Category: Asia

The DisadvantagedAlthough former communist countries have an admirable record for getting a very high proportion of children into primary school, with net enrolment rates 1 for ISCED 1 generallyaround the 90% mark, this still means that a significant percentage of primary school-agechildren are not in school. There is also still a slight gender discrepancy at …

If we look back in the history of the Lebanese families, we can see that they have been hiring domestic migrant workers to help them or maybe work instead of them at home. Responsibilities of MDWs are many and diverse, such that cleaning, cooking, nurturing children and elderly people. Over the years, hiring these MDWs …

Risk Factors for HBV InfectionAlthough relatively rare in the United States, hepatitis B is endemic in parts of Asia where hundreds of millions of individuals may be infected. HBV is transmitted horizontally by blood and blood products and sexual transmission. It is also transmitted vertically from mother to infant in the perinatal period which is …

Molybdenum (Mo) has applications in many pharmaceutical and biological samples. Mo is an economically silvery-white transition metal which has five oxidation states ranging from (+2) to (+6). It has an atomic number of 42 and an atomic mass of 96. Mo is a bio-essential metal for humans, animals, and plants. It has relatively low toxicity …

More than 40 species of genus Ephedra (family; Ephedraceae) are widely disseminated to Europe, Africa, Western and central Asia, northern China and western South America. Ephedra intermedia, E. sinica, and E. equisetina species are found in scorched areas of Baluchistan (Pakistan) 1. Ephedra, also known as Ma-Huang, has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for …

Hinduism and BuddhismThroughout the world, different nations have different believes or religion. Some religions evolve from others, and others are combination of other religions. Religion is a way of life, a life style; it should dictate how you live your life. For instance, in India, Buddhism evolved from Hinduism, a religion were people believe in …

Turkey is known for its unique placement between Asia and Europe and for offering prosperous long-term opportunities for American firms. “Turkey has a steady economy, rising middle class, youthful population, and dynamic entrepreneurial class.” (“Doing Business in Turkey”, 2016) Turkey has an advantage in that it supplies energy to many countries surrounding it and is …

Penang Mutiara Penang Mutiara is one of the luxurious hotels in South-East Asia. This hotel owned by pernas-UOE of Malaysia and managed by Singapore Mandarin International Hotels. This luxurious hotel gives to its customers the quality of services. They expect first-class service and the stuffs of the hotel will try the best to fulfill their …

Dolphins are one of the most beautiful animals in the word. Dolphins are mammals and are part of the Delphinidae family. This family contains various highly intelligent aquatic mammals. The name dolphin refers to the species that a have a beak like snout and a slender streamline body which helps them to swim at high …