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Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordInvestigating the Effect of Powder Type on Improving the Flow in PipelinesHayder A. Abdul Bari, Rosli Bin Mohd Yunus, Tania Suhail HadiProblem statement: In the present investigation, three types of powders are chosen to be investigated as drag reducing agent in aqueous media. The effect of powder type effect will be highlighted in the present study. Approach: Three types of powders were select to be investigating in the present study, which are the sand, aluminum and the coal powders. The reason … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 11 · 8 Nov 2010 · 7,396 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordOne-Match and All-Match Categories for Keywords Matching in ChatbotAbbas Saliimi Lokman, Jasni Mohamad ZainProblem statement: Artificial intelligence chatbot is a technology that makes interactions between men and machines using natural language possible. From literature of chatbot’s keywords/pattern matching techniques, potential issues for improvement had been discovered. The discovered issues are in the context of keywords arrangement for matching precedence and keywords variety for matching flexibility. Approach: Combining previous techniques/mechanisms with some additional adjustment, … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 10 · 31 Oct 2010 · 8,165 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordAluminum Powder and Zwitrionic Surfactants as Drag Reducing Agents in Pipe LinesHayder A. Abdul Bari, Rosli Bin Mohd Yunus, Tania Suhail HadiProblem statement: One of the most power consuming sector in the industry is the liquid transportation through pipelines due to the turbulent mode the liquids are transported with. Drag reducing agents were used as a solution for the pumping power losses in pipelines. One of the inportant drag reducing agents suggested to improve the flow in pipelines are the suspended … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 10 · 31 Oct 2010 · 7,295 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordThe Role of Six Sigma Approach by Applying (DMAIC) Model and Forming Work Team in Improving Banks Performance: A Survey Study in Syrian Banks in DamascusMohamad Abdulrahman QutaitBanking systems face many changes and challenges that require the application of new performance management and improvement concepts and an attempt to achieve excellence. Six Sigma is one of the best methodologies that can help in this regard because it can be used to improve the performance of banks and reduce defects in their operations. This study aimed to highlight … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 24 Aug 2018 · 10,091 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordIMPROVING DATA AVAILABILITY IN MOBILE ENVIRONMENT USING DATA ALLOCATIONMoaiad Ahmad Khder, Zulaiha Ali Othman, Abdullah Mohd Zin, Salha AbdullahData distribution is one of the crucial issues in Data Base Management Systems (DBMS) in general and in Mobile environment in Particular. It is important because, if not properly managed, it will cause reduction in data availability, which in turn causes more rejections in transactions. Replication algorithms (e.g., CCM) are used to improve data availability. However, the database replication algorithms … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 9, Issue 8 · 5 Jul 2013 · 6,860 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordMembrane Computing Inspired Genetic Algorithm on Multi-Core ProcessorsAli Maroosi, Ravie Chandren MuniyandiMembrane computing is a branch of natural computing. Several studies have recently attempted to utilize the structure of membrane computing to improve intelligent algorithms. These studies have applied communication rules in membrane models to facilitate information exchange between membranes, thereby improving the performance of those algorithms. However, parallel membrane computing has not yet been considered. This study proposes a membrane … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 9, Issue 2 · 12 Apr 2013 · 6,625 accessesView PDF Cite