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The National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) dictates how almost every facet of China's educational system is administered. As early as primary school, students are forced to become locked in...

This paper was written as a master thesis in cooperation with KPMG DTG, Munich. The first chapter of the paper gives an overview of the future design of the Solvency II regulation and of the...

Vietnam has performed one of the economical success stories of the past decade. Indicated since the 1990s by a highly positive and stable social and economic development trend considering GDP and...

Since the early 1990s information systems (IS) have increasingly pro-vided both the technical platform and conceptual rationale for ongoing and widespread institutional and cultural change across...

This study investigates whether efficient Change and Release Management processes can be implemented in a high availability (i.e. Air Traffic Control) environment and to gain insight how the...

The present inquiry has two dimensions: first it is concerned with the changing concept of citizenship in the liberal polities with respect to increasing diversity within these societies -with...

Blast furnace is the dominant route for iron-making worldwide. Coal injection into blast furnaces to substitute for some of the metallurgical coke becomes widely practiced because of the increasing...

In this work the author investigated the effect of the curing conditions such as time and temperature on the physical properties a thermosetting epoxy system. The curing kinetics and thermal...

Unsaturated soil mechanics has undergone tremendous amount of research both in field and laboratory creating new concepts and theories for practicing engineers. The behavior of unsaturated soil in...

This study aims to identify and interpret characteristic periodic variations in surface features by analyzing measurements of water level, conductivity, temperature, rainfall and barometric pressure...

Millennium Development Goal targets to halve the proportion of population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation by 2015 and aims to achieve a significant improvement...

This book presents a comprehensive study on membrane fouling in complex multi-component industrial feed streams like sugarcane juice ultrafiltration. Membrane fouling is an integral part of membrane...

Asphalt concrete exhibits creep and relaxation behaviors. Its magnitude normally depends strongly on temperature, stress level and loading duration. Attempts to predict the crack initiation and...

This work aimed to characterize the rigid polyurethane foam extracted from castor oil (Ricinus communis) for application as lining in thermal insulation systems coverage. Within this objective we...

This work traces the development of jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker from the musical and cultural environment of Kansas City. Interviews with primary sources provide new information and insight...

There were significant differences between chemical characteristics of ribose (Rib)-, glucose (Glc)-, and fructose (Fru)-lysine (Lys) Maillard reaction products (MRPs). Rib was the most reactive...

A new and general type of process for the chemical industry is presented using ionic liquids and supercritical carbon dioxide as combined reaction and separation media. In this process, the carbon...

Dynamic chemical signal are pervasive in biology. In spite of their relevance, there are no well established techniques for analysis and separation of time-dependent signals. Conventional chemical...

Chemical vapour deposition is an important technological process employed in a variety of industries to produce thin films of functional materials. It is a particularly important process in the...

The elimination of child labor and universal primary education are two major issues in developing economies. The estimates, determinants and prospects differ in nations and within nations. In...

Child occupant protection in vehicles is a major issue of concern for parents and the government. This book is an effort to numerically study the injury mechanisms incurred by toddlers in a vehicle...

Children's theatre touring companies face ever changing economic conditions. The ability to balance a company's two "bottom-lines"--economic survival and artistic vision--is a defining characteristic...

China's challenge on the YuanAuthor: Sigrid LumetsbergerPublisher: VDM VerlagPublication Date: Jun 01, 2009Number of Pages: 156 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 3639111850ISBN-13:...

China's Energy Security Strategy and the Regional EnvironmentAuthor: Andreas OberheitmannPublisher: VDM VerlagPublication Date: Nov 17, 2008Number of Pages: 208 pagesBinding: Paperback or...

Chinese E-CommerceAuthor: Lisa ConklinPublisher: VDM VerlagPublication Date: Nov 26, 2008Number of Pages: 84 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 3639106172ISBN-13: 9783639106176

This thesis is a study of the free newspapers that form a significant part of the media consumed by Chinese people in New Zealand. In it I examine how these newspapers reflect and portray ideas of...

The present tendency towards machining at high cutting speeds has increased the demand on the use of chip breakers and it has become necessary to ascertain in advance how a chip breaker will perform...

Chlamydiae are common pathogens that cause a number of serious but preventable diseases in both humans and animals. In the recent years, Chlamydia pneumoniae has emerged as a major cause of human...

Reliable predication of corrosion initiation of rebars inside concrete is a key factor influencing life cycle evaluation of concrete structures under chloride-laden environments. Reliability of...

This action research project explored how sharing stories of board excellence through an appreciative inquiry process could strengthen a nonprofit board. By participating in the Appreciative Inquiry...