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The power consumption of large scale clusters is now a critical design constraint in high-performance clusters. This increased power consumption and system densities have multiple side effects...

There are three major problems in modeling the natural motion of virtual clothing in a 3D environment: (1) a large number of contact points, (2) the computations of collision information in the...

In modern wireless communication systems, multiuser detection (MUD) is a good approach to achieve the highly reliable data trans-missions. In the area of error control coding, the Chase algorithm,...

High Power RF Instrumentation TechniquesAuthor: Ovidiu StanPublisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publication Date: Apr 03, 2008Number of Pages: 172 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

Small animal PET scanner is a very powerful tool to study biologic processes in vivo. The performance of the detector module is the central piece for a small animal PET scanner. Discrete crystal...

The purpose of this investigation is to gather insights from construction workers regarding their perceptions of the impact personal stress may have on their own behavior, and, in turn, how their...

For decades researchers have reported that the primary health problem of teachers is stress and that the causes are multiple and complex. Workplace stress has also been found to diminish teachers'...

Spectrally efficient modulation formats can be used to overcome the problems associated with limited channels and bandwidth of Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) optical systems...

High Stakes Testing and Graduation SuccessAuthor: Laurel StanleyPublisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publication Date: May 26, 2008Number of Pages: 104 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

The mathematics gender gap that grows as girls age has received attention by researchers from many disciplines for over 25 years. The major factors cited in the research are biological ability...

High-dimensional Data AnalysisAuthor: Damien FrancoisPublisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publication Date: May 07, 2008Number of Pages: 176 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

Semiconductor lasers are an integral part of high-speed tele-communications. The push for higher modulation frequencies, thereby allowing greater data rates, has motivated the scientific community...

Most of the research related to the accreditation process in higher education institutions focuses on the historical perspective of the quality movement, the meaning of quality in higher education,...

Financing higher education remains one of the most controversial yet unresolved policy challenges in Africa. With the threat of "massification" and financial austerity, higher education in Africa has...

Over several years the United States of America have been facing a continuous inflow of Spanish-speaking - Hispanic - immigrants coming first of all from the countries of Latin America. They...

The 1990 Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches (CCEO) contained a provision for an extraordinary form of marriage without a priestly blessing. Many commentators found this provision to be...

This book analyzes the changing portrayal of Yugoslavia's World War II experience in music, film, and literature. It argues that the disappear-ance of unifying themes from the cultural sphere opened...

HIV-1 Resistance in Supervised Treatment SettingsAuthor: Delivette CastorPublisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publication Date: Sep 25, 2008Number of Pages: 192 pagesBinding: Paperback or...

HIV-Infected Pregnant WomenAuthor: Marlinda Quintana-JeffersonPublisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publication Date: Nov 10, 2008Number of Pages: 84 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

Regarding the HIV-infection rate of 14 percent in 2005, South Africa is battling with one of the most severe HIV/AIDS pandemics worldwide. Obviously, HIV/AIDS programs have had only scarce effects on...

HIV/Aids is undoubtedly the most formidable public problem facing South Africa today. Schools, families and communities are feeling the impact of illness and death. Most of the infections are among...

Despite the efforts of the government, Botswana continues to face one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates. The common approaches to address HIV prevalence based on medical and behaviour models...

Hollywood Cinema and Representations of EvilAuthor: Neil BatherPublisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publication Date: Jul 14, 2008Number of Pages: 292 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

Hollywood Film and the Cultural Memory of the Civil War SouthAuthor: Simone BachofnerPublisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publication Date: Mar 20, 2008Number of Pages: 104 pagesBinding: Paperback...

The journalistic coverage of the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia-Herzegovina employed a discursive strategy that equated the events and the main protagonists of a complex civil war with a re-enactment of the...

Against all odds and in defiance of most specialists' gloomy forecast, the worldwide "Third wave" of democratizations reached the shores of Africa, particularly the "Francophone" West Africa region...

Hospitality Consumer LifestylesAuthor: Fang-Yi LinPublisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publication Date: Sep 11, 2008Number of Pages: 124 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

Over the last decades western societies have witnessed significant changes in inequality levels. Among the various factors which have been explored to explain differences and trends in income...

Housing Finance and Inflation-Indexed Mortgages in TurkeyAuthor: Isil ErolPublisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publication Date: Jul 01, 2008Number of Pages: 152 pagesBinding: Paperback or...