A Young Adult Magical Realism NovelSeven days after the crash, thirteen-year-old Chelsea Glitter stands beneath a yew tree in the graveyard, staring at the moon.She cannot leave.Seven days.To understand.To decide.But something seems off.The fog keeps finding her.A door in the yew tree fades in… then out again.The chapel gargoyle seems to have shifted.And the longer Chelsea stays, the more the graveyard...

cage | stage - Volume II, 29 chinchillas – a title born from a trip to an exotic animal farm, takes the reader in a second story-orbit around the author's 'little universe', promising flowing, clear, plain speech poetry.Schmidt expresses his sensibility through conversational, straight-talking free verse. He has been dubbed a 'universal paterjester', whatever that means.His voice rings familiar, in whimsical, ironic tones, as he f...

'Surrendering his paper planes to the winds of public opinion', Werner Schmidt, musician, writer, performer, publishes his debut collection of sixty poems, in a first of three volumes. As a fan of reality, he likes to embrace his perception of what is, and then imagine new possibilities.Volume I, death by design – a title that describes his awareness of the mysterious, reveals his openness to experiences such as a trip to the art museum, shopping mall, and the moments befo...

More than 7,500 copies downloaded!Waldo Leroux walks through his life to meet his late mother, Anita, and to make sense of her life story. Anita had one great weakness, which tainted Waldo's life irrevocably, from as early as his eighth year. Walk with Waldo on his emotional journey: Anita's dramatic last days. Twenty-four years together. Recollections of others who shared his mother's weakness. A surprising meeting is described at the end, or is it maybe a beginning for Waldo …?

A compelling entrepreneurial story that reveals the secrets behind the creation of one of the world's most recognisable brands. It all begins in 1982, when a chance meeting in Thailand between two visionaries lays the foundations for what would become a revolution in the world of marketing and energy drinks. The book explores in detail how a traditional Asian medicine became a global phenomenon, redefining the rules of modern marketing. Through a compelling narrative, you will discover the...

This beautifully illustrated and formatted book covers all of the established and developing indications for the use of color Doppler ultrasound in gynecology and obstetrics.In gynecology the modality is used to measure blood flow in benign changes of the endometrium as well as malignant tumors of the uterus; screening for ovarian carcinoma, including 3D-power Doppler for the assessment of angiogenesis of ovarian tumors; and as an adjunct examination in assessing tumors of the brea...

-Effects of Electric Fields on Block Copolymer Nanostructures By H. G. Schoberth, V. Olszowka, K. Schmidt, and A. Böker -Nanopattern Evolution in Block Copolymer Films: Experiment, Simulations and Challenges By L. Tsarkova, G.J. Agur Sevink, and G. Krausch -Controlled Wrinkling as a Novel Method for the Fabrication of Patterned Surfaces By A. Schweikart, A. Horn, A. Böker, and A. Fery -Layered Systems Under Shear Flow By D. Svenšek and H. R. Brand -Thermal Diffusion in Polymer Blends: Crit...

This open access book presents an overview and step-by-step explanation of process management. It starts with the individual participants’ perspectives on their work in a process and its structuring and harmonization, and then moves on to its specification in a model and how it is embedded in the organizational and IT environment of the company. Lastly, the book examines the joint processing of instances in the resulting socio-technical systems. A corresponding illustration, which expands ...

-Polyelectrolyte Stars and Cylindrical Brushes By Y. Xu, F. Plamper, M. Ballauff, and A. H. E. Müller -Various Aspects of the Interfacial Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles By N. Popp, S. Kutuzov, A. Böker -Holographic Gratings and Data Storage in Azobenzene-Containing Block Copolymers and Molecular Glasses By H. Audorff, K. Kreger, R. Walker, D. Haarer, L. Kador, and H.-W. Schmidt -Donor–Acceptor Block Copolymers with Nanoscale Morphology for Photovoltaic Applications By M. Sommer, S. Huettne...

Activities performed in organizations are coordinated via communicationbetween the people involved. The sentences used to communicate are naturally structured by subject, verb, and object. The subject describes the actor, the verb the action and the object what is affected by the action. Subject-oriented Business Process Management (S-BPM) as presented in this book is based on this simple structure which enables process-oriented thinking and process modeling.S-BPM puts the ...

This is the first book to present field studies on the application of subject-oriented business process management (S-BPM). Each case presents a specific story and focuses on an essential modeling or implementation issue, and most end with implications or suggestions for further studies. Significant variables and success factors are identified that were discovered during the respective study and lead to suggesting S-BPM novelties. For each case, the authors explain step-by-step how the sto...