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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEntrepreneurships Barriers of Pond Fish Culture in Bangladesh- A Case Study from Mymensingh DistrictMd A. Sarker, Ataharul H. Chowdhury, Yoshihito ItoharaThe main purpose of the study was to identify the major barriers of pond fish culture entrepreneurships in Bangladesh. The population of the study consisted of all 285 fish farmers of the selected villages of Muktagacha upazila (sub-district) of Mymensingh district. Needed data were collected with questionnaire by personal interviewing of the respondents. Result shows that lack of technical knowledge … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2007 · 7,469 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractStress and Job Satisfaction among Air Force Military PilotsKhodabakhsh Ahmadi, Kolivand AlirezaStress induces impairment of performance is a relatively common issue in pilots of military aviation. The present study aimed at gathering preliminary data on the relationship between stress and job satisfaction among military pilots, so determine to what extent military pilots suffering from job satisfaction. This study was cross- sectional in design and used survey methodology. The survey was offered … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2007 · 10,957 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEffects of Agricultural Extension Workers’ Perceptions of Off-the-Job Training and On-the-Job Training to the Development of Their SkillsMohammad Jiaul Hoque, Koichi UsamiThis study was conducted to identify the contributing perceptions of Agricultural Extension Workers (AEWs) regarding off-the-job training and on-the-job training (OJT) for developing their extension skills. Data on AEWs’ skill levels on selected four extension skill areas, their perceptions of Off-JT and OJT were collected from 90 AEWs using structured questionnaires. AEWs’ skill levels on four extension skill areas ranged … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2007 · 8,172 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSupervision Practices for Foreign Graduate Research StudentsNorhasni Zainal Abiddin, Mel WestPast research had shown that only highly unusual graduate research students had successfully completed their research degree programmes while the relationship with their supervisors was poor. There were many factors that had contributed to poor achievement of foreign students and one of the most important critical factors found which contributed to this problem was the weaknesses in supervision they received. … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 6 · 30 Jun 2007 · 7,713 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPlastic Solid Waste Assessment in the State of Kuwait and Proposed Methods of RecyclingS. Al-Salem, M. Al-SamhanA proper assessment of Solid Plastic Waste (SPW) in Kuwait will provide a greater understanding to the industry of plastic manufacturing and manufacturers as well as direct the strategic future plans proposed into execution. This research show the results obtained after a years survey and study of plastic solid waste in the state of Kuwait and the surrounding region in … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 6 · 30 Jun 2007 · 7,416 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCommunity Based Organic Farming and Social Capital in Different Network Structures: Studies in Two Farming Communities in BangladeshM. Hammadur Rahman, Masahiro YamaoThe main purpose of this study was to assess the status of social capital in different networks of two farming communities (organic and conventional farming) in Tangail district of Bangladesh. Social trust and reciprocity existed in the community were measured in informal, generalized and institutional networks of these two communities. The study was conducted by administering questionnaire survey among the … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2007 · 8,742 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Influence of Social Capital on Adoption of Rural Development Programs by Farmers in the Caspian Sea Region of IranA. Ahmadi Firouzjaie, H. Sadighi, M.A. MohammadiThe main purpose of this study was to measure social capital (consisting of structural and cognitive) of mainly rice producing farmers in the Caspian See region of Iran. The secondary purpose was to determine the influence of farmers' social capital on adoption of Rural Development Programs (RDPs). This was a descriptive-correlation and a causal-comparative survey study. The population of this … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2007 · 8,031 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Mean-Variance Portfolio Optimal Under Utility PricingHürlimann WernerAn expected utility model of asset choice, which takes into account asset pricing, is considered. The obtained portfolio selection problem under utility pricing is solved under several assumptions including quadratic utility, exponential utility and multivariate symmetric elliptical returns. The obtained unique solution, called optimal utility portfolio, is shown mean-variance efficient in the classical sense. Various questions, including conditions for complete … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 2, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2006 · 6,172 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Effect of Zinc and "Health Belief Model" Based Education on Common Cold Prevention in SoldiersArash Pooya, Ahmad Mahmoudian, Mohamad Mahdi Hazavei et al.The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of "Zinc" and "Health Belief model" based education on viral upper respiratory tract infections in soldiers in Isfahan - 2004 - 2005. It was a double - blinded randomized controlled trial, which was done among a group of soldiers by census. Soldiers were randomly divided into four groups. On the … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 2, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2006 · 6,347 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMigration from Relational Database into Object Oriented DatabaseMansaf Alam, Siri Krishan WasanObject-Oriented Technology is an important discipline in the field of software engineering in general and it is, therefore, natural to ask whether it is relevant to the field of database management in particular and what that relevance is. There is, however, no consensus on answer to these questions. Some authorities believe that object oriented database systems will take over the … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 2, Issue 10 · 31 Oct 2006 · 6,447 accessesView PDFCite