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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractENHANCING ASPHALT RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR AND AGING SUSCEPTIBILITY USING BIO-CHAR AND NANO-CLAYRenaldo C. Walters, Elham H. Fini, Taher Abu-LebdehThe life expectancy of Asphalt Binder (AB) has been negatively impacted by the harsh bombardment of UV rays. UV rays cause asphalt to oxidize faster, which results in deterioration of asphalt rheological characteristics that can lead to pavement distresses. This study investigates the impact of bio-char and nano-clay of asphalt rheological properties. Two nano scale materials were used for this … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 24 Mar 2014 · 10,535 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A RECOMMENDER SYSTEM FOR E-LEARNING MODULESBaseera, SrinathExtensive literature review revealed that, different recommender systems for E-learning were developed. A preliminary version of the development was undertaken and evaluated in an experiment during an introduction psychology course in an open university. The activities were integrated in to a model which operates on a network. No curriculum structure was assigned and the users were allowed to undergo learning … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 10, Issue 5 · 26 Dec 2013 · 7,104 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractInfluenza Surveillance in Russia Based on Epidemiological and Laboratory Data for the Period from 2005 to 2012Sominina Anna, Elena Burtseva, Mikhail Eropkin et al.Exchange of information on and sharing of influenza viruses through the GISRS network has great significance for understanding influenza virus evolution, recognition of a new pandemic virus emergence and for preparing annual WHO recommendations on influenza vaccine strain composition. Influenza surveillance in Russia is based on collaboration of two NICs with 59 Regional Bases. Most epidemiological and laboratory data are … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 9, Issue 3 · 14 Oct 2013 · 8,761 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA New Approach of Almost Periodic Lumped Elements Circuits by an Iterative Method Using Auxiliary SourcesMohamed Karim Azizi, Lassaad Latrach, Nathalie Raveu et al.Nowadays, met materials with lumped or distributed elements are emerging and it is necessary to develop new techniques based on the following principles. The approach should be global and have to be formulated according to the existing classic formulations. In fact, the Wave Concept Iterative Process (WCIP) is systematically used in such application. On the other hand, the periodic medium … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 11 · 5 Oct 2013 · 6,923 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractNew Car Demand Modeling and Forecasting Using Bass Diffusion ModelZuhaimy Ismail, Noratikah AbuForecasting model of new product demand has been developed and applied to forecast new vehicle demand in Malaysia. Since the publication of the Bass model in 1969, innovation of new diffusion theory has sparked considerable research among marketing science scholars, operational researchers and mathematicians. The building of Bass diffusion model for forecasting new product within the Malaysian society is presented … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 6 · 3 Jun 2013 · 7,337 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA STUDY ON NEW PRODUCT DEMAND FORECASTING BASED ON BASS DIFFUSION MODELZuhaimy Ismail, Noratikah AbuA forecasting model of new product demand has been developed and applied to forecast new vehicle demand in Malaysia. Since the publication of the Bass model in 1969, innovation of new diffusion theory has sparked considerable research among marketing science scholars, operational researchers and mathematicians. This study considers the Bass Model for forecasting the diffusion of new products or an … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 9, Issue 2 · 29 Apr 2013 · 7,810 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEdge Sensing Demosaicing Using Adaptive Weighted InterpolationDev R. Newlin, Elwin Chandra MonieDemosaicing is a process of obtaining a full color image by interpolating the missing colors of an image captured from a digital still and video cameras that use a single-sensor array. The edges are not handled properly in the existing demosaicking methods. This study provides an effective demosaicing algorithm applying an adaptive weighted-edge interpolation to handle green pixels. Due to … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 4 · 29 Apr 2013 · 6,965 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCollecting Data from Running SystemsJess Nielsen, Sufyan AlmajaliThis article describes a way to build a consolidated log that can be used to facilitate the state of Windows services at runtime. It makes a side by side introduction of code instrumentation techniques and autonomic techniques that can be used to collected data from running systems in order to construct a consolidated log. The techniques try to deal with … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 9, Issue 1 · 12 Feb 2013 · 7,438 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHybrid Exponential Particle Swarm Optimization K-Means Algorithm for Efficient Image SegmentationK. M. Murugesan, S. PalaniswamiThe introduction of unsupervised learning techniques like K-means inside the domain of Image Processing plays a vital role in Image Segmentation. The hybridization of this Algorithm by using Swarm Intelligent techniques further more improves the efficiency. Various works on hybridization of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) with K-means have been proposed and are found to be efficient in Image Segmentation. However, … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 8, Issue 11 · 25 Oct 2012 · 7,146 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractParticipatory Forest Management for the Sustainable Management of the Sundarbans Mangrove ForestAnjan Kumer Dev Roy, Khorshed AlamPeople’s participation in forest management has become successful in many countries of the world. The Sundarbans is the single largest mangrove forest in the world, bearing numerous values and holding importance from economic, social and ecological perspectives. It is the direct and indirect sources of the livelihood of 3.5 million people. As a reserve forest, government is always providing extra … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 5 · 5 Sep 2012 · 8,213 accessesView PDFCite