lap lambert academic publishing jun 2015 (Mehr als 1.200 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book reports the results of an investigation done on assessing the effect of Waste Paper Sludge Ash (WPSA) as additive in cement mortar. WPSA from paper mill is used as partial replacement of ordinary Portland cement in mortar. The study involves four replacement levels of WPSA into OPC at 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%. Tests were conducted to explore the characteristics and properties of WPSA in mortar at fresh and hardened states. The mortar cubes were cast and were cured for 7 days, 14 days and 28 days to explore the strength development of the mortar. It is concluded that addition of WPSA at 5 percent of cement helps the mortar to achieve the higher compressive strength at 7 curing days. Use of WPSA is feasible to be used as an additive in mortar and would help to increase the compressive strength of mortar at early stage. 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Burning Man Festival is an intentional community and alternative cultural event involving 50,000 people that meet annually in the desert of Nevada. Scholarly analysis of the festival tends to interpret it through Victor Turner's framework of liminality and ritual. While this perspective sheds valuable light on understanding the event, other theoretical frameworks are helpful, including the 'homeless mind' and secondary institutions thesis of Peter Berger, Brigitte Berger, and Hansfried Kellner used to explain the 1960s counterculture, updated by Paul Heelas and Linda Woodhead to include the turn to the self now involving life-enhancing secondary institutions. Hakim Bey's Temporary Autonomous Zone also presents promising interpretive options for understanding this event. From these perspectives, Burning Man may be understood as an alternative cultural event that functions as a secondary institution and new spiritual outlet in rejection of mainstream institutions and religion. 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Present study was undertaken with an aim to formulate and evaluate gel formulation of Diclofenac diethylamine using different polymers with the addition of penetration enhancers. Preformulation study was carried out initially and results directed for the further course of formulation based on the Preformulation studies different batches with polymer addition were prepared using selected excipients. Permeation enhancement of Diclofenac diethylamine was done by addition of DMSO and ethanol.The Diclofenac diethylamine gel formulation was optimized on the basis of different physical parameters and mainly with the comparison of formulations on the basis of in vitro diffusion study, permeability parameters and anti-inflammatory activity. The optimized gel formulation F14 was transparent, while marketed was creamy white in nature. Formulation F14 was the optimized formulation among all formulations.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -One day, a patient came my dental clinic to cure her knee pain because there is a close relationship between the biting conditions and knee conditions. I thought that her knee trouble was related to her biting condition. Therefore, I asked her to remove her denture. While her denture was removed, I adjusted it near her. While I was adjusting it, the patient reported that her knee pain had disappeared. I was very surprised because her denture was not placed in her mouth. Next, I moved her denture away from her. The pain in her knee recurred. I did not understand why such a result occurred. However, I have seen similar results time after time in my clinical work. When a substance was brought close to a subject, the effect of that substance on the subject's body increased. When the substance was moved away from the subject, the effect decreased. When the subject was shield from the substance with aluminum foil, the effect of the substance also decreased. As a result, I imagined that something like electromagnetic waves was being emitted by the substances and that these 'waves' were influencing the physical condition of my patients. 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -I have been performing dental treatment which considers the health of the whole body. More specifically, I adjust biting situations to improve overall health. Conditions such as lumbago, stiffness of the shoulders and knee pain, which are sometimes difficult to cure, may be improved using this dental treatment. Moreover, a person who was bedridden may stand up suddenly and may begin to walk, after appropriate dentures are inserted. Such cases are clearly shown in the pictures and related movies. Teeth have a significant influence on the health of the whole body. It is not uncommon for illnesses or conditions which have no clear origin, to be related to dental problems. In developed countries, societies are aging quickly. Since the elderly have reduced immunity and physical strength, intensive medical treatment is not used in most cases. Can't the elderly, who are bedridden and suffering from dementia, be saved any longer The answer cannot be no. I think it is too early to give up. With suitable dental treatment, they may regain their health. If reducing medical expenses is necessary, nursing care expenses and the number of illnesses should be reduced. 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In recent years, the magnetic and the optoelectronic materials have attracted a great deal interest due to their potential use in industries. Their structural, electronic and optical properties have been widely studied in both theoretical and experimental works. We present here a symmary of our last works on the electronic and magnetic properties of a variety of inorganic compounds. Much of the interest of the presented materials is due to their potential application in 'spintronics' devices. In general, the electronic and magnetic properties were studied using first principles calculations based on the density functional theory in the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) and the local spin density approximation (LSDA) as implemented in the WIEN2K code. 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book is a collection of stories about the lives of landless farmers in the Philippines. It describes their resilience and strong faith amidst worsening poverty. In this book, the reader hears the voices of the tillers in their aspirations to make both ends meet. One story pictures the determination of a strong woman farmer to raise her children and they themselves went to the farm because the father could not be home even on Christmas and that is making both ends meet. It also presents how the narrators of the stories changed their social orientation as they immersed into the lives of the owners of the story. Amazingly, the owners and narrators have unified their dreams and aspirations. Their encounter triggered a stronger advocacy and solidarity. The academicians in dialogue with the farmers is making both ends meet. This book is a must-read for everyone who has been fed by the tillers of the soil. To them we owe our lives. 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -VoIP is now considered one of the most commonly deployed technologies all over the world. VoIP applications. During this project: a secure peer to peer voice call communication system. This will be achieved by employing three encryption methods; DES, 3-DES and AES algorithms. A JAVA program using these three methods will be developed for the encryption and decryption stages.This program is run on the client sides in order to establish secure VoIP connection for the voice data. This means that higher level of security can be achieved by encrypting voice data itself.A comparison is between the three applied encryption methods based on the encryption and decryption delays. 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In the book 'Some Questions Of Physics And Philosophy Of Avicenna And Bahmanyar' is examined the history of the life of the great scientist, doctor and philosopher Avicenna and his beloved disciple - Bahmanyar al-Azerbaijani. Much attention is paid to the questions of exact sciences, physics, derived from the works of these scholars. In the last chapter clearly marked citations from the Royal Labour Bahmanyar 'At-Tehsil' ('Knowledge') about the issues of physics. 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -During the past decades, developed and developing economies have used Anti-Money Laundering Laws (AML) measures to combat corruptive behavior throughout their financial industry. The corruptive behavior will always have a negative impact on the local financial sector because it influences management to use unethical and immoral practices when doing financial transactions in a global market. Also, it can help to distort business environment that does not recognize the Ethical Decision-Making Framework (EDM) process in accordance to the corporate governance under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). It also can lead to strategic control measures that will discourage an organization's core moral values and culture compliance policies and procedures. Since (AML) is the first line of defense to detect and prevent illicit money transactions from one entity to another. Thisbookwill address how developed nations (U.S. and U.K) and developing countries (Latin America and Africa economies) have used EDM approach or not to develop an ethical code of conduct their financial industry to combat money laundering activities. 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This study, at an overall level, is a contribution to the scarce body of knowledge relating to the Sri-Lanka's political and media culture that helps to portray the real character of the established social and political system at large. The author argues, that while the image of men in politics is portrayed as strong, powerful, intelligent and rational, celebrity women are presented as charming, emotional, sympathetic and subservient with a feminine outlook which is traditionally pleasing to men. Wooing the beast of politics in Sri Lanka or in Asia is not a cakewalk especially for women. 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Human pandemics of influenza in 20th century were 1918: 'Spanish Flu'- 40 million deaths; 1957: 'Asian Flu'- 1-2 million deaths and 1968: 'Hong Kong Flu'- 7 million deaths.Avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, one of the most serious health threats today, is an infectious disease of birds caused by influenza virus type A. It has imposed serious threat for the growing poultry industry of Bangladesh with a risk of affecting humans. Domestic poultry are highly vulnerable. In its highly pathogenic form, the disease is extremely contagious and mortality in poultry can approach 100%.Avian Influenza (AI) is a contagious viral zoonotic disease with great public health implications and negative socioeconomic impact. The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) infection is transmitted from birds to man mostly through contact with contaminated poultry and objects, hence people who come in contact with birds such as live bird market workers are the more vulnerable population. Inadequate knowledge of AI health risks and poor practice of AI preventive measures amongst LBS increases the risk of spread of the infection in both humans and animals. 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Robust extraction of features in a severely defocused image is the fundamental problem of a phase-difference autofocusing system. In order to solve this problem, a multi-resolution feature extraction algorithm is proposed. Given the extracted features, the proposed auto-focusing system can provide the ideal focusing position using phase correlation matching. Since the proposed system accurately estimates the phase difference in the out-of-focus blurred image under low illumination, it can provide fast, robust auto focusing. 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book endeavors to discover a new trait of police culture technophobia that I have observed as a police officer and embarked upon this project to unearth its raison d'eter. I have found that there are five main universal causes of police fear of not using technology especially information and communication technology (ICT). In the first place, cop culture has a pet aversion to the learning of new skills and information sharing; secondly, ICT has lead to the erosion of police discretion and the idea of 'real police work'; thirdly, information technology has enhanced organizational accountability; fourthly, ICT has lead to the civilianization/ pluralization of police work and lastly, ICT has created new hierarchies and job structures. Understanding of police technophobia is important for police leaders and other public safety professionals as it has wide range operational and policy implications. The new security environment has redefined policing as an 'information brokering service'. And the post 9/11 and other world counter terrorism scenarios has ushered in an era of multilatralization and pluralization of policing and the police. 112 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In an ever evolving and expanding world, there is a constant quest for both more energy and less external energy dependency. With the fossil fuels bound industry setting an alarming trend of negative ecological footprint, there is a clear and urgent must to predict and instruct on alternatives, which is the main purpose of this paper. As our key points of argument will show, there is no alternative decarbonized, greener primary energy mix possible in the future without the considerable share reserved for nuclear power. To this end, the development of nuclear power can only be achieved within the current legal framework of nuclear commerce regime. Consequently, we will rethink and revisit some of the fundamentals: the genesis of the world of atoms, applied nuclear science, its military and geopolitical implications, the nuclear commerce regime, legal framework behind this field as well as the factors speeding up or hindering the process of a renewed nuclear power generation, which can be tentatively named a nuclear renaissance. Hopefully, this process will lead towards a safer, cleaner, cheaper, decarbonized and greener energy mix in the future. 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This research analyzes the crisis communication messages of the two organizations: British Petroleum (BP) and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). The study looks at the organizations' press-releases, Facebook updates, and tweets. The research looks at detecting four main themes in the companies' crisis communication messages: trust, collaboration, commitment, and interactivity. This study then goes on to look at the crisis communication strategies. 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The chronology of the intra-pupal development in Peckia intermutans and Peckia lambens was described based on one thousand, one hundred and twenty-five pupae, being two hundred and seventy of P. intermutans and eight hundred and fifty-five of P. lambens. The pupae were fixed in Carnoy's solution for forty-eighty hours at intervals of three hours to complete the first twenty-four hours and after six hours until the emergence of the first adults. Two moments were observed during the pupation process, the first one was larval-pupal apolysis which is the process of separating the last larval cuticle from the epidermis pre-pupae. The second one involved the following phases: (a) the Crytocephalic pupa; (b) the Phanerocephalic pupa and (c) the Pharate adult, the longest phase of the whole development. 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The present work would help surgeons to reach their goal of treating the patient to the fullest. The work is based on the sound principles of physics. It would help to aim surgeons to achieve the most stable fixations around elbow. This book gives clear picture of the technique in simple sound language. This technique is simple to master and it doesn't require use of the expensive implants for fixation, yet giving better fixation results than other expensive implants. This technique can be called friendly technique as other fixation techniques can be simultaneously used along with this fixation technique. 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In recent years, the popularity of yoghurt has increased, a delicacy possessing high nutritional values and widely consumed all over the world but highly susceptible to pathogenic microorganisms. This book aimed to ascertain their microbiological and physico-chemical quality with a view to establishing their safety to consumers. The first chapter is introduction to history of yoghurt manufacture. Chapter two introduces basic concepts in fermentation, it treats ingredients, starter culture, manufacturing process, Quality control and factors affecting the quality of yoghurt. Chapter three introduces physico-chemical and microbiological techniques. Chapter four is on result of the work while the last chapter is focused on the discussion. This book is recommended to all students of microbiology in teaching and research, biochemistry, health agencies, food regulatory agencies and practitioners in industry. 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The main goal of this book is to introduce the required coefficient of friction (RCOF) as a new variable to characterize the normal and pathological gait; also, its might be used in the prediction of the real fall propensity of patients with stroke and Parkinson's Disease (PD). In the First Chapter the literature review of Tribology (the study of friction) and the RCOF during the gait are presented. The Second Chapter discusses the methodology to calculate the RCOF based on the ground reaction forces (GRF). This variable is calculated as the ratio between the shear of the horizontal GRF components (resultant of lateral and anterior posterior GRF) and the vertical GRF. With this methodology the studies presented in the Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth chapters were design. The Third and the Fourth chapters the studies about the effects of flooring in RCOF during normal and pathological gait were discussed. In the fifth and sixth chapters, studies about the instantaneous RCOF curve analysis in patients with Stroke and PD were presented respectively. These analyses represent the first attempt to explore the RCOF curve parameters during the gait analysis. 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Globally, suicide and HIV/AIDS remain two of the greatest healthcare issues, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where approximately 85% of suicides occur. Every year, more than 800,000 people die from suicide; this roughly corresponds to one death every 40 seconds, and the WHO estimates that by 2020 the rate of death will increase to one every 20 seconds. HIV/AIDS patients in South Africa have a higher suicide risk than the general population and an increased frequency and severity of suicidal ideation depending on the different intervals in the continuum of HIV disease progression.Several studies have observed a relationship between the increase in suicide and HIV in South Africa, but due to the paucity of empirical data, this relationship remains inconclusive. Suicide in HIV-infected persons is multifactorial.Despite the introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART), the suicide rate remains more than three times higher among HIV-infected persons than in the general population. Although international findings on the correlation between suicide and HIV/AIDS are diverse, results show compelling evidence to screen for suicide risk and intervene as early as possible 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In this book, DR Cibangu Katamba discusses the importance of quality antenatal care(ANC). The present study proposes to compare the rates of late emergency repeat caesarean section between attending ANC at the hospital and at the clinic for women who have had a previous caesarean delivery. The primary objective of this study is to establish if attending ANC at the hospital protects mothers with previous caesarean section from late access to emergency repeat caesarean section. The study will also seek to establish if late access to emergency repeat caesarean section is associated with increased rate of stillbirths.If proven that hospital care is better; recommendations will be formulated for policy makers and health care providers to either allow all pregnant mothers with previous caesarean delivery to attend ANC and deliver at the hospital (with a possibility of maternity waiting homes provision), or strengthen the referral system to emergency obstetric and neonatal care facilities, or even empower clinics with comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal care capabilities. 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Have Britain and Germany failed as multicultural countries How have multiculturalism and integration been dealt with in the contemporary national debates of both countries and are there affinities that will lead Germany and Britain towards similar political solutions National identity and the alleged failure of multiculturalism have been in the middle of recent political and cultural debates in European liberal democracies such as Great Britain and Germany. The contemporary debate focuses on immigration, integration, citizenship, racial inequality and human rights, in order to cope with the questions raised by multiculturalism, following the terrorist attacks in New York, Madrid and London. These events have resulted in debates that often included concerns and accusations against the Muslim communities in Europe, coming under new political and security scrutiny. This has led to a new wave of criticism against the concept of multiculturalism. Interestingly, in 2011, Germany and the UK seem to look at this phenomenon in a similar way, with the British Prime Minister David Cameron and the German Chancellor Angela Merkel both claiming that 'Multiculturalism has failed'. 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The monograph Language and Tourism: Nominal Phrases in Journalistic and Tourism Discourses, which describes the actual use of premodified nominal phrases in newspaper discourse, confirms that nominal elements give various texts the referential specification. Journalistic discourse is the subject of the analysis due to its strong influence on other discourses, also tourism discourse among them. So far the scholars have successfully established the term tourism discourse and alongside pointed out the importance of language and communication in all areas of tourism. On the other hand, also tourism discourse not only reflects but also forms reality, and influences people's discourses. Thus the field offers many opportunities for further research for scientists of many disciplines, and for further development of the concept of sustainable tourism where language and communication are of great importance. And last, but certainly not least, a tourist that is aware of the possible influences of a certain discourse is able to choose rewarding experiences from many offers in the market, and at the same time behave as a responsible tourist. 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Planned implementation of biosecurity measures is crucial in pig health protection and successful production. The acquired biosecurity level on pig farms should be the result of logical conclusions and timely undertaken activities in the given environment and epidemiological situation with the recognition of real threats coming from the environment, and weak points in the technological process of pig production. Profitable pig production can be achieved with the enforcement of more prevention measures and less therapeutic measures, and if the feeding, husbandry and health protocols are strictly observed. Pig health is very important and can be improved in order to achieve better production results. Various diseases are often present on farms, and can endanger pig production within the intensive breeding system. Such are: neonatal scour, oedema disease, oesophagogastric ulcer, osteodystrophy diseases, actinobacillosis, atrophic rhinitis, dysentery, and recently proliferative enteropathy of multicausal aetiology, as well as some parasitoses (isosporiasis, cryptosporidiosis). 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This work analyzes how ancient red-figure vase paintings and lost Greek wall paintings influenced the creation of early mosaics. The use of the silhouette and repeated themes in iconography are particularly significant. The majority of mosaics discussed are from the Greek city Olynthus. Most of the mosaics are located in rooms called andrones and cover subjects primarily related to male symposia, such as Dionysus and satyrs. 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Higher education plays a fundamental role in the economic development of a country in terms of meeting society's demands. Quality in higher education has been a recurring theme in recent years, especially after the creation of National Higher Education Assessment System (SINAES). Thus, this study aims to analyze the IGC of public and private universities of the five Brazilian regions in order to describe the performance of HEIs by region, identify possible intraregional and interregional discrepancies, and suggest opportunities for improvement. The results showed that public universities outperformed private ones in all regions, particularly the north and southeast regions. Regarding variability, private universities had the best performance in the center-west and no southeast regions. Regarding variability, private universities had the best performance in the center-west and north of Brazil. However, a thorough assessment of the performance of HEIs by region requires an integrative analysis of IGC results aligned with other assessment subsyste that integrate the multidimensional assessment of SINAES. 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Profile analysis is a major part of airport pavement management. An automated process that is used in Signal processing data with nonlinear and nonstationary characteristics is presented, considering the Hilbert-Huang Transform (HHT), Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition (EEMD) approach, utilized to define segments with roughness and resonance issues (critical range of wavelength) between the aircraft and the pavement profile. 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Sprites, transient optical emissions in the middle atmosphere, were first discovered accidentally in 1989. Since then, numerous observations have been made to investigate the mechanisms of this mysterious phenomena and its relationship with the underlying lightning and thunderstorms. Yet, it is still not known why some thunderstorms produce sprites while others do not. This book, therefore, provides comprehensive analysis on sprites-producing and non-sprites producing summer thunderstorms, by using multiple data from Doppler radar, lightning location network, TRMM, MTSAT satellite images, NCEP and radiosonde. Although this book is based on case study, and no significant differences were found, the detailed analysis of the lightning activity, dynamical, thermodynamical and microphysical features of the thunderstorms (both with and without sprites) will hopefully prove to be a valuable source of information for researchers interested in launching another attempt, or anyone else who may be interested in atmospheric electricity and forecast of sprites and lightning, so that their detrimental effects on people, property, and society can be prevented or mitigated. 100 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -A democratic State is one whose citizens enjoy all the rights and fundamental freedom within its territory. These rights include the right to participate in elections undertaken periodically to elect their representatives. The election is a restatement of the essential rule of party autonomy in self determination. A party (citizen) has the right to make free and willing choice of the government he or she desires and that such a choice so made informed by his/her criteria and needs demands the greatest of deference. The Constitutive Act of the African Union (AU) imparts an onerous responsibility to the AU to ensure that democracy thrives within the continent. The AU must ensure that democratic exercises in its member States includes elections conducted in a manner that reflects the international standards of free and fair elections. It has a duty also to ensure it is through such elections that a legitimate government attains or retains power. Any government otherwise established would be unconstitutional. This book critically analyses the principles established within the AU in advancing democracy and dealing with elections related conflicts in Africa. 68 pp. Englisch.