Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordThe Use of Real Options Methodology to Pasturelands EvaluationA. Michailidis, F. Chatzitheodoridis, I. Mountousis, K. PapanikolaouThis study demonstrates the utility of the real options approach to pasturelands investment analysis. The main objectives are to discuss the real options theory and show how it can be adopted to model uncertainty and managerial flexibility in pasture management (enlargement plan) and investment. Secondly, we show how to calculate the option values of selected options that may be available … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 8 · 31 Aug 2006 · 6,763 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordParticipatory Territorial Approaches: The Municipal Culture Agendas, Identity and Local KnowledgeAlejandro Noboa, Mariano Suárez, Natalie RobainaThis article offers a global presentation on the participatory process of elaboration of the Municipal Agendas of Culture taken from thirty-eight Municipalities of twelve Uruguayan regions; they were designed with the participation of great diversity of local participants between the months of August and December of 2017. The article gathers the synthesis of the conceptual framework, summarizes the work methodology, … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 16, Issue 1 · 19 Feb 2020 · 7,582 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordStudy of Object Oriented Analysis and Design ApproachSunil Kr Pandey, G. P. Singh, Dr. Vineet KansalProblem statement: Object and component technologies, rapidly maturing branches of information technology, have been becoming pervasive elements of systems development, especially the recently popular Internet applications and thus leading to increased complexity and at the same time broader range of applications. Approach: This needs to be understood in order to maximize its benefits and applications with consistent results. However, mainstream … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 25 Feb 2011 · 9,916 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordSoftware Process Modeling Using Role and CoordinationAtil Fadila, Ghoul Said, Bounour NoraThe term software process joins all activities that have to be achieved in order to develop software. It has been shown that modeling such processes is difficult and expensive task. It's confirmed by diversity of software processes modeling approaches which are however, not satisfactory. This study deals with an area of growing importance and presents a role- and coordination- based … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 2, Issue 4 · 30 Apr 2006 · 6,567 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordA Combined Approach to Improve Supervised E-Learning using Multi-Sensor Student Engagement AnalysisAbdulkareem Al-AlwaniE-learning provides an important means of education which can reach masses irrespective of their locations all over the world. The E-learning systems and platforms have evolved over the years, but E-learning methodologies are still lagging in matching the benefits of teacher-student interaction in a classroom. The absence of human supervision is always a concern as a student cannot be monitored … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 12 · 12 Dec 2016 · 7,473 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordA Systems Approach to Study the Malaysian Pepper IndustryIbragimov Abdulla, Fatimah Mohamed Arshad, Muhammad Tasrif et al.Malaysian pepper industry is facing supply constraints which may affect its future. The system dynamics model provides a framework for understanding the dynamics and feedback structure of the Malaysian pepper supply and demand systems. The choice was made based on the ability of this model in capturing complexity and feedback relationship. The pepper model integrates key elements such as area, … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 7 · 13 Aug 2015 · 6,754 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordAGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE FIRMS: BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENTS AND ANALYSIS OF CREDIT ACCESS APPLYING SCORING SYSTEMSGiuseppe Bonazzi, Mattia IottiCooperatives are one of the most important types of companies in the agricultural sector. Cooperatives allow overcoming the limitations of the fragmentation of agricultural property, increasing the level of production of small-sized farms and selling the product so that it reaches a sufficient critical mass. Moreover, cooperatives are often characterized by undercapitalization and even difficult credit access because banks conduct … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 7 · 5 May 2014 · 6,916 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordFinding What You Expect to See: Theoretical Modeling in PsycholinguisticsKathleen AhrensProblem statement: Theories of language processing rely upon experimental evidence to support or reject their hypotheses. Yet it is often the case that conflicting theories flourish alongside each other for decades, with voluminous experimental evidence to support their respective hypotheses. Approach: In this study, I suggest it is imperative for researchers to move beyond their own experiments and results to … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 3 · 18 May 2012 · 8,227 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordModeling Malaysia's Energy System: Some Preliminary ResultsAhmad Mohd. YusofProblem statement: The current dynamic and fragile world energy environment necessitates the development of new energy model that solely caters to analyze Malaysia’s energy scenarios. Approach: The model is a network flow model that traces the flow of energy carriers from its sources (import and mining) through some conversion and transformation processes for the production of energy products to final … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 9 · 13 Aug 2011 · 7,250 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordConstrained Response Surface Optimization for a Laser Beam Welding ProcessPongchanun LuangpaiboonProblem statement: On a current operating condition of a laser beam welding process in the hard disk drive industry, it has been found that shear strength of the head support and suspension assembly is slightly higher than customers' specification. This situation leads to an inspection with a large sample size and a high frequency. Shear strength is not only one … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 29 Jan 2011 · 7,368 accessesView PDFCite