Volume 6, Issue 7 (2009) | American Journal of Applied Sciences

Product Quality and Effective Demand under Stagnation

Wataru Johdo — 2009-07-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 July 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1277.1283

Problem statement: Recent neoclassical theoretical study, particularly in the endogenous growth literature, has studied the nature of the relationship between economic growth and product quality. Howe...

Optimizing of Trichoderma viride Cultivation in Submerged State Fermentation

Hayyan Ismaeil Al-Taweil — 2009-07-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 July 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1284.1288

Problems statement: A study in Malaysia had shown a strain of Trichoderma viride was isolated from the soil. Questions were raised whether Trichoderma viride submerged state fermentation affected by p...

Effect of Organic Based N Fertilizer on Dry Matter (Zea mays L.), Ammonium and Nitrate Recovery in an Acid Soil of Sarawak, Malaysia

Susilawati Kasim — 2009-07-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 July 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1289.1294

Problem statement: Exchangeable ammonium (NH4+) could be recovered by humic and fulvic acids from humic substances. The ability of these acids in fixing or retaining NH4+ has been demonstrated in many...

Microfacies and Sedimentary Environments of Gurpi and Pabdeh Formations in Southwest of Iran

Mohammad Bahrami — 2009-07-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 July 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1295.1300

Problem statement: The Upper Cretaceous Gurpi and lower Tertiary Pabdeh formations as units of folded Zagros Zone were studied in three different regions (Tang-e-Abolhiat, Tang-e-Zanjiran and Maharloo...

Molecular Characterization of Fusarium Oxysporum F. Sp. Cubense of Banana

S. K. Leong — 2009-07-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 July 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1301.1307

Problem statement: Morphological characterization of Fusarium species which emphasize on microscopic and cultural characteristics are not sufficient to characterize Fusarium Oxysporum F. sp. Cubense (...

Geochemical, Petrographic and Magnetic Characteristics of Spinel Lherzolite Mantle Xenoliths from Jabal Remah Volcano, Jordan

Ahmad Al-Malabeh — 2009-07-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 July 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1308.1312

Peridotite ultramafic mantle xenoliths are occurring abundantly in the Harrat Al-Shaam basaltic province. Jabal Remah volcano is located in the Jordanian parts of the plateau and contains considerable...

Modeling of Nitric Oxide Formation in Single Cylinder Direct Injection Diesel Engine Using Diesel-Water Emulsion

K. Kannan — 2009-07-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 July 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1313.1320

Problem statement: Water injection into the combustion chamber of diesel engine found to be one of best method for in-cylinder control of NOx formation. Approach: The combustion of water-diesel emulsi...

Studying the Effects of Non-Tariff Barriers on the Export of the Main Agricultural Products of Iran

Z. Ardakani — 2009-07-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 July 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1321.1326

Problem statement: As trade agreements decrease tariffs throughout the world, other barriers to trade emerge. These Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) can be just as troublesome as tariffs for exporting count...

Reduction of Isolation Period of Coal Humic Acids

Claudia Hui Hui Chen — 2009-07-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 July 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1327.1330

Problem statement: The isolation of Humic Acids (HA) from coal is laborious, costly and time consuming. The extraction and fractionation periods of HA vary from 4 h to 7 days. Fractionation period ran...

Molecular Characterization of a Phytoplasma Associated with Coconut Yellow Decline (CYD) in Malaysia

N. Nejat — 2009-07-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 July 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1331.1340

Problem statement: Molecular methods have been used to detect phytoplasma in Malayan Red Dwarf (MRD) ecotype of coconut for the first time in Malaysia. Detect phytoplasma from coconut showing yellowin...

Proximate Analysis of Dragon Fruit (Hylecereus polyhizus)

Ruzainah Ali Jaafar — 2009-07-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 July 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1341.1346

Problem statement: Dragon fruit (Hylecereus polyhizus) is well known for the rich nutrient contents and it is commercially available worldwide for improving many health problems. Several studies show ...

An Approach to Improve the State Scalability of Source Specific Multicast

S. A. Al-Talib — 2009-07-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 July 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1347.1351

Problem statement: Source Specific Multicast (SSM) is an acceptable solution for current multicast applications; since the driving applications to date are one to many, including Internet TV, distance...

Coating and Encapsulation of Nanoparticles using Supercritical Antisolvent

G. H. Chong — 2009-07-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 July 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1352.1358

Problem statement: Literature on the production of nanoparticles using supercritical fluids is substantial, but comparatively much less for nanoencapsulation. Approach: In this study, a modified Super...

A Study of the Essential Oils of Four Sudanese Accessions of Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) Against Anopheles Mosquito Larvae

Azhari H. Nour — 2009-07-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 July 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1359.1363

Problem statement: Certain basil essential oils were claimed to have a larvicidal activity towards mosquito's larvae. To test this claim the essential oils of four accessions of basil grown in Sudan w...

Impedance Analysis of Heat Treated Polyethylene Oxide Polymeric Material for a Neural Storage Application

Mahmoud Z. Iskandarani — 2009-07-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 July 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1364.1367

Problem statement: From the early days of, researchers have developed electronic models of neurons designed to emulate neural behavior with electrical signals that mimic in some ways the measured pote...

The Parallel Maximal Cliques Algorithm for Protein Sequence Clustering

Khalid Jaber — 2009-07-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 July 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1368.1372

Problem statement: Protein sequence clustering is a method used to discover relations between proteins. This method groups the proteins based on their common features. It is a core process in protein ...

The Effect of Market Orientation on Business Performance of the Companies Designing and Manufacturing Clean Rooms

Amirhossein Amirkhani — 2009-07-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 July 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1373.1379

Problem statement: Theatrically claimed that there is relationship between market orientation and improvement of business performance of the companies, but the regular empirical research is carried ou...

Regionalism and Its Effects on Iranian Agricultural Exports: The Case of Economic Cooperation Organization

Mandana Toosi — 2009-07-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 July 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1380.1384

Problem statement: World economy has become increasingly integrated. There is an underlying assumption that integration into the world economy provides more opportunities for trade. The evidence shows...

Physical Properties of Phenol Compound: Semi-empirical Calculation of Substituent Effects [Part One]

Ammar A. Ibrahim — 2009-07-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 July 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1385.1389

Problem statement: Physical properties of phenol compound such as steric energy, charge of oxygen, ionization potential, dipole moment, LUMO and bond length have been calculated. Approach: All molecul...

Extraction of Oil from Jatropha Seeds-Optimization and Kinetics

Sepidar Sayyar — 2009-07-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 July 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1390.1395

Problem statement: Jatropha curcas is a wonder plant with a variety of applications and enormous economic potentials. Oil from the seeds can be used as alternative fuel and for making biodiesel which ...

Finite Element Analysis of the Crack Propagation for Solid Materials

Miloud Souiyah — 2009-07-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 July 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1396.1402

Problem statement: The use of fracture mechanics techniques in the assessment of performance and reliability of structure is on increase and the prediction of crack propagation in structure play impor...

The Effect of Temperature and Acid Concentration on Corrosion of Low Carbon Steel in Hydrochloric Acid Media

Anees A. Khadom — 2009-07-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 July 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1403.1409

Problem statement: The effect of different temperatures and acid concentrations on the corrosion of low carbon steel in hydrochloric acid were addressed in this study. Approach: The effect of temperat...

Financial Development and Economic Growth An Empirical Analysis for Greece

Athanasios Vazakidis — 2009-07-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 July 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1410.1417

Problem statement: This study investigated the causal relationship between financial development and economic growth for Greece for the period 1978-2007 using a Vector Error Correction Model (VECM). Q...

An Assessment of Metals (Pb and Cu) Contamination in Bottom Sediment from South China Sea Coastal Waters, Malaysia

M. C. Ong — 2009-07-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 July 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1418.1423

Problem statement: The accumulation of metal contaminants in sediments can pose serious environmental problems to the surrounding areas. Trace metal contamination in sediment could affect the water qu...

Preparation of WO₃ Nanoparticles Using Cetyl Trimethyl Ammonium Bromide Supermolecular Template

Nilofar Asim — 2009-07-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 July 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1424.1428

Problem statement: WO3 is one of the most interested metal oxides because of its application as catalysts, sensors, electrochromic devices, ceramic, solar cell, pigments and so on. More investigation ...

Hydraulic Characteristics and Pore Water Flow Rule in Constant Rate of Strain Consolidation

A. Ahmadi — 2009-07-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 July 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1429.1435

Problem statement: At present study Constant Rate of Strain (CRS) consolidation under Non-Darcy condition was investigated. Approach: In this study a governing conditions on pore water flow were inves...

Changes in Flower Development, Chlorophyll Mutation and Alteration in Plant Morphology of Curcuma alismatifolia by Gamma Irradiation

Thohirah Lee Abdullah — 2009-07-31

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 July 2009; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1436.1439

Problem statement: Curcuma alismatifolia Gagnep., commonly known as 'Thai tulip' or pathumma is a member of the family Zingiberaceae. This herbaceous perennial which can be grown from rhizomes have a ...