Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsPush Vs Pull: Factors Influence Student RetentionMatthew Leone, Robert G. TianProblem statement: Student retention becomes one of the most significant issues that administrators of colleges and universities must deal with in today’s highly competitive market. Approach: In fact retaining a student is fundamental to the ability of an institution to carry out its mission. A high rate of attrition is not only a fiscal problem for schools, but a symbolic … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2009 · 8,340 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 abstractProducing Television Agriculture Program: Issues and Problems among Malaysian Television ProducersMd. Salleh Hassan, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril, Bahaman Abu Samah et al.Problem statement: One of the developing sectors in Malaysia is agriculture. Agriculture doubtlessly has assisted this country in terms of enhancing the economic level, offering a huge number of employment opportunities and uplifting the socio-economy status of the community. To ensure the sustainability of this sector to the country, we must ensure that the valuable agriculture information is continuously provided … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 8,161 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractUS Foreign Policy and Aid to the Peace CorpsDonald D.A. SchaeferProblem statement: This study examined foreign aid as administered by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) through four presidencies, beginning with the Reagan era. Aid dispensed to the Peace Corps for humanitarian purposes was the major focus of the investigation. The research proposed that such aid should continue under the President Barack Obama administration. Approach: The approach taken used … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2009 · 8,053 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImpact of Foreign Aid on Economic Development in Jordan (1990-2005)Mwafaq Dandan Al-KhaldiThe analysis of the impact of foreign aid on economic development, suggest that poor countries have to relay on the foreign aid as a resource to fill the deficit. There are many form of foreign resources like Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), External Loans and Credit, Technical Assistance, Project and non Project Aid and many other forms. But most of under … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2008 · 8,500 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImproving Fund Risk Management by Using New Software Tools TechnologyStephanos Papadamou, George StephanidesThis paper introduces a new MATLAB-based toolbox for Computer Aided mutual fund risk evaluation. In the age of computerized trading, financial services companies and independent investors must quickly investigate fund investment style and market risk. The Fund Risk toolbox is a financial software that includes a set of functions based on value at risk (VaR) and expected tail loss (ETL) … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2004 · 6,817 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordFinancial Forecasting with Machine Learning: Price Vs ReturnFiruz Kamalov, Ikhlaas Gurrib, Khairan RajabForecasting directional movement of stock price using machine learning tools has attracted a considerable amount of research. Two of the most common input features in a directional forecasting model are stock price and return. The choice between the former and the latter variables is often subjective. In this study, we compare the effectiveness of stock price and return as input … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 17, Issue 3 · 18 Mar 2021 · 8,430 accessesView PDFCite