Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractED-XRF Analysis of Total Suspended Particulates from Enamelware Manufacturing IndustryJ. A. Sonibare, F. A. Akeredolu, O. Osibanjo, I. LatinwoConcentration and elemental composition of the total suspended particulates (TSP) emitted due to manufacturing activities of an enamelware industry in Lagos, Nigeria were investigated. Gravimetric method was used in mass concentration determination and an energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence (ED-XRF) analyzer was employed in the multi-elemental analysis. The Federal Ministry of Environment (FMENV, Nigeria's environment regulating body) set limit of 250 … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 28 Feb 2005 · 6,687 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractProduction of Cellulase from Oil Palm Biomass as Substrate by Solid State BioconversionMd. Z. Alam, Nurdina Muhammad, Mohd E. MahmatSolid state bioconversion (SSB) of lignocellulosic material oil palm biomass (OPB) generated from palm oil industries as waste was conducted by evaluating the enzyme production through filamentous fungus in lab-scale experiment. OPB in the form of empty fruit bunches (EFB) was used as the solid substrate and treated with the fungus Trichoderma harzianum to produce cellulase. The results presented in … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 28 Feb 2005 · 7,445 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Conceptual Design of the Concurrent Engineering Design System for Polymeric-Based Composite Automotive PedalsS. M. SapuanIn this study, a study of conceptual design for the polymeric-based composite automotive pedal box system is presented. This study describes the importance of the concurrent engineering technique in the total design activity. Several idea generation methods like the extension of the search space, the morphological chart, the exploitation of experiences, the gallery method and the voice of customer had … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 28 Feb 2005 · 7,736 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Successful Industrial Academic Cooperation, Development of Closed-cell Metallic FoamsSheng-Chung Tzeng, Chu-Wei Lin, Wei-Ping MaThis investigation proposes a successful case of industrial-academic cooperation between the Chienkuo Technology University and J. King Aluminum Inc. This study was proposed by the rotating machinery and heat transfer laboratory. They studied the optimal heat transfer and structural strength of closed-cell aluminum porous material. The cooperation involved the exchange of technical skills; the determination of policies and methods for … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 31 Jan 2005 · 6,892 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractWill Financial Analysts Mistake Stocks of Good Companies for Good Stocks? Evidence from Taiwan Stock MarketI-Ju ChenIt has been shown that the individual or institutional investors rely on the information provided by the financial analysts. A good stock recommended by financial experts is expected to make profit to the investors. However, due to the cognitive biases, the financial analysts or investors are probably confused in the firm characteristics between the good stocks and the stocks of … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 31 Jan 2005 · 6,810 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractWork Performance of MB Trac 900 Tractor on Mountains Terrain in TurkeyTolga Ozturk, Murat DemirThe forestry works mainly involves such various stages as growing, protection, production, wood harvesting, marketing and utilization of forest products. Wood harvesting is performed by completion of cutting, extraction and transporting stages. The most obvious feature of wood harvesting is that the operations are done under various weather conditions open in the field. The measurements and observations were made on … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 31 Jan 2005 · 7,317 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDuration Modeling in Undergraduate Econometrics Curriculum via ExcelIsmail H. GencThe main goal of an Econometrics course is to prepare students for more advanced levels of study and make them able to cope with the empirical problems they are likely to face. In recent years, there has been a tendency to purge merely theoretical topics from the econometric textbooks by including only time honored methods. Survival analysis, however, has so … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2004 · 7,055 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFourier Series With Spectral and Wave Number DecompositionJung-Hua Chou, Raylin WuIn this study, the generic nature of Fourier series is pointed out and the requirement of dimensional homogeneity for physical systems is emphasized. By suitable application of non-dimensional variables, both time versus frequency and spatial versus wave number decomposition of Fourier series are included properly to put the physics involved into the right physical meanings. Furthermore, the high frequency noise … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2004 · 7,253 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHouse Price Prediction: Hedonic Price Model vs. Artificial Neural NetworkVisit Limsombunchai, Christopher Gan, Minsoo LeeThe objective of this study is to empirically compare the predictive power of the hedonic model with an artificial neural network model for house price prediction. A sample of 200 houses in Christchurch, New Zealand is randomly selected from the Harcourt website. Factors including house size, house age, house type, number of bedrooms, number of bathrooms, number of garages, amenities … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2004 · 9,606 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFurther Improvements in Temperature Calculation During Cooling of Fish PackagesF. A. Ansari, K. A. Abbas, J. Bakar et al.In an earlier study, it was demonstrated that the empirical approach used to calculate the surface film conductance resulted into a higher value compared to those obtained from the other methods available in the literature. During further investigations, surface film conductance values were found to gradually decrease with a fall in temperature. When this non-linear variation was used to develop … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2004 · 6,854 accessesView PDFCite