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EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractIs Rerum® the New Coley's Vaccine?Marco RuggieroColey's Vaccine and Cancer Immunotherapy Dr. William B. Coley is credited for having been the first to translate the observation of an association between bacterial infections, high fever and cancer remission into a successful cancer treatment. However, it is worth noting that such an association dates back to at least one century before Coley's times; as Wiemann and Starnes from … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 13, Issue 2 · 31 May 2017 · 12,281 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPotentiality of Biogas as Renewable Energy Technology and its role for the Conservation of EnvironmentMaheshwor Poudel, Pabitra Adhikari, Ramesh Man SinghThe study shows the status of biogas as a Renewable Energy Technology (RET) and its role in the conservation of environment by reducing the consumption of fuelwood and Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) emission. 95 household survey, 10 key informant interviews, 3 focus group discussion and direct observatory technique were used for primary data collection. Fuelwood was found to be dominant energy … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 16 Dec 2016 · 7,792 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBarriers to Children and Young People’s Participation in Policy Making in GhanaJones Adu-GyamfiThis research examined the barriers to young people’s participation as strategic stakeholders in the formulation of public policy, using the formulation of Ghana’s youth policy as a case study. The aim was to gain knowledge about the processes that facilitate or hinder young people’s participation in the policy process at national level. The study involved the use of semi-structured interviews … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 4 · 21 Sep 2015 · 8,199 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAnalytical Analysis of In-Band Crosstalk, Out-of-Band Crosstalk and GVD-Based Power Penalties in DWDM and TDM/DWDM-PONSIbrahim Mohamed, Mohammad Syuhaimi Ab-RahmanIn addition to the ever-increasing demand for broader bandwidth per user, which results from the continuous development of new bandwidth-hungry services and applications, the consequent upgrade from the currently deployed Time-Division Multiplexing Passive Optical Networks (TDM-PONs) to Next-Generation Optical Access Networks (NG-OANs) has become inevitable. Different architectures for creating a NG-OAN have been proposed in the literature. Among those architectures, … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 13 May 2015 · 7,317 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTHE MODEL IN PREVENTING AND SOLVING DRUGS IN THE THAI-LAO BORDER VILLAGESWattana Puttichart, Saner Piromjitpong, Metta MettkarunjitA drug issue is a problem at both national and international levels. The root causes of the problems lie inside and outside the humans. To solve the problems in a sustainable way, it is essential to get cooperation from many parties. The research aimed to study the situations and prevention and solution of drugs in the border villages, to construct … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 1 · 18 Apr 2014 · 7,494 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCurrent Status and Policy Implications for Fostering Social EntrepreneurYoon-Doo Kim, Seok YoonIn this study, problems in current status of social entrepreneurs in Korea were examined and further policy issues for them were suggested as well. For the methodology, the study analyzed the drawbacks and policy implication of fostering social entrepreneurs through Focus Group Interview (FGI) on analysis of present condition of incubating social entrepreneur and programs for it. First, it should … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 4, Issue 3 · 9 Jul 2012 · 6,929 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Impact of the Professional Learning and Psychological Mentoring Support for Teacher TraineesChristina Peter LigaduProblem statement: Mentoring practices have been an important part of the practicum in initial teacher training. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of a mentoring program for teacher mentors and mentees. It also explored the factors that influenced the impact of the mentoring program. This study was conducted in two secondary schools in the state of … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 3 · 7 May 2012 · 8,415 accessesView PDFCite