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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTHE INFLUENCE OF THE INTEGRATED MODEL OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION STRUCTURE ON THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATING NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONSYu-Tien Huang, Ming-Shen WangThe main body of social stratification structure in Taiwan is transformed with social mobility. By transforming the social stratification structure, the function of non-profit organizations is operating steadily. How does people’s awareness of social strata directly or indirectly influence the operation of non-profit organizations? How do non-profit organizations and governments respond to the transformation of social stratum compositions? And how … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 23 Jan 2014 · 7,280 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCARING MORE BY DOING LESS? AN ENQUIRY ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF OUTSOURCING ON PATIENT CAREFederica Brunetta, Luca Giustiniano, Lucia MarchegianiThis study seeks to understand the potential impact of outsourcing on healthcare processes. By referring to a wider scope of industries and sectors, as they have been the experimental fields of most of the studies on outsourcing, we highlight the pros and cons of the externalization of activities related to patient care. Our purpose is to show and contextualize the … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 2 · 24 Dec 2013 · 7,909 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDietary Fats and Heart Disease: From Prenatal to Postnatal EnvironmentSukhinder K. CheemaProblem statement: Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide and is dramatically increasing in developing countries. Preventive approaches, such as dietary and lifestyle changes can have major health implications to prevent the onset of heart disease. Besides healthy nutrition in the adult life, maternal nutrition during pregnancy and lactation can also have a significant impact on the outcome … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 10 Aug 2012 · 7,433 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPatterns of Resection among Patients with Hepatic-Only Metastatic Colorectal Cancer a Single Institution Experience and ReviewK.I. Quintyne, N. O’Leary, O. O’Kelly et al.Problem statement: Hepatic-only metastasis in colorectal cancer is not a rare clinical finding and can account for 30% of cases. However, only 10-25% of cases are suitable for hepatic resection as part of their treatment pathway. We sought to document our own findings by reviewing patients with hepatic-only disease. Approach: A retrospective analysis was designed to include all patients seen … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 5 Apr 2012 · 7,196 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCross Validation Evaluation for Breast Cancer Prediction Using Multilayer Perceptron Neural NetworksShirin A. Mojarad, Satnam S. Dlay, Wai L. Woo, Gajanan V. SherbetProblem statement: The presence of metastasis in the regional lymph nodes is the most important factor in predicting prognosis in breast cancer. Many biomarkers have been identified that appear to relate to the aggressive behaviour of cancer. However, the nonlinear relation of these markers to nodal status and also the existence of complex interaction between markers have prohibited an accurate … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 4 · 20 Feb 2012 · 7,699 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDeveloping Learner Centered Action Learning ModelChalard ChantarasombatProblem statement: This study aimed to examine the effects of using Learner Centered Action Learning Model. The research was research and development by applying Participatory Action Research method. Instruments used were an achievement test, a questionnaire on students’ satisfaction and focused group discussion. Approach: The statistic included the Mean, Standard Deviation, effectiveness index and Dependent Sample t-test. The results revealed … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 21 Oct 2011 · 7,921 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPost Traumatic Meningitis in Neurosurgery DepartmentReza Malekpour-Afshar, Saeed Karamoozian, Hassan ShafeiProblem statement: Post-Traumatic Meningitis (PTM) is a serious complication followed trauma. It sounds to have different pattern and characteristics. The aim of the current study was to determine the characteristics and outcome of PTM in referral neurosurgery department in Iran. Approach: During 5 years period-2003-2008, all records from meningitis patients in neurosurgery department in the unique referral trauma center in … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2009 · 7,857 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCancer Chemotherapy and Immune RegulationJohn Barrett, Katarina Le BlancProblem statement: Chemotherapeutic drugs have been used to treat malignancy for over 50 years, but the potential of cytotoxic agents to suppress immunity and interfere with Immunosurveillance (IS) of cancer has been largely ignored. Assuming that the immune control of the cancer had a priori already failed, the effect was not considered to have a major impact on treatment outcome. … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2009 · 40,663 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Authoring Tool for As-in-Class E-lectures in E-learning SystemsNael HirzallahThis study lists and discusses the basic features that any E-Learning system should consider. It also proposes an authoring algorithm, namely Slide Generating Algorithm that uses the Authoring-on-the-Fly approach to create electronic course content from real lectures. A tool using the proposed algorithm was implemented packaging the outcome in a SMIL format including audio, video, and slides considering lecturer notes, … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 9 · 30 Sep 2007 · 7,359 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOptimal Control Techniques for the Role of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Abuse in HIV/AIDS Treatment DynamicsBassey Echeng Bassey, Adagba Odey HenryFrom the studies of HIV/AIDS transmission and treatment dynamicsusing mathematical modeling, literature reviews have shown that attention hadnot been given to the behavioral attitude of screen-aware infectives not readyto receive treatment, HIV-aware infectives that initiated treatment buttruncated only to resume treatment later (therapy abuse) and those onconsistent treatment protocols. Moreso, following the non-outright eradicationof the deadly HI-virus, recommendations have been … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 18, Issue 1 · 24 Nov 2022 · 5,819 accessesView PDFCite