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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFactors Influencing Commitment of Volunteers’ in Neighborhood Watch OrganizationV. B. Thomas, S. Selvadurai, A. C. Er et al.Problem statement: Social ties become less cohesive as society becomes urbanized. The need for social institutions to redress this state of affairs is crucial. There are two objectives of this research: (i) to examine the commitment level of volunteer residents participation in neighborhood watch organization and (ii) to identify attitudinal and motivational factors that influence their level of commitment. Approach: … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 15 Sep 2011 · 7,990 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRegression Analysis of Effective Factor on People Participation in Protecting, Revitalizing, Developing and Using Renewable Natural Resources in Ilam Province from the View of UsersBagher Arayesh, Sayed Jamal HosseiniProblem statement: The purpose of this study was the regression analysis of effective factor on people participation in protecting, revitalizing, developing and using renewable natural resources in Ilam province. Approach: This study was a casual comparative and applies one. Sample was taken from natural resources users. Results: The sample size of groups was 317 for users respectively. For sample selection, … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 7,955 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractGovernance and Democratic Procedures in the Information Society EraAthanasios I. BozinisThe use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in today’s democratic societies has always two sides: the well-intended, which is the expansion of the democratic participation, and the bad-intended, the one that causes concentration. This research analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of the use of e-democracy and claims that the integration of electronic democracy within a country will be based … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2007 · 7,359 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFrom Flexicurity to FlexicArity? Gendered Perspectives on the Danish modelLise Lotte HansenIn Europe, flexicurity is seen as a way to develop labour markets so they will stay or be more competitive and at the same time secure the European welfare tradition. The Danish welfare society builds on a division of work and co-operation between the labour market and the welfare state. This division and co-operation also applies to the Danish flexicurity … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2007 · 8,007 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Voice of Exit - Towards a Theory of Democratic InconsistencyMarco GoliThe international armed conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are only the most apparent manifestation of the dilemmas that challenge the European liberal democracy. A much more crucial paradox, as far as certain European countries are concerned, is produced by the inertia of the democratic game it self. That is the construction of religious and ethnic affiliation as the very entrance … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2007 · 7,742 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA UDDI Search Engine for SVG Federated Medical Imaging Web ServicesSabah Mohammed, Jinan Fiaidhi, Marshal HahnWith more and more medical web services appearing on the web, web service's discovery mechanism becomes essential. UDDI is an online registry standard to facilitate the discovery of business partners and services. However, most medical imaging applications exist within their own protected domain and were never designed to participate and operate with other applications across the web. However, private UDDI … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 2, Issue 4 · 30 Apr 2006 · 7,008 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordNorm Divergence Opportunity Structure and Utilization of Self-Employed Immigrants' QualificationsShahamak Rezaei, Marco GoliProblem statement: Denmark experienced one of the most successful periods of its economy in 2004-2008, with a tremendous reduction of 77% in unemployment. Due to the structural challenges with regard to the labor market the utilization of immigrants’ qualifications has come up to the surface of political and societal debate in Denmark. The focus of this study was challenges to … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2009 · 7,832 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordFraming Contests in Environmental Decision-making: A Case Study of the Tar Creek (Oklahoma) Superfund SiteShirley G. Vincent, Thomas E. ShriverProblem statement: Stakeholder involvement processes have become an important component of environmental decision-making. This study investigated the role that stakeholders operating outside of official stakeholder processes may play in influencing the policy environment. An improved understanding of the public and political influences on environmental policy decisions contributes to the development of more effective and legitimate policies. Approach: We utilized frame … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 30 Apr 2009 · 7,249 accessesView PDF Cite