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Case ReportOpen accessIn the keywordsSocial Psychology and Performative Interventions in Human Systems. The GENERATIVE MethodAlessio Nencini, Alessandro Meneghini, Marco PratiThe purpose of this paper is to describe the GENERATIVE method, a methodology for promoting change in human systems (i.e., contexts involving human interactions, such as organizations, communities, institutions). The first part of the paper is focused on the description of the interactionist and constructionist epistemological background adopted. The second is dedicated to the presentation of human systems as socially … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 1 · 29 May 2015 · 7,416 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractStudy of Metaverse Prospect, Implications and Sustainability Based on Perception of University Students in IndonesiaYohannes Kurniawan, Natasha Liberty, Samuel Caesar et al.Technological advancement is accelerating in this Industry 4.0 era, resulting in numerous changes in human life. As university students or so-called agents of change, we expected to adapt quickly. Metaverse is one of the hotly debated topics these days. Thus, the goal of this research is to look at the metaverse's prospects, implications, and sustainability through the eyes of university … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 19, Issue 12 · 14 Nov 2023 · 5,026 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImpact of Ultra Violet Radiation on Polyethylene Packaged Water Exposed at Varying Conditions: Are we Drinking Micro-Plastics?James Matthew Anayo, Victor Eshu Okpashi, Ikechukwu N.E. OnwurahThe public is worried about how their health is impacted by microplastics in sachet water. This awareness has repercussion for water producing factories and public health organization in managing health hazard associated with microplastic ingestion. Many countries in Africa, with concern to Nigeria, the act of packaging water in polyethylene materials by water producing factories has become accustomed. These packaged … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 29 Jan 2018 · 9,915 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractClinical Analysis of Pulmonary Nocardiosis in a Tertiary HospitalYoshihiro Kobashi, Makoto Kittaka, Ryo Shirai et al.This study aimed to clarify the clinical characteristics of pulmonary nocardiosis in our tertiary hospital. The subjects consisted of five cases with pulmonary nocardiosis who received a definite diagnosis in our hospital from January 2006 to December 2016. The five patients with pulmonary nocardiosis included four females and one male with a mean age of 65.6 years old. All patients … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 5 Apr 2018 · 8,246 accessesView PDF Cite

EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractProtecting crop species from biotic and abiotic constraints in the era of Global Change: are we ready for this challenge?Marco Landi, Giovanni BenelliReliable and affordable supply of food is of crucial importance to the progress and stability of human societies. During the last century, we have assisted to an extraordinary increase of crop yields, especially for the most widespread and consumed crop species, such as rice, wheat, corn and soybean. The Broadbalk experiment, one of the oldest continuous agronomic experiments in the … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 2 · 4 Jun 2016 · 8,399 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSECURE COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL FOR PROTECTING COMPUTATION RESULT OF FREE ROAMING MOBILE AGENTG. Geetha, C. JayakumarMobile agent plays an important role in developing applications of open, distributed and mixed environments, such as the internet. Mobile agent or mobile software agent is piece of software that can operate autonomously to accomplish user assigned task. To explain more, mobile agent is the process which can migrate to hosts autonomously. As an agent travels to do execution in … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 10, Issue 7 · 19 Feb 2014 · 6,800 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractUsing Culture, Policy and Traditional Knowledge to Improve Engagement in Science CoursesLawrence K. Duffy, Catherine Hurt Middlecamp, Anna Godduhn, Cindy E. FabbriProblem statement: In our undergraduate science courses, we need to engage students by including the current issues and concerns of our students as well as recognizing the place-based context in which they learn. Including culture, policy and traditional knowledge when it intersects with a chemical principle and a challenging real world issue adds concreteness to the scientific process. Approach: Science … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 8 · 31 Aug 2009 · 7,183 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPrevalence and Distribution of Mastitis Pathogens and their Resistance against Antimicrobial Agents in Dairy Cows in JordanAzmi D. Hawari, Fawzi Al-DabbasThe primary objective of this study was to determine the aetiology of bovine mastitis in ten herds of Holstein Friesian cow in Jordan, the prevalence of mastitis pathogens in dairy cows and their resistance to selected antimicrobial agents. Milk samples were collected from 220 lactating cows to determine the clinical and subclinical mastitis by white side test and confirmed by … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2008 · 7,675 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAdaptation to High Grain Diets Proceeds Through Minimal Immune System Stimulation and Differences in Extracellular Matrix Protein Expression in A Model of Subacute Ruminal Acidosis in Non-lactating Dairy CowsB. W. McBride, O. AlZahal, M. A. Steele, L. DionissopoulosProblem statement: Subacute Ruminal Acidosis (SARA) is a metabolic disorder affecting approximately 20% of all dairy cattle in North America. Although the presence of SARA has been described for some time, the etiology of the disorder remains uncertain. For example, many animals diagnosed with SARA seem to remodel and adapt their epithelium to accommodate the stresses imposed by SARA, but … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 25 Jul 2012 · 8,118 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Multi-Agent Based Data Replication Mechanism for Mobile GridT. Senthilnathan, T. PurusothamanProblem statement: In Mobile grid, the mobile devices can be effectively incorporated in to the Grid. It enables both the mobility of the users requesting access to a fixed grid and the resources that are themselves as part of the grid. There are number challenging issues for mobile grid; such as connectivity, availability, maintainability, consistency and fault tolerance. This study … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 13 Feb 2012 · 6,838 accessesView PDF Cite