Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRainfall Depth-Duration-Frequency Relationships for South Carolina, North Carolina, and GeorgiaJ. P. Raiford, N.M. Aziz, A.A. Khan, D.N. PowellThe depth-duration-frequency curves and isopluvial maps for the region encompassing South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia were developed using the available rainfall data. The aim was to update the existing intensity-duration-frequency curves in the region and obtain these curves at ungauged sites throughout the region using the newly developed rainfall frequency analysis techniques. A total of 17 durations ranging from … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2007 · 7,323 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPerformance Monitoring of Energy Flow in the Power Transmission and Distribution System Using Grid ComputingC. Senthamarai, A. Krishnan, R. HemalathaGrid Computing is a promising infrastructure and technology that involves the integrated and collaborative use of Computers, networks, databases and scientific instruments owned and managed by multiple organizations. In this context our research primarily aims at developing an application framework for monitoring the Performance of Power Transmission and Distribution System using Grid Computing. Power Transmission and Distribution System of Electrical … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 3, Issue 5 · 31 May 2007 · 6,585 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAge Difference in Immunophenotype of Acute LeukemiaKazunori Nakase, Mary Sartor, Kenneth BradstockWe examined the immunophenotype of 880 cases with acute leukemia and analyzed their age difference in relation to the morphological subtype and the karyotype. We divided the patients into 3 age groups: child (0-15 years), adult (16-59 years) and elderly (60 years and older) group. The diagnoses based on the French-American-British (FAB) criteria and the immunophenotype as follows: 453 patients … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 2, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2006 · 6,941 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRock Fall Hazard Zonation in Haraz HighwayHadi Jarahi, Sedigheh SeifilalehTakavar and Ebtehaj tunnels as part of Haraz highway are located in southwestern Damavand mount. Statistics show enormous financial and human damages in this route because of rockfall. Geological and topographical conditions, caused to the intensity of rockfall, because most of heights in this area covered by Damavand Trachyandesitic lava flows. In this study Rockfall Analyst (RA) software used to … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 2 · 3 May 2016 · 7,762 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractImpact of Quantitative Pharmacology on Drug DevelopmentAna Ruiz-Garcia, Kourosh ParivarThesuccess of drug development rests over two well defined pillars, a goodunderstanding of the drug’s clinical pharmacology and the appropriate targetpopulation for whom the clinical use is intended. The label for human prescription drugsrequires a good understanding of the pharmacological effects (pharmacodynamicsor PD) and the mechanism of action of the drug as well as detailed informationof the drug’s Pharmacokinetics (PK): … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 24 Apr 2015 · 7,158 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEstimation under Multicollinearity: A Comparative Approach Using Monte Carlo MethodsD. A. Agunbiade, J. O. IyaniwuraProblem statement: A comparative investigation was done experimentally for 6 different Estimation Techniques of a just-identified simultaneous three-equation econometric model with three multi-collinear exogenous variables. Approach: The aim is to explore in depth the effects of the problems of multicollinearity and examine the sensitivity of findings to increasing sample sizes and increasing number of replications using the mean and total … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 7,531 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAcceptance and Use of Strategic Processes in Developing CountriesAlev M. Efendioglu, A. Tugba KarabulutProblem statement: The concept of strategy has become a major process in for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. These organizations have used the process to understand issues which they cannot control but have a significant impact on their success and use their limited resources and competencies to improve their competitive positions. The process was used in developed economies and primarily by businesses … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2009 · 7,306 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Assessment of Farmers Willingness to Pay for Wheat Consultant Engineers Project: In IranAli Asadi, Morteza Akbari, Hossain Shabanali Fami, Amir AlambaigiProblem statement: Public extension performance in many developing countries including Iran is not up to the expectation of farming community. Further, in recent years, many governments are very reluctant to shoulder huge financial investment for public extension. Hence, extension specialists and policy makers propose privatization of extension services in developing countries. Approach: Considering existing agricultural extension scenario, a study designed … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2008 · 7,405 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Generalized Discrete-Time Long Memory Volatility Model for Financial Stock ExchangeChin Wen CheongWe proposed a simple way to combine a few long memory models in financial market volatility modeling using daily, range and high frequency data. This model was able to fit the return, range of daily return or realized volatility under a parametric heavy-tailed distribution. Model was flexible to include additional volatility information as the contemporaneous variables. Empirical results found that … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 12 · 31 Dec 2007 · 6,869 accessesView PDFCite