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In den Gipsfibeln I (Freuler, Wiedmer, Bianchini: Springer 1975) und II (Wiedmer, Freuler, Bianchini: Springer 1976) sind die an unserer Klinik geliiufigen Fixationen und Extensionen der konserva- tiven Behandlung von Verletzungen des Bewegungsapparates darge- stellt worden. Es lag deshalb nahe, auch fiir die operativen Verfahren eine Nachbehandlungsfibel zu verfassen. Ohne korrekte Nachbehandlung, ohne richtige Lagerung, ohne kor- rekte Schienung, besonders ohne perfekten Gipsverband wiihrend der richtigen Verweildauer wird das Ergebnis orthopiidisch-trauma- tologischer Operationen zunichte gemacht. Der Leser findet in der vorliegenden Zusammenstellung die klinik- eigenen MaBnahmen, wie sie sich iiber Jahre herauskristallisiert ha- ben. Dem Orthopiiden und Traumatologen werden damit erprobte Richtlinien vermittelt fUr die allzu oft vemachliissigte Weiterbehand- lung von Korrektureingriffen und von mit AO-Technik versorgten Knochenbriichen. Diese wichtige Ergiinzung des Schrifttums hab...

Die Stabilisierung von Knochenfragmenten mit Hilfe eines Fixateur externe geht wa- scheinlich auf LAMBOTTE (1902) zuruck. Der Fixateur externe ist jedoch noch nicht im gleichen Masse zum Durchbruch gekommen, wie die geschlossene Frakturenbehandlung nach BoeHLER, W ATSON-JONES, SARMIENTO und die stabilen Osteosynthesen. Aber auch die operative Frakturbehandlung hat erst 1958 durch die Schweizerische Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Osteosynthesefragen AO weltweite Verbreitung gefunden. Dabei ist die AO-Technik von deren Autoren MuLLER, ALLGOEWER und WILLENEGGER zu keiner Zeit etwa als allein richtige Methode verstanden worden, und in ihrem Buch "Technik der operativen Frakturenbehandlung", Springer-Verlag 1963, steht im Vorwort: "Wir koennen nicht genug warnen vor Osteosynthesen, die ohne entsprechende Schulung des Chirurgen und ohne notwendige technische Voraussetzungen bezuglich Instrumentarium und Asepsis im Operationsbetrieb durchgefuhrt werden ... ". Die Gefahren der dir...

This book is the first of several volumes on solids in the Shock Wave Science and Technology Reference Library. This is a unique collection, and the library as a whole sets out to comprehensively and authoritatively cover and review at research level the subject matter with all its ramifications. All the chapters are self-contained and can be read independently of each other, though they are of course thematically interrelated. Product details Format Hardback | 369 pages Dimensions 155 x 235 x 18.8mm ...

This accessible introduction to the theory of stochastic processes emphasizes Levy processes and Markov processes. It gives a thorough treatment of the decomposition of paths of processes with independent increments (the Levy-Ito decomposition). It also contains a detailed treatment of time-homogeneous Markov processes from the viewpoint of probability measures on path space. In addition, 70 exercises and their complete solutions are included. Product details Format Hardback | 236 pages Dimensions 155 x 235 x 19.3mm ...

The Battle of Attention.- The Role of Information Processing for Product Perception.- Unconscious Brand Messaging and Perception Beneath the Detection Threshold.- Human Needs and Values as Guideline for Brands and Their Products.- The Intersection of User Experience (UX), Customer Experience (CX) and Brand Experience (BX).- Conceptual Consumption - Why We Consume Based on Mental Concepts.- The User Experience Identity (UXi) Method.- UXi Validation - How to Evaluate if Brand Values Can Be Experienced by Users.- Summary and Recommendations for Action. Product details Format Paperback | 171 pages Dimensions ...

Providing an introduction to both classical and modern techniques in projective algebraic geometry, this monograph treats the geometrical properties of varieties embedded in projective spaces, their secant and tangent lines, the behavior of tangent linear spaces, the algebro-geometric and topological obstructions to their embedding into smaller projective spaces, and the classification of extremal cases. It also provides a solution of Hartshorne's Conjecture on Complete Intersections for the class of quadratic manifolds and new short proofs of previously known results, using the modern tools of Mori Theory and of rationally connected manifolds. The new approach to some of the problems considered can be resumed in the principle that, instead of studying a special embedded manifold uniruled by lines, one passes to analyze the original geometrical property on the manifold of lines passing through a general point and contained in the manifold. Once this embedded manifold, usually of lo...

Computer Vision: Algorithms and Applications explores the variety of techniques commonly used to analyze and interpret images. It also describes challenging real-world applications where vision is being successfully used, both for specialized applications such as medical imaging, and for fun, consumer-level tasks such as image editing and stitching, which students can apply to their own personal photos and videos. More than just a source of "recipes," this exceptionally authoritative and comprehensive textbook/reference also takes a scientific approach to basic vision problems, formulating physical models of the imaging process before inverting them to produce descriptions of a scene. These problems are also analyzed using statistical models and solved using rigorous engineering techniques. Topics and features: structured to support active curricula and project-oriented courses, with tips in the Introduction for using the book in a variety of customized courses; presents exer...

Haim Brezis has made significant contributions in the fields of partial differential equations and functional analysis, and this volume collects contributions by his former students and collaborators in honor of his 60th anniversary at a conference in Gaeta. It presents new developments in the theory of partial differential equations with emphasis on elliptic and parabolic problems. Product details Format Paperback | 484 pages Dimensions 156 x 234 x 25mm | 671g...

Dermatopathology is a specialized branch of pathology in which there has been great progress as new techniques have become available to evaluate the pathology of the skin. Many of the advances in our knowledge and understanding of the skin and the diseases that affect it have been made by people with experience of both diagnostic pathology and clinical dermatology. With significant numbers of large textbooks available, there is a need to provide practical clinical information and concise criteria for pathologic diagnosis for pathologists and dermatologists looking for up-to-date diagnostic and management options. Product details Format Hardback | 539 pages Dimension...

This book provides an authoritative source of information on the use of nanomaterials to enhance the performance of existing electrochemical energy storage systems and the manners in which new such systems are being made possible. The book covers the state of the art of the design, preparation, and engineering of nanoscale functional materials as effective catalysts and as electrodes for electrochemical energy storage and mechanistic investigation of electrode reactions. It also provides perspectives and challenges for future research. A related book by the same editors is: Nanomaterials for Fuel Cell Catalysis. Product details Format Paperback | 567 pages Dimensio...

Irritationen sind das Salz des Denkens und das Movens des Handelns. Im schulischen Alltag werden sie gegenwärtig häufig als Zumutung empfunden. Wie zeigen sie sich überhaupt? Wie kann man ihnen Raum geben, ohne sie zu instrumentalisieren? Und unter welchen Bedingungen können Irritationen produktiv und bildungsrelevant werden? Zentrale Fragen des vorliegenden Bandes sind, wie ein "irritationsfreundlicher" Fachunterricht zu denken sein könnte, wie Irritationen dort eingebunden werden und wie sie zum Gegenstand didaktischer Reflexionen werden können. Die hier versammelten Beiträge geben sowohl Antworten aus bildungs- und erfahrungstheoretischer Perspektive als auch in Form empirischer Studien aus den Fachdidaktiken Biologie, Kunst, Sport und Theater. Der Akzent liegt darauf, die Theorie transformatorischer Bildungsprozesse didaktisch zu wenden und so einen Beitrag zur fachdidaktischen wie auch erziehungswissenschaftlichen Theoriebildung zu leisten. ...