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Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleThe Informal Funds Transfer System “Hawala” as a Segment of the Shadow Economy: Social Impact Assessment and Framework for CombatingBakhyt Moldatjaevich Nurgaliyev, Kanat Sametovich Lakbayev, Alexey Vladimirovich Boretsky, Aiman Kudaibergenovna KussainovaThe research considers the problems of social impact assessment in the informal funds transfer systems based on the principles of the ''hawala''. The international experience, leads us to express an opinion that the degree of its public danger through the possibility of financing terrorism, extremism, drug trafficking and transnational organized crime is underestimated. The methods of counteracting these processes by … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 12 · 22 Nov 2015 · 6,593 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleDetermination of Thermal Comfort for Social Impact Assessment: Case Study in Kota Damansara, Selangor, MalaysiaNor Hanisah Mohd Hashim, Kok Weng Tan, Yvonne LingThis study determined the thermal comfort of outdoor recreational park in Kota Damansara, Malaysia. Predicted Mean Vote (PMV) index, Predicted Percentage of Dissatisfied (PPD) and Thermal Sensation Vote (TSV) were applied in order to determine thermal comfort in the study area. Comparison and establishment of relationship were done between PMV and Predicted Percentage of Dissatisfied (PPD) to demographic factors and … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 11 · 9 Nov 2016 · 7,913 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsSocial Impact as an Intangible Driver in Assessing Economic Value: An Application to the Italian Third SectorCosentino Antonietta, Bongiovanni Laura, Cesari Alberto, Di Stefano CristinaMany studies have focused on Intellectual Capital (IC) applied to the Third Sector in the past few years. Despite the growing interest in intellectual capital in the field, the concept remains unclear. Few scholars and practitioners deal with the subject, however, as far as we know there are no studies that show the relationship between social impact generated by non-profit … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 12 · 2 Jan 2018 · 8,632 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractYazidi Women in Displacement in Northern Iraq: Gendered Realities and their Impact on Mental HealthKristina Jadranović, Turkiya Shammo et al.This study explores how gendered realities affect the mental health of Yazidi women, currently displaced in Northern Iraq. The aim is to identify positive and negative gender practices, explore their impact on mental health outcomes, and situate them in the cultural and socio-political context of the Yazidi community. The study adopts a mixed methods research design, combining the results of … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 20, Issue 1 · 3 Feb 2025 · 6,887 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAssessing Behavioral Intention to Adopt Online Tax Return in BangladeshMustafa Manir Chowdhury, Kulsuma Aktar, Mohammad Toufiqur Rahman et al.Tax e-filing, which allows individuals to submit their taxes electronically to the government, is a key e-government service increasingly adopted in developed countries. Bangladesh, a developing nation, has recently introduced online tax filing. This study aims to explore the factors influencing the adoption of online tax returns, focusing on awareness, accessibility, benefits, costs, and their impact on the future of … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 21, Issue 2 · 31 Dec 2024 · 5,104 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSustainability Reporting as a Tool to Improve Transparency towards Stakeholders. Exploring Reporting Practices in the Imaging IndustryLuisa Pulejo, Valeria Naciti, Nicola RappazzoThe complexity that characterizes the international competitive system has enhanced the call for transparent reporting and the dissemination of information concerning social and environmental impact being implemented by firm. Recently, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology was developed in order to respond to the specific needs to measure the environmental impact of firm’s products and processes in terms of resources consumption … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 12 · 2 Jan 2018 · 8,380 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMercury Contamination within Protected Areas in the Brazilian Northern Amazon-Amapá StateRossana Venturieri, Marcelo Oliveira-da-Costa, Cecile Gama, Christoph Bernhard JasterMercury contamination is a long-standing environmental and social problem, notably in the Amazon. The widespread use of mercury in artisanal and small-scale gold mining has driven contamination of the environment and the people, threatening biodiversity, human health and livelihoods of traditional populations. Along the border area between Brazil and French Guiana, illegal gold mining is considered a critical threat to … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 1 · 17 Jan 2017 · 9,246 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractAn Opportunity for the Agricultural Sector: The Renewable Energy SourcesRiccardo Testa, Salvatore TudiscaToday, among the most important issue for energy decisions by policymakers, there are security challenges and environmental impacts on climate change and economic aspects. Since the seventies, in fact, global warming and environmental issues have had an increasing importance in international debate, attracting the attention of several scientific studies (Landi and Benelli, 2016). Many of these studies denoted that over … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 6 Sep 2016 · 8,092 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractENVIRONMENTAL CRITIQUE ON WATER SECTORAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF BANGLADESHShahriar RahmanThe water resources sector of Bangladesh relies on the Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) to assess the possible positive and negative impacts on the environmental and social components of the project affected areas. The motivation of this research was to identify the key environmental components, gaps and lapses of current EIA practices in water resources sector of Bangladesh. Under the motivation, … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 3 · 19 Apr 2014 · 7,467 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Multi-form Multiple Choice Editor Exam Tool Based on HTML Website and Artificial Intelligence TechniquesA. Rjoub, Y. Eyadat, A. Ghazawi et al.Problem statement: The educators argue that in the post modern world changes in the nature of work, globalization, the information revaluation and today's social challenges will all impact on educational priorities and thus will require a new mode of assessment. Approach: The objectives of this study were to: (1) Present a novel software package tool to create multiple choice and … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 5, Issue 6 · 30 Jun 2009 · 7,033 accessesView PDFCite