Lap lambert academic publishing mrz 2010 (412 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Forest is one of the key word or construct of development discourse and recently, in 1992, it has been incorporated in Agenda 21 of Earth Summit where the participation and rights of indigenous people, particularly women, has been emphasised and gender equality has been discursively ensured. With the objective of showing the discrepancies between the statements and actual effect of the policy, following the field investigation this study has found that gender relations prevailing in CHT have been negatively affected following the implementation of the policy and this effect has been intersecting with age, socio-economic status and gender. The outcome was such that the socio- economic gap between different groups within the indigenous community has widened; women, particularly the poor became poorer; old women lost their assets and became subject to the mercy of household members. All in all, development policy instead of developing the indigenous people, it worsened their living conditions, widened the socio- economic gaps and narrowed the bargaining power of women. 76 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This study examines the determinants of congruent understandings in interorganizational relations. Prior research has suggested that a certain degree of understanding is needed to successfully collaborate and interact with others. A better understanding helps to mitigate coordination, conflict resolution and information-gathering problems. In this research an answer is given on the following research question: 'To what extent do various conditions and processes influence the congruency of understandings amongst two individuals from different organizations involved in an interorganizational relation with each other ' 92 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This paper examines the ability of the yield curve to predict recessions in South Africa, and compares its predictive power with other commonly used variables that include the growth rate in real money supply, changes in stock prices and the index of leading economic indicators. The study also makes an attempt to find out if monetary policy explains the yield spread s predictive power with regards to future economic activity. Regarding methodology, the standard probit model proposed by Estrella and Mishkin (1996) that directly estimates the probability of the economy going into recession is used. Results from this model are compared with a modified probit model suggested by Dueker (1997) that includes a lagged dependent variable. Results presented in the paper provide further evidence that the yield curve, as represented by the yield spread between 3-month and 10-year government paper, can be used to estimate the likelihood of recessions in South Africa. The yield spread can produce recession forecasts up to 18 months, although it s best predictive power is seen at two quarters. 112 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Science fiction offers the opportunity to explore social and political questions free from many of the preconceptions found in other genres. Because minority science fiction writers are even more likely to address such questions, this book proposes an analytical methodology for exploring these specific works. The theory is based on the intersection of two main concepts: Michel Foucault's 'discipline' and W.E.B. DuBois s 'double-consciousness.' This conflict, as seen in the work of Frantz Fanon, is an intensely personal assault on the identity and is a major source of injustice. While each minority individual experiences injustice differently, the identity crisis is a consistent theme in the science fiction of minority writers. The examples in this work are by Marge Piercy (Jewish American), Samuel R. Delany (African American), and Kage Baker (Native American). For each of them, a major theme is control of one s identity. By identifying those characters who suffer various identity-based injustices, it is possible to deepen our understanding of injustice and perhaps find ways to resolve or ameliorate injustice in our own world. 64 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Ethiopia has been in turmoil; conflicts, famines and poverty have been its hallmark. Despite the changes in regimes in 1974 and 1991 respectively, Ethiopia s woes continue unabated. Still, colossal poverty prevails, society is deprived of its basic human and political rights, a one man authoritarian rule prevails, sporadic famine strikes and the government frequently begs for food aid even under a bumper harvest, ethnic groups are marginalized, violence is unleashed against women and the country has not moved forward an inch. This book unravels why all this is still happening in Ethiopia and blames the political governance. It synergizes a poverty analysis with prevalence of unfreedom and the state of the domains of sustainable development and explains why civil society could still not emerge. It gives background to the rise of the discourse of ethnicity in Ethiopia and deconstructs the policies of the ruling EPRDF and analyses the development challenges that Ethiopia faces and examines the government s performance. In a nutshell, it explains Why Ethiopia Remains Poor. 548 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Since the advent of refugees in Nigeria twenty years ago,there has been scanty research findings on refugees,this book becomes of immense significant to the affluence of knowledge on human reproductive health behavior, especially that pertaining to their hazardous sexual behavior and contraceptive preference. The book is therefore recommended as a mandatory manuscript for researches, health workers and policymakers in handling refugees plights as they face problems of sexual and reproductive health issues. 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Emotional life sparks the human imagination. A large part of what we do, and how we do it, is influenced by emotions. Recognizing that cultures differ in how they are organized, what they value and devalue, what aspects of the self they promote, one would expect that the emotional lives of people in different cultures would differ as well. This book attempts to identify cultural variation in the display of emotions, it seeks the answer to the question 'In precisely what way are the displays of emotions influenced by culture ' The described research looks at the cultural differences in emotional behavior between the United States, Bulgaria and Japan - three countries that are very distinctive in their historical, geographical, and economical development. This book is for those of you who want to gain a deeper understanding of the regulation processes of emotions cross-culturally. Such understanding would help the reader not only to interpret behavior in international settings, but also to be comfortable with the ambiguity that can arise from emotional expressions which seem to be out of place, or inappropriate to a particular situation. 100 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Eco-labels are becoming important market based instruments to influence the behavior of consumers and industries.The research examined households' willingness to pay a premium for environmental practices in a hypothetical market.The finding revealed that there is a market for eco-labeled leather products. Therefore; eco-labels could be used to complement mandatory laws and regulations for environmental protection. 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This study analyzes the post-1980 policies of social housing in Turkey with a particular emphasis on the period after 2000. It examines these policies with reference to urban transformation and gentrification attempts on the one hand and social policies directed at the redefinition of the position of the poor in urban society on the other hand. The aim is to historicize the developments taking place in the low-income housing in the context of post-1980 capitalist urbanization with a special emphasis on the relation between the squatter settlements (gecekondus) and state regulation. Bearing the peculiarities of the Turkish case and the political and economic climate of neo-liberalism in mind, this books aims at showing that the post-2000 low-income housing policies reflect a change in the patterns of regulating the urban poor through housing measures that has dramatic implications relevant to the overall organization of the urban space. 80 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Net interest income is the most important contributor to bank profitability, with the next most important factor being operating expense levels. If we really want to understand how banks generate their profits, and how to maximise these, we need to look at what they do to generate net interest income, at the factors that impact on net interest income, and at what impacts on their operating expenses. The research reported in this book looks at the relationships between net interest income and banks operating expenses of the five major New Zealand banks over the period 1996 to 2002. For most of the banks, it was found that changes in net interest income led to changes in operating expenses, but for one of the banks, the relationships worked in both directions. Since the pioneering study of Ho and Saunders in 1981 (published in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis), a number of researchers have looked at the relationships between net interest income and operating expense. This is the first study to look at the New Zealand case, and it thus makes a useful contribution to the international research literature. 60 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -the available evidence of China's S&T, R&D, and innovative capabilities, to provide an assessment of the effectiveness and potentialities of its national system of innovation (NSI) ), and to formulate some preliminary policy suggestions aimed at perfecting China's overall innovation strategy. Our approach focuses particularly on the evolving relationship between China's NSI and the country's overall market socialist social and economic system and on related policy challenges. In addition to generating technical progress, China's development strategy shall also take into account the challenge of establishing a model of innovation compatible with an equitable pattern of income distribution and with environmental sustainability, thereby paving the way to the eventual evolution towards a higher and more developed form of socialism In this context, we propose to consider the utility of nonlinear models of the POLIS (positive feed back innovation system) class, which are suitable to chart strategically the market socialist course, as their internal logic is consistent with China's unique catch up strategy. 84 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The term limping legal relationship , which is used in this monograph, is author s direct translation of a German term Hinkende Rechtsverhaeltnisse . The word limping is chosen because of the apparent feature of this phenomenon - as if legal relationships walked over the world s map and had a slight limp or went head over wheels depending on the number of countries (legal orders) which consider the legal relationship in question being lawful and valid or not.Limping legal relationships are legal relationships or deeds which one legal order considers being lawful and valid, but another legal order does not. Differences in states rules on choice of law, civil procedure, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, and international jurisdiction are the reasons for emersion of limping legal relationships. Family law and Inheritance law are the branches of law most adversely affected by limping legal relationships and we have a serious ground to expect that the situation will become worse in the future. Limping legal relationships always have legal consequences. They definitely affect the rights, legal relationships and persons involved in a more or less adverse manner. 60 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -On January 1, 2004 exactly a decade after the North American Free Trade Agreement went into force the United States Chile Free Trade Agreement (US-CFTA) became effective. Using NAFTA as a model, the agreement established a gradual reduction in tariffs and non-tariff barriers, with the finally intention of eliminating tariffs on substantially all trade among the members. More than 90% of the trade in 'originating goods' between the U.S. and Chile became duty free immediately after the agreement went into force. Furthermore, trade in 'originating goods' will be, as of January 2016, duty free for most products between these two countries. As it was in NAFTA negotiations, one of the biggest concerns that the U.S. had was that the benefits of the creation of the free trade agreement would be confined to trade among the United States and Chile. To accomplish this goal, the parties created comprehensive rules of origin, meaning a group of norms which object is to determine where a good has been produced. The determination of the country of origin of a particular good is becoming more important than ever before. Since many trade regulations including preferential tariff treatment 76 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Korea, a divided and warring nation has experienced a sense of suspension since 1952. While this year is considered the end of the Korean War for the West, for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and for the Republic of Korea the war continues. North Korea's Regional Relations is an insight into the social history and the context of why North Korea has become what it is today. This study examines the social relationships between North Korea and its most intimate neighbours South Korea, China and Japan. Unfolding the social history between these neighbours allows us to better understand the frictions and the tensions that exist within these very different relationships. This thesis explores a myriad of intertwining aspects within these social relations, predominantly political, economic and cultural cases. North Korea's Regional Relations seeks to understand which of North Korea's neighbours is its greatest friend and ally in an increasingly hostile global environment. 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The aim of this thesis is to find out if there are trade relationship agreement between the case countries, or not and if there are, what kind was it What kinds of benefit are there And how the relationship can be developed The findings in this research shows that there are potential trade and development opportunity among these countries, considering the large number of inhabitants in terms of market share in the west African region and the continent as a whole. In the empirical part emphasis have been placed on the fact that both countries, (Ghana and Nigeria) are bigger in population consider to Finland, still both are backward in economic development and the case study is not aimed at finding the negative aspects, but to find the way forward to further strengthening trade relations ties with the country and learn from its remarkable success. The problems found were not as much anticipated, but could only be attributed to human error which could be address with the solutions suggested in this thesis. 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Taking the 1980s as a reference point, this study focuses on the network of relationships between publishers, translations in the social sciences and culture planning in Turkey. The analyses it presents are based on interviews held with nine publishing houses that were set up in the 1980s, in the aftermath of the military coup on September 12, 1980, which had significant political, social, and cultural impacts. Most of them still active today, the publishers in this context, with varying publishing policies and agendas, are viewed as culture planners who aim to intervene in the state of things in the country. 112 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Orange juice concentrate is one of the most important orange products, which is widely appreciated in the world market. Concentration of orange juice by evaporation alters the final color, taste, aroma and nutritional characteristics of reconstituted juice. Therefore, the present study was carried out to evaluate the following points: 1. Evaluation of the use of enzymatic treatment in combination with serum pulp method for concentration of Valencia orange juice and the impact of this process on chemical composition and volatile flavor compounds. 2. The effect of pasteurization on the physicochemical properties and volatile flavor compounds of Valencia orange juice, pulp and serum. Both unpasteurized orange juice and serum separated from it was concentrated by a rotary evaporator under vacuum. 100 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -T. b. brucei alpha and beta tubulin genes were expressed in E. coli using the pTrP2 expression plasmid and 3- -Indoleacrylic acid as an inducer. The expressed tubulins were analysed by SDS-PAGE and confirmed by Western blotting, in which they had an identical apparent molecular mass of 50kDa. The expressed tubulins were individually dissolved in 8M Urea and diluted 20-fold, after which they were concentrated and extensively dialyzed against MES buffer. Following dialysis, the average yield for both alpha and beta tubulin was 0.7g per liter of culture. Polyclonal antibodies were produced in each of the 56 rabbits immunized with three doses of the concentrated tubulins at either 150 g or 450 g per immunization per animal. The effect of these antibodies on T. b. brucei growth was studied by culturing T. b. brucei bloodstream form in up to 25% of the rabbit-raised antisera. The antisera from the other rabbits did not inhibit T. b. brucei growth in culture. These results show that antibodies to bacterially expressed trypanosome tubulin may not be cytotoxic to T. b. brucei. 92 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book is a research monograph based on the conducted research and development work as the part of a project Smart House . This monograph mainly discusses a digital, auto electric, mobile and computerized house. Going into the details; the presented research work describes designed and implemented hardware and software to control a house s electric appliances to provide a mobile and computerized home automation and security system. 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Intrusion Management Systems are being used to prevent the information systems from successful intrusions and their consequences. They try to detect the intrusions as they occur and recover the information system after successful attacks. The investigation process of the intrusion is also one of the important tasks of Intrusion Management Systems. These systems have a model consisting of avoidance, assurance, detection and recovery layers. Intrusion Management Systems are used by organizations, which are aiming to protect their assets from intrusions. After the implementation of the system, continuous reviews must also be conducted in order to ensure the effectiveness of the measures taken. Such a review can achieve its goal by using principles and standards. In this book, the principles necessary to implement a successful review program for Intrusion Management Systems have been developed in the guidance of Generally Accepted System Security Principles (GASSP). 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Coordination chemistry of transition metal complexes incorporating Schiff base ligands semi-, thiosemi and S-methylisothiosemicarbazones pyrodoxals (PLSC, PLTSC and PLITSC, respectively) has not been exploited to any great extent. Except for the pioneer work of an Italian researcher, this monograph contains, for the first time, extensive summary of the synthesis and characterization of the complexes incorporating this class of ligands. In fact, the PLSC and PLITSC-based complexes are reported for the first time. This monograph describes the syntheses, physical/chemical properties, structural analyses and antibacterial activities of Cu, Fe, Ni and V complexes with the new Schiff base ligands i.e. PLSC and PLITSC, as well as with the previously known PLTSC ligand. The monograph targets not only synthetic and coordination chemists but crystallographers as well. It is worth noting that this work is particularly of interest to researchers who seek for inadequately exploited areas of coordination chemistry as these recently synthesized ligand systems form biologically active complexes and, thus, possess a high scientific potential for the researchers who crave for challenges. 84 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The main objective of the present work was to replace the hazard chemicals which are used in discharge printing with an eco-friendly enzyme or yeast. The book starts with an introduction comprise a literature review on the enzymes (history, source, structure .etc.) as well as their application in textile industry. The experimental work comprise two chapters: in the first Laccase enzyme formulation has been used in discharge printing of cotton fabrics dyed with different reactive dyes and the effect of enzyme concentration, pH of the printing paste, enzymatic treatment time and temperature as well as the viscosity of the printing paste on the colour discharge were studied to obtain the optimum conditions. In the second the suitability of locally available brewer's yeast as a biodischarging agent in textile printing was thoroughly investigated. The different factors affecting white discharge printing of cotton fabrics coloured with different reactive dyes were investigated . Successfully results were obtained on using Laccase enzyme or brewer's yeast as a biodischarging agent instead of unecofriendly reducing agents. 80 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -How does cooperation emerge in a culture of individuals whose primary concern is their own personal success Society thrives on the mutual cooperation of people, companies, industries, governments, and others. But why do we choose cooperation, for the good of the whole, when we could gain more from exploiting one another Perhaps answers lie in the fact that we will interrelate with the same individuals over time. Could cooperation be fostered by familiarity and trust The theory behind the evolution of cooperation can be analyzed when interactions are modeled using the Prisoner's Dilemma. In the Prisoner's Dilemma, as in real life, mutual cooperation is the best outcome for the two individuals considered as a pair. However, the willingness to cooperate is concurrent with the risk of being exploited by the other. This work investigates the paradoxical nature of the Prisoner s Dilemma along with several interaction strategies to identify which would create mutual cooperation and which would lead to societal destruction. 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Although two thirds of the earth s surface is covered with water, the exploitable fresh water is considered to be scarce in most parts of the world. On the other hand, the rapid increases in population growth and economic development greatly exacerbate the water demand as well as pollution, and it is expected that coping with water problems will be harder in the future. Therefore, Integrated Water Resources Management is the way forward, however, this is a quite difficult decision making process due to multiple stakeholders with multiple priorities/preferences and uncertainty in hydrology. This book provides an approach to develop and illustrate a water resources management model that will facilitate indicator-based decisions with respect to environmental, social and economic dimensions in a multi criteria perspective. It also describes a methodology for analyzing supply and demand scenarios jointly and to evaluate the impact of management alternatives for making robust decisions under uncertainty. This book is beneficial to engineers operational in the field of water planning and management or research. 108 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The aim is to work in energy sector particularly in renewable and sustainable energy sector. In a country with a great wind corridor, wind energy is the best renewable source. The project is about Feasibility Study of Wind Turbine and its Design Suitable for the coastal region of Pakistan including wind data, best potential sites, available resources & economical Analysis. The project can give an idea about procedure to be followed for an Investor interested in Wind Harvesting in Pakistan. It also includes the application and designing of a system with suitable size and capacity according to the conditions available in Pakistan. It includes the problem definition and analysis stage followed by designing stage. 100 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In this monograph, we consider natural operations on directed graphs. And we find the connections between our operations on graphs and the groupoid-perations on 'graph' groupoids. Remark that we cannot guarantee the (algebraic or categorial) groupoids generated by the grouopoid-operations; sum, product, quotient or complement; of graph groupoids are again graph groupoids. By defining suitable operations on graphs, we can conclude the groupoids generated by the groupoid-operations of graph groupoids are again graph groupoids; for example, the product groupoid of two graph groupoids is groupoid-isomorphic to the graph groupoid of the product graph, etc. This provides another bridge connceting combinatorics and algebra. Recently, the von Neumann algebras generated by graph groupoids, called graph von Neumann algebras, have been studied. By using the fundamental techniques from graph von Neumann algebra theory, we can characterize the properties of groupoid von Neumann algebras, generated by groupoids obtained from the groupoid-operations, as certain graph von Neumann algebras. 112 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Disclosure of HIV status can play an important role in promoting health and well-being of people living with HIV/AIDS, and in prevention. This potential is limited by low disclosure levels,as well as a preference for a partial and delayed disclosure. This book identifies HIV stigma as a key factor in low disclosure levels and a preference for partial disclosure, in a disadvantaged South African township. It suggests that HIV stigma is based on a conceptualization of HIV/AIDS as a highly contagious, deadly, incurable, and poorly understood disease, and should primarily be understood as a defensive denial of risk against a threat, which the community perceives to be vulnerable to. It also argues that social marginalization in post-apartheid South Africa has contributed to this sense of vulnerability, and thus to stigma. An ambivalent political response during Thabo Mbeki's presidency contributed to a reluctance to disclose as well as exacerbated HIV stigma. The book suggests that HIV stigma should be addressed through tackling symbolic and instrumental stigma,and through replacing the association between HIV/AIDS and death with a discourse of hope. 92 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The purpose of this study is to design and analyze the accuracy of an attitude determination subsystem for a satellite of the CubeSat class by using low cost sensors. A 3-axis attitude determination platform has been designed with emphasis on the use of low cost, off the shelf sensors. The principles of observation and the description of the acquisition method are explained. Computation of the attitude has been tested using the Three Axis Attitude Determination scheme (TRIAD). A test bench has been designed to be able to perform accurate rotation measurements. Easily feasible test procedures have been used to test the precision of each component of the acquisition and computing scheme. This study has been especially focused on providing the general platform for the algorithm. Later studies will be necessary to make the subsystem more robust and accurate enough to be used in a real mission. The different ways to improve the system and its accuracy are discussed both for specific items and the entire sensing module. 112 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -As TB (including extrapulmonary) has become common in Subsaharan africa due to increased prevalence of HIV, this study was done as a descriptive retrospective record reviews of patients admitted and treated for musculoskeletal tuberculosis in Nyangabgwe referral Hospital in Botswana from january 1st 2002 to december 31st 2008. It showed a significant association between musculoskeletal tuberculosis and HIV but decline in the prevalence of mTB at about the same time Botswana embraced HAART and introduced IPT to her populace. Another important finding was delayed diagnosis often resulted in more severe neurologic complication most of which however where well managed with timely and appropriate HAART and antituberculous medication. 64 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In this study, efficiency analysis of combined cycle power plant which is working in Çigli/Izmir-Turkey for industrial zone for first and second laws of thermodynamics is realized. While analyzing of efficiency of combined power plant different environmental conditions and loads are observed and considered. The variations of the performance parameters and their magnitudes are studied. The useful power, reversible power and irreversibility are obtained for each component which constitutes the plant, and overall efficiencies of the plant are calculated. The results show the exergy analyses for a steam cycle system predict the plant efficiency more precisely. In addition to this, with this study, the efficiency of combined cycle power plant for second law of thermodynamic is showed and gives the attention on it 56 pp. Englisch.…