The special focus of these proceedings is on the areas of infrastructure engineering and sustainability management. They provide detailed information on innovative research developments in construction materials and structures, in addition to a compilation of interdisciplinary findings combining nano-materials and engineering. The coverage of cutting-edge infrastructure and sustainability issues in engineering includes earthquakes, bioremediation, synergistic management, timber engineering, flood management and intelligent transport systems.

The special focus of these proceedings is on the areas of infrastructure engineering and sustainability management. They provide detailed information on innovative research developments in construction materials and structures, in addition to a compilation of interdisciplinary findings combining nano-materials and engineering. The coverage of cutting-edge infrastructure and sustainability issues in engineering includes earthquakes, bioremediation, synergistic management, timber engineering, flood management and intelligent transport systems.

This book presents the meaning of green infrastructure and its concerns to the contribution of materials and applications. It explores the evolving contested material under "green infrastructure" covering timber, concrete, soil, and pavement. It discusses the resistance to the ambiguity of managing the construction of green infrastructure and drawing on wider debates around applications and processes on construction. These contributions are by no means definitive, but rather an attempt to provide a detached and holistic perspective on the engineering "green infrastructure" concept.

This book presents the meaning of green infrastructure and its concerns to the contribution of materials and applications. It explores the evolving contested material under "green infrastructure" covering timber, concrete, soil, and pavement. It discusses the resistance to the ambiguity of managing the construction of green infrastructure and drawing on wider debates around applications and processes on construction. These contributions are by no means definitive, but rather an attempt to provide a detached and holistic perspective on the engineering "green infrastructure" concept.

ABSTRACT: Directors with wide experience, leadership and managerial talents need to be attractively compensated especially in the highly competitive banking industry. The main objectives of this study are; to identity significant factors determining Board of Director Compensation (BODC) and to establish the linkage between BODC determinants and bank performance using Asian emerging countries. We employ multiple regression analysis and Structural Equation Modeling in this study. Finding shows that bank size is the most significant determinant. The impact of inflation, BOP and GDP are new findings since they have not been tested before on BODC studies across emerging Asian countries. The study shows experience and GDP have direct path and significant relationship with BODC and bank performance. This study is significant since it would probably be one of the earliest studies which utilize SEM to show the relationship between internal and external factors that influence BODC and the linkage between BODC to bank performance. The findings from SEM provide contribution to new knowledge in terms of the direct and indirect effects of the determinants on BODC and bank performance.

This study examines relationship between ownership structure and moral hazard with risk taking of Malaysian banks and also investigates the moderating effects of capital regulation on these relationships. Bank risk taking in this study is measured by standard deviation of return on equity, standard deviation of return on assets and Z-SCORE. Ownership structure comprised of insider, family, government, institutional and foreign ownership. Moral hazard is proxied by loan growth and loan concentration while capital regulation is proxied by capital adequacy requirement. This study employs 294 observations over the period of 1990-2008. This study utilizes two regression tests; multiple regression and hierarchical moderated multiple regression. The results of this study provide new evidence on the study of bank risks especially in the developing country.

This book is for dummies in English poetry. It has been practice in several semesters in our classes. It really works. Almost all of our students were satisfied with the contents. To make learning poetry easier, we have given them under separate titles with tips for each category. This book follows a step by step method. It first presents Nursery rimes and Limericks, then it goes through introducing more complex poems with questions given for the first few.

This book is packed with step-by-step exercises that illustrate how to explore the different ways to create your themes for PrestaShop. Each chapter begins with an explanation of the topic and provides a quick exercise that can be applied to your theme. All topics are discussed using a simple yet practical approach to ensure that concepts are grasped easily. This book is meant for beginners to PrestaShop who want a hassle-free way to come up with their own themes. If you are a designer who enjoys creative work but does not want to spend too much time exploring the code, this book is for you. This book is also useful for those "layman" online store owners, who want to do their own modifications for their PrestaShop store.