Wagner – författare

Praise for Investment Management "A compelling analysis of the challenges of investment management, and why investment management firms require innovation to succeed."—Blake Grossman, CEO, Barclays Global Investors"Great investment managers understand that positioning portfolios for clients should not be an act of conformity, but rather a constant journey of shifting fundamentals and opinion. Wayne and Ralph bring this fact to life by addressing some of the key challenges to serious investment thinking, using top-level researchers in their respective fields. For those investment managers and clients who want to go beyond the ordinary."—Jeff Diermeier, former CEO of CFA Institute and retired CIO of UBS Global Asset Management"The essays in this book provide an invaluable reference point of serious readings for money managers. The works provide the analyst with the most recent scholarship in a single book, presenting ideas and philosophy that will lead me back to its various sections time and time again."—Kenneth S. Hackel, CFA, President, CT Capital LLC"The crash of 2007–2009 brought a harsh conclusion to a quarter of a century of unprecedented growth and prosperity for the investment management industry, which faces no less a task than reinventing itself. Rieves' and Wagner's contribution to the way forward couldn't be timelier."—Richard Ennis, Principal, Ennis Knupp + Associates"This book uniformly focuses on the best practices to which investment management professionals should commit. I highly recommend this book to investment managers, sales people, and trustees of pensions, endowments, trusts, and mutual funds."—Jack Clark Francis, PhD, Professor of Economics and Finance, Bernard Baruch College

CUA Press is proud to announce the CUA Studies in Canon Law. In conjunction with the School of Canon Law of the Catholic University of America, we are making available, both digitally and in print, more than 400 canon law dissertations from the 1920s to 1960s, many of which have long been unavailable.These volumes are rich in historical content, yet remain relevant to canon lawyers today. Topics covered include such issues as abortion, excommunication, and infertility. Several studies are devoted to marriage and the annulment process; the acquiring and disposal of church property, including the union of parishes; the role and function of priests, vicars general, bishops, and cardinals; and juridical procedures within the church.For those who seek to understand current ecclesial practices in light of established canon law, these books will be an invaluable resource.

The human immune system, despite having its own sophisticated defence mecha­ nisms, is inferior to bacteria and viruses with respect to adaptability. Furthermore, our immune system is increasingly exposed to detrimental effects, that is immuno­ suppressive environmental consequences, unhealthy living, and chronic illnesses. Excessive chemotherapy threatens our immune system even further. This situation demands compensatory prophylactic therapeutic regimes. One of these - specific immunostimulation - is more difficult to achieve than the immunosuppression cur­ rently used in transplantation surgery and the medical treatment of autoimmune dis­ eases. The earliest attempts to develop suitable medication for immunostimulation were based on traditional remedies which embodied the accumulated experience of several centuries. Medicinal plants are already being used prophylactically as stan­ dardized and efficacy-optimized preparations for the treatment of various recur­ rent infections, or in combination with chemotherapeutics in standard medical practice. In order to rationally apply immunostimulants of plant origin, however, it is necessary to search for the active principles of these substances and to produce them in a pure form. Because suitable screening methods have become available only recently, research in this field is in its very beginning. Further progress can be expected from systematic basic research on the mechanisms underlying immunomodulation. This also applies to verification of clinical efficacy, which is a prerequisite for the acceptance of medications with purported immunostimulatory properties.

The human immune system, despite having its own sophisticated defence mecha­ nisms, is inferior to bacteria and viruses with respect to adaptability. Furthermore, our immune system is increasingly exposed to detrimental effects, that is immuno­ suppressive environmental consequences, unhealthy living, and chronic illnesses. Excessive chemotherapy threatens our immune system even further. This situation demands compensatory prophylactic therapeutic regimes. One of these - specific immunostimulation - is more difficult to achieve than the immunosuppression cur­ rently used in transplantation surgery and the medical treatment of autoimmune dis­ eases. The earliest attempts to develop suitable medication for immunostimulation were based on traditional remedies which embodied the accumulated experience of several centuries. Medicinal plants are already being used prophylactically as stan­ dardized and efficacy-optimized preparations for the treatment of various recur­ rent infections, or in combination with chemotherapeutics in standard medical practice. In order to rationally apply immunostimulants of plant origin, however, it is necessary to search for the active principles of these substances and to produce them in a pure form. Because suitable screening methods have become available only recently, research in this field is in its very beginning. Further progress can be expected from systematic basic research on the mechanisms underlying immunomodulation. This also applies to verification of clinical efficacy, which is a prerequisite for the acceptance of medications with purported immunostimulatory properties.

This text looks at the search for potent immunostimulating agents from plants and other natural sources. Chapters include information on clinical investigations of Echinea phytopharmaceuticals, mistletoe lectins as immunostimulants, and immunostimulants in Ayurveda medicine.

Whilst on a much-needed holiday in a game park, Stacy and Lebo find themselves involved in a vicious death – a game ranger is found mauled to death by a lion. But was it an accident? Are the owners of the game park instrumental in the death?  The girls stumble upon evidence that might incriminate other players in the scenario.  Who is the mysterious woman hiding out from the world? … And what about the employees?  A chef who acts strangely, a fellow game ranger who has a grudge against the victim and the girlfriend whose reaction to his death is uncharacteristic of a grieving woman. Then there is the suspicious older couple, who never utter a word to anyone or to each other.Stacy and Lebo are drawn into the intrigue and discover that they have the necessary instincts to solve the mystery. They unravel a plot which goes far beyond the boundaries of a rustic game park. This results in a drastic and exciting change of career for both women.