Lap lambert academic publishing jul 2010 (Oltre 1400 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Using an expanded definition of the 1948 UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide this work analyzes the factors leading to Guatemala''s military operations from 1978 until 1983 against Guatemala''s indigenous population and gives details why these operations accounted for genocide. The main factors to explain the atrocities were the long lasting alienation of Guatemala''s indigenous and non-indigenous population and the evolution of a 'new,' i.e. national indigenous identity previous to the conflict.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Today, the urban conglomerate of Polish Silesia finds itself experimenting a worldwide phenomenon: the continuous blurring of the spatial and conceptual borders between town, city, metropolis and megalopolis; a growing mixture of spaces, activities, interrelations and connectivities that challenge the traditional -and more assessable- image of human settlement. In a crossroads of ages and geographies, Silesia becomes a political and socio-economical experiment on-the-go, a perfect laboratory in which we can study the ups and downs of the current urban trends, the attempts to understand and control them, and the impact they make on our daily quality of life. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Using an expanded definition of the 1948 UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide this work analyzes the factors leading to Guatemala's military operations from 1978 until 1983 against Guatemala's indigenous population and gives details why these operations accounted for genocide. The main factors to explain the atrocities were the long lasting alienation of Guatemala's indigenous and non-indigenous population and the evolution of a new, i.e. national indigenous identity previous to the conflict.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Today, the urban conglomerate of Polish Silesia finds itself experimenting a worldwide phenomenon: the continuous blurring of the spatial and conceptual borders between town, city, metropolis and megalopolis; a growing mixture of spaces, activities, interrelations and connectivities that challenge the traditional -and more assessable- image of human settlement. In a crossroads of ages and geographies, Silesia becomes a political and socio-economical experiment on-the-go, a perfect laboratory in which we can study the ups and downs of the current urban trends, the attempts to understand and control them, and the impact they make on our daily quality of life. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Today, the urban conglomerate of Polish Silesia finds itself experimenting a worldwide phenomenon: the continuous blurring of the spatial and conceptual borders between town, city, metropolis and megalopolis; a growing mixture of spaces, activities, interrelations and connectivities that challenge the traditional -and more assessable- image of human settlement. In a crossroads of ages and geographies, Silesia becomes a political and socio-economical experiment on-the-go, a perfect laboratory in which we can study the ups and downs of the current urban trends, the attempts to understand and control them, and the impact they make on our daily quality of life. 108 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Using an expanded definition of the 1948 UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide this work analyzes the factors leading to Guatemala''s military operations from 1978 until 1983 against Guatemala''s indigenous population and gives details why these operations accounted for genocide. The main factors to explain the atrocities were the long lasting alienation of Guatemala''s indigenous and non-indigenous population and the evolution of a 'new,' i.e. national indigenous identity previous to the conflict. 120 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Individual level factors related to the successor have a central role to play in the succession process of the business. When these factors are viewed in relation to succession planning models, these factors have a direct relation to the succession models in terms of success or failure of the succession process. The major contributing factor to the success or failure of the succession process is that of the leadership provided to the organization by the predecessor. These leadership qualities change from one form to another during different phases of the succession planning models. This Book reviews available succession planning models and try to converg them into a single model considering the individual level factors related to succession planning. 76 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Northern Uganda has suffered violent conflict that has devastated the social fabric of the region. The conflict between the National Resistance Movement and the Lord's Resistance Army has eluded numerous attempts to resolve it. The Juba peace talks that run between 2006 to 2008 presented an opportunity to end the conflict, but both parties failed to endorse the final agreement. This book provides an analysis of the reasons for the failed talks, the role played by the different actors, and the impact they had on the final outcome. Neema challenges the assumption that one conflict resolution model fits all conflict contexts, and argues that sufficient time be devoted to a thorough assessment of the best conflict resolution mode to bring about a sustainable resolution to a given conflict. The analysis points to the need to understand the unique nature of each complex political emergency as an essential tool if we are to move towards lasting peace agreements. This book is intended to form the basis for empirical research and act as a guide for policy makers in the betterment of current and further efforts of resolve conflicts of this nature. 108 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The ANC government came to power in 1994 and has had to come to grips with many economic, social and political challenges it inherited from the apartheid regime. A majority of the people were marginalized and subjected to poor standards of living in areas that were inadequately provided for in terms of basic services. One of the biggest challenges the new government is facing is the delivery of services especially housing Poor policy implementation continues to complicate the existing problems. Other issues which contribute to service delivery crisis include lack of public participation, insufficient funds to meet these huge demands, inadequate skilled human resources. The book critically examines the extend to which poor policy implementation has affected the provision of housing in Khayelitsha with focus on the respective stakeholders. The stakeholders in question include housing services beneficiaries, councilors, community based organizations, financial institutions and the department of housing, all of whom are expected to play a vital role regarding housing delivery according to government policies. 108 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Since 1992, Estonia has successfully maintained a currency board arrangement and this stability in the monetary policy has played an important role in helping the Estonian economy successfully overcome the problems associated with transition period while maintaining a pattern of steady and sustainable development. The objective of this thesis is to estimate the equilibrium exchange rate of the Estonian kroon over the period from 1995 until 2006. For this, behavioral equilibrium exchange rate (BEER) approach was used and the equilibrium real exchange rate calculation was based on such fundamentals like government expenditures, net foreign assets, terms of trade, foreign interest rate and the productivity difference ratio. The results of the thesis show that the misalignment of the kroon was in the range of ± 2 %, which can be considered a rather small deviation form the equilibrium. Exceptions to this are the beginning of the period, when the REER was undervalued by 5 %, and the Russian Crisis of 1998-1999, when overvaluation peaked at 13 %. Thus, REER has, on average, moved around its equilibrium value. 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Since the 1990 s, public-private partnerships agreements (PPPs) have been used as a main tool for investments in public infrastructures. The movement began in the United Kingdom and fortunately became a great success, which later was adopted by many other countries in Europe, Asia and the Americas. As international experiences have shown, the combination of private capital in public services and facilities can be very thriving, particularly under the best value for money principle. In an overall approach, this study compares the UK (original) PPPs with the newly Brazilian PPPs, focusing on the financial contractual risks under both systems. The analysis shall emphasise the mandatory financial contractual guarantees given by the public sector to the private sector, within the Brazilian PPP legal framework (Federal Law nº 11.079/2004, article 8). Therefore, this book should help clear some basic definitions and understandings on both systems and should be especially useful to professionals on public and private initiatives, either supplying, financing or contracting under PPP agreements. 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In this research we consider retail gasoline market in Ukraine focusing our attention on the quality efficiency performance of the industry in 2003 and 2004 periods. The following split is made due to the price-cap regulation government regulation of the ceiling prices on gasoline at retail that was established with Memorandum at the beginning of 2004. Specifically, we examine the gasoline quality change in 2004 (comparing to 2003) after price-cap regulation applying advance efficiency analysis methods including non-parametric Data Envelopment Analysis and Smooth Bootstrap. Based on data with gasoline quality factor it was found that we can not discard the possibility of a degradation in quality efficiency performance of retail gasoline industry under price-cap regulation after 2004. We also investigate efficiencies of the sub-group 2003 and sub-group 2004 of the period 2003-2004, and it turns out that conclusions do not change: we detect higher aggregate quality efficiency for 2003 than for 2004. 80 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Merchandise is one part of the product that a football club offers. Kapferer's (2008) Brand Identity Prism should be useful to map the relationship between product and Brand Equity. Merchandise attractiveness can affect consumers' perception regarding the product quality of the whole club. As little have been written regarding how Scandinavian football clubs use their products to build their Brand Equity we saw a relevance of further searching in to this subject. The purpose was to identify what differences and similarities Scandinavian football clubs have in their development of fan merchandise and presenting successful methods to build Brand Equity, in terms of the percental contribution to the club's total turnover and the merchandise turnover contribution from each attending supporter. We found that the Brand Equity component that the clubs are trying to affect the most through merchandise is brand association. Perceived quality and brand awareness are secondary focuses for the clubs to affect while brand loyalty couldn't be seen in this thesis. 72 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In the recent past, the cries of stock market crash 2005 were not yet smoothen after the revival of stock market to some extent that the situation was again worsen and the market was again pulled down to such an extent that daily traders were left with nothing except bankruptcy. In order to meet with such type of alarming situation, this book demonstrates the manners and methods under which a stock market crash occurs especially with reference to Pakistan. A deep insight in the capitalization set up of the major companies is brought forward so that anyone who intends to enter the business should be aware of these realities which are prevailing in the different scrips. The study would be helpful for the business class as well as the executive class or anyone else for the purpose of gaining profits and avoiding monetary losses while conducting trade in the stock market or somewhere else. It may be helpful for researchers in advance studies as having a foundation in it. 104 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Dreams Of The Future, Nightmares Of The Past, investigates the conflicts that exist in Canadian Aboriginal Policing services. The research conducted examines various theories that apply in determining the root cause of conflict between police officers and the Aboriginal people they serve, often times resulting in violence. Serge E. Vidalis presents his research as both a former police officer and researcher, who was interested in documenting the interaction between two differing cultures: Aboriginal culture and the Police sub-culture. The findings of his research lend to many other conflicts that are deeply rooted in cultural difference, with a perspective that allows practitioners, academics and individuals to better understand and resolve conflict. 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Managers of Botanic Gardens are often influenced by financial, political, social or physical factors to change spaces within gardens, which can affect the sense of place'' people associate with an area. To visitors and groups associated with the gardens any development may change the association and meaning people attribute to a space. Botanic Gardens established in late 19th Century were given particular meanings associated with the acclimatisation of new plants. This book explores conflicts over competing definitions of spaces in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens, New Zealand. Local residents, particularly those aligned with community groups who have longstanding interests in the Gardens, have reacted to these changes and their sense of place'' associated with the space. The analysis provides an insight into how Botanic Gardens'' managers and professionals managing public spaces can meet contemporary demands on space, such as increased visitor and tourism numbers while maintaining a balance with political, cultural and commercial activities at a local level. This is particularly useful to people who maintain public spaces with historic or heritage values. 116 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Big Brother, the first and most successful Reality TV show all over the world, failed in France. Indeed, after one hugely successful season, the three following shows weakened to renew such a performance. The reasons for those failures are to be found among the choice of the casting, the ethical regulations and the very content of the show. After having conducted two focus groups, it has become very clear that the classical concept of Big Brother is outdated and doesn t answer anymore to the French viewers expectations. Hence, it appears to be needless to air another season of Big Brother in France with only repeating what has been done before. My main finding is that, in order to be reintroduced,the new concept should be strong enough to overcome the ethical regulations, and, above all, establish an emotional relationship between the show and the viewers. The more involved the viewers are, the better the show would be and the more audience (and cash) it would generate. The example of M6, a French private TV channel, is given: a new concept of Big Brother would be focused around TV Series, one of the pillars of the channel, using emotional techniques. 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This study was meant to provide genetic information about selection among maize hybrids for NUE, and to evaluate the role of combining ability of inbred lines in hybrid performance under N- limited conditions.Results showed that:1)High tolerance and high response(HH),hybrids 7-5x12-3 and 7-5x145-1. 2)High tolerance and low response(HL), hybrids 100x224 and 421-2xSC-10. 3)Low tolerance and high response(LH), hybrids 32-3x308 and 308x290-3- 2.4)Low tolerance and low response(LL), hybrids 100x158 and 100x421-2. NUE at low N was significantly correlated with yield at high N. Grain yield was positively significantly correlated with chlorophyll concentration, ear diameter, biomass yield, kernel number/plant. Most of studied traits of hybrids showed larger heritability under low N than under high N. Direct selection for grain yield at low N was likely to be more efficient than indirect selection for grain yield at high N for improving grain yields under low N. Both GCA and SCA are equally important for genetic variability in performance of mean yield over N levels, but for grain yield and NUE at high N, GCA plays a greater role than SCA. 104 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -We have studied Physics of a Nanostructure called Quantum Well (QW). We have numerically calculated confined energy levels of electrons, light holes and heavy holes in isolated GaAs-AlGaAs QWs of various widths and depths. We have presented both graphically as well as in the form of data tables variation of the energy levels as width and depth of QW are varied. We find that the values and variations of energy are exactly the same as the values and variations of energy of resonant transmission peaks of symmetric rectangular double barrier. Surprisingly, this is exact numerical agreement. The agreement remains exact even if we take effects of effective mass inequality into account. The book is self-contained; it contains necessary Nanostructure Physics, Microelectronics, Quantum Mechanics, as well as results for symmetric rectangular double barrier for ready reference. Interested reader will be able to assimilate the book completely. 200 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest threats to modern clinical therapy and our society is presently facing a major challenge in maintaining the medical standard. Hence, with increased risk of antibiotic treatment failure, even small operations may become too risky and now-a-days simple infections turn into serious burdens. In recent years commensal bacteria such as lactic acid bacteria, have attracted attention, since they may contribute to spread of antibiotic resistance genes to pathogenic bacteria. As we ingest lactic acid bacteria in high numbers through our food, their history of antibiotic exposure and potential carriage of antibiotic resistance genes are very important to keep track of. Thus transfer of resistance genes may take place by mating (so-called conjugation) between bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract. This work will try to elucidate the role of Lactobacillus as vectors for spread of antibiotic resistance genes in the human gastrointestinal tract. 100 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Kadhi, an ethnic fermented food is popular is most parts of India, but has very short life at ambient temperature. A long shelf life kadhi (prepared by cooking lactic fermented milk with gram flour and spices) was developed by retort processing of the product. Kadhi was packed in retortable pouches and subjected to heat treatment of F0 = 3.0 and F0 = 5.0. The Come-up' time required in kadhi heat treated to F0 = 3.0 to attain retort temperature of 115°C was 6 min whereas that in case of heat treated to F0 = 5.0, it was 12 min. The corresponding Process time' were 27.25 and 48.11 min. and cook values were 58.48 and 99.52 min respectively. These values indicated the more energy requirement for kadhi for heat treating at F0 = 5.0. No significant differences in the sensory & chemical parameters between the two heat treated samples was observed. The studies indicated that the heat treatment of F0 = 3.0 was sufficient to give a shelf life of more than 6 weeks at 37°C storage. This study should help shed some light on the convenience food sector and should be especially useful to professionals in the food processing industry. 72 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Alzheimer s disease is a primary degenerative disease of the central nervous system. The progression of Alzheimer s disease will ultimately lead to dementia, behavioral and cognitive impairments. Prevalence rates for more than 20 million people worldwide including 4.5 million Americans.Ficus hispida Linn. (Family - Moraceae) a tree of the mulberry family is widely distributed throughout was used for evaluation of neuro protective effect. Amnesia in mice is induced by Intra CerebroVentricular injection (I.C.V.) of A peptide (25-35). In conclusion the neuro protective activity of the plant Ficus hispida Linn on alzheimer s type of dementia is due to the inhibiting activity against AChE, MAO, Glutamate, lipid peroxidation there by it elevates Dopamine, Serotonin, and free radical scavenging activity. Histopathological changes in the treatment group have shown the significant reduction in the hippocampal neuronal damage when compared to control group. 92 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Silicon Carbide (SiC) is a semiconductor employed for the fabrication of high power and high frequency electronic devices, with lower power losses and smaller size than their Si or GaAs counterparts. Recently, SiC substrates with a very low defect density, and with a good control on the doping characteristics became commercially available. Due to these technological improvements, the polytype 4H can be exploited in all its potential in order to fabricate Schottky Barrier Diodes (SBDs) and Junction Field Effect Transistors (JFETs). SiC SBDs with 600 V blocking voltage capabilities have been yet commercialized. This device can provide theoretical blocking voltage values as high as 3300 V with low leakage currents, well beyond the performances of the Si based counterpart. In particular, SiC based transistor JFETs can be designed with a vertical structure using the 4H polytype, because of the high values of the on axis mobility. This book provides to the researchers in the field of SiC power devices an introduction to the process techniques commonly employed for the fabrication and characterization of SiC SBDs and JFETs. 116 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) has already been solved in the semi-optimal manners using the numbers of different methods. Among them, genetic algorithms (GA) are pre-dominating. This paper presents a new approach to solve this problem using the Simplified Bi-directional Associative Memory (sBAM), a type of Artificial Neural Network. To get a comparative idea of its performance, the same problem has been solved using a genetic algorithm. In this paper, performance has been analyzed of a TSP by Genetic Algorithm (GA) and sBAM. Finally we proved that sBAM provide real time highly faster nearly optimal solutions than the genetic algorithm. 64 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Reproductive health is fundamental to the social and economic development of communities and nations, and is at the core of human development. In Thailand, the provision of universal access to reproductive health services was emphasized. Reproductive and sexual health services have greatly improved over the last decade. However, in 2001, there are 391,368 persons who were minorities and could not access to health services because they did not have Thai Citizens. They need to pay for health services themselves. The cost of health services is unaffordable for some minorities who usually get fewer wages than Thai people. This study addressed the factors affecting use of reproductive health services among minority women of reproductive age who settled for over 13 years at a minority settlement in Karnchanaburi Province, Thailand. The study results were expected to present the needs, current situation, and the factors influencing the use of reproductive health services among target group. The results could be the data for policy makers to formulate reproductive health policies for minority groups who speak different languages and have different cultures from Thai people. 76 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The common marsh periwinkle Littorina irrorata is a typical inhabitant of intertidal marshes and rocky areas. The snails play an integral part in these habitats as detritivores and prey, therefore, their existence is an important link in the food web as well as the health of the intertidal zones. However, various characteristics of their environment influence their population density, distribution, and growth. This book investigates the first official observation of differences in shell length and mass between periwinkles found in rocky and marsh intertidal environments in Eastern Virginia. Factors which most greatly impact the snails were investigated through the implementation of a habitat survey, laboratory trials, and reciprocal transfers. 64 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book covers the following topics: Recombinant DNA technology Restriction endonucleases T4 DNA ligase Plasmid cloning vectors pBR322 plasmid pUC19 plasmid Bacteriophage vectors Cosmids Transformation and selection Cloning DNA sequences that encode eukaryotic protein Synthesis of cDNA Creating and Screening a library Library construction methods Random mutagenesis methods Recombination-based methods Homology-dependent methods Homology-independent methods Targeted mutagenesis methods Selection/screening for desired property Genotype-phenotype linkage DNA sequencing techniques PCR Protein engineering Directed evolution Applications of directed evolution tool Rational design and site directed mutagenesis 100 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Control can be defined as keeping a physical variable (pressure, temperature, level, flow etc.) as constant as possible by measuring instantaneous value of physical variable, comparing it with the desired value and using the difference to make a correction which reduces this difference. It may include everything from a process control computer and then the control components: the switches, stepping motors, solenoids, and sensors. Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) is used in Industries from last twenty yeas. This is a very flexible controlling device, can be used in every type of industries for the automation. An era was started after the invention of microprocessor; to design develops microprocessor-based system for automation of the machines. Similar is in the case of PLC, when it was discovered in an automobile industry. PLC which has a fixed hardware, manufactured by the several manufacture worldwide, can be in-corporate in any mechanical and electrical system by writing suitable programs, as per the need of the user of machine or system. To fulfill this need this control panel simulator will help the students to be a PLC user. 60 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The increasing frequency of extreme events in Uganda places the survival of its small-scale farming communities at risk since subsistence rain-fed agriculture is their primary source of livelihood. Given its scarce irrigation schemes, the erratic rainfall patterns in Uganda lead to field water stress, crop failure, and eventually food insecurity and famine. This book examines the adaptation strategies of small-scale agroforestry farmers to climate change and variability in West Nile Agro- ecological zone, Uganda. The socio-demographic factors that influence the farmers' choice of adaptation strategies have been detailed. Recommendations have also been drawn to increase the farmers' resilience to the negative impacts of climate change and variability and to take advantage of opportunities presented by the change. 88 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The objectives of this investigation was aimed to study the effect of irrigation treatments, combination between mineral nitrogen and organic fertilizers on growth, yield and its components, quality, storability as well as chemical analysis of potato. From obtained results it could be concluded that maximum total tuber yield, marketable tuber yield/fed, and protein content in tubers were produced by irrigation tensiometer reading at 26cb and fertilization with 60% mineral nitrogen fertilizer plus 40 % organic poultry manure in both seasons. Moreover, the highest values of water use efficiency (kg/m3) was recorded with irrigation at 34 cb and fertilization with 20% mineral N fertilizer plus 80 % poultry manure in the first seasons and fertilization with 60% mineral nitrogen fertilizer (99 Kg N/fed) plus 40 % poultry manure (66 Kg N/fed) in the second seasons. Moreover, minimum total losses percentage, nitrate and nitrite concentration (ppm) in tuber were produced by irrigation at 34cb as well as application of 100 % organic poultry manure (165 Kg N/fed) in both seasons under the environmental of Dakahlia Governorate. 180 pp. Englisch. …