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Total Quality Management (TQM) - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Total Quality Management (TQM) - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

The opening study in Total Quality Management (TQM): Concepts, Implementation and Applications investigates the quality of administrative services and student satisfaction-an important dimension of Total Quality Management-provided in higher education institutions. A questionnaire survey, developed using the well-known service quality model SERVQUAL, was used to explore its five dimensions, namely: reliability, assurance, tangibles, empathy, and responsiveness. Following this, the authors empirically examine the relationship between Total Quality Management-SMEs' performance and organizational culture under a moderation model in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The research utilizes partial least squares to examine the moderating effect of organizational culture on the association between Total Quality Management and SMEs' performance. Lastly, the authors develop a model and empirically test it to assess the impact of Total Quality Management on incremental and radical innovation and customer satisfaction, finding that Total Quality Management is positively linked to incremental and radical innovation, whereas no association was found for radical innovation and customer satisfaction.

DKK 624.00
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Long-Term Care in Florida - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Long-Term Care in Florida - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Florida has the largest proportion of elderly in the nation- 2.8 million persons are over age 65, representing 17.6% of its total population. The dramatic rise in the number of persons age 65 and over in Florida over the next 20 years-estimated to total 26.3% of total population-will further stretch the already limited resources of the state. Aware of the pressing demand for long-term care services well into the 21 * century, policymakers in Florida have begun seriously to review options for improving financing and delivery of long-term care for the frail elderly and persons with disabilities. Federal and state Medicaid spending in Florida was $2.6 billion in FY2001, and 30.5% of Medicaid spending was for long-term care. In FY2001, 75.3% of total Medicaid spending was for institutional care. Slightly less than 25% of Medicaid spending was channeled towards home and community-based services. Although institutional care dominated Medicaid spending, there has been slow but steady expansion of home and community-based services funding, both through the use of Medicaid''s waiver programs as well as significant support through state sources. Among the major issues facing long-term care in Florida are: the fragmentation of long-term care services among state and local agencies, an imbalance in financing that favors institutional care rather than home and community based care, shortage of health care workers and well-trained staff throughout the long-term care , and disparities in availability of services across the state.

DKK 386.00
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Federal Research & Development Budgeting & Priorities - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Federal Research & Development Budgeting & Priorities - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

This book summarises current research and development priority-setting issues - in terms of spending priorities, topical or field-specific priorities, and organisational arrangements to determine priorities. Federal R&D funding priorities have shifted over time, reflecting presidential preferences, congressional appropriations, and national priorities. Defence R&D predominated in the 1980s but decreased to about 50% of total federal R&D in the 1990s, reflecting Clinton Administration policies. In non-defence R&D, space was important in the 1960s as the nation sought to compete with the Soviet Union in the space race; energy R&D joined space as a priority during the 1970s; and since the 1980s, health R&D funding has grown as the cohort of aged population increases and the promise of life sciences and biotechnology affects national expectations. Defence and counter-terrorism R&D funding have been increased since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Together, Department of Defense (DOD) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding total about 77% of the FY2007 R&D request.

DKK 514.00
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Bureau of Prison's Segregated Housing Practices - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Bureau of Prison's Segregated Housing Practices - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

The overall number of inmates in the Bureau of Prisons'' (BOP) three main types of segregated housing units, Special Housing Units (SHU), Special Management Units (SMU), and Administrative Maximum (ADX), increased at a faster rate than the general inmate population. Inmates may be placed in SHUs for administrative reasons, such as pending transfer to another prison, and for disciplinary reasons, such as violating prison rules; SMUs, a four-phased program in which inmates can progress from more to less restrictive conditions; or ADX, for inmates that require the highest level of security. From fiscal year 2008 to February 2013, the total inmate population in segregated housing units increased approximately 17 percent, from 10,659 to 12,460 inmates. By comparison, the total inmate population in BOP facilities increased by about 6 percent during this period. This book examines the trends in the BOP''s segregated housing population; the extent to which the BOP centrally monitors how prisons apply segregated housing policies; and the impact segregated housing has on institutionalised safety and inmates.

DKK 722.00
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Challenges of Administrative Political & Developmental Renewal in Africa - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Booktok.dk

Challenges of Administrative Political & Developmental Renewal in Africa - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Booktok.dk

There is an apparent need for building capacities for sustainable development in order to bring Africa in line with global development. This book deals with a wide variety of issues that could be categorised under the context of nationalism, national integration, development plans, sense of direction, the role and purpose of the state. The sum total of the various sections is that it examines various ways in which contemporary political and social forces interact in establishing common grounds for the emergence of modern states in Africa.

DKK 558.00
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Skeletal Muscle in Heart Failure & Type 2 Diabetes - Andrew D Williams - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Skeletal Muscle in Heart Failure & Type 2 Diabetes - Andrew D Williams - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Skeletal muscle is a highly plastic tissue that constitutes approximately thirty percent of total body mass and adapts rapidly to changing functional demands. Many factors including age, gender and physical activity levels have previously been reported to affect the structure or metabolic characteristics of skeletal muscle. This book reviews the literature describing the maladaptations that occur in skeletal muscle in response to the most common lifestyle associated chronic diseases: heart failure and non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus and discuss the mechanisms behind the maladaptations as well as potential therapies to halt or reverse the changes.

DKK 633.00
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Federal Pell Grant Program - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Federal Pell Grant Program - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

The federal Pell Grant program is the single largest source of federal grant aid supporting post-secondary education students. The program provided over $33.5 billion to approximately 9.7 million undergraduate students in FY2011. For FY2012, the total maximum Pell Grant was funded at $5,550. The program is funded primarily through annual discretionary appropriations, although in recent years mandatory appropriations have played a smaller yet increasing role in the program. The statutory authority for the Pell Grant program was most recently reauthorised by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008. Pell Grants are need-based aid that is intended to be the foundation for all federal student aid awarded to undergraduates. There is no absolute income threshold that determines who is eligible or ineligible for Pell Grants. Nevertheless, Pell Grant recipients are primarily low-income. In FY2010, an estimated 74% of all Pell Grant recipients had a total family income at or below $30,000. This book reviews how the program works and provides an analysis of recent program costs and funding, recipients (numbers and characteristics), and the role the program plays in the distribution of federal student aid. In addition, this book highlights some of the current legislative issues pertaining to the program.

DKK 722.00
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Mental Health of Children & Adults in the United States - George H Jackson - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Mental Health of Children & Adults in the United States - George H Jackson - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Mental disorders among children are described as "serious deviations from expected cognitive, social, and emotional development". These disorders are an important public health issue in the United States because of their prevalence, early onset, and impact on the child, family, and community, with an estimated total annual cost of $247 billion. A total of 13%20% of children living in the United States experience a mental disorder in a given year, and surveillance during 19942011 has shown the prevalence of these conditions to be increasing. Mental illnesses account for a larger proportion of disability in developed countries than any other group of illnesses, including cancer and heart disease. In 2004, an estimated 25% of adults in the United States reported having a mental illness in the previous year. The economic cost of mental illness in the United States is substantial, approximately $300 billion in 2002. Population surveys and surveys of health-care use measure the occurrence of mental illness, associated risk behaviours (e.g., alcohol and drug abuse) and chronic conditions, and use of mental health-related care and clinical services. This book summarises data from selected CDC surveillance systems that measure the prevalence and impact of mental illness in the U.S. child and adult populations.

DKK 722.00
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Foreign Aid - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Foreign Aid - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Foreign aid has long become a misnomer. It might properly be called ''foreign policy with funds''. Foreign aid packages have become tools to help reign in countries who disagree with this or that foreign policy, to allow leaders of those receiving countries to become privately wealthy and thus beholden to the donor country, and to stipulate that up to 40% of the total ''aid'' must be in the form of contracts to companies from the donor country who are often politically tied to the political administration of the donor country. This book provides the background information on important aspects of foreign aid.

DKK 687.00
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Energy Efficiency Financing Programs - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Energy Efficiency Financing Programs - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Many state policymakers and utility regulators have established aggressive energy efficiency (EE) savings targets which will necessitate investing billions of dollars in existing buildings. Tax payer and utility bill payer funding is a small fraction of the total investment needed. Given this challenge, some EE program administrators are exploring ways to increase their reliance on financing with the aim of amplifying the impact of limited program monies. This book explores the rationales and design options for energy efficiency financing programs; discusses increasing Middle America''s access to capital for energy improvements; and provides insight on the limits of financing for energy efficiency.

DKK 722.00
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Department of Defense Use of Contractors to Support Military Operations - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Department of Defense Use of Contractors to Support Military Operations - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Throughout its history, the Department of Defense (DOD) has relied on contractors to support a wide range of military operations. Operations over the last thirty years have highlighted the critical role that contractors play in supporting U.S. troops - both in terms of the number of contractors and the type of work being performed. Over the last decade in Iraq and Afghanistan, and before that, in the Balkans, contractors accounted for 50% or more of the total military force. Regardless of whether future operations are similar to, or significantly different from, those of the past decade most analysts and defence officials believe that contractors will continue to play a central role in overseas military operations. Consequently, these observers believe that the DOD should be prepared to effectively award and manage contracts at a moment''s notice, anywhere in the world, in unknown environments, and on a scale that may exceed the total contract obligations of any other federal agency. This book provides background information and identifies issues for Congress on the use of contractors to support military operations. The DOD''s extensive use of contractors poses several potential policy and oversight issues for Congress and has been the focus of numerous hearings. Congress'' decisions on these issues could substantially affect the extent to which the DOD relies on contractors in and is capable of planning for and overseeing contractors in future operations.

DKK 722.00
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Arrest-Related Deaths - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Arrest-Related Deaths - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

From 2003 through 2009, a total of 4,813 deaths were reported to the Bureau of Justice Statistics'' (BJS) Arrest-Related Deaths (ARD) program. The ARD program is a national collection of persons who die in the custody or under the restraint of state or local law enforcement personnel. Deaths are reportable to the program without considering whether physical custody had been established or whether a formal arrest process had been initiated prior to the time of death. The ARD collection also includes the deaths of persons attempting to elude law enforcement during the course of apprehension. This book examines statistics and coverage assessments of arrest-related deaths.

DKK 671.00
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Structure & Properties of Modified Polyurethanes - L A Sukhareva - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Structure & Properties of Modified Polyurethanes - L A Sukhareva - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Recently there has been a significant increase in the share of polyurethane varnish-and-paint materials in the total amount of varnish-and-paint materials produced in this country and abroad. Polyurethane coatings are used for protection of metal, concrete, reinforced concrete, and wood; as well as in production of non-woven, doubled and combined fabrics for various purposes, in particular for footwear, clothing, technical fabrics and other articles. A characteristic feature of polyurethane coatings is also that they are used not only to produce coatings on traditional rigid supports but also on flexible porous supports. This book presents and reviews research on the structure and properties of modified polyurethanes.

DKK 633.00
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Microbiochips Monolithically Integrated with Microfluidics, Micromechanics, Photonics & Electronics by 3D Femtosecond Laser Direct Writing - Katsumi

Microbiochips Monolithically Integrated with Microfluidics, Micromechanics, Photonics & Electronics by 3D Femtosecond Laser Direct Writing - Katsumi

Microbiochips, such as a lab-on-a-chip (LOC) devices and micro total analysis systems, can be regarded conceptually as a biological equivalent of conventional silicon integrated circuits, which involve miniaturization and integration of electronics. As its name implies, an ideal LOC should have a very small footprint and yet still be capable of functioning as a laboratory in which partial or complete chemical or biological analysis can be performed automatically. This book provides an overview of 3D femtosecond laser direct writing technology and highlight its potential for fabrication of complex smart microsystems by furnishing some examples of fabrication and hybrid integration of microfluidics, micromechanics, photonics, and electronics.

DKK 633.00
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Africa - Abdeen Mustafa Omer - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Africa - Abdeen Mustafa Omer - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

A booming economy, high population, land-locked location, remote separated and poorly accessible rural areas, large reserves of oil, large mining sector and cattle farming on a large scale, are all factors which are most influential to the total water scene in Africa. It is expected that the pace of implementation of water infrastructure will increase and the quality of work will improve in addition to building the capacity of the private and district staff in contracting procedures. This book discusses the urgent need to study possible rehabilitation measures in order to ensure a sustainable and excellent water quality and improved sanitation for African citizens.

DKK 633.00
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