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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEMPIRICAL COMPARISON OF TWO METRICS SUITES FOR MAINTAINABILITY PREDICTION IN PACKAGES OF OBJECT-ORIENTED SYSTEMS: A CASE STUDY OF OPEN SOURCE SOFTWAREK.G. MadhwarajSoftware maintainability has been an important external quality attribute that concerns both styles of software development, the proprietary model as well as open source. As lots of open source software are predominantly built using the OO paradigm, there exists a need for empirical validation with respect to certain quality aspects especially maintainability. There are a few studies in the past … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 10, Issue 11 · 10 Dec 2014 · 8,213 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCLASSIFICATION OF MICROCALCIFICATION BASED ON WAVE ATOM TRANSFORMA. Rajesh, Mohan EllappanBreast cancer is a serious problem for women in the world. It is the most common form of cancer diagnosed in woman, with one in nine women expected to be diagnosed with some form of cancer in their life-time. It is second only to lung cancer in cancer related deaths. Statistics shows that the case of breast cancer in the … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 10, Issue 8 · 5 Apr 2014 · 6,517 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Study on Nuclear Blast Overpressure on Buildings and other infrastructures using Geospatial TechnologyC. Vijayaraghavan, D. Thirumalaivasan, R. VenkatesanAn Improvised Nuclear Device or nuclear bomb of yield 10 kiloton to 20 kiloton explodes in any major city due to terrorism or any other reason can cause catastrophic damages on the building's and other infrastructures and also shutting down of critical life-safety systems.. The explosion may produce blast overpressure, thermal radiation and harmful instant and delayed nuclear radiations. The … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 8, Issue 9 · 15 Aug 2012 · 8,098 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractComparative Analysis of Postmodern Design for Information Technology in Education in Relation to ModernismSaeid Zarghami Hamrah, Parvin BazghandiProblem statement: The purpose of present study is a comparative analysis of the philosophical bases of postmodernism in relation to modernism and suggesting the necessities of each base in the designing information technology in education. Approach: The research method for the present study was comparative analysis. Results: The first base was rejection of objective view toward the universe and accepting … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 3 · 26 Mar 2012 · 8,065 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRole of Virtual Education in Higher Education from the View of Existence PhilosophySaeid Zarghami HamrahProblem statement: The problem of present study is to investigate the role and place of virtual education in attainment of educational goals by students which can be deduced from views by prominent existence philosophers. Approach: The research methods used are qualitative content analysis as well as practical syllogism. Results: Regarding the first goal, attending to individuality and students’ authenticity, it … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 25 Feb 2012 · 8,240 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPolicy Decisions for a Price Dependent Demand Rate Inventory Model with Progressive Payments SchemeMukesh Kumar, Rajat KumarProblem statement: In this proposed research, we developed an inventory model to formulate an optimal ordering policies for supplier who offers progressive permissible delay periods to the retailer to settle his/her account. We assumed that the annual demand rate as a decreasing function of price with constant rate of deterioration and time-varying holding cost. Shortages in inventory are allowed which … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 17 Feb 2012 · 7,048 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Computational Fluid Dynamic Simulation of Fire Evacuation from the Student DormitoryTeeranon Saelao, Supat PatvichaichodProblem statement: The aim of this research is to investigate the fire evacuation problem from the student dormitory by using the Numerical method. The Fire Dynamics Simulator Software was used in the research with the evacuation function (FDS + Evac.). The problem under investigation concerns the building that has the open-air centre. The characteristics of the building are included with … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 3 · 2 Feb 2012 · 7,252 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Cluster Feature-Based Incremental Clustering Approach to Mixed DataA. M. Sowjanya, M. ShashiProblem statement: The main objective of this study is to develop an incremental clustering algorithm that can handle numerical as well as categorical attributes in a given dataset. The authors have previously reported a cluster feature-based algorithm, CFICA that can handle only numerical data. Appraoch: Since many of the real life data mining applications work with datasets that contain both … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 7, Issue 12 · 21 Oct 2011 · 7,159 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEntropyomics as the Blueprint of the Logic of Normal Cell Division and MalignancyKambiz AfrasiabiProblem statement: In this article I propose a blueprint based on one of the most fundamental laws governing the known universe, namely the second law of thermodynamics and I present support for its central role in initiation of mitosis and relationship of the other sub cellular compartments and their organization. Approach: Life is considered to be the most sophisticated antientropy … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 1 · 6 Jul 2011 · 10,377 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTrust and its Relationship to Demographic FactorsAsghar MirfardiProblem statement: Social trust is the main theme in the social life. Trust is “the expectation that arises within a community of regular, honest and cooperative behavior, based on commonly shared norms”. Development, social trust and security are intertwined categories and have interaction to each other. Social trust, as a main factor in social capital, provide social context for developmental … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 8 Feb 2011 · 8,441 accessesView PDFCite