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Nonprofit Governance, Organizational Purposiveness and Design
(MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), 2015-09)
Economics of beekeeping as pollination management practices adopted by farmers in Chitwan district of Nepal
(BioMed Central, 2016)
Background: When the natural pollinator’s declines, beekeeping can contribute to the pollination services, assuring
crop yields, and can also be used to strengthen the livelihoods through commercialization to increase ...
Drilling Operation and Formation Damage
(Scientific Research, 2013-06)
Transport of particle suspensions in oil reservoirs is an essential phenomenon in many oil industry processes. Solid and liquid particles dispersed in the drilling fluid (mud) are trapped by the rock (porous medium) and ...
Understanding Cultural Difference Management through Charles Taylor’s Philosophy: Case Studies from the Food Processing Industry
(MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), 2015-04)
In this paper, we use the work of the philosopher, Charles Taylor, to investigate
the role of culture on internationalization decisions. Using parameters related to key
constructs such as positive liberty, social ontology, ...
Suppression of Sup35 amyloid fibril formation by group II chaperonin from Thermoplasma acidophilum
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2012-07)
The Group II chaperonin from Thermoplasma acidophilum was added to the in vitro amyloid fibrillation reaction of yeast Sup35NM protein to assess its effects. By measuring the formation of Sup35NM fibrils in real time using ...
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, ...
Leasehold: An Institutional Framework for Understanding Nonprofit Governance in a Civil Society Context
(MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), 2015-09)
Nonprofit organizations play a role in the creation of a society that is civil, and it is an important one that neither the state nor for-profit organizations undertake. This raises the question of governance and accountability, ...
Intelligent Video Surveillance System for Elderly People Living Alone Based on ODVS
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2013-04)
Intelligent video surveillance for elderly people living alone using Omni-directional Vision Sensor (ODVS) is an important application in the field of intelligent video surveillance. In this paper, an ODVS is utilized to ...
Theoretical Model of Special Product Design for the Elderly
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-02)
As ageing in current society is gradually increasing, it is urgent to study product design for the elderly, exploring the theoretical system of elderly product design is of great significance. In order to guide product ...
Gender Inequality and Economic Development
(2015)
This article attempts to analyze the effect of gender inequality on economic growth using the GMM dynamic panel
for the five countries of the Great Maghreb during the period 1985-2011.The results of this study lead us to ...