This book gives a comprehensive overview of modern hydrogenation methods used in organic synthesis.In clearly structured chapters, the authors cover the catalysts, scope and limitations of their appli
The first volume of this two-volume set is slim (60 pages) and contains the introduction, text, and translation and includes a bibliography and the author's praemonenda with regard to the scope and me
Enlarging the semantic field, Thoma, Henning, and Schmid bring together two apparently incompatible terms—social and capital. They and their contributors analyze and assess from different interdiscipl
Mathematicians Deuflhard (Free U. Berlin) and Weiser explain to graduate students and researchers the numerical solution of elliptic and parabolic systems, and of hyperbolic conservation laws excludin
Carbon Materials such as nanoparticles, fibres, adamantly- and graphene like structures are widely used in sciences and engineering. Applications range from energy and gasstorage, to electronics and o
Images and inscriptions indicate how priests and cult personnel saw themselves and were viewed by others. Cultural records like dedications, honorific statues and decrees are central to understanding
Featuring studies on Platonism and neo-Platonism by scholars from twelve countries, this collection includes material on unity, intellect, and beauty; happiness and virtue, the soul and body; Platonop
Editors Linn, Bermel, and Ferguson present students, academics, and researchers with a collection of academic papers and scholarly articles focused on the status of English as a language and attitudes
Classicists and church historians examine texts mostly from 350-450, when martyr cults and texts flourished and laid the foundation on which much of later medieval and Byzantine hagiography would be b
Based on interviews and field research,the authors explore the sets of ideas Arab tribespeople from Ras Al-Khaimah had about tribe and community; social and economic networks, and jural contracts for
This volume is dedicated to the ideals and standards of a number of Greek and Roman authors and artists: Hesiod, Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle (to the orator), Philo, Clemens of Alexandria and Origenes
Theories of myth, mythical motifs in comparison, visual myths, national myth receptions, and myth and science and the science of myth are explored in 19 essays. Nine of them are in English, and discus
Will is understood as the ability of an agent to reflect on and define aims freely, and to act upon and pursue them methodically and steadfastly. For the first time this volume examines in detail the
Farmer was a staff member of the US Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives unit of the US Army, and was stationed in German after World War II. He and fellow officers wrote the Wiesbaden Manifesto and too
This encyclopedia on energetic materials combines the information on chemical formulae, physical and chemical properties and manufacturing methods, measuring techniques and methods, detection, analyti
Toxicologists describe the nature and risks of marine toxins, freshwater toxins, and mycotoxins, thereby covering environmental risks from seafood, freshwater food, and agriculture. Then they exam
Drabek and Holubova introduce partial differential equations to students of mathematics, engineering, economics, and applied sciences who know basic facts of calculus and linear ordinary differential
Picard (Technical U. Dresden, Germany) and McGhee (Strathclyde U., Glasgow, Scotland) have combined notes for introductory and advanced graduate courses on partial differential equations and functiona
This book begins by explaining key concepts in programming, and elaborates on characteristic of class, including inheritance, derivation and polymorphism. It also introduces generic programming and St
