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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This study examines the extent to which Khaldun can legitimately be considered a founding father of sociology. To pursue this contention, Khaldun's theoretical framework will be compared with four Western scholars: Auguste Comte, Emile Durkheim, Giambattista Vico, and Ludwig Gumplowicz. These prominent Western scholars were chosen for particular reasons. Auguste Comte was selected as he is often regarded as the founder of sociology. Durkheim was selected because of his position as founder of modern sociology and sociological methodology. Vico was chosen because he is generally regarded as the founder of the modern philosophy of history and Gumplowicz was selected because of his position as the founder of conflict sociology. The paper begins with an Introduction, followed by a general overview of Khaldun's work. His work is compared to that of Auguste Comte, Emile Durkheim, Ludwig Gumplowicz and Giambattista Vico. In each section, Khaldun is compared and contrasted to the other social theorist, illustrating their similarities and considering their differences. I put forth conclusions that consider the extent to which Khaldun can validly be considered a founding father of sociology.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Science of 21st century needs new paradigm. Paradigm shift is initiated from unexplainable fact with current paradigm. This time it begins with water memory which cannot be explained with current science based on materialism. New paradigm explains water memory with 3D wave inherent to matter. 3D wave is faster than speed of light and exists in the area of imaginary number, carrying out its effect as a field with 3D structure similar to original matter. 3D wave can be separated from the matter to water. 3D wave of hormone in water as separate entity can interact with hormone receptor, leading to cellular transmission. 3D wave of other medically effective substance can be stored in water and can be utilized for therapeutic purpose. Beyond analogue type water memory 3D wave can be digitized and expressed in 2D space. Digitized 3D wave shows the same functionality of original matter through holographic space. Digitized 3D wave can be modulated to electricity and change the characteristic of electricity in human beneficial way. There are enough facts which require new paradigm out of materialism. 21st century should be an era for new paradigm beyond materialism. 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Gastric Adenocarcinoma is a disease with significant clinical impact worldwide. Imaging as been playing a role in diagnosis and with recent developments of medical technology, cross-sectional imaging became an important tool in its diagnosis and staging. Computed Tomography with the multidetector acquisition option is the best all-in-one approach for staging gastric adenocarcinoma and has gained increasing notoriety in Tumoral and Nodal staging. This work is the result of a team effort to ameliorate the medical approach of patients in order to give them the best treatment and prognosis. 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Incremental innovation in biomedical devices is relatively straightforward. Product line gets upgraded to become smaller, faster, cheaper, etc but there s little fundamental change to underlying technologies, clinical procedures, health service provision, regulatory requirements, and so on. It is hard for a single centre to identify and capture the disruptive opportunities that arise at the interfaces between clinical procedures and research into medicine, biology, engineering, physics and mostly it is even often very risky. The purpose of the excellence platform is to create a dedicated process, organisation and network that binds together researchers from across these fields with clinicians, health service providers, biomedical device companies and funders/investors, to identify and rapidly implement mutually beneficial opportunities. The Network can become the tool to complete the transfer of development activities to the corporate partner(s) activities during the Pre-Clinical Trials Phase of the process. The partners can conduct world-class research and development in several areas promising valuable advances for patients,healthcare providers and life science companies alike. 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Poverty is the most pressing human right challenge for old people especially women who face income insecurity due to lack of social security coverage or lower contribution to social security and lower pension benefits. Gender gaps in the labour market negatively impact the future retirement benefits of the woman whereby the majority of women get fewer benefits compared to majority of men. This situation is due to lower contribution of women in social security during their active life. Women are more likely than men to be poor with no income or lower wages and to work in the informal sector, especially in agriculture where labour and social security laws are not practically applicable. Due to gender division of labour (separation of jobs into male and female tasks), women work in household, in low-paid jobs, and interrupt their professional careers due to pregnancy and maternity leave. Sometimes their salaries and chances of promotion are lessened. The present research gives more details as it examines the impact of gender division of labour on old-age pension in Rwanda. 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Tax havens are a key contributing factor to why poverty around the world persists today. Tax havens have a central position in the international economy, as over 50 % of global trade is conducted through them. Since the 1960s tax havens have been, and continue to be, an essential mechanism in almost every important economic event and in every financial crisis and scandal. Tax havens are about more than just tax, they are about escape escape from creditors, criminal laws, financial regulation, tax, and above all, tax havens are about escape from democratic accountability and scrutiny. The purpose of this book is twofold. On the one hand, it is aimed at creating higher awareness among the general public around the concept of tax havens and the economic threat they impose on fundamental rights provided by the welfare state model sustained by tax income. On the other hand, it is intended to inform about the OECDs political campaign against tax havens. This part ends with a conclusion evaluating the campaings results. 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Infinite series and its convergence are basic concepts to know mathematics from very beginning of primary stage. It revolves in the minds of mathematicians all along life and creats visionary power to estimate everything that comes in the mind. This estimation is called approximation if put on sound footings with axioms. So every measurement by naked eye or ear or by sophisticated instruments is merely an approximation. It is hoped that in this monograph, approximation by wavelets will be useful in technology and communication science in coming days. 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The most important thing is to forecast where consumers are moving, and be confront of them . According to Kustler, the peculiar characteristics of a business are not sufficient to reach success. Therefore, the starting condition for an efficient marketing is the knowledge of the rules that individuals use in decisions concerning purchase. My work aims to show how the study of decision processes in purchasing offers relevant applicable possibilities in the marketing field, since it provides useful elements in developing efficient client-centered solutions. 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The book aims to highlight the relevance of Universal Design at major sporting events by exploring accessibility through the various guides and regulations, while not neglecting the rights of the disabled. It also aims to identify the role that Universal Design has in the sport environment and why it is so important in sport as it is in life. The analysis is conducted on the sites of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and on those of the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games to be held in Toronto in 2015. It intends to evaluate whether London maintained its promise to host the most inclusive games ever , in terms of accessibility and universal design, from the perspective of both designers and users. The study also discusses whether London s experience will impact on future sporting events, such as those to be held in Toronto in 2015. 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -It has been estimated that half the world s population carries H. pylori.Most infected people remain asymptomatic during their lifetime, and only about 15% develop gastroduodenal disorders. This implies near perfect adaptation to the niche and an ability to evade the human immune response. Of those infected, about 10% develop peptic ulceration, roughly 1% develop gastric adenocarcinoma and less than 0.1% MALT (mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. Infection with H pylori elicits a systemic, strong and polymorphic humoral immune response. CagA is the important pathologic marker with a high immunogenic response.The highest titers of cag A antibodies (more than 100 arbU/ml) in the study realised by Ilie et al in 2011, was found for resistance to first line therapy, bleeding gastroduodenal ulcers, NSAID negative and gastric cancer. We recommend verification of H. pylori eradication to cag A positive patients one month after completing the treatment. This book will raise the interest of gastroenterologists,general practitioners,microbiologists,immunologists and last but not least medical students. 112 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Increasing in number, Shopping malls (SMs) have a great place in people's daily lives today. Besides their increasing number, SMs also draw the attention with their employment volume. When considered from this perspective, the problems SMs employees experience in terms of occupational health and safety are becoming more and more important. The main objective of this book is to mention various difficulties SMs employees have in occupational health and safety. Also, the book includes an example of risk assessment for SMs in order to contribute to minimizing all these problems. 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This unique book aim to evaluate the impact of UEFA EURO 2012, an inimitable event for Warsaw residents and a big challenge for a developing economy like Poland. EURO 2012 was a great experience for the Polish people, and one which engendered a raft of positive emotions and a surge of national pride. The objective of this book is to discover how residents of Warsaw perceived the impacts of EURO 2012. The results show that, although the residents did not perceive the economic benefits of the tournament as being spread uniformly, a large majority appreciated its role in promoting Warsaw as a tourist destination and enhancing the international identity of the city. Whereas they generally displayed positive attitudes toward EURO 2012 in terms of lifting their pride and bringing the community closer together, they did also note some negative impacts caused by the event, such as traffic congestion and higher prices. A majority of the residents agreed that the positive impacts of EURO 2012 outweighed its negative impacts, which is the most important finding of the empirical study. 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book deals with incorporation, interpretation and validity of liability disclaimers (LD) in unilaterally drafted B2B-standard terms in DK (civil law), England (common law) and United States of America (mostly common law). I mainly analyze the remedy of damages. Other clauses may in reality function as LDs, why the same judicial methods, as a main rule, apply in regards to these clauses also. All three countries have similar approaches, however there are differences a lawyer should be aware about when drafting contracts in these countries and also on how a lawyer should deal with these clauses in matters of dispute. 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Intervertebral discs are the shock absorbers of vertebrae and also contribute to flexibility of the spine. Deformation or degradation of these structures could cause pain, nerve compression or gait differences. When the condition gets severe, affecting the cartilage and the bone, surgery must take place to restore the health. Intervertebral disc replacement is an option for the surgery. Critical design parameters, materials analysis, proposed design and testing framework for a prosthetic intervertebral disc are described in this book in a combined medical-engineering perspective. 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -With population of more than 1500 people, communities in Tambukareli sub community in Geita Region, were facing inadequate access to water supply in their community. In order to solve that problem, communities decided to organize themselves to use the available water source to supply water within the community with a support from other stakeholders. The major activity planned under this project was to construct water supply scheme in order to increase accessibility of water supply throughout the year, closer to the user homes. With support from the author of this work, Tambukareli Water User Group (TWUG) management, managed to prepare a project proposal for fund raising. The proposal was submitted to Plan International (Tanzania), a development NGO located in Geita District. The proposal was successfully accepted by Plan International and managed to disburse funds amounting to Tanzanian Shillings. 78,518,300/= for the purpose of completing the intended project activities. 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The book focuses on the blood pressure management in acute ischemic stroke and in elderly hypertensive patients- still unresolved issues. The pathophysiology and management of the transient elevated blood pressure in acute ischemic stroke are presented. Blood pressure lowering may have a detrimental effect. The ultrasound carotid disease evaluation and cerebral hemodynamics monitoring, using bedside bilateral transcranial ultrasonography, during emergency blood pressure management are recommended. Such an approach could individualize the antihypertensive treatment and improve functional outcome. Epidemiological, clinical and neuroimaging data on the relationships between hypertension and cognitive functions in elderly hypertensive persons are given. The impact of antihypertensive treatment is reviewed. Blood pressure lowering could increase the risk of cerebral hypoperfusion and cognitive impairment. Neuropsychological assessments, ultrasound carotid disease evaluation and cerebral hemodynamics monitoring during blood pressure management in elderly hypertensive patients with the aim to prevent cognitive decline are recommended. The book is written for physicians. 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The starting point of this work consists of several papers published by the author ten years ago. The main idea was to give algebraic descriptions and (sometimes) geometric interpretations for some basic concepts of the Vector Lattice Theory as: vector lattices, Archimedean vector lattices, sublattices, lattice-subspaces, solid subsets, ideals, (o)-dense subspaces. In addition we considered some linear operators commuting with the lattice operations such as the classical Riesz homomorphisms, but also the restricted-lattice operators and quasi-lattice operators, introduced by the author. The extension of restricted-lattice operators is studied as well. By giving algebraic descriptions of the above mentioned vector lattice concepts, the paper is a non standard approach. But, at the same time, by these algebraic descriptions of the classical definitions, the paper shows a way to generalize some notions from vector lattices to ordered vector spaces. Consequently this work is especially useful to academics but also to any individual who is interested in research and development of the theory of these spaces. 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The findings of this research suggest a compatibility between Fenelon s Spiritual Letters and Existential theories of personal growth. The Psychotherapy and Counselling Codes of Ethics in Australia, America, and England emphasize the importance of personal growth as an essential tool to ensure responsibility and quality in professional practice. Self-knowledge and self-development are consistent with the ethical principles of Fidelity, Autonomy, Beneficence, Non-maleficence, Justice, and Self-respect. Enriching self to deliver better quality and high ethical service in mental health should be seriously considered for both the trainee and the experienced psychotherapist. The similarities between Fenelon Spiritual Letters and Existential Psychotherapy may suggest them as a possible tool for inner development, subject of course to further empirical research. 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Currently, there is scarce research and practical handbooks on spiritual interventions for individuals living with Conversion Disorder. Research conducted at Duncan Hospital found results which indicated that ongoing family and marital strife was significantly related to conversion disorder. As well, research found that individuals with Conversion Disorder seemed to experience depression-like symptoms. The findings indicate a lack of conflict resolution skills to deal with the stress of the conflicts. In fact, the results indicate that religious faith plays a significant role in maintaining well-being and encouraging resilience. This ready to use manual offers practical strategies and interventions for Conversion Disorders using a holistic approach to mental health and well-being. 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The complexity of translating prose fiction cannot be grasped without a clear picture of the different aspects of translation as a cross-cultural activity. Part of the problem of the existing misconceptions concerning different kinds of translation and interpreting is the fact that the terminological apparatus of translation studies is still in a state of flux. The overarching aim of this book is to clarify some important aspects of translation theory and practice in order to make translating and evaluating translations more transparent and more widely understood. Part I of the book considers some topical issues of translation theory. Part II examines the challenges involved in attaining the level of 'expert professionalism' in translation from the perspective of expertise studies. Although the book's focus is on 'written' literary translation, the issues discussed are relevant to other kinds of translation, including interpretation ('oral' translation). The book will be interesting and useful not only for students of Russian-to-English and English-to-Russian translation but also for beginning and practicing translators, irrespective of their working languages. 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Education is all about enjoyment and fulfilment. It is frequently confused with training, to the detriment of both. This manifesto confronts the marketplaces colonisation of the classroom and defies the nobly-intentioned yet thoroughly misguided notion that education is all about poverty reduction and material progress. It calls also for the conceptualising and then the organising and provision of job-related preparation as Professional, Technical and Vocational Training. And PTVT must always be quarantined from that fundamental social good to which all young persons worldwide are entitled, for education and training are as different as are chalkboards and cheeseboards. These papers and articles have been applauded at conferences and circulated worldwide. Their compilation facilitates the vital and very separate battles for (a) high-status and targeted training and (b) pleasurable and fulfilling education, in the expectation that their scrutiny will be (a) valuable and (b) enjoyable. 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In a modern world economic growth used to measure economic and in some cases political power of the countries. For that reason, it is necessary to analyse the determinants which make a dramatic impact on economic growth in order to stabilize economic performance of the governments and gain to long term and sustainable development. This book examines the role of macroeconomic determinants in economic growth through inflation, unemployment, trade, government expenditure, exchange rate and gross capital formation by using econometric methods. The data consist of 92 countries and the period from 1990 to 2006. The results show that macroeconomic determinants make a significant impact on economic growth. 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This empirical study examined the impact of food price hike on household food security at different income levels of the people in Bangladesh. The study extensively used national household income, expenditure, and food consumption survey data of Bangladesh together with the weekly time series data on price of rice and wheat. Households having higher share of income on food consumption were found to be the worst affected by the price rise. To understand how international price rise is transmitted into domestic foodgrain market in Bangladesh, cointegration analysis and Error Correction Model were used. The result confirms the existence of long-term equilibrium relationship between international and domestic market price of rice while wheat price did not. Error Correction Model was used to see the short term dynamics as well as long term information of rice price. Although impact of rising rice price in the international market has not been realised immediately in the domestic market due to different price stabilizing programmes and policies of the government of Bangladesh, rising price of rice in international market has long term impact on Bangladesh market. 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Russia is the country of huge territory, long history, beautiful culture, vast natural resources, and enormous potential of human and physical capital. Russia is the country of Tsars, cold winters, vodka and white bears. Russia is the country of Peter the Great, Y.Stalin and V.Putin. One could say, all these characteristics - is our pride and glory. For me the answer is not so easy. This work is dedicated to Russian development and determinants of its growth. Just two decades ago Russia experienced a total change in the political and economic structure of the country. USSR fall, together will all its successes and failures. Russia went to the path of building a market economy, while the rest of the developed world was already living in such economy and using its benefits. With the heritage of the USSR, Russia had a huge potential to be successful in that road. The goal of this work is to answer the question, whether or not we were able to use it. 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Most of the school children are carrying heavy backpacks frequently.Therefore,a serious concerns about the harmful effects of backpacks are growing.Backpack may influence the mechanics of breathing and subsequently reduce the ventilatory function.This book is highlighting the important of the normal breathing mechanics as much as possible for school children and emphasizing the proper backpack use. 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Free convection in trapezoidal enclosures has received considerable attention because of its importance in several thermal engineering problems, for example, in the design of electronic devices, solar thermal receivers, uncovered flat plate solar collectors having rows of vertical strips geothermal reservoirs etc. In my work the title named Analysis on MHD Free Convection Flow Within Trapezoidal Enclosures has been studied. In this study, free convection within a trapezoidal enclosure for uniformly heated bottom wall, insulated top wall and isothermal side walls with inclination angles (f) are considered. Heat flow patterns in the presence of natural convection within trapezoidal enclosures have been analyzed with heatlines concept using magnetic effect. The fluid is concerned for the wide range of Rayleigh number (Ra) from 10^3 to 10^7 and Prandtl number (Pr) from 0.026, 0.7, 1000 and Hartmann number (Ha) with various tilt angles F = 45^0, 30^0 and 0^0(square). The computational results indicate that the average and local Nusselt number at the uniform heating of bottom wall of the enclosure is depending on the dimensionless parameters. 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The study included examination of soil and plant material for the contents of some elements along the route E75 through Serbia, the section from Belgrade to Pre evo, a length of 400 km. European route E75 is part of the International E-road network, which is a series of main roads in Europe. Samples of soil and aerial parts of plant material were sampled from both sides of lanes at a distance of about 8 km and at 10, 30, 50 and 400 m perpendicular to the direction of the route. In the soil samples it were determined pH in 1MKCl and content of total concentrations of the following heavy metals: Cr, Mn, Zn, Pb, Cu, Ni and Hg. The plant materials were analyzed for Cr, Mn, Zn, Pb, Cu, Ni and Hg. It can be concluded that, besides the anthropogenic pollution, which is reflected in the excessive use of plant protection products and fertilizers, and also the impact of air pollution from motor vehicles in certain sections of the examined area, the dominant influence on concentration of some examined elements comes from geochemical composition of parent material from which the soils were developed. 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -During last seventy years, an impressive amount of flavoproteins has been characterised and many details about their catalytic and structural features have been determined. Flavoproteins found their assertion in biotechnology and diagnostics. This book providing a complex view on these proteins is focused on the structure of flavoproteins, mechanism of their action, kinds of their classification into several groups and description of their functions. Some of these interesting biomolecules are described in detail. 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Current engineering is found in a state of evolution and very advanced structured in relation to the middle twentieth century engineering. Using complex work tools based on sophisticated mathematical models initiated the emergence of the simulators. These huge volume of calculation and comprehension programs is based on traditional assumptions and experience of researchers from different scientific fields. The programs are used by a specialist team or individuals from narrow work areas. These tools are often 'black boxes' for users. This presents dangers of misuse of programs and breaking of the communication between specialists. Humanity is at a dangerous crossroad (modern version of the Tower of Babel): complicating the investigative tools at the same pace or slowing at the same time strengthening basic knowledge. In the sense of the last choice, the authors of this paper are exposing the connections between classical and modern solutions in a particular field of vehicle research and design. One seeks to encourage the usage of complex calculation to investigate the consequences of seemingly minor changes from assumptions and their effects. 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In this book we obtain an approximate solution for integral and integro-differential equations by Legendre wavelets and hybrid Legendre Block-Pulse functions. For this purpose, we employ operational matrices and using Galerkin method the integral and integro-differential equations are transformed to a linear system. Numerical examples are given to show applicability of the proposed approach. 88 pp. Englisch.