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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPerceptions of Paddy Farmers towards Sustainable Agricultural Technologies: Case of Haraz Catchments Area in Mazandaran province of IranA. Bagheri, H. Shabanali Fami, A. Rezvanfar et al.Sustainable agriculture has defined and described in many ways. Despite the diversity in conceptualizing sustainable agriculture, there is a consensus on three basic dimensions of the concept, namely, ecological soundness economically viable and socially acceptable. The dimensions of ecological soundness refers to the preservation and improvement of the natural environment. Environmental issues emerge from the human use of natural resources. … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 10 · 31 Oct 2008 · 7,803 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractWeighting Spatial Information in GIS for Copper Mining ExplorationFarhad Hosseinali, Ali Asghar AlesheikhExploration of new mines is vitally important for human life. Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) can be effectively used in the gathering, weighting, analyzing and presenting spatial and attribute information to facilitate the mine exploration process. The success of mine exploration largely depends on: the identification of governing factors, the determination of their impacts and the selection of suitable models to … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 9 · 30 Sep 2008 · 8,603 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEffects of Creative, Educational Drama Activities on Developing Oral Skills in Primary School ChildrenAbdulhak Halim Ula&#351A research study was carried out to determine whether native language teaching courses that utilize creative drama activities are more efficient in developing oral communication skills in primary school students than the traditionally applied native language teaching courses. In the present research, the elements of oral communication skills of primary school students were investigated in terms of pronunciation and interpretation … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 7 · 31 Jul 2008 · 9,349 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHepatitis B Vaccination Coverage Among Iranian Medical Students and Nursing StaffSeddiqe Amini-Ranjbar, Mohammad Esmaeel MotlaghAfter elapsing more than a decade since the beginning of hepatitis B vaccination program in Iran, this study was designed to investigate the level of hepatitis B vaccination coverage in medical students and nursing staff of Kerman teaching hospitals and to explore the main barriers to vaccination. This cross-sectional study was performed on 493 randomly selected medical students and hospital … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 6 · 30 Jun 2008 · 7,272 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAnalysis of Factors Influencing Rural People's Participation in National Action Plan for Sustainable Management of Land and Water Resources in Hable-Rud Basin, IranElham Faham, Seyed Mahmood Hosseini, Amir Keivan DarvishThe purpose of this study was to analyze factors influencing rural people's participation in National Action Plan for Sustainable Management of Land and Water Resources (NAP-SMLWR) in Hable-Rud Basin. This study is a case study of Arou village in northern Hable-Rud basin. The statistical population includes head of households who dwelling in Arou village and participate in this project. Available … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2008 · 8,248 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Ethical Appraisal of Hormesis: Towards a Rational Discourse on the Acceptability of Risks and BenefitsOrtwin RennIt is ethically mandated that potential beneficial aspects of low exposure to potentially hazardous material are incorporated in the risk-benefit balancing procedure. The potential harm done by pollutants does not justify the invocation of a categorical principle. Minimisation of risk is not required if health benefits are also at stake. Society needs to find an informed consent on the threshold … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2008 · 7,078 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractVariables Refinery Process to Ensure Research Unbiasedness (Validity) and Invariance (Reliability) in Agricultural Extension and EducationIraj Malek MohammadiInvolving many variables, usually uncertain discrete, lowers the level of consistency and certainty in complex human studies like agricultural extension education. This research, as a part of a study entitled: Side by side situational analysis of current versus future situations of agricultural sector in manifesting the Ninth Malaysia Plan, is dealing primarily with the purpose and process of refining a … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2008 · 7,652 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractUse of Capital Budgeting Methods for Investment Project Evaluation in the Field of Civil EngineeringIgor Pšunder, Nadja FerlanThe present article deals with use of capital budgeting methods in investment and project evaluation, with special emphasise on their use in the field of civil engineering. The research, presented in this article, was performed among project managers of Slovene companies. Their personal opinions about the use of capital budgeting methods and knowledge of their faults were studied during the … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 31 Jan 2008 · 7,014 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Scale to Measure SuperstitionMd. Mahfuzul Huque, Ataharul Huq ChowdhuryThe purpose of the study was to construct a scale to measure superstition in a rural setting. A total of 31 statements or items expressing superstition were collected through reviewing relevant literature, consultation with extension experts, social scientists, progressive farmers and local leaders Statements were carefully examined and edited as per the criteria of Edwards[1]. The statements were employed to … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2007 · 8,410 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Influence of Social Capital on Adoption of Rural Development Programs by Farmers in the Caspian Sea Region of IranA. Ahmadi Firouzjaie, H. Sadighi, M.A. MohammadiThe main purpose of this study was to measure social capital (consisting of structural and cognitive) of mainly rice producing farmers in the Caspian See region of Iran. The secondary purpose was to determine the influence of farmers' social capital on adoption of Rural Development Programs (RDPs). This was a descriptive-correlation and a causal-comparative survey study. The population of this … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2007 · 8,031 accessesView PDFCite