Anmerkung: Intro -- Título -- Copyright -- Presentación del manual -- Índice -- Capítulo 1 Procesos de reparación básica y acabado de calzado -- 1. Introducción -- 2. Tipos de calzado: caballero, señora, infantil, bebé, especiales y de seguridad -- 3. Reparaciones básicas -- 4. Acabados en calzado -- 5. Fichas técnicas -- 6. Resumen -- Ejercicios de repaso y autoevaluación -- Capítulo 2 Preparación de máquinas, útiles y accesorios utilizados en las reparaciones básicas de calzado -- 1. Introducción -- 2. Máquinas de corte, ensamblaje y acabados -- 3. Máquinas de rebajar y dividir -- 4. Máquina de hormas para ensanchar calzado -- 5. Banco de finisaje o acabado -- 6. Máquinas de cardar -- 7. Máquinas auxiliares de dar adhesivo, sistemas de aspiración -- 8. Máquina de pegar. Características funcionales y de uso -- 9. Mantenimiento preventivo: manuales de uso, lubricación y limpieza -- 10. Montaje y desmontaje de accesorios -- 11. Ajuste de la maquinaria en función del material -- 12. Resumen -- Ejercicios de repaso y autoevaluación -- Capítulo 3 Conocimiento de la normativa de seguridad en los procedimientos de reparación de calzado -- 1. Introducción -- 2. Normas de seguridad -- 3. Accidentes más comunes en las máquinas de reparaciones básicas de calzado -- 4. Equipos de Protección Individual -- 5. Dispositivos de máquinas para la seguridad activa -- 6. Resumen -- Anexo -- Ejercicios de repaso y autoevaluación -- Bibliografía.

Anmerkung: EVOLUCIÓN HISTÓRICA DE LOS PRINCIPIOS DE LA QUÍMICA -- PÁGINA LEGAL -- ÍNDICE -- TEMA 1. LEYES FUNDAMENTALES DE LA QUÍMICA -- 1.1. INTRODUCCIÓN -- 1.2. LA IDEA DE DISCONTINUIDAD EN QUÍMICA -- 1.3. LEY DE LA CONSERVACIÓN DE LA MASA -- 1.4. COMPOSICIÓN CONSTANTE: LEY -- 1.5. LEY DE LAS PROPORCIONES MÚLTIPLES -- 1.6. LEY DE LAS PROPORCIONES EQUIVALENTES -- 1.7. VOLÚMENES DE COMBINACIÓN -- 1.8. HIPÓTESIS DE AVOGADRO -- 1.8.1. CONTROVERSIA AVOGADRO-AMPÉRE -- 1.8.2. NÚMERO DE AVOGADRO -- 1.9. HECHOS MÁS RELEVANTES EN EL DESARROLLO -- 1.10. BIBLIOGRAFÍA -- 1.10.1. TEXTOS BÁSICOS -- 1.10.2. OTROS TEXTOS COMPLEMENTARIOS -- 1.10.3. REFERENCIAS DE INTERÉS HISTÓRICO -- 1.10.4. FUENTES ORIGINALES -- TEMA 2. LEYES DE LOS GASES -- 2.1. LEYES DE BOYLE, CHARLES Y GAY-LUSSAC -- 2.1.1. LEY DE BOYLE -- 2.1.2. LEY DE CHARLES Y GAY-LUSSAC -- 2.2. ECUACIÓN DE ESTADO DE LOS GASES IDEALES -- 2.3. LEY DE DALTON O DE LA SUMA -- 2.4. TEORÍA CINÉTICO-MOLECULAR -- 2.5. ECUACIONES DE ESTADO DE LOS GASES -- 2.6. LICUEFACCIÓN DE LOS GASES -- 2.7. MECÁNICA ESTADÍSTICA -- 2.8. HECHOS MÁS RELEVANTES EN EL DESARROLLO -- 2.9. BIBLIOGRAFÍA -- 2.9.1. TEXTOS BÁSICOS -- 2.9.2. OTROS TEXTOS COMPLEMENTARIOS -- 2.9.3. REFERENCIAS DE INTERÉS HISTÓRICO -- 2.9.4. FUENTES ORIGINALES -- TEMA 3. ESTRUCTURA ATÓMICA -- 3.1. LA HIPÓTESIS ATOMISTA -- 3.1.1. DILUCIDANDO SOBRE LA CONSTITUCIÓN (...) -- 3.1.2. LA TEORÍA ATÓMICA DE DALTON -- 3.2. DESCUBRIMIENTO DE LAS PARTÍCULAS -- 3.2.1. RAYOS CATÓDICOS: DESCUBRIENDO EL (...) -- 3.2.2. RAYOS CANALES: DESCUBRIENDO EL PROTÓN -- 3.2.3. EL NEUTRÓN -- 3.3. CUANTIZACIÓN DE LA ENERGÍA -- 3.4. NÚMEROS CUÁNTICOS -- 3.4.1. ÓRBITAS CIRCULARES: NÚMERO CUÁNTICO (...) -- 3.4.2. ÓRBITAS ELÍPTICAS: NÚMERO CUÁNTICO (...) -- 3.4.3. ORIENTACIÓN EN EL ESPACIO: NÚMERO (...) -- 3.4.4. SPIN DEL ELECTRÓN: NÚMERO CUÁNTICO (...) -- 3.5. MODELO ATÓMICO ACTUAL: ORBITALES. , 3.5.1. EFECTO FOTOELÉCTRICO Y EFECTO COMPTON. -- 3.5.2. PRINCIPIO DE INCERTIDUMBRE DE HEISENBERG -- 3.5.3. ECUACIÓN DE SCHRÖDINGER Y EL ÁTOMO (...) -- 3.5.4. PRINCIPIO DE EXCLUSIÓN DE PAULI -- 3.5.5. PARTÍCULAS ELEMENTALES CUÁNTICAS -- 3.6. CONFIGURACIONES ELECTRÓNICAS -- 3.7. HECHOS RELEVANTES EN EL DESARROLLO -- 3.8. BIBLIOGRAFÍA -- 3.8.1. TEXTOS BÁSICOS -- 3.8.2. OTROS TEXTOS COMPLEMENTARIOS -- 3.8.3. REFERENCIAS DE INTERÉS HISTÓRICO -- 3.8.4. FUENTES ORIGINALES -- TEMA 4. SISTEMA PERIÓDICO -- 4.1. LA IDEA DE PERIODICIDAD EN QUÍMICA -- 4.1.1. PRIMEROS INTENTOS DE CLASIFICACIÓN -- 4.1.2. EL CONGRESO DE KARLSRUHE -- 4.2. LAS TABLAS PERIÓDICAS -- 4.2.1. LEY DE LAS OCTAVAS DE NEWLANDS -- 4.2.2. TABLAS PERIÓDICAS DE MEYER -- 4.2.3. TABLA PERIÓDICA DE MENDELEIEV -- 4.3. LEY DE MOSELEY -- 4.4. JUSTIFICACIÓN CUÁNTICA DEL SISTEMA -- 4.5. INTERPRETACIÓN DE LAS PROPIEDADES -- 4.5.1. PROPIEDADES ELECTRÓNICAS -- 4.5.2. TAMAÑO DE LOS ÁTOMOS -- 4.5.3. PUNTOS DE FUSIÓN Y EBULLICIÓN -- 4.6. HECHOS MÁS RELEVANTES EN EL DESARROLLO -- 4.7. BIBLIOGRAFÍA -- 4.7.1. TEXTOS BÁSICOS -- 4.7.2. OTROS TEXTOS COMPLEMENTARIOS -- 4.7.3. REFERENCIAS DE INTERÉS HISTÓRICO -- 4.7.4. FUENTES ORIGINALES -- TEMA 5. ESTRUCTURA MOLECULAR -- 5.1. LA IDEA DE ESTRUCTURA QUÍMICA -- 5.1.1. LA ESTRUCTURA DE LOS COMPUESTOS (...) -- 5.1.2. LA ESTRUCTURA DE LOS COMPUESTOS (...) -- 5.2. LA IDEA DE VALENCIA QUÍMICA -- 5.3. LA APROXIMACIÓN ELECTRÓNICA -- 5.4. TEORÍA DE ENLACE DE VALENCIA -- 5.5. TEORÍA DE ORBITALES MOLECULARES -- 5.6. FUERZAS INTERMOLECULARES -- 5.6.1. FUERZAS DE VAN DER WAALS -- 5.6.2. ENLACE DE HIDRÓGENO -- 5.6.3. TRANSFERENCIA DE CARGA -- 5.7. LA APROXIMACIÓN TOPOLÓGICA -- 5.8. HECHOS MÁS RELEVANTES EN EL DESARROLLO -- 5.9. BIBLIOGRAFÍA -- 5.9.1. TEXTOS BÁSICOS -- 5.9.2. OTROS TEXTOS COMPLEMENTARIOS -- 5.9.3. REFERENCIAS DE INTERÉS HISTÓRICO -- 5.9.4. FUENTES ORIGINALES. , TEMA 6. INTERACCIÓN DE LA RADIACIÓN -- 6.1. DESCUBRIMIENTO DE LOS ESPECTROS ÓPTICOS -- 6.1.1. NATURALEZA DE LA LUZ Y ESPECTRO (...) -- 6.1.2. OBTENCIÓN DE LOS -- 6.1.3. TIPOS DE ESPECTROS -- 6.1.4. TÉCNICAS INSTRUMENTALES -- 6.2. INTERACCIÓN DE LA RADIACIÓN VISIBLE -- 6.2.1. ESPECTROS ATÓMICOS -- 6.2.2. ESPECTROS MOLECULARES -- 6.3. INTERACCIÓN DE LA RADIACIÓN INFRARROJA -- 6.4. INTERACCIÓN DE LA RADIACIÓN -- 6.5. RESONANCIA MAGNÉTICA NUCLEAR -- 6.6. HECHOS MÁS RELEVANTES EN EL DESARROLLO -- 6.7. BIBLIOGRAFÍA -- 6.7.1. TEXTOS BÁSICOS -- 6.7.2. OTROS TEXTOS COMPLEMENTARIOS -- 6.7.3. REFERENCIAS DE INTERÉS HISTÓRICO -- 6.7.4. FUENTES ORIGINALES -- TEMA 7. ENERGÉTICA QUÍMICA -- 7.1. LA IMPORTANCIA DEL CALOR EN QUÍMICA -- 7.2. PRINCIPIOS DE LA TERMODINÁMICA -- 7.2.1. PRINCIPIO DE CONSERVACIÓN DE LA (...) -- 7.2.2. PRINCIPIO DE LA ENTROPÍA -- 7.3. DISEÑO Y DESARROLLO DEL CALORÍMETRO -- 7.4. DISOLUCIONES -- 7.5. EQUILIBRIO DE FASES -- 7.6. EVOLUCIÓN DE LAS REACCIONES QUÍMICAS -- 7.7. HECHOS MÁS RELEVANTES EN EL DESARROLLO -- 7.8. BIBLIOGRAFÍA -- 7.8.1. TEXTOS BÁSICOS -- 7.8.2. OTROS TEXTOS COMPLEMENTARIOS -- 7.8.3. REFERENCIAS DE INTERÉS HISTÓRICO -- 7.8.4. FUENTES ORIGINALES -- TEMA 8. EQUILIBRIO QUÍMICO -- 8.1. LA IDEA DE AFINIDAD QUÍMICA -- 8.2. LEY DE ACCIÓN DE MASAS -- 8.3. CONSTANTE DE EQUILIBRIO -- 8.3.1. APORTACIONES DE GIBBS -- 8.3.2. APORTACIONES DE HELMHOLTZ -- 8.3.3. APORTACIONES DE VAN´T HOFF -- 8.4. DESPLAZAMIENTO DEL EQUILIBRIO -- 8.5. VARIACIÓN DE LA CONSTANTE DE EQUILIBRIO -- 8.5.1. VARIACIÓN DE LA CONSTANTE DE EQUILIBRIO -- 8.5.2. VARIACIÓN DE LA CONSTANTE DE EQUILIBRIO (...) -- 8.5.3. VALIDEZ DEL PRINCIPIO DE LE CHATELIER -- 8.6. EL CERO ABSOLUTO DE TEMPERATURA -- 8.7. HECHOS MÁS RELEVANTES EN EL DESARROLLO -- 8.8. BIBLIOGRAFIA -- 8.8.1. TEXTOS BÁSICOS -- 8.8.2. OTROS TEXTOS COMPLEMENTARIOS -- 8.8.3. REFERENCIAS DE INTERÉS HISTÓRICO. , 8.8.4. FUENTES ORIGINALES -- TEMA 9. EQUILIBRIO IÓNICO -- 9.1. LA CONDUCTIVIDAD DE LOS IONES -- 9.2. TEORÍA DE LA DISOCIACIÓN ELECTROLÍTICA -- 9.2.1. DESARROLLO DE LA TEORÍA -- 9.2.2. OBJECIONES A LA DISOCIACIÓN ELECTROLÍTICA -- 9.3. ÁCIDOS Y BASES -- 9.3.1. CONCEPTOS HISTÓRICOS -- 9.3.2. DEFINICIONES MODERNAS DE ÁCIDO Y (...) -- 9.3.3. DESARROLLO DE LOS INDICADORES. MEDIDA (...) -- 9.4. REACCIONES DE PRECIPITACIÓN -- 9.5. ELECTRÓLITOS FUERTES -- 9.5.1. TEORÍA DE DEBYE-HÜCKEL -- 9.5.2. TERMODINÁMICA DE LOS IONES -- 9.6. HECHOS MÁS RELEVANTES EN EL DESARROLLO -- 9.7. BIBLIOGRAFÍA -- 9.7.1. TEXTOS BÁSICOS -- 9.7.2. OTROS TEXTOS COMPLEMENTARIOS -- 9.7.3. REFERENCIAS DE INTERÉS HISTÓRICO -- 9.7.4. FUENTES ORIGINALES -- TEMA 10. CINÉTICA Y MECANISMOS -- 10.1. INTRODUCCIÓN -- 10.2. LA IDEA DE VELOCIDAD DE REACCIÓN -- 10.3. INFLUENCIA DE LA TEMPERATURA SOBRE LA -- 10.4. ENERGÍA DE ACTIVACIÓN Y FACTOR -- 10.5. TEORÍAS DE LA VELOCIDAD DE REACCIÓN -- 10.5.1. ASPECTOS TERMODINÁMICOS -- 10.5.2. TEORÍA DE COLISIONES -- 10.5.3. SUPERFICIES DE ENERGÍA POTENCIAL (...) -- 10.6. MECANISMOS DE LAS REACCIONES QUÍMICAS -- 10.6.1. REACCIONES EN CADENA -- 10.6.2. HIPÓTESIS DEL ESTADO ESTACIONARIO -- 10.6.3. REACCIONES EN CADENA RAMIFICADA (...) -- 10.6.4. MECANISMOS DE RAMIFICACIÓN DE LAS (...) -- 10.7. TÉCNICAS PARA REACCIONES RÁPIDAS -- 10.8. REACCIONES EN DISOLUCIÓN -- 10.9. CATÁLISIS -- 10.9.1. CARACTERÍSTICAS DE LOS FENÓMENOS (...) -- 10.9.2. CATÁLISIS ÁCIDO-BASE -- 10.9.3. CATÁLISIS HETEROGÉNEA -- 10.10. DINÁMICA MOLECULAR. TÉCNICAS -- 10.10.1. HACES MOLECULARES -- 10.10.2. QUIMILUMINISCENCIA INFRARROJA -- 10.10.3. TÉCNICAS DE LÁSER -- 10.11. HECHOS MÁS RELEVANTES EN EL DESARROLLO -- 10.12. BIBLIOGRAFÍA -- 10.12.1. TEXTOS BÁSICOS -- 10.12.2. OTROS TEXTOS COMPLEMENTARIOS -- 10.12.3. REFERENCIAS DE INTERÉS HISTÓRICO -- 10.12.4. FUENTES ORIGINALES. , TEMA 11. ELECTROQUÍMICA ELECTRÓDICA -- 11.1. INTRODUCCIÓN -- 11.2. DESCUBRIMIENTO DE LA PILA DE VOLTA -- 11.3. ELECTROLISIS -- 11.4. LEYES DE FARADAY -- 11.5. CÉLULAS ELECTROQUÍMICAS -- 11.5.1. TERMODINÁMICA DE LAS CÉLULAS ELECTROQUÍMICAS -- 11.6. ECUACIÓN DE NERNST -- 11.7. CINÉTICA EN LOS ELECTRODOS -- 11.8. LA DOBLE CAPA ELÉCTRICA -- 11.9. HECHOS MÁS RELEVANTES EN EL DESARROLLO -- 11.10. BIBLIOGRAFÍA -- 11.10.1. TEXTOS BÁSICOS -- 11.10.2. OTROS TEXTOS COMPLEMENTARIOS -- 11.10.3. REFERENCIAS DE INTERÉS HISTÓRICO -- 11.10.4. FUENTES ORIGINALES -- TEMA 12. SUPERFICIES Y COLOIDES -- 12.1. TENSIÓN SUPERFICIAL -- 12.2. ADSORCIÓN DE GASES EN SÓLIDOS -- 12.3. ISOTERMAS DE ADSORCIÓN -- 12.4. DISOLUCIONES VERDADERAS Y DISOLUCIONES -- 12.5. PROPIEDADES DE LOS COLOIDES -- 12.5.1. MOVIMIENTO BROWNIANO Y SEDIMENTACIÓN -- 12.5.2. PROPIEDADES ÓPTICAS -- 12.5.3. PROPIEDADES ELÉCTRICAS: FENÓMENOS (...) -- 12.6. HECHOS MÁS RELEVANTES EN EL DESARROLLO -- 12.7. BIBLIOGRAFÍA -- 12.7.1. TEXTOS BÁSICOS -- 12.7.2. OTROS TEXTOS COMPLEMENTARIOS -- 12.7.3. REFERENCIAS DE INTERÉS HISTÓRICO -- 12.7.4. FUENTES ORIGINALES -- ÍNDICE DE AUTORES.

Anmerkung: Intro -- Contents -- Preface: Sponge research developments -- No longer Demospongiae: Homoscleromorpha formal nomination as a fourth class of Porifera -- Molecular phylogeny of glass sponges (Porifera, Hexactinellida): increased taxon sampling and inclusion of the mitochondrial protein-coding gene, cytochrome oxidase subunit I -- Phylogenetic reconstruction of Polymastiidae (Demospongiae: Hadromerida) based on morphology -- First evidence of miniature transposable elements in sponges (Porifera) -- The mitochondrial genome of stygobitic sponge Eunapius subterraneus: mtDNA is highly conserved in freshwater sponges -- The complete mitochondrial genome of the verongid sponge Aplysina cauliformis: implications for DNA barcoding in demosponges -- Genetic structure and differentiation at a short-time scale of the introduced calcarean sponge Paraleucilla magna to the western Mediterranean -- Relationship between genetic, chemical, and bacterial diversity in the Atlanto-Mediterranean bath sponge Spongia lamella -- First evaluation of mitochondrial DNA as a marker for phylogeographic studies of Calcarea: a case study from Leucetta chagosensis -- Diversity patterns and zoogeography of the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean shallow-water sponge fauna -- Living on the edge: the sponge fauna of Australia's southwestern and northwestern deep continental margin -- Sponge gardens of Ningaloo Reef (Carnarvon Shelf, Western Australia) are biodiversity hotspots -- Role of deep sponge grounds in the Mediterranean Sea: a case study in southern Italy -- Mangrove and coral reef sponge faunas: untold stories about shallow water Porifera in the Caribbean -- Qualitative variation in colour morphotypes of Ianthella basta (Porifera: Verongida) -- Phenotypic variability in the Caribbean Orange Icing sponge Mycale laevis (Demospongiae: Poecilosclerida). , Growth and regeneration of the elephant ear sponge Ianthella basta (Porifera) -- The marine sponge Ianthella basta can recover from stress-induced tissue regression -- Nutrient utilisation by shallow water temperate sponges in New Zealand -- Experimental silicon demand by the sponge Hymeniacidon perlevis reveals chronic limitation in field populations -- Biosilica deposition in the marine sponge Petrosia ficiformis (Poiret, 1789): the model of primmorphs reveals time dependence of spiculogenesis -- Trace metal concentrations in the tropical sponge Spheciospongia vagabunda at a sewage outfall: synchrotron X-ray imaging reveals the micron-scale distribution of accumulated metals -- Does concentrating chemical defenses within specific regions of marine sponges result in enhanced protection from predators? -- Temporal variations in growth and reproduction of Tedania anhelans and Chondrosia reniformis in the North Adriatic Sea -- Reproductive traits explain contrasting ecological features in sponges: the sympatric poecilosclerids Hemimycale columella and Crella elegans as examples -- Epibiont--basibiont interactions: examination of ecological factors that influence specialization in a two-sponge association between Geodia vosmaeri (Sollas, 1886) and Amphimedon erina (de Laubenfels, 1936) -- Deep sequencing reveals diversity and community structure of complex microbiota in five Mediterranean sponges.

Anmerkung: Title Page -- Preface -- Contents -- Arithmetic and Distance-Based Approach to the Statistical Analysis of Imprecisely Valued Data -- Introduction -- Summary of Recent Results on Metrics and Simulations Concerning Imprecisely-valued Data -- Summary of Recent Results on Inferences about Means and Fr´echet's Variances, and on a More Robust Central Tendency Measure for Imprecisely-valued Data -- Summary of Recent Results on Regression Analysis with Imprecisely-valued Data -- Summary of Recent Results on Clustering/Classification of Imprecisely-valued Data -- SAFD (Statistical Analysis of Fuzzy Data) R Package -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Linear Regression Analysis for Interval-valued Data Based on Set Arithmetic: A Review -- Introduction -- Preliminaries -- Random Intervals -- Simple Interval Linear Models Based on Set Arithmetic -- Simple Basic Linear Model without Constraints: Gil et al. (2002) -- Simple Basic Linear Model with Constraints: Gonz´alez-Rodr´ıguez et al. (2007) -- Simple Flexible Linear Model M: Blanco-Fern´andez et al. (2011) -- Comparative Study -- Real-life Example -- Simulation Studies -- Conclusions -- References -- Bootstrap Confidence Intervals for the Parameters of a Linear Regression Model with Fuzzy Random Variables -- Introduction -- Preliminaries -- A Linear Regression Model with LR Fuzzy Variables -- Estimation Problem -- Bootstrap Confidence Intervals -- Empirical Results -- Simulation Studies -- A Real-case Study -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- On the Estimation of the Regression Model M for Interval Data -- Introduction -- The Model M for Random Intervals -- Estimation of the Model M -- Applications: A Comparative Study -- Conclusions -- References -- Hybrid Least-Squares Regression Modelling Using Confidence Bounds -- Introduction -- A Review on Hybrid Fuzzy Linear Least-squares Regression. , Weighted Fuzzy Arithmetic -- Hybrid Multiple Fuzzy Least Squares Regression -- Confidence Interval-based Approach -- Confidence Interval on Coefficients -- Prediction Interval on a Single Predicted Response -- Experimental Studies -- Experiments on Regression Coefficients -- Experiments on Predicted Values -- Conclusions -- References -- Testing the Variability of Interval Data: An Application to Tidal Fluctuation -- Introduction -- Preliminaries -- One-sample Tests for the Variance of a Random Interval -- Simulation Studies -- Application to Tidal Fluctuations -- Conclusions -- References -- Comparing the Medians of a Random Interval Defined by Means of Two Different L1 Metrics -- Introduction and Motivation -- The Space of Intervals Kc(R): Preliminaries -- The Median of a Random Interval Defined Through an L1 Metric -- The Comparison between the dH,θ-median and the ρ1-median of a Random Interval -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Comparing the Representativeness of the 1-norm Median for Likert and Free-response Fuzzy Scales -- Introduction -- Preliminaries -- Empirical Comparative Study between Likert and Fuzzy Numbers Scales: The Mean (Absolute) Error Associated with the Median -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Fuzzy Probability Distributions in Reliability Analysis, Fuzzy HPD-regions, and Fuzzy Predictive Distributions -- Introduction -- Fuzzy Lifetimes -- Bayesian Reliability Analysis -- Likelihood Function for Fuzzy Data -- Bayes' Theorem for Fuzzy A-priori Distribution and Fuzzy Data -- Generalized Fuzzy HPD-regions -- Fuzzy Predictive Densities -- Conclusion -- References -- SAFD - An R Package for Statistical Analysis of Fuzzy Data -- Introduction -- Notation and Preliminaries -- Functionality of the SAFD Package -- Basic Functions -- Sample Generation, Frequency and Histogram -- Further Functions in SAFD -- Future Work. , References -- Statistical Reasoning with Set-Valued Information: Ontic vs. Epistemic Views -- Introduction -- Ontic vs. Epistemic Sets -- Random Sets vs. Ill-known Random Variables -- When the Meaning of the Model Affects Results -- Conditioning Random Sets -- Empirical Variance for Random Interval Data -- Different Interpretations of a Fuzzy Set -- Various Notions of Random Fuzzy Sets -- Epistemic vs. Ontic Interval Data Processing -- Conclusion -- References -- Pricing of Catastrophe Bond in Fuzzy Framework -- Introduction -- Preliminaries -- Fuzzy and Interval Arithmetic -- Stochastic and Financial Preliminaries -- Catastrophe Bonds -- Catastrophe Bond with Stepwise Payoff Function -- Pricing of Catastrophe Bonds -- General Formula -- The Vasicek Interest Rate Model -- The Merton Interest Rate Model -- Numerical Examples of Fuzzy Approach -- Conclusions -- References -- Convergence of Heuristic-based Estimators of the GARCH Model -- Introduction -- Convergence of Heuristic-based Estimators -- GARCH Extensions -- Asymmetric GARCH -- GARCH(p.q) -- Conclusions -- References -- Lasso-type and Heuristic Strategies in Model Selection and Forecasting -- Introduction -- Model Selection Methods -- Lasso-type Strategies -- Heuristic Optimization Methods -- Monte-Carlo Study -- Application to Leading Business Cycle Indicators in Germany and Russia -- Conclusions -- References -- Streaming-Data Selection for Gaussian-Process Modelling -- Introduction -- Modelling with Gaussian Processes -- Streaming-data Selection -- Experiments and Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Change Detection Based on the Distribution of p-Values -- Introduction -- Multiple Testing -- Meta p-values -- Experimental Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Advanced Analysis of Dynamic Graphs in Social and Neural Networks -- Introduction -- Social Network Analysis. , Butterworth Filtering -- Data Sets -- Applying the Filter to the Data -- Evaluation -- Improvements -- Summary -- Analysis of Functional Connectivity Networks -- Functional Connectivity -- Brain Graphs -- Experiments -- Correlation Analysis -- Summary -- Conclusions -- References -- Fuzzy Hyperinference-Based Pattern Recognition -- Introduction -- Fuzzy Rule-based Hyperinference for Pattern Recognition -- Pattern Recognition based on Takagi-Sugeno (T-S) Reasoning Procedure -- Linear and Piece-wise Linear Programming Problems for T-S Procedure Rule Weights -- Application of Hyperinference-based Pattern Recognition Procedures for Classification of Human Posture -- Visualization of Human Posture Stability -- Protocol of Physical Experiments -- Hyperinference-based Pattern Recognition Problem Formulation for Classification of Histograms of Human Posture -- Results of A, B, C Experiments -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Dynamic Data-Driven Fuzzy Modeling of Software Reliability Growth -- Introduction -- Takagi-Sugeno Fuzzy Rule Base of Software Reliability Growth -- TS Model Description of Software Reliability Growth -- Multi-stage Model Description of Software Reliability Growth -- Model Identification -- Structure Identification -- Parameter Estimation -- Real Time Model Identification -- Benchmark Model Development -- Conclusion -- References -- Dynamic Texture Recognition Based on Compression Artifacts -- Introduction -- Related Work -- Dynamic Texture Classification -- Video Quality Assessment -- Classification -- Proposed Approach -- Extracting Features -- Basic Features for Video Classification -- Experiments and Results -- Data Set -- Classification -- Conclusion -- References -- The Hubness Phenomenon: Fact or Artifact? -- Introduction -- Measuring Hubness -- Data Generation -- Experimental Results -- Conclusions -- References. , Proximity-Based Reference Resolution to Improve Text Retrieval -- Introduction -- Beyond Observed Term Frequency -- Proximity-based Coreference Resolution -- Query Type Identification -- Anaphoric Frequency of Query Terms -- Experiments -- Experimental Setup -- Evaluation of Query Type Identification -- Retrieval Performance on the Test Queries -- Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- Derivation of Linguistic Summaries is Inherently Difficult: Can Association Rule Mining Help? -- Introduction -- Linguistic Summaries via Fuzzy Logic with Linguistic Quantifiers -- A Natural Relation between Linguistic Summaries and Fuzzy Querying - A Protoform based Analysis -- Linguistic Summaries and Association Rules: An Intrinsic Relationship -- Mining Fuzzy Association Rules by using a Fuzzy Querying Interface -- Remarks on an Implementation -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Mining Local Connectivity Patterns in fMRI Data -- Introduction -- Notions of Activity -- Local Connectivity Measures -- Data and Preprocessing -- Results for Test Data -- Results for Real Data -- Discussion, Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Fuzzy Clustering based on Coverings -- Introduction -- Coverings for Non-transitive Crisp Relations -- Coverings for Fuzzy Clustering -- Gradual Coverings -- Fuzzy Clustering -- Relation to the Study by Bezdek and Harris -- Transitivity -- Convex Decompositions -- Complexity -- Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Decision and Regression Trees in the Context of Attributes with Different Granularity Levels -- Introduction -- Brute Force vs. an Integrated Approach to Granularity Level Selection -- Background on MDL, Regression Trees and Granularity Levels -- The Minimum Description Length Principle (MDL) -- Regression and Decision Trees -- The Meaning of Data Granularity. , Constructing Regression Trees in the Context of Attributes with Different Levels of Granularity.

Anmerkung: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- Abstract -- 1.1…The Quaternary and the Use of Proxy Records -- 1.2…The Scope of this Book -- References -- 2 Taphonomy -- Abstract -- 2.1…Taphonomy as a Cross-Disciplinary Branch -- 2.2…Taphonomic Attributes -- 2.3…Exhuming Clams and Chitons -- References -- 3 Shell Microstructure and Shell Architecture -- Abstract -- 3.1…Inorganic-Organic Biocomposites -- 3.2…Chemical and Physico-Mechanical Changes from Fossil to Modern Shells -- 3.3…The Intrinsic Properties of Taxa Lead to Differential Behavior Under Environmental Conditions -- 3.4…Cathodoluminiscence Applied to Biogenic Carbonates -- References -- 4 Paleoecology -- Abstract -- 4.1…From Dead Remains to Past Communities -- 4.2…Guild Structure -- 4.3…Reconstructing Local Benthic Paleocommunities -- 4.4…Evaluating Local Faunistic Changes from Mollusk Assemblages -- References -- 5 Biotic Interactions -- Abstract -- 5.1…Looking for Holes -- 5.2…Between Host and Guests -- References -- 6 Biogeography -- Abstract -- 6.1…Faunistic Changes Within and Between Provinces -- 6.2…Some of Them Have Gone -- 6.3…Transoceanic Migrants During the Quaternary -- References -- 7 Morphometry -- Abstract -- 7.1…Linear Morphometrics -- 7.2…Contour Analysis -- 7.3…Landmarks -- References -- 8 Stable Isotopes -- Abstract -- 8.1…Hydrological Variations and Climatic Changes During the Holocene -- 8.2…Age Calibration and Temperature Equations -- References -- 9 Sclerochronology -- Abstract -- References -- 10 Concluding Remarks -- Abstract -- Index.

Anmerkung: Intro -- BACTERIAL INFECTIONS: CHARACTERISTICS, TYPES AND TREATMENT -- BACTERIAL INFECTIONS: CHARACTERISTICS, TYPES AND TREATMENT -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter I: Chronic Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infection in Cystic Fibrosis -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Antibiotics and Resistance -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter II: Bacteriophage Therapy -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Wound Treatment -- Phage Therapy in Dermatology -- Phage Therapy against Intestinal Infections -- Phage Prophylaxis -- Immune Response -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter III: Antimicrobial Applications of Phages -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter IV: Human Cutaneous Tuberculosisand Skin Dendritic Cells -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Material and Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter V: Haemophilus Influenzae Infections -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Microbiology -- Epidemiology -- Pathogenesis -- Immune Response -- Clinical Manifestations -- Diagnosis -- Treatment Options -- Vaccination -- Treatment of Contacts -- References -- Chapter VI: Pathophysiology and the Prevention of Bacterial Endocarditis (BE) -- Abstract -- Introduction and Background -- Conclusions of 2007 AHA Guidelines for Prevention of Infective Endocarditis -- Critique of the 2007 Guidelines for Prevention of BE (without Italics) -- Reasons for Revision of the Guidelines -- Critique of "Reasons for Revision of Guidelines" -- Critique of List of Cardiac Conditions with Highest Risk of Adverse Outcomes -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter VII: Limitations of Current Antibiotics for Ocular Infections -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Bacterial Resistance in Ocular Infections -- Bacterial Conjunctivitis -- Microbial Keratitis -- Endophthalmitis -- Conclusion. , References -- Chapter VIII: Persistent Bacterial Infection -- Abstract -- 1. Infections Associated with Biofilm -- 2. Infections by Antimicrobial Agent-Resistant Bacteria -- 3. Infections due to Bacterial Genome Plasticity -- References -- Index.

Anmerkung: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Insufficient Utilisation of Information Technology in the State Administration -- The Example of Insolvency Proceedings and the Insolvency Register in the Czech Republic -- 1 The Significance of Information on Insolvency Processes -- 2 The State of Usage of Information Technology in the CR and Other Countries -- 2.1 The Availability and Existence of Insolvency Registers -- 2.2 Further Problems with Insolvency Registers -- 2.3 Possibilities for Rectification -- 3 The Relationship between Access to Information and Results of Proceedings -- 3.1 -- and Interesting Aspects of Data in This Publication -- 3.2 The Basic Results of -- 3.3 Comparison of Countries According to Freedom of Information and Efficiency of the System -- 4 Closing Thesis -- References -- The Intention to Share and Re-Shared among the Young Adults towards a Posting at Social Networking Sites -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Data Representation on the Action-Reaction Mechanism -- 5 Summary and Future Works -- References -- Using Text Summarizing to Support Planning of Research and Development -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Case Study -- 4 Conclusion and Outlook -- References -- The Impact of Educational Background on Working Relationships in Offshoring Projects -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Review of the Literature -- 3 Model Development -- 4 Empirical Study -- 4.1 Methodology -- 4.2 Research Execution -- 4.3 Data Analysis -- 5 Results -- 6 Limitations and Further Research -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Speech Separation Based on Improved Fast ICA with Kurtosis Maximization of Wavelet Packet Coefficients -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Wavelet Domain Processing -- 3 FastICA Algorithm -- 3.1 Source-to-Distortion -- 3.2 Similarity Coefficient Matrix -- 4 Simulation Experiment and Result Analysis -- 5 Conclusion -- References. , Service Orientation of Information Technology Professionals: The Effect of Personal and Environmental Factors -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 2.1 Service Orientation -- 2.2 Service Climate -- 2.3 Personality Trait -- 3 Research Model and Hypothesis -- 3.1 The Relationship between Service Climate and Service Oriented Attitude -- 3.2 The Relationship between Personality Trait and Service Oriented Attitude -- 3.3 The Relationship between Service Oriented Attitude and Service Oriented Behavior -- 4 Research Methodologies -- 5 Results -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- From Ontologies to Question - Answer Pairs - A Template Language for Automated and Customizable Transformations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Theoretical and Methodological Basis -- 2.1 OWL and Its Context -- 2.2 RDF -- 2.3 Template -- 2.4 Template Language -- 3 Solution Proposal -- 3.1 Question of Definition or a Requirement Specification -- 4 The Project -- 4.1 The Architecture -- 4.2 The TempLang - A Short Example -- 5 Some Conclusions -- References -- An Assessment of Content Quality in Websites of Basic and Secondary Portuguese Schools -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Investigation Methodology -- 2.1 Defining the Data Quality Attributes -- 2.2 Categorizing the Data Quality Attributes -- 2.3 Measuring the Data Quality Attributes -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Language Technology for eGovernment - Business Cases -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research in the IMAN2 Project -- 3 Business Cases Using Language Technologies -- 3.1 Automatic Message Answering -- 3.2 Case Routing -- 3.3 Phone Call Summation -- 3.4 Competitive Intelligence Analysis -- 3.5 Sentiment Analysis -- 3.6 Scanned Document Completeness Validation -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Methodology for Clustering Cities Affected by Natural Disasters -- 1 Introduction. , 2 Humanitarian Logistics and Disaster Management -- 2.1 Phases and Cycles of Disasters Relief -- 3 Methodology for Pattern Analysis in Humanitarian Logistics -- 4 Implementing the Proposed Method -- 4.1 Results and Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Real-Time Statistical Speech Translation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Data Preparation -- 3 Factored Training -- 4 Evaluation Methods -- 5 Experimentation -- 6 Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- Toward a Cloud Based Knowledge Management System of E-learning Best Practices -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 2.1 Cloud Computing -- 2.2 Knowledge Management Systems in E-learning -- 3 Knowledge Management at the University -- 4 Cloud-Based System Architecture -- 5 Case Study -- 6 Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- Expanding Scientific Knowledge Frontiers: Open Repositories in Developing Countries Supported by NRENs -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Open Access Initiatives and Strategies -- 3 NRENs and OA: Portugal as a Case Study -- 3.1 RCAAP -- 4 Open Repositories in the African Context -- 5 Sharing Scientific Knowledge in Mozambique -- 5.1 SABER - The National Repository -- 5.2 MoreNET - Mozambique NREN -- 5.3 Directions for the Evolution of a Common Open Access -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Benefits Management Enhances the Organizational Competitive Advantage -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Competitive Advantage -- 3 Five Competitive Forces View -- 4 Resource-Based View -- 5 Creating Value from IS/IT Investments -- 6 Cranfield Management School Approach -- 7 Discussion -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- An Empirical Study of the Factors Affecting Mobile Social Network Service Use -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Background -- 3 Conceptual Model and Hypothesis -- 4 Research Methodology -- 5 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- A Survey of Cloud Computing Migration Issues and Frameworks. , 1 Introduction -- 2 Moving to Cloud -- 2.1 Concerns -- 2.2 Governance -- 3 Moving to Cloud, Frameworks -- 3.1 Strategic Perspective for Federal US Agencies -- 3.2 Six Steps Framework -- 3.3 Cloud Adoption Toolkit -- 3.4 Ezzat et al., Work -- 3.5 Hackystat -- 3.6 Cloudstep -- 3.7 CloudMIG -- 3.8 Banerjee Work -- 3.9 IVI Cloud Computing Life Cycle -- 3.10 Cloud Decision Support System -- 3.11 Windows Application to the Windows Azure -- 4 Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Systematic Review Tool to Support the Establishment of a Literature Review -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Systematic Review Protocol -- 3 Tools Review -- 4 Proposal of a Tool for Systematic Reviews -- 4.1 Review Planning -- 4.2 Perform the Systematic Review -- 4.3 Review Reporting -- 5 Case Study -- 6 Conclusions and Future Works -- References -- Descriptive Lightweight Learning Organization Ontology -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Lightweight Ontology -- 3 Research Methodology -- 4 Descriptive Lightweight Learning Organization Ontology -- 5 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- An Approach to Stigmergy Issues Based on the Recursive Application of Binary Neighbouring Rules -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Neighbouring Rules and Recursive Application -- 3 Cues Modeling -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Envisioning a New Future for the Enterprise with a Big Data Experience Framework -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Architecting a Unifying Experience Framework -- 2.1 Connecting the Data -- 2.2 Discovering an Underlying Conceptual Architecture -- 2.3 Bringing the Framework to Life -- 3 Envisioning a New Future for the Enterprise -- 3.1 Shifting the IT Mindset -- 3.2 Turning Understanding into Transformation -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Reengineering Requirements Specification Based on IEEE 830 Standard and Traceability -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Problem Statement -- 3 Literature Review. , 3.1 Software Requirements Specification -- 3.2 Requirements Traceability -- 3.3 Related Works -- 4 The Traceability Based SRS Model -- 5 The Software Re equirements Specification Manager -- 5.1 Structure -- 5.2 Implementation -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- A Sentence Meaning Based Alignment Method for Parallel Text Corpora Preparation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Overview -- 3 Proposed Sentence Aligner -- 4 Sentence Alignment Metric -- 5 Comparison Experiments -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- A Novel Approach to Endoscopic Exams Archiving -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Data Storage -- 3 MIVarchive -- 4 Architecture -- 5 MIVarchive Implementation Details -- 6 Discussion -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Design and Implementation of a Competency Repository -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Competency Repository's Architecture -- 2.1 The Database Architecture -- 2.2 The Enterprise Java Bean Module -- 2.3 The Web Based User Interface -- 3 Summary and Future Work -- References -- Proposing Formal Notation for Modeling Collaborative Processes Extending HAMSTERS Notation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Concepts -- 2.1 Collaboration Engineering -- 2.2 Methodology for the Development of Collaborative Processes - MDCP -- 3 Notations Analysis -- 4 Introduction to HAMSTERS -- 5 Proposal: Extending HAMSTERS Notation for Use in the FPM -- 6 Preliminary Results -- 7 Benefits of Extended Notation: MFP + HAMSTERS -- 8 Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Selection of Safeguards for Fuzzified Risk Management in Information Systems -- 1 Risk Analysis in Information Systems -- 2 Optimal Selection of Safeguards in Risk Management -- 3 An Illustrative Example -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Understanding Information Security Culture: A Survey in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Importance of Information Security. , 3 Theoretical Foundations.

Anmerkung: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Part I: Poincaré's Philosophy of Science -- Portrait of Henri Poincaré as a Young Philosopher: The Formative Years (1860 -1873) -- Henri Poincaré as Philosopher: An "Epistemic Bastard"? -- The Social and Cultural Environment of the Young Poincaré -- The Training of Poincaré at the Lycée de Nancy -- The Organization of Study in Secondary Education in the 1860s -- The Tests for the Baccalaureate -- The Philosophical Formation of Poincaré -- Conclusions -- References -- Poincaré and the Invention of Convention -- Background and Context -- Complexity -- Structure -- The Nature of Conventions: Free but Guided -- Empirical Preconditions: The Subject Matter of Geometry -- Empirical Information: The Assessment of Geometry -- The Revisability of Geometry -- Conclusion -- References -- The Third Way Epistemology: A Re-characterization of Poincaré's Conventionalism -- A Short Sketch of Poincaré's Conventionalism Contextualized -- Two Ways of Understanding Poincaré's Physical Conventionalism -- Different Senses of the Word `Convention' in Poincaré -- Explicit Conventions -- Axioms or Principles of Geometry -- Measurement Conventions and Coordinate Systems -- Linguistic Conventions -- Disguised Definitions -- Principles of Mechanics (and of Physics) -- Implicit Conventions -- Indifferent Hypotheses -- Natural Hypotheses -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Poincaré, Indifferent Hypotheses and Metaphysics -- Introduction -- Interlude -- Poincaré Faced with Worldly Issues -- Realism According to Poincaré -- Dangerous, but Necessary Hypotheses -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Poincaré on the Foundations of Mathematics -- Poincaré in Göttingen -- Introduction -- Poincaré and Hilbert -- First Meeting -- The International Congresses of Mathematicians -- The Bolyai Prizes. , The 1909 Visit of Poincaré to Göttingen -- Poincaré's Talks in Göttingen -- The Talk on Transfinite Numbers -- The Aftermath of the Talk -- References -- Poincaré and the Principles of the Calculus -- Intuition and the Continuum in Poincaré: Some Background -- Cournot and the Infinitesimals -- Poincaré on Cournot and Infinitesimals -- Conclusion -- References -- Does the French Connection (Poincaré, Lautman) Provide Some Insights Facing the Thesis That Meta-mathematics Is an Exception to the Slogan That Mathematics Concerns Structures? -- Introduction -- Poincaré -- Lautman -- References -- Part III: Poincaré on the Foundations of Physics -- Henri Poincaré: The Status of Mechanical Explanations and the Foundations of Statistical Mechanics -- Introduction -- Strictly Mechanistic Reduction of Thermodynamics -- General Characteristics of Helmholtz's Approach -- The Analogue of the Second Principle for Reversible Processes -- Vibratory Motion and Monocyclic Systems -- Irreversibility and Mechanism -- Poincaré and Maxwell's Kinetic Theory of Gases -- The Article "Le mécanisme et l'expérience" -- The Recurrence Theorem -- The Three-Body Problem -- The Concept of Integral Invariant -- The Exceptional Character of Trajectories Without Recurrence -- "On the Kinetic Theory of Gases" (1894) -- A Theorem on Non-uniform Integrals -- Conclusion -- References -- Henri Poincaré: A Scientist Inspired by His Philosophy -- Introduction -- The Fuchsian Functions: A Starting Point of the Crossing of Knowledge -- Differential Equations: A Path to Geometry -- Non-Euclidean Geometry: A Tool and a Philosophy -- Geometry, Physics, and Philosophy -- Geometry Meets Electrodynamics -- Conclusions -- References -- Poincaré on the Construction of Space-Time -- Introduction -- Poincaré's Conventionalism and Twentieth-Century Philosophy of Science -- Experience and Geometry. , The Relativity of Space and the Relativity of Motion -- Conclusion: Poincaré and Special Relativity -- References -- About the Authors -- Index.

Anmerkung: Intro -- Fibre production -- Preface -- Table of contents -- Setting the scene: animal fibre -- Genetic variability of fleece shedding in the Martinik hair, Romane sheep breeds and their crossbreds -- Suri/Huacaya phenotype inheritance in alpaca (Vicugna pacos) -- Producing alpaca fibre for the textile industry -- Meat and fibre production -- External effects for the quantity and quality of fibre in Guanacos -- Genetic and non-genetic factors influencing fibre quality of Arkharmerino × Ghezel and Arkharmerino × Moghani crossbreeds of sheep in third generation -- Differences in fibre diameter profile between shearing periods in white Huacaya Alpacas (Vicugna pacos) -- Fibre production and fibre characteristics of alpacas farmed in United States -- Diversity and comparison of wool parameters in 31 different American and European ovine breeds -- Testing objective metrics for the differentiation of coat colours in a Spanish alpaca population -- Breeding and genetics -- Analysis of the mitochondrial diversity of alpacas in eight farming areas of the south of Peru -- Asip and MC1R cDNA polymorphism in alpaca -- Genetic diversity in Malabari goats -- Genetic parameters for growth of fibre diameter in alpacas -- Comparison of different breeding strategies to improve alpaca fibre production in a low-input production system -- Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genetic diversity of Vicugna vicugna mensalis in Bolivia -- Association of myostatin gene (MSTN) polymorphism with economic traits in rabbits -- Growth hormone gene in llama (Lama glama): characterisation and SNPs identification -- Alpaca sperm chromatin evaluation using Toluidine Blue -- Derivation of economic values for fibre diameter fleece weight in alpacas -- A microsatellite study on the genetic distance between Suri and Huacaya phenotypes in Peruvian alpaca (Vicugna pacos). , Genetic differentiation of six Peruvian alpaca populations -- Nutrition and reproduction -- Lactation in llamas (Lama glama): estimating milk intake and output using stable isotope techniques -- Feed preferences and recipe alternatives for alpacas in a Hungarian zoo -- Management -- A cross-border wool project supports the conservation of the Alpines Steinschaf -- Investing in the development of South American campesino camelid economies: the experience of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) -- Building and scaling up knowledge on camelids -- Preliminary study of body measurements on alpacas in northern Italy -- Health -- Orthopaedic problems in llamas and alpacas: clinical and radiological aspects -- Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from neonatal Peruvian alpacas (Vicugna pacos) with diarrhea -- Abstracts -- Changes in suckling behaviour during lactation in llamas (Lama glama) -- Anatomical imaging of blood vessels for venipuncture in South American camelids -- Alpaca breeding and production prospects in the United States -- Round tables -- Common management denominators between South American camelids and other fibre animals -- South American camelids health -- Keyword index.