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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 -Convergence is a topic that is quite popular in development economics. There has been a great deal of research on this issue and specifically on convergence between and within post communist countries. This thesis has the aim to investigate the case of external (to the West) and internal (convergence of districts) convergence in Bulgaria. There is evidence of faster convergence for transition countries, compared to the developed ones in Europe. Results were also obtained for the convergence of the relative share of some GDP structures in Bulgaria. Positive trend of convergence was found for the gross value added of the following GDP structures: government expenditure, investments and gross value added of services, industry and agriculture and forestry. Neither convergence, nor divergence was found in the personal consumption GDP structure. For the Bulgarian districts was found divergence between the districts in the Southwest region (the one with the capital) and the other districts in Bulgaria. 52 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -'To change the world, one has to change the ways of making the world, that is, the vision of the world and the practical operations by which groups are produced and reproduced' (Bourdieu, 1990b, p.137, cited in Wendy Ashall, 2003, p.31). Gender discrimination on a labour market is a widely discussed problem. In my work I described gender relations on the labour market from a perspective of women who decided to enter into self-employment. I investigated the phenomenon of this form of employment in a few aspects. I focused on reasons why women decided to become self-employed, barriers they need to faced, benefits connected with being self-employed and relations between entrepreneurs. My main aim was to characterize the phenomenon of self- employment, to find out if it might change unequal access to economic power in the labour market and, as a result, in the whole social order. 116 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Indian Distribution System in the fast growing Indian economy poses huge challenges to any marketer due to its widely scattered market with over 7,000 cities, 630,000 villages and 13 million outlets. This book analyses the issues and challenges faced by a marketer with regard to the complexities of distribution channels in India. With the help of six case studies done on three packaged consumer goods companies, two consumer durables companies, and one consumer services industry, it analyses the major issues and challenges faced by these large companies. The book attempts to provide deep insights to sales and marketing professionals regarding the factors that are at play in designing and structuring effective distribution channels and managing them efficiently in the Indian context. 80 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Sustainability is currently a hot topic in the media, business world and academic literature. Wrongly, most attention is fixated on large multinational organizations, while small and medium-sized enterprises are mostly ignored. In fact, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are estimated to account for 70% of total pollution and carbon dioxide emissions, and thus it is crucial to examine these organizations more carefully. This thesis therefore takes a specific look at Dutch SMEs and the problem statement of this thesis is as follows: 'How does sustainability affect the organization internally '. The goal of this thesis is therefore to identify how the organization itself is impacted by the presence of a sustainable strategy. This will be investigated in terms of the innovation focus of the company, the organizational goals and rewards, and the organizational culture. Also, drivers and barriers to engage in sustainability will be identified. 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Standards and technical regulations have become one of the important issues in the international trade agenda. Due to the increasing importance of quality standards the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995 established the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures and the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT. These quality standards are also applicable on the production and exports of horticulture sector of Pakistan. Due to the imposition of WTO quality standards many quality issues and packaging problems have been generated. The study analyze the major fruit production and fruit exports of Pakistan before (1984-95) the implementation of the WTO quality standards and after the implementation of the WTO quality standards and the results shows that in Pakistan the level of WTO quality standards implication is very low. Public sector does not conduct quality control assessment. Due to the improper cold storage system for fruits most of the production goes waste. Although the production and exports of many fruits are increasing but still there is a need to give importance to the WTO quality standards certification. 116 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Frequent use of multimedia in almost everywhere brings some new issues and challenges about its veracity and reliability. The use of digital media in court, military, and medical documents requires certain guarantees about its origin and veracity. Recent studies in multimedia forensics have begun to develop techniques to test the reliability and admissibility of multimedia. In multimedia forensics, there are two main challenges. First one is analysis and classification of specific multimedia characteristics related with the acquisition device. Such an analysis makes possible to establish a link from multimedia output to its source device, brand, or model. This is called source identification. The second challenge is investigating the veracity of multimedia using intrinsic or extrinsic methods. This is called tamper or doctoring detection. Considering these two issues, here we will introduce several forensic techniques for source class identification, source device identification, image tamper detection, and document copy detection. Each technique in this thesis will be presented and elaborated in separate chapters and substantiated with theoretical and/or experimental analysis. 108 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Milk proteins consist of casein micelles and whey proteins. Heat treatments cause denaturation of whey proteins. The denatured whey proteins may either form whey protein aggregates or may provoke whey protein coating of the casein micelles. This research focused on the effect of heat on the properties of milk proteins and their heat-induced interactions. This effect was studied in different concentrations of whey proteins and different types and concentrations of lecithins, by using three techniques; Photon Correlation Spectroscopy (PCS), Centrifugal Photosedimentometry or Centrifugal Particle Size Analyser and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). From the overall results obtained, it was concluded that the heat-induced interaction between casein micelles and whey proteins could be reduced by addition of hydrophilic lecithins, which could be due to the fact that the latter stabilises the unfolded state of the denatured whey proteins and hence minimises its aggregation and interaction with other proteins. 100 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The book is an effort to bring forth the process involved in retrofitting deformed or cracked concrete columns with Fiber Reinforced Plastic overlays and to analyse the properties of the columns before and after retrofitting. It details the various process available for retrofitting and details the calculations and analysis of a typical process using multiple samples of the columns. It is statistical in nature outlining the observation from the experimental results and their interpretation. 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was first done by a French surgeon, Phillipe Mouret in 1987.It is one of the most common elective surgical procedure now-a- days. It has gained widespread acceptance as treatment of choice for cholelithiasis as it is associated with minimal morbidity and earlier return to work.Dexamethasone is well known for its anti-inflammatory, immune-modulating and anti- emetic effect. Dexamethasone is long acting (t half 36hrs) glucocorticoid.It is important modifier of the post-operative physiological inflammatory, humoral and immunological response by the regulation of the trauma induced humoral mechanism.I undertook present study to investigate in what way pre-operative intravenous administration of dexamethasone alters the surgical outcome in patients undergoing un- complicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy. 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Determination of the optimal amount of refrigerant in field assembled refrigeration systems by use of a sight glass installed in liquid line is often misleading and unreliable. This is attributed to interferences to laminar flow of the refrigerant in the sight glass by ice formation in the expansion valve, vaporization of the liquid in pipes and foreign particles. Due to these interferences refrigeration systems may be overcharged or undercharged with the refrigerant. Measurement of temperatures and pressures at the inlet and exit of an evaporator may provide an accurate and reliable criterion of establishing the optimal amount of refrigerant in a refrigeration system. Using Rayleigh's method of dimensional analysis, a mathematical model that expresses the evaporator cooling rate for field assembled refrigeration systems in terms of physical properties of the evaporator and the thermodynamic properties of refrigerant R134 a was developed. The model expresses the optimal amount of refrigerant in a refrigeration system corresponding to the maximum cooling rate. 76 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This was a prospective randomized double blind study conducted in Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences. The aim was to evaluate the onset time of sensory and motor block; time required for complete sensory and motor block; to assess the duration of analgesia, sensory and motor block; to observe the haemodynamic changes and observe for any side effect and complications. Total 75 adult patients of either sex, ASA stutus I- III, body weight 50 kg and with no contraindication to peripheral nerve blocks were randomly divided into three equal Groups-A, B and C all patients underwent elective upper limb surgery. No premedication was given to any of the patients. Group A- lignocaine+bupivacaine Group B- A+buprenorphine Group C- A+ fentanyl . All the patients were given brachial plexus block by supraclavicular approach using nerve stimulator. Cardiorespiratory parameters and drug toxicity and side effects and complications were monitored. Conclusion: Success rate with the technique was 100% with no incidence of pneumothorax or other complications like horner's syndrome, neurological deficit etc. 92 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Plastic injection molding process is well known as the manufacturing process to create products with various shapes and complex geometry at low cost. The injection molding cycle consists of several stages, such as filling, packing, and cooling. The cooling system design is of considerable importance since about 80% of the cycle time is taken up by the cooling phase. In this book, injection mold of a complicated plastic part with undercuts is designed by providing the Sliders in the mold and cycle time is reduced by optimizing cooling time. In this book, different variables included: size, location and layout of cooling channels, temperature and flow rate of the coolant and the effect of different types of plastic materials on cooling time are analyzed analytically and through software analysis to optimize the cooling time. 108 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In this book, we have reported the emission characteristics in and around the coke ovens with the aim of providing overview of the characteristics of PM2.5, PM10 (organic and inorganic constituents, their toxicity, source apportionment) and toxic gases released during coke oven operations. The book contains eight chapters. First two chapters deal with introduction and methodologies including quality control and statistical analysis. Chapters fifth to eight deal with chemical characterization of feed coals and particulate matter, emission inventories and source apportionment studies. The book should be useful to the researcher, who have an interest in the source apportion study of particulate matter, and have relevance particularly to bio-scientists, policy makers, technologists and mathematical modelers involved in the study of toxicity and reduction in PM2.5 emission from coal based industries. 116 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Today knowledge has become pivotal resource for the modern economy. The need to protect innovative efforts thus is critically desired. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) provided by the governmental agencies encourage innovators to disclose their valuable inventions to the public, in return for the temporarily granted legal rights to exclude other from imitation. As the surge of patenting activities appeared in recent 20 years,the current practice of patent system reveals to be controversial, especially with regard to the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry. The situation is even worse within the context of ICT standardization where IPR protection, standard setting and competition potentially conflict with each other. In this book, we conduct comprehensive review considering challenges brought by IPR system and convoluted interaction underlying the IPR, competition and standardization towards 4G. We then build up the evaluation framework which takes care of these complex relationships and mixed effects by means of IPR analysis. Finally we present the empirical evaluation result on Long Time Evolution , which will be the major path evolved from 3G towards 4G. 100 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book deals with the automatic generation control of interconnected thermal systems with Combination of the automatic voltage control and market based deregulated system. In this Particular work thermal unit is considered with two area concept. The primary purpose of the AGC is to balance the total system generation against system load and losses so that the desired Frequency and power interchange with neighboring system are maintained. Any mismatch between generation and demand causes the system frequency to deviate from scheduled value. Thus high frequency deviation may lead to system collapse. Further the role of automatic voltage regulator is to hold terminal voltage magnitude of synchronous generator at a specified level. The interaction between frequency deviation and voltage deviation is analyzed in this book. System performance has been evaluated at various loading disturbances and at the last market structure is considered. Availability of frequency based tariff scheme is employed. Demand can be managed by managing the tariff. 104 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The issues related to Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health are one of paramount importance while dealing, with not only the affected section of the adult population, but also for those who lead a relatively healthy and trouble-free existence. A number of adolescent related surveys conducted country wide from the year 2000 onward, indicate a distinct increase in promiscuous adolescent sexual activity, which is mostly impulsive, without adequate knowledge of sexual and reproductive health issues, and seldom with the awareness of practicing safe sex. 76 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Recently an increased amount of research work has been focused on negative refractive index mediums or Metamaterials. Hence, this book is aimed at presenting the possible applications of plasma as a medium for negative/positive refraction of electromagnetic waves. In the reference of composite metamaterials, this book brings models to achieve negative refraction using plasma. In another approach, study is conducted on hybrid plasma photonic crystal, which reveals that positive and negative refraction can be achieved by switching ON and OFF the plasma. Therefore, this book invokes the concept that plasma can be used to enhance the tunability/controllability of composite metamaterials and photonic crystals. 92 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Horizontal integration that is common place in the construction industry tends to fragment the supply chain, resulting in an unstable production environment occasioned by high unpredictability, much rework, low profits and eventual low level of value creation in the process. Therefore, an increased level of integration of interfaces and processes has been canvassed. The purpose of supply chain management is to achieve the expected increased level of integration of the whole supply chain. Supply chain management has long been advocated as a means of improving the performance of supply chains in construction. This research study reports on an investigation into the impact of supply chain management on value creation in the South African construction industry. The research discovered that collaborative working is already in the industry and contractors consider supply chain management important for project success.Here construction supply chains were approached from the relationship view point. 120 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The basic hypothesis underlying this study is that to be knowledgeable one must know how the concepts of a domain are interrelated. This hypothesis implies that any valid assessment of knowledge must capture these structural properties of knowledge. The implementation of an approach called structural assessment of knowledge in the assessment of classroom learning was implemented in the study and students' ability of conceptual change was reviewed. Physics students' knowledge structure was compared with their instructor's knowledge structure in order to identify misconceptions. These misconceptions served as the basis for individualized feedback and two different kinds of exercises personal reflections and concept-oriented written exercises. Results revealed that the students' conceptual knowledge increased from pre- to post-intervention phase. The major reasons for this change were personal reflections and written exercises given to each student about the concepts of physics which stimulated and probably changed some of their misconceptions. The research also demonstrated the potential utility of structural assessment of knowledge for formative assessment. 116 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The present study serves to explore the relationships between cities and literature by addressing the issues of space, time, and modernity in four works of fiction, Lao She's Luotuo xiangzi (Camel Xiangzi, aka Rickshaw Boy), Mao Dun's Ziye (Midnight), Ba Jin's Han ye (Cold nights), and Zhang Ailing's Qingcheng zhi lian (Love in a fallen city), and the four cities they depict, namely Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, and Hong Kong, respectively. In this book I analyze the depictions of the cities in the four works, and situate them in their historical and geographical contexts to examine the characteristics of each city as represented in the novels. In studying urban space in the literary texts, I try to address issues of the imaginablity of cities to question how physical urban space intertwines with the characters' perception and imagination about the cities and their own psychological activities. 116 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The book examines who controls whom,what and why in the education system of Lesotho.This was done by looking at the relationship between teachers, the state and the churches in Lesotho.Also how teachers perceive themselves in relation to the state structures. Teachers are aware and conscious of the nature of their work and the contradictions that go with it. Their organizations fight on bread and butter issues,they also show deeper dissatisfaction over professional issues like curriculum development and the topdown policies of the government, but their leadership does not seem able to take up this professional dissatisfaction and formulate appropriate professional demands. The leadership is not pro-active yet the ground is fertile for organizing teachers on professional issues. Teachers have minimal control of what goes on in the schools. It is clear from our findings that it is the state which makes decisions on the content of education, the organization of schools at various levels, staffing ratios,inspection of schools and conducting of examinations. The church has control over the recruitment,appointment and transfer of teachers. 120 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The main purpose of this work is to focus on the organizational structure of pre-nursery, nursery, and kindergarten schools by analyzing the social background and evaluate the different methods used by the management of such schools for creation of human capital. The work further analyzes the kind of education and skills imparted by these schools and also identifies the problems faced by the management , faculties and children's parents of pre-nursery, nursery and kindergarten levels and their solutions. The analysis should help in shedding some light on this exciting environment, and should be useful to the school administrations to understand their role, responsibilities and accountabilities, or anyone else who may be considering to do research on this important issue of creation of human capital especially in the third world countries. 84 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -India's 1.1 million-strong army and paramilitary forces has recorded an annual average of 100 suicides in recent years, mainly due to stress, mental health problems and other personal issues. The purpose of the study was to compare Occupational Stress, Frustration Tolerance and Mental Health among BSF, PAC and CISF.For this study, one fifty male subordinate officers and other personnel of different rank categories (Sepoy to Sub Inspector) from each force of various battalions and places were randomly selected as a subject and the age of the subjects were ranging from 19-24 years. All the subjects belonged to different states and union territories of India and all the subjects had a minimum of three years job experience.The qualitative measurement of each subjects were taken with the help of Occupational Stress Index (OSI), Frustration Tolerance (FRTO) Inventory and Mental Health Battery (MHB). In order to ascertain significance of difference among the three groups the analysis of variance was employed and the level of significance was set at 0.5. 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This paper investigates several common alleged stereotypes related to the Asian learners in terms of reticence and passivity in the classroom and it reviews the factors offered as explanations for the perceived reticence and passivity. In addition to acknowledging the part culture plays in this behavioral profile, I have argued that factors other than culture i.e., students related and teacher issues play no less a role in the way Asian students interact in the ESL/EFL classroom. Finally, this paper summarizes some of the pedagogical implications of this stereotyping. 56 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Children in the world today face challenges of self definition due to the global forces that assail them. Refugee children are particularly vulnerable because not only are they faced by these forces, but they are also dislocated from their homes of origin. As a result of this dislocation,most refugee children occupy an indefinite space'- a psychological state of waiting for life to become normal again. For refugee children, the sense of identity largely associated with geographical locatedness and permanence is dismantled by the reality of living in that space' between their home country and the hoped for future resettlement country or a future return to the original home country or perhaps integration and settling in the host country. A pertinent question that arises from the above situation is how refugee children perceive their identity in such circumstances. This book therefore examines how refugee children use personal oral narratives to construct their identity within the context of globalization. This book should be of interest to literary scholars especially those interested in narrative studies. Professionals dealing with refugee children should also find it of interest. 64 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Reflection is a universal concept used to characterize the personality of man in all spheres of his life. That is why specialists from such spheres of knowledge about man as philosophy, methodology, psychology, sociology, pedagogy, etc., are interested in studying it. This book provides a brief presentation of the concepts of five renowned authors from the 20th century whose ideas are topical even today: John Dewey, Lev Vygotsky, Vladimir Lefebvre, Georgii Shchedrovitsky, Donald Schön. The author provides an answer to the following questions: What was the context in which the concepts of these authors about this mental phenomenon unfolded How did their students and adherents enrich and develop the ideas about reflection in the sphere of education Can the different understandings of reflection be integrated and reflected in a unified pedagogical model (reflective approach) which could serve as a reference point for realizing reflective pedagogical practice The description of the reflective approach to education could be seen as an invitation to other authors to build a pedagogical model of reflective pedagogical practice together with the author of this book. 120 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The purpose of this study was to investigate the relative impact of family educational background and parental attitudes in the academic achievement of students in the field of Physical Science classroom. This study compares the 8th grade students' achievement in the physical science class with the parents' level of education. Researchers across the world have reported that there is a considerable influence from the family background in the participation and achievement of the students in physical science. The effect of school or teacher quality in academic achievement is less that the effect of the family background in the students' success. 80 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Contract research is an aspect of applied research conducted by academic personnel for a specific client under the terms of a legal contract.As important as contract research is in the university system, it is not clear how far the universities are involved in this new strategy for generating fund for the universities and other benefits they can derive from it. This book provides detailed information about the contract research activities in Nigerian universities covering the following topics: Concept of contract research, Level of awareness of contract research in universities, Sources of information on contract research, Level of involvement of universities in contract research, Strategies for managing contract research, Benefits of contract research, Problems inhibiting university involvement in contract research, Inhibitions in sharing benefits of contract research. The information in this book will enable the university administrators, faculty members, government and industries to establish refined management arrangements for contract research activities and ensure efficient co-ordination and better accountability within the university system. 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The book is about Real Estate development for commercial gain. It introduces the main subjects in Real Estate Development: Town and Regional Planning, Development environment and markets, Development economics, Packaging of developments, Professional team, Marketing, Funding, Construction management, Asset management and Appraisal of developments. The book gives an account of key indicators for successful developments and how to complete developments successfully. Great emphasis is made in developing for profit and ensuring that the development process creates value that can be realised in positive returns from selling the development. An internationl perspective is given in the book to ensure that the principles are adaptable to most developed and developing countries. 72 pp. Englisch.…