Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIs it Easy to go Green? Consumer Perception and Green ConceptGolnaz Rezai, Phuah Kit Teng, Zainalabidin Mohamed, Mad Nasir ShamsudinA series of health consciousness, environmental and animal welfare issues have brought about awareness among consumers to become conscious of their consumption behaviour. Consumers have begun to search for green products were produced under environmentally friendly conditions and considered green by nature. However, this is only the beginning of the development of the green concept in Malaysia. Thus the objective … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 8 · 24 Jul 2013 · 8,402 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRisk Factors to Alcohol Law Violations in the Community: Quasi-Experimental StudyWuttiphong Phakdeekul, Pramote Thongkrajai, Peem Eiamprapai, Manop KanatoProblem statement: Alcohol-related health problems such as chronic and acute diseases, accidents/injuries and social problems are well recognized. Although many countries including Thailand enact laws to control alcohol problems, missing data in Thailand cannot reveal efficacy of law enforcement and compliance with the public. The aim of this study was to investigate the proportion of Thai people violating alcohol laws … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 12 · 22 Oct 2011 · 7,236 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIslamic Conceptualisation of Knowledge ManagementMuhamadul Bakir Hj. YaakubProblem statement: This study is an attempt to address "The Fundamental Theory of Knowledge Management" from Islamic point of views, to draw the notion of "Islamic Worldview" of knowledge, especially in terms of understanding its nature in the reality of knowledge society as a step toward conceptualizing "Islamic Knowledge Management" (IKM) as an answer to the uncertainty situation of contemporary … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 27 May 2011 · 8,673 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDesalination leading to Salinity Variations in Kuwait Marine WatersAhmad E. Al-DousariProblem statements: The salinity of seawater is a critical issue for desalination process. Approach: The salinity changes in the coastal waters of Kuwait due to large scale power and desalination activity were evaluated. Results: Systematic sampling campaigns were planned to cover the uptake and outfall of the desalination plant spreading evenly the sampling points to cover the freshwater input zone … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 30 Jun 2009 · 7,106 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTEC and Scintillation Study of Equatorial Ionosphere: A Month Campaign over Sipitang and Parit Raja Stations, MalaysiaM. Abdullah, A. F.M. Zain, Y. H. Ho, S. AbdullahProblem Statement: Ionospheric scintillations, which cause significant effects on satellite signals for communication and navigation, often takes place in equatorial region such as Malaysia. However, this disturbance are not fully understand due to few studies performed. This research reports the study and monitoring activity on Total Electron Content (TEC) and ionospheric scintillation in Malaysia using GPS measurements. Approach: One dual-frequency … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2009 · 9,502 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSugarcane Phenological Date Estimation Using Broad-Band Digital CamerasMobasheri, M. Chahardoli, J. Jokar, M. FarajzadehIn the agricultural industry, precision farming is the most important task that attracts lots of attentions. The health of the plant depends mostly on the amount of water in its access that can be estimated through vegetation indices. These indices can be extracted from satellite images through Image processing algorithms. The objective of this research was to provide an equation … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2008 · 7,959 accessesView PDFCite