Stimulated by the concern for environmental problems that arose during the 1970s and 1980s, related both to global and national questions of sustain ability, the German government committed itself to advancing ecosystem research as a central component of planning for environment ally, economically, and socially sound policies and for resource manage ment during the 21 st century. Ecosystem research has been promoted at institutions spread throughout the country and that are favorably struc tured to conduct interdisciplinary studies. Research funding is derived from both the federal union and state governments. Results from the research programme at several of these institutions are summarized in this volume: 1. to provide a status report on process understanding within ecosystem types that are viewed as building blocks of complex, highly-modified Central European landscapes, 2. to document progress at institutions pursuing ecosystem science and promoting interdisciplinary approaches, 3. to support the next steps in generalizing the research results, e. g., to obtain a picture of ecosystem function in time and space or oflandscape function, and 4. to examine how the results may be applied to better manage natural resources and achieve sustainability.

The timely volume describes recent discoveries and method developments that have revolutionized Structural Biology with the advent of X-ray Free Electron Lasers. It provides, for the first time, a comprehensive examination of this cutting-edge technology. It discusses of-the-moment topics such as growth and detection of nanocrystals, Sample Delivery Techniques for serial femtosecond crystallography, data collection methods at XFELs, and more. This book aims to provide the readers with an overview of the new methods that have been recently developed as well as a prospective on new methods under development. It highlights the most important and novel Structural Discoveries made recently with XFELS, contextualized with a big-picture discussion of future developments.

This book, first published in 1989, is a valuable addition to the literature on the study of American business history. Most previous historians, however, have studied the management of business in a vacuum, separating the internal affairs of particular companies from the social and political environments in which corporations existed. From 1799 to 1842 the Manhattan Company had three distinct divisions: a water works, a main bank in New York City, and bank branches in upstate New York. To successfully manage this complicated and decentralised business, the Manhattan Company's directors had to be particularly sensitive the social and political environments. This book traces the history of banking in New York, an examination of the nature and significance of the Company's charter, and a detailed analysis of the Company's three divisions.

This book, first published in 1989, is a valuable addition to the literature on the study of American business history. Most previous historians, however, have studied the management of business in a vacuum, separating the internal affairs of particular companies from the social and political environments in which corporations existed. From 1799 to 1842 the Manhattan Company had three distinct divisions: a water works, a main bank in New York City, and bank branches in upstate New York. To successfully manage this complicated and decentralised business, the Manhattan Company's directors had to be particularly sensitive the social and political environments. This book traces the history of banking in New York, an examination of the nature and significance of the Company's charter, and a detailed analysis of the Company's three divisions.

This book presents the skills pharmacists need to step out from behind the counter and counsel patients. It is designed to assist practitioners to fully comply with the professional and legal requirements for patient counseling.

Since its original publication, no text has served as a better overview of the field of archives than Hunter’s manual. Newly revised and updated to thoroughly address our increasingly digital world, it remains the most comprehensive guide to the discipline. Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives covers such key topics as: a history of archives, including the roles of historical societies and local history collections in libraries new sections on community archives, diversity, and inclusion conducting a survey and starting an archival program selection, appraisal, acquisition, accessioning and deaccessioning important points of copyright, privacy and ethics arrangement of archival collections, with a discussion of new theories description, including DACS, EAD and tools such as ArchivesSpace access, reference, and outreach, with a look at how recent innovations in finding aids can help researchers preservation, including guidance on how to handle rare books, maps, architectural records and artefacts digital records disaster planning, security, and theft prevention metrics, assessment, establishing employee procedures and policies, working with interns and volunteers and other managerial duties public relations and marketing, from social media and the Web to advocacy and professional guidelines and codes such as the newly developed SAA Statement of Core Values of Archivists. Providing in-depth coverage of both theory and practice, this manual is essential for archivists at all levels of experience and of all backgrounds.

A practical guide to the professional and legal requirements for patient counseling, this book provides readers with the skills they need to be in compliance. The authors explore how a patient's attitude and behavior effect compliance, the pharmacist-patient relationship, and liability implications. They focus on the communication skills required to effectively counsel and provide realistic patient counseling scenarios that are easily adaptable to actual patient counseling situations. The book is meant to be used by any pharmacist practicing in any type of community pharmacy practice setting.

Kurt Sniveller, being the bounder his is, can't stay quiet for long. The evil former wrestler is at it again, this time in the Andes Mountains of Peru, where he has discovered an ancient and elegant beast which may hold some of the secrets of mankind. In desperation, its keeper writes to Russell to ask for help in saving the mighty Badassaur from the dangerous clutches of Sniveller and the Sprite Squadron. The gang must rush off to Peru, where they will not only discover that Cap'n Nerv is also a free-style rapper but that there are secrets in Russell's past that the big man himself couldn't even begin to imagine...

Cue seems to have it all; good looks, money, power and two of the Carolina's finest in love with him. Mercedes his petite, cute and career minded girlfriend of years, that would love nothing more than to become his wife and bare little Cue's. And Keisha who is his hot, down, got your back side chick, that would move heaven and earth to become his number one. Cue finds that he is in love with two women for two different reasons. Mercedes has all of the qualities that Cue wants in a wife; she's pretty, educated and independent. Keisha has everything that Mercedes lacks that excites Cue; she's spontaneous, sexy and she's a ride or die chick. Although Keisha and Cue had an understanding, they had not planned on falling in love with one another. Now Cue finds himself with two beautiful women in love with him and both are ready to settle down and for him to make some decisions. What does Cue do? Does he follow his heart and go with the one that has been loyal and wants just as much from life as he does? Or does he break all rules and dare choose the one that may be least compatible, but excites him to no ends and makes him happy? Cue takes both of these ladies on a riveting rollercoaster ride that seems to have no apparent end.

Russell returns home from a performance to find his prized vegetables have been stolen. The evidence points to Sniveller, who has just broken out of prison. Picking up a signal on the mysterious chicken radio, Russell and his friends must travel to Scotland to face Sniveller again. But what will they find beneath the waters of Loch Guess? And who is the man following them on a horse? Now with his girlfriend Belinda along for the ride, Russell, Marny and Rip must stand up against their old enemy. There they will meet some old friends and make some new ones, but most importantly open up several cans of Beat Down in their most exciting adventure yet.