1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996198732303316

Titolo

African journal of business and economic research : AJBER

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, U.K., : Adonis & Abbey Publishers, ©2006-

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource : illustrations

Disciplina

330.9605

Soggetti

Business

Economics - Africa

Commerce

Economic history

Economics

Volkswirtschaft

Wirtschaftspolitik

Betriebswirtschaftslehre

Afrika

Electronic journals.

Periodicals.

Africa Commerce Periodicals

Africa Economic conditions Periodicals

Africa

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453727403321

Autore

Norwood Graham

Titolo

21st century estate agency / / Graham Norwood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxon [England] : , : EG Books, , 2005

ISBN

1-138-17820-9

1-315-04055-7

1-135-32718-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (172 p.)

Disciplina

172

Soggetti

Real property

Real estate agents

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page ; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; 1 What Is 21st Century Estate Agency and Why Should We Care?; A world without technology; It's all change for the property market; Gaining the techno edge; Modernising the UK estate agent; 2 Where We Are Now and How We Got Here; Corporates using technology to gain an advantage on independent agents; Is the lack of regulation to blame?; 3 A Different World - How Estate Agents Elsewhere Use Technology; Case study 1: the US - the multi-listing system, technology and qualifications ... a potent mix; Case study 2: the US - e-mail newsletters

Case study 3: the US - how technology is used to train estate agentsCase study 4: Australia - the estate agent and the conveyancing solicitor come together in the "Real Estate Lawyer"; Case study 5: Australia - mobile telephone technology; Case study 6: Australia - licensing estate agents and technology qualifications; Case study 7: Canada - a (fiercely protected) multi-listing system; Case study 8: The Netherlands - another multi-listing system; Case study 9: The Netherlands - developers meet buyers via online technology; Case study 10: Denmark - yet another multi-listing system

Case study 11: Mainland Europe - here come the Americans4 The UK Should Not Fall Behind - What Is Available To Us?; Property Portfolio



Management and Management Information software; Internet marketing tools; 21st century offices and tools; New media; 5 Case Studies of Adventurous UK Property Pioneers; Case study 1: Virtual estate agencies - Charles Lister, Daniel James and My First Home; Case study 2: Hand-held technology - Winkworth's Miniweb; Case study 3: The extranet - a "secret" service that can be offered by agents

Case study 4: Small business but big technology - Northumbria & Cumbria Estates, HexhamCase study 5: Internet property auctions - slowly but surely they are working; Case study 6: www.reservathathouse.com - another failure but another warning to agents too?; Case study 7: Mobility-friendly homes - using technology to create a niche market; Case study 8: House Network - the shape of things to come (without estate agents)?; Case study 9: www.email4property.co.uk - technology for the public to contact agents

Case study 10: Video conferencing - Taylor Woodrow, Bryant Homes and Countryside Properties lead the wayLearning the lessons; 6 E-everything - What Could Be Achieved If Only Agents Embraced New Technology; E-business, e-government, e-future; Home Information Packs and the revolution in estate agency; 21st century electronic infrastructure; 7 Resource Centre: Who Can Provide What?; Software providers for estate agents; Hardware providers for estate agents; Training for estate agents; Internet reference guide; Index



3.

Record Nr.

UNISA996197321703316

Titolo

Advanced dietary fibre technology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Barry V. McCleary and Leon Prosky

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2001

ISBN

1-282-12396-3

9786612123962

0-470-99961-6

0-470-99960-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (562 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

McClearyBarry V

ProskyLeon

Disciplina

612.39

664.07

Soggetti

Fiber in human nutrition

Food - Fiber content

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Advanced Dietary Fibre Technology; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; Part 1: Nutrition and Diet for a Healthy Lifestyle; 1 Nutrition and Diet for Healthy Lifestyles in Europe; 1.1 The regulatory background in public health nutrition in the EU; 1.2 Food intake patterns in the EU; 1.3 Nutrition policy issues in the EU; 1.4 Conclusions; References; 2 Dietary Advice in North America: the Good, the Bad and the Unheeded; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Specifics of dietary advice in North America; References; Part 2: Chemistry, Structure and Rheology

3 Light Microscopic Investigations on Dietary Fibre3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Staining of the main chemical components of cereal cell walls for light microscopy; 3.3 The effect of purified cell wall degrading enzymes on cell walls; 3.4 The effect of processing on the microstructure of cell walls; References; 4 Assembly and Rheology of Non-starch Polysaccharides; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Composition and shape of polysaccharide chains; 4.3 Solids, solutions and hydrated networks; 4.4 Rheological measurements; 4.5 Rheology of polysaccharide solutions,



gels and dispersions; 4.6 Overview; References

5 The Structures and Architectures of Plant Cell Walls Define Dietary Fibre Composition and the Textures of Foods5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Cell-wall carbohydrates; 5.3 Structural proteins; 5.4 Aromatic and other substances; 5.5 Dynamics in cell-wall architecture; 5.6 Texture of fruits and vegetables; 5.7 The special secondary walls of seeds; 5.8 The biotechnology of dietary fibres; References; Appendix; Part 3: Measurement of Dietary Fibre and Dietary Fibre Components; 6 What is Dietary Fibre? A New Look at the Definition; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 What is dietary fibre? A new look at the definition

6.3 The available methods6.4 Dietary fibre: the definition; 6.5 The benefits of increased dietary fibre intake; 6.6 Restrictions on beneficial claims for dietary fibre; References; 7 Development of Dietary Fibre Methodology; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Early developments; 7.3 Definitions of dietary fibre; 7.4 Classification of food carbohydrates; 7.5 Enzymatic-gravimetric methods; 7.6 Collaborative studies; 7.7 Delimitation problems; 7.8 Future perspectives; References; 8 Measurement of Dietary Fibre Components: the Importance of Enzyme Purity, Activity and Specificity

8.1 Total dietary fibre: introduction8.2 Specific dietary fibre components; 8.3 Conclusions; References; 9 In-vivo and In-vitro Methods for Resistant Starch Measurement; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Classification of resistant starches; 9.3 In-vivo methods; 9.4 In-vitro methods; 9.5 Conclusions; References; Part 4: Regulatory Issues; 10 Analytical Issues Regarding the Regulatory Aspects of Dietary Fibre Nutrition Labelling; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Why regulate?; 10.3 Labelling of dietary fibre on food products; 10.4 Analytical aspects of regulatory enforcement; Acknowledgements; References

11 Regulatory Issues Relating to Dietary Fibre in the European Context

Sommario/riassunto

Dietary fibre technology is a sophisticated component of the food industry. This highly practical book presents the state-of-the-art and explains how the background science translates into commercial reality. An international team of experts has been assembled to offer both a global perspective and the nuts and bolts information relevant to those working in the commercial world.  Coverage includes specific dietary fibre components (with overviews of chemistry, analysis and regulatory aspects of all key dietary fibres); measurement of dietary fibre and dietary fibre components (in-vitro and i



4.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910798701103321

Autore

Chŏng Chae-ho <1960->

Titolo

Centrifugal empire : central-local relations in China / / Jae Ho Chung

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-231-54068-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (229 p.)

Disciplina

320.80951

Soggetti

Central-local government relations - China

Decentralization in government - China

Chinese autonomous regions - Government policy

Local government - China

China Ethnic relations Political aspects

China Politics and government 2002-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- 1. China as a Centrifugal Empire: Size, Diversity, and Local Governance -- 2. China Goes Local (Again): Assessing Post- Mao Decentralization -- 3. The Subnational Hierarchy in Time: Institutional Changes (and Continuities) -- 4. The Center's Perceptions of Local Bureaucracy in China -- 5. The Center's Instruments of Local Control -- 6. Determinants of Local Discretion in Implementation: Exploring Policy- Contingent Variations -- 7. The Political Economy of Vertical Support and Horizontal Networks -- 8. Conclusion -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Despite the destabilizing potential of governing of a vast territory and a large multicultural population, the centralized government of the People's Republic of China has held together for decades, resisting efforts at local autonomy. By analyzing Beijing's strategies for maintaining control even in the reformist post-Mao era, Centrifugal Empire reveals the unique thinking behind China's approach to local governance, its historical roots, and its deflection of divergent interests.Centrifugal Empire examines the logic, mode, and instrument of local governance established by the People's Republic, and then



compares the current system to the practices of its dynastic predecessors. The result is an expansive portrait of Chinese leaders' attitudes toward regional autonomy and local challenges, one concerned with territory-specific preoccupations and manifesting in constant searches for an optimal design of control. Jae Ho Chung reveals how current communist instruments of local governance echo imperial institutions, while exposing the Leninist regime's savvy adaptation to contemporary issues and its need for more sophisticated inter-local networks to keep its unitary rule intact. He casts the challenges to China's central-local relations as perennial, since the dilution of the system's "socialist" or "Communist" character will only accentuate its fundamentally Chinese-or centrifugal-nature.

5.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910872643403321

Titolo

Data Compression Conference: Proceedings Conference, Snowbird, Utah, 2000

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : IEEE Computer Society Press, 2000

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (586 pages)

Disciplina

005.746

Soggetti

Data compression (Computer science)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Sommario/riassunto

A multiple access source code (MASC) is a source code designed for the following network configuration: a pair of correlated information sequences {Xi}i=1∞ and {Yi }i=1∞ is drawn i.i.d. according to the joint probability mass function (p.m.f.) p(x,y); the encoder for each source operates without knowledge of the other source; the decoder jointly decodes the encoded bit streams from both sources. The work of Slepian and Wolf (1973) describes all rates achievable by MASCs with arbitrarily small but non-zero error probabilities but does not address



truly lossless coding or code design. We consider practical code design for lossless and near lossless MASCs. We generalize the Huffman and arithmetic code design algorithms to attain the corresponding optimal MASC codes for arbitrary p.m.f. p(x,y). Experimental results comparing the optimal achievable rate region to the Slepian-Wolf region are included.