Avian Immunology, Third Edition contains a detailed description of the avian innate immune system, encompassing the mucosal, enteric, respiratory and reproductive systems. The diseases and disorders it covers, include immunodepressive diseases and immune evasion, autoimmune diseases, and tumors of the immune system. Practical aspects of vaccination are examined as well. Extensive appendices summarize resources for scientists including cell lines, inbred chicken lines, cytokines, chemokines, and monoclonal antibodies. With contributions from the foremost international experts in the field, Avian Immunology 3rd, provides the most up-to-date crucial information not only for poultry health professionals and avian biologists, but also for comparative and veterinary immunologists, graduate students and veterinary students with an interest in avian immunology. Avian Immunology, Third Edition, is a fascinating and growing field and surely provides new and exciting insights for mainstream immunology in the future.

Between 1898 and 1918, many American states introduced the initiative, referendum, and recall - known collectively as direct democracy. Most interpreters have seen the motives for these reform measures as purely political, but Thomas Goebel demonstrates that the call for direct democracy was deeply rooted in antimonopoly sentiment. Frustrated with the governmental corruption and favoritism that facilitated the rise of monopolies, advocates of direct democracy aimed to check the influence of legislative bodies and directly empower the people to pass laws and abolish trusts. But direct democracy failed to achieve its promises: corporations and trusts continued to flourish, voter turnout rates did not increase, and interest groups grew stronger. By the 1930s, it was clear that direct democracy favored large organizations with the financial and organizational resources to fund increasingly expensive campaigns. Recent years have witnessed a resurgence of direct democracy, particularly in California, where ballot questions and propositions have addressed such volatile issues as gay rights and affirmative action. In this context, Goebel's analysis of direct democracy's history, evolution, and ultimate unsuitability as a grassroots tool is particularly timely.

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 1996 im Fachbereich BWL - Personal und Organisation, Note: 1, Fachhochschule Landshut (Betriebswirtschaftslehre), Veranstaltung: Prof. Dr. Blum, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Inhaltsangabe: Inhaltsverzeichnis: Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1.Allgemein theoretische Uberlegungen zum Thema 1.1Begriffsabgrenzungen und Definitionen 1.2Einordnung des Finanzplatzes Luxemburg 1.3Anderung von Rahmenbedingungen 2.Der Finanzplatz Luxemburg 2.1Geschichte und Entwicklung zum Finanzplatz 2.2Luxemburg als Teil des Euromarktes 2.2.1Einleitung 2.2.2Geschichte des Euromarktes 2.2.3Segmente des Euromarktes 2.2.4Neuere Entwicklung an den Euromarkten aus Sicht der Deutschen Bundesbank 2.2.4.1Privatpersonen 2.2.4.2Unternehmen 2.2.4.3Offentliche Stellen 2.3Bisherige Entwicklung des Finanzplatzes Luxemburg aus dem Blickwinkel der Vereinsbank International S.A. 2.3.1Geschichte und Geschaftspolitik 2.3.2Graphische Aufarbeitung wichtiger Kennzahlen 2.4Rahmenbedingungen des Finanzplatzes Luxemburg 2.4.1Staats- und gesellschaftspolitische Rahmenbedingungen 2.4.1.1Einleitung 2.4.1.2Gesellschaft und Infrastruktur Luxemburgs 2.4.1.3Arbeitsmarkt 2.4.2Legislative Rahmenbedingungen 2.4.2.1Einleitung 2.4.2.2Das luxemburger Bankgeheimnis 2.4.2.2.1Gesetzliche Grundlage 2.4.2.2.2Einschrankungen des Bankgeheimnisses 2.4.2.2.3Internationale Rechtshilfe 2.4.2.3Das deutsche Bankgeheimnis unter dem Licht der Durchsuchungen bei deutschen Banken 2.4.2.4Bankdurchsuchungen in Deutschland 2.4.2.5Der Komplex Dresdner Bank AG 2.4.2.6Auswirkungen des Skandals bei der CISAL 2.4.3Institutioneller Rahmen und Bankenaufsicht 2.4.3.1Einleitung 2.4.3.2Das "Institut Monetaire Luxemburgois" (IML) 2.4.3.2.1Emission des Geldes und Verwaltung des Geldumlaufs 2.4.3.2.2Stabilitat der Wahrung und der Preise 2.4.3.2.3Wahrnehmung von Rechten und Pflichten 2.4.3.2.4Aufsicht des Finanzsektors 2.4.3.2.5Anforderungen der luxemburger Bankenaufsicht 2.4.3.3Die Luxemburger Borse 2.4.3.4Die "Association des banques et banquiers