“…This Special Issue aims to address if and how sharing shapes cities, the way that spaces are designed and lived in if social interactions are escalated, and the ways that habits and routines take place in post-individualistic society. In particular, the following key questions are of primary interest: Urban fabric: How is ‘sharing’ shaping cities? …”

“…This book examines the decline of politically radical biblical interpretation in parliamentary politics and the victory of (a modified form of) Margaret Thatcher's re-reading of the liberal Bible tradition, following the normalisation of (a modified form of) Thatcherism more generally. …”

“…This Special Issue takes a closer look at all of these aspects of cow’s milk and allergy and focus on the following questions…”

“…"In Life, Fish and Mangroves, Melissa Marschke explores the potential of resource governance, offering a case study of resource-dependent village life. Following six households and one village-based institution in coastal Cambodia over a twelve-year period, Marschke reveals the opportunities and constraints facing villagers and illustrates why local resource management practices remain delicate, even with a sustained effort. …”

“…The continued existence of the Russian defence and arms industry (OPK) was called into question following the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991. …”

“…Reflecting the organization of the COST Action IS0605 Econ@Tel in working groups the following four major research areas are addressed: - evolution and regulation of communication ecosystems; - social and policy implications of communication technologies; - economics and governance of future networks; - future networks management architectures and mechanisms…”

“…As that party edged nearer to power following World War I, forming minority governments in 1924 and again in 1929, the ILP found its own identity under siege. …”

“…Following the most significant party reform in Japanese history, this book analyses the most recent national elections of 1996 and 2000 that have been held under a new electoral system, examining voter behaviour and how it is influenced…”

“…In 1888 the British observer James Bryce declared "the government of cities" to be "the one conspicuous failure of the United States." During the following two decades, urban reformers would repeat Bryce's words with ritualistic regularity; nearly a century later, his comment continues to set the tone for most assessments of nineteenth-century city government. …”

“…This book reports on the results of an extended survey conducted across Europe within the framework of the APPRAISAL FP7 project to determine the extent to which an integrated assessment approach to air quality is being adopted, on the one hand, by regional and local authorities to develop air quality plans and, on the other, by researchers. Following a detailed analysis of the role and structure of the components of an integrated assessment study, the results of the survey are considered from a variety of perspectives. …”

“…A wish for more meta-knowledge was also expressed and this gives rise to the following questions: Is this way of co-operating contributing to the growth of independent post-colonial knowledge production in the South, based on analyses of local data and experiences in ways that are relevant to our shared future? …”

“…We hope that the guide empowers authors to advocate on their own behalf to make their works more widely available, and we believe that many authors can work with their publishers to increase their books' availability by following the strategies articulated in the guide: Be Reasonable, Be Flexible, Be Persistent, and Be Creative…”

“…In an attempt to bridge the communication gap between the two countries and dispel some of the mutual ignorance and misunderstanding that prevails between the two, Sato addresses the following questions: --Is Japan really different? --Has America's sun set?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Buschang -- Dentoskeletal effects of Class II malocclusion treatment with the Twin Block appliance in a Brazilian sample: A prospective study -- Luciano Zilio Saikoski, Rodrigo Hermont Cançado, Fabrício Pinelli Valarelli, Karina Maria Salvatore de Freitas -- Dental and skeletal changes in patients with mandibular retrognathism following treatment with Herbst and pre-adjusted fixed appliance -- Fabio de Abreu Vigorito, Gladys Cristina Dominguez, Luís Antônio de Arruda Aidar -- Prevalence of dental anomalies of number in different subphenotypes of isolated cleft palate -- João Paulo Schwartz, Daniele Salazar Somensi, Priscila Yoshizaki, Luciana Laís Savero Reis, Rita de Cássia Moura Carvalho Lauris, Omar Gabriel da Silva Filho, Gisele Dalbén, Daniela Gamba Garib -- Are self-ligating brackets related to less formation of Streptococcus mutans colonies? …”

“…Because there is no external standard of history by which to judge them, one must examine the conceptions of human nature, reason and freedom underlying each in order to adjudicate between the two. Following Alasdair MacIntyre’s approach in Three Rival Versions of Moral Inquiry, this book analyzes and evaluates the internal coherence and ultimate viability of the two fundamental versions of historical inquiry. …”

“…With the help of his boundless mathematical capacity, von Neumann developed a conception of the world as a mathematical game, a world globally governed by a universal logic in which individual consciousness moved following different strategies: his vision guided him from set theory to quantum mechanics, to economics and to his theory of automata (anticipating artificial intelligence and cognitive science). …”

“…The journal focuses on the issues and research results related to the development of service-oriented technology, including service infrastructures, theoretical foundations and their applications and experiences in service-oriented computing Topics covered by the journal include, but are not limited to, the following subjects as they relate to service-oriented computing and applications: Service-Oriented Architecture * Services analysis, design, development and test * Service orchestration and composition * Resource management for web services * Quality and reliability of web services Service-Oriented Software Engineering * Formal methods for services analysis, design, development, and test * Service requirement engineering * SOA solution patterns * Services matching and policy * Verification and validation of SOA systems * Quality and reliability of web services System Technology * Security, trust and privacy * QoS and end-to-end performance * Web service standards * Autonomic computing * IP and digital right management * Brokering and integration * Service connection technology * Grid-based web services Business Services and Technology * Business service representation and knowledge * Business process integration and management * Supply chain and channel management * Auction * Negotiation * E-business standards Service-Oriented Semantic Computing * Semantic web * Software agent * Service discovery * Ontological engineering * Service evolutionary approaches Service-Oriented Applications * E-business and e-commerce * M-commerce * E-entertainment * E-learning * E-government * E-health…”

“…The current policy on the estimation of the design basis of ground motion as well as tsunami height still has not been improved following the Fukushima accident. In particular, the risk concept in a nuclear system regarding seismic motion and a tsunami beyond the design basis is indispensable. …”