Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2003: Preface

Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2006, pp. 1-17

Postponement has been a major keyword in the description and the study of demographic trends observed in developed countries during the last decades. With few exceptions, during the recent decades demographic events such as those leading to the formation of new households and families have occurred later and later in the lives of women and men. Although considerable heterogeneity exists both be...

Preface: The LITFASS-2003 experiment

The success of weather forecasting and climate prediction essentially depends on our ability to understand and describe the energy and water cycles at various spatial and temporal scales. This has been recognised by theWMO in initiating theGlobal Energy andWater Cycle Project (GEWEX) as one of the major research activities within the framework of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). GEW...

Preface—Plant Proteomic Research

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Preface Social interactive televiSion reSearch

Television since its invention has been considered a social link between people. People chat and discuss television programs, recommend shows to be watched, and send SMS messages when there is something of interest on. Like previous technologies, the digitalization of the medium imposed a number of technological priorities such as transmission mechanisms or middleware standardization. Once the ...

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