Volume 11, Issue 10 (2014) | American Journal of Applied Sciences

ACCUMULATION OF RADIONUCLIDES BY PYLAISIELLA MOSS (PYLAISIA POLYANTHA) UNDER URBOECOSYSTEM CONDITIONS

T. V. Varduni — 2014-12-01

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 1 December 2014; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2014.1735.1742

Contamination of environment by radionuclides in territories under urboecosystem conditions is actual problem. The search of new express methods for radioactivity determination of environment is impor...

THE CLINICAL APPLICATIONS FOR AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF EXUDATES

K. Wisaeng — 2014-09-27

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 27 September 2014; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2014.1743.1756

Nowadays, the retinal imaging technology has been widely used for segmenting and detecting the exudates in diabetic retinopathy patients. Unfortunately, the retinal images in Thailand are poor-quality...

THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL QUESTIONS OF THE PAYMENT CARD'S USE AS A PAYMENT METHOD IS RUSSIA AND ABROAD

Alexander A. Galushkin — 2014-12-01

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 1 December 2014; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2014.1757.1760

In the present article authors analyze theoretical and practical questions of payment cards use in Russian Federation and abroad. Authors discuss historical and practical reasons for choosing payment ...

GOVERNMENTAL CONTROL OF THE FORMATION EFFICIENCY OF EDUCATIONAL CLUSTERS AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL

Nina Ivanovna Larionova — 2014-12-01

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 1 December 2014; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2014.1761.1765

Studying the cluster institutionalization processes in the modern practices of the social development allows determining the formation trends of an efficient governmental control system at the subfede...

DYNAMIC DAYLIGHT AND SOLAR CONTROL IN TROPICAL CLIMATE

Yaik-Wah Lim — 2015-04-29

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 29 April 2015; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2014.1766.1772

Daylight is dynamic, thus there is no one common solution for all scenarios. It is more critical in tropical climate where the sky is predominantly intermediate; with inconsistent clouds formations wh...

POTENCY OF HONEY AS ANTIBACTERIAL AGENT AGAINST MULTIPLE ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT PATHOGENS EVALUATED BY DIFFERENT METHODS

Mohamed Mustafa Aween — 2014-12-01

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 1 December 2014; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2014.1773.1783

Honey is rich with complex natural components which could be useful as antibacterial agents or as preservative. Honey contains high concentration of sugars, low amount of water, high osmolality and of...

SOUND AND VIBRATION CONSIDERATIONS OF SOME MATERIALS FOR AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS

Mohammad Al-Zubi — 2014-12-02

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 2 December 2014; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2014.1784.1797

Vibration and noise amelioration in and across several components and modules of the automotive, such as the panels, doors, engine covers, seats and others, is extremely important. NVH performance has...

POLYMER COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING USING A PULTRUSION PROCESS: A REVIEW

A. M. Fairuz — 2014-10-29

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 29 October 2014; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2014.1798.1810

Pultrusion is the one of technologies to fabricate the polymer composites to be used in many industries such as in aerospace, automotive and construction industries. The high performance pultruded pro...

FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF PROTEIN CONCENTRATE FROM BLACK COWPEA AND ITS APPLICATION

Anuchita Moongngarm — 2014-11-29

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 29 November 2014; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2014.1811.1818

Black cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) is high in protein, which makes it suitable for use as a protein supplement in food products. However, direct application of cowpea flour in food products is ...

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF METHYL ESTER OF COTTON SEED OIL BLEND WITH DIESEL ON CI ENGINE

K. Vijayaraj — 2014-10-29

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 29 October 2014; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2014.1819.1829

Petroleum based fuels worldwide have not only resulted in the rapid depletion of conventional energy sources, but have also caused severe air pollution. The search for an alternate fuel has led to man...

SEGMENTATION OF ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM SIGNALS DURING EPILEPTIC SEIZURES BY USING FUZZY C-MEANS

Muhammad Abdy — 2014-11-11

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 11 November 2014; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2014.1830.1835

Electroencephalogram (EEG) is a recording of electrical activity of the brain. It contains valuable information related to the different physiological states of the brain. A quantitative EEG analysis ...

BIODEGRADABILITY AND MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR OF SUGAR PALM STARCH BASED BIOPOLYMER

J. Sahari — 2014-11-10

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 10 November 2014; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2014.1836.1840

A new Sugar Palm Starch (SPS) based biopolymer was successfully developed using glycerol as plasticizer. The effect of glycerol concentration (viz., 15, 20, 30 and 40 by weight percent) to the mechan...

EFFECT OF MICRONUTRIENTS-ENRICHED FERTILIZERS ON BASAL STEM ROT DISEASE INCIDENCE AND SEVERITY ON OIL PALM (ELAEIS GUINEENSIS JACQ.) SEEDLINGS

Fabien Fonguimgo Tengoua — 2014-12-05

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 5 December 2014; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2014.1841.1859

Basal stem rot caused by Ganoderma boninense constitutes a serious threat to oil palm industry in Southeast Asia, especially in Malaysia and Indonesia and in Papua New Guinea and Pacific Islands. It i...

ANALYSIS AND MODELS FOR THE REDUCTION OF FOOD WASTE IN ORGANIZED LARGE-SCALE RETAIL DISTRIBUTION IN EASTERN SICILY

Maurizio Lanfranchi — 2014-12-05

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 5 December 2014; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2014.1860.1874

Nowadays, food waste is one of the main global paradoxes and raises profound questions from the social point of view. The causes of food losses and food waste are varied and differ according to the va...

STUDY OF THE POSSIBILITY OF POLYTYPE 3C SILICON CARBIDE BULK CRYSTALS GROWING FOR USE IN POWER DEVICES

Lebedev Alexander Alexandrovich — 2014-12-05

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 5 December 2014; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2014.1875.1880

Due to its electro-physical parameters, the silicon carbide is a promising material for power devices, including the microwave range. In recent years there has been considerable progress in the develo...