Volume 6, Issue 5 (2009) | American Journal of Applied Sciences

Bacterial Contamination and Resistance to Commonly Used Antimicrobials of Healthcare Workers' Mobile Phones in Teaching Hospitals, Kerman, Iran

Gholamreza Sepehri — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.806.810

Problem Statement: The contamination rates of Health Care Worker's (HCW) mobile phones and resistance to commonly used antimicrobials were evaluated in three teaching hospitals in Kerman, Iran. So, we...

Determination of the Antibacterial Efficacy of Common Chemical Agents in Cleaning and Disinfection in Hospitals of North Jordan

Hani A. Masaadeh — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.811.815

Problem statement: Hospital cleanleness and hygene are consederd among the most important aspects of clinical success and in preventing nosocomial infections. In this study we will address the problem...

Evaluation of Tensile Strength of the Superficial Digital Flexor Tendon in Horses Subjected to Transcutaneous Electrical Neural Stimulation Therapeutic Regimen

Davood Sharifi — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.816.819

We would like to sincerely express our gratitude to the university of Tehran and faculty of veterinary medicine research council for approval and financial support for this extensive evaluation of ten...

Simple and Rapid Method of Isolating Humic Acids from Tropical Peat Soils (Saprists)

Shamsuddin Rosliza — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.820.823

Problem Statement: The isolation (extraction, fractionation and purification) of humic acids (HA) from soils is laborious, time consuming and expensive. The extraction, fractionation and purification ...

Organic Matter, Carbon and Humic Acids in Rehabilitated and Secondary Forest Soils

Lee Yit Leng — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.824.828

Problem Statement: Tropical rainforests cover about 19.37 million ha (60%) of Malaysia’s total area and about 8.71 million ha can be found in Sarawak, Malaysia. Excessive logging, mining and shiftin...

Enhancing the Urea-N Use Efficiency in Maize (Zea mays) Cultivation on Acid Soils using Urea Amended with Zeolite and TSP

Osumanu Haruna Ahmed — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.829.833

Problem Statement: Ammonia loss significantly reduces urea-N use efficiency in crop production. Efforts to reduce ammonia loss are laboratory oriented, as such limited in reflecting actual field condi...

Exact Simulating of Human Arteries using Lumped Model and Probing Constriction in Femoral and Carotid Arteries

Mohammad Reza Mirzaee — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.834.842

Problem statement: Modeling Human cardiovascular system was always an important issue from long past because by doing such modeling, investigation in cardiovascular system and its abnormities would be...

The Effect of Acute Administration of Artemisia Persia Extracts on Arterial Blood Pressure and Heart Rate in Rats

Farzaneh Esmaeili — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.843.847

Problem statement: Artemisia Persia (AP) used for its therapeutic effects in folk medicine whiles some species of Artemisia shown a hypotensive effect. To determine the cardiovascular effect of AP, we...

Modeling of Oxygen Transfer Correlations for Stirred Tank Bioreactor Agitated with Atypical Helical Ribbon Impeller

Mohd Shamzi Mohamed — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.848.856

Problem Statement: Mixing filamentous fungi entails delicate balance between promoting high volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient (kLa) while keeping low hydrodynamic stresses in the microenvironment...

Antifungal Activity of Essential Oils from Some Medicinal Plants of Iran against Alternaria alternate

I. Hadizadeh — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.857.861

Problem statement: Increasing public concern over the level of pesticide residues in food especially fresh produce has built up adequate pressure for scientists to look for less hazardous and environm...

Somatic Chromosomes of the Bornean Sambar Deer and Rusa Deer Interspecific Hybrids

Ismail Idris — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.862.868

Problem statement: Hybridization has potential benefits to the Malaysian farmed deer industries in terms of increased growth rate and increased proportion of muscle and an improved alignment of feed s...

Bio-oils from Pyrolysis of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches

Mohamad Azri Sukiran — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.869.875

Problem Statement: The palm oil industry generates an abundance of oil palm biomass such as the mesocarp fibre, shell, empty fruit bunch (EFB), frond, trunk and palm oil mill effluent (POME). For 80 m...

Presence and Origin of Fluoride in the Complex Terminal Water of Ouargla Basin (Northern Sahara of Algeria)

Imed Eddine Nezli — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.876.881

Problem statement: The underground waters in the oriental regions of the Algerian Sahara, present real chemical quality problems. Their content in fluorides always exceeds the limit of the recommended...

Effect of Adding Dexmedetomidine versus Fentanyl to Intrathecal Bupivacaine on Spinal Block Characteristics in Gynecological Procedures: A Double Blind Controlled Study

Subhi M. Al-Ghanem — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.882.887

Problem statement: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the onset and duration of sensory and motor block as well as operative analgesia and adverse effects of Dex Metedo Midine (DXM) or fentanyl...

Development of Vegetable Based Milk from Decorticated Sesame (Sesamum Indicum)

Jihad M. Quasem — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.888.896

Problem statement: Decorticated sesame seed can supply us with nutritious, functional and healthy meals with relatively low cost. These properties make sesame a valuable source of protein and other nu...

Risk Factors for Wound Complications Following Abdominoplasty

Samir K. Jabaiti — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.897.901

Problem Statement: Abdominoplasty has become an increasingly popular procedure. Risk factors affecting wound complications of abdominoplasty are not adequately defined in literature. Identification of...

The First Report of the Occurrence of Anthracnose Disease Caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. & Sacc. on Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus spp.) in Peninsular Malaysia

Masanto Masyahit — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.902.912

Problem statement: The increasing of dragon fruit (Hylocereus spp.) plantations in Malaysia enhances the researches on this crop, particularly focusing on its physico-chemical characteristics, great p...

Log data Approach to Acquisition of Optimal Bayesian Learner Model

Choo-Yee Ting — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.913.921

Log data provide valuable insight into observable behavioural patterns, which could be inferred to study a learner’s cognitive processes, levels of motivation and levels of knowledge acquisition. To...

Factor Influences Selection of Islamic Banking: A Study on Malaysian Customer Preferences

Ahasanul Haque — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.922.928

The emergence of strong Islamic movements in last three decades has generated a renewed interest in Islamic economics, especially in Islamic interest free banking. Currently Islamic bank strategically...

Development of Dual Fuel Single Cylinder Natural Gas Engine an Analysis and Experimental Investigation for Performance and Emission

Syed Kaleemuddin — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.929.936

The present study reports the experimental investigations carried and upgradation of 395 cc air cooled engine to dual fuel (CNG/Gasoline) application. The original 395 cc direct injection naturally as...

The Contractor Perception Towers Industrialised Building System Risk in Construction Projects in Malaysia

Salihudin Hassim — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.937.942

The use of IBS (Industrialised Building System) has attracted a lot of countries like Singapore, Sweden, Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom. This system can replace the conventional building system...

Effective Ventilation Parameters and Thermal Comfort Study of Air-conditioned Offices

Roonak Daghigh — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.943.951

The study presents objective and subjective studies of thermal comfort levels and ventilation characteristics of two air-conditioned postgraduate study offices. The observations were performed at the ...

The Lateral Reaction of a Deformable Inclined Surface on a Wheel with an Elastic Trunk

Sayel M. Fayyad — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.952.955

Problem statement: This study is concerned with a very important problem belonging in the effects of deformable inclined surfaces on a wheel with an elastic trunk. These effects can be represented by ...

Application of the Ant Colony Search Algorithm to Reactive Power Pricing in an Open Electricity Market

A. Ketabi — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.956.963

Developing an accurate and feasible method for reactive power pricing is important in the electricity market. In conventional optimal power flow models the production cost of reactive power was ignore...

An Electrochemical Investigation of the Redox Properties of Murexide in Aqueous and Non-Aqueous Media

Hossnia S. Mohran — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.964.969

Knowledge of solvent effects on the redox properties of Murexide (Mu) is important for understanding its role as an electron acceptor in analytical and inorganic chemistry. In the present study, an in...

Electricity Load Forecasting based on Framelet Neural Network Technique

Mohammed K. Abd — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.970.973

Load forecasting is very essential to the operation of electricity companies. It enhances the energy-efficient and reliable operation of a power system. This study shows Electricity Load Forecasting m...

Effects of Oxygenated Gasoline on Fuel and Air Mass Flow Rates and Air-Fuel Ratio

Waleed Momani — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.974.977

The effects of excess feeding oxygen to the fuel-air mixture on air and fuel mass flow rates and also on air-fuel ratio are investigated here experimentally. This study concerned with the effects of ...

Development of the Unified Series-Shunt Compensator for Power Quality Mitigation

M. A. Hannan — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.978.986

This study describes the derivation of an analytical model and simulation for the unified series-shunt compensator (USSC) for investigating power quality in power distribution system. The USSC simulat...

A GA Based Transmission Network Expansion Planning Considering Voltage Level, Network Losses and Number of Bundle Lines

S. Jalilzadeh — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.987.994

Transmission Network Expansion Planning (TNEP) was studied considering voltage level, network losses and number of bundle lines using decimal codification based genetic algorithm (DCGA). TNEP determin...

Estimating Snow Budget of Karaj Dam Reservoir

Manijeh Ghahroudi Tali — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.995.1003

Problem statement: Most of the cold period precipitation of Karaj Basin falls in the form of snow. This snow and its run off are important to the dam and the local needs such as agriculture and the dr...

Preliminary Study of Phylogenetic Relationship of Rice Field Chironomidae (Diptera) Inferred From DNA Sequences of Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit I

Salman A. Al-Shami — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1004.1009

Problem statement: Chironomidae have been recorded in rice fields throughout the world including in many countries such as India, Australia and the USA. Although some studies provide the key to genera...

Effects of ZnO on Dielectric Properties and Electrical Conductivity of Ternary Zinc Magnesium Phosphate Glasses

S. F. Khor — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1010.1014

Five different compositions of the ternary system (ZnO)x(MgO)30(P2O5)70-x containing 8, 10, 13, 15 and 18 moL% of ZnO were prepared by the melt quenching technique. The complex permittivity studies we...

Acceleration of Image Processing Using New Color Model

Mahdi Alshamasin — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1015.1020

The theoretical outcomes and experimental results of new color model designed for accelerated image processing together with implementations of designed model to software of image processing are prese...

Integrating Gene Expression Programming and Geographic Information Systems for Solving a Multi Site Land Use Allocation Problem

Khalid A. Eldrandaly — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1021.1027

Problem statement: Land use planning may be defined as the process of allocating different activities or uses to specific units of area within a region. Multi sites Land Use Allocation Problems (MLUA)...

The Effect of Time Variation on the Wear Sliding Behavior of Composites

Wafaa M. Salih — 2009-05-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1028.1030

Composites materials are widely used in all industries all over the world, replacing many other engineering materials. Reasons for such popularity are many, among such, are their physical and mechanic...