Martina Weber

This open access book offers a fully illustrated compendium of glossary terms and basic principles in the field of palynology, making it an indispensable tool for all palynologists. It is a revised and extended edition of “Pollen Terminology. An illustrated handbook,” published in 2009. This second edition, titled “Illustrated Pollen Terminology” shares additional insights into new and stunning aspects of palynology. In this context, the general chapters have been critically revised, expanded and restructured. The chapter “Misinterpretations in Palynology” has been extended with new research data and additional ambiguous terms, e.g., polyads vs. massulae; the chapter “Methods in Palynology” has been extensively enhanced with illustrated protocols showing the majority of the methods and techniques used when studying recent and fossil pollen with LM, SEM and TEM. Moreover, additional information about the description and publication of pollen data is provided in the chapter “How to Describe and Illustrate Pollen Grains.” Various other parts of the general chapters have now been updated and/or extended with more comprehensive textual passages and new illustrations. The chapter “Illustrated Pollen Terms” now features new and more appropriate examples of each term, including additional LM micrographs. Where necessary, the entries for selected pollen terms have been refined by rewording or adding definitions, illustrations, and new micrographs. Lastly, new terms are included, such as “suprasculpture” and the prefix “nano-“ for ornamentation features. The chapter “Illustrated Pollen Terms” is the main part of this book and comprises more than 300 widely used terms illustrated with over 1,000 high-quality images. It provides a detailed survey of the manifold ornamentation and structures of pollen, and offers essential insights into their stunning beauty.

This book focuses on market developments of crowdfunding, crowdinvesting, crowdlending, social trading, robo-advice, personal financial management, online payment and mobile payment in Germany. FinTech companies are an important driver of innovation in the financial industry. By making financial transactions more user-friendly and transparent, these firms potentially contribute to financial stability and economic growth. The authors define and categorize the different market segments that have emerged. They further provide an assessment of current market volumes and make forecasts for the next 5, 10 and 20 years. Particular attention is given to the empirical findings resulting from scholarly research. Furthermore, the authors evaluate how the German FinTech market ranks relative to international standards. This book will appeal to finance and entrepreneurship researchers as well as practitioners from banking and tech industries.“This book offers a fresh and fascinating look at the FinTech market. The authors provide a rigorous economic analysis of the FinTech market in Germany and offer many insights that are of interest to practitioners, academics, and policymakers alike.”–Professor Douglas Cumming, Schulich School of Business“Germany is one of the fastest growing FinTech markets in Europe. This book not only provides a comprehensive and systematic overview on the developments and actors, but undertakes a visionary outlook on the forthcoming decades based on scientific methods.”–Dr. Thomas Puschmann, Head of Swiss FinTech Innovation Lab

This book focuses on market developments of crowdfunding, crowdinvesting, crowdlending, social trading, robo-advice, personal financial management, online payment and mobile payment in Germany. FinTech companies are an important driver of innovation in the financial industry. By making financial transactions more user-friendly and transparent, these firms potentially contribute to financial stability and economic growth. The authors define and categorize the different market segments that have emerged. They further provide an assessment of current market volumes and make forecasts for the next 5, 10 and 20 years. Particular attention is given to the empirical findings resulting from scholarly research. Furthermore, the authors evaluate how the German FinTech market ranks relative to international standards. This book will appeal to finance and entrepreneurship researchers as well as practitioners from banking and tech industries.“This book offers a fresh and fascinating look at the FinTech market. The authors provide a rigorous economic analysis of the FinTech market in Germany and offer many insights that are of interest to practitioners, academics, and policymakers alike.”–Professor Douglas Cumming, Schulich School of Business“Germany is one of the fastest growing FinTech markets in Europe. This book not only provides a comprehensive and systematic overview on the developments and actors, but undertakes a visionary outlook on the forthcoming decades based on scientific methods.”–Dr. Thomas Puschmann, Head of Swiss FinTech Innovation Lab

Palynology is important in basic as well as in manifold applied sciences, as e.g. biology, medicine, forensics, earth history, climatology and food production. This volume is the first fully illustrated handbook of palynological principles and glossary terms, exclusively using LM and EM micrographs of superior quality. A comprehensive General Chapter on pollen morphology, anatomy, pollen development etc. based on the present knowledge in palynology introduces the reader in the world of pollen. The glossary part comprises more than 300 widely used terms illustrated with over 1.000 high quality light and/or electron microscopic pictures to show the character range of a term. Terms are grouped by feature, e.g. ornamentation, where each term is illustrated on a separate page, definition and original citation included and where necessary, provided with a comprehensive explanatory comment. The term's use in LM, SEM or TEM and its assignment to anatomical, morphological and/or functional pollen features is indicated by icons and colour coding, respectively. This handbook is not only a valuable source for students and researchers but also for all persons interested in pollen and its aesthetic beauty.

Aufgrund des standig steigenden Lernbedarfs und aus Kostengrunden wird eine Erweiterung des klassischen Weiterbildungssystems notwendig: Die Forderung nach selbstgesteuerten Lernformen gewinnt zunehmend an Bedeutung. Grosse Hoffnungen setzen Unternehmen auf die Nutzung von Computer Based Training (CBT) und Weiterbildung mit multimedialen Lernumgebungen. Da sich insbesondere in der betrieblichen Weiterbildung die Qualitat neuer Medien in Zukunft unter Beweis stellen lassen muss, werden von den Akteuren der Weiterbildung Instrumente der Qualitatssicherung entwickelt und angewendet, die der Verbesserung von Weiterbildungsmassnahmen dienen. Das Buch leistet einen theoretischen und praxisorientierten Beitrag zur Qualitatssicherung von CBT-basierter Weiterbildung. Am Beispiel des multimedialen Lernprogramms -Der Personliche Berater- wird eine formative Evaluation auf der Basis einer Experten- und Wirkungsanalyse durchgefuhrt."

Die Auslegung des Begriffs -befriedetes Besitztum- hat infolge der Hausbesetzungswelle in den 80er Jahren ungewohnte Aktualitat erlangt. Die Autorin geht der Frage nach, ob leerstehender Wohnraum nur dann als schutzwurdig im Sinne von 123 StGB angesehen werden kann, wenn damit ein sozial billigenswerter Zweck verfolgt wird. Anhand eines geschichtlichen Uberblicks uber die Interessen, die mit dem Schutz des Hausfriedens im Wandel der Sozialgeschichte verfolgt wurden, werden die Berechtigung einer einheitlichen Rechtsgutsbestimmung im Rahmen des 123 StGB und die an das Tatobjekt -befriedetes Besitztum- zu stellenden Anforderungen untersucht."