Lap lambert academic publishing mrz 2011 (Oltre 1400 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This case study primarily aims at understanding the implications of expansion of markets for the women workers of Andhra Pradesh, India concentrating, as it does, on the garment manufacturing industry of the state. This, of course, involves the sweeping changes in the macroeconomic regime in India, and in many other developing countries, relate mainly to the Industrial sector in terms of expansion of markets and technological modernization. Generally, the standard literature on the implications of these changes in the industrial sector is not gender specific, and it coexists with a women-focused literature the burden of which is often to present women as victims of the changes in the policy regime. However, the existing diversity in the nature of different industries on the one hand and firms within an industry on the other, the implications of the changes are likely to differ at the micro level where disaggregation by gender assumes importance. 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -'Types of machines are easily matched with each type of society - not that machines are determining, but because they express those social forms capable of generating them and using them' (Gilles Deleuze, Postscript on the Societies of Control). Technologies we use are in close correspondence to the way we think. They reflect some central topics of our times and provide with metaphors that are applied in other spheres of life. It refers especially to communication technologies - those that underlie the way we use language. Regardless of whether described in this thesis changes are viewed positively or negatively they do become a crucial factors influencing the whole social world as well as small, ordinary things we do every day. It seems that some of them are happening in an unnoticed way and are perceived as natural consequences of the technology development. I have tried to show that there are some concrete parties involved and some complex mechanisms that drives these changes. 60 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Which is the most efficient way to hedge bunker fuel risk in the liner shipping industry since the abolition of the BAF conferences This work aims to provide a complete description of the possibilities available to shipowners to hedge fuel price risk, both available on markets and OTC. Furthermore an analysis of the efficiency of such strategies is carried on, to propose an ideal best way to perform the hedging strategy. 84 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book explores how the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) influences the palm oil global value chain and what its impacts are on suppliers in Indonesia. RSPO is a partnership established in 2004 that aims to promote the growth and use of sustainable palm oil. RSPO members are the different international stakeholders including market actors in the chain, varying from oil palm growers to retailers, and non market actors such as NGOs. This book also attempts to explore how the organization climate of RSPO is, what quality standards are set by RSPO and into what extent the quality standards are implemented, and how the oil palm growers deal with the standards. 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Shorttitle The most central activity of any state is the raising of tax revenues in order to achieve fiscal policy objectives of matching expenditure and reducing budget deficit.The Government of Ghana in the quest to mobilise more revenue introduced the Value Added Tax in March 1995, but had to withdraw it barely after three months of operations as a result of public outcry against the tax. The adoption of VAT worldwide as a modern and efficient mode of collecting indirect taxes makes it imperative for Ghana to repackage and re-introduce the tax in 1998.The main purpose of this research was to investigate the challenges that inhibit VAT revenue collection enhancement and suggest recommendations for improving its collection. The study revealed that effective tax education and monitoring, fair application of tax rules and regulations, efficient information systems, and among others, impact positively on tax compliance and increase revenue collection. 100 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This volume explores the management of meetings, prompted by the growing concern and anecdotal evidences in Ugandan organizations that meetings had become unproductive.Meetings are perceived to be for fire fighting, have befallen into time wasters,their outcomes are mismanaged, and take valuable resources.Their relevance has increasingly come under question.The study examined policy framework,practices,preparation,processes and effect of external factors on managing meetings. From the findings organizations have policy frameworks for meetings with clear reasons for convening them.The preparation and process are affected by organizational, personal and external factors. Meetings are a key tool for consultation, communication,handling grievances and team building. Preparation and process issues like communication, venue setting, material needs, hidden agendas, lack of fair participation,inconsistencies, among others have shaped the opinion that meetings are not productive as expected.We recommend further scholarly investigations into this key function. Practitioners should assess how meetings are managed.The findings are useful to students of management,scholars and policy makers. 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Conflicts and contradiction in society is arise when rule is override.From the very beginning the ideological conflicts and structural contradiction between SPA and the Maoist took over the issues on armies arms , monarchy integration and rehabilitation of combatants and democratizing the parties etc. The beneficiary groups stood on status whereas the other stood out right approach .Party self interest become a problematic to reach consensus on a numbers of issues, despite repeated commitment to liberal democracy. To establish ideology , identity and legitimacy electoral engineering became the main obstacle to all 80 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Examining the trends and patterns of urbanization and migration in India during 1961-2001, this book attempts to analyse the inter-relationship between them over the period of economic development in India. The book outlined a conceptual framework of migration process of India and identifies its determinants. It is visualized that the findings of the study would be useful in particular to the students of economics, urban studies, demography and sociology. It is expected that the study would also be useful to the planners, policy makers and academicians in general. 100 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The environment plays a central role on the local and national scales. Any peace building solutions must incorporate environmental components into policy- making. Traditionally, environmental measures are not considered in traditional peacemaking initiatives. However, with the onslaught of climate change, environmental aspects in conflicts are gaining more importance for resolving violent situations. In addition, adaptation strategies to climate change and peace-building initiatives are not mutually exclusive. They can be incorporated into one another due to the fact that they have similar goals: poverty alleviation, improves adaptability of communities, and manages the environment effectively thereby reducing the human insecurity by making the region peaceful. The crisis in Darfur presents a tough challenge for peace initiatives due to the complexity of the conflict and the sensitivity of the environment. This research work brings into forefront the environmental roots of internal conflicts and therefore suggests the holistic approach to conflict resolution. 120 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Beekeeping is the natural and cultural heritage for the rural people of Nepal. Commercial beekeeping is still in primary level in this country. Beekeeping is very much suitable for the poor people who have less or no land holding. This book therefore, provides information on enterprise scale wise profitability of honey production, cost, margin and price spread in the marketing of mellifera honey,and also tries to find out the factors affecting production of honey. This information should be useful to the professionals and policy makers who are working in the field of beekeeping, and marketing of hive products. 100 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Kosovo as the newest country that emerged from last Balkan war is struggling to form sustainable Institutions and built an Economy that is going to reduce high poverty in the country. As in any economy, SME's are seen as the biggest contributor to employment and stability. This book provides a research on Business Continuity in Kosovar SME's with the intention to provide some guidelines and basis for readers in understanding the SME's in Kosovo, their crises, how they deal with them, and possible interventions for improvements. 104 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This research aims to answer several issues on the global transmission effects of the government fiscal policy. How does the difference in time preferences of individuals affect economic variables in an open economy How is the government debt or budget deficit of a country transmitted to other countries Which tax scheme is the best for capital accumulation and welfare of countries Wage income tax Capital income tax Consumption tax In order to address the issues, this research builds a two- country overlapping-generations (OLG) model in which there exist different time preferences, different fiscal policies, and different tax schemes between countries. In particular, the model adopt a utility function with a constant inter-temporal elasticity of substitution, in which saving positively depends on both labor income and the interest rate. 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The dynamic business environment today has created immense pressure on the delivery of IT projects. Traditional methods of managing projects are no longer applicable and effective to manage certain IT projects as they are unable to cope with the rapid organizational and business level changes. Agile project management has caught the attention of many project managers as a means of facing these challenges and to overcome the limitations of managing IT projects. This study reports the results of an adoption analysis done on Agile Project Management in managing IT projects in Sri Lanka. The awareness level of agile project management and what factors affect the awareness are discussed in this study. The Agile project management implementation challenges and recommendations discussed in this study will help Sri Lankan organizations to successfully adopt Agile project management. 76 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This study set to ascertain how relevant was Lipsky's Framework of Street Level Bureaucrats and bureaucracies with regards to the implementation of The National Curriculum Statement General (Grades 10 - 12 policy for geography in five former Model 'C' Schools in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. The study found out that confronted with conditions of ambiguity, limited time and in some instances meager resources geography teachers in these schools have been forced to decide on how to perform their tasks effectively. Being able to make choices on what to teach and what not to teach, how and when according to their interpretation of the NCS policy displays discretion that teachers have. 108 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This is an important study towards understanding customers' behavior of an emerging industry of Islamic financial services.The aim of this study is to examine the bank selection criteria being employed by the consumers group in Malaysia. The selection factors by customers are extracted from relevant literature, personal experience and interviews with some bank officials and potential customers. The study has analyzed mean factor analysis and then factor analysis to enhance the quality of result by the empirical survey. Previous literature suggests that factors such as banks' strong Islamic reputation as well as better financial return and banking services are to be among the leading factors in the selection criteria of the respective Islamic bank. The main implication of this study is to help marketing executives in the Islamic banks to craft better marketing strategies that would attract new customers as well as retain the existing ones in today`s highly competitive environment dominating the alternative financial industry. 100 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Having started in the end of 2007, the recent financial crisis forced many banks into bankruptcy and triggered multiple bail-outs as well as the set up of guarantee funds and liquidity injections. One was under the impression of watching 'Domino Day' with the two differences being that banks were the falling stars of the show and that the plan according to which the banks were supposed to go down was not known even to the people being part of the game. I shed some light on this plan and examine the amount of contagion risk being present in the American and European banking systems. For this purpose, a sample of 15 US and 15 European banks is examined and several extreme value theory techniques are applied. The empirical evidence indicates that the American banking system is more prone to spillover risk than the European banking system. Despite particular cross-Atlantic differences, systemic risk has increased substantially on both continents over time. The evidence provided is calling for regulators' and bank managers' attention and action. 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The rise of electronic commerce and the simultaneous decline of prices for information technology products have led to a re-evaluation of traditional business models. Consequently, the interest in the concept has been growing in numerous practical and academic fields. However, until today much ambiguity remains concerning a consistent definition and the elements contained in the business model construct. In parallel, the importance of human resource management increased with the shift towards today's information and knowledge economies. The notion of human assets as being crucial for attaining sustainable competitive advantage has become ever more accepted. Yet, how human resource management must be structured to effectively support companies in attaining their goals is much argued about. Therefore, this book explores the business model concept and reviews related research. Moreover, in an empirical analysis of 94 companies it investigates whether business models define the setting in which companies are operating and, hence, influence the composition of human resource management functions. 100 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In an era where everything in the European legal world is constantly evolving, one can not refute that the effect which EU law still has on sports,is more than catalytic. This book pleads the case for crafting a new legal order for sports and specifically football which will be the case study here, outside or in the periphery of Community law. Furthermore, this work aims at demonstrating that we have reached the time for a new era in sports law in the European Union. This book firstly examines the evolution of sports law in the Union, as its wobbly foundations can substantiate the troubles we find ourselves in today, before dwelling on the need for a new legal regime for sports. It is thus the belief expressed in this work, that sports due to its polymorphic nature should be regulated by laws adapted to its specificity and not its business aspects.This book aims at contributing to the ever- growing literature on sports law in Europe and it is addressed to anyone who is fascinated by sports law and its intricacies. 60 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The study has attempted to respond one central question: how has India-Pakistan relationship been transformed It argues that the relationship between India and Pakistan has undergone transformation since India and Pakistan's nuclear tests in 1998. This has led to the shift in traditional stands on Kashmir dispute between two rivals. It also averted war between India and Pakistan in 2001-2002 and after Mumbai blasts. Moreover, non-traditional security issues such as energy security and food security as well as widespread poverty which both countries face necessitate conflict transformation between the both states.Borrowing from conflict transformation theories, the study further argues that transformation in rules, actors, and structure would bring about conflict transformation thus breaking down the adversarial relationship between India and Pakistan. 116 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Over the last few years the number of MNCs embarking on business opportunities in developing countries has increased. Some are proposing that investments from MNCs can play a part in poverty reduction, but little academic literature exists on business strategies for MNCs in poor markets. MNCs engage in various activities through FDI in developing markets, but traditional business approaches to new markets are no longer adequate. This book examines the characteristics of poverty, explores the promise of FDI and evaluates three new business approaches developed for MNCs entering poor markets. The analysis of the business strategies suggests five pointers for MNCs to help reduce poverty in developing countries. By following the five pointers MNCs can create a competitive advantage and form sustainable businesses that include instead of exclude the poor. The analysis should help shed some light on business opportunities in poor markets, and should be especially useful for professionals in International Business and Strategy fields, or anyone else who may be considering doing business in developing countries. 92 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book provides an analysis on the expansion and the burst phases of the 2007 sub-prime mortgage bubble, in two interrelated sections. The first part analyzes the speculative investor behavior of the crisis and exhibits that before the crisis the asset prices such as CMBS and S&P 500 indexes showed statistical features which are not common among financial time series. The results indicate that during bubble periods several of the stylized facts such as volatility clustering and auto-correlation of absolute returns unexpectedly disappeared indicating the investors' irrational exuberance during 2007 sub-prime mortgage crisis. I have suggested that other bubble periods can be detected by similar stylized fact tests. In the second part, I showed that common macroeconomic risk factors can explain, to a very large extent, all types of mortgage's credit risk and I concluded that individual mortgages are possessing significant default correlation, especially sub-prime mortgage classes. Finally this book ends with demonstrating the significance of correlated defaults on default distributions' fat tails which explains the defaults of high tranche MBS products. 100 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The opportunity to use the CDMA platform to add afixed wireless service feature represents an addedadvantage for operators. Because CDMA has amplespectrum to provide a fixed service on top of mobile,several operators are exploring using terminals thatwould be able to shift the handset between fixed andmobile service, depending on where the user is.CDMA service providers have a strong advantage whenpursuing the market to the minutes-of-use model,given the longevity of CDMA handset battery life andthe higher quality of the voice signal. A recentanalysis of wireless it is found that CDMAoutperformed other digital and analog technologies onevery front, including signal quality, security,power consumption, and reliability.This Thesis book is organize into 7 chapter,starting with the introduction to cdma, basic conceptcdma system and processing to the more advancedconcept and feature in the most recent releases ofcdma technology. 112 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The introduction and the examination of the term derivative is a revolutionary moment in the history of mathematics. Due to this reason we pose the question: Which is the respective interpretation of this term in Number Theory This monograph answers that question. It also contains basic ideas from Theory of Differential Equations. In the first place, this is the Lagrange's Method. Integer interpretations of basic theorems from Real Analysis have been examined. After all this, we have the opportunity to offer a proof of Fermat's Last Theorem and some immediate generalizations. The author is married and has three children. 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -DC/DC converters provide stable output voltage and variable output current. It is used to maintain a steady, stable voltage as a power supply for semiconductor devices. DC/DC converters are a necessity for almost all electronic devices and are used to maintain a constant output voltage regardless of minor variations in input voltage or load current. Modeling and simulation is the instrument used to shape the system level analysis and obtain better performance of the converters.A better controller could be obtained if the experimental data is used to determine the load information. The aim of this work is to model the buck converter system of Ericssons BMR450 controller and develop a time-domain based system identification method to identify the capacitive load. The model is implemented in Matlab Simulink and is composed of simple circuits. The system is analyzed through excitation from the command input using binary signal, which include all frequencies of it. The sampled data are analyzed and preprocessed to estimate a mathematical model and validate it. The proposed method is able to identify the load parameter with good accuracy. 80 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Moderate to high levels of seismic hazard are present throughout the Pakistan and numerous collapsed by Oct. 8, 2005 Earthquake verified the seismic vulnerability of building type present in the country. Seismic retrofitting of existing structures is one of the most effective methods of reducing this risk. However, the seismic performance of the structure may not be improved by retrofitting or rehabilitation unless the engineer selects an appropriate intervention technique based on seismic evaluation of the structure. Current codes (BCP 2007) do not address the evaluation of seismic resistance of existing building stock, not designed in accordance with the philosophies of current seismic provisions. The primary purpose of this book is to carry seismic evaluation of buildings in the capital city of Pakistan, Islamabad and propose guidelines for Building Code of Pakistan. Owing to importance of the subject, various organizations in the earthquake threatened countries have come up with documents, which serve as guidelines for the assessment of the strength, expected performance and safety of existing buildings. 120 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Fifty patients of Rheumatoid arthritis were studied; 88% were females. Rheumatoid factor was positive in 90%. Raised ESR and CRP were markers of ongoing inflammation. The maximum number of patients (98%) presented with articular symptoms; 14% of had associated extra-articular symptoms; 2% presented only with extra-articular manifestations.The most common joints to be involved were the small joints of the hand, followed by the wrist, elbow, toes, hip and knee joints. The disease related complications seen commonly were various joint deformities and osteoporosis. Spine involvement in the form of atlanto-axial dislocation was seen in 2%.Extra articular complications were episcleritis and vasculitis syndrome, dryness of eyes and mouth, and rheumatoid nodules. Postpartum flare of symptoms was seen in one patient. Drug related complications were uncommon (22%); most of which were minor side effects. Antirheumatic drugs especially DMARDs like methotrexate are very much safe and have high acceptability among the patients. Regular monitoring of patients is required. DAS 28 score is very helpful in assessing the patient response on treatment with DMARDs. 116 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Population genetic structure can be defined as the temporal distribution of gene and genotype frequencies of a population. In support of the isolation by distance model of Wright (1943) simulations shows that under restricted gene flow and selective neutrality, the population as a whole develops a patchy distribution of genotypes. In this study 3 populations of Picrorhiza kurrooa were sampled from habitats that may have different historical geologic processes. The region under study is a physiographically complex mountainous territory, so it represents an excellent model system to study the effect of mountain ranges as barriers to interpopulational gene flow. One population was located in the greater Himalayas (Ladakh range) and lies to the north of the main Himalaya the other 2 populations were collected from middle Himalayans (Sonamarg and Gurez) to the south of the Himalayan terrain. Spatial analysis of population genetic structure by RAPD provides relevant molecular genetic information about fragmentation patterns and landscape genetics that shape population genetic structure and adaptive genetic variation in natural populations of Picrorhiza kurrooa. 108 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Bacterial cellulose has proven to be a remarkably versatile biomaterial and can be used in wide variety of applied scientific endeavors, such as paper products, electronics, acoustics, and biomedical devices. In fact, biomedical devices recently have gained a significant amount of attention because of an increased interest in tissue- engineered products for both wound care and the regeneration of damaged or diseased organs. Due to its unique nanostructure and properties, bacterial cellulose is a natural candidate for numerous medical and tissue-engineered applications. 72 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Most eukaryotic protein-coding genes are split into exons and introns, and introns need to be spliced for the production of mature mRNA by pre-mRNA splicing. Pre-mRNA splicing is very important for eukaryotic gene expression, because it is not only a key step in producing mature mRNA, but can also affect transcription and translation. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between gene expression and splicing efficiency since the relationship has not been studied systematically from a bioinformatic approach. In this thesis research, we focus on the question of how gene expression would constrain the evolution of three principal splicing signals: the donor splice site, the acceptor splice site, and the branchpoint sequence (BPS). 80 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Among the modern structural materials, the history of fibre-reinforced composites is only a few decades old. However, in this short period of time, there has been a tremendous advancement in the science and technology of this new class of materials. The low density, high strength, high stiffness-to-weight ratio, excellent durability, and design extendibility of fibre-reinforced polymers are the primary reasons for their use in many structural components in the aircraft, automotive, marine, building, and other industries. Currently safe design practice in structural engineering is based on the application of numerical methods in strength and stability analyses which by any means is time consuming process. In a design process using response surface methodology for any type of system, the selected combinations of input variables are implemented into analyses and approximated their behaviour and effect on the response of a system by developing reliable metamodels. It has been shown that these metamodels can further be effectively implemented in the derivation of the optimal design guideless for thin-walled stiffened structures. 116 pp. Englisch.…