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In this study, investor decision theory was used as the basis for a survey that demonstrates the barriers faced by those promoting microfinance institutions and public capital markets as the mechanism for implementing grassroots development theory. Grassroots development theory promotes entrepreneurship across the base of a developing country''s population by encouraging capital infusion at the local instead of national or industry level and p...

Mauritius like many countries around the world is facing an increase for the demand in energy. The expected energy consumption for Mauritius in 2006 will be around 1800 GWh. In ten years time the energy consumption is expected to increase nearly 50%. To ensure the proper economic development of Mauritius it will be important for the country to seek less expensive fuels for the generation of electricity and process heat. This project is concern...

Battery-powered mobile equipment is an important pillar of the electronic consumer market. Unfortunately, the batteries provide a limited operating time, which can only be increased by developing new battery chemistries with higher energy densities, or by using the energy more efficiently. This thesis focuses on the latter and describes the development of an intelligent power converter (IPC) combining the voltage conversion unit with the batte...

James Condron completed his PhD in 2004 in Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) in the field of Biomedical Engineering with particular emphasis on Cohen Class Time Frequency Energy Distributions. James spent 2 years working in MIT Media Lab Europe, where he was appointed as a research fellow and worked as a biomedical engineer for the MindGames group. In 2005 James was appointed to a postdoctoral research position within the School of Electric...

This study analyses the corporate dividend policies in Malaysia, an emerging capital market in Asia Pacific region. The desire for stable dividend policies in Malaysian corporate sector is adequately captured by the stock adjustment model of John Lintner. This study also gathered evidence in support of the dividend irrelevance hypothesis of Miller-Modigliani. Dividends are found to possess significant information content and, thus, signalling ...

During mammalian anterior pituitary development, the pituitary-specific transcription factor Pit-1 has an important role in the regulation of the initial expression of GH, PRL, and TSHbeta encoding genes and in the development of the lactotropes, somatotropes and thyrotropes which produce PRL, GH, and TSH respectively. It is also known that Pit-1 is involved in the hypothalamic regulation of these pituitary hormones, both at pre- and postnatal...

Empirical studies have found that conventional tuning methods result in an unsatisfactory control performance when they are used for processes experiencing the negative destabilizing effects of strong nonlinearities. It is for this reason that control practitioners often prefer to tune most nonlinear systems using trial and error tuning, or intuitive tuning. Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), developed by Eberhart and Kennedy (1995) was inspir...

Too many people fight against their own brain and body chemistry when trying to lose weight. This is the reason that up until now, diets have only had a 2% success rate. Tired of saying, "I can't do this!" when looking at diet programs? Then let Dr. Colbert help you take advantage of the latest medical breakthroughs that show you how to work with your body, rather than against it to lose weight easily and keep it off for life. Forget the old d...

Nowadays, Navy ship decks are more and more 'crowded'' with antennas. Often, in the design stage, brass scale models are used by the Navies of many countries to evaluate radiators'' impedances and their layout. This approach may suffer from inaccuracies due to scalability and can be quite time consuming and costly. A possible different approach is the one pursued in this work, where accurate modeling of radiators (wires, loaded wires, loaded w...

The First Workshop on the Use of in situ TEM/Ion Accelerator Techniques in the Study of Radiation Damage in Solids was held at the University of Salford from 18th to 20th June 2008. Countries represented included Japan, USA, Australia, China, France, Brazil and the United Kingdom. These proceedings document the workshop and provide a useful reference for both the attendees and others with an interest in the field. An appendix featuring details...

Did you know you have better odds at winning the lottery than an Olympic medal? , To bring home one of those coveted medals&mdash, or achieve any great personal goal in life&mdash, you need a lot more than luck. , You need a game plan. , What if you could learn the secrets of success from an Olympian? , A Nobel Prize winner? , A Fortune 500 CEO? , Along with anecdotes from her own dramatic journey, Olympic gold medalist...

New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens takes a bold turn in her exciting new series. A second battle-hardened, completely unstoppable, all-male hero, an ex-officer of the Crown, confronts the deadly enemy known only as the Black Cobra.He's focused on his mission, then sees a lady he never dreamed he'd see again—with an assassin on her heels.She secretly followed him, unaware her path is deadly—or that she'll join him to battle a t...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Helpful, easy-to-follow guide for new digital photographers over the age of 50 Digital photography is a fun and exciting hobby, but digital cameras can be overwhelming and daunting to a newcomer. If you're entering the digital photography world as an older adult--and wondering about which digital camera will meet your needs--this straightforward, helpful book is for you. Written in full colour with lots of screenshots and clear, easy-to-read...

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This dissertation explored how individual characteristics of members, communication patterns, relative power, and collective sensemaking about the concept of Teaching-as-Research in a community of practice influenced any changes in members'' professional identities. Teaching-as-Research involves using methods similar to those used in research (hypothesizing, implementing, analyzing, and modifying) to develop and apply teaching strategies. The ...

It has been widely recognized that working in industrial sectors like the wood, metal, and building industries no longer attracts young people. However, the wood products industry is a significant part of the Finnish forest cluster appearing to have a greater growth potential than the paper and board industry. At the same time less than half of the number required qualifies from the educational institutions on a yearly basis. In addition, reti...

Materials in smaller scales exhibit promising properties that are useful for wide variety of applications. Semiconductor quantum wells and quantum dots are two main examples of low-dimensional systems, where the quantum wells act as two-dimensional systems and the quantum dots act as zero-dimensional systems. Alternatively, semiconductor nanowires act as one-dimensional materials, and they exhibit promising and device applicable properties. Th...

Therapists Linda and Charlie Bloom have been married more than 35 years. To understand what makes a happy marriage, they interviewed 29 couples who have been married more than 20 years, who seem as happy as newlyweds--and share their findings.