Volume 12, Issue 3 (2015) | American Journal of Applied Sciences

New Solution for Reducing Doppler Shift in the MB-OFDM System Over High Mobility Multipath Channel for V&I Communication

Sanaa Kabil — 2015-04-29

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 29 April 2015; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2015.166.173

The MB-OFDM has been proposed as a good candidate to ensure Vehicle to Infrastructure communication (V&I). Fast moving vehicles present challenges for the proposed system especially for high mobility ...

Integration of Artificial Neural Network and Expert System for Material Classification of Natural Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites

Basheer Ahmed Ahmed Ali — 2015-04-29

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 29 April 2015; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2015.174.184

Diversified choice of materials from natural fibre reinforced polymer composites with similar properties complicate the materials selection for engineering products. Implementation of expert system al...

The Association of Early Pregnancy Loss with Polymorphism in Xenobiotics Detoxification Genes

Elena Vladimirovna Mashkina — 2015-05-06

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 6 May 2015; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2015.185.190

Pregnancy loss and other pregnancy complication can be connected with environmental and lifestyle risk factor, among which effect of chemical compounds is the strongest. Effects of xenobiotics can be ...

Simplified Analysis of the Lining Behavior During Earthquakes in Deep Rock Tunnels

Pierpaolo Oreste — 2015-05-04

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 4 May 2015; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2015.191.199

The sizing of the lining of a tunnel requires to consider not only the static loads transmitted from the surrounding rock, but also the effects of earthquakes on the stresses and strains of the lining...

Improving Organizational Citizenship Behavior through Spirituality and Work Engagement

Aminah Ahmad — 2015-05-07

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 7 May 2015; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2015.200.207

The focus of previous studies on predictors of organizational citizenship behavior has been on individual, organizational and task characteristics as well as leadership behaviors. Despite the greater ...

Leader’s Support-an Organisational Asset

Angeline Selvakumar — 2015-05-09

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 9 May 2015; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2015.208.215

In a rapidly changing world of work, leaders face increasing challenges in understanding what motivates and enhances organisational performance. The support from the leader has become essential for th...

Overview of Certification Methodologies for Sustainable Constructions of Brazilian Buildings

Vanessa Silva Pugliero — 2015-05-25

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 25 May 2015; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2015.216.221

The terms “sustainable” and “environmentally-friendly” have been used in the construction industry field as a marketing appeal. The methodology to judge in which level a building is sustainabl...

The Dependence of Opportunistic Behavior from Economic Growth

Natalia Grigoryeva — 2015-05-26

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 26 May 2015; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2015.222.228

The study of opportunistic behavior is important because it directly affects the efficiency of economic systems. We conducted qualitative and correlation analysis. The dependence between the manifesta...

A Note on the Marine Policy of the Ferry Sewol-Ho Disaster in Korea

Joung Keun Cho — 2015-05-27

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 27 May 2015; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2015.229.236

The passenger ship Sewol-ho traveling from the port of Incheon to Jeju island tragically capsized and sank off west coast of Jindo island in April of 2014. Of 476 passengers and crew on board the ship...

Acquisition and Research of the p-3C-SiC Epitaxial Layers Based on the 6H-SiC Semi-Insulating Substrates

Lebedev Alexander Alexandrovich — 2015-05-27

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 27 May 2015; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2015.237.241

By now we know almost nothing about works on production of p-3C-SiC. Probably, it is due to the fact that the basic acceptor impurity (aluminium) accumulates on the interfaces of the twins and other s...