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Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleDaily Living Activities of Home-Bound Elderly in a Northern Thai Suburban CommunitySupawadee Putthinoi, Suchitporn Lersilp, Nopasit ChakpitakThe world including Thailand is facing up to a rapidly growing ageing population. In order to reduce the need of care for elderly people, they must be enabled to carry out basic activities at home, which are associated with safe and independent daily living. The purpose of this study was to examine the ability of elderly people in performing their … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 11 · 13 Nov 2016 · 7,457 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleEffectiveness of Thought Field Therapy Provided by Newly Instructed Community Workers to a Traumatized Population in Uganda: A Randomized TrialR. Howard Robson, Phyll M. Robson, Roger Ludwig et al.Thought Field Therapy (TFT) is a promising treatment for posttraumatic stress in a resource poor environment. This study further explores the benefits of this treatment in a rural population in Uganda, which had suffered from the psychological consequences of previous violent conflict. Thirty-six local community workers received a two-day training in TFT trauma intervention and treated 256 volunteers with symptoms … …Current Research in Psychology, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 19 Feb 2016 · 16,829 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleASSESSING THE HABITAT SUITABILITY OF TWO DIFFERENT ARTIFICIAL WETLAND HABITATS USING AVIAN COMMUNITY STRUCTURESM. Zakaria, M. N. RajparArtificial wetlands have become highly important habitat for a variety of bird species particularly waterbirds due to loss and degradation of natural wetlands. Avian community structures in two artificial wetland habitats i.e., man-made marsh and lake were investigated to identify the suitability of the habitats for avian species, habitat preference and food resources. Distance sampling point count method detected 35272 … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 8 · 24 May 2014 · 7,430 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleCommunity Pharmacists’ Involvement in Breast Cancer Health Promotion in United Arab Emirates (UAE)Osama H. Mohamed Ibrahim, Rana M. IbrahimBreast cancer is the most common cancer in women in Middle East countries. Despite the continuous efforts to increase the public awareness of breast cancer via campaigns and public screening programs, breast cancer screening rate remains low. The participation of community pharmacists in the communication and dissemination of breast cancer screening information should have a significant positive impact. The objectives … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 29 Oct 2013 · 8,122 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleCommunity Structure and Abundance of Tintinnids in the Bay of Bengal During the SpringHuaxue Liu, Liangmin Huang, Zhixin Ke et al.The Bay of Bengal (BoB) locates in eastern part of the northern Indian Ocean, with a unique inter-related oceanographic system due to the monsoon and enormous runoffs’ supply. microbial food web often dominated the stratified Tropical Ocean, while few studies have been taken up to the tintinnids ciliates. Community structure and abundance of tintinnids were investigated in transact 10° N … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 20 Sep 2012 · 7,898 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleEmployability Skill Acquisition among Malaysian Community College StudentsM. K. Omar, A. R. Bakar, A. Mat RashidThe objective of this study was to assess the acquisition of employability skills among Malaysian community college students. The sample size of the present study 325 students selected randomly. Employability skills were measured using an instrument developed by the Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS). The overall mean of employability skills among community college students was 3.63 (S.D. = … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 3 · 31 Aug 2012 · 8,929 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleCommunity Development and its Influence on Community PolicingAbdul Hadi Sulaiman, Jamilah Othman, Hanina Halimatussaadiah Hamsan et al.Problem statement: Undeniably communities around the world are facing numerous challenges in the development process and one of it is to ensure a safe community. To achieve this, community policing is deemed important as an important mechanism that will ensure safety and a free-crime society. The main purpose of this study is to seek the interrelationships between the various approaches … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 7 · 26 Apr 2012 · 7,852 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleQuality Business Service Provider in Community EnterpriseChalard Chantarasombat, Tantawan SingkeawProblem statement: The development of community enterprises focuses on the development of service providers for commercial industries and community enterprises and it is necessary to create and extend the development according to the changing global conditions. The department of industrial promotion and industry promotion center region 5, Khon Kaen must create and develop the quality of service providers in community … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 13 Mar 2012 · 8,317 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleAttitude towards Community Building in Association of Southeast Asian Nations: A Public Opinion SurveyRavichandran Moorthy, Guido BennyProblem statement: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) envisioned an integrated regional community by the year 2015, following the European Union model. However, unlike the European Community which was formed after years of discussion at different levels of society, institutions and government, ASEAN was rather quick to conceptualize this initiative, without seeking the feedbacks for the public. Consequently, ASEAN … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 14 Feb 2012 · 7,570 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleGravitational Force of Community Events: A New Method of Evaluating Value of Local EventsNathanael L. Adams, Lynn L. AdamsProblem statement: This proposed “Gravitational Force” model was created to give communities a way to measure how effectively local events attract participants and visitors from a distance. Additionally, this study shows how to quantify the economic effect of an event on the local tax base and the entire community. This model can be used for all kinds of events and … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 30 Jan 2012 · 7,882 accessesView PDFCite