This book applies linguistic analysis to the poetry of Emeritus Professor Edwin Thumboo, a Singaporean poet and leading figure in Commonwealth literature. The work explores how the poet combines grammar and metaphor to make meaning, making the reader aware of the linguistic resources developed by Thumboo as the basis for his unique technique.

Causality and Mind presents seventeen of Nicholas Jolley's essays on early modern philosophy, which focus on two main themes. One theme is the continuing debate over the nature of causality in the period from Descartes to Hume.

Contemporary jazz singer/keyboardist Frank McComb was born in Cleveland on July 15, 1970, beginning his piano studies at age 12 and forming his first trio five years later. His professional break followed in 1991, when he was tapped as musical director for the R&B group Rude Boys, subsequently backing DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince in the studio and on tour; in late 1992, McComb signed to the Mojazz label, and in 1994 collaborated with Branford Marsalis on his jazz-rap fusion project Buckshot LeFonque. The solo Love Stories followed in early 2000.

Returning to his family's manor house on the lonely moors after his father dies under mysterious circumstances

Famous and lesser-known Jazz standards sung beautifully - feeling at once timeless and new. With Joe "Sonny" Barbato - piano, Jim Lyden - bass, Les Harris, Jr. - drums, Vinny Raniolo - guitar, Matt Langley - Saxophone, and Jason Anick - violin…

From the upstate region of South Carolina to the musical meccas of the jazz universe is an unexpected journey for anyone to travel. Yet Lauren Meccia’s debut vocal album, Inside Your Eyes, will introduce the diversely talented vocalist, saxophonist and composer to an unsuspecting world-wide audience. Through the album’s vintage yet crisp, cosmopolitan sound, listeners will be transported to the famous, gritty jazz clubs of the mid-20th century such as The Embers, The Village Vanguard and The Cotton Club…

Scholars in philosophy, law, economics and other fields have widely debated how science, environmental precaution, and economic interests should be balanced in urgent contemporary problems, such as climate change.

This book studies the strategic interactions between monetary and fiscal policies in the world economy. The world economy consists of two regions, say Europe and America. The policy makers are the central banks and the governments.

Kaum ein diagnostisches Verfahren sorgte in den letzten Jahren für so viel Furore wie die funktionelle Bildgebung in Psychiatrie und Neurologie. Schon immer faszinierte es, dem Gehirn bei der Arbeit zuzusehen. Einsteiger erfahren wie ein fMRT funktioniert.

Das Lehrbuch präsentiert eine Betrachtung sämtlicher kognitiver Leistungen: von Wahrnehmung, Aufmerksamkeit, Orientierung über Sprache, Denken, Vorstellung, Gedächtnis, Handeln, Reaktion bis zu Motorik und Emotion.

Sexualität ist für das Leben des Einzelnen und auf vielfältige Weise für die Gesellschaft insgesamt von Bedeutung. Deshalb muss ihr in der Medizin und im Gesundheitswesen derselbe Stellenwert zukommen, wie das für andere elementare Lebensbereiche längst selbstverständlich ist.

Geila Zilkha is a successful and highly recognized singer in Japan. With a solid background in jazz and additional essence of strong soul music, her vocal performances delight the audiences’ ears and hearts wherever she sings. Born and raised in Kobe to an Israeli father and Japanese mother, Geila attended the international school Canadian Academy from kindergarten through high school and is fluent in both English and Japanese. She showed a strong interest in the arts and music from an early age, and studied ballet from the age of three. When Geila was nine years old, she was diagnosed with scoliosis and underwent surgery during which a metal rod was implanted in her back…

Polyploidy – whole-genome duplication (WGD) – is a fundamental driver of biodiversity with significant consequences for genome structure, organization, and evolution. Once considered a speciation process common only in plants, polyploidy is now recognized to have played a major role in the structure, gene content, and evolution of most eukaryotic genomes.

In der Weltwirtschaft beginnt eine neue Zeitrechnung. Ausgelöst durch Finanz-, Banken- und Schulden-Crash der EU-Staaten wird Europa zum Motor der Neuorientierung. Gleichzeitig wird die Psychologie immer mehr zum bestimmenden Faktor des Wirtschaftens.