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Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleDesign and Study of Online Fuzzy Risk Score Analyzer for Diabetes MellitusSunithaKarnam Anantha, Senthil Kumar Natarajan, Subransu Sekar DashThe aim of this study is to determine the risks of various subjects to type 2 Diabetes and its dependence on the different subject records. A Fuzzy based system was designed to find the risk scores for diabetes based on risk score derived from Chennai Urban Rural Epidemiology Study (CURES). The risk score that has been adapted into the system … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 9 · 24 Aug 2013 · 6,384 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleIncreasing Integration Across the Supply Chain Through an Approach to Match Performance and RiskMaria Elena Nenni, Luca GiustinianoIt is well known by researchers and practitioners that shared risks among actors support integration and collaboration across a supply chain. Moreover many authors have linked risk to performance contribution. Nevertheless these ideas remain still theoretical and in literature applications are missing. The aim of this study is to develop a logical framework in which risk, performance and actors are … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 9 · 24 Aug 2013 · 7,719 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleRisk Analysis in Handling and Storage of Petroleum ProductsGuarascio Massimo, Lombardi Mara, Massi FedericaIncrease in productivity and technological system innovation have resulted a boost in the specific activity of use and handling petroleum Products the chemical and physical properties of petroleum products represent an advantage when they are used for its own uses, but may result in accidental scenarios which can cause serious damage to people and to environment. The quantitative risk analysis … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 9 · 24 Aug 2013 · 7,158 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleConstruction Risk Taxonomy: An International Convergence of Academic and Industry PerspectivesKristen Barlish, Alberto De Marco, Muhammad Jamaluddin ThaheemRisk management is a topic heavily researched and important for industry professionals. Both academic and industry perspectives are critical to advancing this field, especially in risk identification and taxonomy. A unique comparison and convergence of these perspectives is developed in order to understand the most relevant risks for projects and to ensure they are addressed in the risk management process. … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 7 · 24 Jun 2013 · 7,337 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleNevirapine Hepatotoxicity: Implications of Risk FactorsElias Adikwu, Oputiri Deo, Oru-Bo Precious Geoffrey, D. Akuegbe EnimeyaHighly active antiretroviral therapy is used in the management of HIV/AIDS; it has contributed tremendously in the reduction of mortality and morbidity rate in HIV patients. Despite the outstanding achievement with the use of HAART its major limitation is toxicity. Among these toxicities is hepatotoxicity which is said to be associated with nevirapine containing highly active antiretroviral therapy. Recent reports … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 3 Jun 2013 · 7,655 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleAssessment of Ecotourism Travel Risk on Word-of-Mouth: Via Fuzzy Set PerspectiveFangyi Liu, Cheng-Hsi Fang, Hsueh-Lan Chan, Tom Meng-Yen LinBecause of the subjective cognition on Word-Of Mouth (WOM) influence and the fuzziness on perceived-risk judgment, perceived risk in WOM Influence is a venture variable, which cannot be measured directly. The aim of this study is to define the mathematics meaning of the influence and develop a new fuzzy set method to build the influence membership function to exactly measure … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 5 · 31 May 2013 · 7,146 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleCHANGE OVER TIME IN THE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS RISK PERCEPTIONS OF YOUTHAnn M. Beutel, Kermyt G. AndersonAlthough the vulnerability of young people to HIV/AIDS continues to be a serious concern in South Africa, no research has used a representative sample of South African youth to examine whether individual Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) risk perceptions change over time and, if they do, what factors are associated with change. Using data from the Cape Area Panel Study, a … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 1 · 29 Apr 2013 · 8,253 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleA Fuzzy Petri-Net Based Conceptual Model for Risk Prediction in Enterprise Resource Planning Acquisition Decisions for Small and Medium EnterprisesVijayakumar Bharathi, Dhanya Pramod, Ramakrishnan RamanThis study identifies and evaluates certain critical pitfalls in the acquisition phase of ERP adoption in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and develops a model for evaluating the risk of failure. On the acquisition stage a set of risks has been identified based on past research work and each of these risks have been explained through a set of well-defined … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 9, Issue 1 · 18 Mar 2013 · 7,077 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleInfluence of Environmental Risk on the Financial Structure of Oil and Gas ProjectsBagilya Karsybayeva, Alberto De MarcoThe risk profile of a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) project affects its debt service ability. In particular, the total risk profile of an oil and gas project is heavily influenced by its environmental risk exposure. However, this risk is often not given a considerable weight in risk analysis, resulting in underestimation of project’s total riskiness and consequent overestimation of the debt capacity. … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 1 · 22 Jan 2013 · 7,199 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titlePotential Environment and Public Health Risk Due to Contamination of Heavy Metals from Industrial Waste Water in Lam Thao, Phu Tho, VietnamNguyen Cong Vinh, Ingrid Oborn, Pham Quang Ha et al.Problem statement: In Vietnam, rice cultivation plays an important role in national economic development and food security. However, rice production is facing many problems associated with rapid industrialization and urbanization in the country. Resultant emissions of solid and liquid wastes are often untreated and discharged directly to agricultural land. These practices have potential impacts on the environment and human health. … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 28 Feb 2012 · 8,430 accessesView PDFCite