Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBiomechanically Inspired Machines, Driven by Muscle Like Acting NiTi AlloysAntonio Apicella, Raffaella Aversa, Florian Ion Tiberiu PetrescuThe Shape of the Memory Alloy (SMA) is a very promising class of metallic materials with interesting non-linear properties such as Pseudo-Elasticity (PE), memory (MEM) and damping capacity due to high mechanical hysteresis and internal friction. Research shows a bioinventory approach to Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) design, a class of intelligent materials capable of reacting to a pulse (thermal for … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 2 · 23 May 2018 · 8,279 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPrediction on Land Market Value Based on the Real Estate Market in USALei WangThe Land Market Value, defined as the total value of land price and quantity data are derived from data on housing values, is an important factor in the estimation of structure costs using price indexes for housing and construction costs. In this study, we gather and analyze 34 years' national data on past and present real estate transaction. According to … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 13, Issue 2 · 23 May 2017 · 7,555 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Overview on the use of Ontologies in Software EngineeringDaniel Strmečki, Ivan Magdalenić, Dragutin KermekOne of the main goals of the Software Engineering (SE) discipline is to find higher abstraction levels and ways to reuse software in order to increase its productivity and quality. Ontologies, which are typically considered as a technique or an artifact used in one or more software lifecycle phases, may be used to help achieve that goal. This paper provides … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 12, Issue 12 · 9 Feb 2017 · 7,353 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Design of Environmental-Based Learning to Instill Land Ethics in the LearnersEpon Ningrum, Ahmad YaniThough environment is universal, there are different perspectives under which it can be described. For instance, in learning, an environment is viewed as one of the learning components and aspects which help to actualise learning. An environment in its empirical form has potential characteristics which facilitate transformational learning efforts. This paper is based on the arguement that, if a learning … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 12 · 26 Dec 2016 · 7,164 accessesView PDFCite
Case ReportOpen accessIn the abstractAnamorphic Cartograms and Environmental Risk AnalysisChiara Porporato, Tamara Bellone, Francesco FiermonteBoth Geography and Statistics use graphical representations. Information Technology has enhanced the visualization of data, beyond the traditional aspects, to such an extent that we can nowadays speak of an "image society". Traditional thematic mapping also shows transformations of a variable over time, linking the geographical datum to the time variable. For some decades now a number of cartograms have … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 6 · 12 Dec 2016 · 7,052 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImpact of Financial Globalization on Banking RisksLarisa Yuzvovich, Elena Knyazeva, Natalia Mokeeva et al.Financial globalization definitely has an overall effect on globalization in the banking sector. This is reflected in averaging of banking risks for all parties, which occurs due to the impact of the markets, economies, private corporations and monopolies as well as states on each other. As a result, just the opposite priorities in monetary policy may have the same beneficial … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 4 · 19 Apr 2016 · 8,555 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEvolution of Time Concept in Physics and in PhilosophyC. Sivaram, Kenath Arun, O. V. KirenWhat is ’time’? This is a question that has perplexed many a physicist and philosophers alike. The perception of the passage of time appears ingrained in all biological systems where growth, evolution and decay of objects, etc. are measurable indicators of the passage of time. Here we look at various physical models of time, from Newtonian to relativistic. We also … …Physics International, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 9 Jul 2015 · 8,957 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA NEW APPROACH OF LOCAL FEATURE DESCRIPTORS USING MOMENT INVARIANTSLee-Yeng Ong, Siong-Hoe Lau, Voon-Chet KooMoment invariants have been widely introduced in recognizing planar objects for a few decades. This is due the robustness of moment function in distinguishing the original identity of object under various two Dimensional (2D) transformations. A set of moments computed from a planar images, represents the global description of an object's shape and geometrical features of an image. Since global … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 10, Issue 12 · 29 Dec 2014 · 7,954 accessesView PDFCite