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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFactors Influencing the Extent of Practice of Organic Farming Technologies: A Case Study of Tangail District in BangladeshMd. Asaduzzaman Sarker, Yoshihito ItoharaThe study was attempted to explore the major factors influencing the extent of practice of organic farming technologies (called OFTs from here) by the Bangladeshi farmers. The empirical data for the study were collected from the organic farmers of the selected villages of Tangail district in Bangladesh. The results of the study identified four factors like development of knowledge and … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2008 · 8,049 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractYoung Generation Attitudes and Awareness Towards the Implementation of Smart Card in Bahrain: An Exploratory StudyAdel I. Al-Alawi, Mohammed A. Al-AmerSmartCards are one of the latest additions to the continuing list of advancements and innovations in the world of information and communication technology. A SmartCard resembles in size and shape to a normal credit card or bank ATM card, with a microprocessor chip implanted into the plastic card. These cards are used not just as identity cards, like the earliest … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 2, Issue 5 · 31 May 2006 · 7,750 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractProtecting crop species from biotic and abiotic constraints in the era of Global Change: are we ready for this challenge?Marco Landi, Giovanni BenelliReliable and affordable supply of food is of crucial importance to the progress and stability of human societies. During the last century, we have assisted to an extraordinary increase of crop yields, especially for the most widespread and consumed crop species, such as rice, wheat, corn and soybean. The Broadbalk experiment, one of the oldest continuous agronomic experiments in the … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 2 · 4 Jun 2016 · 8,399 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractCURRENT SCENARIO OF THERAPEUTICS FOR EBOLA VIRUS DISEASEML Arvinda Swamy, Madhavan P.N. Nair, Shailendra K. SaxenaCurrently various countries in Africa, including Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Nigeria, are facing disaster due to Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), which is primarily caused by Ebola virus. 2014 outbreak of Ebola associated viral haemorrhagic fever has 55-60% fatality rate. The incubation period of Ebola is below 21 days; once the appearance of symptoms starts the person will be infective. As … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 10, Issue 3 · 3 Sep 2014 · 7,744 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCardiac Patients’ Causal Attributions for Coronary Heart DiseaseLeila Gholizadeh, Yenna Salamonson, Mehrdad Heydari, Patricia M. DavidsonAccurate casual attributions for CHD have been associated with more congruent risk reduction behaviours and improved health outcomes. This article aimed to assess causal attributions for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) of Middle Eastern women diagnosed with heart disease using different risk targets and compare these attributions with participants’ actual. Using a survey methodology, 121 female patients in cardiac units of … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 20 Jul 2013 · 6,907 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordPrevalence and Clinical Correlates of COVID-19 Outbreak Among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Level Hospital in DelhiAnkit Khurana, GP Kaushal, Rishi Gupta et al.COVID-19 has been shown to spread rapidly among Healthcare Workers (HCWs) and there is an urgent need to find and implement various mitigation strategies for these individuals. In this study, we summarize the epidemiological characteristics of the COVID-19 outbreak among HCWs in a tertiary care hospital and compare various parameters and preventive measures taken by infected and uninfected subjects. A … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 17, Issue 3 · 7 Jun 2021 · 7,879 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordStatistical Measurement of Nurses’ Level of Awareness of Value of Occupational Therapy Services in a Paediatric WardLesetja Given Ledwaba, Legashe Hezekiel Ledwaba, Rirhandzu Valley Mathebula et al.The study investigated the extent of information the nurses have about Occupational Therapy (OT) and its place within a health Multidisciplinary Team (MDT). It took place in the paediatric ward of the Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital in Gauteng Department of Health. It was stimulated by the adverse attitude of the nurses to the OT staff and/or students from Sefako … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 6 · 12 Apr 2017 · 7,591 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordErgonomics Issues in MalaysiaH. S. Loo, Stanley RichardsonProblem statement: Ergonomics so far has had little impact in Malaysia. For most Malaysian managers, ergonomics is not considered to be associated with performance, but rather with occupational health and safety and legislation. Approach: This study reviews the development of ergonomics in Malaysia and the underlying issues related to national development. Results: Many changes need to be made within the … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 23 Jan 2012 · 9,506 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordAssessment of Special Needs People Towards Environmental Awareness in the Hashemite Kingdom of JordanAyed Hanna Ziadat, Anf Hanna ZiadatProblem statement: This research examines knowledge and attitudes towards environmental awareness among special needs individuals in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The population census of (136) special needs individuals with different types of disabilities; physical impairments, visual impairments and hearing impairments from different locations of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan participated in the survey and completed the questionnaire in 2010. … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 5 · 31 Oct 2010 · 7,337 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordThe Health and Toxic Adverse Effects of Fusarium Fungal Mycotoxin, Fumonisins, on Human PopulationW. M. Wan Norhasima, A. S. Abdulamir, F. Abu Bakar et al.Problem statements: Fumonisin was a mycotoxin produced mainly by fungi belonging to the genus Fusarium in various foods and feeds. They occurred worldwide and were found predominantly in corn and in corn-based animal feeds and also can be found in other crops. Contamination of food and feed with fumonisins has been implicated in and associated with a number of diseases … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2009 · 9,030 accessesView PDFCite