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This book provides a multidisciplinary view into how individuals
and groups interact with the information environments that surround
them. The book discusses how informational environments shape our
daily lives, and how digital technologies can improve the ways in
which people make use of informational environments. It presents
the research and outcomes of a seven-year multidisciplinary
research initiative, the Leibniz-WissenschaftsCampus Tubingen
Informational Environments, jointly conducted by the
Leibniz-Institut fur Wissensmedien (IWM) and the Eberhard Karls
Universitat Tubingen. Book chapters from leading international
experts in psychology, education, computer science, sociology, and
medicine provide a multi-layered and multidisciplinary view on how
the interplay between individuals and their informational
environments unfolds. Featured topics include: Managing obesity
prevention using digital media. Using digital media to assess and
promote school teacher competence. Informational environments and
their effect on college student dropout. Web-Platforms for
game-based learning of orthography and numeracy. How to design
adaptive information environments to support self-regulated
learning with multimedia. Informational Environments will be of
interest to advanced undergraduate students, postgraduate students,
researchers and practitioners in various fields of educational
psychology, social psychology, education, computer science,
communication science, sociology, and medicine.
This books deals with computer-mediated cooperation and
communication scenarios in teaching and learning situations,
leisure activities (e.g. laypersons looking for expert information
on the internet), and net-based communication at work. Such
scenarios will become increasingly important. But the successful
use of such computer-mediated settings is not trivial. Cooperative
learning and work itself requires special skills and strategies.
And the technical settings with sometimes restricted, sometimes new
possibilities for communication add problems on top of the
cooperation itself. What are the barriers in computer-mediated
communication for cooperative learning and work? Which are the most
relevant biases in computer-mediated information processing? Based
on empirical research, the contributors from psychology, education
and computer sciences offer different perspectives on the nature
and causes of such barriers. The chapters also give an answer to
the question as to how it might be possible to overcome these
barriers and biases to fully gain advantage from the new technical
opportunities. researchers in all fields related to the use and
evaluation of computer software in communication settings.
Cooking with the Movies enables readers to recreate the fabulous
meals depicted in 14 all-time favorite "food" films. Food has
always been a key ingredient on the big screen, yet no book has
ever been devoted to recreating the meals served in famous films.
Now, for film buffs—and anyone else whose mouth has watered over
on-screen culinary delights—there is the delicious Cooking with
the Movies: Meals on Reels. Cooking with the Movies recreates
featured meals from 14 noted films—including Babette's Feast, Big
Night, Chocolat, Goodfellas, Tampopo, Titanic, and Tortilla
Soup—that span a wide range of cuisines and cultures, from French
to Mexican to Japanese. Each chapter provides the menu and full
recipes for preparing and cooking the dishes depicted on screen,
with photos of how each can be served. Along with precise
directions, the authors analyze the importance of the foods served
and the context of the meals in the storyline of the film.
Illuminated with plot summaries, dialogue from the movies, and,
when possible, interviews with actors or directors, Cooking with
the Movies provides fascinating behind-the-scenes insights for
"foodies" and film buffs alike. More information is available at
www.cookingwiththemovies.com.
Since biblical times, the Judeo-Christian lifestyle has centered on
meals. Extending hospitality to both friends and strangers was a
divine command, and an invitation to dine was sacred. The
Judeo-Christian bible is peppered with stories of meals; these
range from simple meals put together quickly in order to feed a few
unexpected guests, to elaborate feasts carefully prepared to please
dozens of partygoers for many days. Cooking with the Bible looks at
eighteen of these meals found in the Scriptures, providing full
menus and recipes for re-creating some of the dishes enjoyed by the
peoples of biblical times. While describing how ancient cooks
prepared their foods, Cooking with the Bible also explains how
contemporary cooks might use modern techniques and appliances to
prepare each of the eighteen meals. In addition, the authors
recount the lore of all the ingredients used in the book, detailing
their origins, the history of their cultivation, their nutritional
value, and their various uses. To set the scene for each meal, the
book examines the scriptural text in detail, describes the
backstory for each, and, in the process, traces Judeo-Christian
history from the ancient city of Ur to the lands of Egypt to the
holy city of Jerusalem. Along the way, the reader will learn about
the history of the bible itself. In the Middle East, eating was not
and is not for daily sustenance alone--it is a way of life, and
Cooking with the Bible reflects that reality, providing multiple
feasts for the body, mind, and spirit. Each chapter begins with the
menu for a biblical feast. A brief essay describing the
theological, historical, and cultural significance of the feast
follows. Next come separaterecipes for the dishes served in the
meal, followed by more commentary on the dish itself, preparation
methods used in biblical times, how the dish was served, and the
lore surrounding individual ingredients and dishes. Recipes for a
wide variety of breads, stews, rice and lentil dishes, lamb, goat,
fish and venison meals, vegetable salads and cakes are detailed,
all of them carefully tested. Make delicious dishes such as Rice of
Beersheba, Rebekah's Tasty Lamb Stew, Date and Walnut Bread, Ful
Madames and Scrambled Eggs, Pistachio Crusted Sole, Bamya, Goat's
Milk and Pomegranate Syrup Torte, Haroset a la Greque, Pesach Black
Bread, Watermelon Soup with Ginger and Mint, Date Manna Bread,
Oven-baked Perch with Tahini, Braided Challah with Poppy Seeds and
Lemon, and Friendship Cake.
It gives me particular pleasure to write the foreword to this book;
this is largely due to the fact that I have devoted a substantial
part of my life to the improve ment of the methods used in
ophthalmic research. Rarely has one of my students taken the
opportunity of dealing systematically with the possibilities of
these methods. Dr. Eisner is, however, one of these exceptions.
First, he has substantially improved the indentation contact glass;
secondly, he has, with untiring enthusiasm, made a systematic
collection of the normal and pathologic findings, which, with the
help of the indentation contact glass and the slit lamp, can be
observed in the outermost periphery of the fundus and the ciliary
body. He has compared them to findings obtained with slight
magnification in autopsy eyes and to histological sections. Owing
to a fortunate circumstance, W. Hess, who is both an excellent
draughts man and a master of the special examination technique, was
able to reproduce the visual phenomena faithfully. The reader who
tries to interpret these illustrations spatially will discover that
this was often not easy. It is a process which requires a certain
effort of imagi nation of space, but which is very rewarding. Dr.
Eisner's monograph is an introduction to a little-known branch of
biomicroscopy which broadens our means of diagnosis and promises
further interesting aspects for the future. I wish him well-earned
success.
Pitch (i.e., fundamental frequency FO and fundamental period TO)
occupies a key position in the acoustic speech signal. The prosodic
information of an utterance is predominantly determined by this
parameter. The ear is more sensitive to changes of fundamental
frequency than to changes of other speech signal parameters by an
order of magnitude. The quality of vocoded speech is essentially
influenced by the quality and faultlessness of the pitch measure
ment. Hence the importance of this parameter necessitates using
good and reliable measurement methods. At first glance the task
looks simple: one just has to detect the funda mental frequency or
period of a quasi-periodic signal. For a number of reasons,
however, the task of pitch determination has to be counted among
the most difficult problems in speech analysis. 1) In principle,
speech is a nonstationary process; the momentary position of the
vocal tract may change abruptly at any time. This leads to drastic
variations in the temporal structure of the signal, even between
subsequent pitch periods, and assuming a quasi-periodic signal is
often far from realistic. 2) Due to the flexibility of the human
vocal tract and the wide variety of voices, there exist a multitude
of possible temporal structures. Narrow-band formants at low
harmonics (especially at the second or third harmonic) are an
additional source of difficulty. 3) For an arbitrary speech signal
uttered by an unknown speaker, the fundamental frequency can vary
over a range of almost four octaves (50 to 800 Hz)."
What are the barriers in computer-mediated communication for
cooperative learning and work? Based on empirical research, the
chapters of this book offer different perspectives on the nature
and causes of such barriers for students and researchers in the
field.
This book is the second of two volumes that present the main
results which emerged from the project CIP - Computer-Aided,
Intuition-Guided Programming - at the Technical University of
Munich. Its central theme is program development by transformation,
a methodology which is becoming more and more important. Whereas
Volume I contains the description and formal specification of a
wide spectrum language CIP-L particularly tailored to the needs of
transformational programming, Volume II serves a double purpose:
First, it describes a system, called CIP-S, that is to assist a
programmer in the method of transformational programming. Second,
it gives a non-toy example for this very method, since it contains
a formal specification of the system core and transformational
developments for the more interesting system routines. Based on a
formal calculus of program transformations, the informal
requirements for the system are stated. Then the system core is
formally specified using the algebraic data types and the
pre-algorithmic logical constructs of the wide spectrum language
CIP-L. It is demonstrated how executable, procedural level programs
can be developed from this specification according to formal rules.
The extensive collection of these rules is also contained in the
book; it can be used as the basis for further developments using
this method. Since the system has been designed in such a way that
it is parameterized with the concrete programming language to be
transformed, the book also contains a guide how to actualize this
parameter; the proceeding is exemplified with a small subset of
CIP-L.
Das V-Modell XT ist ein umfassendes Prozessmodell fur die
Planung und Durchfuhrung der Systementwicklung in IT-Projekten. Es
ist seit Februar 2005 fur alle IT-Projekte der deutschen
Bundesbehorden verbindlich und liegt seit Juni 2006 in der
wesentlich erweiterten Version 1.2.1 vor.
Das Buch fuhrt an die etablierte Fachsprache anbindend in alle
Konzepte des V-Modell XT und deren Begrifflichkeit ein und ist
Mediator zwischen der Lehre des System Engineering, dem
V-Modell-XT-Katalog und der Anwendungspraxis. Es dient als
Begleiter fur die Konfiguration von V-Modell XT-basierten Projekten
wie auch als Ratgeber fur die organisatorische Implementierung im
Unternehmen.
Mit dem V-Modell XT wurden vollig neue Konzepte geschaffen und
ein grosseres Leistungsspektrum einbezogen, um die verschiedenen
IT-Projekttypen genauer und flexibler fokussieren zu konnen.
Das Buch ist gleichsam als Grundlage fur Vorlesungen geeignet,
wie auch fur die autodidaktische Erschliessung durch den
fachkundigen Leser."
Die Online-Zeitschrift wissensdialoge.de veröffentlicht
regelmäßig praxisorientierte Kurzbeiträge zu den Themen
Organisationales Lernen und Wissensmanagement. Ziel der Artikel ist
es, aktuelle Forschungserkenntnisse aus psychologischer Perspektive
heraus zu beleuchten und mit ExpertInnen aus der Praxis
auszutauschen. Die Kurzbeiträge der Jahre 2011 und 2012, die
allessamt ein Peer-Review-Verfahren durchlaufen haben, sind nun in
diesem Jahresband zusammengefasst. Die Artikel sind thematisch
strukturiert und bieten neue Impulse für die praktische Arbeit.
Oncology Informatics: Using Health Information Technology to
Improve Processes and Outcomes in Cancer Care encapsulates National
Cancer Institute-collected evidence into a format that is optimally
useful for hospital planners, physicians, researcher, and
informaticians alike as they collectively strive to accelerate
progress against cancer using informatics tools. This book is a
formational guide for turning clinical systems into engines of
discovery as well as a translational guide for moving evidence into
practice. It meets recommendations from the National Academies of
Science to "reorient the research portfolio" toward providing
greater "cognitive support for physicians, patients, and their
caregivers" to "improve patient outcomes." Data from systems
studies have suggested that oncology and primary care systems are
prone to errors of omission, which can lead to fatal consequences
downstream. By infusing the best science across disciplines, this
book creates new environments of "Smart and Connected Health."
Oncology Informatics is also a policy guide in an era of extensive
reform in healthcare settings, including new incentives for
healthcare providers to demonstrate "meaningful use" of these
technologies to improve system safety, engage patients, ensure
continuity of care, enable population health, and protect privacy.
Oncology Informatics acknowledges this extraordinary turn of events
and offers practical guidance for meeting meaningful use
requirements in the service of improved cancer care. Anyone who
wishes to take full advantage of the health information revolution
in oncology to accelerate successes against cancer will find the
information in this book valuable.
Wer die Entwicklung des chirurgischen Problems Hiatushernie in den
letzten 25 Jahren miterlebt hat, muss erstaunt und etwas verwirrt
sich Rechenschaft von der Wandlung fast aller unserer Anschauungen
geben. Statt einer anatomischen Fehlbildung behandeln wir heute
eine funktionelle Erkrankung, statt der Hernie die Refluxkrankheit,
und selbst die heute noch ge brauchten Eingriffe wie die
Fundoplicatio verdanken ihre Wirksamkeit nicht - wie wir alle
fruher glaubten - einer mechanischen Ventilwirkung, sondern ihrer
muscularen Ver starkerfunktion. Die Autoren hoffen, durch eine
sorgfaltige Analyse des eigenen Krankengutes zur Klarung der
heutigen chirurgischen Position beitragen zu konnen. Dies wurde vor
allem dadurch moglich, dass ein Grossteil der Falle von einem am
Problem besonders interessierten Radiologen und einem ausgezeichne
ten Endoskopiker mituntersucht wurden. Wir sind zu Dank
verpflichtet Herrn PD Dr. med. S. Schnei der, Chef der
Chirurgischen Abteilung des Hopital de' La Chaux-de-Fonds, fur die
Erlaubnis, sein Krankengut mitzu bearbeiten, Herrn Dr. med. C.
Jacot, La Chaux-de-Fonds, fur die Ubernahme des radiologischen
Kapitels, Herrn Dr. med. G. Terrier und Dr. med. B. Roethlisberger
fur ihren endo skopischen Beitrag und dem Springer-Verlag
Heidelberg fur die gewohnt vorzugliche Herstellung der Monographie.
Zurich und Nyon, Juni 1978 W. Hess R. Liechti v Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Anatomische und physiologische Grundlagen. . . . . 1.1 Anatomie
des gastro-oesophagealen Ubergangs . 1.1.1 Der Hiatus. . . . . . .
. ., . . . . . . ."
In diesem Buch werden die zentralen Herausforderungen bei der
Umsetzung von netzbasierten Bildungsressourcen und Bildungsportalen
diskutiert. Zahlreiche Aufsatze namhafter Wissenschaftler behandeln
die vier grossen Bereiche: Portaldesign, Portalbausteine, Blended
Concepts und Portale auf dem Weg ins Web 2.0."
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ Revised Ordinances Of The City Of Evanston: Also Special Laws
And Ordinances Of General Interest Evanston (Ill.), George W. Hess,
Frank Reed Grover, Illinois D.D. Thorp, printer, 1893 Law; General;
Law / General; Ordinances, Municipal
Lieutenant Jed Davies of the LAPD was enjoying his first cup of
coffee of the day when the call came in that would change his life
and the lives of some of his closest friends. A body showing up in
the Hollywood hills is no big deal. Homicides were a normal
occurrence in the sprawl of Los Angeles. However, this particular
homicide would set in motion a massive hunt for the killer, a hunt
that would engage the entire country, bringing together the forces
of the FBI and local law enforcement in a race to track down the
killers before they strike again. As Davies and his colleagues
delve deeper into the horrific crime, they become embroiled in a
web of deceit, treachery, blackmail, and revenge that threatens the
lives of innocent people. Author George Hess takes you on a
roller-coaster ride in this fast-paced thriller filled with stories
of love and death that will keep you up late into the night. You
will be unable to put the book down as the plot twists and turns
leaving the reader guessing until the very end.
Life couldn't be better for Derek Pinner. In the affluent world of
Crofton, Connecticut he was on top of the world. All he could think
of was celebrating the notification of his full scholarship to a
prestigious medical school. He would celebrate with the person he
wanted to be with most, his stepsister, Jessie. His father, the
renowned Dr. Pinner was treating Jessie for her lifelong illness,
Attention Deficit Disorder. Dr. Pinner and Jessie's mother, now
married, were spending the weekend at a convention, leaving Jessie
and Derek several days together. Jessie was making great strides in
her fight to be normal, and with Derek's help normalcy was in
reach. As he drove through the quiet streets of Crofton and
approached the house and the woman he had grown to love, his heart
seemed to beat faster. In the few minutes it took to park the car
and walk to the house, his world changed into a kaleidoscope of
horror that would follow him through his generation, thrusting him,
his family and his friends into a world of rape, lies, murder and
revenge, changing forever his life and the lives he touched.
The demand for health information continues to increase, but the
ability of health professionals to provide it clearly remains
variable. The aim of this book is (1) to summarize and synthesize
research on the selection and presentation of data pertinent to
public health, and (2) to provide practical suggestions, based on
this research summary and synthesis, on how scientists and other
public health practitioners can better communicate data to the
public, policy makers, and the press in typical real-world
situations. Because communication is complex and no one approach
works for all audiences, the authors emphasize how to communicate
data "better" (and in some instances, contrast this with how to
communicate data "worse"), rather than attempting a cookbook
approach. The book contains a wealth of case studies and other
examples to illustrate major points, and actual situations whenever
possible. Key principles and recommendations are summarized at the
end of each chapter.
This book will stimulate interest among public health
practitioners, scholars, and students to more seriously consider
ways they can understand and improve communication about data and
other types of scientific information with the public, policy
makers, and the press. Improved data communication will increase
the chances that evidence-based scientific findings can play a
greater role in improving the public's health.
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