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This book examines the function of culture and power in development praxis, by comparing the views of development workers in Cambodia and the Philippines with post-development theory and the...

The development of a personalisation concept for online newspapersAuthor: Nadine TyllaPublisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publication Date: Oct 31, 2008Number of Pages: 128 pagesBinding: Paperback...

Current treatments for Alzheimer s disease (AD) fail to address the underlying pathology of the disease, instead providing symptomatic relief which is often short-lived. Consequently, progression of...

This book focuses on the foreign policy making processes in Armenia and Georgia in the 1990-2006 period, but it also aims to survey, examine and critique the literature pertaining to the theory of...

In this book, we propose that there are multiple factors, such as the education process and the consumption environment, which work to simultaneously create an opposition framework. People are...

The Different Lives of Mrs. DallowayAuthor: Julia MikusPublisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publication Date: Jul 01, 2008Number of Pages: 64 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

This book examines in an exploratory manner, the likelihood of reporters to adopt Geographical Information Systems and to predict the future of the diffusion of GIS in the journalism industry using...

Half of the world's population has never made or received a phone call and perhaps the same half lives on less than $2 a day. If this is not just a statistical coincidence, is there causality between...

During the past few years China has attracted investment by foreign multinational companies. With its entry into the World Trade Organization on 11 December 2001, China promised to further open up...

In this sociolinguistic study, qualitative interviews were used in examining discursive identity construction among russlanddeutsche Aussiedler. The interview group was composed of russlanddeutsche...

It has been argued that strong national parties, with somewhat deep roots in the society, are necessary for electoral accountability. In such settings, citizens with varying combinations of societal...

Financial reporting practice has been seen as one that concerns technical and economic aspects. However, it is argued that financial reporting practice is a socially constructed reality. This book...

The E-Commerce CompassAuthor: Eric PedersenPublisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publication Date: Aug 28, 2008Number of Pages: 204 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 3639079264ISBN-13:...

This study focuses on the collection of twelve Sonatas by Lodovico Giustini (1685-1743), the earliest known pieces for the piano, which stood alone as such for at least thirty years. Giustini...

In New South Wales (NSW), Australia, wobbegong sharks have been commercially targeted by the Ocean Trap and Line Fishery since 1991. A catch decrease of ca. 50% in a decade lead to concern over the...

The Ecology of Third Culture KidsAuthor: Rosalea CameronPublisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publication Date: May 26, 2008Number of Pages: 240 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

The Ecology of VibriophagesAuthor: Andr?M. ComeauPublisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publication Date: Sep 04, 2008Number of Pages: 136 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

The Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS in TanzaniaAuthor: Mandy SeiboldPublisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publication Date: Feb 08, 2008Number of Pages: 108 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

Prior literature has conjectured that auditor industry specialization is an important dimension of audit quality. This book addresses the economic benefits that companies may achieve by employing...

Manufacturing, transportation, distribution, recycling, community cleanups and waste disposal of plastic bags have significant socio-economic costs that are ultimately absorbed by society. Plastic...

The Economics of Electronics RecyclingAuthor: Philipp BohrPublisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publication Date: May 27, 2008Number of Pages: 168 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

The Economics of Energy from Animal ManureAuthor: Emad GhafooriPublisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publication Date: Apr 10, 2008Number of Pages: 164 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

The Economics of Industrial LocationAuthor: Ryan GallagherPublisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publication Date: Jul 18, 2008Number of Pages: 136 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

The Economics of Sales Below Cost LawsAuthor: Jeremy OllerPublisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publication Date: Sep 26, 2008Number of Pages: 112 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

Fishery policy makers would often benefit from information on how a policy might change fishermen behavior before the policy is implemented. Discrete choice models may be used to make predictions...

Teaching reading needs to incorporate a multimodal approach. People today are more graphically bombarded than any other generation. Children expect images in every experience. This graphic...

In Bulgaria, Roma are the minority with the highest risk of unemployment and the lowest level of education. Alongside the drop out from education for economic reasons that is widespread among young...

The effect of age on language use provides an interesting research area inside sociolinguistics. An average person can differentiate for example children's language from adolescents' language, but...

Perceptual learning is an example of plasticity in the brain. This thesis investigates perceptual learning with feedbacks in psychophysical experiments and different theoretical models. The first...

Laser thermal ablation (LTA) is an in situ ablative technique that induces heat destruction of liver tumours. Despite increasing clinical use of LTA, reports of long-term outcomes and limitations of...