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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -One crustacean shell and 24 gastropod shells related to 13 different families are collected and described from Ras Sudr region (northeast Gulf of Suez), Egypt. These are one species from cirripedia, one species from vermetidae, three species from Trochidae, one species from Turbinidae, one species from Neritidae, one species from Turritellidae, five species from cerithiidae, three species from Strombidae, one species from Fasciolariidae, one species from Melongenidae, four species from Muricidae, two species from Cypraeidae and one species from Naticidae. Thirty three bivalved shells related to 18 different families are collected and described from the Red Sea in the Ras Sudr region (northeast of the Gulf of Suez), Egypt. Three species from the Arcidae, 3 species from the Mytilidae, one species from the Glycymerididae, one species from the Limopsidae, one species from the Pteriidae, one species from the Plicatulidae, one species from the Pectinidae, one species from the Spondylidae, 6 species from the Chamidae, one species from the Lucinidae, 3 species from the Cardiidae, 2 species from the Tridacninae, one species from the Mactridae, one species from the Mesodesmatidae, etc. 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Le Championnat des Pays-Bas de football ou Eredivisie est une compétition annuelle impliquant les 18 meilleurs clubs du pays. Les Pays-Bas connaissent un championnat national depuis 1897. Ce championnat de 1897 à 1954 est un championnat amateur. Il ne devient officiel qüen 1898. Ce championnat repose alors sur une structure régionale. Dans un premier temps seul la ligue occidentale des Pays-Bas est reconnue comme championnat pouvant décerner le titre de champion. En 1893, la compétition adopte une structure basée sur deux groupes régionaux : à celui de l¿ouest qui était jusqüalors le seul reconnu, s¿ajoute un groupe de l¿est. Plusieurs titres de champions sont attribués jusqüen 1898. A partir de cette date le championnat devient officiel. La compétition reprend la forme de divisions régionales mais le titre de champion est donné à la suite d¿une finale qui voit s¿affronter le champion de l¿ouest contre le champion de l¿est. Il y a jusqüà six groupes régionaux dont les champions s¿affrontent dans une poule finale pour l¿attribution du titre.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 120 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Given the advances in camera and editing technology, and the proliferation of YouTube uploads that go viral, it seems that anyone can create video content. However, people don¿t inherently know how to make movies. Perhaps you have watched enough films that you believe you have an understanding of how it is done, but there is much more to it than simply turning on a camera and filming a subject of interest. With each new filmmaking experience, different perspectives, capacities, challenges, and nuances emerge. With each film class, it becomes possible to not only develop an understanding of film as a narrative and cultural form, but also to appreciate and begin to learn to utilize the various techniques and approaches that great filmmakers have developed. This journal is a chronological outline and set of reflections, intended to not only capture my current understanding of the filmmaking process, but also to serve as a guide for others who would like to embark on a similar artistic journey.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book provides critical analysis of the latest version of Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP 600) and Letter of Credit which is the most common method of payment for goods in the export trade. It gives a detailed study on bill of lading as a document of title. It also tackles with the commercial conflicts of laws as to jurisdiction. It further describes main features of Anti-Dumping Agreement of WTO and its role in the international trade.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book studies the role of aid in the Palestinian development and its impact on economic development. The qualitative and quantitative analysis shows that the overall impact of aid has been limited in promoting economic growth, improving people¿s living standards, and achieving peace. Moreover, these aid flows helped in creating structural dependency rather than sustainable development, due to its failure to supplement local resources to enhance savings and investments, increase productivity, and decrease unemployment. Rather, it increased public and private consumption and reacted according to the severity of the political, economic, and humanitarian conditions. Thus, growth and poverty rates did not improve as a result of pouring more aid into the Palestinian war-torn economy. Furthermore, due to the particularity of the Palestinian case within the dilemma of aid-under-occupation and asymmetric containment, and the failure of aid for peace approaches, this book suggests pursuing a new approach based on the ¿larger freedom¿ concepts and the inclusion of non-distorting relief aid to the development process, which incorporates the national concepts of emancipatory human rights.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -For many years, a debate has occurred surrounding the differences between leadership and management. Philosophers, thinkers, and scholars have written many theories on the components of being a good leader or a good manager. Although these two terms differ in meaning, they are often used synonymously. This book examines both the process of leadership and management; compares both processes; and then explores the possibilities of learning the process of leadership.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -European Monetary Union is an entity that unites today 17 member states by single currency ¿ the euro. And since 2008 after the world economic downturn Eurozone has been tested a lot. The economies of several countries have suffered and experienced an essential decrease in GDP. The difference between budget revenues, spending and external debt are the main concerns of countries for today. And Greece has the most difficult situation among those who suffer. This paper researches previous historical examples of the monetary unions, the EMU and its policy-making procedure as well. Events and causes of the current Greek crisis will be examined, and its impact will be shown through the examples of two main Greek industries ¿ shipping and tourism. Another important point to review the crisis is to see what has been done to meet the crisis and improve the economic situation in Greece. Finally this paper has to answer the question if the Greek crisis of 2010 can lead to the collapse of the entire system of the euro and the EMU.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The Islamic banking and finance industry has been well-received in both the Muslim and non-Muslim countries. Reflecting the wide acceptance of the industry globally, many countries are developing the Islamic financial markets in parallel to the existing conventional financial markets. In line with the global trend, there are also increasing demands for such financial market alternative in Nigeria. This book envisages developing an Islamic capital market in Nigeria and assessing the sustainability of the market in the country. It focuses on the need to develop an alternative capital market with reference to Nigeria. The book will be of benefit to tertiary institution students and lecturers as it has added to the existing literature on Islamic capital market. It also comes up with policy recommendations that will be of interest to the policymakers to ensure healthy growth and sustainable development of the Islamic capital market in the country as well as guiding and helping potential investors and industry players to become informed decision makers in the Islamic capital market.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 104 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Entrepreneurship involves turning an opportunity into a product. It has challenges and risks but an entrepreneur employs strategies to transform what looks difficult into a solution. This book examines how an enterprising group has over the years negotiated factors that favour and limit entry, growth and performance in an informal public transport business, known as matatu transport, in Nairobi, Kenya. This transport service is now essential in the movement of people, goods, services and ideas in Nairobi and other parts of Kenya.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Usually in contract drafting process arbitration clause is left for the end. Sometimes it happens that parties really do not wish to start discussions on how should arbitration clause look like or what details should it contain, because either parties think they would never come to a conflict or they are short of time and leave arbitration clause unconsidered. Absence of sufficient attention when drafting arbitration clauses is likely to give rise to defective arbitration clauses, which lead to much higher than expected time and money costs or even make arbitration impossible. Therefore this book looks into most common mistakes made when drafting arbitration clauses and povides guidelines on the proper arbitration clause drafting.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book discusses the global issue on software patents in the very simple manner. Traditionally, patents for computer -related inventions were rejected by patent offices. It was thought that computer programs were more like books (¿literary works¿) than other technological subject matter, such as automobiles, manufacturing machines and chemical compounds, and therefore should be protected by copyright. As we know that copyright only protects the expression and not the underlying concepts in software related inventions, and patent protection is potentially much broader. However, as the computer age progressed, computers and software took on an increasingly central role. Today, computers and computer software are at the forefront of technology. Although Patent Law has been slow to adapt, there have been rapid advances in the law in this area recently. Different countries and regional offices have different standards for granting patents, particularly for software or computer-implemented inventions.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Breastfeeding is the feeding of an infant or young child with breast milk directly from female human breasts (i.e., via lactation) rather than from a baby bottle or other container. Babies have a sucking reflex that enables them to suck and swallow milk. It is recommended that mothers breastfeed for six months or more, without the addition of infant formula or solid food. After the addition of solid food, mothers are advised to continue breastfeeding for at least a year, and can continue for two years or more. Human breast milk is the healthiest form of milk for babies. There are few exceptions, such as when the mother is taking certain drugs or is infected with human T-lymphotropic virus, HIV, or has active untreated tuberculosis. Breastfeeding promotes health and helps to prevent disease. Artificial feeding is associated with more deaths from diarrhea in infants in both developing and developed countries. Experts agree that breastfeeding is beneficial, and have concerns about artificial formulas but there are conflicting views about how long exclusive breastfeeding remains beneficial.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Coffee has always been a commodity of great importance for the Global South. After the collapse of the International Coffee Agreement in 1989, the global coffee price plummeted. During the coffee crisis, the fair trade brand began to take form. This new form of activism, which encouraged consuming certain products, instead of boycotting them, developed with a promise of helping the Global South. This book explores the effect of fair trade coffee on households and communities in the Kagera region in North-West Tanzania. This book sheds light on how fair trade works within the coffee industry, what parts of the fair trade system which is effective and what external forces limit the full effect of fair trade.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -An examination of the relevant literature demonstrates that work engagement has not received adequate empirical attention in the field of positive psychology including tourism and hospitality literature. Hence, a model which examines the impacts of work engagement dimensions (vigor, dedication, and absorption) on service recovery performance, job satisfaction, and turnover intentions was developed and tested. In addition, the relationships among service recovery performance, job satisfaction, and turnover intentions were investigated. With the purpose in mind, frontline employees in the four- and five-star hotels of Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria, were used as the sample. Based on the results, none of the dimensions of work engagement had a significant effect on service recovery performance and turnover intentions. Of the dimensions of work engagement, vigor was found to have a significant and positive impact on job satisfaction. The rest of the dimensions did not significantly affect job satisfaction. Employees with higher job satisfaction had lower turnover intentions. Service recovery performance did not significantly impact job satisfaction and turnover intentions.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -the ¿points-of-marketing¿ service encounters carry a major task of transferring the corporate image over the organisational boundary. This research gives recommendations for better management of points-of-marketing.A positivist approach was adopted in order to measure perceptions of corporate brand image quantitatively. Through questionnaires, 5 employees and 42 potential students were asked to rate 18 brand attributes according to strength and favourability on a scale of 1-10.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The research is aimed to highlight Pakistan¿s stance over the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). The study is also aimed to examine the challenges and opportunities for Pakistan by signing CTBT. The options which are available to Pakistan, and merits and demerits of each one of them highlighted as well. It is important to see the challenges and opportunities for Pakistan by signing the CTBT especially after testing nuclear explosions in May 1998. Thus the book is only limited to Pakistan¿s stance on the CTBT. The whole debate has been concluded at the end of the book.The focus has been on the objectivity of research and analysis on the basis of keeping in view all the possible aspects of the situation in discussion. A policy recommendation can therefore serve as an important tool for the future consultation and citation.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 120 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -So for as the impact of online banking on customer satisfaction is concerned only a little search is done in developing countries especially in Pakistan. So to get better understanding of these related issues in Pakistan, this research is conducted to explore how the direct marketing effect the customer satisfaction.The adoption rate of online banking in Pakistan is checked in this study. And either the customer satisfaction is increased or not with the use of online banking. From the customer¿s point of view, this study has much importance. They will know about direct marketing in a better way and will able to use online banking easily. For the companies, this study will helpful in CRM (customer relationship management).Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between participative leadership and organisational commitment among bank clerks. The data was collected from a sample of 70 bank clerks in Alice and King William¿s Town, using a self-designed biographical and occupational data questionnaire; a participative leadership questionnaire adopted from Sagie, Zaidman & Amichai-Humburger (2002); and Mowday, Steers, and Porter¿s (1979) organisational commitment questionnaire. Participative leadership was measured as a unitary concept while organisational commitment was measured in the following four ways: as an acceptance of the organisation¿s values and goals (values); as loyalty to the organisation (loyalty); as preparedness to expend extra effort for the organisation¿s benefit (effort); and as a combination of the three component scores (total oc). For the total sample, participative leadership was found to be significantly positively correlated with total oc, and with effort. For males only, it was found to be significantly positively correlated with total oc; and for females only, it was significantly positively correlated with effort.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 92 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Cambodia has been politically bedeviled by pervasive patronage, and the power-money-morality relations are at issue. Patronage politics has crippled the performance of government in terms of serving the public interest. Pervasive patronage must be put on the political agenda in order to find ways to limit or reduce its powers. Cambodia urgently needs to professionalize public bodies by creating special classes and drawing a baseline on the one hand for legitimate and legal public appointments, and on the other hand purifying the merit-based public employment. A strong political will and intention to deal with patronage, based on commitment to noble ends, remains the prerequisite for Cambodiäs civil service. This also necessitates tightening an independent system of checks and balances in an effort to prevent the misuse of power of the executive branch, and to convince it to cooperate with the legislative and judicial branches in serving the public. Also, cooperative efforts of the media and academic institutions must be a necessity, not an option. The following work might offer a basis for argument for those interested in the patronage system in Cambodia.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Social Networking has become the ¿buzz phrase¿ of the moment. There are many different networks, offering similar or different services but one thing they all have in common is a direct impact on individuals lives and therefore our societies and culture. The focus of this study is to determine the effect that the rise of online Social Networks has on the Design Industry. Conclusions have been reached as to the main effects, both positive and negative aspects of the effects and recommendations for the future.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The study examined the flow of institutional credit to agriculture in Union Territory of Puducherry. Puducherry and Karaikal district formed the universe of the study. The method of data collection was by personal interview, using a separate pretested schedule. The loans and advances made to agricultural sector in the state by each financing institutions showed a significant growth over the study period. The most important factor influencing the flow of crop loans was the land holding, HYV, fertilizer use, and bank branch expansion. The incremental capital output ratio had shown positive trend of efficiency of agricultural credit. The flow of agricultural loans and advances proved to have significant positive impact at state level. The significant effect was seen in the recovery performance of agricultural advances and profitability and thereby the viability of commercial banks. The ranking by garret scoring technique for reasons of mounting overdues indicated that the labour problem was main reason. Impact of agricultural credit lending programme was indicated that most of the farmers expressed the positive impact of the programme on the agricultural improvement.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This study had two purposes. The first objective was to investigate the factors that shape the vulnerability context of households living in the Jacha informal settlement in Epworth near the City of Harare in Zimbabwe. Secondly, this study set out to gain an understanding of how households confront the challenge of limited water supply. The goal ultimately of this study was to provide information for policy makers and interested stakeholders on how to improve urban physical infrastructure such as safe water and sanitation for households living in informal settlements such as the Jacha informal settlement. This study was informed theoretically by the livelihood conceptual framework. This framework constitutes various elements which, for the purposes of this study included the vulnerability context , the livelihood assets households posses in coping with vulnerability contexts, the livelihood strategies as well as the livelihood outcomes.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -In our contemporary world, the urban areas are categorized as slum and non-slum areas mainly on the basis of structural quality of housing and sanitation. The living environment in the slum areas are unhealthy. Similarly, the sanitation facilities are also not good as compared to non-slum areas. This book explores the living condition in slum a and non-slum areas and attempts a comparative analysis of both areas of India. It not only provides a comparative picture of living environments of slum and non-slum area but, also compares distinct morbidity in both areas of India. It is unique in the sense that no study of such type has been conducted so far taking all major cities of India. The study finds that prevalence of different diseases among women and children is high in comparatively small cities. In addition to that the study shows that the sanitation environment and household environment is significant contributor for different diseases. This book is useful for people studying Demography and Public Health. Alternatively, the book is also handy for those studying Geography and Urbanization, particularly, Urban Planners.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 124 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Do you live live in the Developed World Have you ever wondered what life is like in the Third World Obviously, life is not the same in these two ¿worlds¿ that exist on the same planet. Life in Africa in particular is not what they always think it is out there. Africans no longer live in trees but there are many things that happen that make you think they still do. To leave that at that, Africa is so full of experiences that are worth relating with the rest of the world. The Developed World has always been in the limelight even when the most insignificant things happen. This is because they have the most sophisticated technology that manages to do just so. This book therefore tries to overcome obstacles of technology. It tells daily African Experience as it happens ¿ it is not twisted in any way, not told in metaphors too hard to decipher. It is told in plain English.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Ethiopian migrant workers, a great majority of whom being women, travel through regular and irregular channels to get to some of their major destination countries in the Middle East and the Gulf. These migrant workers primarily engage in low skilled areas of domestic and care services which are often left out of a right based discourse. Domestic and care works, often occupied by migrant domestic workers, are not regarded as work proper and therefore they are not regulated by the domestic labor laws of destination countries. However, the major problems faced by migrant domestic workers are violations of those basic rights, which are suppose to be protected under International Human Rights instruments and the international law on migration. This book analyzes the body of international human rights instruments and international law on migration and their applicability to migrant workers in general and migrant domestic workers in particular including those in irregular situation. Furthermore, it expounds on the history, trajectory, push and pull factors of Ethiopians¿ labor migration as well as the abuses and violations that this group suffers in all stages of the migration process.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 112 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Real estate lending has reached unprecedented levels in Brazil, in part due to the country¿s stability-oriented economic policies adopted over the past decade. Mortgages are growing at a faster pace than savings accounts, their main funding source, which many believe will prompt banks to start packaging more home loans to make room on their balance sheets for other assets. For securitization to efficiently finance the real estate market, three factors must be present: a favorable macroeconomic environment; a comprehensive and effective legal and regulatory framework; and a broad market with investor appetite for different types of investments. This book provides a detailed analysis of the historical factors and macroeconomic conditions that led to this relatively new and exciting economic environment and shows that the high interest rates that have haunted the economy for decades, combined with other technical and structural hurdles, jeopardize the future of securitization transactions in the Brazilian market. Especially useful to professionals in the fields of Real Estate Credit & Finance, this is essential reading for anyone interested in doing business in this intricate market.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Affiliate marketing is a network-based e-commerce strategy which has attracted extraordinary attention both in theory and practice over the past few years. All web-oriented firms can benefit from this strategy with full understanding of its mechanism and strategic planning. However, in spite of this fact, in developing markets the state of understanding and managerial attention to this context is still at a low level which negatively affects the strategic development of e-commerce in the society as a whole system. For instance in Malaysia, although e-commerce is being applied, but there is no prior work devoted to affiliate marketing of service SMEs in particular ICT sector firms. This lack of knowledge in the literature poses a challenge for decision makers and policy implementers.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 116 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This work was developed in response to communities¿ behavioural adaptation to the Alma Ata conference declaration as well as the community health strategy which stipulated intentions of involving communities actively in addressing their health and development issues. With reference to the Kenya Health Sector Strategic Plan II, 2006 (KHSSP II), the Kenyan situation can be highlighted by the implementation of the community strategy within the health system. Not all community sectors were equally willing or able to become involved in health care decision making (Starzomski, 2002).The aim of this work therefore was to identify and describe the determinants of community involvement in health partnerships. This community based study was conducted in Kakelo Kamroth a sub-location in Rachuonyo District of Kenya employing a cross sectional design using both qualitative and quantitative data collection methods. The study found that of the 300 households sampled; only 28% of households were involved in health partnerships (HP¿s).It is therefore recommended that partners in health consider intensifying community mobilization on the community health strategy right from household level.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 100 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Every company strives for excellence. In order to achieve this excellence, they need continuous quality improvement in all areas of their business. Processes being the basic building block of the business needs the most attention. In current business environment more companies are focusing on implementing quality management system to sustain the ever increasing need of quality. In this book the main focus is on procurement process improvement. This book will reveal the critical success factors that affects the quality of the process and what steps can be taken to improve the whole process. Surveys done during the research work for this book also shows the awareness of professionals about quality management system and Six Sigma.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The study attempts to expose whether financial development assistance reduces carbon dioxide emissions in Sub-Sahara Africa or not. It introduces the consumer theory of utility maximization in explaining how financial sustainable development assistance shifts the country¿s optimal consumption levels and it also attempts to introduce the Marshallian productivity theory in its suggested post-cure financial sustainable development assistance model (incentive-based approach). Empirically, the study estimates the random effects panel data model in two functional forms, the linear and the quadratic forms, linking carbon dioxide emissions to sustainable development assistance, per capita income, energy use and manufacturing share. In addition, it also estimates the dynamic panel data model, linking the current carbon dioxide emissions to previous emissions in SSA countries. The study findings provide evidence that the quadratic functional form in terms of the sustainable development assistance variable provides the best fit for SSA data.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.