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This book (which is Stephan Sauer`s Ph.D. thesis at the University of Munich) applies a wide range of economic methodologies to the analysis of monetary policy. The first chapter introduces current challenges for central banking and summarises the results. Chapter 2 looks at optimal monetary policy in the modern micro-founded New Keynesian macroeconomic model, while chapter 3 offers an empirical investigation of monetary policy in the euro are...

Most of the available books on early language education are primarily designed for primary age children that can both read and write properly. Based on my experiences, I would like to identify the key ideas and formulate plans on how to teach children under the age of 7. This does not mean that we cannot teach the written forms of the words, but we should be able to initially set aside writing and reading abilities. Young chidren can e...

On-the-job training (OJT) can be among the most effective ways of training workers because of its direct focus on tackling workplace challenges. However, the problem was that the effects of visual training techniques to supplement this training were not well realized. This is an important issue for companies seeking the most effective training methods for assembly tasks. This research was to determine the effects of two visual methods, a pre-w...

The University of British Columbia as well as many of the secondary schools in Vancouver, B.C. have invested in the potential of technology. Research reveals, however, that even when there is sufficient access, far too many English teachers are reluctant to use technology as a teaching/learning resource. Perhaps this is because of concerns about appropriately integrating technology into their classroom praxis. This 3 months study explores how ...

While the benefits and instances of informal learning have been well studied for face-to-face teams, the impact of distance and time on virtual team's informal learning has received little attention. Informal learning accounts for most of the knowledge people accumulate about their work, so if people aren't having those casual hallway conversations, or those water cooler moments over coffee, how are they learning informally? With the increase ...

The post-earthquake reconnaissance reports of the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake and the 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake indicated that the low-rise RC buildings were highly prone to earthquake damages. Major problem of the insufficient member strength and the non-ductile detailing members caused the insufficient seismic capacity of buildings. On the contrary, a significant amount of the low-rise RC buildings with sufficient partition walls survived from ...

Automated speech recognition, historically posed as a solvable problem, has thus far eluded algorithmic solutions and continues to be outperformed by humans. Conventional speech recognizers employ a training phase during which many of their parameters are configured. During normal operation, these recognizers do not significantly alter these parameters. Conversely the model proposed in this book draws heavily on high level human thought patter...

Like all forms of media, Black Metal and Death Metal music possess the potential to mould their consumers perception of the world around them, and, by extension, their interactions with it. Yet, despite the overtly negative nature of their subject matter, and the fact they have both generated their own distinct sub-cultures, to date they have received very little scholarly attention. Accordingly, this book attempts to contribute to the dearth ...

How do stars - like our sun - form? Where do planets come from? - In the last years astronomers were able to uncover some of the fundamental processes related to these very questions. It showed that circumstellar disks and envelopes of gas, dust and ices are a natural byproduct of the formation process of young stars. These objects grow then more massive by accreting material from the disk, which itself is fed by the envelope in the early phas...

Despite the common use of cooperative groups, dissatisfaction with group work is often reported. Dissatisfaction with group work may result when personalities clash, yet methods for matching personality types have not been well-studied. In this study, experimental groups were formed by matching self-assessed Type A/B personalities. The instructors grouped Type A learners with other Type A\'s, while Type B learners were placed with other Type B...

Despite the efforts of the government, Botswana continues to face one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates. The common approaches to address HIV prevalence based on medical and behaviour models have not been effective. Particularly in rural areas, people avoid facing the reality of HIV/AIDS due to fear and stigma. In this project, the linkage between HIV/AIDS and social, economic and cultural factors is explored in rural areas of northern ...

Bei der Reihe "Blueberry" von Jean-Michel Charlier und Jean Giraud handelt es sich um die bedeutendste realistische Comic-Western-Serie aller Zeiten. In den "Blueberry Chroniken" werden alle Blueberry-Abenteuer, an denen Giraud und Charlier beteiligt waren, im Hinblick auf die Handlung chronologisch zum Abdruck gebracht. Band 11 und 12 enthalten die letzten Abenteuer aus der Feder Jean Girauds. Die Bände 11 und 12 der Reihe enthalten den Zyklu...

Anna Wede wird auf eine Professur an einer Schweizer Hochschule berufen. Sie liebt ihre Wohnung, von der aus sie auf einen mächtigen Berg blickt, sie ist fasziniert von der ins Hochtal gelegten Stadt. Nicht zum ersten Mal hält sie ihre Vorlesung zur künstlichen Kreatur, in der sie auf Ideen der Antike ebenso eingeht wie auf Agenten und Avatare der Gegenwart. Lydie ist eine aufmerksame und zielstrebige schweizerische Studentin. Ihre Einladung z...

A guide to preparing and executing a Yuletide to remember, with ideas to make your Christmas special - from handmade decorations and shopping tips to planning a festive party and the all important Christmas dinner.

The research of signal parameter estimation using antenna array have been extensively attended for decades. In array processing, the estimation of DOA( Direction of Arrival ) or the determination of number of signals plays an important role in many applications such as in sonar, radar, and seismic measurement. However, the concept of most known algorithms is assuming the signals are uncorrelated. In practice, the transmitting signals are usua...

In a typical software development project, a requirements document summarizes the results of the requirements analysis and becomes the basis for subsequent software development. In many cases, the quality of the requirements documents dictates the success of the software development. The need for determining the quality of requirements documents is particularly acute when the target applications are large, complicated, and mission critical. Th...

Crises are an inevitable part of life. Knowledge is based on learning gained out of crises. But what happens if crises do not affect organizations anymore, and hence organizations become invulnerable towards crises? Is it then still valid calling them crises? Or do crises change into opportunities? Those questions arose after the authors chose Nestlé as a main focus of investigation, and after they dug deeper into crisis-, and risk management...

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