Hee Jin Kim
Pitna Kim
Chan Young Shin
Published: Jan. 15, 2013
Ginseng is one of the most widely used herbal medicines in human. Central nervous system (CNS) diseases are most widely investigated diseases among all others in respect to the ginseng's therapeutic effects. These include Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, cerebral ischemia, depression, and many other neurological disorders including neurodevelopmental disorders. Not only the various types of diseases but also the diverse array of target pathways or molecules ginseng exerts its effect on. These range, for example, from neuroprotection to the regulation of synaptic plasticity and from regulation of neuroinflammatory processes to the regulation of neurotransmitter release, too many to mention. In …
Ahmad Faizal Abdull Razis
Muhammad Din Ibrahim
Saie Brindha Kntayya
Published: June 11, 2014
Phytomedicines are believed to have benefits over conventional drugs and are regaining interest in current research. Moringa oleifera is a multi-purpose herbal plant used as human food and an alternative for medicinal purposes worldwide. It has been identified by researchers as a plant with numerous health benefits including nutritional and medicinal advantages. Moringa oleifera contains essential amino acids, carotenoids in leaves, and components with nutraceutical properties, supporting the idea of using this plant as a nutritional supplement or constituent in food preparation. Some nutritional evaluation has been carried out in leaves and stems. An important factor that accounts for the …
Ganesaraman Kalyanasiindaram
Published: April 30, 2018
In an entrepreneurial ecosystem, the failure rate of startups is extremely high at 90%, and every startup that fails becomes an orphan. This phenomenon leads to higher costs of failure for the entrepreneurs in the ecosystem. Failed startups have many lessons to offer to the ecosystem and offer guidance to the potential entrepreneur, and this area is not fully explored compared to the literature on successful startups. We use a case based method distinguishing a failed startup and a successful startup, studying the entrepreneurial characteristics and firm level factors which cause the failures, in the technology startup ecosystem of Bangalore. …
Published: May 1, 2020
Что такое счастье? Это субъективно-объективное понятие, чаще основанное на метафорах. Люди стремятся к счастью, желают его своим детям, друзьям и близким. Сложность понимания счастья заключается в эфемерности и неопределенности данного конструкта. Тем не менее, в социоэкономических науках дефиницию счастья часто используют в качестве аналога или синонима понятий «благо», «благополучие», «субъективное благополучие», «психологическое благополучие», «процветание», «удовлетворенность жизнью». Государственные и международные организации разрабатывают различные параметры для измерения счастья населения, например: международный индекс счастья (Happy planet index), валовое национальное счастье (Gross-national happiness) и другие. В научном мире интерес к счастью за последние пятьдесят лет только усилился. Возникли понятия «всеобщего счастья» (overall happiness), «процветания» …
Elvira A. Zamora
Published: Aug. 31, 2016
Value chain analysis has been applied in various fields, from the time the concept of “value chain” was introduced by Porter in 1985. Several frameworks have emerged and have been used to study individual firms, entire industries, industry clusters, as well as global production networks. The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief review of these frameworks, identify factors that influence the performance of value chains, and suggest areas for future research. Since there is a wide range of value chain literature, this paper focuses on a selective set of earlier works within the value chain model as …
Jong-Hoon Kim
Published: Jan. 11, 2012
Ginseng is one of the most widely used herbal medicines and is reported to have a wide range of therapeutic and pharmacological applications. Ginseng may also be potentially valuable in treating cardiovascular diseases. Research concerning cardiovascular disease is focusing on purified individual ginsenoside constituents of ginseng to reveal specific mechanisms instead of using whole ginseng extracts. The most commonly studied ginsenosides are Rb1, Rg1, Rg3, Rh1, Re, and Rd. The molecular mechanisms and medical applications of ginsenosides in the treatment of cardiovascular disease have attracted much attention and been the subject of numerous publications. Here, we review the current literature …
Romeo Agan Salac
Yun Seon Kim
Published: Aug. 30, 2016
This study aims to help address concerns about the growing demand of wider bandwidth Internet connection in the Philippines. Using articles and research of international organizations and content from official websites of the Philippine government, this paper has carefully examined the slow Internet connectivity and the high cost that the end-users pay for it. This paper suggests that this inefficiency hampers the motivation of users to innovate in a way that could contribute to inclusive growth and the development of an inclusive information society. Through a comparison of the current global ICT situation with the current situation in the Philippines, …
Tang-Mui Joo
Chan-Eang Teng
Published: Dec. 31, 2017
The impact of social networking is varied from good to bad. Online activities have also been categorized into pros and cons of social networking, either as reported as hiding Internet activities among teenagers or killing loneliness among elderly. In terms of relationships, there have been argument over its closeness and quality of an online relationship in Internet settings. Looking at the contradiction in an innovative interaction between classic community communication and social media, there is an unknown scent of the future struggling and challenging both human communication and relationships in the presence of digital culture. This research uses Diffusion of …
Gulina M.A.
Burelomova A.S.
Tikhomandritskaya O.A.
Published: Aug. 16, 2018
Background: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), also known as domestic violence, spousal abuse, and relationship violence, among other names, is becoming a widely recognized social and public health problem. Theory and practice suggest it is vital that the issue be addressed comprehensively in both the healthcare and socio-legal contexts. The theoretical perspectives underlying inquiries into the nature and etiology of the IPV phenomenon are of fundamental importance in promoting our understanding of how to prevent, reduce, or eliminate the problem. In order to integrate various aspects of knowledge about the phenomenon, it is important to consider and evaluate the approaches to …
Бутенко Олег Сергеевич
Published: April 1, 2016
В статье анализируется такое следственное действие, как осмотр мобильных телефонов, которое весьма слабо освещено в научной литературе. Автор специально касается как криминалистического, так и процессуального аспекта следственного осмотра, поскольку регламентация требований к осмотру мобильных телефонов находится в стадии становления. Автором рассматриваются криминалистически значимые следы, которые могут быть обнаружены на мобильном телефоне, даются отдельные рекомендации по тактике проведения изъятия и осмотра мобильных устройств, рассматриваются общие требования и основания для проведения осмотра мобильных телефонов. Акцентируется внимание на том, что важной задачей, стоящей перед следователем на первоначальной стадии изъятия и осмотра мобильного устройства, является обеспечение полной сохранности криминалистически значимой информации в мобильном устройстве …