Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractLegislative Strengthening and Empowerment: Efforts to Strengthen Local Governance and Accountability through Provincial Parliaments in IndonesiaCecep DarmawanThis paper is about the performance of legislators at the provincial level in Indonesia. The study was conducted in the West Java Province to establish efforts made to strengthen local governments and improve accountability through provincial parliaments. There are several socio-polictical factors which make this research essential, among them include corruption, transparency and accountability, intellectual abilities and the legislature's responsibilities … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 11 · 6 Nov 2015 · 7,061 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractWhy Southern Mediterranean Countries Fail To Innovate?Trabelsi RamziThis paper aims to analyze the factors that influence research investment in the Mediterranean region. We used a robust fixed effects model to analysis a panel of 22 countries for the period 2000-2012. The results showed that the FDI, the high technology export, the human capital devoted to research, intermediate and final production sectors, are significant and stimulate the Southern … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2015 · 7,458 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Study of Criteria for Evaluating the Performance of World Expo Taiwan PavilionHan-Chen Huang, I-Ying Chang, Su-Ling Wu, Wen-Pang LiaoUnder the circumstance of severe fund shortage of local governments in Taiwan, an exhibition pavilion's commitment to inheriting and passing down diverse cultures and the exhibition pavilion's business performance grows more important. This study utilizes the balanced scorecard concept, as proposed by Kaplan and Norton, reviews relevant literature, uses the Delphi method to gather and systemize opinions of experts in … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 7 · 29 Aug 2015 · 6,756 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractInvestigating Consumer Awareness of Energy Efficiency in Saudi ArabiaSamar Khan, Hafez Abdo, Abdulrahman Al-GhabbanScholars have been interested in energy efficiency/conservation and consumer behaviour for over 35 years and research in this domain continues to grow. Energy efficiency and conservation are significant policy tools that can be introduced by governments to help save the environment. The kingdom of Saudi Arabia possesses a wealth of energy resources. The exploitation of these resources has allowed the … …Energy Research Journal, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 25 Apr 2015 · 9,477 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCivil Society and Private LawLudmila J. GrudtsinaIn the present article puts forward and discusses the concept of the civil society existence and development in the modern world reality. Author discusses that modern civil society is unthinkable without a complex system of social relations and without state participation (direct or indirect) which can take form of (but not limited to) making and enforcing laws. Such laws may … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 11 · 7 Jan 2015 · 6,498 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractINNOVATION THROUGH A SELF-ORGANIZATION LENSCarmen Joham, Majharul Talukder, Mohammed AseeriThis study argues that the concept of 'self-organization' is useful as an alternative to evaluate innovative capacity in rural communities and enable an effective engagement with the economic development regions. The concept of self-organization provides a means of reviewing regions in a manner which enables local Governments to measure and develop innovative capacity. Developing innovative capacity is seen as an … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 10, Issue 12 · 23 Dec 2014 · 7,873 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractON THE CHALLENGES OF THE USE AND INTEGRATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCESMariano MartínOverview: Although renewable energy sources are plentiful, their availability is highly volatile in time and distributed across regions while and the processes that transform them into useful power or chemicals are underdeveloped. In this work we discuss on the scope for the use and integration of renewable energy sources and the future development of the alternatives. Energy, the sources and … …Energy Research Journal, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 11 Sep 2014 · 7,540 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractInvestigating Effects of Green Taxes on Investments in Renewable Energies: The Case of the UKLisa Moritz, Hafez AbdoThis research paper seeks to explain and analyse the effects of green taxes on investment in renewable energies in the case of the UK. As climate change is challenging the world, different measures and instruments have been implemented to tackle it. The implementation of green taxes on environmental pollution is one example. Even though green taxes aim to reduce greenhouse … …Energy Research Journal, Vol. 4, Issue 2 · 4 Apr 2014 · 8,019 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTHE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE OIL INDUSTRYCharles GyanThis study was conducted to ascertain the contribution of women in the oil industry. It also looked at the opportunities available and the barriers that prevent women from attaining higher heights in the oil industry. Findings from the study show several factors (institutional, cultural, social and personal) that prevent women from being employed in the oil industry. The study has … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 3 · 23 Sep 2013 · 7,989 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSpeciation of Arsenic Across Water-Sediment Interface of Falgu RiverRajeeva Ranjan, Rekha Rani, Ashay Bavishi et al.Two predominant species of arsenic compounds, As(III) and As(V), are found in soils and natural water and they have been classified as carcinogens. The focus of the present study was to examine the speciation of Arsenic (As) across the water-sediment interface at the confluence of drainage for Gaya city and the Falgu River. Gas Chromatography (GC) coupled to Inductively Coupled … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 6 · 31 Dec 2012 · 6,873 accessesView PDFCite