Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Socialising Function of Sport in the Process of CivilisationRudolf LeberProblem statement: The development of sport is certainly one of the great cultural and especially civilising achievements in the history of mankind. Particularly due to its socialising function, sport plays a significant role in the context of civilising processes. Approach: Sport as a mass phenomenon also offers the possibility of exploiting and abusing the general public. Not too long ago, … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 4 Nov 2011 · 8,758 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractNew Approaches to Ancient Crypto-Steganography MethodsA. Joseph Raphael, V. SundaramProblem statement: The requirement and ability to hide information from others has existed in the world for centuries. Cryptography and steganography are the most commonly used techniques for information sharing. The science of securing a data by encryption is cryptography whereas the method of hiding secret messages in other media is Steganography, so that the secret’s very existence is concealed. … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 1 · 4 Nov 2011 · 8,115 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEthics and Sustainability: A Review of Water Policy and ManagementRavichandran Moorthy, Ganesan JeyabalanProblem statement: This is a review paper that examines the extent aspects such as ethics, sustainability and the environment manifest in the water policy and water management in Malaysia. The study examines two aspects of this topic; firstly it examines the various objectives and considerations in the National Water Policy and secondly it discusses the issues that arise regarding water … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 1 · 3 Nov 2011 · 7,864 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImpact of Malicious Nodes under Different Route Refresh Intervals in Ad Hoc NetworkP. Suganthi, A. TamilarasiProblem statement: Ad hoc networks are formed dynamically by group of mobile devices co operating with each other. Intermediate nodes between source and destination act as routers so that source node can communicate with the destination node even if it is out radio range and thus eliminating the necessity of infrastructure. Co operation of nodes is a very important feature … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 1 · 3 Nov 2011 · 7,305 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Questionnaire Approach for User Trust Adoption in Palestinian E-Government nitiativeMohannad Moufeed Ayyash, Kamsuriah Ahmad, Dalbir SinghProblem statement: The present study attempts to identify the construct that impacts the user's trust in e-Government initiative and its adoption in Palestinian public sector organizations. Approach: It utilized a quantitative approach using survey based questionnaire as its primary research methodology. Results: The related constructs were: Information quality, system quality and service quality, perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, security … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 11 · 10 Oct 2011 · 7,445 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEthnicity and Ethnic Perception of IndiansRavichandran Moorthy, Novel Lyndon, Er A. Choy et al.Problem statement: The discourse of ethnicity, race dominance and Islamization has dominated Malaysian politics since 1957, after several centuries of colonial rule. Although the country has achieved admirable socio-economic progress, the ethnic Indians situation has somewhat remained backward compared to the Malay and Chinese communities. The objective of this article is to examine how ethnic Indians recognize their ethnic identity … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 16 Sep 2011 · 7,795 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Role of Government for Ecotourism Development: Focusing on East Coast Economic RegionMd. A.H. Bhuiyan, Chamhuri Siwar, Shaharuddin M. Ismail, Rabiul IslamProblem statement: This study explored the plans and strategies of government for ecotourism development in Malaysia as well as ECER. Government participation is necessary in developing economies where tourism planning and promotion tend to be controlled directly by governments. The ecotourism activity should have a strong focus on learning through interpretation of local ecosystems and cultural heritage. Malaysia has formulated … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 14 Sep 2011 · 14,463 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractForecasting and Modelling Electricity Demand Using Anfis PredictorM. Mordjaoui, B. BoudjemaProblem statement: Load forecasting plays an important task in power system planning, operation and control. It has received an increasing attention over the years by academic researchers and practitioners. Control, security assessment, optimum planning of power production required a precise short term load forecasting. Approach: This study tries to combine neural network and fuzzy logic for next week electric load … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 14 Sep 2011 · 7,817 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBehaviour Based Worm Detection and Signature AutomationMohammed Anbar, Selvakumar Manickam, Al-Samarraie Hosam et al.Problem statement: A worm is a malicious piece of code that self-propagates, often via network connections, to exploit security flaws in computers connected through the network. In general, worms do not need any human intervention to propagate and are considered a real threat to network assets and the properties of organizations. An Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSs) are employed to detect … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 7, Issue 11 · 6 Sep 2011 · 6,899 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRising Food Insecurity: Dimensions in Farm HouseholdsOkezie Chukwukere Austin, Aloysius Chidi Nwosu, Amir Hussin BaharuddinProblem statement: Nigeria runs the risk of slowing further progress toward the achievement of MDG-1 to eradicate extreme hunger and poverty; the fourth goal, to reduce child mortality since over 30% of child deaths are attributable to malnutrition and the fifth goal relating to reduction in maternal mortality. This study evaluated the manifestation of food insecurity in households in Abia … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 16 Aug 2011 · 8,091 accessesView PDFCite