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Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleComparison of the Known Hypotheses of Lateral Buckling in the Elastic-Plastic States of Thin-Walled Semi-Slender ColumnsKrzysztof MurawskiStability of structures, as known, is a challenging issue, especially in critical engineering, i.e., in designing structures which in a wrong design process could cause a catastrophe. The avoidance of possible stability troubles is mandatory. In this study, the simplifications and hypotheses of loss of stability by lateral buckling in elastic-plastic states of semi-slender columns axially compressed by force are … …International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 21 Dec 2020 · 6,252 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF THE STATES BEFORE AND AFTER THE AMERICAN CIVIL WARVasanthakumar N. BhatEven though, the American Civil War is considered as a seminal event in the history of the United States, there are not many empirical studies examining economic conditions of the Union and the Confederate states. Even though, economic conflict is not considered to be a cause of the Civil War, economic conditions after the war were vastly different in the … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 3 · 4 Dec 2014 · 8,153 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleThe Effect of the Attacks of 9/11 on Organizational Policies, Employee Attitudes and Workers' Psychological StatesAmy E. Hurley-Hanson, Cristina M. Giannantonio, Heidi Carlos et al.Problem statement: The attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11) on the United States have had a profound effect on organizations and their employees. These effects occurred in the days and weeks immediately following the attacks, as well as in the years since the attacks occurred. In commemoration of the tenth anniversary of 9/11, this study focuses on the impact that … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 27 May 2011 · 8,282 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleIncome Statements Transparency and Firms' Characteristics of Companies Listed on the Bursa MalaysiaSazilah Mohd Saad, Syed Noh Syed Ahmad, Kamaruzaman Jusoff et al.Problem statement: This research was intended to contribute to the one of Corporate Governance mechanism on transparency and disclosure on the financial statements. Approach: As in the recent development of findings from Financial Statements Review Committee (FSRC) that company did not disclose of Material expenses and not classified accordingly. Results: This study provides an evidence for the transparency level on … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 9 · 30 Sep 2009 · 7,527 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleDeterminants of Outward Foreign Direct Investments from Small Island Developing StatesDensil A. WilliamsProblem statement: Although there is a burgeoning literature on the rise of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) from developing economies, comparatively less work exists on MNEs from small, developing economies. Given the precipitous rise in the level of outward foreign direct investments from small, economies, it is still not clear in the academic literature and for policy purposes, those factors in the … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2009 · 7,325 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleShort Text Mining: State of the Art and Research OpportunitiesMohamed Grida, Hasnaa Soliman, Mohamed HassanWith the growing number of connected online users producing a tremendous amount of unstructured short-texts daily, understanding and mining these data becomes very useful for individuals, governments and companies for identifying the public users’ attitudes towards different entities, such as products, services, events, places, organizations and topics. However, analyzing these short-texts using traditional methods becomes a significant challenge due to … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 15, Issue 10 · 13 Oct 2019 · 8,091 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleHeavy Metals and Anion Levels in Some Samples of Vegetable Grown Within the Vicinity of Challawa Industrial Area, Kano State, NigeriaJ. C. Akan, F. I.A. Abdulrahman, V. O. Ogugbuaja, J. T. AyodeleProblem section: Effluents from the surrounding industries such as tannery and textile are used by vegetable farmers for the irrigation of their crops. These effluents may contain some toxic metals which bioaccumulate along the food chain. Moreover the uptake of such toxic metals by crops is governed by their availability and concentration in the soil. Therefore such crops may accumulate … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 31 Mar 2009 · 9,270 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleA Typology to Describe School Choice Policy in the United States: Using Cluster Analysis to Categorize States’ Charter School Law CharacteristicsWilliam Dabney, Bret Blackmon, Michelle M. LivermorePersistent educational inequality in the United States has inspired various school reform efforts with states adopting a wide variety of charter school laws. This study developed a typology of state-level charter school laws. U.S. states (N = 50) were described and categorized based on characteristics of their charter school laws related to autonomy, funding equity and growth. Autonomy referred to … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 17, Issue 1 · 19 May 2021 · 7,058 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleMULTI-STATE MODELS OF HIV/AIDS BY HOMOGENEOUS SEMI-MARKOV PROCESSZelalem Getahun DessieMulti-state stochastic models are useful tools for studying complex dynamics such as chronic diseases. The purpose of this study is to determine factors associated with the progression between different stages of the disease and to model the progression of HIV/AIDS disease of an individual patient under ART follow-up using semi-Markov processes. A sample of 1456 patients has been taken from … …Current Research in Biostatistics, Vol. 4, Issue 2 · 11 Aug 2014 · 8,209 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleSeeking an Alternative Modality to the Management of Nigeria's Fertilizer Subsidy Scheme-An Empirical Approach to the Case Study of Ondo State (1976-1996)Victor O. Asekunowo, Grace T. Olutunla, Adebiyi G. DaramolaProblem statement: The objective of Nigeria’s fertilizer subsidy scheme was to make inorganic fertilizers readily available to farmers at affordable prices in order to boost food production in the country. Shortly into the scheme, farmers complained that fertilizers were not received at the time of need and in sufficient quantities. Approach: Using Ondo State, Nigeria as a case study, to … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 7,831 accessesView PDFCite