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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFactor Influences Selection of Islamic Banking: A Study on Malaysian Customer PreferencesAhasanul Haque, Jamil Osman, Ahmad Zaki Hj IsmailThe emergence of strong Islamic movements in last three decades has generated a renewed interest in Islamic economics, especially in Islamic interest free banking. Currently Islamic bank strategically offering high quality products and services to satisfy their customers due to the strong competition, customer expectation for high quality services and rapidly changes of technology. The purpose of this study is … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 5 · 31 May 2009 · 12,192 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRandom Walk Models Classifications: An Empirical Study for Malaysian Stock IndicesChin Wen CheongThis article studied the Random Walk models introduced by Campbell et al.[2] for Malaysian stock market. The analysis is implemented under the possible drastic economics structural change using an iterative structural change test. After the break-date identification, the random walk hypothesis is tested by multiple variance ratios test in two separate periods. We further examined the serial correlations of return’s … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 30 Apr 2008 · 6,850 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHow Prepared are Trainee Teachers of University Putra Malaysia (UPM) to Integrate Computer Technology in Classroom Teaching?Shamsiah Mohamed, Ab. Rahim BakarThis research is a presentation of a study on trainee teachers' preparedness to integrate computer technology in teaching. One-hundred and thirty-nine trainee teachers participated in the study. They comprised 12.2% male students and 87.8% female. They majored in agricultural science, home-science, language, economics or accounting and science and mathematics. Their academic achievements were between 2.00 and 3.74 (Mean = 2.91, … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2008 · 7,799 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractUse of Capital Budgeting Methods for Investment Project Evaluation in the Field of Civil EngineeringIgor Pšunder, Nadja FerlanThe present article deals with use of capital budgeting methods in investment and project evaluation, with special emphasise on their use in the field of civil engineering. The research, presented in this article, was performed among project managers of Slovene companies. Their personal opinions about the use of capital budgeting methods and knowledge of their faults were studied during the … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 31 Jan 2008 · 7,014 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractForecasting Air Temperatures Using Time Series Models and Neural-based AlgorithmsMahmoud M. Smadi, Farouq S. MjalliRecently, neural network models have been popular and found useful for forecasting a wide variety of time series data in many disciplines. This is due to their favorable modeling properties of simplicity, fault and noise tolerance and their capability to adapt to process changes. Nevertheless, applications in climatology have been less widespread than other disciplines such as economics. In this … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2007 · 7,272 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIntegrated Resource Recovery at East Calcutta Wetland: How Safe is These?Shaon Raychaudhuri, Sayali Salodkar, M. Sudarshan, Ashoke Ranjan ThakurEast Calcutta Wetland (ECW) is an example of wise use of cities solid and liquid waste through integrated resource recovery, mainly for pisciculture, vegetable as well as paddy cultivation and manure production. Amaranthus caudatus, Amaranthus blithum and Spinacia oleracea grown at ECW were analyzed for their accumulation of elements using Energy Dispersive X Ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) and compared to those … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2007 · 9,267 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMorpho-physiological Differences of the Spermatheca of Attini Ants (Hymenoptera: Myrmicinae)Gabriela Ortiz, Maria Izabel Camargo-MathiasThe insect's spermatheca store the spermatozoa from the time of copulation until the fertilization of the eggs and consists of a sac, usually associated to glands. The ant species Atta laevigata, Atta sexdens sexdens, Atta sexdens piriventris, Acromyrmex coronatus and Cyphomyrmex muelleri are considered pests, as they cause economics losses to several crops. The spermatheca of these species were examined … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2006 · 7,583 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Impact of Applying IT and E-Learning in Economic Information SystemsJihad A.A.Abu Al SondosThe purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of using the E-learning approach as well as IT technologies in the teaching process of Economics Information System (EIS) course to graduate students. Also, this study concentrates on two trends, the first one related to the befits of using E-learning approach in teaching EIS. The benefits of this approach are: … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 28 Feb 2006 · 6,712 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Online Website for Tutoring and E-Examination of Economic CourseIbrahiem M.M. EL Emary, Jihad A.A. Abu Al SondosThis study aimed to present a novel software tool can be used for online examination and tutorial application of the syllabus of economic course. Also, among the main interests of this paper is to produce a software through it we make sure that students have studied all the concepts of economics. So, the proposed software is structured from two major … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 28 Feb 2006 · 6,804 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSurvival in the Current Healthcare Environment How Close Are We to Socialized Medicine?Eldo E. FrezzaIn the 1980's, some hospitals established internal agencies to regulate cash flow and capital expense. State agencies promoted the evolution of healthcare facilities into more business-like organizations. Attention to the following matters will reduce hospital costs: 1) prevent or reduce nosocomial infections; 2) treat diseases at a stage amenable to outpatient therapy; 3) obtain complete information about the policies of … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2005 · 6,689 accessesView PDFCite