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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDistinguishing Congestion and Technical Inefficiency in Presence Undesirable OutputFaranak Hosseinzadeh Saljooghi, Mohammad Mahallati RayeniProblem statement: This study focuses on problems of congestion and how they might be treated in universities, also investigates a methodology to measure undesirable outputs congestion in addition to inputs congestion, from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. Congestion indicates an economic state where inputs are overly invested. Evidence of congestion occurs whenever reducing some inputs can increase outputs. Approach: The … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 9 · 2 Aug 2011 · 7,372 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Conceptual Model of Knowledge Sharing and Market Orientation in the Tourism SectorChien Mu Yeh, Han Ning Hu, Shu Hsien TsaiProblem statement: Marketing scholars have emphasized the importance of market orientation. While a number of studies discover the positive influence of market orientation on a variety of organizations phenomena, the understanding of factors that facilitate market orientation is limited. This study develops a conceptual model in which knowledge sharing is proposed to be the antecedent to three perspectives of market … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 18 Apr 2011 · 6,865 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSustainability Education-A Challenge for South-East Asia and EuropeRenate Kärchner-Ober, Uwe DippelProblem statement: South-East Asia and Europe face rapid changes in social, economical and political terms. Though starting points are different, both regions experience similar problems. We see a strong slowdown of economic growth; changing proportions of the population through migration, natural disasters, economic reasons and aging populations. Problems and conflicts occur in the first decade of the new millennium, as … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 18 Dec 2010 · 8,630 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSocial and Environmental Accounting Education and Sustainability: Educators' PerspectiveNorhayah ZulkifliProblem statement: It is asserted that any attempt to account for sustainability will need to reflect the tensions which exist between conventional accounting with its record of wealth accumulation and its focus on the pursuit of profit and the demands for a just and equitable society. Consequently, the argument that the current accounting education is deficient in promoting ethical awareness, … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 18 Dec 2010 · 9,178 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAnalysis of Resistance to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Protease Inhibitors Using Molecular Mechanics and Machine Learning StrategiesA. Harishchander, D. Alex Anand, Sanjib SenapatiProblem statement: Drug resistance is the most important factor, which influences the failure of current HIV therapies. So, the ability to predict the drug resistance of HIV-1 protease mutants will be useful in developing more effective and longer lasting treatment regimens. Approach: Drug resistance of HIV-1 protease is predicted with two current protease inhibitors (Indinavir and Saquinavir). The problem was … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 31 Oct 2010 · 7,204 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEthnography-Architecture in Kampong Kauman Semarang: A Comprehension of Cultural Toward SpaceB. Atiek Suprapti, Eko Budihardjo, Nurdien H. Kistanto, Aristotulus E. TungkaProblem statement: During the last fifty years, there have been significant changes on the perspectives of space. Space definition not only involves physical features but also deals with social capital for human development. Regarding this matter, the research puts the perspective of space as a subject or as a work of art that needs better comprehension rather than considering it … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 8,567 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractLeveraging Appreciative Intelligence for Positive Enactment in Times of Uncertainty: A Case Study of a Small Investment FirmSusan Schick Case, Tojo ThatchenkeryProblem statement: How do we develop a complex understanding of markets and environments? Are markets and environments concrete entities that exist “out there” or are they socially constructed by human imagination and intentional language use? Approach: Using a case study approach, the interactions in a small investment firm were analyzed to bring to surface the complex relationship among markets, enactment … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 7,555 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPRESY: A Context Based Query Reformulation Tool for Information Retrieval on the WebAbdelkrim Bouramoul, Mohamed-Khireddine Kholladi, Bich-Lien DoanProblem statement: The huge number of information on the web as well as the growth of new inexperienced users creates new challenges for information retrieval. It has become increasingly difficult for these users to find relevant documents that satisfy their individual needs. Certainly the current search engines (such as Google, Bing and Yahoo) offer an efficient way to browse the … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 6, Issue 4 · 30 Apr 2010 · 7,666 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Effect of Learning Styles on Education and the Teaching ProcessIbrahim Yasar KazuProblem statement: It is of great importance that individuals actively participate in the learning process; that, starting from the early ages, their awareness be raised about the efficiency of the learning styles in developing their academic success and self-confidence; and that the learning styles they have be determined. For this reason, this study aimed to reveal the learning styles having … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2009 · 17,899 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractToward Clean Green Sustainable Development to Prevent the First Food World War, Changing Authoritative-Public Extension to Literalized-Partnership Extension SystemIraj MalakmohammadiProblem statement: The main purpose in this study is to provide a more rational platform in extension modeling to respond to the very recent world-wide warnings calling up for global revision of the present extension practices to put the appropriate science and technology to application to securing Clean-Green Sustainable Development (CGSD). Approach: To achieve this purpose, extension education was reconsidered … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2009 · 8,044 accessesView PDFCite