Note: Intro -- VORWORT -- I. THEORIE UND METHODOLOGIE -- Das Genfer Modell zur Gesprächsanalyse -- Zur Beschreibung der Dialogdynamik. Plädoyer für eine kom¬munikationshistorische Betrachtungsweise -- Einige Anmerkungen (und Wiederholungen) zu Fragen der Methodologie von Kommunikationstypologie -- Formen der Einbettung von Dialogwiedergaben in Erzähl¬texten -- HANDELN und AUSHANDELN. Einige grundsätzliche Anmerkungen zur Dialoganalyse -- Dialogues: How basic are they? -- Regeln und Dialogeinheiten -- Dynamics of dialogue -- Repetition und Assoziation in der Gesprächsent¬wicklung -- II. TYPOLOGIE -- Le lieu et le sens du dialogue philosophique -- Controversies as quasi-dialogues -- Medienspezifische Dialogsorten. Überlegungen zu ihrer Klassifizierung und Beschreibung -- Dialogsorten: Mediengespräche -- Dialog ohne Sprecherwechsel? Anmerkungen zur inter¬nen Dialogizität monologischer Texte -- III. UNTERWEISUNG -- Instruktionen in der betrieblichen Ausbildung. Analyse typischer Probleme bei der kommunikativen Vermittlung fachlicher Kenntnisse und Fertigkeiten -- Der maieutische Unterweisungsdialog -- Typologische Aspekte von Unterrichtsgesprächen -- Grundzüge des Handlungsspiels UNTERWEISEN -- IV. MUSTERBESCHREIBUNGEN -- Das Verhältnis von Wissen und sprachlichem Handeln am Beispiel des Erzählens -- Zeitungen und Leser im Dialog. Ein Beitrag zur kommunikativen Analyse von Pressetexten -- Dialogische Strukturen juristischer Gebrauchstexte -- Bist du katholisch? - Intervention oder Unterbrechung in einem psychoanalytischen Gespräch -- Dialoggrammatische Beschreibung psychotherapeutischer Kommunikation. Vertiefende Interventionen im gestalttherapeuti¬schen Gespräch -- Leserbezug und dialogische Techniken in Software¬handbüchern -- Salongespräche - Kommunikationen beim Coiffeur. , Von Hasenbraten und Lammkoteletten. Überlegungen zum Funktionieren schriftlicher Anweisungstexte, zum Beispiel Kochrezepte -- Genres de discours et types de dialogue: le "talk-show -- RATGEBEN. Am Beispiel der Sendereihe "Von Mensch zu Mensch" (BR) -- Verhaltensambivalenzen im Zugangsdisplay. Vergleichen¬de Betrachtungen zu spontanen Straßendiskussionen und dem Sozialverhalten nichtmenschlicher Primaten -- 'The art of talking about nothing'. Zur Be¬schreibung phatischer Dialoge -- Gesprächstyp Blödeln -- Kommunikation mit einem geistigbehinderten Kind im Unterricht -- VERZEICHNIS DER REFERENTEN.

Note: Intro -- Vorwort -- Ellipsen und Fragmente. Eine Einleitung zu den vorliegenden Bänden -- Ellipse, Fokusgliederung und thematischer Stand -- Ellipse als Mittel zum Ausdruck der Thema-Rhema-Struktur -- Kann asyndetische Koordination gelegentlich als elliptischer Ausdruck einer Kausalitäts-Verknüpfung aufgefaßt werden? -- Zur Ellipse im gesprochenen Finnisch -- Zur Verbal(Phrasen)Ellipse im modernen Russischen -- NP-Ellipse und pragmatische Strukturen in Texten des yukatekischen Maya -- Grammatische Prinzipien sogenannter Ellipsen und ein neues Syntaxmodell -- Das Problem der Ellipse vom Standpunkt der Satzgenerierungsregeln aus betrachtet -- Index nominum -- Index rerum.

Note: Front Cover -- Stochastic Wave Propagation -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter I. Mathematical Preliminaries -- 1. Probability and Random Variables -- 2. Random Functions -- 3. Stochastic Differential Equations -- 4. Functional Derivatives -- Chapter II. Stochastic Media -- Models and Analysis -- 5. Introduction. Phenomenological Deterministic Models -- 6. Stochastic Media -- 7. Homogenization -- Effective Parameters -- 8. Hierarchy Equations for Moments -- 9. Equations for the Mean Field -- the Dyson Equation -- 10. The Bethe-Salpeter Equation -- Chapter III. Wave Propagation in Continuous Stochastic Media -- 11. Introduction -- 12. Method of Small Perturbations -- the Born Approximation -- 13. Geometrical Optics in a Stochastic Medium -- 14. Rytov Method and Its Validity -- 15. Diffusion (Parabolic) Approximation -- 16. Smoothing Method -- Effective Parameters -- 17. Reflection and Transmission by a Bounded Stochastic Medium -- 18. Functional Approach to Stochastic Wave Analysis -- 19. Perturbation Theory a»d the Diagram Technique -- 20. On Probability Distributions of a Scattered Field -- 21. Other Related Problems -- Chapter IV. Wave Propagation in Discrete Stochastic Media -- 22. Introduction -- 23. Scalar Waves -- Foldy's Approximation -- 24. Elastic Vector Waves -- Random Distribution of Inclusions -- 25. Wave Propagation in Layered Stochastic Media -- 26. Reverberation Processes -- 27. Other Related Problems -- Chapter V. Scattering of Waves at Stochastic Surfaces -- 28. Introduction -- 29. Wave Scattering at Rough Surfaces -- Basic Methods -- 30. Scattering of Scalar Waves -- the Kirchhoff Method -- 31. Scattering of Elastic Rayleigh Waves -- the Method of Small Perturbations -- 32. Reflection from Surfaces with Random Impedance -- 33. Other Related Problems -- Bibliography -- Subject Index.

Note: Front Cover -- Solar Optical Materials -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- SESSION I: TRANSLATENT MEDIA FOR ADVANCED WINDOW APPLICATIONS -- CHAPTER 1. PRINCIPLES AND PROPERTIES OF HEAT MIRROR COATINGS FOR DOMESTIC WINDOWS -- REQUIREMENTS -- MATERIALS -- TECHNIQUES -- EXTENSIONS -- CONCLUSIONS -- GENERAL REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 2. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF LOW EMISSIVITY COATINGS -- INTRODUCTION -- ARCHITECTURAL GLASS COATINGS -- LOW Ε COATING TYPES -- PRODUCTION OF LOW Ε GLASS -- PROCESS PROBLEMS -- THE FUTURE -- CHAPTER 3. PREPARATION AND PROPERTIES OF ZINC OXIDE FILMS FORMED BY RF SPUTTERING -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- CHAPTER 4. OPTICAL PROPERTY MEASUREMENTS ON ADVANCED GLAZINGS -- INTRODUCTION -- GLAZING CASE ANALYSIS = FROM OPTICAL FACTOR TO FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTIC -- THE SPECIFIC CASE OF COATED GLASSES -- CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- CHAPTER 5. SUPERGLAZING, U-VALUE=0.9 -- INTRODUCTION -- MEASUREMENTS ON THE SUPERGLAZING -- GLAZING SIMULATION MODELS. WINDOW 2.0 AND MULTB -- COMMENTS ON RESULTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 6. FORWARD SCATTERING OF INSOLATION THROUGH TRANSPARENT AND TRANSLUCENT MATERIALS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- ANALYSIS -- EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- NOMENCLATURE -- REFERENCES -- SESSION II: OPTICAL SWITCHING FILMS AND NOVEL MATER-ΪALS FOR THE CONTROLLED CONVERSION OF SOLAR RADIATION -- CHAPTER 7 . ELECTROCHROMIC PROPERTIES OF TUNGSTEN OXIDE FILMS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- REVIEW OF WO3 MULTILAYER STRUCTURES -- REPORTED RESULTS FOR WO3 -- EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS AND DEGRADATION MEASUREMENTS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 8. NEW FUNCTIONAL WINDOW COATINGS FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS -- INTRODUCTION AND MOTIVATION -- OPTIONS WITH PRESENT COATING TECHNOLOGY. , OPTIONS WITH EMERGING COATING TECHNOLOGY -- SOME EXAMPLES OF EMERGING COATINGS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 9. THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF PYROLYTICALLY SPRAYED TINDIOXIDE COATINGS -- INTRODUCTION -- PREPARATION -- MEASURING TECHNIQUES -- EFFECT OF DOPING CONCENTRATION -- TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENCE OF MOBILITY -- RESULTS OF OPTIMIZING -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 9. SELECTIVE SOLAR ABSORBER SURFACES - PRESENT AND FUTURE -- INTRODUCTION -- ABSORBER COATINGS: GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS -- COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE COATINGS -- TABLE ONE -- FUTURE SELECTIVE ABSORBERS -- SESSION III: SELECTIVE ABSORBER SURFACES, DURABILITYAND SERVICE LIFETIME PREDICTION -- CHAPTER 10. PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE OP USING SELECTIVE SURFACES ON MASS WALL COLLECTORS -- 1. SUMMARY -- 2. BACKGROUND -- 3. DESIGN BRIEF -- 4. ANALYSIS OF FORM -- 5· PASSIVE SYSTEM ASSESSMENT -- 6. OPTIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MASS WALL -- 7. CONCLUSIONS -- 8. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- 9. REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 11. ACCELERATED AGEING OF SOLAR ABSORBER SURFACES: TEST METHODS AND DEGRADATION MECHANISMS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- CHAPTER 12. DURABILITY TESTING AND SERVICE LIFE TIME PREDICTION OF SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS -- INTRODUCTION -- ACCELERATED AGEING TESTS -- TEST PROCEDURES -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 13. Innovative test procedure for assessment of the durability of solar collectors -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Test description -- 3. Test method -- 4. Data evaluation -- 5. Qualification -- 6 . Results -- 7. Conclusions -- SESSION IV: MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES FOR SURFACE CHARACTERISATION -- CHAPTER 14. ERRORS IN INTEGRATING SPHERE MEASUREMENTS DUE TO SPHERE GEOMETRY AND SAMPLE TEXTURE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- SPHERE AND SAMPLE GEOMETRY -- MATHEMATICAL MODEL -- SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. , REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 15. SPECTRAL MEASUREMENT OF THE INFRARED REFLECTANCE -- INTRODUCTION -- MEASURING DEVICE -- REFLECTION STANDARDS AND EVALUATION -- PROPERTIES OF THE MEASURING DEVICE -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 16. GONIOMETR1C MEASUREMENTS OF REFLECTANCE AT SOLAR WAVELENGTHS AND OF EMITTANCE AT THERMAL WAVELENGTHS -- INTRODUCTION -- DIRECTIONAL TOTAL EMITTANCE ε (θ,ø -- Τ) -- BDRF o" (θi, øi: θr, ør -- λ) -- REFERENCES -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- TWO EXAMPLES -- CHAPTER 17 . COMPOSITIONAL DEPTH PROFILING IN SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS USING MEV ION BEAM ANALYSIS -- DEPTH PROFILING FOR DEPOSITION AND AGEING STUDIES -- MEV ION BEAM ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES.

Note: Front Cover -- Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- PREFACE -- Pau l E. Carson-In Memoriam -- PART I: G6PD DEFICIENCY AND HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA -- CHAPTER 1. DRUG-INDUCED HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA AND NON-SPHEROCYTIC HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA -- I. DRUG INDUCED HEMOLYSIS -- II. MECHANISM OF HEMOLYSIS -- III. HEREDITARY NONSPHEROCYTIC HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 2. PHARMACOGENETIC INTERACTION OF GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY WITH ACETYLATION AND HYDROXYLATION -- THE MYSTERY -- OUR STUDY OF METABOLIC INTERACTIONS -- A REMAINING MYSTERY -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 3. FAVISM: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL ASPECTS -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA -- 3. CLINICAL ASPECTS -- 4. LABORATORY DATA -- COMMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 4. ETIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF FAVISM -- I. THE FAVIC CRISIS -- II. GENETIC ASPECTS -- III. HAZARDOUS CONSTITUENTS OF VICIA FABA -- IV. RED CELL GLUTATHIONE IN FAVISM -- V. METABOLIC MODIFICATIONS IN FAVISM -- VI. CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS IN FAVISM -- VII. RHEOLOGY AND MEMBRANE CROSS BONDING IN FAVISM -- VIII. ERYTHROPHAGOCYTOSIS IN FAVISM -- IX· CONCLUDING REMARKS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 5. DIVICINE AND G6PD-DEFICIENT ERYTHROCYTES: AN INTEGRATED MODEL OF CYTOTOXICITY IN FAVISM -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. AUTOOXIDATION OF DIVICINE -- III. INTERACTIONS BETWEEN DIVICINE AND THE HEMOGLOBIN-METHEMOGLOBIN SYSTEM -- IV. INTRACELLULAR DAMAGING EFFECTS OF DIVICINE ON G6PD-DEFICIENT ERYTHROCYTES -- V. FUTURE PERSPECTIVES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 6. G6PD-RELATED NEONATAL JAUNDICE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 7. REGULATION OF GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE IN NORMAL AND VARIANT RED BLOOD CELLS -- I. THE HEXOSE MONOPHOSPHATE 5HUNT AND GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE -- II. A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN OBSERVED AND EXPECTED ACTIVITIES. , III. EXTENSIVE BINDING OF INTRACELLULAR NADP -- IV. UNANSWERED QUESTIONS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 8. INTRAERYTHROCYTIC STABILITY OF NORMAL AND MUTANT G6PD -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- III. RESULTS -- IV. DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 9. OXIDANT-INDUCED MEMBRANE DAMAGE IN G-6-PD DEFICIENT RED BLOOD CELLS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. STUDIES OF THE MECHANISM OF CHRONIC HEMOLYSIS -- III. PATHOPHYSIOLOGIC IMPLICATIONS -- IV. THERAPEUTIC IMPLICATIONS -- REFERENCES -- PART II: G6PD VARIATION -- CHAPTER 10. ORIGIN OF G6PD POLYMORPHISM: MALARIA AND G6PD DEFICIENCY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 11. G6PD VARIANTS IN SOUTHERN ASIAN POPULATIONS -- INCIDENCE OF G6PD DEFICIENCY AND DESCRIPTION OF VARIANTS BY POPULATION GROUPS -- COMMON G6PD VARIANTS IN SOUTHERN ASIAN POPULATIONS -- CLINICAL PICTURES OF THE VARIANTS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCE -- CHAPTER 12. GLUC0SE-6-PH0SPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY AND MALARIA IN CENTRAL THAILAND -- CHAPTER 13. G6PD VARIATION IN INDIA -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIAL AND METHODS -- III. RESULTS -- IV. DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 14. GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE VARIANTS IN JAPAN -- ABSTRACT -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- III. RESULTS -- IV. DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 15. DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 16. GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE FROM LEUCONOSTOC MESENTEROIDES -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MOLECULAR PROPERTIES -- III. KINETIC STUDIES -- IV. BINDING STUDIES -- V. REGULATION -- VI. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 17. G6PD OF DROSOPHILIA MELANOGASTER -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. DROSOPHILA G6PD -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 18. GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE AND HEXOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE: AN EVOLUTIONARY ASPECT -- ABSTRACT -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. DIVERGENCE OF H6PD FROM G6PD. , III. FUNCTIONAL DIFFERENTIATION OF G6PD AND H6PD -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 19. SIGNALS REGULATING GLUC0SE-6-P DEHYDROGENASE LEVELS IN RAT LIVER -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 20. HEPATIC GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE: NUTRITIONAL AND HORMONAL REGULATION OF mRNA LEVELS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES -- III. RESULTS -- IV. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 21. TRANSCRIPTIONAL AND POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION OF UTERINE GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE BY ESTRADIOL -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. REGULATORY SEQUENCES INVOLVING G6PD AND HMP PATHWAY ACTIVITIES IN THE ESTROGEN-INDUCED UTERUS -- III. MOLECULAR EVENTS THROUGH WHICH THE AMOUNT OF UTERINE G6PD APOPROTEIN IS REGULATED BY ESTRADIOL -- IV. MECHANISMS BY WHICH UTERINE G6PD SYNTHESIS AND MODIFICATIONS MAY BE REGULATED BY ESTRADIOL -- V. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- PART III: EXPRESSION OF Gd LOCUS -- CHAPTER 22. G6PD AS A TOOL AND A TARGET FOR STUDIES ON X-CHROMOSOME LINKAGE -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 23. X-INACTIVATION IN FEMALES HETEROZYGOUS FOR G-6-PD VARIANTS -- I. THE ORIGIN OF THE CONCEPT OF X-INACTIVATION -- II. EXPRESSION OF G-6-PD DEFICIENCY IN THE RED CELLS OF HETEROZYGOUS FEMALES -- III. DIAGNOSIS OF THE HETEROZYGOUS DEFICIENT STATE -- IV. TISSUE DISTRIBUTION OF GENE PRODUCTS IN HETEROZYGOTES -- V. CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS IN HETEROZYGOTES -- CHAPTER 24. MECHANISM OF MAMMALIAN X-CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. DNA METHYLATION AND CONTROL OF GENE ACTIVITY -- III. DNA METHYLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF X-CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION -- IV. MOLECULAR STUDIES ON THE MECHANISM OF X-INACTIVATION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 25. INSIGHTS INTO G6PD REGULATION FROM STUDIES OF X DOSAGE COMPENSATION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 26. POLYCLONAL TUMORS -- INTRODUCTION -- POLYCLONAL GROWTH AS AN INITIAL STAGE IN HEREDITARY TUMORS. , POLYCLONAL MALIGNANT TUMORS -- LEIOMYOMAS OF THE UTERUS -- SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCE -- CHAPTER 27. G-6-PD AS A MARKER FOR TUMORS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 28. GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE AND MOSAIC ANALYSIS OF HUMAN ATHEROSCLEROTIC LESIONS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- PART IV: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF HUMAN G6PD -- CHAPTER 29. STRUCTURE OF HUMAN GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 30. IDENTIFICATION OF A REACTIVE LYSINE RESIDUE IN HUMAN ERYTHROCYTE GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. RESULTS -- III. DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 31. KINETICS AND MOLECULAR ABNORMALITIES OF HUMAN G6PD VARIANTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 32. ANALYSIS OF THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE OF HUMAN G6PD DEDUCED FROM THE cDNA SEQUENCE -- Conclusion -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 33. MOLECULAR CLONING OF cDNA FOR G6PD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.

Note: Intro -- Chapter 1: Basic Notions on Probability Measures -- 1. Decomposition of probability measures -- 2. Distances between probability measures -- 3. Topologies and σ-fields on sets of probability measures -- 4. Separable sets of probability measures -- 5. Transforms of bounded Borel measures -- 6. Miscellaneous results -- Chapter 2: Elementary Theory of Testing Hypotheses -- 7. Basic definitions -- 8. Neyman-Pearson theory for binary experiments -- 9. Experiments with monotone likelihood ratios -- 10. The generalized lemma of Neyman-Pearson -- 11. Exponential experiments of rank 1 -- 12. Two-sided testing for exponential experiments: Part 1 -- 13. Two-sided testing for exponential experiments: Part 2 -- Chapter 3: Binary Experiments -- 14. The error function -- 15. Comparison of binary experiments -- 16. Representation of experiment types -- 17. Concave functions and Mellin transforms -- 18. Contiguity of probability measures -- Chapter 4: Sufficiency, Exhaustivity, and Randomizations -- 19. The idea of sufficiency -- 20. Pairwise sufficiency and the factorization theorem -- 21. Sufficiency and topology -- 22. Comparison of dominated experiments by testing problems -- 23. Exhaustivity -- 24. Randomization of experiments -- 25. Statistical isomorphism -- Chapter 5: Exponential Experiments -- 26. Basic facts -- 27. Conditional tests -- 28. Gaussian shifts with nuisance parameters -- Chapter 6: More Theory of Testing -- 29. Complete classes of tests -- 30. Testing for Gaussian shifts -- 31. Reduction of testing problems by invariance -- 32. The theorem of Hunt and Stein -- Chapter 7: Theory of estimation -- 33. Basic notions of estimation -- 34. Median unbiased estimation for Gaussian shifts -- 35. Mean unbiased estimation -- 36. Estimation by desintegration -- 37. Generalized Bayes estimates. , 38. Full shift experiments and the convolution theorem -- 39. The structure model -- 40. Admissibility of estimators -- Chapter 8: General decision theory -- 41. Experiments and their L-spaces -- 42. Decision functions -- 43. Lower semicontinuity -- 44. Risk functions -- 45. A general minimax theorem -- 46. The minimax theorem of decision theory -- 47. Bayes solutions and the complete class theorem -- 48. The generalized theorem of Hunt and Stein -- Chapter 9: Comparison of experiments -- 49. Basic concepts -- 50. Standard decision problems -- 51. Comparison of experiments by standard decision problems -- 52. Concave function criteria -- 53. Hellinger transforms and standard measures -- 54. Comparison of experiments by testing problems -- 55. The randomization criterion -- 56. Conical measures -- 57. Representation of experiments -- 58. Transformation groups and invariance -- 59. Topological spaces of experiments -- Chapter 10: Asymptotic decision theory -- 60. Weakly convergent sequences of experiments -- 61. Contiguous sequences of experiments -- 62. Convergence in distribution of decision functions -- 63. Stochastic convergence of decision functions -- 64. Convergence of minimum estimates -- 65. Uniformly integrable experiments -- 66. Uniform tightness of generalized Bayes estimates -- 67. Convergence of generalized Bayes estimates -- Chapter 11: Gaussian shifts on Hilbert spaces -- 68. Linear stochastic processes and cylinder set measures -- 69. Gaussian shift experiments -- 70. Banach sample spaces -- 71. Testing for Gaussian shifts -- 72. Estimation for Gaussian shifts -- 73. Testing and estimation for Banach sample spaces -- Chapter 12: Differentiability and asymptotic expansions -- 74. Stochastic expansion of likelihood ratios -- 75. Differentiable curves -- 76. Differentiable experiments -- 77. Conditions for differentiability. , 78. Examples of differentiable experiments -- 79. The stochastic expansion of a differentiable experiment -- Chapter 13: Asymptotic normality -- 80. Asymptotic normality -- 81. Exponential approximation and asymptotic sufficiency -- 82. Application to testing hypotheses -- 83. Application to estimation -- 84. Characterization of central sequences -- Appendix: Notation and terminology -- References -- List of symbols -- Author index -- Subject index.

Note: Front Cover -- Trace-Element Contamination of the Environment -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1. TRACE-ELEMENT CONTAMINANTS -- 1.1 General Considerations -- 1.2 Lead -- 1.3 Cadmium -- 1.4 Mercury -- CHAPTER 2. FACTORS AFFECTING THE TRACE-ELEMENT COMPOSITION OF SOILS -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Effect of Parent Material -- 2.3 Effects of Lime and Fertilizers -- 2.4 Depletion from Cropping -- 2.5 Sulfur -- 2.6 Assessing Availability -- 2.7 Urban and Rural Soils -- CHAPTER 3. TRACE-ELEMENT CONTAMINATION OF THE ATMOSPHERE -- 3.1 General Considerations -- 3.2 Lead from Petrol -- 3.3 Mercury -- 3.4 Fluorine -- CHAPTER 4. SOURCES OF TRACE-ELEMENT CONTAMINATION OF SOILS -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination -- 4.3 Dumped Wastes -- 4.4 Waste Materials Deliberately Added to the Soil -- 4.5 Pesticides -- CHAPTER 5. AVAILABILITY OF TRACE-ELEMENTS IN THE SOIL -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Relationship between Plant Uptake and 'Available' Level in Soil -- CHAPTER 6. CONSEQUENCES OF TRACE ELEMENT CONTAMINATION OF SOILS -- 6.1 General Considerations -- 6.2 Composition of Herbage in Urban Areas -- 6.3 Composition of Cabbages in Urban Areas -- 6.4 Effects of Application of Sewage Sludge to soil on Plant Composition -- 6.5 Effects of Applications of Municipal Compost on Plant Composition -- 6.6 Effects on Crops and Animals -- 6.7 Conclusions -- CHAPTER 7. TRACE-ELEMENT CONTAMINATION OF THE HYDROSPHERE -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Pollution Potential of Trace Elements -- 7.3 Problems of Inadequate Dispersal -- 7.4 Conclusions -- CHAPTER 8. PREVENTION OF DISPERSION OF METALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Need to Recycle Metals -- 8.3 Disposal of Municipal Refuse -- 8.4 Municipal Wastewaters and Sewage Sludge -- 8.5 Measures Required to Minimize Dispersal of metals -- REFERENCES -- AUTHOR INDEX. , SUBJECT INDEX.

Note: Front Cover -- Energy Balances and Energy Accounting -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- WORLD ENERGY CONFERENCE - OFFICERS -- Foreword -- List of Sections found in ENERGY TERMINOLOGY A Multi-lingual Glossary -- Acknowledgements -- Energy Balances and Energy Accounting Bilans et Comptabilité de l'Energie Energiebilanzen und Energiebuchhaltung Balances y Contabilidad de la Energia -- Chapter 1. General Terms -- 1.1 Energy -- 1.2 Exergy -- 1.3 Anergy -- 1.4 Finite energy resources -- 1.5 Energy reserves -- 1.6 Renewable energy resources -- 1.7 Available energy supply -- Ι.8 Primary energy -- crude energy -- 1.9 Secondary energy -- derived energy -- 1.10 Energy supplied -- energy available (or final energy) -- I.I I Useful energy -- net energy -- 1.12 Energy transformation -- 1.13 Energy conversion -- 1.14 Energy systems -- 1.15 Energy chain -- 1.16 Nominal capacity -- rated capacity -- rated power -- rating -- 1.17 Nominal generation -- nominal production -- 1.18 Load factor -- 1.19 System load factor (annual) -- 1.20 Lead time -- 1.21 Calorific value -- 1.22 Energy content -- 1.23 Energy conservation -- 1.24 Energy saving -- 1.25 Rational use of energy -- 1.26 Substitution -- 1.27 Energy recovery -- 1.28 Combined heat and power station -- cogeneration plant -- 1.29 Heat pump -- Chapter 2. Energy Balances -- 2.1 General Terms -- 2.2 Methodology -- 2.3 Supply -- 2.4 Transformation and losses -- 2.5 Consumption -- Chapter 3. Additional Energy Accounting Terms -- 3.1 Energy accounting -- 3.2 Energy quality -- 3.3 Primary energy inputs -- 3.4 Secondary energy inputs -- 3.5 Energy audit -- 3.6 Dynamic analysis of energy -- 3.7 Invested energy -- 3.8 Net energy of an energy-producing installation -- 3.9 Energy gain factor -- 3.10 Payback time (energy) -- 3.11 Method of energy/cost ratio -- 3.12 Form of energy In a product ratio. , 3.13 Energy cost ratio -- 3.14 Grey energy -- 3.15 Energy dépendance ratio -- Chapter 4. Energy Use -- 4.1 Energy consumption -- 4.2 Consumer -- 4.3 Energy use -- 4.4 Non-energy use -- 4.5 Final consumption -- 4.6 Actual consumption -- 4.7 Corrected consumption -- 4.8 Unit consumption -- 4.9 Specific consumption -- 4.10 Specific, captive, or non-substltutable use -- 4.11 Substltutable use -- 4.12 Auto-produced energy -- 4.13 Support (back-up) energy -- 4.14 Auxiliary firing -- Alphabetical Index -- Index -- References.

Note: Front Cover -- Passive and Low Energy Ecotechniques -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- PART 1: INVITED PAPERS -- Chapter 1. PLEA State-of-the-Art -- PASSIVE AND LOW ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: A GLOBAL VIEW -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- PASSIVE RESEARCH -- PASSIVE SOLAR RESEARCH AROUND THE WORLD -- REFERENCES -- PASSIVE AND LOW ENERGY DESIGN FOR THERMAL AND VISUAL COMFORT -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THERMAL COMFORT -- APPLICATION -- PASSIVE THERMAL CONTROLS -- NATURAL LIGHTING -- INTERACTION -- REFERENCES -- CLIMATE DERIVED SHELTER AND SETTLEMENT -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- CLIMATIC ZONES -- SETTLEMENTS -- SOURCES OF FIGURES -- REFERENCES -- CONSERVATION PRACTICES AND POTENTIAL IN VARIOUS CLIMATES -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- DESIGN CONCEPTS -- PRACTICE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- A DECADE OF PASSIVE COOLING: A Perspective from the U.S.A. -- ABSTRACT -- ABSTRACTO -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- PASSIVE COOLING SOURCES -- COMFORT CONCEPTS. 'HEATING AND COOLING' -- INTERNATIONAL PASSIVE COOLING -- RESEARCH CONTEXT -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- PASSIVE AND LOW-ENERGY RESEARCH AND PRACTICES - DEHUMIDIFICATION -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF AIR -- DEHUMIDIFICATION BY REFRIGERATION -- DEHUMIDIFICATION BY DESICCANTS -- ONGOING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT -- LIQUID DESICCANT HEAT PUMP OR OPEN CYCLE CHEMICAL HEAT PUMP -- FUTURE RESEARCH -- REFERENCES -- GUIDELINES FOR ENERGY OPTIMIZATION THROUGH LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN OVERHEATED ARID REGIONS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- GUIDELINES FOR ENERGY OPTIMIZATION IN OVERHEATED ARID REGIONS -- REFERENCES -- EXPERIENCES ANO EXPECTATIONS OF EARTH COUPLEO BUILDINGS RESEARCH -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- UNDISTURBED GROUND TEMPERATURES -- HEAT TRANSFER CALCULATION BY THE PROFILE TEMPERATURE METHOD. , PEAK LOAD HEAT TRANSFER CALCULATION BY THE METHOD OF BOILEAU AND LATTA -- OPTIMAL THERMAL INSULATION OF SUBGRADE WALL AND SLAB-ON-GRADE FLOORS -- GROUND TEMPERATURE CONTROL -- HOLISTIC DESIGN -- CONCLUSION: EXPECTATIONS AND EXPERIENCES -- NOMENCLATURE -- REFERENCES -- ILLUMINATION OF BUILDINGS AND URBAN AREAS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- CONTROLS -- REFERENCES -- ENERGY-EFFICIENT ATRIUM DESIGN -- KEYWORDS -- SOLAR HEATING -- NATURAL COOLING -- NATURAL LIGHTING -- REFERENCES -- DESIGN GUIDELINES ON VERTICAL AIRFLOW IN BUILDINGS AND URBAN AREAS -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- GLOBAL AND LOCAL SYSTEMS -- VERTICAL AIRFLOW IN BUILDINGS -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- WELL TEMPERED AND ILLUMINATED INTERIORS -- BUILDINGS, ENERGY AND URBAN MORPHOLOGY -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- SOLAR RADIATION, HUMAN COMFORT AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT -- SOLAR RADIATION AND BUILDING MORPHOLOGY -- LATITUDINAL EFFECTS ON IRRADIATION OF DIFFERENT BUILDING SHAPES AND ORIENTATIONS -- URBAN MORPHOLOGY AND IRRADIATION OF BUILDINGS -- WIND AND URBAN MORPHOLOGY -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- AN OVERVIEW OF THE PRESENT STATUS AND FUTURE POTENTIAL OF COMPUTERIZED ENERGY ANALYSIS -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- ANALYSIS METHODS -- MANUAL METHODS -- MACHINE SIMULATIONS -- I. SPATIAL SOLUTION -- II. TIME SOLUTION -- THE FUTURE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- THE DESIGN OF URBAN OUTDOOR SPACE: A BIOCLIMATIC APPROACH -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. PROPOSED METHOD FOR A BIOCLIMATIC APPROACH TO THE DESIGN OF URBAN OUTDOOR SPACES -- 3. MAIN FEATURES OF THE TOOL AND LIMITS OF APPLICATION -- 4. ANALYSIS OF RESULTS -- 5. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- Chapter 2. Appropriate Alternatives State-of-the-Art -- PHOTOVOLTAICS STATE-OF-THE-ART -- ABSTRACT -- KEY WORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- PRESENT STATUS: TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC. , APPLICATIONS AND MARKETS -- NEAR TERM CHANGES IN PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE TECHNOLOGY -- LONGER TERM R AND D -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- ENERGY FROM WIND IN RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- THE WIND ENERGY RESOURCE -- WIND TURBINE CHARACTERISTICS -- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- APPLICATIONS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- RECYCLING AND METHANE PRODUCTION FOR HUMAN USE -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- CLASSIFICATION OF WASTES -- RESOURCE RECOVERY TECHNOLOGIES -- ANAEROBIC DIGESTION TECHNOLOGY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3. Country and Regional Monographs -- PERSPECTIVE OF BIOCLIMATIC AECHITECTURE IN BRAZIL -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- BIOCLIMATOLOGY -- SOCIO-ECONOMICS -- HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE -- CONVENTIONAL ARCHITECTURE -- PASSIVE AND LOW ENERGY ARCHITECTURE -- ENERGY RELATED HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPJ^IENT -- ACKNCWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- COUNTRY/REGIONAL MONOGRAPH INDIA -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- ENERGY -- HOUSING -- CONCLUSION -- SOURCES OF FIGURES -- REFERENCES -- COUNTRY MONOGRAPH PAKISTAN -- INTRODUCTION -- KEYWORDS -- ECONOMY -- CLIMATE -- CLIMATIC DATA AND ANALYSIS -- ENERGY - R & -- D -- VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- PASSIVE AND ACTIVE BUILDINGS IN THE ARABIAN GULF AREA -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- BRIEF HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE IN THE GULF AREA -- CLIMATE AND BUILDINGS -- SOME EXAMPLES OF PRESENT ARCHITECTURE IN THE GULF REGION -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- REGIONAL MONOGRAPH - AUSTRALIA -- ABSTRACT -- BIOCLIMATOLOGY -- SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUND -- BUILT ENVIRONMENT: CURRENT PRACTICE -- PASSIVE AND LOW ENERGY ARCHITECTURE (OTHER THAN HOUSING) -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT -- ADMINISTRATION AND IMPLEMENTATION -- REFERENCES -- THE UNITED KINGDOM A COUNTRY MONOGRAPH -- ABSTRACT. , KEYWORDS -- BIOCLIMATOLOGY -- SOCIO-ECONOMICS -- HISTORICAL EXPERIENCES AND VERNACULAR PRECIDENT -- CONVENTIONAL ARCHITECTURE -- PASSIVE AND LOW ENERGY ARCHITECTURE AND LAND USE -- ENERGY RELATED HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT -- PASSIVE SOLAR AND LOW ENERGY ECOTECHNIQUES IN SWITZERLAND A REGIONAL MONOGRAPH -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. CLIMATE -- 3. SOLAR APPLICATIONS IN SWITZERLAND -- 4.SOLAR ENERGY AND BUILDINGS -- 5. TRENDS IN PASSIVE AND LOW ENERGY E COTS CRNIQUES -- 6. COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND HAND METHODS -- 7. R + D IN PASSIVE AND LOW ENERGY ECOTECHNIQUES -- REFERENCES -- REGIONAL MONOGRAPH FOR DENMARK ON SOLAR ARCHITECTURE -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. DENMARK -- 3. ENERGY USE PATTERN -- 4. BUILDING MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION METHODS -- 5. STATE OF THE ART, CURRENT EXPERIMENTS AND RESEARCH PROJECTS -- 6. NEW SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS -- 7. COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN -- 8. GOVERNMENTAL ENCOURAGEMENT - NON TECHNICAL OBSTACLES -- 9. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- ITALIAN REGIONAL MONOGRAPH -- 1. REGIONAL POPULATION MAP -- 2. CLIMATE DATA -- 3. HEATING, COOLING, AND DEHUMIDIFICATION NEEDS -- 4. BUILDING MATERIALS AVAILABILITY AND USE -- 5. ITALIAN HOUSING STOCK -- 6. TRADITIONAL AND VERNACULAR SOLUTIONS FOR HUMAN COMFORT IN BUILDINGS AND SETTLEMENTS -- 7. COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS -- 8. IMPROVEMENTS WHICH WOULD INCREASE ACCEPTANCE -- 9. HAND-HELD METHODS AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS -- 10. REGIONAL PASSIVE PROGRESS INCENTIVES -- 11. PURPOSE AND WORK OF BUILDING AND EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS -- 12. PASSIVE SYSTEMS PRESENTLY IN USE -- PUBLIC HOUSING IN TUSCANY -- PRESENT STATUS OF PASSIVE SOLAR TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION IN KOREA A REGIONAL MONOGRAPH OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA -- ABSTRACT -- 1. POPULATION DATA -- CLIMATE DATA 2. -- 3. HEATING, COOLING, AND RELATED ECOTECHNIQUES -- 4. BUILDING MATERIALS -- 5. CONSTRUCTION METHODS. , 6. TRADITIONAL SOLUTIONS FOR HUMAN COMFORT -- 7. EVALUATION OF SYSTEMS -- 8. IDENTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS -- 9. AVAILABLE ANALYTICAL METHODS -- 10. R& -- D FUNDING -- 11. R& -- D WORK -- 12. PASSIVE EXPERIENCES -- CLOSING REMARKS -- Chapter 4 Personal Monographs -- 100% NATURAL THERMAL CONTROL - PLUS -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- APPLYING NTC PRINCIPLES -- INTEGRATION WITH ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE -- OBSTACLES TO INNOVATION -- THE HUMAN ELEMENT -- SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- THE "TROMBE-MICHEL" SOLAR WALL AND ITS PRESENT IMPLICATIONS -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5. Topic Seminars -- SOLAR ENERGY STORAGE -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- ON THE INADEQUACY OF SOLAR DESIGN TOOLS -- REFERENCES -- IMPROVING URBAN ENVIRONMENTS: URBAN FORESTRY AS URBAN IMPROVEMENT -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- SURVEY -- ANALYSIS -- SYNTHESIS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- The Study and Use of Natural Air Flow in Buildings -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- CALCULATION METHODS -- THERMALLY INDUCED AIR MOVEMENT ( THE STACK EFFECT ) -- SCALE MODELS IN THE WIND TUNNEL -- PASSIVE AND HYBRID COOLING SYSTEMS - A POSITION PAPER* -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- MECHANICAL SYSTEMS WITH LOW ENERGY REQUIREMENTS -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- LOW ENERGY MECHANICAL SYSTEMS -- REFERENCES -- PART 2: JURIED PAPERS -- Chapter 6. Vernacular Buildings -- THE VERNACULAR CAVE DWELLING IN FRANCE MONITORING OF THERMAL PERFORMANCE -- ABSTRACT -- RESUMEN -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHINON: A CASE STUDY -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- RECYCLING IN HOUSING -- ABSTRACT -- RESUMEN -- KEY WORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- MATERIALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- BUILDING PROCESS IN SANTO DOMINGO -- BUILDING PROCESS IN SANTA FE -- POTENTIAL OF THE BUILDING SYSTEM. , CONCLUSION.

Note: Intro -- Contents -- List of Plates -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The Flora area -- Vegetation -- Format -- Check-list -- Appendix A: Specialist References -- Appendix B: Related Works -- Index.