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Breakdowns in Controls in Automated SystemsAuthor: Wayne O'BrienPublisher: VDM VerlagPublication Date: Nov 21, 2008Number of Pages: 392 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 3639087275ISBN-13:...

The book deals with a particular aspect of teaching English as a foreign language: speaking skill. The aim of the work is to investigate and analyse the core of the problem why Czech pupils/students...

Recently, death from breast cancer has dropped significantly in the United States due to early detection and effective treatment. DCE-MRI has emerged as a promising technique for detecting,...

This book provides extensive research results on canine hip and elbow dysplasia, population structure and inbreeding. It shows that systematic breeding programs, including preservation of genetic...

This book describes an evaluation of the clinical facilitators who supervise trainee nurses on clinical placement. This is work at the interface between higher education and employment. The...

Around the world English has several variants, used either in written or spoken forms. The differences and similarities of variants raise some questions - how and why do they differ from each other?...

Microstrip patch technology is capable of providing low cost, low profile, and high performance antenna configurations operating over a large spectrum of frequencies. However, a number of technical...

The Advancement through Interactive Radio (AIR) project focuses on a new approach for increasing the status and empowerment of women in developing communities, with wider application to the field of...

The lungs have a dual blood supply. The pulmonary arteries provide desaturated blood while the bronchial arteries provide oxygenated blood. Lung transplantation has stimulated an interest in the role...

In search of best practice for budgetary control in organisations, this book explores the relationships between budget behaviour and the state of corporate management style, culture and policies. The...

Americans have always appreciated their cultural and architectural past at some level, but only recently have they begun to see the significance of historic architecture and how many structures are...

The processes through which we construct consensus are important, since they can contribute both to destructive groupthink, as well as rationally justified consensus. Taking Searle's speech act...

Because meeting the diverse needs of today's young children and their families can be best accomplished through a team approach to service delivery, early childhood educators have a specific need for...

Building energy analysis programs are useful for identifying energy saving opportunities in air-conditioned buildings. In this book, mathematical models are presented for developing such programs...

There is currently a trend of designing new commercial buildings with large glazed fa?ades. Maintaining comfort in the perimeter zones of these buildings is difficult due to their transmittance of...

This book addresses the relationship between individual personality, relationships built in the workplace, and organizational culture. It explores the attempts individuals make to change the culture...

Globally, parents and governments are concerned with the standard of education. School administrators and teachers are increasingly under pressure to raise standards across the curriculum. Research...

This action research examined current practices and organizational structures in obtaining data in relation to performance measurement and management within the Victim Services sector in British...

Bulk metallic glass (BMGs) forming alloys are fascinating, which possess a wide spectrum of scientifically interesting and technologically applicable properties. Their structures remain an unsolved...

This book consists of four discrete studies. The first study deals with the development of a multi-echelon simulation model. It is demonstrated that design parameter values that give very poor...

Stress, burnout, and teaching... French immersion teachers spend a lot of time preparing exciting lesson plans, marking assignments, attending meetings, helping students after school, and they feel...

This book is prepared to cater for students in business programmes. Apart from the University undergraduate students, the book also caters for candidates preparing for professional examinations The...

Today's small and medium-sized enterprises have to be more and more flexible than rival companies to compete on the market. Two approaches how to ensure flexibility, re-usability of existing...

This book presents a multidimensional process for developing a manufacturing strategy for wine producers. This process can be applied to any national industry engaged in wine, goods or service...

Why is service quality not enough to retain clients, and customer satisfaction not a guarantee of repeat business? This is one of the most frequently asked questions amongst researchers and...

Due to its interactive capability, e-commerce has been considered a promising tool for relationship marketing. However, as competition increases among the online travel businesses, the pressure not...

C-reactive protein is a highly conserved plasma protein and a preferred marker for diabetes. High sensitivity CRP is associated with insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and type2 diabetes. High...

The effect of variety, ripening stage and plantation region on the chemical and technological properties of yellow-orange and red cactus pear (prickly pear) fruits were studied. Some chemical and...

The design of campus landscape space has gained more recognition in the recent twenty years. One of the significant changes in the design process is the taking of users' needs/concerns into account,...

This book carries out both a technical and a thematic analysis of the novels by Albert Camus, L'Etranger, La Peste, and La Chute, and Samuel Beckett, Molloy, Malone Dies, and The Unnamable. In the...