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Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractStructural Colour from Optical Phenomena Caused by Interference with a Thin or Multilayer Film, Photonic Nanocrystals, Light Scattering and Diffraction Grating EffectRelly Victoria Petrescu, Raffaella Aversa, Antonio ApicellaThe paper presents the Ion Plating Plasma Assisted technology that is applied in the area of surface functionalization with the purpose of preserving the structural colour and relics. The interferometric structural colours applied on titanium surfaces were used and tested together with nano-transparent and at the same time achromatic films on the very old ceramic artifact. In order to test … …Journal of Aircraft and Spacecraft Technology, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 13 Aug 2020 · 6,511 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractExploring a Flexible Scoring Scheme for a Heuristic Search Technique: A Case Study of University TimetablesSangsuree Vasupongayya, Warakorn Sitthirit, Suthon Sae-Wong, Thaniya KaosolThe university course timetabling management system is proposed in this work. The proposed system applies depth-bounded discrepancy search together with the heuristic and the hard-soft constraints to guide the search to a good solution space. To make the proposed system easy to use by a non-technical user, this work explores a scoring scheme including the effects of the ordering heuristics, … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 16, Issue 5 · 2 Jun 2020 · 7,367 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTime-Temperature Dependency of Laminated Glass Subjected to Blast Load – A Numerical StudyMatthias FörchThe behavior of laminated glass has strong time-temperature dependency. Viscoelastic material models are often employed to define mechanical properties of Polyvinyl Butyral (PVB), the most common interlayer for structural glass applications. However, it is an apparent notion to simplify the high complexity of such material models, as only specific software is capable of considering this behavior. Most studies in blast … …International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 18 Mar 2020 · 7,682 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractNew Approach in Application of the AHP–Fuzzy TOPSIS Method in Mineral Potential Mapping of the Natural Bitumen (Gilsonite): A Case Study from the Gilan-e-Gharb Block, the Kermanshah, West of IranElham Rahimi, Younes Shekarian, Salman Mastri Farahani et al.The Gilan-e-Gharb block is known as a prospective area for hydrocarbon resources in the form of oil, gas in deep potential and natural bitumen (Gilsonite) on the surface. Natural bitumen is not clearly detectable by geochemical or geophysical methods. Hereupon, identifying high potential areas for further exploration, attempted with the help of AHP-Fuzzy and TOPSIS methods. The comprehensive database of … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 1 · 2 Mar 2020 · 7,984 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 · 7,640 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Impacts of Administrative Structure on the Functions of Local Government in Nigeria (a Study of Ikorodu Local Government)Olasunkanmi Olusogo OlagunjuThis research paper is an attempt to explicitly investigate the relationships between administrative structures and functions of Nigeria's local government. It will succinctly define the concept of local government, its history and the objectives of establishing grassroots government in Nigeria. Having adopted both primary and secondary means of data collection, this paper will therefore examine how the local government strives … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 1 · 24 Jun 2019 · 9,770 accessesView PDFCite
Case ReportOpen accessIn the abstractUsing Lean Six Sigma to Increase Efficiency of a Grain Receipt Process of a Brazilian Agroindustry CooperativeSeiti Moraes Sakumoto, Daiane Maria De Genaro Chiroli, Ana Caroline DzulinskiDue to the competitiveness of companies to increase market share, they have been more and more interested in topics related to cost reduction, process efficiency, new customers and continuous improvement. Considering this scenario, this study conducted analyses and implemented improvements using the Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology in a grain receipt process of a Brazilian agroindustrial cooperative to increase its … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 2 · 17 Jun 2019 · 7,615 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractNew Information Content Glossary Relatedness (ICGR) Approach for Short Text Similarity (STS) TasksAli Muftah BenOmran, Mohd Juzaiddin Ab AzizThe measurement of the relatedness of word semantics based on complementary Wikipedia and WordNet-based methods takes two forms, combined and integrative, which are aimed at increasing the semantic space between related words. However, each form has its own set of issues regarding its components and the strategy that is used to combine and integrate corpus-based and knowledge-based methods. In the … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 15, Issue 6 · 5 Jun 2018 · 8,004 accessesView PDFCite
Literature ReviewOpen accessIn the abstractSocial Cohesion: Its Meaning and ComplexitiesItumeleng Mekoa, Dauda BusariThe concept Social cohesion is relative and a somewhat difficult concept to define. Many scholars have offered varying degree of definitions but the main challenge noticed in the definition, is the multiple definitions based on individual scholar’s orientation or ideology. Another problem poised by these definitions of the concept is that of multi-level and multi-dimensional nature. Contemporary scholars of social … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 27 Mar 2018 · 9,919 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractStorm Runoff Estimation Using an Object Oriented Approach Based on the Concepts of System DynamicsMaryam Ghashghaie, Saeid Eslamian, Kaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari, Ali Hasantabar AmiriDeveloping nations are imposing the increasing impacts on their bio-resources due in part to their rising population, need to high economic growth and the incorporation of non-native technologies. Usually, watersheds are the major units, which are influenced leading to un-sustainability, specifically from the view point of water resources and hydrologic systems. Relying on a linear causal thinking, most of the … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 1 · 19 Mar 2018 · 7,693 accessesView PDFCite