Volume 8, Issue 11 (2011) | American Journal of Applied Sciences

Dental Arch Dimension of Malay Ethnic Group

H. A. Mohammad — 2011-09-23

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 23 September 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.1061.1066

Problem statement: Many previous studies tried to define and put specific measurements for dental arches dimension in different ethnics groups. These studies may be specific to an ethnic group and can...

Catch Composition of Tsetse Flies (Glossina: Glossinidae)

K.E. Okoh — 2011-09-23

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 23 September 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.1067.1072

Problem statement: A study to determine the composition of tsetse flies species was conducted between January and December, 2007 in Kamuku National Park, Nigeria, using Biconical and Nitse traps. Tset...

Growth Enhancement and Disease Reduction of Soybean by 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylate Deaminase-Producing Pseudomonas

Edi Husen — 2011-09-23

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 23 September 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.1073.1080

Problem statement: 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylate (ACC) deaminase-producing bacteria have been known to ameliorate the inhibition-effect of increase concentration of ethylene in higher plants, whic...

Time Clustering of the Occurrence of Sleep Apnea

Nur Zakiah Mohd Saat — 2011-09-23

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 23 September 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.1081.1085

Problem statement: In this study, the inequality of apnea rates during sleep was investigated. Approach: This study used a database comprising 13 patients with apnea problems. The data was extracted f...

Fundamental Elements to Produce Sesame Yoghurt from Sesame Milk

Ibrahim Afaneh — 2011-09-23

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 23 September 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.1086.1092

Problem statement: In previous work sesame milk was developed. The developed milk had slightly acceptable flavor and limited shelf life. Fermentation of sesame milk is one way to overcome these proble...

Aromatic Compound Glucopyranoside from New Species Artocarpus thailandicus

Wanaree Boonkla — 2011-09-23

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 23 September 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.1093.1097

Problem statement: Many Artocarpus plants belonging to the family Moraceae are found in Thailand and have been used as Thai traditional medicines. These plants are known to produce a variety of phenol...

Porosity Investigation of Kosova's Clay

Makfire Sadiku — 2011-09-23

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 23 September 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.1098.1100

Problem statement: Acid activated clay minerals are used as catalysts in the desulphurization of crude oil or as catalyst carrier, drilling mud, bleaching earth. Approach: The efficiency of the acid a...

Dynamical Model for Determining Human Susceptibility to Dengue Fever

Surapol Naowarat — 2011-09-28

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 28 September 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.1101.1106

Problem statement: Mathematical models are a useful tool for understanding and describing the transmission of diseases such as dengue fever, one of the most prevalently emerging diseases common to tro...

Impact of Dispositional Factors and Work-Family Conflict on Job Satisfaction among Single Mother Employees

Aminah Ahmad — 2011-10-01

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 1 October 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.1107.1115

Problem statement: Few studies have tested the indirect effects of dispositional factors including perfectionism and locus of control on job satisfaction through work-family conflict. Approach: This...

Ecotourism Development in Recreational Forest Areas

Md. Anowar Hossain Bhuiyan — 2011-10-01

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 1 October 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.1116.1121

Problem statement: This study explored the issues and strategies of ecotourism development in recreational forest areas of Malaysia. There are a number of forest recreational areas and reserves. The r...

Using Invariant Translation to Denoise Electroencephalogram Signals

Janett Walters-Williams — 2011-10-05

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 5 October 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.1122.1130

Problem statement: Because of the distance between the skull and the brain and their different resistivity's, Electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings on a machine is usually mixed with the activities ge...

Transient Response of a Novel Displacement Transducer for Magnetic Levitation System

Mrunal Deshpande — 2011-10-05

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 5 October 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.1131.1134

Problem statement: In magnetic levitation system, position sensors are used to obtain a voltage proportional to the position of the suspended object. This is an essential feedback signal for stabilizi...

A Review of Acetol: Application and Production

Mohd Hanif Mohamad — 2011-10-05

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 5 October 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.1135.1139

Problem statement: Acetol is used as organic intermediates because it contains both hydroxyl and carbonyl functional groups and mainly use to produce polyols and acrolein. It also widely uses as reduc...

Optimum Setting of Controller Using Soft Computing Techniques for a Chemical System

G. Glandevadhas — 2011-10-06

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 6 October 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.1140.1148

Problem statement: The aim of this study is to present an intelligent tuning technique for PID controller that are simple and still result in good closed loop behavior. The idea is to start with a tun...

Specification of Dynamic Time Series Model with Volatile-Outlier Input Series

T. A. Lasisi — 2011-10-01

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 1 October 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.1149.1153

Problem statement: This study considers the precision of the output series generated from aberrant input series in the context of the distribution of the dynamic estimate and also investigate relative...

Use of Palm oil Biodiesel Blends as a Fuel for Compression Ignition Engine

B. Deepanraj — 2011-10-07

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 7 October 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.1154.1158

Problem statement: The increasing awareness of the environmental hazards and the alarming levels of air pollution have led to more restrictive regulations on engines emission control in recent years. ...

Dermoscopic Image Segmentation using Machine Learning Algorithm

L. Padma Suresh — 2011-10-07

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 7 October 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.1159.1168

Problem statement: Malignant melanoma is the most frequent type of skin cancer. Its incidence has been rapidly increasing over the last few decades. Medical image segmentation is the most essential an...

A Single Core Hardware Module of a Data Compression Scheme Using Prediction by Partial Matching Technique

Jubayer Jalil — 2011-10-07

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 7 October 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.1169.1175

Problem statement: Compression is useful because it helps reduce the consumption of expensive resources, such as hard disk space or transmission bandwidth. For effective data compression, the compress...

Single Core Hardware Module to Implement Boolean Function Classification Techniques

Mohd. Marufuzzaman — 2011-10-07

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 7 October 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.1176.1181

Problem statement: Boolean function classification plays an important role in the field like technology mapping for digital circuit design, function mapping for minimization and the development of uni...

Sustainability of International Standards Organisation 14001 Standards through Integration with Lean Principles

Puvanasvaran A.L.A. Perumal — 2011-10-08

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 8 October 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.1182.1194

Problem statement: Both Lean and Environmental Management System (EMS) are key business processes which are employed by companies to enhance their manufacturing process and quality performance. ISO 14...

An Ergonomics Study on Assembly Line Workstation Design

Baba Md Deros — 2011-10-08

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 8 October 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.1195.1201

Problem statement: High demand for products in the manufacturing industry had driven the human workers to work faster and adapt to their un-ergonomically designed workstation. Some tasks at assembly w...

A Questionnaire Approach for User Trust Adoption in Palestinian E-Government nitiative

Mohannad Moufeed Ayyash — 2011-10-10

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 10 October 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.1202.1208

Problem statement: The present study attempts to identify the construct that impacts the user's trust in e-Government initiative and its adoption in Palestinian public sector organizations. Approach: ...

A Markov Switching Regime Model of Malaysia Property Cycle

Abdul Mutalib Beksin — 2011-10-10

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 10 October 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.1209.1213

Problem statement: Non-linear models such as the Markov Switching regime (MS) method of modeling business cycles, in principle can be used to model property cycle. Approach: The MS model can distingui...

Integrating Life Cycle Assessment and Other Tools for Ex Ante Integrated Sustainability Assessment in the Minerals Industry

Deborah J Shields — 2011-10-10

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 10 October 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.1214.1227

Problem statement: The minerals industry is faced with choices beginning in the exploration phase and extending over the life cycle of mine. Firms examine the technical feasibility of alternative acti...

Zero Geometry, Zero Space Time, The Seeds of The Final Theory

Kambiz-Afrasiabi — 2011-10-10

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 10 October 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.1228.1231

Problem statement: Lack of understanding And scientific formulation of zero geometry and zero space-time and the truth about initiation conditions would continue to keep us all in dark and we would co...

The Contribution of Lube Additives to the Life Cycle Impacts of Fully Formulated Petroleum-Based Lubricants

Giorgia Girotti — 2011-10-10

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 10 October 2011; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2011.1232.1240

Problem statement: Previous applications of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology to lubricants are not sufficiently detailed and comprehensive for R and D purposes and there are no LCAs of lube...