Although the Jesuit Francisco Suarez (1548-1617) is one of the most important figures of late scholasticism, his work has not received the attention it deserves in English-speaking scholarly literature. One exception to this generalization is found in the work of the American scholar John P. Doyle, whose ground-breaking studies of several important areas of Suarez's complex but highly original system of thought have helped to make the Jesuit's ideas accessible to several generations of histor...

This textbook, Advising on research methods: A consultant’scompanion, has been written for those who give advice on researchmethods in the social and behavioral sciences, including medicine andepidemiology. It aims to assist researchers in the field toproduce better – more accurate, valid, and reliable – results.Herman J. Ader has been a statistical consultant for many years at VU University in Amsterdam first at the Psychology department, later at theVU Medical center. With Don Mellenberg...

Textile Tectonics laat zien hoe natuurlijke, ornamentele en folkloristische patronen digitaal kunnen worden uitgewerkt tot adembenemende, programmeerbare en daadwerkelijk te bouwen structuren - van bladnerven tot gotische roosvensters, van schuimformaties tot traditionele haarvlechtstijlen en van Keltisch knoopwerk tot breipatronen. Internationaal vermaard architect en onderzoeker Lars Spuybroek doet onderzoek naar de relatie tussen kunst, architectuur en informatietechnologie. Nadat standaar...

Colloidal systems occur everywhere—in soils, seawater, foodstuff, pharmaceuticals, paints, blood, biological cells, and microorganisms. Colloids and Interfaces in Life Sciences and Bionanotechnology, Second Edition, gives a concise treatment of physicochemical principles determining interrelated colloidal and interfacial phenomena. New in the Second Edition: New topics, including phase separations in polymer systems, electrokinetics of charged permeable surface coatings, and polymer brush c...

Architect Hugh Maaskant (1907-1977) heeft een belangrijke rol gespeeld in de moderne Nederlandse architectuur. Hij ontwierp vooruitstrevende, complexe, grootschalige gebouwen met metropolitane allure, zoals het Groothandelsgebouw en de Euromast in Rotterdam en de pier van Scheveningen.Hugh Maaskant geldt als godfather en voorloper van de generatie van Winy Maas (MVRDV), Adriaan Geuze (West 8), Willem Jan Neutelings en Rem Koolhaas. Toch was hij lange tijd ondergewaardeerd. Provoost beschrijft...

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In association with the Dutch National Glass Museum, NAi Publishers presents the complete oeuvre of the master of glass Andries Copier: Complete Copier. This substantial publication catalogues almost 2,000 works, all the works produced in series, and boasts more than 1,200 illustrations in colour. It marks the culmination of the Copier Research Project.

Andries Copier (1901-1991) is the greatest glass artist the Netherlands has ever known. During the extended period that he was associated with...

Social class schemes, contemporary as well as historical, always involve something of a mystery. While this book does not claim to have solved that mystery completely, it does shed significant light on it.

For the sake of comparability, it is advisable not to develop new class schemes but to use old ones. Yet presenting a new class scheme - HISCLASS - is exactly what this book does. Unlike existing historical schemes, HISCLASS is international, created for the purpose of making comparisons a...

Intended as a companion to the Fundamentals of Forensic DNA Typing volume published in 2009, Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing: Methodology contains 18 chapters with 4 appendices providing up-to-date coverage of essential topics in this important field and citation to more than 2800 articles and internet resources. The book builds upon the previous two editions of John Butler's internationally acclaimed Forensic DNA Typing textbook with forensic DNA analysts as its primary audience. This...