Quantifying in-situ gas hydrates at active seep sites in the eastern Black Sea using pressure coring technique K. Heeschen, M. Haeckel, I. Klaucke, M. K. Ivanov, and G. Bohrmann Research Centre Ocean Margins, Bremen, Germany Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR), Kiel, Germany M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia now at: Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natura...

For the past 45 years Germany has had two health care systems: one in the former Federal Republic of Germany and one in the former German Democratic Republic. The system in the Federal Republic was undergoing some important reforms when German reunification took place in October 1990. Now the system in eastern Germany is undergoing a major transformation to bring it more into line with that in ...

Thirteen species of rugose corals, belonging to nine genera are described from the Givetian and Lower Frasnian rocks of theKhoshyeilagh Formation in the Eastern Alborz Mountains (northeastern Iran). Glossophyllum ceratites (Goldfuss), Glossophyllum sp.,Keriophyllum cf. maillieuxi (Tsien), Pseudozaphrentis sp., Temnophyllum imperfectum Coen-Aubert, Temnophyllum occidentale Hilland Jell, Temnophy...

This essay explores the management and creation of ignorance via an exploration of the landscape of eastern Germany, which has seen profound social, political, and technological changes over the past several decades. Like in many places around the world decision makers in eastern Germany are seeking to reach a future state where seemingly conflicting outcomes related to the economy and the envi...

europeans were the major actors of the world political scene in the 19th century. france sought to defeat its rivals in napaleanic era but the unification of other european powers lead to the defeat of france and the establishment of germany through the changes in the political map of europe. the german strategists, through entering international interactions challenged the other political play...

This article contributes to the ongoing debate on the economic determinants of fertility behavior by addressing the role of job insecurity in couples' intentions concerning parenthood and its timing. It starts from the hypothesis that cultural values moderate individuals' reactions to job insecurity and the way it is related to family formation. With a systematic thematic content analysis of a ...

BACKGROUND Increasing emphasis is being placed on involving patients in decisions concerning their health. This shift towards more patient engagement by health professionals and towards more desire by patients for participation may be partly based on socio-political factors. METHODS To compare the preferences for shared decision making of patients from eastern and western Germany we analysed ...