lap lambert academic publishing jun 2010 (Mehr als 1.400 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book offers a fundamental basis for the study of Australian international relations and studies Australia as a global middle power. It offers theoretical background for the term 'middle power'. After the research of historical development of Australian position in the international relations since the times of European settlement until the end of the 20th century, it continues with the examination of the development of military and security issues of Australian foreign policy and ends with exploration of Australian membership in various international organizations.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The wide-spread fear that the global economy could be marred by another global sovereign debt crisis on top of the deepest recession we have had since the 1930s makes it worthwhile to explore the historical patterns of sovereign default one more time and analyze whether currently almost defaulting countries that are not usually associated with such behavior actually fit them. Traditional measures of default likelihood fail to account for the debt crash of non-emerging European economies, and suggests alternative ways of evaluating and overcoming the challenges of avoiding default during global recessions for countries that are non-typical defaulters. The facts that the countries with unsustainable sovereign debt (Greece, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Ireland) belong to the European Union and use the Euro play an important role both in explaining their current financial situation and in analyzing the possible outcome of the crisis. Is the current sovereign debt crisis the ultimate test for the real world economic viability of regional intergovernmental organizations such as the EU Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The book spreading over six chapters revisits the conceptual framework of project management, dwells upon the segments of contracts management, the likely pitfalls in contracting business, related accounting systems in project construction and cost estimation. It also includes an Indian case study on tendering for a coal preparation plant on Build,Own and Operate concept stressing upon equitable sharing of obligations between the stakeholders.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Business Intelligence (BI) is a broad category of applications and technologies for gathering, providing access to, and analyzing data for the purpose of helping enterprise users make better business decisions. The term implies having a comprehensive knowledge of all of the factors that affect your business. It is imperative that you have an in depth knowledge about factors such as your customers, competitors, business partners, economic environment, and internal operations to make effective and good quality business decisions. Business intelligence enables you to make these kinds of decisions. BI technology allows organizations to track, understand, and manage vital business information. BI is assuming an increasingly strategic role as more organizations look for ways to tap into the valuable data stored in their operational systems. In today¿s economy the requirements for Business Intelligence environments are changing, and quite dramatically. Consequent to this paradigm, the contents of this book examines the developments which have taken place with Business Intelligence Software.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 104 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The book assesses the uranium enrichment route and the plutonium production route for fissile material acquisition. The method to perform the analysis is a direct comparison of both routes across three dimensions: general factors, technology, and probability of detection using intelligence collection means. Three conclusions are derived from the analysis. First, using uranium enrichment to produce fissile material requires less time, fewer steps, and is less expensive than using plutonium production to produce fissile material. Second, technology availability and complexity have been the main barriers for states to acquire significant quantities of fissile material. Third, the uranium enrichment route is less detectable than the plutonium production route by modern intelligence collection means. The conclusions derived from the analysis imply that if a state were to choose between uranium enrichment and plutonium production for fissile material acquisition today, it will likely choose the uranium enrichment. Policy recommendations are developed to ensure that uranium enrichment route is addressed properly in the light of the anticipated nuclear renaissance.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -''Elections In Democratic Consolidation: The challenge of the Nigerian media'' is an exploration of the foundation of ethnicity in Nigeria, and the phenomenon''s in-road to the heart of the media system. It examines the role of the media in the reproduction of ethnic prejudices, and its implication for participatory democracy and democratic elections. The linkage between media reform and democratic transition, as well as the co- variation between them, are also examined. The subject-matter should be of interest not only to the student of Mass Communication and Political Science, but also the general reader who desires to know why the media in Africa''s most populous nation is still grappling with the problem of ethnicity 50 years after independence.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 96 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Manufacturing industry is continuously looking for innovative means of improving their operations to meet the ever growing consumer demand, and achieve this at the lowest possible cost. This investigation explores the role that automated design and products have had in expanding the horizons for such companies. The discussions and conclusions drawn from this investigation represent the predictions for future involvement and development of automation. This investigation has used research methods such as questionnaires and interviews to collect data which has been analysed using such tools as charts and coding and clustering tables.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -There are many more types of children¿s museums working that are categorized in any list of museum types in museology theories. Also in the literature about children¿s museums hardly any distinctions is made among children¿s museums with clearly very different subject themes and goals. This has generated a situation that the name 'children¿s museum' is used for museums and organizations that, based on their purpose and subject themes, should really be classified under other types of museums. Second part of this book looks at mission and vision statements of different children¿s museum.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Considering the current global recession, the U.S. pulp and paper industry started already in 2008 facing the impact of the U.S. housing downturn, on top of the continued suffering from relatively weak financial performance. In this case, the main purpose of the study ¿ determination of the value- added components (gross value-added and investments), size and leverage effects on the long- and short-term financial performance gains its particular significance. The analysis output indicates that companies focused on tangible investments tend to have poor performance in the short run. In addition, small firms outperform large companies in growth opportunities and are considered to be more flexible in strategic choices. Furthermore, higher leveraged firms are discovered to improve their performance by aggressive financing of their business with debt. However, no evidence on the gross value-added impact on the firm¿s business success has been obtained. The presented analysis should support strategic managers in their decision- making procedures giving advice in potential factors and techniques that could be successfully applied in their work.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system plays a pivotal role in the growth of an organization by fostering the decision making process, by making the right information available to the right people at a right time. Growth of start-up companies are often plagued by unavailability of information at the right time to make decisions. This is essentially due to lack of standardization of core business process (a precursor for building ERP system). In addition to this, building channels for collecting, analyzing and retrieving data at various levels in the organization and identifying cost-effective technology also heralds in building a powerful ERP system. This book gives insights on standardization of core business processes and designing ERP system for a company called 'Rural Opportunities Production Enterprise' (ROPE) using 'Tiny ERP' (an open source platform).Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Contemporary regeneration policy is often concerned with the re-branding of the city, for residents, tourists and investors. Recently in the UK, an increasing focus has been placed on the role of culture in regeneration, but this has mainly been framed in the context of social and economic renewal. The absence of cultural theory from regeneration debates mirrors its lack of engagement with the political process in the UK and this theory-gap has important implications for the effects of regeneration strategies on communities. The work of city-branding in regeneration is primarily concerned with representation and imagination. The work of Derrida and Baudrillard is used in this book to critique the re-imagining of the city in cultural regeneration strategies. The conclusions of this body of post-structuralist thought cast doubt on the whole process of city- branding, but developments in the field of Cultural Planning provide a unique opportunity to join theory and praxis by viewing culture as a resource in the regeneration process and by engaging communities through their cultural practices.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The advent of free-access to ARV-treatment in South Africa has been a signifier of hope amongst fellow South Africans. This hope has in effect led to the government¿s assumption that the disclosure of an HIV/AIDS-infected status would be easier due to the treatment¿s effectiveness. Disclosing an HIV/AIDS-infected status to fellow residents, has for this reason been made a policy in accessing ARV-treatment. Using a purposive sample of 10 HIV-positive women on ARV- treatment drawn from a township HIV/AIDS-voluntary organization who varied in age, this book examines the psychological challenges associated with disclosing an HIV/AIDS-infected status to a fellow resident/s and the possible impact that such challenges have on ARV-treatment adherence.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The book seeks to create a model that can generally be applied in assessing performance of banks in several dimensions using the balanced scorecard framework. The theory section looks at different concepts and relevant theories that come up when analyzing how the bank¿s financial results are being impacted by other non-financial perspectives. The objective is to create a theoretical conceptualization of corporate strategy implementation and balanced scorecard evaluation that will assist investors, academics and the general public to gain better insight in the long term sustainability of banks. Analysis also showed that in implementing corporate strategies, banks have fantastic strategies, but neglect the critical success factors such as efficient internal processes and the quality of their staff.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 116 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The Mediterranean is the world¿s number one tourist destination and the biggest tourism region in the world. In the last 10 years Croatia and Turkey became two of the most popular Mediterranean destinations. To achieve continuous and sustainable development of tourism, three interrelated aspects should be taken into consideration: economic, social, and environmental. The main question is; in what ways tourism is contributing to the sustainable development of the local community Moreover, how would involvement of the local population in the planning process lead to more sustainable tourism Case studies of Dubrovnik from Croatia and Alanya from Turkey are studied in the book in order to answer these questions.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 100 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In the past decades, the environment in which firms work has fundamentally changed. The same is happening in the higher education marketplace. Technology, globalisation and competition are changing its context worldwide. Furthermore, the international dimension of higher education and the rise of the knowledge-based economy are reshaping the realities of this sector. Internationalisation is inevitable for educational institutions to achieve recognition and compete globally. Due to the lack of research about the internationalisation of Brazilian educational institutions, a qualitative study based on the case of Fundação Dom Cabral will explore the development of its internationalisation strategy in the light of existent theories. Moreover, it will analyse the internationalisation drivers (enhance brand reputation to the domestic market and become an international reference in executive education) and strategies (international alliances and good use of opportunities) of a higher education institution in a developing country, aiming to enhance understanding of the internationalisation of Brazilian educational institutions and collaborates to existent internationalisation theories.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book provides an overview of applicable Laws, Rules, Regulations and Policies applicable in Pakistan since 1948 todate and comparison of benefits and incentives provided by the Government of Pakistan in different eras and regimes. The Government of Pakistan (GOP) is committed to accelerate an exploration and development programme in order to reverse the decline in crude oil production, to increase the domestic gas production and supply and to reduce the burden of imported energy. Pakistan¿s average daily production of crude oil and gas in 2007-08 was 70,205 barrels and 4,176 million cubic feet, respectively. Pakistan¿s current crude oil production meets only 18% of the total demand for domestic consumption. Domestic gas production and supply presently fails to meet the demand of domestic users, the industrial sector and power generation. Furthermore, gas supply may soon become insufficient due to increasing demand and depletion of present reserves. This book would be beneficial to all who are interested to know the applicable petroleum laws in Pakistan and regulatory frame work for Exploration and Production Industry.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 116 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has experienced a steadily growing case docket over the last decade. This rise in the number of cases submitted to ICSID for arbitration has resulted in both procedural inefficiencies and inconsistent decisions concerning similar factual and legal issues. In many other areas of law, consolidation is used to mitigate these concerns, however, the ICSID system at present has no mechanism for consolidating claims. This paper addresses the question of whether consolidation would be appropriate for the ICSID framework. In doing so, it considers the motivations behind consolidation and their application to the ICSID system, and the ways in which ICSID could introduce consolidation into its procedure. The paper concludes that ICSID should introduce consolidation with a view to improving procedural efficiency. Such a change, the paper concludes, could be effected by an amendment to the ICSID Arbitration Rules. The introduction of consolidation would improve the operation of the ICSID system, resulting in more efficient and cost-effective justice, and help restore a sense of legitimacy in the system.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 92 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In this review I will show the connection between diabetes, stress and barriers to care and the impact these have on M¿ori who have type 2 diabetes. I have undertaken an extensive literature review, which focused mainly on indigenous peoples, and more specifically on M¿ori. I explored the connection between all the factors involved and combined these with reflections from my own clinical practice experience. My conclusion will show that stress, diet, exercise and barriers to care place a heavy burden on the lives of M¿ori who live in Aotearoa/New Zealand, suffering from the dis-ease of diabetes. By empowering them to face their situation and see this from a wellness rather than an illness perspective, they can take control of their diabetes and so will live a healthy, longer life, ensuring quality time with their mokopuna/grandchildren.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Testing Challenges in Web Applications This thesis research focuses specifically on testing challenges of Web-based application with respect to interoperability and integration; further research in this domain can be more beneficial for both academia and industry. Industrial survey shows that most of the companies are doing integration and interoperability testing manually. Though automated testing tools are very beneficial and helpful to speed-up the testing process but these are not being used to perform both integration and interoperability testing. Therefore this book is beneficial for the researchers and students who further wants the research in this area.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 100 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) is a process by which semiconductor films are grown on the substrate by physical vapor deposition of the source material in an ultra high vacuum environment. Spatial variations in flux are a result of the shape of the crucible and the geometry of the growth chamber. A process simulation tool for MBE based on a phenomenological model is proposed and elaborated. The tool can be used in industry to simulate the effusion and deposition of molecular beams by taking into account different parameters that influence the process. Additionally, it can generate deposition profiles created by effusing flux species, on the platen containing the wafers.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 104 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Searching through bulks of information that are currently present on the web is difficult, therefore mechanisms such as tagging are used in order to facilitate browsing through this content. Current tagging systems do not address any common issues that arise by tagging. We aim to analyze and improve the process of tagging, specially in the field of blogging systems. We propose a novel approach for creating an intelligent tagging tool based on semantic technologies, that is able to facilitate the categorization of the content of a community student blog portal.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Satellite systems have the advantage of global coverage and inherent broadcast capability and offer a solution for providing broadband access to end users. The main thrust of space communications to-date has been to provide reliable communications between ground mission control and a single spacecraft. Little work has been reported on developing a secure as well as a reliable mode of communications in a deep space satellite network. Our main objective is to develop an algorithm that can increase the reliability (such as in terms of minimum energy consumption) and security in the communications path while minimizing overheads. We realize this by assigning costs to every node and links in the path and then optimally selecting a path with the lowest cost that is also secure. We develop an algorithm to efficiently compute a secure and reliable communications path at minimum cost. The proposed approach is compared to a shortest path approach. Simulation results indicate that although the proposed approach yields slightly longer paths, it provides a more efficient approach in terms of energy distribution as well as secure paths.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -For years the automotive industry has used video to perform structural analysis and the passenger¿s reaction during a vehicular collision. It has also been used as a data collection tool, for proving that a vehicle meets government crash standards across the world (FMVSS, European, Japanese TRIAS, IIHS, NCAP/LINCAP). The introduction of new High Speed High Resolution Digital Cameras to be used for kinematics too collect data has created new problems and challenges. The lack of properly detecting camera failures, in a timely manner, can cause any company that is using this equipment to lose critical test property at times. Lost camera data can force crash test to be ran a second test. This has the potential to delay the launch of a vehicle, and it can cost companies an estimated $50K - $500K in man hours and test properties. That price does not include lost sales, due to the late vehicle launch of a highly anticipated vehicle. The development of the Digital Imaging State of Health (DISOH) Monitoring System will dramatically decrease the possibility of companies losing test data and assist in a program launch timing.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 96 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Shorttitle: This study investigated the use of the Internet as a channel of religious communication by Muslims. As revealed in the pre-research investigation, Muslim Web Sites are not entirely dedicated to Islamic propagation. Therefore, it is expected that documenting these pre-research findings would provide preliminary data on future investigations regarding Muslims use of the Internet. The study found that the level of 'educative' and 'informative' articles on Islamic propagation displayed on Muslim home pages was still very low. These home pages were found to contain more 'informative' type of articles, a type that concentrated on news about Muslims affairs around the world rather than on propagating Islam. The result of the study disclosed that 48% of information on Muslim home pages was 'informative', and only 37% of the sites were found to be 'educative' on Islamic doctrinal issues. And 'other' information amounts to 15%. In addition to this, considerable amount of misinformation about Islam were found to be present in some Christian sites.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 92 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Planning in United States during the last forty years has focused more on the automobile usage and less on pedestrian movement. This approach has created an automobile dependent society where walking has become more and more difficult and unsafe. Today due to an increasing awareness on environmental issues and public health, people are realizing the negative consequence of their over automobile usage and have started to support walkable communities. Substantial research has been carried out on the importance of walking and on ways to create walkable neighborhoods. But have these researches found its way into the actual planning practice How much have the local governments and practitioners adopted the current research on walkability to create a pedestrian friendly environment This book is an effort to answer these questions. It uncovers the existing disparities between the research and the practicing world with respect to walkability. The analysis and recommendations provided in this book to improve the pedestrian environment should be of equal interest to planning students, practitioners and local planning agencies.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Structured phospholipids with conjugated linolenic acid were produced for potential applications in nutraceuticals and functional foods. Structured phospholipids were synthesized with conjugated linolenic acid (CLnA) from natural sources by catalytic enzymatic reaction. Pomegranate seed oil, as a natural source of CLnA, and an isomerized-concentrated mixture (ICM) of CLnA from flaxseed oil were used for the enzymatic reaction with phosphotidylcholine (PC) using Liposyme TL IM for fatty acid modification at 57 °C for 96 h. The enzymatic process was an effective way to produce structured phospholipids with CLnA. The maximum incorporation of CLnA from pomegranate seed oil and ICM from flaxseed oil into PC was 11.3% and 4.9% after 72 h, respectively. Structured lysophospholipids were also obtained as a result of the enzymatic reaction. The maximum incorporation of CLnA from pomegranate oil and ICM from flaxseed oil into lysophospholipids was 17.2% and 13.5% after 72h, respectively. Physical properties such as dropping point and viscosity at 40 and 50 °C of the structured phospholipids produced were measured when they were added to a chocolate mixture.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Beam shaping and beam steering, together called beamforming, is needed when processing radio-frequency signals from phased array antennas. This can be achieved in the optical domain, by tuning an OBFN. The tuning of such a network is the task of a control system. That system is the topic of research in this assignment. It enables thermo-optical tuning of ring resonator based OBFNs. The context, design and implementation of the control system are studied. Measurements are described to show the correct working of the implemented prototype. The control system may be used in the future in an airborne application, and may form part of a system that provides services such as radio, television, and internet access to en route aircraft. The control system consists of a controller and an interface to operate it. The controller has hardware and software aspects. The hardware is a modular set of components that can easily be extended when necessary. The software in the controller operates the hardware and provides the means for tuning OBFNs. An easy-to-use Java-based graphical interface is provided on a PC to operate the controller.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 108 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Land redistribution in Zimbabwe has been a subject for intense debate. Nonetheless, previous research has tended to focus on the political, social and economic dimensions, with very little attention on the ecology. This book explores the ecological impacts of Zimbabwe¿s third phase of the land redistribution programme: the Fast Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP 2000-2002). Research undertaken at Makarara farm, based on multi-temporal LANDSAT imagery, depicts spatio-temporal land-use/cover changes, culminating in the years subsequent to the FTLRP. Land-use/cover map overlays show that farmland increased while grassland and woodland decreased. These adverse vegetation change patterns ultimately led to soil erosion. The book also incorporates such interrelated issues as conservation techniques, land tenure and the role of the government, environmentalists and NGOs in maintaining ecological integrity even in the wake of land redistribution. This book provides an insight into the socio-economic-political dynamics, whilst transcending the three dimensions and showing how the environment often suffers victim. It is therefore useful for all scientists, politicians and students alike.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Zinc is now one of the recommended therapies for the long-term management of Wilson¿s disease. Zinc has shown clinical efficacy at doses of 50 mg three times daily in the stimulation of metallothionein synthesis and reduction of copper absorption. The mean plasma elimination half-lives of most highly water soluble drugs, like zinc sulphate, are relatively short (2-4.5 h), which necessitates several applications a day. Long-acting sustained and controlled release preparations make a once-a-day dose treatment possible, thus improving the patients¿ compliance. The rate and extent of drug release from most controlled release wax matrices are influenced by several factors including the drug loading/embedding excipient ratio of the systems. The changing of this ratio enabled the preparation of zinc sulphate wax matrices of required drug release kinetics consequently of plasma zinc level.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -'The purpose of this book is to examine the development of the Church since the arrival of Christianity to Niue Island in 1846. The Church was then called London Missionary Society. It was not an easy journey for the Church in trying to evangelise the Island as well as acting government. The Church face many difficulties in maintaining the London Missionary Society as well as protecting the Island from incomming new denominations, in which the Government of the time supported. The Church recognised its independence in 1970 and rename the Church to Ekalesia Niue. With a Self Government country in 1974 the Church finds a close journey with the Gvernment. As time changes and new influences enter Niue, the Church faces with new challenges to its role. This is one of the main task of the book in examining these challenges. I do hope that the church can overcome these challenges, despite new challenges in this globalise world. I do hope that you enjoy reading my first publish book Thank You, Kia MonuinaBooks on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.