Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractManagers Empowering EmployeesJ.D. Tony CarterProblem statement: This article looked at the behavior of organizations as an important factor for empowering employees. This allowed for a greater level of partnering between managers and employees. The more that top management wants an internal commitment from its employees, the more it must involve employees in defining work objectives, specifying how to achieve them and setting stretch targets. … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2009 · 8,542 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Qualitative Study of Factors Associated with Medical Students' Academic SuccessMitra Amini, Mohammad Reza Dehghani, Javad Kojuri et al.Problem statement: The aim of the present study was to determine the successful medical students' viewpoints on factors significant to their academic success assessed according to the students' grade point average. In this research the students with the grade point average (GPA) A (17-20) were considered academically successful. Approach: The participants were 30 fifth year successful students (i.e. students with … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2008 · 8,189 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Price Survey Comparison of Alcoholic Beverages with the Five Basic Food Groups in Paraiba, BrazilCharles I. Abramson, Waylon Howard, Mia Zolna et al.The study of alcohol abuse is relatively new in Brazil. Government estimates suggest that 11.2% of the Brazilian population is alcohol dependent. Problems associated with alcohol dependence include domestic violence, increased risk of traffic accidents, poor self-esteem and weak academic performance. A factor known to correlate with alcohol abuse in 12-17 year olds is to have the money necessary to … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2006 · 7,481 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPresents Some Aspects and Applications of Projective GeometryRelly Victoria Virgil PetrescuProjective geometry is that area of geometry that treats geometric figures from the point of view of the perspective and the horizon line, figures that are considered invariable by projection. The origins are found in the Pappus works of Alexandria (4th century AD), which, referring to the results of Apollonius in Perga, introduces the concept of an anarchic report. The … …Journal of Mechatronics and Robotics, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 10 Jul 2019 · 11,810 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRisk Instrument for Screening in the Community (RISC): Cross Cultural PerspectivesPatricia Leahy-Warren, Elizabeth Weathers, Marina Lupari et al.Older people are at an increased risk of developing multiple co-morbidities causing subsequent cognitive, functional decline and frailty and increasing the risk of adverse healthcare outcomes. Public Health Nurses (PHNs), geriatricians and researchers developed the Risk Instrument for Screening in the Community (RISC) to record the presence of problems, severity (mild, moderate, severe) of concerns and caregiver networks' ability to … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 9 Nov 2015 · 7,444 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOrganizational Well-Being in a Public Research Agency: The Point of View of Administrative Staff and ResearchersElisa Colì, Antonella RissottoThe aim of this paper is to investigate organizational well-being in a Public Research Agency, exploring the point of view of two different categories of workers, administrative staff and researchers, employed in the same organization. We hypothesized that, in a complex organization, the kind of work performed, along with other factors, could influence the representation of organizational well-being. The study … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 4 · 22 Oct 2015 · 7,177 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA GAUSSIAN MIXTURE MODEL FOR CLASSIFYING THE HUMAN AGE USING DWT AND SAMMON MAPJ. Nithyashri, G. KulanthaivelThe appearance of a human face rigorously changes with respect to age that makes Age Classification as a more challenging task. The algorithms such as, K-Nearest Neighbor (K-NN), Support Vector Machine (SVM), Radial Basis Function (RBF), motivated many Face Researchers to focus their attention in classifying the human age into various age groups. The Classification rate produced by these existing … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 10, Issue 11 · 20 Dec 2014 · 7,714 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTesting Randomness: Poker Test with Hands of Three NumbersWael Mohamed Fawaz Abdel-Rehim, Ismail Amr Ismail, Ehab MorsyProblem statement: The problem of testing randomness is motivated by the need to evaluate of the quality of different random number generators used by many practical applications including computer simulations, cryptography and communications industry. In particular, the quality of the randomness of the generated numbers affects the quality of such applications. In this study we focus on one of the … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 8, Issue 8 · 30 Jul 2012 · 9,760 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractStudents’ Voices about Learning with TechnologyRuth Geer, Trudy-Ann SweeneyProblem statement: This study argues for the inclusion of student voice as a valid means of identifying 21st century pedagogical approaches to learning. Today’s students are increasingly living and thriving in a digital world and have a new “digital vernacular” which leads to differences in the way students think about learning. Approach: In Australia many students are already immersed in … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 26 Mar 2012 · 11,686 accessesView PDFCite