Volume 12, Issue 8 (2015) | American Journal of Applied Sciences

Effects of Converting Tropical Peat Swamp Forest into Oil Palm Plantation on Water Quality

Seca Gandaseca — 2015-09-03

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 3 September 2015; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2015.525.532

Peat swamp forest is a unique forest and wetlands ecosystem that recognized as one of the most important reservoir of biodiversity and water resources protection. Rapid development particularly for de...

Spread Foundations on Rigid Inclusions Subjected to Complex Loading: Comparison of 3D Numerical and Simplified Analytical Modelling

Daniel Dias — 2015-09-12

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 12 September 2015; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2015.533.541

This paper relates results of a large number of 3D numerical models of a single spread footing over a soil reinforced by four rigid inclusions and submitted to a large set of complex loading. This num...

Analysis of the Propensity to Fruit Consumption among Young People through the Cumulative Proportional Odds Model

Maurizio Lanfranchi — 2015-09-04

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 4 September 2015; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2015.542.548

After in-depth studies, the World Health Organization (WHO), asserts and suggests that in order to improve human health and well-being it is necessary to eat 400 grams of fruit and vegetables on a dai...

An Efficient Course Resolution Multiple-Receiver Approach for Reception of Slow Fading Signals in Digital Wireless Communication Systems

Ashraf Mamdouh Aziz, Senior Member, IEEE — 2015-09-07

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 7 September 2015; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2015.549.559

Multiple-receiver digital wireless communication systems employ several receivers and a digital central receiver with data fusion to reduce the effect of multipath fading problems. The multiple receiv...

Effect of Heat Moisture Treatment Using Different Solvents and Incubation Times on Resistant Starch Formation of Rice Flour

Anuchita Moongngarm — 2015-09-09

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 9 September 2015; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2015.560.566

The thermal and pasting properties and Resistant Starch (RS) formation of high amylose rice flour were investigated at 121°C using different solvents and storage times. The samples treated with water...

Comparison of Edge Detection Techniques Applied in the Identification of Centerline Segregation on Steel Slabs

Luciene Coelho Lopez Queiroz — 2015-09-10

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 10 September 2015; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2015.567.571

The method Baumann, or Sulphur print as it is also known, is one of the tools used to evaluate the operating conditions of continuous casting machine and quality control of the production of steel sla...

Computing Amplify-and-Forward Relay Amplification Factor to Improve Total Capacity at Destination

Olalekan Bello — 2015-09-12

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 12 September 2015; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2015.572.580

In this study, we propose a new Amplify-and-Forward (AF) amplification factor to improve the error performances of the current AF schemes and thus enhance the total capacity at the destination termina...

Synthesis of Well-Defined Vinyl End-Functional Polystyrene Using Multifunctional Initiator by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

Samiul Islam Chowdhury — 2015-09-13

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 13 September 2015; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2015.581.587

Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) has proven to be a powerful technique to obtain polymers with narrow polydispersities and controlled molecular weight. It also offers control over chain-end...

Influences of Tactile Sensation on Pinch Force under Loaded and Unloaded Conditions

Poh Kiat Ng — 2015-09-17

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 17 September 2015; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2015.588.592

Although researchers have studied various parameters that affect grip force, few studies investigate the effects of tactile sensation on pinch force. This study aims to determine the influences of tac...

The Optimal Implementation of a Generator of Sinusoid

Souhila Boudjema — 2015-09-17

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 17 September 2015; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2015.593.600

The embedded systems occupy a place increasingly important in our daily life. In recent years much of research it is focused on the miniaturization of the various electronic devices. In this study we ...