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Research NotesOpen accessIn the keywordsCould the Hybrid form of Lecturing and Active Learning be used as a Curricular Tool for Medical Education of Immunology in Algeria?Kheir Eddine Kerboua, Kamal DjenouhatLecturing has been the predominant mode of instruction since universities were founded in Western Europe over 900 y ago and still the sole method of instruction in the developing countries. However, claiming that adopting a specific new method will have reproducible results regardless the population’s characteristics is simply not possible. In this study, we sought to demonstrate that hybrid form … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 15, Issue 1 · 6 Dec 2019 · 7,217 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsA 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 PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsCost Efficiencies and Rankings of Flagship UniversitiesG. Thomas SavProblem statement: Each state in the U.S. touts a premier university as the flagship of its publicly funded higher education system. With decreased government budgets and increased interest in public management reforms, these institutions are being pressured to provide evidence of and set examples for ever greater improvements in operating cost efficiencies. The problem, however, is that empirical measures of … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 3, Issue 4 · 20 Jan 2012 · 7,502 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsAn Efficient Age Estimation System based on Multi Linear Principal Component AnalysisV. Tamil Selvi, K. VaniProblem statement: Human age estimation is an active research topic in computer vision. A vital characteristic in establishing identity of the person is the age. Age estimation from face images continues to be an extremely challenging task compared to other cognition problems. Age is a crucial factor in ascertaining the identity of a person. Age is estimated from the human … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 7, Issue 10 · 4 Aug 2011 · 6,480 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsRetail Bankruptcy PredictionJohnny Pang, Mark KogelThis study reintroduces the famous discriminant functions from Edward Altman and Begley, Ming and Watts (BMW) that were used to predict bankrupts. We will formulate three new discriminant functions which differ from Altman’s and BMW’s re-estimated Altman model. Altman’s models as well as Begley, Ming and Watts’s re-estimated Altman model apply to publicly traded industries, whereas the new models formulated … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 13 Sep 2013 · 7,472 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsThe Role of the Work Environment on the Safety Performance and Safety Management Practices: Its Influence on the Attitudes of Nurses in the Jordanian HospitalsAbdallah Ashour, Zuraida HassanThis study employs an integrated model, combining management practices studies and social theories, to examine the safety management practices and behavioural safety of Jordanian nurses from public hospitals. Our research employs Partial Least Squares (PLS-SEM) regression analysis to test the model. Hedonic value and utilitarian value are proposed as first-order reflective indicators of second-order formative value construct. The role of … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 16, Issue 11 · 24 Dec 2019 · 7,607 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsAGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE FIRMS: BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENTS AND ANALYSIS OF CREDIT ACCESS APPLYING SCORING SYSTEMSGiuseppe Bonazzi, Mattia IottiCooperatives are one of the most important types of companies in the agricultural sector. Cooperatives allow overcoming the limitations of the fragmentation of agricultural property, increasing the level of production of small-sized farms and selling the product so that it reaches a sufficient critical mass. Moreover, cooperatives are often characterized by undercapitalization and even difficult credit access because banks conduct … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 7 · 5 May 2014 · 6,916 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsDecompositions for Ordinal Quasi-Symmetry Model in Square Contingency Tables with Ordered CategoriesKouji Yamamoto, Satoru Shinoda, Sadao TomizawaProblem statement: For square contingency tables with ordered categories, this study considers four kinds of extensions of the marginal homogeneity model and gives decompositions for the ordinal quasi-symmetry model. The decompositions are extensions of some existing decompositions. Approach: This study gives a decomposition theorem that the ordinal quasi-symmetry model holds if and only if the quasi-symmetry model and the proposed … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 28 Oct 2011 · 7,152 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsMeasuring Investors' Reaction to the Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards in Greece, Using a Market-Based ModelAthanasios Vazakidis, Stergios AthianosProblem statement: The aim of this study is to highlight the main differences between International Accounting Standards and Greek accounting, The sample constituted by 90 randomly selected Greek companies which are listed in Athens Stock Exchange were scrutinized concerning the differences in financial figures which have been appeared due to the adoption of IFRS. Approach: The use of capital asset … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2010 · 7,538 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsOptimization Techniques for Variable Selection in Binary Logistic Regression Model Applied to Desire for Children DataS. K. Sarkar, Habshah MidiProblem statement: The population problem is the biggest problem in the world. In the global and regional context, Bangladesh population has drawn considerable attention of the social scientists, policy makers and international organizations. Bangladesh is now world’s 10th populous country having about 140 million people. The recent experience of Bangladesh shows that fertility can sustain impressive declines even when women’s … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2009 · 7,095 accessesView PDF Cite