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Social Responsibility Practices in the Marketing of Loans by Microfinance Companies in Ghana, the Views of the Customer
(Scientific Research, 2015-10)Microfinance companies provide loans and other facilities like savings, insurance, and transfer services to poor low-income household and microenterprises. It is expected that by the nature of their customers and services, ... -
Gender and Sexual Abuses during the Italian Colonization of Ethiopia and Eritrea —The “Insabbiatti”, Thirty Years after
(Scientific Research, 2015-10)This paper explores the singular role of cross-cultural couples of Italian men and Abyssinian women during the fascist colonies in East Africa (Eritrea and Ethiopia). This article is based on an inquiry driven ethno-historical ... -
The Emotion of Awe and Perception of Destination to Influence Tourists’ Satisfaction
(Scientific Research, 2015-10)This study aimed to explain tourist satisfaction by using an integrated model that incorporated cognitive and affective perspectives. Questionnaires data were collected from 385 participants in Tibet and the conceptual ... -
Effect of Cultivar, Irrigation and Nitrogen Fertilization on Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Productivity
(Scientific Research, 2015-10)A 2-year field study was conducted in northern Greece to investigate the effect of nitrogen fertilization and irrigation on productivity of three Greek chickpea varieties (“Amorgos” “Serifos”, “Andros”). Chickpea, grown ... -
Our Experience in 33 Patients of Multiple Ventricular Septal Defect Closure
(Scientific Research, 2015-10)Study: Retrospective study of 33 patients with multiple VSD during March 2009 to March 2014. Technique: The defects were located by injecting the cardioplegia solution into left atrium after occluding the pulmonary artery. ... -
Efficacy of Cow Urine as Plant Growth Enhancer and Antifungal Agent
(Hindawi, 2015-10)The present study was conducted to determine antifungal activity of three different concentrations (5, 10, and 15%) of cow urine against three fungal pathogens (Fusarium oxysporum, Rhizoctonia solani, and Sclerotium ... -
Optical and Electrical Properties of Nanocrystalline SnO2 Thin Films Synthesized by Chemical Bath Deposition Method
(Scientific Research, 2015-10)The chemical bath deposition (CBD) technique was used for the synthesis of the tin oxide (SnO2) thin films. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was employed to find the crystallite size by using Debye Scherrer’s formula. The surface ... -
TRPC3 and TRPC6 Contribute to the Pathogenesis of Hypertension
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2015-10)Recently studies found that TRPC3 and TRPC6 played an important role in cardiovascular disease. Hypertension, as a cardiovascular disease causing the highest morbidity and mortality, has close relationship with the ... -
Home Automation Device Protocol (HADP): A Protocol Standard for Unified Device Interactions
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2015-10)Daily activities have become more efficient and convenient with home automation. There are many different home automation devices in the market for consumers to enjoy their home for being smarter, resourceful, ... -
Hill to Plain: Causes and Impacts of Internal Migration of Indigenous Peoples in Bangladesh
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2015-10-20)Various factors are related in internal migration of indigenous peoples from their ancestral places, that is hill, to the plain areas. This article aims to find out the pull and push factors of the indigenous migration. ... -
The Chain Reaction of Atmospheric Nitrogen Oxidation, Initiated by an Electric Discharge in Air
(2015-11)The data, concerning to the nitrogen oxidation reaction, initiated by electrical discharge, are reviewed in this article. The reviewed data lead to conclusion that critical concentrations of NO molecules and NO3 radicals ... -
Biophysical EPR Studies Applied to Membrane Proteins
(2015-11)Membrane proteins are very important in controlling bioenergetics, functional activity, and initializing signal pathways in a wide variety of complicated biological systems. They also represent approximately 50% of the ... -
Advertising Influence on the Profitability of Public and Private Sector Commercial Banks
(OMICS Group, 2015-11)This study examines the influence of advertising on the profitability of public and private sector commercial banks over the period of 2008-2012. Bank’s profitability is measured in terms of return on equity (ROE). The ... -
Interface for Intelligence Computing Design and Option of Technical Systems
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2015-11)As a result of analysis of the existent methods and tools of computer aided design of the technical systems of many industrial areas, the primary purpose of the article that consists in the decision of different project ... -
Assessment of the Left Ventricle Wall Motion Using Tagged Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data (tMRI)
(Scientific Research, 2015-11)In this paper, the Radial Strain (RS) and Strain Rate (SR) was calculated using tagged MRI (tMRI) data. Using tagged magnetic resonance imaging (tMRI), the left ventricle short axis of five healthy adults (three men and ... -
Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Atomistic Detailed Hydration Structures of Poly(vinyl methyl ether)
(2015-11)Molecular dynamics simulations have been performed on the aqueous solutions of Poly(vinyl methyl ether) (PVME) at various concentrations. Both radial and spatial distribution functions are used to investigate the detailed ... -
A Benchmark Study on the Properties of Unsubstituted and Some Substituted Polypyrroles
(2015-11)The geometric, thermodynamic, electronic and absorption properties of Pyrrole and some of its derivatives have been carried out using CCSD/6-311++G(d,p)/STO-3G, TD-DFT and DFT/B3LYP/6-31G(d) from monomer to five repeating ... -
Performance of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Nigeria and Benin (1990-2009)
(OMICS Group, 2015-11)The study evaluated the performance of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Nigeria and Benin (1990- 2009). The main analytical apparatus used to answer the research questions, achieve the research objectives and ... -
The Role of Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Sustainability Transitions: A Conceptual Synthesis against the Background of the Multi-Level Perspective
(MDPI AG - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2015-11)This paper conceptually synthesizes prior studies on sustainable entrepreneurship against the background of the multi-level perspective.It thereby relates separate streams of literature on sustainable entrepreneurship, ... -
Formulation of Ceramic Water Filter Composition for the Treatment of Heavy Metals and Correction of Physiochemical Parameters in Household Water
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2015-11)The process of using ceramic water filter to remove contaminants and microbes in water processing is becoming more effective and popular among ceramists and homes in developing countries. However, ceramic filters are not ...