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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPerformance and its Link to Entrepreneurial BehaviorKuo-Hsiung Chen, Jui-Mei Yien, Kai-Ping Huang, Chien-Jung HuangProblem statement: This study investigates the effects of Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) on firm performance. In recent times, especially with the growth of globalization and other such factors, the performance measurement standards and parameters have changed. This has also led to a significant change in the factors that are now used within the operational sphere of an organization in order to … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 7 · 24 Jun 2011 · 6,915 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Role of Home Stay for Ecotourism Development in East Coast Economic RegionMd. Anowar Hossain Bhuiyan, Chamhuri Siwar, Shaharuddin Mohamad Ismail, Rabiul IslamProblem statement: This study provided a brief discussion of home stay for ecotourism development in ECER. Home stay is a potential economic activity in tourism sector. The East Coast Economic Region (ECER) has numerous ecotourism resources including hills, mountains, lakes, waterways, state and national parks, recreational forest parks and forest reserves. Home stay should emphasize on the cultural practices as … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 6 · 13 Jun 2011 · 9,864 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAgent Technology Application Strategies in Personal and Team Software Process EnvironmentRusli Abdullah, Amir Mohamed Talib, Erizal Kamal MisranProblem statement: Modern system development emphasize on the use of standard and procedures to ensure the system develop meets user needs and of high quality. Standards such as Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), Software Process Improvement and Capability determination (SPICE) and ISO/IEC 90003:2004 are introduced. Personal Software Process (PSP) focusing on improving the individual engineer tasks in software development activities … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 27 May 2011 · 8,302 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractUtilization of Bone Adhesive to Produce Particleboards from Stems of Cotton Plant at the Pressing Temperature of 140°CKomi Kadja, Magolmeena Banna, Kokou Esso Atcholi, Komla SandaProblem statement: To value agricultural residues, a study was carried out to investigate mechanical and physical properties of particleboards produced from stems of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) by using bone adhesive. Approach: In order to obtain particleboards with minimum physical and mechanical properties as required in the conventional standards for general purpose particleboards, the optimum pressure temperature and the optimum … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 18 Apr 2011 · 7,275 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImpacts on International Migration and Remittances GrowthFerdous Alam, Chamhuri Siwar, Basri TaliIb, Rabiul IslamProblem statement: This study provided a brief discussion of the international migration, an age old common phenomenon is an emerging economic development issue and remittances growth. Approach: Each year Bangladesh exports huge number of labours abroad for foreign currency, called remittance. In the last four decades remittances played a major role to eradicate the poverty level in Bangladesh and it … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 28 Feb 2011 · 8,067 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractWastewater Treatment Using Vertical Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetland in IndonesiaDenny KurniadieProblem statement: A constructed wetland to treat wastewater from farm house has been built in Padjadjaran University farming research station in Jatinangor, Indonesia, in July 2009. Approach: Water samples from both influent and effluent were taken every two weeks and analysed for COD, BOD5, NO3-N, NO2-N, NH4-N, total-N, PO4-P, total coliform bacteria, pH, O2 and settleable solids. Results: The objective … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 28 Feb 2011 · 8,480 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractComparison and Analysis of Discrete Cosine Transform based Joint Photographic Experts Group Image Compression using Robust Watermarking AlgorithmS.M. Ramesh, Dr. A. ShanmugamProblem statement: The performance of the watermarking algorithms is analyzed using different compression standards to study the watermark extraction behavior of these algorithms. Approach: A digital watermarking method is said to be effective if the watermark embedded in an image by it could survive against diverse attacks ranging from compression, filtering to cropping. Several techniques are presented in the literature … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 31 Jan 2011 · 7,685 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFreezing and Thawing Durability of Very High Strength ConcreteSameer Hamoush, Miguel Picornell-Darder, Taher Abu-Lebdeh, Ahmed MohamedProblem statement: The newly developed Very High Strength Concrete (VHSC), having compressive strengths of 29 ksi and flexural strengths of 6 ksi, represents a breakthrough in concrete technology. Study to further enhance the properties of this new concrete is continuing. Approach: The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of exposing Very High Strength Concrete (VHSC) specimens to … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 28 Jan 2011 · 8,823 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIn Vitro Activity of Cephalexin against Community-Acquired Urinary Escherichia coli, Klebsiella and Proteus species IsolatesHumodi A. Saeed, Amira Saad Eldin MohammedProblem statement: Resistance among urinary tract pathogens to conventional antibiotics has been considered a health problem worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro activity of cephalexin on urinary enterobacterial isolates. Approach: Patients with community-acquired urinary tract infections were microbiologically investigated. Urine specimens were collected from each patient. The specimens were cultured on bacteriological media. The … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 6, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2010 · 8,186 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOil Refineries Emissions Impact on Urban Localities Using AERMODAmira Mohamed Wahba Abdelrasoul, Amir AL-Hadad, Abdul Rehman KhanProblem statement: The absolute necessity of compulsory fuel utilities, no matter small or big has resulted into substantial high hazards pollutants. Petroleum refineries are major industrial installations that are necessary for providing the best suited fuel for various necessary utilities, but are responsible of the emission of several hazardous pollutants into the atmosphere. Hydrocarbons are among the most perilous air … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 6 · 31 Dec 2010 · 7,733 accessesView PDFCite