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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDreams, Possibilities and Necessity of Public Education through Urban Students’ Eyes: It is the ClimateDolapo Adeniji-Neill, Devin G. ThornburgSchool climate is the quality and character of school life. It provides a shared sense of purpose, as well as norms and values that may serve to bind or tear apart the fabric and foundation of a school. In a broader sense, school culture is based on the partnership, cohesiveness and collaborations between “town and gown”—a colloquial term referring to … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 21 Mar 2018 · 8,420 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Computational Trust Model for Collaborative VenturesMohd Mokhtar, Weigang WangProblem statement: The conceptual notion of trust and its underlying computational methods has been an important issue for researchers in electronic communities. While the independent trust evaluation is suitable in certain circumstances, such unilateral process falls short in supporting mutual evaluation between partners. Perceived reputation, the depth and breadth of trust, Trust Perception (TP), Repeat Collaborators at a Threshold (RCT) … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 8, Issue 9 · 15 Aug 2012 · 7,206 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSex, Health Behaviors and Social Support: Functional Decline among Older DiabeticsEmily Joy NicklettProblem statement: Men and women experience pronounced differences in functional decline as they age. The mechanisms behind these differences remain unclear, particularly among chronically ill populations. Drawing on the theory of the disablement process, this research examines sex differences in functional decline, focusing on two mechanisms suggested by the literature to partially mediate these disparities: health behaviors and social support. … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 19 May 2012 · 8,045 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHormonal and Metabolic Disorders of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Substance AbuseJag H. Khalsa, Frank Vocci, Adrian DobsThere are an estimated 200 million users of an illicit drug in the world today. In addition, an estimated 40 million people are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and an estimated 180 million people are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Both the use of an illicit drug and the co-occurrence of infections are associated with a … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 2, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2006 · 6,715 accessesView PDF Cite