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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTreatment Adherence among Diabetes Mellitus Type II Patients at Ambulatory Clinics in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia: Descriptive Correlational StudyLouise de Villiers, Jehad O. HalabiDiabetes mellitus is a common problem in Saudi Arabia. Adherence to the pharmacological and lifestyle interventions regimens is essential for weight and glycaemic control, as well as prevention of co-morbidities. This study described the levels of treatment adherence among diabetes mellitus type II patients, explored the factors which influenced adherence and identified predictors of adherence. It was conducted in five … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 1 Nov 2015 · 6,964 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAPPLYING A HYBRID POLLING APPROACH BY SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION TO EXTEND THE LIFETIME OF A WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKInácio Henrique Yano, Vitor Chaves de Oliveira, Mauricio Becker, Andreiwid Sheffer CorreaWireless Sensor Networks are networks suitable for data collection in harsh environments, where it would be difficult or costly the deployment of wired infrastructure. In spite of these advantages, such networks often rely on batteries to operate, which may lead to a serious limitation on the networks lifetime. Bearing this in mind, in this article is proposed and tested a … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 11, Issue 4 · 24 Jul 2015 · 7,013 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAdoption Factors of Electronic Human Resource Management (e-HRM) in Banking Industry of BangladeshAbdul Kadar Muhammad MasumThe purpose of the study is identifying the important factors that contribute to adoption of e-HRM among banks in Bangladesh. Stratified random sampling technique was used to consider 265 respondents from twenty eight private commercial banks. A pre-tested and close-ended questionnaire adapting five-point Likert scale was used for data collection. In this study, descriptive statistics and exploratory factor analysis are … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 1 · 15 Apr 2015 · 8,300 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCLASSIFICATION OF DIGITAL IMAGES USING FUSION ELEVATED ORDER CLASSIFIER IN WAVELET NEURAL NETWORKR. Arulmurugan, P. SengottuvelanThe revival of wavelet neural networks obtained an extensive use in digital image processing. The shape representation, classification and detection play a very important role in the image analysis. Boosted Greedy Sparse Linear Discriminate Analysis (BGSLDA) trains the cascade level of detection in an efficient manner. With the application of reweighting concept and deployment of class-reparability criterion, lesser search was … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 10, Issue 9 · 23 Jun 2014 · 6,790 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPERCEIVED SOCIAL STIGMATIZATION AND COPING STRATEGIES AS PREDICTORS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AMONG FEMALE PARTNERS OF PRISONERSBada Bukola Victoria, Balogun Shyngle Kolawole, Adejuwon Grace AnuoluwapoThe objective of this study is to examine how coping strategies and perceived social stigmatization predicts the psychological wellbeing of female partners of prisoners in Ibadan, Nigeria. Using the purposive sampling techniques, a total of one hundred and nine (109) female partners of prisoners in Ibadan participated in the study. The ages of the participants ranged between 20 years to … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 1 · 2 Apr 2014 · 8,146 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFACTORS AFFECTING COOPERATION AMONG PHYSICIANS IN SHARING INFORMATION WITHIN THE HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT: A STUDY OF TWO HOSPITALSNawzat Sadiq Ahmed, Norizan Mohd YasinHealthcare Information Systems (HISs) in hospitals have become an influential factor to provide cooperation among physicians in sharing healthcare information. Many cooperative HIS models were proposed. However, they focused on management of the patients’ information and do not address the issue of improving the physicians’ skills due to many factors. In this study, a mixed data collection approach is used … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 10, Issue 5 · 15 Jan 2014 · 6,455 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSATISFACTION RECEIVED TOWARDS AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION FROM TELEVISION PROGRAMS AMONG FARMERSNor Sabila Ramli, Md. Salleh Hassan, Bahaman Abu Samah et al.Television is one of the top mass media to broadcast the information. It is heartening to know that mass media is playing its role in developing and strengthening the agriculture sector in Malaysia. Results from many international studies found that farmer received a high level of satisfaction from agriculture programs aired on television. However, can the similar results found among … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 2 · 20 Aug 2013 · 8,336 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Review of Environmental Management Systems in Global Defence SectorsXiao Hua Wang, Wen WuEnvironmental management is a key element in ensuring positive environmental performance of an organization. The integration of environmental management into military activities has also become a growing concern for defence sectors internationally. At present, an Environmental Management System (EMS) is one of the most widely used environmental management tools throughout the world. Recent research and public concerns have been increasingly … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 2 · 14 Apr 2013 · 8,188 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAerosol Filtration Using Quartz Sand FilterAbbas H. Sulaymon, Yasmen A. MustafaThe cement industry is the major source of cement dust which contains heavy metals like nickel, cobalt, lead, chromium, arsenic and hazardous substances like dioxins and furans. Exposure to these substances can cause health problems to human, animals and vegetation. A continuous pilot scale quartz sand filter was constructed and uses to study the effect of important design parameters (temperature, … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 20 Jun 2012 · 7,716 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAssessment of Genetic Diversity among Sugarcane Cultivars (Saccharum officinarum L.) using Simple Sequence Repeats MarkersAshutosh Pandey, Rupesh K. Mishra, Shashank Mishra et al.Problem statement: Increasing sugar productivity is the main concern of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) breeding programs. The complexity and size of the sugarcane genome is a major limitation in its genetic improvement. Characterization of sugarcane provides essential information of genetic diversity for breeders utilize for crop improvement. Approach and Results: The objective of this study was to evaluate the microsatellite … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 4 · 27 Jan 2012 · 7,563 accessesView PDFCite