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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractGeometry and Inverse Kinematic at the MP3R Mobile SystemsRelly Victoria Virgil Petrescu, Raffaella Aversa, Antonio Apicella et al.The development and diversification of machines and mechanisms with applications in all fields require new scientific researches for the systematization and improvement of existing mechanical systems by creating new mechanisms adapted to modern requirements, which involve increasingly complex topological structures. The modern industry, the practice of designing and building machinery is increasingly based on the results of scientific and applied … …Journal of Mechatronics and Robotics, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 13 Dec 2017 · 6,599 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOptimal Subsurface Appraisal: A Key Link to the Success of Development Projects-Few ExamplesVirendra Singh, Ivan Yemez, Elena Izaguirre, Alvaro RaceroDuring exploration and production phases, the life of a hydrocarbon field can be distinguished by five main stages: Exploration, appraisal, development, production and abandonment. Of particular interest is the appraisal stage, where billions of dollars are spent across the oil and gas industry on data gathering activities with a view to reducing subsurface uncertainties towards optimizing reservoir development and management. … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 2 · 13 Jan 2017 · 8,516 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractManagement of Beef Cattle Production in Malaysia: A Step Forward to SustainabilityIbragimov Abdulla, Fatimah Mohamed Arshad, B.K. Bala et al.The beef cattle industry recorded progressive growth in the last two decades. Despite this growth, suppliers are having difficulty to meet the domestic demand for beef. Continued strong growth of beef cattle production capacity depends on supplier profitability, which in turn will be influenced by primarily on availability of feedstuffs that constitutes a large proportion of the cost of production. … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 9 · 16 Sep 2016 · 8,282 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDynamic Simulation and Optimum Operation Strategy of a Trigeneration System Serving a HospitalFrancesco Calise, Massimo Dentice d'Accadia, Luigi Libertini et al.This paper presents a numerical analysis of a trigeneration system in a hospital, aiming at determining the cost-optimal operating strategy as a function of the energy demands to be matched. The system includes: A natural gas fired reciprocating engine, heat exchangers for waste-heat recovery, a single-stage LiBr-H2O Absorption Chiller (ACH), a cooling tower, pumps, a backup boiler, a backup vapour-compression … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 29 Aug 2016 · 8,177 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 abstractA Systems Approach to Study the Malaysian Pepper IndustryIbragimov Abdulla, Fatimah Mohamed Arshad, Muhammad Tasrif et al.Malaysian pepper industry is facing supply constraints which may affect its future. The system dynamics model provides a framework for understanding the dynamics and feedback structure of the Malaysian pepper supply and demand systems. The choice was made based on the ability of this model in capturing complexity and feedback relationship. The pepper model integrates key elements such as area, … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 7 · 13 Aug 2015 · 6,754 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIslamic Finance Development and Economic Growth Nexus: The Case of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)Abdelghani Echchabi, Dhekra AzouziIslamic Banking presently knows a great success and new Islamic banks are opening every day all over the world. This Shari’ah (It is the bod of Islamic law, it literally means “way” or “path”) compliant banking is expected to withstand the financial crises and to enhance economic growth. In this paper, the purpose is to analyse the relationship between Islamic … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 11 Aug 2015 · 7,304 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDYNAMIC PRICING WITH UPDATED DEMAND FOR THE SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT TICKET INDUSTRYNaragain Phumchusri, Julie L. SwannRevenue Management (RM) helped increase profitability for many travel industries. Selling perishable products with a fixed event date, the Sports and Entertainment (S&E) ticket industry can potentially benefit from RM ideas but has received less attention in the literature. In this study we develop dynamic pricing models for stochastic S&E demand in a discrete finite time setting, where demand depends … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 10, Issue 11 · 19 Dec 2014 · 9,365 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIMPACT OF CPO EXPORT DUTIES ON MALAYSIAN PALM OIL INDUSTRYIbragimov Abdulla, Fatimah Mohamed Arshad, B. K. Bala et al.In January 2013, Malaysia reduced the export duty structure to be in line with the Indonesia’s duty structure. Both countries export crude and processed palm oil. Since Malaysia and Indonesia are close competitors and they compete in the same market, a change in export duty rate in one country will affect the other. Indonesia, as the world’s biggest palm oil … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 8 · 14 May 2014 · 9,506 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractWEEDS IDENTIFICATION USING EVOLUTIONARY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ALGORITHMAhmed M. Tobal, Sahar A. MokhtarIn a world reached a population of six billion humans increasingly demand it for food, feed with a water shortage and the decline of agricultural land and the deterioration of the climate needs 1.5 billion hectares of agricultural land and in case of failure to combat pests needs about 4 billion hectares. Weeds represent 34% of the whole pests while … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 10, Issue 8 · 4 Mar 2014 · 7,823 accessesView PDFCite