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Sverre FehnΓÇÖs Nordic Pavilion in Venice is a masterpiece in postwar architecture. The young Norwegian architect won the competition in 1958 and the building was inaugurated in 1962. Through six decades the beloved structure has been mired in phenomenology, poetry and the personal memory of the select. When one looks at the archives, a very different story emerges. In minute detail, this book presents the history of the origins and making of the Nordic Pavilion, spanning from the geopolitical context in an increasingly tense cold war atmosphere, to the aggregates in the concrete of the audacious roof construction, to the iconic trees, many of which had already died before the second exhibition in 1964.Sverre Fehn, Nordic Pavilion, Venice. Voices from the Archives documents the vast cast involved in the making of the Nordic Pavilion, spanning from kings, prime ministers, bureaucrats, ambassadors, museum directors, architects and a myriad of artistsΓÇÖ associations, to Venetian dignitaries, engineers, gardeners, lawyers and plumbers. The pavilion was conceived and built against a backdrop of friendships and animosities, power play and diplomacy. The detours and disappointments, successes and failures of the Venice affair make a prism in miniature to understand the mindset and conflicting ambitions of the Nordic countries in the 1950s and 1960s. Richly illustrated with previously unpublished images ΓÇô among them many photographs taken by Fehn himself ΓÇô the archival evidence also sheds new light on one of the great Nordic architects of the recent past.

Wenn man die von Andrea Palladio (1508-1580) erbauten Villen besichtigt, fragt man sich unweigerlich, wie Menschen im 16. Jahrhundert dort gelebt haben. Palladio konzipierte sie als «Kleinstädte» (piccole città), die eine Einheit mit den angrenzenden Wirtschaftsgebäuden und landwirtschaftlichen Flächen bildeten. Innerhalb ihrer Mauern lebte eine Vielzahl von Menschen unterschiedlichen Alters, sozialer Herkunft und Fähigkeiten. Palladio-Villen waren Schauplätze bedeutender Momente des öffentlichen Lebens, aber die Grundsätze der Hygiene, der Privatsphäre und des Komforts, die wir heute für wesentlich halten, galten dort nicht. Auch Möbel im heutigen Sinn gab es keine. Living with Palladio in the Sixteenth Century untersucht, wie Palladios Häuser, ihre Stockwerke und Räume gestaltet waren, damit sie das Leben einer so heterogenen Gemeinschaft von Menschen strukturieren konnten. Ihre hierarchische Struktur - mit dem Eigentümer (padrone) an der Spitze und allen am Haushalt Beteiligten (famiglia minuta) darunter - ist der zentrale Ausgangspunkt dieser Analyse. Antonio Foscari zeigt auf, wie Palladio die häuslichen Funktionen seiner Privatgebäude in den Vordergrund stellte, und schliesst damit eine wichtige Lücke in der Forschungsliteratur zu dem berühmten Renaissancearchitekten.

The book provides a non-perturbative approach to the symmetry breaking in the standard model, in this way avoiding the critical issues which affect the standard presentations.

Die Funktionentheorie einer komplexen Variablen hat heute höher-dimensionale Analoga: dabei wird die Algebra der komplexen Zahlen durch die nicht-kommutative Algebra der reellen Quaternionen bzw. Clifford-Algebren ersetzt. In den letzten 30 Jahren hat sich die so genannte Quaternionen- und die reelle Clifford-Analysis erfolgreich entwickelt. Eine Vielzahl von Anwendungen haben diese Funktionentheorie höher-dimensionaler Variablen zu einem wichtigen Instrument der Analysis und deren Anwendungen in der mathematischen Physik werden lassen.Das Buch reflektiert den neuesten Stand der Forschung und entwickelt sowohl die höher-dimensionalen Ergebnisse als auch die klassischen komplexen Resultate aus einem einheitlichen Begriff der Holomorphie. Der fundamentale Begriff der holomorphen Funktion als Lösung des Cauchy-Riemann-Systems wird im Höher-dimensionalen unter Beibehaltung der Bezeichnung als Lösung eines entsprechenden Systems partieller Differentialgleichungen 1. Ordnung verstanden. Historische Bemerkungen, zahlreiche Beispiele, viele Abbildungen sowie eine angemessene Auswahl von Übungsaufgaben festigen und erweitern die erworbenen Kenntnisse.Das vorliegende Buch ist für Studenten der Mathematik, Physik und mathematisch orientierten Ingenieurstudenten im Grund- und Fachstudium geeignet. Es kann auch als Grundlage von Proseminaren oder Seminaren dienen.Die beiliegende CD enthält eine umfangreiche Literaturdatenbank sowie ein Maple-Package, das die im Buch eingeführten Werkzeuge und Methoden als Kommandos bzw. vorgefertigte Prozeduren enthält. Einige Beispiel-Worksheets unterstützen die Einarbeitung in das Package.

This book presents the original proof of Gromov's compactness theorem for pseudo-holomorphic curves in detail. Local properties of pseudo-holomorphic curves are investigated and proved from a geometric viewpoint.

This book discusses the aspects of haploidentical transplants and will shed light on the debates and questions on this burgeoning field and timely topic.

This volume provides an integrated account of our current understanding of the functions of D-type cyclins during development and tumorigenesis, with special emphasis on the kinase-independent functions of these proteins.

This book aims to face particles in flows from many different, but essentially interconnected sides and points of view. Thus the selection of authors and topics represented in the chapters, ranges from deep mathematical analysis of the associated models, through the techniques of their numerical solution, towards real applications and physical implications.The scope and structure of the book as well as the selection of authors was motivated by the very successful summer course and workshop "Particles in Flows'' that was held in Prague in the August of 2014. This meeting revealed the need for a book dealing with this specific and challenging multidisciplinary subject, i.e. particles in industrial, environmental and biomedical flows and the combination of fluid mechanics, solid body mechanics with various aspects of specific applications.

This book will focus on DNA and histone methylation in epigenetics and describe how it is involved in the molecular mechanisms responsible for the development of cancer. Chapters will summarize the current knowledge of the molecular basis of DNA and histone methylation and explain how it is involved in cancer, describe the features of DNA and histone methylation associated with particular types of cancer, diagnostic/therapeutic applications, and future directions of DNA and histone methylation as cancer targets.

Maxim's vision has inspired major developments in many areas of mathematics, ranging all the way from probability theory to motives over finite fields, and has brought forth a paradigm shift at the interface of modern geometry and mathematical physics.

The articles in this collection are a sampling of some of the research presented during the conference "Stochastic Analysis and Related Topics", held in May of 2015 at Purdue University in honor of the 60th birthday of Rodrigo Banuelos.

This anthology fosters an interdisciplinary dialogue between the mathematical and artistic approaches in the field where mathematical and artistic thinking and practice merge.

Metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) are members of the group C family of G-protein-coupled receptors. Eight different mGlu subtypes have been identified and classified into three groups based on amino acid sequence similarity, agonist pharmacology, and the signal transduction pathways to which they couple.

Updated and expanded to provide the neurologic, intensive and critical care communities a comprehensive guide to common critical care illnesses and seizures, this third edition remains the premier resource on seizures in critical care.

This authoritative reference presents the modern concepts of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and biomaterials as they pertain to the dental field. The book is organized around three main topics: MSCs biology, advanced biomaterials, and clinical applications. The chapters present basic information on stem cell biology and physiology, modern biomaterials that improve bone tissue regeneration, the biomatrices like platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) used to functionalize the biomaterials surface, the strategic and safe intraoral seats of harvesting, the new sources for MSCs, as well as the future perspectives and new challenges in these exciting fields. The contributors are top scientists with a great deal of experience in regenerative dentistry and biomedical research. They offer an international perspective and are richly cross-disciplinary, representing academia, research, and industry. MSCs and Innovative Biomaterials in Dentistry is indispensable reading for students, researchers, and clinicians who need to stay up-to-date on the cutting-edge developments of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applied to dental sciences.

This book provides a review of imaging techniques and applications in stem cell transplantation and other cell-based therapies. Essential reading for radiologists and physicians who are interested in developing a basic understanding of stem cell imaging and applications of stem cells and cell based therapies.

This thoroughly updated edition covers all clinical aspects of neuroinflammation. The latest developments in pathogenesis and advances in treatment are provided, along with an understanding of the immune system's role and interactions between the activated immune cells, cerebral endothelial cells, and other main components of the immune cascade.

This book is designed to provide a comprehensive and state-of-the-art resource for clinicians who care for patients with sepsis and research scientist alike, . Book sections have been structured to review the overall definitions and epidemiology of sepsis as well as current insights into the pathophysiology of sepsis.

These papers highlight the increasing importance of network control and optimization in many networking application domains, such as mobile and fixed access networks, computer networks, social networks, transportation networks, and, more recently, electricity grids and biological networks.

This collection of course notes from a number theory summer school focus on aspects of Diophantine Analysis, addressed to Master and doctoral students as well as everyone who wants to learn the subject.

This book presents pulmonary outcomes of prematurity, from their emergence in infancy through to their consequences in adulthood. With an increasing number of preterm births and more infants surviving, there is now a larger population of adults with lung disease originating in infancy requiring specialized care. Looking at the whole group of preterm infants, not just those with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, this text covers a wide spectrum of pulmonary outcomes, including: pulmonary hypertension, wheezing, and alterations in sleep. The chapter authors focus on critically appraising what is and is not known about each outcome and suggest key questions that still need to be answered. Respiratory Outcomes in Preterm Infants: Sequelae from Infancy through Adulthood is an ideal reference for the multidisciplinary group that cares for these preterm infants and the adults they become, including: neonatologists, pediatric pulmonologists, pediatricians, adult pulmonologists, primary care physicians, nurses, and fellows.

This volume consists of papers inspired by the special session on pseudo-differential operators at the 10th ISAAC Congress held at the University of Macau, August 3-8, 2015 and the mini-symposium on pseudo-differential operators in industries and technologies at the 8th ICIAM held at the National Convention Center in Beijing, August 10-14, 2015.The twelve papers included present cutting-edge trends in pseudo-differential operators and applications from the perspectives of Lie groups (Chapters 1-2), geometry (Chapters 3-5) and applications (Chapters 6-12). Many contributions cover applications in probability, differential equations and time-frequency analysis. A focus on the synergies of pseudo-differential operators with applications, especially real-life applications, enhances understanding of the analysis and the usefulness of these operators.

Based on the most novel approaches and cutting-edge clinical and scientific information regarding radionuclide imaging and therapies for neuroendocrine tumors, this clinical guidebook represents a unique collaborative effort between endocrinologists, nuclear physicians, oncologists, surgeons, physicists, radio-pharmacists and geneticists.

This book marries stem cell biology, tissue engineering, and regenerative biology into a single, interdisciplinary volume.

This third edition reviews the epidemiology, policies, programs and outcome indicators that are used to determine improvements in nutrition and health that lead to development.

This book provides a unique frame work for examining acute lung syndromes that arise from hematologic disorders or is defined by a hematologic abnormality as a key feature.