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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOptimizing Inventory Using Genetic Algorithm for Efficient Supply Chain ManagementP. Radhakrishnan, W. M. Prasad, M. R. GopalanProblem statement: Today, inventory management is considered to be an important field in Supply chain management. Once the efficient and effective management of inventory is carried out throughout the supply chain, service provided to the customer ultimately gets enhanced. Hence, to ensure minimal cost for the supply chain, the determination of the level of inventory to be held at various … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 31 Mar 2009 · 8,363 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Land Uses' Consequences in Coastal Area of Faliraki and Delta Penaeus River in GreeceAgisilaos EconomouProblem statement: The areas of Faliraki and Delta Pinaeus river is presented with downgrade in natural resources that has a direct affect on the future development of these areas. This research investigated (i) whether land uses have downgraded the coastal areas (ii) to which degree the determination of land uses can play an important role in the reduction of environmental … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2009 · 8,000 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHydrophobic, Polar and Hydrogen Bonding Based Drug-Receptor Interaction of TetrahydroimidazobenzodiazepinonesV.K. Sahu, A.K.R. Khan, R.K. Singh, P.P. SinghAnti-HIV drug discovery has been increasingly focusing on HIV-1-RT (reverse transcriptase) as a potential therapeutic target. Tetrahydroimidazobenzodiazepinone (TIBO) belongs to non-nucleoside group of reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs). A computational chemistry study has been performed on a series of tetrahydroimidazo-benzodiazepinones as HIV-1-NNRT inhibitors. Problem statement: In order to search out new drug of desired activity from the lead compounds, there was … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 4, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2008 · 8,839 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEvaluating the Implementation and Effectiveness of GIS-Based Application in Secondary School Geography LessonsAli DemirciThe purpose of the study was to investigate the barriers preventing the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in secondary school geography lessons and to determine its effectiveness on students’ success. A workshop focusing on ways to implement GIS-based application in the classroom for 14 teachers from nine high schools was conducted in 2006. The teachers were given GIS software, … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 31 Mar 2008 · 8,114 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPerformance Assessment and Monitoring of a Permeable Reactive Barrier for the Remediation of a Contaminated SiteValerio Zolla, Rajandrea Sethi, Antonio Di MolfettaThe present study illustrates the long-term monitoring plan carried out in order to investigate the performance of a zero-valent iron permeable reactive barrier (PRB) at a chlorinated solvents’ site. The cleanup intervention has been undertaken at an industrial landfill located near the city of Turin (Italy) and represents the first full-scale application of this technology in Italy. The monitoring plan … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2007 · 7,446 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractResponsibilities of Graduate Student: The Review of Research Student PoliciesNorhasni Zainal Abiddin, Mel WestThe researcher’s previous study had found that most research students did not fully used their graduate research student policy as point of reference. Objective was to review the contents of the research student policy and the benefits of having systematic policies for the supervision of research students. Total of 40 graduate research student policies had been studied from 40 well … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2007 · 8,044 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Characterization of Al Bond Pad Surface Treatment in Electroless Nickel Immersion Gold (ENIG) DepositionM.K. Md Arshad, A. Jalar, I. Ahmad, G. OmarThis study reports a number of experiments that were designed to characterize aluminum bond pad surfaces prior to electroless nickel immersion gold (ENIG). In the ENIG process, aluminum bond pads need special treatment to achieve successful nickel deposition and provide reliable interconnection of under bump metallurgy in advanced packaging. During this treatment process, the aluminum pad was cleaned, activated and … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 3 · 31 Mar 2007 · 7,728 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractChanges in the Conscious Mind in Applying Technology for Growing Rice At the Chee River Basin in Northeastern of ThailandPramuan Sati, Jaruwan Dhamawat, Preecha Pratepha, Sampan RittidechA study of Local technology for rice Farming at the time of crisis of communities along the Chee river basin, which was aimed at investigating the patterns of the Local technology , that farmers used to solve the problems of growing rice when facing a crisis and conditions related to the use of Local technology for rice. The researcher used … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2005 · 6,956 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Classification of Techniques for Web Usage AnalysisHaider Ramadhan, Muna Hatem, Zuhoor Al-Khanjri, Swamy KuttiTechniques which assist in recognizing various access patterns and interests of the Web users are normally referred to as an application of Web usage mining. The application provides useful insights to address crucial points such as user interests into a particular page, server load balancing, Web site reorganization, clustering of similar browsing patterns, classification of user profiles, content caching or … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 1, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2005 · 6,790 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMusic Information Retrieval Schemes in Peer-to-Peer EnvironmentsChaokun Wang, Jianzhong Li, Shengfei ShiPeer-to-peer systems are useful tools for music applications. Existing peer-to-peer systems support the storing and sharing of music data, however they cannot effectively and efficiently support the content-based information retrieval and the cooperation of musicians. This study focuses on the methods of content-based music information retrieval in peer-to-peer environments. Four music information retrieval schemes are evaluated in detail on communication … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 1, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2005 · 6,553 accessesView PDFCite