lap lambert academic publishing jun 2013 (Oltre 2.700 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Results of quantum chemical computations of molecules of organic inhibitors (OIn) of corrosion and hydrogen absorption by metals of 9 different series, for some of groups - also adsorbed on clusters modeling Al and Cd surface in various oxidation states (the model substrates contained up to 25 atoms of metal and O, H - in case of hydroxides) were compared to experimental data on efficiencies of protective action (EPA) against corrosion of metals. Energies of boundary orbitals (HOMO, LUMO) and dipole moments of isolated molecules of OIn as well as changes of atomic charges on OIn atoms when OIn molecule adsorbed have been computed using semi-empiric MNDO quantum chemistry method. Found correlations between EPA and changes of electric charge on heteroatoms (as N, O.), also change in value of dipole moment and in total molecular charge due to adsorption of OIn on the metal surface were most significant. Data on efficiencies against hydrogen absorption by steel were compared to data obtained from quantum chemistry for individual molecules. The material put together in this book is due to my father (the Academic at Russian Academy of Sci.) S.M. Beloglazov's inspiration and leadership.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Contemporary Problems of Corporate Communications This book tackles a very topical issue. Communication skills are some of the most important skills one should have to succeed in the workplace and in communicating with colleagues and business partners. Communications require certain competences that will guarantee their efficiency. Based on an analysis of the process of communication the author defines the skills required to remove the existing barriers and problems (both objective and subjective) and the steps of the effective communication process - the '7 C's' principle. The author proposes certain guidelines for improving the process of communication and substantiates the need for new strategic management tools such as the BSC that can improve employees' communicative skills. The author also proposes a template for corporate Codes of Ethics based on company's values and containing various principles, guidelines, performance requirements, codes of conduct and communication. With this book the author aims to challenge organizations to train their employees in the ethical rules and codes of conduct that would help them overcome the barriers and problems in communication.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The South African Police Service (SAPS) Vehicle Depot repairs, services and panel beats police vehicles. The rate at which the Vehicle Depot processes the vehicles coming through it has been found to not be satisfactory; one of the factors that has contributed to this problem has been the lack of established Key Performance Indicators (KPI) that measure the Depot's performance. Performance indicators allow for the measurement of progress against planned targets in a particular area. One of the benefits of consistent performance measurement is that management is based on accurate information, which becomes the basis of important quality management decisions. This information is very important in implementing improvements or changes. This project analyses the current KPIs that are used at the depot, researches KPIs of similar garages in the private sector, interviews employees and customers and uses that information to recommend new KPIs, how they should be measured and develops a balanced scorecard for the Depot.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Bone is that part of the skeletal system which caters for structural stability and protection of the internal organs. It is composed mainly of cells and a collagenous extracellular matrix (type 1 collagen) called osteoid which becomes mineralised by the deposition of calcium hydroxyapatite crystals. It is thus not surprising that another main function of bone is to act as a mineral resevoir. In this way bone is used up according to the body's blood calcium levels; when calcium levels are low bone resorption increases and vice versa, so bone is a dynamic material which is constantly being made and broken down. There are various factors that influence bone density, such as age, genetic factors and others all of which mainly influence the stages of bone remodelling. In this book, various aspects regarding bones were discussed including: the biology of the bone, physiology of Vitamin D, parathyroid hormone and calcitonin regulating Calcium levels and clinical correlates involving deficiency of Vitamin D and Calcium.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -During the last few years, the English language has found its place in the primary education in the Czech Republic. The English language is usually introduced to primary school pupils in the third grade. However, some schools start with teaching English in the first year. Most textbooks for young learners base their listening tests on a principle that the pupils can both read and write. This project maps possible ways and means of testing listening in young learners` classrooms. The theoretical background of this work shows the ways of testing listening of young learners and sets testing listening into a wider area of assessment. This project also provides a lesson plan including a listening test as well as the experiences of the English teachers with testing listening in young learners' classrooms. The book should become a helpful tool especially for beginning language teachers who need guidance on this specific field of testing.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The First World War is one of the biggest traumas for the British people. The war killed more British citizens than The Second World War and hugely affected British economy. Unlike the war against the Nazi Germany, it is not what may be called 'just war' and the doubts about its meaning have been growing over the last century. Some historians even claim that it was the biggest mistake of modern history. The atrocities like those of the trench warfare and mass mechanized killing had never been experienced thus far. The war has inspired many writers both those who fought it and those who have not experienced it. Today, we can trace an increased amount of novels which dealt with the war or use it as a background. This may be, to some extent, caused by the growing interest in the historic novel as such. The writers who have not fought in the war deal with the topic differently. Almost a century has passed since the guns fell silent in 1918 and this time has had an impact on the perception of the war. Last veterans of the war have already died and the war has become a subject of books rather that of a living memory.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -While there has been a profusion of corporate social responsibility (CSR) awards in the extractive industry, there has not been empirical analysis of the validity of those awards. The purpose of this work was to fill the gap by investigating the legitimacy of the CSR awards given to the oil multinationals. Using ExxonMobil and its recognitions as the main case study, the paper examined the CSR awards the company received in health and safety and environmental performance between 2003 and 2010. The findings revealed surprising results, such as more than 70% of 226 CSR awards that ExxonMobil received between 2003 and 2010, came from 5 award-giving entities. After a careful analysis of data, the principal conclusion of the study was that the awards ExxonMobil received in health and safety and environment were not representative of its true CSR record. Partially due to the weak methodology and criteria that the award-giving entities used; this resulted in adumbration of essential elements of achievement recognition: legitimacy and merit. The findings have important implications for thinking about the CSR and the awards given to the oil companies.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Filling a frame (whether reinforced concrete or steel) with an infill wall (whether masonry or concrete) is a common practice in retrofitting existing frames to withstand seismic loads that were not previously anticipated when the frame was designed. This work started with a major experimental program funded by California Transportation Department (CalTrans) and was finalized by the numerical model designed by the author and presented in this book. This numerical model was the benchmark used to perform a parametric analysis studying several factors affecting the properties of the reinforced concrete infill wall. The work presented in this book is the fruit of a research program lead by Professor Medhat Haroun (may his soul rest in peace) through his research group in the University of California Irvine and in the American University in Cairo. The author is indebted to Professor Haroun who was his professor and mentor and prays for God to accept his good deeds and waive his sins.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Numerous studies have been carried out to examine the relationship between external debt and economic growth; external debt and economic development; institutions and economic growth; but little or no attention has been made to simultaneously explore the relationship between external debt, institutions, economic growth and economic development. This paper fills that gap by focusing on the neglected aspect of the simultaneous effect of each term on one another. It accomplishes this task by exploring the relationship between external debt management and the growth or development of the economy.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book, 'DENTISTRY ON WHEELS', is an insight to the widespread utilization and improvement of oral health care services among different group of patients throughout the world through mobile dentistry. This is a highlight of the mobile dental clinics prevailing in various countries, its success and failure. Health services in most of developing countries are deficient and available care does not meet the needs and demands of many communities. Due to the lack of oral health services including dental manpower, there is an enormous back log of unmet dental treatment needs and the facilities available are inadequate and insufficient to cope up with the increasing levels of oral diseases and demand for various treatments. Strong cultural barriers, as a result of people¿s illiteracy, beliefs and attitudes regarding oral care affect the utilization of dental services. The mobile dental clinics have been successfully used to provide dental treatment to school children, disabled patients, rural communities, industrial workers and the armed forces of various countries.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The aim of this work is to analyze and to compare how both authors present their visions of dystopia in their novels, characterize their protagonists and their position in the corrupted world that they inhabit. The rules and mechanics of corrupted societies are different in both the novels and there are many details to carefully pay attention to. Dystopian novels have a moral, a political and a social aspect and they warn against political threats in the society. In the 20th century the uprising of fascism and communism (especially Russian communism) inspired many authors to write their own dystopias. These two books are an ingenious example of such tendencies. Furthermore, this work unveils on what basis both dystopian worlds function, which comprises namely of their hierarchical structure, methods of oppression, factors that contributed to and enabled seizure of power in the first place. At the same time, how the political power of leading authorities is being kept and maintained. The latter part is dedicated to an analysis of language peculiarities and new vocabulary that both authors devised to enrichen their fascinating novels.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The Amish, an absolutely unique minority group within the broad American ethnic mosaic, are embroiled, albeit passively, in an existential conflict with their antithesis, American vulture culture and its worship of militarism; practice of parasitism; and contempt for Christian socialism. As the negation community it is, the traditional Amish way of life not only sharply deviates from dominant American culture, it presents a challenging utopian socialist and agrarian spiritual alternative, one which is increasingly distorted, ridiculed, undermined and targeted for destruction by America's ruling class. Whether stemming from vile pornographers; irreverent media moguls; unscrupulous publishers; exploitative companies; parasitic tourist agencies; contemptuous comedians; right-wing evangelicals; or repressive federal authorities using witch hunts and decapitation tactics, the current attack upon the Amish is unprecedented in scope and severity. Unless these virulently anti-Amish forces are contained and overcome by an America transformed, the demise and disappearance of the traditional Amish in the 21st century is almost certain.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -After the end of the Second World War many countries from the British empire gained its independence. Consequently Britain experienced a huge immigration wave of inhabitants from postcolonial countries. Britain, that time from the cultural point of view homogenous, had to face new impulses brought by the immigrants. This resembled also the situation in the contemporary British fiction. This book deals with postcolonialism, one of the movements within the contemporary British fiction. Firstly, the book describes the factual and historical background leading to the establishment of postcolonialism. Subsequently, its charasteric features are demonstrated on works of two postcolonial authors - Salman Rushdie and Hanif Kureishi, ending in the comparison of the two authors' points of view on selected themes. This book should be useful especially for university students to help them understand the movements within multicultural British fiction, or for anyone else interested in this field of literature.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The labelling of chronic diseases as ¿diseases of affluence¿ is no longer valid as they also appear in poorer countries. Paradoxically, it is occurring at a faster rate in developing countries than it did in the industrialized regions of the world half a century ago. This book is based on a field work carried out in a semi-urban area of mid-west Nigeria. The author observed that ignorance and lack of proper health information are substantial impediments to good dietary habits in Africa, not just a lack of money. This research work is of utmost importance as a reference for researchers, students, and health scientists. It is also a rich source of information for the general public as well as an action plan guide for government, health economists, health administrators and policy makers.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 120 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -In psychiatric research, data for analysis originate principally from two sources: directly from the patients themselves and from interviews conducted by health care professionals. In the latter case, statistical theory indicates that clustering by interviewers or raters needs to be considered when performing any analyses including regression, factor analysis (FA) or item response theory (IRT) modelling of binary or ordinal data. We use simulated data to study the bias of factor analytic estimates and model fit indices when data clustering is fully or partly ignored. Robustness of different estimators, such as maximum likelihood, weighted least squares and Markov chain Monte Carlo is also presented. In the second part, we analyse two real datasets containing responses to the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) to show the differences when the data are analysed using the correct multilevel approach rather than a traditional aggregated analysis.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 100 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book has been prepared to offer basic tips to job seekers especially freshers. The aim is to help them learn how to write a good formal/business letter, Curriculum Vitae, Resume as well as how better to fill Application forms. It further provides things before interview, during interview and after interview. While in the last part of this book a reader gets to know what things does the employer want in a graduate today. 56 pp. Englisch.

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -How much does electoral politics affect U.S. foreign policy 'U.S. Politics and the War of the Future' examines the effect that the ¿electoral connection¿--a desire to be re-elected--played in Congress¿s responses to Presidential decisions to intervene militarily in Kosovo in 1999 and Libya in 2011. Those foreign policy decisions are exceptionally important because they may be the template for future U.S. military action abroad. Further, the interventions were so similar that they provide a natural experiment and allowed for the control of many factors that might have influenced congressional responses. The finding is that the electoral connection plays a significant role in Congressional decisions.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 108 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Healthcare waste has been managed anyhow in the past mainly to avoid its stockpile, nuisance and public reaction without much concern to public health and the environment. Two waste categories are considered: general and hazardous. The former is not infectious. The latter contains infectious, chemical or radioactive properties and needs to be managed properly. This study within 5 healthcare facilities within the Accra and Tema Metropolitan areas in Ghana focused on the practice from generation to disposal, a review of the draft national guidelines on Healthcare waste, roles of other government agencies and the adoption of appropriate management options. HCW was not well managed. The system lacked the necessary safety measures. Treatment and disposal methods within and outside the healthcare premises were not satisfactory. A national law to promote, monitor standards and address issues of non-compliance was lacking. An integrated management system is required. The analysis has highlighted gaps and the way forward for handling healthcare waste in developing countries and should also benefit academicians and professionals in waste management, public health and environmental science.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 92 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Legionella species are Gram negative aerobic bacilli which stain poorly with most aniline dyes. They are non-sporing, and are usually motile by means of one or more subpolar flagella. Most Legionella species are short rods but some strains have filamentous forms. They do not grow on ordinary media but will grow on media supplemented with L-cysteine and ferric salts. Legionella was isolated from four different samples. The samples from which isolation occurred were called Legionella-positive samples. The most common habitats from which Legionella was isolated were cooling towers and water tanks. 20% of the water tanks/tap water and 60% of the cooling towers were Legionella-positive samples. The species, most commonly found in the isolates was Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1. Both the Legionella counts (DFA) and the microorganisms counts (FITC) were found to be statistically significant (pBooks on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 104 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Infertility affects one's life at the very core - feelings of anger, depression and guilt are very commonly experienced by infertile couples. The causes of infertility are many; amongst the most common are blockages of the fallopian tubes, endometriosis, low sperm counts and poor sperm motility and/or morphology. IVF, however, is not the answer to all fertility problems. In this book, I tried to explain what infertility is, describing infertility both in females and in males, outlining techniques that are used as treatment such as IVF and factors affecting infertility, the effects of smoking on fertility, effect of different lifestyles and Human Papilloma virus, a common sexually transmitted virus.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 108 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Discrete symmetries as parity P, charge conjugation C and time reversal T, as well as their combinations such as CP and CPT play a fundamental role in particle physics. The CP symmetry violation was discovered unexpectedly in 1964 during the regeneration studies of the neutral K mesons, and result in a far¿reaching consequences. In the framework of the Standard Model it implies the existence of the third generation of quarks. Moreover, it is a very important mechanism which could have an essential contribution to the asymmetry between matter and antimatter in the Universe. Parameters describing CP violation in neutral kaon decays were measured with a good precision and at present the main experimental effort is focused on studies of the neutral B and D meson systems. However, there are still several interesting open issues in the kaon physics, like rare Ks meson decays. This work is focused on the measurement of the rare CP violating Ks¿3¿0 decay branching ratio based on the data sample gathered with the KLOE detector operating at the ¿¿factory DA¿NE in the Italian National Center for Nuclear Physics in Frascati.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 92 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -With the increase of significance given to the political integration in the European Community, the protection of human rights in the EU has started to develop further particularly through the provisions of the Treaties. The constitutional treaty, bringing a new structure for the protection of them, has also remarkably contributed to the human rights field in the EU. Through this book -originated from my MSc thesis conducted in between 2004-2006 at Department of European Studies,METU-,it is aimed to question whether this new structure offers a better protection for human rights in the EU or not. For this purpose the incorporation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the possible accession of the EU to the ECHR and the offers of the constitutional treaty on human rights for third countries are discussed throughout the book. Based on the findings, it is concluded that the constitutional treaty offers a better protection for human rights and its contributions can be an initial step on the way towards a human rights policy.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book, which is a collection of the author¿s papers presented at various conferences, is aimed at giving more people the opportunity of reading about her perception of the status of women and children education in Nigeria. The book covers the efforts of government and non-governmental organizations in Nigeria in educating women and children. It looks at the necessity of an education geared towards reorienting children in all aspects of our cultural values most especially functionalism, to ensure that education serves its purposes. Since education has been adopted by the Nigerian government as an instrument par excellence for national development, the author then suggests how best practices in women and children education could be achieved through proper monitoring of schools and by developing workable policies. Education should be for all round development ¿ the head, the hand and the heart - therefore, more efforts should be geared towards technical and vocational education. To give more opportunities to indigent children, the Home Grown School Feeding and Health Programme is a necessity if the government is sincere at attaining the global Education For All (EFA) goals.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 108 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -A number of factors prompted me to write this book. First among them was that as Managing Director of Longman Lesotho, I felt that a lot of political developments in Lesotho were going unrecorded except in newspapers most of which, however, were associated with particular political parties and their lifespan was always short. My attempts in interesting certain individuals in writing in this field for possible publication were all in vain. I strongly felt that without this kind of publication later generations might not be informed as to how certain things might have come to pass. Least did I know that I might be appointed as Ambassador of the Kingdom of Lesotho between 1994 and 2007 and serve in Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany and the Arab Republic of Egypt. It was this appointment that led to the second factor which was a feeling that in this time one had learned so much about diplomacy that it would be worthwhile to share these experiences and personal impressions with those who might find themselves in the same job. I felt that they would be better informed and hopefully more effective in their work.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book examines how the making and distribution of documentary films has been impacted by the use of new digital technology, and how these digital tools have changed the relationship that the filmmakers have to their audience. By focusing on the making of the documentary film 'Give Up Tomorrow,' directed and produced by Marty Syjuco and Michael Collins, this study shows how documentaries are evolving in our constantly changing digital landscape, and how we can maximize these changes to bring about justice and create more effective social change.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -One of the qualities of a good book is the presence of a quality Back-of-the-book index (BOB). This is an index that uses basic indexing elements which help to network similar concepts and nouns scattered in the text. This book has tried to examine some of these basic indexing elements; and the extent to which these elements have been used in various books published in Nigeria, with special reference to Natural Science texts. It also tried to determine the depth of indexing, the filing and arrangement patterns of the index entries and finally, if differences exist in the indexes of secondary school texts and those of tertiary/general Science books. This book will be useful to library and information science students, and may serve as a reference resource for lecturers, research fellows, authors and publishers.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -A marketing strategy combines product development, promotion, distribution, pricing, relationship management and other elements; identifies the firm's marketing goals, and explains how they will be achieved, ideally within a stated timeframe. The concept of promotional strategies becomes more relevant when it comes to service sector like life insurance, where a customer requires recurring services with utmost satisfaction. Promotional strategies are based on the basis of promotional mix elements. Strategies are said to be competitive moves of an organization where as promotional practices comprise of real or ground applications of the framed strategies. The reforms in the insurance sector leading finally to the opening of the insurance sector for private participation have brought in its wake major changes not only in the design of the products available in the market but also the manner in which they are marketed. This research paper is an attempt to focus on the study of promotional strategies and practices in selected private life insurance companies of India and also to find out the effectiveness of promotional strategies and practices on the overall performance of the orgz.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Although Central Africa has one of the longest histories in regional integration efforts on the continent, and despite the existence of very strong impulses for the pursuit of regional integration in the sub-region, the pace of integration has been painfully slow, resulting in the sub-region being perceived as one of the least integrated on the continent. The study therefore, provides an analysis of the dynamics of integration in the Central African sub-region, with a particular focus on the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), including its relationship with the smaller, though parallel, Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC). While ECCAS is potentially a bigger economic space than CEMAC, it is has made less progress in integrative processes and in meeting its charter objectives. It has nevertheless received greater recognition as the Central African pillar in the OAU/AU continental integration project, as well as from global actors and institutions. The pace of integration in Central Africa has serious implications on the prospects of actualizing the continent¿s aspiration to establishing a continent-wide economic space.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The issue of providing relevant information for decision making in the public sector of emerging economies has taken the front burner. Nigeria has announced its plan to move from the cash basis to the accrual basis in the next few years.Discordant notes have been sounded on whether Nigeria needs to transmute to the accrual based model given the relative simplicity of the cash basis accounting currently in use in Nigeria's public sector and given the enormous cost involved in moving to the accrual system.Opinion of Auditors, Accountants and Accounting Academics were sought as key stakeholders on the issue using a survey research design. There were overwhelming support for adoption of accrual accounting model in the public sector of Nigeria. The major reason for the support is that it will make for better decision making because of better qualitative data.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.