Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAdolescent Internal Environmental Locus of Control Scale (AINELOC) Measurement ToolCarnell Colebrook-ClaudeThis study aims to validate the Adolescent Internal Environmental Locus of Control (AINELOC) scales (green consumer, activist, advocate and recycling attitude). The AINELOC was used to identify the association between internal locus of control and pro-environmental behaviors in adolescents. The study was conducted because of the lack of data in the literature about the subject matter and developed based on … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 2 · 29 Apr 2019 · 8,608 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCitizen Recommendation for Social Media-Based Government Application Development: A Design Science ApproachEvaristus Didik Madyatmadja, Edi Abdurachman, Ford Lumban Gaol et al.The sustained social and economic phenomenon will affect the coming years, such as the increased cultural and religious diversity, population growth and changes in consumption and lifestyle. This condition will create various challenges to the public service. In providing the initiative on e-government, in this case is e-government based on social media, the government has invested in resources, energy, time … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 14, Issue 10 · 23 Oct 2018 · 7,249 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractGeorge (Gogu) ConstantinescuRelly Victoria Virgil Petrescu, Raffaella Aversa, Antonio Apicella et al.George (Gogu) Constantinescu (October 4, 1891 - December 11, 1965) was a Romanian scientist and engineer, often considered to be one of the most important Romanian engineers. He was responsible for creating a new field of mechanics, called "sonicity," which describes the transmission of energy through vibrations in fluid or solid bodies. He applied the new theory to numerous inventions: … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 4 · 5 Dec 2017 · 8,571 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Rise of the Physical Sciences in “Stricto Sensu” The Developmental Approach and the History of SciencesGeorg W. OesterdiekhoffJ. Piaget dedicated several books and articles on the psychogenetic reconstruction of the history of sciences. A couple of disciples followed Piaget´s ideas and reconstructed the history of single disciplines or of some scientific developments in terms of developmental psychology. They found a striking similarity between childish psychological stages and the sciences in their premodern period. Correspondingly, they also found … …Physics International, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 31 Oct 2017 · 8,636 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractChasing the Fat Demon: Fat Chance, Buddy?David L. Katz, Joachim Storsberg, Christian SchmidtScience is an interesting profession. At times, one could get caught up in his or her own world of thoughts, perception, far away from reality, sometimes referred to as the proverbial ivory tower (Lederberg, 1972). Science for the sake of science is, per se, not without merit, with our fragmented understanding of a given issue providing ample justification for experimentation … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 13, Issue 2 · 29 May 2017 · 8,134 accessesView PDFCite