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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRisk Instrument for Screening in the Community (RISC): Cross Cultural PerspectivesPatricia Leahy-Warren, Elizabeth Weathers, Marina Lupari et al.Older people are at an increased risk of developing multiple co-morbidities causing subsequent cognitive, functional decline and frailty and increasing the risk of adverse healthcare outcomes. Public Health Nurses (PHNs), geriatricians and researchers developed the Risk Instrument for Screening in the Community (RISC) to record the presence of problems, severity (mild, moderate, severe) of concerns and caregiver networks' ability to … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 9 Nov 2015 · 7,441 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOverview of Certification Methodologies for Sustainable Constructions of Brazilian BuildingsVanessa Silva Pugliero, Lorenzo Campos Coiado, Lia Lorena Pimentel et al.The terms “sustainable” and “environmentally-friendly” have been used in the construction industry field as a marketing appeal. The methodology to judge in which level a building is sustainable in Brazil is incipient, without orientation and hardly ever there is a diffusion of these methods inside Brazilian territory. Almost all developed countries have their appropriate certification methodology for sustainable constructions. Some … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 3 · 25 May 2015 · 6,915 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOrganization Information Ecology and E-Commerce Adoption: Effect on Organizational SMEs PerformanceFadi Herzallah, Muriati MukhtarElectronic Commerce (EC) has recently become the subject of interest of many researchers involved in behavioral and technology acceptance. EC was heavily studied in developed countries, but there are only a few narrowly focused studies on EC adoption in developing countries, especially in the context of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Previous researchers have investigated many factors that influence the … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 29 Apr 2015 · 6,780 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPrevalence of Escherichia Coli in Some Selected Foods and Children Stools with Special Reference to Molecular Characterization of Enterohemorrhagic StrainR. Farhan, S. Abdalla, H. A. Abdelrahaman et al.Escherichia coli is one of the most important etiologic agents of childhood diarrhea that represents a major public health problem in developing countries and now is being recognized as emerging entero-pathogens in the well developed countries. Among the diarrhegenic Escherichia Coli (DEC) this work was focused on the Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia Coli (EHEC) that produce Shigatoxins (Stxs). The infection is mainly … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 23 Dec 2014 · 7,873 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHEALTH BROKEN WOVEN POISSON SPHERES TO MANAGE DEADLY EBOLA INCIDENCESRamalingam ShanmugamThe deadly infectious Ebola incidences scare not only to the residents of western Africa but also to the travelers and medical professionals who treat the patients, as they became victims. Since 27 July until 13 August 2014 alone, about 2,127 Ebola cases occurred in just four Western African countries: Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone and more than 50% of … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 10, Issue 3 · 15 Oct 2014 · 6,685 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAIR POLLUTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN LAGOS, NIGERIA: NEEDS FOR PROACTIVE APPROACHES TO RISK MANAGEMENT AND ADAPTATIONAkinola A. Komolafe, Suleiman Abdul-Azeez Adegboyega, Adeleye Y.B. Anifowose et al.The significance of air pollution as one of the contemporary issues and accelerating factors that propel climate change in both developed and developing countries cannot be overemphasized. The problem of air pollution has seemingly become intractable with the incessant failure of both global and local environmental policies purportedly emplaced to address its devastating trend, particularly in growing megacities of the … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 4 · 12 Jul 2014 · 10,232 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractComparison of Heavy Metals Contents for Some Cigarettes BrandsLucien Agbandji, Edorh A. Patrick, Georges B. Gbago et al.According certain studies, smoking could be associated with an increase of health risk link to heavy metals and these risks would be more important in developed countries. So, this study attempted to verify these informations throuth the comparison of the levels of lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd) nickel (Ni) and arsenic (As) in some cigarettes sold in Benin and France. Composite … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 21 Feb 2013 · 8,505 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Working Integrated Model for the Diffusion of Construction InnovationAhmad Rahman Songip, B.H. Lau, Kamaruzaman Jusoff, Hayati Nor RamliConstruction industry is said to be low in innovation and adoption of innovations is necessary to gain competitive advantage in a liberalized and globalized marketplace. This study investigated the factors that influenced the diffusion of construction innovations and developed an integrated framework to improve the diffusion process. A conceptual model was developed to guide the study and the modification of … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 2 · 9 Feb 2013 · 8,039 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDo Companies’ Characteristics Play Key Roles in the Level of their Environmental Disclosures?Hafez Abdo, Ali Al-DrugiAfter reviewing the literature, we noticed that the vast majority of studies in the field of environmental accounting and disclosure have focused on developed countries such as Western Europe, America and Australia, while neglected developing countries. This study investigates the relationship between the level of environmental disclosure and company’s characteristics. The researchers identified a number of characteristics that associate with … …Energy Research Journal, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 11 Jul 2012 · 8,086 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Vehicle License Plate Detection and Recognition SystemKhalid W. MagladProblem statement: Automatic vehicle license plate detection and recognition is a key technique in most of traffic related applications and is an active research topic in the image processing domain. Different methods, techniques and algorithms have been developed for license plate detection and recognitions. Approach: Due to the varying characteristics of the license plate from country to country like numbering … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 8, Issue 3 · 7 Jan 2012 · 9,008 accessesView PDFCite