<p>In this volume, top seismic experts and researchers from Europe and around the world, including the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) in the USA, present the most recent outcome of their work in experimental testing, as well as the results of the transnational access activities of external researchers who have used Europe's seven largest and most advanced seismic testing facilities in the framework of the Seismic Engineering Research Infrastructures for European Synergies (SERIES) Project financed by the European Commission in its 7th Framework Programme (2007-2013). This includes EU’s largest reaction wall facility, EU's four largest shaking table laboratories and its two major centrifuges. The work presented includes state-of-the-art research towards the seismic design, assessment and retrofitting of structures, as well as the development of innovative research toward new fundamental technologies and techniques promoting efficient and joint use of the research infrastructures. The contents of this volume demonstrate the fruits of the effort of the European Commission in supporting research in earthquake engineering.</p>
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<p>This book offers a timely reflection on how the proliferation of advanced wireless communications technologies, particularly cognitive radio (CR) can be enabled by thoroughly-considered policy and appropriate regulation. It looks at the prospects of CR from the divergent standpoints of technological development and economic market reality. The book provides a broad survey of various techno-economic and policy aspects of CR development and provides the reader with an understanding of the complexities involved as well as a toolbox of possible solutions to enable the evolutionary leap towards successful implementation of disruptive CR technology or indeed any other novel wireless technologies. Cognitive Radio Policy and Regulation showcases the original ideas and concepts introduced into the field of CR and dynamic spectrum access policy over nearly four years of work within COST Action IC0905 TERRA, a think-tank with participants from more than 20 countries. The book’s subject matter includes:<br>• deployment scenarios for CR;<br>• technical approaches for improved spectrum sharing;<br>• economic aspects of CR policy and regulation;<br>• impact assessment of cognitive and software-defined radio; and<br>• novel approaches to spectrum policy and regulation for the age of CR.<br>The book will interest researchers in the field of wireless communications, especially those working with standardization and policy issues, as well as industry and regulatory professionals concerned with radio spectrum management and the general development of wireless communications. Considerable complementary reference material such as power point slides and technical reports that illustrates and expands on the contents of the book is provided on the companion website to the book, found at http://www.cost-terra.org/CR-policy-book</p>
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<p>This book focuses on the relationship between business strategy and competition among Italian SMEs in the aftermath of the economic crisis. First examining business strategy and competitive advantage in a broader sense, <i>Business Strategies and Competitiveness in Times of Crisis</i> goes on to analyse the strategic behaviour of SMEs and the key factors that allow them to overcome the challenges they face. The book covers wide-ranging topics such as marketing and communication strategies, internationalization process and entry modes, access to credit, networking, innovation process and human resources enhancement. Referring to insightful case studies and surveys conducted between 2011 and 2014, it reflects on managerial implications for Italian SMEs and identifies their three main competitive challenges. </p>
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<p><em>Beginning ASP.NET 4.5 Databases</em> introduces you to the world of building data-driven Web sites using ASP.NET, ADO.NET and the Entity Framework using C#. Since ASP.NET developers need to access databases quickly and efficiently, this book teaches the best practices and methods to help developers achieve professional ASP.NET and database solutions. </p> <p><em>Beginning ASP.NET 4.5 Databases</em> is a comprehensive introduction on how you can connect a Web site to many different data sources — not just databases — and use the data to create dynamic page content. It also shows you how to build a relational database, use SQL to communicate with it, and understand how they differ from each other. </p> <p>With in-depth, on-target coverage of the new data access features of .NET Framework 4.5, this book is your guide to using ASP.NET to build responsive, easy-to-update data-driven Web sites. </p>
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<p>Control of phoma stem canker in oil rapeseed crops typically depends on cultivars resistant to <em>L. Maculans</em>, the virus that causes it. Recently, virus populations have overcome resistance, causing serious canker outbreaks in Australia and Europe. There is an urgent need to find sources of resistance to <em>L. maculans</em>. This book synthesizes studies in management of resistance genes control <em>L. maculans</em>, and will stimulate further research on this important model system.</p>
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<p>Microsoft's Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) provides you with a development framework for building high-quality user experiences for the Windows operating system. It blends together rich content from a wide range of sources and allows you unparalleled access to the processing power of your Windows computer. </p> <p><em>Pro WPF 4.5 in C#</em> provides a thorough, authoritative guide to how WPF really works. Packed with no-nonsense examples and practical advice you'll learn everything you need to know in order to use WPF in a professional setting. The book begins by building a firm foundation of elementary concepts, using your existing C# skills as a frame of reference, before moving on to discuss advanced concepts and demonstrate them in a hands-on way that emphasizes the time and effort savings that can be gained. </p>
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Polyneuropathie Was ist eine Polyneuropathie? Welche Ursachen können für eine solche Erkrankung vorliegen und mit welchen Symptomen geht diese einher? Wie sehen die herkömmlichen Therapieformen aus, und was kann ich selber für mich tun, damit ich besser mit der Diagnose Polyneuropathie leben kann? Auf all diese Fragen erhältst du in diesem Ratgeber spannende Informationen und Antworten. Bei diesem Buch spielt es keine Rolle, ob du selbst an einer Polyneuropathie erkrankt bist oder jemanden in deinem Umfeld kennst, der an dieser Erkrankung leidet. Darum nutze die Chance und schließe dich jetzt unzähligen zufriedenen Lesern an, die ihre Lebensqualität bereits merklich steigern konnten. Eppstein Barr Virus Das Epstein-Barr-Virus ist eine Erkrankung, die man nicht auf die leichte Schulter nehmen darf. Das Virus kann das Immunsystem schwächen und anderen Bakterien und Schädlingen den Weg bereiten. Nach aktuellem Wissensstand gibt es noch keine Impfungen oder Medikamente, doch es gibt andere Wege, das Virus in die Knie zu zwingen. In diesem Buch lernen Sie, das Virus an die Kette zu legen und Ihre Lebensqualität drastisch zu steigern. Craniomandibuläre Dysfunktion CMD ist heilbar. Hierzu werden in der Regel auch keine teuren Vermessungen oder eigens angefertigte Zahnschienen benötigt. Hilfreicher ist es, die Hintergründe dieser Krankheit zu verstehen und Übungen durchzuführen, die das Problem sicher und langfristig beseitigen. Dieses Buch nimmt Sie an die Hand und führt Sie Schritt für Schritt mit bewährten Methoden zur Heilung - mit Erfolgsgarantie! Rückenschmerzen Volkskrankheit Rückenschmerzen. Kaum einer kennt sie nicht. Deshalb ist es sehr wahrscheinlich, dass auch Sie zu diesem Personenkreis gehören und sich das vor Ihnen liegende Buch gekauft haben, um sich näher mit diesem Thema zu beschäftigen und vor allem, um Antworten auf Ihre Fragen zu erhalten.
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Eie Art Gegenentwurf zu den heute gängigen Auffassungen der Naturwissenschaft. "Felder" und "Kräfte", wie sie die Physik kennt, werden verworfen. Vielmehr beruht alles Geschehen in Natur und Kosmos allein auf der Fähigkeit, aus sich selbst wirken und von sich aus handeln zu können. Physik und Metaphysik bilden eine Einheit, Schöpfer und Schöpfung fallen zusammen. Das Buch erschien in deutscher Sprache 2007, die englische Übersetzung durch Michael Hauskeller soll den potenziellen Leserkreis erweitern. In The Marvel of Light - An Excursus (1957, engl.: East-West Publications 1984 / Graue Edition, ISBN 978-3-906336-94-7), Alfred Schmid (1899-1968) indicated that he was planning to write and publish a sequel, entitled Principium motus. Alfred Schmid worked on this sequel until his death, but did not quite manage to complete it. Based on the original handwritten manuscript, the existing chapters were first published in 2007 in order to make it easier for Schmid's work and ideas to be used to inform the contemporary discourse around matter and mind, physics and metaphysics, that takes place everywhere in the border regions of science, philosophy, and religion. To allow even wider access and to reach an international audience, this is now followed by the publication of the book's first English translation. The Principium motus provides an antidote to currently prevailing interpretations in the natural sciences. The "fields" and "forces" that physics still operates with are rejected, and everything that happens in nature and the cosmos is shown to rest solely on the ability of all things to act freely and of their own accord. This ability is the principium motus the book's title refers to: it revokes the separation between physics and metaphysics, and Creation and Creator become one. Alfred Schmid's "vision", speculative as it may be, is that of a scientist. In his younger years, he was a professor of physical chemistry at the University of Basel, as well as a successful inventor, before he addressed himself to more philosophical and religious questions. Professor Wolfram Schommers, who has provided the introduction and a postscript, is a theoretical physicist with posts held in Europe, China, and the United States. The translator, Michael Hauskeller, is a professor of philosophy at the University of Liverpool.
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