- Table View
- List View
The Department of Mad Scientists: How DARPA Is Remaking Our World, from the Internet to Artificial Limbs
by Michael BelfioreThe first-ever inside look at DARPA—the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency—the maverick and controversial group whose futuristic work has had amazing civilian and military applications, from the Internet to GPS to driverless cars America's greatest idea factory isn't Bell Labs, Silicon Valley, or MIT's Media Lab. It's the secretive, Pentagon-led agency known as DARPA. Founded by Eisenhower in response to Sputnik and the Soviet space program, DARPA mixes military officers with sneaker-wearing scientists, seeking paradigm-shifting ideas in varied fields—from energy, robotics, and rockets to peopleless operating rooms, driverless cars, and planes that can fly halfway around the world in just hours. DARPA gave birth to the Internet, GPS, and mind-controlled robotic arms. Its geniuses define future technology for the military and the rest of us.Michael Belfiore was given unprecedented access to write this first-ever popular account of DARPA. Visiting research sites across the country, he watched scientists in action and talked to the creative, fearlessly ambitious visionaries working for and with DARPA. Much of DARPA's work is classified, and this book is full of material that has barely been reported in the general media. In fact, DARPA estimates that only 2 percent of Americans know much of anything about the agency. This fascinating read demonstrates that DARPA isn't so much frightening as it is inspiring—it is our future.
Depathologizing Psychopathology
by Theodore Wasserman Lori Drucker Drucker WassermanThis brief, accessible treatise harnesses the neurophysiological processes of learning to create an innovative and powerful approach to therapy. It sets out a non-pathologizing alternative not only to the current medicalized conception of diagnosis and treatment but also to the labeling of relatively normal reactions to stressors and upsets as illnesses. Rooted in the neurobiology of human learning, the book's approach to treatment, Neuro-Cognitive Learning Therapy, characterizes maladaptive behavior patterns as learned responses to upsetting conditions--processes which can be unlearned. In addition, the coverage includes a clinical teaching guide for bringing NCLT theoryand methods into the training curriculum. This groundbreaking volume: Proposes a non-stigmatizinglearning model for therapy, Neuro-Cognitive Learning Therapy. Introduces the concept of the connectome and explains its criticalrole in mental health and illness. Differentiates between theunconscious and automaticity in cognition and behavior. Addresses theapplicability of NCLT to biologically-based mental disorders. Offers case studies illustrating NCLT in contrast with commonly-used approaches. Includes a chapter-by-chapter clinical teaching guide with therapeutic principles and discussion questions. Provides a comprehensivetherapeutic framework for practitioners of all orientations. Depathologizing Psychopathology gives neuropsychologists, psychiatrists, clinical social workers, and child and school psychologists new ways of thinking about mental illness and learning about learning for a bold new step in the evolution of mind/brain knowledge.
Dependability Engineering and Complex Systems
by Wojciech Zamojski Jacek Mazurkiewicz Jarosław Sugier Tomasz Walkowiak Janusz KacprzykThese proceedings present the results of the Eleventh International Conference on Dependability and Complex Systems DepCoS-RELCOMEX which took place in a picturesque Brunów Palace in Poland from 27th June to 1st July, 2016. DepCoS-RELCOMEX is a series of international conferences organized annually by Department of Computer Engineering of WrocÅ,aw University of Science and Technology since 2006. The roots of the series go as far back as to the seventies of the previous century - the first RELCOMEX conference took place in 1977 - and now its main aim is to promote a multi-disciplinary approach to dependability problems in theory and engineering practice of complex systems. Complex systems, nowadays most often computer-based and distributed, are built upon a variety of technical, information, software and human resources. The challenges in their design, analysis and maintenance not only originate from the involved technical and organizational structures but also from the complexity of the information processes that must be efficiently executed in a diverse, often hostile operational environment. Traditional methods of reliability evaluation focused only on technical resources are usually insufficient in this context and more innovative, multidisciplinary methods of dependability analysis must be applied. The diversity of the topics which need to be considered is well illustrated by the selection of the submissions in these proceedings with their subjects ranging from mathematical models and design methodologies through software engineering and data security issues up to practical problems in technical, e. g. transportation, systems.
Depleted Uranium: Properties, Uses, and Health Consequences
by C. Miller AlexandraA compilation of published scientific information, including human, animal, cellular, and theoretical studies, Depleted Uranium: Properties, Uses and Health Consequences provides the most current and comprehensive collection of information on depleted uranium health hazards. The editor and her international panel of contributors are clinical and ba
Deployable Multimodal Machine Intelligence: Applications in Biomedical Engineering (Lecture Notes in Bioengineering)
by Hongliang RenThis book highlights the principles, design and characterization of mechanically compliant soft and foldable robots. Traditional rigid robots with bulky footprints and complicated components prolong the design iteration and optimization for keyhole and minimally invasive transluminal applications. Therefore, there is an interest in developing soft and foldable robots with remote actuation, multimodal sensing and machine intelligence. This book discusses the use of foldable and cuttable structures to design biomimetic deployable soft robots, that can exhibit a fair number of motions with consistency and repeatability. It presents the overall design principles, methodology, instrumentation, metamorphic sensing, multi-modal perception, and machine intelligence for creating untethered foldable active structures. These robotic structures can generate a variety of motions such as wave induction, compression, inchworm, peristalsis, flipping, tumbling, walking, swimming, flexion/extension etc. Remote actuation can control motions along regular and irregular surfaces from proximal sides. For self-deployable medical robots, motion diversity and shape reconfiguration are crucial factors. Deployable robots, with the use of malleable and resilient smart actuators, hold this crucial advantage over their conventional rigid robot counterparts. Such flexible structures capable of being compressed and expanded with intelligence perceptions hold enormous potential in biomedical applications.
Deploying AI in the Enterprise: IT Approaches for Design, DevOps, Governance, Change Management, Blockchain, and Quantum Computing
by Eberhard Hechler Martin Oberhofer Thomas SchaeckYour company has committed to AI. Congratulations, now what? This practical book offers a holistic plan for implementing AI from the perspective of IT and IT operations in the enterprise. You will learn about AI’s capabilities, potential, limitations, and challenges. This book teaches you about the role of AI in the context of well-established areas, such as design thinking and DevOps, governance and change management, blockchain, and quantum computing, and discusses the convergence of AI in these key areas of the enterprise.Deploying AI in the Enterprise provides guidance and methods to effectively deploy and operationalize sustainable AI solutions. You will learn about deployment challenges, such as AI operationalization issues and roadblocks when it comes to turning insight into actionable predictions. You also will learn how to recognize the key components of AI information architecture, and its role in enabling successful and sustainable AI deployments. And you will come away with an understanding of how to effectively leverage AI to augment usage of core information in Master Data Management (MDM) solutions.What You Will LearnUnderstand the most important AI concepts, including machine learning and deep learningFollow best practices and methods to successfully deploy and operationalize AI solutionsIdentify critical components of AI information architecture and the importance of having a planIntegrate AI into existing initiatives within an organizationRecognize current limitations of AI, and how this could impact your businessBuild awareness about important and timely AI researchAdjust your mindset to consider AI from a holistic standpointGet acquainted with AI opportunities that exist in various industriesWho This Book Is ForIT pros, data scientists, and architects who need to address deployment and operational challenges related to AI and need a comprehensive overview on how AI impacts other business critical areas. It is not an introduction, but is for the reader who is looking for examples on how to leverage data to derive actionable insight and predictions, and needs to understand and factor in the current risks and limitations of AI and what it means in an industry-relevant context.
Deployment Experiences of Guard and Reserve Families: Implications for Support and Retention
by Laura Werber Megan K. Beckett Danielle M. Varda Margaret C. Harrell Kimberly Curry HallUse of the Reserve Component has steadily increased since the 1990s, but little research has focused on how deployment affects guard and reserve families. This monograph presents the results of interviews with reserve component personnel and spouses, focusing on their deployment experiences and military career intentions. The authors conclude with suggestions on how the Department of Defense can better support guard and reserve families.
Deployment of Rare Earth Materials in Microware Devices, RF Transmitters, and Laser Systems
by A. R. Jha Ph. D.Deployment of Rare Earth Materials in Microware Devices, RF Transmitters, and Laser Systems describes the deployment of rare earth materials that offer significant improvement in the RF performance, reliability, weight, and size of microwave devices, RF transmitters, and laser systems. RF components, microware transmitters, laser systems, and special timing devices are described, with an emphasis on improvement in the performance parameters.
Depolarizing Collisions in Nonlinear Electrodynamics
by Igor V. Yevseyev Valery M. Yermachenko Vitaly V. SamartsevIn this book, the authors derive the theory of elastic depolarizing collisions and describe their importance in some nonlinear electromagnetic phenomena in gaseous media. The formation of photon echo and a description of its various types in gaseous media are then presented. The authors show that the characteristics of the corresponding signals depend essentially on elastic depolarizing collisions. They also consider the advantages of a new kind of photon echo spectroscopy: polarization photon echo-spectroscopy. A high-level, specialized treatment, Depolarizing Collisions in Nonlinear Electrodynamics will appeal to researchers and advanced graduates in nonlinear optics and quantum electronics.
Depolymerization of Lignin to Produce Value Added Chemicals
by Pratima BajpaiEnables readers to convert lignin using a variety of depolymerization methods and develop it into industrially relevant and functional compounds Depolymerization of Lignin to Produce Value Added Chemicals summarizes the depolymerization and utilization of lignin from different sources and covers the emerging field of biological depolymerization, enabling the reader to identify the high added value of a biomass residue and support him/her in its possible use for mass and niche high impact application sectors. Lignin has great potential to significantly improve the economics of a biorefinery due to its conversion into value-added products. To illustrate, this book includes information on: Feasibility of large-scale implementation of covered technologies, including thermal, biological, and chemical depolymerization, especially in relation to potential industrial applications "Lignin-first" biorefining approach, and potential applications of lignin-derived monomers and their derivatives as bioactives in food, natural health products, and pharmaceuticals Business and market scenarios and challenges that intersect with lignin, along with perspectives on lignin valorization Benefits and drawbacks of a lignin-first approach to biorefining, and techno-economic considerations of lignin and its applicationsDepolymerization of Lignin to Produce Value Added Chemicals is an essential resource for researchers, chemists, engineers, analysts, and consultants within universities, independent research organizations, and government.
The Deprat Affair
by Roger OsborneDetective story, social history, human drama, The Deprat Affair recreates the hothouse atmosphere of colonial Indochina in the early twentieth century. Among its cliques, its bitter rivalries, its nepotism and favours, how are we to disentangle the scientific, the moral and the legal 'truths' of the affair? Most of all, the story centres on one compelling individual - Jacques Deprat. En route to a golden future as one of France's greatest geologists, he is suddenly accused of fraud and plunged into a desperate fight to save his reputation. Convicted of placing European fossils among samples collected in Indochina, he is dismissed from his job, and expelled from the Société Géologique de France. Thrown out of the science to which he has given everything, he re-invents himself, changes his name, and begins not one, but two fascinating new lives - each as extraordinary and colourful as the one he left behind. And even in the manner of his premature death, Deprat proved his ability to shake the world. Eighty years on from his conviction, the truth of the Deprat affair is still in doubt - and is still passionately debated among French scientists. But innocent or guilty, Jacques Deprat is an astonishing figure, whose capacity to overcome the world's disgrace and the dissolution of his dreams makes an amazing and captivating story.
Depresión: La noche más oscura
by Jesús Ramírez-BermúdezEs una profunda tristeza, mezclada con miedo y dolor emocional, que roba la energía, el sueño y la concentración; parece que la felicidad está prohibida y que no hay rutas para seguir... Se llama «depresión mayor», y es la noche más oscura. La ciencia conoce muchísimo sobre la depresión. Sabe, por ejemplo, que la genética y las enfermedades pueden desencadenarla, pero también la violencia y la desprotección social. El estrés, las pérdidas, las separaciones familiares, la pobreza, el abuso sexual y el maltrato infantil pueden afectar la salud mental y la armonía de nuestro cuerpo. Pero la ciencia sabe también que hay vías para salir adelante. Desde la psicoterapia y el deporte hasta los medicamentos, hay opciones cuya efectividad es analizada con rigor en esta obra. La psiquiatría clínica, las neurociencias, la psicología y la investigación social tienen mucho que decir. Esta obra relata la larga historiade la depresión, desmonta los mitos que la rodean, presenta datos verificados a partir de los estudios más recientes y explora, ante todo, los caminos para atravesar la noche más oscura.
Depression and Drugs: The Neurobehavioral Structure of a Psychological Storm
by Martin M. KatzThis book integrates the current state of knowledge on the association of neurochemical and psychological factors underlying the concept of depression or on the process and nature of the drug-induced changes that lead to recovery. Highlighting the results of two major multisite collaborative studies of the psychobiology of depression, the author demonstrates how more refined clinical methods uncover the initial behavioral actions of the drugs and chart the time course of their actions. The results disconfirm earlier textbook reported findings that these actions are delayed for several weeks beyond the almost immediate neurochemical effects. The "multivantaged" method makes possible distinguishing the clinical actions of different classes of antidepressant drugs.
Depression Conceptualization and Treatment: Dialogues from Psychodynamic and Cognitive Behavioral Perspectives
by Christos Charis Georgia PanayiotouDepression, a highly common clinical disorder, is an important and clinically relevant topic for both clinical researchers and practitioners to address, because of its prevalence, impact on the individual and society, association with other mental and physical health problems and the social contexts in which it develops. Depression ranks in Germany and central Europe as the third among the leading mental disorders and world-wide is a leading cause of disability. It is estimated that 8.3 % of the German population is depressed within a year (11.2 % women, 5.5 % men). These statistics mean that 4 million people per year are depressed in Germany alone (one year prevalence). According to the WHO, over 300 million people world-wide experience depression and in the USA the financial burden of this disorder, due to disability and work absenteeism, reaches Depression is also becoming more frequent over time and has a high risk of recidivism –particularly since its most common form, Major Depressive Disorder (DSM-5; ICD10) tends to occur in episodes. For example, 20% to 40% of people become depressed again within two years after their first depressive episode, meaning that a major aim of any therapeutic intervention should be to prevent future relapses. Depression also shows very high comorbidities with other mental and physical health conditions. Its overlap with anxiety pathology is so high that clinicians are concerned with whether the two disorder categories are indeed distinct or if they show substantial etiological overlap. Depression is also associated with heart disease and even cancer, making it a risk factor for mortality and morbidity that needs to be identified early and addressed effectively. In addition to Major Depressive Disorder, the often severe Bipolar Disorder, and the chronic form of Depression referred to as dysthymia are additional mood disorders that among them require careful differential diagnosis. They also lead to questions regarding their common or distinct etiological mechanisms. In order to gain a better understanding of Depression as a clinical disorder, one needs to look at it as a multifaceted phenomenon. Depression is a neurobehavioral condition, and one has to be up to date and have solid understanding of its biological substrate, at a genetic, neuronal, hormonal and pharmacological level. Depression is also a socio-demographic phenomenon, and one needs to examine its epidemiology, that might contain significant cues towards its clearer understanding. It is more prevalent, for example, in certain regions, climates, age groups and genders (much more prevalent in women, with age of appearance in young adulthood but also presents as a significant problem for youth and the elderly), is associated with stereotypes and stigma and can be the aftermath of crises, trauma and loss. The etiology of Depression remains under scrutiny, though recently much more knowledge is emerging from contemporary neuroimaging, genotyping and data science methods. Different neural and behavioral systems may be involved contributing to the significant heterogeneity within the disorder. Social roles, stressors, attachment patterns, family support and social networks, and individual (e.g. gender linked) vulnerabilities may contribute significantly towards increasing risk for developing depression. Different therapeutic approaches, like those stemming from the psychoanalytic/psychodynamic perspectives and those stemming from the cognitive/behavioral (2nd and 3rd wave) tradition focus on the components of etiology considered most dominant. As science progresses with clearer evidence regarding the important etiological factors and their interactions, these different perspectives, each with its own contribution, may need to take new developments into consideration, adapt and even begin to converge. These different aspects of the topic of Depression, which are central to the scientific aims of clinical scientists, but also permeate the way cl
Depressive Disorders: Mechanisms, Measurement and Management (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology #1180)
by Yiru FangThis book offers a state-of-the-art report on recent discoveries concerning the basic and clinical, neuroscientific and psychiatric findings in depression research. Depressive disorder is a severe and recurrent brain disorder that can manifest in depressive mood, somatic symptoms and cognitive impairment. The underlying mechanisms of depressive disorder and its clinical practice are subjects of long-standing interests. This book is a biologically plausible and multilevel theory which describes neural, physiological, molecular and genomic mechanisms that drive depression pathogenesis, as well as navigates the clinical practice and management for depressive disorder. It mainly describes advances made over the past 20 years on the neural, molecular, neuroimaging, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology and internet-based measurement and management of depressive disorder. It will help postgraduate students and academic researchers to get either basic or clinical picture of depressive disorder. Also, it may benefit pharmaceutical companies for developing novel drugs to treat this disease.
Depth: An Account of Scientific Explanation
by Michael StrevensWhat does it mean for scientists to truly understand, rather than to merely describe, how the world works? Michael Strevens proposes a novel theory of scientific explanation and understanding that overhauls and augments the familiar causal approach to explanation. What is replaced is the test for explanatorily relevant causal information: Strevens discards the usual criterion of counterfactual dependence in favor of a criterion that turns on a process of progressive abstraction away from a fully detailed, physical causal story. The augmentations include the introduction of a new, non-causal explanatory relevance relationâe"entanglementâe"and an independent theory of the role of black-boxing and functional specification in explanation. The abstraction-centered notion of difference-making leads to a rich causal treatment of many aspects of explanation that have been either ignored or handled inadequately by earlier causal approaches, including the explanation of laws and other regularities, with particular attention to the explanation of physically contingent high-level laws, idealization in explanation, and probabilistic explanation in deterministic systems, as in statistical physics, evolutionary biology, and medicine. The result is an account of explanation that has especially significant consequences for the higher-level sciences: biology, psychology, economics, and other social sciences.
The Depth of the Human Person: A Multidisciplinary Approach
by Michael WelkerThis volume brings together leading theologians, biblical scholars, scientists, philosophers, ethicists, and others to explore the multidimensionality and depth of the human person. Moving away from dualistic (mind-body, spirit-flesh, naturalmental) anthropologies, the book's contributors examine human personhood in terms of a complex flesh-body-mind-heart-soul-conscience-reason-spirit spectrum.The Depth of the Human Person begins with a provocative essay on the question "Why is personhood conceptually difficult?" It then rises to the challenge of relating theological contributions on the subject to various scientific explorations. Finally, the book turns to contemporary theological-ethical challenges, discussing such subjects as human dignity, embodiment, gender stereotypes, and human personhood at the edges of life.Contributors:Maria AntonaccioWarren S. BrownPhilip ClaytonVolker Henning DrecollMarkus HöfnerOrigen V. JathannaMalcolm JeevesIsolde KarleEiichi KatayanagiAndreas Kemmerling, Stephan KirsteBernd OberdorferJohn C. PolkinghorneJeffrey P. SchlossAndreas SchüleWilliam SchweikerGerd TheissenGünter ThomasFrank VogelsangMichael Welker,
Depth Perception (Tom Swift Inventors' Academy #8)
by Victor AppletonTom and his friends&’ service project cleaning up a local lake becomes a deep dive into suspicious behavior in in the eighth novel in Tom Swift Inventors&’ Academy—perfect for fans of The Hardy Boys or Alex Rider.Tom and his friends are excited to be spending their spring break out at Lake Carlopa, where they&’ll be camping and testing inventions to clean up the shores as part of a service project sponsored by Swift Enterprises. Rock star of the engineering world Jonathan J. Jefferson is even set to make an appearance as part of the event. Tom&’s also really looking forward to using the trip as an opportunity to test out his most ambitious creation yet—a two-man submarine! Lake Carlopa is a haven for scuba divers because of its clear waters, and it will be the perfect place for the sub&’s maiden voyage. But when a scuba diving team shows up at the campsite and seems to be there for more than just pleasure diving, Tom and his friends wonder what they&’re really up to. Are the divers using the exhibition as cover for something more sinister?
The Depths: The Evolutionary Origins of the Depression Epidemic
by Jonathan RottenbergWhy are we losing the fight against depression? In this groundbreaking work, psychologist Jonathan Rottenberg explains that despite advances in pharmaceutical science, progress has been hampered by our fundamental misunderstanding of depression as a psychological or chemical defect. Instead, Rottenberg introduces a surprising alternative: that depression is a particularly severe outgrowth of our natural capacity for emotion; it is a low mood gone haywire. Drawing on recent developments in the science of mood-and his own harrowing depressive experience as a young adult-Rottenberg explains depression in evolutionary terms, showing how its dark pull arises from adaptations that evolved to help our ancestors ensure their survival. Weaving together experimental and epidemiological research, clinical observations, and the voices of people who have struggled with depression, The Depths offers a bold new account of why depression endures-and points the way toward new paths for treatment.
The Depths Of Space: The Story Of The Pioneer Planetary Probes
by Mark WolvertonThe first spacecraft to explore the secrets of the Sun, Jupiter, Saturn, and the void beyond Pluto, the Pioneer space probes have been the trailblazers of the space age, truly going where no man has gone before. Emblazoned with the nude figures of a man and a woman, etched representations of our human form, the Pioneer generation of probes were aptly named. Launched into the inky depths of space, they were more than mere machines, they were humanity’s first emissaries into deep space. And the pictorial inscriptions that adorned the crafts embodied the hopes and dreams of everyone involved in the Pioneer program. They were our humble attempt to communicate with the extraterrestrial intelligent life we imagined the probes might encounter … they were our message in a bottle. Perhaps the most efficient, reliable, and cost effective program to come out of NASA, the Pioneer missions are a shining example of how a small and talented group of people can, against all odds, pull something off that has never been done before. Indeed, more than thirty years after its launch in 1972, Pioneer 10 is still cruising into interstellar space, sending back data as it courses through the galaxy while Pioneer 6, in solar orbit, is more than 35 years old and humankind’s oldest functioning spacecraft. But despite their enduring contributions, the Pioneer project remains a footnote in space history, little more than a humble prologue to its inheritors. The Depths of Space recounts the long overdue history of Pioneer both as a scientific and technological achievement and as the story of the exceptional people who made the program possible. This tight narrative captures the black-coffee buzz of full-throttle, deadline-driven production, the sharp, intense thrill of discovery, the pang of anxiety that accompanies looming danger and ultimate loss, and the satisfaction and pride of creating an enduring legacy.
Der Bewerbungs-Coach: Von der Uni in den Job: Infos und Tipps für die perfekte Bewerbung und das erfolgreiche Vorstellungsgespräch
by Martin SutorisVor allem für Uni-/FH-Absolventen ist der Bewerbungsprozess eine gänzlich neue Erfahrung. Es gibt viele Do’s und Dont’s zu beachten, die Informationen in Ratgebern sowie im Internet sind teilweise widersprüchlich, die eigene Vita hat noch nicht allzu viel vorzuweisen - und dann ist da noch das Vorstellungsgespräch… die Erfahrung, mit „wichtigen“ Vorgesetzten und Entscheidern überzeugend zu kommunizieren, fehlt größtenteils. Allein schon bei dem Gedanken sich schriftlich oder persönlich „verkaufen“ zu müssen dreht sich vielen jungen Jobsuchern der Magen um. Der Bewerbungscoach bietet daher auf Grundlage der hoch spezialisierten Erfahrung eines Coaches praxiserprobte Insidertipps an. Drei thematische Blöcke bilden die Substanz des Buches: Die schriftliche Bewerbung: Hier werden Themen wie Design, Rhetorik, Lebenslauf, Struktur angesprochen und mit erfolgreichen Beispielen veranschaulicht. Der rote Faden ist ein Vergleich der typischen Elemente zu der Arbeit eines Bestsellerautors.Das Vorstellungsgespräch: In diesem Teil geht es darum, wie das Gespräch erfolgreich gemeistert werden kann. Hierbei kommen speziell praxiserprobte Methoden des Mentaltriainings und der Kommunikationspsychologie zum Einsatz. So ist es zum Beispiel gut möglich, Lampenfieber in den Griff zu bekommen oder auf die Frage nach den eigenen Schwächen rhetorisch versiert zu kontern sowie die eigene Wirkungskraft deutlich zu erhöhen. Allgemeine Bewerbungsthemen: Nun geht es noch darum, wie und wo man nach passenden Stellen recherchieren kann; wie man der zentralen Frage „Wo will ich eigentlich hin?“ nachspüren kann; wie man während der (ggf. länger andauernden) Erwerbslosigkeit motiviert bleibt. Zudem verraten 6 Karriereexperten ihre besten Tipps.
Der Einfluss von ESG auf das Kreditrisiko: Eine Analyse europäischer Unternehmensanleihen
by Anna GappmaierDie zunehmende Relevanz von ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) in der finanzwirtschaftlichen Forschung und Praxis wird angetrieben durch Wesentlichkeit, Investorennachfrage und Regulatorik. Weil Initiativen im Bereich ESG für Unternehmen mit (hohen) Kosten verbunden sind, stellt sich die Frage, ob sich die Investitionen in Bezug auf eine höhere Performance bzw. ein geringeres Risiko „lohnen“. Die bisherige Forschung konzentriert sich v. a. auf die Shareholder-Value-Perspektive. Jüngere Studien untersuchen ESG aus einer Risikoperspektive, vorwiegend eigenkapitalbasiert. Untersuchungen zum Wirkungszusammenhang zwischen ESG und dem Kreditrisiko sind noch spärlich gesät, insbesondere für den europäischen Raum. Aus einer Prinzipal-Agent-theoretischen Sichtweise kann angenommen werden, dass Gläubiger ESG-Investitionen anders bewerten als Eigentümer. Für Gläubiger steht die Bedienung ihrer Zahlungsansprüche aus dem Cash Flow im Vordergrund, sie befürworten grundsätzlich weniger risikoreiche Investitionen. Ziel dieser Untersuchung ist es, einen umfassenden Überblick über die bisherige empirische Literatur zu geben und diese mittels einer eigenen empirischen Untersuchung zu erweitern.
Der Erkenntniswert von Fehlfunktionen: Die Analyse von Ausfällen, Defekten und Störungen als wissenschaftliche Strategie
by Bertold SchweitzerDiese philosophische, interdisziplinäre Studie untersucht, auf welche Weise Fehlfunktionen einen einzigartigen Zugang zu Daten für Entdeckung und Prüfung von Theorien in vielen Wissenschaften bieten. Anhand von Beispielen aus Biologie, Evolution, Linguistik, Kognitionswissenschaft und anderen arbeitet sie die Funktionsweise wissenschaftlicher Methoden heraus, die versuchen, aus der Analyse von Fehlfunktionen Erkenntnisse über normale Struktur und Funktion zu gewinnen. Sie identifiziert die allgemeinen Merkmale, Ziele und Ergebnisse der Methoden (zum Beispiel Zerlegung, Sequenzierung und Lokalisierung von Subsystemen) und untersucht ihre Beziehungen zu konventionellen Strategien der Entdeckung und des Testens, etwa kausale und mechanistische Analyseverfahren.
Der Experimentator: Zellkultur
by Sabine SchmitzDieses Buch ist eine Orientierungshilfe im verwirrenden Dschungel von Zellen, Medien, Seren, Supplementen und Vorschriften. Die 3. Auflage wurde um Trendthemen wie Laborautomation und tissue engineering erweitert. Steriltechnik, Subkultur, Adhäsion und Detachment werden verständlich dargestellt. Ein Überblick über den aktuellen Stand von Verordnungen und Regelwerken ist enthalten. Das Buch richtet sich an Studierende, Praktikanten, technische Assistenten, Doktoranden und an alle, die sich Begleiter im Laboralltag wünschen, der Hilfestellung bei Problemen anbietet.
Der Experimentator: Zellkultur (Experimentator)
by Sabine SchmitzDieses Buch ist eine Orientierungshilfe im verwirrenden Dschungel von Zellen, Medien, Seren, Supplementen und Vorschriften. Die 3. Auflage wurde um Trendthemen wie Laborautomation und tissue engineering erweitert. Steriltechnik, Subkultur, Adhäsion und Detachment werden verständlich dargestellt. Ein Überblick über den aktuellen Stand von Verordnungen und Regelwerken ist enthalten.Das Buch richtet sich an Studierende, Praktikanten, technische Assistenten, Doktoranden und an alle, die sich Begleiter im Laboralltag wünschen, der Hilfestellung bei Problemen anbietet.