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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The aim of 'Analysing Harmony' is to make some kind of sense or order from tonal harmony as used in the popular music of the mid-20th century; the kind of music that is known as the 'great American songbook' and used as 'standards' by jazz musicians. The benefit of using this kind of repertoire is that, because it is highly 'refined', in the sense of being systematised and predictable, other musics, such as classical and pop, may be usefully compared with it to highlight similarities and differences of tonal use. The particular purpose of the booklet is twofold. Firstly, it may assist songwriters suffering from the 'lost chord' of songwriter's block. The patterns and substitute chords analysed here can provide a range of chords that have the 'correct' harmonic function: it's then a matter of choosing one according to taste. Secondly, an analytical understanding can greatly assist the improvising musician to develop broader and more complex melodic ideas over longer time-frames, rather than responding to each individual chord as it comes along. 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Innovation and regional development are two topics that were (separately) very much discussed by scholars and in recent literature there have been attempts to examine how the former is connected to the latter. At the same time, different types of regional agglomeration systems have been developed and discussed. However, there is a significant gap in literature particularly concerning Innovation Zones. Thus, there is a need to look into this concept and examine the benefits that Innovation Zones can provide to the region to which they are affiliated. Consequently, it is necessary to examine who are the main actors of an Innovation Zone and the prerequisites for a successful Innovation Zone. This analysis will provide to the reader knowledge on regional development theories, the importance of knowledge and it would be especially useful to students or professionals that deal with issues related to innovation, regional development and knowledge agglomeration systems.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Children in many Kenyan communities are conceived as sources of wealth, an investment and thus, socially, emotionally and economically rewarding. My interest in studying street children stemmed from the desire to understand what exactly happened in the this[Kenyan] society where children are highly valued, yet we witness armies of children taking over major towns in Kenya as scavengers to whom the street is the only source of livelihood. In this publication, I have utilized an anthropological perspective of understanding street children from their own point of view. Issues of social and economic organization of the street children while on the streets have been documented, among others, the opportunities and challenge they face as they wring a livelihood on the streets. Being largely a qualitative approach, I have drawn several inferences that have been logically explained to express the push and pull factors that influence patterns of migration among street children in the study area. The book culminates with a conceptual framework derived from the study and thus, recommendations that are drawn for policy purposes. 160 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Innovation and regional development are two topics that were (separately) very much discussed by scholars and in recent literature there have been attempts to examine how the former is connected to the latter. At the same time, different types of regional agglomeration systems have been developed and discussed. However, there is a significant gap in literature particularly concerning Innovation Zones. Thus, there is a need to look into this concept and examine the benefits that Innovation Zones can provide to the region to which they are affiliated. Consequently, it is necessary to examine who are the main actors of an Innovation Zone and the prerequisites for a successful Innovation Zone. This analysis will provide to the reader knowledge on regional development theories, the importance of knowledge and it would be especially useful to students or professionals that deal with issues related to innovation, regional development and knowledge agglomeration systems.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Children in many Kenyan communities are conceived as sources of wealth, an investment and thus, socially, emotionally and economically rewarding. My interest in studying street children stemmed from the desire to understand what exactly happened in the this[Kenyan] society where children are highly valued, yet we witness armies of children taking over major towns in Kenya as scavengers to whom the street is the only source of livelihood. In this publication, I have utilized an anthropological perspective of understanding street children from their own point of view. Issues of social and economic organization of the street children while on the streets have been documented, among others, the opportunities and challenge they face as they wring a livelihood on the streets. Being largely a qualitative approach, I have drawn several inferences that have been logically explained to express the push and pull factors that influence patterns of migration among street children in the study area. The book culminates with a conceptual framework derived from the study and thus, recommendations that are drawn for policy purposes.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Children in many Kenyan communities are conceived as sources of wealth, an investment and thus, socially, emotionally and economically rewarding. My interest in studying street children stemmed from the desire to understand what exactly happened in the this[Kenyan] society where children are highly valued, yet we witness armies of children taking over major towns in Kenya as scavengers to whom the street is the only source of livelihood. In this publication, I have utilized an anthropological perspective of understanding street children from their own point of view. Issues of social and economic organization of the street children while on the streets have been documented, among others, the opportunities and challenge they face as they wring a livelihood on the streets. Being largely a qualitative approach, I have drawn several inferences that have been logically explained to express the push and pull factors that influence patterns of migration among street children in the study area. The book culminates with a conceptual framework derived from the study and thus, recommendations that are drawn for policy purposes.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book reports on a six month implementation of the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) model when taught in a New Zealand secondary school physical education program. Two classes were taught using TPSR as the predominant pedagogical approach, while two control classes were taught using traditional physical education pedagogy. A mixed methods approach was used to examine the impact of the implementation on students and teachers. The results showed an improvement in students behavior in class; in their relationships with each other and with the teacher; and in their engagement with the physical education curriculum. For most students the learning about personal and social responsibility was restricted to the physical education context. For a small number of student, however, the program had a strong impact on other aspects of their lives. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This book reports on a six month implementation of the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) model when taught in a New Zealand secondary school physical education program. Two classes were taught using TPSR as the predominant pedagogical approach, while two control classes were taught using traditional physical education pedagogy. A mixed methods approach was used to examine the impact of the implementation on students and teachers. The results showed an improvement in students behavior in class; in their relationships with each other and with the teacher; and in their engagement with the physical education curriculum. For most students the learning about personal and social responsibility was restricted to the physical education context. For a small number of student, however, the program had a strong impact on other aspects of their lives.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Innovation and regional development are two topics that were (separately) very much discussed by scholars and in recent literature there have been attempts to examine how the former is connected to the latter. At the same time, different types of regional agglomeration systems have been developed and discussed. However, there is a significant gap in literature particularly concerning Innovation Zones. Thus, there is a need to look into this concept and examine the benefits that Innovation Zones can provide to the region to which they are affiliated. Consequently, it is necessary to examine who are the main actors of an Innovation Zone and the prerequisites for a successful Innovation Zone. This analysis will provide to the reader knowledge on regional development theories, the importance of knowledge and it would be especially useful to students or professionals that deal with issues related to innovation, regional development and knowledge agglomeration systems. 84 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Children in many Kenyan communities are conceived as sources of wealth, an investment and thus, socially, emotionally and economically rewarding. My interest in studying street children stemmed from the desire to understand what exactly happened in the this[Kenyan] society where children are highly valued, yet we witness armies of children taking over major towns in Kenya as scavengers to whom the street is the only source of livelihood. In this publication, I have utilized an anthropological perspective of understanding street children from their own point of view. Issues of social and economic organization of the street children while on the streets have been documented, among others, the opportunities and challenge they face as they wring a livelihood on the streets. Being largely a qualitative approach, I have drawn several inferences that have been logically explained to express the push and pull factors that influence patterns of migration among street children in the study area. The book culminates with a conceptual framework derived from the study and thus, recommendations that are drawn for policy purposes. 160 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book reports on a six month implementation of the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) model when taught in a New Zealand secondary school physical education program. Two classes were taught using TPSR as the predominant pedagogical approach, while two control classes were taught using traditional physical education pedagogy. A mixed methods approach was used to examine the impact of the implementation on students and teachers. The results showed an improvement in students behavior in class; in their relationships with each other and with the teacher; and in their engagement with the physical education curriculum. For most students the learning about personal and social responsibility was restricted to the physical education context. For a small number of student, however, the program had a strong impact on other aspects of their lives. 276 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The book elaborates socio-cultural attitudes and style of leadership among managers in a small multiethnic country Macedonia, in which the psychological effects of the political and economical transformations from socialism to capitalism exist for 20 years. The book illustrates how those transitional changes reflected upon the system of cultural values and attitudes in the former socialistic European countries: Eastern Germany, Russia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Slovenia and Hungary.The main goal of the book is to determine differences in the cultural orientations, managerial style and supervisor-subordinate relationship among managers from Macedonian and Albanian ethnicity at a different level of management. Cross-cultural models explain findings for collectivistic orientation and power distance orientation of those managers, and contemporary theories for leadership interpret obtained results for managerial paternalism and affective, instrumental, contractual and obligatory supervisor-subordinate relationship. The book may be interesting for managers in multiethnic countries, HRM specialists, psychologists, sociologists, economists and for MA/MBA students. 72 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book examines European identity in 23 European countries by means of Eurobarometer 62 (2004). It is argued that research done so far has neglected the question whether identity is a reliable source of normative action. The theoretical section applies the Social Identity Theory to disentangle normative and interest motivated sources of action. The empirical sections tests the normative impact of European identity on expressed support for European social policy. The findings foster concerns about identity: Although support for a sustainable identity is found, only a small group expresses a normative attachment to Europe. The remaining fraction of normative identity further decreases when the interfering national identity is excluded. It is concluded that European identity is far away from being a source to legitimize integration. 100 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book undertakes a holistic analysis of President George W. Bush's 2005 Social Security Reform Campaign arguing for the option to set aside a portion of one's contributions into a personal account with several investment alternatives. The campaign represents a particularly useful example of a concerted effort by a president to persuade the nation, partly because he led on the issue so publicly. In this attempt, the President did not succeed. Making use of classical and modern understandings of rhetoric, psychology, and political science, the book looks at the President's language, likely strategies, and evaluates his arguments. Few of the findings are likely unique to President Bush, speaking more generally to the practice of modern American political persuasion. Building on past work, the book develops several strategies of rhetorical campaign analysis, many of which unveil a political strategy that today's media and public should recognize more quickly: the preference and use of emotive over logical appeals. 92 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In today's competitive environment there is a trend to engage in strategic alliances. Organizations, whether they are commercial or not-for-profit, commonly pursue such practices in order to cope with the resource scarcity in the market place. This management strategy is not only for accessing financial and other material resources but also knowledge. Nowadays knowledge is becoming incredibly specialized and obsolete much faster. In particular, learning alliances have been adopted to facilitate the knowledge transfer between the partner firms. however, relatively less attention has been given to this specific typology of alliances, and even less consideration has been paid to the alliances between commercial and non-commercial firms. This book therefore, provides a model for a successful learning alliance between business schools and service firms where the shared knowledge creates a collective strength. The analysis should be particularly useful for any organization or university that hopes to establish a successful learning alliances and wishes to benefit from the knowledge gained through this network. 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Uptake of the HPV vaccine has been a major health issue since its release. This study follows up on current work that suggests that higher knowledge and awareness of HPV lead to greater vaccination coverage. Emory undergraduate students participated in an online survey and follow-up interviews to gauge their perceptions of the vaccine and their views on sexual activity on college campuses under the influence of the 'hook-up' culture. The aim of the study was to gauge whether knowledge or culture held more weight in determining students' intentions to be vaccinated and their sexual decision-making processes. The results suggest that knowledge does not play a significant role; rather, perceptions of the vaccine and a student's own sexual activity level were more accurate predictors. Among Emory's student population, knowledge on safe sex competes with cultural ideals that encourage or reward increased sexual behavior among students. This underscores the importance of the vaccine, and marketing officials, public health practitioners, and health educators alike need to work around students' perceptions of the vaccine and the high cost to ensure maximum coverage. 84 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This analysis regards the application of the predator-prey theory, and its impact on the exploitation of the natural resources and the mass tourism concerns. To such intention, the construction of a suitable evolutionary Lotka- Volterra system allows us to calibrate some economic situations and the consequent co-evolutionary system, as well as to study the necessary policy interventions that bring the system to the solution associated to either the pacific coexistence of the populations in question or to the optimal exploitation of the environmental resource at disposal. 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -On the discourse regarding iron smelting technology in Africa, it is known that two major classifications of the furnaces are made. Unlike this, iron smelting at Walagee in Wollega has been undertaken in a pit furnace, not ethnographically observed clearly in other parts of Africa. The ethnoarchaeology of iron production at Walagee locality of Wollega is entirely dealt with the reenactment of activities leading to the transformation of natural inputs to cultural products such as a bloom. It has therefore achieved in rewinding the technological and social processes accompanying smelting.Iron smelting at this site has been carried out in an underground furnace constructed in slopping position over one meter deep and clay tuyeres of 150cm as well as iron and horn tuyeres permanently attached to the bag bellows. Slag has been separated at two stages: First, beaten off by hammer at the smelting stage when the bloom is recovered and finally at smithing. Walagee smelters like their technology occupied a distinctly high place in the society-belonging to the class of farmers and rulers, and refuse to be categorized with smiths. More research is needed to clarify. 84 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The open-source software development model emerged as a serious competitor to proprietary software development models. Open-source development relies on the efforts of voluntary individuals and organizations to develop, test and use the software. This first essay, focuses on understanding the development process of open-source systems by looking at the communication between the two groups as an important indicator of the sophistication of the system. We argue that this continuous feedback loop is a determining factor of the system evolution. The essay presents a theory regarding it, develops its constructs and suggests a methodology to test the theory. The second essay focuses on the adoption of open-source Health Information Technology (HIT) in the delivery of health care. More specifically, it looks into the challenges that face the adoption and the implementation of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems. Open-Source software is an alternative to proprietary software. The study examines the specifics of open-source EMR systems in order to see how such systems may alleviate some of the challenges of the adoption and the implementation of traditional proprietary EMR systems. 104 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Proteins are the most important and essential food components.The growth of the fish depends upon the quality of proteins in the diet. The scientific fish culture in India aims at a high rate of the survival and production of spawn,fry, fingerlings and table sized fish. The aim is achieved by fertilization of the ponds and by providing supplementary feeding to the fish stocks. But, in intensive fish culture systems where the density of spawn, fry and fingerlings per unit water area is kept very high the proteins and certain other nutrients become growth limiting factors. Present study analyzes the effects of various dietary proteins commonly used in the culture practices, on the growth and survival of the common carp spawn. 60 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -High spatial resolution and image contrast are often competing demands in micro-spectroscopy. New imaging modalities are constantly being sought, particularly in the biosciences, due to the complexity of intracellular environments. This work describes the application of novel confocal imaging techniques to the identification of intracellular porphyrin species responsible for the efficacy of a treatment for cancer termed photodynamic therapy (PDT). Microscopic visualisation of the intracellular porphyrin distributions is accomplished using an innovative, fibre-optic confocal fluorescence imaging microscope whose development and performance are outlined. In addition to conventional confocal techniques, a new imaging modality that uses time-correlated, single photon counting is also described. Termed fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM), it provides image contrast on the basis of luminescence lifetime facilitating the identification of porphyrin species in complex cellular micro-environments. 292 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In the first chapter some basic notions and results from commutative algebra are being introduced along with a description on the progress towards the Stanley s conjecture. In the second chapter, we have discussed the Stanley s conjecture for a polynomial ring over a field in four variables. In the case of polynomial ring in five variables, we have presented that the monomial ideals with all associated primes of height two, are Stanley ideals. Moreover, we have introduced the Janet s algorithm for the Stanley decomposition of a monomial ideal and discussed the Janet s algorithm for the squarefree Stanley decomposition of squarefree monomial ideal. We conclude the chapter with the discussion of the Janet s algorithm for the partition of a simplicial complex. In the third and last chapter, we have discussed the regularity of monomial ideals in a polynomial ring in n variables, whose associated prime ideals are totally ordered by inclusion. 60 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book presents new methods for the analysis, design and decoding of low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes. First, we propose an efficient method for analyzing finite-length LDPC codes on symmetric channels. This method is based on the threhold behavior of LDPC codes and studying the atypical behavior of the channel when observed during a final block length. Different channel parameters can be used to model the channel behavior and predict the performance. We investigate and compare the results obtained by considering different channel parameters for predicting the performance. Second, we consider iterative decoding on uncorrelated fading channels where the channel fading and/or the noise power is not known at the receiver. We propose a linear LLR approximation method which is optimum in the sense of maximum achievablle transmission rate on the channel. This method is also applicable to other iteratively decoded codes. 120 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -For arbitrary universal algebra, in which the operation of addition is defined, I explore biring of matrices of mappings. The sum of matrices is determined by the sum in universal algebra, and the product of matrices is determined by the product of mappings. The system of equations, whose matrix is a matrix of mappings, is called a system of additive equations. I considered the methods of solving system of additive equations. As an example, I consider the solution of a system of linear equations over the complex field provided that the equations contain unknown quantities and their conjugates. Linear mappings of algebra over a commutative ring preserve the operation of addition in algebra and the product of elements of the algebra by elements of the ring. The representation of tensor product Aotimes A in algebra A generates the set of linear transformations of algebra A. The results of this research will be useful for mathematicians and physicists who deal with different algebras. 76 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Epilepsy is the second most common neurologic disorder which is characterized by recurrent and spontaneous seizures. Seizures occur unpredictably which makes everyday tasks such as driving and working extremely difficult resulting in a reduced quality of life. Epilepsy monitoring units measure the electrical activity of the brain using electroencephalography in an attempt to locate the epileptic brain tissue. However since seizures occur unpredictably and are generally infrequent, long recording times generate massive quantities of data. Automating this process using a seizure detection algorithm will ultimately save time and money, allow for superior and safer care of patients, and provide a better diagnostic tool. Although seizure detection has been well studied in the laboratory and clinic, a widely accepted algorithm has not been developed largely due to the fact that automated routines do not perform as well as a neurologist. In order to improve performance, we tested the hypothesis that multiple algorithms would work better than any single approach. Multiple algorithms were used as feature extractors and were implemented into a support vector machine (SVM) algorithm. 76 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Cancer is high proliferation of cells due to abnormalities in cell division and DNA replication. Breast cancer is most common malignancy of women with 45-80% response rate. However, recurrence is most common and most of the patients do not develop a satisfactory immunological antitumour response due to several mechanism, T-cells dysfunction. It is about 1% in men. In present study, we tried to investigate the role of T-cells and DNA content analysis as prognostic marker in breast cancer patients compared to normal healthy individuals using Flowctometry and Confocal Laser Scanning Microcopy. We studied 31 Breast carcinoma patients and 12 Normal healthy persons. Out of 31 patients, cancer patients showed significant increase in CD3, CD4 percentage while there was no significant change in CD8 percentage. Increased CD4 values suggested that these cells have immunosuppressive characterstics either due to cell contact or soluble factors and therefore contribute to dysfunction of immune system against cancer cells. Flowcytometry can assist pathologist in making objective, quantitative measurements on cells and tissue which can compliment pathological diagnosis. 112 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -We provide an algorithm that automatically derives many provable theorems in the equational theory of allegories. This was accomplished by noticing properties of an existing decision algorithm that could be extended to provide a derivation in addition to a decision certi cate. We also suggest improvements and corrections to previous research in order to motivate further work on a complete derivation mechanism. The results presented here are signi cant for those interested in relational theories, since we essentially have a subtheory where automatic proof-generation is possible. This is also relevant to program veri cation since relations are well-suited to describe the behaviour of computer programs. It is likely that extensions of the theory of allegories are also decidable and possibly suitable for further expansions of the algorithm presented here. 76 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Bangladesh has a high maternal mortality rate of 300/100,000 live births (WHO, 2004). Though skilled birth attendants working in hygienic conditions can reduce this high maternal mortality rate through safe delivery practices, there is, gross underutilization of the available health facilities. This book investigates a diverse set of determinants of place of delivery care using the behavior model of Andersen and Newman (Baldo, 2001). After controlling for multiple factors in logistic regression, antenatal care (ANC) attendance, age, education, monthly expenditure and husbands occupation retained a significant association with place of delivery. ANC was the most important determinant of delivery care from the logistic regression model. These findings suggest that enabling more women to get better antenatal care, ensuring that all women have a minimum of primary education, reducing the total fertility rate and reducing teenage pregnancies may result in an increased number of hospital deliveries. 80 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The focus of this work is on classifying the most common non-manual (facial) gestures in Sign Language. This goal is achieved in two consecutive steps: First, automatic facial landmarking is performed based on Multi-resolution Active Shape Models (MRASMs). Second, the tracked landmarks are normalized and expression classification is done based on multivariate Continuous Hidden Markov Model (CHMMs). We collected a video database of expressions from Turkish Sign Language (TSL) to test the proposed approach. The expressions used are universal and the results are applicable to other sign languages. Single view vs. multi-view and person specific vs. generic MRASM trackers are compared both for tracking and expression recognition. The multi-view person-specific tracker performs the best and tracks the landmarks robustly. For expression classification, the proposed CHMM classifier is tested on different training and test set combinations and the results are reported. We observe that the classification performances of distinct classes are very high. 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In 1994, Seiberg and Witten introduced new sets of invariants for four-manifolds, which were considerably more tractable than Donaldson's and led to new advances in geometry and topology in dimension 4. Methods have been developed to understand the nature of these invariants in greater depth, and this book is a step in that direction, where we discuss how to glue monopoles in a quite general setting, and the conditions under which this is possible. This will result in a local fiber-product description for the moduli space when the 4-manifold under consideration is split into two pieces along a separating 3-dimensional sub-manifold, and will give us a great deal of insight into the structure of Seiberg-Witten moduli spaces. The book should be accessible to graduate students and mathematicians working in this field. 60 pp. Englisch.…