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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Effect of High Altitude on Blood Hormones in Male Westar Rats in South Western Saudi ArabiaFahaid H. Al-HashemProblem statement: Living in high altitude areas results in chronic hypoxia, which induces complex metabolic and endocrine adaptations. The current study investigated the endocrine responses of male Westar rats chronically exposed to high altitude-induced hypoxia in Abha City, in Southwestern Saudi Arabia. Approach: The rats were separated in to 2 groups of 10 rats. The first group was kept at … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 30 Jun 2010 · 7,202 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPopulation Growth, Climate Change and Water Scarcity in the Southwestern United StatesAmy c. Fuller, Michael O. HarhayProblem statement: In a simple economic model, water scarcity arises as a result of an imbalance between the supply of and demand for water sources. Distribution in this setting is the source of numerous conflicts globally. Approach: Already, the Southwestern United States (US) suffers from annual drought and long-standing feud over natural water resources. Results: Population growth in the Southwestern … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 30 Jun 2010 · 10,042 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Innovative Technique at ThomsonRaveesh Agarwal, Mona Chaudhary, Suryakant DixitProblem statement: As we continue to ride out of the current economic recession, employee engagement has become a critical business issue for the organization. It is tough time for Thomson Press to enhance its position as leader in printing industry and stay ahead of competition. Key challenges include identifying the areas of improvement and engaging each and every employee of … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 8,179 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTreks'n Rapids: Identifying Motivational Factors for Adventure SportsKshitij Saxena, A.K. DeyProblem statement: Treks’n Rapids, a leading adventure sports and human resource enrichment company in India, wanted to identify main motivational factors of attraction towards adventure sports among youths of National Capital Region. Objective was to improve the effectiveness of integrated marketing communications strategy. Adventure sports are categorized into four classes: (1) mountain sports; (2) extreme sports like bungee jumping and … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 7,676 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPerception Mapping of Travelers: Case of Six Indian Domestic AirlinesShobhit Agarwal, A. K. DeyProblem statement: A comparison of customer satisfaction based on service quality as perceived by air travelers was done among six domestic airlines. Literature review suggested that flying experience has three stages: Pre-flight, in-flight and post-flight and a set of six variables can be used to measure satisfaction. These variables are: Ease of bookings through the website/call center; Hassle free check … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 7,446 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTaguchi Experiment Design for Investigation of Freshened Properties of Self-Compacting ConcreteYoyok Setyo Hadiwidodo, Sabarudin Bin MohdProblem statement: The intent of this study was to apply of Taguchi Design Of Experiments (DOE) techniques in Self Compacting Concrete (SCC) freshened properties studies. Owing to a wide range of material content of Self Compacting Concrete (SCC), generally, a large number of experiments were usually required as to decide a suitable mixture for finding the needed requirements of SCC. … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 8,146 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSimulation Study for Evaluating a New Three Stages Procedure for Selecting the Right Multivariate Regression ModelAli Hussein AL-MarshadiProblem statement: This article considers the analysis of multivariate regression experiment that is used frequently in variety of applications research such as psychiatric epidemiologic studies. Our study concerned with multivariate regression model in which the responses were correlated in particular ways for both standard and non-standard multivariate model structures. Our objective is to find reliable procedure that can be used … …Current Research in Biostatistics, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 30 Jun 2010 · 7,814 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractComparative Effects of Drought and Salt Stress on Germination and Seedling Growth of Pennisetum divisum (Gmel.) Henr.Wafa’a A. Al-TaisanProblem statement: Water stress due to drought and salinity is probably the most significant abiotic factor limiting plant and also crop growth and development. Salinity and drought stresses are physiologically related, because both induce osmotic stress and most of the metabolic responses of the affected plants are similar to some extent. Water deficit affects the germination of seed and the … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 5 · 31 May 2010 · 27,311 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Survey on Environmental Factors and Job Satisfaction Among Operators in Automotive IndustryA. R. Ismail, M. H.M. Haniff, C. B. Kim et al.Problem statement: A survey was conducted to investigate the relationship between environmental factors, job satisfaction that influence the workers’ discomfort in four automotive manufacturing in Malaysia. Discomfort level of operator in workstation often were associated with workstation design, posture comfort operator at work, activity which involved work and place influence environment such as heat, noise and lighting. The aim of … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 30 Apr 2010 · 7,031 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMotivators, Barriers and Concerns in Adoption of Electronic Filing System: Survey Evidence from Malaysian Professional AccountantsMing-Ling Lai, Kwai-Fatt ChoongProblem statement: Worldwide, electronic filing (e-filing) system and its' adoption has attracted much attention, however, scholarly study on accounting professionals' acceptance of e-filing system is scant. Approach: This study aimed (i) to examine factors that motivated professional accountants to use e-filing (ii) to solicit their usage experience and (iii) to assess the barriers to adoption and other compliance considerations. The … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 30 Apr 2010 · 8,500 accessesView PDFCite