lap lambert academic publishing apr 2013 (Oltre 1.100 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Improving the quality of health care and services is a priority for the NHS, and for commissioners, managers, practitioners and service users. However, to improve we must first know what already exists. The primary way to do this is to measure what is being provided by evaluating current services. At its inception, the National Health Service (NHS) was originally designed to give priority to collective needs rather than individual wants. Patient choice was not on the policy agenda within the NHS until the market oriented reforms in the 1990s. Even then it was not vigorously pursued and was mostly concerned with decisions made by general practitioner fund holders contracting services from hospitals on behalf of patients (Le Grand et al, 1998). New Labour introduced the concept of the citizen as consumer occupying a central position in its approach to modernising the public sector (Blair, 2003). By allowing patients to choose, hospitals would compete openly triggering improvements in efficiency, quality, equity and responsiveness in the NHS (DH, 2003). This Service evaluation was undertaken to assess the use of the Choose & Book referral system in a single large borough.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This small book takes a comprehensive look at the current participatory approaches across the world. There are certain grey areas in the prevalent models of people's participation which appear to have been purposely left untouched. The author suggests a more practical and realistic approach to participation which proposes the creation of a mosaic of roles instead of the confrontations and tussles between various role players. Challenging the prevalent concept of a Stakeholder, the role of the Government as a welfare actor has been emphasized. True participation means the utilization of the capacities and capabilities of the concerned people and agencies. It is with this spirit of respect and cooperation that a community has to be approached. This idea has been underlined in a separate chapter on Approaching the Community. The book will be of interest for general reading, but especially useful for natural resource managers, planners and social workers. Although there are many books on the subject of people's participation, no such title is currently available which analyses the prevalent approaches and provides an innovative food for thought.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The United States Congress approved the defence spending bill for 2008, set at $459.6bn-an increase of nearly $40bn from previous year. As the defence Appropriations Bill does not include funding for the on-going conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, nuclear weapons,and some specific programme funding,which are covered by 'Supplemental' reserves, that exceeded $650bn of total defence spending in 2008.In contrast,China has set a new record with military modernisation as the central plank of national policy, and demand for new arms is assured. China's official defence budget grew 18 per cent in 2008 to $45bn and 30 per cent in 2012 to $125bn. While the America defence budget has struck from $898bn to $698bn in 2012 as a result of 30 per cent cuts in military expenditure. This book shed light on the 'Great Game' of military armaments and intelligence estimates of the 21st century for policy makers,Defence analysts, Military Planners, Diplomats,IR Students and security experts.This book investigate the wider discussion whether we are living in a world in which there is a slow dissolution of the existing post-war order in defence policy;and we are returning to great power competition.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book is dedicated to measuring and managing performance of one of the most promising sector of the economy - the telecommunications sector. Hyper competition, almost unlimited possibilities of development, rapid growth and permanent requirements for new investments, have made decision- making in telecommunications especially dependent on the quality financial information. From this starting point we have presented possibilities of the analytical tools used in the financial analysis for evaluation and performances' projecting that is of particular relevance to existing and potential investors. On this ground we have considered key determinates and presented a list of the relevant indicators that could be used as early warning signals for the risk assessment of short and long term financial risks. This book is dedicated primarily to the managers and investors. At the same time, it may be valuable for regulators in the telecommunications sector, as well as for the economic policy creators, especially in countries where the privatization process has not been completed jet.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -In a globalised society English has emerged as the international lingua franca. China is no exception, yet the place and usage of English in China is a unique case. In this book, the authors examine the reasons behind this: the influence of the Chinese language on English, resulting in Chinese English and Chinglish; the influence of Chinese culture; and the difficulties that often arise in communication, including mistakes, mistranslation, etc. Examples of common errors are provided along with a linguistic analysis of how they occur. The authors discuss the implications for English language teaching in China and arrive at the conclusion that such a hybrid variety of English is a cultural phenomenon which is unlikely to disappear.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The increased use of wood chips at centralized power plants is an important initiative in the field of biomass in Denmark. In order to cope with the unbalanced supply and demand, the supplier of wood fuel stores 20% of its inventories for a period of time at the storage terminal. A variant of the production, inventory, distribution, routing problem (PIDRP) is developed in this book to describe the production and distribution of wood chips. The work is focused on reducing the high inventory and routing cost by optimizing the production planning in the forest which is divided into different districts and different stands within each district. A mix integer programming model is developed to make a yearly production plan with minimal inventories costs between districts. In addition, a 2-opt tabu search with best improvement solution method is used for intra-districts routing planning. Computational results show great inventory and routing costs saving opportunity for the supplier of wood chips. The book can be used as a mathematical programming and heuristic case study for master level students.The methods used provide insight to supply chain managers faced with related challenges.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This guide provides a comprehensive insight into understanding, monitoring and managing the capacity of GSM/UMTS networks. It is different from most sources of information on GSM and UMTS, as it provides a practical approach to engineers trying to measure and enhance the capacity of real-world networks. All of the major elements and interfaces of the RAN network are analyzed and guidelines are given to manage the capacity of the network. A brief overview of each technology is provided before capacity is discussed, but it is assumed that users of this guide will have a basic understanding of the technology they are trying to monitor. Basics of UMTS are emphasized more as compared to GSM, as in general, GSM is considered to be easier to measure, as the air interface is less complicated. It should be noted here that although this manual strives for completeness there will always be elements and areas of capacity which will be specific to different manufacturers. In such cases the reader should refer to the OEM vendor specific documentation for clarity and use this as a guide on what to measure.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The housing crisis in the Kurdistan Region is said to be a chronic issue. It was mainly started in 2003, when the population noticeably increased and the region saw an economic boom. Ever since this time, housing has been considered as the most effective business indicator in the region. Similarly, in Dubai housing has represented the majority of business activities. Now, the Kurdistan Region is considered as the fastest growing region in the Middle East.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book discusses traditional mediators (shmaglotz) of immigrants from Ethiopia in Israel who are included in the public service in Israel. The book examines the way in which they handle conflicts in the family and in the community of immigrants from Ethiopia using traditional and modern tools. It examines the extent to which they use intercultural mediation, which changes cultural norms among both the immigrants from Ethiopia and the State institutions. A discussion on the traditional mediators in the new cultural context makes a research contribution and has great practical importance. Such a discussion enables us to follow changes in the status and roles of a traditional leadership within a modern society. The book gives us an opportunity to observe not only the absorbed groups, but also the absorbing, and to examine whether a change takes place in their viewpoints and values as a result of their encounter with the immigrants, an issue that was not discussed sufficiently in the research literature. It further enables evaluation of the declared multicultural policy in absorbing immigrants, as it is implemented in Israel.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 100 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Northern countries have promoted bio fuel production in the South apparently for reducing GHG emissions. Whether or not bio fuels can help reduce emissions sustainably is an issue with no end. Studies like the present can help produce sugar cane sustainably in a country (Peru) that may play a key role in the bio ethanol market. Introduction explains a North South perspective, and explores negative impacts and sustainability. Literature review checks different papers about bio fuel sustainability, social impacts, bio mass certification, and the Peruvian context. For potential social impacts; an assessment against the Better Sugar Cane Initiative (sustainable criteria focused on sugar cane production for bio ethanol) and data analysis were carried out. Potential negative impacts include issues about land, water and food security in Peruvian Northern valleys. Results present recommendations for sustainable production of sugar cane whilst overcoming identified impacts. Bio ethanol may be produced sustainably in Peru, but clear regulations should be proposed and law enforcement strong; it is also necessary to promote local poor ownership and participation during the whole value chain.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 104 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Many contemporary urban planners frequently use terms that imply limits to find an answer to the rapid changing of traditional boundaries and urban landmarks. From this point of view, undefined spaces at the junction between land and water can generate new urban concepts. We talk about those parts of the port-city that communicate physically, directly, with water, forming an interface between the local anthropic system (port-city) and the natural aquatic systems (river, lake, sea or ocean) in its immediate vicinity. Urban waterfronts have been subject of academic and professional discussion since the 1960s, and the early success of development projects has encouraged a high number of such initiatives worldwide, quickly associated with ways to regain the prestigious image of port-cities by attracting people to the water. As in the last decades the global debate about urban development had both waterfronts and modern port-cities as current topics, this paper summarizes the major issues about re-shaping urban waterfronts.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 112 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The book is devoted to research of distribution of light in narrow beams of light (including laser beams). Such approach corresponds to approach of the great Italian physicist and mathematician and Jesuit F.M. Grimaldi. As early as 17th century he was engaged in researches of narrow beams of light for clarification of the nature of light and discovered the phenomenon of light diffraction. Our calculations are based on consideration of binomial distributions. The correlation of distribution of rays and the system of numbers placed in the three-dimensional table, the nonlinear arithmetic pyramid is shown. Two types of nonlinear arithmetic triangles are considered. Communication with binary notation is shown. Results of numerical calculations of binomial distribution of the second (nonlinear) type for big power of binomial are given. The ray analog of wave model of light and Huygens-Fresnel's elementary waves on the basis of consideration of geometrical model is offered. Examples of possible application of our geometrical model in various areas are given. The book is intended for all who interested in novelties in mathematics, optics and other areas where geometrical models are used.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Across the Western world, many democracies are facing the same problem as Canada - youth civic engagement, knowledge and attentiveness to the political realm are in sharp decline. This reality creates a difficult situation for policy makers and politicians alike, as disengagement to this degree has never been experienced before. In Canada, youth voter turnout is at all time lows, with no signs of rebounding. More and more, young people today lack both the skills they need to engage with the political system and the interest to do so. Furthermore, research has shown that youth civic disengagement is a very real problem across Canada and led to some experts calling today's youth political dropouts. Without action to bring more young people back from their apathetic stand, our democracy will face crucial challenges with regard to participation at the polls and maintaining an informed and active citizenry into the future. However, new approaches have been applied in other jurisdictions and have shown some success, offering frameworks for Canada to consider.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -'They are between ten (10) and eighteen (18) years old. They wear army uniforms and carry war weapons. By whatever standard you use, they are all and are still children and for what it may seems, they are playing no war games'¿ One of the alarming trends still relating to children in Burma is the active involvement and participation of these children in the on-going armed conflicts in the country. The massive and intensive on-going recruitment of child soldiers comes as well the drive for these child soldiers to defect and ran away from the army due to their dismal condition in the military. The challenge posed by this situation is how to respond, accommodate and address the socio-psychological trauma and needs of these former child soldiers after their bleak moments as combatants. This is the challenge that is being posed to the current civilian government of Burma or internationally known as Myanmar given its well professed commitment towards democratic transition.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The main goal of this project is to find out how to maintain positive economic growth in the light of increasing energy dependency in Lithuania. An empirical analysis has been performed whereby correlation analysis was used to establish the relationship between economic growth and energy dependency in the Eastern European country of Lithuania. We found that there is a net inverse relationship between energy dependency and economic growth. Lithuania has to rely much more on energy imports especially after the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant's closure in 2010. In order to maintain positive economic growth, it is vital to look for viable ways to reduce energy dependency. One of the ways - by producing biofuels for the transport sector domestically and thereby reducing imports is a sizeable component of Lithuania's gross domestic product. Current domestic installed capacities for producing biofuels are not sufficient. A worsening energy situation in Lithuania require more efficient use of already installed capacities and investments in new ones. Renewable energy production can be one of the solutions contributing to energy security.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book analyzes within-country causes and mechanisms which affected wage inequality in European transition economies, after the fall of the Communism. First, we find that internal factors such as small scale privatisation were the main institutional factor increasing wage inequality. Second, we find that even though of a smaller magnitude, globalisation, namely trade freedom and investment freedom affected wage inequality, the first one positively while the second negatively. Third, we find that governments were incapable or unwilling of addressing increasing wage inequality problems, as government spending is found to be insignificant while an increase in tax freedom increased wage inequality. Fourth, we find that workforce education was an additional factor increasing inequality, while economic development (GDP per capita) was found to have a negative effect on inequality, but as the countries got to be more developed this effect became positive.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The hijra(Transgender)community in Pakistan has a long history within the culture of the sub-continenet. Their roles have changed over the years, and with the current practices of commercial sex work among this group, they are at a great risk of both contracting and spreading many sexually transmitted diseases. Once held in high esteem, these caretakers of the king's harem are now socially excluded from many mainstream social activities. The present study looks into the knowledge, attitudes and practices of this community regarding various sexually transmitted infections.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The principal risk factors for cardiovascular mortality posttransplantation are hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, obesity, and smoking. We assessed the risk factors for new-onset diabetes and dyslipidemia and their effects on the function and histopathologic changes in the allografts at 1 year posttransplantation. In regard to immunosuppressive therapy, new onset diabetes mellitus was significantly more frequent among patients prescribed tacrolimus, whereas subjects who received cyclosporine A showed a significantly higher incidence of dyslipidemia. In regard to allograft function, a significant difference was noted at year 1 after transplantation. When assessing morphologic changes in the kidney, we observed significantly more frequent interstitial fibrosis/tubular atrophy in all 3 groups compared with normal function patients. Our clinical study suggested that at year 1 after transplantation the allograft function is already impaired in the presence of both medical conditions (diabetes and dyslipidemia). However, in regard to morphology, a single condition (diabetes or dyslipidemia) is sufficient to produce histologic changes in the kidney.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -In order to ensure a draught management of Bankura-I block in Bankura district. A proper evaluation of level of draught and its estimation is required of making draught management. Those aspects having direct impact in development for being draught, need to get rid of such draught like scenario for overall management of Bankura-I block. It demands a large volume of multidisciplinary data from various sources. Integrated remote sensing and GIS can provide the appropriate platform of ideas about the overall draught like situation of that block & management also. In present study, geoinformatics based methodology is developed and tested for the evaluation of level of draught status of that block. According to four aspect e.g. meteorological condition, hydrological condition, agricultural condition, soil moisture condition & also the ecological condition of Bankura-I block in Bankura district. Mapping of various attributes linked in underdeveloped block and analysis in GIS platform from the pivot of the current project work. This platform allows a seamless amalgamation of satellite derived input with the conventional database.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Birth control is the use of any practices, methods or devices to prevent pregnancy from occurring in sexually active women, also referred to as family planning, pregnancy prevention, fertility control or contraception. Birth control methods are designed either to prevent fertilization of an egg or implantation of fertilized egg in the uterus.The two forms of oral contraceptive used by Sudanese women are estrogen/progestin combination pills or progestin only pills. The hormones in the combination pills act to block the ovulation by mimicking the body own hormonal balance during pregnancy. A previous study reported that oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) increase total cholesterol, triglycerides and blood pressure.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Peer-to-Peer networks are usually unstructured network. An unstructured network is simply a network which does not have a specific layout. Anyone who joins it becomes an integral part of the network, and changes its topology. Anyone can walk off at any time; the network will eventually change, but without any fall out (ideally). Ideally, such networks should have a low diameter; offer a high degree of resilience against the dynamism of nodes, nodes failure and malicious actions with a purpose of distracting the network. Whereas, a structured network are predestined networks, having predefined connectivity among the nodes, in order to put forward an assurance between the source node and the destination node. Neither the structured nor the unstructured networks can simultaneously give both good performance and resilience in the network. A gossip based membership management protocol is described here. Our protocol constructs a graph that have low diameter, low clustering, highly symmetric node degrees, that are highly resilient to massive node failures and robust to network dynamics such as joining/leaving of nodes, node failures and large scale network attacks.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Forensic Odontology is an important branch of Dentistry that deals with identification, based on recognition of unique features present in an individual¿s dental structures. Forensic Dentistry plays a major role in identification in man-made or natural disasters- events which result in multiple fatalities that may not be identifiable through conventional methods. Teeth are one of the strongest structures in the body, and are usually resistant to post mortem decomposition. Based on these unique features, we carried out a study and tried to estimate the time of death of an individual.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Cognitive impairment is a hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer¿s disease (AD), Parkinson¿s disease and others. Today AD is the most common cause of dementia. This is a disease causing great sufferings to the patient and their relatives and is also an increasing healthcare problem with economical as well as social consequences. AD is a very high cost management disease increasing in an alarming rate in USA. It is very important to diagnose and investigate AD in the early stage that can be helpful both for the patient and for the family. As Acetylcholine (ACh)deficiency is seen in AD, quantifying VAChT (Vesicular Acetylcholine Transporter) levels in the cholinergic nerve terminal predict the ACh levels and may subsequently help in diagnosing AD. This book describes in vitro method to develop a selective and specific PET tracer with suitable characteristics that allow the in vivo study of VAChT levels could be used as a biomarker for studying changes in cholinergic functions in both animals and humans. This book should be especially useful to students, researchers and academicians who are involved in radio tracer development work for diagnosing of AD.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Organic substances decompose under anaerobic condition to yield biogas. This work presents results of the study on biogas generation from leftover food materials. Now a day generation of biogas as an alternative and viable source of energy for household consumption plays a significant role in the development of the country. In our real world production of biogas is important for energy generation, environmental protection and production of fertilizer.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Methanogenic archaea may have been among earth earliest organisms and today play essential roles in a variety of anaerobic habitants. The present investigation was to study the methanogen population in estuarine sediments in the mouth of Manimuthar River at the Palk Strait and seasonal sampling was made. Most Probable number (MPN) of methanogenic archaea was determined in the period of one year(2009). The archaeal populations were found to be at the maximum of 1.1x105 MPNgm-1 of wet sample during the post-monsoon season. The correlation co efficient (r) values calculated between the methanogenic archaea and various physico chemical parameters in this nitrogen, sodium shows a high significant correlation to the MPN viz., n=18; r=0.976; and r=0.977 at; pBooks on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Dental prostheses and impressions may prove a hazard to the dentist and dental assistant who handle them after removal from the teeth. Good cross infection control is essential both in the dental office and in the dental laboratory. The goal of infection control is to prevent the spread of infection from one patient to another and to the treating healthcare worker. This text book elaborates various measures of infection control in dental practice in general and prosthodontic practice in particular to prevent cross infection.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -1. In this book, a novel brain-computer interface (BCI) system is proposed to analyze motor imagery (MI) electroencephalogram (EEG) signals. 2. After eliminating EOG artifacts automatically and extracting features by wavelet-based phase synchronization approach, support vector machine (SVM) is adopted for the classification of single-trial left and right MI data. 3. The EOG artifacts are automatically removed by means of modified independent component analysis (ICA). 4. The features are extracted from wavelet data by phase synchronization, and then classified by the SVM. 5. Compared with the results without EOG artifact removal, spectral band and AR model features, the proposed system achieves satisfactory results in BCI applications.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This text book on diagnosis and treatment planning in dental implant presents systematic information which should be acquired from patients¿ such as medical and dental history, clinical examination, laboratory tests, diagnostic casts, diagnostic wax up and diagnostic imaging. This book helps our reader to diagnose and plan their treatment successfully while placing dental implants to their patients.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The potato is now one of the major versatile food crops of the world because of the dry matter and edible energy content. Judicious application of different macronutrients and micronutrients increased in the production of potato. The objectives of this work were to know the effects of Zn and Mn on different growth parameters and yield of potato as well as to recognize the optimum doses for potato cultivation. Four levels of Zinc, viz. 0, 3, 4 and 5 kg Zn per hectare and also 4 levels of Manganese, i.e. 0, 1, 2 and 3 kg Mn per hectare were used for this work. The results of the work revealed that growth characteristics and yield were maximum at 4 kg Zn and 1kg Mn per hectare. These findings of the book might be helpful for farmer and farm entrepreneurs to increase the productivity of potato as well as business of the same.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Foods are analyzed by scientists working in all of the major sectors of the food industry including food manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, analytical service laboratories, government laboratories, and University research laboratories. The food industry is subject to particularly strict regulations on the quality and safety of its products. This is important because if food is contaminated, the consequences can be serious. In order to guarantee the industry¿s strict quality and safety standards, reliable instruments and methods are needed in the laboratory. These instruments and methods must meet highest standards. The present book highlights some important protocols used for Food Analysis and Quality Control. This information is critical to our rational understanding of the factors that determine the properties of foods, as well as to our ability to economically produce foods that are consistently safe, nutritious and desirable and for consumers to make informed choices about their diet. The objective of this course is to review the basic principles of the analytical procedures commonly used to analyze foods and to discuss their application to specific food components.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.