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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Almost all asthma patient demonstrate bronchial hyper responsiveness. Bronchial hyper responsiveness is an abnormality of the airway, which makes the airways to narrow too much & too easily in response to various stimuli either direct or indirect . Bronchoprovocation test is performed to evaluate the bronchial hyper responsiveness. In this study we proved that hypertonic saline is an equally effective bronchoprovocative agents as methacholine which was commonly used for challenge test or bronchoprovocation test for the diagnosis of Bronchial Asthma. More over hypertonic saline has very little effect or no effect in contrast to methacholine on normal subject,which is responsible for false positive result. So we can conclude that , hypertonic saline is more specific bronchoprovocative agent in the diagnosis of bronchial asthma .Since hypertonic saline is very cheap & easily available , we propose that it should be considered as reliable bronchoprovocative agent for the diagnosis of Bronchial asthma in underdevloped countries . …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Almost all asthma patient demonstrate bronchial hyper responsiveness. Bronchial hyper responsiveness is an abnormality of the airway, which makes the airways to narrow too much & too easily in response to various stimuli either direct or indirect . Bronchoprovocation test is performed to evaluate the bronchial hyper responsiveness. In this study we proved that hypertonic saline is an equally effective bronchoprovocative agents as methacholine which was commonly used for challenge test or bronchoprovocation test for the diagnosis of Bronchial Asthma. More over hypertonic saline has very little effect or no effect in contrast to methacholine on normal subject,which is responsible for false positive result. So we can conclude that , hypertonic saline is more specific bronchoprovocative agent in the diagnosis of bronchial asthma .Since hypertonic saline is very cheap & easily available , we propose that it should be considered as reliable bronchoprovocative agent for the diagnosis of Bronchial asthma in underdevloped countries . …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Complexity and emergence in innovation projects Emergence and self-regulation are two important phenomena that define the behaviour of complex adaptive systems. In this reserach innovation at the firm level is approached from the perspective of complex adaptive systems theory. This research deliberatly aims to open up new roads for research by approaching innovation from another perspective than is done in mainstream literature. The research is framed within the so-called complexity paradigm,which is primarily concerned with phenomena like swarm intelligence, self-regulation, emergence and adaptation. Over the last 30 years the interest and focus of attention for these types of systems has grown in the managerial sciences. This research forms a breakthrough since it for the first time applies complex adaptive systems theory in combination with a simulation based on the idea of swarm intelligence in a real-life setting. The results reveal a number of interesting insights and conclusions about the design and improvement of innovation processes and management of innovation projects.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Almost all asthma patient demonstrate bronchial hyper responsiveness. Bronchial hyper responsiveness is an abnormality of the airway, which makes the airways to narrow too much & too easily in response to various stimuli either direct or indirect . Bronchoprovocation test is performed to evaluate the bronchial hyper responsiveness. In this study we proved that hypertonic saline is an equally effective bronchoprovocative agents as methacholine which was commonly used for challenge test or bronchoprovocation test for the diagnosis of Bronchial Asthma. More over hypertonic saline has very little effect or no effect in contrast to methacholine on normal subject,which is responsible for false positive result. So we can conclude that , hypertonic saline is more specific bronchoprovocative agent in the diagnosis of bronchial asthma .Since hypertonic saline is very cheap & easily available , we propose that it should be considered as reliable bronchoprovocative agent for the diagnosis of Bronchial asthma in underdevloped countries . 96 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Complexity and emergence in innovation projects Emergence and self-regulation are two important phenomena that define the behaviour of complex adaptive systems. In this reserach innovation at the firm level is approached from the perspective of complex adaptive systems theory. This research deliberatly aims to open up new roads for research by approaching innovation from another perspective than is done in mainstream literature. The research is framed within the so-called complexity paradigm,which is primarily concerned with phenomena like swarm intelligence, self-regulation, emergence and adaptation. Over the last 30 years the interest and focus of attention for these types of systems has grown in the managerial sciences. This research forms a breakthrough since it for the first time applies complex adaptive systems theory in combination with a simulation based on the idea of swarm intelligence in a real-life setting. The results reveal a number of interesting insights and conclusions about the design and improvement of innovation processes and management of innovation projects. 412 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Almost all asthma patient demonstrate bronchial hyper responsiveness. Bronchial hyper responsiveness is an abnormality of the airway, which makes the airways to narrow too much & too easily in response to various stimuli either direct or indirect . Bronchoprovocation test is performed to evaluate the bronchial hyper responsiveness. In this study we proved that hypertonic saline is an equally effective bronchoprovocative agents as methacholine which was commonly used for challenge test or bronchoprovocation test for the diagnosis of Bronchial Asthma. More over hypertonic saline has very little effect or no effect in contrast to methacholine on normal subject,which is responsible for false positive result. So we can conclude that , hypertonic saline is more specific bronchoprovocative agent in the diagnosis of bronchial asthma .Since hypertonic saline is very cheap & easily available , we propose that it should be considered as reliable bronchoprovocative agent for the diagnosis of Bronchial asthma in underdevloped countries . 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In the contemporary world it has been widely upheld that human rights norms and standards have come to play a distinctive role in international life. However, the war of August 2008 between Russia and Georgia has demonstrated that the gap between the promise and the practice of human rights still remains huge. The analysis of the Russia-Georgia conflict nature and its dynamic leads to the major conclusions that, though the human rights regime has grown to the extent that it became almost impossible to ignore its importance in contemporary international relations, the persistence of human rights abuses, double standards and selectivity in human rights interventionism point to the gap between rhetoric and reality. The international human rights regime is political in practice though its intentions are idealistic. It responds pragmatically to circumstances and consequently often operates inconsistently. While the human rights institutions are essentially impartial, they are procedurally restricted and diplomatically cautious. 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In a private university in northern California which stands out for its academic excellence and social values, employees work on a daily basis in the cafeteria services and Facilities department (custody and maintenance). Workers, who are mostly migrants from Latin America, are seen daily on campus cleaning dorm halls and preparing food for students, faculty, and staff. Despite the fact that their job is of utmost importance for the running of the university, their voices seem to go unheard in the community. As part of her research, Radovic Fanta conducted fieldwork in 2004 with the purpose of revealing the work experiences of service employees of the university. What are the stories of each worker How do they perceive the students and employers Are there characteristics of working in a university which contrast with other jobs Through rich ethnographic information based on series of interviews, participant observation, conversations during the breaks and lunchtimes, the author brings forth a diversity of viewpoints and experiences of the cafeteria and facilities employees. 52 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The main objective of this work is to identify how multinational companies (MNCs) act as negotiators in the context of international governance. The main hypothesis is that MNCs try to influence the states and their coalitions, nationally and transnationally, by exercising their structural power as well as their soft power. The defense of their corporate interests depends on the confluence of their interests with those of the states as well as the states' vulnerabilities to the corporations' activities. In the first part of the book, I present the theoretical framework related to the Complex Interdependence Theory and the three-level chessboard of Nye. I recognize the limitations of the MNCs' influence power through an extension of the Frieden-Rogowsky model. The second part of the work shows the role of MNCs in two case studies: the negotiations that led to the creation of an international regime of intellectual property in the Uruguay Round of GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) and the negotiations of the Cartagena Protocol of Biosafety, a complementary instrument of the Biodiversity Convention (CBD), which regulates genetically modified organisms (GMOs). 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This research project investigates a recurring spread-eagled motif found in Northern Sotho rock art in the Makgabeng Plateau, Limpopo Province, South Africa. This motif is found in association with rock art that relates to boy's initiation and protest images relating to the Maleboho war of 1894. The local inhabitants call this motif koma and say that it is part of Northern Sotho boy's initiation. I question this living testimony and consider whether this motif forms a conceptual link between both types of Northern Sotho rock art. In the context of the complex cultural interaction in the Blouberg- Makgabeng area, I argue that this painted spread- eagled motif is a crocodile. I maintain that this important symbol not only reflects cultural identities but also plays an integral part in the construction of cultural identities. 80 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -During the negotiations for the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), the Argentinean and Mexican labour movements exhibited contrasting responses to the proposed free trade agreement. While Argentinean labour staged an aggressive anti-FTAA campaign, its Mexican counterpart displayed relative quiescence. This work applies the political opportunity structures model to determine if it can explain the differing patterns of mobilization of Argentinean and Mexican labour. This work examines the structures of opportunity that emerged after the 1982 debt crisis and those created by the process of Latin American economic integration. Such process has created national and transnational opportunity structures, allowing national movements to engage in transnational activism. An analysis of the suitability of the opportunity structures model to account for the mobilization of Argentinean and Mexican labour, should shed light on the model's capacity to analyze movements that are becoming increasingly transnational. This work should be especially useful to students of social movements and to anyone interested in Latin American regional economic integration. 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book aims to seek a plan where rural areas in Mexico could be developed applying social entrepreneurship education, eradicating poverty and avoiding migration from rural communities to urban areas. Concepts as social and business entrepreneurship will be discussed as well as the fourth sector movement in order to link them with the current state of rural communities in Mexico and the players involved: Multinational corporations, private and public institutions, non-governmental organizations, and the population of rural communities. Together, they should seek a development beneficial for people in need. The way to achieve this development is by educating the players fostering the social entrepreneurship in the population. Social entrepreneurship entails all those activities and initiatives which identify problems and opportunities in communities, working in order to make the difference by adding value to the society, changing and improving a community life style. It is not about altruism, is about business with another approach. 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In an environment of fluctuating yields due to weather uncertainties and varying market responses of farmers as a whole the importance of having correct estimates of production is of utmost importance from a public policy point of view. For making right decisions about the most sensitive area of food security and for long term planning it is desirable to estimate the key variables in advance for a reasonable planning horizon. Also the study of supply response at disaggregated level is imperative as responses may be different for different zones. Therefore, the concern of this thesis is to examine the impact different factors on the supply of agricultural commodities in different agro-ecological zones in Punjab in order to make necessary adjustments in the policy reforms. The knowledge of supply greatly helps in farm decisions in allocation of resources in right direction. It can help planners and policy makers to allocate and achieve production targets and in long term planning. It thus provides a framework for adjusting production to the optimum resource employment to promote economic development. 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Organizations are becoming more and more aware of their responsibilities towards the society, as can be seen from emerging issues such as the social reporting, the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and increased stakeholder dialogue. The research examines whether and in what way CSR can lead to the competitive advantage of organizations. In order to approach this research question, the Resource-Based View Theory has been used. Next to the literature research, a case-study has been done at Peeze, a coffee roaster. The most important finding that came out of the literature and is validated in the case- study, is that an organization has to take CSR as a strategic asset and has to make it explicit throughout the whole organization. Companies must take the whole coffee chain into consideration, from the source and the roasting, all the way to the customer. In conclusion, CSR can lead to competitive advantage. Organizations need to possess the management capabilities to bring technologies and production skills of a company together in competences that give the organization the opportunity to react quickly to the changing environment and possibilities. 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The main rules of the deterrence theory as well as the policy were formed during the Cold War in the framework of the bipolar interaction of the Unites States and the Soviet Union. After the breakup of the USSR and the bipolar world order the new global security system with the new challenges has emerged. Russia as the successor of the Soviet Union inherited its huge nuclear potential, today comparable only with the potential of the United States. The main aim of the book is to answer the question how the deterrence policies of the nuclear superpowers (Russia and the United States) have been transformed since the end of the Cold War and how this transformation influences the classic rules of the deterrence theory. 92 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -With a limited labour market, it was felt that the free movement of labour would bring about a number of complications for Malta's already limited labour market. This thesis details the principle of this freedom in the European Union, how it has affected countries throughout the Union, before outlining what impact it left on Malta and what provisions Malta made use of in order to protect its market in the years following accession. 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In the presence of an investment opportunity, a borrower decides whether to invest. I find that - depending on the borrower's personal wealth and the presence of limited liability - the investment is not always undertaken, which leads to investment distortion. Furthermore, when the borrower has intertemporal consumption preference rather than aggregate consumption preference, the potential investment distortion problem is weakly exacerbated. The change of the borrower's risk preference from constant absolute risk aversion to decreasing absolute risk aversion lowers the occurrence of the potential investment distortion as his personal wealth increases. Furthermore, when the borrower is privately informed about his personal wealth, the Revelation Principle applies and the naive contract which is derived from public information case is optimal. 92 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Originally, banking in Nigeria was dominated by manual transactions. However during the 70s, Nigerian banks had become aware that information technology (IT) had much to offer the industry. Banks were later able to use IT to gently bring down the real cost of their backlog of office activities and to introduce a number of product innovations conventionally called 'technology delivery innovations'. It is however deplorable that at a time customers are getting excited by the potentialities of IT innovations through services, banks appear to be relapsing into old habits of inefficiency and failure to meet customer's expectations through quality services. There is frequent network failure or simple instructions at ATMs which reads, 'this machine is unable to dispense cash' or 'this machine is temporarily out of service, please try again later'. Moreover, some electronic security doors beep at the appearance of small metals, keys or even belts, thus preventing easy access into a banking hall. This study thus seeks to find out if the innovations provided through the use of IT by banks have impacted positively or negatively on customer satisfaction. 108 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Rice is a new crop for Ethiopia. There is an immense potential rice production area and high consumer demand. However, the rice sector is not fully developed as compared to the potential. Many factors were attributed to existing inefficiencies in rice production and utilization. This study mainly focus on the challenges, opportunities and entry points for infusing further innovation for upgrading the rice value chain. Identification of actors, their role, linkage, attitudes, habits and practices in the value chain; analyzing the institutional arrangements and enabling environment that affect the functioning of the value chain; and identifying recent innovation activities and their immediate outcomes were also the focus of this study. The study analyzes the entire rice value chain from input supplier to the consumer. Therefore, this study can provide an insight on required efforts to enhance the production and utilization of the crop at larger scale to ensure food security and self-sufficiency. The information generated will also help research and development organizations, traders, producers, policy makers, extension service providers and, NGOs. 120 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book is the result of a minor field work in a coastal Bangladesh village where peoples are struggling to adapt with salt water intrusion. It describes how people in one community under climatic change or variability adapt to an acute problem. To make sense my primary and secondary data I have used adaptation theories of anthropology more specifically how people respond to changing environment regard to livelihood. The perceptions on salinity, livelihood adaptation strategies, politics of adaptation and how their culture and nature are shaped by each other are developed in the body of this book. The study encompasses theoretically in a broad sense Ecological Anthropology and specifically cultural ecology and practically addresses adaptation to climate change impacts, a growing field in Anthropology known as 'Anthropology of Climate change'. This book could be an eye opener to policy makers and those who are enthusiastic to human dimension of climate change and how do people respond to that change in developing countries. 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Punishing offenders must be fast to enable the offender know her or his fate and to make the society satisfied. When a suspect is arrested the society expects the offender to be dealt with speedily. Delay in the delivery of judgments and rulings by magistrates,witnesses not bonded,accused persons sick,adjournments by advocates, prosecutors not ready,trial magistrates sick, political interference, corruption, inadequate staff and financial constraints.There was need to establish research services in the judiciary, to computerize the operations of the judiciary, have better remuneration of judicial staff ,probation officers, police and prison warders. There was need to recruit more staff to meet the ever increasing demand for legal services.There is need to train court clerks properly.The judiciary should have an independent budget to enable it meet its financial obligations and the government must consider increasing budgetary allocation to all agencies of Criminal Justice system (Police,Prison,Court and Probation and aftercare department).There was need to have public education on the rights of the citizens in solving their dispute through the court process 80 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The Ministry should prepare a master plan for the development of the labour administration system over the next 3-5 years, around its human resource, logistic, information, and managerial requirements. External technical assistance will be required to develop a truly modern labour administration. Capacity building efforts must also include representatives of employers and workers,particularly at enterprise level. Both workers and employers need assistance to build their capacity to adjust to new approaches to labour protection and labour inspection, and the government must committed to work with its social partners to develop their capacity to meet the challenges of change. 64 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This work critically analyzes Pakistan's trade policy and explores the determinants of bilateral export and import flows between Pakistan and selected Asian countries (SAC) in recent past. Much research on international trade patterns focuses on primitive causes of trade, such as differences in national factor endowments, preferences and technologies but we have focused on macroeconomic determinants to overcome the problems of trade deficit. It contains the latest theoretical and empirical research in the area as well as policy issues which may be helpful for policymakers of other developing countries facing same conditions. Our intended audience includes policymakers, professionals and students of economics and business who wish to examine international transactions. 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book presents the findings of a research study on boys with behavioural difficulties, aged 5 to 7 years old. Boys with and without behaviour problems were told several stories with ethical dilemmas using lego-type dolls. They were asked to continue and finish each story in their preferred way. The children's behaviour was assessed in terms of aggression, intentionality and avoidance using a scoring system. The scores were analysed using Structural Equation Modelling to interpret the complex inter-relationships in their behaviour and to test the effect of demographic characteristics. The results indicate that there was an increased risk of anti social behaviour when avoidance and aggression were demonstrated in the same stories. Additionally, boys with more aggressive behaviour during the stories were more likely to demonstrate lower intentionality. This publication is written for those interested in the psychology of boys with behavioural difficulties and those with an interest in the application of Structural Equation Modelling in health research. 76 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Migration of Muslims into Europe has become an ubiquitous topic, which penetrates lay as well as scholarly discourse with remarkable poignancy. For years it has raised attention mostly in 'traditional' migration countries of Western Europe. With positive economic and political developments, however, post-communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe are confronted with increasing immigration of Muslims. This book analysis the only European country without a single mosque: Slovakia, and its capital Bratislava. In conservative environment marked by Catholic tradition and post-communism, Muslims form an internally diverse and dynamic community of mostly temporary migrants. Since many of them are university students and businessmen, they form a peculiar group of social elite unknown to the mainstream Slovak public. This book offers important insight into migration dynamics of the Central European region. It will serve everyone interested in migration of Muslims to Europe, who wishes to understand implications of these processes in the locality of Slovakia. 76 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Due to decreasing share of agriculture income in total income and increasing poverty, the importance of non-farm income has increased. So it is critical to analyze the current structure of non-farm income, its distribution into various non farm income sources and to decompose the non farm income inequality among different poverty bands and landholdings. Such an analysis will ensure that correct policy intervention can be made in the relevant sub sector. This study will help policy makers to design policies in accordance with the characteristics of the particular sub-sector. This research will also be a starting point for researchers to bring the research at aggregate level to the micro level in order the research to be more specific and meaningful. 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The Oil and Gas Industry has been facing some challenges with respect to host community expectations and needs particularly in emerging economies. The Industry also seems to grapple with issues such as the exact nature of its role towards meeting community expectations/needs and the strategy which may be adopted towards managing those needs and expectations. In some countries, the absence of consensus ad idem between the oil and gas industry operators and host communities have generated tensions which have, in many cases increased the risk portfolio of investments in the oil and gas industry. Using Nigeria's oil and gas sector as case study, this book examines Host Community/Oil Company Agreements as a tool available to the Industry to structure or restructure the Industry's community engagement policy for purposes of cultivating or enhancing strategic relationships and partnerships, community development as well as risk management for the International Oil Companies. 84 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The Constitution of India grants equal rights to women and various laws have been enacted to protect and empower women. While some women have definitely benefited from these provisions and have occupied highest positions in political system but for majority of poor and illiterate women life still remains a continuous struggle in a very traditional, patriarchal and feudal society. Customs and practices like female infanticide, neglect, illiteracy, child marriage, dowry, repeated pregnancies, unattended child birth, wife battering, bride burning, honour killing, rape, molestation, eve teasing, denial of property etc are indicators of position of women in Indian society. Thus Indian society harbours a clear bias against women but the situation worsens if women happen to be in prison either as convicts or as under trials. For then they are branded as bad women who deserve bad treatment. This combined with their total dependence of prison officials, corruption, lack of resources and lack of work culture further worsens their condition. Present work is an attempt at presenting before the world the condition of women prisoners in India in the context of their human rights. 104 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The importance of social capital in community development cannot be underplayed. Social capital amongst other things acts as a safety net for vulnerable groups when it comes to the access of resources which are poorly distributed. Water is one such resource. Much of the suffering due to inadequate access to water and sanitation is borne by the poor, those who live in degraded environments, and overwhelmingly by women, girls and other vulnerable groups. One of the most affected vulnerable groups is the People Living with HIV/AIDS. This is because water is a vital component in the proper provision of home based care and the management and reduction of opportunistic infections. This book therefore seeks to bring to the fore the opportunities presented by social capital for the society in general and vulnerable groups that may be marginalized for one reason or another. This book will be instrumental for academics, community development practitioners and particularly those working with vulnerable groups and in the field of Natural Resource Management. 100 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The study aims to investigate the perceived effect of a particular social policy framework in Italy, an example of a Southern European welfare state on the female labour market participation rate in that country. This is done by looking at the Piedmont region of Italy as the study area and where mainly qualitative research has been conducted on the question of female participation in the labour market. This is done with the aim of assessing what role the sub-national governments have been playing to address the low level of participation of women in the Italian labour market. 120 pp. Englisch.…