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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEvaluation and Sociolinguistic Analysis of Text Features for Gender and Age IdentificationVasiliki Simaki, Iosif Mporas, Vasileios MegalooikonomouThe paper presents an interdisciplinary study in the field of automatic gender and age identification, under the scope of sociolinguistic knowledge on gendered and age linguistic choices that social media users make. The authors investigated and gathered standard and novel text features used in text mining approaches on the author's demographic information and profiling and they examined their efficacy in … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 25 Sep 2016 · 9,137 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractComponents Affecting Dental Fear in Adults: A Cross Sectional StudyEugenia M. Diaz Almenara, Antonio Castaño Seiquer, Laura Sanmartin Galindo et al.The estimated prevalence of extreme dental fear and anxiety is 40% among the adult population. Patient expressed fear of the dentist is rarely used in clinical practice to assess patient concerns. The present study was carried out to identify the risk factors associated to fear of the dentist and the frequency of visits to the dental clinic. The study comprised … …Current Research in Dentistry, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 25 Feb 2016 · 13,816 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractKnowledge of Chemical Hazards and Prevalence of Darkroom Diseases among Darkroom Technicians and Assistants in Southeast, NigeriaMark C. Okeji, Felicitas U. Idigo, AngelMary C. Anakwue, Uloma NwoguDarkroom technicians and assistants are exposed daily to x-ray processing chemicals. These chemicals contain known irritants which can cause some disease symptoms to its handlers. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of chemical hazards and prevalence of darkroom diseases among darkroom technicians and assistants in Southeast, Nigeria. The study adopted cross-sectional survey. A total of 105 … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 24 Nov 2015 · 8,128 accessesView PDFCite
Literature ReviewOpen accessIn the abstractWork-Family Conflict: A Synthesis of the Research from Cross-National PerspectiveFrancis AnnorChanging demographic trends occurring in the work and family spheres have made combining work and family responsibilities an increasingly challenging task for employees in virtually every nation. However, previous studies on work-family conflict have focused predominantly on Western and developed nations, with little attention to the experience of work-family conflict across different national contexts. Only recently have studies begun to … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 1 · 12 Nov 2015 · 8,083 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPerception and Awareness of Young Internet Users towards Cybercrime: Evidence from MalaysiaMd Shamimul Hasan, Rashidah Abdul Rahman, Sharifah Farah Hilwani Binti Tengku Abdillah, Normah OmarCybercrime is a criminal (unethical and unlawful) activities using internet facilities such as virus infections, identity theft and hacking. There is high risk of becoming a victim especially for young internet user. The purpose of this study is to protect them by providing empirical evidence to the policy makers in combating cybercrime. The study examines the relationship between perception and … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 4 · 10 Nov 2015 · 8,734 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDeterminants of Sicilian Wine Consumption: Evidence from a Binary Response ModelFrancesco Caracciolo, Giuseppe Di Vita, Maurizio Lanfranchi, Mario D’AmicoThe growing importance of Sicilian wines in the Italian market provides the context in which this paper is set. This study presents the results of a recent survey on Sicilian wine consumption in Italy. By means of a binary response model, this paper evaluates the main determinants (demographic profile, preference and attitudes) that influence Italian consumers' preferences for Sicilian wines. … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 11 · 5 Nov 2015 · 6,901 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAmerican Students in Russia: Research and Data Analysis of Exchange ProgramsAlexander Aref’ev, Mara SukholutskayaThe article focuses on the main trends in American students training in Russia from the 1960s to the present day. The paper considers the issues like changes in geography and curricula of American students, dynamics of their total number in Soviet and Russian higher education and their preferences of certain universities. The article also provides information on socio-demographic composition of … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 10 · 30 Oct 2015 · 6,750 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractStudy of Heavy Metals in the Surface Sediments of the Main Wadis in the Region of Meknes-MoroccoA. Lammini, A. Dehbi, H. Omari, A. AbdallaouiBecause of their growing demographic and industrial expansion, the urban areas of the city of Meknes are likely to disturb the ecological balance of watercourse. In the present work, we had evaluate the degree of sediment’s contamination by heavy metals (Al, Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb and Zn) in the main wadis of the Meknes region (Boufekrane, Wislane and Toulal) … …Current Research in Geoscience, Vol. 4, Issue 2 · 29 Apr 2015 · 7,112 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractImpact of Quantitative Pharmacology on Drug DevelopmentAna Ruiz-Garcia, Kourosh ParivarThesuccess of drug development rests over two well defined pillars, a goodunderstanding of the drug’s clinical pharmacology and the appropriate targetpopulation for whom the clinical use is intended. The label for human prescription drugsrequires a good understanding of the pharmacological effects (pharmacodynamicsor PD) and the mechanism of action of the drug as well as detailed informationof the drug’s Pharmacokinetics (PK): … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 24 Apr 2015 · 7,164 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIMPACT OF THE ANTECEDENT FACTORS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF MALAYSIAN EXPORT COMPANIESSaad Dubayyan Alshammari, Rabiul IslamThe study aimed at investigating the impact of the antecedent factors on the performance of exporting companies in Malaysia through the mediating influence of marketing mix adaptation. In order to provide deep and rich investigation, the impact of the antecedent factors on the marketing mix adaptation was examined. A questionnaire was used as the instrument of the study and the … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 30 Aug 2014 · 7,387 accessesView PDFCite