scholars' press jan 2015 (177 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Information technology is an ever evolving field that has become a mainstay in information technology (IT) infrastructure and systems at educational institutions, however, these IT employees are faced with challenges different than their counterparts. Faced with these circumstances, IT employees continue to perform their duties and ensure the institution is functioning on a daily basis. With these employees working in this environment, where education is the focus, what factors influence IT employees¿ job satisfaction Specifically, this book focused on IT professionals employed at community and junior colleges in Mississippi and the facets that influence these employees¿ job satisfaction. The abridged Job Descriptive Index and the abridged Job in General survey tools were utilized to determine the level of satisfaction for various aspects of their jobs. The results showed several interesting findings. One being IT employees were most satisfied with the work itself. Also, this same group was highly satisfied with their job in general. Lastly, the number of years of work experience did not make a significant difference in regards to overall job satisfaction.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 112 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Maize is one of important crops which is utilized in a wide variety of human food, animal feed and raw materials to industrial product around the world. In the tropics, maize is usually planted in acidic soils and it¿s yield is unsatisfactorily in the soils. Planting maize hybrid varieties tolerant to acid soils along with the use of sustainable agronomic practices offers an effective strategy for improving maize productivity in acidic soils. This book describes the process to produce and select maize hybrids tolerant to acid soils. This book covers the heterosis of single cross hybrids and combining ability of their parental inbred lines evaluated in acidic soils, and heritability estimates from the hybrids populations. This book also covers the use of SSR markers to predict heterosis and hybrid performance. It is hoped that the findings from the study may help maize breeders to produce new hybrid varieties having high yielding potential and tolerant to acid soils.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 184 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune mediated, inflammatory demyelinating neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system (CNS). Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is a well-established animal model of MS. MS is considered as one of the most important causes of disability in adults. It is a chronic progressive, potentially disabling disorder with considerable social impact and economic consequences. Unfortunately, it is not currently possible to cure MS, the treatments available up to now have centered their action on the anti-inflammatory and disease course-modifying effect, and the purpose of treatment is to prevent recurrence of relapses and accumulation of disability. In addition, all the approved drugs for MS treatment have potentially serious side effects.Therefore the aim of the present study was to investigate the protective as well as the possible ameliorative effects of N. sativa seeds (a natural non-toxic product) in EAE-induced Wistar female rats.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 136 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Unfortunately, among the Albanian literature, there are still unexplored writers and the literature of the author Teodor Keko, on Albanian letters, is found on the peripheral researches. This is quite odd if you remind yourself that his writing for as long as he lived, but after his death also, were promptly sold on libraries and the author himself was popular among writers and critics. This gets even stranger if you notice the large number of the studies, articles, papers for the same writers. This book is a second effort to change this writing situation, a getaway from the vicious circle of the impeachment by other already popular writers and to study values over the writers who have been left aside and underestimated from the critics. 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This study explores managerial insider trading as a function of differences between managers and the market s assessment of company earning components specifically operating cash flows and accruals. It builds a perspective of managers as sophisticated investors who, while engaging in earnings management, ultimately make insider trading decisions based on the divergence between their private valuation of earnings components and the market s. The study applies the methodological framework of the Mishkin (1983) test. It finds supporting evidence that insider buying behavior is consistent with the predictions of managerial insider trading based on a contemporaneous market valuation divergence of both operating cash flows and accruals. Although insider selling is not indicative about a contemporaneous market overvaluation, the findings by examining and comparing the market valuation divergence in the period of insider selling and in the following period, suggest that insiders do time their sales in the period of higher excess returns. 104 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The mathematics behind processing phenomena, either we are taking about charge particle beam processing or laser processing is not trivial at all. We present in this book some outstanding 'theoretical achievements' using the integral transform technique. It is a brief description of a work of about 15 years done at the National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics - Magurele, Romania . We present also some experimental data which fit very well with the theory. 124 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The monograph is based on the Country Report for the State of World's Forest Genetic Resources - Bulgaria - 2011, that was submitted to the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in connection with the project for The State of the World`s Forest Genetic Resources, FAO, Rome (2011-2013). The structure of the monograph is almost the same as the structure of the Country Report. The main aim of the monograph is a comprehensive review of the results of genetic studies of intra-species variability of forest tree species in Bulgaria by means of morphometric, biochemical and molecular genetic markers, as well as the preservation of forest genetic resources by the methods 'in situ' and 'ex situ', creation of provenance, half-sib progeny and clonal tests. Special attention was devoted to the national legislation in connection with forest genetic resources and the state of regional and international collaboration in preservation and utilization of the forest genetic resources. The monograph is intended for researchers and post-graduate students in the field of forest genetics and breeding, and also for practicing foresters. 92 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The value of poetic devices in Shasha's books, focuses on the way in which the author's thoughts are interpreted with regard to political and socio-economic issues. Shasha's literal and figurative qualities of his contribution as a nation builder in a country that is characterized by diversity, are evaluated thoroughly. The book dwells on the figurative language utilized by Shasha in arming the nation, preparing it for the future and subsequently, identifying him as a patriot who addresses political, social and economic challenges in South Africa prior liberation. Shasha also uses his imbongi (Praise poet) authority to criticize a social situation that puts the African people at a disadvantage. In his poems he values the African tradition, that spirit of Ubuntu (humanity), and at the same time, he criticizes the Western culture as it undermines the African culture in an attempt to achieve reconciliation between the two cultures. In the final analysis the study of the value of poetic devices in Shasha's books explains that words can be used as a powerful weapon to build one nation. 148 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Physical therapists often encounter ethical conflict. Entry-level physical therapist education programs in the United States are required to include ethics as content. Literature provides examples of several ethical decision making models but lacks evidence that links theoretical models with the actual decision making process utilized by practicing physical therapists. Additionally, the ethical approach (utilitarianism, duty-oriented, ethics of care) employed in the decision making process has not been linked with practice. This book addresses a qualitative research project into the ethical decision making process used by practicing physical therapists and presents an emergent model of ethical decision making which forms a bridge between theory and practice. 136 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In the context of systems development life cycles (SDLC), a gap exists between the representations of the methodologies as processes on the one hand, for example using business process model and notation (BPMN), and the formalisms that would provide the level of analysability necessary to validate the corresponding processes on the other hand, for instance Petri nets. This doctoral thesis aims at bridging this gap by proposing a model in-between these two extremes that is simple yet expressive enough to be able to represent the processes, either directly or by translating BPMN diagrams to the model, while retaining enough formalism to allow its mapping to Petri nets, which then enables the execution of the diagrams but also opens the door to automatic or semi-automatic validation of some properties of the systems using well-known algorithms in graph theory or methods that are specific to Petri nets. 148 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Anti-dumping practice is viewed by many economists as a protectionist s choice tool: A non-tariff barrier responsible for distortion of free flow of trade. Since the raison d être of the WTO is to reduce (and if possible eliminate) barriers to free flow of trade, the existence of anti-dumping laws in GATT/WTO alongside trade liberalisation provisions have continued to generate considerable controversy. This work appraises the conceptual foundation of US anti-dumping law and its influence on GATT/WTO anti-dumping practice. It also examines the circumstances surrounding the inclusion of Article 17 in the Anti-dumping Agreement as a special US contribution to WTO anti-dumping practice. Ultimately, this inquiry identifies that the US maintains a crucial position in shaping outcomes in anti-dumping disciplines in the WTO. It makes the case that such role can only be appropriately undertaken by the US itself readjusting its guiding paradigm on anti-dumping practice. 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The heterocycles are of immense importance not only both biologically and industrially but to the functioning of any developed human society as well. Their participation in a wide range of areas cannot be underestimated. The majority of pharmaceutical products that mimic natural products with biological activity are heterocycles. Most of the significant advances against disease have been made by designing and testing new structures, which are often hetero aromatic derivatives. In addition, a number of pesticides, antibiotics, alkaloids, and cardiac glycosides are heterocyclic natural products of significance for human and animal health. Therefore, researchers are on a continuous pursuit to design and produce better pharmaceuticals, pesticides, insecticides, rodenticides, and weed killers. A significant part of such biologically active compounds is composed of heterocycles. These compounds play a major part in biochemical processes and the side groups of the most typical and essential constituents of living cells. Organic chemists have been engaged in extensive efforts to produce these heterocyclic compounds by developing new and efficient synthetic transformations. 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers analysis was done to determine the allelic diversity and relationship among 23 rice varieties developed by Dr, B. S. K. K. V. Dapoli. A total of 35 SSR primer pairs were polymorphic and generated 184 alleles with an average of 5.26 alleles per primer pair. The number of alleles amplified for each primer pair ranged from 2 to 8. The polymorphic information content (PIC) values of each primer pair ranged from 0.23 to 0.78 with an average of 0.58. The UPGMA grouped 23 rice varieties into two main clusters which were further divided into two sub-clusters. The first major cluster consists of seven released rice varieties and 16 varieties form second major cluster. Most of the closely related cultivars were identified with the fingerprinting based on the polymorphic SSR primer pairs. The results could be useful for resolving the problem that arises in seed certification programme as well as the determination of genetic diversity of the rice varieties very quickly. Similarly it will protect the varieties from commercial exploitation by others because of its uniqueness in amplification pattern. 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Ratnagiri is an important city along the West Coast of India and has number of fish landing centers. There are couple of fish canning industries which export various fish products to foreign countries and in turn earn foreign exchange. The fishing potential of this region largely is supported by the Bhatye Estuary which harbors a rich biodiversity of flora and fauna, of which mangroves are of more relevance to us. During our studies we could report ten species of mangroves, 36 species of mangrove associates, 45 species of phytoplankton, 40 species of zooplankton, 34 species of macrobenthic fauna, 22 species of finfishes, insects belonging to six different orders and 45 species of avifauna. Apart from this we also have studied the distribution of mangrove vegetation along the estuary and reported some species to be of dominant nature like Avicennia, Rhizophora and Sonneratia species. 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book seeks to restore the cartographic glory that has in the near passed been lost as many map makers rush to produce maps using G.I.S but totally disregard the Cartographic rules. Its unique approach is the combination of technology, creativity and knowhow to give users of the book a comprehensive approach to designing a web based detailed basemap. It includes step by step description on designing a multi-scale basemap, software that may be used recommendation, tile creation and publishing the basemap online. 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Today teenagers or adolescent are becoming more exposed to a variety of reading materials whether produced by local publishers or international publishers. Most of the novel revolves around the story of young love, friendship, family, school, natural life stories, and not to left behind the investigation theme that had been produced to meet the youth court today. Novels on the investigation theme and sports culture in this discussion will not only have their charm, it's also able to hone young minds to think in depth about current issues and global issues. Two novels analyzed in this article are Detektif Indigo (Detective Indigo)(2004) and Justeru Impian Di Jaring (Therefore Dreams on the Net)(2007). Based on these two novels many aspects of knowledge that can be extracted from this work in shaping adolescent minds. This discussion focuses on the knowledge indexes that can help in increasing and enhancing the knowledge of adolescents by using Detektif Indigo and Justeru Impian Di Jaring novel as the data. The data of these novels also analyzed by using the semiotics theory. 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Most of the rural areas are characterized by the poverty problem. Nepal has embraced human development as an overarching goal, thus defining people, all the country's citizens, as both the means and end of development efforts. Although the country has made significant strides in education, health and other social services, particularly within the last decade, the level of human development in Nepal remains among the lowest in the World. This stems basically from inequity and inequality in the distribution of resources and opportunities that has resulted in the persistence of poverty. Women comprise 50.1 % of the total population of Nepal in 2001. Given traditional gender divisions of labor, women concentrate more on their ascribed reproductive roles and responsibilities while men focus on 'productive', income earning roles. Women are confined to 'culturally prescribed' and 'socially accepted' works. The activities undertaken by women are influenced by factors such as household composition i.e. extended/ joint, nuclear and female headed families, household stratification by economic status - wealthy, poor or landless - education, knowledge and health status. Women have only limited 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Regional anaesthesia (nerve blocks) is routinely performed for oral surgical and dental procedures. The type and location of procedure determines the technique of anaesthesia to be used. A nerve block anesthetizes the main branch of a specific nerve allowing treatment to be performed in the region innervated by the nerve. This book will review the essential anatomy of orofacial nerves (greater palatine, infraorbital and supraorbital) and detail the practical approach to performing nerve blocks for a wide variety of surgical procedures in this region. 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -As internet has become a crucial element of Information Technology in our daily lives, so has the web search engine. Web search engines are formed with the reason to search information from the World Wide Web (WWW). This work proposes a new approach to rank web pages for search engines. This new method is an alternative to PageRank algorithm. It starts off by discussing in brief about the algorithm of PageRank, the mathematical background of PageRank and its role to rank web pages. Next, the book introduces a new method and formula to find the probability that can be used to rank web pages efficiently. The derivation of formula and how it is found is explained in details. The proposed methodology shows how it is not only dependent on backward link while ranking webpages. It also considers other entities of a webpage to rank a webpage. The data and results for this research are presented to prove how the new probability formula derived is efficient to overcome the backward overloading problem of PageRank. 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The development of synthetic receptor for cation and anion recognition have attracted considerable attention in recent years within the field of supramolecular chemistry due to the fact that a large number of biological processes involve molecular recognition.The leading issue in the design of any active chemosensor is the connotation of a selective molecular recognition event with a physical signal highly sensitive to its occurrence. Fluorescence technique is commonly considered superior than other electrochemical techniques because of its low detection limits for trace chemical detection, selectivity, response time and in situ monitoring ability. Fluorescent chemosensors capable of selectively recognizing cations have potential analytical applications in many different fields, including chemistry, biology, and medicine. Calix[4]arene based chemosensors have enthralled a great deal of contemplation due to their capacity to visually sense analytes with high sensitivity as well as fast response time. 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In recent years, the design and construction of polymeric metal complexes have attracted increasing attention. Hence, we have carried out the synthesis and characterization of various ligands and its coordination polymers derived from 8-hydroxyquinoline and 2,2 -(phenyl azanediyl) diethanol derivatives, we have carried out biological activity of all synthesized compounds. The aim of this book is to provide a brief knowledge about the microbial activity of ligands and their coordination polymers. This study was carried out Dr. Khyati D. Patel at Chemistry Department, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar (Gujarat). Authors express their sincere gratitude to the authorities of Department of Chemistry, Sardar Patel University. We hope the readers can enjoy this text and find it useful in their respective studies. 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The book The Objectification of Women in Moroccan Advertizing is an important contribution to the field of media and cultural studies since it analyses the representation of women in Moroccan advertising, the visual messages that advertizing conveys and their great effects on our perception of life. This research investigates the discourse of media and the misrepresentation of women on Moroccan TV, magazines and in billboards without neglecting an important facet of advertizing and media which is Fashion photography. 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Information technology is an ever evolving field that has become a mainstay in information technology (IT) infrastructure and systems at educational institutions, however, these IT employees are faced with challenges different than their counterparts. Faced with these circumstances, IT employees continue to perform their duties and ensure the institution is functioning on a daily basis. With these employees working in this environment, where education is the focus, what factors influence IT employees job satisfaction Specifically, this book focused on IT professionals employed at community and junior colleges in Mississippi and the facets that influence these employees job satisfaction. The abridged Job Descriptive Index and the abridged Job in General survey tools were utilized to determine the level of satisfaction for various aspects of their jobs. The results showed several interesting findings. One being IT employees were most satisfied with the work itself. Also, this same group was highly satisfied with their job in general. Lastly, the number of years of work experience did not make a significant difference in regards to overall job satisfaction. 112 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This qualitative study--informed by transformative narrative inquiry, critical race theory, and social capital theory-- explores Latino male students experiences of success in postsecondary education. Utilizing narrative inquiry methodology, the study documents and describes Latino college students stories of academic and social success, and the challenges they encountered as they navigated their educational journey. Data were collected using semi-structured individual interviews with each participant, a focus group session, and guided reflections. Participants shared their understanding of what counted as success for them and their experiences as Latino male college students. Five major themes emerged from the data analysis: (a) family centrality and peripherality, (b) self-determination, (c) pre-college influences, (d) college socialization, and (e) allies and community advocacy. Practical and public policy implications for future research are explored as well as suggestions for enhanced higher education practices that support and foster a campus environment conducive to the success of Latino male students. 200 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This handbook encourages history teachers, lecturers and students throughout Europe to extend the breadth of their teaching and studying of the 20th century that takes account of the main forces, movements and events which have shaped the whole continent over the last 120 years. It is aimed at providing them with a wide range of perspectives and teaching ideas on those topics, themes and events which have been of particular significance to Europe as a whole. It offers some practical advice for teachers and lecturers on how to make effective use of some of the more innovative teaching and learning activities in their teaching. This book offers M.A. and PhD students different perspectives for on how to approach and assess topics and themes in European history and it shows how European intertwined national and regional history is making the point for future researchers to approach their assessments from a European perspective rather than a regional or national one. 196 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This research shows the changes of a landscape in the presence of waste, reality that invades the territory in many different ways in time and space. At first the issue of garbage is faced according to the language of creativity and secondly on how the inevitable accumulation of garbage designs our new and unexpected astonishing landscapes. Then, through a list of projects for more or less controlled recovery altered areas, how the present territorial dimension is inexorably besieged by garbage is explained. With a knowing eye the time before research is here: to the critical, strategic and objective evaluation to report through a cartographic survey the present conditions and the effective distribution of plants for waste disposal on the italian territory. We then single out a territorial section touched by the phenomena: the area between Milano and Brescia and the territorial morphology so altered and the inevitable environmental transformations. Lastly, through a careful study of the present territorial status, conceptual models take form of possible and potential, present and future, scenarios of altered areas of the presence of waste and collection plants. 180 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Smallholder zero-grazing units have uniquely varied non-standardized management practices that predispose dairy cows to laminitis and laminitis-related claw disorders. Some of the claw disorders are not initially noticeable because they do not cause immediate lameness. Nevertheless, they may gradually cause irreversible changes on claw health, which ultimately lead to low productivity and culling of the dairy cow. The claw disorders are comprehensively described and illustrated with pictures. Some of the key features in the book include: Prevalence of claw disorders and risk factors Use of statistical analyses to describe relationships between various claw disorders and their association with specific risk factors existing in the smallholder zero-grazing units. Radiographic and histologic changes in some of the claw disorders. Prognostic indicators for the specific claw disorders and the value of claw trimming for each. Reading the book will give insights on how to make early diagnosis of subtle claw disorders for early remedy and will also give ideas on gaps for further research in dairy cows within smallholder zero-grazing production systems. 232 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Willis-Ekbom Disease (WED), aslo known as Restless legs syndrome (RLS) gives uncomfortable sensations in the legs at rest, leading to an irresistible need for activity. It aggravates in evening and at night. Therefore, RLS provides poorer sleep and can affect quality of life through fatigue, family life and social activities, work, and co-morbidity. It is demonstrated a dysfunction of the dopaminergic system in the brain with low levels of dopamine and / or less sensitive dopamine receptors. RLS is more common in women and the prevalence increases with age and during pregnancy. Depression is common during and after pregnancy. It is not known whether women with RLS during pregnancy have a higher risk of peri- or postnatal depression.The aims of this thesis was to to examine prevalence, associated symptoms and comorbidities, in particular, vasomotor symptoms, menopause, and HRT use, among women who suffer from RLS. In summary, data included in this thesis shows that RLS are more common in women with estrogendeficiency-related symptoms of menopause. Data also shows that womenwith RLS during pregnancy are at increased risk for depression during and after pregnancy. 152 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book is about the development of a value management (VM) approach in the field of construction that covers the project, organisational and institutional levels). The development process began with a review of VM history and related literature. Then, VM approaches used in different countries were reviewed, compared and contrasted. Afterwards, project management and procurement systems were discussed to investigate ways of utilising VM interventions to keep the project value chain intact and to align and realign the client value system throughout life cycle of the project. Next, a VM approach that covers the institutional, organisational and project levels was developed. Subsequently, a change management plan was developed for organisations to embrace the proposed VM approach. Finally, the theoretical basis for VM approaches was investigated and the new VM approach was positioned within this theoretical context. 236 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This work is an attempt to focus on the study of the Post-Colonial Society.It contextualizes issues like identity, nationalism, democratic tolerance, plurality, respect for public virtue, as well as constitutionally guaranteed rights under the Post-Colonial order from both the European and Non-European narratives. The emphasis on the debate on the Post-Colonial Society especially in the Pakistani context serves not only the ground from which a fair and just discourse on civil society be built but also opens a room for a better understanding of politics of the governed combined with a call and a need for religious tolerance along with the recognition of minorities and multiple ethnic identities in Pakistan. The normative and empirical discourses are highlighted within the milieu of the contemporary political culture which attempts to challenge the top-down modelling by the bottom-up theoretical understanding on the Post-Colonial Society in Pakistan. 256 pp. Englisch.