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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFactors Influencing Commitment of Volunteers’ in Neighborhood Watch OrganizationV. B. Thomas, S. Selvadurai, A. C. Er et al.Problem statement: Social ties become less cohesive as society becomes urbanized. The need for social institutions to redress this state of affairs is crucial. There are two objectives of this research: (i) to examine the commitment level of volunteer residents participation in neighborhood watch organization and (ii) to identify attitudinal and motivational factors that influence their level of commitment. Approach: … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 15 Sep 2011 · 7,994 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Quantitative Study on Japanese Workers' Awareness to Information Security Using the Data Collected by Web-Based SurveyToshihiko TakemuraProblem statement: The researches in the field of social sciences such as economics and business management were not conducted until around 2000. Particularly, there are few empirical studies on information security. Primary reasons among various ones are that there is no data on information security countermeasures and we cannot easily use the data even if the data exist. Though it … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2010 · 7,862 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractExploring Critical Determinants in Deploying Mobile Commerce TechnologySaad G. Yaseen, Suleiman ZayedProblem statement: The research's problem lies in the fact that deploying m-commerce technology in Jordan represent the first serious trail to understand and explore the critical determinants that affect deploying mobile commerce technology. Approach: This research applied TAM model using the following variables: Perceived trust, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, social and cultural values and economic issues to explore … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 31 Jan 2010 · 6,804 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractInciting Striving Speech (i.e., BS) and Imperfect Dialogical Exchanges is exactly what is needed in Higher Education TodayJames Carifio, Rocco PerlaHarry Frankfurt, the American moral philosopher, as well as his many advocates, has initiated a growing movement for eliminating BS from our culture and classrooms. BS is defined as people speaking beyond themselves on some topic that exceed their knowledge of the facts that are relevant to that topic. This article argues that BS and BS-ing (i.e., striving speech and … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2008 · 7,634 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFirms and their Responsibility towards NatureJerome Ballet, Damien BazinCorporate social responsibility is increasingly discussed in economics and management studies today. Corporate leaders often make use of this concept, which finds its origins in philosophy, to analyse the normative behaviour of their companies. But what exactly is corporate responsibility? Is it a mere concept currently in vogue, or is it a new structural approach which could indeed take responsibility … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2005 · 7,155 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Hybrid Method of Long Short-Term Memory and Auto-Encoder Architectures for Sarcasm DetectionMohammed M. AL-Ani, Nazlia Omar, Ahmed Adil NafeaSarcasm detection is considered one of the most challenging tasks in sentiment analysis and opinion mining applications in the social media. Sarcasm identification is therefore essential for a good public opinion decision. There are some studies on sarcasm detection that apply standard word2vec model and have shown great performance with word-level analysis. However, once a sequence of terms is being … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 17, Issue 11 · 1 Dec 2021 · 7,191 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Investigation on the Systems of Collecting and Extracting Greywater from Surface Water and WastewaterSaeid Eslamian, Mohammad Abdolhoseini, Kaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari, Vijay P. SinghLack of water resources, on the one hand and degradation of the quality of available resources; on the other hand, raise serious concerns about water supply. Limited water resources in some areas necessitate planning for use of unconventional resources, such as: Unconventional and recyclable water resources, which should be used optimally. Therefore, there is an increasing need for use of … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 2 · 7 Jun 2021 · 6,447 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOrdaining for Learning Culture: Educational Conservation and Development of Buddhist Monk Universities for Isan People with Limited OpportunitySanit Sumhiram, Songkoon Chantachon, Kosit PaengsoiProblem statement: Buddhist monk universities in Isan (northeast Thailand) have problems of lacking Buddhist monk students. The number of people ordained for learning decreases because Isan people do not like ordaining for learning. In order to adjust the condition of problem to catch up with current conditions, this research study was conducted. The purpose of this research was to examine … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 6 · 20 Mar 2012 · 7,266 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMeasuring Satisfaction with Student Housing FacilitiesNurul Ulyani Mohd Najib, Nor Aini Yusof, Zulkifli OsmanProblem statement: In the past decade, resident satisfaction has been used as an important indicator in evaluating student housing quality and services. This study investigates the level of resident satisfaction with student housing facilities. In particular, it examines the level of student satisfaction with living accommodations at one of the leading universities in Malaysia. Approach: The residential satisfaction framework was … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 28 Jan 2011 · 19,944 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe 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 · 7,612 accessesView PDFCite