Presents a comprehensive review of nonhuman primate audition and vocal communication. These are obviously intimately related topics, but are often addressed separately. The hearing abilities of primates have been tested experimentally in a large number of species across the primate order, and these studies have revealed both consistent patterns as well as interesting variation within and between taxonomic groups. Recent studies have shed light on how variation in anatomical structures along the auditory pathway relates to variation in auditory sensitivity. At the same time, ongoing studies of vocal communication in wild primate populations continue to reveal new insights into the social and environmental contexts of many primate calls, and the range of known primate vocalizations has increased dramatically with the development of more sophisticated and accessible auditory equipment and software that enables the recording and analysis of higher-fidelity and broader-band recordings, including documenting very high frequency (i.e. ultrasound) vocalizations. Historically the relative importance of primate calls has been evaluated qualitatively by the perception of the researcher, but new methods and approaches now enable a greater appreciation for how signals are used and perceived by the primates in question. The integration of anatomical and behavioral data on acoustic communication and the environmental correlates thereof has significant potential for reconstructing behavior in the fossil record. This confluence of factors and accumulating evidence for the sophistication and complexity in both the signal and its interpretation indicate that a book synthesizing this information across primates is warranted and represents an important contribution to the literature.

"Health Behavior Change in the Dental Practice" presents an overview of health behavior change, focusing on the spirit of motivational interviewing. Targeting the clinical application of the principles, the book applies lessons learned from the field of general and behavioral medicine to the dental practice. By presenting a series of clinical examples and accompanying dialogue, the book guides the reader in using motivational interviewing techniques as tools for oral hygiene education, tobacco use cessation, and dietary counseling. "Health Behavior Change in the Dental Practice" supports the trend towards risk management in oral health care, offering practical guidance to promote health behavior change in patients.

"Als die Feder fliegen lernte" ist eine kleine poetische Reise. Sie erzahlt von einem Madchen mit einem Blumenstrauss, uber den Mussiggang bis hin zum Feuerwerk. Dieses Buch ist meiner Familie und meinen Freunden gewidmet.

Der Islam ist in der heutigen Zeit auf gesellschaftlicher, politischer und religi ser Ebene ein vielseitiges und aktuell kontrovers diskutiertes Thema. - Mit dem Buch Islam und Soziale Arbeit" wollen die Autorin S.C. Ramseier und der Autor J. Bo i zuerst einen Einblick in den Islam geben, um in einem n chsten Schritt der Frage nachzugehen: Was bedeutet Soziale Arbeit im Islam? Dabei gehen sie von der westlichen Definition gem ss International Federation of Social Workers" (IFSW) sowie von Theorien Sozialer Arbeit aus. Daraus ergibt sich die Frage: Ist es m glich und legitim, unser westliches Verst ndnis Sozialer Arbeit in einen islamischen Kontext zu bertragen? Im Fokus dieser bertragungsfrage sind sozialarbeiterisch zentrale Themen wie Menschenrechte, Menschenbilder und soziale Gerechtigkeit. Die Autoren schaffen anhand einer literarischen Recherche einen Zugang zu dieser Thematik mit der Maxime, weg von Problemfragen hin zu Kl rungsfragen. Mittels Wissenstransfer ber das Konstrukt Soziale Arbeit in der islamischen Welt leisten die Autoren einen Beitrag zur Sozialen Arbeit und konstruieren damit weiterf hrende Thesen zum Thema Islam und Soziale Arbeit.