lap lambert academic publishing jan 2012 (Over 3,100 results)

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The main purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate teachersż beliefs towards grammar teaching and their practices when teaching grammar in EFL classrooms. It aimed to collect evidence of their instructional practices and examine the relationships between their thoughts and actions. Furthermore, it attempted to stand on the probable contextual factors that influence the transformation of beliefs into practice. All the teachers involved in this study were Arabs, teaching English language in government preparatory schools in Sharjah. In the first stage of the study, 46 in-service teachers were invited to fill in a self-report questionnaire to elicit their beliefs and classroom practices regarding grammar teaching. In the second stage, two semi structured interviews were conducted with these teachers to gain deeper understanding of their personal opinions, beliefs and perspectives. The findings revealed that teachers undeniably have a set of multifaceted beliefs regarding the eight beliefs dimensions under study including the grammar role in learning, grammar approaches, grammar practising, error treatment, the use of grammatical terminology and students' first language.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The term money laundering brings to our mind those nefarious activities of criminals who provide an envelope to slush funds in order to exhibit those as genuine money. As per an estimate of the IMF, the aggregate size of money laundering in the world could be somewhere between two and five percent of the world s GDP. Money-laundering has acquired a global character that not only threatens security, but also compromises the stability, transparency, and efficiency of financial systems. Money-laundering techniques are becoming more sophisticated and complex with each passing day. Across the world, financial institutions such as banks, insurers, and securities are usually considered in the front line in the war against illicit money movements. Therefore, they are required to introduce and implement systems to prevent such anti-social elements from using banking channels for money laundering. As part of this process Ethiopia has promulgated a law against money laundering and this book has made an in-depth analysis of the laws in this perspective vis-a-vis international tenets. 132 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The main purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate teachersż beliefs towards grammar teaching and their practices when teaching grammar in EFL classrooms. It aimed to collect evidence of their instructional practices and examine the relationships between their thoughts and actions. Furthermore, it attempted to stand on the probable contextual factors that influence the transformation of beliefs into practice. All the teachers involved in this study were Arabs, teaching English language in government preparatory schools in Sharjah. In the first stage of the study, 46 in-service teachers were invited to fill in a self-report questionnaire to elicit their beliefs and classroom practices regarding grammar teaching. In the second stage, two semi structured interviews were conducted with these teachers to gain deeper understanding of their personal opinions, beliefs and perspectives. The findings revealed that teachers undeniably have a set of multifaceted beliefs regarding the eight beliefs dimensions under study including the grammar role in learning, grammar approaches, grammar practising, error treatment, the use of grammatical terminology and students' first language.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 100 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - The main purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate teachers beliefs towards grammar teaching and their practices when teaching grammar in EFL classrooms. It aimed to collect evidence of their instructional practices and examine the relationships between their thoughts and actions. Furthermore, it attempted to stand on the probable contextual factors that influence the transformation of beliefs into practice. All the teachers involved in this study were Arabs, teaching English language in government preparatory schools in Sharjah. In the first stage of the study, 46 in-service teachers were invited to fill in a self-report questionnaire to elicit their beliefs and classroom practices regarding grammar teaching. In the second stage, two semi structured interviews were conducted with these teachers to gain deeper understanding of their personal opinions, beliefs and perspectives. The findings revealed that teachers undeniably have a set of multifaceted beliefs regarding the eight beliefs dimensions under study including the grammar role in learning, grammar approaches, grammar practising, error treatment, the use of grammatical terminology and students' first language.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Diesel fuel plays a crucial role in the prosperity and economy of the country. The application of diesel fuel additives is necessary, in order to improve the diesel fuel quality and to achieve the better performance from the diesel engines. The cetane number improvers which are available at commercial level include 2-ethylhexylnitrate (EHN) and di-tert-butylperoxide (DTBP) and lubricity improvers mainly consists long chain hydrocarbons and fatty acid esters. In present book the synthesis of dual functional diesel fuel additives from vegetable oils and animal fat has been demonstrated mainly using prepared heterogeneous catalysts. The prepared diesel fuel additives have been tested for their cetane number and lubricity improver properties.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -China s One-Child Policy has been one of the most prevalent population policies thus far. The strict enforcement of it has created various repercussions predominantly pertaining to the abandonment of female infants. This book primarily identifies and analyzes China s adoption process and how transracial as well as transnational adoption has shaped the identity of the adoptee as well as the adoptive parents within Western culture. It is different from other research, as it focuses on how China s reproductive technology not only helps them as a sender country to control their population, but also allows for the West to adapt to a new form of immigration thereby reassessing the term flexible citizenship and re-instating new forms of kinship systems based upon multiculturalism. The research applies several theoretical frameworks in order to critically analyze the situation and assess how these new social constructions have affected or will affect scholarly feminist thought. 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The goal of this project is to give better quality of life for the visually impaired personnel. The main objective of this project is to describe about the wearable device that converts visual information into a tactile signal, but we minimize this project by using dot matrix display instead of using the tactile display because of the unavailability of the device. Generally the visual sense of any image provides a very complex set of information about the surrounding environmental area, and particularly it informs about an organism about their positions and properties of an objects in the world. 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The natural hill forest, Tankawati of Bangladesh is rich in floral diversity, and a good reservoir of carbon. To assess the floral composition and carbon estimation, systematic sampling method was used to fix the sample plots. The forest is rich in floral diversity; a total of 56 tree species, 12 shrubs and 14 herbs & grass species available there. Maximum trees are close to maturity, height and diameter ranges of 15-20 m and 30-40 cm respectively. The importance value index was found highest for tree species Dipterocarpus turbinatus, shrub Melastoma melabathricum and herb Cynodon dactylon. Biomass and soil organic carbon stocks were estimated by using loss of ignition and wet oxidation method respectively. The total carbon stock of the forest was found 283.80 tonne/ha whereas tree produces 110.94 tonne/ha and soil 168.15 tonne/ha. The forest has a good capacity to stock carbon from the atmosphere. To realize forest sector potentiality in Bangladesh, the carbon sequestration should be integrated with the Clean Development Mechanism. 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In Hungarian the differences between short and long consonants are subtle due to various factors (e.g. debate whether length is a distinctive feature of the language, arbitrary lengthening of short consonants or abbreviating of long ones), thus it is difficult to distinguish between them. However, if distinguishing between the pronunciation of short and long consonantal sounds is difficult, their representations as single and double letters by means of spelling must be even more difficult for children. The present study aims to find out if and to what extent does knowledge of linguistic constraints aid Hungarian children s spelling by investigating whether they find it difficult to master the function between consonant length and their manifestations in spelling as singletons and doublets. By shedding light to these questions the study s purpose is to contribute to children s understanding of the functional relationship between long consonants and doublets. 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The Malay and Chinese community has been living together in Pangkor Island for the past 70 years harmoniously but as Pangkor shifted from rural fishing village to tourism destination, the participation in tourism activities and development from these two groups have shown some differs. This study identified and compared the influential factors to tourism participation between the two community and came out with several recommendations to enhance and boost the local community participation level in tourism. 100 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -India is among the world s top BPO destinations. While most discussions focus on the outsourcing of software services and the call centre phenomenon, it is virtually unknown that the country is also the global hub for outsourced book publishing services. Trends show that India s capabilities for serving academic, scientific and technical publishers are the most highly developed. But outsourcing is about much more than cutting costs, or improving service and quality. As overseas clients and Indian suppliers discover, the service relation is ultimately a social one. Both parties bring to it their cultural constitution, their desire for control or a degree of creative freedom, their differing perceptions about the outsourced work, their sense of their own worth, and sometimes, their personal prejudices. With certain academic publishers in the UK and publishing services vendors in India as its field of study, and combining academic theory with empirical findings, this book explores the attitudes and assumptions that could make or break the service relation. 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Human resources are one of the most important resources that organizations own. Efficient and experience workforce always becomes an important contributor towards overall organizational performance. In the present world of business, human resource competence determines level of competence of an organization. In order to remain competitive, firms have to take part in increasing satisfaction level of its human capital on regular basis.Females, although the most important element of workforce but are the most neglected part of our economy and the gender differences are prevailing at their apex level. In lieu of all those international agreements which Pakistan has signed, employees do not receive their rights properly. Females have also contributed in the development of this country since its inception. About one fifth of the Pakistan s GDP is generated from informal sector which employed 20 million workers in total, out of which 12 million are female staff (Mustafa, 2011). So women are a big chunk of workforce in Pakistan. This research is an attempt to evaluate the job satisfaction level of female employees working in the banking sector and telecommunication sector of Pakistan. 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This study is based on census and survey data. Estimate of some indicators of population ageing on the basis of census data and it is observed that the size of the elderly people is growing day by day and their annual growth rate exceeds the overall growth rate, the dependency of aged persons on the population of working age group is also increasing day by day. It is also observed that the significant (positive) effect of marital status and respondent s monthly income and also significant (negative) effect of work status and economic condition on living arrangement. The study also reveals that the significant (positive) effect of abuse of the elderly and significant (negative) effect of respondent s sex and work status on the health status of the elderly population followed by respondent s age, educational status, marital status, family s monthly income and present physical condition have significant (positive) effect on the abuse of the elderly population. 104 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Today, in the process of conceptualizing the regional development and in the strategies toward implementing the regional policies, the significant changes and developments are experienced. These changes have begun with the theoretical fundamentals of regional development as well as the new factors explaining the developmental aspect of change and continued with the developments in aims, targets and activity areas. In this frame, we see that the approach of regional development underwent change from the understanding of from top - down planning and development, where centralized administration undertakes a leadership role, to the understanding of down-top planning and development , where local economic actors undertake more effective functions and provided an improvement. The development process coming together with the change in the regional development policy, especially European countries, in numerous countries, leaded to forming of the new regulation mechanism in local level and emerging of local regulations and new institutes and organizations. 96 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The institution of Purdah has been prevalent in human society in one form or the other. Over a period of time the observance of Purdah has changed its symbolic attire. The society of Kashmir is not an exception to this sociological fact. The social structure of Kashmir is predominantly a Muslim based and Purdah as an institution has evolved over here with the advent of Islam. The formative period of Islam has seen the observance of Purdah been practiced by its followers in letter and spirit. Over a period of time the indigenous influences has taken an assimilative form and the Purdah as an institution in Kashmir emerged in a syncretic form. The Purdah practice in present day Kashmir is an amalgam of composite culture in a pluralistic form. Thus the Purdah practice in Kashmir varies from one community to another. In the back drop of this sociological fact a study was undertaken to ascertain the nature and function of institution of Purdah. It is hoped that the study being the modest attempt would be of great sociological significance and importance for understanding the institution of Purdah in the broad spectrum of its social reality. 108 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This right to free legal aid is guaranteed to everyone including those who cannot afford to cover expenses related to the legal assistance. The problem is more acute for the countries in transition such as Tajikistan where poverty and social exclusion are the most pressing issues.This work evaluates the situation with providing state guaranteed free legal aid in criminal and civil cases in the Republic of Tajikistan. Particular attention is paid to compliance of Tajik national legislation with the international standards in the field of rendering free legal assistance. The publication gives to the reader an opportunity to overview the general situation with rendering FLA in Tajikistan and also to focus on more specific problems of FLA. The author outlines the situation with the Bar, the process of the Bar reforms, legal profession and state expenses for FLA. 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -How do women view the protracted conflict in Kashmiri; how have they been affected by violence; what are their activities in response to violence and can their activities contribute to peace processes Taking into account women s class, age and cultural norms, this research takes a constructive approach with case study design; using qualitative methodology with a quantitative analysis of the interviewees, correlating their experience of violence with their activities to build peace. Applying theory to the data the researcher examines women s networks that connect to all levels of civil society. Women have a long term investment in peace and work differently than their male counterparts. Kashmiri women are a valuable untapped resource who can contribute greatly to social and political peace processes, if they are included at the local, national and international levels. This research contributes to existing literature that supports a gender inclusive strategy for peacebuilding. It also offers valuable information to inform negotiations, conflict resolution , community building, aid assistance programs as well as much needed transitional justice and reconciliation processes. 96 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Present study was conducted in District Gujrat to investigate the impact of the microcredit scheme of Punjab Rural Support Program (PRSP) on women s empowerment. Researches throughout the developing world have highlighted the impact of microcredit programs on women s empowerment. This research was divided into three main sections. First section deals with the status of women at housed level before taking microcredit while second and third sections deal with the impact of microcredit in raising women s awareness and women s empowerment after taking microcredit. In the second section information was analyzed that whether microcredit increased the awareness among women regarding their status, legal rights and importance of say at household level. In the last section a situational analysis of the women after taking microcredit is presented. The data analysis has shown that there is a positive impact of microcredit program introduced by PRSP in the rural Gujrat on women s empowerment. 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Land is the most fundamental natural resource that provides space and raw materials for various human activities. The livelihoods of the majority depend on this resource, especially for countries like Ethiopia where agriculture is the mainstay of the national economy. Land use systems are characterized by complex interactions between human decision makers and the natural environment. Hence, when the users of land decide to employ their land and its resources towards different purposes, land use change occurs. Land use change is believed to be a rapid process in Ethiopia in general and (agro-) pastoral production systems in particular. Likewise, the Somali Region has experienced dramatic land use change over the past several decades. The objective of the study is to describe major land use changes occurred in Kebribeyah district of Somali Region since 1960s, and explain the drivers of these changes. 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The MATERIALS EMPLOYED in the present research investigations were a field-grown crop of cotton and 4 different spray schedules. The TRIALS were, however, laid out at the Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, (AARI), Faisalabad in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) and there were, thus, five treatments including a control, having three repeats each. The SPRAY MATERIALS were prepared on V/V basis, and sprayed over to the crop at an interval of fortnight starting from August, 2010 by means of a Solo-Knapsack sprayer. The various observations on the population of cotton jassid during the trials were kept on being taken continuously throughout the test season. The data on the population of jassid, from each plot were recorded early in the morning one, two , three and seven days after the application of the insecticides, from five plants, selected at random. For this purpose, one leaf each from the upper portion, from the middle portion and from lower portion, were observed for jassid population, till five plants were completed. The population data were, however, finally presented in the form of mean values separately for each repeat of the various test treatments. 104 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The presence of the informal sector in towns and cities of the developing world challenges the current urban planning approaches as conflicts of landuse between 'planned for' zones and informal zones continue to soar. With informality as a challenge to urban planning, this book analyses the informal sector with informal trade at Sakubva Musika in Mutare: Zimbabwe as a point in case. It therefore gives a balanced assessment of the problem at hand, shedding more light on regulatory, policy, management and spatial planning issues that should inform urban planning with regard to urban informality. Information in this book is of great importance to Local Authorities and Central Governments, academic institutions, development organisations and individuals interested in coming up with solutions towards alleviating poverty in towns and cities of the developing world. 96 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The soil fertility, which gets depleted with high agricultural production, needs to be replenished at faster rate. The basic major nutrient components of fertility are organic carbon and nitrogen. Investigation carried out during the last few decades proved that biofertilization is considered to be one of the most important field practices due to its effect in reducing environmental pollution by harmful accumulated chemicals, decreasing agricultural costs and maximizing crop yield at the same time (Yassein, 2000). However, one of the main problems faced bioagriculture technologists limiting the extension of biofertilization, is the rapid injury and death of microorganisms used as biofertilizers due to their susceptibility to physiological factors. In recent years, considerable interest has been focused on the use of bioinoculants such as Azotobacter with different crops cultivations in order to increase soil fertility, give higher yield of crops and represents an environmental friendly alternative to chemical fertilizers. 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In the present investigation, 34 Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) isolates of different agroclimatic condition were studied for fungitoxic characters and the principle involved for fungitoxicity was identified in most of the cases as exochitinases. The different Bt strains were screened for fungitoxicity and chitin degrading activity employing 4 fungal pathogens. Biochemical assay of the chitinase using glycol chitin as the substrate helped to identify the enzyme as an exochitinase. The antifungal chitinase activity on phyto-pathogenic Fusarium oxysporum f sp cubense was investigated in vitro by fluorescent microscopic observation. PCR was employed using chitinase gene specific primers to obtain the corresponding gene from Bt isolates. The corresponding gene was cloned and sequenced for one of the isolates and it was determined to be around 1129 bp, encoding a polypeptide of 360 amino acids. This gene was found to be highly homologous to that of chitinase of B. cereus strain 28-9. 104 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Microbial activity can have an important impact on the durability of building materials. The harmful effects by the colonisting of micro-organism on the monuments is scientifically known as biodeterioration. Biodeterioration of ancient buildings and monuments depend upon many factors. Preservation of these monuments is very necessary. Although many studies on microorganism and deterioration have been published in recent years, books and congress proceedings focus mainly on prokaryotes and algae. Therefore, it is the aim of this book to summarize data on the fungal impact on biodeterioration processes. The aim of this work was to study the microfungi community on biodeteriorated samples originating from some historical buildings/tempels by using cultivation and microscope observations in order to evaluate the potential damage caused by fungal species. Most part of the book describes biodeterioration by fungi. This book especially emphasizes the frequency & contribution of fungi in biodeteriorated parts. The book is intended for archeologists, enginners, researchers, and students of environment science. 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Crop yield forecasting is an important aspect for a developing economy of a country so that adequate planning exercise is undertaken for sustainable growth and overall development of the country. Weather fluctuations affect crop yield significantly during different stages of crop growing season. The present book is the outcome of the research work carried out by the authoress during P.G. studies under the guidance of the co-author. The objective was to develop linear or/and non-linear models for forecasting the yield of rice on the basis of 19 years rice productivity data and six weather characteristics viz. temperature, rainfall, humidity, sunshine, wind velocity and evaporation. Bayesian analysis of the models is also performed. The findings of the study reveal that both the methods yield satisfactory results with a very high value of coefficient of prediction (almost 99%). The abovesaid models are applicable for estimating rice yield in the region of study and are not universally true, as the weather conditions may change from one region to another and may affect the yield of rice differently in different regions. 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Livestock production is an integral part of all land use systems in the highlands of western Kenya. Due to challenges associated with increases in human population densities since early in the 20th century, farmers have shifted their livestock management practices from tethering and herding on communal and fallow land to zero-grazing, the most intensive livestock production system involving the cut-and-carry method. Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum), the major livestock feed supplying the zero-grazing units in the region is low in protein content and fluctuates in biomass production across seasons and overtime. Tropical legume shrub forages such as Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala and Calliandra (calliandra calothyrsus) are popular among small-scale livestock owners, are rich in protein and minerals, and remain productive for longer periods of time. Previous research on fodder production systems has shown that shrub and grass species established as shrub-grass mixtures result in significant increases in biomass yields compared to pure stands. 104 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Molecular markers are useful for precise assessment of diversity and phylogenetic relationships among different species and related genera at the DNA level without some of the over simplifying assumptions associated with calculating genetic diversity based on pedigree history. The objective of present study was to have a basic understanding of the genetic diversity that exists in the germplasm available for breeding, which is fundamental for the success of any breeding program. For this study 40 sugarcane accessions were collected from the germplasm source. The accessions consist of advance lines, approved varieties and wild species (S. barberi). Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and Micro-satellite (SSR) analysis was performed using 80 primers. Use of SSR and RAPD primers together offers the potential of more cost effective data acquisition than is the case with other technologies. These primers sequence vary in different varieties of sugarcane, and this variability may be used to develop molecular markers for mapping sugarcane genes and traits, these sequences being the part of sugarcane genome predicted to be most immediately useful to plant breeder and geneticists. 96 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This manuscript deals with reliability of the equipments or systems. This book would be helpful to develop better knowledge of failures improved manufacturing techniques, careful designing of new systems and proper selection of components are some of the approaches which can be tried to reduce the level of unreliability of system. Manuscript has been developed in the form of five chapters dealing with various aspects of the reliability. 120 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book is based on agricultural household survey about household characteristics, agricultural production, asset ownership, consumption expenditure, perception on climate change and adaptation options. Secondary data is also used to supplement the primary survey. Clear and scientific approach was adopted to get reasonable results. The author is directly involved in the survey and make use of additional field level data and information. The book is essential for those who are beginners of scientific research and for those who want to know more about Ethiopian agriculture and its challenges. Econometric methods to estimate vulnerability are explained and applied. All steps are clearly followed and explained. Therefore,I recommend every body to read it. 96 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Faisalabad is known as a city of textile not only in Pakistan but also all over the world. Several textile processing units are in operation in the surroundings of the city, which are releasing a substantial amount of azo dyes into the wastewater streams in the surroundings of these textile units.The discharge of these contaminants is considered to be a potential threat to the environment because of their hazardous nature. Thus, this study was undertaken to isolate the bacteria possessing high potential to degrade azo dyes from the wastewater discharged by the textile units. A total of 150 bacterial strains were isolated from these wastewater samples using minimal salt medium spiked with Reactive Blue ZBLN azo dye. Results revealed that some bacterial strains were able to decolorize 8 different dyes almost within 6 hours. Thus, the isolated bacterial strains have the potential to remove a variety of dyes from the liquid culture, which could be used to develop a biotreatment strategy for cleanup of the industrial wastewater prior to their discharge into wastewater streams of the surrounding area. 96 pp. Englisch.