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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEnvironmental Effects of Biomass Carbon Modified Bioretention Pond Fill Layer in Sponge City GardensWen Cao, Beibei ZuWith the expansion of urban green areas, the resulting increase in green waste has become the second-largest solid waste in the city. Green waste contains a lot of minerals and the recycling of its resources has become the urgent task of urban green development. Biochar technology is more in line with the concept of green environmental protection in Sponge City. … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 20, Issue 2 · 10 Jul 2024 · 4,474 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 · 8,402 accessesView PDFCite
HypothesisOpen accessIn the abstractReal-Time Automatic Inspection System for the Classification of PCB Flux DefectsAng Teoh Ong, Aouache Mustapha, Zulkifilie Bin Ibrahim et al.Automatic inspection based on a real-time machine vision system may serve as substitute for the manual human visual inspection of flux defects in Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), which often cause damage on the board in the form of corrosions that harm the assembly. The concept of automatic inspection contributes to the improvement of the manufacturing quality of PCBs and facilitates … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 25 Aug 2015 · 8,712 accessesView PDFCite
Literature ReviewOpen accessIn the abstractRetrofitting the Electric Lighting and Daylighting Systems to Reduce Energy Use in Buildings: A Literature ReviewMarie-Claude Dubois, Fabio Bisegna, Niko Gentile et al.This paper presents a literature review about energy-efficient retrofit of electric lighting and daylighting systems in buildings. The review, which covers around 160 research articles, addresses the following themes: (1) retrofitting electric lighting in buildings, (2) electric lighting energy use and saving potential and (3) lighting retrofit strategies. The retrofit strategies covered in the review are: replacement of lamp, ballast … …Energy Research Journal, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 10 Aug 2015 · 14,598 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractASSESSMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE IN CANCER PATIENTSFereshteh Farzianpour, Jalil Shojaee, Ghasem Abedi, Farideh RostamiStandards of Joint Commission International (JCI) emphasize on the organizational performance level in basic functional domains including patient right, patient care, medical safety and infection control. These standards are focused on two principles: Expectations of the actual organizational performance and assessment of organizational capabilities to provide high quality and safe Health Care Services (HCS). The aim of this study was … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 2 · 9 Jan 2014 · 8,149 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Effect of National Culture on Total Quality Management and Organizational PerformanceRabiul Islam, Abdullah ALNasserSoft-hard total quality management comprises of the utility of human resource management-style personnel policies to product commitment to quality and a management ideology that supports cultural change maxims, continuous improvement and customer satisfaction. The aim of the study is to determine the mediator effect of national culture on the relationship between soft-hard total quality management and organizational performance in municipalities. … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 10 · 5 Sep 2013 · 7,260 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractORGANIC FARMING FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN THE ERA OF CLIMATE CHANGERajib Roychowdhury, Upasana Banerjee, Svetla Sofkova, Jagatpati TahSustainable development has caught the imagination and action of the world for more than a decade. Sustainable agriculture is necessary to attain the goal of sustainable development. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), sustainable agriculture is the successful management of resources to satisfy the changing human needs while maintaining or enhancing the quality of environment and conserving natural … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 2 · 5 Jul 2013 · 10,259 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAssessing the Impact of Total Quality Management Practices and Quality Culture with Competitiveness of Saudi ContractorsRushami Zien Yusoff, Rabiul Islam, Faihan AlotaibiTotal quality management practices in construction industries can be described as the processes or that aligns the business performance strategy to the business processes in the hopes of achieving customer satisfaction and product and services quality. Quality culture conditions are strongly linked with project outcomes and hence, initiatives undertaken should be incorporated to the organizational cultural changes. The aim of … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 6 · 30 Jun 2013 · 7,714 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Hybrid Method for Automatic Speech Recognition Performance Improvement in Real World Noisy EnvironmentUrmila Shrawankar, Vilas ThakareIt is a well known fact that, speech recognition systems perform well when the system is used in conditions similar to the one used to train the acoustic models. However, mismatches degrade the performance. In adverse environment, it is very difficult to predict the category of noise in advance in case of real world environmental noise and difficult to achieve … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 9, Issue 1 · 27 Feb 2013 · 7,758 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSatisfaction with Knowledge and Competencies: A Multi-Country Study of Employers and Business GraduatesAna Azevedo, Doris Gomezelj Omerzel, Jane Andrews et al.Problem statement: This study critically discusses findings from a research project involving four European countries. The project had two main aims. The first was to develop a systematic procedure for assessing the balance between knowledge and competencies acquired in higher, further and vocational education and the specific needs of the labor market. The second aim was to develop and test … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 14 Jan 2012 · 15,007 accessesView PDFCite