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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractActivity Surveillance and Hawthorne Effect to Prevent Programming PlagiarismSufian Idris, Norijah Hussin, Syahanim Mohd Salleh, Hairulliza Mohamad JudiProblem statement: Course instructors are facing serious problems in dealing with students who plagiarize programs especially when the number of students in the course is high. Among the proposed approach to handle this problem is by using automatic detection of plagiarism in programming projects. Preventive action is required rather than curing the problem so that programming students get the right … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 6, Issue 11 · 26 Oct 2010 · 7,298 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEffects of Increased Physiological Arousal on Upper Extremity Positional Awareness in Healthy Young AdultsChristopher Kovacs, Tamara BoriesProblem statement: The purpose of this investigation was to examine the effects of increased physiological arousal on the ability to perceive upper extremity positional awareness in healthy young adults. Approach: Thirty-eight participants were pre- and post-tested for upper extremity positional awareness using a manual kinesthesiometer. Participants in the experimental group underwent a combination of the Stroop color-word task and timed … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 7,373 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Attitude, Belief, Support and Knowledge Level of the Youth and their Acceptance towards Agriculture Contract FarmingJegak Uli, Jeffrey L. D’Silva, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril, Bahaman Abu SamahProblem statement: Agriculture sector in Malaysia has been intensified through the Eight and Ninth Malaysian Plan. In order to further develop this sector, contract farming activities such as leech rearing, worm rearing, herbs and mushroom have been introduced to the community. But do the communities especially the youth have a positive acceptance towards this activity? Approach: This was a quantitative … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 8,627 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEstimation of Non-Residential Building Energy ConsumptionYongzhi Gao, Weijun Gao, Ji Xuan, Yutaka TonookaProblem statement: China’s energy consumption is increasing with a high-speed in recent years. Especially since building energy consumption caught pubic eyes and became a crucial problem of society, it forced the public to make estimation in order to reduce energy consumption efficiently. However, it is very difficult to analyze a non-residential building accurately due to China’s statistical collection system and … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 8,012 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEffective Factors in Achieving Sustainable AgricultureTahereh Sharghi, Hassan Sedighi, Abdolreza Roknoddin EftekhariProblem statement: The indiscriminate use of chemical inputs led to severe degradation of resources in Iran. Therefore, considering the increasing population and growing demand of agricultural products, it seems necessary to achieve a sustainable agriculture. In this study, sustainable agriculture refers to a kind of agriculture which is ecologically appropriate, economically justifiable, and socially desirable. Approach: There were two objectives … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 8,222 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIntegrated Clustering and Feature Selection Scheme for Text Documents.M. Thangamani, P. ThangarajProblem statement: Text documents are the unstructured databases that contain raw data collection. The clustering techniques are used group up the text documents with reference to its similarity. Approach: The feature selection techniques were used to improve the efficiency and accuracy of clustering process. The feature selection was done by eliminate the redundant and irrelevant items from the text document … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 6, Issue 5 · 31 May 2010 · 7,163 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAnalyzing the Peer to Peer Traffic Aggregation Using an Optimized MethodM. Sadish Sendil, N. NagarajanProblem statement: In the recent years, peer to peer networks have rapidly developed in the distributed and decentralized world of internet. Current research indicated that P2P applications were responsible for a substantial part of Internet traffic. Number of users embracing new P2P technology is also increasing fast. It is therefore important to understand the impact of the new P2P services … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 5, Issue 10 · 31 Oct 2009 · 6,607 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEconomic Efficiency Analysis for Information Technology in Developing CountriesGhassan F. Issa, Shakir M. Hussain, Hussein Al-BahadiliProblem statement: The introduction of Information Technology (IT) to government institutions in developing countries bears a great deal of risk of failure. The lack of qualified personnel, lack of financial support and the lack of planning and proper justification are just few of the causes of projects failure. Study presented in this study focused on the justification issue of IT … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 5, Issue 10 · 30 Oct 2009 · 6,901 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractChanges in Flower Development, Chlorophyll Mutation and Alteration in Plant Morphology of Curcuma alismatifolia by Gamma IrradiationThohirah Lee Abdullah, Johari Endan, B. Mohd NazirProblem statement: Curcuma alismatifolia Gagnep., commonly known as 'Thai tulip' or pathumma is a member of the family Zingiberaceae. This herbaceous perennial which can be grown from rhizomes have a great potential for use as a cut flower, flowering potted plant and as a garden plant for tropical landscaping. Unlike other bulbous floral crops, research on C. alismatifolia using gamma … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 7 · 31 Jul 2009 · 8,437 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPhilosophy Underlying Emotional Intelligence in Relation to Level of Curiosity and Academic Achievement of Rural Area StudentsAminuddin Hassan, Tajularipin Sulaiman, Rohaizan IshakProblem statement: Since emotional intelligence is still not wholly-accepted despite evidences of its powerful influence in general setting, this study is therefore conducted to identify the emotional intelligence level among school students in rural areas, relationships between emotional intelligence and anxiety, as well as relationships between emotional intelligence and academic achievement. Approach: It involved a sample of 223 form 1 … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2009 · 8,529 accessesView PDFCite