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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Working Integrated Model for the Diffusion of Construction InnovationAhmad Rahman Songip, B.H. Lau, Kamaruzaman Jusoff, Hayati Nor RamliConstruction industry is said to be low in innovation and adoption of innovations is necessary to gain competitive advantage in a liberalized and globalized marketplace. This study investigated the factors that influenced the diffusion of construction innovations and developed an integrated framework to improve the diffusion process. A conceptual model was developed to guide the study and the modification of … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 2 · 9 Feb 2013 · 8,039 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractInsights into the Impact of Implementing a Smart House on Special Needs People in the UAEAhmad ShubitaOne of the benefits of smart houses is empowering the special needs in their daily life. There is clear effort in helping special needs live independently yet it’s not widely implemented in the UAE. This study aimed to give insight into the efforts of supporting their daily activities regarding health, security and time-efficiency. It investigated and identified the impact of … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 15, Issue 10 · 25 Oct 2019 · 7,332 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractIs Rerum® the New Coley's Vaccine?Marco RuggieroColey's Vaccine and Cancer Immunotherapy Dr. William B. Coley is credited for having been the first to translate the observation of an association between bacterial infections, high fever and cancer remission into a successful cancer treatment. However, it is worth noting that such an association dates back to at least one century before Coley's times; as Wiemann and Starnes from … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 13, Issue 2 · 31 May 2017 · 12,281 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMISCONSTRUING AGENCY: ISSUES RELATED TO FREE WILL AND DETERMINISMShirley Matile OgletreeAgency (related to intentionality and the importance of choices) and free will (&#34could have done otherwise&#34) have been confounded in previous psychological research, with assessments and manipulations of free will often including items related to agency. Therefore, correlates previously associated with free will may, to some extent, be based on agentic assumptions. In this study 152 college students from a … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 1 · 15 Feb 2014 · 7,547 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFactors Affecting Agricultural Land Fragmentation in Iran: A Case Study of Ramjerd Sub District in Fars ProvinceKhalil Kalantari, Gholamhossein AbdollahzadehThe objective of this study was to examine the factors influencing fragmentation of landholdings commonly regarded as a major obstacle to agricultural development in Iran. A sample of farmers was selected and household and village-level data from 12 villages of Ramjerd sub district in Fars province were used to test these factors empirically. Required data were collected by questionnaire from … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2008 · 8,407 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordThe Comparison of Spectrophotometric Method and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography in Photosynthetic Pigments AnalysisSabina Jodłowska, Adam LatałaProblem statement: Spectrophotometric method and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) are the most useful tools to photosynthetic pigments analysis. The main objective of this reaserch was to compere the results obtained by these two independent methods in experiments under controlled laboratory conditions. Approach: Comparison between spectrophotometric and HPLC methods for pigment analysis was carried out on Baltic cyanobacterium Geitlerinema amphibium, which … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 2 · 30 Sep 2011 · 10,865 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordCulture and Managerial Styles: A Study of Potential Managers in MalaysiaStanley Richardson, Yeap Peik FoongMultimedia University, (MMU) is the oldest and largest private university in Malaysia (a multiracial country). Its main campus in Cyberjaya, Selangor has four Faculties: Creative Multimedia (FCM), Information Technology (FIT), Engineering (FOE) and Management (FOM). English is the language of instruction. A questionnaire based on Basse (1982) was used and 931 usable responses obtained (about a quarter of the population). … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2004 · 7,185 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordEfficient Anaerobic Fermentation of Simple Sugars by Yeast Fuels Resistance Candida spp. Infections to Eradication by DrugsNedosa Ikenna Valentine, Utoh-Nedosa Uchechukwu Anastasia, Dan Danjuma et al.Problem statement: Human systemic Candida infections had proved difficult to eradicate by the medical health care system. Some practitioners and scholars see the problem as being due to drug resistance. For example an author wrote that ‘secondary drug resistance is clearly being encountered in one setting, oropharyngeal candidiasis in patients with advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection usually … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 10 Dec 2011 · 7,836 accessesView PDFCite