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Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordDetermination of Thermal Comfort for Social Impact Assessment: Case Study in Kota Damansara, Selangor, MalaysiaNor Hanisah Mohd Hashim, Kok Weng Tan, Yvonne LingThis study determined the thermal comfort of outdoor recreational park in Kota Damansara, Malaysia. Predicted Mean Vote (PMV) index, Predicted Percentage of Dissatisfied (PPD) and Thermal Sensation Vote (TSV) were applied in order to determine thermal comfort in the study area. Comparison and establishment of relationship were done between PMV and Predicted Percentage of Dissatisfied (PPD) to demographic factors and … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 11 · 9 Nov 2016 · 7,913 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordAnalysis of the Factors used by Farmers to Manage Risk. A Case Study on Italian FarmsAntonella Pontrandolfi, Fabian Capitanio, Felice Adinolfi, Barry GoodwinThe study analyses the strategies Italian farmers use to cope with the risks that face their production. We develop cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses as well as analyses of correlation that underline the main differences between the way farms adapt their structure and management towards risk. The expected output is an analysis of farms’ approach to risk management in relation to … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 4 · 26 Apr 2016 · 7,633 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordEnvironmental Modeling for Traffic Noise in Urban AreaFrancis Cirianni, Giovanni LeonardiTraffic noise can be classified among the worst factors in terms of damage to people’s health and well-being. The trend of noise pollution modeling variable from the smart result of classic regressive models in the performance of many assessment models based on mathematical expressions, genetic algorithms and neural networks (of GRNN type, General Regression Neural Network). A methodological approach for … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 18 Jun 2012 · 7,438 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordEvaluating the Green Suppliers of the Printed Circuit Board Factories Base on the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process and Vlsekriterijumska Optimizacija I Kompromisno ResenjeJun-Yuan Kuo, Ben-Chang Shia, Yun-Chin Chen, Jou-Ying HoProblem statement: The “Energy Policy for Europe, EPE” and three environmental directives, proposed by the European Union (EU) in 2007, are stricter than those self-restrained by the enterprises. For this reason, the enterprises have to shortly improve their products for meeting with the strict requests setup by the EU. Consequently, it becomes even more important that the manufacturers evaluate the … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 3 · 25 Mar 2011 · 7,878 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordAnalysis of Factors Influencing Motivation of Villagers' Participation in Activities of Social Forestry (The Case Study of West Mazandaran)Elham Faham, Ahmad Rezvanfar, Taghi ShamekhiThe main purpose of this study was to analyze factors influencing motivation of villagers' participation in activities of social forestry. The statistical population includes all villagers living in villages, which locate in the west Mazandaran of Iran and had been covered by local forestry cooperative. A sample of 110 villagers were selected by the use of proportional random sampling method. … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2008 · 7,743 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordInvestigation of The Bubble Foam Separation Technique To Extract Protein From WheyMohammed MatouqSeparation of proteins from whey; namely α- Lactoglobulin and β- Lactalbumin was obtained using the bubble foam column technique. Two types of whey were conducted in this study; yogurt whey and cheese whey. The effect of gas flow-rate and the height of the whey (liquid holdup) inside the column were studied at room temperature and at constant pH of whey. … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 5 · 31 May 2008 · 7,351 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordThe Effect of Fluoride and Other Ions on Algae and Fish of Coastal Water of Mediterranean Sea, EgyptM. S. Masoud, W. M. El-Sarraf, A. A. Harfoush, G. F. El-SaidSea grass, marine algae and fish samples were collected from the Egyptian coast of Mediterranean Sea during September 2000 and March 2001. The contents of fluoride and some interfering ions (calcium, magnesium, sulphate, phosphorus and some heavy metals) ions and their concentration factors were determined in the dried samples. Fluoride contents in macrophytes, algae, muscle of fish samples were ranged … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2006 · 7,265 accessesView PDFCite