Search Results - Elektor~

Eva and Otto : Resistance, Refugees, and Love in the Time of Hitler / by Pfister, Thomas L., 1948-, Pfister, Peter J., 1948-, Pfister, Katherine D., 1946-

Table of Contents: “…New York 1940-41: Urgent Efforts to Rescue ISK Colleagues Including Otto -- Eva's Daunting Task of Obtaining U.S. Visas -- Help from Eleanor Roosevelt and Other Americans -- Three Crucial Meetings on December 27, -- 1940 Correspondence -- Eva's Other Activities before the End of -- Further Pleas to Help Otto and Other Refugees -- Otto's Wait for Visa in Southern France -- Otto's Escape to America -- Eva's Defense of Her Decision to Marry Otto -- Part VI. …”
Full text available:

Constituting equality gender equality and comparative constitutional law /

Table of Contents: “…Gender quotas in politics : a constitutional challenge / Drude Dahlerup and Lenita Freidenvall -- Equality, representation, and challenge to hierarchy : justifying electoral quotas for women / Susan H. Williams -- More than rights / Helen Irving -- Perfectionism and fundamentalism in the application of the German abortion laws / Mary Anne Case -- Moral authority in English and American abortion law / Joanna N. …”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Transition and justice : negotiating the terms of new beginnings in Africa /

Table of Contents: “…: Views on New Beginnings from within the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Nigel Eltringham 9 New Start or False Start? The ICC and Electoral Violence in Kenya Sabine Hohn 10 Justice without Peace? …”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Behavioural economics and policy design examples from Singapore /

Table of Contents: “…/ Philip Ong -- Promoting competition in electricity retail : insights from behavioural economics / Eugene Toh and Vivienne Low -- Discretionary transfers : providing fiscal support in a behaviourally compatible way / Pamela Qiu and Tan Li San -- Using behavioural insights to improve individual health decisions / Lavinia Low and Yee Yiling -- A behavioural view on designing Singapore's national annuity scheme / Donald Low -- Behavioural economics, policy analysis and the design of regulatory reform / Jack Knetsch.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Congenital syndromes of pain and painlessness

Table of Contents: “…-- Pain pathways -- Types of pain (Nociceptive, Inflammatory, Neuropathic, mixed) -- Primary erythromelalgia -- Mutations in SCN9A cause erythromelalgia -- Voltage-gated ion channels -- Paroxysmal extreme pain disorder (familial rectal pain) -- Mutations in SCN9A cause PEPD -- Congenital insensitivity to pain -- SCN9A gene map -- Electrical activity of wild type versus mutant constructs -- Low-copy number vector = pcDNA3JC -- Exon 6 splice variants -- Neuropathies HSANs -- Rita Levi Montalcini -- TRKA signalling -- Hereditary autonomic and sensory neuropathy type 4 (HSAN4) -- HSAN5 -- NGFB -- Familial dysautonomia -- Treatment of pain -- Mendelian disorders of pain.…”
Get full text
Series

Presynaptic plasticity

Table of Contents: “…-- Use of quantal analysis to show that plasticity arises presynaptically -- Synaptic depression and the "Depletion Model" -- Relationship of depletion model parameters to binomial statistical parameters -- Refinements to the depletion hypothesis -- Origin of slow phases of depression -- Role of multiple vesicle pools -- Role of vesicle endocytosis -- Role for calcium in recovery -- Why depression is sometimes absent -- Other forms of depression -- Phases of synaptic enhancement: facilitation, augmentation, and potentiation -- Presynaptic electrical events in synaptic enhancement -- Calcium and the nonlinear summation single site hypothesis -- Kinetic components of calcium removal -- Multiple sites of calcium action -- Problems with identifying molecular mediators -- Candidate molecular mediators -- A comprehensive model of presynaptic plasticity -- Other forms of synaptic enhancement -- Computational roles of short-term synaptic plasticity -- Physiological roles of short-term synaptic plasticity.…”
Get full text
Series

Islam and democracy the failure of dialogue in Algeria / by Volpi, Frédéric

Table of Contents: “…Understanding political democratisation at the beginning of the XXI century -- Algeria and the 'third wave' of democratic transitions -- Islam and the 'west' : a clash of ideologies in Algeria -- New political actors for a new international order -- Political ideas and practices in historical perspective -- Genealogies of state power : colonial experiences post colonial dilemmas -- Historical perspectives on Islamic fundamentalist ideology : a pragmatic account -- The Algerian political opening : democratic symbols and authoritarian practices (1988-1991) -- The 1988 October riots : the symbol of a new era -- The Algerian democratic opening : successes and failures -- The 1992 coup d'état and beyond : war as politics through other means (1992-1994) -- The 1992 coup d'état -- The military in control : The repressive option -- The Islamic movement : from political opposition to 'holy' war -- A new authoritarianism : guided democracy versus radical Islam (1995-2000) -- The re-composition of the political field -- Electoral marketing : formal representation and informal authoritarianism -- On the margins of politics : the military and the Islamic guerrillas -- A civil society in transition : survivalist strategies and social protest -- Coping with violence and deprivation : survivalist strategies -- The articulation of social protest : defying the regime -- The international arena : strengths and weaknesses of the new world order -- The political economy of the conflict : the role of international actors -- Algeria as the future of democratisation in the Muslim world -- Exporting the jihad : the internationalisation of radical Islamic actors -- Learning and unlearning to be democratic.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

One Hundred Years of the ANC : Debating liberation histories today /

Table of Contents: “…Fragmentation and cohesion in the ANC : the first 70 years / Philip Bonner -- A continuing search for identity : carrying the burden of history / Joel Netshitenzhe -- One hundred years of the ANC : debating struggle history after apartheid / Jon Soske, Arianna Lissoni and Natasha Erlank -- Religion and resistance in Natal, 1900-1910 / Norman Etherington -- Christianity and African Nationalism in South Africa in the first half of the twentieth century / Natasha Erlank -- Charlotte Maxeke : a celebrated and neglected figure in history / Thozama April -- Imagining the patriotic worker : the idea of 'decent work' in the ANC's political discourse / Franco Barchiesi -- Popular movements, contentious spaces and the ANC, 1943-1956 / Noor Nieftagodien -- Unravelling the 1947 'Doctors' Pact' : race, metonymy and the evasions of nationalist history / Jon Soske -- The politics of language and Chief Albert Luthuli's funeral, 30 July 1967 / Liz Gunner -- Robben Island University revisited / Crain Soudien -- Shishita : a crisis in the ANC in Zambia, 1980-1981 / Hugh Macmillan -- Comrade Mzwai / Vladimir Shubin -- Revisiting Sekhukhuneland : trajectories of former UDF activists in post-apartheid South Africa / Ineke van Kessel -- Regeneration of ANC political power, from the 1994 electoral victory to the 2012 centenary / Susan Booysen -- The ANC : party vanguard of the Black middle class? …”
Full text available:

Contemporary African American Fiction : New Critical Essays /

Table of Contents: “…Govan -- Re-imagining the academy: story and pedagogy in contemporary African American fiction / Eleanor W. Traylor.…”
Full text available:

Routledge handbook of energy economics /

Table of Contents: “…Prasad and Norbert Wohlgemuth -- Energy efficiency and economy-wide rebound: realising a net gain to society / Lisa Ryan, Karen Turner, and Nina Campbell -- Economic impacts of energy transition / Christian Lutz and Ulrike Lehr -- Electricity market integration / Lillian M. de Menezes and Michael Tamvakis -- Analysis of macroeconomic impacts of energy security improvements in Asia / Deepak Sharma, Suwin Sandu, Muyi Yang -- Energy and climate / Richard S.J. …”
Taylor & Francis
OCLC metadata license agreement

CORONA DISCHARGE MICROMACHINING FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF NANOPARTICLES characterization and... applications. by Sahu, Ranjeet Kumar

Table of Contents: Taylor & Francis
OCLC metadata license agreement

Advanced manufacturing and processing technology /

Table of Contents: “…1.2.8 Magnetic Field-Based Electrical Discharge Machining -- 1.2.9 Special Tools -- 1.2.10 CNC-Controlled Electrical Discharge Machining -- 1.2.11 Selection of Dielectric Medium -- 1.3 Application of Electrical Discharge Machining for Biomaterials -- 1.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2 Optimization of Machining Parameters of High-Speed Toolpath to Achieve Minimum Cycle Time for Ti-6Al-4V -- 2.1 Introduction to High-SpeedMachining -- 2.2 Experimental Setup -- 2.2.1 Selection of Material -- 2.2.2 Job Setup on Machine -- 2.2.3 Machine Specifications -- 2.2.4 High Helix Cutter…”
Taylor & Francis
OCLC metadata license agreement

A pivotal moment population, justice, and the environmental challenge /

An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Processes of integration and identity formation in the Roman Republic

Table of Contents: “…Robinson -- Settlement structures and institutional 'Continuity' in Capua until the Deductio Coloniaria of 59 BC / Osvaldo Sacchi -- Integration, Identity, and Language Shift: Strengths and Weaknesses of the 'Linguistic' Evidence / David Langslow -- Problems and audience in Cato's Origines / Eleanor Jefferson -- Juno Sospita: A Foreign Goddess through Roman Eyes / Rianne Hermans -- Feronia. …”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Liquid crystals beyond displays chemistry, physics, and applications /

An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Brain, mind, and developmental psychopathology in childhood

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: IACAPAP Book Series -- Acknowledgments -- About the Contributors -- Preface, by Olayinka Omigbodun -- Editorial Introduction, by M Elena Garralda & Jean-Philippe Raynaud -- Part I: Biological and Psychological Influences on Developmental Psychopathology -- The Developmental Being: Modeling a Probabilistic Approach to Child Development and Psychopathology, by David Cohen -- Antecedents in Infancy of Personality Disorders: The Interplay Between Biological and Psychological Processes, by Miri Keren and Sam Tyano -- Insights into Childhood Psychiatric Disorders from Developmental Neuro-imaging, by Philip Shaw -- Common and Rare Genetic Variants as Risk Factors for Autism Spectrum Disorders, by Marie Christine Mouren, Thomas Bourgeron, Richard Delorme -- Part II: Individual Disorders/Problems: Updates -- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, by Luisa Lazaro and Josep Toro -- The Relationship Between Autism and Schizophrenia: A Reappraisal, by Saskia Palmen and Herman van Engeland -- Early-onset Schizophrenia, by Helmut Remschmidt and Frank Theisen -- Developmental Dyslexia, by Andreas Warnke, Gerd Schulte-Korne & Elena Ise -- Chapter 9: Effects of Child Maltreatment on the Developing Brain, by Dayna Glaser -- Self-Harm in Adolescents, by Dennis Ougrin, Troy Tranah, Eleanor Leigh, Lucy Taylor and Joan R. Asarnow -- Part IV: Treatment and Advocacy -- Integrating Medical and Psychological Therapies in Child Mental Health: An Evidence Based Medicine Approach, by Jeffrey J. …”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Ritual, violence, and the fall of the classic Maya kings /

Table of Contents: “…Schwake -- Cross-cultural perspectives on the scapegoat king: the anatomy of a model / Gyles Iannone -- Killing the "Kings of Stone": the defacement of classic Maya monuments / Eleanor Harrison-Buck -- Concepts of legitimacy and social dynamics: termination ritual and the last king of Aguateca, Guatemala / Takeshi Inomata -- The life and afterlife of the classic period Piedras Negras Kingdom / Charles Golden, Andrew K. …”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Self-Publishing and Collection Development Opportunities and Challenges for Libraries /

Table of Contents: “…Holley, Wayne State University -- Digital authoring, electronic scholarship, and libraries: from walled garden to wilderness / Donald Beagle, Belmont Abbey College, Abbot Vincent Taylor Library -- Book vendors and self-publishing / Bob Nardini, Vice President, Library Services, Proquest Books -- Ingram and independent publishing / Robin Cutler, Independent Publishing, Ingram Content Group -- Review sources of interest to librarians for independently published books / Eleanor I. Cook, East Carolina University -- Self-publishing and bibliographic control / Robert P. …”
Full text available:

Rivers of the Anthropocene /

Table of Contents: “…Kelly -- Ecosystem service-based approaches for status assessment of Anthropocene riverscapes / Andy Large, David Gilvear, and Eleanor Starkey -- Political ecology in the Anthropocene : a case study of irrigation management in the Blue Nile basin / Sina Marx -- Rivers at the end of the end of nature : ethical trajectories of the Anthropocene grand narrative / Celia Deane-Drummond -- Rivers, scholars, and society : a situation analysis / Kenneth S. …”
Full text available:

Catullus

Table of Contents: “…Skinner (1993) -- Sappho 31 and Catullus 51 : the dialogism of lyric / Paul Allen Miller (1993) -- Ceveat lector : Catullus and the rhetoric of performance / Daniel L. …”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view