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Note: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; The Main Themes in Three Simple Tables; Preface; Who Should Read the Book?; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Introduction; i. Efficiently Inefficient Markets; ii. Global Trading Strategies: Overview of the Book; iii. Investment Styles and Factor Investing; Part I Active Investment; Chapter 1 Understanding Hedge Funds and Other Smart Money; Chapter 2 Evaluating Trading Strategies: Performance Measures; Chapter 3 Finding and Backtesting Strategies: Profiting in Efficiently Inefficient Markets; Chapter 4 Portfolio Construction and Risk Management. , Chapter 5 Trading and Financing a Strategy: Market andPart II Equity Strategies; Chapter 6 Introduction to Equity Valuation and Investing; Chapter 7 Discretionary Equity Investing; Interview with Lee S. Ainslie III of Maverick Capital; Chapter 8 Dedicated Short Bias; Interview with James Chanos of Kynikos Associates; Chapter 9 Quantitative Equity Investing; Interview with Cliff Asness of AQR Capital Management; Part III Asset Allocation and Macro Strategies; Chapter 10 Introduction to Asset Allocation: The Returns to the Major Asset Classes; Chapter 11 Global Macro Investing. , Interview with George Soros of Soros Fund ManagementChapter 12 Managed Futures: Trend-Following Investing; Interview with David Harding of Winton Capital Management; Part IV Arbitrage Strategies; Chapter 13 Introduction to Arbitrage Pricing and Trading; Chapter 14 Fixed-Income Arbitrage; Interview with Nobel Laureate Myron Scholes; Chapter 15 Convertible Bond Arbitrage; Interview with Ken Griffin of Citadel; Chapter 16 Event-Driven Investments; Interview with John A. Paulson of Paulson & Co.; References; Index.

Note: Contents: Introduction 1. The Emergence of Transatlantic Agricultural Tensions (1957 to 1971) 2. Turbulent Markets and Increasing Trade Conflicts (1972 to 1985) 3. The Adoption of Disciplines and the Domestic Reforms (1986 to 2001) 4. Growing Challenges to US and EU Farm Policies (2001 to 2014) 5. Food Policy Moves to Center Stage in Transatlantic Relations (1986 to 2013) 6. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and the Path to Convergence (2011 to 2014 and Beyond) 7. Lasting Conflict or Eventual Convergence? References Index

Note: Inhalt: Auftakt. - Ein gefährliches Wort: Natur. - 1. 1754-1772. ANFÄNGE. - Wie ein unbeschriebenes Blatt. - Erste Eindrücke von Weite. - Zur rechten Zeit am rechten Ort. - 2. 1772-1775. ANSICHTEN DER NATUR: DIE REISE UM DIE WELT. - Wahrnehmungsmuster. - Die große Erzählung. - Das Meer. - Entfernungen. - Strapazen. - Wagnisse im Eis. - Das sonnige Arkadien. - Erste und letzte Anblicke. - Edle Wilde?. - Unter Menschenfressern. - Mord und Totschlag. - Eine Gemeinschaft von Gleichen. - Die gekränkten Rechte der Menschheit. - 3. 1776-1788. ZWISCHENSPIELE. - Blue devils. - Der Balsam der Natur. - Eine physische Anthropologie. - Ein Streit um Menschenrassen. - Politisches Wetterleuchten: Cook, der Staatsmann. - 4. 1789-1793. ANSICHTEN DES POLITISCHEN: DIE REVOLUTION. - Pariser Unruhen und politische Öffentlichkeit. - Geschichtszeichen der neuen Welt: Revolutionen. - Politische Ansichten vom Niederrhein. - Natur als Schicksal. - Das Prinzip des politischen Wandels: Gärung. - Die französische Mainzer Freiheit. - Die Mainzer Republik. - Kundige der unterirdischen Gänge: Forster und Goethe. - 5. 1793-1794. DAS ENDE: DIE GROßE RATLOSIGKEIT. - Das ungeheure Haupt der Revolution: Paris. - Das kalte Fieber des Terrors. - Tänzer am Rande des Unsinns: Adam Lux. - Zurück zur Natur: Menschenwürde. - Die Revolution ist die Revolution. - Verlassen wie ein Kind. - Eine Quelle sonderbarer Beschauung. - Schluss. - Das Mahagoni-Schränkchen. - Anmerkungen. - Literatur.

Note: Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction: We Become What We Measure; Casting a Spell; Exploring a Path; 1. More, Better, Faster: The Beginnings ; Productivity, Growth, and Success; Goals and Measures; Values and Measures; 2. The Origins of Bling: The Spirit of Economic Growth ; The World of Growth: Refining the Measure; Business Accounting Goes National; 3. The Crucible of Crisis: The Great Depression and the Need for Economic Indicators ; 4. Born from Disaster: The Making of a Key Measure ; The Challenge; The Players; The Method; The Findings. , The Big Conundrum: Translating Findings into Action5. Forged in War; 6. Global Domination: The Age of GDP ; For Richer or Poorer; A Stunted Priesthood; Stopgap Consensus; Going Global; New Rules; GDP Junkies; Shackled in Fool's Gold; 7. Today's ABC of GDP ; It's an Emperor, but Does It Have Clothes?; Why It Matters; 8. More Is Not Enough ; The Little Big Number: Our Report Card for Success; Emerging Dissent; 9. "The People of Plenty Are a People of Waste"; Breaking the Spell; 10. From Alchemy to Reason: What If? A Thought Experiment; Mental Cobwebs; One More Time: Simon Kuznets. , Clearing a Path11. Looking Forward; A Daring Vision; A Moment of Possibility; Appendix A. The Measure as Guide; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Note: Zugl.: Marburg, Univ., Diss.

Note: Konstruktionsgrundlagen Toleranzen und Passungen -- Festigkeitsberechnung -- Tribologie -- Kleb- und Lötverbindungen -- Schweiß-, Niet- u. Schraubverbindungen -- Bolzen- und Stiftverbindungen -- Elastische Federn -- Achsen, Wellen, Zapfen -- Wellen/Nabenverbindungen -- Kupplungen -- Bremsen -- Wälz- und Gleitlager -- Riemen- und Kettengetriebe -- Rohrleitungen -- Dichtungen -- Zahnräder und Zahnradgetriebe -- Außenverzahnte Stirnräder, Kegelräder, Schraubrad- und Schneckengetriebe..

Note: Inhaltsverzeichnis: Vorwort. - Kapitel 1: Konzepte für eine bessere Welt. - Was ist Nachhaltigkeit?. - Der Wert der Natur. - Conclusio: „Nachhaltigkeit“ – ein schwer zu definierender Begriff. - Kapitel 2: Was das Meer zu leisten vermag. - Das Gute im Meer. - Der bedrohte Ozean. - Conclusio: Ökosystemleistungen des Meeres in Gefahr. - Kapitel 3: Die Politik und das Meer. - Von der Schwierigkeit, das Meer zu verwalten. - Conclusio: Das Ideal der guten Meerespolitik. - Kapitel 4: Hoffnung für den Ozean. - Fahrplan für eine nachhaltige Zukunft?. - Meeresschutz ist möglich. - Conclusio: Wie Meeresschutz funktionieren kann. - Gesamt-Conclusio. - Glossar. - Mitwirkende. - Quellenverzeichnis. - Abbildungsverzeichnis. - Index. - Abkürzungen. - Partner und Danksagung. - Impressum.

Note: Stuttgart, Univ., Diss., 2015

Note: Contents: PART I GENERAL ANALYSIS 1. Conceptual Framework and Analytical Methods ; 2. Global Urban Sustainable Competitiveness Index ; 3. Global Urban Sustainable Competitiveness: A Comprehensive Analysis ; 4. Global Urban Sustainable Competitiveness: A Regional Analysis ; 5. Global Urban Sustainable Competitiveness and Urban GDP Per Capita ; 6. Global Urban Sustainable Competitiveness and Urban Population Size ; 7. Global Urban Sustainable Competitiveness: Characteristics of Functional Centers ; PART II SPECIALIZED ANALYSIS ; 8. The Specialized Differences: One Key Vector in Urban Competitiveness ; 9. Social and Technological Innovations in the Competitiveness of Cities ; 10. Green Cities: Examples of Governing for Green Growth from OECD Countries ; 11. Institutions and Urban Competitiveness – a Doing Business Perspective ; 12. The Challenge of World City Network Pattern Changes on the World City Network Analysis ; 13. Population Aging and Urban Competitiveness ; 14. Driving Factors of Urban Prosperity: An Empirical Analysis of Global Cities ; 15. Patterns of the Global Cities: Present and Future ; PART III INDEX REPORT ; 16. The State of Sustainable Competitiveness of 500 Cities

Note: Inhaltsverzeichnis: Vorwort. - Vorwort zur deutschen Ausgabe. - 1 Starthilfen. - 1.1 Einleitung. - 1.2 Die Anmeldung. - 1.3 Ein einfaches Kommando. - 1.4 Die „Shell". - 1.5 Das Handbuch. - 1.6 Das Terminal. - 1.7 Ihr Paßwort. - 1.8 Fragen. - 2 Dateien und einfache Kommandos. - 2.1 Dateien. - 2.1.1 Was ist ein Name?. - 2.2 Das Dateisystem und die Kataloge. - 2.3 Kataloge auflisten. - 2.4 Erzeugen und Verändern von Katalogen. - 2.5 Schützen Sie Ihre Privatsphäre (Dateischutz). - 2.6 Standard-Ein-und Ausgabe und ihre Umlenkung. - 2.7 Dateien und Kataloge entfernen. - 2.8 Dateien verlagern. - 2.9 Pipelines und Filter. - 2.10 Kommandoablauf im Hintergrund. - Kommando Übersicht. - Shell-Programmierung. - 2.11 Generierung von Dateinamen und Mustererkennung. - 2.12 Shell-Variablen. - 2.13 Shell-Prozeduren. - 2.13.1 Argumente in Shell-Prozeduren. - 2.14 Shell-Programmierung: Ablaufkontrolle. - 2.14.1 „for". - 2.14.2 „case". - 2.14.3 „if". - 2.14.4 „while" und „until". - 2.15 Zusammenfassung. - Eine Version des „man" Kommandos. - 2.16 Fragen. - 3 Der Editor. - 3.1 Einige willkürliche Gedanken. - 3.2 Der UNIX Editor. - 3.3 Verwendung des Editors „ed". - 3.4 Start von „ed". - 3.5 Das Kommando „append". - 3.6 Einige spezielle Adressen. - 3.7 Vorläufige Zusammenfassung. - 3.8 Das Kommando „substitute". - 3.9 Kontextsuche. - 3.10 Das Kommando „change". - 3.11 Das Kommando „move". - 3.12 Zeichen mit Sonderbedeutung. - 3.12.1 Der Pfeil "A". - 3.12.2 Der Dollar „$". - 3.12.3 Der Punkt ".". - 3.12.4 Der Stern "*". - 3.12.5 Die Klammern „[" und „]". - 3.12.6 Das Zeichen „&". - 3.13 Die Kommandos „global" und „veto". - 3.14 Zusammenfassung. - 4 C. - 4.1 Einführung. - 4.2 Einleitende Bemerkungen. - 4.3 Starthilfen. - 4.4 Zeichenketten. - 4.5 Datentypen. - 4.6 Variablen und Kommentare. - 4.7 Inkrementieren und Dekrementieren. - 4.8 Kontrollstrukturen. - 4.8.1 Die „for" Anweisung. - 4.8.2 Die „while" Anweisung. - 4.8.3 Die „do" Anweisung. - 4.8.4 Die „continue" und „break" Anweisungen. - 4.8.5 Die „if" Anweisung. - 4.8.6 Die „switch" Anweisung. - 4.9 Ausdrücke. - 4.9.1 Vergleiche. - 4.9.2 Bitmanipulationen. - 4.9.3 Logische Verknüpfungen. - 4.10 Zuweisungen. - 4.10.1 Zuweisungen als Anweisungen. - 4.10.2 Werte von Zuweisungen. - 4.10.3 Konstanten. - 4.11 Datenstrukturen. - 4.11.1 Vektoren. - 4.11.2 Strukturen. - 4.12 Zeiger. - 4.12.1 Die Verwendung von Zeigern. - 4.13 Funktionen. - 4.13.1 Funktionen vereinbaren. - 4.13.2 Argumente von C Programmen. - 4.13.3 Was steckt hinter einem Argument?. - 4.14 Die Standard-E/A-Bücherei. - 4.14.1 Lese-und Schreiboperationen. - 4.14.2 Dateiverbindungen. - 4.15 Das Ende!. - 5 Das Dateisystem von UNIX. - 5.1 Kataloge. - 5.2 Radnamen. - 5.3 „Inodes". - 5.4 Die Struktur des Dateisystems. - 5.5 Gerätedateien. - 5.6 Dateischutz. - 5.7 Nichtresidente Dateisysteme. - 5.8 Dateigröße und Dateiblockierung. - 5.9 Fragen. - 6 Software-Werkzeuge. - 6.1 Was ist ein Software-Werkzeug. - 6.2 Filter. - 6.3 Der Werkzeugkasten. - 6.4 „pr". - 6.5 Namen von Kommandos. - 6.6 „grep" und Co. - 6.7 „sort". - 6.8 „awk". - 6.9 „make". - 6.10 Zusammenfassung. - 7 Textverarbeitung. - 7.1 Einfacher Text. - 7.2 Der Gebrauch des Formatierers. - 7.2.1 Einführung. - 7.2.2 Terminologie. - 7.3 Kommandos. - 7.3.1 Absätze. - 7.3.2 Beispiele. - 7.3.3 Abmessungen der Seite ändern. - 7.4 Makros. - 7.4.1 Was ist ein Makro?. - 7.4.2 Makropakete. - 7.4.3 Andere Quellen einfügen. - 7.4.4 Einfache Makros. - 7.4.5 Makros mit Argumenten. - 7.4.6 Fluchtsymbole, das gefürchtete Zeichen \. - 7.5 Seitentitel. - 7.5.1 Titelmakros "pflanzen". - 7.5.2 Titelmakro Beispiele. - 7.6 Andere Möglichkeiten. - 7.6.1 Register. - 7.6.2 Strings. - 7.6.3 Deutsche Probleme. - 7.6.4 Ablenkungen. - 7.6.4.1 Formatierten Text umlenken. - 7.6.4.2 Transparente Zeilen. - 7.6.5 Bedingte Eingabe. - 7.7 Wie man Makros schreiben sollte. - 7.8 Ausblick. - 8 Prozesse. - 8.1 Allgemeines. - 8.2 Die Ausführung eines Programms. - 8.3 Ohne doppelten Boden. - 8.3.1 „fork". - 8.3.2 Fehler bei Systemaufrufen. - 8.4 Privatbesitz. - 8.4.1 Dateiverbindungen. - 8.4.2 Benutzeridentifikation. - 8.5 Verschiedenes. - 8.5.1 Der Arbeitskatalog. - 8.5.2 Die Benutzermaske. - 8.6 „exec". - 8.7 Signale. - 8.8 Eingabe und Ausgabe. - 8.8.1 „open", „dose" und „creat". - 8.8.2 Lesen und Schreiben. - 8.8.3 „ioctl". - 8.9 Zusammenfassung. - 9 Büchereien. - 9.1 Der Preprozessor. - 9.1.1 Textersatz. - 9.1.2 Bedingte Übersetzung. - 9.1.3 Einfügen von Dateien. - 9.1.4 Getrennte Übersetzung. - 9.2 Der Lader. - 9.3 Standard-Eingabe und Ausgabe. - 9.4 Mathematische Funktionen. - 9.5 Verschiedenes. - 9.6. Spezielle Büchereien. - 9.6.1 Arithmetik mit höherer Genauigkeit. - 9.6.2 Grafik-Routinen. - 9.7 Der Bücherei-Manager „ar". - 10 Pflege. - 10.1 Einführung. - 10.2 UNIX starten und anhalten. - 10.2.1 UNIX starten. - 10.2.2 ,,/etc/init". - 10.2.3 UNIX anhalten. - 10.3 „getty" und ,,/etc/ttys". - 10.3.1 Die Prozeßgruppe. - 10.3.2 Entschuldigungen. - 10.4 Überprüfung der Dateihierarchie. - 10.4.1 Die Datenstruktur. - 10.4.2 Algorithmen zur Kontrolle. - 10.4.3 „fsck" und andere Programme. - 10.4.4 Initialisierung. - 10.5 Datensicherung. - 10.5.1 Programme für die Datensicherung. - 10.5.2 „dump". - 10.5.3 „restor". - 10.5.4 „tar". - 10.6 Gerätedateien („Special files"). - 10.6.1 Allgemeine Eigenschaften. - 10.6.2 „mount". - 10.7 Routineaufgaben. - 10.7.1 „Ipr" — das Druckprogramm. - 10.8 Neue Benutzer. - Anhang A Allgemeine Kommandos. - Anhang B Der Editor. - B.1 Aufruf und Einschränkungen. - B.2 Kurze Liste der Kommandos. - B.3 Kommandobeschreibungen. - B.4 Begriffe. - B.4.1 Suchmuster „p". - B.4.2 Ersatztext „t". - B.4.3 „\(" und ,,\)" im Suchmuster. - B.4.4 Adresse einer Zeile „I". - B.4.5 Adressen eines Bereichs „r". - Anhange Shell-Syntax. - C.1 Kommandos. - C.2 Umlenkung der Ein-und Ausgabe. - C.3 Hintergrundkommandos. - C.4 Pipelines. - C.5 Generierung von Dateinamen (Mustererkennung). - C.6 Ersatzdarstellungen. - C.7 Shell-Prozeduren. - C.8 Shell-Parameter. - C.9 Hier-Dokumente. - C.10 Shell-Variablen. - C.11 Kontrollstrukturen. - C.12 Textersatz durch Kommandos. - C.13 Shell-Grammatik. - C. 14 Metazeichen und reservierte Worte. - Anhang D Standard-Büchereien. - D.1 Systemaufrufe. - D.2 Standard-E/A-Bücherei. - D.2.1 Eröffnen einer Dateiverbindung. - D.2.2 Informationen. - D.2.3 Transferoperationen. - D. 2.4 Formatierte Ausgabe und Eingabe. - D.2.5 Prozeßkommunikation. - D.2.6 Positionierung und Puffer. - D.2.7 Lösen einer Dateiverbindung. - D.3 Mathematikbücherei. - D.3.1 Bessel Funktionen. - D.3.2 Trigonometrische Funktionen. - D.3.3 Hyperbolische Funktionen. - D.3.4 Geometrische Funktionen. - D.3.5 Andere Funktionen. - D.4 Verschiedene Hilfsroutinen. - D.5 String-Funktionen. - D.6 Spezielle Büchereien. - D.6.1 Höhere Genauigkeit. - D.6.2 Grafik. - D.6.3 Datenbasis. - Anhang E Systemaufrufe. - UNIX Systemaufrufe. - Fehler. - Signale. - Anhang F „ovp" - Ein Dienstprogramm in C. - Anhang Beantwortung der Fragen. - Fragen im Kapitel 1. - Fragen im Kapitel 2. - Fragen in Kapitel 5. - Anhang Literaturverweise.

Note: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and abbreviations; 1 Introduction and overview: The world food price spikes; 2 Global governance: A framework for analysis; 3 The evolution of global food security policy; 4 The reform of the Committee on World Food Security; 5 Participation in global governance: Coordinating "the voices of those most affected by food insecurity"; 6 Multilateral power dynamics: Comparing outcomes of policy roundtables. , 7 Best practice: The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure8 Policy coordination at the global level: The Global Strategic Framework; 9 Conclusion: Reflections on civil society engagement in global food security governance; Index.

Note: Contents: 1 Introduction. - 2 Basic Physical Properties of Soil. - 2.1 Geometry of the Soil Matrix. - 2.2 Soil Structure. - 2.3 Fractal Geometry. - 2.4 Geometry of the Pore Space. - 2.5 Specific Surface Area. - 2.6 Averaging. - 2.7 Bulk Density, Water Content and Porosity. - 2.8 Relationships between Variables. - 2.9 Typical Values of Physical Properties. - 2.10 Volumes and Volumetric Fractions for a Soil Prism. - 2.11 Soil Solid Phase. - 2.12 Soil Texture. - 2.13 Sedimentation Law. - 2.14 Exercises. - 3 Soil Gas Phase and Gas Diffusion. - 3.1 Transport Equations. - 3.2 The Diffiisivity of Gases in Soil. - 3.3 Computing Gas Concentrations. - 3.4 Simulating One-Dimensional Steady-State Oxygen Diffusion in a Soil Profile. - 3.5 Numerical Implementation. - 3.6 Exercises. - 4 Soil Temperature and Heat Flow. - 4.1 Differential Equations for Heat Conduction. - 4.2 Soil Temperature Data. - 4.3 Numerical Solution of the Heat Flow Equation. - 4.4 Soil Thermal Properties. - 4.5 Numerical Implementation. - 4.6 Exercises. - 5 Soil Liquid Phase and Soil-Water Interactions. - 5.1 Properties of Water. - 5.2 Soil Water Potential. - 5.3 Water Potential-Water Content Relations. - 5.4 Liquid- and Vapour-Phase Equilibrium. - 5.5 Exercises. - 6 Steady-State Water Flow and Hydraulic Conductivity. - 6.1 Forces on Water in Porous Media. - 6.2 Water Flow in Saturated Soils. - 6.3 Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity. - 6.4 Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity. - 6.5 Exercises. - 7 Variation in Soil Properties. - 7.1 Frequency Distributions. - 7.2 Probability Density Functions. - 7.3 Transformations. - 7.4 Spatial Correlation. - 7.5 Approaches to Stochastic Modelling. - 7.6 Numerical Implementation. - 7.7 Exercises. - 8 Transient Water Flow. - 8.1 Mass Conservation Equation. - 8.2 Water Flow. - 8.3 Infiltration. - 8.4 Numerical Simulation of Infiltration. - 8.5 Numerical Implementation. - 8.6 Exercises. - 9 Triangulated Irregular Network. - 9.1 Digital Terrain Model. - 9.2 Triangulated Irregular Network. - 9.3 Numerical Implementation. - 9.4 Main. - 9.5 Triangulation. - 9.6 GIS Functions. - 9.7 Boundary. - 9.8 Geometrical Properties of Triangles. - 9.9 Delaunay Triangulation. - 9.10 Refinement. - 9.11 Utilities. - 9.12 Visualization. - 9.13 Exercise. - 10 Water Flow in Three Dimensions. - 10.1 Governing Equations. - 10.2 Numerical Formulation. - 10.3 Coupling Surface and Subsurface Flow. - 10.4 Numerical Implementation. - 10.5 Simulation. - 10.6 Visualization and Results. - 10.7 Exercises. - 11 Evaporation. - 11.1 General Concepts. - 11.2 Simultaneous Transport of Liquid and Vapour in Isothermal Soil. - 11.3 Modelling evaporation. - 11.4 Numerical Implementation. - 11.5 Exercises. - 12 Modelling Coupled Transport. - 12.1 Transport Equations. - 12.2 Partial Differential Equations. - 12.3 Surface Boundary Conditions. - 12.4 Numerical Implementation. - 12.5 Exercises. - 13 Solute Transport in Soils. - 13.1 Mass Flow. - 13.2 Diffusion. - 13.3 Hydrodynamic Dispersion. - 13.4 Advection-Dispersion Equation. - 13.5 Solute-Soil Interaction. - 13.6 Sources and Sinks of Solutes. - 13.7 Analytical Solutions. - 13.8 Numerical Solution. - 13.9 Numerical Implementation. - 13.10 Exercises. - 14 Transpiration and Plant-Water Relations. - 14.1 Soil Water Content and Soil Water Potential under a Vegetated Surface. - 14.2 General Features of Water Flow in the SPAC. - 14.3 Resistances to Water Flow within the Plant. - 14.4 Effect of Environment on Plant Resistance. - 14.5 Detailed Consideration of Soil and Root Resistances. - 14.6 Numerical Implementation. - 14.7 Exercises. - 15 Atmospheric Boundary Conditions. - 15.1 Radiation Balance at the Exchange Surface. - 15.2 Boundary-Layer Conductance for Heat and Water Vapour. - 15.3 Evapotranspiration and the Penman-Monteith Equation. - 15.4 Partitioning of Evapotranspiration. - 15.5 Exercise. - Appendix A: Basic Concepts and Examples of Python Programming. - A.1 Basic Python. - A.2 Basic Concepts of Computer Programming. - A.3 Data Representation: Variables. - A.4 Comments Rules and Indendation. - A.5 Arithmetic Expression. - A.6 Functions. - A.7 Flow Control. - A.8 File Input and Output. - A.9 Arrays. - A.10 Reading Date Time. - A.11 Object-Oriented Programming in Python. - A.12 Output and Visualization. - A.13 Exercises. - Appendix B: Computational Tools. - B.1 Numerical Differentiation. - B.2 Numerical Integration. - B.3 Linear Algebra. - B.4 Exercises. - List of Symbols. - List of Python Variables. - List of Python Projects. - References. - Index.

Note: Erlangen, Nürnberg, Univ., Diss., 1984 , Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. Einleitung und Themenstellung. - 2. Allgemeines über Katalyse und Katalysatoren. - 3. Untersuchungen zur Hydrogenolyse von Kohlenstoff-Kohlenstoff- und Kohlenstoff-Heteroatom-Bindungen. - 3.1. Übersicht über gebräuchliche Hydrogenolyseverfahren. - 3.2. Thermodynamik hydrogenolytischer Spaltungsreaktionen. - 3.3. Hydrogenolyse von Kohlenstoff-Heteroatom-Bindungen an Pd/SiO2. - 3.3.1. Alkohole. - 3.3.2. Ketone. - 3.3.3. Ether. - 3.3.4. Halogenide. - 3.3.5. Stickstoff-Verbindungen. - 3.3.6. Schwefel-Verbindungen. - 3.4. Hydrogenolyse von Kohlenstoff-Kohlenstoff-Bindungen an Pd/SiO2. - 3.4.1. Aldehyde und Acylchloride. - 3.4.2. Ester und Lactone. - 3.4.3. Carbonsäure-Anhydride. - 3.5. Hydrogenolyse funktioneller Gruppen bei niedriger Reaktionstemperatur. - 4. Reaktionen zur Bildung von Kohlenstoff-Kohlenstoff-Bindungen. - 4.1. Methanolyse funktioneller Gruppen. - 4.2. Umlagerung isomerer Kohlenwasserstoffe zum thermodynamisch stabileren: Versuche zur Herstellung von Dodecahedran. - 5. Ausblick. - 6. Experimenteller Teil. - 7. Zusammenfassung. - 8. Literaturverzeichnis.

Note: Zusammenfassung, Einführung und Inhaltsverzeichnis auch in engl. Sprache

Note: Cover; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Abbreviations; PART I Introduction; 1. Changing regulatory arrangements in food governance; 2. Conceptualizing regulatory arrangements: Complex networks and regulatory roles; PART II Public policy responses to food safety challenges; 3. Regulation of food safety in the EU: Explaining organizational diversity among Member States; 4. Buying biosecurity: UK compensation for animal diseases; 5. Being well fed: Food safety regimes in China. , 6. The political economy of Chinese food safety regulation: Distributing adulterated milk powder in mainland China and TaiwanPART III New forms of private food governance; 7. Authority and legitimacy in governing global food chains; 8. The effectiveness of private food governance in fostering sustainable development; 9. Food quality through networks in the European wine industry; 10. Markets regulating markets: Competitive private regulation by halal certificates; PART IV How public and private regulation meet. , 11. Are we being served? The relationship between public and private food safety regulation12. Between public and private requirements: Challenges and opportunities for the export of tropical fruits from developing countries to the EU; 13. The meta-governance of co-regulation: Safeguarding the quality of Dutch eggs; Index.

Note: IntroductionScience in Society -- Knowing and Acting -- Trans-disciplinary Deliberation -- Conclusions/Recommandations..

Note: SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION TO THE USE OF REMOTE SENSING FOR WETLAND MAPPING: Wetlands: An Overview / Ralph W. Tiner --- Classification of Wetland Types for Mapping and Large-Scale Inventories / Ralph W. Tiner --- Introduction to Wetland Mapping and Its Challenges / Ralph W. Tiner --- Early Applications of Remote Sensing for Mapping Wetlands / Ralph W. Tiner --- Advances in Remotely Sensed Data and Techniques for Wetland Mapping and Monitoring / Megan W. Lang, Laura L. Bourgeau-Chavez, Ralph W. Tiner, and Victor V. Klemas --- SECTION 2 - SUMMARIES OF REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR APPLICATION FOR MAPPING WETLANDS: Mapping and Monitoring Surface Water and Wetlands with Synthetic Aperture Radar / Brian Brisco --- Wetland InSAR: A Review of the Technique and Applications / Shimon Wdowinski and Sang-Hoon Hong --- Radar and Optical Image Fusion and Mapping of Wetland Resources / Elijah Ramsey III and Amina Rangoonwala --- Theory and Applications of Object-Based Image Analysis and Emerging Methods in Wetland Mapping / Joseph F. Knight, Jennifer M. Corcoran, Lian P. Rampi, and Keith C. Pelletier --- Unmanned Aerial Systems and Structure from Motion Revolutionize Wetlands Mapping / Marguerite Madden, Thomas Jordan, Sergio Bernardes, David L. Cotten, Nancy O’Hare, and Alessandro Pasqua --- SECTION 3 - APPLICATIONS OF REMOTE SENSING FOR MAPPING SPECIFIC WETLAND HABITATS: Remote Sensing of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation and Coral Reefs / Sam Purkis and Chris Roelfsema --- Remote Sensing of Mangroves / Victor V. Klemas --- Tidal Marsh Classification Approaches and Future Marsh Migration Mapping Methods for Long Island Sound, Connecticut and New York / Mark Hoover and Adam Walton Whelchel --- Using Moderate-Resolution Satellite Sensors for Monitoring the Biophysical Parameters and Phenology of Tidal Marshes / Deepak R. Mishra and Shuvankar Ghosh --- Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Mapping / Laura L. Bourgeau-Chavez, Zachary M. Laubach, Anthony J. Landon, Elizabeth C. Banda, Michael J. Battaglia, Sarah L. Endres, Mary Ellen Miller, Robb D. Macleod, and Colin N. Brooks --- Mapping Wetlands and Surface Water in the Prairie Pothole Region of North America / Jennifer Rover and David M. Mushet --- Mapping the State and Dynamics of Boreal Wetlands Using Synthetic Aperture Radar / Daniel Clewley, Jane Whitcomb, Mahta Moghaddam, and Kyle McDonald --- Fusion of Multispectral Imagery and LiDAR Digital Terrain Derivatives for Ecosystem Mapping and Morphological Characterization of a Northern Peatland Complex / Antonio Difebo, Murray Richardson, and Jonathan Price --- Airborne LiDAR-Based Wetland and Permafrost-Feature Mapping on an Arctic Coastal Plain, North Slope, Alaska / Jeffrey G. Paine, John R. Andrews, Kutalmis Saylam, and Thomas A. Tremblay --- Hybrid Mapping of Pantropical Wetlands from Optical Satellite Images, Hydrology, and Geomorphology / Thomas Gumbricht --- Capturing the Dynamics of Amazonian Wetlands Using Synthetic Aperture Radar: Lessons Learned and Future Directions / Thiago Sanna Freire Silva, John Melack, Annia Susin Streher, Jefferson Ferreira-Ferreira, and Luiz Felipe de Almeida Furtado --- Mapping China’s Wetlands and Recent Changes with Remotely Sensed Data / Zhenguo Niu --- Mapping Invasive Wetland Plants / Carol A. Johnston --- Multisatellite Remote Sensing of Global Wetland Extent and Dynamics / Catherine Prigent and Fabrice Papa --- SECTION 4 - PROMISING DEVELOPMENTS AND FUTURE CHALLENGES: Promising Developments and Future Challenges for Remote Sensing of Wetlands / Megan W. Lang, Sam Purkis, Victor V. Klemas, and Ralph W. Tiner

Note: On the Role of Financial Markets and Institutions -- The Challenges of Asset Pricing: A Road Map -- Making Choices in Risky Situations -- Measuring Risk and Risk Aversion -- Risk Aversion and Investment Decisions, Part 1 -- Risk Aversion and Investment Decisions, Part II: Modern Portfolio Theory -- Risk Aversion and Investment Decisions, Part III: Challenges to Implementation -- The Capital Asset Pricing Model -- Arrow{u2013}Debreu Pricing, Part I -- The Consumption Capital Asset Pricing Model -- Arrow{u2013}Debreu Pricing, Part II -- The Martingale Measure: Part I -- The Martingale Measure: Part II -- The Arbitrage Pricing Theory -- Portfolio Management in the Long Run -- Financial Structure and Firm Valuation in Incomplete Markets -- Financial Equilibrium with Differential Information.

Note: Trading a livable worldPower shift -- Beyond the north-south divide? -- Manufacturing consent -- The politics of adaptation -- The staying power of big fossil -- Society too civil? -- Contesting climate injustice -- Power in a future world -- Linking movements for justice..

Note: Contents: Preface -- 0 Why Agent-Based Modeling? -- 1 What Is Agent-Based Modeling? -- 2 Creating Simple Agent-Based Models -- 3 Exploring and Extending Agent-Based Models -- 4 Creating Agent-Based Models -- 5 The Components of Agent-Based Modeling -- 6 Analyzing Agent-Based Models -- 7 Verification, Validation, and Replication -- 8 Advanced Topics and Applications -- Appendix: The Computational Roots of Agent-Based Modeling -- References -- Software and Models -- Index

Note: Table of contents --- C. Morelli: The contributions of the International Gravimetric Commission (IGC) to global surface-gravity determinations // pp. 165-177 --- C Kotsakis and M. G. Sideris: Study of the gravity field spectrum in Canada in view of cm-geoid determination // pp. 179-188 --- S.D. Pagiatakis, D. Fraser, K. McEwen, A. K. Goodacre and M. Veronneau: Topographic mass density and gravimetric geoid modelling // pp. 189-194 --- H. Denker and I.N. Tziavos: Investigation of the Molodensky series terms for terrain reduced gravity field data // pp. 195-203 --- S.A. Benhamed Daho and S. Kahlouche: Gravimetry data validation in Algeria // pp. 205-210 --- M. Mojzeš and J. Janák: New gravimetric quasigeoid of Slovakia // pp. 211-217 --- I.N. Tziavos, R. Forsberg and M.G. Sideris : Marine gravity field recovery by combining satellite altimetry and shipborne gravimetry // pp. 219-226 --- G. Fotopopulos, C. Kotsakis and M.G. Sideris: Development and evaluation of a new Canadian geoid model // pp. 227-238 --- C. Jekeli: A further evaluation of the EG M96 geopotential model based on deflections of the vertical // pp. 239-243 --- N.K. Pavlis, C.M. Cox, E.C. Pavlis and F.G. Lemoine: Intercomparison and evaluation of some contemporary global geopotential models // pp. 245-254 --- J.C. Catalao and M.J. Sevilla: Comparison between EGM96 and FCUL96B tailored geopotential model for the north-east Atlantic // pp. 255-259 --- J. Kusche, K.H. Ilk and S. Rudolph: Two-step data analysis for future satellite gravity field solutions: a simulation study // pp. 261-266 --- C. Jekeli: An analysis of geopotential difference determination from satellite-to-satellite tracking // pp. 267-272 --- J. Verdun , R. Bayer , E. Klingelé , M. Cerniar , M. Cocard , A. Geiger and M. Halliday: The Alpine Swiss French Airborne Gravimetry Project (ASFAG Project) // pp. 273-276 --- A. Albertella, F. Migliaccio and F. Sansò: New simulations for the spaceborne gravimetry inversion // pp. 277-283 --- Ch. Reigber, P. Schwintzer and H. Lühr: The CHAMP geopotential mission // pp. 285-289 --- B.D. Tapley and C. Reigber: GRACE: a satellite-to-satellite tracking geopotential mapping mission // pp. 291-291 --- S. Bettadpur, J.R. Kim and B.D. Tapley: Results from simulations studies of the GRACE mission // pp. 293-293 --- M. Aguirre-Martinez and S. Cesare: GOCE mission concept, error derivation and performances // pp. 295-302 --- H. Oberndorfer, R. Orobantu, C. Gerlach, J. Muller, R. Rummel, N. Sneetuw, R. Koop, P. Visser, P. Hoyng, A. Selig and M. Smit: GOCE sensor combination and error analysis // pp. 303-307 --- G. Balmino, F. Perosanz, R. Rummel, N. Sneeuw and H. Sunkel: CHAMP, GRACE and GOCE: mission concepts and simulations // pp. 309-319 --- P. Touboul, E. Willemenot, B. Foulon and V. Josselin: Accelerometers for CHAMP, GRACE and GOCE space missions: synergy and evolution // pp. 321-327 --- Ch. Reigber, F. Barthelmes, H. Greiner-Mai, Th. Gruber, H. Jochmann and J. Wünsch: Temporal gravity field variations from oceanic, atmospheric and inner core mass redistributions and their sensitivity to new gravity missions CHAMP and GRACE // pp. 329-340 --- R. Barzaghi, A. Borghi, L. De Stefani, A. Piatti and G. Venuti: SST estimation using collocation: method refinements and seasonal variability // pp. 341-346 --- R. Blinken and K.R. Koch: Estimation of geoid and sea surface topography from satellite altimetry by the adjoint method // pp. 347-352 --- R. Devoti, V. Luceri, P. Rutigliano, C. Sciarretta and G. Bianco: Time series of low degree zonals obtained analyzing different geodetic satellites // pp. 353-358 --- N.K. Pavlis, C.M. Cox, Y.M. Wang and F.G. Lemoine: Further analyses towards the introduction of ocean circulation model information into geopotential solutions // pp. 359-367 --- O.B. Andersen, P. Knudsen, S. Kenyon and R. Trimmer: Recent improvement in the KMS global marine gravity field // pp. 369-377 --- T. Bašic and M. Brkic: The latest efforts in geoid determination in Croatia // pp. 379-386 --- M. Rentsch, Th. Gruber and M. Anzenhofer: A global grid of high-resolution gravity anomalies based on Geosat and ERS-1 altimetry // pp. 387-394 --- G. Rodríguez, M.J. Sevilla and C. De Toro: Crossover analysis in the Canary-Azores region of ERS-1 altimetric data // pp. 395-401 --- G. Tóth, J. Ádám, I.N. Tziavos and V.D. Andritsanos: Gravimetric geoid computations in Hungary and the sorrounding area // pp. 403-409 --- D. Arabelos, S.D. Spatalas, I.N. Tziavos, M.J. Sevilla, G. Rodriguez, C. De Toro, J. Catalao and J. Calvao: A new high resolution geoid for the Iberian Atlantic continental shelf area // pp. 411-419 --- D. Dreher, M.F. Lalancette and M. Maia: Roughness of the gravity and seafloor topography used to infer geodynamic settings // pp. 421-426 --- O.B. Andersen: Shallow water tidal determination from altimetry - the M4 constituent // pp. 427-437 --- P. Knudsen and O. Andersen: A global high resolution mean sea surface from multi mission satellite altimetry // pp. 439-443 --- P. Holota: A construction of Galerkin’ smatrix in quasi-geoid determination // pp. 445-450 --- M.G. Doufexopoulou and V.N. Pagounis: Investigation of raw variance and variability spectra from non gravimetric geoidal signals // pp. 451-460 --- G. Gerstbach: Inversion of vertical deflection data by the program GREMMO // pp. 461-468 --- C. Braitenberg and M. Zadro: Iterative 3D gravity inversion with integration of seismologic data // pp. 469-475 --- V. Baiocchi, M. Crespi and F. Riguzzi: Mean density map for the Italian region by GIS techniques // pp. 477-482 --- V. Josselin, E. Willemenot and P. Touboul: Digital electronics for electrostatic accelerometers interest for high resolution and in-orbit calibration // pp. 483-486 --- J.M. Brown, T.M. Niebauer and F.J. Klopping: Results from a new interferometric ballistic differential gravity meter // pp. 487-496 --- G. Berrino, G. Cerrutti, G. Corrado, P. De Maria and U. Riccardi: Gravity studies on active Italian volcanoes: a comparison between absolute and relative gravimetry // pp. 497-510 --- Y. Fukuda, T. Sato, Y. Tamura and Y. Aoyama: The effects of sea-surface height variations on the long-period gravity changes // pp. 511-517 --- M. Amalvict, J. Hinderer and J.P. Boy: A comparative analysis between an absolute gravimeter (FG5-206) and a superconducting gravimeter ( GWR CO26) in Strasbourg: new results on calibration and long-term gravity changes // pp. 519-525 --- E. Willemenot, P.Touboul and V. Josselin: Gradiometer calibration and performance verification: GOCE approach // pp. 527-532 --- M.F. Lalancette-Le Quentrec, B. Simon, D. Orseau, N. Florisch, M. Llubes, m. Amalvict and J. Hinderer: Ocean loading and crustal deformation in Bretagne (France ) an experiment involving differential GPS, gravimetry and tide gauges // pp. 533-536 --- Y. Kuroishi: Improvement of Japanese geoid with lD- FFT method and its comparison with altimetry-derived geoid // pp. 537-543 --- N. Kühtreiber: Combining gravity anomalies and deflections of the vertical for a precise Austrian geoid // pp. 545-553 --- M. Kuhn: The influence of different crust models on the gravity field of the Earth // pp. 555-562 --- H.A. Abd-Elmotaal: Comparison among different geoid solutions for the Egyptian south-western desert using FFT technique // pp. 563-569 --- J. Ádám: Difference between geoid undulation and quasigeoid height in Hungary // pp. 571-575 --- C. Braitenberg and M. Zadro: The Grotta Gigante horizontal pendulums - instrumentation and observations // pp. 577-582 --- P. Baldi, G. Casula, J. Hinderer and M. Amalvict: Calibration of a superconducting gravimeter: a comparison between the mass attraction method and the use of FG5 absolute gravity measurements // pp. 583-588 --- L. Biagi, R. De Stefano, F. Sansó and C. Sciarretta: RTC and density variations in the estimation of local geoids // pp. 589-595 --- A. De Bruijne, R. Haagmans and E. De M

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Note: Contents: Abstract Preface Introduction Objectives Analytical techniques Procedures for growing urea ice sheets Analysis of the crystalline structure of urea ice Characteristics of urea ice Results and discussion Ice sheet no. 1 Ice sheet no. 2 Ice sheet no. 3 Ice sheet no. 4 Ice sheet no. 5 Ice sheet no. 6 Ice sheet no. 7 Ice sheet no. 8 Ice sheet no. 9 Ice sheet no. 10 Ice sheet no. 11 Ice sheet no. 12 Ice sheet no. 13 Ice sheet no. 14 Ice sheet no. 15 Ice sheet no. 16 Ice sheet no. 17 Ice sheet no. 18 Ice sheet no. 19 Ice sheet no. 20 Ice sheet no. 21 Ice sheet no. 22 Ice sheet no. 23 Ice sheet no. 24 Urea concentrations in test tank solution and ice Discussion and conclusions E/σf ratio Thickness of incubation layer Crystal properties Literature cited Appendix A: Thin sections of urea ice sheets

Note: CONTENTS Abstract Preface Introduction Field Sampling Site selection and description Ice sampling procedures Shipping and storage of ice samples Testing Techniques Multi-year Pressure Ridge Tests Ice description Sampling scheme and test variables Uniaxial compressive strength Residual compressive strength Failure strains Initial tangent modulus Statistical Variations in Ice Strength Differences in strength above and below level ice Sources of the variation in strength Shape of the strength histograms Multi-year Floe Ice Tests Ice description Uniaxial compressive strength Constant-load compression tests Constant-strain-rate tension tests Triaxial tests Conclusions Literature Cited Appendix A: Structural profile of a multi-year pressure ridge core Appendix B: Ridge uniaxial compression test data Appendix C: Structural profile of the continuous multi-year floe core Appendix D: Multi-year floe test data

Note: CONTENTS Abstract Preface Nomenclature General background The problem Method of solution Results and discussion Conclusions Literature cited Appendix: Evaluation of rn's in equation 25

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