This open access book offers insights in short- and long-term experiences from families with bone marrow transplantations between minor siblings. It is based on the first extended qualitative study with 17 families about experiences with recent transplants and experiences with transplants up to 20 years in the past. It covers reflections of donors, recipients and other family members, as well as family interactions. Transplantation of bone marrow from one sibling to another who is ill with a blood cancer (such as Leukemia) is a life-saving therapy. Young children however are not in a position to give consent themselves. How should they be adequately included, depending to their age? Which ethical questions are raised for the parents both at the time of treatment and afterwards, and for the medical professionals in clinical and regulatory contexts? For an in-depth discussion of the findings the books brings together a group of leading scholars from the fields of bioethics, family sociology and philosophy of medicine.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Descriptional Complexity of Formal Systems, DCFS 2014, held in Turku, Finland, in August 2014. The 27 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 35 submissions. The conference dealt with the following topics: Automata, grammars, languages and other formal systems; various modes of operation and complexity measures; trade-offs between computational models and modes of operation; succinctness of description of objects, state explosion-like phenomena; circuit complexity of Boolean functions and related measures; resource-bounded or structure-bounded environments; frontiers between decidability and undecidability; universality and reversibility; structural complexity; formal systems for applications (e.g., software reliability, software and hardware testing, modeling of natural languages); nature-motivated (bio-inspired) architectures and unconventional models of computing; complexity aspects of combinatorics on words; Kolmogorov complexity.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Workshop of Descriptional Complexity of Formal Systems, DCFS 2013, held in London, ON, Canada, in July 2013. The 22 revised full papers presented together with 4 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 46 submissions. The topics covered are automata, grammars, languages and other formal systems; various modes of operations and complexity measures; co-operating systems; succinctness of description of objects, state-explosion-like phenomena; circuit complexity of Boolean functions and related measures; size complexity and structural complexity of formal systems; trade-offs between computational models and mode of operation; applications of formal systems; for instance in software and hardware testing, in dialogue systems, in systems modeling or in modeling natural languages; and their complexity constraints; size or structural complexity of formal systems for modeling natural languages; complexity aspects related to the combinatorics of words; descriptional complexity in resource-bounded or structure-bounded environments; structural complexity as related to descriptional complexity; frontiers between decidability and undecidability; universality and reversibility; nature-motivated (bio-inspired) architectures and unconventional models of computing; Kolmogorov-Chaitin complexity, algorithmic information.

Read Dahlia Jurgensen's posts on the Penguin Blog. A clever and affectionate glimpse at the truth about what goes on behind that swinging door, full of "great insider stuff" (Anthony Bourdain) Life in a restaurant kitchen is strenuous and exciting, while its inhabitants are...unique. In this testosterone-laden atmosphere, Dalia Jurgensen tirelessly pursued her dream of becoming a chef, working her way up though New York's top restaurants. In her deliciously entertaining memoir, she divulges the dynamics between cooks and waiters, chefs and food critics, and heated affairs between staff members. Written with sincere love for the industry, this is a candid insider's tour from the unique perspective of an acclaimed pastry chef.

This volume contains the revised versions of papers presented at the fourth international Workshop on Implementing Automata (WIA), held 17-19 July, 1999, at Potsdam University, Germany. As for its predecessors, the theme of WIA99 was the implementation of au- mata and grammars of all types and their application in other ?elds. The papers contributed to this volume address, among others, algorithmic issues regarding automata, image and dictionarystorage byautomata, and natural language p- cessing. In addition to the papers presented in these proceedings, the workshop - cluded a paper on quantum computing byC. Calude, E. Calude, and K. Svozil (published elsewhere), an invited lecture byW. Thomas on Algorithmic P- blems in the Theory of ?-Automata, a tutorial byM. Silberztein on the INTEX linguistic development environment, and several demonstrations of systems. The local arrangements for WIA99 were conducted byHelmut Jurgensen, Suna Aydin, Oliver Boldt, Carsten Haustein, Beatrice Mix, and Lynda R- bins. The meeting was held in the Communs building, now the main university building, of the New Palace in the park of Sanssouci, Potsdam. The program committee for WIA99 was: A. Bruggemann-Klein .. Technische Universitat Munc .. hen J.-M. Champarnaud Universit'e de Rouen F. Gun .. thner Universitat Munc .. hen H. Jurgensen .. Universitat Potsdam and Universityof Western Ontario D. Maurel Universit'e de Tours D. Raymond Gateway Group Inc. K. Salomaa Universityof Western Ontario W. Thomas Rheinisch-Westfalische Technische Hochschule Aachen B. Watson Ribbit Software Systems Inc.

Globalization is not a new phenomenon a " the transition to the 20th century also had many aspects which could be covered by this term. This is the conclusion of an analysis of European and American cultural journals made by the "Turn of the Century Project" of the Academy of Sciences and Humanities, GAttingen. The three examples in this book serve as a cross-section of these perspectives of modernization: the fifth Paris World Exhibition of 1900, which attracted 50 million visitors, the discussion of social questions in selected cultural journals as well as the reactions to the upheaval in colonial China.

This open access book offers insights in short- and long-term experiences from families with bone marrow transplantations between minor siblings. It is based on the first extended qualitative study with 17 families about experiences with recent transplants and experiences with transplants up to 20 years in the past. It covers reflections of donors, recipients and other family members, as well as family interactions. Transplantation of bone marrow from one sibling to another who is ill with a blood cancer (such as Leukemia) is a life-saving therapy. Young children however are not in a position to give consent themselves. How should they be adequately included, depending to their age? Which ethical questions are raised for the parents both at the time of treatment and afterwards, and for the medical professionals in clinical and regulatory contexts? For an in-depth discussion of the findings the books brings together a group of leading scholars from the fields of bioethics, family sociology and philosophy of medicine.

Der Autor befasst sich mit der Ausarbeitung eines Haftungskonzepts bei der Durchfuhrung von Sanierungsmassnahmen. Die Thematik hat durch einen Richtlinienvorschlag der EU-Kommission vom 22.11.2016 zusatzliche Aktualitat erlangt. Zudem erfolgen Sanierungsmassnahmen regelmassig im Anwendungsbereich verschiedener Rechtsgebiete, so dass eine Abstimmung der jeweiligen normativen Zielsetzungen erforderlich ist. Der Autor untersucht das mehrpolige Interessengeflecht, mit welchem sich ein Geschaftsfuhrer konfrontiert sieht. Er beschrankt sich nicht auf eine rein juristische Betrachtung, sondern zieht zur interdisziplinaren Argumentation auch Erkenntnisse der Rechtsoekonomik heran. Der Autor stellt dem status quo der Rechtsprechung und Literatur eigenstandige Loesungsansatze gegenuber.

Written by an expert author team with over 50 years’ combined classroom experience, Busy Ant Maths is a flexible, whole-school mathematics programme that ensures conceptual understanding and mathematical fluency from the start. The Busy Ant Maths Pupil Book 4B contains three levels of differentiated challenge built-in to each lesson as well as extra consolidation, extension activities and varied number representations to ensure rapid progression for every child. Used in conjunction with the Teacher's Guide, Textbook, Progress Guide and Homework Guide, this book is the best way to ensure that pupils achieve all the learning objectives of the Primary Maths National Curriculum.

Was brauchen Menschen im Unternehmen, um Erfolg zu erzielen? Egal, ob im kleinen oder mittelstandischen Unternehmen oder in Konzernstrukturen, egal, in welcher Branche und auf welcher Hierarchieebene: Wenn Menschen zusammenarbeiten, um Ziele zu erreichen, haben sie es immer wieder mit ahnlichen Herausforderungen zu tun. Unabhangig davon, ob sie prasent oder im virtuellen Team arbeiten: Die Produktivitat lasst zu wunschen ubrig, Informationen fliessen nicht ausreichend, im Veranderungsprozess ziehen nicht alle mit, das Leitungsteam kommt nicht zu vernunftigen Entscheidungen, die Fluktuation ist hoch, die Leistung eines Mitarbeiters lasst nach, die eigene Fuhrungskraft delegiert nicht, es fehlt an Motivation, Vereinbarungen werden nicht konsequent umgesetzt, es gibt diverse Konflikte im Unternehmen, ... Die Autorin gibt einen praxisorientierten und fundierten UEberblick, wie Sie als Fuhrungskraft mit konkret umsetzbarem Handwerkszeug die Fuhrungsaufgaben erfolgreich meistern. Sie zeigt, wie Sie damit Ihr Team oder Ihr ganzes Unternehmen nicht nur auf Augenhoehe, sondern auch konsequent zum Erfolg fuhren. Praxisbeispiele aus dem Alltag regen den Leser zu einer kritischen Selbstreflexion des eigenen Fuhrungsverhaltens an und laden zum Umdenken und Umsetzen ein.

Written by an expert author team with over 50 years’ combined classroom experience, Busy Ant Maths is a flexible, whole-school mathematics programme that ensures conceptual understanding and mathematical fluency from the start. The Busy Ant Maths Pupil Book 3C contains three levels of differentiated challenge built-in to each lesson as well as extra consolidation, extension activities and varied number representations to ensure rapid progression for every child. Used in conjunction with the Teacher's Guide, Textbook, Progress Guide and Homework Guide, this book is the best way to ensure that pupils achieve all the learning objectives of the Primary Maths National Curriculum.

Der Autor untersucht die Tatsache, dass die drei Publizitatselemente der Corporate Governance, namlich der Corporate Governance-Bericht, die Entsprechenserklarung und die Erklarung zur Unternehmensfuhrung nicht extern, gesetzlich und inhaltlich gepruft werden. Dies verstoesst gegen das europa- und nationalrechtlich viel beschworene Gebot der Transparenz von Unternehmensberichten. Transparenz kann nur durch eine externe, gesetzliche und inhaltliche Prufung durch den Abschlussprufer erreicht werden. Der Autor verfasst einen Vorschlag zur Neugestaltung der Erklarung zur Unternehmensfuhrung, die alle mit der Corporate Governance zusammenhangenden Erklarungen und Berichte - insbesondere auch neue und zukunftige Unternehmensberichte - zusammenfasst und der Abschlussprufung unterwirft.

Das Buch enthalt die Referate und wesentlichen Diskussionsbeitrage einer Tagung der Evangelischen Akademie Bad Boll zum Thema "Ein Kind um jeden Preis?". Dabei werden die Moglichkeiten der Reproduktionsmedizin im internationalen Vergleich dargestellt und psychologisch bzw. psychoanalytisch hinterfragt. Das Buch bietet eine fachliche Information fur in der Sterilitatsbehandlung tatige Arztinnen und Arzte, verbunden mit einer Sensibilisierung fur die hinter der Sterilitatsbehandlung verborgenen und mit den Reproduktionstechniken zusammenhangenden psychischen Probleme. So wird sowohl der Kinderwunsch der Paare hinterfragt als auch das Tun der Reproduktionsmediziner. Der Anhang des Buches enthalt die EKD-Texte "Zur Achtung vor dem Leben. Massstabe fur Gentechnik und Fortpflanzungsmedizin" und "Von der Wurde werdenden Lebens - eine Handreichung der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland zur ethischen Urteilsbildung" (1985).

Die HyperprolaktinAmiesyndrome gehAren zu den facettenreichsten endokrinen Erkrankungen. Innerhalb der gynAkologischen Endokrinologie wird die HyperprolaktinAmie als Ursache von ZyklusstArungen bei ca. 15 % der Frauen mit AmenorrhA gefunden. Bei MAnnern gehArt die HyperprolaktinAmie zu den wichtigsten somatischen Ursachen der Impotenz. AuAerdem spielt sie als Begleiterkrankung anderer endokriner StArungen eine Rolle. Das vorliegende Buch gibt eine Aoebersicht A1/4ber die heute akzeptierten theoretischen, klinischen und therapeutischen Konzepte bei der HyperprolaktinAmie. VAllig neu ist dabei die Integration eines Konzeptes A1/4ber psychologische Befunde. Das Buch ist fA1/4r interessierte A"rzte, welche Patienten mit HyperprolaktinAmiesyndromen behandeln, eine unerlAAliche Informationsquelle.