Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFinancial Assessment of a new Soil Heating Technology for Off-season Asparagus ProductionA. Luce, K. Mattas, I. Tzouramani et al.The financial effectiveness of a soil heating system placed under the crowns in each raised bed (UCR) of Asparagus plants (Asparagus officinalis L.) was evaluated and then compared with a traditional greenhouse production system (TPS), a plastic greenhouse without any heating system, in northern Greece. Several appraisal approaches, such as net present value, net present value adjusted for inflation and … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2006 · 7,863 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEvaluation of Electricity Product by Increasing Water Volume During FreezingA. Arab, B. Alinaghi, M. R. RezaieElectricity production process by the use of water expansion during freezing. By use of a closed volume such as piston and cylinder. The volume increase of ice could be transformed linearly and cause piston displacement, by the use of cold resource and heat resources. This process is possible where boarding temperature difference is high and water temperatures reach below 0°C … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 8 · 31 Aug 2005 · 6,914 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractJob Satisfaction of University Woman Teachers in BangladeshSyed S. Alam, Mohammad Talha, C. N. Sivanand, Most N. AhsanThis study examines the relationships between job satisfaction, individual job facets, and socio-demographic variables in the public universities in Bangladesh. The research was conducted through mail survey. The sample consists of 500 teachers from two large universities in Bangladesh. Among the 500 questionnaires, 21 were returned, of the remaining 479 questionnaires, 232 usable responses were received, for a final response … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2005 · 7,425 accessesView PDFCite