All materials contain numerous defects, such as microcracks, microvoids, inhomogeneities, dislocations, etc., which precede possible fracture. This volume contains some introductory material, aspects of fracture mechanics, the theory of crystal…

Presenting the first English-language collection of essays on Jorge Semprun, this volume explores the life and work of the Spanish Holocaust survivor, author, and political activist. Essays explore his cultural…

Since production, treatment and disposal of anthropogenic wastes are among the challenging ecological and social problems of the present and future repositories must be constructed and maintained especially with regard…

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This volume presents contributions from leading researchers working on both theoretical and applied issues in eyewitness memory, both everyday and traumatic. For cognitive scientists, developmentalists, forensic researchers, and clinical practitioners.

Als im Jahre 1939 in Berlin im Laboratorium fur Elektronenoptik der Siemens & Halske AG die ersten Elektronenmikroskope serienmassig fabriziert wurden, stan- den den Biologen und Medizinern unerwartet Gerate zur…

More and more possible applications of organometallic compounds in organic synthesis have been uncovered and a growing number of scientists are attracted to this area of research. It will stimulate…