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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Sleep disorders are very common in elderly institutionalized people with dementia. We explored the effectiveness of acupressure for the treatment of insomnia and we want to show that the acupressure treatment is feasible also in elderly resident patients. We enrolled institutionalized patients suffering from Alzheimer¿s disease with mild cognitive impairment and insomnia. A daily acupressure on HT7 point was performed for a 8-week period. We administered the following scales: the mini mental state examination, the global deterioration scale, the neuropsychiatric inventory, the state-trait-anxiety inventory, the activity daily living and the instrumental activity daily living, the global health quality of life, and the Pittsburgh sleep quality index. After receiving the acupressure treatment, patients saw a significant decrease of sleep disorders. The number of hours of effective sleep was perceived as increased. The time necessary to fall asleep decreased significantly and also the quality of sleep increased. Additionally, also the quality of life was bettered. Sedative drugs have been reduced in all patients enrolled in the study.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book argues that the family holding organizational form was adopted as a consequence of normative priorities rather than utilitarian reasons and macro institutional dynamics by utilizing institutional and social identity theory. The main motivation of early adopters of family holdings in Turkey consists of normative factors such as; to perpetuate the family name, to secure family and shareholder welfare, and to gain moral legitimacy. The findings reveal that normative factors are overemphasized as the owners and top executives have the intention to enact and construct an identity that values normative factors over utilitarian ones.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Laser and fiber optics applications have opened some new possibilities in medicine and dentistry. Advanced diagnostic techniques and laser-based therapeutic techniques have been developed. Here, we have introduced some new techniques for medical and dental applications using lasers and modern optics. The main task of our work is biomedical applications of lasers. A new approach based on image holography is applied for dental deformation measurement. The advantages of this technique compare to existing techniques are shown. Imaging and deformation measurement of in-plane and out-plane deformations is performed using the interferometric fringes. Interferograms obtained by holographic-based techniques are shown. The imaging technique, based on optical implementation of moments as to our best knowledge, is introduced for the first time in biomedical applications. In addition to this Fourier Transform of far Field diffraction technique is introduced as well. A simple and robust technique based on the Moiré phenomenon is applied. Using Moire fringes generated by two gratings and their projection on the object to be analyzed, contours and 3-D information are obtained.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Is it possible to manage the desert storms which face the Arab spring Are the 'original' Arab Spring countries (Tunisia and Egypt) moving into a stable transition leading to a potentially consolidated democracy or are their processes still fragile What were the root causes of the uprisings What are the challenges facing the democratization process What can make the transition phase more stable This book attempts to understand the situation of the first countries (Egypt and Tunisia) that embarked into a transition after the uprisings of 2011 in the Middle East. It examines the difficulties in achieving democracy and launching a viable transition process. It tries to find out what are the factors that can make Arab Spring Countries more stable. This book is especially useful to readers who are following the developments of the Arab uprisings, and who are generally interested in studying societies in transitions.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The number of patients with fibromyalgia is increasing in primary care.During 2 years of working and studing with this patients the author feels the need not only to understand and analize the results of therapy but to understand the phenomenon of fibromyalgia;not only from a pathofisiological perspective but from a psychological, social, cultural and existential perspective.Basic body awareness therapy is a physiotherapeutic holistic method with humanistic principles based on self-exploration and sel-experience with movement quality as core concept.It will be a group therapy and we will see the concept of salutogenesis and sense of coherence.It will be a quantitative designed assessment and a qualitative method of analalysis.But as we read the book we may find a different understanding of what fibromialgia could be.This book should interest all professionals interested in fibromialgia, health,holistic approaches,physical therapy,body therapists.Also to persons suffering from fibromyalgia and their families. Bodily experiences lead to mental processes that can lead to own life¿s awareness.Understanding is empowering,an important step for health.This book aims to empower all of us.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Many people lack an understanding of the use value associated with ruins, putting ruins at risk of future demolition. If the use value of ruins was to be not only acknowledged, but utilized, paradigms associated with ruins would shift. Architecture professionals could learn to work with and alongside ruins and use contemporary means to reintegrate ruins back into their context and further stress the importance of why ruins should be valued in a contemporary society. This book intends to discover how and why architects make design decisions for interventions that showcase the use value of ruins. Subquestions are based on: the scale of decay that architects use to determine a ruin, architects¿ understandings and views of the potential use value of ruins, the types of architects that value ruins most, and what architects are doing and have done in the past with ruins to reintegrate them within their community.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -I will give no deadly medicine to any one if asked, nor suggest any such counsel; and in like manner I will not give to a woman a pessary to produce abortion. (Hippocratic Oath) The best medicine for the health of humans is effimia, joy, nutrition and serenity. The drugs are not a panacea! The proper use of pharmaceutical cure, and abuse leading to death.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The present book focuses on the study of carbon dioxide laser ¿ soft tissue interaction by analyzing: thermal effects produced in tissue, temperature distribution in tissue using Comsol MultiPhysics and surgical smoke produce by tissue vaporization. This book consists of 3 chapters; the first two chapters are focused on analyzing the thermal effects in soft tissue from the aerodigestive upper tract after carbon dioxide laser irradiation by Optical Coherence Tomography and histophatological, and temperature distribution in tissue using the bioheat equation. The third chapter is focused on quantitative analysis of a by product of laser ¿ tissue interaction, surgical smoke using laser photoacoustic spectroscopy technique. The book represents a potentially interesting to researchers and specialists with the application of life sciences area.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Are ports, Portganisms Ports constitute an important economic activity in coastal and suburban areas. Ports bring varying degrees of benefit to the local and regional economies. Ports are also important for the support of economic activities. As a broker of jobs, ports do not only serve economic and social functions but, to some extent, political functions. Seaports are not only critical economic engines, but living ¿organisms¿. In biology, an organism is defined as a contiguous living system of which, in at least some form, capable of response to stimuli, reproduction, growth and development, and maintenance as a stable whole. One of the basic parameters of an organism is its life span. Some organisms live as short as one day, while some can live thousands of years.For a ports/seaports to continue to thrive or develop, takes constant care and understanding and commitment from shippers, port tenants, residents, public officials, and other stakeholders to address the fundamentals of these systems. ports, in essence, are what I¿ve coined living ¿Portganisms'. What are the planning functions of ports How do ports planners assist in port development How are U.S. ports mostly funded Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Over the last years the online trade is growing rapidly. Web stores are selling more and more goods and the principles of merchandising are finding new soil for further development. We are witnessing an online technological boom of web stores and especially the techniques and elements of presenting goods in an online environment. This technological development is giving birth to a new scientific branch which we call Online Visual Merchandising. This book provides an in-depth study of apparel online stores, focusing on three goals: identification and systematization of online visual merchandising elements (OVME) of apparel web stores; classification of apparel web stores from the point of view of OVME, and finally ¿ optimizing the OVME for a specific target group. This book is one of the first steps towards the building of a sound scientific ¿groundwork¿ of the theory of Online Visual Merchandising. It could be very useful for online shop managers/owners, internet marketing consultants, web designers, marketing specialists, advertising creative personnel, and marketing students.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The purpose of this book is to help readers understand how financial decisions are taken in the small firms, to identify the problems they face with regards to taking financial decisions and how to help them improve on their businesses. It is usually stated that the private sector is the engine of growth. The majority of the firms in the private sector are small firms. There is the need to support these small firms to survive, as it is only when these firms continue to operate that they can contribute to the national economy by employment and revenue generation. One way of helping these firms is to know their problems and to help solve them. Newly qualified accountants and financial managers expect to find well established systems in place whatever in organisations they seek employment. This book will go a long way to help colleagues who may be employed in small firms to become aware of the conditions that prevail in small firms so that they can prepare for them. To be forewarned is to be forearmed.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Information Communication Technology has caused many changes in the libraries. Library automation is developed in deferent manners during the many countries. In Albania this process has been slower and with a lot of difficulties. Librarians play an important role, so the understanding of their attitudes can help to produce the better strategy for library automation development in university libraries. The aim of this study is to find out whether the age and using ICT for a long time have influenced the attitudes of librarians towards automation process. A survey was carried out among academic librarians in university libraries of Albania. This study told us that Albanian academic librarians have positive attitudes towards library automation system. This book will be helpful for all the persons who will be interested in the development of automation process in Albania and the other countries. A special strategy is necessary for the implementation of an integrated library system in Albanian university libraries and the cooperation between libraries through common system. Academic librarians are waiting for this.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The installation of two pulp mills on the territory of Uruguay has not accepted by Argentina, which considered that Uruguay infringed the bilateral treaty of the River Uruguay (the so-called 1975 Statute of the River). One of its clauses sets up the competence and jurisdiction of the ICJ. It must be examined what the ICJ decided and what should have been said, with specific mention of the Separate Opinion of the Judge Cançado.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book examines four Community Ecotourism projects in the Amboro National Park in Bolivia, which have been established by local environmental NGOs. The objective is to investigate the impact of these projects in the livelihoods and social relations in the communities. Furthermore, the analysis will also allow policy recommendations some extent. The main question that concerns this research is if the projects have been effective in reducing or alleviating poverty and vulnerability, whilst providing environmental sustainability. The research will also provide insight into the impact of the projects on social, cultural and economic structure of the communities. Furthermore, it will also show whether the beneficiaries see Community Ecotourism projects as an important income and activity diversification option, and if they see the projects as environmentally sustainable. The research relies on interviews and data collected during fieldwork in Bolivia in 2007. Four different Community Ecotourism projects in the Amboro National Park were visited, as well as key informants and stakeholders.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In business management or business administration, more often than not, the amount of work that has gone into research on how to manage, Turnaround situations or Restructuring businesses depended on the very responsibilities of a manager at all levels of management and how such responsibilities integrate with other factors such as change management. However, there are indications that despite the research efforts, what this book refers to as 'the convergence of change management and management competence factors' would be the environment within or around which Turnaround Management success rates in various industries of the world economies would be found.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This qualitative research focuses on young women¿s self-reported experiences of femininity in contemporary Western culture. Inevitably, it is the intersectionality of their gender, race, ethnicity, and social class that explains the variations in how they experience femininity as well as varying social contexts. Findings indicate that while the women do not feel overly oppressed by their gender, they do identify significant sources of frustration over features of it including: that femininity is enforced by parents¿ comments about lady-like behaviors and appropriate dress, that teachers enforce rules about dress codes for girls and boy versus girl activities and that peers often police gender by conflating it with sexual orientation, i.e. a girl who dresses like a boy must be a lesbian. While the women admitted to using their attractiveness on occasion to get free drinks from males or to avoid getting a speeding ticket, they voiced mostly negative views about how the media perpetuates the notion that women must conform to narrow standards of female beauty. Apart from these complaints, the women mostly emphasize their agency in the ability to accept and reject aspects of femininity.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The South Caucasus is one of the vulnerable regions in the post-Soviet area. The security deficit resulted in several overt conflicts, including the protracted Nagorno Karabakh conflict and the Russian-Georgian war in August, 2008. NATO initiated several programs aimed, on the one hand, to secure the NATO member states from penetration of nonconventional threats, and on the other hand, to help Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, without NATO's direct involvement into the resolution of the regional conflicts, to create a secure, stable, and prosperous region. Diana Ananyan analyses the first stage of NATO-South Caucasus relations, covering the period of time, when NATO and the South Caucasus states were designing frameworks for future cooperation. She defines the conflicting and coinciding interests of the regional stakeholders in strengthening the ties with NATO, in interaction with each other and with the regional powers. The paper 'NATO and the South Caucasus States: The Framework of Partnership(1994-2004)' was written and defended in the framework of the Senior Executive Master Program at the National School of Political Studies and Public Administration, in Bucharest, in 2004.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Dengue is an endemic tropical and subtropical disease caused by dengue virus. It is being transmitted by Aedes mosquito, mostly in urban and semi-urban areas. A cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) regarding dengue and its prevention among residents in Taman Temerloh Jaya, Malaysia using a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire. The KAP of the participants were described accordingly. The KAP were also analyzed in order to find out their associated factors and to see whether there was any relationship between knowledge, attitude and practice regarding dengue and its prevention.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In the period 2008-2011 held (at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor) the European research project ¿Development of Science Competences in Natural Sciences¿. Just competences - based on didactic materials (for selected programs of secondary vocational, technical and general education) represent the target product of one performed phases of this project. This book presents two examples of didactic materials for the questions arising from teaching and learning practice on the chemical education. Each of both booklets is divided into theoretical and applied part. Specifically defined are topical generic and scientific competences (especially chemical) which the levels of achievements are students¿ self-evaluated using various evaluation sheets. This book will be of interest to teachers, pupils and students-prospective teachers. Topic one seeks to the pupils of the Secondary Vocational Education program but the topic two is aimed to two target groups of the secondary school students, especially for the Chemical Technician Program and the Grammar School (for subject Chemistry).Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book is devoted applications of the Rayleigh-Gans-Debye(RGD) approximation to the calculation light scattering characteristics of nonspherical particles. The general approach to the form-factor of compound particles in the RGD approximation is discussed. Some specific formulas for the amplitude of light scattering of aggregates of nonspherical particles are obtained in the RGD approximation. Formulas obtained earlier for the RGD amplitude of light scattering are presented for cylinder with circular and hexagonal base, for cone and torus, for prism and pyramid with arbitrary polygonal base. Then for layered particles new equations are included. All numerical results and graphs in the book are renovated by author and published for the first time.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -What are potentially adverse effects of hemodynamic and respiratory changes on systemic oxygen delivery using cerebral oxymetric methods in patients who underwent spinal anesthesia Systemic delivery of oxygen decreases in proportion with a decrease in cardiac output leading to an onset of many problems such as development of cerebral ischemia, myocardial infarction, acute renal failure and cardiac arrest because of tissue hypoxia.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Development of a SOFC system requires proper modelling approaches and the use of numerical process simulators, which will provide clear insight into various aspects of the system operation. One way to couple mass and heat transport phenomena with electrochemical processes at the micro-scale with velocity and temperature distributions in the air and fuel channels at the macro-scale while including aspects of system components integration is to use multi-scale modelling approach in fuel cell research. A concept of numerical modelling of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells at different length scales: system, component and fluid transport at the micro- and macrostructures of electrodes up to cell scale was presented. The major features of multi-scale approach that covers three main types of numerical methods: Computational Chemistry, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Process Simulator tools were described in this book. Presented modelling studies with various degrees of complexity enable a deeper understanding of the mechanisms of processes taking place in the Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. The role of computation in supporting SOFC system development was clearly recognised and summarized.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In this book the implementation of the Lyapunov functional to the parametric optimization for varies systems with delays is presented. It was shown that the value of the Lyapunov functional at initial state of the system is equal to the value of the square performance index of quality in the parametric optimization problem. It was given the method to obtain the analytical formulas for the coefficients of the functional to make possible calculation of the value of the functional at initial state of the system with time delay. In this book many examples of application of the Lyapunov functional in parametric optimization to the automatic control systems are given. This book can be helpful for automatic control students.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) has cranial morphology similar to the extinct hominin genus Paranthropus which makes it an interesting model species for comparing diet. Both species have wide skulls with flared zygomatic arches as well as large, moralized dentition which are thought to be adaptions for chewing. To gain insight into possible food sources of Paranthropus, the giant pandäs diet of bamboo is investigated. Mechanical properties data are gathered from young and adult bamboo shoots using a universal testing machine which provides data on the toughness, hardness, elastic modulus of bamboo stems and leaves. Knowing the properties of bamboo will help draw a parallel between giant panda and Paranthropus diets. As the food properties of bamboo are still largely unknown, it is useful to collect mechanical properties data on bamboo to further our understanding of what types of food can lead to the development of the morphology found in both giant pandas and Paranthropus.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In this publication theoretical and experimental studies of development of properties of early age concrete are presented. The use of high-performance concrete¿s means higher content of binders and lower water to binder ratios in comparison with the use of plain concrete. A simulation model of early age concrete is presented for the prediction of development of the degree of hydration and structure formation in cement and chemical and mineral admixtures bared materials. Mathematical model showing the dependence between concrete compressive strength and porosity coefficient of its structure is presented as well. The general idea of modelling is to predict early age strength growth of Plain and High Performance Concrete¿s. Concrete structures treated by outer load are exposed to loads resultant from material properties and technology of structure. These loads are mainly caused by unsteady, coupled fields of temperature and humidity. Cracks can be made in zones of tensioned concrete on the surface of solid. In this publication thermal stresses of two experimental concrete blocks are presented.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In cognitive radio system, secondary users are queued when primary users are utilizing its own channel. In that case secondary transmitters are idle and waiting for that channel to be freed. If so, why not use that idle secondary transmitter for primary users as helping hands by transmitting primary's data. This book explore the scarcity and management of current spectrum issue and proper management in three distinct methodologies. Firstly, Field surveying of spectrum within the range of 0.1 GHz to 3 GHz is done for finding white space. Secondly, white space is managed using user friendly graphical environment programmed in Matlab. Finally, performance is increased by reducing waiting delay in queue for secondary users. Sharing 50% of primary users' data by secondary transmitter, performance is increased up to 41% based on traffic load of incoming data on server and better on high traffic. Wireless Regional Area Network IEEE 802.22 parameters with data rate 24 Mbps is used for simulation in Matlab.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The heart of most chemical plants is a chemical reactor. They are described by system of differential equations. Each of these models can generate complex solutions, including: multiple steady states, periodic oscillations, quasiperiodic oscillations or chaos. Analysis of this equations requires the use of sophisticated mathematical methods and complex numerical algorithms. In this study these phenomena and methods of analysis were presented. Particular attention is paid to the bifurcation problems, chaotic oscillations and fractals. Different methods were presented which were used to solve above mention problems. The following concepts as: bifurcation, Lyapunov¿s exponent, Lyapunov¿s time and power spectrum were used for this purpose. Presentation of these phenomena on bifurcation diagrams and phase planes give fractal images. This study is based on the author's own research cycle.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In the work «Optimization methodology of hierarchical control of orbit constellations» a new approach is proposed to the research of hierarchical optimization problem of large control systems. The unique methods are developed which allow determining the laws of spacecraft optimal control during the different flight stages without the use of complicated calculation procedures of boundary tasks solution. The development of hierarchical principles of optimization is one of the tendencies for methodology improvement of research of control operations in different areas of science and technology. The proposed methodological approach can be widely used in the fields of space navigation, aviation, machine building, monitoring of near earth space, mathematical modelling, optimal control.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The research question posed in the study refers to the relationship between the level of motivation of high school graduates taking the secondary school leaving exam and their subjective perception of the difficulty of the test as well as subjective probability of achieving success. According to the risk-taking model proposed by Atkinson (1957) it is assumed the existence of such relationship, namely that the level of achievement motivation of students taking up the challenge of maturity exam is the variable differentiating both the perception of the students¿ chances of success as well as their subjective evaluation of the difficulty of the exam.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In remote northern California in 1930 a Native American is arrested. He is quickly tried, convicted and incarcerated in San Quentin prison. The circumstances of this event are closely examined in this well-researched book. In reviewing the historical data the author reveals how the American judicial system failed this man. This is a fascinating case study that provides insight into the dominant perspectives and values of California in the 1930s.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.