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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEnhancing Social Science Research in the UAE: An Open Source Software Solution University of Sharjah (UOS) Case StudyManar Abu Talib, Muhammed AbuOdeh, Adhraa Almansoori, Arwa AlNauimiResearchers, practitioners and social scientists all agree on the enormous importance of social science research in advancing human knowledge and informing public policy makers. The National Research Foundation, along with other organizations in the UAE, is leading the initiative to integrate the efforts of social research institutions in order to support the decision making process in the UAE. As indicated … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 11, Issue 1 · 22 Jan 2015 · 7,688 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractU.S. INTRA-STATE GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND STATE FISCAL SHORTFALLSWilliam ProvaznikThis study extends on personality literature by examining state level variation of the Big Five Personality traits, per-capita GDP and population on US state budget shortfalls. Through the lens of Wildavsky’s Cultural Theory of Budgeting, this study analyzes state level Big Five personality characteristics and their relationship to budgetary shortfalls. Significant relationships between per-capita GDP, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism and openness … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 8 Dec 2014 · 6,839 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractANALYTICAL PROBLEMS AND APPROACHES TOWARDS IMPROVING THE UTILIZATION OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY THE RURAL COMMUNITIES IN NIGERIAShilni Alfred PukumaUtilization of healthcare services for the most vulnerable and underprivileged populations have been recommended by the World Health Organization as a basic primary healthcare concept. It has been suggested that healthcare should be universally accessible without barriers based on affordability, physical accessibility, or acceptability of services Access to quality health is a basic civic right of all Nigerian citizens. While … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 22 Jul 2014 · 7,307 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEFFECTS OF CONSUMERS’ TRUST AND ATTITUDE TOWARD ONLINE SHOPPINGMohammad Al-Nasser, Rushami Zien Yusoff, Rabiul Islam, Abdullah ALNasserThis study investigated the effects of consumers’ trust and attitude toward online shopping. Attitude is referred to as a positive or negative evaluation of people, activities, ideas, objects, event, or just about anything in the environment. Different facets of the e-shopping behavior of consumers have been investigated in previous literature. These facets can generally be divided into three namely, behavioral … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 11 Jul 2014 · 8,445 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA LIGHT-WEIGHT CRYPTOGRAPHY ANALYSIS FOR WIRELESS BASED HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONSS. Sangari, Martin Leo ManickamPatient health monitoring devices are flexible. Powerful ECG acquisition system is used at anytime and anywhere in the patient monitoring system. The increasing feasibility and convenience of mobile healthcare has already introduced several significant challenges in hospitals, healthcare providers, policy makers and patients. This study provides adaptive humming bird algorithm of light weight cryptography. This method has higher level of … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 10, Issue 10 · 28 Jun 2014 · 6,893 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSOPC BASED WIRELESS REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING USING ULTRA LIGHTWEIGHT CRYPTOGRAPHYA. Arun, P. Nirmal KumarRemote Patient Monitoring (RPM) provides flexible and powerful patient surveillance through wearable devices at anytime and anywhere. This can be achieved by using a Body Sensor Network (BSN), which is deployed on a human body for monitoring the healthcare. The mobile healthcare management with increased feasibility and handiness introduced several noteworthy challenges for the provider, policy makers, patient and hospitals. … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 10, Issue 10 · 8 May 2014 · 7,194 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractANALYSIS OF THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN COMPETENCE AND PERFORMANCE-FOCUSING ON FARMERS AND EXTENSION WORKERSSue-Ho Chae, Yoon-Doo Kim, Hae-Jin LimThe purpose of this study is to investigate the association between the competence of farmers and extension workers and the performance of the agricultural organizations in which they are involved. To this end, 20 competences of farmers and agricultural extension workers (10 of each), based on preceding studies, were selected as the independent variables. The dependent variable was defined as … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 1 · 4 Jan 2014 · 7,474 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractE-Service Quality and its Effect on Consumers’ Perceptions TrustMohammad Al-Nasser, Rushami Zien Yusoff, Rabiul Islam, Abdullah ALNasserE-service quality measurement in online shopping has been receiving increasing attention currently and as a result, many studies have tried to highlight major dimensions of e-service quality linked with online environment. Excellent e-service quality is an important matter for online vendor. It is the factor that will enable them to attract more online customers. The aim of the study is … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 31 Dec 2013 · 8,358 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCultural Differences Identification and its Effect on E-Service Quality PerceptionMohammad Al-Nasser, Rushami Zien Yusoff, Rabiul Islam, Abdullah ALNasserCultural differences are one of many forces influencing consumer decision making and the effect of cultural differences on the development and use of information and communication technologies. As different companies are not taking their business outside geographic boundaries, the global activities are opened to a large degree via current communication and information technologies. The aim of the study is to … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 30 Dec 2013 · 7,481 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRelationship Between Hard Total Quality Management Practices and Organizational Performance in MunicipalitiesAbdullah ALNasser, Rushami Zien Yusoff, Rabiul IslamHard total quality management has now become the major business strategy in current management and has currently been taken up by companies around the globe. The aim of the study is to determine the relationship between hard total quality management practices and performance in municipalities. A quantitative research design was adopted to collect data. Multiple regression analysis method was used … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 10 · 5 Sep 2013 · 7,146 accessesView PDFCite