Author: Francois Dessemontet
Publisher: Kluwer Law International
Keywords: introduction, series, laws, law, swiss
Number of Pages: 372
Published: 2004-08-13
List price: $160.00
ISBN-10: 9041122605
ISBN-13: 9789041122605

This handy volume offers practitioners and students an introduction to the law of Switzerland. Encompassing all the major fields of legal practice, Introduction to Swiss Law provides an essential understanding of Swiss legal system, with special emphasis on some contemporary issues, so that users can become familiar with the legal institutions and pursue further research on specific Swiss legal matters. With 18 chapters written by Swiss experts in their respective fields of law, each gives French and German terminology and supported with selected list of books in French and German, this is

Authors:François Penz, Brian Ashbee, Terence Wright, FranCois
Publisher: Intellect Ltd
Keywords: illusion, images, truth, architectures, image, traditions, digital, moving, converging
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2002-09
List price: $40.00
ISBN-10: 1841500453
ISBN-13: 9781841500454

Authors:Frédéric Thomas, François Renaud, Jean-François Guég
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: ecosystems, parasitism
Number of Pages: 232
Published: 2005-03-03
List price: $95.00
ISBN-10: 0198529872
ISBN-13: 9780198529873

For several years there has been a growing interest in understanding the dynamics of parasites in ecosystems, as well as the diversity of ways in which they influence ecosystem functioning through their effects on host populations and communities. Ecologists, epidemiologists, evolutionary biologists, and other scientists are increasingly coming to realise that parasites must be taken into account when studying ecosystems. Parasitism and Ecosystems summarizes current knowledge on this topic, providing a comprehensive overview for researchers and students. It represents the first synthesis of b

Authors:Frédéric Thomas, Jean-François Guégan, François Re
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: oxford, biology, ecosystems, hosts, evolution, parasitism, ecology
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2009-02-15
List price: $150.00
ISBN-10: 0199535329
ISBN-13: 9780199535323

Is it possible to omit parasites when studying free-living organisms? The answer is clearly no! Parasites have evolved independently in numerous animal lineages, and now make up a considerable proportion of the biodiversity of life. Ecologists, epidemiologists, conservationists and evolutionary biologists are increasingly aware of the universal significance of parasites to the study of ecology and evolution where they have become a powerful model system. This book provides a summary of the issues involved as well as an overview of the possibilities offered by this research topic including the

Authors:François Forget, François Costard, Philippe Lognonné
Publisher: Praxis
Keywords: books, popular, astronomy, praxis, springer, mars, story, world, planet
Number of Pages: 231
Published: 2007-12-12
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0387489258
ISBN-13: 9780387489254

Mars, like planet Earth, is a complex and vast world with a long history. The authors of this book give a new insight of Mars by adopting an original outline based on history rather than on subtopic (atmosphere, surface, interior). They focus on the past and present evolution of Mars and also incorporate all the recent results from the space missions of Mars Express, Spirit and Opportunity. This book goes to the heart of current planetological research, and illustrates it with many beautiful images. The authors describe the magnificent scenery on Mars including Olympus Mons, m

Authors:Pierre Lena, Francois Lebrun, Francois Mignard,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: astrophysics, library, astronomy, observational
Number of Pages: 512
Published: 1998-10-16
List price: $135.00
ISBN-10: 3540634827
ISBN-13: 9783540634829

Written specifically for physicists and graduate students, this textbook focuses on fundamental and sometimes practical limitations on the ultimate performance that an astronomical system may reach, rather than presenting particular systems in detail. This second edition has been entirely restructured and almost doubled in size, in order to improve its clarity and to account for the great progress achieved in the last 15 years. It deals with ground-based and space-based astronomy and their respective fields. It presents the new generation of giant ground-based telescopes, with the new methods

Author: Francois BourguignonFrancois Bourguignon; Boris P
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Keywords: development, annual, conference, economics, social, responsibility, integration, economic, world, europe, bank
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2007-04-19
List price: $24.00
ISBN-10: 0821361031
ISBN-13: 9780821361030

The fifth ABCDE-Europe was held in Paris, France, on May 15-16, 2003. The conference was co-organized by France’s Agence française de développement (AfD), the Conseil d’Analyse Économique (CAE), and the World Bank. The theme of the conference was "Economic Integration and Social Responsibility." Topics covered in this volume include the impact of globalization and the effect of the policies of rich countries on developing ones, the protection of intellectual property, and the roles and responsibilities of the private sector. The Annual World Bank Conference on Developme