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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOn the Front Lines: Educating Teachers about Bullying and Prevention MethodsAviva Twersky GlasnerProblem statement: Bullying is a serious problem in American schools and is characterized by aggressive behavior distinguished by unequal power and the intention to cause physical, social, or emotional harm to others Bullying is evolving from the classic image of a big schoolyard bully picking on smaller kids to a more technologically, sophisticated model of kids using cyber technology to … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 4 · 23 Oct 2010 · 9,283 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCorpus-Based Analysis on Cross-Domain Experiments in Classification-and-Ranking GenerationAida Mustapha, Md. Nasir Sulaiman, Ramlan Mahmod, Mohd. Hasan SelamatProblem statement: Overgeneration-and-ranking architecture works well in written language where sentence is the basic unit. However, in spoken language where utterance is the basic unit, the disadvantage becomes critical as spoken language also render intentions, hence short strings may be of equivalent impact. Approach: In classification-and-ranking, response was deliberately chosen from dialogue corpus rather than wholly generated, such that it … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 6, Issue 11 · 23 Oct 2010 · 7,099 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEvidence-Based Study on Performance Evaluation of Social Education Institutions with Balanced ScorecardSen-Kuei Liao, Su Fen ChenProblem statement: Based on the concept of Balanced Scorecard (BSC), this study was intended to assist the establishment of performance evaluation system for social education institutions in transforming phase. Approach: An evidence-based analysis was processed to examine the objectivity of the indicators and the weights of key factors of the current performance evaluation. Results: Based on the concept of BSC, … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 7,816 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractChanging Public Policy Due to Saudi City of Jeddah Flood DisasterNaill M. Momani, Ayman S. FadilProblem statement: This study discussed the last flood disaster which occurred in Jeddah City-Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 25th of November 2009 which caused more than 121 fatalities and billions of dollars in losses in addition to around 20,000 sheltered families which cause a shift in public policy to deal with natural disasters in Saudi Arabia. Approach: We followed the … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 9,021 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBusiness Continuity Planning: Are We Prepared for Future DisastersNaill M. MomaniProblem statement: Natural and man-made disasters could cause a lot of monetary, mortality and morbidity losses for our business’ operations such as: Activities, products and services. In order to minimize losses from such disasters, it is essential to prepare and implement effective business continuity plans that could deal with abnormal conditions. Approach: In this study, a discussion of the major … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 7,391 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA New Collaborative Pattern between Landscape Architects and Urban Designers in Environmental DesignMostafa Behzadfar, Mohsen Faizi, Sina Razzaghi Asl, Behzad Haji BeiklouProblem statement: Nowadays professions such as architecture, landscape architecture and urban design are playing a unique role in environmental design process. Meanwhile architecture is being separated from two other majors: landscape architecture and urban design by paying so much attention to constructing buildings. Landscape architecture and urban design have parallel subjects and goals and both have the intention to improve … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 4 · 31 Aug 2010 · 7,355 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImproving Jordan's Law towards Sustainable Solid and Hazardous Waste Management: Lessons from USA's Environmental LawsNaill M. MomaniProblem statement: Improper handling of solid and hazardous waste will impact the living standards of a community in normal days and when disasters occur such misuse could disperse response and recovery activities due to natural or man-made disasters. Approach: This study discussed the Jordanian solid and hazardous waste management policies in light of USA equivalent ones with the intention to … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 4 · 31 Aug 2010 · 6,614 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSubcutaneous Injection of Metallic Mercury Mimicking Bacterial Cellulites: A Case ReportMehdi Haghdoost, Abolfazl Poorhasan, Kamyar Ghabili, Omid MashrabiProblem statement: Injection of metallic mercury in the forms of subcutaneous or intravenous has been hitherto reported in less than a hundred cases. Approach: We reported a 19 year old male with history of major depression who subcutaneously injected metallic mercury into his right forearm with suicidal intention. Results: A week later, a mild elevation of creatinine level was noted. … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 7,397 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Ontology Driven, Procedural Reasoning System-Like Agent Model, For Multi-Agent Based Mobile Workforce Brokering SystemsArash Mousavi, Md. Jan Nordin, Zulaiha Ali OthmanProblem statement: It has been proven that Believe, Desire, Intention (BDI) agent architecture, performs suitably in dynamic and unpredictable environments. Although BDI architecture has been formulated rigorously, implementing BDI architecture is not as straightforward as it has been promised. Nevertheless, the preeminent implementation of BDI architecture is Procedural Reasoning System (PRS) and Jadex is a Java-based platform that successfully applies … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 6, Issue 5 · 31 May 2010 · 7,667 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Effects of Open Heart Surgery (Coronary Bypass) on Depression and Social Adjustment of Hospitalized Heart PatientsFarah Naderi, Alireza Heideri, Marjan Kargarzadeh, Mohammad TahmasbiProblem statement: Post treatment preparation is critical period, as patients may have difficulties with psychosocial adjustment, especially related to dissatisfaction with side effects of medicine taking therapy and a lack of socialization skills/social competence. Different psychological issues arise for patients depending upon where they are in the medical treatment process. Approach: The current research was processed with the intention of … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2009 · 7,988 accessesView PDFCite