lap lambert academic publishing jul 2016 (Oltre 2.400 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book explores foundations of revenue models in the games industry and studies the effect of video game characteristics on market shares of games under different revenue model structures using a unique Gameopedia AS dataset and the collected market data. It finds that digitisation of markets has allowed creation of digital pay-to-play and free-to-play models on the basis of classic pay-to-play model, and identifies their main differences to be in monetisation schedules, market-vs-social exchange norms evoked and preferences of consumers. Its findings suggest an important insight: digitisation of revenue models allows creation of new independent markets within the same industry. The study concludes by suggesting a set a parameters for each of the above revenue models, which play the key role in determining the market share of a game in a particular market.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Oral rehabilitation using implant-supported prostheses was a major breakthrough in dentistry. Dental implants (DI) survival rates exceed 91.5% in healthy patients. However, it may present complications of biological, mechanical and aesthetic nature. Biological failures occur due to inability of host tissues either to establish osseointegration (primary or early failures) or to maintain it (secondary or late failures). Late biological failures occur after osseointegration due off marginal infection (peri-implantitis), biomechanical overload or a combination of both. Considering the popularity of dental implants and the increasing incidence of peri-implant disease, it is pertinent to review and discuss the different aspects of peri-implant infections. Adopting a 'questions and answers' style, the aim of this book is to address the subject of peri-implant diseases based on relevant evidences including data on epidemiology, etiopathogenesis and therapeutic considerations. This choice of format enables dental clinic for a synthetic approach to a relatively vast subject, making it accessible to many readers, who may pick and choose their topics of interest.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -AN ANALYSIS OF THE MANAGEMENT OF HIV-MENTAL ILLNESS COMORBIDITY AT THE PSYCHIATRIC UNIT OF THE DR GEORGE MUKHARI ACADEMIC HOSPITAL,SOUTH AFRICA BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has increased the lifespan of HIV-infected patients over recent decades. Consequently, a rise has been observed in the neuropsychiatric manifestations of HIV. Clinicians now face the challenge of managing HIV and mental illness (MI) comorbidity, requiring integration between mental health and general medical care. This study aimed to evaluate the inpatient management of HIV-MI comorbidity in a psychiatric unit. METHODS: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted. Records of patients admitted to the unit with a diagnosis of HIV-MI comorbidity from June 2011 to June 2012 were retrieved and analysed. RESULTS: The management of psychiatric disorders was excellent for all patients. However challenges were observed in HIV management.Generally, the coordination of care between psychiatrists and other disciplines was insufficient. CONCLUSION: There is a fragmentation of care for patients with HIV-MI comorbidity. An integrated management approach need to be implementedBooks on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The operational calculus had the merit of introducing the notion of derivative operator but didn't help so much mathematics. Later, quantum mechanics introduced the position operator q linked to the derivative operator by a commutation relation. But q is not well adopted by mathematical analysis. This work proposes to reedify the operational calculus based on both derivative, position operators and a rule for the permutation of non commutative operators. Applcations for resolutions of differential equations , for obtaining operators that create by acting on monomials the polynomials most utilized in sciences and engineering. Their generating finctions, orthogonality and properties are then obtained in a coherent and very close way. This work shows also how, only from translation and Gaussian transform, to obtain the dilatation, the transform of x into real powers of x, the partial Fourier, Fourier, canonical transforms and how to get by them the transforms of arbitrary operators and functions, the related integral transform. The Laplace transform is also treated by the present method. Via the creation and the destruction operators applications in quantum mechanics are promisingBooks on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The book examines the extent to which organisational work life balance policies contribute in reducing work related stress among staff in an international organisation setting. In particular, it investigates whether work life balance policies help to alleviate work related stress among support staff in the World Bank Kenya Office context. Furthermore, it explores the importance of work life policies beyond how they are applied, by shifting to look at ways in which work related stress can be mitigated through the effective application of institutional policies and programmes. Finally, it provides some suggestions and recommendations on how employees can achieve effective work life balance individually in lieu of useful managerial practices.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book presents an examination of the changing contexts of discourses of immigration. Using a critical discourse analysis, it evaluates the perceptions and representations of migrants within both national and local newspapers. The author argues that discourses within the texts act upon, create and uphold ¿narratives of difference¿ and that the language used plays a part in producing and reproducing social inequalities that are linked to the lives of migrants in the UK. In addition, online reader comment boxes are also examined, such commentary boxes are made available at the end of most online newspaper stories, they provide the readers an opportunity to present their own opinion of a particular news story or report. The author maintains that the reader comment boxes often reflect the sentiment of the main story, and as such they reinforce new racism; and, that they also play a part in perpetuating and reproducing ¿narratives of difference¿.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -What has Uber, Amazon, Velib' and Airbnb in common They are all based on selling services and are all innovative in some ways. Services have been long deemed unproductive. However, in our current service economies, one cannot overlook the importance of services in supporting is not driving the economic machine. An increase in service productivity thus impacts positively on the whole economic system. Measuring the productivity of services remains a challenge due to their intangible nature. This book explores the way productivity can be gauged as well as the impact of innovation on service productivity. Innovation can dramatically improve service productivity, especially when involving technology. This book is an attempt to explore this relationship relying on real-life examples.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Customer service is precarious in market dynamics across the globe. The author provides a deep analysis of the key factors that influence customer service using a chain of supermarkets based in Kenya called Nakumatt. The author highlights key aspects of customer service such as current trends in the global environment, growing competition amongst service providers, technological changes in the international marketing environment, the need for professionalism in service provision, customer relationship management, customers¿ expectations, and price vs quality of market offerings. It is inevitable that companies are faced with rapidly changing marketing environment. They make efforts to adopt themselves to some control changes in the macroeconomic environment that have implications for marketing. In particular, customer expectations are increasing in relation to marketing knowledge, speed of response, breadth, and depth of communication, customization of information and product/service offerings. This study found that the keystone to Nakumatt marketing strategy is tracking complaints and implementing service standards based on customer requirements and expectations.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Market efficiency and existence of profitable strategy are the most popular analysis in the research concerning betting market. A market is described as inefficient if there are one or more betting strategies that generate abnormal return. This study examine the English Premier League betting market over a period of 6 seasons, from season 2007/08 to 2012/13.Also takes into consideration the odds provided by nine bookmaking firms operating in the UK betting market. The results demonstrate a decrease in the profit margin of each bookmaking firm and also the decrease in the accuracy of the bookmakers¿ accuracy. Arbitrage opportunities along with favourite longshot bias, do exist also in the data. The results question market efficiencyBooks on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -After the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union five newly independent states emerged. No longer under Soviet rule, these countries began the arduous journey of becoming self-governing. During this process a desire for security overtook human rights and despite their suffering the women of Central Asia became invisible to the rest of the world. This study examines the current state of women's rights in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan through a comparative analysis of domestic violence and sex trafficking. It begs the question-why isn't the world more concerned Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The idea of a united Europe has brought peace and prosperity to the continent in the past seven decades. To keep the momentum and secure a future for the Union, more efforts have to be made to win the support of citizens for the European project. The book argues that if young citizens are more involved in decision making processes while following a structure in which national boarders play a decreasing role, then not only do we bring ¿Brussels¿ closer to the people, but also increase the political voice and general political trust of European youth. After giving the background of the practice and positive attitude towards youth representation and introducing the European Committee of the Regions showing its appropriateness for promoting youth advocacy among its walls, a possible practical way of youth involvement is described, which could serve as a small but important part of (re)building trust in the European Union.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Since the European Commission placed the waste hierarchy on the agenda, several books have been published about improvements in environmental practices regarding municipal solid waste management(MSWM) ; however, little attention has been paid in the academic literature to tourism destinations. This book analyses the influence of tourism on municipal solid waste management systems. The characteristics of tourism destinations such as seasonality, land endowment and social support set interesting challenges to the sustainability of these systems and strongly influence the choice of treatment technologies.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book is a study of issues involving the intersectoral legal regulation of relations that arise as a result of damages incurred by individuals and legal entities that were inflicted by legal subjects such as public law formations and public authorities. Legal regulations of different branches of the Russian law are also analysed, but there is made a conclusion about the civil nature of public subjects liability as a measure of balance between private and public interests.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The term lymphoma includes a heterogeneous group of malignancies arising from lymphoid tissue, with varied clinical and biological features. It is characterized by the formation of solid tumors in the immune system. Currently, lymphoma becomes a major public health problem in most industrialized countries. Primary lymphoma is referred to those lymphomas which mainly involves the extranodal tissue within the World Health Organization classification of lymphoid neoplasms. Inside them, the Primary Adrenal Lymphoma is extremely rare accounting for less than 1% of all non-Hodgkin's lymphoma cases and 3% of extranodal lymphoma. With this book, we aim to reflect a detailed review of reported medical literature and focusing on the diagnostic aspects of the Primary Adrenal Lymphoma, paying special attention to nuclear medicine and PET/CT imaging.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This report is a compilation of more than 200 scientific peer reviewed references on cell phone and cell tower radiation hazards. It mentions about advantages and disadvantages of mobile phone technology, the radiation pattern of cell tower antenna, the norms adopted by various countries, theoretical and measured radiation power at various locations, biological effects on humans - the brain, eye, ear, skin, nervous system, heart, cognitive issues, infertility, cancer, etc. Not only humans but several birds like sparrows, insects like butterflies and bees, and plants and animals have been affected from high power cell tower radiation. At the end of the report, suggestions are offered as a balanced approach to solve problems from this invisible hazardous radiation.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book provides good informations about ultrasound imaging of the liver in normal persons and in common diseases of the liver. It gives an excellent summary about the common diseases of the liver like fatty liver, Hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Hemangioma, Hydatid cyst, simple cyst and liver abscess.It provides good informations about methods of measurements of the liver by ultrasound imaging modality and about size of the liver in normal persons and in patients with malaria.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -I.T. organization design and security are mission oriented activities towards goals achievement and business success. With the development of successful design of I.T. organization the management can shape collective effort of staff and administrative members. The process of design starts with strategies, guidelines and development of implementation plan .The book possesses security architecture of I.T. organizations taking in account, their weaknesses and strengths. Book also presents the analysis of I.T. security in organizations. Aim is to summarize the existing knowledge of organization security and attempt to apply how new framework are developed and form models for it. The objectives of this Book are mainly covering the nature and designs of organizations, applied practice to observe I.T. security and develop models.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Thamalakane River is one of the breath-taking and magnificent sceneries in the Okavango Delta, northern Botswana, with an amazing setting of a river associated with different aquatic plants, e.g. the spectacular floating blue water lily and floating heart, sedges and grasses, riparian woody species, e.g. majestic trees of real fan palm, sycamore fig, raintree and umbrella thorn as well as hippopotamuses, crocodiles and fishes jumping up and down. The objective of this book was, therefore, to compile the available information on the tree species growing along Thamalakane River so that the targeted group can learn more about the resources when traveling along the walkways of the river. Thirty seven woody species representing 16 plant families and 26 genera were recorded. The book presents the scientific, family and common names (in different languages of Botswana, Afrikaans and English), botanical description, geographical distribution, various uses and photos of different parts of each woody species. The target groups for which the book was written include tourists, visitors, students, teachers, extension workers, scientists and non-scientists, researchers and the general public.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Control System project to investigate the design temperature of process control techniques for a typical process, e.g. which is to design a Proportional Integral and Differential PI controller that will be built and as a simulation model of process control is to measure the process variable, the comparison of that variables with its respective set point, and the manipulation of the process in a way that will hold the variable at its set point when the set point changes or when a disturbance changes the process the temperature of the heated lequid leaving the heat exchanger is to be held at its set point by manipulating, the flow of steam to the heat exchanger using the steam flow valve the temperature is known as the measured or controlled variable and the controller is also control the product flow to the heat exchanger.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Most electrical devices at homes draw power even when they are not running. This is especially true with televisions, audio receivers and DVD players in a home theater system. Using an ordinary power strip for all these devices will allow this vampire power loss with the user not even knowing about it. I plan on building a power strip which will not only suppress power surges but will actually allow the user to monitor the amount of power being used, even if the devices are turned off. Also, in Auto Power Save Mode, the power strip will automatically turn off idle devices. The objective for this project is to develop an economical power strip that will not only protect against transient voltage surges but also end up paying for itself by reducing a user¿s electrical bill.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This pilot study aimed at examining the effectiveness of implementation the self-regulated strategy in persuasive writing in a private suburb school in Beirut-Lebanon. Participants were 25 fourth grade students aged between 9 and 10. Intervention spanned over a 2-month period in the year 2016, with the introduction of a new writing strategy designed to monitor, regulate, and control students¿ learning practices. This strategy training which was inspired by the work of Graham and Harris (2003), included methods of direct instruction and cognitive modeling as well as phases of guided and independent practice to help students acquire effective strategies for planning and for drafting compositions.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Neuroscience, as a discipline born in the middle of the 20th century, it emerged as a result of the efforts of many eminent physiologists who conspired to highlight the structure of the nervous system, communication style in it, due to its reflexes and its relation to more complex behavior. One of the most creative of the scientists who contributed greatly to neuroscience was Ivane S. Beritashvili, who with Canadian Herbert Jasper and French Henri Gastaut was one of the founders of the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) in 1958-1960. He was a Georgian physiologist who graduated from St. Petersburg University. Since the end of 1920s he pursued ingenious and extensive investigations of behavior and comparative memory in vertebrates that revealed the unique nature of mammalian behavior processes, which he forthrightly called ¿image-driven¿. With a great progress in neuroscience a very little academic literature exist on authors of this advancement. This book aims at presenting the figure of an outstanding physiologist of the twentieth century I.S. Beritashvili through his fundamental achievements in neuroscience, as well as some adversities of his life.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book deals with and analyzes some of the literary works of English Literature in various genres such as poetry, drama, short story, novel and literary criticism. Two Restoration plays and one postmodern play are discussed in depth. Pastoral as a sub genre is covered. The well-known Victorian poet Tennyson is dealt with. Winterson's novel 'Sexing the Cherry' is analyzed in detail. Angela Carter's short story 'A Souvenir of Japan' is discussed. Stevick's article is studied and finally how recent trends affect English Literature is discussed at the end.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This study introduces the society of Bilad al Sham in the 18th century as described by a local chronicler Mikhail Brayk (d.1782) and a European traveller Constantin François Chasseboeuf, Volney (1757-1820). While focusing on the theme of cohabitation and conflict in that century between the Moslems and the Christians it will give a picture of that society from two different perspectives enabling the reader to penetrate that society from two different angles, the oriental and the European to compare, contrast and draw conclusions from the tangible facts of history, not only to get introduced to the past, but also to understand the present. As Jean Michel Billoud puts it: ¿The problem is not Christian presence in the Middle East, but the future of the Arab World without the Christians'. This study will be of interest to scholars interested in Christian Moslem relations and the status of the Christians under the Ottoman Empire, Christian Arabic Studies, East West encounter, travel literature and the history of Bilad al Sham in the 18th century. It will also be of interest to University students concerned with these topics.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) are a prominent feature that shapes the global security landscape. SALW have the ability to shape the scope and durability of conflict. The amount of civilian lives lost due to their presence in conflict is enormous. SALW have had an impact on the number of internally displaced and international refugee flows. SALW¿s abundant availability renders them very accessible commodities. It is commonly said that ¿guns don¿t kill people, people kill people¿ however their presence in conflict zones are a threat to human, national and global security as they provide alternative means with which to settle political disputes.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Employee engagement is being positively present during the work performance, by willingly contributing intellectual effort and experiencing positive emotions and meaningful connections to others. Actively engaged employees, are known to perform better than those who are not engaged and thus increased productivity in the workplace. The key drivers of employee engagement are work place policies, supervisor support, co-worker support and corporate culture. These variables if well managed create a good work life balance, which is a positive and significant predictor of employee engagement. Therefore work¿life balance is a significant area that an employer should give attention to, in order to increase employee engagement and thus high performance and productivity in the workforce. Employers need to promote a culture of engagement, through engagement awareness training for all levels of supervision, explain the importance of engagement to managers and provide worker involvement programmes to facilitate engagement.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book is an exercise in theological philosophy as it was practiced in ancient and medieval times, yet adapted to the present context, and brought about by the circumstances of our days. Evil now exceeds the limits wherein it was contained, be it the divine limit or the human limit. Hence, it seems that evil is on the loose, at large throughout the world, devoid of imputable cause or control post. Hence we ask: is there not today, in our broad perception of evil in the world, even if we confine to the evil done and its repercussions, a ground which may favour the revival of Manichaeism This is the central question of this book issued from the question of Anselm¿s argument and leading to the question of the autonomy of the first principle.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -My compatriots, especially those who dwell in the eastern part of DRC, undergo the aggression of foreign negative forces such as Mbororo, LRA, FDLR or ADF - NALU. Let¿s bring far their cry beyond our borders for a suitable and honourable solution in their favour. Let¿s carry on the roof murmurs, complaints or distress of our fellow-men to rebuild and restore hope in their hearts by proposing a responsible behaviour from everyone to reinstate peace in the country. The value of a country is in freedom , peace and welfare. Because peace without bread is senseless. No peace without freedom, respect for individual rights, work, living wages, a free election around a frank talk. A nation is an administrative entity whose boundaries can never be spoiled. No one has the power to sell one patch of the land regardless of his/her social position.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book provides for a more comprehensive image of the Romanian sociology beginning with 1900 and reaching out up to the present. It is not a history about the theories developed by the Romanian sociologists, but a sociological analysis of the social history of the Romanian sociology. In this context, we approach the Romanian sociology as part of the society in which it has been created and in which it has operated. We attempt to identify the evolution pattern of the Romanian sociology and the way it has answered the issues facing the society. The evolution of the Romanian society leave their deep fingerprint on the sociology: sometimes the political actors, in the name of the whole society, share with sociology their hopes and illusions of better, have requests from sociology and makes use of it. Some other times, political power shows its irritation regarding sociology, repressing it and forcing this discipline to go underground, and again, in other sets of circumstances attempts to divert the attention of sociology to minor topics. The sociological thematic seems to express less the internal logic of its evolution, but rather the logic of the social context it pertains to.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 100 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Every industry is thirsting for technological innovations today and the hospitality industry is a perfect example given its demand for maintaining their standard of service. While services at hotels are predominantly labour intensive, it is apparent that the proliferation of technology has enhanced the chain of operations to ensure services of respective hotels are adequately maintained. The existence of improved technological infrastructure can theoretically enable more strategic executions, one must consider whether the existing human resources have the capability to cope with such technological advancement. In other words, although there is a direct correlation between technology and labour efficiency, the practicality and effectiveness of information systems provides the greatest challenge in delivering its supposed effectiveness.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 108 pp. Englisch.