87 articles for “Manipulation”

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Role of Home Stay for Ecotourism Development in East Coast Economic RegionMd. Anowar Hossain Bhuiyan, Chamhuri Siwar, Shaharuddin Mohamad Ismail, Rabiul IslamProblem statement: This study provided a brief discussion of home stay for ecotourism development in ECER. Home stay is a potential economic activity in tourism sector. The East Coast Economic Region (ECER) has numerous ecotourism resources including hills, mountains, lakes, waterways, state and national parks, recreational forest parks and forest reserves. Home stay should emphasize on the cultural practices as … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 6 · 13 Jun 2011 · 9,860 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBio-Potential Signal Extraction from Multi-Channel Paper Recorded ChartsAli S.A. Al-MejradProblem Statement: Almost all of the modern biomedical equipments that record the biopotential actions have digital output but the paper chart records are a must. The volume of these records is significant and increasing rapidly. Keeping a bio-signal chart of a patient make it easy for quick assessment but still create problems in the essence of data storage, archiving , … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 6 · 13 Jun 2011 · 7,106 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Effect of the International Accounting Standards on the Related Party Transactions DisclosureStauropoulos Antonios, Samaras Ioannis, Arsenos PanagiotisProblem statement: Several recent North American corporate scandals have brought attention to the potential for accounting manipulations associated with Related Party Transactions (RPTs), which have lead to a decline in perceived earnings quality. We examine the value relevance of disclosed RPTs in Greek corporations. Approach: We focus on two types of RPTs: sales of goods and sales of assets, using … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 28 Feb 2011 · 7,716 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractGhrelin Gene Expression in Broiler Proventriculus Tissue are Changed by Feed Restriction, Different Dietary Energy and Protein LevelsShokoufe Ghazanfari, Mohammad Reza Nassiry, Mojtaba Tahmoorespur et al.Problem statement: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of feed restriction and different energy and protein contents of diet on ghrelin gene expression in broiler chicken. Approach: Feeding programs consisted of ad libitum and feed restriction, two energy levels (3100 and 2800 kcal ME kg-1) and three protein levels (22.3, 19.3 and 16.3% CP). Feed restriction … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 7,481 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Malaysian Public Procurement's Prevalent System and its WeaknessesRohana Othman, Husein Zakaria, Norlaili Nordin et al.Problem statement: This study examined the public procurement system as prevalent in the Malaysian government system of administration. Various aspects of public procurement are outlined including types and the processes that entail public procurement. This study also highlighted the weaknesses in the manual public procurement processes that are opened to potential abuse and mismanagement resulting in corruption. This study places … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2010 · 10,498 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractNew Directions in Cryptanalysis of Block CiphersDavood RezaeiPour, Mohamad Rushdan Md SaidProblem statement: The algebraic expression of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) RIJNDAEL S-box involved only 9 terms. The selected mapping for RIJNDAEL S-box has a simple algebraic expression. This enables algebraic manipulations which can be used to mount interpolation attack. Approach: The interpolation attack was introduced as a cryptanalytic attack against block ciphers. This attack is useful for cryptanalysis using … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 5, Issue 12 · 31 Dec 2009 · 7,026 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCombined DWT-DCT Digital Image WatermarkingAli Al-HajThe proliferation of digitized media due to the rapid growth of networked multimedia systems, has created an urgent need for copyright enforcement technologies that can protect copyright ownership of multimedia objects. Digital image watermarking is one such technology that has been developed to protect digital images from illegal manipulations. In particular, digital image watermarking algorithms which are based on the … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 3, Issue 9 · 30 Sep 2007 · 18,200 accessesView PDF Cite