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This open access book gathers authoritative contributions concerning multiscale problems in biomechanics, geomechanics, materials science and tribology. It is written in memory of Sergey Grigorievich Psakhie to feature various aspects of his multifaceted research interests, ranging from theoretical physics, computer modeling of materials and material characterization at the atomic scale, to applications in space industry, medicine and geotectonics, and including organizational, psychological and philosophical aspects of scientific research and teaching as well. This book covers new advances relating to orthopedic implants, concerning the physiological, tribological and materials aspects of t...
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A comprehensive survey of an Italian sculptor's spatial and acoustic interventions Italian sculptor Bernhard Rüdiger (born 1964) makes architectural objects and installations that dialogue with history through meticulous spatial and acoustic arrangements. This exhaustive volume chronicles his body of work over the past 35 years, accompanied by texts and interviews with the artist.
A comprehensive and innovative analysis of Soviet literary and cinematic children's canon. Marking the centennial of Soviet cultural production for children, it reviews the rich and dramatic history of Soviet children's books, films, and animation and explores their importance for contemporary Russian audiences.
Efter flera års forskning på plats i Moskva och med hjälp av tidigare ej tillgängligt arkivmaterial beskriver Montefiore levande vardagslivet innanför Kremls murar; massarresteringarna och morden, men också intima detaljer från den innersta kretsen runt Stalin. Här beskrivs privatpersonen och "charmören" Stalin, männen och kvinnorna vars lojalitet han förlitade sig på - tills det var dags för en ny utrensning. Den röde tsarens privatliv bjuder på mycket dramatik. Redan i bokens inledning går hans hustru, mitt under en middagsbjudning, upp på sitt rum och skjuter sig.
A Companion to Soviet Children’s Literature and Film offers a comprehensive and innovative analysis of Soviet literary and cinematic production for children. Its contributors contextualize and reevaluate Soviet children’s books, films, and animation and explore their contemporary re-appropriation by the Russian government, cultural practitioners, and educators. Celebrating the centennial of Soviet children’s literature and film, the Companion reviews the rich and dramatic history of the canon. It also provides an insight into the close ties between Soviet children’s culture and Avant-Garde aesthetics, investigates early pedagogical experiments of the Soviet state, documents the importance of translation in children’s literature of the 1920-80s, and traces the evolution of heroic, fantastic, historical, and absurdist Soviet narratives for children.
Jukos-öljy-yhtiön pääomistajan ja johtajan Mihail Hodorkovskin pidätys lokakuussa 2003 oli keskeinen käännekohta nyky-Venäjän historiassa. Maan rikkaimmasta ja vaikutusvaltaisimmasta oligarkista tuli Putinin vanki. Hodorkovskia syytettiin veronkierrosta ja talousrikoksista, mutta Venäjä-kriitikoiden mielestä Hodorkovski joutui vankeuteen, koska oli taloudesta ja politiikasta eri mieltä Putinin kanssa. Hodorkovski tuki avoimesti oppositiopolitiikkaa ja halusi presidentiksi. Tässä kirjassa Richard Sakwa tutkii Jukosin nousua ja tuhoa sekä Putinin valtion suhdetta suuryrityksiin. Samalla se taustoittaa laajemminkin Putinin valtapolitiikkaa. Teos tarjoaa todellisen näköalapaikan kaikille, jotka haluavat ymmärtää, mitä Putin pohjimmaltaan tavoittelee ja mihin hän valtakuntansa haluaa viedä.
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This detailed volume presents a variety of mouse models for cancer studies, from leukemia and lymphoma models to different types of subcutaneous and orthotopic models. Models for the healing process and the assessment of the immune response after local ablative therapies are also included, as well as imaging techniques that allow for the visualization of cancer at the cellular and tissue level. The book closes with a detailed description of necropsy, which is essential for obtaining good biomaterial for translational research. Written for the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step and readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and practical, Mouse Models of Cancer: Methods and Protocols serves as an ideal guide to these controlled and reproducible model experimental systems to study different aspects of cancer biology, including prevention, development, progression, and treatment.
Energetics of Human Activity provides a detailed, contemporary discussion of the efficiency of movement from a multidisciplinary perspective. The text explores the process by which humans optimize their energy expenditure in learning and controlling movements. As the first collaborative text that focuses on the energetics of motor coordination and control, Energetics of Human Activity is written by 24 international researchers in the movement sciences, including noted experts from the fields of psychology, physiology, and biomechanics. This presents the reader with a broad range of opinions and research findings. Collectively, the chapters discuss three topics of interest from a movement eco...