Lap lambert academic publishing mrz 2013 (683 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Brand Equity Analysis - A comparative study of Pepsi and Coca Cola is done to analyse the elements/factors effecting the brand equity of both these organizations.The research cover various statistical tools in order to draw appropriate results which will in future help other beverage organizations in understanding what Pepsi and Coca Cola did right with their brands in the present markets, helping them to establish their own identity. 52 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Business Bank in Indonesia is very attractive and profitable, and it is no wonder, when investors from neighboring countries such as Malaysia and Singapore are interested to buy banks in Indonesia. But when do the acquisition, employees often overlooked aspect, and makes employees nervous and confused and consequently negatively affect overall performance. At the time it changed owners, can definitely be a change vision and mission and ultimately change Organizational Culture. The process of organizational culture change correctly is often forgotten by the new owners of the bank, because it was the focus of the core business is financial business. The process of organizational culture change is not properly managed the process of changing corporate culture, not only resulting in decreased performance, but also increase turnover. The impact of poorly managed organizational culture change process, the optimality of the ROI is not running as fast as expected by the new owner. Thus the process of changing the corporate culture must be managed properly and systematically. 60 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Natural resources such as water and environmental attributes are valuable assets to humans. Despite the various benefits derived from these resources obtaining the appropriate price for environmental resources is a bit difficult due to the absence of market. As a result most of the time macro-economic planners fail to recognize the total value of these resources. Thus failure of the market system to allocate a price for environmental resources correctly creates the need for economic measures of values to guide policy making. This book thus analyses the determinants of households' willingness to pay for irrigation water supply by using contingent valuation and choice experiment methods. Multinomial logit, Probit and random parameter logit models were used to analyze the factors influencing households' willingness to pay and to estimate measures of welfare change for farm households. The practical analysis on environmental resource valuation would be handy to professionals in environmental and natural resources economics fields or anyone else interested in pricing of environmental resources. 80 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -An organization¿s success largely depends on the resources,working environment, employee-employer relationship, knowledge and skills of the task force and the set core competencies. As global business competition shifts from efficiency to innovation and from enlargement of scale to creation of value, management needs to be oriented towards the strategic use of human resources.Strategic human resource management practices are essential in both large and small companies because they are intended to help organizations meet the needs of their employees while promoting company goals in order to achieve competitive advantage at the same time reducing production costs. Managers need to analyze both internal and external environment where business thrives in order to identify factors that may hamper organizational performance. 80 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book describes findings of the study made to find out the possible effects of climate change on Boro rice, a major food grains that comprise about 60% of rice production in Bangladesh. Simulation results indicate that growth and yield of rice are directly related to temperature, CO2 concentrations, water requirement and planting dates etc. Temperature effects significantly on rice yield and the effect would be more pronounced if temperatures rise in 4°C. Very high temperatures have been predicted for the years 2050 and 2070 due to climate change which would cause yield reductions over 15 to 60 percent. Planting date also showed similar result and this would become more in future with rise of temperatures. CO2 concentrations have a positive impact on rice yield although higher level in future would compensate the adverse effects of increased temperatures to some extent, but it would not be able offset overall impact. Climate change causes significant reduction in rice yields. Development of improved cultivars suitable to withstand high temperatures (2°C to 4°C) and tolerant to water stress may mitigate the production problems projected for the next 50 to 100 years. 60 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The telecommunications industry (GSM) is experiencing a robust growth on a global scale. Advancement in this technology has removed long queues at phone booths, provided the opportunity to call anywhere, anytime and for as long as one wants with little or no expenses. Telecom service providers promote their services by giving out bonuses such as free midnight calls and cheaper call rates thereby increasing the usage of phones. This attendant increase in phone usage has generated concerns about its safety due to suspected health hazards that may be associated with exposure to mobile phone radiation. In this work we observed that exposure of experimental rats to mobile phone radiation for four (4) hours daily for two (2) months could increase the Aspartate Aminotransaminase (AST) activity as well as decrease the plasma globulin levels etc.and alter the arrangement of cells of the brain tissue of the animals when a histological study was conducted. The findings of this research are being reported to create an awareness of the danger that may be associated with long exposure to mobile phones. 60 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This study sets out to analyze transgenic animals in which amelotin is expressed throughout all stages of enamel formation (amelogenesis). Tooth development is a very intricate process, and amelotin is an enamel-specific gene product, which under normal expression is limited to the maturation stage of amelogenesis. In this study, the altered pattern of amelotin gene expression is achieved by creating transgenic mice in which the amelogenin gene promoter is used to drive amelotin. 72 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The book presents the lively case of an urban gardening project conducted in a busy neighborhood of Istanbul by a group of sustainability volunteers. Triggered by the challenges cities face in regard to food security, environment, economics and community life, urban dwellers set to work together and create an urban garden using the ideals of Permaculture. The author examines in detail the phases of the gardening project while working as part of the team. The case adds an interesting chapter to the story of urban gardening in Istanbul, and reveals the potential of such projects in moving cities towards a more sustainable future. 80 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The major objective of this research was to gain maximum experience & exposure of the industry. To learn the overall working style of an Industry & to help establishing a relation between factors of production with the production of the country & hence trying to forecast production for the years to come. The second phase of the project deals with determining a best fit model that can predict sugar production figures in the country for the years to come, using a statistical package called SPSS, implying regression tools, to find out the relevance, coefficients of each independent factor active in determining the domestic production figures. 56 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -A mineral element is considered to plant growth and development if the element is involved in plant metabolic functions and the plant cannot complete its life cycle without the element. Essential Elements are Necessary for normal growth and development but Non Essential Elements Not Necessary for normal growth and development. Totally 17 elements are essential for plants. The detection of deficiencies and toxicity of particular mineral nutrient element has enabled us to make adequate soil amendments for better plant growth. Physiological disorders of many crops such as rice, pulses and oil seeds have been successfully corrected by using minerals. 60 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Information Technology and banking performance is one of the most exciting areas of research that has been the focus of intense interest throughout the globe over the decades, but little has been devoted to examine the impact of IT on the profitability of African banks, specially in sub Sahara countries. This empirical study examines the impact of IT investment on the profitability of Ethiopia banking sector along with other bank specific profit determinants. It should be known that In Ethiopian banking sector the context for making IT investment decisions has been altered in the recent years. Currently modern banking services such as ATM services, Mobile banking, Internet and SMS banking are increasingly becoming available. With respect to profitability, Ethiopian banking is booming. Financial results for the 2010 fiscal year show an industry enjoying high growth, high profits, and high dividends. Their profits were up 45 percent and shareholders (at banks open for more than a year) received an average return of 27 percent on their investments. 64 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Background: Interferon gamma (IFN-¿), a cytokine produced by a variety of cells is involved in the immune response against M.tuberculosis. It activates the production of other cytokines & molecules that kill MTB. IFN-¿ also has diagnostic role in identification of active and latent TB. Objective: To determine the level of IFN-¿ in the blood of TB patients. Methods: 91 subjects were selected, including 54 active TB patients and 37 healthy controls. IFN-¿ conc. was determined in their blood by ELISA technique. Results: In TB patients, Mean+SD of IFN-¿ was 48.69+28.78 while it was 12.99+5.70 pg/ml in control group (p 72 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder characterised by recurrent, unprovoked seizures. It is the most common neurological disorder in sub-Saharan Africa. It has been found that people in developing countries have low levels of access to quality healthcare and appropriate medication. Moreover, these people may seek several kinds of alternative treatments before using conventional medication. A cross sectional study was undertaken, aiming at exploring the perceptions and treatment seeking behaviour of people with epilepsy and their caregivers with regard to treatment of epilepsy by alternative and/or conventional methods. In this study 75 people were interviewed (39 people with epilepsy, and 36 caregivers) during Epilepsy clinics at Chainama Hills Hospital and University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, using a semi-structured questionnaire. Results of the study revealed that majority of the participants do seek alternative treatment for several years before resorting to conventional medication. The study also demonstrated that knowledge on Epilepsy as an illness still has misguided perceptions concerning its aetiology and classification. 56 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The uncontrolled and unrestricted use of antimicrobials may lead to the accumulation of undesirable drug residues in the treated animals and their products. In the poultry industry of many developing countries such as Kenya there is lack of affordable, easy to perform antibiotic residues screening methods. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of Bacillus cereus and Bacillus subtilis as test organisms for assay of tetracycline and beta-lactam antibiotics in chicken meat. Microbiological detection was achieved by agar well diffusion. Results showed that oxytetracycline (OTC) and penicillin G (PEN G) were reliably detected below the maximum residue limits (MRLs), of 50ng/g in both liver and kidney for PEN G and 600ng/g in liver and 1200ng/g in kidney for OTC, by the two bacterial species. B. cereus and B. subtilis can therefore be used effectively for routine screening for residues of PEN G and OTC in chicken kidney and liver tissues. The screening test is technically simple and can be carried out in most laboratories in both the developed and developing countries. 76 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Water quality problems in the Central Region of Ghana are becoming increasingly complex and diverse and these conditions are due to the poor management of these water resources which has to a large extent, been promoted by the traditional perception of water being a free commodity resulting in wasteful practices in water resources utilization without much priority given to their management. This study therefore reveals certain findings that will aid in the management and sustainability of these water resources, in that, it will actually give us an idea about how much each of these waters have been polluted. It also highlights the main sources of pollution of these water bodies under study. The study also aid in the assessment and evaluation of the probable impacts of the levels or concentrations of parameters on aquatic life, humans as well as the environment as a whole, and therefore human activities that tend to lower or increase these parameters in this case. Finally, this study, will not only serve as a tool in the management and sustainability of water resources in Ghana but also the world at large. 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This project is about building an automated robot which will find its track on its own, and will also sense the stairs and climb it. It will be able to overcome any obstacle that comes in its way. Nowadays engineers are trying to solve daily routine problems with the concept of engineering, and making the lives of people easier and easier. The concept of robots are getting more and more popular these days, as they prove more efficient than humans. Today robots are also used for fun and games, and numbers of tournaments are also arranged on the games based on robotics. So it's a machine which provides work, knowledge and entertainment as well. The main concept of this project is to reduce the human presence in dangerous areas; it can also be used in space programs and can also come handy in rescue missions. 76 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -It is shown that Galilean parametrical transformation exists. This transformation preserves the unchanged form of Maxwell's equations in the inertial frames. Parametrical transformation is an alternative to the Lorentz transformation. Both transformations yield the same predictions at small relative velocities of inertial frames. The mathematical formalism of Galilean parametrical transformations simpler and clearer than the formalism of the Lorentz transformation. All phenomenon have a clear physical interpretation. A new interpretation of the Lorentz transformation is proposed. The new interpretation is free from paradoxes. 52 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Implementations of IS/IT strategies are aimed at contributing to overall business strategies of organisations. However, some organisations are not benefiting from the implementations facing these efforts. This dissertation intended to assess the effectiveness of the IS/IT strategic choice by Local Government Authorities in regard to implementation of Integrated Financial Management Information System. The research was approached qualitatively and a case study strategy was employed taking Arusha Municipal Council as a case. Various literature were consulted to get the theoretical and empirical thoughts of various authors about the topic under study to help the researcher craft and refine methodology. A lot of barriers that were found in this study are impeding successful implementation of the IS/IT strategic choice to accomplish intended purposes. Recommendations were given on how to ensure the success of IS/IT strategy implementations. 72 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Endophytes provide an abundant reservoir of bioactive metabolites for medicinal exploitation, and an increasing number of novel compounds are being isolated from endophytic fungi.In India Juniperus recurva (Drooping juniper) is grown in Assam, Himachal-Pradesh, Sikkim, Jammu and Kashmir. Podophyllum hexandrum (Himaliyan Mayapple) grows in unexplored environments (>3000 m) in high altitude ranges of the Himalayas where there is a possibility of mutualistic interactions between different groups of organisms. Endophytes have been recognized as potential source of novel natural products for pharmaceutical,agricultural and industrial uses, especially secondary metabolites produced by fungal endophytes colonizing medicinal plants. This book presents a broad and comprehensive anlysis of the antimicrobial potential of endophytes isolated from Juniperus recurva and Podophyllum hexandrum from Jammu region of India, against selected pathogens. This work is very useful for University students, course lecturers, researchers and medical practitioners in microbiology, pharmacology, medicinal biochemistry and pharmacognosy. 80 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The book contains a geographical overview of the road network development pattern in Assam. Spatial road network pattern, trend of road network, road accessibility pattern, district-wise road length and road density, zone-wise road network development in Assam are some of the main contents of the book. These contents are analysed using statistical methods and manual cartographic techniques. This work will help the readers to understand about the Geography of Road in Assam and to reconstruct their mental maps. 76 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book portrays the current positions of women whose first child was to be born when they were teenagers in the rural Eastern Cape setting.Questionnaires were given to 20 pregnant teenagers who visited clinics around Alice for pregnancy check-up. Convenient sampling was utilized to the sample which was 19 Xhosa women and 1 coloured woman. The items of the questionnaire were divided into the following sub-topics: Prenatal and postnatal challenges and roles and responsibilities of motherhood. The study found that most of the pregnant teenagers were aware of the prenatal and postnatal challenges but they were not ready to perform the roles and responsibilities associated with motherhood.The psychosocial theory of Erikson and the Psycho sexual theory of Freud advocated the results of the study by showing that the teenage stage is liable to identity problems which can lead one to uninformed decisions. 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The purpose of research is to inform action. Thus, your study should seek to contextualize its findings within the larger body of research. Research must always be high quality in order to produce knowledge that is applicable outside of the research setting with implications that go beyond the group that has participated in the research. Furthermore, the results of your study should have implications for policy and project implementation. One problem that often plagues progress in global health is the slow translation of research into practice. Oftentimes, a disconnect exists between those who create the evidence base and those who are positioned to implement the research findings. The underlying problem is in the way in which the production of evidence is organized institutionally with highly centralized mechanisms, whereas the application of that science is highly decentralized. This social distance prevails because scientists are more oriented to the international audiences of other scientists for which they publish than to the needs of practitioners, policy makers, or the local public. 80 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Islamic banking is one of the most growing sectors of financial market and gaining popularity in Islamic world. With increasing competition and advances in banking systems Islamic banks must be efficient to reap the benefits of growing demand. This book investigates the efficiency of Islamic banks in Pakistan using non-parametric approach of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). The purpose is to look at the financial characteristics that make Islamic banks efficient. Keep in view the financial characteristics of performance, current study apart efficient Islamic banks from those that are found inefficient. The efficiency of Islamic banks is measured in specified input and output variables. Staff cost, fixed assets and total deposits are taken as input variables while total loans, income and liquid assets are taken as output variables. 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Mostly in our rural areas credit is not available to the farmer on time or they can get it only on very high interest rate. So there is great potential of Micro Financing in Bahawalpur region. Many developing countries like Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan are using microfinance to increase the living standard of their people. Rate of interest charged by these MFIs are very high and their main focus is on Agriculture sector only. There is a strong relationship between microfinance and poverty alleviation. The results also showed that Microfinance Scheme help people to improve their living standard and provide them financial opportunity to expand their business. Microfinance is the key strategy that leads to quick revival of economy, increase in living standards and empowerment. Living Standard is very important issue in all developing countries like Pakistan where one forth of population falls in the category of Poor. Govt. has estimated that about 23% population lived under poverty line. Mostly in our rural areas credit is not available to the farmer on time or they can get it only on very high interest rate. So there is great potential of Micro Financing in our region. 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The sugar industry in Kenya plays a significant role in socio-economic development of the country through aspects such as job creation. Cognizant of this fact, both the government and the private sector have sought to build the sub-sector through investment over the year.The performance of the industry however continues to face a myriad challenges such as high cost of production and inefficiency that if comprehensively addressed could unlock the sub-sector's raw potential and opportunities.This book attempts to explore the strengths and weaknesses in this key industry,hoping to inform and motivate policy leaders,investors and managers to understand that strategic management of all the factors of production holds the ingredients required to make their goals come through. 60 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Until today the treatment of scorpion stings by means of plants occupies a significant place in traditional medicine, and in spite the emergence of modern medicine, people have kept on using plants, as the knowledge of which has been passed over centuries from one generation to the next as Ayurvedic medicine shows. A new catalogue of plants used to threat envenomation by scorpions has been compiled from review papers and books. 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The 1/11 changeover of 2007 resulting in formation of military backed Caretaker Government (CTG) emerged as the most hotly debated issue in Bangladesh politics. Late 2006, Bangladesh experienced an unprecedented turmoil and brutality done by the opposition party in the wake of the power transfer and the political situation over 9th parliamentary election turned so chaotic that it called for such stern action. On 11 January 2007, The President of Bangladesh declared a state of emergency and postponed general elections scheduled to be held on 22 January 2007, under pressure from the military and Western diplomats - an event known in Bangladesh as 1/11 - bringing to an end of fifteen years of formal democratic rule. The military installed a CTG which conducted elections on 29 December 2008 after two years of emergency. The experience of the 1/11 changeover was not good for the countrymen as they suffered from severe torture and repression during this time. The book argues that the Western diplomats played a proactive role bringing 1/11 changeover, which was one of the exceptional military diplomatic coups of the history. It also looked into the fragile democracy of Bangladesh. 60 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In the globalized world interactions between states are inevitable. The United States needs to decide whether it wants to exercise a strategy of cooperation or confrontation when approaching future crises. This book examines the American relationship with international law, past and present, and describes how American international political and legal engagement has evolved over the last century. The US' role in the development of international law, analyses of American Cold War crises in Europe, Asia and Latin America and the consequences of American unipolarity are used to support the author's argument. The book concludes with the articulation of an American foreign policy strategy for the 21st Century that is both idealistic and pragmatic. 72 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been widely considered as an engine of growth. Developing and transition economies have scored varying degrees of success in attracting FDI. In this paper the focus was the case of Zambia and indications were that FDI increases the level of exports and in the long run the result is that the major macro-economic fundamentals such as Growth Domestic Product(GDP), Inflation, Interst rates and Balance of Payments are stabilised. 80 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The topic is based on research as of the strategy and management of human resource management to identify important factors among the strategies of the company, its human resources and performance results. Identifying of globalization countries and organization within themselves are become multicultural. Different individuals have their own needs and aspirations. The development of human resources is made an essential component because any development process is directed by the human factor. Every company should become aware of the needs of its employees. Many organizations have paid attention to the system of the performance management as a tool to generate competitive advantages inimitable from other competitive companies. Improving the performance of employees is essential and at the same times a challenge for each company. Successful companies are those that consider their human capital as their most important asset. Finally the discussion reveals that the development of human resources closely related with the factors such as: Recruitment policies, patterns of labor market, age and staff experience. 52 pp. Englisch.…