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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsAble-Bodied Individuals’ Initial Interaction Decisions Concerning a Partner in a WheelchairMelissa Ann Tafoya, Paul MongeauEstablishing and maintaining personal relationships is a quintessential part of the human experience, with a few notable exceptions, persons with disabilities have been virtually ignored by relationships scholars. This study seeks to advance disability research by examining how a wheelchair influences able-bodied participant’s perceptions of initial interactions. Using various scenarios, we asked students how they would react if they were … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 4 Dec 2018 · 7,768 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBacterial Resistance in Primary Bloodstream Infections in the COVID-19 Pandemic: What has Changed at a Reference Hospital in Northeastern Brazil?Jonathan Da Silva Xavier, Jorge Luiz Nobre Rodrigues, Caroline Mary Gurgel Dias Florêncio et al.The increased use of central venous catheters due to the severity of COVID-19 cases and the difficulty in implementing preventive Healthcare-Associated Infection measures contributed to worsening an already challenging scenario of bacterial resistance. Characterizing the impact of these significant health crises on the bacterial resistance profile is necessary to strengthen antimicrobial control protocols in an effort to decrease morbidity. Our … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 20, Issue 2 · 4 Sep 2024 · 5,033 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractContextual Analyses of Attitudes toward Persons with Physical DisabilitiesChristopher M. Amissah, Christopher K. Gadosey, Kingsley Nyarko, Collins B. AgyemangSocial desirability bias associated with attitudinal research can be minimized through contextual analyses. This study assessed attitudes toward persons with physical disabilities in three social contexts: Dating, marriage and workplace. It also examined the effects of social contact on attitudes. Using a cross-sectional survey, 202 Ghanaians were purposively sampled to respond to the Disability Social Relations Generalized Disability (DSRGD) scale. … …Current Research in Psychology, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 8 Jan 2018 · 16,706 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Quaternary Mammals from Kozhamzhar Locality (Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan)Andrei Valerievich Shpansky, Valentina Nurmagаmbetovna Aliyassova, Svetlana Anatolievna IlyinaA new locality of fossil mammals near Kozhamzhar in Pavlodar Priirtysh Region has been described. The article provides the description of the quaternary sediments section found in the outcrop near Kozhamzhar. In the Karginian Age (MIS 3) alluvial deposits of the described locality we found the remains of Elasmotherium sibiricum, Mammuthus ex gr. trogontherii-chosaricus, Mammuthus primigenius, Bison sp. AMS Radiocarbon … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 2 · 15 Feb 2016 · 31,913 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Diatom Stratigraphy of Rawapening Lake, Implying Eutrophication HistoryTri Retnaningsih Soeprobowati, Suwarno Hadisusanto, Peter Gell, Atun ZawadskiProblem statement: The use of diatoms to reconstruct past ecological conditions in lakes is well established. Diatoms are microscopic algae that forms siliceous frustules which allow them to preserve well in sediments. Rawapening Lake is one of 15 Indonesian lakes identified as 2010-2014 National Priority Lakes. Naturally, Rawapening is a tectono-volcanic lake. In the early 1900s, the sole outlet of … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 3 · 15 Jun 2012 · 7,716 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractX-Ray Diffraction and X-Ray Fluorescent Analyses of Prehistoric Pottery Shards from Ulu KelantanZuliskandar Ramli, Nik Hassan Shuhaimi Nik Abdul Rahman, Adnan Jusoh, Yunus SaumanProblem statement: X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and X-Ray Fluorescent (XRF) were used in order to obtain mineralogical and elemental composition of seven pottery shards that have been unearthed during the excavation at Peraling Cave and Cha Cave in Ulu Kelantan, Malaysia. Approach: Peraling Cave and Cha Cave were prehistoric sites dating from 10, 000 BC which were inhabited by Hoabinhian people … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 12 · 20 Oct 2011 · 7,751 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRecent Sedimentation Rate and Sediment Ages Determination of Kemaman-Chukai Mangrove Forest, Terengganu, MalaysiaB.Y. Kamaruzzaman, M.C. OngTwo 20 cm sediment cores were collected with a D-section corer in the Kemaman-Chukai mangrove forest and analyzed for 210Pbex (excess 210Pb) in order to understand the sedimentation pattern. The activities of 210Pb along with the 208Po tracer were measured by Alpha Spectrometry on a silicon surface barrier detector connected to a multi channel analyzer. Sedimentation rates were determined applying … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2008 · 9,303 accessesView PDF Cite