lap lambert academic publishing jul 2011 (Over 4,700 results)

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The monograph investigates into the poverty and deforestation nexus in the context of co-management of forest. Based on the primary and and secondary data the study tries to explain the causes of forest degradation in the Joint Forest Management regime. The popularity of co-management system (Joint Forest Management in India), during last two decades, to conserve forests has brought a new dimension to the poverty induced deforest debate. The present study theoretically as well as empirically explains the factors that influence the individual decision to indulge in low-yielding forest cutting activities. Based on a survey of 140 households in three forest fringe villages of Chandaka Wildlife Division of Orissa in India, the study reveals that lack of human capital, landlessness and low environmental awareness significantly influence the individual decision to be involved in forest degrading activities. The implementation of JFM or co-management system merely transfers the dependence of local community from one patch of forest to another, unless and until the opportunity cost of rural households.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 96 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Specifically, using a sample of 2,848 couples from the RELATE dataset, a model was tested examining the direct associations between personality factors (neuroticism, agreeableness, and extraversion) and relationship satisfaction in romantic couple relationships. The results indicated that lower levels of neuroticism, higher levels of agreeableness, and lower levels of extraversion were associated with greater relationship satisfaction. In particular, ratings of agreeableness had the strongest associations with satisfaction for males and females, while neuroticism had the next strongest associations, followed by extraversion. Paths between male variables and female variables and satisfaction were not significantly different; however, slight gender differences were present among factor loadings of variables as well as coefficient values of all paths. Additionally, differences in actor and partner effects were evident. Actor effects were present for each of the personality factors, except for male extraversion; partner effects were present for all of the personality factors.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Climate change is one of the greatest environmental, social and economic threats facing the planet. The Kyoto Protocol aims to reduce industrialized countries greenhouse gases emissions by 5.2% compared to 1990 levels; at the same time, the European Union Emission Trading Scheme (EU-ETS) is one of the key policies introduced by the European Union to help Member States to meet their emissions reduction targets. Among the sectors included in the scheme, notable exceptions include international aviation, since its emissions rose 78% between 1990 and 2005. On December 20, 2006, the European Commission adopted a proposal for legislation to include the aviation sector in the EU-ETS. This study investigates the economic effects that the inclusion of aviation in the EU-ETS will have on airlines and airport operators.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 104 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Comprehensive understanding of the heat transfer processes that take place during circulating fluidized bed (CFB) combustion is one of the most important issues in CFB technology development. This leads to possibility of predicting, evaluation and proper design of combustion and heat transfer mechanisms. The aim of this work is to develop a model for circulating fluidized bed boiler operation. Empirical correlations are used for determining heat transfer coefficients in each part of the furnace. The proposed model is used both in design and offdesign conditions. During off-design simulations fuel moisture content and boiler load effects on boiler operation have been investigated.In this book fuel properties of most typical classes of biomass are widely reviewed. Various schemes of biomass utilization are presented and, especially, concerning circulating fluidized bed boilers. In addition, possible negative effects of biomass usage in boilers are briefly discussed.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 92 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The energy conversion, storage and distribution are the important concerns of our civilization in order to meet the challenges of global warming and finite nature of the fossil fuels. In response to the needs of the modern society and emerging technological advancements, it is now essential that new, low cost and environment friendly energy conversion and storage systems are to be developed. The development of solid-state batteries parallels the development of semiconductor electronics. Systematic and detailed investigations were made on the growth and characterization of Ni doped Lithium Cobaltate thin films considering the importance of these films as binder-free cathode layers in the fabrication of all solid state thin film microbattery. Pulsed laser deposition technique has been employed for the growth of Ni doped Lithium Cobaltate thin films. To improve the electrochemical properties these films the influence of nickel substitutions on Lithium Cobaltate host material has been studied. The studies on the characterization of these films are summarized and the conclusions drawn are presented in this book.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Viruses are biological particles, which cause epidemics and impact on all kinds of organisms that live on this earth, including bacteria . A virus that preys on bacteria is called a bacteriophage. The main reason to learn about virus is to shield ourselves from being infected by them in the emergence of a viral epidemic or, perhaps, to live with them accommodatingly. We learned about the existence of virus just a little more than a century ago and new facts about them keep turning up all the time. There is still a great deal that we do not know about virus. We cannot produce a vaccine against viral infections such as HIV with the same concept that led to the dicovery of the first vaccine, for Smallpox, by Janner. Whether this drawback is due to the complexity of individual virus or the continued lack of certain basic knowledge of viral nature, no one can say. This book is a collection of Tirasak's bacteriophage research articles covering all sides of the argument concerning the bacteriophage and virus. It will be of benefit to anyone, who is interested in the interaction and relationship of bacteria and bacteriophage for further application of viral study.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 92 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -This book- Value chain analysis of Potential Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Mid and Far western Region of Nepal outsets the verdict of value chain of MAPs and deep convictional interactions with various Collectors/harvesters- traders-exporters and processors in National and International levels to handsout the concrete knowldge and Ideas to the people about market channels and frameworks so that it would be the discourse to conduct the Value chain study of various MAPs and other Non- timber forest products (NTFPs). It also documents the Working in partnership with clients to deliver quality services mainly for the comprehensive consultancy and training services in the field of natural resource management (NRM), NRM based business incubation and enterprise development and climate change mitigation and adaptation for the benefits of target groups. At last, MAPs are the vital for the curing of diseases and aroma as well as source of income for the livelohood which is only possible when sustainable management, certification of all Natural resources as a part of Human Life in a perpeuity manner.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 116 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Cryptography is the study of methods of sending messages in disguised form so that only the intended recipients can remove the disguise and read the message. This book presents the origin of cryptography to its recent advancement. The first chapter of this book describes the private keys cryptosystem, the second chapter describes the public key cryptosystem. In third chapter are given clear ideas of elliptic curve cryptosystem and its problem on plotting points on the elliptic curve and discussion of deterministic algorithm.This book presents the problem of handling keys in private key cryptosystem and it links between private key and public key cryptosystem. In the private key cryptosystem, I clearly present RSA cryptosystem, Rabin cryptosystem, Elgamal cryptosystem, Massey Omura Cryptosystem, Diffine Hellman key Exchange protocol and elliptic curve cryptosystem.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 104 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The travel behaviour of school going children is complex, and directly related to several spatial, transportation and socio-economic issues. Since there is no designated school catchment area in Dhaka, and high-quality schools are geographically distributed across the City, students require to travel longer distances for good schooling. Parents prefer private cars for their children while Dhaka City inherits a poor public transportation system, and limited school bus program. Again, school bus provision may not be appropriate as the bus service is not reliable to both the parents and children due to high travel time. Hence, the City is experiencing continued growth of automobile in the streets. As a result, severe congestion problem is common in Dhaka, which is one of the densest cities of the World. Looking into this situation, the study emphasizes on travel pattern, mode choice factors of school trips and the hassles children face for school trips in Dhaka City.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Over the next decades, the United States of Americawill experience a considerable change in itsdemographic profile. The changing demographics bringswith itself challenges that the retail industry willneed to prepare for. The majority of globalmodern-day shopping trends originated in the US, andthe global retail industry is again looking at US forthe new trends. This book focuses on how thesedemographic changes will influence retail trends,which will in turn influence the realm of retail realestate developments globally.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 96 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Early descriptions of culture as a part of Darwinianevolution were ignored or rejected by literarycritics and discredited through public disapproval,but have seen renewed interest during the last twodecades. Evolutionary psychology, anthropology,neuroscience, formalism, and Darwinist literatureindependently suggest cultural displays that stem,unrecognized, from innate mental processes. Tropes,narrative forms and functions, and myth may beduplicated between apparently unrelated cultures.Sectors of the brain that activate during languageuse, biographical storytelling, and fictivestorytelling have been identified through modernimaging. These disparate sources suggest not onlythat the human mind encodes perceived reality intonarrative to as an aid to understanding, but alsothat the narrative falls into a predictable template.Campbell's monomyth may be an exemplar of aninstinctive template for human storytelling.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Since hundreds of years, the Arabs inspired the worldby their unique stories and fairytales of ArabianNights and the legends of Sinbad, Aladdin, Ali Baba,and Scheherazade. Many poets, musicians, painters andcineastes used at least one element from these greatimaginations and creativity in their artworks.The Arabs weren't away Animation too; and when Disney(1901¿1966) started to make his first featureanimated film 'Snow White and Seven Dwarfs' in 1930s,there was a small group of Russian carpenters whoworked with their Egyptian partners to create a filmfor the Egyptian Ministry of Defense as amobilization film for the national army against theNazi army attacking in the World War II. The group ofcarpenters was Frenkel brothers, and the film called'National Defense' and was released before featurefilms in cinema halls in Cairo and Alexandria in late1939, to be one of the oldest animation films notonly in Egypt, but in Africa and the Arab world.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Coming to the 21st century, China encounters significant challenges as it pushes forward its social and economic development. How do the Chinese think about the problems incurred in this process This book chooses to investigate a ¿black horse¿ movie made in 2006, Crazy Stone, which became tremendously successful at the box-office. On its poster, ¿black humor¿ is tagged to the movie as a special feature. This term is originated from American literature that serves as an immediate influence on cynical Chinese works rendered in a comic mode. During the time of social change, Black Humor becomes as a vehicle for cultural criticism of various aspects in contemporary Chinese society, such as the crisis in faith and credibility, the land ownership abuse, and people¿s general perplexity in regard to such changes. The book analyzes and explains the social problems revealed through Black Humor in 'Crazy Stone'. It also traces Black Humor to ancient satirical Chinese novels as well as to its pervasive presence in post-Cultural Revolutionary works. In the end, the book studies the humor in ancient and contemporary Chinese culture, and the popularity of Black Humor in other media display.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -This is a research on the effect of price and communication on customer satisfaction in multi-channel shopping, namely, online and through traditional stores. There is an in-depth literature review on the various factors that have an effect on the final outcome i.e. purchase. It is believed that prices are usually lower online. If a firm competes through more than one channel, it is very important that its brand image is consistent through all the channels. Important communication like prices of the products, promotions etc. need extra attention as the company is in contact with the customer through more than one channel and in order to build a loyal customer base, it is imperative that the same information is being communicated. The sample group interviewed comprised of both, the consumers and the managers to know both sides of the story. What the consumers perceive and think at the time of making the purchase and what the managers or the companies put forth to the customers should be in sync. Open ended questions from both the sample groups helped in getting a clearer picture.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -This thesis investigates the main drives behind the growth of the Chinese automotiveindustry and the factors that slows this process down. The development of theautomotive industry has been defined by the Chinese central government as one ofthe pillars for the progress of the Chinese economy, because of its importance inreaching the goal of connecting the ¿rich¿ industrial east with the poor, agriculturaloriented, west region by means of transportation and opportunities. The thesis startsby describing the issue from a macro point of view. It then goes to the very microlevel of the discussion.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 112 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The main focus of this book is the use of color in advertising. The theoretical base of this research has been built upon perspectives forwarded by Kandinsky, Scriabin and Elkin who tried to correlate color to music. The research explores whether color music theory developed by psychotherapist Dr. Elkin has an effect in advertising. The study has revealed that the color-music correspondence theory proposed by Dr. Elkin can be modified due to variables in cultural perception and can find application to advertiisng field.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The thesis studies the transformation of socialcontext and institutions during the last two to threedecades and identity construction in this newlyreorganized social reality. Global flow¿s influenceon ¿locale¿ will be shown via the example offundamentalism. A juxtaposition of modernity¿sfeatures to those of Christian fundamentalism¿s willshow the threatening character of globalizationtowards Christian fundamentalism by examples ofsecularization and a crisis in patriarchalism. Thus,the work tries to depict how the character of themodern world is reflexively organized via interplaybetween the global and the local.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -This book is aimed at readers who are interested in environmental research and qualitative phenomenographic methodology. Phenomenography is a research strategy mainly used in exploring qualitative different ways of conceptualising learning. This book is based on a pilot study examining the appropriateness of phenomenography as a research strategy to investigate university students¿ conceptions of the environment. It reviews methodological literature on phenomenography and critiques environmental studies in order to argue for phenomenographic approach to examine complex phenomenon of environmental conceptions. The book also serves as a methodological case study which provides guidance on how to carry out phenomenographic research.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Different scholars and exponents of the world of finance have found that the problem of conflict of interest might play a relevant role in the business of credit rating agencies. On the one hand, it is argued that credit rating agencies have no incentive to exploit conflicts of interest since they would lose their reputation for providing valuable information. On the other, it seems that the increase in rules that depend on credit ratings has created an incentive for a few rating agencies, identified as NRSROs, to supply inaccurate ratings and for market participants to pay for regulatory rights deriving from the agencies¿ ratings. The scope of this research is to study whether reputable and well-established credit rating agencies can build up a margin that allows them to remain unaffected by a lowered quality of the service provided and to indulge in exploiting the conflict of interest by giving their customers, i.e. the issuers, unduly high ratings. This study will also suggest a critical review of the latest amendments and amendment proposals to the existing legislation governing credit rating agencies aimed at improving oversight and regulation of these agencies.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 108 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -At the moment it is not exactly clear what the rights and obligations of states are regarding Private Military Companies under international law. Nevertheless the reliance of states on their services has increased. Especially during hostilities the possibility of an internationally wrongful act increases, which can trigger State Responsibility. This book determines at what precise point State Responsibility is triggered with regard to the Articles on State Responsibility and the due diligence principle, so that states can be held responsible for the acts of Private Military Companies. This book also offers some elements for regulating Private Military Companies on a global level and discusses the contribution of new initiatives, such as the newly finalized Montreux Document and the global framework of the International Peace Institute. This book is useful for academic professionals, government officials, private military companies, non-governmental organizations and anyone who has a special interest in this topic.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The events of 09/11 resulted in a tremendous blow to the image of Islam and Islamic countries. Right-wing politicians (ab)use this negative image to strengthen support for their anti-immigrant policies and hate against Islam. This book examines attempts made by Islamic countries to improve the image of Islam using Public Diplomacy (PD). An analysis and comparison is done of and between the foreign policy and (PD) diplomatic efforts of Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal and Malaysia, focused on the impact on the existing image in the West. Even though quality PD improves the image of Islam, success and impact of current efforts is hampered by domestic and international circumstances.The study highlights an important, alternative (pioneering) role for PD in improving the image of Islam, assisting in bringing about deeper understanding and tolerance on a global level. PD has so far, only been associated with country, places and products. Islam is none of these; it is the world¿s second largest religion. This book should be useful to students and professionals in the field of diplomacy or international relations, or anyone else interested in improved relations between the West and Islam.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Coordinated School Health Program model in reducing childhood obesity rates using state level data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through the School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) for the years 1994, 2000, and 2006. I measured the effectiveness of school health policies including routine BMI screening, joint activities between health education and food service staff, staff training on nutrition, staff training on exercise, certifying health educators, prohibiting sale of junk food, limiting access to vending machines, whether schools teach about nutrition in class, and whether schools teach about exercise in class. Demographic differences including race, education, income, health coverage, and adults¿ smoking habits were controlled for. Requiring BMI screening and providing training in nutrition for school staff yielded statistically significant results. I provided policy implications and recommendations.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The granting of computer program and electronic business method patents has raised doubts and concerns among researchers in economics and among supporters of open source software. The patent systems in the US and in Europe and their economic impacts are different and have been analyzed in recent studies. The following work is intended to highlight the current set of knowledge on the economic impact of software patents in the United States and Europe and the impact that the less permissive European system has on the diffusion and use of open source software. In this work a brief evolution of the software industry is presented. Scientific papers that analyze empirically the questions of software patent quality and the impact on the innovative activity caused by such patents are reported. The main theories on the economic motives of open source software are studied and reviewed in light of recent changes to the economic system. Lastly the industry and economic effect of the diffusion of open source software in Europe and the problems with computer implemented inventions patents are evaluated.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -It is the purpose of this essay to analyze and criticize the noted document of Professor Anthony Kronman entitled 'The Lost Lawyer' which eloquently and widely describes the crisis affecting the legal profession and the ideal of what he calls 'the lawyer-statesman, and to do so by contrasting his ideas to the existing figure of the 'problem-solving lawyer', whose premisses are found in Harvard's modern negotiation literature.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Performance management reminds us that being busy is not the same as producing results. It reminds us that training, strong commitment and lots of hard work alone are not results. The major contribution of performance management is its focus on achieving results. Performance management redirects our efforts away from busyness toward effectiveness.Recently, organizations have been faced with challenges like never before. Increasing competition from businesses across the world has meant that all businesses must be much more careful about the choice of strategies to remain competitive. Everyone (and everything) in the organization must be doing what they're supposed to be doing to ensure strategies are implemented effectively.This situation has put more focus on effectiveness, that systems and processes in the organization be applied in the right way to the right things: to achieve results. All of the results across the organization must continue to be aligned to achieve the overall results desired by the organization for it to survive and thrive.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 96 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Adopting children transracially has been contentious. Amongst the major themes in adoption debates in many countries and in an international context have been the priority given to national adoption over intercountry adoption, and the child's right to the preservation of his or her cultural and ethnic background. This book was written based on the views of African immigrants in Sweden with the objective of bringing out the meanings they create on the major themes involved to enrich the international adoption discourse and to inform policy formation. There were mixed opinions on various themes involved. Some of their perspectives were consistent with previous political discourses on adoptions and others were not. Contrary to international conventions, participants showed much relevance to intercountry adoption as against incountry adoption. However, there were predominant views in support of child adoption that is well regulated. The analysis and discussion should be useful to policy makers, social workers, international organisations, adoption organisations and individuals interested in transracial adoptions or adopting children from interracial communities.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 108 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The growth of the Chinese and Indian economies has led to a growth for luxury brands in these markets. Luxury brands are finding that there are great opportunities to be had in investing and developing their products for these two markets. The aim of this piece of research is two-fold. The first is to uncover what motivations Chinese and Indian consumers have for buying luxury brands. The second is to compare the results and to ascertain to what degree they are similar or different. This will allow both researchers and practitioners to understand these markets better, and to make better-informed strategic decisions accordingly.What was discovered were motivations shared between the two cultures, and motivations distinctive to either Chinese or Indian consumers.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The majority of films today are not produced with the intent to lure people to visit certain destinations. However, in a sense a destination in a film can be seen as a form of product placement that consumers are willing to spend money on to experience. People can, from their TV sofa or cinema chair, gaze upon places, people, stories and other depictions of attributes that a film consists of. When an attribute stands out it can be powerful enough to create a pulling power for the viewers to travel to the film location and see or experience it in reality. This phenomenon has been referred to as film-induced tourism and is still a relatively unexplored area containing many research gaps. This book attempts to fill some of those gaps and find connections between them in order to better understand the occurring processes within film-induced tourism. Destination images, travel motivation, authenticity and travel behaviour in a film tourism context are discussed and analysed. This book should be of interest for professionals in tourism, destination marketing, advertising and branding as well as governmental organs interested in ways to promote cities and countries.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 92 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Over the decades Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes have remained the most deprived group in the highly caste ridden Indian Society. The development of these disadvantaged groups and their assimilation with the larger society has therefore been a matter of great concern for the government and other public bodies, both at the centre and in the states. On the same side with diversity in culture India's performance on infant mortality reduction pales in comparison to that of many other countries in South, Southeast and East Asia. In India where the coverage and completeness of civil registration system is poor and information from this system can not be used to assess fertility and mortality. In such circumstances the only way is to use information from census and then apply some indirect techniques to get the estimates of vital rates at district level. In this book attempt has been made to estimate the level of Infant and Child Mortality for most disadvantage groups i.e. Schedule Castes and Schedule tribes in India through indirect technique at district level using Census and RCH data which might be very useful for policy implications.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 96 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -In the Himalayan country of Nepal, the inclusion of women in government extension projects has been a key development strategy since 1990s. Extension projects encourage and provide support for the establishment of grassroots women¿s groups. Most of these groups disintegrate after the termination of government support; however, and before achieving all their objectives, indicating that extension agencies are generally unsuccessful in establishing sustainable groups. This book explores the issues related to the sustainability of these women¿s groups, and identifies the reasons for their premature disintegration. A case study approach is employed, using qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with group members and extension officers in the Kavre district of Nepal. Meeting group members¿ needs is a precondition for sustainability; however, results suggest that the perception of these needs differs between the women¿who desire self-empowerment¿and extension agencies¿who want increased productivity. Results further suggest that while cultural diversity may increase sustainability, economic and gender diversity may have the opposite effect. Nepalese extensionBooks on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 100 pp. Englisch.