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Anogenitale Hautkrankheiten: Erkennen, Befunden, Behandeln

Blickdiagnose für Hausärzte, Urologen, Gynäkologen und Dermatologen Blickdiagnose für Hausärzte, Urologen, Gynäkologen und Dermatologen! Hautkrankheiten im Bereich des männlichen und weiblichen Genitale werden durch die Eigenheiten der Genitalregion modifiziert. Eine Re ihe davon manifestiert sich aber auch nur im Genitalbereich. Diese werden oft erstmals von einem Facharzt beobachtet, der sich mit anderen genitalen Beschwerden beschäftigt, etwa der Urologe bei Männern oder der Gynäkologe bei Frauen. Dieses Buch möchte gerade den Nicht-Dermatologen einige Krankheitsbilder demonstrieren, die sie im Genitalbereich zu sehen bekommen und sie auf die nosologische Bedeutung und die Parallelen zu anderen Hautkrankheiten hinweisen und den Blick des befundenen Arztes schulen. Das Buch umfasst das Wichtigste für den behandelnden Arzt: - von der Blickdiagnose zur Therapie - über 150 farbige Abbildungen zum Erkennen und Wiedererkennen der Pathologien - kurze Texte zum schnellen Erfassen der Symptomatik und Therapieoptionen Ein unverzichtbarer Begleiter für Praxis und Klinik!

Anoikis: How the Extracellular Matrix Regulates Life-or-Death Decisions

Anoikis is defined broadly as apoptosis that is inhibited by appropriate cell-matrix interactions. Normal and tumor cells vary widely in their sensitivity to anoikis, but, in general, metastatic tumor cells are inevitably anoikis-resistant. In particular, tumor cells that possess a cancer stem cell or mesenchymal phenotype, arising from the oncogenic Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT), are transcriptionally re-programmed to resist anoikis. While the anoikis response occurs through the mitochondrial pathway typically found in other apoptotic responses (e.g., DNA damage, death receptors, oxidative stress), the regulation of anoikis by cell-matrix signalling is unique and only partially characterized. The uniqueness of anoikis is: a. regulation by integrins, non-integrin matrix receptors, and the signaling complexes associated with them; b. regulation by metabolic changes occurring in response to attachment/detachment; c. regulation by oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes d. regulation by tumor microenvironment; e. regulation by EMT.

Anointed

Pope Francis’ words to those seeking to give a firm profession of faith—which has always been the particular effect Catholic tradition has ascribed to confirmation—ring true for all of us. In Anointed, Jayme Stuart Wolfe has compiled the Holy Father’s words about wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord as special gifts for those continuing the commitment of their baptism into confirmation and beyond, as well as appropriate Scripture readings and prayers.

Anointed to Win: Overcome the Demon That Reminds You of Your Past, Disempowers Your Present, and Tries to Ruin Your Future

There&’s a difference between failing and living in failure.This book will guide you to a life of true freedom and joy. Your mistakes and failures will no longer define who you are as you learn to embrace a refreshed life that can only be found in Jesus. You will be fully equipped to take authority over the enemy&’s attacks against you.Failurism. That may be an unfamiliar term, but it&’s a very real spirit that is keeping many Christians trapped in cycles of failure and defeat. Drawing from her personal experiences and revelations from Scripture, Liberty Turnipseed shows readers how to defeat the stronghold that hinders their success and tries to ruin their future. Through this book, readers will discover:the thought process created when we fail and how we allow ourselves to become bound to failurismhow the spirit of failurism manifests and how smaller demons infiltrate our lives and attach themselves to this strongholdhow the devil uses lies and deception to make failurism a way of lifehow to be set free from this demonic strongholdAs children of God, we may fail at times, but we don&’t have to continually walk in our past mistakes and make failure a lifestyle. We are anointed to win! This book provides the tools and understanding to walk in that victory.

Anointed to Be God's Servants: How God Blesses Those Who Serve Together (Biblical Legacy Series)

In Called to Be God's Leader, readers examined God's call for leadership through the life of Joshua. And now, in this fourth book in the Biblical Legacy Series, Drs. Henry and Tom Blackaby go behind the scenes of one of the Bible's greatest leaders in Anointed to Be God's Servants. Many people desire to be a "Joshua" but are called to serve in supporting positions. Through the life of Paul, readers will learn of the critical role that supporting companions play in God's kingdom. Why did Paul so desperately need companions? What does true companionship look like? How does Paul's life teach us to effectively support leaders around us? Anointed to Be God's Servants answers all of these questions and more, revealing the wonderful nature of interdependence in God's kingdom.

Anointed with Oil: How Christianity and Crude Made Modern America

A groundbreaking new history of the United States, showing how Christian faith and the pursuit of petroleum fueled America's rise to global power and shaped today's political clashesAnointed with Oil places religion and oil at the center of American history. As prize-winning historian Darren Dochuk reveals, from the earliest discovery of oil in America during the Civil War, citizens saw oil as the nation's special blessing and its peculiar burden, the source of its prophetic mission in the world. Over the century that followed and down to the present day, the oil industry's leaders and its ordinary workers together fundamentally transformed American religion, business, and politics -- boosting America's ascent as the preeminent global power, giving shape to modern evangelical Christianity, fueling the rise of the Republican Right, and setting the terms for today's political and environmental debates. Ranging from the Civil War to the present, from West Texas to Saudi Arabia to the Alberta Tar Sands, and from oil-patch boomtowns to the White House, this is a sweeping, magisterial book that transforms how we understand our nation's history.

Anointed: The Extraordinary Effects of Social Status in a Winner-Take-Most World

A leading organizational theorist takes us deep into the realm of humanity&’s most powerful invisible force—social status—and how it shapes everything from who we trust and what we value to which ideas and innovations change the world and who gets credit for their success.Why does an authentic Rembrandt fetch hundreds of millions while a nearly identical painting by his most talented disciple goes for a tiny fraction of that price? What makes a restaurant &“hot,&” a neighborhood &“up-and-coming,&” or a technology &“the next big thing&”? Why do people often choose the same seats in recurrent office meetings? Who is most likely to interrupt someone else mid-sentence? Why do big name lawyers earn so much? Why are health disparities so pronounced? And why, when someone gets a bit ahead in life, does the small advantage so often compound? The answer to all these questions is social status—invisible hierarchies that influence every aspect of our lives, from our health to our personal relationships and careers to how we behave in social and work settings to the tastes and preferences we form. Without it, we&’d be lost and paralyzed when faced with even the simplest decisions. But it comes at a steep cost: status works as a powerful amplifier, turning small initial advantages into insurmountable leads. Inequality is baked into its core. Through compelling examples from business, economics, literature, art, fashion, and beyond, Anointed demonstrates how status cascades through society, creating winners and losers in ways that often have little to do with merit. And how new technology offers a glimpse of a more equitable future.

Anomalies In The European Reits Market

This book analyses calendar anomalies in the real estate industry with a focus on the European market. It considers annual, monthly and weekly calendar anomalies looking at a representative sample of European REITs and highlights the main differences amongst the countries.

Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine

Anomalies in Net Present Value, Returns and Polynomials, and Regret Theory in Decision-Making

This book explores why Modified Internal Rate of Return (MIRR) and Net Present Value (NPV) are not necessarily accurate or efficient tools for valuation and decision-making. The author specifically addresses the biases and framing effects inherent in the NPV/MIRR/IRR model and in related approaches such as Adjusted Present Value (APV), Net Future Value (NFV), and by extension, Polynomials. In doing so, the book presents new ways of solving higher order polynomials using invariants and homomorphisms and explains why the "Fundamental Theorem of Algebra", the Binomial Theorem and the "Descartes Sign Rule" are unreliable. Chapters also discuss how International Asset Pricing Theory (IAPT) and Intertemporal Capital Asset Pricing Models (ICAPM) can produce inaccurate results in certain circumstances. The conditions under which ICAPM and IAPT may be accurate are described; as well as why those conditions cannot, or are unlikely to, exist. The conditions under which negative interest rates may exist or are justified are also outlined. Moreover, the author explains why traditional Consumption-Savings-Investment-Production models of allocation can be inefficient, and then introduces a new model of allocation that can be applied to individuals, households and companies. Finally, the book explains why the Elasticity of Intertemporal Substitution is a flawed concept and introduces the Marginal Rate of Intertemporal Joint Substitution as a solution.

Anomalies in Partial Differential Equations (Springer INdAM Series #43)

The contributions contained in the volume, written by leading experts in their respective fields, are expanded versions of talks given at the INDAM Workshop "Anomalies in Partial Differential Equations" held in September 2019 at the Istituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica, Dipartimento di Matematica "Guido Castelnuovo", Università di Roma "La Sapienza". The volume contains results for well-posedness and local solvability for linear models with low regular coefficients. Moreover, nonlinear dispersive models (damped waves, p-evolution models) are discussed from the point of view of critical exponents, blow-up phenomena or decay estimates for Sobolev solutions. Some contributions are devoted to models from applications as traffic flows, Einstein-Euler systems or stochastic PDEs as well. Finally, several contributions from Harmonic and Time-Frequency Analysis, in which the authors are interested in the action of localizing operators or the description of wave front sets, complete the volume.

Anomalies of the Developing Dentition: A Clinical Guide To Diagnosis And Management

This book is an up-to-date, succinct, and easily accessible reference on the diverse anomalies that may arise in the developing dentition, including those relating to crown size and shape, tooth formation, tooth eruption, tooth number, and enamel and dentin formation. For each anomaly, information is provided on clinical and radiographic features, etiology, and management. Attention is also drawn to clinically relevant associations among anomalies. The inclusion of numerous high-quality photographs and images will assist the practitioner in establishing the correct diagnosis in each patient and in understanding the rationale for specific interventions. The book will also facilitate discussion of the anomaly with the caregiver or patient, including with respect to genetic and other implications and the appropriate treatment path. Anomalies of the Developing Dentition is an excellent clinical guide to the subject that will aid in timely identification and appropriate management. It will meet the needs of students and practitioners in multiple disciplines of both medicine and dentistry.

Anomalistic Psychology: A Study of Magical Thinking

Updating and expanding the materials from the first edition, Anomalistic Psychology, Second Edition integrates and systematically treats phenomena of human consciousness and behaviors that appear to violate the laws of nature. The authors present and detail a new explanatory concept they developed that provides a naturalistic interpretation for these phenomena -- Magical Thinking. For undergraduate and graduate students and professionals in cognitive psychology, research methods, thinking, and parapsychology.

Anomalistic Psychology: Exploring Paranormal Belief and Experience

The science behind claims of alien encounters and visions of ghosts can be even more fascinating than the sensationalist headlines. What leads some people to believe in the paranormal? Why might someone think they have been abducted by aliens? And is there any room for superstition in the modern world of science? Anomalistic Psychology* Provides a lively and thought-provoking introduction to the psychology underlying paranormal belief and experience * Covers the latest psychological theories and experiments, and examines the science at the heart of the subject * Uses a unique approach to apply different psychological perspectives - including clinical, developmental and cognitive approaches - to shed new light on the key debates Whether you are a psychology student or simply curious about the paranormal,Anomalistic Psychology is the essential introduction to this contested and controversial field. Belief in the paranormal has been reported in every known society since the dawn of time - find out why.

Anomalous Effects in Simple Metals

Using potassium as an example, this work presents a unique approach to the anomalous effects in metals, resulting in knowledge that can be applied to similar materials. Most theoretical predictions on the electric, magnetic, optical, and thermal properties of a simple metal do - surprisingly - not agree with experimental behavior found in alkali metals. The purpose of this volume is to document the many phenomena that have violated expectations. It collects in one place the research by Albert Overhauser, one of the pioneers of the field. His and his collaborators work has led to a unified synthesis of alkali metal peculiarities. The unique collection of 65 reprint papers, commented where necessary to explain the context and perspective, is preceded by a thorough and well paced introduction. The book is meant to advanced solid state physics and science historians. It might also serve as additional reading in advanced solid state physics courses. With a foreword by Mildred and Gene Dresselhaus

Anomalous Gas Volcanism in the Black Sea

In the Black Sea, an unprecedented intensity of gas discharge of the seabed in the form of jet emissions (gas seeps, torches, flares) and fountains of gas emissions from mud volcanoes have been established, which are described in detail in the monograph. However, the main attention is paid to anomalous single-stage methane emissions as a result of the famous Yalta earthquakes of 1927, accompanied by amazing and mysterious fiery phenomena. An analysis of the available geological and geophysical materials indicates that the fire phenomena were caused by massive methane emissions as a result of a powerful mantle gas-fluid flow into decompaction zones of the crystalline basement along tectonic faults of various scales within the Odessa-Sinop and Circum-Black Sea fault zones. Earthquakes served as a trigger for the activation of tectonic disturbances in the near-bottom sedimentary horizons for the migration of focused deep gas-fluid flows. The deep structure of the source zones and the nature of the seismic process are analyzed, the nature of the manifestations of fire phenomena is assessed. The enormous volumes of gas emissions are noted – millions of cubic meters of methane, which are proposed as a kind of gas plume, the nature of which is associated with zones of deep faults in the upper mantle. Using the geological and geophysical materials obtained in recent years, the authors significantly refined the structural-tectonic construction and localization of gas-mud activity in the Black Sea water area. All these new materials, along with an analysis of the available data on the seismicity of the Crimean region, open up the possibility of explaining the fiery phenomena that were observed during the Yalta earthquakes of 1927 and facilitate the interpretation and understanding of their nature.

Anomalous Relaxation in Colloidal Systems (Springer Theses)

The thesis presents a systematic study of the Mpemba effect in a colloidal system with a micron-sized particle diffusing in a water bath. While the Mpemba effect, where a system’s thermal relaxation time is a non-monotonic function of the initial temperature, has been observed in water since Aristotle’s era, the underlying mechanism of the effect is still unknown. Recent studies indicate that the effect is not limited to water and has been studied both experimentally and numerically in a wide variety of systems. By carefully designing a double-well potential using feedback-based optical tweezers, the author demonstrates that an initially hot system can sometimes cool faster than an initially warm system. The author also presents the first observation in any system of another counterintuitive effect—the inverse Mpemba effect—where the colder of the two samples reaches the thermal equilibrium at a hot temperature first. The results for both the observations agree with theoretical predictions based on the Fokker-Planck equation. The experiments reveal that, for carefully chosen conditions, a strong version of both of the effects are observed where a system can relax to the bath temperature exponentially faster than under typical conditions.

Anomalous Stochastics: A Comprehensive Guide to Multifractals, Random Walks, and Real-World Applications (Understanding Complex Systems)

This textbook provides a comprehensive exploration of anomalous stochastic processes and extreme events, commonly referred to as "black swans," with a particular focus on (multi-)fractal approaches and continuous-time random walks. The authors present a systematic examination of the subject, tracing its inception and providing a multi-directional perspective. By drawing on real-world experiences in finance, physics, and technology, the book underscores the practical relevance of anomalous stochastic processes for practitioners dealing with real-world data from complex systems. The content is based on a series of interdisciplinary physics lectures that have been delivered to undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Warsaw for nearly two decades. Updated to reflect recent developments, this book is a valuable resource for graduate students, ambitious undergraduate students, and researchers interested in random processes and the practical implications of anomalous processes. Familiarity with fundamental principles of probability theory, algebra, and basic concepts of differential and integral calculus is assumed, while a foundational understanding of mathematical statistics, stochastic processes, and statistical thermodynamics is recommended. Additionally, each chapter includes practical exercises designed to help readers master the concepts, develop practical skills, and serve as teaching material.

Anomalous and Topological Hall Effects in Itinerant Magnets (Springer Theses)

This book presents an investigation of the anomalous and topological Hall effects in some itinerant ferromagnets and helimagnets by measurements of Hall effects driven by electrical or heat current. New clarifications are provided for spin-dependent Hall effects induced by the Berry phase, skew scattering, and scalar spin chirality. The author reveals the scattering-free nature of the Berry-phase-induced anomalous Hall current by conducting the first comparative study of electrical and thermal Hall effects. The impurity-element dependence of the anomalous Hall effect caused by skew scattering is systematically investigated in the low-resistivity region for Fe. Two new examples showing a topological Hall effect are found in helimagnets, in which nonzero scalar spin chirality arises from the modulation of spin structure through Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya (DM) interaction. Such a DM-interaction-mediated topological Hall effect is a new type of topological Hall effect. Also the temperature dependence of topological Hall terms in the thermal Hall effect and Nernst-Ettingshausen effect is found to be totally different from that in the electrical Hall effect. These results will be useful for applications of spin current to devices with low power consumption.

Anomaly Detection Principles and Algorithms (Terrorism, Security, and Computation)

This book provides a readable and elegant presentation of the principles of anomaly detection,providing an easy introduction for newcomers to the field. A large number of algorithms are succinctly described, along with a presentation of their strengths and weaknesses. The authors also cover algorithms that address different kinds of problems of interest with single and multiple time series data and multi-dimensional data. New ensemble anomaly detection algorithms are described, utilizing the benefits provided by diverse algorithms, each of which work well on some kinds of data. With advancements in technology and the extensive use of the internet as a medium for communications and commerce, there has been a tremendous increase in the threats faced by individuals and organizations from attackers and criminal entities. Variations in the observable behaviors of individuals (from others and from their own past behaviors) have been found to be useful in predicting potential problems of various kinds. Hence computer scientists and statisticians have been conducting research on automatically identifying anomalies in large datasets. This book will primarily target practitioners and researchers who are newcomers to the area of modern anomaly detection techniques. Advanced-level students in computer science will also find this book helpful with their studies.

Anomaly Detection in Video Surveillance (Cognitive Intelligence and Robotics)

Anomaly detection in video surveillance stands at the core of numerous real-world applications that have broad impact and generate significant academic and industrial value. The key advantage of writing the book at this point in time is that the vast amount of work done by computer scientists over the last few decades has remained largely untouched by a formal book on the subject, although these techniques significantly advance existing methods of image and video analysis and understanding by taking advantage of anomaly detection in the data mining community and visual analysis in the computer vision community. The proposed book provides a comprehensive coverage of the advances in video based anomaly detection, including topics such as the theories of anomaly detection and machine perception for the functional analysis of abnormal events in general, the identification of abnormal behaviour and crowd abnormal behaviour in particular, the current understanding of computer vision development, and the application of this present understanding towards improving video-based anomaly detection in theory and coding with OpenCV. The book also provides a perspective on deep learning on human action recognition and behaviour analysis, laying the groundwork for future advances in these areas. Overall, the chapters of this book have been carefully organized with extensive bibliographic notes attached to each chapter. One of the goals is to provide the first systematic and comprehensive description of the range of data-driven solutions currently being developed up to date for such purposes. Another is to serve a dual purpose so that students and practitioners can use it as a textbook while researchers can use it as a reference book. A final goal is to provide a comprehensive exposition of the topic of anomaly detection in video media from multiple points of view.

Anomaly-Detection and Health-Analysis Techniques for Core Router Systems

This book tackles important problems of anomaly detection and health status analysis in complex core router systems, integral to today’s Internet Protocol (IP) networks. The techniques described provide the first comprehensive set of data-driven resiliency solutions for core router systems. The authors present an anomaly detector for core router systems using correlation-based time series analysis, which monitors a set of features of a complex core router system. They also describe the design of a changepoint-based anomaly detector such that anomaly detection can be adaptive to changes in the statistical features of data streams. The presentation also includes a symbol-based health status analyzer that first encodes, as a symbol sequence, the long-term complex time series collected from a number of core routers, and then utilizes the symbol sequence for health analysis. Finally, the authors describe an iterative, self-learning procedure for assessing the health status.Enables Accurate Anomaly Detection Using Correlation-Based Time-Series Analysis;Presents the design of a changepoint-based anomaly detector;Includes Hierarchical Symbol-based Health-Status Analysis;Describes an iterative, self-learning procedure for assessing the health status.

Anomaly: How to Finally Stand Out From the Crowd

Anomaly provides proven financially conscious and easy-to-implement methods for those who want to turn heads, be memorable, and become the anomaly. Rather than rambling about high level topics that turn out to be nothing more than a plethora of cliché “rah rah” phrases that are supposed to get people excited about business, Zack Miller, an award-winning business man, shows readers what they can do today to grow their brand. Anomaly teaches readers how to stand out from the millions of people fighting for attention; addresses both online and in person strategies; helps readers grasp the concept of confidence when building an audience; showcases proven case studies of methods in action; and includes methods that cost less than the book itself. Whether they are a marketing professional or an individual striving to stand out from the crowd, Anomaly teaches readers things they can implement immediately to start seeing results—things they may not have thought about or believed they can do. For those who are tired of spinning their wheels and making no progress, Anomaly reveals how to start moving forward.

Anomia: Theoretical and Clinical Aspects (Brain, Behaviour and Cognition)

Naming is a fundamental aspect of language. Word-finding deficit, anomia, is the most common symptom of language dysfunction occurring after brain damage. Besides its practical importance, anomia gives a fascinating view on the inner workings of language in the brain. There has been significant progress in the study of anomia in recent years, including advances in neuroimaging research and in psycholinguistic modelling. Written by two internationally known researchers in the field, this book provides a broad, integrated overview of current research on anomia. Beginning with an overview of psycholinguistic research on normal word retrieval as well as the influential cognitive models of naming, the book goes on to review the major forms of anomia. Neuroanatomical aspects, clinical assessment, and therapeutic approaches are reviewed and evaluated. Anomia: Theoretical and Clinical Aspects gives a thorough and up-to-date examination of the research and treatment of naming disorders in neurological patients. It covers both theory and practice and provides invaluable reading for researchers and practitioners in speech and language disorders, neuropsychology and neurology, as well for advanced undergraduate students and graduate students in the field.

Anomia: Theoretical and Clinical Aspects (Brain, Behaviour and Cognition)

This important book provides a broad, integrated overview of current research on word-finding deficit, anomia, the most common symptom of language dysfunction occurring after brain damage. Besides its clinical importance, anomia gives a fascinating view on the inner workings of language in the brain. Written by two internationally known researchers in the field, the book begins with an overview of psycholinguistic research on normal word retrieval as well as the influential cognitive models of naming and goes on to review the major forms of anomia. Neuroanatomical aspects, clinical assessment and therapeutic approaches are reviewed and evaluated. This edition has been fully updated to include coverage of advances in cognitive modeling of lexical retrieval disorders, structural and functional neuroimaging findings on the neural basis of naming and anomia, anomia diagnostics and new approaches to the challenging task of anomia therapy. Covering both theory and practice, this book provides invaluable reading for researchers and practitioners in speech and language disorders, neuropsychology and neurology, as well as for advanced undergraduate students and graduate students in the field.