“…Today, corruption has moved to the top of the global political agenda as its dramatic impact on economic development and its corrosive effect on political stability and democratic political institutions has become increasingly obvious. …”

“…The basis for these applications is their high-free electron concentrations combined with high-temperature stability and corrosion resistance and methods developed for synthesizing nanostructures. …”

“…Auch die Sicherheitsvorkehrungen für ein sorgloses Surfen, Antivirensoftware und Firewalls werden nicht vergessen…”

“…Factors that initiate or progress cancer development, including viral, hormonal, oncogenic and biochemical stimuli are then described, as are interactions with the cancer extracellular environment. …”

“…Water- and oil-repellent surfaces can be used, for instance, in the automobile, microelectronics, textile and biomedical industries; in the protection and preservation of constructions, buildings and cultural heritage; and in several other applications relevant to self-cleaning, biocide treatments, oil–water separation and anti-corrosion, just to name a few. The papers included in this book present innovative production methods of advanced materials with extreme wetting properties that are designed to serve some of the abovementioned applications. …”

“…One recent development in aluminium alloys is the controlling of pitting corrosion by the application of superhydrophobic coatings. …”

“…Specifically, marine structures are subjected to harsh environmental conditions due to the marine environment, which can cause several different damage mechanisms including fatigue and corrosion. This book on "Marine structures" considers a wide range of areas related to marine structures and provides a compilation of numerical and experimental studies related to "Marine structures" research…”

“…The development of porous materials has attracted the attention of the research community for years. Porosity characteristics have specific impacts on the material properties and materials that are applied in many areas, such as pollutant removal, CO2 capture, energy storage, catalytic oxidation and reduction processes, the conversion of biomass to biofuels, and drug delivery. …”

“…Curr (1820-89) was a pastoralist, horse trader, stock inspector, Aboriginal administrator, author and ethnologist…”

“…Nanofibers are well known for their vast range of applications in sensors, catalysts, conductors, tissue engineering, and so on, owing to their high surface-area-to-volume ratio, high porosity, and the ease of tuning their structures, functionalities, and properties This book is a comprehensive overview of the synthesis, characterization, and application of nanofibers. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Rose Breuss -- Claves para pensar y re-pensar la formación a través de la técnica en danza contemporánea / Comunicación de Francisco Muela Jiménez -- Estrategias cognitivas en la danza profesional / Comunicación de María Sánchez Izquierdo -- Una experiencia de orientación desde los Conservatorios Profesionales de Danza de la Comunidad de Madrid / Comunicación de Luis García Campos -- Rendimiento en pruebas verbales y no verbales, comparación entre estudiantes de ballet y danza española / Comunicación de María Luisa Martín Horga -- Propuesta de Programa de Entrenamiento Psicológico para un equipo de bailarines de competición de Danza Urbana / Comunicación de Marta García Garay e Irene Checa Esquiva -- Dominios creativos; bailar para potenciar la creatividad / Comunicación de Ana Colomer Sánchez y Iván Herrera Paco -- El cine piensa la danza. …”

“…Además del desamparo y la discriminación por parte de una sociedad que le vuelve la espalda, queda la lucha frente al profundo horror y dolor de un aborto clandestino…”

“…Película coral en la que se muestran los horrores de la guerra a través de las vicisitudes de un grupo de soldados alemanes que llegan a Stalingrado tras disfrutar de un permiso en Italia. …”

“…Readers of ""Sex Steroids"" should emerge with an appreciation and understanding of the multitude and complexity of biologic processes attributed to these important hormones, and possible future directions of research in this fascinating and ever evolving field…”

“…He wanted to bridge the gap between the generations by publishing his \'Book of Horrors\' ( Skrekiboekoe ) and the present book which has been given the title Life at Marispaston . …”

“…Several processes are involved in the induction of dormancy and in the shift from the dormant to the germinating state, and hormones and regulatory genetic networks are among the critical factors driving these complex processes. …”

“…The application of insects as a probable nutrient substitute along with the role of sex hormones among insects has been thoroughly discussed. …”

“…Extreme values of strength, fracture toughness, magnetic properties, corrosion resistance, and other properties have been registered in BMG materials…”

“…About 10% of women may have some degree of thyroid hormone deficiency. Hypothyroidism may affect lipid metabolism, neurological diseases or other clinical conditions. …”

“…Fracture, fatigue, and other subcritical processes, such as creep crack growth or stress corrosion cracking, present numerous open issues from both scientific and industrial points of view. …”