EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractAn Opportunity for the Agricultural Sector: The Renewable Energy SourcesRiccardo Testa, Salvatore TudiscaToday, among the most important issue for energy decisions by policymakers, there are security challenges and environmental impacts on climate change and economic aspects. Since the seventies, in fact, global warming and environmental issues have had an increasing importance in international debate, attracting the attention of several scientific studies (Landi and Benelli, 2016). Many of these studies denoted that over … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 6 Sep 2016 · 8,092 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAnalysis 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 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
HypothesisOpen accessIn the abstractCan Anthocyanins be Part of the Metal Homeostasis Network in Plant?Marco LandiAnthocyanins are a class of flavonoids with a high level of diversification and likely the most studied pathway of secondary metabolism in Plantae. Anthocyanins have raised a growing interest due to the huge variability of their chemical structures and the more new anthocyanins are isolated from plants, the more questions on their evolutionary and ecological meaning they raise. Antioxidant, photoprotection … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 4 · 9 Dec 2015 · 8,568 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractProfitability Analysis of Small-Scale Beekeeping Firms by Using Life Cycle Costing (LCC) MethodologyAlfio Strano, Teodora Stillitano, Anna Irene De Luca et al.Increasingly, beekeeping sector attracts attention due to its potentialities linked to several aspects: Environmental benefits, commercial value and of promotion of rural development. Indeed, among the small-scale agro-food chains, beekeeping plays a significant role, especially in rural context, where the diversification of farms activities can be provide a relevant integration of income. However, frequently, apicultural activities are characterized by several … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 3 · 27 Jul 2015 · 8,366 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAdaptive Acceptance Criterion (AAC) Algorithm for Optimization ProblemsAnmar AbuhamdahOptimization methods commonly are designed for solving the optimization problems. Local search algorithms are optimization method, which are good candidate in exploiting the search space. However, most of them need parameter tuning and incapable of escaping from local optima. This work proposes non-parametric Acceptance Criterion (AC) that not relies on user-defined, which motivate to propose an Adaptive Acceptance Criterion (AAC). … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 11, Issue 4 · 23 Jul 2015 · 6,969 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAnalysis of Financial Markets Integration of Iran Within the Middle East and with the Rest of the WorldParinaz EzzatiIt is universally argued that Iran’s financial markets are effectively isolated from the rest of the world. However, in the last three years, privatization increased in Iranian financial markets as well as capitalization, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and equity prices, albeit with suspicion of reaching the bubble level. Questions are raised whether Iran is still isolated from the rest of … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 12 · 10 Oct 2013 · 6,849 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRural Population Density Effect on Socio-economic Characteristics: A ReviewAyoob K. Ismael, Ibrahim NgahProblem statement: Rural population density has a very significant independent influence over important demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the world rural communities. Thus, the understanding of rural population density becomes an important issue to be studied. Approach: Using the rural settled areas of Shaqlawa District as a case study, this study seeks to reveal the specific importance of rural population … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 24 Oct 2011 · 8,088 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractStrategy in Turbulent Environment: A Case Study of Indian Domestic CompanySapna A. Narula, K.M. UpadhyayProblem statement: This case deled with an Indian pesticide company in the turbulent environment, which had to adopt a strategic shift due to changing environmental factors such as increasing competition from multinationals, regulatory forces, changing technologies. The case presented environmental situation in the industry and also described the events which led to the turbulency. Approach: This is a teaching case … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 8,064 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Note on the Improvement of Evaluation System in Wholesale Markets of Agricultural and Fishery ProductsYoon-Doo Kim, Seok YoonProblem statement: He transaction of public wholesale markets accounts for the highest rate in the distribution of agricultural and fishery products. Though the physical distribution system has improved through the revolution in distribution of 32 nationwide wholesale markets, the evaluation system in wholesale markets has not been established properly. With a rapid change of distribution environment surrounding wholesale markets such … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 8 · 31 Aug 2009 · 6,885 accessesView PDFCite