Lap lambert academic publishing sep 2011 (Más de 3700 resultados)

Taschenbuch. Condición: 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. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Ivan Spassov is one of the premiere Bulgarian composers and conductors of the 20th century. He systematically integrates elements of the rich Bulgarian folklore into his music. His style also exhibits influences from the contemporary Western European compositional tradition. The mastery of his craft shines in the use of aleatoric technique, cluster harmonies, and polyphonic elements, uniquely combined with the rhythmic, melodic, and modal intricacies of the Bulgarian folklore. This book examines Spassov s songs for women s choir, in the Bucolics From The Pirin Region collection, and how they relate to their original folk versions. Areas of study include a brief examination of Bulgarian musical folklore in relation to the uniqueness and inter-regional influences of the rhythm, meter, mode, melody and text, and an analysis of the musical scores. This analysis should provide evidence that Bucolics From The Pirin Region are examples of late-twentieth-century musical art that remain typically Bulgarian and preserve the individuality of the traditional folklore, and should be particularly useful to conductors, music educators and anyone else interested in multicultural choral music. 120 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In Bangladesh institutional response to crime against humanity of 1971 has been limited to maximalist and minimalist approach through tribunal and amnesty. Legalism and realism has dominated the debate around institutional response. Seemingly the government is unable to ensure retributive justice for all the crimes committed in 1971 and this creates scope to rethink if restorative justice can be applied for the major crimes remaining unaddressed under retributive mechanism. Maximalist approach through trial had been problematic as the post war initiative stalled for political constraints whereas restorative mechanism has inherent challenges in the context of Bangladesh. Minimalist approach was not free from criticism as perpetrators were benefited through that. Role of international organizations and other state actors was not sufficient to initiate redress to the crime as most of those actors only responded when the government reinitiated the justice process in 2009. Social organizations and social movement played effective role to mainstream the issue of justice in national policy and social response to crime against humanity has emerged as subsidiary to institutional response. 64 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - 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. 76 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The UGC (User Generated Content) revolution of Web 2.0 brought the application of this new paradigm into the enterprise and professional environment. This phenomenon is called Enterprise 2.0 and in these last years has drawn the attention of many experts in the fields of organization and knowledge management. In this context, Wiki systems and other social networking applications represent an important shift on the way in which people work: at the opposite of other previous IT technologies in this field, the Enterprise 2.0 is not about simple devices of office automation, but requires (and brings to) a dramatic organizational culture shift. In particular Wiki offers new possibilities and opportunities in order to exploit in a more effective way the entire potential of the collaborative work coming from the active participation of all the individuals that are present in a workplace. This dissertation wants to contribute to the current debate on the cultural shift that the introduction of this tool in a workplace is able to produce: we will see that, for a Wiki or any Enterprise 2.0 tool being effective it has to activate a virtuous circle able to create new knowledge. 120 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - 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. 124 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - 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 Cambodia s 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. 60 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Implementation of biofuels is a topic of great controversy. Nevertheless, the growth in production has been tremendous and is expected to continue its exponential trend. All indicators suggest that biofuels will become notable commodities in the near future. Current governments' energy policies have resulted in an artificially high demand. This raises the question whether futures markets might be an appropriate tool for the propagation of biofuels. This study examines market efficiency and unbiasedness of ethanol futures market. The Johansen cointegration procedure is used to test for long-run market efficiency and unbiasedness and the short-run efficieny and unbiasedness is analyzed using an error-correction model (ECM). The design of this model allows a possibility for futures markets to exhibit shor-trun pricing inefficiencies and biasedness. The results indicate that even though ethanol futures have only recently been introduced and the market is relatively thinly traded compared to other, well established commodities futures, the ethanol futures market is both efficient and unbiased in the long and short-run. 100 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - 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. 100 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - 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. 112 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - 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. 64 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Web 2.0, the second generation of World Wide Web, has had a profound impact on the services of academic libraries. Its philosophy of two-way communication has made users more closer to library staff. This book is an outcome of the author's postdoctoral research at the Department of Information Studies, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, USA. The study was conducted in three parts, (a) an analytical review of the literature on the topic, (b) an analysis of the Websites of academic libraries which were members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and (c) a questionnaire survey of ARL academic libraries. The book is useful for practitioners, students and policy makers in the field of library and information science. 92 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - 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. 116 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Adolescence is a time of self-discovery and physical, social and cognitive development. It is within this milieu that adolescent sexual behaviour occurs. To make informed sexual choices one agent that is needed outside the family is the teacher in schools. Trends in adolescent sexual behaviour are changing, and teachers must be aware of these trends to provide necessary sexuality education to this cohort. The aim of this study, therefore, was to examine teachers view points on adolescent sexuality education. The study was conducted among 90 randomly selected teachers in three selected secondary schools in Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria. Data for the study were collected with the use of structured self-administered questionnaire. Frequency counts and simple percentage were used to analyze the data generated for the survey. The study found that teachers knowledge about sexuality education was high. They were also positively disposed towards the teaching of sexuality to students in schools, though, their attitude were poor. Data also revealed some benefits and hindrances to effective sexuality education in schools. 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Fiscal decentralization has formed an important component of recent institutional innovation, being widely adopted in many countries. But, in the empirical literature, there is little agreement in its effect on a number of policy goals. Accordingly, this study aims at evaluating the effects of fiscal decentralization on social services access in Ethiopia, which undertook a massive shift of fiscal resources to regions in 1994 and to districts in 2002. The results suggest that although the decentralization has been characterized by some kind of vertical and horizontal fiscal imbalances, it has had significant effects on primary gross enrollment rate, childhood immunization and infant mortality rate. Moreover, the policy has achieved a satisfactory equity in terms of both equality of opportunity and inter-regional equity by reducing disparity in access to social services between previously underserved and better-off regions, suggesting that fiscal decentralization has been a pro-poor policy. Thus, the study urges policy makers and development agencies to close the existing fiscal gaps, possibly via fiscal equalization approach, for better social service access at the grassroots level 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This is a data assisted study that explores direct and indirect approaches to advertising persuasion focusing on the language of advertisements. The language of advertisements has been largely defined as persuasive and manipulative. Some scholars however hold different views. For this reason, I have decided to explore this topic by analysing the creative methods used by the copywriters of certain advertisements and then deciding whether or not these are useful in determining the persuasive value of the language used by advertisers. The decision to study advertising language was also motivated by the fact that this area of study has received little attention in the research literature, and that the use of powerful persuasive messages influence our decision as a consumer society in buying certain products and services. The focus of this study was on the language of selected newspaper, magazine, billboard and television/radio advertisements. To achieve the objectives of the study, a desktop study was carried out. 104 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Industrial Relations: In-depth Analysis of Important Terms and Concepts provides a detailed exploration of some of the vital aspects of industrial relations in Malaysia. Chapters in the book cover the key issues and present an overview of the concepts of contract for service, concept of service, the right to strike as well as justice in employment relationships. This book will provide valuable information, both for organizations or employers and also employees on the rights and responsibilities of both parties in order to gain mutual benefit from their employment relationship. 64 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The purpose of this study was to investigate the misconceptions and difficulties that grade nine students have of the concept of function using a descriptive survey method. Mixed research approaches were used to explore the students difficulties in this study. The number of students and teachers that participated in this study was from four General secondary schools in west showa zone. The major data collection tools were test, interview, teachers questionnaire, and classroom observation. Frequencies and percentages were used to analyze quantitative data. The finding of the study reviled that students see a function as any relation between two sets, any correspondence between two sets, any map between two sets, an equation with two variables x and y, and also consider it as any ordered pair between two sets without considered the value of the second coordinate. The students have also difficulty in verbal representation of function and graphical representation of function. This could be because of mode of instruction, Students attention to the lesson, and background weakness from the previous classes. Based on the findings of the study, different recommendations are suggested. 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Services present a very important component of a national economy. This book discusses services as economic activities, evaluates their impact on competitiveness and shows the areas in which services have a potential to develop and extend the competitiveness of other sectors and the national economy as a whole. A number of the EU member-states were observed for this purpose, among the transition economies of in Central Europe, selecting those with higher growth potential than the potential of the so-called old member-states. In the selected countries the changes proceeded more quickly, although according to the same market mechanisms. We can connect the impact of the business services with the multiplication effect they have in the economy, and not only with the direct output of the sectors, but we must also count the impact on connected sectors. In this consideration the services and the quality of their management have an impact on the competitiveness of the economy. The competitiveness of these economies was modeled using multidimensional scaling of selected indicators in 2003, 2005 and 2008. 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The book is written based on anthropometric measurements and the collected data is compared with other social and economic factors to find out relations between gender difference and status of malnutrition in rural Bangladesh. The World Health Organization approved National Center for Health Statistics (NCSH) standards of measuring malnutrition is used to compare the nutritional status of the rural children. Three types of malnutrition is measured they are, Weight for Age (Underweight), Height for Age (Stunting) and Height for Weight (Wasting). Collected data are analyzed using Epi info soft ware recommended from Food and Nutritional Department of University of Dhaka. It is found, a higher probability of child s malnutrition in rural area than that of general nutritional status of children in all over the nation. Parent s educational status and economic condition or family income is found highly correlated with children s nutritional status. Mother s knowledge of child rearing and health awareness is also positively impacted on children s malnutrition. It is recommended to increase awareness of parents and ensure equal opportunity to rural people for a better nourished nation. 112 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In the dissertation, a local currency and trade networks in Asian Pacific Region have been constructed based on the real data. The topology and dynamics are studied, based upon which the impacts of US financial crisis on the structural and behavior pattern of the regional trade web; the synchronization of the currency network are then investigated. Furthermore the regional service trade barriers are measured and their impacts are estimated. Finally the behavior of foreign banking in China are examined using the most recent data. 104 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The objective of this book is to examine the relationship between executive compensation and bank performance. We study the executive pay structure of the U.S. largest 100 bank holding companies during period 2002-2009. Our data analysis describes differences between behaviour of TARP recipients and the banks that did not receive state financial help with consideration of financial crisis effect. We use econometric model to test the dependence of bank performance measures and particular elements of executive remuneration total sum, bonus, stock award and option award. The relationship is generally considered as weak, but we also find linkage between TARP recipients compensation and Market Capitalisation and on the other hand non-TARP bank appeared to define compensation according to earning per share. A special attention is devoted to executive remuneration structures of TARP recipients with weakest results and their comparison with Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act and TARP standards. 92 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In this modern era, family expenditures and cost of living have increased substantially together with other matters related to family requirements. These phenomenons have contributed to the participation of women in the workforce. The increases of women in the workforce however have not result a huge shift on their household responsibilities. Women even those employed full time remains a central figure duty of care and food preparation as food plays an important part in the production of family identities and preparation of home cooking is part of the communication of devotional love to family. This monograph highlights the empirical investigation on the routine of cooking among Malaysian working women. 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The purpose of this guidebook is to gain an understanding of project management and to give a brief overview of the methodology that underpins most formally run projects. Many organizations do not employ full time Project Managers and it is common to pull together a project team to address a specific need. While most people are not formally skilled in project methodology, taking a role in a project team can be an excellent learning opportunity and can enhance a person's career profile. 100 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Much research to date has focused on how international mediation affects the likelihood of reaching a negotiated agreement, while the long term-effects of international mediation have been understudied. This thesis aims to contribute to filling this gap by examining how style of mediation influences the prospects for both peace and durable peace. More specifically, the effectiveness of two different mediation processes will be compared: the United States mediation style during the Dayton peace talks and Australian s and New Zealand s mediation style during the Bougainville peace talks. It follows from this comparison that the way third-parties contribute to making peace significantly shapes the prospects for durable peace. The style of mediation employed in the Bougainville peace process is preferable in terms of sustainability; yet, due to contextual factors - such as a high conflict intensity - a mediation style closer to the one employed during the Dayton peace talks may be necessary. Knowing how international mediation works under particular circumstances and under which time horizon is therefore essential to the success of third-party conflict involvement. 100 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -With the changing world scenario, the need for effective and efficient managers has increased manifold. The organizations require managers with analytical and problem solving abilities enabling them to exploit the opportunities presented. Today, the most important pre-requisite for managers is to have well-developed communication skills so that they not only are able to communicate within the organizations but also with the groups outside the organization, customers, suppliers, government and the community. The development of these skills not only requires strong theoretical knowledge but also a practical experience. Although the four weeks internship program has not fully developed these abilities but it has at least given me a feel of the market. It has, to some extent, enabled me to see the relevance and applicability of various tools and theories of management. Moreover, this training has created an awareness of the various career opportunities available in the market as well as the tough competition. We, the students of commerce, have to face in securing jobs. 80 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Information and communication technology has direct role to play in education and if used appropriately can bring many benefits to the classroom. ICT use in school management is important if its impact has to be felt in education. The perception and experience of teachers and school administrators play an important role in adoption of ICT schools. Computer use in Kenyan schools is still in its early phase despite the introduction of ICT the 70s. The potential of ICT as a tool to aid administration of schools has not been fully exploited.Despite the efforts by the stakeholders to integrate ICT in schools,the level of integration is low. Hence it is crucial to investigate the issues pertaining to the low level of adoption of ICT in schools. This study investigated the adoption and use of ICT enhancing efficiency in management of public secondary schools. The study findings are expected to be helpful to educational managers, policy makers and scholers interested in ICT use in schools and education sector in general. 116 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Sustainability has become one of the most important challenges of today s society. Companies feel the external pressure to include principles of sustainable development in their business and often also have a strong internal drive to improve on sustainability. The activities of many companies are organized by projects, but in project management literature, the concept of sustainability has not been recognized yet. Projects are a main part of business, and therefore, it is evident that when the strategy of a company is to act sustainable, this has to result in actions in their projects. In this research, a new framework was designed: The Sustainable Footprint Methodology . This framework analyzes and determines several relevant social, environmental and economical impacts of a project for different phases of project management. The new framework was successfully used for TAQA s Bergermeer Gas Storage project. 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This essay looks at the various differentiation strategies for a company in the fashion industry. Zara has been chosen because it is a relatively new company which has grown quickly and today has a big market share. The aim of this thesis is to decide which differentiation strategies are the more relevant ones for Zara to attract new customers. This will be done through a discussion and analysis of all five of the differentiation strategies which are; product-, channel-, image-, service- and personnel differentiation. The theoretical framework gives an overview of the differentiation strategies; it also provides the reader a description of branding, consumer decision process, competitive advantage, strategic customer and key competitors.In the analysis chapter the differentiations strategies will be combined with the empirical information gained through personal interviews with the managers of Zara. The conclusion will provide an answer to research question and some advice for improvement. 64 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The study entitled The Role and Status of the Women in the Laladighirpar Slum: A Study is basically a qualitative study substantiated by quantitative data. The major objectives of this study are to know about the socio-economic status of women in slums, investigate the role of women in family and outside family, identify the level of awareness about the role and status of women among the people living in slums, examine the present status of women in the slums areas with special reference to employment, education, skill and social status, And investigate the reasons as to why the slum women is unable to play their appropriate role within the family as well as seek the suggestions of women living in the slum for increasing their status and also making them capable to play their due roles. Laladighirpar slum is located in Sylhet City Corporation of Bangladesh, selected as the study area of conducting our study. This is basically an explotaratory research. For conducting that study we intended to use data collection methods, like:- interview schedule, observation, focused group discussion, case study,etc. 72 pp. Englisch.…