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Large scale systems modelling and control, M. Jamshidi, North Holland, 1983. No. of pages: 524. Price: £34.10

Large scale systems modelling and control, M. Jamshidi, North Holland, 1983. No. of pages: 524. Price: £34.10

Book reviews

Symmetries and Properties of Non-rigid Molecules. A Comprehensive Survey. Edited by J. Maruani and J. Serre. (Elsevier Science Publishers, 1983.) [Pp. xv + 520.] Scope: Conference proceedings. Level: For specialists only. Photon-Photon Collisions. (Fifth International Workshop, Aachen, April 1983.) Edited by C. Berger. (Springer-Verlag 1983.) [Pp. v +417.] DM 52; $c. 20-20. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Level: For specialists only, Specialist post-graduate. Gauge Theories of the Eighties. (Arctic School of Physics, Akaslompolo, Finland, 1982.) Edited by H. Araki and others. (Springer-Verlag 1983.) [Pp. v+644.] DM82; $35.40. Scope: Conference proceedings. Level: Specialist postgraduate. Recent Developments in High Energy Physics. (Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference for Nuclear Physics, Graz, Schladming, Austria (Supplement 25 to Acta Phisicu Austrici.) Edited by H. Mitter and C. B. Lang. (Springer-Verlag 1983.) [Pp. 547.] Aust. Sch. 970; DM 138; $c. 53.60. Scope: Conference proceedings. Level: Specialist postgraduate. Stochastic Processes. Formalism and Applications. (Hyderabad Winter School, December 1982). Edited by G. S. Agarwal and S. Dattagupta. (Springer-Verlag 1983.) [Pp. vi+324.] DM 42; $c. 16.70. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Level: Specialist postgraduate. Advanced Synergetics. Instability Hierarchical Essay. Organizing Systems and Devices. By H. Haken. (Springer-Verlag 1983.) [Pp. xv + 356.1 DM 98; $c. 38.90. Scope: Treatise/Textbook. Level: Specialist postgraduate. The Method of Differential Approximation. By Yu. I. Shokin, translated by K. G. Roesner. (Springer-Verlag 1983.) [Pp. xiii + 296.] DM 96; $41.40. Scope: Treatise/Textbook. Level:For specialists only. Laser Physics. Proceedings of the Third New Zealand Symposium, January 1983. Edited by J. D. Harvey and D. F. Walls. (Springer-Verlag, 1983.) [Pp. ii+ 263.] DM36; $c. 15.60. Scope:Conference Proceedings; Level: For specialists only. Concepts of Quantum Optics. By P. L. Knight and L. Allen. (Pergamon Press, 1983.) [Pp. ix+ 217.] £0.000. Scope: Textbook; Level: Specialist post-graduate. Laser-Plasma Interactions (Les Houches, 1980). Edited by R. Balian and J. C. Adam. (North-Holland, 1982.) [Pp. xv+ 808.] Dfl375.00, $159.50. Scope: Treatise; Level: Specialist postgraduate. Handbook of Stochastic Methods for Physics, Chemistry and the Natural Sciences. By G. W. Gardiner. (Springer-Verlag, 1983.) [Pp. xix +442.] DM 1 15; $44.70. Scope: Treatise/Textbook; Level: Specialist post-graduate. Theory of lncommensurate Crystals. By V. L. Pokrovsky and A. L. Talapov, translated by J. G. Adashko. (Harwood Academic Publishers, 1984.) [Pp. xii + 162.] $77.50. Scope: Textbook;Level: Specialist post-graduate. Nuclear Power (New Edition). By W. C. Patterson. (Penguin Books, 1983.) [Pp. 256.] £2.50. Scope: Library; Level: General reader. Spectroscopy and Excitation Dynamics of Condensed Molecular Systems. Edited by V. M. Agranovich and R. M. Hochstrasser. (North Holland, 1983.) [Pp. xi+ 701.1 Dfl390.00, $166.00. Advances in Laser Spectroscopy. Edited by F. T. Arecchi, F. Strumia and H. Walther. (Plenum Press, 1983.) [Pp. ix + 506.] $79.50. Scope: Study Institute; Level: For specialists only. Laser Spectroscopy VI. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference, Interlaken, JuneJuly 1983. Edited by H. P. Weber and W. Lüthy. (Springer-Verlag, 1983.) [Pp. xvii+442.]DM 75; Sc. 29.10. Scope: Conference Proceedings; Level Specialist post-graduate. Powers of Ten. By Philip and Phyllis Morrison, and the Office of C. and R. Eames. (ScientificAmerican Books/W. H. Freeman, 1983.) [Pp. 150+index.] L10.95. Weak Interactions-Formulae, Results and Derivations. By H. Pietschmann. (Springer-Verlag (Vienna and New York), 1983.) [Pp: ix +202.] Hun.s.504; DM 72; k.28.00. Scope: Library (reference); Level: For specialists only, Specialist post-graduate. Theory of tbe Inhomogeneous Electron Gas. Edited by S. Lundqvist and N. H. March. (Plenum Press, 1983.) [Pp. xiii + 395.) $55.00. Scope: Textbook, Library; Level: Specialist postgraduate. Nonlinear methods of Spectral Analysis (Second Edition). Edited by S. Haykin. (Springer-Verlag,1983.) [Pp. xiii+263.] DM 58; k.23.10. Scope: Survey; Level: For specialists only. Electronic and Molecular Structure of Electrode-Electrolyte Interfaces. Edited by W. N. Hansen, D. M. Kolb and D. W. Lynch. (Elsevier Science Publishers, 1983.) [Pp. x + 698.) Dfl350.00, $134.75. Scope: Conference Proceedings; Level: Special post-graduate. Mass Transport in Solids. Proceedings of a NATO Advanced Study Institute held in Lannion, France, July 1981. Edited by F. Bénière and C. R. A. Catlow. (Plenum Press, 1983.) [Pp. xii + 602.] $85.00. Scope: Conference Proceedings; Level: Special post-graduate.

The Design and Operation of FMS; Flexible Manufacturing Systems. By P. G. Ranky. (TFS (Publications) Ltd, U.K. and North Holland Publishing Company, 1983.) [Pp.348.] Price $48-00, Dfl. 125-00.

The Design and Operation of FMS; Flexible Manufacturing Systems. By P. G. Ranky. (TFS (Publications) Ltd, U.K. and North Holland Publishing Company, 1983.) [Pp.348.] Price $48-00, Dfl. 125-00.

Review of "Surfaces in computer aided geometric design" by R. E. Barnhill and W. Boehm. Amsterdam, North Holland 1983.

No abstract available.

Encylopedia of Public International Law, published under the auspices of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, under the direction of Rudolf Bernhardt, North Holland Publishing Cie, Amsterdam – New York 1981 – 1983.

Encylopedia of Public International Law, published under the auspices of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, under the direction of Rudolf Bernhardt, North Holland Publishing Cie, Amsterdam – New York 1981 – 1983.

VESICULAR-ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA IN DUNE VEGETATION

SUMMARY A field survey of the infection of dune plants by vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhiza (VAM) has been made in the coastal sand dunes of the province of North Holland, The Netherlands. Winter annual grasses and herbs are not or nearly not affected, whereas perennial plants, especially the grasses Agrostis stolonifera and Calamgrostis epigeios have a high degree of VAM infection. Seasonal changes of the infection degree generally occur; the highest infection is found in summer. In greenhouse experiments at 20°C infection could be induced in the dune annual Phleum arenarium by Glomus fasciculatum and G. mosseae. The dune annual Air a praecox, however, could not be infected. This result is discussed in relation to seasonal development and temperature demands of VAM. In greenhouse experiments with Calamagrostis epigeios, infection by Glomus fasciculatum and G. mosseae had no positive effect on growth of, or phosphorus supply to C. epigeios. Both Glomus species cause differential translocation of phosphorus and potassium from roots to shoots of C. epigeios. The ecological importance of these results is discussed in relation to the hypothesis of drought protection and nutrient translocation by VAM.

A Review of: “Mathematical theory of production planning”A. Bensoussan, M. crouhy and J. M. ProthAdvanced series in management, North Holland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1983, 505 pp, US$76.50, DM75.00

A Review of: “Mathematical theory of production planning”<i>A. Bensoussan, M. crouhy and J. M. Proth</i>Advanced series in management, North Holland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1983, 505 pp, US$76.50, DM75.00

Increased Susceptibility to Leishmania tropica Infection in Autoimmune MRL/MpJ-lpr Mice

Homozygous possession of the single autosomal recessive gene, lpr (lymphoproliferation) is associated with increased susceptibility to acute infection with Trypanosoma cruzi in four congenic strains of mice (Boyer et al., 1983, Parasit. Immunol. 5: 135-142). Animals bearing the lpr gene, which controls certain autoimmune and lymphoproliferative manifestations (Murphy and Roths, 1978. In Genetic Control of Immune Disease, N. R. Rose, P. E. Bigazzi, and N. L. Warner (eds.). Elsevier North Holland, Amsterdam, pp. 207-220), show increased parasitemia or mortality when compared to their congenic partners that lack the gene. In the study described here we sought to determine if possession of the lpr gene might also influence susceptibility to another protozoan parasite, Leishmania tropica. Our data indicate that female MRL/MpJ-lpr mice injected with L. tropica promastigotes are susceptible to the infection, whereas their congenic partners, MRL/MpJ-+, are resistant to an identical dose of parasites. Because the two strains are of the same haplotype (H2k) and differ only in possession of the lpr gene, our results suggest that this single, non-H2-associated gene can influence susceptibility to infection with L. tropica. Leishmania tropica (WR 309) amastigotes were aspirated by needle from the lesions of infected BALB/cJ mice and allowed to transform into promastigotes. Eight-wk-old female MRL/ MpJ-lpr and MRL/MpJ-+ mice (Jackson Laboratory) were infected via subcutaneous injection of 5 x 107 organisms into the left rear footpad. The right rear footpad was injected at the same time with phosphate-buffered saline and footpad measurements (mm) made weekly with a Pocotest micrometer. The measurements on the MRL strains and additional C57BL/6J and BALB/cJ animals were expressed as the ratio between right and left footpad thicknesses. As seen in Figure 1 the two congenic MRL strains responded differently to infection with L. tropica. The MRL/MpJ-lpr mice were unable to control the parasites and showed a slow progressive expansion of the lesion. This result, albeit less pronounced than that found in L. tropica-sensitive BALB/cJ (H2d) mice is similar to that reported in DBA/1 animals (H2q) (Howard et al., 1980, Parasit. Immunol. 2: 303-314). Surviving MRL/MpJ-lpr animals also had metastatic lesions. MRL/MpJ-+ mice showed a pattern of lesion development similar to that of C57BL/6J (H2b) animals. Data on the genetic factors that influence susceptibility to L. tropica infection indicate substantial differences between mouse strains (Cox, 1981, Nature 291: 111-112). These differences appear to be largely H2-independent, although a certain retarding influence of H2k on the later stages of lesion growth has been observed in animals with the susceptible BALB/c (H2d) background (Howard et al., 1980, op. cit.). The hypersusceptibility of BALB/c mice is determined

Influence of ionic environment on the stress relaxation behavior of an invertebrate connective tissue

The rheological properties of an invertebrate connective tissue were measured in three different ionic environments. Short-term stress relaxation tests were conducted on sections of holothurian (Echinodermata) body wall immersed in isotonic monovalent and divalent salt solutions and deionized water. Using a reduced modulus format, the viscoelastic behavior over the experimental time scale was described by a two term Maxwell equation with empirically determined spring constants and relaxation times. In addition, equilibrium relaxation moduli ( G e ) were estimated from the empirical relationship of Chasset and Thirion (1965, in Physics of Non Crystalline Solids, ed. Prins, North Holland). The experiments indicated that both relaxation times and equilibrium moduli decreased in the presence of monovalent and divalent inorganic ions whereby the effect of the Na + was greater than that of the Ca ++. The present findings are compared with those reported for vertebrate connective tissue.

Contributions to Statistics: Essays in Honour of Norman L. Johnson.

Contributions to Statistics: Essays in Honour of Norman L. Johnson. Edited by P. K. Sen, Amsterdam, New York and Oxford, North–Holland, 1983. xiii, 414p. Unpriced.

Finite Elements in Fluids, Vol, IV . Edited by R. H. G ALLAGHER , D. H. N ORRIE , J. T. O DEN and O. C. Z IENKEWICZ . Wiley, 1982. 647 pp. $30.00. Finite Element Flow Analysis . Edited by T. K AWAI . North Holland, 1983. 1096 pp. $95.00.

Finite Elements in Fluids, Vol, IV . Edited by R. H. G ALLAGHER , D. H. N ORRIE , J. T. O DEN and O. C. Z IENKEWICZ . Wiley, 1982. 647 pp. $30.00. Finite Element Flow Analysis . Edited by T. K AWAI . North Holland, 1983. 1096 pp. $95.00.

Interactive New Design of Technology and Organization with Joint Consideration of Economic and Social Criteria: The Case of a New Rolling Mill Plant

The case of the organizational design in the new Dalmine rolling mill differs*1Extended illustration is in F. Butera and J. Thurman. Automation and Work Design: an.ILO Project. North Holland (forthcoming). from many similar cases of capital intensive investments in advanced technology for two features. Firstly, the engineering and the implementation procedure was basically interdisciplinary, multifunctional and participative in some aspects, and it optimized social as well as technical and economic parameters. This process is here called “planned joint design of technology and organization, optimizing technical, economic and social criteria”. Secondly, the resulting organizational model is not based upon hierarchical, fragmented and polarized work organization but upon goal-oriented units designed as open systems, process oriented roles, self-regulated cooperation. Process and principles of design seem to have been important ingredients in making the new plant not only a technical advancement but also a business success.

Developments In Robotics 1983 compiled by Brian Rooks, IFS (Bedford, U.K.) &amp; North Holland (Amsterdam, Holland) 1983 (£27.00).

Developments In Robotics 1983 compiled by Brian Rooks, IFS (Bedford, U.K.) &amp; North Holland (Amsterdam, Holland) 1983 (£27.00).

Book Reviews

James, D. J. G. and McDonald, J. J. (editors) 1981, Case Studies in Mathematical Modelling, Stanley Thornes, Ltd., Cheltenham, England, Halsted Press, New York, pp. 214, $17.95—reviewed by John Mulvey Lev, Benjamin, and Weiss, Howard J. 1982, Introduction to Mathematical Programming: Quantitative Tools for Decision Making, Elsevier North Holland, Inc., New York, 289 pp., $27.50—reviewed by Dorit S. Hochbaum Bowen, Earl K. and Starr, Martin K. 1982, Basic Statistics for Business and Economics, McGraw-Hill, New York, pp. xviii + 730, $24.50—reviewed by Albert Palachek Martin, James 1982, Application Development Without Programmers, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, $32.50—reviewed by Thomas E. Perkins Schwarz, LeRoy B. 1981, Multi-Level Production/Inventory Control Systems: Theory and Practice, TIMS Studies in the Management Sciences, Volume 16, Elsevier North-Holland, New York, 398 pp., $48.75—reviewed by James R. Freeland

Computational algorithms for closed queueing networks, by Steven C. Bruell and Gianfranco Balbo, North Holland, 1980, 190 pp. Price: $22.95

NetworksVolume 13, Issue 2 p. 313-314 Book Review Computational algorithms for closed queueing networks, by Steven C. Bruell and Gianfranco Balbo, North Holland, 1980, 190 pp. Price: $22.95 James McKenna, Bell Laboratories Murray Hill, NJSearch for more papers by this author James McKenna, Bell Laboratories Murray Hill, NJSearch for more papers by this author First published: Summer 1983 https://doi.org/10.1002/net.3230130220AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume13, Issue2Summer 1983Pages 313-314 RelatedInformation

Capacity expansion—analysis of simple models with applications, by John Freidenfels, North Holland, 1981, 291 pp. Price: $39.50

Capacity expansion—analysis of simple models with applications, by John Freidenfels, North Holland, 1981, 291 pp. Price: $39.50

An introduction to multivariate statistics. By M.S. Srivastava and C.G. Khatri. Elsevier North Holland, Inc., New York, 1979. xvi + 350 pp. U.S.$19.50. ISBN 0–444–00302–9. Review by S. Kocherlakota, The University of Manitoba

Canadian Journal of StatisticsVolume 11, Issue 2 p. 173-175 Book Review/Comptes Rendus Critique An introduction to multivariate statistics. By M.S. Srivastava and C.G. Khatri. Elsevier North Holland, Inc., New York, 1979. xvi + 350 pp. U.S.$19.50. ISBN 0–444–00302–9. Review by S. Kocherlakota, The University of Manitoba First published: June 1983 https://doi.org/10.2307/3314987AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Volume11, Issue2June 1983Pages 173-175 RelatedInformation

Book Reviews

Dayal, Ram, An Integrated System of World Models, North Holland Publishing Company, New York, 1981, $42.50—reviewed by Paul Gray French, Simon, Sequencing and Scheduling: An Introduction to the Mathematics of the Job-Shop, John Wiley &amp; Sons, New York, 1982, 245 pp., $49.95—reviewed by K. Baker Schultz, Randall L., editor, Applications of Management Science, JAI Press Inc., Greenwich, Connecticut, 1981, 388 pp. $21.25—reviewed by Wade Cook Bhat, B. R., Modern Probability Theory: An Introductory Textbook, Halstead Press, A Division of John Wiley &amp; Sons, Inc., New York, 1961, 256 + xi pp., $14.95 and Haight, Frank A., Applied Probability, Plenum Press, New York, 1981, 290 + xi pp., $35.00—reviewed by U. Narayan Bhat

Who Is In The House? A Psychological Study of the Two Centuries of Women's Fiction In America, 1795 to the Present. By Sally Allen McNall (New York: Elsevier North Holland, Inc., 1981. xii + 153 pp. $17.95)

Who Is In The House? A Psychological Study of the Two Centuries of Women's Fiction In America, 1795 to the Present. By Sally Allen McNall (New York: Elsevier North Holland, Inc., 1981. xii + 153 pp. $17.95)

Some archaeoherpetological remains from the Netherlands

A reference collection of amphibian and reptile bones of the species currently found in the Netherlands is used for the identification of herpetological material from three excavations in the province of North Holland. The presence of the following species could be demonstrated: Rana temporaria L., R. arvalis Nilsson, Bufo bufo L., B. calamita Laur., Natrix natrix L. and Emys orbicularis (L.). These findings imply new records for R. arvalis and E. orbicularis , compared with their present distribution. Ecological implications of these results are discussed.