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 · 7,771 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractChildren Emotions Detection and Learning using a Fairy Tale Serious GameChadi Fouad Riman, Eric MonacelliChildren learn emotional ways of expressing their feelings in several ways. They learn at home as well as in their interactions with their friends at school. The problem is that sometimes they have a difficulty in learning emotions. The aim of this study is to help children learn about emotions and help other children learning emotions as well. The scope … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2022 · 5,958 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractIs Rerum® the New Coley's Vaccine?Marco RuggieroColey's Vaccine and Cancer Immunotherapy Dr. William B. Coley is credited for having been the first to translate the observation of an association between bacterial infections, high fever and cancer remission into a successful cancer treatment. However, it is worth noting that such an association dates back to at least one century before Coley's times; as Wiemann and Starnes from … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 13, Issue 2 · 31 May 2017 · 12,285 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBiodegradation of 2, 4 DichlorophenolTaghreed Al-Khalid, Muftah H. El-NaasThe present study focuses on the optimization of process parameters of the aerobic biodegradation of 2, 4 Dichlorophenol (2, 4 DCP) by a commercial strain of P. putida immobilized in PVA gel matrix, using design of experiments by Response Surface Methodology (RSM). The degradation rates obtained from these experiments were used to evaluate the effects of the main factors and … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 1 · 12 Mar 2017 · 7,397 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractProgress Made in Developing New High Yielding Potato Varieties for the Kenyan Highlands at KALRO-TigoniJane Muthoni, Hussein ShimelisBreeding has been going on at Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Institute (KALRO), Tigoni in Kenya to develop high yielding potato varieties that have good processing qualities. The objective was to develop high yielding potato varieties that are adapted to the Kenyan climatic and environmental conditions and that are suitable for processing. After initial crossing, the resultant families were evaluated … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 1 · 28 Jun 2018 · 8,921 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSorption of Phenols: Influence of Groundwater pH and of Soil Organic Carbon ContentSilvia Fiore, Maria Chiara ZanettiProblem statement: Physical and chemical properties of soil, groundwater and pollutants deeply influenced the type and the strength of sorption phenomena involving hydrophobic organic contaminants: Soil fraction of organic carbon (foc) and cation exchange capacity, groundwater pH and pollutants hydrophobicity were with undoubtedly the predominant issues. Approach: In this study an experimental study of the sorption of phenol and 2-nitrophenol … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 31 Aug 2009 · 7,010 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordLearning Trajectories of Primary Student Teachers; a Cross-Cultural ComparisonPaul Gardner, Chris RixLife history methodology was used to compare the life and educational trajectories of six primary student teachers in England with their counterparts at a Malawian Teacher Training College. A semi structured interview schedule was used to elicit the students’ childhood memories including experiences of school, significant people in their lives, interactions with their teachers and influential factors in deciding to … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 18 Feb 2012 · 8,509 accessesView PDFCite