Volume 4, Issue 1 (2007) | American Journal of Applied Sciences

Optical Properties and Sugar Content Determination of Commercial Carbonated Drinks using Surface Plasmon Resonance

W. Y.W. Yusmawati — 2007-01-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 January 2007; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2007.1.4

In this study, an optical sensor based on Kretschmann SPR technique was used to detect the sugar content in commercial carbonated drinks. Three samples of carbonated drinks labeled as "Coke", "100 Plu...

Rainfall Attenuation and Rainfall Rate Measurements in Malaysia Comparison with Prediction Models

Mandeep Singh Jit Singh — 2007-04-30

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 April 2007; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2007.5.7

Attenuation due to rain is a primary cause of communication impairment on satellite-earth paths, especially above 10GHz. Rainfall is a serious source of attenuation at such a frequency. This paper pre...

Blockade for Career Advancement in Japanese Organization Abroad: The Case of Malaysian Subsidiaries

Raduan Che Rose — 2007-04-30

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 April 2007; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2007.8.13

This study empirically examines the significance of demographic factors and organizational characteristics in influencing the perceived barriers to career advancement of local managers in Japanese sub...

The Role of Quality Control and Everyone’s Participation in Japan to Prevent Pollution During Last Five Decades

Mohammed Matouq — 2007-04-30

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 April 2007; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2007.14.18

Economic Growth in Japan after World War II was very remarkable and products from its manufacturing industry were widely accepted in the world market after productivity and quality of them were tremen...

Deep Defects Annihilation in GaAs_1-xN_x Layers by Si-doping

N. Ben Sedrine — 2007-04-30

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 April 2007; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2007.19.22

The photoluminescence (PL) properties of Si-doped GaAs0.985N0.015 with different silicon content were investigated. The study was carried out on a set of three samples grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy ...

CASRA+: A Colloquial Arabic Speech Recognition Application

Ramzi A. Haraty — 2007-04-30

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 April 2007; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2007.23.32

The research proposed here was for an Arabic speech recognition application, concentrating on the Lebanese dialect. The system starts by sampling the speech, which was the process of transforming the ...

Experimental Investigation Of Polymeric Compound Cross Section Springs

Mayas Al-Mahasne — 2007-04-30

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 April 2007; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2007.33.36

This paper presents an experimental investigation of the characteristic of the compound cross section springs on models made from polymeric materials (organic glass). Two constructive variants of the ...

Fast Power Loss Computation and Shunt Capacitor Insertion Using Fuzzy Logic Technique

Wagah F. Mohammad — 2007-04-30

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 April 2007; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2007.37.41

Fast power loss computation was implemented using supervisory control and data acquisition system (SCADA) with personal computer. Logic Control Array (LCA) and EPROM circuits were used to implement SC...

The Return-Stroke of Lightning Current, Source of Electromagnetic Fields (Study, Analysis and Modelling)

Dib Djalel — 2007-04-30

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 April 2007; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2007.42.48

In this study we present and analysis of the return-stroke lightning current and described their models which existing in the literature by several authors for the evaluation of radiated electromagnet...

Analysis of Motion of Partial System on Phase Plane and Determination of Stable Cutting Regions

Firas Al Qura'n — 2007-04-30

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 April 2007; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2007.49.52

Turning is one of the most efficient preferred and cutting processes currently known. It was a challenging task for researchers to study the different dynamic properties explores its special dynamical...

On Thermal Explosion of Sensitized Reaction with Variable Heat Loss

K.S. Adegbie — 2007-04-30

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 April 2007; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2007.53.55

This study discusses the influence of heat loss on the critical ignition temperature and Frank-Kamenetskii parameter of a non-linear ordinary differential equation arising in thermal sensitized reacti...