Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleSex Bias in Secondary School Social Studies Textbooks: A Case Study in IndiaK. Sumalatha, D. RamakrishnaiahTextbooks are filled with names of famous men and authors. So a reexamination of the composition of the textbook writing staff has been necessary for the staff’s conception of male-female equality has a tremendous influence on the formation of gender role consciousness in children. It is difficult for girls to find names of women who were active in times of … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2004 · 8,490 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsThe Development of Multiculturalism Values in Indonesian History TextbookDidin Saripudin, Kokom KomalasariHistory textbook is primary source of learning for students. It is expected to have a didactic-educative value for the formation of national identity and an ability to unify the collective experiences of a multicultural nation. Therefore, it is necessary to develop multiculturalism values in a history textbook. This study is aimed to develop models of an Indonesian history textbook that … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 6 · 25 Jun 2016 · 8,087 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImpact of Comic Video Clips on English Language Learners Listening ComprehensionBahman Gorjian, Mitra MohammadiTechnology-enhanced language learning has attracted educational practitioners' attention, especially in the post-COVID-19 pandemic era. This study aimed to explore the effect of using comedy video clips on EFL learners' listening via a quasi-experimental design with a pretest, posttest and intervention. The participants of the study were randomly selected among the university learners enrolling in English language lab courses. Learners' homogeneity … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 20, Issue 1 · 22 Jun 2024 · 5,142 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractCommentary-How do we Improve Training for Receptor Research?Marilee Ann BenoreThis issue of the American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology features articles about receptor-ligand interactions that are critical to the wellbeing of all living organisms. The importance of the field of receptor research is supported by the large number of articles published in journals, the numerous specialty journals, the international conferences and the percentage of legal drugs on the market … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 11, Issue 4 · 8 Dec 2015 · 8,056 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFAVORED ZODIAC FOR CELEBRITY BIRTHSMiah M. Adel, Saiyeeda F. Hossain, Hannah JohnsonTo find any favored zodiac sign for celebrity births, a sample of 100 celebrities were randomly selected from people of different walks of life. The sample contained politicians, natural scientists, social scientists, Authors of literary works, social workers, humanitarian workers, business personnel, sports icons, singers, actors, actresses, etc. etc. from history and from the current time. The zodiac signs for … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 13 Feb 2014 · 54,618 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSkew Detection and Correction Technique for Arabic Document Images Based on Centre of GravityAtallah Mahmoud Al-Shatnawi, Khairuddin OmarProblem statement: Skew detection and correction is the first step process in the document analysis and understanding processing steps. Correction the skewed scanned document image is very important, because it has a direct effect on the reliability and efficiency of the segmentation and feature extraction stages. The noises and the deviation in the document resolution or types are still the … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 5, Issue 5 · 30 May 2009 · 7,419 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAbdominal and Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm ModelingMona Abdolrazaghi, Mehdi NavidBakhsh, Kamran HassaniModeling is a beneficial tool for understanding cardiovascular system functioning and pathophysiology of the system. The present study is concerned with left ventricle Pressure-Volume diagrams obtained by modeling of aortic aneurysms using the cardiovascular electronic system. In addition, these graphs were compared with a normal condition. The electrical circuit of the cardiovascular system consists of 42 segments including the main … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 8 · 31 Aug 2008 · 6,606 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDuration Modeling in Undergraduate Econometrics Curriculum via ExcelIsmail H. GencThe main goal of an Econometrics course is to prepare students for more advanced levels of study and make them able to cope with the empirical problems they are likely to face. In recent years, there has been a tendency to purge merely theoretical topics from the econometric textbooks by including only time honored methods. Survival analysis, however, has so … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2004 · 7,053 accessesView PDFCite