The authors examine how the USA, Great Britain, France, Sweden and Germany have responded to the increasing challenge of international competition since the mid-1970s. Apart from in Sweden, the pursuit of competitiveness has undermined economic and social citizenship rights, and this has, in Britain and the USA, engendered an assault upon the idea of the welfare state. Solidarity and social discipline will be severely tested if the welfare state is to remain economically and politically viable in a highly competitive modern world.

This book examines the relevance of modern medicine and healthcare in shaping the lives of elderly persons and the practices and institutions of ageing societies. Combining individual and social dimensions, Planning Later Life discusses the ethical, social, and political consequences of increasing life expectancies and demographic change in the context of biomedicine and public health. By focusing on the field of biomedicine and healthcare, the authors engage readers in a dialogue on the ethical and social implications of recent trends in dementia research and care, advance healthcare planning, or the rise of anti-ageing medicine and prevention. Bringing together the largely separated debates of individualist bioethics on the one hand, and public health ethics on the other, the volume deliberately considers the entanglements of envisioning, evaluating, and controlling individual and societal futures. So far, the process of devising and exploring the various positive and negative visions and strategies related to later life has rarely been reflected systematically from a philosophical, sociological, and ethical point of view. As such, this book will be crucial to those working and studying in the life sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences, particularly in the areas of bioethics, social work, gerontology and aging studies, healthcare and social service, sociology, social policy, and geography and population studies.

This book examines the relevance of modern medicine and healthcare in shaping the lives of elderly persons and the practices and institutions of ageing societies. Combining individual and social dimensions, Planning Later Life discusses the ethical, social, and political consequences of increasing life expectancies and demographic change in the context of biomedicine and public health. By focusing on the field of biomedicine and healthcare, the authors engage readers in a dialogue on the ethical and social implications of recent trends in dementia research and care, advance healthcare planning, or the rise of anti-ageing medicine and prevention. Bringing together the largely separated debates of individualist bioethics on the one hand, and public health ethics on the other, the volume deliberately considers the entanglements of envisioning, evaluating, and controlling individual and societal futures. So far, the process of devising and exploring the various positive and negative visions and strategies related to later life has rarely been reflected systematically from a philosophical, sociological, and ethical point of view. As such, this book will be crucial to those working and studying in the life sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences, particularly in the areas of bioethics, social work, gerontology and aging studies, healthcare and social service, sociology, social policy, and geography and population studies.

Der vorliegende Band versammelt zentrale Perspektiven der deutschsprachigen Alternsforschung auf Successful Aging. Ziel ist es, die wissenschaftliche Begründung, gesellschaftliche Bedeutung, moralische Akzeptabilität und politische Legitimität zeitgenössischer Leitbilder des Alter(n)s kritisch unter die Lupe zu nehmen. Dabei beleuchten die Beiträge insbesondere, welche Verständnisse des Alter(n)s den verschiedenen Ansätzen und Spielarten gelingenden Alterns zugrunde liegen, welche Leitbilder mit ihnen Einzug in wissenschaftliche Debatten und politische Auseinandersetzungen halten und in welcher Beziehung sie zu alltagsweltlichen Erfahrungen älterer Menschen sowie zu philosophisch-ethischen Theorien eines guten Lebens im Alter stehen.

The authors examine how the USA, Great Britain, France, Sweden and Germany have responded to the increasing challenge of international competition since the mid-1970s. Apart from in Sweden, the pursuit of competitiveness has undermined economic and social citizenship rights, and this has, in Britain and the USA, engendered an assault upon the idea of the welfare state. Solidarity and social discipline will be severely tested if the welfare state is to remain economically and politically viable in a highly competitive modern world.

Over the past few decades an exceedingly large number of experimental and clinical investigations have been performed in an attempt to analyze the way in which the kidney functions. The basis for all this work was established during the nineteenth and the early twentieth century by morphologists (Bowman 1842; Hyrtl1863, 1872; Heidenhain 1874; Peter 1909; von Mollendorf 1930). All these investigators clearly outlined the extremely heterogeneous assembly of renal tissue and also defined the nephron as the smallest morphological unit. It was further the merit of these anato- mists and histologists to preclude quite a number of nephron functions based merely on their careful observations. Contemporary histologists have been able to add little to these observations. Unfortunately with the introduction of physiologic in vivo et situ studies on kidneys the interest in heterogeneity waned. This lack of attention was aggravated by the introduction of the clearance techniques which cannot account for regional differences in the function of the smallest unit, the nephron. That ana- tomic heterogeneity has a functional correlate was strongly suggested by Trueta et al. (1947) and vigorously stimulated a number of studies. The development of physiologic microtechniques, like micropuncture and microperfusion of single nephrons, or the perfusion of isolated nephron portions and electrophysiologic studies, enormously expanded our knowledge concerning details regarding nephron and total renal func- tion.

Dieser Tagungsband fokussiert die internationale dekoloniale Soziale Arbeit mit dem Schwerpunkt sozialer Diversitat und greift Themen wie Gender-Diskussion, religioese Pluralisierung, indigene Soziale Arbeit, Migration und Inklusion aus der Perspektive landerspezifischer Ansatze auf. Die untersuchten Lander weisen in der migrationsspezifischen Sozialen Arbeit langjahrige Erfahrungen in der Binnenmigration aufgrund von Gewalterfahrungen (Kolumbien) oder wirtschaftlichen Grunden (Indien) auf, leben im politischen Transformationsprozess (Kuba) oder mussen aufgrund hoher Emigration (Indien) landerspezifische Loesungen finden. Die interdisziplinare Sichtweise ergibt sich durch eine sozialarbeitswissenschaftliche, padagogische, philosophische und politikwissenschaftliche Herangehensweise .

From Hampton Court to the Thames Barrier, the landscape of London unfolds along the River Thames, from leafy towpaths to bustling thoroughfares, palaces to humble dwellings, industrial buildings, warehouses and power houses to pubs, theatres and churches. In London’s Riverside in Photographs: The Thames From Hampton Court to the Thames Barrier, photographer Franco Pfaller has recorded the huge variety of landscapes, buildings, and other structures along the banks of the River Thames in London, including every bridge. Look through these photographs and you will quickly see the unique appeal of this great river artery running through the metropolis.

Unter dem Leitbegriff einer "Affektivitat des Sozialen" geht der vorliegende Sammelband den Phanomenen Stimmungen und Atmospharen nach, indem er theoretische Ansatze und empirische Analysen aus Sozial- und Kulturwissenschaften ins Gesprach bringt. Insgesamt loten die im Band versammelten Beitrage aus, wie die allgegenwartige Affektivitat des Sozialen konzeptionell zu fassen und einzuordnen ist, welche Rolle wechselseitige Affizierungen und affektive Gestimmtheiten in sozialen Situationen spielen und welche methodischen Zugange fur ihre Untersuchung in Frage kommen. So werden zum einen Theorieperspektiven im Spannungsfeld von Affekttheorie, Phanomenologie und soziologischer Theorie diskutiert: vor dem Hintergrund der Soziologie der Emotionen und der affect studies, im Rekurs auf soziologische Klassiker und der Rolle der Situation, sowie auf Basis der Atmosphare als phanomenologischen Begriff. Zum anderen wird sich mittels breit gestaffelten methodischen Repertoires der empirischen Untersuchung der affektiven Dimensionen unterschiedlichster Felder gewidmet - von Stimmungen bei Grossgruppenereignissen und Atmospharen in padagogischen Situationen uber soziologische Kolloquien und mikronesische Chesols-Gesange, bis hin zu Spitzensport und Strassenszenen.

Unternehmen betrachten einen funktionierenden IT-Betrieb als gegeben, denn bei einem Ausfall der IT stehen Produktionsbander still oder konnen Transaktionen nicht durchgefuhrt werden. Dennoch zahlt der IT-Betrieb in der Regel nicht zur eigenen Kernkompetenz, sodass sich die Frage stellt, ob eine Auslagerung dem Eigenbetrieb vorzuziehen ist. Die vorliegende Dissertation greift dieses Thema auf und analysiert IT-Outsourcing-Entscheidungen in ihrer Entstehung aus okonomischer und institutioneller Perspektive, im Wandel hinsichtlich gewahlter und erfolgreicher IT-Outsourcing-Ansatze sowie im Kontext von Regulierung. "

Why do people record TV programmes instead of watching them? Why are some recovering alcoholics pleased to let other people drink in their place? Why can ritual machines pray in place of believers? Robert Pfaller advances a general theory of interpassivity as the wish for delegated consumption and enjoyment in both art and in everyday life, tackling a vast range of phenomena: culture, art, sports and religion.

Das Buch stellt Studien und ihre Ergebnisse vor, die mit der systematischen Metaphernanalyse disziplinenubergreifend gewonnen wurden. Es verknupft die Metaphernanalyse mit weiteren theoretischen Anschlussmoeglichkeiten (u.a. Diskursanalyse, Rahmenanalyse, Wissenssoziologie). Die Anwendungsmoeglichkeiten der Methode - auch jenseits einer Analyse von Texten - werden vorgefuhrt (Bilder, Artefakte, Gesten). Praktische Hinweise zur Durchfuhrung werden gegeben (u.a. Nutzung von qualitativen Softwareprogrammen).

The foremost text in this complex and fast-changing field, Medical Microbiology, 9th Edition, provides concise, up-to-date, and understandable explanations of key concepts in medical microbiology, immunology, and the microbes that cause human disease. Clear, engaging coverage of basic principles, immunology, laboratory diagnosis, bacteriology, virology, mycology, and parasitology help you master the essentials of microbiology?effectively preparing you for your coursework, exams, and beyond. Access to this product, which may be at the discretion of your institution, is up to 3 years of online and perpetual offline access. Elsevier reserves the right to restrict or remove access due to changes in product portfolio or other market conditions. Features significant new information on the human microbiome and its influence on the immune and other body systems, and new developments in microbial diagnosis, treatment, diseases, and pathogens. Updates every chapter with state-of-the-art information and current literature citations. Summarizes detailed information in tabular format rather than in lengthy text. Provides review questions at the end of each chapter that correlate basic science with clinical practice. Features clinical cases that illustrate the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases. Introduces microbe chapters with summaries and trigger words for easy review. Highlights the text with clear, colorful figures, clinical photographs, and images that help you visualize the clinical presentation of infections. Offers additional study features online, including 200 self-assessment questions, microscopic images of the microbes, videos, and a new integrating chapter that provides hyperlinks between the microbes, the organ systems that they affect, and their diseases. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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CUA Press is proud to announce the CUA Studies in Canon Law. In conjunction with the School of Canon Law of the Catholic University of America, we are making available, both digitally and in print, more than 400 canon law dissertations from the 1920s to 1960s, many of which have long been unavailable. These volumes are rich in historical content, yet remain relevant to canon lawyers today. Topics covered include such issues as abortion, excommunication, and infertility. Several studies are devoted to marriage and the annulment process; the acquiring and disposal of church property, including the union of parishes; the role and function of priests, vicars general, bishops, and cardinals; and juridical procedures within the church. For those who seek to understand current ecclesial practices in light of established canon law, these books will be an invaluable resource.