421 research outputs found
Christine Haug: Reisen und Lesen im Zeitalter der Industrialisierung.: Die Geschichte des Bahnhofs- und Verkehrsbuchhandels in Deutschland von seinen Anfängen um 1850 bis zum Ende der Weimarer Republik (= Schriften und Zeugnisse zur Buchgeschichte, Bd. 17), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag 2007. 415 S.
Joachim Eibach / Horst Carl (Hrsg.): Europäische Wahrnehmungen 1650–1850. Interkulturelle Kommunikation und Medienereignisse (The Formation of Europe. Historische Formationen Europas, Bd. 3), Hannover:: Wehrhahn Verlag, 2008, 407. S.
Natalie Zemon Davis : Leo Africanus. Ein Reisender zwischen Orient und Okzident, Berlin:: Wagenbach 2008, 398 S.
Benedikt Stuchtey: Die europäische Expansion und ihre Feinde. Kolonialismuskritik vom 18. bis in das 20. Jahrhundert (Studien zur Internationalen Geschichte, Bd. 24), München:: Oldenbourg, 2010, 475 S.
Roger Chickering: Krieg, Frieden und Geschichte. Gesammelte Aufsätze über patriotischen Aktionismus, Geschichtskultur und totalen Krieg (= Pallas Athene, Band 21), Stuttgart:: Franz Steiner Verlag 2007, 357 Seiten.
Hartmut Lehmann (Hrsg.), Transatlantische Religionsgeschichte. 18. bis 20. Jahrhundert, Göttingen:: Wallstein Verlag 2006, 167 Seiten.
Optical Pulse-Phased Photopolarimetry of PSR B0656+14
We have observed the optical pulse profile of PSR B0656+14 in 10 phase bins
at a high signal-to-noise ratio, and have measured the linear polarization
profile over 30% of the pulsar period with some significance. The pulse profile
is double-peaked, with a bridge of emission between the two peaks, similar to
gamma-ray profiles observed in other pulsars. There is no detectable unpulsed
flux, to a 1-sigma limit of 16% of the pulse-averaged flux. The emission in the
bridge is highly (~ 100%) polarized, with a position angle sweep in excellent
agreement with the prediction of the Rotating Vector Model as determined from
radio polarization observations. We are able to account for the gross features
of the optical light curve (i.e., the phase separation of the peaks) using both
polar cap and outer gap models. Using the polar cap model, we are also able to
estimate the height of the optical emission regions.Comment: 27 pages, 11 figures, accepted by ApJ (scheduled v597 n2, November
10, 2003
Solution generating theorems for perfect fluid spheres
The first static spherically symmetric perfect fluid solution with constant
density was found by Schwarzschild in 1918. Generically, perfect fluid spheres
are interesting because they are first approximations to any attempt at
building a realistic model for a general relativistic star. Over the past 90
years a confusing tangle of specific perfect fluid spheres has been discovered,
with most of these examples seemingly independent from each other. To bring
some order to this collection, we develop several new transformation theorems
that map perfect fluid spheres into perfect fluid spheres. These transformation
theorems sometimes lead to unexpected connections between previously known
perfect fluid spheres, sometimes lead to new previously unknown perfect fluid
spheres, and in general can be used to develop a systematic way of classifying
the set of all perfect fluid spheres. In addition, we develop new ``solution
generating'' theorems for the TOV, whereby any given solution can be
``deformed'' to a new solution. Because these TOV-based theorems work directly
in terms of the pressure profile and density profile it is relatively easy to
impose regularity conditions at the centre of the fluid sphere.Comment: 8 pages, no figures, to appear in the proceedings of the NEB XII
Conference (Recent Developments in Gravity), 29 June - 2 July, 2006, Napflio,
Greec
Interface mediated interactions between particles -- a geometrical approach
Particles bound to an interface interact because they deform its shape. The
stresses that result are fully encoded in the geometry and described by a
divergence-free surface stress tensor. This stress tensor can be used to
express the force on a particle as a line integral along any conveniently
chosen closed contour that surrounds the particle. The resulting expression is
exact (i.e., free of any "smallness" assumptions) and independent of the chosen
surface parametrization. Additional surface degrees of freedom, such as vector
fields describing lipid tilt, are readily included in this formalism. As an
illustration, we derive the exact force for several important surface
Hamiltonians in various symmetric two-particle configurations in terms of the
midplane geometry; its sign is evident in certain interesting limits.
Specializing to the linear regime, where the shape can be analytically
determined, these general expressions yield force-distance relations, several
of which have originally been derived by using an energy based approach.Comment: 18 pages, 7 figures, REVTeX4 style; final version, as appeared in
Phys. Rev. E. Compared to v2 several minor mistakes, as well as one important
minus sign in Eqn. (18a) have been cured. Compared to v1, this version is
significantly extended: Lipid tilt degrees of freedom for membranes are
included in the stress framework, more technical details are given, estimates
for the magnitude of forces are mad
General Practitioners' views on the provision of nicotine replacement therapy and bupropion.
BACKGROUND: Nicotine replacement therapies (NRT) and a new drug, bupropion, are licensed in several countries as aids to smoking cessation. General practitioners (GPs) play a crucial role in recommending or prescribing these medications. In the UK there has been discussion about whether the medications should be reimbursable by the National Health Service (NHS). This study assessed English GPs' attitudes towards reimbursement of NRT and bupropion. METHODS: Postal survey of a randomly selected national sample of GPs; 376 GPs completed the questionnaire after one reminder; effective response rate: 53%. There was no difference between the responses of GPs who responded to the initial request and those who responded only after a reminder suggesting minimal bias due to non-response. RESULTS: Attitudes of GPs were remarkably divided on most issues relating to the medications. Forty-three percent thought that bupropion should not be on NHS prescription while 42% thought that it should be (15% did not know); Fifty percent thought that NRT should not be on NHS prescription while 42% thought it should be (8% did not know). Requiring that smokers attend behavioural support programmes to be eligible to receive the medications on NHS prescription made no appreciable difference to the GPs' views. GPs were similarly divided on whether having the medications reimbursable would add unacceptably to their workload or offer a welcome opportunity to discuss smoking with their patients. A principal components analysis of responses to the individual questions on NRT and bupropion revealed that GPs' attitudes could be understood in terms of a single 'pro-con' dimension accounting for 53% of the total variance which made no distinction between the two medications. CONCLUSIONS: GPs in England appear to be divided in their attitudes to medications to aid smoking cessation and appear not to discriminate in their views between different types of medication or different aspects of their use. This suggests that their attitudes are generated by quite fundamental values. Addressing these values may be important in encouraging GPs to adhere more closely to national and international guidelines
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