Grin verlag aug 2015 (913 resultados)

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Bonn (Anglistik), course: Science-Fiction, language: English, abstract: In recent decades the literary genre of Science Fiction has experienced a rising interest which might be attributed to the rapid technological development and the deep integration of it into daily life.Science Fiction offers writers a wide range of potential themes to explore and is thus a very complex genre.While often being considered male oriented, at least during the Feminist Movement in the 1960s, female authors found their way into the genre and raised questions about gender roles, political inequality and sexuality within their works.Among those female writers was Ursula K. Le Guin who gained wide recognition for her writing and is today regarded one of the most influential science-fiction and fantasy author of the twentieth century.Asscociated with feminist tendencies in her works, her most famous novel referred to be feminist science fiction is 'The Left Hand of Darkness' in which she imagined an androgynous society in order to investigate what society would be if sex did not matter.But also many other of her works have received attention from critics interested in gender and feminism.In this paper I intend to analyse and discuss the depiction of gender and the realisation of feminist aspects in Le Guin's novel 'The Dispossessed: An ambiguous Utopia'.The novel won several important literary awards such as the Hugo and the Nebula and gained a lot of respect among critics for its great literary qualities and its extensive exploration of political ideas and social themes, including for example anarchism, capitalism and socialism.It is set on the fictional planets Urras and Anarres which inhabit two contrasting societies, one capitalist and class oriented and the other one following the principles of anarchism, avoiding any form of social hierarchy among its population.Anarres ¿ apparently the utopian planet in Le Guin's work, is often called a feminist utopia for its conception of gender. However, Le Guin has been highly criticised from feminist for several problematic issues in her approach of sexual politics in the novel.The question therefore arises weather 'The Dispossessed' really can be labeled feminist science-fiction and if Anarres really can be called a feminist utopia.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Bonn (Anglistik), course: Science-Fiction, language: English, abstract: In recent decades the literary genre of Science Fiction has experienced a rising interest which might be attributed to the rapid technological development and the deep integration of it into daily life. Science Fiction offers writers a wide range of potential themes to explore and is thus a very complex genre. While often being considered male oriented, at least during the Feminist Movement in the 1960s, female authors found their way into the genre and raised questions about gender roles, political inequality and sexuality within their works. Among those female writers was Ursula K. Le Guin who gained wide recognition for her writing and is today regarded one of the most influential science-fiction and fantasy author of the twentieth century.Asscociated with feminist tendencies in her works, her most famous novel referred to be feminist science fiction is 'The Left Hand of Darkness' in which she imagined an androgynous society in order to investigate what society would be if sex did not matter. But also many other of her works have received attention from critics interested in gender and feminism. In this paper I intend to analyse and discuss the depiction of gender and the realisation of feminist aspects in Le Guin's novel 'The Dispossessed: An ambiguous Utopia'. The novel won several important literary awards such as the Hugo and the Nebula and gained a lot of respect among critics for its great literary qualities and its extensive exploration of political ideas and social themes, including for example anarchism, capitalism and socialism.It is set on the fictional planets Urras and Anarres which inhabit two contrasting societies, one capitalist and class oriented and the other one following the principles of anarchism, avoiding any form of social hierarchy among its population. Anarres - apparently the utopian planet in Le Guin's work, is often called a feminist utopia for its conception of gender. However, Le Guin has been highly criticised from feminist for several problematic issues in her approach of sexual politics in the novel. The question therefore arises weather 'The Dispossessed' really can be labeled feminist science-fiction and if Anarres really can be called a feminist utopia.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Redacción Científica del año 2015 en eltema Ciencias de la energía, UNED Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Idioma: Español, Resumen: En esta revisión se presentará una visión general del porqué la calefacción urbana de baja temperatura es una tecnología atractiva para Europa, desvelándose para ello las potenciales pérdidas energéticas en las que incurren las centrales eléctricas sitas en la Unión Europea; se expondrá que buena parte de las mismas podrían sustituirse progresivamente por plantas cogeneradoras (que intrínsecamente proporcionan calor con una considerable reducción de las emisiones a la vez de ser ventajosas desde una perspectiva económica). Se discutirá la visión danesa en cuanto a redes de calefacción urbana se refiere, evaluándose cuánto de la misma puede aplicarse al resto de Europa. La visión danesa considera a las redes de calefacción urbana como un compañero técnico capital para conseguir elevadas penetraciones de energía eólica (las centrales eléctricas de cogeneración son capaces de absorber elevados excedentes de energía eólica y almacenarlos en forma de calor, pudiendo éste ser entregado a los consumidores sin la necesidad de llevar a cabo inversiones en la modernización de la red eléctrica).…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Diploma Thesis from the year 2012 in the subject Mathematics - Stochastics, grade: 2, Klagenfurt University (Institut für Statistik), language: English, abstract: 7 is definately not a random number. In fact, we would probably say that the sequence 7, 2, 13, 9, 5, 8, . is random. Within mathematics a sequence of random numbers should not display a pattern or show any form of regularity. Sequences of random numbers are generated by an algorithm that determines a succeeding number using one or more givennumbers. Numbers yielded by an algorithm are called pseudo-random numbers which can be denoted mathematically. Multidimensional equidistribution and a large period are important properties required from a sequence in order to acknowledge it as random numbers. The algorithms to produce random numbers can be roughly grouped into two families- congruential generators and generators based on feedback shift registers (FSR). We will focus on the latter family. An FSR-based generator can be described by a characteristicpolynomial which has to be primitive in order to ensure the best quality with respect to randomness. Often sparse polynomials are used to reduce computing costs. The algorithms used produce random sequences that might have some deficiencies. However, the quality of randomness can be improved by several measurements; as are modifying the feedback, filtering the output sequences or combining two or more generators. 132 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Master's Thesis from the year 2015 in the subject Economics - Macro-economics, general, grade: 1,0, University of Hamburg, language: English, abstract: ¿When bankers get together for dinner, they discuss Art. When artists get together for dinner they discuss money.¿ (Oscar Wilde)Works of art are unique and highly heterogeneous but if they are traded, they share the common purpose of creating income. However, not only artists will discuss money at dinner, also bankers while they discuss art, are likely to talk about financial gains through investments in art. In economics a small group of researchers has examined whether this kind of investment is profitable or not. Although findings are not consistent, some authors conclude that art, compared to equity or bonds, does perform relatively well and offers diversification benefits in investment portfolios. Despite the inconsistency of findings, this research has led to a growing interest in art investment. Promoters of art investment like art investment funds work on a transformation of art into a new and widely accepted asset class, which they hope will prospectively be included in investment portfolios in the same way as real estate (Picinati di Torcello (2012): 15).Investment in art is determined by the expected price appreciation of art works in the future (Stein (1977): 1021). The quantity of original artworks, at least by deceased artists, cannot be augmented and the elasticity of supply is zero (Baumol (1986): 10). The future prices of art works as investment goods will thus depend on demand as well as on wealth of individuals and institutions at the sales date (Goetzmann (1993): 1371). The greater the purchasing power of prospective buyers, the more art is being bought and the higher art prices will be (Goetzmann et al. (2009): 2). Consequently art prices are expected to react to changes in economic prosperity and to fluctuate in the course of the business cycle.Business cycle research is a vital branch of macroeconomics and many theories and studies exist which examine the boom and bust periods of the economy as different phases of business cycles. Contrary there is little research which looks at ¿the link between the art market and the broader economy¿ (ibid: 4).This master thesis aims at contributing insights on this link by analysing the behavior of art prices under different macroeconomic conditions. Precisely, the objective is to assess the characteristics of art prices as business cycle indicator for the U.S. economy. [.].…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Jura - Zivilrecht / Handelsrecht, Gesellschaftsrecht, Kartellrecht, Wirtschaftsrecht, Note: 14, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf (Unternehmensrecht), Veranstaltung: Seminar im Sportrecht, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Der moderne Fußballbetrieb ist längst zu einem eigenen Wirtschaftssektor mit Millionen-Umsätzen herangewachsen. Die vereinsrechtliche Organisation einiger Profiklubs wirft daher etliche rechtliche Fragestellungen auf, sollen in dieser Rechtsform doch hauptsächlich ideelle Zwecke verfolgt werden.In dieser Arbeit stellt der Autor daher die rechtlichen Grundlagen der profisportlichen Betätigungen, die Gründe für die Ausgliederung der Lizenzspielerabteilung sowie die angezeigte Rechtsformwahl und die rechtlichen Möglichkeiten der Ausgliederung der Lizenzspielerabteilung nach dem Umwandlungsgesetz dar. Dabei steht die Frage im Mittelpunkt, ob sich die Bündelung profisportlicher Betätigung in der Rechtsform des (Fußball-)Vereins noch behaupten kann oder ob sie in naher Zukunft gänzlich von der Bildfläche der deutschen Bundesligen verschwinden wird.Dies wäre nicht nur wegen einer drohenden Amtslöschung der noch als Idealverein organisierter Profiklubs und der steuerrechtlichen Problematik zu empfehlen, sondern bietet neben der Möglichkeit der projektorientierten Kapitalbeschaffung auch eine besseren Einbindung strategischer, anlageorientierter oder auch nur ideell verbundener Investoren.Ferner könnten so transparentere Strukturen und eine besseren Corporate Governance, die das Vertrauen in die Wirtschaftlichkeit des Profiklubs erheblich steigere, verwirklicht werden. 40 pp. Deutsch. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Germanistik - Neuere Deutsche Literatur, Note: 1,7, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Hauarbeit legt ihren Fokus auf die Analyse des Werkes 'Nussknacker und Mausekönig' und soll mit Hilfe der von Prof. Dr. Peter Tepe an der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf entwickelten 'kognitiven Hermeneutik' eine am Textbestand nah anliegende und literaturtheoretische Interpretation erstellen.Dies geschieht in zwei Schritten; zunächst erfolgt die sogenannte Basis-Analyse. Hierbei wird ausschließlich auf den Primärtext als solchen eingegangen und Handlungsabläufe, sowie zentrale Themen und Motive der Erzählung herausgearbeitet. So werde ich dementsprechend in Kapitel 2.1 zum einen auf den Textwelt-Sinn eingehen und diesen beschreiben um im Weiteren die von mir ausgewählten und für die Interpretation relevanten Elemente näher zu betrachten und darzustellen.Außerdem arbeite ich in 2.2 die Ebenen des Textweltgeschehens heraus, um die übernatürlichen und mystischen Komponenten der Erzählung aufzuzeigen. Anschließend findet der Übergang zur Basis-Interpretation statt in der die dargestellte Textwelt näher erläutert wird. Diese Interpretation bedient sich der Theorie von den drei textprägenden Instanzen, die bei der Lösung des Erklärungsproblems des Werkes in der kognitiven Hermeneutik eine zentrale Rolle spielen.Unterschieden werden diese Instanzen nach dem Textkonzept, dem Literaturprogramm und schließlich dem Überzeugungssystem des Autors. Welche Leitfragen die soeben genannten Entitäten beinhalten und was die kognitive Hermeneutik darunter versteht, werde ich im Einzelnen in der entsprechenden Bearbeitung der Abschnitte erklären. 28 pp. Deutsch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Germanistik - Neuere Deutsche Literatur, Note: 2,0, Universität Leipzig (Germanistik), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Hausarbeit weißt nach, dass es sich bei der Ich-Erzählerin in Christoph Heins Novelle 'Der fremde Freund / Drachenblut' um eine unzuverlässige Erzählerin nach den Kriterien von Martinez und Scheffel handelt. Darüber hinaus wird die Ich-Erzählerin anhand zweier psychoanalytischer Theorien untersucht, um eine eventuell vorliegende Geisteskrankheit festzustellen, die die These vom unzuverlässigen Erzähler untermauert. 28 pp. Deutsch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Redacción Científica del año 2015 en eltema Ciencias de la energía, UNED Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Idioma: Español, Resumen: En esta revisión se presentará una visión general del porqué la calefacción urbana de baja temperatura es una tecnología atractiva para Europa, desvelándose para ello las potenciales pérdidas energéticas en las que incurren las centrales eléctricas sitas en la Unión Europea; se expondrá que buena parte de las mismas podrían sustituirse progresivamente por plantas cogeneradoras (que intrínsecamente proporcionan calor con una considerable reducción de las emisiones a la vez de ser ventajosas desde una perspectiva económica).Se discutirá la visión danesa en cuanto a redes de calefacción urbana se refiere, evaluándose cuánto de la misma puede aplicarse al resto de Europa. La visión danesa considera a las redes de calefacción urbana como un compañero técnico capital para conseguir elevadas penetraciones de energía eólica (las centrales eléctricas de cogeneración son capaces de absorber elevados excedentes de energía eólica y almacenarlos en forma de calor, pudiendo éste ser entregado a los consumidores sin la necesidad de llevar a cabo inversiones en la modernización de la red eléctrica).…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Geschichte - Allgemeines, Note: 1,3, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg (Institut für Geschichtswissenschaft und europäische Ethnologie), Veranstaltung: Finis Poloniae, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: 1918 wurde der polnische Staat nach 123 Jahren der Teilung wiedergegründet. Die nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg geführten Kriege Polens gegen die Sowjetunion, die Ukraine und Litauen endeten allesamt siegreich für die junge Zweite Republik und hatten enormen Gebietszuwachs im südlichen und nördlichen Osten zur Folge. Diese umkämpften Ostgebiete waren zwar von einer größeren polnischen Minderheit besiedelt, doch bildeten Nichtpolen wie Ukrainer, Weißrussen und Litauer dort die Mehrheit.Diese ethnisch äußerst heterogene Bevölkerungszusammensetzung sorgte für Konfliktpotential. Polen verfolgte zwischen 1921 und 1939 in seinen Ostgebieten (Kresy) gerade wegen dieser sprachlichen, kulturellen und religiösen Heterogenität eine andere Politik als in Kongresspolen.Ich werde deshalb im weiteren Verlauf die polnische Kresy-Politik vorstellen, analysieren und dabei untersuchen, ob und inwieweit eine vorsätzliche Polonisierung der Bevölkerung der Kresy beabsichtigt war und auch gelang.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich VWL - Gesundheitsökonomie, Note: 2,0, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die steigenden Kosten für das Gesundheitssystem, der stärkere Wettbewerb zwischen den Krankenkassen und der demografische Wandel setzen eine ökonomisch und medizinisch effektive Behandlung der Versicherten voraus. Ein Ansatz um den steigenden Kosten zu begegnen und gleichzeitig eine Verbesserung der medizinischen Behandlung zu gewährleisten, sind die Disease-Management-Programme, abgekürzt DMP.Fast 5 Mio. Menschen leiden an Diabetes mellitus, die meisten an Typ 2. Ein Großteil dieser Typ-2-Patienten nehmen schon an einem DMP teil. Mit fast 2,7 Mio. Patienten umfasst die DMP mit der Indikation Diabetes mellitus Typ 2 den größten Patientenkreis innerhalb der DMP. Bedingt durch diesen Stellenwert in der Indikationsverteilung befasst sich diese Hausarbeit mit den DMP mit der Indikation Diabetes mellitus Typ 2.Die Gesundheitsausgaben sind von 1992 bis 2012 um das Doppelte angestiegen. Mit Rücksichtnahme auf die Verschiebung des Spektrums der Krankheiten, welches sich in den letzten Jahrzehnten stark von den akuten Krankheiten zu den chronischen Krankheiten vorschoben hat, rücken chronische Krankheiten immer mehr in den Fokus ökonomischer Betrachtungsweisen. Da fast 2/3 der Todesursachen in Deutschland direkt oder indirekt auf chronische Krankheiten zurückzuführen sind, ist neben der ökonomischen Betrachtung der chronischen Krankheiten auch eine medizinische Betrachtung und einheitliche Behandlungsleitlinien von großer Wichtigkeit.Um diesem Problem zu begegnen müssen kostengünstige, aber dennoch effiziente Behandlungen für die betroffenen Patienten bereitgestellt werden. Dies sollte 2002 durch die DMP geschehen. In dieser Hausarbeit werden die Auswirkungen der ökonomischen und medizinischen Aspekte analysiert. 28 pp. Deutsch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Essay aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Didaktik für das Fach Englisch - Literatur, Werke, Note: 1,3, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main (Institut für Englisch- und Amerikastudien), Veranstaltung: Hauptseminar, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Henry James is one of the most important writers and a key-figure of 19th-century literary realism. To deal with Henry James and his works also means to appreciate him as a figure of literary interest. That is to say that he increasingly became not only the issue of reviews or literary criticism but a literary character in a number of novels as well. The numerous biographies and stories about Henry James emphasize his importance but also raise the question of truth and reliability in texts of this genre.The Irish writer Colm Tóibín deals with Henry James in his novel 'The Master' and queues into the diversity of literary works about Henry James. To understand the ambiguity of James as a person of literary interest, this essay tries to focus on the characteristics that shape the view of Henry James. Furthermore, it aims to investigate the question whether Colm Tóibín creates a fictional Henry James who appeals to ¿somebody whös never read a word of James and knows nothing to him¿.Starting with the definition of relevant terms, this essay proceeds with the description of the contemporary interest in Henry James. Furthermore, it examines Colm Tóibín¿s narrative techniques in order to characterize James and questions to what extent these techniques contribute to the fictionality of his work. After exploring the usage of intertextuality, this essay mentions the effects for the two readerships that The Master addresses. It concludes in saying that for though Colm Tóibín does not invent a fictitious character, his Henry James remains a variant of the real Henry James.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Master's Thesis from the year 2015 in the subject Economics - Macro-economics, general, grade: 1,0, University of Hamburg, language: English, abstract: 'When bankers get together for dinner, they discuss Art. When artists get together for dinner they discuss money.' (Oscar Wilde)Works of art are unique and highly heterogeneous but if they are traded, they share the common purpose of creating income. However, not only artists will discuss money at dinner, also bankers while they discuss art, are likely to talk about financial gains through investments in art. In economics a small group of researchers has examined whether this kind of investment is profitable or not. Although findings are not consistent, some authors conclude that art, compared to equity or bonds, does perform relatively well and offers diversification benefits in investment portfolios. Despite the inconsistency of findings, this research has led to a growing interest in art investment. Promoters of art investment like art investment funds work on a transformation of art into a new and widely accepted asset class, which they hope will prospectively be included in investment portfolios in the same way as real estate (Picinati di Torcello (2012): 15). Investment in art is determined by the expected price appreciation of art works in the future (Stein (1977): 1021). The quantity of original artworks, at least by deceased artists, cannot be augmented and the elasticity of supply is zero (Baumol (1986): 10). The future prices of art works as investment goods will thus depend on demand as well as on wealth of individuals and institutions at the sales date (Goetzmann (1993): 1371). The greater the purchasing power of prospective buyers, the more art is being bought and the higher art prices will be (Goetzmann et al. (2009): 2). Consequently art prices are expected to react to changes in economic prosperity and to fluctuate in the course of the business cycle. Business cycle research is a vital branch of macroeconomics and many theories and studies exist which examine the boom and bust periods of the economy as different phases of business cycles. Contrary there is little research which looks at 'the link between the art market and the broader economy' (ibid: 4).This master thesis aims at contributing insights on this link by analysing the behavior of art prices under different macroeconomic conditions. Precisely, the objective is to assess the characteristics of art prices as business cycle indicator for the U.S. economy. [.].…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Essay aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Didaktik - Englisch - Literatur, Werke, Note: 1,3, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main (Institut für Englisch- und Amerikastudien), Veranstaltung: Hauptseminar, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Henry James is one of the most important writers and a key-figure of 19th-century literary realism. To deal with Henry James and his works also means to appreciate him as a figure of literary interest. That is to say that he increasingly became not only the issue of reviews or literary criticism but a literary character in a number of novels as well. The numerous biographies and stories about Henry James emphasize his importance but also raise the question of truth and reliability in texts of this genre. The Irish writer Colm Tóibín deals with Henry James in his novel 'The Master' and queues into the diversity of literary works about Henry James. To understand the ambiguity of James as a person of literary interest, this essay tries to focus on the characteristics that shape the view of Henry James. Furthermore, it aims to investigate the question whether Colm Tóibín creates a fictional Henry James who appeals to 'somebody who's never read a word of James and knows nothing to him'. Starting with the definition of relevant terms, this essay proceeds with the description of the contemporary interest in Henry James. Furthermore, it examines Colm Tóibín's narrative techniques in order to characterize James and questions to what extent these techniques contribute to the fictionality of his work. After exploring the usage of intertextuality, this essay mentions the effects for the two readerships that The Master addresses. It concludes in saying that for though Colm Tóibín does not invent a fictitious character, his Henry James remains a variant of the real Henry James.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Geschichte - Allgemeines, Note: 1,3, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg (Institut für Geschichtswissenschaft und europäische Ethnologie), Veranstaltung: Finis Poloniae, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: 1918 wurde der polnische Staat nach 123 Jahren der Teilung wiedergegründet. Die nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg geführten Kriege Polens gegen die Sowjetunion, die Ukraine und Litauen endeten allesamt siegreich für die junge Zweite Republik und hatten enormen Gebietszuwachs im südlichen und nördlichen Osten zur Folge. Diese umkämpften Ostgebiete waren zwar von einer größeren polnischen Minderheit besiedelt, doch bildeten Nichtpolen wie Ukrainer, Weißrussen und Litauer dort die Mehrheit. Diese ethnisch äußerst heterogene Bevölkerungszusammensetzung sorgte für Konfliktpotential. Polen verfolgte zwischen 1921 und 1939 in seinen Ostgebieten (Kresy) gerade wegen dieser sprachlichen, kulturellen und religiösen Heterogenität eine andere Politik als in Kongresspolen. Ich werde deshalb im weiteren Verlauf die polnische Kresy-Politik vorstellen, analysieren und dabei untersuchen, ob und inwieweit eine vorsätzliche Polonisierung der Bevölkerung der Kresy beabsichtigt war und auch gelang.…

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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Master's Thesis from the year 2015 in the subject Economics - Macro-economics, general, grade: 1,0, University of Hamburg, language: English, abstract: ¿When bankers get together for dinner, they discuss Art. When artists get together for dinner they discuss money.¿ (Oscar Wilde)Works of art are unique and highly heterogeneous but if they are traded, they share the common purpose of creating income. However, not only artists will discuss money at dinner, also bankers while they discuss art, are likely to talk about financial gains through investments in art. In economics a small group of researchers has examined whether this kind of investment is profitable or not. Although findings are not consistent, some authors conclude that art, compared to equity or bonds, does perform relatively well and offers diversification benefits in investment portfolios. Despite the inconsistency of findings, this research has led to a growing interest in art investment. Promoters of art investment like art investment funds work on a transformation of art into a new and widely accepted asset class, which they hope will prospectively be included in investment portfolios in the same way as real estate (Picinati di Torcello (2012): 15).Investment in art is determined by the expected price appreciation of art works in the future (Stein (1977): 1021). The quantity of original artworks, at least by deceased artists, cannot be augmented and the elasticity of supply is zero (Baumol (1986): 10). The future prices of art works as investment goods will thus depend on demand as well as on wealth of individuals and institutions at the sales date (Goetzmann (1993): 1371). The greater the purchasing power of prospective buyers, the more art is being bought and the higher art prices will be (Goetzmann et al. (2009): 2). Consequently art prices are expected to react to changes in economic prosperity and to fluctuate in the course of the business cycle.Business cycle research is a vital branch of macroeconomics and many theories and studies exist which examine the boom and bust periods of the economy as different phases of business cycles. Contrary there is little research which looks at ¿the link between the art market and the broader economy¿ (ibid: 4).This master thesis aims at contributing insights on this link by analysing the behavior of art prices under different macroeconomic conditions. Precisely, the objective is to assess the characteristics of art prices as business cycle indicator for the U.S. economy. [.] 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Redacción Científica del año 2015 en eltema Ciencias de la energía, UNED Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Idioma: Español, Resumen: En esta revisión se presentará una visión general del porqué la calefacción urbana de baja temperatura es una tecnología atractiva para Europa, desvelándose para ello las potenciales pérdidas energéticas en las que incurren las centrales eléctricas sitas en la Unión Europea; se expondrá que buena parte de las mismas podrían sustituirse progresivamente por plantas cogeneradoras (que intrínsecamente proporcionan calor con una considerable reducción de las emisiones a la vez de ser ventajosas desde una perspectiva económica). Se discutirá la visión danesa en cuanto a redes de calefacción urbana se refiere, evaluándose cuánto de la misma puede aplicarse al resto de Europa. La visión danesa considera a las redes de calefacción urbana como un compañero técnico capital para conseguir elevadas penetraciones de energía eólica (las centrales eléctricas de cogeneración son capaces de absorber elevados excedentes de energía eólica y almacenarlos en forma de calor, pudiendo éste ser entregado a los consumidores sin la necesidad de llevar a cabo inversiones en la modernización de la red eléctrica). 52 pp. Spanisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich BWL - Offline-Marketing und Online-Marketing, Note: 1,7, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die folgende Arbeit untersucht die Ursachen, den Verlauf und die Folgen solcher Markenerweiterungen im Falle von Louis Vuitton mit einem besonderen Schwerpunkt auf den 'trade-off between accessibility and exclusivity', der in solchen Kontexten meist gemacht werden muss. Gerade im Zuge der Globalisierung erweitern immer mehr Luxusmarken ihr Produktportfolio, um der großen Nachfrage nach Luxusgütern gerecht zu werden. Jedoch lauern zahlreiche Gefahren, wenn neue Produkte nicht kompatibel mit den Kerngeschäften der Marke sind. Diese Arbeit wird deshalb den Fragen nachgehen, welche Aspekte bei der Markenerweiterung im Falle von Louis Vuitton eine Rolle spielten und welche Auswirkungen diese auf das Marketing und den Unternehmenserfolg gehabt haben. 112 pp. Deutsch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2015 in the subject Politics - International Politics - General and Theories, , language: English, abstract: This paper is meant as a contribution to the discussion of the effectiveness of development aid. Since the last decade of the 20th century Western industrialized countries have undertaken encompassing efforts to improve government systems in developing countries because bad government is seen as one of the most serious hurdles for prosperity and poverty alleviation. Billions of dollars have been spent in order to fight corruption and nepotism, and to foster democracy and the rule of law. But already a brief glance at the history of developing countries in the last 25 years shows that much of this support has mostly not given rise to any substantial ameliorations, and in those regions where prosperity was achieved the success cannot be traced back to Western good governance programs. This article demonstrates in particular why one of the most popular development aid instruments in context of good governance programs - decentralization reform - is doomed to fail. 76 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Bonn (Anglistik), course: Science-Fiction, language: English, abstract: In recent decades the literary genre of Science Fiction has experienced a rising interest which might be attributed to the rapid technological development and the deep integration of it into daily life. Science Fiction offers writers a wide range of potential themes to explore and is thus a very complex genre. While often being considered male oriented, at least during the Feminist Movement in the 1960s, female authors found their way into the genre and raised questions about gender roles, political inequality and sexuality within their works. Among those female writers was Ursula K. Le Guin who gained wide recognition for her writing and is today regarded one of the most influential science-fiction and fantasy author of the twentieth century.Asscociated with feminist tendencies in her works, her most famous novel referred to be feminist science fiction is 'The Left Hand of Darkness' in which she imagined an androgynous society in order to investigate what society would be if sex did not matter. But also many other of her works have received attention from critics interested in gender and feminism. In this paper I intend to analyse and discuss the depiction of gender and the realisation of feminist aspects in Le Guin's novel 'The Dispossessed: An ambiguous Utopia'. The novel won several important literary awards such as the Hugo and the Nebula and gained a lot of respect among critics for its great literary qualities and its extensive exploration of political ideas and social themes, including for example anarchism, capitalism and socialism.It is set on the fictional planets Urras and Anarres which inhabit two contrasting societies, one capitalist and class oriented and the other one following the principles of anarchism, avoiding any form of social hierarchy among its population. Anarres - apparently the utopian planet in Le Guin's work, is often called a feminist utopia for its conception of gender. However, Le Guin has been highly criticised from feminist for several problematic issues in her approach of sexual politics in the novel. The question therefore arises weather 'The Dispossessed' really can be labeled feminist science-fiction and if Anarres really can be called a feminist utopia 20 pp. Englisch.…

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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Essay from the year 2015 in the subject Health - Public Health, grade: B, University of Manchester (HCRI), course: Global Health, language: English, abstract: The fifth Millennium Development Goal (MDG5) calls for improving maternal health and focuses on two specific objectives: the reduction of global maternal mortality ratio (MMR) by two third and the universal access to reproductive health by the year 2015 (United Nations, 2013).Recent data shows that globally the Maternal Mortality Ratio has seen a significant decrease from 400 per 100,000 live births in 1990 to 260 per 100,000 live births in 2008 (Zere et al, 2011). Despite this world progress, some 300,000 women died in 2013 from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth whereby 62% of the deaths occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa (United Nations, 2014).Access to a comprehensive package of reproductive health services has seen an improvement with 83% of pregnant women attended by a skilled health worker at least once during their pregnancy in 2012 compare to 65% in 1990 (United Nations, 2014).According to the United Nations (2014), there remain extreme differences in maternal mortality among countries with almost one third of global deaths concentrated in India (17%) and Nigeria (14%); with Sierra Leone being the Country with the highest MMR (1100 per 100,000 live births) while Belarus has the lowest (1 per 100,000 live births).Namibia is one of the affected sub-Saharan countries. It is estimated that, everyday a woman dies in Namibia due to complications related to either pregnancy or childbirth. The Maternal Mortality ratio has increased from 225 per 100,000 live births in 1992 to 271 per 100,000 live births in 2000 and 449 per 100,000 live births in 2007/2008 (WHO, 2009).This data has put the Country on a balance scale to initiate and develop policies and programs for the acceleration of the reduction of MMR against set targets and reverse the trends to achieve 75% reduction in accordance with the MDG5 target.The purpose of this paper is to critically analyze policies, strategies and programs that were developed in Namibia to meet the global and country targets for the attainment of the MDG5.Also to evaluate the progress made ,discuss challenges and identify way forwards for local and global response.This essay will review the Millennium Development Goals agenda, the Namibian Country health status in the context of MDG 5 and the policies, strategies and programs developed to mitigate Maternal Mortality. 16 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2015 in the subject Biology - Botany, grade: 1.00, , course: Bachelor of Science in Environmental Management, language: English, abstract: Within the scope of rehabilitation of mined-out sites and possible occurrence of phytomining in the Philippines, this study examined the natural vegetation of the mined-out sites of Adnama Mining Resources Incorporated in Urbiztondo, Claver, Surigao del Norte for potential nickel (Ni) hyperaccumulator species. Both the soil and vegetation (leaf samples) were evaluated by assaying the heavy metal Ni. This work revealed that Ni concentrations of the soils in the mined-out sites studied were comparable among each other having no or little distinctiveness. Also, it emphasized a large variation in Ni concentration in the plant samples collected depending on the plant species and the sites.Results show that native plant species Sowa-sowa (Unidentified), Magotambis (Syzygium longiflorum), and Artocarpus sp. have the potential being hyperaccumulators of Ni with concentrations 218 mig g-1, 142 mig g-1, and 123 mig g-1 respectively. No plant species sampled satisfied the requirement of Ni hyperaccumulation which is 1000 mig g-1. 20 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Academic Paper from the year 2015 in the subject Health - Public Health, grade: Phd, , language: English, abstract: The level of uncertainty that characterizes the world today makes it almost impossible to tell what might happen the next minute. The threat of terrorism is as real as ever, and no one knows when and where terrorists will strike next. Global warming has increased to such a level that natural disasters like floods or tsunamis are what make news every day. More than ever before, a need arises to have in place efficient medical emergency services that should have the capacity to handle mass casualties that may result out of the mentioned disasters or terrorist attacks. Oftentimes, putting in place such healthcare and emergency response systems has been the duty of governments, although local, regional, and international organizations have also continued to play a vital role. Sometimes it has emerged to be more fruitful when there are combined efforts between such organizations and the governments of countries where they operate. International co-operation and support has also proved to be imperative. 16 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2015 in the subject Chemistry - Bio-chemistry, C. U. Shah Science College, course: Biochemistry, language: English, abstract: A socio-economic cause of visual defect during aging is not only an important health problem but also one, especially in tropical countries. Inhibiting or cure in the progression would present a major achievement for human welfare and is therefore one of the priorities of medical research in India. 41 million people are blind globally of which 17 million people are experiencing profound or total loss of vision due to cataract.More than 5 million cataract surgeries are carried out in many third world countries including India. The enzymes associated with the synthesis, catabolism and utilization of glutathione, ascorbic acid and proteins in the lens have been reported with the progression of cataract. It shows increase percentages of urea DTT soluble (UDTTS) and urea DTT insoluble (UDTTIS) fraction in all types of cataractous lenses. The results presented in the current study show that both cataract formation and normal ageing are accompanied by a decrease in the solubility of the lens proteins. Most of the color of the lens is associated with urea-insoluble protein fractions. Amongst urea-insoluble fraction, the brown protein fraction was more predominant over yellow protein fraction. 16 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Essay from the year 2014 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1.0, University of Bonn, language: English, abstract: 'Trainspotting' is a 1996 cult screen adaptation of IrvinWelsh' s novel of the same name. Despite the fact that it has not been aimed at mass market audience it has become very popular. In a survey done by a British company HMV in 2012 'Trainspotting' has been recognized as the best British film 1of the last 60 years.The flick tells a story of four friends. Although, the only thing that they have in common is their drug addiction which leads every one of them to their own, personal destiny. The story is told from the perspective of a first person narrator Mark Renton. A young Scotsman who constantly tries to quit substance abuse and somehow become integrated with the world of adults. In parallel we become acquainted with his friends who are also drug addicted, good for nothing losers. An unexpected personal enrichment gives Mark an opportunity to finally change the course of his life.Despite many disturbing scenes there is a great amount of humor in this film. As well as unusual cinematographic realisations.Trainspotting features characteristics of a Bildungsroman 2 which means that the inner development of the protagonist is more important than the plot.Renton's maturity plays a key role in his drug withdrawal. The purpose of this term paper is to illustrate his maturity and the factors that lead to it.There are four major aspects of this formation. The love and the guidance of Renton's parents, motivation to move forward in life, change of the environment and his decision making.Mark Renton's formation consists of two phases. In the first phase he denials the reality by fleeing into drug consumption. Eventually he attains enlightenment which makes him strong enough to face the reality.In the second part he breaks out of the negative environment that he was born into and faces the world of adults. 20 pp. Englisch.…