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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMalaria and Climate Change: Discussion on Economic ImpactsMd. Shahin Mia, Rawshan Ara Begum, Ah-Choy Er et al.Problem statement: Climate change is a global environmental change that is adversely affecting human health by causing various health impacts in countries throughout the world. Climate is the most influential driving force of vector-borne diseases such as malaria. Changes in climate factors substantially affect reproduction, development, distribution and seasonal transmissions of malaria. Climate change increases the outbreak of malaria which … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 28 Feb 2011 · 6,584 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPeople Participation, an Undeniable Necessity for Conserving Forest Areas of Arasbaran Region in IranSara Zare, Hossein Shabanali Fami, Manouchehr NamiranianThe issue of participation has recently become an interesting point for many national, regional and international institutions. Participation and collaboration of Iranians in the field of natural resources conservation has an old history. During a long period of time, vast areas of natural resources have been protected by the dwellers and indigenous users; we are witnessing deep land use changes … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2008 · 7,530 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 · 9,322 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Boko Haram Terrorism: Causes Still MisunderstoodSogo Angel Olofinbiyi, Jean SteynThere have been widespread assumptions across the globe that the root cause of Boko Haram terrorism in Nigeria is religious rather than socio-economic. An investigation into this dichotomy allowed this study to fully demonstrate that the root cause of Boko Haram’s terrorist actions emanates from the non-fulfilment of socio-economic goals that are prompted by the violation of fundamental human rights, … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 30 Mar 2018 · 10,107 accessesView PDFCite
Literature ReviewOpen accessIn the abstractSocial Cohesion: Its Meaning and ComplexitiesItumeleng Mekoa, Dauda BusariThe concept Social cohesion is relative and a somewhat difficult concept to define. Many scholars have offered varying degree of definitions but the main challenge noticed in the definition, is the multiple definitions based on individual scholar’s orientation or ideology. Another problem poised by these definitions of the concept is that of multi-level and multi-dimensional nature. Contemporary scholars of social … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 27 Mar 2018 · 9,915 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFormal Credit and its Impact on Income - Evidence from the Poor Households in VietnamLe Trung Hieu, Pham Tien ThanhThe poor households are normally financial constrained, which inhibits them from income-generating activities. Formal credit market in Vietnam has been more and more improved and thus the poor households can be more accessible to formal sources. Thenceforth, they can relax their financial constraint and then invest in on-farm or off-farm activities to generate income and escape poverty in longer run. … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 7 · 20 Jul 2017 · 8,300 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractGirl-Pupil School Dropouts in Secondary Education in Masvingo District, Zimbabwe: Influencing Factors and EffectsTafadzwa Clementine Maramura, David MagoLiteracy levels in Zimbabwe are at an average of ninety two percent, which is amongst the highest in Africa. Despite significant levels of transformation in the education system, which has seen skyrocketing literacy rates, secondary education still lacks transformation of other structures that have a direct impact on the rate of girl child secondary school dropouts. Through purposive sampling and … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 1 · 16 Mar 2017 · 9,120 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImpact of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act Activities on Agriculture as Perceived by FarmersS. Thangamalar, S. Kalaivani, S. Palaniswamy, K.R. AshokOut of 66.00% of rural population in India, majority are landless labours depending on the mercy of employment providers for their livelihood. This population is the most vulnerable section to poverty, underemployment, access to development, etc. Therefore the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has been implemented by the Government of India to improve the living standards of … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 2 · 17 Jun 2016 · 8,167 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