The internet and the electronic economy are a technological revolution whose secular importance is apparent. The internet eliminates the temporal and spatial constraints on the exchange of information. It changes deeply the world of production and of labour. It transforms the exchange relationships between producers and consumers as well as between the suppliers within the supply-chain. The electronic economy is able to generate more accurate con sumer profiles and, therefore, a more powerful and effective marketing di rected to the individual consumer. There is no industry that is not undergoing thorough changes caused by the internet. The volume at hand gives an analysis of the internet revolution. It covers questions reaching form the highly controversial thesis of the end of property rights in the internet caused by the non-rivalry of the "consumption" of in formation to questions regarding the repercussions of the internet on our understanding of the human person. Technological changes like the introduction of the electronic economy pose the question of how to handle it and how to manage reasonably its ethi cal problems and dilemmas. The ethical problems and the business ethics of the electronic economy in the fields of production and labour, of consump tion, and in handling trust and the abuse of trust are analysed by the contribu tions from applied ethics and business ethics."

Pixel detectors are a particularly important class of particle and radiation detection devices. They have an extremely broad spectrum of applications, ranging from high-energy physics to the photo cameras of everyday life. This book is a general purpose introduction into the fundamental principles of pixel detector technology and semiconductor-based hybrid pixel devices. Although these devices were developed for high-energy ionizing particles and radiation beyond visible light, they are finding new applications in many other areas. This book will therefore benefit all scientists and engineers working in any laboratory involved in developing or using particle detection.

This anthology - the first of its kind in eight years - collects some of the best and most current research and reflection on the complex interactions between religion and computer-mediated communication (CMC). The contributions cohere around the central question: how will core religious understandings of identity, community and authority shape and be (re)shaped by the communicative possibilities of Web 2.0? The authors gathered here address these questions in three distinct ways: through contemporary empirical research on how diverse traditions across the globe seek to take up the technologies and affordances of contemporary CMC; through investigations that place these contemporary developments in larger historical and theological contexts; and through careful reflection on the theoretical dimensions of research on religion and CMC. In their introductory and concluding essays, the editors uncover and articulate the larger intersections and patterns suggested by individual chapters, including trajectories for future research.

This anthology - the first of its kind in eight years - collects some of the best and most current research and reflection on the complex interactions between religion and computer-mediated communication (CMC). The contributions cohere around the central question: how will core religious understandings of identity, community and authority shape and be (re)shaped by the communicative possibilities of Web 2.0? The authors gathered here address these questions in three distinct ways: through contemporary empirical research on how diverse traditions across the globe seek to take up the technologies and affordances of contemporary CMC; through investigations that place these contemporary developments in larger historical and theological contexts; and through careful reflection on the theoretical dimensions of research on religion and CMC. In their introductory and concluding essays, the editors uncover and articulate the larger intersections and patterns suggested by individual chapters, including trajectories for future research.

For all managers making a leadership transition, it is critical to engage with the new role rapidly to permit a seamless changeover and to ensure that staff remain engaged and focused. This handy guide provides you with the structure and guidance you need to minimise disruption and maximise performance during the crucial first 100 days. Written by Peter Fischer, an industrial psychologist and psychotherapist, the book provides you with tried and tested models and self-assessment techniques which allow you to manage expectations, build key relationships and drive through change during your first three months in charge. The first part of the book deals with the common problems faced by new managers in the early days of a new post, shows the right questions to ask and also provides really helpful advice on issues such as how to deal with a disappointed contender. The second part of the book looks at the problems faced by new appointees in different scenarios, including: internal promotion; external hire; big predecessor and little successor, the young high-potential manager and the overseas assignment. If you are a new manager, no matter the circumstances of your appointment, this book identifies all the problems you are likely to face, shows you how to deal with them, and allows you to hit the ground running in your new role.

This book presents the important analytical technique of magnetic microscopy. This method is applied to analyze layered structures with high resolution. This book presents a number of layer-resolving magnetic imaging techniques that have evolved recently. Many exciting new developments in magnetism rely on the ability to independently control the magnetization in two or more magnetic layers in micro- or nanostructures. This in turn requires techniques with the appropriate spatial resolution and magnetic sensitivity. The book begins with an introductory overview, explains then the principles of the various techniques and gives guidance to their use. Selected examples demonstrate the specific strengths of each method. Thus the book is a valuable resource for all scientists and practitioners investigating and applying magnetic layered structures.

This catalog presents works of sixteen leading contemporary artists that refer to ancient pictorial forms, patterns and symbols: Adel Abdessemed, Marina Abramovic, Sanford Biggers, Louise Bourgeois, Peter Buggenhout, Nathalie Djurberg, Amar Kanwar, Bharti Kher, Sigalit Landau, Tea Makipaa, Ana Mendieta, Mariella Mosler, Kiki Smith, Nancy Spero, Philip Taaffe, and Su-Mei Tse.

The internet and the electronic economy are a technological revolution whose secular importance is apparent. The internet eliminates the temporal and spatial constraints on the exchange of information. It changes deeply the world of production and of labour. It transforms the exchange relationships between producers and consumers as well as between the suppliers within the supply-chain. The electronic economy is able to generate more accurate con sumer profiles and, therefore, a more powerful and effective marketing di rected to the individual consumer. There is no industry that is not undergoing thorough changes caused by the internet. The volume at hand gives an analysis of the internet revolution. It covers questions reaching form the highly controversial thesis of the end of property rights in the internet caused by the non-rivalry of the "consumption" of in formation to questions regarding the repercussions of the internet on our understanding of the human person. Technological changes like the introduction of the electronic economy pose the question of how to handle it and how to manage reasonably its ethi cal problems and dilemmas. The ethical problems and the business ethics of the electronic economy in the fields of production and labour, of consump tion, and in handling trust and the abuse of trust are analysed by the contribu tions from applied ethics and business ethics."

Pixel detectors are a particularly important class of particle and radiation detection devices. They have an extremely broad spectrum of applications, ranging from high-energy physics to the photo cameras of everyday life. This book is a general purpose introduction into the fundamental principles of pixel detector technology and semiconductor-based hybrid pixel devices. Although these devices were developed for high-energy ionizing particles and radiation beyond visible light, they are finding new applications in many other areas. This book will therefore benefit all scientists and engineers working in any laboratory involved in developing or using particle detection.

Die hier behandelten Vielteilchensysteme - Gase, Nanosysteme und Flussigkeiten - umfassen alle Formen der Materie, die zwischen Teilchen (Bestandteile der Materie, Band 4) und Festkoerpern (Band 6) einzuordnen sind. Die Experimente stehen im Vordergrund. Zusatzlich werden alle wichtigen theoretischen Ansatze und Naherungen sowie die wesentlichen aktuellen Erkenntnisse zum komplexen Gebiet der Vielteilchen von fuhrenden Wissenschaftlern beschrieben. Insbesondere Nanoteilchen und funktionale Nanosysteme haben in den letzten Jahren fur praktische Anwendungen zunehmendes Interesse gefunden. Ihre Herstellung, die Analyse ihrer zum Teil ganz neuen physikalischen Eigenschaften und ihre Nutzungsmoeglichkeiten werden ausfuhrlich dargestellt. Pluspunkte: umfassende Darstellung des komplexen Gebiets der Vielteilchen unter Einbeziehung aller wichtigen aktuellen Erkenntnisse, fur die Erarbeitung des Stoffes im Selbststudium geeignet.

Has any major thinker been more poorly understood than Karl Marx? Over the last 150 years, his name has been invoked in connection with everything from unemployment insurance to Hollywood to guerrilla wars. Any number of international movements have claimed his teachings as their inspiration. Time after time, authorities have proclaimed the death of Marx's theories while new and old audiences continue to draw vital insight from the works of the most important philosopher and economist of the industrial era. Ernst Fischer has crafted a brief, clear, and faithful exposition of Marx's main premises, with particular emphasis on historical context. This new edition of the English translation of 'Was Marx wirklich sagte' (1968) includes new contributions by John Bellamy Foster that sharpen Fischer's focus for today's readers. Also included are a biographical chronology, extracts from major works of Marx, and "Marx's Method," a valuable essay by the political economist Paul M. Sweezy.

In dem Buch sind die prufungsrelevanten Themen des Grundlagenfachs Sozialpsychologie, inklusive aktueller Trends wie positive Psychologie und soziale Neurowissenschaften, lerngerecht aufbereitet: mit Fallbeispielen, Definitionen, Studienboxen, Exkursen und Kontrollfragen. Auf der begleitenden Website stehen mp3-Hoerbeitrage, Lerntools und Vorlesungsmaterialien fur Dozenten zum Download bereit. Fur Studierende im Bachelorstudium und alle, die einen leicht verstandlichen Einstieg in die Sozialpsychologie suchen.

Das Buch zeigt, welche neuen Arbeitsformen es im virtuellen Zeitalter gibt und wie sich Unternehmer wirtschaftlich und wir alle uns darauf einstellen konnen.

Dieses als Kompendium konzipierte Buch - mit Lehrbuchcharakter - vermittelt das Grundwissen uber die aussere Beschaffenheit sowie die chemischen, physikochemischen und physikalischen Eigenschaften textiler Faserstoffe. Es ist in erster Linie fur Ingenieure und Technologen gedacht, die mit der Herstellung, Verarbeitung oder dem Einsatz textiler Faserstoffe massgebend betraut sind. Fur sie ist es unumganglich, sich ausreichend mit der chemisch-strukturellen Beschaffenheit, den zahlreichen Eigenschaften sowie den Struktur-Eigenschafts-Beziehungen der Fasern zu befassen. Es wird jedoch auch dem Studenten des Textil- und Bekleidungsfaches das notwendige Rustzeug fur das Studium vermitteln. Die nach Eigenschaftsgruppen untergliederten Faserarten werden in zahlreichen Tabellen und Diagrammen einander gegenubergestellt. Dem Charakter des Nachschlagewerkes wird auch durch umfangreiche Literaturhinweise Rechnung getragen. Anwendungsbeispiele aus Forschung und industrieller Praxis sind zum besseren Verstandnis eingeflochten. Dieses Kompendium wird sowohl dem angehenden wie dem bereits im Beruf stehenden Textiltechnologen, der in konkreten Verarbeitungssituationen und Einsatzfragen sachgerechte Entscheidungen fallen muss, von unschatzbarem Wert sein."

Die technologische Revolution des Internets, ihre epochale Bedeutung fur die Wirtschaft und ihre ethische Bewaltigung sind das Thema dieses Buches. Seine Beitrage zum Verstehen des Internets reichen von der Frage der Umwalzung oder gar Abschaffung der Eigentumsrechte durch die Allzuganglichkeit und Nicht-Rivalitat des "Konsums" von Information im Internet bis zu Fragen der Ruckwirkungen des Internets auf den Begriff der Person. Der Wirtschaftsethik der Electronic Economy in den Bereichen Produktion und Arbeitswelt, Konsum und in der Handhabung von Vertrauen und Vertrauensmissbrauch widmen sich die im engeren Sinne wirtschaftsethischen Beitrage. Die Fragen nach der Zukunft der Konsumgesellschaft unter den Bedingungen des Internets untersuchen Beitrage, die den institutionellen Wandlungen der Gesellschaft und der Unternehmen nachgehen, die durch das Internet notwendig werden. Der Leser erhalt eine umfassende Analyse der ethischen, gesellschaftlichen und technologischen Probleme der e-economy."

Die wachsende Verbreitung der elektronischen Datenverarbei- tung in den unterschiedlichen Wirtschaftsbereichen verlangt immer mehr nach einer vom Rechner erzeugten grafischen Darstel- lung der Ergebnisse der einzelnen Datenverarbeitungsprozesse. Einesteils dient die grafische Ausgabe dazu, eine mehr oder minder grosse Flut numerischer Rechenergebnisse in Form von Diagrammen ubersichtlich zu machen. Andernteils gibt es An- wendungen, z. B. im Bereich der Konstruktion und Entwicklung, bei denen die rechnerunterstutzte Erstellung von Konstruktions- und Fertigungszeichnungen das Hauptziel von Programmablaufen ist. Daruber hinaus lassen sich grafische Darstellungen auch immer mehr zur komfortablen interaktiven Eingabe von Daten in den Rechner verwenden, oder sie dienen zur Vereinfachung des Dialogs Rechner - Benutzer wahrend eines Programmablaufs. Bei der zuerst genannten Anwendung genugt meist der Einbau entsprechender Zeichnungsunterprogramme in das Anwenderpro- gramm, die dann mit den erforderlichen Ausgabedaten versorgt werden mussen /1,5,6,7/. Zur Erstellung von Konstruktions- und Fertigungszeichnungen sind dagegen eigenstandige Programme noetig /2,3/. Die ein- zelnen Zeichnungsteile werden definiert und uber eine Eingabe- sprache oder auch interaktiv am Bildschirm oder Digitalisierer in den Rechner eingegeben und zu einer Gesamtzeichnung ver- knupft. Der Vereinfachung der Zeichnungsarbeit dient die Moeglichkeit, Zeichnungsteile oder vollstandige Zeichnungen fur einen spateren Gebrauch, eventuell nach Einfugen von Kor- rekturen, abzuspeichern. In diesen Anwendungsbereich fallt auch der Entwurf von hochintegrierten Schaltungen mit Hilfe des Rechners /4/, auf den spater noch naher eingegangen wird. 18 Bei den eben aufgefuhrten Verfahren steht die Tatigkeit des Benutzers bei der Zeichnungserstellung im Vordergrund, wobei der Rechner fur den Entwurf mehr oder weniger umfangreiche Kontrollaufgaben ubernimmt.

The Bells of Hell - based on true stories, this tells of the lives of men and women who lived through the horrors of WW2 in the Pacific. It tells of life in the Pacific Rim - The Ring of Fire. Violent lands ruled by ruthless, violent men. It tells of political intrigue, deceit and betrayal. It tells of courageous men and women who emerge from the coalmines and universities searching for escape from the rigours of virtual slavery.

After ten years the ESDP has reached an important milestone in its development. It is one of the most dynamic policy areas in the framework of the European Union (EU) and is a substantial integration project. Behind this background the study analyzes the question, What has ESDP achieved in its main fields of action (capabilities, operations/missions and strategic partnership with NATO to include transatlantic relations) to meet the requirements of the European Security Strategy (ESS)? The ESS as the overarching strategic document for the ESDP claims an encompassing security approach and calls to be more capable, more active, more coherent and calls to intensify working with partners. Hence, the ESS together with its implementation report provides the criteria to measure the achievements of the ESDP. In regard to capability development in many respects progress has been made over the last ten years to be more capable. ESDP specifically has built up military and civilian rapid response capabilities (EU Battlegroups and Civilian Response Teams) and the EU has established a European Defense Agency (EDA). However, there is still a lack in military key capabilities and the military reform process in Europe remains slow. Further improvements are necessary focusing on spending money more efficiently and using the EDA to enhance pooling of assets. Operations and missions are the ESDP's figurehead to be more active and to meet the requirement of a global security actor. With twenty-two military operations and civilian missions since 2003 the footprint is considerable. ESDP engagements span almost the globe and cover a wide spectrum (stabilization, rule of law, anti-piracy). Nevertheless, they have been limited in scope and time and the ESDP is still untested in 'high end' operations. A key question for the future is less the number of ESDP engagements but there size, mandate and political ambition. To avoid an overextension of the ESDP clear priorities and regional strategies are needed. With regard to working with partners the current context of the EU - NATO partnership and the underlying transatlantic relations seem more favorable than in the recent years. The United States in principle wants a strong European partner and the ESDP with its civil-military tools is increasingly perceived as added value in a complementary role to NATO for crisis management. There is already close cooperation between EU/ESDP and NATO in the framework of 'Berlin Plus' (Bosnia) or in the way both are working alongside together (Afghanistan, Kosovo). However, despite a more constructive tone between both the unresolved Turkey-Cyprus issue is an obstacle to a true strategic partnership and urgently requires a political solution. In any case, the pull of events, such as Afghanistan, piracy or France's return to NATO's integrated structures, seems to be bringing NATO and the EU/ESDP inexorably closer together. The availability of all instruments - civil and military - makes the ESDP so attractive but coherent and efficient use is necessary. Initiatives to enhance the coherence of institutional structures and the coordination of the ESDP engagements and the EU Commission's activities have been made but they are not yet sufficient. The Lisbon Treaty in force since December 1st, 2009 includes regulations for further improvement of the ESDP and for better coherence but the implementation needs time and results can only be expected gradually. In summary, this study outlines that the ESDP has made significant progress in the main fields of action and has substantially increased the EU's contribution to international security. However, the ESDP is still a process in the making and a lot still needs to be done. Hence, at the threshold of the second decade of the ESDP this ever advancing process continues and will require all the commitment of its stakeholders.