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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractUsing Circular Open Field Thigmotaxis to Test Fermented Plant Extracts as Rat RepellentsKan Khoomsab, Thanthiya Janseeda, Panthip SaicomtonWe investigated the efficacy of five fermented plant extracts (kaffir lime, noni, garlic, chili and mint) as rat repellents, using circular open field thigmotaxis. Plants were fermented for 1, 3 and 5 days. Rats (Rattus rattus) were exposed to fermented plant extracts placed in the core zone (central area) of a circular open field. Rat behaviors in the field were … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 19, Issue 2 · 25 Apr 2019 · 7,889 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractStatistical Evaluation on Neighborhood Facilities in Relation with Residential Satisfaction and PreferenceDidit Novianto, Weijun Gao, Soichiro Kuroki, Hidetoshi FukahoriThis paper presents a study on the method of evaluating the residential environment in terms of neighborhood facilities and urban planning. Subjective evaluations through questionnaire survey were performed in order to grasp the resident’s behaviors and preferences. In 2013, questionnaires were distributed to more than 3,000 households of younger families located in Kitakyushu City, Northern Kyushu Island, Japan. In this … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 3 · 30 May 2016 · 7,741 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEdge Glued Wood Panel Technology and an Assessment on the Development of Edge Glued Wood Panel IndustryAhmet Kurtoglu, Seda Erdinler, Tuncer DilikIn this research, it is aimed to determine the general situation of edge glued wood panel industry that is rapidly developing in Turkey with the reasons of this development similar to the development edge glued wood panel industry in the world. Besides, starting from its definition, there are information about edge glued wood panel, comparison with other panel products and … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 10 · 17 Aug 2012 · 7,682 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOrdinal Logistic Regression Model: An Application to Pregnancy OutcomesK. A. Adeleke, A. A. AdepojuProblem statement: This research aimed at modeling a categorical response i.e., pregnancy outcome in terms of some predictors, determines the goodness of fit as well as validity of the assumptions and selecting an appropriate and more parsimonious model thereby proffered useful suggestions and recommendations. Approach: An ordinal logistic regression model was used as a tool to model the three major … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 14,546 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHuman Computer Interaction Approach in Developing Customer Relationship ManagementMohd H.N.M. Nasir, Mustaffa Kamal, Wan A.W. RozaliProblem statement: Many published studies have found that more than 50% of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system implementations have failed due to the failure of system usability and does not fulfilled user expectation. This study presented the issues that contributed to the failures of CRM system and proposed a prototype of CRM system developed using Human Computer Interaction approaches in … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 4, Issue 7 · 31 Jul 2008 · 7,140 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordIndoor Environmental Comfort in Malaysian Urban HousingYaik-Wah LimIn Malaysia, terraced houses have been rapidly constructed since 50 years ago and account for 44% of the existing urban housings. However, these houses have very limited use of natural ventilation and daylighting due to openings with small window-to-floor ratio. The deep plan design causes gloomy indoor spaces, low air change rate and poor indoor air quality. Studies showed that … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 5 · 22 Nov 2013 · 7,467 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordNanoplastics in the Environment and the Effects on the ZebrafishJimmy De León, María del C. Cotto, Francisco MárquezPlastic is one of the most used materials in the world, adopted in almost all activities of human life, but due to the high persistence and durability in the environment, it is causing pollution problems. Through different processes, small particles of polymers are emerging and the effects on the health are still unknown. The Danio rerio (zebrafish) is a model … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 4 · 8 Oct 2019 · 7,695 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordA Comparative Study of the Thermal Comfort of Different Building Materials in Sana’aMousa Ahmed Alhaddad, Zhou Tie JunThis study describes the impact of alternative building material envelope systems on the overall thermal performance of four selected materials used in Sana’a, Yemen. These systems included adobe, brick, stone and concrete block. After thorough on-site investigation and data collection, the information, along with regional weather data were input into the Ecotect energy simulation software for thermal performance evaluation. The … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 25 Jan 2013 · 8,575 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordLab-on-Chip Methodology in the Energy Industry: Wettability Patterns and Their Impact on Fluid Displacement in Oil Reservoir ModelsMarc H. Schneider, Patrick TabelingProblem statement: We present an experimental study of multiphase transport in porous media with controlled wettability patterns based on lab-on-chip methodology. Approach: Fractional, or patterned, wettability is known to have an enormous impact in the petroleum industry on oil recovery and continuous efforts are being made to assess the role of such conditions. Results: Thus far, due to the absence … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 10 · 20 Aug 2011 · 7,880 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordNonlinear Behavior of Single Piles in Jacket Type Offshore Platforms Using Incremental Dynamic AnalysisMohammad Amin Assareh, Behrouz AsgarianThe operation for offshore oil has become an important issue in the recent years. Offshore platforms are some of those structures which are built to withstand environmental and accidental loads during oil exploitation operation. One of the most usual types of these platforms is the Jacket Type Offshore Platform (JTOP) which can be divided into three important parts, which are … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 12 · 31 Dec 2008 · 9,299 accessesView PDFCite