Volume 2, Issue 6 (2005) | American Journal of Applied Sciences

Preparation and Characterization of Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Composite Material: Polymerization of m-Aminobenzoic Acid-Intercalated Into Zn/Al-Layered Double Hydroxides

Rasheed M.A.Q. Jamhour — 2005-06-30

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2005; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2005.1028.1031

Layered double hydroxides of aluminum and zinc (Zn/Al-LDH’s) were synthesized directly by hydrolysis at room temperature as reported elsewhere. After characterization, the material was reacted with ...

Increasing Effectiveness of IDS to Improve Security in Intranet

Umesh Kumar Singh — 2005-06-30

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2005; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2005.1032.1035

Today Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) are becoming one of the most important tools for intranet security. Research regarding Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSs) has become more active with the recent...

Thermodynamic Investigation of Two-Stage Absorption Refrigeration System Connected by a Compressor

L. Kairouani — 2005-06-30

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2005; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2005.1036.1041

The present work is to analyze a two-stage cycle based on the ammonia-water absorption system, with intermediate compression. The two generators of the system are heated by geothermal energy at low te...

Push-pull Strategy with Trap Crops, Neem and Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus for Insecticide Resistance Management in Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) in Cotton

P. Duraimurugan — 2005-06-30

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2005; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2005.1042.1048

Insecticide resistance in Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) is a major threat to cotton production in India. The virus infection was found to increase the susceptibility of H. armigera to the insecticide...

Supporting the Josephson Interpretation of Low Energy Nuclear Reactions and Stabilization of Nuclear Waste

F. Osman — 2005-06-30

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2005; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2005.1049.1057

Brian Josephson appealed at the meeting of the Nobel Laureates July 2004 against the ignorance of physicist to the phenomenon of cold fusion. Though there are good reasons against many publications on...

Increasing the Strength of Standard Involute Gear Teeth with Novel Circular Root Fillet Design

V. Spitas — 2005-06-30

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2005; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2005.1058.1064

In this study the idea of spur gear teeth with circular instead of the standard trochoidal root fillet is introduced and investigated numerically using BEM. The strength of these new teeth is studied ...

Application of Geo-Information Technology in the Study of Soil and Nutrients Loss by Water Erosion for three Different Land Cover

Mushtak T. Jabbar — 2005-06-30

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2005; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2005.1065.1072

This research integrated the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) and the soil statistical analysis with RS and GIS techniques to quantify soil and nutrient loss risk. The Letianxi watershed, ...

Oscillatory Dynamical Switching System of Bulk Ferroelectrics

M. N.A. Halif — 2005-06-30

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2005; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2005.1073.1077

This study gives a detailed account of calculation of the bulk ferroelectric (FE) oscillatory dynamical system switching to first and second-order phase transition, respectively. All the formalism is ...

Typology of Organisational Commitment

Rajendran Muthuveloo — 2005-06-30

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2005; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2005.1078.1081

This paper presents a contemporary review of the term commitment from an organisational perspective. The paper highlights the typology of employee commitment and of organisational commitment. Organisa...

A New Reversible Method of Epiphysiodesis-An Experimental Study in Rabbits

Mahmood Karimi-Mobarakeh — 2005-06-30

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2005; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2005.1082.1084

Lower limb discrepancy and angular deformities are among the most common orthopedic problems in pediatrics. All methods for correction of these deformities are irreversible and the epiphyseal growth p...

Contributions on Laser Driven Inertial Confinement Fusion

Heinrich Hora — 2005-06-30

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2005; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2005.1085.1094

The following modified preprint of a chapter in the forthcoming book by Guillermo Velarde and Natividad Carpintero Santamaria Inertial Confinement Nuclear Fusion: A Historical Approach by its Pioneers...

Antecedents and Outcomes of Organisational Commitment among Malaysian Engineers

Rajendran Muthuveloo — 2005-06-30

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2005; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2005.1095.1100

This study explores the major factors contributing to organizational commitment among engineers in Malaysia. It identifies the effects of certain antecedents on organizational commitment and evaluates...

Investigation of Flow Energy Dissipation over Different Stepped Spillways

G. A. Barani — 2005-06-30

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2005; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2005.1101.1105

In this study, to investigate energy dissipation of flow overstepped spillways of different step shapes, a physical wooden model has been built in the Shahid Bahonar University’s hydraulics lab. Thi...

Characterization of Transparent Conductive Thin Films of In2O3:Sn by Spray Pyrolysis Technique

Seyed Mohammad Rozati — 2005-06-30

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2005; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2005.1106.1108

Highly conductive transparent In2O3:Sn (ITO) thin films were prepared onto glass substrate using the spray pyrolysis technique. It is observed that these films are polycrystalline with the preferred o...

A Note on “Surface Roughness Prediction Model in Machining of Carbon Steel by PVD Coated Cutting Tools”

Godfrey C. Onwubolu — 2005-06-30

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2005; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2005.1109.1112

An article published in this journal by Sahin and Motorcu[1] developed a surface roughness model based on the response surface method, multiplicative-logarithmically linearized approach for determinat...