EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractThe Timeless Contribution of Rootstocks towards Successful Horticultural Farming: From Ancient Times to the Climate Change EraIoannis E. PapadakisGrafting is a horticultural practice by which living vegetative plant organs (root, stem and/or buds) of either the same genotype or, usually, different genotypes belonging to the same species, genus, subfamily and/or family, are tightly connected to each other to form a double-compound plant. In fact, it is a method of asexual (clonal-vegetative) propagation of plants. The basal part of … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 4 · 16 Dec 2016 · 9,527 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Nascent Development of Ecotourism in Lagong HillAh-Choy ErProblem statement: The nascent development of ecotourism in Lagong Hill faces an interesting challenge. The aim of this research note is to evaluate the nascent development of ecotourism in Lagong Hill, Malaysia based on the common core precepts of ecotourism. Approach: The research methods comprise of secondary data collection and field survey via an in-depth interview with selected key informants. … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 12 · 31 Dec 2010 · 7,647 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCost Efficiencies and Rankings of Flagship UniversitiesG. Thomas SavProblem statement: Each state in the U.S. touts a premier university as the flagship of its publicly funded higher education system. With decreased government budgets and increased interest in public management reforms, these institutions are being pressured to provide evidence of and set examples for ever greater improvements in operating cost efficiencies. The problem, however, is that empirical measures of … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 3, Issue 4 · 20 Jan 2012 · 7,507 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBEST PRACTICES FOR HAND HYGIENE COMPLIANCE BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN THE INPATIENT SETTINGCynthia C. AkpakaThis study discusses the strategies that have proven successful in improving adherence to hand hygiene policies among health care providers working in acute care, inpatient settings. Review of literature suggests that while some efforts to improve hand hygiene compliance have focused on environmental engineering other efforts have focused mostly on broad-based educational and motivational initiatives, such as online educational programs … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 10, Issue 2 · 14 May 2014 · 7,325 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIs it Easy to go Green? Consumer Perception and Green ConceptGolnaz Rezai, Phuah Kit Teng, Zainalabidin Mohamed, Mad Nasir ShamsudinA series of health consciousness, environmental and animal welfare issues have brought about awareness among consumers to become conscious of their consumption behaviour. Consumers have begun to search for green products were produced under environmentally friendly conditions and considered green by nature. However, this is only the beginning of the development of the green concept in Malaysia. Thus the objective … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 8 · 24 Jul 2013 · 8,408 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe State of Environmentally Sustainable Interior Design PracticeMihyun Kang, Denise A. GuerinProblem statement: Research that investigates how interior designers use environmentally sustainable interior design criteria in their design solutions has not been done. To provide a base to develop education strategies for sustainable interior design, this study examined the state of environmentally sustainable interior design practice. Approach: A national, Internet-based survey of interior design practitioners was conducted. To collect data, the … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 30 Apr 2009 · 10,391 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTrust in Virtual UniversitiesAsghar Abolhasani Hastiani, Mohammad Ali SarlakThe number of students enrolled at Iranian virtual Universities during 2004-2007 years, annually accounted for less than 0.5% of traditional Iranian universities enrolment. The low rate of virtual Universities enrolment might be due to a low level of student's trust in this type of educational institution. Students with low trust in virtual universities may be less likely to enroll in … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2008 · 7,679 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Influence of Local Wisdom on the Actualisation of Educative, Scientific and Religious Behaviour on anAcademic Environment in a UniversityEdi Suryadi, KusnendiThis paper examines the influence of local wisdom on academic environment in an Institution of higher education. The Sundanese values have been used as a case in point to examine how culture, scientific and religious values can influence educationwithin an academic society. In Sundanese culture, we find patterned intellectual and moral creativity which contains a system ofmoral values and norms … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 4 · 2 May 2016 · 7,512 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY: LABORATORY DATA MINING IN SOUTH OF JORDANHani Nawafleh, Amir M. Al Hroob, Mariam M. Kawafha, Khalil I AltaifIntroduction: To determine the prevalence of parasitic infection among the population of Ma’an governorate. Methodology: A retrospective data mining of retrieved and analysis laboratory stool specimens records of patients seen in Ma’an Hospital (in different specialties) during the period 1st January 2009 to 31 December 2009 were carried out for the detection of intestinal parasites. Results:-1999 Stool samples were examined; … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 10, Issue 3 · 18 Oct 2014 · 7,155 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Role of Molam in Solving Social ProblemsSitthisak ChampadaengProblem statement: Mo-lam is the most popular Isan Local Song. Its rhythm and message influenced people’s feeling and thought. The objectives of this research were to study: (1) the moving force in using the media of Mo-lam for solving social problem, (2) the role of Mo-lam and social problem solving and (3) the effect of campaign with the sharing in … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 7,979 accessesView PDFCite