This volume gives an overview of the state-of-the-art with respect to the development of all types of parallel computers and their application to a wide range of problem areas.

The international conference on parallel computing ParCo97 (Parallel Computing 97) was held in Bonn, Germany from 19 to 22 September 1997. The first conference in this biannual series was held in 1983 in Berlin. Further conferences were held in Leiden (The Netherlands), London (UK), Grenoble (France) and Gent (Belgium).

From the outset the aim with the ParCo (Parallel Computing) conferences was to promote the application of parallel computers to solve real life problems. In the case of ParCo97 a new milestone was reached in that more than half of the papers and posters presented were concerned with application aspects. This fact reflects the coming of age of parallel computing.

Some 200 papers were submitted to the Program Committee by authors from all over the world. The final programme consisted of four invited papers, 71 contributed scientific/industrial papers and 45 posters. In addition a panel discussion on Parallel Computing and the Evolution of Cyberspace was held. During and after the conference all final contributions were refereed. Only those papers and
posters accepted during this final screening process are included in this volume.

The practical emphasis of the conference was accentuated by an industrial exhibition where companies demonstrated the newest developments in parallel processing equipment and software. Speakers from participating companies presented papers in industrial sessions in which new developments in parallel computing were reported.

Ulrich thinks he got the ultimate fan trip-to play, record, and tour with his favourite band, Dead Can Dance. His memoir details the early days, from signing with 4AD, recording their first album, then heading off on tour with the Cocteau Twins. There follow insights into the legendary period of the 4AD label of the 1980s; contributing to This Mortal Coil; guesting with Wolfgang Press, Pieter Nooten and Michael Brook, and Modern English; and touring the US for the first time in 1990. Following his departure from DCD, Ulrich remained close with Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard, and his memoir tracks their parallel paths over the following decades. A must for fans of Dead Can Dance and the 4AD label, and at the same time, a fascinating slalom through the ups and downs of trying to pursue a vision through the music industry.

Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as private business since business activities have widespread and sometimes far-reaching impacts on the community. The side-effects of entrepreneurial decision making - increasing unemployment, for instance, or pollution - increasingly expose corporations to the public gaze, with management in the limelight. Facing Public Interest opens up new vistas on business policy and corporate communications facing public interest. The relationship between private enterprise and public interest is subjected to an ethical examination, highlighting the role of the general public as a locus of morality for business and the guiding concept of a corporate dialogue between management and the concerned public. Instructive case studies are also presented. The volume not only proposes corporate dialogue: it puts into practice. Business leaders, representatives of citizens' groups, public affairs consultants, and academics discuss the topics thoroughly and thoughtfully in the best contributions to the seventh conference on the European Business Ethics Network, held at the University of St. Gallen in September 1994.

In funf Beitragen analysiert der Tonnies-Spezialist Peter-Ulrich Merz-Benz das Denken dieses Klassikers der Soziologie.

Die deutsch-deutsche Kulturkonkurrenz wurde auch hinter dem Eisernen Vorhang ausgefochten. Doch so problematisch wie in Rumanien war sie fur die SED in keinem anderen Ostblockland. Dort namlich liess die radikale Westoffnung der KP den Wettbewerb ums attraktivere "Deutschland" fruhzeitig zu einem offenen Kampf werden. Parallel dazu konnte sich das Ceaucescu-Regime in der Bundesrepublik so willkommen und frei reprasentieren wie kaum eine andere Diktatur. Eine ungewohnliche Beziehungsgeschichte uber auswartige Kulturpolitik im Kalten Krieg. Ausgezeichnet mit dem Rave-Forschungspreis 2008 des Instituts fur Auslandsbeziehungen."

This book, the last in a series of eight proceedings volumes, presents an up-to-date overview on immunology and inflammation based on a congress held in Budapest, Hungary in April 1998. It is divided into the following sections: Basic Mechanisms, Endo- and Exotoxins, Soluble Receptors, and Treatment Perspectives.

This is the seventh symposium in a series of symposia on immunology organized by IMMUNO covering this time vaccination. This volume deals with antigen-host interaction and hepatitis immunisation, novel vaccine concepts and technologies, and vaccines for the twenty-first century.

This is the sixth symposium in a series of symposia on immunology organized by IMMUNO covering this time tumor immunology. This volume deals with T cell recognition and CD95-associating signaling, clinical investigations: cells, costimulatory signals and therapeutic approaches: cytokines and vaccines.

In this book the most important papers presented at the 5th Symposium in Immunology, held April 7 - 8, 1995 in Strasbourg, France, are published. Theses papers are from leading experts in the fields covering topics ranging from basic mechanisms, such as the molecular anatomy of autoimmune diseases, to data relevant to the modern diagnosis, therapy, treatment, and prevention of viral infections. By collecting such a wide-range of papers the organizers of the meeting succeeded in compiling an integrated overview of current research, clinical studies, epidemiological data, and their interrelationship.

Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as private business since business activities have widespread and sometimes far-reaching impacts on the community. The side-effects of entrepreneurial decision making - increasing unemployment, for instance, or pollution - increasingly expose corporations to the public gaze, with management in the limelight. Facing Public Interest opens up new vistas on business policy and corporate communications facing public interest. The relationship between private enterprise and public interest is subjected to an ethical examination, highlighting the role of the general public as a locus of morality for business and the guiding concept of a corporate dialogue between management and the concerned public. Instructive case studies are also presented. The volume not only proposes corporate dialogue: it puts into practice. Business leaders, representatives of citizens' groups, public affairs consultants, and academics discuss the topics thoroughly and thoughtfully in the best contributions to the seventh conference on the European Business Ethics Network, held at the University of St. Gallen in September 1994.

The Symposia in Immunology were organized to bring important new information on the expanding field of immunology to practicing physicians interested in the field. Highly renowned basic scientists share their results with physicians conducting clinical research and those experienced in the treatment of the respective diseases. This series of symposia is planned to cover different areas of immunology and will help to close the gap between special achievements of scientists and practicing physicians.

This is the fourth of a series of Symposia in Immunology which were organized to bring important new information on the expanding field of immunology to practicing physicians interested in the field. Highly renowned basic scientists share their results with physicians conducting clinical research and those experienced in the treatment of the respective diseases. This series of symposia is planned to cover different areas of immunology and will help to close the gap between special achievements of scientists and practicing physicians.

The Symposia in Immunology were organized to bring important new information in the expanding field of immunology to practicing physicians interested in the field. Highly renowned basic scientists share their results with physicians conducting clinical research and thoses experienced in the treatment of the respective diseases. This series of symposia will cover different areas of immunology and will help to close the gap between the special achievements of scientists and the daily routine of practicing physicians.

Integrative Economic Ethics is a highly original work that progresses through a series of rational and philosophical arguments to address foundational issues concerning the relationship between ethics and the market economy. Rather than accepting market competition as a driver of ethical behaviour, the author shows that modern economies need to develop ethical principles that guide market competition, thus moving business ethics into the realms of political theory and civic rationality. This book was in its fourth edition in the original German in 2008, this English translation of Peter Ulrich's development of a fresh integrative approach to economic ethics will be of interest to all scholars and advanced students of business ethics, economics, and social and political philosophy.

Soziologiegeschichte - Durchschaubarmachung und Aufarbeitung der Geschichte der Soziologie. Darum geht es in diesem Band. Soziologiegeschichte erfolgt aus zwei Per spek tiven: einer sozial- und einer ideengeschichtlichen. Mit dieser programmatischen Fest legung wird angezeigt, auf welche Weise der Gegenstand, die Geschichte der Sozio logie, der Forschung zuganglich gemacht werden soll.

Integrative Economic Ethics is a highly original work that progresses through a series of rational and philosophical arguments to address foundational issues concerning the relationship between ethics and the market economy. Rather than accepting market competition as a driver of ethical behaviour, the author shows that modern economies need to develop ethical principles that guide market competition, thus moving business ethics into the realms of political theory and civic rationality. This book was in its fourth edition in the original German in 2008, this English translation of Peter Ulrich's development of a fresh integrative approach to economic ethics will be of interest to all scholars and advanced students of business ethics, economics, and social and political philosophy.

Die Jugendarbeit, insbesondere in Verbindung mit Betreuungs- und Bildungsmassnahmen, ist zu einer intensiv diskutierten gesamtgesellschaftlichen Aufgabe geworden. Aktuell stellt sich die Frage, ob lokale Steuerungsansatze, wie sie die Kinder- und Jugendarbeit pragen, ausreichend sind und wie die Region starker wahrzunehmen und zu berucksichtigen ist. In dem Buch skizzieren renommierte Fachleute aus Forschung und Praxis die Lage und Vielfalt der Jugendarbeit in der Region und entwickeln neue Perspektiven.

Der Autor analysiert den Beitrag des Benchmarking zum organisationalen Lernen und liefert mit Hilfe einer empirischen Untersuchung Empfehlungen fur die erfolgreiche Anwendung dieses Instruments."

Mit den neuen Informations- und Kommunikationstechniken richten sich betriebswirtschaftliche Rationalisierungsstrategien erstmals grossflachig auf den Buro- und Dienstleistungsbereich. Dieses Buch prasentiert die Ergebnisse einer empirischen Untersuchung aktueller Rationalisierungsmassnahmen und -strategien in Banken und Versicherungen, Industrie und Handel sowie offentlichen Verwaltungen. Es fuhrt zu einem wesentlich erweiterten Verstandnis von Rationalisierung, das auch die Reflexion der normativen und institutionellen Voraussetzungen okonomischen Handelns einschliesst. Die Autoren entwickeln ein neuartiges Konzept kommunikativer Rationalisierung, das an die Stelle verkurzter technokratischer Konzepte tritt."

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Politik - Politische Systeme - Politisches System Deutschlands, Note: 1,7, Universitat der Kunste Berlin (Institute of Electronic Business), Veranstaltung: Electronic Business - E-Government, 23 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Anmerkungen: Analyse des aktuellen Stands und der Entwicklungspotentiale von Online-Wahlen in Deutschland. Sichworte: Onlinewahlen Online-Wahlen Internetwahlen Internet-Wahlen E-Voting Evoting, Abstract: Die seit Jahren zu beobachtende sinkende Wahlbeteiligung bei Parlamentswahlen in Deutschland ist ein nicht zu unterschatzendes Problem fur die Demokratie, da die demokratische Legitimation und damit die Akzeptanz der gewahlten Volksvertreter immer mehr abnimmt. Ein Grund fur die sinkende Wahlbeteiligung ist, neben der zunehmenden Politikverdrossenheit im Volk, sicherlich die antiquierte, der Mobilitat, bzw. der Bequemlichkeit der Bevolkerung nicht gerecht werdende Wahltechnik der Urnenwahl. Eine Modernisierung der Wahltechnik durch die Nutzung von Computern und der Internettechnologie bei der Stimmenabgabe und - Zahlung konnte Abhilfe schaffen und wird seit Ende der neunziger Jahre in Politik und Forschung diskutiert und durch die jetzige SPD-gefuhrte Bundesregierung auch offiziell angestrebt.1 Neben der Steigerung der Wahlbeteiligung werden noch eine Reihe anderer moglicher positiver, wie negativer Auswirkungen von Online-Wahlen kontrovers diskutiert, auf die wir in unserer Arbeit eingehen und die wir kritisch bewerten wollen. In Politik und Forschung besteht weitgehende Einigkeit in der Ansicht daruber, dass es auf lange Sicht in Deutschland Online-Wahlen geben sollte und geben wird.