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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractInformation Provided by Accrual and Cash Flow Measures in Determining Firms’ Performance: Malaysian EvidenceNorita Mohd Nasir, Shamsul Nahar AbdullahAccrual and cash flow measures have been argued to be able to evaluate firms’ performance, although the results are inconclusive throughout countries and time. This study examined the accrual and cash flow measures independently and jointly among Malaysian firms. The study predicted that the low cash flow subgroups (high income to cash flow firms) would show better results in operating, … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2004 · 7,327 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractModerating Effects of IT Applications on IT Capability and Competitive AdvantageLew Sook LingGenerally, this study aims to assist domestic companies to determine appropriate Information Technology (IT) applications to attain Competitive Advantage (CA). Specifically, this study aims to assess enhancement causes by IT applications between IT capability and CA. A new CA model by incorporating IT applications in organizations is then proposed. Pilot study was used to test a set of newly developed … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 9 · 5 Oct 2017 · 7,976 accessesView PDFCite
HypothesisOpen accessIn the abstractAnalysis of Market Orientation on Business Performance in the Multinational Service IndustriesMartin Owusu Ansah, Richard ChinomonaThe paper examined the extent of market orientation on business performance in the multinational service industries in Ghana. It applied the behavioral viewpoint of market orientation measurement using MKTOR scale as a base in eliciting information from eleven marketing managers through in - depth interview while one hundred and sixty-three marketing managers were also surveyed using structured questionnaires. Structural Equation … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 1 · 9 Feb 2017 · 8,005 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDeterminants Factors of Agricultural Extension Services Performance and Impacts on Farmers' BehaviorMuh. Hatta Jamil, Amri Jahi, Muhammad Arsyad et al.Agricultural extension plays an important role in improving the quality of human resources, also it function as a learning process for the main actors so that farmer will be able to help and organize themselves in accessing market information, technology, capital and other resources. Problem that arise among stakeholders have been widely debated. Since then, determinant factor of Agricultural Extension … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 1 · 2 Feb 2017 · 8,784 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCognitive Mechanism of Metaphorization in Zoological TermsZifa Kakbaevna Temirgazina, Uldanai Maksutovna Bakhtikireeva, Vladimir Pavlovich Sinyachkin, Marzhan Kasymovna AkoshevaTerminology of any science, as a result of verbalized scientific expertise, is formed in conjunction with the ordinary consciousness of native speakers. Metaphor in a particular scientific zoological discourse in the Russian and Kazakh languages has not become the object of researchers' attention yet. The comparison of the results of the cognitive mechanism of analogy in the zoological discourse in … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 12 · 13 Dec 2016 · 7,538 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAccess to and Uptake of Contraception by Women with DisabilitiesNatal Ayiga, Stella KigoziContraception has been identified as an imperative for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. In poor countries, the need for contraception is highest among the most vulnerable population groups. One such group is women with disabilities. The objectives of this study were to examine uptake of and identify the predictors of use of contraception by women in Uganda with disabilities. The … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 4 · 22 Nov 2016 · 8,001 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA History of the Present: The Impact of Newspapers' Constructions of Maltreatment in an Irish Nursing HomeAmanda PhelanSince the publication of Ireland's policy on elder abuse, structural, practice, policy and research advances have occurred. However, a significant catalyst to in raising the public consciousness was the impact of an undercover broadcast of maltreatment in Leas Cross nursing home in 2005. This broadcast has had an enduring and significant impact on nursing home care until the present day. … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 23 Sep 2016 · 7,206 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAnalysis of the Factors used by Farmers to Manage Risk. A Case Study on Italian FarmsAntonella Pontrandolfi, Fabian Capitanio, Felice Adinolfi, Barry GoodwinThe study analyses the strategies Italian farmers use to cope with the risks that face their production. We develop cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses as well as analyses of correlation that underline the main differences between the way farms adapt their structure and management towards risk. The expected output is an analysis of farms’ approach to risk management in relation to … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 4 · 26 Apr 2016 · 7,633 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Review of Human Induced Vibrations on FootbridgesC. Maraveas, Z.C. Fasoulakis, K.D. TsavdaridisAn extensive literature review of human induced vibrations that flexible footbridges experience is addressed in this study. Qualitative information is comprehensively included herein to provide common methods and code recommendations for the practicing engineers. The parameters affecting the dynamic response of footbridges excited by pedestrians are highlighted. In particular, the synchronous lateral excitation is addressed. This investigation can be valuable … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 30 Oct 2015 · 8,815 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractComparison of Edge Detection Techniques Applied in the Identification of Centerline Segregation on Steel SlabsLuciene Coelho Lopez Queiroz, André Riyuiti HirakawaThe method Baumann, or Sulphur print as it is also known, is one of the tools used to evaluate the operating conditions of continuous casting machine and quality control of the production of steel slabs. The correct evaluation of centerline segregation severity, analyzed in Sulphur print, is essential to control this process. However, given the classification complexity between the different … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 8 · 10 Sep 2015 · 6,821 accessesView PDFCite