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Biological Basis of Oncologic Thermotherapy

by P. Vaupel, G.M. Hahn, C. Streffer ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
Studies on the effects of hyperthermia have aroused great interest in recent years. On the one hand, it has been demonstrated. that hyperthermia may be a useful treatment modality for tumors, in combination with ionizing radia tion or cytotoxic drugs. On the other hand, it is of great scientific interest to study the effects of increased temperature on biological systems. Although hyperthermia has ... Read more

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Studies on the effects of hyperthermia have aroused great interest in recent years. On the one hand, it has been demonstrated. that hyperthermia may be a useful treatment modality for tumors, in combination with ionizing radia tion or cytotoxic drugs. On the other hand, it is of great scientific interest to study the effects of increased temperature on biological systems. Although hyperthermia has
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Hyperthermia and the Therapy of Malignant Tumors

by R. Engelhardt, J.W. Hand, F. Kallinowski, M. Molls, E. Scherer, D. van Beuningen, P. Vaupel, C. Streffer ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
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A Fairy Tale Unmasked

The Teacher and the Nazi Slaves

by D.Z. Stone, Dieter Vaupel ...

A Fairy Tale Unmasked is two books in one. Part One is the story of Dieter Vaupel, a German high school teacher who, in 1983, uncovered a hidden past when he and his students began researching what happened in their town during the Nazi regime. The picturesque town of Hessisch Lichtenau was where thousands of slave laborers, including 1,000 women and girls from Auschwitz, were forced to work in ... Read more

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A Fairy Tale Unmasked is two books in one. Part One is the story of Dieter Vaupel, a German high school teacher who, in 1983, uncovered a hidden past when he and his students began researching what happened in their town during the Nazi regime. The picturesque town of Hessisch Lichtenau was where thousands of slave laborers, including 1,000 women and girls from Auschwitz, were forced to work in
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Advances in temperate agroforestry

by Professor María Rosa Mosquera-Losada, Dr Lukas Beule, Anna Vaupel, Zita Bednar-Konski, Andrea Krähmer, Augustine K. Osei, Professor Maren Oelbermann0, Dr Anthony O'Grady1, Dr Stephen B. Stewart2, Dr Aysha Fleming3, Dr Chris Ware4, Dr Daniel S. Mendham5, Dr Sorada Tapsuwan6, Dr Tim Capon7, Dr Suzanne M. Prober8, Dr Karel Mokany9, Dr Sue Ogilvy0, Dr Martin Moroni1, Dr Jacqueline R. England2, Dr Shaun T. Brooks3, Dr Thomas P. Baker4, Emeritus Professor Jim McAdam5, Dr Marina Castro6, Dr Júlio Germano de Souza7, José Castro8, Dr Adolfo Rosati9, Dr Mariano Pauselli0, Dr Alberto Mantino1, Dr Marcelo Javier Beltrán2, Dr G. S. Cambareri3, Dr N. Banegas4, Dr P. L. Peri5, Dr L. Colcombet6, Dr G. J. Martínez Pastur7, Dr M. V. Lencinas8, Dr J. Benítez9, Dr J. Rodríguez-Souilla0, Dr J. M. Cellini1, Dr V. R. N. Cosentino2, Dr Oskar Englund3, Pål Börjesson,4, Dr Mario Santos5, Berta Gonçalves6, André Fonseca7, Reinaldo Lucas Cajaiba8, Henrique Trindade9, Fátima Gonçalves0, Cristina Carlos1, Darinka Gonzalez2, Mário Gonzalez Pereira3, Lívia Madureira4, Mariane Cristina Inocente5, Fátima Piña-Rodrigues6, João Santos7, Dr Margaret Gove Bloomquist8, Professor S. M. Newman9 ...

Series Book 156 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
With growing concern about the environmental impact of agriculture and its consequent contribution to climate change, there is an increasing interest in the implementation of agroecological approaches to achieve a more sustainable agriculture. Agroforestry is one area of research which has gained significant momentum in recent years.Advances in temperate agroforestry reviews key recent advances in ... Read more

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With growing concern about the environmental impact of agriculture and its consequent contribution to climate change, there is an increasing interest in the implementation of agroecological approaches to achieve a more sustainable agriculture. Agroforestry is one area of research which has gained significant momentum in recent years.Advances in temperate agroforestry reviews key recent advances in
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Speaking like a Spanish Cow: Cultural Errors in Translation

by Clíona Ní Ríordáin, Stephanie Schwerter, Charles I. Armstrong, Paula Cifuentes-Férez, Ana Isabel Foulquié, Paul Grundy, Katja Grupp, Terence Holden, Costas Mantzalos0, Vicky Pericleous1, Jean-Charles Meunier2, Bentolhoda Nakhaei3, Chantal Schütz4, Marina Tsvetkova5, Angela Vaupel6, Marie Schröer8, Gundula Gwenn Hiller9 ...

What is a cultural error? What causes it? What are the consequences of such an error? This volume enables the reader to identify cultural errors and to understand how they are produced. Sometimes they come about because of the gap between the source culture and the target culture, on other occasions they are the result of the cultural inadequacies of the translator, or perhaps the ambiguity arises ... Read more

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What is a cultural error? What causes it? What are the consequences of such an error? This volume enables the reader to identify cultural errors and to understand how they are produced. Sometimes they come about because of the gap between the source culture and the target culture, on other occasions they are the result of the cultural inadequacies of the translator, or perhaps the ambiguity arises
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Hazardous Chemicals

Agents of Risk and Change, 1800-2000

Edited by Ernst Homburg, Elisabeth Vaupel ...

Series Book 17 - Environment in History: International Perspectives
Although poisonous substances have been a hazard for the whole of human history, it is only with the development and large-scale production of new chemical substances over the last two centuries that toxic, manmade pollutants have become such a varied and widespread danger. Covering a host of both notorious and little-known chemicals, the chapters in this collection investigate the emergence of ... Read more

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Although poisonous substances have been a hazard for the whole of human history, it is only with the development and large-scale production of new chemical substances over the last two centuries that toxic, manmade pollutants have become such a varied and widespread danger. Covering a host of both notorious and little-known chemicals, the chapters in this collection investigate the emergence of
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Possession

by Michael Norwitz / Mary Ann Vaupel, Enrico Carnevale ...

Mythology. Superheroes. Punk rock. Kinky sex. The Greek gods imbued Javier Sanchez and Sheila Evans with superhuman strength and endurance as part of their love play. But the as the couple investigate the monster-creating gangster Barabas and his influence in their city, several members of their supporting cast start to have their lives changed by encounters with supernatural beings - as Barabas ... Read more

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Mythology. Superheroes. Punk rock. Kinky sex. The Greek gods imbued Javier Sanchez and Sheila Evans with superhuman strength and endurance as part of their love play. But the as the couple investigate the monster-creating gangster Barabas and his influence in their city, several members of their supporting cast start to have their lives changed by encounters with supernatural beings - as Barabas
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A Letter to Ellen

A Story of the Declaration of Independence Desk as Told by Grandfather Thomas Jefferson

by MaryAnna Taylor Vaupel ...

A Letter to Ellen is a first hand account of Grandfather Thomas Jefferson remincing about his writing the Declaration of Independence. Fifty years earlier Jefferson had a portable writing box made which he carried with him for many miles and ensuing years. An unfortunate accident was the catalyst which resulted in his giving this precious relic to his beloved granddaughter. ... Read more

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A Letter to Ellen is a first hand account of Grandfather Thomas Jefferson remincing about his writing the Declaration of Independence. Fifty years earlier Jefferson had a portable writing box made which he carried with him for many miles and ensuing years. An unfortunate accident was the catalyst which resulted in his giving this precious relic to his beloved granddaughter.
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Visualizing Mortality Dynamics in the Lexis Diagram

by Roland Rau, Christina Bohk-Ewald, Magdalena M. Muszyńska, James W. Vaupel ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book visualizes mortality dynamics in the Lexis diagram. While the standard approach of plotting death rates is also covered, the focus in this book is on the depiction of rates of mortality improvement over age and time. This rather novel approach offers a more intuitive understanding of the underlying dynamics, enabling readers to better understand whether period- or cohort-effects were ... Read more

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This book visualizes mortality dynamics in the Lexis diagram. While the standard approach of plotting death rates is also covered, the focus in this book is on the depiction of rates of mortality improvement over age and time. This rather novel approach offers a more intuitive understanding of the underlying dynamics, enabling readers to better understand whether period- or cohort-effects were
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Exceptional Lifespans

Edited by Heiner Maier, Bernard Jeune, James W. Vaupel ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
How long can humans live? This open access book documents, verifies and brings to life the advance of the frontier of human survival. It carefully validates data on supercentenarians, aged 110+, and semi-supercentenarians, aged 105-109, stored in the International Database on Longevity (IDL). The chapters in this book contribute substantial advances in rigorously checked facts about exceptional ... Read more

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How long can humans live? This open access book documents, verifies and brings to life the advance of the frontier of human survival. It carefully validates data on supercentenarians, aged 110+, and semi-supercentenarians, aged 105-109, stored in the International Database on Longevity (IDL). The chapters in this book contribute substantial advances in rigorously checked facts about exceptional
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Water-filtered Infrared A (wIRA) Irradiation

From Research to Clinical Settings

Edited by Peter Vaupel ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
The aim of this open access book is to provide a unique, timely, critical and comprehensive compilation of more than 30 years of robust international experimental and clinical research related to the basic science and therapeutic application of water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) and hyperthermia in oncology, psychiatry (depression), musculoskeletal disorders, dermatology, infectiology, and surgery. ... Read more

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The aim of this open access book is to provide a unique, timely, critical and comprehensive compilation of more than 30 years of robust international experimental and clinical research related to the basic science and therapeutic application of water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) and hyperthermia in oncology, psychiatry (depression), musculoskeletal disorders, dermatology, infectiology, and surgery.
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Epidemiology

A Very Short Introduction

by Rodolfo Saracci ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
What is epidemiology? What are the causes of a new disease? How can pandemics be prevented? Epidemiology is the study of the changing patterns of disease and its main aim is to improve the health of populations. It's a vital field, central to the health of society, to the identification of causes of disease, and to their management and prevention. Epidemiology has had an impact on many areas of ... Read more

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What is epidemiology? What are the causes of a new disease? How can pandemics be prevented? Epidemiology is the study of the changing patterns of disease and its main aim is to improve the health of populations. It's a vital field, central to the health of society, to the identification of causes of disease, and to their management and prevention. Epidemiology has had an impact on many areas of
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