Volume 13, Issue 11 (2016) | American Journal of Applied Sciences

Biomimetic Finite Element Analysis Bone Modeling for Customized Hybrid Biological Prostheses Development

Aversa Raffaella — 2016-11-30

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 November 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1060.1067

The human femur shows a high capacity to withstand external stresses and it is due to the mass distribution, morphology, and orthotropic behaviors of trabecular and cortical bone. Faithful modeling of...

Comparison of Improved Semi-Automated Segmentation Technique with Manual Segmentation: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative

Hong Seng Gan — 2016-10-24

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 24 October 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1068.1075

Manual segmentation is the standard procedure in osteoarthritis study. However, this method is infamous for being excessive, time consuming and exhaustive. In this study, we overcame the problem of ex...

Usability Validation of an Ergonomic Inward Directional Screwdriver for Enhanced Musculoskeletal Comfort

Poh Kiat Ng — 2016-10-27

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 27 October 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1076.1084

Previous studies suggested that the use of inward torque direction in hand-related manual activities not only increases the total normal force and torque capacity but also reduces grip force. This mea...

Something about the Mechanical Moment of Inertia

Florian Ion T. Petrescu — 2016-11-04

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 4 November 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1085.1090

In this study, the relations to determining mass moments of inertia (mechanical) for different mass and mechanical inertia corresponding to geometric shapes, objects and profiles are explored. The for...

Validation of Global Financial Crisis on Bursa Malaysia Stocks Market Companies via Covariance Structure

Shamshuritawati Sharif — 2016-10-27

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 27 October 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1091.1095

The global financial crisis of 2007 to 2009 affects the economic development around the world. It started with US in 2007 and followed by Malaysia in 2008. The purpose of this study is to validate the...

Surveying for Users' Pattern and Preference of Waterfront Space, Daegu City, South Korea

Ki-Bum Park — 2016-11-17

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 17 November 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1096.1103

This research conducts one-to-one survey in respect of the users' state for the Suseong Pond, Sincheon and Palgeocheon, which have different characteristics of Daegu City, South Korea. From the resear...

A Review of the Importance of Physical Fitness to Company Performance and Productivity

Maryam Etemadi — 2016-11-02

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 2 November 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1104.1118

The purpose of this study is to illustrate and investigate the importance of physical fitness to company performance and productivity, by comparing previous researches on this area. This study focuses...

Designing of Polylingual Personality Formation in a Modern Comprehensive School

Bagdat Toibekova — 2016-11-02

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 2 November 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1119.1128

Today new content, new approaches, new right, other relations are offered. The content of education is enriched by new procedural skills, capacity of operating information and creative solution to the...

Synthesis of Graphene Oxide via Liquid Exfoliation Using Self-Custom-Made Tweeter Piezoelectric Ultrasound Generator and Assisted by Surfactant from Commercial Detergent

Achmad Ainul Fikri — 2016-11-03

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 3 November 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1129.1135

Rapid progress in nanotechnology requires the production of novel nanomaterials. This study aims to synthesize Graphene Oxide (GO) via the Liquid Exfoliation (LE) method using a self-custom-made tweet...

Analysis of Civic Initiatives: Multiparameter Classification of Social Innovations

Evgeny Popov — 2016-11-04

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 4 November 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1136.1148

This paper focuses on the topical and problematic area of social innovations. The aim of this paper is to develop an original approach to the allocation of social innovations, taking into account char...

Computer Simulation of a Radiative MHD flow in a Rotating Fluid

Harouna Naroua — 2016-11-08

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 8 November 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1149.1155

A hydromagnetic free convection flow has been modeled and simulated. The flow is considered unsteady, near a moving infinite flat plate in a rotating fluid. For the radiative heat transfer to be signi...

Determination of Thermal Comfort for Social Impact Assessment: Case Study in Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia

Nor Hanisah Mohd Hashim — 2016-11-09

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 9 November 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1156.1170

This study determined the thermal comfort of outdoor recreational park in Kota Damansara, Malaysia. Predicted Mean Vote (PMV) index, Predicted Percentage of Dissatisfied (PPD) and Thermal Sensation Vo...

Coaching for Monitoring Education Quality and Quality Assurance of Modular Education Program Based on Public-Private Partnership

Dulma Tsyrendashiyevna Dugarova — 2016-11-09

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 9 November 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1171.1183

A new stage in the development of quality management theory was the transition to knowledge management. Coaching is considered an important instrument of influence on the performance of individuals an...

On the History of Vocabulary Study of Kipchak Languages Group

Lyazat Meirambekova — 2016-11-11

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 11 November 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1184.1192

The article is devoted to the consideration of the development and formation process of the written Turkic languages from the beginning of the XX century. The research is based on the construction of ...

Daily Living Activities of Home-Bound Elderly in a Northern Thai Suburban Community

Supawadee Putthinoi — 2016-11-13

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 13 November 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1193.1200

The world including Thailand is facing up to a rapidly growing ageing population. In order to reduce the need of care for elderly people, they must be enabled to carry out basic activities at home, wh...

Factors that Influence Rice Production and Technical Efficiency in the Context of an Integrated Crop Management Field School Program

Moh. Nur Rasyid — 2016-11-14

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 14 November 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1201.1204

This research estimates the effect of production input on rice production and the effect of socio-economic factors on the technical efficiency of rice farms in the program of the Integrated Crop Manag...

Estimation of the Case Fatality Ratio of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome based on Patients' Comorbidities with Application to the MERS-CoV Epidemics in the Republic of Korea, 2015

Changhyuck Oh — 2016-11-14

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 14 November 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1205.1213

In an early stage of the course of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) outbreak in Korea in 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of Korea and several studies re...

Examination of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) in Term of Maynard's Operation Sequence Technique (MOST)

Puvanasvaran A. Perumal — 2016-11-15

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 15 November 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1214.1220

It is a common practice to quantify any process or entire production line in manufacturing industry especially to measure three main losses named time losses, performance losses and quality defect exi...

An Efficient Multimodal Biometric Authentication Integrating Fingerprint and Face Features

Shohel Sayeed — 2016-11-18

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 18 November 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1221.1227

Biometrics authentication has been used in many applications such as e-commerce, access control etc. In this research, multimodal biometric authentication in light of score level combination of finger...

On the Computerization of African Languages

Harouna Naroua — 2016-11-18

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 18 November 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1228.1234

In this article, a computer tool for processing African languages has been designed. It is intended to be a contribution to the automatic processing of African languages. The current study is focused ...

Comparative Study on Energy Efficient in Traveling Wave Pulse Coupled Oscillator for Wireless Sensor Networks

Zeyad Ghaleb Al-Mekhlafi — 2016-11-21

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 21 November 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1235.1244

WSNs are unable to afford simultaneous transmission and reception of data and for most scenarios, the battery replacement is impossible upon the exhaustion of a node's battery energy. Thus, energy eff...

Reconceptualization of Glossalgia Issue, Solution Approaches

Alexei Valerievich Yumashev — 2016-11-21

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 21 November 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1245.1254

The article discusses current therapeutic trends in glossalgia treatment, clinical experimental justification of mesodiencephalon modulation as an effective physiotherapy method with regard to the abo...

Optimization of Biodiesel Production from Spent Palm Cooking Oil Using Fractional Factorial Design Combined with the Response Surface Methodology

S.M. Zakir Hossain — 2016-11-22

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 22 November 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1255.1263

Fractional Factorial Design (FFD) of the experiments combined with the response surface methodology was used to determine the optimum conditions for the production of biodiesel from Used Cooking Oil (...

Biomechanically Inspired Shape Memory Effect Machines Driven by Muscle like Acting NiTi Alloys

Raffaella Aversa — 2016-11-24

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 24 November 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1264.1271

The research shows a bioinspired approach to be adopted to design of systems based on Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs), a class of Smart Materials that has in common with muscles the capability to react to ...

Something about Electron Dimension

Relly Victoria V. Petrescu — 2016-11-24

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 24 November 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1272.1276

In this study will be exposed the theoretical principles necessary for the determination of the exact size of an electron in motion, depending on its speed of travel. Equations, aimed to accurately de...

Simulation and Optimization of Perovskite Type Micro Thermoelectric Generator

Jeyashree Yesuraj — 2016-11-26

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 26 November 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1277.1289

In this study the thermoelectric properties of perovskite type Ca-Mn-O3 compounds are estimated for the operating range of 850-1150 K. The optimization of design module for maximum power output is obt...

Recent Advances in Fabrication Techniques of Perovskite Solar Cells: A Review

Alborz Ehtesham — 2016-11-26

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 26 November 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1290.1314

In this study, thorough review is performed on various reported fabrication techniques of the Perovskite Solar Cell (PSC) and the Hole Transport Materials (HTM) layer, in order to provide a critical i...

Developing the Office of Strategic Management as a Tool to Support the Implementation of Balanced Scorecard in Bosowa Corporation

Mashur Razak — 2016-11-28

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 28 November 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1315.1325

The application of balanced scorecard in the field sometimes still encounter some problems, especially in the integration of functions within the organization where in fact these functions tend to ope...

A Generalization of the Modified Liouville Equation

José-Luis Rovira-Florián — 2016-11-28

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 28 November 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1326.1329

We study the modified Liouville equation using various transformations to build dynamical systems and we use Dulac's criterion for give sufficient conditions of the non-existence of periodic orbits in...

Smart-Factory: Optimization and Process Control of Composite Centrifuged Pipes

Raffaella Aversa — 2016-11-29

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 29 November 2016; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2016.1330.1341

Process optimization strategies and intelligent control algorithms for an industrial centrifugal pipe production are presented. The chemo-rheological and thermo-kinetic features of the polymerization ...