Volume 13, Issue 4 (2016) | American Journal of Applied Sciences

The Income Stabilization Tool: Assessing the Hypothesis of a National Mutual Fund in Italy

Capitanio Fabian — 2016-04-26

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 26 April 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.357.363

With the gradual phasing out of guarantees provided by the CAP to European farmers in terms of the stabilization of markets, the issue of risk management tools has gradually acquired an ever-higher pr...

The Republic of Kazakhstan Budget System Development and the Increase of its Transparency

Kuralay Berkinovna Issatayeva — 2016-04-05

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 5 April 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.364.371

The article discusses the Republic of Kazakhstan's budget system development and the increase of its transparency compared with other countries. The history of the budget legislation for the Republic ...

Frequency Extended-MUSIC Method for DOA Estimation in Indoor IR-UWB Environment

Hajer Meknessi — 2016-04-08

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 8 April 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.372.379

In recent years, many researchers have been developed in order to ensure an accurate localization. So many techniques have been used the direction of arrival to estimate and track of IR-UWB signals. I...

Economic Factors of Creation MBA Program: Main Characteristics, Mission and Strategy (Case Study: USA)

Maral Serikovna Zakirova — 2016-04-08

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 8 April 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.380.390

In this study we will examine the history of MBA program in the United States of America. Authors shall analyze the objectives of creating this kind of programs, the mission of the MBA program, the ef...

Impact of Financial Globalization on Banking Risks

Larisa Yuzvovich — 2016-04-19

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 19 April 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.391.399

Financial globalization definitely has an overall effect on globalization in the banking sector. This is reflected in averaging of banking risks for all parties, which occurs due to the impact of the ...

Conceptual Interpretation of Modern Value Policy in the Context of Scientific Research Practices

Vagif Deirushevich Bairamov — 2016-04-19

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 19 April 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.400.407

As part of the research a conceptual interpretation of research practices witnessed an essential condition for value policy as a factor of state administration efficiency as well. Following the result...

Analysis of the Factors used by Farmers to Manage Risk. A Case Study on Italian Farms

Antonella Pontrandolfi — 2016-04-26

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 26 April 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.408.419

The study analyses the strategies Italian farmers use to cope with the risks that face their production. We develop cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses as well as analyses of correlation that un...

Online Traffic Measurement and Analysis in Big Data: Comparative Research Review

Lena T. Ibrahim — 2016-04-27

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 27 April 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.420.431

The Internet traffic measurement and analysis is important to avoid many problems of data transferring via online networks such as data losing and slow data transferring. The Internet traffic measurin...

Carbon Nanodots from Frying Oil as Catalyst for Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue Assisted Solar Light Irradiation

Mahardika Prasetya Aji — 2016-04-28

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 28 April 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.432.438

Carbon nanodots (C-Dots) of frying oil could be a photocatalyst for the degradation of methylene blue solution with assisted solar light irradiation. C-Dots of frying oil were resulted from the heatin...

A Hybrid Decision-Making Model for Maintenance Prioritization in Health Care Systems

Hassana Mahfoud — 2016-04-28

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 28 April 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.439.450

Clinical engineering departments have to establish and continuously regulate a Medical Equipment Management Program (MEMP) to ensure a high reliability and safety of their critical medical devices. As...

Design and Development of an Ergonomic Milling Machine Control Knob using TRIZ Principles

Poh Kiat Ng — 2016-04-28

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 28 April 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.451.458

TRIZ, a Russian abbreviation known as the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving, refers to a methodology for problem-solving rooted in logic and data rather than intuition. It promotes the ability to so...

Relationship between Self-Regulated Learning and Academic Procrastination

Yap Li San — 2016-05-02

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 2 May 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.459.466

This study aims to investigate the relationship between the components of motivation in self-regulated learning as well as the components of learning strategies in self-regulated learning and academic...

The Influence of Local Wisdom on the Actualisation of Educative, Scientific and Religious Behaviour on anAcademic Environment in a University

Edi Suryadi — 2016-05-02

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 2 May 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.467.476

This paper examines the influence of local wisdom on academic environment in an Institution of higher education. The Sundanese values have been used as a case in point to examine how culture, scientif...

Comment on Shpansky et al. 2016, ‘The Quaternary Mammals from Kozhamzhar Locality (Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan)

Paula Jo Reimer — 2016-05-04

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 4 May 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.477.478

Here, we comment on the reliability of a recently published young radiocarbon date for the Siberian ‘unicorn’ (Elasmotherium sibiricum) from Kozhamzhar (Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan).