Volume 7, Issue 10 (2010) | American Journal of Applied Sciences

Uptake of Heavy Metals by Jatropha curcas L. Planted in Soils Containing Sewage Sludge

Parisa Ahmadpour — 2010-10-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 October 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1291.1299

Problem statement: The chemical pollution of soil has become a major source of concern and has posed serious health problems within the last few years in many developed nations. A variety of organic...

Drying Characteristics of Chili Using Continuous Fluidized-Bed Dryer

Suparerk Charmongkolpradit — 2010-10-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 October 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1300.1304

Problem statement: The objective of this study was to obtain the dying characteristics of the Jinda chili, a commonly grown variety in the Northeatern of Thailand, using the continuous fluidizedbed ...

Antioxidant Activity of Leaves of Calophyllum rubiginosum

Muhammad Taher — 2010-10-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 October 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1305.1309

Problem statement: Calophyllum species have been used in traditional medicine for their therapeutic values for many years. This use was explained by several previous studies where antimicrobial, ant...

Aluminum Powder and Zwitrionic Surfactants as Drag Reducing Agents in Pipe Lines

Hayder A. Abdul Bari — 2010-10-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 October 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1310.1316

Problem statement: One of the most power consuming sector in the industry is the liquid transportation through pipelines due to the turbulent mode the liquids are transported with. Drag reducing age...

Quality evaluation of Ketoprofen Solid Dosage Forms Available in the Pharma-Market of Bangladesh

Kamrun Naher — 2010-10-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 October 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1317.1320

Problem statement: Ketoprofen, a widely used analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug, was available in two types of solid dosage forms in the pharma-market of Bangladesh: enteric-coated tablet and caps...

Germination Ecology of Rhanterium epapposum Oliv.

Sameeha Zaman — 2010-10-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 October 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1321.1326

Problem statement: Rhanterium epapposum, locally called Arfaj is the national flower of Kuwait. The current situation of Rhanterium epapposum is quite critical in most areas of Kuwait. In fact it ha...

The Upper Limit of Physiological Cardiac Hypertrophy in Elite Male Athletes

Mohammad Al Hnidawei — 2010-10-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 October 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1327.1333

Problem statement: Establishment of upper normal limits of physiological hypertrophy in response to physical training is important in the differentiation of physiological and pathological left ventr...

Kinematic Comparison of Successful and Unsuccessful Instep Kick in Indoor Soccer

Naghme Gheidi — 2010-10-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 October 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1334.1340

Problem statement: Kicking is one of the most important skills in indoor soccer. Kicking accuracy is an important component of this skill. The instep kick is often used when tacking a penalty kicks,...

Numerical Investigation of Incompressible Fluid Flow through Porous Media in a Lid-Driven Square Cavity

M.A. Mohd Irwan — 2010-10-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 October 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1341.1344

Problem statement: Investigation of fluid flow behavior through porous media in a liddriven square cavity. Approach: The Brinkman-Forcheimer equation is coupled with the lattice Boltzmann formulatio...

Forest Policy Impact Assessment in the Ouachita National Forest and the Valuation of Conserving Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers

Difei Zhang — 2010-10-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 October 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1345.1352

Problem statement: The Ouachita National Forest received approval in 1996 for an amendment to its Forest Plan that would allocate 10% of the Forest to long-rotation silviculture. The purpose of the ...

Design of Capacitance to Voltage Converter for Capacitive Sensor Transducer

A.H.M. Zahirul Alam — 2010-10-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 October 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1353.1357

Problem statement: The design of Capacitance to Voltage Converter (CVC) for capacitive sensor transducer was presented. The proposed design will reduce the size, power consumption and supply voltage...

A Structural Study between Chatting and Cheating

Saleh Al-Zhrani — 2010-10-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 October 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1358.1363

Problem statement: Internet Relay Chatting (IRC) is a multi-user, multi-channel chat system that runs on a network. It gives people the ability to participate in a synchronous exchange of thoughts w...

Transient in-Cylinder Gas Flow Characteristics of Single Cylinder Port Injection Hydrogen Fueled Engine

M. M. Rahman — 2010-10-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 October 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1364.1371

Problem statement: The variation of the in-cylinder gas flow characteristics for single cylinder port injection hydrogen fueled internal combustion engine was investigated through transient state si...

Seasonal Time Series Data Forecasting by Using Neural Networks Multiscale Autoregressive Model

Suhartono — 2010-10-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 October 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1372.1378

Problem statement: The aim of this research was to study further some latest progress of wavelet transform for time series forecasting, particularly about Neural Networks Multiscale Autoregressive (...

Competencies Influencing Extension Workers’ Job Performance in Relation to the Good Agricultural Practices in Malaysia

Neda Tiraieyari — 2010-10-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 October 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1379.1386

Problem statement: The bottom line in agricultural trade is that manufacturers are demanding agricultural products that are produced in a sustainable way and with assurance that they are truly conform...

Moisture Content Prediction of Dried Longan Aril from Dielectric Constant Using Multilayer Perceptrons and Support Vector Regression

Sanong Amaroek — 2010-10-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 October 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1387.1392

Problem statement: Estimation of moisture contents of dried food products from their dielectric constants was an important step in moisture measurement systems. The regression models that provide go...

Power System Oscillations Damping Using Unified Power Flow Controller-Based Stabilizer

Lokman H. Hassan — 2010-10-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 October 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1393.1395

Problem statement: The Phillips-Heffron model of a power system with UPFC published by AJAS, demonstrates the effect of the UPFC in improving power system oscillation stability. Unfortunately, some of...

Anchor Plates in Two-Layered Cohesion Less Soils

Hamed Niroumand — 2010-10-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 October 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1396.1399

Problem statement: During the past few years a great number of experimental model and numerical analysis results on the uplift resistance of anchor plate embedded in homogeneous cohesion less soil has...

A New Development in Biological Process for Wastewater Treatment to Produce Renewable Fuel

Kadhum M. Shabeeb — 2010-10-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 October 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1400.1405

Problem statement: Hydrogen is a clean energy source. Bio-conversion of biomass to generate hydrogen has been achieved using anaerobic fermentation of some well-defined materials, in wastewater. No ...

One-Match and All-Match Categories for Keywords Matching in Chatbot

Abbas Saliimi Lokman — 2010-10-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 October 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1406.1411

Problem statement: Artificial intelligence chatbot is a technology that makes interactions between men and machines using natural language possible. From literature of chatbot’s keywords/pattern mat...

Cultural Identity Expressions through Visual Analysis in Post-Disaster Housing

Asal Kamani Fard — 2010-10-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 October 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1412.1419

Problem statement: The incidence of natural disasters as well as followed human beings’ efforts for reestablishing life is considered as unavoidable essence of nature. Whilst, the interdisciplinar...

A Study of Parameters Relationship to Backcutting Phenomena During High Speed End Milling of AISI H13

Erry Yulian T. Adesta — 2010-10-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 October 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1420.1425

Problem statement: In die and mold industries, surface roughness of the dies and molds produced will determine the end product quality. Therefore, the desired finish surface was specified and the ap...

Empirical Validation of Daylight Simulation Tool with Physical Model Measurement

Yaik-Wah Lim — 2010-10-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 October 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1426.1431

Problem statement: In recent years, daylighting simulation tools have been increasingly used by many architects, engineers and researchers to evaluate the day lighting performances of building desig...