Volume 8, Issue 7 (2011) | American Journal of Applied Sciences

Performance Evaluation of an Oxidation Ditch System with a Disc Aerator

Abdel Ghaly — 2011-06-24

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 24 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.662.674

Problem statement: The oxidation ditch system has been used to treat various types of wastewaters. Several types of aerators are used to supply the treatment process with oxygen. Among these devices, ...

Improvement of the Thermal, Photo and Mechanical Properties of Poly (Vinyl Chloride) in Presence of Poly (Glycidyl Methacrylate)

Abir S. Abdel-Naby — 2011-06-24

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 24 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.675.680

Problem statement: Poly (vinyl chloride) suffers from poor heat stability. The thermal degradation of the polymer leads to the evolution of hydrogen chloride gas, extensive discoloration of the poly...

Field Programmable Gate Arrays Based Realization of Truncated Multipliers

Muhammad H. Rais — 2011-06-24

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 24 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.681.684

Problem statement: Due to high cost and non reconfiguration of Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) in image processing applications, for example MPEG video compression used in CT scan f...

A Linear Model for Moving Measurements Estimation in Urban Climate Studies

Claudia Cotrim Pezzuto — 2011-06-24

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 24 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.685.690

Problem statement: Several methods can be adopted to study the variations in urban climate. The mobile measurement method is one of them, involving information provided by moving measurements of air...

Characteristic Study of the Marine Algae Sargassum sp. on Metal Adsorption

A. Saravanan — 2011-06-24

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 24 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.691.694

Problem statement: Biomass of brown marine macro algae is a biological resource that is available in large quantities and can form a good base for the development of biosorbent material. Approach: A...

Screening Neuropharmacological Activities of Kaempferia parviflora (Krachai Dam) in Healthy Adult Male Rats

Thaneeya Hawiset — 2011-06-24

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 24 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.695.702

Problem statement: Although the global prevalence of psychological disorders is increasing continually, the efficacies of therapeutic strategies are still very limited. Oxidative stress has been imp...

Performance and its Link to Entrepreneurial Behavior

Kuo-Hsiung Chen — 2011-06-24

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 24 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.703.707

Problem statement: This study investigates the effects of Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) on firm performance. In recent times, especially with the growth of globalization and other such factors, th...

Characterization of the Genetic Diversity of Peach Cultivars in Taif by RAPD-PCR

Mohamed A. Nagaty — 2011-06-24

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 24 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.708.715

Problem statement: Peach genotypes from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were not adequately characterized at the biological and molecular levels. This study was carried out to characterize nine peach cu...

Analytical and Experimental Studies on the Thermal Efficiency of the Double-Pass Solar Air Collector with Finned Absorber

Ahmad Fudholi — 2011-06-24

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 24 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.716.723

Problem statement: The design of suitable air collectors is one of the most important factors controlling the economics of the solar drying. Air type collectors have two inherent disadvantages: Low ...

Does Organizational Culture Influence the Innovativeness of Public-Listed Housing Developers?

Nor Aini Yusof — 2011-06-24

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 24 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.724.735

Problem statement: The benefits of innovation and the need to be innovative have been highlighted by many. However, it is doubtful whether the players in the housing industry, in particular housing ...

Inter-Area Power Systems Stability Improvement by Static Synchronous Series Compensator

Prechanon Kumkratug — 2011-06-24

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 24 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.736.739

Problem statement: The inter-area power systems have special characteristic of the stability behavior. The improvement of inter-area power system is one of the important aspects in power system. App...

Subway Train Braking System: A Fuzzy Based Hardware Approach

Mamun Bin Ibne Reaz — 2011-06-24

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 24 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.740.747

Problem statement: Automated subway train-braking system require perfection, efficiency and fast response. In order to cope with this concerns, an appropriate algorithm need to be developed which ne...

Research of an Online Service System for Beverages Chain Stores

Chih-Yao Lo — 2011-06-24

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 24 June 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.748.753

Problem statement: In the highly competitive market, the availability of consumer support is the key to market-based beverage stores. Consumer demands for quality service so the industry must be mor...