Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFavorableness-Reality IndexMahmoud Ahmadinejad, Jalal Ayoubinejad, Mojtaba Maghrebi, Mahmoud Reza KeymaneshBy constructing a systematic structure of processes, decision models would give the most comprehensive and appropriate decision out of the variety of choices. As an instance, Analytic Hierarchy Process model (AHP) has helped to perfect interpretation and systematic decision. Application of this model in control process and evaluation of organization performance were investigated. The opinion of senior chief managers and … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2008 · 7,259 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractField Behavior of A High Anchored Reinforced Earth WallFaisal Hj Ali, Bujang B.K. Huat, Lee Chee HaiSince the invention of Reinforced Earth by the French architect Hendri Vidal in 1966, numerous reinforced soil walls have been designed and constructed all over the world. In this study the focus was on a particular type of reinforced wall called Nehemiah wall which differed from the Vidal type in the sense that instead of steel strips, the reinforcing elements … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 4 · 31 Aug 2008 · 7,261 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEffects of Creative, Educational Drama Activities on Developing Oral Skills in Primary School ChildrenAbdulhak Halim UlaşA research study was carried out to determine whether native language teaching courses that utilize creative drama activities are more efficient in developing oral communication skills in primary school students than the traditionally applied native language teaching courses. In the present research, the elements of oral communication skills of primary school students were investigated in terms of pronunciation and interpretation … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 7 · 31 Jul 2008 · 9,353 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDeterministic Parallel Sorting Algorithm for 2-D Mesh of Connected ComputersHamed Al Rjoub, Arwa Zabian, Ahmad OdatSorting is one of the most important operations in database systems and its efficiency can influences drastically the overall system performance. To accelerate the performance of database systems, parallelism is applied to the execution of the data administration operations. We propose a new deterministic Parallel Sorting Algorithm (DPSA) that improves the performance of Quick sort in sorting an array of … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 4, Issue 6 · 30 Jun 2008 · 6,825 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSustainable Management of Effluents from Small Piggery Farms in MexicoJ.L. de Victorica-Almeida, M. Galván-García, R. Ayala-RuizIn Mexico, pig farming is the third most important livestock activity due to its contribution to the total meat production. However, it is estimated that around 38% of pig farms dispose their wastewaters without any treatment directly into the nation’s water bodies, which in turn has a severe impact in the environment. One reason for not treating is the high … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 3 · 30 Jun 2008 · 7,369 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Design of ADAT: A Tool for Assessing Automata-Based AssignmentsZarina Shukur, Nurul Fatihah MohamedThis study describes the design of an automatic assessment system for assessing an automata-based assignment. Automata concept is taught in several undergraduate computing courses such as Theory of Computation, Automata and Formal Languages and Compilers. We take two elements into consideration when assessing the student's answers; static element and dynamic element. The static element involves the number of states (initial … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 4, Issue 5 · 31 May 2008 · 7,013 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Review of Problem Solving Capabilities in Lean Process ManagementA.P. Puvanasvaran, M.H.M.A. Megat, S.H. Tang et al.Human factor plays an important role in ensuring lean process management to be successful and provides good proposition for the success of the organization in the long run. One of the main elements of people is their problem solving capability in identifying and eliminating wastages. The purpose of this paper was to review problem solving capabilities in lean process management; … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 5 · 31 May 2008 · 8,747 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAggregate Import Demand and Expenditure Components in GhanaOteng-Abayie Eric Fosu, Frimpong Joseph MagnusThe behaviour of Ghana’s imports during the period 1970-2002 was studied using disaggregated expenditure components of total national income. We used newly developed bounds testing approach to cointegration and estimated an error correction model to separate the short- and long-run elements of the import demand relationship. The study revealed inelastic import demand for all the expenditure components and relative price. … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2008 · 7,769 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAnalysis of String Matching Compression AlgorithmsKrishnaveny Nadarajan, Zuriati A. ZukarnainThe improvement rate in microprocessor speed by far exceeds the improvement in DRAM memory. This increasing processor-memory performance gap is the primary obstacle to improved computer system performance. As a result, the size of main memory has increased gradually. To utilize main memory’s resources effectively, data compression can be applied. Through compression, the data can be compressed by eliminating redundant … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 4, Issue 3 · 31 Mar 2008 · 7,299 accessesView PDFCite