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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This work explores the evolution of Kurdish issue in Turkey during the period from 2003 to 2015. It analyzes the political circumstances shaped by the ruling party, AKP (Justice and Development Party) which is led by the current president R.T. Erdogan, and the stages that the Kurdish issue went through. At the beginning the work examines the concepts ethnic identity, nation, nationalism that are related to structure of Kurdish people. The theories are taken from different sources and compared and analyzed in various ways. In the next chapter, the paper introduces the Kurds with their history and origin, and their social structure including language, religion, social and cultural life. In conclusion, the paper is aimed to emphasize the situation of the Kurds in Turkey with their rights and freedoms and promote the alternative elements regarding the solution of the Kurdish question. 108 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Architecture Literature are two objectively different areas but in reality they are much closer than can appear. It must be considered that if there is a relationship between architecture and literature it must necessarily be traced back to the origins of man, since they can both be traced back indirectly to the same faculty of individual; that is to say, to that particular capacity which has enabled the human being to relate to the context through the construction of tools and linguistic symbols. Therefore, if there is an undeniable connection between language and tools, given the fact both relate to the same mental ability of man, the same principle applies to literature and architecture as consequences of the same prerogative. But the affinity between literature and architecture, for Borges, goes even further, to the point where they can be considered the same thing, as it happens at the end of The Dream of Coleridge, where he says the Poem and the Palace are essentially the same; because, as it is written in the subtitle, Architecture and Literature solve the perspicuity of the differences in the evocative capacity of the narration.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Competence based competition is arguably the most viable form of competition in the 21st century information era. Knowledge which is not synonymous with competence gives direction to employees on how to think and react to their environment. Knowledge is one of the key strategic resources companies have today - Competence Based Competition: Competitive Advantage via Knowledge Management tools in the case of SNV-The Netherlands Development Organization , by Sara Mbago - Bhunu. The changing architecture of development finance presents new opportunities to apply innovative solutions and mechanisms to lift communities out of poverty at scale. There is now documented evidence of interventions that work and do not work to address development challenges. Critical success factors and necessary preconditions. The Competence Based Model provides managers with a framework enabling them to harness tacit knowledge that exists among staff to leverage it to provide smart development solutions that deliver sustainable impact. Identifying and setting a value to tacit knowledge provides tangible incentives to staff to document approaches, lessons and also encourages them to apply good practice.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The study aimed to assess the level of deforestation by anthropogenic activities in Duddurun Forest Reserve, Gaya local Government of Kano state Nigeria. By using Landsat Thematic Mapper images of three decade 1986, 1990 and 2017, geographical information system (GIS) was adopted and Normalize difference vegetation index (NDVI) was used to derive images of the study area aimed at classifying, producing maps and quantifying the vegetation changes. Information about the anthropogenic activities of the inhabitant was collected using structural questionnaire and focus group discussing. The result indicate that, the study area is massively affected with illegal cutting down of trees which account to be 22.66% and 43.08% of vegetation which affected a total size of 41.77km 2 and 93.70km 2 from the total size of the forest reserve with total size of 184km 2 . Information from the respondents reviled that; the major drivers that lead to reduction in the forest were increase in demography, poverty, inadequate government policy and implementation, massive firewood and animal grazing.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The involvement of lasers in the treatment of biomedical tissue has been investigated by both industry and clinical research laboratories for more than 70 years. Two major families of medical lasers differ themselves as follows: the beams showing ¿absorption¿ modalities by the tissue (CO¿ lasers-like) in the region of 10 micron wavelength and the other ones showing ¿scattering¿ characteristics into the tissue (YAG lasers-like) in the region of 1 micron. The first one shows strong haemostatic properties in low-water content tissue, while the second one shows strong concentration (¿pile-up¿) of energy below the surface with consequent heating, cutting and haemostasis of the irradiated volume in the depth of the same. One key aspect always to be considered is the combination of liquid content of the irradiated tissue, the anatomical structure of the tissue, the beam wavelength and the emitted energy on the spot (power density). The current main open questions and challenges related to the clinical usage of modern medical lasers are here presented and constructively discussed. 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This dictionary is a revised and extended version of the mythological dictionary of the Bibliography of Roman Religion in Dacia (BRRD) published in 2014. The main aim of the dictionary of the BRRD was to offer the first comprehensive mythological dictionary and list of divinities and personifications attested on epigraphic and figural monuments from Dacia, mostly for students and the greater public. The pictures (more than 100 illustrations) represent in most of the cases some iconographic analogies found in the territory of Dacia or ¿ when there is no figurative representation ¿ inscriptions. Because the results of the CSIR projects focusing on Roman material of Romania are still not published, most of the pictures are from the monumental work of Ortolf Harl, the Bilddatenbank Ubi Erat Lupa (abbreviated as lupa in the text with the register number of the picture) and from the digital catalogue of bronze statuettes of Roman Dacia. Other photos are used from publications mentioned in the bibliography.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book is an attempt to study health care practices and Ethnomedicine of tribes of Tamil Nadu in relation to their ecological and Socio-cultural determinants. The term Ethnomedicine or tribal medicine denotes the medical beliefs and practices of tribes that have evolved in their own cultural and ecological settings. A cross-cultural analysis of the initiation of the medical functionaries with the mode of their knowledge and approach made in the study.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -A food expressive arts therapy(FEAT) is a genre of the expressive arts therapy that relaxes and heals the mind and the body through a formative activity process of food expression, which notices and expresses one¿s mind, and transforms unconsciousness into consciousness using food materials frequently encountered in everyday life. In this study, the food expressive arts therapy method was used in the group learning coaching process that enables the middle school students to learn study methods of improving one¿s self-efficacy4 and self-regulated learning strategy.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Dancing enhances our soul, our instinct to move. Throughout dancing, we can express ourselves, release tensions and enjoy the beautiful movements our body is capable of doing, playing along with the music or with other external or internal impulses that interact with us. While we dance, we become more aware of our body and with who we are, by connecting with our essence and the true version of ourselves, without secrets, only purity, sincerity and authenticity; our body never lies. It is said that dance is able to express everything else that words cannot. Over the years, dance has gained spotlight thanks to the benefits it provides to a person, including psychological and physical aspects. That is why, there have been developed therapeutic methods based on dancing, and one of them, born in La Habana, Cuba, is called Psychoballet. It was created with the purpose of making an accurate approach between dancing, in this case, classical ballet, and psychology for people with cognitive disabilities like Down Syndrome.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Dancing enhances our soul, our instinct to move. Throughout dancing, we can express ourselves, release tensions and enjoy the beautiful movements our body is capable of doing, playing along with the music or with other external or internal impulses that interact with us. While we dance, we become more aware of our body and with who we are, by connecting with our essence and the true version of ourselves, without secrets, only purity, sincerity and authenticity; our body never lies. It is said that dance is able to express everything else that words cannot. Over the years, dance has gained spotlight thanks to the benefits it provides to a person, including psychological and physical aspects. That is why, there have been developed therapeutic methods based on dancing, and one of them, born in La Habana, Cuba, is called Psychoballet. It was created with the purpose of making an accurate approach between dancing, in this case, classical ballet, and psychology for people with cognitive disabilities like Down Syndrome.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Sociological studies of religious diversity among the youth is a growing field of research. Social solidarity in recent years has become a central issue, primarily when there seems to be an increase in the radicalization of religious belief. India has always been known for its inclusive and multicultural characteristics. This study is concerned with how the youth is responding to the challenges of increasing religious diversity with a keen sense of social solidarity. It goes on to explore the nature of belief and practice among the youth who have either a nominal or non-religious identity. It examines the internal and external factors that impede religious solidarity among young people. The study calls for serious thought into an accurate understanding of the history and dissemination of misrepresented facts, so as to help promote a secular society.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -China has grown rapidly to become one of the largest manufacturing countries in the world. Products from China can be seen everywhere today and the label Made in China is more of a rule than an exception. The challenge arises when the products are put into the market, how will world consumers react with Chinese product brands And how to improve the image of these emerging brands The literature review and survey reflect the image of Chinese products in other markets. Overall the Chinese have a negative image in those markets. The country of origin effect influences the country image so much. Consumers view Chinese products as old-fashioned, cheap and unattractive. To alleviate that, Chinese businesses could improve their marketing strategies in all the markets where we surveyed, especially marketing mixes. They could change their product technology designs and packaging with good brand names, put more emphasis on promotions and advertising, and improve their advertisements to adapt to the tastes of other markets consumers. In addition, they could increase the number of retail channels that are more convenient for consumers to get information and easier to find products.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Anthrax is a fatal disease that affects both human and animal population. Anthrax is transmitted in three modes:inhalation,ingestion and contact. Carcasses from infected animals must be disposed carefully to prevent further transmission. Vaccination has proven to be one method of fighting transmission of anthrax. Constant vaccination of animals periodically can ensure minimal infections. Wen the basic reproductive ratio is less than one, we have disease free equilibrium and the disease can be eradicated from the animals.If greater than one, we have endemic equilibrium and the disease can not be eradicated. Graphics in chapter 4 give illustrations on parameter values used in this book. In chapter 5, we have recommended the book to Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Drum circle was divided into five kinds: (1) Instrumental rendition by a Myanmar orchestra, (2) supporting others to bring the plot into focus, provide musical accompaniment one who plays a supporting role in a drama, play or film; supporting actor or actress, (3) Marionette (puppet) drum circle, (4) nat tune of music and (5) anyein tune of music :non-dramatic performance where a female artiste dances and signs to the accompaniment of light music and is usually supported by comedians. In this book one can find a detailed classification and description of the traditional Myanmar Orchestra.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The Copyright Act 2014 was a very long awaited legislation for the protection of Copyrights in Mauritius and its concerned stakeholders. This dissertation critically analyses the effectiveness of the Copyright Act 2014 from what was the situation before it came into force and what was the situation 3 years after its implementation. The analysis of the whole system has shed light on how copyright is managed in practice and questioned the effectiveness of the Act through interviews carried out with professional in the field of copyright as well as provided recommendations to amend the current situation.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -In this monograph, the authors introduce the western experience of PhD studies, drawing parallels between post-graduate and doctoral studies. At the same time, constant emphasis is placed at the necessity of transition from aspirantura (former Soviet Union education level) to doctoral studies, clarifying that there are significant differences between postgraduate and doctoral education systems. By tradition, post-graduate studies in Armenia have led to the formation of intellectual capital and the career growth of an individual. However, things have changed, and the science, as well as post-graduate education, strive for a market of innovations, which requires radical improvements, funding for post-graduate studies, end-of-learning research, market-based scientific novelty. The authors, based on the Salzburg principles, have introduced new approaches to the selection of PhD students, the appointment of scientific supervisors, the definition of academic freedoms, quality assurance, highlighting the organization of competitive 3rd-level higher education.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 108 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book reveals how women struggle to cope with career and domestic responsibilities (including the role as a wife, mother, daughter, managing home activities, serving the society, taking a risk by starting and running a business). Women are also expected to take care of their parents, other dependent relatives in the African setting and how to improve work-life balance among career women. The importance of Small Business to an economy and the impacts of the Human Capacity Building on Small and Medium Enterprises. SMEs growth, constraint, Strategies to improve capacity building and the role of Government in building Human capacity among SMEs in developing countries.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 120 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book is intended for students in Bachelor of Science in Business Administration taking up the subject in Law on Obligations and Contracts. The book was simplified to be able for the students to grasp and understand easily the concept and principle of the subject and apply the same for their future endeavors. The subject is very important for the business students as it discusses the basic principle of obligations and contracts.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 116 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book discusses how these lay persons are inspired to lead, serve, and nurture congregations. Using the model which Jesus taught on servant leadership ¿ ¿the son of man came to serve and not to be served¿ (Matt 20:28; Mk 10:45), an exploration is conducted on the concept of servant leadership, the characteristics and behaviors of sacrificial servant leaders, and the environmental factors that motivate sacrificial servant leaders to be effective in the Church. The purpose of this book is to encourage and motivate leaders to be sacrificial servant leaders and to enhance an effective church ministry. In this contemporary era and more than ever before, there is a need for sacrificial servant leadership and team-work to cope with the needs of the congregation. However, I approach sacrificial Servant leadership as the process of serving followers towards growth through sacrificial and selfless stewardship based on the example of Jesus Christ viewed within the Christian faith. In essence, the concepts of ¿sacrificial¿, ¿selflessness¿, and ¿stewardship¿ are foundational and define the larger facets of sacrificial servant leadership.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 104 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Forecasting is the process of making statements about events whose actual outcomes have not yet been observed. Load forecasting is the projection of electrical load that will be required by a certain geographical area with the use of previous electrical load usage in the said geographical area. Electrical load forecasting has a lot of applications. They include: Energy purchasing and generation, load switching, contract evaluation and infrastructure development. It is a very essential part of an efficient power system planning and operation. This is why it has become a major research area in the field of electrical engineering.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Threats to Belize¿s security are often conceptualised as emanating from external elements. Yet, when considering the realities associated with the many challenges Belize faces, an entirely different and plausible argument can be rendered. This text explores whether Belize¿s greatest security threat actually stems from internal concerns involving the ¿Enemy from Within¿; that being the employ of selective governance practises that set the stage for systemic and endemic corruption, across political lines. This persistent perversion of good governance is characteristic of how Belize continues to be administered. Hence this fundamental, qualitative, analytical research employs exploratory methods to study the extent to which the negative impact of such intentional dysfunction transcend a range of areas critical to Belize¿s interests including yet not limited to: National and Citizen Security, Diplomacy and Sovereignty, the Economy and Sustainable Development. It also delves into how this reality has manifest into the bipartisan decision to sign the Special Agreement/Compromis in 2008 and the subsequent push for a ¿yes¿ vote in the impending Referendum, despite the inherent risks.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book is dedicated to the study of memory and love as socio-psychological phenomena in various segments of society. In the first chapter we study the social nature of memory. The second chapter deals with an inter-connection between socio-cultural memory and visual thinking. In chapter 3 we examine memory as a semantic movement in social time. In the next chapter titled ¿Love as wealth¿ the social nature of love is discovered via a polychromatic analysis of a rock opera, based on a true love story. In the final chapter we start with the premise that the attitude of future professionals to other people in the framework of moral and psychological relations of the person is determined by love, which is expressed via a high level of kindness, tolerance and empathy.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Activities and research in recent years have clearly shown that the emergence of the circular economy is an economic, rather than only environmental approach (Yuan, 2006; The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, 2012, 2015). Consequently, it becomes crucial to first consider its unique risks and promises for business and economics, and then propose foundations for its adoption as a viable alternative to traditional models. The goal of this article is to show how circular-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises (¿SMEs¿), due to their unique values and principles, would be able to share risks related to market activities. For this research, six representatives from various circular-oriented SMEs were interviewed based on several relevant risks related to their business models, and they described how they mitigate these risks. The findings revealed a common pattern which was also examined by experts in the circular economy. The results show that a network structure, where companies from related industries and who share a common goal, work together and actively engage customers in companies¿ activities, can more effectively share risks.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -It is obvious that taxes are important source of government revenue in both developing and developed countries. But the amount of revenue to be generated by a government from taxes for its expenditure program depends, among other things, on the willingness of the taxpayers to comply with tax laws of a country. The book entitled ¿tax compliance¿ has tried to clear out what tax compliance is. Additionally, it has an empirical insight to its determinants. The determinants are classified as economic factors, social factors, institutional factors and individual factors. More over the importance of understanding tax compliance has been clearly discussed and as well methods of improving voluntary compliance are discussed. The methods that countries are using to boost up compliance are the carrot and stick approach and the responsible citizens approach.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The purpose of this study is to emphasize the use of modeling instructions in teaching, for improving descriptive writing skill of students. The study is designed to determine if such skills, practiced through modeling activities, serve as a way to improve students¿ descriptive directional writing skills. . Improving descriptive writing through modeling instructions and investigating students¿ observational skills in the classroom is the basic purpose of this study.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The world is torn between ¿feeding the world¿ and consumer interest. Genetically modified crops were presented as a solution to the starving world with claims of improving nutrition in human beings and improving farming methods. However, the regulation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is controversial due to many interests at stake: the commercial interests, scientific development and feeding the world. GMOs are promoted as a way to food security but consumers resist GMOs because of uncertain results of the alien organism. The EU does not have confidence in the safety claims of GMOs which impacts upon the regulatory regime. Bangladesh has too much confidence on the safety claims made by biotechnology industries and hence strict laws against GMOs are rarely passed. This research follows the continuing argument of commercial interests against consumers¿ interests, identifying the differences between the laws of EU and Bangladesh.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Data from 500 rural farm households were collected using multistage sampling technique from Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia and the determinants of off farm income diversification and its effect on rural poverty were examined with the help of Logit and Multinomial Logit Models. The regression result revealed that age, education, access to infrastructure, livestock ownerships, credits uses, and farm income are the main determinants of households¿ participation in off farm activities. In addition, off farm participation rate was 76% while off farm income accounts for 51% of the total household income in the study areas. The estimation results of the Logit model also showed that off farm participation significantly reduces the probability of being poor of rural farm households. The study also determined the poverty line and about 29.8% of the population were found below poverty line. Therefore, to reduce rural poverty, entry barriers to off farm activities ( access to finance, market, education and infrastructures) need to be overcome and off farm opportunities (micro and small enterprises) in rural areas have to be expand by government.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The purpose of this study was to assess challenges that small hotels face in their operations in Arusha Municipality. Specifically, the study aimed at addressing the following objectives: to identify the contribution of small hotels in Arusha Municipality; to examine challenges facing small hotel operators in Arusha Municipality; and to identify measures taken by small hotel operators towards addressing challenges they face. This was essentially a descriptive research by design. The sample for this research comprised of 57 managers of the selected hotels, hotel staff and supervisors. Purposive and simple random sampling methods were used to develop the study sample. The study used questionnaires, interviews, direct observation and document review as tools for collecting data. Quantitative data were analyzed using a Statistical Packages for Social Science (SPSS version 16.0) whereby content analysis was used to analysis qualitative data of the study.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This study is an opinion and documentary survey research that is keen to exhume the impact of social entrepreneurs cum social workers in the entrepreneurship development in Nigerian society. Thus far, there are containing arguments precisely over who and who are or counts as social entrepreneurs. There has been no consensus on the definition of social entrepreneurship because different disciplines and fields are associated with social entrepreneurship. For instance, philanthropists, social activists, environmentalist and other socially oriented practitioners are referred to as social entrepreneurs. Therefore, scholars have a clearer definition of what social entrepreneurship entails which necessarily set the functions of social entrepreneurship apart from other social oriented activities and identify the boundaries with which social entrepreneurs operate. The term social entrepreneurship describes the activities of a social entrepreneur as someone who recognises social problem and uses entrepreneurial principles to organise, create and manage a venture to bring about social change.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -In order to provide substantive evidence of the gender wage gap in the private sector, SODA in collaboration with the CDRI and IDRC commissioned a survey which examined the causes of the gender pay gap and provided data for policy recommendations. This study comprises both a desk review and fieldwork. The desk review analyzed reports and statistics from official sources. The fieldwork consisted of individual interviews with employees and employers in the micro, small, medium, and macro- enterprises. Women in Lao PDR are major contributors to the economy, but even until today, their contributions remains invisible and therefore greatly undervalued due to the lack of sex-disaggregated data across all economic sectors. In the agricultural sector, women's contributions to agricultural production, often unpaid, are crucial to household food security and the rural economy. Yet their activities are often excluded from economic accounts.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.