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EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractThe Proton Radius PuzzleG. M. HuberOccasionally,“revolutions” are caused in physics when new measurement techniques becomeavailable and cause us to rethink what we thought we knew. This has recently happenedin the field of proton structure physics, where researchers have had to revisitfundamental assumptions used in their determinations of the proton's meanelectric charge radius. Until 2010, ourknowledge of the proton's electric charge radius came exclusively fromelectron-proton interactions. … …Physics International, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 12 Sep 2015 · 8,330 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTHE IMPACT OF SERVICE-LEARNING CURRICULUM AT A LOCAL AT-RISK HIGH SCHOOL: AN EXAMINATION OF PRELIMINARY DATARoxanne Helm-Stevens, Randy Fall, Cloyd Havens et al.Over the years, there has been substantial research highlighting the effectiveness of service-learning from the perspective of the student in the classroom. Multiple studies have demonstrated student-learning outcomes as well as provided descriptions of service-learning projects and syllabi. However, limited research has been conducted exploring the effects of service-learning on the community. This pioneering study offers preliminary data on the … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 8 Dec 2014 · 6,814 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA BIVARIATE PROBABILITY MODEL TO IDENTIFY "HONESTY" VERSUS "CHEATING" IN ECONOMIC SURVEYS: XENOPHOBIA IS ILLUSTRATEDRamalingam ShanmugamMaking successful policies for manufacturing or globalized business sectors require "honest" answers by the respondents in the surveys. When some respondents cheat in their answers to the questions in a survey for a variety of reasons, the survey results become useless. Currently, there is no appropriate probability model to address this phenomenon "cheating" in a survey. An efficient methodology is … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 18 Jun 2014 · 6,854 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMACHINE LEARNING APPROACHES IN IMPROVING SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT-BASED ADMISSION CONTROL FOR A SOFTWARE-AS-A-SERVICE PROVIDER IN CLOUDR. S. Mohana, P. ThangarajSoftware as a Service (SaaS) offers reliable access to software applications to the end users over the Internet without direct investment in infrastructure and software. SaaS providers utilize resources of internal data centres or rent resources from a public Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider in order to serve their customers. Internal hosting can ample cost of administration and maintenance … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 9, Issue 10 · 5 Sep 2013 · 6,959 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractLetter: The Idea of Using Botulinum Toxin to Treat Anxiety DisordersTaleb Al AbdulmohsenAfter botulinum toxin was shown to help treat depression, I asked whether it can be therapeutic for anxiety disorders as well. In this brief letter, I go beyond pointing out my pioneering role in the suggesting of this idea and into highlighting some intuitive and counterintuitive aspects of this topic and some misconceptions. For example, if it is true that … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 7 May 2013 · 6,913 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEngaging People who Drive Execution and Organizational PerformanceOlogbo C. Andrew, Saudah SofianProblem statement: The construct of employee engagement had gained much reputation in recent years among reputable management and human resources consulting firms. Though there is an increasing contributions of few academic research on the construct of employee engagement yet there is a shortage of academic studies on the construct. This gap had made the construct an interesting area of research. … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 3, Issue 3 · 3 Nov 2011 · 8,264 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCommunity Participation Tourism Management Model of Tapee Plain CommunityWansart Srisuwan, Songkoon Chantachan, Pairat ThidpadProblem statement: Cultural tourism plays an important role in the economy system of Thailand. This study, therefore, aims to investigate the following: (1) The tourism conditions in the community of Taa-Pee River Basin and also; (2) The possible guideline of organizing the cultural tourism, by all means, seeking active cooperation among the Taa-Pee River Basin community people who subsist or … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 4 May 2011 · 7,710 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSustainable Development through Waste Heat RecoveryP. S. Bundela, Vivek ChawlaProblem statement: Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) steam Technology is a proven Technology pioneered by Japanese for cement plant and it is economically viable. Electrical Power can be generated by adopting the latest technology in this field. It used a medium to low temperature (120-350°C) Turbine technology (standard thermal power plants run on steam temp-500°C). Approach: It requires treat exchangers (Hx) … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 28 Feb 2010 · 7,406 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractContributions on Laser Driven Inertial Confinement FusionHeinrich HoraThe following modified preprint of a chapter in the forthcoming book by Guillermo Velarde and Natividad Carpintero Santamaria Inertial Confinement Nuclear Fusion: A Historical Approach by its Pioneers with personal comments is presented here as an example about the long years difficult developments towards the aim for producing unlimited, safe and clean nuclear energy in the same way as it … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 6 · 30 Jun 2005 · 7,110 accessesView PDFCite