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Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleAn assessment of Urban Quality of Life by Using Analytic Hierarchy Process Approach (Case study: Comparative Study of Quality of Life in the North of Iran)Sedigheh Lotfi, Karim SolaimaniProblem Statement: Researches of quality of life are concentrated mainly on the urban nature in the recent years and the urban quality of life gained many attentions in empirical studies. The concept of urban quality of life is a multi-dimensional and complex issue. So, needless to say that this concept can be used in planning when there is an appropriate … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2009 · 8,637 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleAssessment of Quality Management Practices Within the Healthcare IndustryWilliam J. Miller, Andrew T. Sumner, Richard H. DeaneProblem Statement: Considerable effort has been devoted over the years by many organizations to adopt quality management practices, but few studies have assessed critical factors that affect quality practices in healthcare organizations. The problem addressed in this study was to assess the critical factors influencing the quality management practices in a single important industry (i.e., healthcare). Approach: A survey instrument … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2009 · 10,361 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleAn Assessment of the Electric Power Quality and Electrical Installation Impacts on Medical Electrical Equipment Operations at Health Care FacilitiesMário César Giacco Ramos, Carlos Márcio Vieira TahanProblem statement: Medical electrical equipments at health care facilities presented malfunction and wrong medical information due to poor electric power quality and to inadequate electrical Installations. Some equipment such as X-ray, computerized axial tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are considered as polluting ones due to their high amount of harmonics and voltage transients produced on the electrical power supply when … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 4 · 30 Apr 2009 · 7,514 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleComparative Assessment of Ambient Air Quality in Rabia Area for Years 2001 and 2004 in the State of KuwaitBader N. Al-Azmi, V. Nassehi, A. R. KhanThe hourly air pollutants concentrations were measured continuously by fixed ambient air stations located over the polyclinics in Rabia area in Capital Governorate in the State of Kuwait. The focus of this investigation is to determine the pollution levels of SO2, NO2 and O3 in year 2001 and 2004 to assess the pollution trends. The recorded data are used in … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 29 Feb 2008 · 7,104 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsMorphological Database and Quantification of Liberica Coffee Beans Using a Hybrid CNN ModelDioneces O. Alimoren, Francis G. Balazon, Jonnah R. Melo et al.Traditional evaluation of Liberica coffee (Kapeng Barako) in Batangas is commonly performed through manual visual inspection and sensory judgment, which are slow, subjective, and difficult to reproduce across farms, buyers, and grading personnel. These limitations can lead to inconsistent quality classification, weak traceability, and reduced bargaining power for local producers. This study develops and validates a web-based morphological analysis system … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 22, Issue 8 · 24 Aug 2026 · 1,337 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsImproving Classification and Clustering Accuracy of Palembang Duku Fruit Quality via CNN-K-Means IntegrationHenny Hartono, Francka Sakti Lee, Herlina Herlina et al.Duku Palembang (Lansium domesticum Corr.) is a leading commodity from South Sumatra with high economic value. The quality assessment process for duku has traditionally relied on manual visual inspection, which is subjective, time-consuming, and inconsistent, especially at large production scales. This study proposes an integrative framework combining Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) and K-Means Clustering to improve the accuracy of classification … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 26, Issue 2 · 8 May 2026 · 1,475 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsEvaluation of the Water Quality of Dakhla Bay (South Morocco): Qualification and Classification According to the European MethodologyZohra Saad, Orbi Abdellatif, El Khattat Mahmoud, Oudra BrahimDakhlabay has become a center of socio-economic interest in southern Morocco due toits geographical location and its biological richness. During the last decade,several projects have been installed and the exploitation of this ecologicalniche has increased. Faced with this situation, it was necessary to assess thequality of the waters of Dakhla bay and determine its current ecologicalstatus. To do this, the … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 18, Issue 4 · 28 Sep 2022 · 6,808 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsAN INFORMATION-THEORETIC IMAGE QUALITY MEASURE: COMPARISON WITH STATISTICAL SIMILARITYAsmhan Flieh Hassan, Dong Cai-lin, Zahir M. HussainWe present an information-theoretic approach for structural similarity for assessing gray scale image quality. The structural similarity measure SSIM, proposed in 2004, has been successflly used and verfied. SSIM is based on statistical similarity between the two images. However, SSIM can produce confusing results in some cases where it may give a non-trivial amount of similarity for two different images. … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 10, Issue 11 · 17 Dec 2014 · 8,776 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsAssessing the Effect of a Dumpsite to Groundwater Quality in Payatas, PhilippinesGlenn L. Sia SuThe study assessed and compared the groundwater quality of 14 selected wells continuously used in the with (Payatas) and without dumpsite (Holy Spirit) areas at the Payatas estate, Philippines. Water quality monitoring and analyses of the bio-physico-chemical variables (pH, Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), total coliform, conductivity, salinity, nitrate-nitrogen, sulfate, color, total chromium, total lead and total … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 4 · 31 Aug 2008 · 9,466 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsThe Importance of Maintaining a Proper Database on Forest Restoration Program for Orangutans in BorneoRaymond Alfred, Koh Pei Hue, Lee Shan Khee, Rayner AlfredProblem statement: The lowland forest of Sabah is the most important habitat for orangutans and pygmy elephants. This is shown in the WWF-Malaysia’s elephant tracking programme in which satellite-based Global Position System (GPS) collar devices are used to monitor their movement and the range of their habitats, as well as an aerial survey on orangutan’s nest is performed to determine … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 30 Apr 2010 · 7,910 accessesView PDFCite