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Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) have been promoted as a potential technology that can reduce vehicles fuel consumption, decreasing emissions related with the transport sector and dependence from oil importations. However emissions and cost impacts of PHEVs are strictly connected with the power mix generation used to produce electricity and when their batteries are recharged. Potential effects of a PHEV fleet on the power grid have bee...

Global Steel Industry has been consolidating at a fast pace during the past decade as the industry is very fragmented. Several high value mergers and acquisitions have attracted coverage from the international media over the years during the transaction due to the economic, social and political importance of the industry. During a hostile takeover or bidding war Steel companies tend to pay significantly high synergy premium for the expected sy...

The last decades witnessed the emergence of several new mycobacterial species provoking severe infections, one of these "New" mycobacterial pathogen species is: Mycobacterium abscessus has the notoriety of being the most chemotherapy resistant species within rapid growing mycobacteria (RGM), the first part of the work presented in this book is related to the mechanism of resistance of M. abscessus to one class of antibiotics "the aminoglycosid...

The genetic diversity of 25 improved varieties and four traditional varieties were characterized using a set of 20 well chosen and polymorphic microsatellite (SSR) primer pairs. The SSR markers used were polymorphic (100.0%) and generated the reliable information about the relatedness of the varieties. High values of polymorphism obtained in the characterization were attributed to hypervariability of the microsatellite markers. Among the popul...

Shorttitle: Governments world over heavily depend on taxing their citizenry in order to have financial resources for operations or running of the Central Government and its wings. There are several kinds of taxes collectable from various sources. The common ones include, Value Added Tax (VAT), Excise Duty, Pay As You Earn, Income Tax, Sales Tax, etc. Taxes normally can be imposed by the Central Government, Local Government (Councils) or any ot...

Open and distance learning universities are not only seen as the most appropriate vehicle to capacitate the disadvantaged and poor communities of Africa, but also the surest way to mobilize the African masses for the continuously elusive socio-economic development. Since the advent of independence a plethora of universities have opened their doors both on the African soil and abroad, all offering research degrees in public administration, gove...

The main topic for this thesis is economic risk and risk management, primarily within aquaculture. In particular, political risk is studied, defined as risk related to political decisions and regulations. This includes exploring and modelling the importance of such risks and studying methods for the management of such risks. Such analysis could have two main normative purposes, both of which are addressed in the thesis: First, to analyse how a...

This study was conducted to generate base line information on nutritional composition, physicochemical and functional properties of three capsicum varieties which are grown in Ethiopia.It was found out that protein, oleoresin, color value, paprika content, firmness and gel forming capacity of Marako fana(Capsicum annum)is significantly higher than the other two varieties while its tannin contentis less. On the other hand Potassium, calcium and...

The writer is a university and schools coach and a Halls of Fame martial artist. He is Keeper of the Styles in two martial arts and one has been submitted as a doctorate. He has been active for years in different countries, and knows what martial artists contend with in the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual fields. He owns a Homeopathy, Psychology and QiGong practice, and is fascinated by the Taoist Arts. Eight active years in the comm...

This study is philosophical in nature. Through a careful critical examination of the South African Schools Act (SASA) and the Learner Representative Council Guides (RCL) I have tried to evaluate the goals of "providing voice for learner expression" and "providing learners with an opportunity to participate in decision-making regarding their schools". From this investigation, I have attempted to work out a general, systematic, coherent and cons...

Gender is an essential factor in determining the social and relational aspects of individuals in any society in inheritance. In most African communities, the ownership and accessibility to land is governed by the community''s social structure, philosophy and culture. In the Abagusii community, men retain a virtual monopoly of all power and wealth as relates to land. This book critically examines beliefs, norms, values and philosophies governin...

The independent design of control and communication network promotes only isolated objectives and the performance is usually degraded after integration. The approach for networked teleoperation can be given a new dimension by adding quality of service (QoS) to different flows on need based priority and as a function of control and transparence criteria, i.e. the quality of control (QoC). This refers to a co-design approach for wireless network...

This thesis analyses the influence of taboo words and euphemisms on language change. It argues that the presence of taboo words and euphemisms in Ndebele language often results in changes in the meaning of words. It is observed that changes that occur on the meaning of such words are often a result of the Ndebele people''s perception of the referred subjects. Thus it is argued that language change can be influenced by the culture of a people. ...

The immunity development, the intensity of the humoral and cellular immune response, efficacy of protection and the ability to overwhelm colostrum-derived specific antibody was stududied after the intradermal (ID) vaccination in piglets. The ability of piglets to develop immunity was measured at 3, 7, 14 and 28 days. Full immune-competence was confirmed in piglets aged 28 days. Groups of younger piglets, vaccinated at 3, 7 and 14 days, showed ...

The one-on-one atmosphere of collegiate applied-music instruction offers teachers and students a unique opportunity for increasing communication, developing stronger relationships, and cultivating creative learning and teaching methods. An effective model for teaching and learning, the Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson state that good teaching employs student-faculty contact, co...

The two notions of curvature and torsion have a great role in differential geometry and they have more applications in different scientific areas like: computer vision image improvement, dielectric surfaces, chemical interatomic surfaces, biological membranes, and double bubbles). There are several classical studies of curvature and some nonstandard studies about differential geometry, but none of them treated the problem of curvature at or ne...

Over the last few years, periodontal disease has become a serious oral health problem worldwide. P. gingivalis has long been implicated as a major etiological agent in the onset & progression of periodontitis. The fimbriae, an important virulence factor of P. gingivalis, have been classified into six genotypes (I-V, and Ib), based on the genomic diversity of the fimA gene. This book is based on research work that suggests a close association b...

Since ancient times connoisseurs of number theory are fascinated by the prime-composite classification of natural numbers, but the law governing their distribution could not be discovered. This problem was also highlighted by CF Gauss by stating: the dignity of the science itself seems to require that every possible means be explored for the solution of the problem so elegant and so celebrated. This monograph provides the solution to this prob...

HACCP recording in abattoirs is usually paper-based and generally records only non-conformances and corrective actions. The project describes a system for computerized real-time data capture of abattoir inspection information using a Visual Basic interface to record to Microsoft Excel. A HACCP plan for beef slaughter was written together with flow charts and CCP record sheets. A user interface was designed to capture CCP inspection data in a f...

Unexplained infertility is failure of conception after three years of unprotected intercourse, while no definite cause of infertility can be diagnosed after a complete work up. Empirical therapy for unexplained infertility using assisted reproductive technology has recently gained popularity. In this study, we compared the value of Fallopian tube sperm perfusion, standard intrauterine insemination and timed intercourse after controlled ovarian...