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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 abstractPersistence of Traditional Retailing in an Island TownS. Selvadurai, R. Moorthy, N. Lyndon, A. C. ErProblem statement: The convergence of modern retail formats in the developing world is resisted by the persistence of traditional retail formats. The issue of lower-circuit and middle-circuit in traditional retail trade in the modernizing urban arena has raise debates about its co-existence in different cultural and geographical settings. The aim of this study is to examine the persisting organizational features … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 3, Issue 3 · 15 Sep 2011 · 7,360 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTax Exportability in Tourism MarketMohammad Mohebi, Khalid Abdul Rahim, Lee Chin, Khairil Wahidin AwangProblem statement: Tax incidence is a basic topic in public economics as the tourism industry is an increasingly major contributor to government revenue. Generally, government taxation objectives are for the purpose of financing programs that improve people’s lives and economic prosperity, accelerate economic growth and allow for access to sustainable development. In the first view, tax policy decisions by government … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 14 Jun 2011 · 7,683 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Role of Home Stay for Ecotourism Development in East Coast Economic RegionMd. Anowar Hossain Bhuiyan, Chamhuri Siwar, Shaharuddin Mohamad Ismail, Rabiul IslamProblem statement: This study provided a brief discussion of home stay for ecotourism development in ECER. Home stay is a potential economic activity in tourism sector. The East Coast Economic Region (ECER) has numerous ecotourism resources including hills, mountains, lakes, waterways, state and national parks, recreational forest parks and forest reserves. Home stay should emphasize on the cultural practices as … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 6 · 13 Jun 2011 · 9,864 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Empirical Study of Japanese Deposit Withdrawal Behaviors on Unstable Financial EnvironmentToshihiko Takemura, Takashi Kozu, Tetsuro KobayashiProblem statement: We need to analyze to withdrawal behavior rather than deposit behavior on the situation which financial institutions might fail. However, there are few studies on withdrawal behavior although there are various studies on individual deposit behavior. Approach: Our purpose of this study is to investigate relationships between individual’s deposit withdrawal behavior and economic and psychological factors using micro … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 7 Apr 2011 · 6,994 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractContribution of Rural Women to Family Income Through Participation in Microcredit: An Empirical AnalysisFerdoushi Ahmed, Chamhuri Siwar, Nor Aini Hj. IdrisProblem statement: Rural women in Bangladesh have a lower socio-economic status and very limited access to income generating activities due to a number of social, cultural and religious barriers. Consequently, they have less opportunity to contribute to their family income. Rural women are economically dependent and vulnerable and socially discriminated. Microcredit programme provides loans to the rural poor women in … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 3 · 25 Mar 2011 · 8,693 accessesView PDFCite
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 · 6,588 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFirm's Environmental Performance: A Review of Their DeterminantsAmir Hossein Montazer Hojat, Khalid Abdul Rahim, Lee ChinProblem statement: The role of environment in global economic development is vital since it is the life-support system providing sources of food and water, pleasant surroundings and sceneries and transportation lines. Firms’ environmental performances are of high interest in worldwide environmental protection. Approach: Many factors affect firms’ environmental performance. Some of these are of external origin while others are of … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 8,232 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Effect of Risk Factors on Cardiovascular Vascular Diseases in MauritiusCheika Jahangeer, Maleika Heenaye-Mamode Khan, Naushad Mamode Khan, Shehzada JahangeerProblem statement: Recent studies provided clear evidences that Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) and risk factors of CVD are on the rise worldwide. It has been shown that countries which are in the developing stage are more at risk. Mauritius, being an island in its full swing of development and economic boom, is facing a huge problem in terms of health hazards, … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 30 Jun 2010 · 7,812 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSocio-Demography Factors that Influence Youth Attitude Towards Contract FarmingJeffrey Lawrence D’Silva, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril, Jegak Uli, Bahaman Abu SamahProblem statement: Malaysia is one of the developing countries that rely on agriculture to boost its economy sector. This can be proved through The Ninth Malaysia Plan where agriculture is planned to be the third income generator of the country. Contract farming is one of the potential agriculture activities that proffers propel maximization of production and enhancing economic and social … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 30 Apr 2010 · 8,325 accessesView PDFCite