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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Effect of Banks Merger on Electronic Banking Services CompetencyAhmad Zakaria SiamProblem statement: This study is conducted to present benefits and consequences of latest technology used in banking industries. In addition, it has focused on the dynamics of banking sector, electronic banking services and new courses especially with mergers that constitute most of these mechanisms. Approach: The study discussed this new activity and the extent of response level of services while … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2009 · 7,648 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSustainable Management of Effluents from Small Piggery Farms in MexicoJ.L. de Victorica-Almeida, M. Galván-García, R. Ayala-RuizIn Mexico, pig farming is the third most important livestock activity due to its contribution to the total meat production. However, it is estimated that around 38% of pig farms dispose their wastewaters without any treatment directly into the nation’s water bodies, which in turn has a severe impact in the environment. One reason for not treating is the high … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 3 · 30 Jun 2008 · 7,365 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTHE INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY USING THE SYSTEM OF INDICATORSElena I. Danilina, Dmitry V. GorelovThe assessment of the local government performance, as any other serious work, is improved and undergone major changes every year. The objective of this article-is the research of the methodological aspects of forming the system of indicators, which reflect the local government performance. The difficulties with which the constituent entities of the Russian Federation face while making assessment according to … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 8 · 13 May 2014 · 6,585 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe International Multimodal Transport of Hazardous Goods and WasteGiancarlo Carosso, Cesare Luceri, Pierpaolo OresteThe international multimodal transport of hazardous goods and waste is a sector of remarkable economic importance. This transport activity is connected to several productive sectors and it can have considerable repercussions on the environment and health as well as on the safety of the workers and third parties that study in the same field. A certain part of the transport … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 10 Jul 2012 · 7,118 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Algorithm To Determine The Maturity Improvement Plan For Information System Risk Management. Application On A Case StudySoumaya Amraoui, Mina Elmaallam, Hicham BensaidA good and relevant Risk Management process is a key issue when Information System effective governance is concerned. Therefore, several paradigms have been devised to help achieving such goal. Among these paradigms, maturity models are quite popular. The main aim of a maturity model is to help users improve their activities capability. However, one of the major challenges encountered when … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 15, Issue 8 · 1 Aug 2019 · 7,636 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCharacterization of the Changes in Opened Sufu Bottles During Storage with Mathematical ModelJingJing Liang, Dawei Li, Ruiqin Shi et al.Artificial Neural Network (ANN) is a type of nonlinear empirical model, which can clarify the complex relation between the inputs and outputs that allows it to approximate any nonlinear function for making predictions. The objective of this study is to monitor the Biogenic Amines (BAs) content and selected physicochemical properties of sufu (a traditional Chinese fermented soybean product) along time. … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 14, Issue 4 · 12 Dec 2018 · 9,353 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRecent Progress in Self-Cleaning Materials with Different Suitable ApplicationsSiavash Hosseinpour Chermahini, Kaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari, Saeid Eslamian, Vijay P. SinghSelf-cleaning properties have received significant attention for the importance of their potential. Coatings at Nano-scales offer possibilities of using materials for self-cleaning surfaces. Recent efforts have begun to focus on the kinds of materials including metals, semiconductors and polymers. Such materials can have enormous potential in only a few applications. Moreover, the production of these materials requires high costs with … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 2 · 25 Apr 2018 · 9,132 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Review of the Importance of Physical Fitness to Company Performance and ProductivityMaryam Etemadi, Kamyar Shameli, Norihan Abu Hassan et al.The purpose of this study is to illustrate and investigate the importance of physical fitness to company performance and productivity, by comparing previous researches on this area. This study focuses on the importance of physical fitness and its effect on employee health, performance and productivity in organizations. The number of health promotion programs in workplace settings has continued to grow. … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 11 · 2 Nov 2016 · 9,812 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractAn Opportunity for the Agricultural Sector: The Renewable Energy SourcesRiccardo Testa, Salvatore TudiscaToday, among the most important issue for energy decisions by policymakers, there are security challenges and environmental impacts on climate change and economic aspects. Since the seventies, in fact, global warming and environmental issues have had an increasing importance in international debate, attracting the attention of several scientific studies (Landi and Benelli, 2016). Many of these studies denoted that over … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 6 Sep 2016 · 8,092 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractProviding Collaborative Algorithms Support for Personal Health CareVladimir Trajkovik, Elena Vlahu-Gjorgievska, Igor Kulev, Saso KoceskiProblem statement: Today, there is a growing interest towards the adoption of novel technology in the field of medical monitoring and personal health care systems in general. This is especially case with certain categories of people suffering from chronicle diseases that need 24 h access to medical care. Approach: To solve this challenging issue, a model of a system containing … …Current Research in Bioinformatics, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 8 Mar 2012 · 7,285 accessesView PDFCite