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Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHerbal Compounds-An Alternative for Multi-Drug Resistant Vibrio CholeraeSabah Perveen, Hotam Singh ChaudharyVibrio cholerae is a causative agent of cholerae, many people dies every year, especially in developing countries around the world. The outbreaks of cholera are responsible for approximately 120,000 deaths annually. Cholera is a self limiting illness; however antibiotics are used as a part of treatment regimen. But at present, the treatment against cholera has become very critical issue worldwide, … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 4 · 12 Oct 2015 · 7,260 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Primer on the One-Parameter Rasch ModelRandy McCameyThe Rasch measurement model improves on traditional test construction by creating tests in which the person’s ability is independent of the sample of items used and the norm group used to calibrate the test. This article is an introductory review of the Rasch Model and describes properties of the Item Characteristic Curve (ICC) and discusses the utility of having person … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 6, Issue 4 · 5 Jan 2015 · 6,762 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractON THE CHALLENGES OF THE USE AND INTEGRATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCESMariano MartínOverview: Although renewable energy sources are plentiful, their availability is highly volatile in time and distributed across regions while and the processes that transform them into useful power or chemicals are underdeveloped. In this work we discuss on the scope for the use and integration of renewable energy sources and the future development of the alternatives. Energy, the sources and … …Energy Research Journal, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 11 Sep 2014 · 7,540 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTION INCLUDING EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUES FOR AN ADULT WITH MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT RELATED POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER: A CASE STUDYTerri SheldonPosttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a significant public health concern and can have long-term emotional, social and financial consequences for individuals and society. Lifetime prevalence in the general population is estimated at 8% and rates of exposure to Post-Traumatic Events (PTE) indicate approximately 50 to 65% have been exposed to at least one PTE in their lives. This indicates that … …Current Research in Psychology, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 18 Jul 2014 · 11,329 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDETECTING MULTIPLE INTRUSION ATTACKS USING PERMANENT GIRTH CLUSTERING MODEL IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKG. Jayamurugan, P. KamalakkannanSecurity is the central challenge and one of the serious concerns for designing reliable sensor networks. Of the different types of security threats in wireless sensor network, particularly dangerous attack is the replica node attack, in which the opponent takes the secret keying materials from a compromised node. It then produces large number of attacker-controlled replicas that divide up the … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 10, Issue 8 · 1 Apr 2014 · 6,467 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractWIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS FOR MEASURING THE CONSUMPTION OF SAVE WATER TAPSInacio Henrique Yano, Vitor Chaves de Oliveira, Eduardo Veiga de Araujo et al.Currently, water consumption is on the agenda of most organizations around the world. Beyond the environmental benefits for a better use of natural resources there is also a financial motivation to continuously reduce operation costs. This study reports a cost-effective solution using a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) for measuring the consumption of different types of save water taps, in a … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 6 · 1 Apr 2014 · 6,854 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTHE EFFECT OF VENTILATION AND ECONOMIZER ON ENERGY CONSUMPTIONS FOR AIR SOURCEHEAT PUMPS IN SCHOOLSNihal Al Raees, Nabil Nassif, Fouad Al RifaieThe study discusses the applications of CO2-based demand-controlled ventilation DCV strategy integrated with the economizer for air source heat pumps in schools, investigates their impact on the annual heating, cooling and total energy consumption, also determines the potential savings achieved in different USA locations. The study includes detailed energy analysis on an existing middle school through whole building simulation energy … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 18 Mar 2014 · 8,383 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA NEW-THRESHOLD BASED JOB SCHEDULING FOR GRID SYSTEML. RamaparvathyIn heterogeneous distributed systems, utility grids have emerged as a new model of service. In this service, workflow scheduling is one of the challenging problems for satisfying user’s quality requirements. One of the main issues in work flow scheduling is to minimize the workflow execution cost in terms of time and makespan. In this study, we propose a new workflow … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 10, Issue 6 · 3 Feb 2014 · 6,785 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Effect of National Culture on Total Quality Management and Organizational PerformanceRabiul Islam, Abdullah ALNasserSoft-hard total quality management comprises of the utility of human resource management-style personnel policies to product commitment to quality and a management ideology that supports cultural change maxims, continuous improvement and customer satisfaction. The aim of the study is to determine the mediator effect of national culture on the relationship between soft-hard total quality management and organizational performance in municipalities. … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 10 · 5 Sep 2013 · 7,254 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEfficient Design of a Photovoltaic Water Pumping and Treatment SystemAbderrahmen Ben Chaabene, Med Faouzi Elkaroui, Anis SellamiThrough the world, the exploitation of solar energies knew a strong growth these last years. It is interesting to exploit them on the place of consumption, by directly transforming into heat, or in electricity according to needs and especially in remote areas where power from utility is not available or is too costly to install. The use of photovoltaic sources … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 4 Jul 2013 · 7,628 accessesView PDFCite