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Previewing the Effects of RefactoringAuthor: Lee Wei MarPublisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publication Date: May 07, 2008Number of Pages: 64 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

Retailers are constantly forced to make strategic decisions regarding the frequency and magnitude of price and quantity discounts. Demand studies have established that consumer response to food...

In a thick market with a large number of homogeneous goods, it is often assumed that prices tend to converge. This assumption, how-ever, does not hold in the context of online auctions. The goal of...

Price-based Energy Management in Competitive Electricity MarketsAuthor: Hamid R. ZareipourPublisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publication Date: Jan 28, 2008Number of Pages: 208 pagesBinding:...

Iterative combinatorial auctions (ICAs) are IT-based economic mecha-nisms in which bidders submit bundle bids iteratively and the auctioneer computes allocations and ask prices in each auction round...

Pricing Path Dependent Exotic OptionsAuthor: Otto KonstandatosPublisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publication Date: Aug 19, 2008Number of Pages: 232 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

As the national education agenda continues to require that all students meet educational standards, certain pressures are being placed on school leaders. A research synthesis on effective school...

Principal's Role in Teacher RetentionAuthor: Faith Ann SpinellaPublisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publication Date: Aug 27, 2008Number of Pages: 108 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

The primary purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between elementary school principals' leadership strategies and teachers' work motivation and job satisfaction levels in the Black...

Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) was an English demographer and political economist best known for his pessimistic but highly influential views on population growth. For most of his life he was...

Since the War on Terrorism began, thousands of suspected terrorists have been captured by the US and allied forces. Of these, those deemed to be the most dangerous have been transported to Camp X-Ray...

The rapid development and the resultant omnipresence of information technology in almost all segments of the business world have considerably impacted numerous aspects of business transactions. Among...

Privacy has become a significant issue in 21st century society. Businesses, technologists, legislators, and individuals are struggling to protect personal privacy as we develop our knowledge economy...

This work deals with the history of private art collecting in St. Peters-burg at the turn of the 20th century. It sheds light on the local pecu-liarities of private art collecting in St. Petersburg...

There has been no published academic research reported in the litera-ture on member perceptions of service in private clubs. The private club may be considered to be unique because the members are...

In today's globalizing world, English is a highly-valued asset. As a result, people worldwide are increasingly taking courses in English as a second language (ESL). This situation has been...

Private Tutoring in VietnamAuthor: Hai-Anh DangPublisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publication Date: Nov 10, 2008Number of Pages: 148 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 3639082842ISBN-13:...

Across the nation, university initiatives indicate an active interest in increasing racial diversity on college campuses, and in their surrounding communities. However, the number of People of Color...

Traditionally, computer simulation techniques are used to perform probabilistic analysis. However, they provide less accurate results and cannot handle large-scale problems due to their enormous CPU...

The ongoing technological development in the fields of sensors, actuators as well as embedded systems leads to more and more complex and larger building automation systems. These systems allow...

This book presents a set of probability-based tools for efficient uncertainty analysis and for seismic vulnerability and risk assessment of structures, and illustrates the use of these tools in...

This book investigates the syntactic restrictions that determine the distribution of pronouns and reflexives. The book deals with three main topics: the nature of probes; the internal structure of...

A documented shortage of technical leadership and top-tier performers in computer science jeopardizes the technological edge and economic well-being of the nation. The supply of science, technology,...

Achieving high scores on the English section of the Korean University Aptitude Examination (KUAE) is very important for Korean high school students because the scores can determine admission to...

Technical writers and illustrators often find it reasonably difficult to understand the exact way technical graphics could be designed for complex procedural tasks. Sometimes the problem is due to...

Process and Outcome Factors of Enterprise TransformationAuthor: Dominie GarciaPublisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publication Date: Jul 07, 2008Number of Pages: 264 pagesBinding: Paperback or...

Globalization and increased competition require that software products are introduced to the market as early as possible. For the successful development of software products it is crucial to take the...

Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) is one of the key enabling technologies for modern IC fabrication. However, mainly due to the high complexities coming from various interactions among...

Reforms in healthcare delivery have been numerous with an explicit focus on improving the efficiency and efficacy of care. One of the con-sequences of these changes within healthcare delivery in the...

This study examined the processes that moderate the effect of community structural factors on neighborhood child maltreatment rates. It is hypothesized that social capital (intergenerational closure,...