lap lambert academic publishing sep 2013 (627 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In this work a concept of density of randomly moving electrons is based by using Fermi distribution function and thermal noise. There also are obtained the general expressions for conductivity, diffusion coefficient, and drift mobility, which are valid at any degree of degeneracy of electron gas in isotropic materials. The estimated values of the effective density of randomly moving electrons, their diffusion coefficient and drift mobility of various metals are presented for the first time. It is shown that Einstein relation does not depend on the level of degeneracy of electron gas.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) describes physiologic derangements associated with intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH). Both IAH and ACS are aetiologically linked to increased morbidity and mortality in critically ill surgical patients. Although there is strong evidence on the deleterious effects of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome in different patient populations, measurement of intra-abdominal pressure is not yet universally applied even in patients for whom the evidence is most strong. This work marks the beginning of an objective look at this clinical phenomenon in abdominal surgical patients admitted to intensive care units of teaching hospitals in a resource-constrained environment.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book looks at factors that individual investors consider when investing in shares of companies quoted at a stock exchange. Generally, research findings reveal that the factors individual investors consider when investing in shares ranked in order of importance include; managerial forecasts, safety of the amount invested, relevant items in investment decision, specific considerations, monetary and fiscal policies, industrial factors and accounting policies. Individual factors that are rated highly by investors are; profitability of the company, marketability of the shares, present and future conditions and interest rates. However, accounting policies like depreciation method are rated low by the investors. Further findings reveal that most of the investors do not use risk analysis models to analyse the risks associated with the investment in ordinary shares, though a bigger number consider risk in ordinary shares as medium. Never the less, investors are satisfied with investment in ordinary shares and would invest given the opportunity. Their preference would be mostly in the finance and investment segment.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Microarrays are known for their wide use in providing expression profiles for thousands of genes. Gene expression profiles provide a rich information for cancer diagnosis. Selecting an efficient classifier is a challenging task due to the presence of several classifier types. Previous studies showed that ensembles of classifiers are more efficient than single classifiers in cancer samples classification. However, designing an efficient ensemble has faced a number of challenges such as the large space of ensembles, increasing the diversity between the ensemble members, and the use of an efficient method to combine the decisions of the ensemble members. In this book, a novel ensemble selection algorithm is proposed. The proposed algorithm addresses the main challenges of the ensemble selection problem taking into consideration the special nature of microarray datasets. A set of experiments has been performed to study the robustness of ensembles of classifiers. This study shows that ensembles of classifiers are more robust than single classifiers. The study also shows that the proposed algorithm performs betten than other ensemble selection algorithms in the literature.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -These lecture notes correspond to a short course on Mathematics focusing on the differential geometry of compact manifolds, the exterior Clifford algebra of differential forms and their applications to the classical and relativist theories of electromagnetism in Physics. It is assumed that the reader already knows the definitions and techniques of the exterior calculus and the integration theorems of differential forms on manifolds and submanifolds of euclidean spaces. The text is divided in four chapters. Except Chapter 1, which is an introduction, each chapter is independent from the others. Chapter 2 studies the integration theorems that are obtained from the differential statements of classical Maxwell's equations. In Chapter 3, the Lorentz transformations are introduced to prove the relativist theorems of electromagnetism. Finally, in Section 4, Poisson's equation is introduced and solved by global integration.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Evolution of prevention strategies provides multiple options for managing HIV infection in pregnancy. There is a need to evaluate successes and risks associated with these PMTCT strategies. In a retrospective cohort study, records of mothers who received either of two PMTCT strategies were linked with infant records and analyzed. From a total of 286 paired records, 225 (78.7%) received HAART, 38 (13.3%), Sc-ARVs while 23 (8%) had no ARVs in pregnancy. Overall transmission rate was 2.4% (5/208) in infants from the HAART group and 7.9% (3/38) for the Sc-ARV group. At ninth month of life 1% of infants in the HAART group and 13% in the Sc-ARV group were infected. Four infections occurred in the HAART group after ninth month of life due to breast milk exposure. Factors found to be associated with risk of vertical transmission included duration of ART use > 3 months (OR 0.19: 95%CI 0.04-0.90), mixed feeding (OR 3.68: 95%CI 1.01-13.52), HAART in pregnancy (OR 0.07: 95%CI 0.02-0.28) and infant post exposure ARV prophylaxis (OR 0.19: 95%CI 0.05-0.77). Conclusion: HAART is a comparably more efficient PMTCT strategy in improving HIV free survival among exposed infants.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Peer-Tutoring is a well established cost effective method of teaching, but most of such studies used non-disabled children as tutor, tutees may be either non-disabled or disabled children. Present book is based on an experimental study in which children with mental retardation taught number skills to their retarded juniors. Students with mental retardation attending pre-vocational class served as tutors and tutees were from primary class. Tutors were selected on the basis of their abilities to handle younger children, their social skills and their ability to communicate as observed through several checklists prepared for this purpose. Initially tutors received training for twenty sessions and then they taught tutees individually for twenty sessions. The result revealed a significant gain in number skill of tutees, and improved social and communication skills of peer-tutors. It was also evident from the findings that competencies could be improved in children with Mental Retardation to be effective tutor for younger children with mental retardation.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Inspired by an elderly woman with aphasia who loves to share stories using pictures, Amanda Legge has undertaken the task of designing a customizable, audio, photo-sharing toolkit. This toolkit, which is meant to bridge the paper and digital worlds, uses digital pens to attach audio to photos printed on special dot-pattern paper. Using rapid and re-iterative prototyping techniques to guide the design process of these audio photo-narration representations, Legge begins by exploring visualizations with both tactile and visual feedback. After gaining some initial user feedback from this pilot exploration, she goes on to create real audio prototypes of the most successful visualizations using genuine photo narratives. Usability testing on these audio prototypes exposes the visualizations¿ best and worst features, but to ensure a proper evaluation, participants are also given the opportunity to create their own paper prototype of a personal photo. Each step of the re-iterative prototyping process reveals important insights as to the best representation of audio narrations on photos, and the chosen design ensures the creation of a successful, user-friendly, audio photo-sharing toolkit.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In quantum mechanical calculation of the transport phenomena, the major problem is the evaluation of the phase shifts. The formulae for the cross-section in Bose-Einstein statistics and in Fermi-Dirac statistics which are needed in the calculation of the transport co-efficient, are given in terms of phase shifts. The purpose of this research work is to obtain the expression for phase shifts for HCB Model. The phase shifts is the solution of the radial wave equation. The expression for the radial wave equation of a HCB Model co-ordinate system has been described first and expressed for the pair intermolecular potential specified in terms of the support function h(x) and surface-to-surface co-ordinate representation. The phase shifts have been calculated for many values of the quantum number for the orientation along major and minor axis of HCB Model.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In recent times, the demand for prescribed medicines has increased substantially. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) felt the burden and introduced supplementary prescribing in their system in the year 2003. The UK government authorities and other related bodies designed special courses which was required to be attended by pharmacists as well as nurses who intended to prescribe medicines. However, after the introduction of this legislation there was a need to assess whether the above legislation was beneficial or not. Limited studies exist that explore the current scenario of supplementary prescribing in the UK. This book is aimed at analyzing view of nurses and pharmacists on supplementary prescribing. Different sets of questionnaire were used to collect response from both pharmacists as well as nurses. Analysis of the data indicated unambiguous significance and increasing importance of the role of supplementary prescribing in England.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Particle filtering has proven to be an effective localization method for wheeled autonomous vehicles. For a given map, a sensor model, and observations, occasions arise where the vehicle could equally likely be in many locations of the map. Because particle filtering algorithms may generate low confidence pose estimates under these conditions, more robust localization strategies are required to produce reliable pose estimates. In order to eliminate the low confidence estimates produced in certain environments, a multirobot system is designed to introduce mobile environment features. Tracking and controlling a secondary robot introduces a known feature in the environment which can ensure a high confidence estimate. From this knowledge, an autonomous robot can confidently navigate in even the most difficult (featureless) environments.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Drug delivery through the use of hydrogel biomaterials has received a considerable amount of progress over the past decade especially for pharmacological purposes like lung cancer treatment. However, substantial challenges for effective treatment remain including targeting and controlled release. The design of the human lung provides a unique filter system that allows large particles in the venous blood stream to get trapped in the proximal capillary beds. Gel microparticles designed for the delivery of therapeutic drugs through this mechanism in the lungs are formed through a Michael-Addition reaction using polyethylene glycol (PEG) and dithiothereitol. In this book, we investigate the characteristics of PEG based hydrogels by varying the PEG concentration and molecular weight of the polymer in order to define a relationship between the rate of degradation and the crosslink density within the gel.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Recently, there have been emerging demands to analyse the function of genes from the gene expression profiles. DNA microarray is one of the most powerful tools, which enables the expression profiling of thousands of genes simultaneously. It has also proven to be an extremely valuable tool to efficiently utilize the enormous amount of information provided by the completion of numerous genome projects. Data clustering analysis has been widely applied to extract information and also to identify groups of genes or samples displaying a similar expression profile. In this experiment we have used the Affymetrix microarray Technology which is also known as GeneChip microarray. By using this Technology I have written this work on rice gene expression. In my book I have tried to find out which genes are regulated by cold stress, the genes that are affected by cold stress. The method is based on a generalized linear model. Several statistical tests have been done for the analysis and simulated datasets are used to show that the method performs substantially better than other common methods in the field. We have also used Hierarchical Clustering method to get the pattern of the unknown gene.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography has made great strides in recent years. There is a special place in the examination of the liver masses. It constructs an alternative to computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging with many features. The advantages of this method, echo contrast agents have a pretty good safety profile, less side effects, it should not be any report of an allergic reaction, and the lack of ionizing radiation. The present study consists of contrast-enhanced ultrasound examination of focal liver lesions in detail. Ultrasound contrast enhancement patterns of benign and malignant lesions and behaviors are examined, so making a big contribution to differential diagnosis. It also provides detailed information about the ultrasonic contrast agents. I think this book, would be very useful to students interested in the topic of expertise, radiologists, gastroenterologist and oncologists.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Monografiq osweschaet sowremennoe sostoqnie problemy udaleniq skomprometirowannyh ändokardial'nyh älektrodow dlq älektroterapii aritmij. Vsestoronne oswescheny wazhnejshie aspekty biofizicheskogo wzaimodejstwiq implantirowannyh älektrodow in vivo,hirurgicheskaq i ändowaskulqrnaq tehnika wmeshatel'stw, pokazaniq i oslozhneniq procedury äxtrakcii älektrodow.Rabota qwlqetsq perwoj russkoqzychnoj monografiej, poswqschennoj ukazannoj probleme i pomimo ssylok na mneniq awtoritetow w dannoj oblasti medicinskih znanij, soderzhit original'nye awtorskie idei i razrabotki.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 108 pp. Russisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Segodnq w Rossii uchastnikami VJeD qwlqütsq desqtki tysqch predpriqtij samyh raznyh form sobstwennosti.Jeto oznachaet, chto na rynok postoqnno wyhodqt nowye kompanii, zachastuü ne imeüschie nadözhnogo opyta osuschestwleniq wneshnetorgowyh operacij, nalazhiwaniq wzaimodejstwiq s perewozchikami i drugimi uchastnikami transportnogo processa. Za wneshnej prostotoj wneshnetorgowyh operacij skrywaütsq slozhnejshie tehnologii wneshnetorgowyh sdelok, ot prawil'nogo soblüdeniq kotoryh zawisit konechnyj rezul'tat deqtel'nosti kompanii. Nashe posobie ne pretenduet na rol' wolshebnogo sredstwa ot wseh problem swqzannyh s mezhdunarodnoj torgowlej towarami i raschetami za nih. Awtor postaralsq w prostoj i dohodchiwoj forme, na real'nyh primerah, so ssylkami na normatiwno-prawowye akty, rasskazat' o wozmozhnyh problemah, swqzannyh s: - wyborom marshruta transportirowki i sposobow dostawki towarow k mestu realizacii: - wyborom sposobow rascheta za towar; - neponimaniem roli i znacheniq transportnyh dokumentow; - neprawil'nym ponimaniem i primeneniem terminow Inkoterms; - priömkoj towarow ot postawschika i gruzow ot perewozchika.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Russisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book explores the essential traits for building cross-national operating accelerator ecosystems. By building upon existing ecosystem and network theory, this book investigates the essential conditions on a local as well as global level and the influence it has on all participating parties. As a result grounded theory is being built and a practical framework set. Hereby, the book contributes value from a theoretical as well as practical perspective. From a theoretical point of view it extends ecosystem and network theory within the segment of accelerator ecosystems. Furthermore, the books shapes accelerator theory by further distinguishing between accelerator theory and incubator theory as well as by delivering a framework for cross-nationally operating accelerator programs. From a practical point of view participating parties of this ecosystem receive an objective overview of what to expect and how to add value most efficiently within this framework.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -India's performance in recent years has been among the best in the world. Growth may be higher in the last two decades but inclusive growth or equitable development has been missing. India's development agenda will need to be expanded to include not only the eradication of extreme poverty, but an inclusive growth strategy to address the legitimate concerns of he population. Poverty alleviation with micro credit is now well recognized all over the world. Gender discrimination continues to be an enormous problem within Indian society. The role of women in the Indiäs economic growth and development is inevitable. Empowerment is a multi-dimensional social process that helps people gain control over their own lives communities and in their society, by acting on issues that they define as important. The micro finance project intervention in terms of formation and stabilization of SHGs for extending credit support and promotion of thrift to promote viable economic activities. Self-help groups and Micro-finance are very closely linked, in that the former is used as a medium to generate and distribute financial capability so as to help deprived people to move up the income ladder.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Social media continues to become a popular promotional platform for many businesses because of its high exposure rates and low costs. This research focused on how Moncaro, an Italian wine cooperative could use social media to communicate and promote their products to Canadian wine consumers. From various literary sources and a questionnaire, several aspects of social media usage among individuals and for marketing purposes were determined. In addition, wine consumption behavior in Canada was examined. It was identified that the use and frequency of use on social media sites like Facebook is continuously rising because of their simplicity and the enjoyment they give the user. Marketing activities have been transformed from ignored mass promotions to specialized communications that are used to create relationships with consumers. Wine consumption in Canada is at its highest and is showing no signs of declining in the near future. It was decided upon that Moncaro should adopt a basic social marketing strategy. With this strategy, unique characteristics of their wines and the Marche region are key promotional areas to use in further attracting Canadian wine drinkers.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 96 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The proposed on-going revision of EU market supervision regulation is meant to increase positively market transparency and integrity, but if not appropriately developed it risks carrying undesired disadvantages such as disproportionate collaterals, higher compliance costs and potentially higher power prices. This study illustrates present and proposed regulations evaluating potential implications on electricity market participants. A business costs impact assessment supports the analysis introducing how higher costs might significantly reduce market depth and liquidity, resulting in greater vulnerability of the wholesale price finding mechanism.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The purpose of this book is to introduce the reader to the different types of image file formats and their processing, and to present an application based on a technique of image search called content-based image retrieval. The application uses Google to retrieve results that are similar to an original image. The application searches for similar images by comparing the colour composition of regions in the template image to the colour composition of regions in the candidate image. The purpose of the application is to be used as an aid for the Google search engine.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 100 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In our society everything revolves around the notion of VALUE. In engineering the Value is the judgment made on the product, based on user expectations and motivations, expressed by a dimension that increases or remains at least equal when the satisfaction of user needs increases and/or the product related expenses decrease. Based on the experience in the field of the Value Analysis approach, the authors suggest a new method for optimizing the selection of materials. In this paper the authors highlight and present: ¿ the Value Analysis approach, ¿ a valid and useful guide for the specialists to optimize the value/cost ratio of the alloys for equipment parts. Therefore, apparently a part, a component of an alloy could not be approached using the Value Analysis approach. However, if we penetrate within its structure, at micro level we notice that our part is made of several constituents, of several components. In the case of an assembly with several constituents/alloying elements we can apply the Value Analysis approach to this assembly, which is the alloy of the part. This approach, to the knowledge of the authors, is unique and the first of this kind in the specialty literature.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 92 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The mind-body problem is at the center of the philosophy of mind, and one of the most fundamental components of this problem is the nature of mind-body interaction. Suppose you are thirsty and want something to drink. You remember that there are sodas in the refrigerator, and you go to the kitchen and get a Coke. In this scenario, there are four mental states: you feel thirsty, you want something to drink, you remember that there are sodas in the refrigerator and you believe drinking Coke can quench your thirst. Together, these four mental states bring about your action. One long-standing philosophical tradition has held that the most natural way to understand this ¿bringing about¿ is as a causal connection between our mental states and other mental states or our actions. However, what does 'bring about' exactly mean Neural science and psychology have different answers, because there is a fundamental gap between ¿neural processes¿ and ¿feelings¿. This book brings an overview of current theories on the discussion of mental causation.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 120 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Music making, especially for choir members, is an active mental operation. Thus, how to deal with the ¿emotions¿ of the ensemble members will be an intriguing topic for a conductor. In this book, the author will discuss two different issues that are both related to psychological impacts. Doubtlessly, a conductor with a good personality is easier for choir members to work with. The book offers many successful examples of emotional control, and how it created a good atmosphere between the conductor and the ensembles. Next issue is regarding to rehearsal techniques. It is about how to manage the emotions of the choir to improve music quality during rehearsals. In this book, the author would also like to share many techniques for efficient emotional managing over rehearsals.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 108 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -P¿li commentaries show important details about the views of various Buddhist traditions, schools or sects which were in ancient India. Study of P¿li commentaries is useful to understand the development of Therav¿da point of view and the same time the development of other Buddhist Traditions influencing on each others. This study is focused on the field of P¿li commentaries. It investigates the various traditional views which were criticized by Therav¿din and which were added by them in development of their point of view.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 112 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Work motivation and work values have been investigated by numerous scholars, but few empirical studies have been conducted in Eastern Europe, and even fewer in Romania. The studies reported in this book contribute to filling this gap, making use of qualitative and quantitative data collected in Romania between 2012 and 2013. First, leading motivation theories are briefly presented, along with methodological developments and measurement shortcomings. Second, statistical data concerning the Romanian labor market are discussed. Figures from the last wave of the European Values Study and data from a qualitative research are used to illustrate main trends and orientations regarding the work values and attitudes of Romanian employees. Third, a factorial survey study on distributive justice judgments as perceived by young Romanians is reported. Finally, research data concerning Romanians¿ equity sensitivity are presented, along with directions for future cross-cultural investigation based on equity theory.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 136 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world and the population is increasing day by day, which leads to scarcity of resources, and when the resources decrease it creates social problems in the society. Also Pakistan is slightest capable to give great addition of youth with foodstuff, clothing and schooling, and youthful adults with employment, accommodation and additional consumer¿s fundamentals, while demanding to smash out the vicious circle of scarcity. Due to the above state of affairs it is essential to execute appropriate studies in the field of family planning, because we can only control the situation by construction of proper checks on population expansion. Consequently the researcher found it needed to have an in detail study, in order to realize the factors answerable for ineffectiveness of family planning programs in Pakistan. The book has also explored additional important factors, which hamper the practices of family planning; such is cultural issues, religious biases and the literacy rate of the peoples. Moreover it would try to cover up with possible remedial measures for policy makers in determining the future line of action.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -From June to August 2011, I had the extraordinary opportunity to undertake an Internship at SBS, one of the two Australian public national networks. Specifically, I had contributed to the production of the radio program broadcasted daily in Italian language. At first, I thought that I would have worked for a niche media. However, it took only minutes, after I reached the SBS headquarter at Federation Square - in the very center of Melbourne ¿ to realize that I was wrong. Although I could notice a strong cultural diversity during my first days in Australia, I understood the real extent of Australian multiculturalism only when I entered SBS offices. In fact, it was the first time I could see so many people with different origins and speaking so many different languages working together. I liked such environment straight from the beginning and it kept fascinating me every day more and more. Furthermore, such experience fueled my curiosity to find out how multiculturalism can be so successful in Australia and how media affect and are affected by diversity. This book focuses on investigating the peculiar Australiäs media industry and the role it plays in its multicultural society.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Throughout the years, the media have become trustworthy sources for individuals seeking information. When people search for news about events happening around the world, the media is often the primary source. Prominent news is framed in different ways and it is important to understand the influence it has on the people receiving the messages. This book focuses on newspaper coverage and the media framing of Amanda Knox during the 4 years she was imprisoned in Italy. An American foreign exchange student, Knox was studying in Italy when her roommate was murdered. A content analysis of 500 major world newspapers was conducted for this study. The purpose of this book is to determine the tone, story placement, and page placement of each mention of Amanda Knox. The analysis should help shed some light on how the media frame news stories differently throughout the world. It should be especially useful to public relations practitioners, media reporters, or anyone else who may be interested in media framing.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Cervical cancer is one of the deadliest cancers in women with a death total of 230,000 worldwide each year, nearly 80% in developing countries. Radiotherapy (RT) is a major treatment modality for advanced cervical cancer but the local relapse rate is 30- 44% in patients treated with RT alone and 19-25% in patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy. We have investigated the radiosensitizing effect of ferulic acid (FA), a naturally occurring phenolic phytochemical, against gamma-radiation induced cell death in human cervical (HeLa, ME-180 and SiHa) cancer cells. Percentage of growth inhibition, intracellular ROS levels, mitochondria membrane potential, oxidative DNA damage and apoptotic morphology changes were measured. On the whole, the findings will hopefully provide this radiosensitizing effect of ferulic acid and/or gamma radiation associated to reduces the patient's expenses and risks of toxicity, as well as over the currently available radiotherapy treatments for cervical cancer, which mainly depends on the usage of high doses of radiation in clinical oncology.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 52 pp. Englisch.