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Global climatic change will most likely affect natural resources and human living conditions in semiarid regions. This volume presents disciplinary as well as integrative methods to assess these impacts considering the interactions between climate variability and change, water availability, land-use systems, and quality of life. Taking the semiarid northeastern area of Brazil as an example, a wide range of expertise and knowledge (from integrated water analyses to transregional migration) is necessary to understand the complex relationship between natural and socio-economic systems. Tools to integrate this knowledge and make it available for the strategic planning of sustainable development are described. This book is a summary of the main research results and the presentations given at the final conference of the WAVES Program on June 25-26 2001 in Fortaleza (Brazil).

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"This book focuses on results from a joint German-Brazilian program (Water Availability and Vulnerability of Ecosystems and Society, or WAVES) to assess the socioeconomic impacts that global change will have on northeast Brazil. This book, divided into eight parts, describes the many factors that should be included in developing scenarios for future planning purposes. The book provides useful information concerning the complex multidisciplinary task of developing scenarios that can aid decision makers in formulating plans for sustainable development in an area that is highly vulnerable to climate variability and change. For someone who is unfamiliar with the semiarid northeast Brazil region, the book provides considerable useful background information." (Vernon E. Kousky, BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEORLOGICAL SOCIETY, December 2004)

Global climatic change will most likely affect natural resources and human living conditions in semiarid regions. This volume presents disciplinary as well as integrative methods to assess these impacts considering the interactions between climate variability and change, water availability, land-use systems, and quality of life. Taking the semiarid northeastern area of Brazil as an example, a wide range of expertise and knowledge (from integrated water analyses to transregional migration) is necessary to understand the complex relationship between natural and socio-economic systems. Tools to integrate this knowledge and make it available for the strategic planning of sustainable development are described. This book is a summary of the main research results and the presentations given at the final conference of the WAVES Program on June 25-26 2001 in Fortaleza (Brazil).

The volume focuses on the various representations of the Beyond in later Antiquity, a period of intense interaction and competition between various religious traditions and ideals of education. The concepts and images clustering around the Beyond form a crucial focal point for understanding the dynamics of religion and education in later Antiquity. Although Christianity gradually supersedes the pagan traditions, the literary representations of the Beyond derived from classical literature and transmitted through the texts read at school show a remarkable persistence: they influence Christian late antique writers and are still alive in medieval literature of the East and West. A specifically Christian Beyond develops only gradually, and coexists subsequently with pagan ideas, which in turn vary according to the respective literary and philosophical contexts. Thus, the various conceptualisations of the great existential unknown, serves here as a point of reference for mirroring the changes and continuities in Imperial and Late Antique religion, education, and culture, and opening up further perspectives into the Medieval world.

Das Internet entwickelt sich immer starker zum Leitmedium fur die Unternehmens- und Markenkommunikation. Eine Vielzahl von Kommunikationsinstrumenten gibt den Unternehmen neue Kontaktmoeglichkeiten mit dem Kunden. Markenmanager stehen vor der Herausforderung, diese Instrumente im Sinne der modernen Marketingkommunikation ganzheitlich zu fuhren. Sie mussen die neuen Zugangswege zu ihrer Marke beherrschen, die mit dem Medium neu gewonnene Interaktivitat mit der Marke ermoeglichen und die Reaktionen und Diskussionen der Konsumenten auf die Markenfuhrung in den sozialen Medien bedienen. Hier setzt das vorliegende Praxishandbuch "Brand Evolution" an. Es prasentiert die wesentlichen Aspekte der Markenfuhrung im Internet. Wissenschaftler stellen die Erkenntnisse der Markentheorie dar, Praktiker aus der verschiedenen Industriezweigen schildern, wie die Instrumente der Markenfuhrung im Netz konkret eingesetzt werden. Fallbeispiele veranschaulichen die Umsetzung in der Unternehmenspraxis.

This issue of Anesthesiology Clinics covers the latest updates in obstetric and gynecologic anesthesia written by the world-leading experts on the topic. Procedurally-focused articles cover best practices in chronic pain management, the role of magnesium in labor and delivery, advanced airway procedures, epidural analgesia, amniotic fluid embolism and more. Achieve the best outcomes and keep current on this area of anesthesia practice.

Dieses Fachbuch zeigt auf, welches Potenzial das mobile Internet fur den stationaren Handel darstellt. Das Shopping der Zukunft zeichnet sich durch ein begleitendes Zusammenspiel von sozialer Vernetzung, Lokalisierung und mobiler Internetnutzung beim Ladenbesuch aus. Dieser Dreiklang bildet die Basis fur die "Synergien des SoLoMo", die neue Moeglichkeiten der Vermarktungseffizienz - insbesondere fur stationare Handler - erschliessen. Die Autoren greifen die sich daraus ergebenden Chancen auf, indem sie den aktuellen Stand der Forschung und Praxis zu dem Thema darstellen und die Basisfaktoren des SoLoMo umfassend klaren. Dabei werden die Location-based Services (LBS), denen eine Schlusselrolle im Handel der Zukunft zukommt, besonders gewichtet und mit einer empirischen Studie in Hinblick auf Nutzung sowie Potenzial erforscht. Neu in der 3. Auflage Die reprasentative Verbraucherbefragung von kaufDA und den beiden Autoren zum Thema "Mobiles Internet foerdert die Wiederentdeckung des stationaren Handels" wurde 2015 im Zeitreihenvergleich gegenuber 2013 und 2014 wiederholt. Sie zeigt den aktuellen Stand der Smartphone-Nutzung 2015. Zahlen, Daten, Fakten und Best Practices wurden aktualisiert. Der Inhalt Always-on und Always-in-Touch - das neue Kaufverhalten Social Commerce als Basisfaktor Nr. 1 des SoLoMo Location-based Services als Basisfaktor Nr. 2 des SoLoMo Mobile Commerce als Basisfaktor Nr. 3 des SoLoMo Empirische Studie von kaufDA - Status und Potenziale von Location-based Services

In diesem Buch werden die zentralen Herausforderungen bei der Umsetzung von netzbasierten Bildungsressourcen und Bildungsportalen diskutiert. Zahlreiche Aufsatze namhafter Wissenschaftler behandeln die vier grossen Bereiche: Portaldesign, Portalbausteine, Blended Concepts und Portale auf dem Weg ins Web 2.0."

Durch die Kombination von Theorie und Praxis kann sich der Leser die Umsetzungsproblematiken der Markenfuhrung anhand konkreter Fallstudien schnell erschliessen und sich dabei ein solides theoretisches Wissen aufbauen. Innovative, neue Aspekte der Markenfuhrung, wie z.B. Employer Branding, Virale Markenfuhrung, Guerilla Marketing oder Couponing werden analysiert. Ebenso finden die kommunikativen Aspekte der Markenfuhrung ihre besondere Berucksichtigung."

Moderne Unternehmensfuhrung kann auf bewahrte Konzepte und eine Vielfalt technologischer Systeme zuruckgreifen. Neue Akzente, und um die geht es in diesem Buch, werden im zwischenmenschlichen Bereich gesetzt. Es geht um das Verhaltnis zwischen Fuhrung und Mitarbeiter, um Motivation, Akzeptanz, Leistung und Darstellung nach aussen. Fuhrung bedeutet aktive Bewusstseinsforderung und Fahigkeit zu Kommunikation. Mitarbeiter sollten in Entscheidungsprozesse einbezogen und fahig sein zu situationsgerechter Aktivitat. Der Autor gibt eine Fulle handfester Ratschlage mit kurzen, allgemeinverstandlichen Definitionen und Analysen, mit konkreten Ablaufplanen und Checklisten, mit systematisch gegliederten Arbeitskonzepten. Praxisgerechte Anleitung fur Leitende auf jeder Ebene."

A Guide to Conducting Online Research is designed to support students, academics and research practitioners in using technology to conduct their research. The book begins by looking at what questions to ask and how to prepare to conduct online research, then concentrates on particular technologies and how to employ them effectively, before concluding with a discussion of the peculiarities of conducting research in the online environment. Practical advice is offered on common issues and problems, such as: - How to decide which application is best for your research purposes? - What can be done to guarantee the anonymity of research participants? - What kinds of challenges do firewalls present and how can they be mitigated? A Guide to Conducting Online Research provides a wealth of advice, explanation, instruction, self-help tips and examples, making this a helpful resource for anyone using technology in conducting their research.

In the midst of an ongoing debate about health care, what does the Bible say about healing? Here a respected scholar reads biblical texts on health and healing with care and imagination, engaging the reader in lively conversations with the text and with questions of contemporary theological and pastoral concern. Gaiser offers close readings of fifteen key Old and New Testament passages, considering their significance for the church's understanding of healing and its ministry today. The book examines such significant matters as God's role in healing, the relation between sickness and sin, healing and prayer, God's healing and medical science, and healing under the sign of the cross, offering fresh insights for anyone interested in Christian views on healing.

A Guide to Conducting Online Research is designed to support students, academics and research practitioners in using technology to conduct their research. The book begins by looking at what questions to ask and how to prepare to conduct online research, then concentrates on particular technologies and how to employ them effectively, before concluding with a discussion of the peculiarities of conducting research in the online environment. Practical advice is offered on common issues and problems, such as: - How to decide which application is best for your research purposes? - What can be done to guarantee the anonymity of research participants? - What kinds of challenges do firewalls present and how can they be mitigated? A Guide to Conducting Online Research provides a wealth of advice, explanation, instruction, self-help tips and examples, making this a helpful resource for anyone using technology in conducting their research.

Drs. Robert Gaiser and Oni Onuoha have assembled an expert team of authors on the topic of "Obstetric Anesthesia". Article topics include: Epidural Analgesia for Labor: Continuous Infusion vs Programmed Intermittent Bolus; Prophylaxis and Management of Obstetric Hemorrhage; The Use of Ultrasound in Obstetric Anesthesia; Huddles and Debriefings: Improving Communication on Labor and Delivery; General Anesthesia during the Third Trimester: Any Link to Neurocognitive Outcomes; Obstetric and Anesthetic Approaches to External Cephalic Version; Update in the Management of Patients with Pre-Eclampsia; Optimal Pain Management After Cesarean Delivery; Should Nitrous Oxide be Used for the Laboring Patient?; Tilts and Full Stomach: Changes in Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery; and Post-Dural Puncture Headache: An Evidence Based Approach.