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Volterra Families of Pseudodifferential Operators.- 1. Basic notation and general conventions.- 1.1. Sets of real and complex numbers.- 1.2. Multi-index notation.- 1.3. Functional analysis and basic function spaces.- 1.4. Tempered distributions and the Fourier transform.- 2. General parameter-dependent symbols.- 2.1. Asymptotic expansion.- 2.2. Homogeneity and classical symbols.- 3. Parameter-dependent Volterra symbols.- 3.1. Kernel cut-off and asymptotic expansion.- 3.2. The translation operator in Volterra symbols.- 4. The calculus of pseudodifferential operators.- 4.1. Elements of the calculus.- 4.2. The formal adjoint operator.- 4.3. Sobolev spaces and continuity.- 4.4. Coordinate invariance.- 5. Ellipticity and parabolicity.- 5.1. Ellipticity in the general calculus.- 5.2. Parabolicity in the Volterra calculus.- References.- The Calculus of Volterra Mellin Pseudodifferential Operators with Operator-valued Symbols.- 1. Preliminaries on function spaces and the Mellin transform.- 1.1. A Paley-Wiener type theorem.- 1.2. The Mellin transform in distributions.- 2. The calculus of Volterra symbols.- 2.1. General anisotropic and Volterra symbols.- 2.1.1. Hilbert spaces with group-actions.- 2.1.2. Definition of the symbol spaces.- 2.1.3. Asymptotic expansion.- 2.1.4. The translation operator in Volterra symbols.- 2.2. Holomorphic Volterra symbols.- 3. The calculus of Volterra Mellin operators.- 3.1. General Volterra Mellin operators.- 3.2. Continuity in Mellin Sobolev spaces.- 3.3. Volterra Mellin operators with analytic symbols.- 4. Kernel cut-off and Mellin quantization.- 4.1. The Mellin kernel cut-off operator.- 4.2. Degenerate symbols and Mellin quantization.- 5. Parabolicity and Volterra parametrices.- 5.1. Ellipticity and parabolicity on symbolic level.- 5.2. The parametrix construction.- References.- On the Inverse of Parabolic Systems of Partial Differential Equations of General Form in an Infinite Space-Time Cylinder.- 1. Preliminary material.- 1.1. Basic notation and general conventions.- Functional analysis and basic function spaces.- Preliminaries on function spaces and the Mellin transform.- Global analysis.- 1.2. Finitely meromorphic Fredholm families in ?-algebras.- 1.3. Volterra integral operators.- Some notes on abstract kernels.- 2. Abstract Volterra pseudodifferential calculus.- 2.1. Anisotropic parameter-dependent symbols.- Asymptotic expansion.- Classical symbols.- 2.2. Anisotropic parameter-dependent operators.- Elements of the calculus.- Ellipticity and parametrices.- Sobolev spaces and continuity.- Coordinate invariance.- 2.3. Parameter-dependent Volterra symbols.- Kernel cut-off and asymptotic expansion of Volterra symbols.- The translation operator in Volterra symbols.- 2.4. Parameter-dependent Volterra operators.- Elements of the calculus.- Continuity and coordinate invariance.- Parabolicity for Volterra pseudodifferential operators.- 2.5. Volterra Mellin calculus.- Continuity in Mellin Sobolev spaces.- 2.6. Analytic Volterra Mellin calculus.- Elements of the calculus.- The Mellin kernel cut-off operator and asymptotic expansion.- Degenerate symbols and Mellin quantization.- 2.7. Volterra Fourier operators with global weight conditions.- 3. Parameter-dependent Volterra calculus on a closed manifold.- 3.1. Anisotropic parameter-dependent operators.- Ellipticity and parametrices.- 3.2. Parameter-dependent Volterra operators.- Kernel cut-off behaviour and asymptotic expansion.- The translation operator in Volterra pseudodifferential operators.- Parabolicity for Volterra operators on manifolds.- 4. Weighted Sobolev spaces.- 4.1. Anisotropic Sobolev spaces on the infinite cylinder.- 4.2. Anisotropic Mellin Sobolev spaces.- Mellin Sobolev spaces with asymptotics.- 4.3. Cone Sobolev spaces.- 5. Calculi built upon parameter-dependent operators.- 5.1. Anisotropic meromorphic Mellin symbols.- 5.2. Meromorphic Volterra Mellin symbols.- Mellin quantization.- 5.3. Elements of the Mellin calculus.- Ellipticity and ...

This book explores how the network sustainable business model is being built in response to the significant changes that are increasing strategic effectiveness and operating efficiency. Incorporating the new post-COVID19 digital landscape, it synthesizes the outputs of practitioner oriented publications and integrates these with classic concepts in operations strategy to provide a unique perspective on value generally, and the value chain network as a part of the business model in the Industry 4.0/5.0 environment specifically. Including illustrative case examples and pursuing a unique workbook approach, each chapter is built around a set of diagrams, making the concepts more accessible for graduate business students and practitioners alike.

School shootings - colloquially referred to as school rampages - represent a rare but serious form of targeted violence in schools. This book first presents the causes discussed in current scientific research. In addition to perpetrator characteristics, emphasis is placed on the private and school environment, the influence of mass media, accessibility to weapons, and the consumption of violent media. Secondly, primary and secondary preventive measures are presented, such as profiling, threat assessments and the phenomenon of leaking. And thirdly, the focus is on aftercare in school shootings, the aim of which is to cope with experienced psychotraumatic stress. Emergency psychological acute aids, short-term to medium-term, trauma-focused, as well as longer-term intervention measures for children, adolescents and adults are explained in more detail. Practical excursions on prevention as well as aftercare complement the corresponding chapters.

This book helps to understand the importance of thermodynamics to economics, the environment, and society. It argues for the integration of the first two laws of thermodynamics into textbook economics. In doing so, systemic similarities in thermodynamics and the theory of economic growth lead to the use of similar mathematical methods that allow industrial economies to be described realistically. From this, the authors propose tools for solving social and environmental problems. The book is aimed at anyone interested in interdisciplinary research on the developmental problems of the economy and society and who wants to understand what is driving their upheavals. The authors of the book have been dealing with these development problems for a long time: the theoretical physicist Reiner Kümmel from the University of Würzburg, the physicist and economist Dietmar Lindenberger from the University of Cologne and the Energy Economics Institute at this university, and the economist Niko Paech from the University of Siegen. "It is my pleasure to recommend this book to readers. It is driven by the idea of exploring the physical limits of human economic activity using thermodynamics, one of the most universal physical theories we have." Dieter Meschede, Professor of Physics, University of Bonn

This book is a collection of articles written by the world's leading scientists in the fields of holography, speckle, optical metrology, non-destructive testing, interferometry, shape measurement, and diffractive optics, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of holography in 2021 and its remarkable impact on numerous areas of science and engineering to the present day. Sixty years after the publication of the seminal article by Leith and Upatnieks, 55 years after the discovery of holographic interferometry by Stetson and Powel, 50 years after the invention of speckle metrology and Gabor's remarkable Nobel lecture in 1971, this unique collection provides a complete overview of this exciting field.More than 40 peer-reviewed papers offer a wealth of information on the history, 3D displays, modern microscopy, metrology, deep learning, and tools for virtual reality.Partly previously published open access in the journal "Light - Advanced Manufacturing", Special Edition 2021 and 2022.

1 Orthogonal Polynomials and Krein's Theorem.- 2 Reformulations of Krein's Theorem.- 3 Inner Products on Modules and Orthogonalization with Invertible Squares.- 4 Orthogonal Matrix Polynomials.- 5 Special Class of Block Toeplitz Matrices.- 6 Orthogonal Operator-Valued Polynomials: First Generalization.- 7 Convolution Equations on a Finite Interval.- 8 Continuous Analogues of Orthogonal Matrix Polynomials.- 9 Orthogonal Operator-Valued Polynomials.- 10 Reverse, Left and Right Orthogonalization.- 11 Discrete Infinite Analogue of Krein's Theorem.- 12 Continuous Infinite Analogue of Krein's Theorem.- References.- Index of Symbols.

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The objective of the present edited book is to encompass studies from both developed and developing countries of Asia, Africa Europe, and Americas, to understand and present a comparative scenario of the climate change and other environmental determinants of health and disease in geographically diversified countries. Environment and health perspective dates back to Hippocrates treatise written 400 B.C.E. In his book On Airs, Waters and Places, Hippocrates described diseases as associated with environmental conditions, "Whoever wishes to investigate medicine properly, should proceed thus: in the first place to consider the seasons of the year, and what effects each of them produces for they are not at all alike, but differ much from themselves in regard to their changes. Then the winds, the hot and the cold, especially such as are common to all countries, and then such as are peculiar to each locality. We must also consider the qualities of the waters, for as they differ fromone another in taste and weight, so also do they differ much in their qualities. In the same manner, when one comes into a city to which he is a stranger, he ought to consider its situation, how it lies as to the winds and the rising of the sun; for its influence is not the same whether it lies to the north or the south, to the rising or to the setting sun".There has been a greater emphasis in the last four decades on understanding environmental factors which affect human health, after United Nations established Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 1988 aimed at to evaluate research on changing environmental condition, particularly climate change and its impacts on human wellbeing, including human health, as consequences of extreme heat waves conditions, sea level rise, forced migration, air pollution, droughts, and wildfires. From these studies, risk levels of vulnerable populations and regions can be assessed and level of resilience of healthcare infrastructure that may be used in environmental health policy and equity of these countries.

This atlas offers comprehensive coverage of surgical reconstruction after skin cancer surgery. There are many ways to repair surgical wounds caused by the removal of skin cancer. Different considerations are often taken into account and frequently one of the most fruitful discussions when doctors gather is seeing how other surgeons repair the same wound. These differences are intriguing, often demonstrating the artistic skill involved in the technique. This atlas will offer surgical cases with each page demonstrating a logical and reproducible method of repairing a wound at a given anatomic location. Using unique 6 paneled grids for each anatomical location covered, chapters show the variety of possibilities for closure of similar wounds. Chapters will also show the work of many invited experts within dermatology and plastic surgery and include their distinct commentary and expertise. The Atlas of Anatomic Reconstruction After Skin Cancer Surgery is written for dermatologists, facial plastic surgeons, plastic surgeons and those in training programs, residencies, and fellowships. This atlas will allow ready access for surgeons to a menu for successful wound closures and would be enjoyable and educational to new and experienced surgeons alike.

This book includes detailed discussions of the latest science in the embryogenesis of spinal dysraphic malformations, and a well-illustrated guide to their surgical repair. In addition to covering the actual malformations, and because, with the probable exception of prenatal closure of the open neural tube defect, all surgical repairs of other dysraphic malformations require sophisticated intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM), an in-depth chapter is devoted to the physics, physiology, techniques, parameters and patterns of electrophysiological responses in representative dysraphic lesions. As the evaluation of bladder function is crucial for the assessment of the pre-operative clinical status and long-term outcome of the patient with spinal dysraphism, an entire chapter is devoted to the neurophysiology of micturition, the symptoms of neuropathic bladder, and to the explanation of the complexities of proper urodynamics. The book will be an invaluable tool for paediatric neurosurgical consultants interested in spinal dysraphism and for fellows and other trainees in this discipline.

Although pancreas transplants have been performed for more than 30 years, the last few years have witnessed significant growth in the options available for pancreas transplantation as well as substantial improvements in outcome. It is therefore appropriate that a new text summarizes the recent advances and puts forth the standard of future care. Transplantation of the Pancreas fulfills this mission by providing a state-of-the-art, definitive reference work on pancreas transplantation for transplant surgeons and physicians as well as for endocrinologists, diabetologists, nephrologists, and neurologists. The editors, from the renowned University of Minnesota Transplant Division and the Diabetes Institute, have assembled a group of renowned experts to provide an all-inclusive overview of pancreas transplantation.

This book covers the recently developed understanding of Electro-Mechano-Biology (EMB) in which the focus is primarily on the couplings between the electric and mechanical fields. The emphasis lies on the analytical and computational aspects of EMB at the cellular level. The book is divided into two parts. In the first part, the author starts by defining and discussing the relevant basic aspects of the electrical and mechanical properties of cell membranes. He provides an overview of some of the ways analytical modelling of cell membrane electrodeformation (ED) and electroporation (EP) appears in a variety of contexts as well as a contemporary account of recent developments in computational approaches that can feature in the theory initiative, particularly in its attempt to describe the cohort of activities currently underway. Intended to serve as an introductory text and aiming to facilitate the understanding of the field to non-experts, this part does not dwell on the set of topics, such as cellular mechanosensing and mechanotransduction, irreversible EP, and atomistic molecular dynamics modelling of membrane EP. The second (and larger) part of the book is devoted to a presentation of the necessary analytical and computational tools to illustrate the ideas behind EMB and illuminate physical insights. Brief notes on the history of EMB and its many applications describing the variety of ideas and approaches are also included. In this part, the background of the first principles and practical calculation methods are discussed to highlight aspects that cannot be found in a single volume.

Discover the exciting future of sports in the digital age with "21st Century Sports: How Technologies Will Change Sports in the Digital Age." This thought-provoking book, now in its second edition, delves into the transformative power of technology on the world of sports within the next five to ten years and beyond. Written by esteemed academics from prestigious institutions like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Queensland University of Technology, and the University of Cambridge, alongside seasoned practitioners with extensive technological expertise, this collection of essays offers profound insights. Through their comprehensive analysis, the authors explore the profound impacts of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, blockchain, web3 and robotics on sports. Uncover how these technologies will revolutionize not only the nature of sports itself but also consumer behavior and existing business models. Athletes, entrepreneurs, and innovators working in the sports and other industries will find invaluable guidance to identify trendsetting technologies, gain deeper insights into their implications, and stay ahead of the competition, both on and off the field. In this new edition, a special focus is given to technology convergence, featuring chapters on the future of fandom, sports in the third connected age and in new digital worlds like the Metaverse. This book is your gateway to the dynamic world where technology and sports intersect, offering a compelling vision of what lies ahead.

Learning design is an ill-structured process that must account for multiple stakeholders, contextual constraints, and other instructional needs. Whereas many theories outline learning theories, less is known about the formative design process and how it impacts the design and development of learning technologies. This is critical because a formative view considers the issues that educators encounter and how to overcome them during the learning design process.This edited volume provides a multi-faceted look at theories, studies, and design cases that employ formative design in learning across multiple domains. Topics include processes oriented around design thinking, design-based research, and others. Additional chapters provide contextual considerations, such as describing how formative design was used to design learning solutions for STEM learning and food banks, as well as overcoming challenges in emergency remote teaching. In doing so, the book provides an interdisciplinary view that explores how scholars and practitioners engage in formative practices that support a wide array of learners and contexts.

I Equations of Scalar Type.- 1 Resolvents.- 1.1 Well-posedness and Resolvents.- 1.2 Inhomogeneous Equations.- 1.3 Necessary Conditions for Well-posedness.- 1.4 Perturbed Equations.- 1.5 The Generation Theorem.- 1.6 Integral Resolvents.- 1.7 Comments.- 2 Analytic Resolvents.- 2.1 Definition and First Properties.- 2.2 Generation of Analytic Resolvents.- 2.3 Examples.- 2.4 Spatial Regularity.- 2.5 Perturbed Equations.- 2.6 Maximal Regularity.- 2.7 Comments.- 3 Parabolic Equations.- 3.1 Parabolicity.- 3.2 Regular Kernels.- 3.3 Resolvents for Parabolic Equations.- 3.4 Perturbations.- 3.5 Maximal Regularity.- 3.6 A Representation Formula.- 3.7 Comments.- Appendix: k-monotone Kernels.- 4 Subordination.- 4.1 Bernstein Functions.- 4.2 Completely Positive Kernels.- 4.3 The Subordination Principle.- 4.4 Equations with Completely Positive Kernels.- 4.5 Propagation Functions.- 4.6 Structure of Subordinated Resolvents.- 4.7 Comments.- Appendix: Some Common Bernstein Functions.- 5 Linear Viscoelasticity.- 5.1 Balance of Momentum and Constitutive Laws.- 5.2 Material Functions.- 5.3 Energy Balance and Thermoviscoelasticity.- 5.4 Some One-dimensional Problems.- 5.5 Heat Conduction in Materials with Memory.- 5.6 Synchronous and Incompressible Materials.- 5.7 A Simple Control Problem.- 5.8 Comments.- II Nonscalar Equations.- 6 Hyperbolic Equations of Nonscalar Type.- 6.1 Resolvents of Nonscalar Equations.- 6.2 Well-posedness and Variation of Parameters Formulae.- 6.3 Hyperbolic Perturbation Results.- 6.4 The Generation Theorem.- 6.5 Convergence of Resolvents.- 6.6 Kernels of Positive Type in Hilbert spaces.- 6.7 Hyperbolic Problems of Variational Type.- 6.8 Comments.- 7 Nonscalar Parabolic Equations.- 7.1 Analytic Resolvents.- 7.2 Parabolic Equations.- 7.3 Parabolic Problems of Variational Type.- 7.4 Maximal Regularity of Perturbed Parabolic Problems.- 7.5 Resolvents for Perturbed Parabolic Problems.- 7.6 Uniform Bounds for the Resolvent.- 7.7 Comments.- 8 Parabolic Problems in Lp-Spaces.- 8.1 Operators with Bounded Imaginary Powers.- 8.2 Vector-Valued Multiplier Theorems.- 8.3 Sums of Commuting Linear Operators.- 8.4 Volterra Operators in Lp.- 8.5 Maximal Regularity in Lp.- 8.6 Strong Lp-Stability on the Halfline.- 8.7 Comments.- 9 Viscoelasticity and Electrodynamics with Memory.- 9.1 Viscoelastic Beams.- 9.2 Viscoelastic Plates.- 9.3 Thermoviscoelasticity: Strong Approach.- 9.4 Thermoviscoelasticity: Variational Approach.- 9.5 Electrodynamics with Memory.- 9.6 A Transmission Problem for Media with Memory.- 9.7 Comments.- III Equations on the Line.- 10 Integrability of Resolvents.- 10.1 Stability on the Halfline.- 10.2 Parabolic Equations of Scalar Type.- 10.3 Subordinated Resolvents.- 10.4 Strong Integrability in Hilbert Spaces.- 10.5 Nonscalar Parabolic Problems.- 10.6 Comments.- 11 Limiting Equations.- 11.1 Homogeneous Spaces.- 11.2 Admissibility.- 11.3 A-Kernels for Compact A.- 11.4 Almost Periodic Solutions.- 11.5 Nonresonant Problems.- 11.6 Asymptotic Equivalence.- 11.7 Comments.- 12 Admissibility of Function Spaces.- 12.1 Perturbations: Hyperbolic Case.- 12.2 Subordinated Equations.- 12.3 Admissibility in Hilbert Spaces.- 12.4 A-kernels for Parabolic Problems.- 12.5 Maximal Regularity on the Line.- 12.6 Perturbations: Parabolic Case.- 12.7 Comments.- 13 Further Applications and Complements.- 13.1 Viscoelastic Timoshenko Beams.- 13.2 Heat Conduction in Materials with Memory.- 13.3 Electrodynamics with Memory.- 13.4 Ergodic Theory.- 13.5 Semilinear Equations.- 13.6 Semigroup Approaches.- 13.7 Nonlinear Equations with Accretive Operators.

This book offers a comprehensive review of the latest developments in medicinal mushroom biochemical engineering and biotechnology, and it also analyses the circular economy of mushroom bioproduction. Divided into 13 chapters, the book begins with a historical perspective of medicinal mushrooms, followed by authoritative chapters that explore the farming of medicinal mushrooms and bioeconomy, as well as the limitations of using medicinal mushrooms to produce metabolites. Subsequent chapters cover topics such as solid-state and submerged cultivation of medicinal mushroom mycelia in bioreactors, pilot and industrial bioreactor cultivation experiences, downstream processing of medicinal mushroom products, and biochemistry of medicinal mushroom bioactive compounds. Particular attention is given to the recent genetic engineering techniques applied in mushroom cultivation. The book closes with a chapter devoted to the health and clinical benefits of medicinal fungi, where readerswill find expert insights into the therapeutic implications of medicinal fungi. In this book, readers will find an authoritative perspective on the past, present and future of medicinal mushrooms, and will also learn about some recent clinical studies with isolates from these natural products. Given its breadth, this book will appeal to biotechnologists working in mushroom cultivation, as well as to professionals interested in traditional pharmacy and medicine.

In response to student demands reflecting the urgency of societal and ecological problems, universities are making a burgeoning effort to infuse environmental sustainability efforts with social justice. In this edited volume, we extend calls for higher education leaders to revamp programming, pedagogy, and research that problematically reproduce dominant techno-scientific and managerial conceptualizations of sustainability. Students, staff and community partners, especially those from historically underrepresented and marginalized groups, are at the forefront of calls for critical sustainabilities programming, education and collaborations. Their work centers themes of power relations, (in)equity, accessibility, and social (in)justice to study the interrelationships between humans, non-humans, and the environment. Their voices, perspectives and lived experiences are provocations for institutions to think and act more expansively. This book amplifies some of these voices and bottom up efforts toward a more critical approach to sustainability on campus. We ground our recommendations on findings from campus-wide surveys that were taken by over 8,000 undergraduates in 2016, 2019, and 2022. Furthermore, we share the design principles and lessons learned from several innovative, award-winning initiatives designed to foster critical sustainabilities at UC Santa Cruz.

This text develops a novel methodology for social investigation into the Flint (Michigan, USA) water crisis by using classical Husserlian phenomenology as its point of departure. To develop a proper method in a case like this, the author uses as primary data the experiences of the affected community. The text investigates philosophically how a water crisis happens as well as the structures of power responsible. This book grounds contemporary theories of power in a phenomenology of social experience. Key to that grounding is the careful elaboration of subject positions in power structures as partially constitutive of lifeworlds (lebensumwelten) for consciousness. The applied phenomenological tools unravel the central enigma of how a community¿s concerns and the dictates of power can become so disastrously estranged. This text appeals to researchers and students working not just in phenomenology and philosophy but also to those working in the field of environmental humanities and on social justice issues.

Have you ever wondered how to best add game-like elements to your (online) courses? What makes some game features desirable, and others boring? This book covers gamification design in educational domains. It is aimed at practitioners, researchers and academics alike. Gamification design is a recent and relevant topic in many domains; however, it is not well explored in the domain of education, with only a few frameworks available and most of these being only academic (e.g., theoretical) and not addressing practical issues related to education practitioners (e.g., teachers and instructors). The book is divided into 3 parts, in part 1 we explain some basic concepts related to gamification and gamification design, its importance for the education domain, possible negative effects if gamification design is neglected, and aspects that are still not encompassed by this field. Following, part 2 focus on explaining data-driven gamification design concepts as well as a research framework on how to use data mining algorithms to analyze and interpret data to generate strategies that can be used in education domain. It also presents a conceptual framework on how to apply those strategies in the education domain, focusing on the teacher and instructor; Finally, part 3 presents discussions regarding the concepts covered in the book, as well as possible research directions

Twenty Interviews with Psychometric Society Presidents tells the stories of the people who are the driving forces of psychometric research, teaching and practice. In semi-structured interviews, twenty presidents of the Psychometric Society share how they moved into the psychometric field, what inspired them to pursue this path, and what still drives them to do their research. They also reflect on the current status, history, and future of their own field, considering psychometrics' most significant historical achievements, as well as the major challenges that lie ahead. This curated collection provides a wealth of historical knowledge that is relevant for every practicing psychometrician. Introspective and insightful, it exhibits the wide array of opinions and visions in the field. Readers are invited to critically reflect on what holds this diverse field together, and what challenges and opportunities are on the horizon.

1. Convolution and Translation in Classical Analysis.- 2. Invariant Integration and Harmonic Analysis on Locally Compact Abelian Groups.- References.- Author Index.

This textbook presents a broad approach to otitis media ranging from the basic to the advanced, and comprehensively reviews the diagnosis, treatment, management, and complications of patients with infections of the middle ear (OM). It has been proven that children whose hearing has been affected by otitis media suffer academically. Since their hearing is impaired, their scholastic performance deteriorates, leading to multiple health and social problems. This in turn has a cascading effect on the child's ability to perform and cope. Quite often these problems are silent and go unrecognized and misdiagnosed. The socioeconomic impact of otitis media is profound and can deeply and adversely impact a child's growth and development if not diagnosed correctly and in a timely manner.The textbook starts by covering the basics, including chapters on classification and terminology, anatomy and embryological development of the inner ear, the immune system and the inner ear, inflammation and infection, genetic predisposition, current treatment strategies including surgical and non-surgical approaches, and hearing devices. Following chapters review the current and future state of the art in OM, including chapters on tympanoplasty, temporal bone cholesteatomas, advanced hearing and balance evaluations, advanced imaging evaluations, and mastoidectomy. Textbook of Otitis Media will be a go-to resource for otorhinolaryngology residents and fellows, pediatricians, ENT surgeons, consultants, nurses, and audiologists.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in women and men worldwide and represents a major financial burden to world health care systems. Importantly, CVD has eclipsed cancer as the leading cause of death for women globally. Through advancements in research and clinical testing, the symptoms and risk factors for CVD have been well established for men, but not for women. Consequently, there is an immediate need for new innovative research that will bridge this gap and allow for improved early diagnosis and treatment of CVD in women. This book will serve as a guide for health care providers to better understand the physiological, biochemical, and genetic differences in heart disease in women with the goal of providing improved education, awareness and treatment of cardiovascular disease in women. The book will cover topics such as: sex dependent clinical outcomes of cardiovascular disease, cardiac protection by estrogen, cardiac health during menopause, cardiac rehabilitation programs, fitness and exercise, cardio-oncology, shift work and the CVD risk, and pregnancy related CVD.

This book discusses modelling and analysis of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) data of the human brain. For the data processing pipelines we rely on R, the software environment for statistical computing and graphics. The book is intended for readers from two communities: Statisticians, who are interested in neuroimaging and look for an introduction to the acquired data and typical scientific problems in the field and neuroimaging students, who want to learn about the statistical modeling and analysis of MRI data. Being a practical introduction, the book focuses on those problems in data analysis for which implementations within R are available. By providing full worked-out examples the book thus serves as a tutorial for MRI analysis with R, from which the reader can derive its own data processing scripts.The book starts with a short introduction into MRI. The next chapter considers the process of reading and writing common neuroimaging data formats to and from the Rsession. The main chapters then cover four common MR imaging modalities and their data modeling and analysis problems: functional MRI, diffusion MRI, Multi-Parameter Mapping and Inversion Recovery MRI. The book concludes with extended Appendices on details of the utilize non-parametric statistics and on resources for R and MRI data.The book also addresses the issues of reproducibility and topics like data organization and description, open data and open science. It completely relies on a dynamic report generation with knitr: The books R-code and intermediate results are available for reproducibility of the examples.

This volume provides state-of-the-art knowledge on xenobiotics in urban ecosystems, addressing a wide range of related issues, such as xenobiotic types and chemical composition, environmental fate, remedial approaches, regulatory policies and socioeconomic impacts. The book incorporates theoretical and practical aspects pertaining to xenobiotics to assess their threat level in urban environments, while determining appropriate responses and remediation measures to curb harmful impacts and prevent future contaminations. The book will be of interest to soil scientists, ecological engineers, agriculturists, urban policymakers, students and researchers working in the field of urban agriculture and environmental sciences.

Aufgaben der Arzneiverordnungslehre.- I. Allgemeine Arzneiverordnungslehre.- A. Bestimmungen, über den Verkehr mit Arzneimitteln.- 1. Rezeptzwang.- 2. Apothekenpflichtige Arzneimittel.- 3. Apotheken.- 4. Deutsches Arzneibuch, 6. Ausgabe.- 5. Führung einer ärztlichen Hausapotheke.- 6. Abgabebedingungen der Arzneimittel in Apotheken.- 7. Maximaldosen.- Anhang: Dosierung im Kindesalter.- B. Allgemeine Formen der Arzneiverschreibung.- C. Die Arzneiformen.- 1. Pulver.- 2. Pillen.- 3. Granula, Körner.- 4. Tabletten und Pastillen.- 5. Gelatinekapseln.- 6. Suppositorien und Vaginalkugeln.- 7. Arzneistäbchen und Ätzstifte.- 8. Lösungen, Mischungen.- 9. Schüttelmixturen.- 10. Saturationen.- 11. Emulsionen.- 12. Electuaria, Latwergen.- 13. Auszugsformen für Drogen.- a) Fertigextrakte im Handel.- b) Frischextrakte nach ärztlicher Vorschrift (Maceration, Infus. Dekokt).- 14. Salben.- a) Tierische Fette als Salbengrundlage.- b) Mineralfette (Paraffine).- c) Fettfreie Salbengrundlage.- 15. Pasten.- 16. Linimenta, flüssige Einreibungsmittel.- 17. Pflaster.- D. Spezialitäten, Warenzeichen-Schutzgesetz und Rezepturarznei.- E. Preisberechnung für Arzneibereitungen und Vorschriften für wirtschaftliche Arzneiverordnungsweise.- F. Verordnung von Betäubungsmitteln.- 1. Allgemeine Vorschriften für die Verschreibung und Abgabe.- 2. Sondervorschriften für die Verschreibung von Opiaten.- 3. Sondervorschriften für die Ver&chreibung von Cocain.- G, "Rezeptsünden"und unverträgliche Arzneimischungen (Inkompatibilitäten).- II. Spezielle Arzneiverordnungslehre.- A. Äußerliche Arzneianwendungen.- 1. Mittel zur Vernichtung von Bakterien und Parasiten, zur Ätzung und Adstringierung der Haut, der Wundgewebe und der Schleimhäute.- 2. Mittel zur Erzeugung von Hautreizung und -entzyndung und ihrer Behandlung.- 3. Mittel zur Erzeugung des Kältegefühls der Haut.- 4. Mittel zur lokalen Blutstillung.- B. Innerliche und parenterale Arzneianwendungen.- 1. Mittel zur Lähmung von Funktionen des Zentralnervensystems (Narkotica, Hypnotica, Antineuralgica, Antipyretica).- 2. Mittel zur örtlichen Anästhesierung.- 3. Mittel zur Erregung von Funktionen des Zentralnervensystems.- Anhang: Bekämpfung von Ermüdungs- und Erschöpfungszuständen.- 4. Mittel zur Behandlung der Erkrankung des Atemapparates.- a) Beruhigende Mittel.- b) Sauerstoff- (Oxygenium-) Einatmung.- c) Auf die Expektoration wirkende Mittel.- 5. Mittel zur Behandlung von Kreislaufstörungen.- a) Mittel bei Herzinsuffizienz.- b) Rhythmusregularisierende Mittel.- c) Herzfördernde, gefäßverengernde, gefäßerweiternde Mittel.- d) Jodverbindungen bei Arteriosklerose.- e) Ersatz der Blut- und Gewebsflüssigkeit.- f) Mittel zur Erhöhung der Gerinnbarkeit des Blutes.- 6. Mittel zur Erregung und Hemmung glatter Muskeln.- a) Pupillenerweiternde, akkommodationslähmende Mittel.- b) Pupillenverengernde, akkommodationserregende Mittel.- c) Mittel zur Lösung der Spasmen der Bronchialmuskeln, des Magens und Darmes, des Gallenganges, der Ureteren.- 7. Mittel zur Behandlung des Magens und Darmes.- a) Brechmittel.- b) Mittel gegen Erbrechen.- c) Mittel zur Hemmung der Magensaftsekretion.- d) Mittel gegen Hyperacidität des Mageninhaltes und bei Säureverätzung des Magens.- e) Mittel gegen Hypacidität des Mageninhaltes.- f) Verdauungsfermente.- g) Stomachica.- h) Adsorbierende Mittel, einhüllende Mittel.- i) Adstringierende Mittel.- k) Kontrastmittel für die Röntgenuntersuchung des Magendärmkanals.- l) Mittel zur Behandlung von Erkrankungen der Leber und der Gallenwege.- m) Abführmittel.- n) Mittel bei Darmlähmung.- 8. Wurmmittel.- 9. Mittel zur Behandlung der Genitalorgane (ausschließlich der Sexualhormone und der Mittel zur Behandlung der Genitalinfektionen).- 10. Mittel zur Förderung und Hemmung der Schweiß- und Speichelsekretion.- 11. Mittel zur Förderung und Hemmung der Diurese.- 12. Mittel zur Desinfektion der Harnwege.- 13. Mittel zur Behandlung von Stoffwechselerkrankungen (ei

10 Jahre BZFO - Einleitung.- "Wir sind hier total aufgeschmissen!"- Subjektive Krankheits-, Problem-und Therapievorstellungen extremtraumatisierter Flüchtlinge im Exil.- Wahrnehmung und Erzählverhalten von Patienten aus einem Entwicklungsland bei Helfern eines Industrielandes.- Dolmetschen im BZFO.- Folgen sexualisierter Folter - Therapeutische Arbeit mit kurdischen Patientinnen.- Sozialarbeit und Sozialtherapie mit traumatisierten Flüchtlingen.- Heilung durch Begegnung - Systemische Familientherapie mit Folterüberlebenden.- Therapie in Musik: Entdeckungen, Probleme und Ideen aus der Musiktherapie mit Folterüberlebenden und traumatisierten Flüchtlingen.- "Wir sitzen alle in einem Boot"- Erfahrungen mit Gestaltungstherapie und Konzentrativer Bewegungstherapie als handlungsorientierte Therapiemethoden innerhalb einer interkulturellen Frauengruppe.- Der Fluss des Lebens - Die Bearbeitung der individuellen Lebensgeschichte im Psychodrama.- Zur Bedeutung der Psychiatrie in der Therapie von Folterüberlebenden oder Braucht eine Behandlungseinrichtung für Folteropfer einen Psychiater?.- Zwischen Leben und Tod. Behandlung von Flüchtlingskindern und Jugendlichen.- Psychotherapeut und Traumaopfer - Risiken und Ressourcen des inter subjektiven Erlebens von Traumatherapeuten.- Folterüberlebende nach psychotherapeutischer Behandlung - Untersuchung ehemaliger Patienten zwei Jahre nach Therapieende.- Supervision für Helfer von Opfern organisierter Gewalt.- Gesundheitliche Auswirkungen von Langzeithaft mit Isolation - Historische Wurzeln und Forderungen.- "Zersetzung"- Psychologische Techniken der Staatssicherheit und ihre Folgen. Ein Blick in das zukünftige Instrumentarium von Diktaturen?.- Die Kampagne gegen Folter in der Türkei.

I. Linear Integral Equations.- II. Boundary Integral Equations.- Author Index.