Psychologische Ansätze zur Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung im Kontext chronischer Erkrankungen

in Handbuch der sozialen und erzieherischen Arbeit in Luxemburg / Manuel de l'intervention sociale et éducative au Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (2009)

Dieses Handbuch gibt einen Überblick über die vielfältigen Felder der sozialen und erzieherischen Arbeit in Luxemburg, über Konzeptionen, Theorien und Methoden der sozialen Arbeit in den jeweiligen ... [more ▼]

Dieses Handbuch gibt einen Überblick über die vielfältigen Felder der sozialen und erzieherischen Arbeit in Luxemburg, über Konzeptionen, Theorien und Methoden der sozialen Arbeit in den jeweiligen Bereichen sowie über internationale theoretische Einflüsse. [less ▲]

Beating the Market with Buybacks

in Kolb Series in Finance (2009)

Erwartete und unerwartete Folgen der Bildungsexpansion

in Becker, Rolf (Ed.) Lehrbuch der Bildungssoziologie (2009)

Aggregation functions for decision making

in Bouyssou, Denis; Dubois, Didier; Pirlot, Marc (Eds.) et al Decision-Making Process – Concepts and Methods (2009)

Développer l'autonomie dans un dispositif de formation professionnelle initiale : les ressources des situations de travail.

in Bulletin Suisse de linguistique appliquée (2009), 90

Evidence for structural transformations in polymer melts

in Polymer (2009), 21(6), 620-626

Crystallizing and non-crystallizing polymers have been investigated by Brillouin spectroscopy in the liquid state. The temperature gradient of the sound velocity of crystallizing polymers shows a ... [more ▼]

Crystallizing and non-crystallizing polymers have been investigated by Brillouin spectroscopy in the liquid state. The temperature gradient of the sound velocity of crystallizing polymers shows a discontinuity at ~60-110K above the melting transition. The non-crystallizing polymers investigated show no uniform behaviour. We interpret the phase between the melt temperature and the temperature of the additional transformation as a phase of locally nematic structure. This interpretation is also supported by a study of density, refractive index, viscosity and hypersonic attenuation. [less ▲]

Van wildemannen, brave zwartjes en geëvolueerden: Over de mogelijke impact van de Congoconnectie op het Belgische onderwijs

in Viane, V.; D. Van Reybrouck; Ceuppens, B. (Eds.) Congo in België. Koloniale cultuur in de metropool (2009)

Voting by Eliminating Quantifiers

in Studia Logica (2009), 92(3), 365379

Mathematical theory of voting and social choice has attracted much at- tention. In the general setting one can view social choice as a method of aggregating individual, often conflicting preferences and ... [more ▼]

Mathematical theory of voting and social choice has attracted much at- tention. In the general setting one can view social choice as a method of aggregating individual, often conflicting preferences and making a choice that is the best compromise. How preferences are expressed and what is the “best compromise” varies and heavily depends on a particular situation. The method we propose in this paper depends on expressing individual preferences of voters and specifying properties of the resulting ranking by means of first-order formulas. Then, as a technical tool, we use methods of second-order quantifier elimination to analyze and compute results of voting. We show how to specify voting, how to compute resulting rankings and how to verify voting protocols. [less ▲]

Expected and Unexpected Consequences of the Educational Expansion in Europe and the US Theoretical approaches and empirical findings in comparative perspective

Book published by Haupt Verlag (2009)

A main mechanism behind the change in European and North American societies in the second half of the 20th century is the educational expansion, i.e. the increase in educational opportunities and the ... [more ▼]

A main mechanism behind the change in European and North American societies in the second half of the 20th century is the educational expansion, i.e. the increase in educational opportunities and the higher demand for education. Whereas other abstract social processes like modernization have been widely theorized in social science literature, the educational expansion and its consequences in particular have not been well studied. Therefore the main aim of this compilation is to deal with the question of whether the demands of the educational reforms have been fulfilled and which other consequences the educational expansion has had. This book will focus on consequences of the educational expansion for individuals and their life courses as well as for the social structure and other societal areas such as culture and politics. Aspects that will be analysed in the light of educational expansion include participation in education, educational inequalities, labour market outcomes, educational returns, and gender differences as well as crime, life expectancy, and lifestyles. Countries analysed in the book include West European countries like Germany, France, Italy and Spain, East European countries (Hungary, Poland, and the Czech Republic) as well as the US. [less ▲]

Stress induces a timeshift of the baro-afferent-mediated reduction in startle

in Psychophysiology (2009), 46(Supplement 1), 77-77