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In this rapidly changing modern life, there is growing focus on rights and obligations that are applicable to all as the basis for promoting and measuring progress toward our much cherished goals of...

Domestic violence is highly prevalent both within Australia and internationally. Many intervention programmes for men who engage in domestic violence are available, however there is a lack of...

Throughout the centuries much debate has been made over the practice of War, the procedures that create the circumstances which lead to its employment, and the questioning of its inevitability in the...

Performance of Drip irrigation has been recognized throughout the world especially in terms of water saving. Even though a lot work has been done but still, a lot need to be done, under changing...

This book deals with a major issue in the field of rehabilitation medicine that is how to improve injured patients' gait. The book is well organized, starting with normal gait, and the implications...

Studies of Drosophila melanogaster have led to molecular insights concerning biomolecular mechanisms of biology and disease including development, differentiation, cancer and aging. Wild-type...

Mandera District of North Eastern, Kenya, is one of the ASAL districts which experience frequent drought. Efforts to mitigate the impact of drought from both government and donor agencies have had...

Design simulation and analysis of dual band patch antennas: Mobile communications handsets with internal antennas become more popular every day. These integrated antennas must be designed to fit into...

In the last two decades the concept of citizenship and the increase in cases of dual nationality have gained significant importance. Therefore the objective of this book is to put citizenship and...

The research has been conducted to investigate the impacts of duckweed in maintaining water quality and fish production. Two types of duckweeds (Lemna sp. and Azolla sp.) were used for this...

"Dutch Tilt, Aussie Auteur: The Films of Rolf de Heer" is an auteur analysis of the twelve feature films directed (mostly written and produced) by Holland-born Australian Rolf de Heer. From the...

Accurate and reliable information about the current state of a dynamic process is paramount for plant monitoring, control, optimization, and management. Unfortunately, plant data are often corrupted...

The regional Less-than-truckload Trucking industry has changed substantially over the last few years. Large national LTL carriers are increasingly pushing their way into what were once regional...

The repost discusses student teachers' learning paths to teachership and pedagogical thinking skills. The research material was collected from vocational field, but is adaptable to all secondary and...

This thesis investigates the efficiency of extent-based allocator design to satisfy file allocation requests in a CDN proxy cache. The allocator is based on the method inspired by the memory...

This monograph consists of three contributions to financial and insurance mathematics. The first part considers numerical methods for dynamic portfolio optimization in the expected utility model. It...

A general framework has been developed to investigate dynamic stability of composite plates under dynamic and static compressive loads. A variationally consistent, higher-order shear deformation...

The 3D finite element analysis were used in this research to investigate surface ground vibration due to a moving train. This 3D finite element mesh includes the soil and bridge meshes modeled by...

Nanotubes have exceptional physical properties, they are as tough as diamond and excellent heat and electricity conductors. On the other hand their cylindrical shape suggests the possibility of using...

Although teaching artists have been conducting classroom residencies for decades, little attention has been paid to the type of professional development that prepares them for this work. When we see...

Modeling and Simulation of Steam and Hydro Turbines are the basic ingredients for teaching and research in the area of power systems. The need is often felt for detailed models along with proper data...

Notwithstanding the controls, undocumented labour migration from Mozambique to South Africa continues unabated and deportations have been taking place almost daily. Hence, administrative measures...

Xylem and phloem transport processes in trees are classical problems in plant physiology, but still somewhat weakly understood. The transport of water from the soil to the leaves is especially...

Tapping the Potential of E-Learning Given the financial and organizational stakes that go into implementing a completely new form of training, knowing the perceptions and beliefs of trainers and...

This research explored and examined how web-based distance education (WBDE) influenced adult learners then to learn about challenges and potential barriers of WBDE programs. Many studies have done on...

E-Banking and Its Difficulties in HungaryAuthor: Valk? J?iaPublisher: VDM VerlagPublication Date: Nov 18, 2008Number of Pages: 56 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 3639096460ISBN-13:...

The is a study to assess the state of e-commerce adoption by the SMEs in Northern Malaysia and to examine the factors that might hinder the adoption. Quantitative Analysis of the data obtained found...

Governments use information and communication technologies, to provide services, due to the inclusiveness and empowerment that it represents for citizens. This book focuses on Ecuador's e- government...

E-government services are rapidly becoming a permanent part of the governing process the world over. These services involve the use of the latest information and communication technologies to...

The web enables more and more users to obtain huge amounts of information. However, these developments introduced new risks, and set new challenges and opportunities on different areas of human life...