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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Contribution of Lube Additives to the Life Cycle Impacts of Fully Formulated Petroleum-Based LubricantsGiorgia Girotti, Andrea Raimondi, Gian Andrea Blengini, Debora FinoProblem statement: Previous applications of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology to lubricants are not sufficiently detailed and comprehensive for R and D purposes and there are no LCAs of lube additives and fully formulated lubricants. The aim of this study is to integrate and expand previous LCAs of lubricants and to investigate on the contribution of lube additives to … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 11 · 10 Oct 2011 · 9,365 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Novel Database System Model Design for Tender Management SystemA. Noraziah, R. Norhayati, Ahmed N. Abdalla et al.This research focus on the software design and database system model for Tender Management System (TMS) in Kadastra. TMS in Kadastra is an automated system that can calculates tender payment claims for the land surveyor company. The calculation is based on the Vide Federal Government Gazette PU (A) 169 Thirteenth Schedule (Regulation 99) Scale of Fees for Title Surveys given … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 4, Issue 6 · 30 Jun 2008 · 6,597 accessesView PDF Cite

Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Investigation into the Challenges and Opportunities Associated with the Application of Internet of Things (IoT) in the Agricultural Sector-A ReviewSarfraz Fayaz Khan, Mohammed Yusoof IsmailInternet of things has acquired attention all over the globe. It has transformed the agricultural field and allowed farmers to compete with massive issues they face. The aim of this paper is to review the various challenges and opportunities associated with the applications of internet of things in agricultural sector. This research makes use of secondary sources that have been … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 14, Issue 2 · 6 Sep 2017 · 9,156 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Efficient Resource Provisioning Technique in Inter-Cloud using Peer-to-Peer ApproachManbir Kaur, Kiranbir Kaur, Lohit KapoorResource discovery is the process of computing systems; it supports resource management and scheduling of applications. It searches for the apposite variety of resource that satisfies the user's requirements. Resource discovery in computing system is perplexing because of conventional centralized approaches and resilient availability of resources. This scenario becomes more complex in inter-clouds owing to the dynamism and heterogeneity of … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 2 · 24 May 2017 · 7,458 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Guideline of using Assistive Technologies and Educational Services for Students with Disabilities in Higher EducationTheeratorn Lersilp, Suchitporn LersilpAssistive Technologies (AT) and Educational Services (ES) are important in the needs of students with disabilities in higher education and their availability should be studied to provide appropriate help for them. The objectives of this study were to explore the problems in using AT and ES for these students and develop a guideline from the perspective of key informants. Data … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 5 · 28 Apr 2017 · 7,569 accessesView PDF Cite

InvestigationOpen accessIn the abstractExamination of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) in Term of Maynard's Operation Sequence Technique (MOST)Puvanasvaran A. Perumal, Ito Teruaki, Teoh Yong Siang, Yoong Sai SiengIt 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 exist in production. Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) fulfils the requirement by providing the measure of equipment via single measure which is monitored from time to time by responsible personnel so … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 11 · 15 Nov 2016 · 8,014 accessesView PDF Cite

EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractAn Opportunity for the Agricultural Sector: The Renewable Energy SourcesRiccardo Testa, Salvatore TudiscaToday, among the most important issue for energy decisions by policymakers, there are security challenges and environmental impacts on climate change and economic aspects. Since the seventies, in fact, global warming and environmental issues have had an increasing importance in international debate, attracting the attention of several scientific studies (Landi and Benelli, 2016). Many of these studies denoted that over … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 6 Sep 2016 · 8,098 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractExact Permutation Algorithm for Paired Observations: A General and Efficient VersionDavid T. MorseFor the better part of a century, methods have been illustrated for the enumeration of all possible permutations of cases from which an exact characterization of the likelihood of obtaining results as or more extreme as that observed may be determined without having to rely on parametric assumptions or schemes that may be only asymptotically correct. The challenge is the … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 10, Issue 4 · 5 Jan 2015 · 6,677 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA LOAD BALANCING MODEL USING FIREFLY ALGORITHM IN CLOUD COMPUTINGA. Paulin Florence, V. ShanthiCloud computing is a model that points at streamlining the on-demand provisioning of software, hardware and data as services and providing end-users with flexible and scalable services accessible through the Internet. The main objective of the proposed approach is to maximize the resource utilization and provide a good balanced load among all the resources in cloud servers. Initially, a load … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 10, Issue 7 · 15 Feb 2014 · 8,770 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTHE EFFECT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE ON THE TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF TEFF (ERAGROSTISTEF) PRODUCERS IN ETHIOPIAAsres Elias, Makoto Nohmi, Kumi Yasunobu et al.Teff (Eragrostistef) is a major staple food crop in Ethiopia, but smallholder teff production is characterized by persistently low average yield. A major government effort aimed at raising the productivity and competitiveness of smallholder agriculture in Ethiopia involved reforming and implementing agricultural extension service known as Participatory Demonstration and Training Extension System (PADETES). Therefore, this study investigates the effect of … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 2 · 21 Dec 2013 · 9,529 accessesView PDF Cite