46 articles for “term reduction”

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPredictive Analytics and Procurement Visibility: A Big-Data-Driven Approach to Customer Satisfaction in Supply Chain ManagementDevendra Nath Pathak, Rakesh Kumar Yadav, Hitendra SinghIn the current dynamic and consumer driven market environment, supply chains need to move out of reactive to the proactive ecosystems. One of the most urgent requirements is increasing procurement visibility and the development of better order planning for the inventory to meet the products’ demand with continued high customer satisfaction. This paper is an agenda of big-data-driven predictive analytics … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 22, Issue 1 · 3 Feb 2026 · 2,442 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSpatial-Temporal Analysis of Temperature Trend and its Possible Effects on Water Resources and Water Uses in Climatic Zones of Iran's Zayandehrud River BasinAli Hasantabar-Amiri, Kaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari, Ali Heidarian et al.The minimum, moderate and maximum temperature trends at seasonal time scale in 5 climatic zones using 37 meteorological stations in Zayandehrud river basin was studied regionally and the relationship to water resources, water uses of each zone and its possible effects were determined. The results showed that the majority of the climatic zones will have an increasing trend in spring, … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 2 · 27 Jun 2019 · 8,041 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractLong Term Ageing Effect on Physical and Shear Strength Characteristics of Oil Contaminated Sandy Soils of Al-Ahmadi Field in KuwaitHumoud Melfi Aldaihani, Fahad A. Al-OtaibiSerious environmental damage was caused to Kuwait when more than 600 oil wells were set alight following the 1991 Gulf War, leading to hydrocarbon contamination and a series of ‘oil lakes’ being created in the desert. The effects of these highly damaging actions are still detectable today, 27 years later. The main contribution of this paper is that the effects … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 1 · 1 Apr 2019 · 8,060 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMicrocredit Services to Reduce Vulnerabilities in Italy: An Exploratory Study Using Focus GroupsAndrea Calzolari, Domenica Federico, Antonella Notte et al.The development and promotion of microfinance services has been viewed as a key policy and program intervention for poverty reduction and bottom up economic and social local development. This study aims to analyze critically the role of microcredit in Italy as a tool to facilitate the credit access to vulnerable people and help them establish or expand a business. Using … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 15, Issue 1 · 26 Mar 2023 · 6,153 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractConstrained Modified Genetic Algorithm for Optimizing RICE Climate Change Model PolicyHaitham OsmanThe objective of this paper is to use evolutionary algorithm for policy making to help in decision support, the Regional Integrated Climate-Economy (RICE) model for the dynamic climate change is used to optimize the tradeoff policy between abating of carbon dioxide emissions to reduce global climate change and in the other hand the resulting in economic damages. A Constrained Genetic … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 10 · 12 Apr 2017 · 7,508 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractApplication of Titanium Dioxide Self-Cleaning Coatings on Photovoltaic Modules for Soiling Related Losses ReductionAnnalisa Andaloro, Francesco FrontiniSeveral studies have assessed the influence of soiling deposition on Photovoltaic (PV) modules front-cover with regards to performance losses over time. In fact, soiling phenomena in PV systems are ascribed as responsible for medium and long-term yield reduction up to 16% over the first-year of outdoor exposure. Provided that PV technology is a low yield energy production source, maintaining module … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 1 · 5 Feb 2017 · 7,670 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPotentiality of Biogas as Renewable Energy Technology and its role for the Conservation of EnvironmentMaheshwor Poudel, Pabitra Adhikari, Ramesh Man SinghThe study shows the status of biogas as a Renewable Energy Technology (RET) and its role in the conservation of environment by reducing the consumption of fuelwood and Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) emission. 95 household survey, 10 key informant interviews, 3 focus group discussion and direct observatory technique were used for primary data collection. Fuelwood was found to be dominant energy … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 16 Dec 2016 · 7,792 accessesView PDF Cite

InvestigationOpen accessIn the abstractExamination of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) in Term of Maynard's Operation Sequence Technique (MOST)Puvanasvaran A. Perumal, Ito Teruaki, Teoh Yong Siang, Yoong Sai SiengIt is a common practice to quantify any process or entire production line in manufacturing industry especially to measure three main losses named time losses, performance losses and quality defect exist in production. Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) fulfils the requirement by providing the measure of equipment via single measure which is monitored from time to time by responsible personnel so … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 11 · 15 Nov 2016 · 8,010 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBurn Wound Healing Effect and Hair Growth Promoting Activity of Lawsonia inermis L. and Honey in Oryctolagus cuniculus RabbitsZouhir Djerrou, Imane Mokhbi, Khadidja Saci Hadef et al.This study aimed to assess Lawsonia inermis L. and honey mixture effects on burn wounds and hair growth in rabbits. Nine male Oryctolagus cuniculus local rabbits were allocated randomly in 3 groups. After antisepsis and local anesthesia, four circular burns were created on the animal’s backs. Immediately after burning, the wounds were covered with honey in three rabbits (HON group), … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 16, Issue 2 · 23 Apr 2016 · 7,812 accessesView PDF Cite

EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractPLANT STEROLS LOWER CHOLESTEROL, BUT INCREASE RISK FOR CORONARY HEART DISEASEZoë Harcombe, Julien S. BakerAssmann, G., P. Cullen, J. Erbey, D.R. Ramey and F. Kannenberg et al., 2006. Plasma sitosterol elevations are associated with an increased incidence of coronary events in men: Results of a nested case-control analysis of the Prospective Cardiovascular Munster (PROCAM) study. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis., 16: 13-21. BfR, 2011. Addition of plant sterols and stanols to food: Assessment of a … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 3 · 21 Aug 2014 · 88,990 accessesView PDF Cite