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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractValidity and Reliability of the Short Form- 36 Items Questionnaire as a Measure of Quality of Life in Elderly Iranian PopulationSeyed-Reza Eshaghi, Mohammad Arash Ramezani, Armindokht Shahsanaee, Arash PooyaThe utility of The SF-36 questionnaire for evaluation of health related quality of life was not clear in elderly people. The Cross-Sectional study was designed and Iranian version of The SF-36 was administered to random sample of 100 old subjects over 60 years old. Finding showed good internal consistency over 0.7 for all subscales of questionnaire. Convergent validity was obtained … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 3 · 31 Mar 2006 · 7,959 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractComparative Performance Analysis of Mobile IPv6 Protocols: Special Reference to Simultaneous BindingsShariq Haseeb, Ahmad F. IsmailMobile IP is the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) proposal to cater for All-Internet Protocol (All-IP) mobility. It forms the backbone for next generation Wireless Internet Technology to provide uninterrupted network service while on the move. Our paper conducts a performance study of the various Mobile Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) protocols such as Simple Mobile IPv6, Hierarchical Mobile IPv6, … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 28 Feb 2006 · 7,865 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHow Serious Regional Economic Inequality in Jordan? Evidence from Two National Household SurveysMohammed Issa ShahateetThe objective of this study is to measure and explain the extent of regional economic inequalities in Jordan. To do so, this study uses the raw data of two national household surveys on expenditure and income that covers 5,971 and 11,153 households in 1997 and 2002, respectively. As a check on the empirical results, the study applies four measures of … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 28 Feb 2006 · 7,212 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTowards an Effective Personalized Information Filter for P2P Based Focused Web CrawlingFu Xiang-hua, Feng Bo-qinInformation access is one of the hottest topics of information society, which has become even more important since the advent of the Web, but nowadays the general Web search engines still have no ability to find correct and timely information for individuals. In this paper, we propose a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) based decentralized focused Web crawling system called PeerBridge to provide … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 31 Jan 2006 · 6,825 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTi: Cognitive Function in Diabetes Mellitus PatientsRostam SeyfaddiniNeuropathies are one of the most common complications in diabetic patients. Several studies determined relationship between cognitive disorders and diabetes mellitus (DM). The historical cohort study was designed to distinguish relation of DM and cognitive decrements. The Wisconsin Card Sort Test (WCST) and Mini-Mental Status Exam (MMSE) were conducted for evaluation of cognitive problems. Fifty diabetic patient and 48 control … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 31 Jan 2006 · 6,935 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Comparison of Spatio-Temporal Bayesian Models for Reconstruction of Rainfall Fields in a Cloud Seeding ExperimentSujit k. sahu, Giovanna Jona Lasinio, Arianna orasi, Kanti V. MardiaIn response to the drought experienced in Southern Italy a rain seeding project has been setup and developed during the years 1989-1994. The initiative was taken with the purpose of applying existing methods of rain enhancement technology to regions of south Italy including Puglia. The aim of this study is to provide statistical support for the evaluation of the experimental … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 1, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2005 · 6,810 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBDD Path Length Minimization Based on Initial Variable OrderingP. W.C. Prasad, M. Raseen, A. Assi, S. M.N.A. SenanayakeA large variety of problems in digital system design, combinational optimization and verification can be formulated in terms of operations performed on Boolean functions. The time complexity of Binary Decision Diagram (BDD) representing a Boolean function is directly related to the path length of that BDD. In this paper we present a method to generate a BDD with minimum path … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 1, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2005 · 6,504 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Fast Approximate String Searching AlgorithmMahmoud Mhashi, Adnan Rawashdeh, Awni HammouriIn both approximate and exact string searching algorithms, the shift distance at the skipping step plays a major role in the performance of string matching algorithms. A new algorithm called the Modified Character-Weight Algorithm (MWA) has been developed to test the effect of the shift distance on the performance of approximate string matching. An experiment was performed comparing the performance … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 1, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2005 · 6,907 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSewage Treatment Plant Sludge: A Source of Potential Microorganism for Citric Acid ProductionParveen Jamal, Md. Zahangir Alam, M. Ramlan et al.This research emphasizes on the utilization of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) sludge, which is an inexpensive and easily available raw material and a good source for growth of microorganisms because it has enough nutrients and trace elements. This can be considered as an alternative cost effective solution for waste management in addition to the production of a value added product … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 8 · 31 Aug 2005 · 8,933 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAssociation of Oral Contraceptives and Abnormal Pap SmearSayedmohsen Sayednozadi, Mohammadreza Hassany, Mohammad Arash RamezaniTo assess the hypothesis that combined Oral Contraceptive (OCs) increase the risk of cervical neoplasia, we conducted a multicenter Case-Control study in Mashhad, the capital of Khorasan province. Seventy-eight women with moderate to severe dysplasia at Pap smear as case group and one hundred fifty nine women with normal Pap smear were selected as the control group for evaluation. The … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 7 · 31 Jul 2005 · 6,772 accessesView PDFCite