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EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractNanotechnology: Engineering Materials for a Better 21st CenturyMeng Qiao, Xiyun Liu, Lei ZhangToday, we are living in the midst of a technological revolution, where nanotechnology is demonstrating a greater commitment to make people’s everyday lives better. The aim of nanotechnology is to create new materials with desired properties by engineering their nanoscale structures and components. One of the most important impacts of nanotechnology is in medical diagnosis and treatment. Cardiovascular diseases such … …Current Research in Nanotechnology, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 26 Nov 2014 · 8,743 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Socialising Function of Sport in the Process of CivilisationRudolf LeberProblem statement: The development of sport is certainly one of the great cultural and especially civilising achievements in the history of mankind. Particularly due to its socialising function, sport plays a significant role in the context of civilising processes. Approach: Sport as a mass phenomenon also offers the possibility of exploiting and abusing the general public. Not too long ago, … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 4 Nov 2011 · 8,758 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSocial Inclusion and Local Development through European Voluntourism: A Case Study of the Project Realized in a Neighborhood of MoroccoIsabel Novo Corti, Priscila Nogueira Marola, Manoel Bana CastroProblem statement: Tourism is an important activity in the global economy that drives thousands of people each year through all continents of the world and generates employment and income. Its economic impacts affect on agents that are directly involved in the sector, transferring to other sectors and destinations on an indirect way, characterizing it as a transverse activity that affects … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 9,514 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSpatial-Functional Analysis of Kurdish Courtyard Houses in Erbil CityFaris Ali Mustafa, Ahmad Sanusi HassanProblem statement: This study was to analyze the concept of spatial-function in courtyard house layout and its influence to the cultural and social activities. Themes such as integration, segregation, accessibility and zoning of the building space layout are required to be deliberated, in order to achieve further understanding about the Kurdish social and cultural benchmarks (norms) that might have affected … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 8,839 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Social Movement of the Phuan in ThailandNiwat Thongwol, Jaruwan Tammawat, Prasopsuk Rittidej, Budsakorn SaenyabudProblem statement: The changing, modernization and globalization had the impact to the Phuan ethnic in Thailand. They faced the problem to adapt themselves and they returned to have ethnic resurgence. The purpose of the article were to study the social movement forms of social organization and to study the causal factor effecting or involving the identity construction in various contexts … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 8,266 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDynamics of Corporates and Stakeholders Perspective of Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case of Sports Goods Industry MeerutR. K. TyagiProblem statement: The Corporate Social Responsibility concerns got global attention in large scale industries but the SME’s which are no less prone to create critical problems for the human, social and natural environments inimical to the society as a whole and survival at large, have not attracted the required attention. The case focuses on the dynamics of the corporate and … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 7,332 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDevelopment of Socioscientific Issues-Based Teaching for Preservice Science TeachersPrasart NuangchalermProblem statement: In the context of science education reform in Thailand, we need to prepare science teachers who can face science and social issues controversial; teachers can response the question socioscientific issues and let their students to meet the goal of science education. This study investigated the conception leading preservice science teachers approaching socioscientific issues-based teaching. The activities in classroom … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2009 · 8,039 accessesView PDFCite
Research NotesOpen accessIn the abstractEfforts to Know the Rate at which Students Analyze and Synthesize Information in Science and Social Science Disciplines: A Multidisciplinary Bio-Communication StudyDeni Darmawan, Yadi Ruyadi, Wamaungo Juma Abdu, Achmad HufadInformation processing is difficult to observe by most people because it involves self monitoring of one’s thinking. The process under which the cognitive functions is influenced by the rate at which different people analyze and synthesise information. However, though this is true, a measure of the speed in which information is processed is still new within the Indonesian perspective. Currently, … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 17, Issue 3 · 25 Aug 2017 · 7,595 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractModel Development of Isan Country Song Compositions for Economic, Social and Cultural Value-AddedNipinth Suwanrong, Khaentaphon Samdaengdech, Thaksina KrairachProblem statement: Country Song was related to history, society, culture and economic. The objectives of this study were: (1) the historical background in composing the Isan Country Song, (2) the current situation and problem of composing style of Isan Country Song and (3) the development of composing pattern the Isan Country Song for elevating the economic value. Approach: The research … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 7,673 accessesView PDFCite