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Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleUnderstanding Preferences for Nature Based and Sustainable Tourism: The Role of Personal Values and General and Specific Environmental AttitudesPaola Passafaro, Francesca Cini, Vittoria Diaco et al.This paper reports the results of a study which investigated the social psychological correlates of people’s preferences for sustainable and unsustainable tourism activities. Two-hundred-eighty-two participants from two Italian cities responded to a questionnaire which recorded their tourism preferences, their general pro-environmental attitudes and values and their specific attitudes towards sustainable tourism. Results showed positive correlations among the constructs considered. Groups … …Current Research in Psychology, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 2 Oct 2015 · 8,347 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleContact with Nature and Children’s Wellbeing in Educational SettingsGiuseppe Carrus, Sabine Pirchio, Ylenia Passiatore et al.Problem statement: The study explores the role of the spatial-physical features of the environment for the functioning of educational institutions. Previous research in the field of environmental psychology showed how physical characteristics of learning environments might be linked to positive or negative outcomes in terms of learning attitudes and behaviors. In particular, there is consistent empirical evidence showing that contact … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 3 · 26 Mar 2012 · 14,396 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleAn Investigation of the Nature Properties of PlasmaPeter Evans, Frederick Osman, Heinrich HoraThis study presents the characteristics of the plasma and the effect of the laser beam to best suit the plasma model behavior. Special attention is paid to the “Genuine” Two Fluid Model and the ponder-motive and transient forces. These models are translated into a numerical study of the parameters, such as the electric field density and temperature distributions once electromagnetic … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2004 · 6,566 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsRapid Real Time PCR Based Detection of Cell Count in Case of Urinary Tract InfectionPoulomi Nandy, Ashoke Ranjan Thakur, Shaon Ray ChaudhuriMicrobial identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing methods currently used in clinical microbiology laboratories require at least two to three days because they rely on the growth and isolation of micro-organisms. This long, but necessary, delay has enormous consequences on prophylactic usage of antimicrobial drugs. This study was an attempt to reduce this detection time span. Taq Man Real Time PCR … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 9, Issue 2 · 22 Jun 2013 · 8,214 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsImpulse Radio Ultra Wide Band Based Mobile Adhoc Network Routing Performance AnalysisM. Sreedhar, C. VenkateshThis study presents with the routing overhead analysis of impulse radio - Ultra Wide Band based wireless networks which Employs Dynamic Nature Routing (EDNR) method for determining and selecting the stable route in Mobile Adhoc Network (MANET). This method requires only two sample packets and uses piggyback information on Route-Request (RREQ) and Route-Reply (RREP) packets during a route-discovery procedure. Conventional … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 4 · 15 Apr 2013 · 5,887 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsEducation to Face the Wicked Challenges of SustainabilityBland TomkinsonProblem statement: The nature of sustainable development requires new paradigms for education. Issues of sustainability are ‘wicked problems’ that do not lend themselves to conventional didactic approaches. The challenge for higher education is to examine interdisciplinary approaches to global societal responsibility and, within this, issues of education for sustainable development. Approach: A project, sponsored by the Royal Academy of Engineering, … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 18 Dec 2010 · 8,708 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsDevelopment of Socioscientific Issues-Based Teaching for Preservice Science TeachersPrasart NuangchalermProblem statement: In the context of science education reform in Thailand, we need to prepare science teachers who can face science and social issues controversial; teachers can response the question socioscientific issues and let their students to meet the goal of science education. This study investigated the conception leading preservice science teachers approaching socioscientific issues-based teaching. The activities in classroom … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2009 · 8,037 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsOn the Relationship between Classes P and NPAnatoly D. PlotnikovProblem statement: In this study we discuss the relationship between the known classes P and NP. We show that the difficulties in solving problem “P versus NP” have methodological in nature. An algorithm for solving any problem is sensitive to even small changes in its formulation. Conclusion/Recommendations: As we will show in the study, these difficulties are exactly in the … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 8, Issue 7 · 16 May 2012 · 10,593 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsAntagonist capacity of Newly Isolated Strains of Pseudomonas Fluorescens against Three Important Phytopathogenic BacteriaReynaldo De La Cruz-Quiroz, Catalina Chavez, Marcela Hernandez et al.Problem Statement: Phytopatogenic bacteria cause several damages to plants with important economical consequences. They provoke losses of product quality affecting all commercial chain of crops, for this reason, their control is a priority. Approach: We evaluated antagonist capacity of newly isolated Pseudonomas fluorescens strains against three important phytopatogenic bacteria (Clavibacter michiganensis, Xanthomonas axonopodis and Erwinia carotovora). Soils from commercial cropping … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 24 Jun 2011 · 8,004 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsParasites of Wild Animals Inhabiting the Territory of the Balkhash-Alakol Basin (Central Asia: Kazakhstan)Laura Zhanteliyeva, Nurgul Jussupbekova, Maratbek Suleimenov et al.This study presents data on the diversity and epizootiological significance of intestinal parasites in wild mammals inhabiting the arid Balkhash-Alakol Basin in southeastern Kazakhstan. The primary aim was to identify the range of parasites affecting local wildlife and assess potential zoonotic risks under natural ecological conditions. Field samples were collected non-invasively from three host species: Tolai hare (Lepus tolai), wild … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 25, Issue 3 · 27 Nov 2025 · 2,160 accessesView PDFCite