinenmarkt"#1 "In diesem Lehrbuch wird am metallischen Werkstoff gezeigt, wie Struktur und Gefuge mit den Festkorperreaktionen unter verschiedenartigen ausseren Beanspruchungen und damit den Eigenschaften des Werkstoffs in Beziehung stehen..." "Metall"#2"

Auch im folgenden Band verfolgt der Autor weiterhin das Ziel, eine in sich geschlossene moderne Einfuhrung in die Metallkunde speziell fur den anwendenden Maschinenbauingenieur zu geben. Das geschieht durch das Prinzip, den Werkstoff als ein ganz wesentliches Element jeder zeitgerechten maschinenbaulichen Konstruktion zu verstehen. Die sich daraus ergebende Systematik hatte zunachst zur Diskussion der Struktur und des Gefuges der Metalle gefuhrt. Ihre Eigenschaften und ihr Verhalten waren aus den in der Ordnung und Fehlordnung der Atome begrundeten Mechanismen erklart worden. Jetzt folgt unter dem Titel Gleichgewichts- und Ungleichgewichtszustande der Versuch, den Werkstoff als Gesamtsystem im thermodynamischen Sinne zu betrachten. Nicht mehr die Vorgange im atomaren Bereich, sondern die Zustande des Gesamtverbandes stehen im Vordergrund. Dieses zweibandige Werk ist damit ein besonders modernes Lehrbuch der Metallkunde, das die weite Spanne von der Zugfestigkeit bis zu den Shape-Memory-Metallen uberdeckt.

The NEW Productivity is a PEACEFUL Productivity Many people are able to achieve very high levels of productivity, but at what cost? Is there really a way to be extremely productive without suffering from stress? Despite new technologies that promise to make our lives easier, life keeps getting more hectic and busy. If you've read the so-called "time management" books...if you've watched the self-help gurus...if you've tried to change your approach to productivity and nothing has worked, then it's time to discover the "new" productivity. In Peaceful Productivity Now: The Busy Person's Guide to Getting Things Done & Loving Life, productivity expert and coach Curtis G. Schmitt shares his experience and insight in successfully advising busy professionals to answer a life-changing question: Can we accomplish the things that are most important to us while still feeling peaceful and joyful in the process? The answer is "Yes " Productivity and peace of mind...you no longer have to sacrifice one for the other. You can achieve Peaceful Productivity Now.

Multi-scale systems, involving complex interacting processes that occur over a range of temporal and spatial scales, are present in a broad range of disciplines. Several methodologies exist to retrieve this multi-scale information from a given time series; however, each method has its own limitations. This book presents the mathematical theory behind the stochastic analysis of scaling time series, including a general historical introduction to the problem of intermittency in turbulence, as well as how to implement this analysis for a range of different applications. Covering a variety of statistical methods, such as Fourier analysis and wavelet transforms, it provides readers with a thorough understanding of the techniques and when to apply them. New techniques to analyse stochastic processes, including empirical mode decomposition, are also explored. Case studies, in turbulence and ocean sciences, are used to demonstrate how these statistical methods can be applied in practice, for students and researchers.