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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSafety Health Impacts of Particulate Matter from Excavation Work SitesGiuseppe Pizzo, Marina ClericoEpidemiological studies have shown a linear relationship between airborne particulates and effects on human health. This study examines the risk that can be run by populations which are exposed to significant pollutant sources such as excavation in urban areas for renovation work. The health risk assessment methodology defined by the WHO air quality guidelines for Europe was applied to assess … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 25 Jul 2012 · 7,936 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractNew Comer Orientation Training in Manufacturing Industry: A Comparison Analysis Between Indonesian Company and Japanese CompanyWen-Chih Liao, Sulistio Handayani, Szu-Min ChienProblem statement: Organization must constantly expands their knowledge, skills and behavior to meet customer need and compete in today’s demanding and rapidly changing business environment. As there are many foreign company in Indonesia, this research is attempt to understand how the Japanese ownership companies in Indonesia makes its new comer orientation training program differ with original Indonesian company. Approach: The … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 3, Issue 4 · 20 Feb 2012 · 7,138 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSustainability of International Standards Organisation 14001 Standards through Integration with Lean PrinciplesPuvanasvaran A.L.A. Perumal, Robert Kerk Swee Tian, Mohd Razali MuhamadProblem statement: Both Lean and Environmental Management System (EMS) are key business processes which are employed by companies to enhance their manufacturing process and quality performance. ISO 14001 requires a commitment to continual improvement. Yet it does not prescribe how a company should seek the continual improvement. Lean is a process improvement method that helps companies that use it to … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 11 · 8 Oct 2011 · 6,800 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDiversification and Performance of Group-Affiliated Firms during Institutional Transitions: The Case of the Chinese Textile IndustryQiang ZhangProblem statement: Business groups play significant roles and evolve with the changing institutional environments in many emerging Asian economies. A study of how the institutional transition and the resultant ‘institutionally rooted evolution’ of business groups affect the diversification outcomes of affiliated firms will therefore help to deepen our understanding of this unique organizational form. Approach: This study uses the 2001-2005 … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 7 Apr 2011 · 7,428 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEducation to Face the Wicked Challenges of SustainabilityBland TomkinsonProblem statement: The nature of sustainable development requires new paradigms for education. Issues of sustainability are ‘wicked problems’ that do not lend themselves to conventional didactic approaches. The challenge for higher education is to examine interdisciplinary approaches to global societal responsibility and, within this, issues of education for sustainable development. Approach: A project, sponsored by the Royal Academy of Engineering, … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 18 Dec 2010 · 8,712 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractInfluence of Geometry and Orientation on Flank Insolation of Streets in an Arid Climate CityMehrdad Mazloomi, Ahmad Sanusi Hassan, Parmis Naraghi Bagherpour, Mohd Rodzi IsmailProblem statement: Whilst at the design stage the various aspects of design impact must be taken into account, the incident solar radiation, insolation, is a key to many environmental aspects of street canyons. In this regard, the configuration of an urban street has a decisive role in magnitude of the solar radiation which it receives on its flank. This study … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 9,006 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Tool to Develop Arabic Handwriting Recognition System Using Genetic ApproachHanan Aljuaid, Zulkifli Muhammad, Muhammad SarfrazProblem statement: Significant movement has been made in handwriting recognition technology over the last few years. Up until now, Arabic handwriting recognition systems have been limited to small and medium vocabulary applications, since most of them often rely on a database during the recognition process. The facility of dealing with large database, however, opens up many more applications. Approach: This … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 6, Issue 6 · 30 Jun 2010 · 7,530 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHow (Un)biased are Airport Security Screening Procedures? A Social-Cognitive ExperimentPoornima Madhavan, Jeremy R. BrownProblem statement: This research examined the role that social-cognitive biases such as gender biases and racial biases play in decision making processes during the screening of carry-on luggage at airports. This research is unique in that no research so far has addressed the social-psychological underpinnings of airport security screening procedures. Approach: Participants (n = 36) performed a computer simulated task … …Current Research in Psychology, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 30 Jun 2010 · 8,013 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSurface Modification of Mild Steel Using Tungsten Inert Gas Torch Surface CladdingS. Dyuti, S. Mridha, S. K. ShahaProblem statement: There is an increasing demand for claddings which possess an optimized combination of different functional properties such as high hardness, high resistance to wear and oxidation. In this respect, hard TiAlN cladding has gained much attention. These claddings can be suitable replacements for the conventional ceramic coatings applied in many components of chemical plants and automotive industries to … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 6 · 30 Jun 2010 · 8,147 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPRESY: A Context Based Query Reformulation Tool for Information Retrieval on the WebAbdelkrim Bouramoul, Mohamed-Khireddine Kholladi, Bich-Lien DoanProblem statement: The huge number of information on the web as well as the growth of new inexperienced users creates new challenges for information retrieval. It has become increasingly difficult for these users to find relevant documents that satisfy their individual needs. Certainly the current search engines (such as Google, Bing and Yahoo) offer an efficient way to browse the … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 6, Issue 4 · 30 Apr 2010 · 7,670 accessesView PDFCite