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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractWillingness to Pay for Water Hyacinth Control in NepalUmesh Khatri, Resham Bahadur Thapa-Parajuli, Uttam PaudelWater Hyacinth (WH) has become a growing problem across Asia, specifically in Nepal. Infestations of this weed have reached critical proportions in freshwater bodies, causing environmental, economic, agricultural and social problems. These problems have corresponding monetary values. This study elicits the willingness of visitors and local people to control WH in the Phewa Lake in Nepal. Considering three scenarios encircling … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 5 · 14 Nov 2018 · 8,189 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractReal-Time Data Capture Model for Accelerated Payment of Small-Scale FarmersNatasha Mwansa, Jackson PhiriMost developing countries especially in Africa face a number of challenges in the area of food security. These challenges include proliferation, theft, poor inventory system, poor transport and communication network. Zambia is one of the countries with these challenges and has been losing millions of dollars each year due to various challenges in managing the inventory system. In this paper, … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 29 Sep 2018 · 7,100 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn ADD-Oriented Software Architecture for Structuring Information to Open Government DataAndreiwid Sheffer Correa, P. L.P. Correa, F. S.C. Silva, T. CarvalhoThe huge number of heterogeneous and not standardized websites where public records are disclosed is an evidence of how unprepa¬red governments are about Open Government Data movement. This scenario is seen all over the world, especially in organizations which open data prin¬ciples are new e.g. local governments. Thus, not effective law enforcement and the lack of openness result in a … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 14, Issue 5 · 10 Mar 2018 · 7,633 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Integration of Good Governance in Effectiveness of Regional Autonomy ImplementationKiagus Muhammad SobriThe principle of autonomy is generally intended to accelerate the advancement and bring equal prosperity to all Indonesians in accordance with the needs and capabilities of each region. This advancement and prosperities were a result of determination and the decision-making as the local government authorities, which are considered to be most familiar with the condition of its own local societies … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 12 Jan 2017 · 7,851 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Ontological Crawling Approach for Improving Information Aggregation over eGovernment WebsitesHeru Agus Santoso, Junta Zeniarja, Ardytha Luthfiarta, Bima Jati WijayaE-Government applications in developing countries are still lagging behind e-Governments in advanced countries. For example, the use of information integration for Web portal content is still very limited. This paper proposes an automated approach for information aggregation over e-Government portals using ontological approach. The study uses data obtained from 10 local government Websites in the Central Java province-Indonesia. The data … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 12, Issue 9 · 25 Nov 2016 · 7,100 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractToward a Good Decision to Improve the Weight of Control of Expenditure for Local CommunitiesAanouar Riad Solh, Mourad El BelkacemiIn order to improve the weight control of local government spending, we have developed a technique to supervise the classification of local authorities according to their expense ratios. This aims to develop the repository of rules and decision-making skills of business leaders of local communities and enabling to detect frauds in expenditure ratios that cause weakness of the Current Flow … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 3 · 26 Mar 2016 · 6,992 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSpatial Representation to Support Visual Impaired PeopleAbbas Mohamad Ali, Shareef Maulod ShareefThe rapid development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) enhances the government services to its citizen. As a consequence affects the exchange of information between citizen and government. However, some groups can experience some difficulties accessing the government services due to disabilities, such as blind people as well as material and geographical constraints. This paper aims to introduce a novel … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 15 Apr 2015 · 6,194 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractENSURING EFFICIENCY CONTROL OF INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE CLUSTERNina Ivanovna Larionova, Tatiana Valerievna Yalyalieva, Dmitry Leonidovich NapolskikhAs experience of the developed countries shows, the best solutions to the problems related to ensuring competitiveness of enterprises can be found within clusters. Drawing up mechanisms for government regulation of the cluster will facilitate formulation of strategies and plans of cluster development which is an important competitive advantage of the modern economy. The purpose of this study is to … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 9 · 22 Sep 2014 · 6,806 accessesView PDF Cite

EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractON THE CHALLENGES OF THE USE AND INTEGRATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCESMariano MartínOverview: Although renewable energy sources are plentiful, their availability is highly volatile in time and distributed across regions while and the processes that transform them into useful power or chemicals are underdeveloped. In this work we discuss on the scope for the use and integration of renewable energy sources and the future development of the alternatives. Energy, the sources and … …Energy Research Journal, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 11 Sep 2014 · 7,540 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHodsong: A Monastery Ritual for a Local Wisdom Ceremony for the Monk RankingTheerapong Meethaisong, Pisit Boonchai, Kosit PangsoiThe ranking order of monk in Isan, Thailand was influenced mostly from Buddhist believe and practices starting from Lanchang period and this religious believe become the common practices and the tool for local community in strengthening harmony and unity. One of the important religious ceremony calls Hodsong ceremony. The research area covered Maha Sarakham, Roi Et and Kalasin provinces which … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 12 · 2 Nov 2013 · 7,126 accessesView PDF Cite