Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Web-Based Rapid Prototyping Workflow Management Information System for Computer Repair and MaintenanceA. H. El-Mousa, Z. J. Muhsin, M. A. Al-TaeeProblem statement: Response to paper-based requests for computer and peripheral repair and maintenance has become very troublesome and slow due to the large demand and expansion at the University of Jordan. The objectives of this study were to: (i) investigate the current system processes associated with the paper-based workflow system. (ii) design and implement, using a suitable workflow management approach, … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 4, Issue 12 · 31 Dec 2009 · 7,306 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractGroundwater in the Urban Environment: Management Needs and Planning StrategiesStefano Lo Russo, Glenda TaddiaProblem statement: Over the past thirty years urban transformations, such as urbanization, suburbanization, dis-urbanization and re-urbanization processes, have modified the subsurface conditions of Torino (NW Italy). In order to contribute to the solution of the problems concerning groundwater the conceptual model for the groundwater flow system, the schematization of the aquifers boundaries and the estimation of basic hydrogeological parameters are … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 31 Aug 2009 · 6,665 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSustainable Regional DevelopmentHelen Theodoropoulou, Roido Mitoula, Malvina VamvakariProblem statement: Demographic changes have increased the social and cultural diversity of tourist areas with historical heritage and natural beauty in Greece, causing an expansion in the cultural and economic horizons of local people and producing at the same time conflicts in their interests, values and lifestyles. This research was focused in the concept of sustainable development in three areas … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2009 · 7,671 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractApplications of Real-time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction in Clinical Virology Laboratories for the Diagnosis of Human DiseasesR. Manojkumar, V. MrudulaEarly diagnosis that prevents further expansion of the causative agent and thereby aids control and eradication of infectious agents is critical for countries trying to obtain a particular disease free status. In these diagnostics speed is paramount, including the assay’s applicability, sensitivity, specificity, cost effectiveness and patentability. Real-time Reverse Transcription PCR (rRT-PCR) has revolutionized the field of molecular biology and … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 2, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2006 · 6,557 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the record3D and 4D Printing as Integrated Manufacturing Methods of Industry 4.0Antreas Kantaros, Theodore Ganetsos, Dimitrios Piromalis3D printing, also known under the term additive manufacturing, is a technology that allows the creation of complex and highly detailed objects using a digital model and a number of materials, such as plastics, metals, and ceramics. 4D printing is an expansion of 3D printing that incorporates time, meaning that the material used in 3D printing can change shape or … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 16, Issue 1 · 4 Mar 2023 · 8,141 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordAn Improvement Method for Swell Problem in Sulfate Soils that Stabilized by LimeM. JahanshahiIn this research low plasticity clay (CL) has to be mixed by varying percents of gypsum and after that this mixture would be treated with different amounts of lime, in two methods: regular application and Double application. The swell examinations would be done on these samples; and the influence of sulfates and mixing method on different quantities of swell will … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 7 · 31 Jul 2005 · 6,654 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordA New Perturbative Approach in Nonlinear Singularity AnalysisTat-Leung YeeProblem statement: The study is devoted to the “mirror” method which enables one to study the integrability of nonlinear differential equations. Approach: A perturbative extension of the mirror method is introduced. Results: The mirror system and its first perturbation are then utilized to gain insights into certain nonlinear equations possessing negative Fuchs indices, which were poorly understood in the literatures. … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 29 Jul 2011 · 7,334 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordREFLECTION OF A WEAK DISCONTINUITY OF THE AXIS AND THE PLANE OF SYMMETRYBulat Pavel ViktorovichIn this article we consider the problem of discontinuous characteristic (weak discontinuity) reflection from the axis and the plane of symmetry of the supersonic flow. There is a known problem of perturbations radial focusing when during numerical calculations reflection of a weak perturbation wave from the axis of symmetry leads to an abrupt change in the distribution of dynamics variables … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 6 · 17 Apr 2014 · 6,537 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordIndividualization Training of Players on Positions at the Level of Handball Junior TeamsPitigoi GabrielProblem statement: Starting from the observation that for the handball players, who finished the junior state in hard to integrate in senior teams due to a low level of preparation. I hypothesized that at this level we can use all organizational forms of individual training (frontal relation, group level, individual).Using individual records, performance behavior characteristics of the players to positions, … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 16 Jul 2011 · 7,238 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordComputational Discrete Time Markov Chain with Correlated Transition ProbabilitiesPeerayuth CharnsethikulThis study presents a computational procedure for analyzing statistics of steady state probabilities in a discrete time Markov chain with correlations among their transition probabilities. The proposed model simply uses the first order Taylor’s series expansion and statistical expected value properties to obtain the resulting linear matrix equations system. Computationally, the bottleneck is O(n4) but can be improved by distributed … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 2, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2007 · 6,650 accessesView PDFCite