Sign inSubmit
Tips: “quotes” for a phrase · author:Lee · a DOI goes straight to its article

74 results for “Research communities”
Set a search alert
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCurrent and Future Nanotech Applications in the Oil IndustryCocuzza Matteo, Pirri Candido, Rocca Vera, Verga FrancescaProblem statement: Nanotech applications in the oil industry are not completely new: nanoparticles have been successfully used in drilling muds for the past 50 years. Only recently all the other key areas of the oil industry, such as exploration, primary and assisted production, monitoring, refining and distribution, are approaching nanotechnologies as the potential Philosopher's stone for facing critical issues related … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 6 · 13 Mar 2012 · 10,630 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPotential Environment and Public Health Risk Due to Contamination of Heavy Metals from Industrial Waste Water in Lam Thao, Phu Tho, VietnamNguyen Cong Vinh, Ingrid Oborn, Pham Quang Ha et al.Problem statement: In Vietnam, rice cultivation plays an important role in national economic development and food security. However, rice production is facing many problems associated with rapid industrialization and urbanization in the country. Resultant emissions of solid and liquid wastes are often untreated and discharged directly to agricultural land. These practices have potential impacts on the environment and human health. … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 28 Feb 2012 · 8,430 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Adult Australian-Lebanese in MelbourneLina Shahwan-AklThis descriptive exploratory study reports on the prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risk factors among adult Australian-Lebanese migrants living in Melbourne. This study fills a gap in extant research regarding CVD risk factors within this ethnic community in Melbourne. Problem statement: Australia’s multicultural society consists of more than 200 ethnic groups and nearly a quarter of the Australian population are … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 30 Jun 2010 · 15,016 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractExploring the Inadequacy of Pertinent Capacities for Urban Flood Risk Management in the Developing CountriesNkwunonwo Ugonna Chimnonyerem, Chiemelu Emmanuel Ndukwe, Nkwunonwo Ugochi AdannayaOf all the widespread natural hazards with large scale human, economic and environmental impacts, flooding surpasses. In the urban areas, the threats of this hazard are substantial and call for ever more attention, which, within the contexts of sustainable human and urban development, is increasingly an important problem in social science research. Urban flooding is a relatively new hazard phenomenon, … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 3 · 18 Aug 2016 · 7,831 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractLegislative Strengthening and Empowerment: Efforts to Strengthen Local Governance and Accountability through Provincial Parliaments in IndonesiaCecep DarmawanThis paper is about the performance of legislators at the provincial level in Indonesia. The study was conducted in the West Java Province to establish efforts made to strengthen local governments and improve accountability through provincial parliaments. There are several socio-polictical factors which make this research essential, among them include corruption, transparency and accountability, intellectual abilities and the legislature's responsibilities … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 11 · 6 Nov 2015 · 7,064 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEconomic Development of Pak Dome Community in the Lower Mun River Basin for Good Life Quality in Northeastern ThailandAngool Charmremsam, Winai Veerawattananont, Bunchird Aanattpong, Prasopsuk LittidetThis qualitative research was carried out of the Pak Dome community, Mu 1 Tambon Posai, Amphoe Phibun Mang sahan, Ubon Ratchathani. The 15 samples went through learning process by raising plants and animals. The field data were collected using interviews and participant observations. The data were analyzed descriptively and the results were as follows the people who settled at the … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 29 Nov 2014 · 7,687 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHIGH IMPEDANCE SURFACES FOR FLEXIBLE AND CONFORMAL WIRELESS SYSTEMSHaider R. Khaleel, Hussain M. Al-Rizzo, Ayman Issac, Said AbushamlehRecent years have witnessed a great deal of interest from both scientific and academic communities in the field of flexible electronic systems. Most flexible electronic systems require the integration of flexible antennas operating in specific frequency bands to provide wireless connectivity which is highly demanded by today’s network oriented society. On the other hand, High Impedance Surfaces have become very … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 26 Jun 2014 · 7,222 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEpidemiological Survey of Visceral Leishmaniasis: An Evidence Based ReportMohammad Arif Khan, Ravada Vinay Kumar, Krishna Pandey et al.The aim of this study was to find out the epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis among individuals of different age group and sex living in rural communities of Bihar, India. A retrospective study was conducted on 133 patients with a history of prolong fever and weight loss who was admitted at Rajendra Memorial Research Institute Of Medical Sciences (RMRIMS), Patna, India … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 9, Issue 2 · 29 Jul 2013 · 7,538 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Effective System for Acute Spotting Aberration in the Speech of Abnormal Children Via Artificial Neural Network and Genetic AlgorithmC. R. Bharathi, V. ShanthiProblem statement: In real-world environment, speech signal processing plays a vital role among the research communities. A wide range of researches are carried out in this field for denoising, enhancement and more. Besides the other, stress management is important to identify the spot in which the stress has to be made. Approach: In this study, in order to provide proper … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 10 · 13 Aug 2012 · 7,209 accessesView PDFCite