Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAnalysis of Financial Markets Integration of Iran Within the Middle East and with the Rest of the WorldParinaz EzzatiIt is universally argued that Iran’s financial markets are effectively isolated from the rest of the world. However, in the last three years, privatization increased in Iranian financial markets as well as capitalization, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and equity prices, albeit with suspicion of reaching the bubble level. Questions are raised whether Iran is still isolated from the rest of … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 12 · 10 Oct 2013 · 6,849 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFuzzy Time Series: An Application to Tourism Demand ForecastingMuhammad Hisyam Lee, Maria Elena Nor, Suhartono et al.Problem statement: Forecasting is very important in many types of organizations since predictions of future events must be incorporated into the decision-making process. In the case of tourism demand, better forecast would help directors and investors make operational, tactical and strategic decisions. Besides that, government bodies need accurate tourism demand forecasts to plan required tourism infrastructures, such as accommodation site … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 1 · 24 Nov 2011 · 8,474 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractForecasting Peak Load Electricity Demand Using Statistics and Rule Based ApproachZ. Ismail, A. Yahya, K. A. MahpolProblem statement: Forecasting of electricity load demand is an essential activity and an important function in power system planning and development. It is a prerequisite to power system expansion planning as the world of electricity is dominated by substantial lead times between decision making and its implementation. The importance of demand forecasting needs to be emphasized at all level as … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 8 · 31 Aug 2009 · 7,936 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRecent Trends in Ozone and Particle Concentrations in the Sydney (Australia) AirshedMerched Azzi, Hiep DucAn overview is presented of changes in ground level ozone and atmospheric fine particles determined using ambient monitoring data collected at selected locations in Sydney, Australia. After removing seasonally, auto-regressive and moving average dependence from the selected time series, the trend of a selected series was modelled using the fractional long-term dependent component. The selected technique was able to detect … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 5 · 31 Oct 2008 · 6,682 accessesView PDFCite