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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDoes Subjective Class Predict the Causal Attribution for Poverty?Ramzi N. NasserThis study investigated the attributions for poverty among secondary school and university students in relation to socio-economic. The questionnaire was adapted from Feagin's[1] and Abouchedid & Nasser[2], and included 15-item poverty questionnaire. It was administered to a sample (n = 242) of secondary school and university students from public and private schools and universities in Lebanon. Findings showed that Lebanese … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2007 · 7,726 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHIV Medication Adherence and Substance Use: The Smartest Women’s ProjectEliot Lopez, Deborah L. Jones, Mary Ishii et al.Antiretroviral (ARV) medication for substance users has been a controversial issue with respect to whether current substance users can successfully maintain their medication regimens. This study compared ARV adherence across current substance users, former substance users and those with no history or current use and the relative impact of a medication adherence intervention on all three groups. Of the 481 … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 3, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2007 · 7,201 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Phenotypically Suppressed Cancer Cell As a Therapeutic TargetKimberly D. Kyker, Jessica E. Thorpe, Satyendra S. Shenoy et al.Bladder cancer recurs in up to 70% of patients judged to be tumor-free after treatment. Like other cancers, delayed appearance of metastases is common. These findings suggest the malignant phenotype can be suppressed, to emerge later. Following up on previous research in our laboratory showing that normal extracellular matrix can suppress the malignant phenotype of bladder cancers, we here demonstrate … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 1, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2006 · 6,474 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Role of Competition in Today's Hong Kong The Views of Hong Kong Chinese Adolescents in Comparative PerspectiveDavid WatkinsOpen-ended responses to the question "what kind of role does competition play in Hong Kong today?" were obtained from 257 senior Hong Kong secondary school students aged 16-18 years. Content analysis showed the respondents viewed competition in terms of the areas in which competition was involved, the importance of such competition, and the value of this competition. Their views of … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2006 · 8,326 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSome Enabling Technologies for Ubiquitous NetworksJunaid A. Chaudhry, Chaudhry S. Hussain, Seungkyu ParkEvery new technology that makes its way in the market is supported by a collection of core components called enabling technologies. These components play a major role in making that new technology a success. In this paper we discuss Autonomic Computing (AC) and especially self management and Service Discovery (SD) as the enabling technologies for ubiquitous networks. The AC puts … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 2, Issue 8 · 31 Aug 2006 · 6,539 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEvidences of Apoptosis in Hepatitis C Virus-Infected Hepatocytes and Peripheral Blood Monocuclear Cells in the Absence of Liver InjuryViviana Falcón, Nelson Acosta-Rivero, Mineko Shibayama et al.Understanding the mechanism of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) pathogenesis is an important part of HCV research. In this study, the presence of apoptosis in HCV-infected liver and Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMC) from patients positive for anti-HCV antibodies and negative for serum HCV-RNA was investigated. The samples obtained from 21 patients were studied by in situ Hybridization (ISH), Immunofluorescence, TUNEL … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2005 · 6,984 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractComparison of Environmental Performance-HSEQ Management System, Regarding the International and Iranian Oil and Gas General ContractorsJ. Nouri, M. Abbasspour, E. Roayaei, H. NikoomaramThe ever-increasing significance of the health, safety, environment and quality Management system has led general contractors including those involved in the oil and gas industry to place the implementation of this integrated system on their agenda, in a way that the implementation and execution of this system is considered as one of their operation and development strategies. The purpose of … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 31 Jan 2005 · 7,086 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractChildren Perception on TV Advertisement: The Impact of Age, Gender and Parental InfluenceAhasanul Haque, Ali KhatibiThis study examined two components of understanding TV advertising: the recognition of the difference between programmes and commercials and the comprehension of advertising intent. ANOVA analyses were performed to assess the effect on age, gender, parent-child interaction and parental control over children of TV programme watching. Research found that majority of children aged between five and eight have some understanding … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2004 · 7,361 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractInformation Provided by Accrual and Cash Flow Measures in Determining Firms’ Performance: Malaysian EvidenceNorita Mohd Nasir, Shamsul Nahar AbdullahAccrual and cash flow measures have been argued to be able to evaluate firms’ performance, although the results are inconclusive throughout countries and time. This study examined the accrual and cash flow measures independently and jointly among Malaysian firms. The study predicted that the low cash flow subgroups (high income to cash flow firms) would show better results in operating, … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2004 · 7,330 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSmall Business Critical Success/Failure Factors In Developing Economies: Some Evidences From BotswanaZelealem T. Temtime, J. PansiriAlthough the discovery of diamond has propelled Botswana from one of the poorest countries in 1966 to its current economic status as a middle-income country, the country still faces the problems of economic diversification, employment creation, income generation and distribution and poverty alleviation. Governmental and non- Governmental organizations have put many efforts on the development of small and medium Enterprises … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2004 · 9,324 accessesView PDFCite