Time-correlated single photon counting (TCSPC) is a remarkable technique for recording low-level light signals with extremely high precision and picosecond-time resolution. TCSPC has developed from an intrinsically time-consuming and one-dimensional technique into a fast, multi-dimensional technique to record light signals. So this reference and text describes how advanced TCSPC techniques work and demonstrates their application to time-resolved laser scanning microscopy, single molecule spectroscopy, photon correlation experiments, and diffuse optical tomography of biological tissue. It gives practical hints about constructing suitable optical systems, choosing and using detectors, detector safety, preamplifiers, and using the control features and optimising the operating conditions of TCSPC devices. Advanced TCSPC Techniques is an indispensable tool for everyone in research and development who is confronted with the task of recording low-intensity light signals in the picosecond and nanosecond range.

"The monograph by Dr Wolfgang Becker is a complete and lucid summary of both the basic principles and the state-of-the-art of TCSPC. This book contains descriptions that are only available from the primary literature or specialized web sites. An understanding of the present technology will allow the reader to make effective use of the multi-dimensional capabilities of modern time-resolved fluorescence instruments."
Joseph R. Lakowicz, Center for Fluorescence Spectroscopy, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore,

The Sentinel Lymph Node Concept is evaluated from the points of view of pathology, radiodiagnosis and nuclear medicine diagnostics, surgical treatment and clinical oncology. The concept and its practical applications are analyzed for breast cancer, malignant melanoma, tumors of the face, oropharynx, lung, gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts. The first part of the book describes the function and use of the nuclear medicine equipment, the tracers used, colloid solutions and modern developments in histological and immunohistochemical lymph node investigations, as well as possible pitfalls. The consequences of false-negative results are clearly delineated. In the second part, specific tumor-related problems are described.

This volume contains the proceedings of the Ninth European Conference on Eye Movements (ECEM 9), held in Ulm, Germany, on September 23-26, 1997. ECEM 9 con tinued a series of conferences initiated by Rudolf Groner of Bern, Switzerland, in 1981 which, from its very beginning, has brought together scientists from very diverse fields with a common interest in eye movements. About 40 of the papers presented at ECEM 9 have been selected for presentation in full length while others are rendered in condensed form. There is a broad spectrum of motives why people have become involved in, and fas cinated by, eye movement research. Neuroscientists have been allured by the prospect of understanding anatomical findings, single unit recordings, and the sequels of experimental lesions in terms of the clearly defined system requirements and the well documented be havioural repertoire of the oculomotor system. Others have been attracted by the richness of this repertoire and its dependence on an intricate hierarchy of factors spanning from "simple" reflexes to visual pattern recognition and spatio-temporal prediction. Neurolo gists, neuro-ophthalmologists and neuro-otologists have long standing experience with eye movements as sensitive indicators of lesions in the brain stem, the midbrain, and the cere bellum. By studying oculomotor malfunctions they have made, and are continuing to make, important contributions to our understanding of oculomotor functions."

This book is an attempt to bridge the gap between the instrumental principles of multi-dimensional time-correlated single photon counting (TCSPC) and typical applications of the technique. Written by an originator of the technique and by sucessful users, it covers the basic principles of the technique, its interaction with optical imaging methods and its application to a wide range of experimental tasks in life sciences and clinical research. The book is recommended for all users of time-resolved detection techniques in biology, bio-chemistry, spectroscopy of live systems, live cell microscopy, clinical imaging, spectroscopy of single molecules, and other applications that require the detection of low-level light signals at single-photon sensitivity and picosecond time resolution.

This volume contains the proceedings of the Ninth European Conference on Eye Movements (ECEM 9), held in Ulm, Germany, on September 23-26, 1997. ECEM 9 con tinued a series of conferences initiated by Rudolf Groner of Bern, Switzerland, in 1981 which, from its very beginning, has brought together scientists from very diverse fields with a common interest in eye movements. About 40 of the papers presented at ECEM 9 have been selected for presentation in full length while others are rendered in condensed form. There is a broad spectrum of motives why people have become involved in, and fas cinated by, eye movement research. Neuroscientists have been allured by the prospect of understanding anatomical findings, single unit recordings, and the sequels of experimental lesions in terms of the clearly defined system requirements and the well documented be havioural repertoire of the oculomotor system. Others have been attracted by the richness of this repertoire and its dependence on an intricate hierarchy of factors spanning from "simple" reflexes to visual pattern recognition and spatio-temporal prediction. Neurolo gists, neuro-ophthalmologists and neuro-otologists have long standing experience with eye movements as sensitive indicators of lesions in the brain stem, the midbrain, and the cere bellum. By studying oculomotor malfunctions they have made, and are continuing to make, important contributions to our understanding of oculomotor functions."

May 2009 sees the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Basic Law (Constitution) of the Federal Republic of Germany. To mark this occasion, the Foundation is publishing two keynote speeches which Theodor Heuss delivered before the Parliamentary Council. His opening speech on 9th September 1948 and his final speech on 8th May 1949 are key markers for his active commitment to the work of this constituent assembly. An essay by Prof. Jutta Limbach, former President of the Federal Constitutional Court, completes the volume.

Theodor Heuss is one of the most significant founders of German politics' new political beginning in Germany. As a liberal party politician and leader of the WA1/4rttemberg-Baden "Kultministerium" (ministry of culture) he gained respect in all four occupied zones. He faced his most important task during 1948/49 in the Parlamentarischer Rat (parliamentary council), where he made an essential contribution to the creation of the constitution. Both as a journalist and an "educator for democracy," Heuss advocated a moral reformation and the ruthless examination of crimes committed by the German people under the National Socialist regime.

Dieses Nachschlagewerk bildet den Status quo des Controllings in der Unternehmenspraxis ab. Verfasst von ausgewiesenen Controlling-Spezialisten aus Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft werden alle konzeptionellen Elemente dargestellt: Leitbild, Ziele, Funktionen, Aufgaben, Instrumente, Prozesse und Effizienz. Anhand der Wertschoepfungskette werden diese Konzepte fur verschiedene Branchen, Unternehmenstypen und -groessen sowie Eigentumerkonstellationen diskutiert. Mithilfe konkreter Handlungsempfehlungen, Beispiele, Fallstudien und Interviews wird das theoretische Fundament in die Praxis ubersetzt und die Umsetzung im Unternehmen ermoeglicht.

Der Sammelband soll dazu beitragen, den Stellenwert von Serious Games und Gamification als wichtige und nachhaltige Methode in der beruflichen Aus- und Weiterbildung (Personalqualifikation, Personalentwicklung) noch starker herauszuarbeiten. Gleichzeitig sollen bedeutsame und zukunftsweisende Lernentwicklungsperspektiven in digitalen Lernwelten aufgezeigt werden. Die enge Verknupfung von didaktischen Aspekten und Lerneffekten, die aus dem praktischen Einsatz von Serious Games resultieren koennen, grenzt die Publikation von bislang vorliegenden Veroeffentlichungen zu dieser Thematik ab, wie auch die Darstellung des praktischen Einsatzes der Serious Games und deren Evaluation.

Stabilitatspolitische Fragen werden innerhalb der Wirtschaftswissenschaften vorwiegend aus volkswirtschaftlicher Sicht diskutiert. Im Rahmen der Betriebswirtschaftslehre sucht man dagegen vergeblich nach einer intensiven Auseinandersetzung mit den stabilitatspolitischen Aspekten des wirtschaftlichen Handelns.
Wolfgang Becker stellt unternehmenspolitische Konzepte zur Sicherung der strategischen Handlungsfahigkeit vor. Ausgehend von der Analyse stabilitatspolitischer Ziele, Strategien und Instrumente zeigt der Autor auf, dass die Revision der wettbewerbsstrategischen Orientierung von Unternehmen fur eine geordnete Stabilitats- und Wachstumspolitik notwendig ist. Vor diesem Hintergrund entwickelt der Autor seine ganzheitlich orientierte Strategie der integrierten Kosten- und Leistungsfuhrerschaft.
Verzeichnis: Der Autor stellt unternehmenspolitische Konzepte zur Sicherung der strategischen Handlungsfahigkeit vor. Ausgehend von der Analyse stabilitatspolitischer Ziele, Strategien und Instrumente zeigt der Autor auf, dass die Revision der wettbewerbsstrategischen Orientierung von Unternehmen fur eine geordnete Stabilitats- und Wachstumspolitik notwendig ist. Vor diesem Hintergrund entwickelt der Autor seine ganzheitlich orientierte Strategie der integrierten Kosten- und Leistungsfuhrerschaft."

Anlasslich des 60. Geburtstages von Wolfgang Mannel wurdigen renommierte Fachvertreter aus Wissenschaft und Unternehmenspraxis seinen Einfluss auf die Weiterentwicklung des internen Rechnungswesens. Die Autoren geben einen zuverlassigen Einblick in den derzeitigen Stand der Kostenrechnung und zeigen bedeutsame Entwicklungsperspektiven auf.

Hochrangige Vertreter aus Wissenschaft und Praxis setzen sich aus verschiedenen Blickwinkeln mit der Internationalisierung deutscher kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen auseinander. Sie prasentieren dazu wegweisende Losungsmoglichkeiten auf dem Gebiet des KMU-Managements. Neben einer aktualisierten Bestandsaufnahme bietet die 2. Auflage einen fundierten Blick auf das Supply Chain Management von KMU und enthalt Beitrage zum kennzahlengestutzten Controlling sowie zum Mezzanine-Kapital.

Das Lexikon fur Beruf und Studium definiert mehr als 2.000 Stichworter zu Buchfuhrung, Bilanzierung, Kostenrechnung und Controlling. Einfach und verstandlich werden die Grundlagen des externen und internen Rechnungswesens erklart sowie die Wechselwirkungen zwischen diesen Bereichen dargestellt.
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