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Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRetrospecting National Unity, Safety and Security in India: Foraging an United NationhoodSambeet Satapathy, Sandeep SatapathyUnlike many other developing nations India experiences a unique spatio-temporal cultural, economic, political diversity both natural and manmade. It is thus important to understand the source of national identity, the centripetal force that has held all the elements together. Historically exposure to various unifying forces in form of kingdoms and empires both native and foreign has contributed much to its … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 1 · 11 Nov 2015 · 7,826 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOn the Systematic Variation of German Idioms: Converse Pairs as a Constructional PhenomenonDmitrij Dobrovol′skijThis paper presents some findings of my research on the systematic variation of German idioms, with attention focused on converse transformations such as (jmdm.) eins/eine/einen aufs Dach geben literally "to give someone <let someone have> one on the roof", meaning 'to strike <beat> someone' or 'to punish someone' – eins/eine/einen aufs Dach bekommen (von jmdm.) literally "to get one on … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 13 Aug 2015 · 8,208 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Explanatory Power of Adverse Relationship Experiences in Predicting NeuroticismKathryn Simms, Sara BockPositive correlations have been detected consistently between adverse relationship experiences (i.e., traumatic interpersonal events such as intimate partner violence) and a broad range of mental health disorders (e.g., depression). However, associations between adverse relationship experiences and personality have been under examined. Consequently, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between adverse relationship experiences and one facet of … …Current Research in Psychology, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 27 Feb 2013 · 7,820 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractReligious Dogma without Religious FundamentalismErik Daniel BaldwinProblem statement: New Atheists and Anti-Theists (such as Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, Christopher Hutchins) affirm that there is a strong connection between being a traditional theist and being a religious fundamentalist who advocates violence, terrorism, and war. They are especially critical of Islam. On the contrary, I argue that, when correctly understood, religious dogmatic belief, present in Judaism, … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 28 Jan 2012 · 8,275 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Estimation of Rainfall using Fuzzy Set-Genetic Algorithms ModelTeerawat Thongwan, Anongrit Kangrang, Sahalaph HomwuttiwongProblem statement: Damaged by floods are natural disasters that have violence cause significant damage and economic and social. If we can prevent disasters that may occur in advance is important. So an estimated rainfall data is important information for prevention disasters. Approach: The objective of this study is to apply a fuzzy set theory to estimate rainfall. The genetic algorithm … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 28 Jan 2011 · 8,020 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Integration of Proverbs from Thai Didactic Literary Works for Secondary StudentsSuphapanyawut Kannika, Boonsom Yodmalee, Sunate PotisanProblem statement: The integration of proverbs from Thai didactic literary works for secondary school students has been prepared for building the body of knowledge. The process of managing human thoughts in behaving and doing well can increase quality and efficiency to students in terms of mind, conscience and correct actions. (1) This article aimed to examine histories of the uses … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 7,050 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Prevalence of Running Away from Home among Prostituted Children in MalaysiaZ. M. LukmanProblem statement: One of the significant groups of young women in prostitution is the runaways, children under 18 years of age who leave home without the permission of their parents or legal guardians. In this case, runaways also include ‘throwaways’, young people who are forced to leave home or who are not actively sought after when they do leave home. … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2009 · 7,829 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSociopolitical Instability and Economic Growth Empirical Evidence from Sri LankaChangsheng Xu, Santhirasegaram Selvarathinam, Wen Xing LiSociopolitical instability severely affects economic growth in short and long run. This study analyzes that sociopolitical instability measured by proxy measure; annual growth rate of tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka during 1960-2005 adversely affects economic growth. Our empirical findings based on ordinary lease square econometric estimation, show that sociopolitical instability negatively and significantly affect economic growth. Reduction of economic growth … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 12 · 31 Dec 2007 · 6,879 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 · 7,475 accessesView PDFCite