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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractGreen Environments and their Effect Upon Hospital UsersCarol A. Haigh, Gary Witham, Jessica Thompson, Hilary WoodWhilst there is significant academic and health care opinion is that green space both in and outside of institutions is both beneficial and desirable for hospital patients and workers, there is little in the literature to suggest that patients and staff recognise or identify 'good' and 'bad' natural environments. This study reports an exploration of the green environment around a … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 19 Jan 2015 · 7,072 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractLANDFILLS MULTIPLE GOAL OPTIMIZATION USING EQUATIONLESS QUALITATIVE RELATIONSMirko DohnalLandfills are unique and difficult to measure. Their optimization must be solved with a severe lack of information. The privilege of not utilizing information items based on common sense cannot be afforded, as this represents an important part of the available ad hoc landfill knowledge related to e.g., economics, sociology. Therefore, a flexible, formal tool for dealing with the common … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 1 · 11 Feb 2014 · 7,248 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMODELLING ICT INTEGRATION IN TEACHING AND LEARNING OF TECHNICAL EDUCATIONBabawuro Shu’aibu, Abubakar Sadiq Bappah, Muhammad Sukri Bin SaudThe use of ICT facilities in teaching and learning is promising as it continues to yield impressive result from the studies conducted around the developed world economies. Results of similar studies from developing economies revealed gap in the use of ICTs in teaching and learning, especially, in some higher institutions offering Technical and Vocational Education (TVE). Emerging developing economies like … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 2 · 20 Aug 2013 · 8,148 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Analysis of Operationalization and Acceptability of Business to Business Transaction: A mixed Method ApproachYusuf Muhammad-Bashir Owolabi, Ahamed Kameel Mydin Meera, Gairuzazmi Mat Ghani et al.Business to business barter exchange is a form of transaction that is gaining popularity during the economic downtown despite the fact that money exchange supersede the traditional barter exchange due to a number of inherent problems it has. This study explores the operation and user’s acceptance of business to business barter exchange in Malaysia that has made barter exchange feasible … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 9 · 30 Jul 2012 · 7,731 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractUnmet Needs in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Metasynthesis ProtocolRebecca T. Disler, Anna Green, Tim Luckett et al.Problem statement: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a chronic progressive illness. Despite the high burden experienced by individuals in the advanced stages of illness, individuals with advanced COPD continue to have unmet needs and limited access to palliative care. This Metasynthesis seeks to describe: the barriers and facilitators care access and provision; the unmet needs of individuals with advanced COPD, … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 19 Jun 2012 · 7,583 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Living Values-Based Contextual Learning to Develop the Students' CharacterKokom KomalasariProblem statement: University has an important role in the process of young generation character education. The character education should be integrated through the living values-based contextual learning model in order to be easier internalized and implemented. This study aimed at describing: (1) the living values-based contextual learning model conceptually in lecturing; (2) the implementation of the living values-based contextual learning … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 6 Mar 2012 · 9,298 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHas The Sea Changed? Qualitative Analyses on the Views of Fishermen in the east coast zone of PeninsularHayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril, Bahaman Abu Samah, Jeffrey Lawrence D’Silva, Jegak UliProblem statement: Pressure from the uncontrolled human activities had caused damages to our environment. The sea, as one of the environment components has also suffered from these activities. Fishermen, whom depend on the sea for their income and sources of protein, can be one of the groups who are suffering the most. This study intends to discover the perception of … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 5 · 2 Nov 2011 · 7,306 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractWireless Body Area Sensor Networks Signal Processing and Communication Framework: Survey on Sensing, Communication Technologies, Delivery and FeedbackKhalid Abu Al-Saud, Massudi Mahmuddin, Amr MohamedProblem statement: The Wireless Body Area Sensor Networks (WBASNs) is a wireless network used for communication among sensor nodes operating on or inside the human body in order to monitor vital body parameters and movements. This study surveys the state-of-the-art on Wireless Body Area Networks, discussing the major components of research in this area including physiological sensing and preprocessing, WBASNs … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 1 Nov 2011 · 9,159 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEnvironmental Ethics in River Water ManagementRavichandran Moorthy, Ganesan JeyabalanProblem statement: Environmental ethics concerns human beings’ ethical relationship with the natural environment. The fundamental question regarding environmental ethics is basically-what moral obligations do we have concerning the natural environment? The main objective of this study is to examine the extent environmental ethics manifest in river management. The study employs the case study of Malaysia’s Gombak River-one of the most … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 7 Oct 2011 · 9,500 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBamboo Fabric: A Study of Using Thick Bamboo Fiber for Producing and Developing Thai TextilesSisika Wannajun, Songkoon Chantachon, Sasta LaoakkaProblem statement: The way of life of Thai people has involved utensils or things which made of bamboo since the ancient time. Rural Thai people use bamboo for building houses, making handicrafts, basketwork and household utensils. At present, thick bamboo is used and developed to many new products especially the textile products. Three purposes of this research were these: (1) … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 5 Aug 2011 · 9,001 accessesView PDFCite