Volume 7, Issue 11 (2010) | American Journal of Applied Sciences

Determination and Evaluation of Antioxidative Activity in Red Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus undatus) and Green Kiwi Fruit (Actinidia deliciosa)

Normala Halimoon — 2010-11-08

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 8 November 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1432.1438

Problem statement: Dragon fruit or pitahaya (Hylocereus undatus), is believed to be a healthy source of vitamins, fiber and antioxidants, especially the red-fleshed varieties which contain lycopene. A...

Prevalence of Obesity, Overweight and Underweight among Elementary School Children in Southern Iran, 2009

Elham Ahmadi — 2010-11-08

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 8 November 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1439.1442

Problem statement: In recent years obesity has become epidemic in children and adolescents and was one of the main problems in developed and developing countries. Considering the importance of obesity...

The Sintering Temperature Effect on the Shrinkage Behavior of Cobalt Chromium Alloy

M. Ghazali Kamardan — 2010-11-08

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 8 November 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1443.1448

Problem Statement: Co-Cr based alloys which is well known for its high Young’s modulus, fatigue strength, wear resistance and corrosion resistance is an important metallic bio-material. However, til...

Renal Actions of Neutral Endopeptidase Inhibition in Rats with Chronic Heart Failure

Amr M. Abbas — 2010-11-08

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 8 November 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1449.1457

Problem statement: We aim to evaluate the effects of acute and chronic inhibition of Neutral EndoPeptidase (NEP), by ONO-9902, on plasma and renal NEP gene expression, hemodynamic and renal parameters...

Low Cost Interactive Electronic Whiteboard Using Nintendo Wii Remote

Dalbir Singh — 2010-11-08

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 8 November 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1458.1463

Problem statement: The application of interactive whiteboard offers extensive benefits in the learning and teaching process for classroom environment. The high cost associated with commercial interact...

Benchmarking in the Academic Departments using Data Envelopment Analysis

Mohammad Mahallati Rayeni — 2010-11-08

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 8 November 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1464.1469

Problem statement: The purpose of this study is to analyze efficiency and benchmarking using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in departments of University. Benchmarking is a process of defining valid m...

Topological Conjugacy Between Seizure and Flat Electroencephalography

Tahir Ahmad — 2010-11-08

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 8 November 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1470.1476

Problem statement: Seizure and Flat EEG which are modeled as two distinct dynamical systems share the same dynamics in the topological viewpoint. Approach: Motions of seizure and Flat EEG of the dynam...

Fully Integrated Hydrocarbon Reservoir Studies: Myth or Reality?

Christoforos Benetatos — 2010-11-08

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 8 November 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1477.1486

Problem statement: In the petroleum industry and especially during reservoir studies, data coming from different disciplines must be combined in order to generate a model that is representative of the...

Suitability of Volatility Models for Forecasting Stock Market Returns: A Study on the Indian National Stock Exchange

Trilochan Tripathy — 2010-11-08

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 8 November 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1487.1494

Problem statement: Measuring volatility is an important issue for stock market traders. Also, volatility has been used as a proxy for riskiness associated with the asset. This study aims to compare th...

Improvement of Transient Stability of Power System by Thyristor Controlled Phase Shifter Transformer

Prechanon Kumkratug — 2010-11-08

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 8 November 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1495.1499

Problem statement: The improvement of transient stability of the power system was one of the most challenging research areas in power engineer. Approach: This study presents the method to improve tran...

A Numerical Treatment of Air Flow Model in the Area Under the Station Platform of Thailand BTS Sky Train

Nopparat Pochai — 2010-11-08

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 8 November 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1500.1503

Problem statement: The area under Phayathai station platform of sky train in Bangkok, Thailand, has a problem of air pollution control. Approach:The Bangkok Mass Transit System Company tries to set up...

Power System Stability Enhancement Using Unified Power Flow Controller

Prechanon Kumkratug — 2010-11-08

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 8 November 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1504.1508

Problem statement: The enhancement of transient stability of the power system is one of the most challenging research areas in power engineer. Approach: This study presents the method to enhance trans...

A Rigorous Mathematical Approach for Petrophysical Properties Estimation

Dario Viberti — 2010-11-08

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 8 November 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1509.1516

Problem statement: Over the last few decades, the oil industry has shown a growing interest in the new risk analysis methodologies aimed at the evaluation of the uncertainties associated with reservoi...

Investigating the Effect of Powder Type on Improving the Flow in Pipelines

Hayder A. Abdul Bari — 2010-11-08

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 8 November 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1517.1520

Problem statement: In the present investigation, three types of powders are chosen to be investigated as drag reducing agent in aqueous media. The effect of powder type effect will be highlighted in...

Improving an Electrostatic Powder Coating Process via Signal to Noise Response Surface

Pongchanun Luangpaiboon — 2010-11-08

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 8 November 2010; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2010.1521.1527

Problem statement: In a coating process, the master plate referenced brightness or color shade was critical to the exterior appearance on aluminum alloy wheels. The quality measures of interest are ...