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EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractThe Timeless Contribution of Rootstocks towards Successful Horticultural Farming: From Ancient Times to the Climate Change EraIoannis E. PapadakisGrafting is a horticultural practice by which living vegetative plant organs (root, stem and/or buds) of either the same genotype or, usually, different genotypes belonging to the same species, genus, subfamily and/or family, are tightly connected to each other to form a double-compound plant. In fact, it is a method of asexual (clonal-vegetative) propagation of plants. The basal part of … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 4 · 16 Dec 2016 · 9,521 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractValidation of Global Financial Crisis on Bursa Malaysia Stocks Market Companies via Covariance StructureShamshuritawati Sharif, Suzilah Ismail, Zurni Omar, Low Huey ThengThe global financial crisis of 2007 to 2009 affects the economic development around the world. It started with US in 2007 and followed by Malaysia in 2008. The purpose of this study is to validate the impact before and beginning of the crisis on seventy seven Bursa Malaysia stocks market companies. Two data sets of 2007 and 2008 were used … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 11 · 27 Oct 2016 · 7,568 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImpact Behavior of High Strength Concrete Slabs with Pozzolana as Coarse AggregateMahmoud B.A. Alhasanat, Arabi N. Al QadiThis research goal is the adding of pozzolana as rough aggregate in concrete. Pozzolans of Jabl Onyzh have been described as the major supply from Jordan. It is often used in the place of a conservative aggregate in frivolous concrete. A practical examination was carried out on the resistance of Pozzolana Lightweight Concrete (PLWC) with diverse ratios (35 and 50%) … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 6 · 14 Jun 2016 · 7,121 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractProtecting crop species from biotic and abiotic constraints in the era of Global Change: are we ready for this challenge?Marco Landi, Giovanni BenelliReliable and affordable supply of food is of crucial importance to the progress and stability of human societies. During the last century, we have assisted to an extraordinary increase of crop yields, especially for the most widespread and consumed crop species, such as rice, wheat, corn and soybean. The Broadbalk experiment, one of the oldest continuous agronomic experiments in the … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 2 · 4 Jun 2016 · 8,399 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDo Firm Size and Financial Performance Affect Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure: Employees' and Environmental Dimensions?Mohammad Ebrahim NawaisehThe paper empirically tests the impact of company size and financial performance on Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure (CSRD), from the Employees' and Environmental Dimensions perspective with reference to the disclosure frequency and quality of these dimensions among Jordanian industrial public share holding companies; whether there is an impact of firm size measured by total assets, ROA, ROE and Leverage on … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 12 · 29 Nov 2015 · 8,326 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractModeling the Impact of Taxes on Economic Growth with Regional Resource PotentialOleg Tsepelev, Maria KakaulinaThis study deals with estimation problems for optimal tax burdens in relation to regional economic growth. Theoretical, methodological and empirical base of the research were the concept of the Laffer curve, the materials of the National Research University, Higher School of Economics of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation, Federal Service of State … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 5 · 7 Jul 2015 · 6,540 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Impact of Organizational Justice on Teachers’ Work Related Outcomes in Egypt with an Integer Programming ModelEssam Abdel-Hadi Ali Khalil, Iman Mohamed SharafThis study examines the impact of perceived organizational justice on Egyptian teachers’ work related outcomes. It investigates the direct impact of organizational justice on teachers’ job satisfaction and organizational commitment and its indirect impact on their turnover intention through these factors. It also examines the difference in teachers’ perception of organizational justice and work related outcomes in public schools from … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 6, Issue 4 · 5 Jan 2015 · 7,420 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBIODEGRADABILITY AND MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR OF SUGAR PALM STARCH BASED BIOPOLYMERJ. Sahari, S. M. Sapuan, E. S. Zainudin, M. A. MalequeA new Sugar Palm Starch (SPS) based biopolymer was successfully developed using glycerol as plasticizer. The effect of glycerol concentration (viz., 15, 20, 30 and 40 by weight percent) to the mechanical properties of plasticized SPS biopolymer was investigated. From this investigation, it was found that the 30% glycerol concentrated biopolymer showed the highest flexural strength and impact with the … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 10 · 10 Nov 2014 · 7,704 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Impact of Working Capital Turnover on Jordanian Chemical Industries’ ProfitabilityLina WarradThe chemical industry is of long-term importance to the maintain development of local economies and consider the largest industrial sectors in Jordan in terms of the exports volume which accomplished JD 1049000S in 2012. Working capital considers being a measure of company’s efficiency and its short-term financial health; moreover, it is a critical component for a business survival and a … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 25 Feb 2014 · 7,626 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractNatural Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites for Automobile AccessoriesD. Chandramohan, J. BharanichandarThe invention is an effort to utilize the advantages offered by renewable resources for the development of composite materials based on polymer and particles of natural fibers for Conservation of natural resources. In this research, natural fibers like Sisal (Agave sisalana), Banana (Musa sepientum) and Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa), Sisal and banana (hybrid), Roselle and banana (hybrid) and Roselle and sisal … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 6 · 17 Jan 2014 · 17,331 accessesView PDFCite