Volume 9, Issue 5 (2012) | American Journal of Applied Sciences

Feature Extraction and Classification of Blood Cells Using Artificial Neural Network

Magudeeswaran Veluchamy — 2012-02-18

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 18 February 2012; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2012.615.619

Problem statement: One method of evaluating the clinical status is counting of cell types based on features that it contains. There is a need for a rapid, reproducible method, superior to human inspec...

Visual Contact between Two Earth’s Satellites

M. E. Awad — 2012-02-27

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 27 February 2012; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2012.620.623

Problem statement: In this study, an analytical expression for predicting mutually visible between Earth’s satellites is developed. Approach: A relative satellite-satellite visibility function is de...

Multiresolution Analysis Based Effective Diagnosis of Induction Motors

Houda Ben Attia Sethom — 2012-02-20

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 20 February 2012; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2012.624.632

Problem statement: Effective detection and localization of unbalance voltage supply affecting an induction motor may be compromised in presence of additionnal noise. Approach: In order to overcome the...

Organizational Support and Achievement Motivation in Leadership Role of Extension Agents

Roya Karami — 2012-02-20

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 20 February 2012; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2012.633.640

Problem statement: This study argues for the importance of organizational non work supports along with work support for achievement motivation in leadership role of extension agents which has mostly b...

The Role of CO₂ Emission in Energy Demand and Supply

Md. Azizul Bari — 2012-02-22

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 22 February 2012; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2012.641.646

Problem statement: During the last few years in Malaysia, the amount of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) released into the atmosphere has been rising extensively. The main source of CO2 is power source of automob...

The Use of E100 to Fuel a Used 4-Stroke Motorcycle

T. Suthisripok — 2012-02-23

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 23 February 2012; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2012.647.653

Problem statement: Though ethanol and gasohol are proved to be used as alternative fuels in vehicles, 4-stoke motorcycles used nationwide mainly consumed gasoline 91/95. Approach: The motorcycle teste...

The Mathematical Model of Power System with Thyristor Controlled Series Capacitor in Long Transmission Line

Prechanon Kumkratug — 2012-02-27

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 27 February 2012; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2012.654.658

Problem statement: It is becoming increasingly important to fully utilize the existing transmission system assets due to environmental legislation, rights-of-way issues and costs of construction and d...

Computation of the Locations of the Libration Points in the Relativistic Restricted Three-Body Problem

S.E. Abd El-Bar — 2012-02-29

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 29 February 2012; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2012.659.665

Problem statement: In this study, the effects of Relativistic Restricted three-Body Problem (in brief RRTBP) on the equilibrium points of both triangular and collinear is considered. The approximate l...

The Role of Information Systems in Implementing Total Quality Management

Ahmad Zakaria Siam — 2012-03-01

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 1 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2012.666.672

Problem statement: The aim of this study is to identify the extent to which Information Technology (IT) has been used to support TQM in order to identify the role of IT in implementing Total Quality M...

Comparative Study on Sustainable Agriculture Knowledge among Malaysian Contract Farmers

Azmariana Azman — 2012-03-02

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 2 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2012.673.677

Problem statement: Modern farming methods like contract farming must emphasize on the need to practice sustainable agriculture so that it will lead towards the development of the agriculture sector. T...

Automatic Personal Identification Using Feature Similarity Index Matching

R. Gayathri — 2012-03-02

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 2 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2012.678.685

Problem statement: Biometrics based personal identification is as an effective method for automatically recognizing, a person’s identity with high confidence. Palmprint is an essential biometric fea...

New Lines of Chickpea Against Fusarium Oxysporum f. sp. Ciceris Wilt

Rosa Marina Arvayo-Ortiz — 2012-03-05

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 5 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2012.686.693

Problem statement: In Mexico, 70 and 20% of chickpea is produced in Sinaloa and Sonora, respectively. In Sonora wilting by Fusarium Oxysporum f. sp. Ciceris (FOC) causes losses of up to 60%, while in ...

Dielectric Properties of Collagen on Plasma Modified Polyvinylidene Fluoride

R. M. Dahan — 2012-03-05

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 5 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2012.694.699

Problem statement: The attachment of biopolymers such as collagen on inert polymeric template created great challenge due to hydrophobic nature of polymeric material. The modification of PVDF for impr...

Neuroprotective Effect against Alzheimer's Disease of Porcine Brain Extract

Wipawee Thukham-Mee — 2012-03-05

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 5 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2012.700.708

Problem statement: Despite the increasing importance of Alzheimer’s disease, no effective therapeutic strategy is available. Therefore, neuroprotective strategy is still required. Recent findings sh...

A Practical Design of Anti-Theft Car Protection System Based on Microcontroller

Mohammed Abuzalata — 2012-03-05

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 5 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2012.709.716

Problem statement: This study presents a new design for an anti-theft protection System as an inexpensive solution to protect cars from theft and from non-authorized users by using microcontroller-bas...

Thermo-Acoustic Water Analyzer in Hydrocarbon Emulsions with Kalman Filter

Mohammad A. Al-Khedher — 2012-03-06

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 6 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2012.717.723

Problem statement: Water detection in hydrocarbon emulsions represents a serious challenge in petroleum production industry. The elemenation of measurment noises is also desired. Approach: In this stu...

Discrimination Capacity of RAPD, ISSR and SSR Markers and of their Effectiveness in Establishing Genetic Relationship and Diversity among Egyptian and Saudi Wheat Cultivars

Salah El-Din El-Assal — 2012-03-09

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 9 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2012.724.735

Problem statement: Yield crop cultivars and landraces are valuable sources of genetic variations that the knowledge and implication of these variations are critical in the plant breeding programs. our...

Effects of Environmental Noises on Fundamental Frequency Contours of Thai Dialects

Suphattharachai Chomphan — 2012-03-09

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 9 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2012.736.739

Problem statement: Fundamental Frequency (F0) is an important speech feature defining the human speech prosody. It is the resultant of the vibration of human’s vocal chords in speech production. In ...

Work-Family Psychological Contract, Job Autonomy and Organizational Commitment

Abdul Mutalib Mohamed Azim — 2012-03-10

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 10 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2012.740.747

Problem statement: With the increase in dual-career couples in the workforce and absence of adequate legal contracts in the form of work-family policies, employees may hold expectations regarding empl...

The Mathematical Model and Simulation of Static Var Compensator in Medium Transmission Line

Prechanon Kumkratug — 2012-03-12

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 12 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2012.748.751

Problem statement: The Static Var Compensator (SVC) have been widely investigated its effect on transient stability of Single Machine Infinite Bus (SMIB) system. The exact medium transmission line mod...

Genetic Diversity of Some Saudi Barley (Hordeum Vulgare L.) Landraces Based on Two Types of Molecular Markers

Mohamed Abdel Hamid Mohamed El-Awady — 2012-03-12

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 12 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2012.752.758

Problem statement: Very little is known about the genetic diversity and morphological variability present in barley landrace in KSA, a country experiencing loss of biodiversity because of replacement ...

Automatic Palmprint Identification based on High Order Zernike Moment

R. Gayathri — 2012-03-12

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 12 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2012.759.765

Problem statement: Hand geometry contains relatively invariant features of an individual. Palmprint recognition is an efficient biometric solution for authentication system. The existence of several h...

A Hybrid Approach for Detecting Stego Content in Corporate Mail Using Neural Network Based Simplified-Data Encryption Standard Algorithm

P. T. Anitha — 2012-03-12

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 12 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2012.766.771

Problem statement: The major growth of information technology is based on the security measures implemented. Steganography is a method which is used to give high level security. Approach: Today, email...

Sequential Multiple Response Optimization for Manufacturing Flexible Printed Circuit

Pichpimon Kanchanasuttisang — 2012-03-12

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 12 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2012.772.778

Problem statement: Flexible Printed Circuit or FPC, one of automotive electronic parts, has been developed for lighting automotive vehicles by assembling with the LED. The quality performances or resp...

Novel Fuzzy Technique for Cancer Detection in Noisy Breast Ultrasound Images

N. Alamelumangai — 2012-03-12

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 12 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2012.779.783

Problem statement: Detecting tumor areas in breast Ultrasound (US) images is a challenging task. The occurrence of benign areas in breast may result in false identification of malignant areas which ma...