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"Human Dignity and Human Cloning" contains contributions by philosophers, theologians and lawyers on legal and ethical questions concerning the reproductive and therapeutic cloning of human beings. The main focus lies on the admissibility of cloning in German Constitutional law as well as in public international law. As these legal questions cannot be answered without taking account of the ethical discussion, the topic is analyzed from different cultural and religious viewpoints.

This book discusses the above-mentioned topics from a multidisciplinary perspective.

The book explores the origins, evolution and practice relating to victims' redress for crimes under international law - such as genocide, war crimes or crimes against humanity - in domestic law, regional and universal human rights regimes, humanitarian law, State responsibility, United Nations practice and international criminal law, including the International Criminal Court. The book argues that the international community must now move towards a much more comprehensive redress regime for victims of major crimes, and recommends ways to introduce greater coherence and fairness in victims' redress.

Deals with such questions as: when did European international law become universally binding? Can states, which did not, and could not, participate in its origin and development question some of its rules, which are inimical to their interests? And, how can and does this law change in the absence of any supra-national legislature?

This volume considers the problem of legal universals at the level of the rule of law and human rights, which have fundamentally different pedigrees, and attempts to come to terms with the new unease arising from the universal application of human rights.

The topical and thought-provoking articles in this volume have been contributed by leading authorities and discuss some of the key issues currently facing the human rights community. The issues discussed include, among others, human rights and the Security Council, slavery, racism on the internet, and religion and human rights.

The themes and issues explored in this book - religion, human rights, politics and society could not be more relevant to the post 11 September 2001 world. They lie at the heart of global political debate today. The collection explores these issues after the passing of just over two decades from the adoption of the "United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of all Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination based on Religion or Belief," That declaration set out minimum international standards for the elimination of such discrimination. Sadly the challenge of intolerance on the basis of religion or belief continues to plague us, and tackling it seems to have become increasingly entrenched. This collection draws from diplomatic, activist and theological quarters and benefits from the analysis of scholars of law, history, religious studies and sociology.

Containing articles by oceanographic researchers from the (former) USSR, this work deals with various aspects of the Black Sea. Topics covered include Black Sea thermohaline, hydrochemical and optical structures, the dynamics of the main current and deep layers, and wave phenomena in shelf areas.

The surface of an object is the first thing we see or touch. Nearly every article or object we encounter at home, in industry, land transportation, aerospace, or the medical field in some way uses an adhesive, a sealant, or a decorative coating. Adhesion science provides the technology and the know-how behind these applications. Recent Advances in Adhesion Science and Technology in Honor of Dr. Kash Mittal is dedicated to Dr. MittalΓÇÖs outstanding contributions to the global adhesion community and his achievements in disseminating the science of adhesion. This Festschrift volume contains selected papers from the Special Symposium on Recent Advances in Adhesion Science and Technology held in honor of Dr. Mittal to commemorate the publication of his 100th edited book.Written by world-renowned researchers, the papers have been updated for inclusion in this volume. They offer insight into recent developments and the significant ramifications to adhesion science and adhesive technology. Nineteen articles are divided into five sections: Interfaces, Wettability, and Adhesion; Surface Modification of Polymers; Adhesion Aspects of Bio-Based Materials and Bioadhesion; Adhesives and Their Testing; and Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites.Reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of adhesion science, the topics covered include metalΓÇôpolymer interfaces and ways to improve adhesion, lateral force at liquidΓÇôsolid interface, particle adhesion in pharmaceutical sciences, wood joints formed without use of adhesives, reinforced polymer composites using different fillers, "green" composites, medium density fiber board surfaces for powder coating, adhesion aspects in dentistry, E. coli interactions in porous media, analysis of adhesive behavior in bonded assemblies, soy proteins as wood adhesives, carbon nanotube-based interphase sensors, and reaction of multiwalled carbon nanotubes with gaseous atoms.

Polymer nanotechnology offers exciting benefits to the food industry, including better materials for food packaging and safer foods on supermarket shelves. This volume examines the complete life cycle of packaging based on polymer nanomaterials. It begins with a general introduction to current issues and future trends. The remaining chapters explore the concept of ethical design; the rheology, structure, and morphology of nanomaterials; plasma technologies; and nanomaterials for food packaging developed from oil polymers and renewable resource polymers. It also discusses cellulose nanowhiskers, edible nano-laminate coatings, the interactions of nanomaterials with food, and degradation.

This volume on Clusters brings together contributions from a large number of specialists. A central element for all contributions is the use of advanced computational methodologies and their application to various aspects of structure, reactivity and properties of clusters.

This book documents the proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on this topic, held in Toronto. The book is divided into two parts: Part 1: Surface Modification Techniques; Part 2: Adhesion Improvement to Polymer Surfaces.

Chronicles the proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium held on this topic in Toronto. Covering many ramifications of silanes and other coupling agents, the papers also looked at topics on: various ways to deposit silanes; silane adsorption; investigation of interfacial interactions between silanes and substrates; and others.

The aim of this book is to elucidate the complicated problem concerning the connection between the structure and mechanism of oxidation of heterogeneous and heterophase polymer systems. The material presented in this book concerns the specific features of the kinetics of oxidation and those of the structure of polymer systems.

This publication on earthquake prediction provides the fascinating research findings of earthquake prediction by studying space weather environment of the earth. The influence of changes in Sun is shown on the thermosphere, ionosphere, atmosphere and on lithosphere before the earthquakes.

This publication covers results obtained during investigations of guanidine containing monomers and (co)polymers and provides fascinating new information about the chemistry of guanidine containing polyelectrolytes, their structures and behavior in different conditions, as well as their properties (including biocide and toxicological).

This book is dedicated to physics of ultrasonics diagnostics. Physical models of biological issues used in ultrasonics diagnostics and the basic stages of it (sound radiation, sound scattering, depictions visualization) are considered.

Contains a collection of the lectures presented at the International Conference of Computational methods in Science and Engineering. The content of the papers bears upon the developments of Computational Science pertinent to Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Medicine, Mathematics and Engineering. It also includes research findings in Molecular Science.

Brings together selected papers presented at the International Conference of Computational Methods in Science and Engineering (ICCMSE 2005). This work regroups original contributions from the fields of the traditional Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Medicine and the branches of Engineering.

This unique treatese provides a detailed overview of pressure-sensitive design and formulation, combining the science of macromolecular chemistry and the industrial adhesive manufacture- and converting technology.

This unique treatese provides a detailed overview of pressure-sensitive design and formulation, combining the science of macromolecular chemistry and the industrial adhesive manufacture- and converting technology.

Chronicles the proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Contact Angle, Wettability and Adhesion. The world of wettability plays a crucial role in many and varied technological areas. This volume contains thirty-one papers covering many ramifications of contact angle, wettability and adhesion.

Chronicles the proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Particles on Surfaces: Detection, Adhesion and Removal. The study of particles on surfaces is important in a legion of diverse technological areas. This volume contains 21 papers which cover many ramifications of particles on surfaces, ranging from detection to removal.

Over 100 authors contributed to this book, summarizing current status of research on measurements of colloidal particle-solid adhesion and molecular forces, solid surface imaging and mapping, and discussing the contact mechanics models applicable to particle-substrate and particle-particle systems.

This book presents articles and reviews on bioantioxidants, synthesis of new compounds, mechanisms of their action and areas of application. It uniquely presents general tendencies in chemistry, biology and medicine kinetically united and attached to free radical mechanisms and other questions under consideration.

The book is devoted to the problem of chemical physics and physical chemistry of polymers and low molecular compounds. Topics include radical, ion and molecular reactions. Kinetics and mechanism of these reactions indicated a possible regulation of rate and the direction of reactions.

The aim of IeCCS 2005, which was held in May 2005, was to bring together leading scientists of the international Computer Science community and to attract original research papers. This volume in the Lecture Series on Computer and Computational Sciences contains the extended abstracts of the presentations.