scholars' press sep 2014 (258 results)

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Patients go online. The development of ICT for patient users is a prioritised area in contemporary health care. As with all socio-technical changes, we cannot know the exact outcomes of this development in advance. Neither what it will mean to patients, nor if it will correspond to the expectations of developers and policy makers. This book investigates the policy background for patient oriented ICT, and the changes that take place in patients¿ everyday lives when health ICT is introduced to them. Findings from qualitative interviews with patients and health providers are contrasted with findings from a study of e-health policy documents. In sum the empirical works presented reveal that patient-oriented ICT does more than is expected of it. Patient-ICT practices contribute to change expectations towards health and health care, and opens for a new flexibility in patients¿ relationship to health professional advice and care. The book argues that studies of online patients require a perspective that is attentive to the active role of users and technologies in micro practice, but that remains open to discuss the importance of technology to patients on conceptual and structural levels.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -In my book I examine cultural mechanisms which led to establishment of a cult status of American writer Chuck Palahniuk in contemporary popular culture. The first part of the book focuses on literary analysis of his two early novels Fight Club and Survivor. The second part of the book diagnoses Palahniuk¿s writing style and his main topics so as to reveal how his own novels became texts of popular culture. The third part of the book analyses various interplays between the artist, his readers and culture industry in order to show how Palahniuk¿s cult status challenges the position of literature as a genre and as a cultural practice in today¿s postmodern urban context.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -This book demonstrates the importance of raising individuals who hold advanced knowledge, attitudes, behaviours and values concerning environment and who are informed of environmental problems and of ways of solving them. Therefore it aims to determining the effects of project-based learning model on prospective teachers¿ levels of knowledge of, sensitivity to, and attitudes towards the environment.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Since space to height index is effective on uniform illumination of working plane and it has been improved for two types of light sources, namely, point- and surface-circular-light sources in the literature, this study improves space to height index for line-light sources. Furthermore a comparison between new space to height indices and DIALux4.12 standard space to height indices, i.e. 0.25 and 1, is demonstrated for all of light sources.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Theory: ¿Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture¿ comprises concepts which are very different from the basic design principles such as proportion, symmetry, harmony, balance which remain insufficient in the face of today¿s reality. In this book, hybrid concepts such as Nonstraightforward, Superadjacency, Contradiction Adapted, Contradiction Juxtaposed can be called as non-basic design concepts. Practice: There is a link between old buildings in the city of Varna and these concepts. I linked and matched the buildings and the design concepts with each other. The Varna Aquarium, The Varna Landmark Center, Palace of Culture and Sports have not only historical value, but also value of the concepts. Praxis: Almost every verbal component can be converted to a visual one. This conversion emerges when meaning is produced by structural use of the material. Inflection, and Equal Combinations, which are constitutive concepts in Robert Venturi¿s book are transformed into design experiments. In this book there are two example which are designed by me. One of them is ¿Inflection and Surflexion¿. The second one is ¿Equal Combinations and Structural Continuity¿.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The core of this book focuses on the Lidar Data Viewer (LDV) method compared with TreeVaW method and how it is effective in tree mapping that is the process matching Lidar-derived tree top with ground-derived tree base. The tree mapping will help create regression models fitting tree ground DBH (Diameter at Breast Height) on Lidar-derived height applying to two major species in redwood stands: redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). Then DBHs extracted from models are used to estimate stand biomass using Jenkins's formula approved by U.S forest service.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 104 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Entrepreneurs are driven, goal-oriented individuals. Female social entrepreneurs have the same goal orientation but are working toward righting the world¿s social wrongs. At times, a company working to fix a social wrong requires the lead entrepreneur to take on situations they are ill prepared for, and for many social entrepreneurs this leads to stress and burnout. Through narrative inquiry, this researcher attempted to discover if social capital and connectedness are significant indicators of perceived stress reduction, depression, or anxiety for a female social entrepreneur in a human support organization. Connection themes that support stress reduction included spiritual support, familial support and organizational support. However, another interesting finding developed through the interview process. This researcher uncovered the phenomenon that connections, both good and bad have an effect on self-efficacy, and only those relationships that support ones self-efficacy have a significant impact on stress reduction. The reason spiritual, familial and organizational support reduces stress is the connection supported the development of the female entrepreneur¿s self-efficacy.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 132 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The '¿-calculus' is a formal logical system, which as classical one, treats (true and false) assertions in the grounds, but unlike - in the semantic sense - their truth (falsity) values are differently set. Besides, here are of interest only (always) false formulas or negations etc. We formulate a number of formal theorems of the calculus within its 'propositional', 'predicate' and 'arithmetical' versions and put forward the (meta-theoretical) requirements for completeness and consistency of these systems. It is shown that they largely 'share fate' of classical formalizations: when it is about, say, completeness of the propositional calculus, or the (in)completeness of predicate calculus and formal number theory et al. Finally, we bring a version of this formalism as a sequential calculus, as well as a constructive proof of its consistency (after Gentzen).VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 144 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -East ¿ West Interface: T. S. Eliot and Indian Sublimity holds Eliot as an authentic east wind and presents the eastern thought in his works as a deliberate effort to ornate and to enrich his works with allusions, images, ideas and modes of expression assimilated from Indian sublimity. Call it an influence or a creative use or a deliberate scheme, the prevalence of eastern thought in his mature works is definite, the influence of Indian sublimity in shaping his thought pattern is pronounced, and the images and insights drawn from Indian ¿echoes and sources¿ are prominent and purposeful, lending an organic unity to his otherwise fragmentary works. Indian sublimity was not merely an influence to Eliot, but a design, creative, critical and subtle, that has woven the structure and texture of his poetic creation with a new vision of life and 'philosophical style'. For him eastern sublimity became not just a source of images and symbols, rather a way of speculation, a way of image-building, a way of advancing philosophical and aesthetic ideas, and a new style of articulation with passion, elegance and beauty. It would interest scholars and students of English Literature everywhere.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 140 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -This book is collection of some inequalities. Here we have discussed some inequalities for the moments when discrete uniform distributions is prescribed. We have also obtained some inequalities for the ratio of moment values,power means when discrete uniform distributions is prescribed and also obtained some results for difference of moments. The special cases give the inequalities for the standard power means.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Porines generate little or no selective water channels, sometimes voltage-dependent, and several of them play important roles in specific cellular pathways. Through a preliminary bioinformatic analysis was identified a pattern of basic protein with a hairpin structure (¿-strand/loop/¿-strand) from the PA83 protein of Bacillus anthracis. Through the realization of a very quick and simple experimental protocol we built an artificial construct with seven multimers of the basic module. The experimental plan developed allowed us to obtain in a few days a chimeric protein completely artificial, which was cloned into a bacterial expression vector. Expression experiments has carried out interesting results since we observed that the induced bacterial cultures were less cloudy, indicating a reduced cell growth. In accordance with the recent literature we are inclined to believe that the protein acts like antibiotic, fitting massively in the membrane and causing cell lysis of the host bacteria. This strategy could be used for the production of artificial proteins with biological, pharmaceutical and industrial high-impact.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The contributions of the author in the areas of Nonlinear Functional Analysis and Operator Theory have resulted to several scholarly articles, published in reputable international journals, and this book. The book is a thrilling exposure of some nonlinear operators, Banach spaces, the existence of fixed points of some nonlinear operators in certain Banach spaces and iterative sequences together with their convergence to fixed points of some nonlinear operators in Banach spaces. The application of the results obtained in the treatise can be brought to bear on contemporary problems arising in Applied Mathematics and several other disciplines such as Biology, Economics and Engineering. The book should be a spring-board for young mathematicians who have the dream of pursuing academic excellence in the areas of Nonlinear Functional Analysis and Operator Theory.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Endophytic microorganisms that can grow in the intercellular spaces of higher plants are recognized as one of the most chemically promising groups of microorganisms in plant protection.Endophytes offer a wide range of benefits to plants such as growth promotion reducing disease severity inducing plant defense mechanisms producing anti-herbivore products biologically fixing nitrogen , and increasing plant mineral uptake.This book describes the effective use of Bacillus subtilis as a valuable candidate in the context of biological control.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Herpes zoster is an infectious disease that is overcome by around 75 million people every year. Most cases are registered in the elderly people. The most endangered are seniors over 85 years who are at risk of 50%. Caring for a sick elderly person is interdisciplinary. Among the important team members we include nurses. Nurses provide home care and also institutional care. The specifics of this care and specific clinical examples of care for seniors with Herpes zoster we present in the publication. The publication provides basic information about the illness, nursing home care and institutional care as well as casuistry of two patients, where we demonstrate the contribution of nursing care for hospitalized elderly. The book is intended for students of nursing and other humanities disciplines as well as for practitioners and specialists.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The principles and phenomena outlined within this book are the basic concepts of nanochemistry which can lead to intricate and complex designs that form the heart of the many facets of nanoassembly from various nanomaterials. Detection of chemical and biological agents plays a crucial role in medicinal filed, forensic, agricultural, environmental and electronics. Development of sensitive methods which allow identi¿cation of toxic metals anions, biological important metal ion and biomarkers such as proteins and nucleic acids provide the prospect of better health, more effective therapy and on site monitoring. A useful sensing system should meet two requirements: satisfactory selective recognition sensing moiety for binding with target analytes and a measurable response process to signal the binding event. The ability of these two components are significantly related to the outcome of the detection process in terms of the response time, sensitivity, selectivity and stability of the system. Thus, the challenges in development of novel detection systems have been concerned with getting better the recognition process as well as designing pioneering assemblies.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Current research in drug discovery from medicinal plants involves an ultifaceted approach combining botanical, phytochemical, biological, and molecular techniques. Medicinal plant drug discovery continues to provide new and important leads against various pharmacological targets. The plant extract were screened for antimicrobial activity against different species by the agar well diffusion assay. The aqueous extracts of Catharanthus roseus were found active against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The antiangiogenic efficacy of Catharanthus roseus leaf extract was examined in vivo in the chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) model by using fertilized eggs. Decreases in the density of the capillaries were assessed and scored. The results showed scores of 0.5 for 5 ¿g , score 2.0 for 10 ¿g extract have an inhibitory effect on angiogenesis. These results were also confirmed by the inhibition indicates that this crude extract have antiangiogenic action. The anticancer activity of extract also showed significant activity.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The Tapkeshweri Hill Range fall in the southern direction of Bhuj city of Kachchh region is a unique location which is enriched with the occurrence of diverse floral and faunal species. Hence in the present book, the attempt was made to know the quantitative and qualitative status. the present book also highlights various threats to the biodiversity as well as it also recommended some conservation measures to retains the unique biodiversity of Tapkeshweri Hill Range.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The book describes the synthesis of schiff bases possessing pyrazole derivatives. The synthesized entities were characterized for their formation using spectral techniques viz. IR and NMR. The derivatives were tested for their antimicrobial results and were compared with 5 different standard drugs available in the market. The compounds, thus synthesized were found to be good antimicrobial agents. The derivatives synthesized can be further optimized to generate lead for the better future of the society.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Scorpionism is a major health problem in under developed countries. No specific antiserum or any other antidote is available for the treatment of a patient suffering from scorpion sting and hence prepare of a potent antiserum against scorpion venom is an utmost requirement. This book describes the toxicological effects of Asian Black scorpion Heterometrus fastigiousus and the method to prepare species specific antiscorpion venom. It is hoped that results emerged will be useful in understanding the toxicological behaviour of scorpion venom and simultaneously antivenom raised will find a clinical application in neutralizing the toxic effects of scorpion venom.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The objective of the book is to examine Single parenting in the Akim Manso Township, its causes and effects and find out the role of the religious teacher/ student in it prevention. The book is also intended to identify the effects single parenting has on the moral life of the child and the single parent. An attempt is made to put forward suggestions on what the religious teacher / student should do in order to prevent single parenting in the Akim Manso Township.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Dear reader, an image making process is an extremely complex and highly political activity that can enhance a nation¿s economy national self-image and identity. To build an image for a destination is a long ¿lasting and complex process. Managers must overcome the politics and outsmart their competitors. It takes patience to establish brand reputation. A rapid elevation to celebrity status is the result of culmination of long-term economic, political, social and cultural factors. Promoted image should always reflect the reality of a destination in question. The case in point Azerbaijan has a room for a makeover of its image as a safe destination. Arguably, country¿s image can be overhauled by reviewing curbing factors that were identified in this study. Notably, some of country image aspects as history and geographical dispensation cannot be altered or easily manipulated. However, application of relevant marketing strategies as events and deeds were found relevant in Azerbaijan context.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The paper is devoted to the construction of stochastic calculus for integrals over martingales measures, including It^{o}, Stratonovich and Skorokhod integrals. We also study multiplicative operator functionals (MOF) in Banach spaces which are a generalization of random evolutions (RE) [2]. One of the results includes Dynkin's formula for MOF. Boundary values problems for RE in Banach spaces are investigated as well. Applications are given to the random evolutions.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Aripiprazole is chemically known as7-[4-[4-(2, 3-dichlorophenyl) piperazin-1-yl] butoxy]-3, 4-dihydro-1H-quinolin-2-one, is an atypical antipsychotic and anti depressant used in the treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and clinical depression. Chromatographic Condition has developed for the analysis of Aripiprazole in bulk and Pharmaceutical dosage form, force degradation (alkali, acidic, thermal, photolytic and oxidative condition) is also applied to the drug which confirms method as a stability indication method.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The purpose of the current study is to determine the degree to which academic staff members at the Hashemite University in Jordan are effective participants in decision making process. The results of the study indicated that the university academic staff participation in decision making process concerning the academic issues is strong, moderate degree of participation appeared concerning the developmental issues , but there was very low degree of participation in decision making process concerning the financial issues. Furthermore there were no significant differences among participation dimensions and proposed demographics of faculty members. However, there were significant differences between faculty members in scientific colleges and those in social sciences colleges in the dimension of developmental and planning issues for the favor of faculty members in social colleges.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The instability in the Southern Border Provinces of Thailand resurged on January 4, 2004. The current conflict is more complicated because the government, the insurgency and the population all need to be recognized as players.Of these, the population is the most important actor, especially its interaction with the international community, as stated in the Gordon McCormick¿s Counterinsurgency Model. The state and the counter-state are trying to use their own strategies to gain advantages in controlling the people and gaining international support, while simultaneously blocking the other side from doing so. According to Arreguin-Toft¿s study, the state will win the war if it utilizes the same approach as the counter-state. The asymmetric warfare model of Arreguin-Toft applies well to this case since the use of direct strategy and strong force are not always the right approaches in every battle. Additionally, the forms of insurgency in the south of Thailand have changed from guerrilla warfare and indoctrination into the insurgents¿ ideology as a tool to draw support from people into, instead, the use of violence in the form of terrorism.So, the term 'insurgency' needs to be redefined.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 92 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Margery Runyan, PhD, identical twin and psychotherapist, describes her research into the dreams of female identical twins, female twins who lost their twins, and female singles. The study was designed to explore the cognitive schema of twins through dreams to give direction to psychotherapists treating twins. The findings support the idea that female identical twins have more complex dreams than female singles due to thinner personality boundaries. The dreams of twinless twins exhibit a greater evolution of the self and paranormal abilities. Twins in general have unique conceptual schema including a powerful co-twin and more events experienced, stored, and dreamed than do singles. The book contains a thorough review of both dream research and twin research. This book is one of the few available on the subject of adult twinship.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 188 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The work was achieved at School of Polymer Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, 111 University Ave. Maung, Nakorn Ratchasima 30000, THAILAND. We attempted to make use and improve the low cost para wood to high performance engineered woods. The design of experimental method were successfully employed. Further development by engineering research methodology was gathered and believably verified. This work has been commercialized and further innovation have been explored and add-up for the best of material properties and ease of processing constrain.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 184 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -'Forgotten Russian Piano Music' is a historical and analytical study that focuses on the piano sonatas of Anatoly Aleksandrov (1888-1982), the longest-living Russian and Soviet composer-pianist of the twentieth century. The fourteen piano sonatas, written between 1922 and 1971, reflect not only the composer¿s evolution of style, but also reveal the vast array of influences which characterize the music of the twentieth century. Strong melodic lyricism that threads these epic compositions, rich writing for piano, combined with modern chromaticism and hints of Russian folklore all contribute to the composer¿s original style, which synthesizes Aleksandrov¿s four main figures of influence, namely Rachmaninov, Scriabin, Medtner, and Feinberg. Additionally, the study explores the measure of Aleksandrov's professional success as he was working contemporaneously with such highly established composers as Prokofiev and Shostakovich.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 216 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -During the last five decades we have assisted to an exponential growth in the volume and in the type of financial contracts that are traded worldwide in Exchange and Over-The-Counter markets. The steep increase in the variety and amount of financial derivatives would have never been possible without a parallel development of the financial mathematics and the implementation of analytical and numerical methods. In recent times, many tools have been developed in the fields of advanced mathematical finance and probability theory in order to provide investors with adequate frameworks for pricing, hedging and risk management purposes. The aim of this book is therefore to combine theoretical aspects of mathematical finance and finance theory and to show applications for practitioners that may result useful in real-world problems concerning pricing and hedging 'hybrid securities' i.e. financial products whose value depends on two sources of risk that are the stock price and the interest rate. It is also occasion for reporting the results of a three years study I conducted during the PhD course I attended at the University of Napoli Federico II.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 252 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Powerful techno-social forces collectively known as the Knowledge Age are buffeting education. This book examines these forces, how they are affecting the world, what educators know and indicates a promising direction for education in the future. Among the forces examined are the Knowledge Age itself, neuroscience and cognitive psychology, psycholinguistics, the history of education, the nature of innovation, educational technology and directions for the future.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 248 pp. Englisch.