the domain of the study of myths and its evaluation in literary criticism has always been in the process of development. however, myth critics sometimes put theme, symbol, and motive into one structure so that what is considered as a theme in one case can considered as a myth, in another. nevertheless, there is a vast difference between these words, atlthough there is no consensus among the cri...

This study reports a primer set for amplifying a partial fragment of about 610 bp in the fast mutating mitochondrial control region in shrimps of the genus Penaeus (Decapoda: Penaeidae). The utility of this amplified fragment for studying population differentiation and structuring, compared with more conservative mitochondrial genes (16S rRNA and COI), was explored in P. merguiensis populations...

Arid and semi-arid areas occupy one third of the total area of the world. This vast region is rich in natural resources. In recent times, desertification has become a world-wide phenomenon, due to human activities. China also suffers from this problem. Desertification is especially severe in the southeastern part of the arid and semi-arid region of the country. In this paper, the use of remote ...

Recently, much research eeort has been employed in the area of Geographic Information Systems due to the vast potential for applications of this technology. Simultaneously , user interface subsystems of software products have received attention since the interface has marked innuence in software acceptance. This paper presents an overview of research done in the intersection of these areas. The...

Recently, much research eeort has been employed in the area of Geographic Information Systems due to the vast potential for applications of this technology. Simultaneously , user interface subsystems of software products have received attention since the interface has marked innuence in software acceptance. This paper presents an overview of research done in the intersection of these areas. The...

Geographical information science can be defined as that branch of information science that deals with the geographical domain, or as the set of fundamental scientific questions raised by geographical information and the technologies that collect, manipulate and communicate it. Geographical information can reveal interesting patterns that point in some cases to causal mechanisms. The use of Glob...

purpose: the present study examines the relationship between job related dimensions and job satisfaction of teaching staff of b-schools in india using structure equation modeling (lisrel 8.5). methodology: the study is based on a single cross-sectional survey. in all three hundred ten responses were generated from teachers of management institutes located inindia. a self-administered questionna...

Some 15 years ago the incidence of treponematoses was at its post-war peak in most parts of the world. It was estimated at the time that there were some 50 million cases of yaws, 20 million cases of venereal syphilis, possibly a million cases of endemic nonvenereal syphilis, and a lesser number of pinta cases. The geographical distribution is shown in Fig. 1. These infections constituted a vast...

Iraq is abundant with natural resources and its geographical location makes it strategically important. It is composed of a mountainous region in the northeast and the vast Syrian Desert, inhabited by a few nomadic shepherds. In the southwest lies the heart of the country which is a fertile lowland region watered by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Most of the population is Muslim Arabs, divide...

We provide a description of the tools and techniques used in our analysis of the VAST 2008 Challenge dealing with mass movement of persons departing Isla Del Sueño on boats for the United States during 2005–2007 1. We used visual analytics to explore migration patterns, characterize the choice and evolution of landing sites, characterize the geographical patterns of interdictions and determine ...