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Article# |
WORLD ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
ISSUE 0030 JUNE 2009 |
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| 1 |
Environmental Impact
Assessment of Gotvand Hydro-Electric Dam on the Karoon River Using ICOLD
Technique
A. Sayadi, A. Khodadadi D., S. Partani |
1 |
| 2 |
Nitrogen and Phosphorus
Removal from Livestock Wastewater by Zeolite Ion Exchange and Ionizing
Radiation
Tak-Hyun Kim, Youn-Ku Nam, Myunjoo Lee |
9 |
| 3 |
Modeling of Flood
Mitigation Structures for Sarawak River Sub-basin Using InfoWorks River
Simulation (RS)
Rosmina Bustami, Charles Bong, Darrien Mah, Afnie Hamzah, Marina
Patrick |
14 |
| 4 |
Partial Connection
Architecture for Mobile Computing
Phyoung Jung Kim, Seogyun Kim |
19 |
| 5 |
A Novel Machining Signal
Filtering Technique: Z-notch Filter
Nuawi M. Z., Lamin F., Ismail A. R., Abdullah S., Wahid Z. |
24 |
| 6 |
Biogas Production from
Waste using Biofilm Reactor: Factor Analysis in Two Stages System
N. Zainol, J. Salihon, R. Abdul-Rahman |
30 |
| 7 |
Encoding and Compressing
Data for Decreasing Number of Switches in Baseline Networks
Mohammad Ali Jabraeil Jamali, Ahmad Khademzadeh, Hasan Asil, Amir
Asil |
35 |
| 8 |
A Simplified and
Effective Algorithm Used to Mine Similar Processes: An Illustrated
Example
Min-Hsun Kuo, Yun-Shiow Chen |
40 |
| 9 |
A Novel Digital
Implementation of AC Voltage Controller for Speed Control of Induction
Motor
Ali M. Eltamaly, A. I. Alolah, R. Hamouda, M. Y. Abdulghany |
48 |
| 10 |
Neural Network
Ensemble-based Solar Power Generation Short-Term Forecasting
A. Chaouachi, R. M. Kamel, R. Ichikawa, H. Hayashi, K. Nagasaka |
54 |
| 11 |
Hydrodynamic
Characteristics of Weis–Fogh Type Ship’s Propulsion Mechanism Having
Elastic Wing
K. D. Ro, J. T. Park, J. H. Kim |
60 |
| 12 |
Assessment of Sediment
Remediation Potential using Microbial Fuel Cell Technology
S. W. Hong, Y. S. Choi, T. H. Chung, J. H. Song, H. S. Kim |
66 |
| 13 |
Modeling of Pulsatile
Blood Flow in a Weak Magnetic Field
Chee Teck Phua, Gaëlle Lissorgues |
73 |
| 14 |
On the Comparison of
Several Goodness of Fit tests under Simple Random Sampling and Ranked
Set Sampling
F. Azna A. Shahabuddin, Kamarulzaman Ibrahim, Abdul Aziz Jemain |
77 |
| 15 |
The Construction of
Decision Model for Tourism Disaster Evacuation Based on GIS and Fuzzy
Theory
Chung-Hung Tsai, Wen-Ching Wang, Cheng-Wu Chen, Han-Lin Chen, Meng-Lung
Lin |
81 |
| 16 |
Implementation of
Geo-knowledge Based Geographic Information System for Estimating
Earthquake Hazard Potential at a Metropolitan Area, Gwangju, in Korea
Chang-Guk Sun, Jin-Soo Shin |
86 |
| 17 |
Nuclear Power
Generation and CO2 Abatement Scenarios in Taiwan
Chang-Bin Huang, Fu-Kuang Ko |
91 |
| 18 |
Comparative Analysis of
Total Phenolic Content in Sea Buckthorn Wine and Other Selected Fruit
Wines
Bharti Negi, Gargi Dey |
99 |
| 19 |
Towards Medical Device
Maintenance Workflow Monitoring
Beatriz López, Joaquim Meléndez, Heiko Wissel, Henning Haase,
Kathleen Laatz, Oliver S. Grosser |
103 |
| 20 |
A SAW-less Dual-Band
CDMA Diversity and Simultaneous-GPS Zero-IF Receiver
Bassem Fahs, Philippe Barré, Patrick Ozenne, Eric Chartier, Guillaume
Hérault, Sébastien Jacquet, Sébastien Clamagirand |
110 |
| 21 |
Initializing K-Means
using Genetic Algorithms
Bashar Al-Shboul, Sung-Hyon Myaeng |
114 |
| 22 |
Optimal Compensation of
Reactive Power in the Restructured Distribution Network
Atefeh Pourshafie, Mohsen. Saniei, S. S. Mortazavi, A. Saeedian |
119 |
| 23 |
Assessment of Thermal
Comfort at Manual Car Body Assembly Workstation
A. R. Ismail, N. Jusoh, M. Z. Nuawi, B. M. Deros, N. K. Makhtar, M.
N. A. Rahman |
123 |
| 24 |
Energy and Sustainable
Development-An Indian Perspective
Atmanand, Amit K. Gupta, Rishabh Raman |
128 |
| 25 |
Multilayer Soft Tissue
Continuum Model: Towards Realistic Simulation of Facial Expressions
A. Hung, K. Mithraratne, M. Sagar, P. Hunter |
134 |
| 26 |
Environmental
Performance of the United States Energy Sector: A DEA Model with
Non-Discretionary Factors and Perfect Object
Alexander Y. Vaninsky |
139 |
| 27 |
Comparative Study of
Complexity in Streetscape Composition
Ahmed Mansouri, Naoji Matsumoto |
145 |
| 28 |
An Enhanced Distributed
System to improve the Time Complexity of Binary Indexed Trees
Ahmed M. Elhabashy, A. Baes Mohamed, Abou El Nasr Mohamad |
154 |
| 29 |
Multivalued
Knowledge-Base based on Multivalued Datalog
Agnes Achs |
160 |
| 30 |
Security Risk Analysis
Based on the Policy Formalization and the Modeling of Big Systems
Luc Cessieux, French Navy, Adrien Derock |
166 |
| 31 |
High Resolution Images:
Segmenting, Extracting Information and GIS Integration
Erick López-Ornelas |
172 |
| 32 |
Towards Self-ware via
Swarm-Array Computing
Blesson Varghese, Gerard McKee |
178 |
| 33 |
The Implementation of
IHE ATNA for the EHR System
Sheng-Chi Tseng, Der-Ming Liou |
185 |
| 34 |
Control Improvement of
a C Sugar Cane Crystallization Using an Auto-Tuning PID Controller Based
on Linearization of a Neural Network
S. Beyou, B. Grondin-Perez, M. Benne, C. Damour, J.-P. Chabriat |
190 |
| 35 |
Model based Soft-Sensor
for Industrial Crystallization: On-line Mass of Crystals and Solubility
Measurement
Cédric Damour, Michel Benne, Brigitte Grondin-Perez, Jean-Pierre
Chabriat |
196 |
| 36 |
Isolation and
Identification of an Acetobacter Strain from Iranian White-Red Cherry
with High Acetic Acid Productivity as a Potential Strain for Cherry
Vinegar Production in Food and Agriculture Biotechnology
K. Beheshti Maal, R. Shafiee |
201 |
| 37 |
The Effects of
Multipath on OFDM Systems for Broadband Power-Line Communications a Case
of Medium Voltage Channel
Justinian Anatory, N. Theethayi, R. Thottappillil, C. Mwase, N. H.
Mvungi |
205 |
| 38 |
Design, Modeling and
Fabrication of a Tactile Sensor and Display System for Application in
Laparoscopic Surgery
M. Ramezanifard, J. Dargahi, S. Najarian, N. Narayanan |
209 |
| 39 |
The Knowledge
Representation of the Genetic Regulatory Networks Based on Ontology
Ines Hamdi, Mohamed Ben Ahmed |
214 |
| 40 |
Mounting Time Reduction
using Content-Based Block Management for NAND Flash File System
Won-Hee Cho, GeunHyung Lee, Deok-Hwan Kim |
220 |
| 41 |
Optimization of Minimum
Quantity Lubrication Parameters in High Speed Turning of Superalloy
Inconel 718 for Sustainable Development
D. G. Thakur, B. Ramamoorthy, L. Vijayaraghavan |
224 |
| 42 |
On the Analysis of
Bandwidth Management for Hybrid Load Balancing Scheme in WLANs
Chutima Prommak, Airisa Jantaweetip |
227 |
| 43 |
A
Pairwise-Gaussian-Merging Approach towards Genome Segmentation for Copy
Number Analysis
Chih-Hao Chen, Hsing-Chung Lee, Qingdong Ling, Hsiao-Jung Chen, Sun-Chong
Wang, Li-Ching Wu, H. C. Lee |
232 |
| 44 |
Implementation of Real
Time Tracking using Unstructured Supplementary Service Data
Aniket Dabas, Chetna Dabas |
241 |
| 45 |
A Generic e-Tutor for
Graphical Problems
B. W. Field |
246 |
| 46 |
CSOLAP (Continuous
Spatial On-Line Analytical Processing)
Taher Omran Ahmed, Abdullatif Mihdi Buras |
256 |
| 47 |
Optimum Signal-to-noise
Ratio Performance of Electron Multiplying Charge Coupled Devices
Wen W. Zhang, Qian Chen |
264 |
| 48 |
Action Potential
Propagation in Inhomogeneous 2D Mouse Ventricular Tissue Model
Vladimir E. Bondarenko, Randall L. Rasmusson |
269 |
| 49 |
Photonic Crystals for
Novel Applications in Integrated-Optic Communication Systems and Devices
Vijay Janyani, Neetu Joshi, Jigyasa Pagaria, Parul Pathak |
276 |
| 50 |
Multidimensional
Visualization Tools for Analysis of Expression Data
Urska Cvek, Marjan Trutschl, Randolph Stone II, Zanobia Syed, John L.
Clifford, Anita L. Sabichi |
281 |
| 51 |
The Vulnerability
Analysis of Java Bytecode Based on Points-to Dataflow
Tang Hong, Zhang Lufeng, Chen Hua, Zhang Jianbo |
290 |
| 52 |
Paranoid Thoughts and
Thought Control Strategies in a Nonclinical Population
Takashi Yamauchi, Anju Sudo, Yoshihiko Tanno |
294 |
| 53 |
3D Definition for Human
Smiles
Shyue-Ran Li, Kuohsiang Chen |
297 |
| 54 |
Automatic Vehicle
Location Systems
S. A. Mahdavifar, G. R. Sotudeh., K. Heydari |
303 |
| 55 |
Evaluation of phenolic profiles and antioxidant
activities of Turkish medicinal plants: Tilia
argentea, Crataegi folium leaves and
Polygonum bistorta roots
S. Demiray, M. E. Pintado, P. M. L. Castro |
307 |
| 56 |
Optimal Allocation of
FACTS Devices for ATC Enhancement Using Bees Algorithm
R. Mohamad Idris, A. Khairuddin, M. W. Mustafa |
313 |
| 57 |
The Use of Artificial
Neural Network in Option Pricing: The Case of S&P 100 Index Options
Zeynep Ýltüzer Samur, Gül Tekin Temur |
321 |
| 58 |
Using Perspective
Schemata to Model the ETL Process
Valeria M. Pequeno, Joao Carlos G. M. Pires |
327 |
| 59 |
Applying Gibbs Sampler
for Multivariate Hierarchical Linear Model
Satoshi Usami |
335 |
| 60 |
DEA ANN Approach in
Supplier Evaluation System
Dilek Özdemir, Gül Tekin Temur |
338 |
| 61 |
Effect of Calcium
Chloride on Rheological Properties and Structure of Inulin - Whey
Protein Gels
Pawel Glibowski, Agnieszka Glibowska |
344 |
| 62 |
MinRoot and CMesh:
Interconnection Architectures for Network-on-Chip Systems
Mohammad Ali Jabraeil Jamali, Ahmad Khademzadeh |
349 |
| 63 |
A
Genetic-Algorithm-Based Approach for Audio Steganography
Mazdak Zamani, Azizah A. Manaf, Rabiah B. Ahmad, Akram M. Zeki,
Shahidan Abdullah |
355 |
| 64 |
Study The Effects of
Conventional and Low Input Production System on Energy Efficiency of
Silybum marianum L.
M. Haj Seyed Hadi, M. Darzi, E. Sharifi Ashoorabadi |
359 |
| 65 |
The Effects of
Multipath on OFDM Systems for Broadband Power-Line Communications a Case
of Medium Voltage Channel
Justinian Anatory, N. Theethayi, R. Thottappillil, C. Mwase, N. H.
Mvungi |
362 |
| 66 |
Observer Design for
Ecological Monitoring
I. López , J. Garay, R. Carreño, Z. Varga |
366 |
| 67 |
Analysis of Air
Quality in the Outdoor Environment of the City of Messina by an
Application of the Pollution Index Method
G. Cannistraro, L. Ponterio |
371 |
| 68 |
Computational Analysis
of the Membrane Targeting Domains of Plant-specific PRAF Proteins
Ewa Wywial, Shaneen M. Singh |
378 |
| 69 |
Encrypter Information
Software Using Chaotic Generators
Cardoza-Avendaño L., López-Gutiérrez R.M., Inzunza-González E., Cruz-Hernández
C., García-Guerrero E., Spirin V., Serrano H. |
386 |
| 70 |
Comparative Analysis
of Total Phenolic Content in Sea Buckthorn Wine and Other Selected Fruit
Wines
Bharti Negi, Gargi Dey |
391 |
| 71 |
Software Engineering
Mobile Learning Software Solution Using Task Based Learning Approach
Bekim Fetaji, Majlinda Fetaji |
395 |
| 72 |
Public Transport
Demand Estimation by Calibrating the Combined Trip Distribution-Mode
Choice (TDMC) Model From Passenger Counts
Ofyar Z. Tamin, Rahayu Sulistyorini |
400 |
| 73 |
Network Security
Evaluation through Attack Graph Generation
Zhang Lufeng, Tang Hong,Cui YiMing, Zhang JianBo |
407 |
| 74 |
Automatic Extraction
of Roads from High Resolution Aerial and Satellite Images with Heavy
Noise
Yan Li, Ronald Briggs |
411 |
| 75 |
DAMQ-Based Approach
for Efficiently Using the Buffer Spaces of a NoC Router
Mohammad Ali Jabraeil Jamali, Ahmad Khademzadeh |
418 |
| 76 |
Tumble Flow Analysis
in an Unfired Engine Using Particle Image Velocimetry
B. Murali Krishna, J. M. Mallikarjuna |
425 |
| 77 |
A Combinatorial Model
for ECG Interpretation
Costas S. Iliopoulos , Spiros Michalakopoulos |
431 |
| 78 |
Implementation of
Geo-knowledge Based Geographic Information System for Estimating
Earthquake Hazard Potential at a Metropolitan Area, Gwangju, in Korea
Chang-Guk Sun, Jin-Soo Shin |
436 |
| 79 |
Automatically Driven
Vector for Guidewire Segmentation in 2D and Biplane Fluoroscopy
Simon Lessard, Pascal Bigras, Caroline Lau, Daniel Roy, Gilles Soulez,
and Jacques A. de Guise |
441 |
| 80 |
Comparing Arabic and
Latin Handwritten Digits Recognition Problems
Sherif Abdelazeem |
446 |
| 81 |
A New Decision Making
Approach based on Possibilistic Influence Diagrams
Wided Guezguez, Nahla Ben Amor |
451 |
| 82 |
Towards for Admission
Control in WIMAX Relay Station Mesh Network for Mobile Stations out of
Coverage Using Ad-Hoc
Anas Majeed, A. A. Zaidan, B. B. Zaidan, Laiha Mat Kiah |
458 |
| 83 |
High Securing
Cover-File of Hidden Data Using Statistical Technique and AES Encryption
Algorithm
A. A. Zaidan, Anas Majeed, B. B. Zaidan |
463 |
| 84 |
Enhancement
Throughput of Unplanned Wireless Mesh Networks Deployment Using
Partitioning Hierarchical Cluster (PHC)
Ahmed K. Hasan, A. A. Zaidan, Anas Majeed, B. B. Zaidan, Rosli Salleh,
Omar Zakaria, Ali Zuheir |
475 |
| 85 |
Automatic Sleep Stage
Scoring with Wavelet Packets Based on Single EEG Recording
Luay A. Fraiwan, Natheer Y. Khaswaneh, Khaldon Y. Lweesy |
480 |
| 86 |
Studying the Causes
and Affecting Factors of Motorcycle Accidents
A Case Study on the Road Accidents in Zanjan Province (IRAN) - 2007
A. Beheshti, S. Salkhordeh, H. Amini |
484 |
| 87 |
Flow Properties of
Commercial Infant Formula Powders
Maja Benkovic, Ingrid Bauman |
490 |
| 88 |
A Numerical Strategy
to Design Maneuverable Micro-Biomedical Swimming Robots Based on
Biomimetic Flagellar Propulsion
Arash Taheri, Meysam Mohammadi-Amin, Seyed Hossein Moosavy |
495 |
| 89 |
A Numerical Framework
to Investigate Intake Aerodynamics Behavior in Icing Conditions
Ali Mirmohammadi, Arash Taheri, Meysam Mohammadi-Amin |
500 |
| 90 |
A Formulation of the
Latent Class Vector Model for Pairwise Data
Tomoya Okubo, Kuninori Nakamura, Shin-ichi Mayekawa |
506 |
| 91 |
A PWM Controller with
Multiple-Access Table Look-up for DC-DC Buck Conversion
Steve Hung-Lung Tu, Chu-Tse Lee |
510 |
| 92 |
Selection of Best Band
Combination for Soil Salinity Studies using ETM+ Satellite Images (A
Case study: Nyshaboor Region,Iran)
Sanaeinejad, S. H.; A. Astaraei,. P. Mirhoseini.Mousavi, M. Ghaemi |
514 |
| 93 |
Geographic Information
System Mapping of Roadway Lighting and Traffic Accidents
Riad Saraiji, Scott Sizer, Emily Yance-Houser, Felix Bermejo |
517 |
| 94 |
Assessing the Impact
of Contour Strips of Perennial Grass with Bio-fuel Potentials on Aquatic
Environment
Roy R. Gu, Mahesh Sahu |
524 |
| 95 |
Modification of Palm
Oil Structure to Cocoa Butter Equivalent by Carica papaya
Lipase-Catalyzed Interesterification
P. Pinyaphong, S. Phutrakul |
531 |
| 96 |
Text Retrieval
Relevance Feedback Techniques for Bag of Words Model in CBIR
Nhu Van Nguyen, Jean-Marc Ogier, Salvatore Tabbone, Alain Boucher |
536 |
| 97 |
Urban Water Pricing
in Sustainable Water Resources Management:
A Socioeconomic Study
N. Mylopoulos, D. Vagiona, C. Fafoutis |
542 |
| 98 |
An Optical WDM
Network Concept for Tanzania
S. Pazi, C. Chatwin, R. Young, P. Birch |
549 |
| 99 |
Dynamic Injection
Model
Mohamed Abo El-Fotouh, Klaus Diepold |
555 |
| 100 |
A ring segmented bus
architecture for Globally Asynchronous Locally Synchronous System
Masafumi Kondo, Yoichiro Sato, Kazuyuki Tashiro, Tomoyuki Yokogawa,
Michiyoshi Hayase |
563 |
| 101 |
Analysis on Iranian
Wind Catcher and Its Effect on Natural Ventilation as a Solution towards
Sustainable Architecture (Case Study: Yazd)
Mahnaz Mahmoudi Zarandi |
569 |
| 102 |
Osteogenesis by
Dextran Coating on and among Fibers of a Polyvinyl Formal Sponge
M. Yoshikawa, N. Tsuji, T. Yabuuchi, Y Shimomura, H. Kakigi, H. Hayashi,
H. Ohgushi |
575 |
| 103 |
Hydrodynamic
Characteristics of Weis–Fogh Type Ship’s Propulsion Mechanism Having
Elastic Wing
K. D. Ro, J. T. Park, J. H. Kim |
580 |
| 104 |
High Performance
VLSI Architecture of 2D Discrete Wavelet Transform with Scalable Lattice
Structure
Juyoung Kim, Taegeun Park |
586 |
| 105 |
Automatic Choice of
Topics for Seminars by Clustering Students According to Their Profile
J.R. Quevedo, E. Montañés, J. Ranilla, A. Bahamonde |
592 |
| 106 |
An Implementation of
MacMahon’s Partition Analysis in Ordering the Lower Bound of Processing
Elements for the algorithm of LUDecomposition
Halil Snopce, Ilir Spahiu, Lavdrim Elmazi |
597 |
| 107 |
Secret
Communications Using Synchronized Sixth-Order Chuas’s Circuits
López-Gutiérrez R.M., Rodríguez-Orozco E., Cruz-Hernández C.,
Inzunza-González E., Posadas-Castillo C., García-Guerrero E.E. and
Cardoza-Avendaño L. |
603 |
| 108 |
Interface
Terminologies: A Case Study on the International Classification of
Primary Care
Laurent Letrilliart, Anne-Katty Bacis, François Mennerat, Cyrille Colin |
609 |
| 109 |
Contribution of
On-Site and Off-Site Processes to Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions by
Wastewater Treatment Plants
Laleh Yerushalmi, Fariborz Haghighat, Maziar Bani Shahabadi |
613 |
| 110 |
Software to Encrypt
Messages Using Public-Key Cryptography
E. Inzunza-González, C. Cruz-Hernández, R. M. López-Gutiérrez, E. E.
García-Guerrero, L. Cardoza-Avendaño, H. Serrano-Guerrero |
618 |
| 111 |
Encrypter
Information Software Using Chaotic Generators
Cardoza-Avendaño L., López-Gutiérrez R.M., Inzunza-González E., Cruz-Hernández
C., García-Guerrero E., Spirin V., and Serrano H. |
623 |
| 112 |
Development of
Molecular Imprinted Polymers (MIPs) for the Selective Removal of
Carbamazepine from Aqueous Solution
Bianca Schweiger, Lucile Bahnweg, Barbara Palm, Ute Steinfeld |
628 |
| 113 |
On Reversal and
Transposition Medians
Martin Bader |
634 |
| 114 |
Mechanisms Involved
In Organic Solvent Resistance in Gram-Negative Bacteria
M. M. Lăzăroaie |
643 |
| 115 |
An Ontology Based
Question Answering System on Software Test Document Domain
Meltem Serhatli, Ferda N. Alpaslan |
654 |
| 116 |
Proteins Length and
their Phenotypic Potential
Tom Snir, Eitan Rubin |
659 |
| 117 |
Study for
Development of Web Check System
Sung Hoon Kim, Eung-yong Lee, Hwa-su Shin, Jae-il Lee |
664 |
| 118 |
Effect of
Germination on the Physicochemical Properties of Canavalia (Canavalia
ensiformis)
Cira-Chavez, L. AA., Minor-Peréz, HB., Dublán-García, OC. y
García-Barrientos RD |
668 |
| 119 |
Towards Self-ware
via Swarm-Array Computing
Blesson Varghese, Gerard McKee |
671 |
| 120 |
Assessment of
Sediment Remediation Potential using Microbial Fuel Cell Technology
S. W. Hong, Y. S. Choi, T. H. Chung, J. H. Song, H. S. Kim |
678 |
| 121 |
New Fuzzy Preference
Relations and its Application in Group Decision Making
Nur Syibrah Muhamad Naim, Mohd Lazim Abdullah, Che Mohd Imran Che Taib,
Abu Osman Md. Tap |
685 |
| 122 |
A Simplified and
Effective Algorithm Used to Mine Similar Processes: An Illustrated
Example
Min-Hsun Kuo, Yun-Shiow Chen |
691 |
| 123 |
Extraction of fetal
heart rate and fetal heart rate variability from mother's ECG signal
Khaldon Lweesy, Luay Fraiwan, Christoph Maier, Hartmut Dickhaus |
699 |
| 124 |
A Dynamically
Reconfigurable Arithmetic Circuit for Complex Number and Double
Precision Number
Haruo Shimada, Akinori Kanasugi |
704 |
| 125 |
Design of Variable
Fractional-Delay FIR Differentiators
Jong-Jy Shyu, Soo-Chang Pei, Min-Han Chang |
711 |
| 126 |
Collaborative Car
Pooling System
João Ferreira, Paulo Trigo, Porfírio Filipe |
716 |
| 127 |
Viscoelastic
Modeling of Brain MRE Data Using FE Method
H. Ajabi Naeeni, M. Haghpanahi |
721 |
| 128 |
Jellyfish
(Stomolophus meleagris) Tentacles Proteins and their Proteolysis
Endogenous
García-Barrientos, RA., Ramos-Puebla, AA, Hernández-Samano AA, Minor-Perez, HB. Guerrero-Legarreta, IA. |
725 |
| 129 |
Fast Search for MPEG
Video Clips Using Adjacent Pixel Intensity Difference Quantization
Histogram Feature
Feifei Lee, Qiu Chen, Koji Kotani, Tadahiro Ohmi |
728 |
| 130 |
Characteristic of
Discrete Raman Amplifier at Different Pump Configurations
Parekhan M. Jaff |
732 |
| 131 |
Modeling of
Pulsatile Blood flow in a weak magnetic field
Chee Teck Phua, Gaëlle Lissorgues |
735 |
| 132 |
Transformer
Diagnosis Based on Coupled Circuits Method Modelling
Labar Hocine, Rekik Badri, Bounaya Kamel, Kelaiaia Mounia Samira |
739 |
| 133 |
Evaluation of
Optimal Transfer Capability in Power system interconnection
Jin-O Kim, Hyun-Il Son |
744 |
| 134 |
Correlating
Site-Specific Meteorological Data and Power Availability for
Small-Scale, Multi-Source Renewable Energy Systems
James D. Clark, Bernard H. Stark |
749 |
| 135 |
Changing of
Macroeconomics under Influence by Internal and External Powers
E. Pyle |
757 |
| 136 |
Roadmapping as a
Collaborative Strategic Decision-Making Process: Shaping Social Dialogue
Options for the European Banking
Sector
Christos A. Ioannou, Panagiotis Panagiotopoulos, Lampros Stergioulas |
765 |
| 137 |
Classification of
Soil Aptness to Establish of Panicum virgatum in Mississippi
using
Sensitivity Analysis and GIS
Eduardo F. Arias, William Cooke III, Zhaofei Fan, William Kingery |
772 |
| 138 |
Is Cognitive
Dissonance an Intrinsic Property of the Human Mind? An Experimental
Solution to a Half-Century Debate
Álvaro Machado Dias, Eduardo Oda, Henrique Teruo Akiba, Leo Arruda,
Luiz Felipe Bruder |
779 |
| 139 |
Strategies for
Connectivity Configuration to Access e-Learning Resources: Case of Rural
Secondary Schools in Tanzania
F. Simba, L. Trojer, N.H. Mvungi, B.M. Mwinyiwiwa, E.M. Mjema |
784 |
| 140 |
Modeling Spatial
Distributions of Point and Nonpoint Source Pollution Loadings in the
Great Lakes Watersheds
Chansheng He, Carlo DeMarchi |
790 |
| 141 |
Capacity Building
for Hazmat Transport Emergency Preparedness: ‘Hotspot Impact
Zone’ Mapping from Flammable and Toxic Releases
U K Chakrabarti, Jigisha Parikh |
797 |
| 142 |
A case study on
appearance based feature extraction techniques and their susceptibility
to image degradations for the task of face recognition
Vitomir Struc, Nikola Pavesic |
806 |
| 143 |
Generic Filtering of
Infinite Sets of Stochastic Signals
Anatoli Torokhti, Phil Howlett |
815 |
| 144 |
The Global Crisis,
Remittance Transfers, and Livelihoods of the Poor
Craig Loschmann |
828 |
| 145 |
Technological Deep
Assessment of Automotive Parts Manufacturers:
Case of Iranian Manufacturers
Manouchehre Ansari, Mahmoud Dehghan Nayeri, Reza Yousefi Zenouz |
834 |
| 146 |
Reform Framework for
Urban Land Management in Serbia in the Period of Transition
Slavka Zeković |
840 |
| 147 |
Succesful Companies’
Immunization to Global Economic Crisis: Understanding Strategic Role of
NGOs
Suleyman Gokhan Gunay, and Gulsevim Yumuk Gunay |
848 |
| 148 |
Climate Change
Policies in Australia: Gender Equality, Power and Knowledge
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852 |
| 149 |
Are Lecturers’ Ready
for Usage of Mobile Technology for Teaching? Norazah Mohd Suki,
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858 |
| 150 |
Assessing the Global
Water Productivity of Some Irrigation Command Areas in Iran
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862 |
| 151 |
Determining the Best
Method of Stability Landslide by Using of DSS (Case Study: Landslide in
Hasan Salaran, Kurdistan Province in Iran)
S. Kamyabi, M. Salari, H. Shahabi |
867 |
| 152 |
Effect of Flaying
Capacitors on Improving the 4 Level Three-Cell Inverter Kelaiaia
Mounia Samira, Labar Hocine, Bounaya Kamel, Kelaiaia Samia |
870 |
| 153 |
Energy Efficiency:
An Engineering Pathway towards Sustainability
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875 |
| 154 |
Workplace Learners’
Perceptions towards a Blended Learning Approach Denys Lupshenyuk,
Jean Adams |
884 |
| 155 |
Planning for Low
Carbon Mobility: Exploring the Relationship between Stakeholder
Engagement and Transport Policy
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889 |
| 156 |
On the Analysis of
Bandwidth Management for Hybrid Load Balancing Scheme in WLANs
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896 |
| 157 |
Barriers to
Knowledge Management: A Theoretical Framework and a Review of Industrial
Cases
Chihab BenMoussa |
901 |
| 158 |
Influencing Attitude
Change for Sustainability through Persuasion
Chia-Hsin Wu, Chen-Hao Wuang, Yu-Hung Chou, Chia-Chih Chen, Pei-Ju
Chen, Hsiao-Chen You, Yi-Shin Deng |
913 |
| 159 |
Senior Citizens’
Satisfaction on Continuing Education
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918 |
| 160 |
The Capacity of
Government to Deliver Sustainable and Integrated Transport: The Case
of Transit Oriented Development in Perth, Australia
Carey Curtis |
922 |
| 161 |
The Consumer Private
Space: What is and How it can be Approached without Affecting the
Consumer’s Privacy
Calin Veghes |
939 |
| 162 |
A Review of Local
Sustainable Development in Taiwan
C. Y. Ho, C. K. Yang, Y. S. Peng |
943 |
| 163 |
How Team Efficacy
Beliefs Impact Project Performance: An Empirical Investigation of
Team Potency in Capital Projects in the Process Industries
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950 |
| 164 |
Some Aspects of the
Sustainable Development in Romania
Burja C., Burja V. |
956 |
| 165 |
Optimal Design of
Flat – Gain Wide-Band Discrete Raman Amplifiers
Banaz Omer Rasheed, Parexan M. Aljaff |
963 |
| 166 |
Enhancing
Operational Effectiveness in the Norwegian Army through Simulation-Based
Training
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966 |
| 167 |
Evaluation of
University Technology Malaysia on Campus Transport Access Management
Arash Moradkhani Roshandeh, Othman Che Puan |
971 |
| 168 |
Enhancing
Competition in Public Procurement for Sustained Growth: Applying a
Double Selection Model to Road Procurement Auctions
Antonio Estache, Atsushi Iimi |
977 |
| 169 |
Comparing Data
Analysis, Communication and Information Technologies Expertise Levels in
Undergraduate Psychology Students
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986 |
| 170 |
A Cooperative Multi-Robot Control Using Ad Hoc
Wireless Network
Amira Elsonbaty, Rawya Rizk, Mohamed Elksas, Mofreh Salem |
992 |
| 171 |
Travel Time
Evaluation of an Innovative U-Turn Facility on Urban Arterial Roadways
Ali Pirdavani, Tom Brijs, Tom Bellemans, Geert Wets, Koen Vanhoof |
1000 |
| 172 |
Cellular Phone
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Norazah Mohd Suki, Norbayah Mohd Suki |
1006 |
| 173 |
Fault Classification
of a Doubly FED Induction Machine Using Neural Network
A. Ourici |
1011 |
| 174 |
“FGM is with us
Everyday” Women and Girls Speak out about Female Genital Mutilation in
the UK
Susana Oguntoye, Naana Otoo-Oyortey, Joanne Hemmings, Kate Norman,
Eiman Hussein |
1015 |
| 175 |
High-Speed Train
Planning in France, Lessons from Mediterranean TGV-Line
Stéphanie Leheis |
1021 |
| 176 |
Mega Projects and
Governmentality
Sophie Sturup |
1031 |
| 177 |
Scenarios for a
Sustainable Energy Supply Results of a Case Study for Austria
Petra Wächter |
1041 |
| 178 |
Goal Based Episodic
Processing in Implicit Learning
Peter A. Bibby |
1047 |
| 179 |
Treatment or
Re-Victimizing the Victims
Panova, Juliana |
1054 |
| 180 |
Empirical Analyses
of Determinants of D.J.S.I. US Mean Returns
Nikolaos Sariannidis, Grigoris Giannarakis, Nikolaos Litinas, Nikos
Kartalis |
1063 |
| 181 |
Trends in IT
Consulting in Austria
Michael Torggler |
1069 |
| 182 |
Places of Tourist
Attraction: Planning Sustainable Fruition by Preserving
Place Identity
Marichela Sepe |
1077 |
| 183 |
Design and Social
Innovation: A Systemic Approach
Marco Ogê Muniz, Luiz Fernando Gonçalves De Figueiredo |
1086 |
| 184 |
Digital Paradoxes in
Learning Theories
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1093 |
| 185 |
Barriers and
Conflicts in Relationships of Small Firms – Insights from Central Europe
Maciej Mitręga |
1097 |
| 186 |
Does the Polysemic
Nature of Energy Security Make it a ‘Wicked’ Problem?
Lynne Chester |
1101 |
| 187 |
Optimization of
Methods for Development of Fermented-Distillate of Passion Fruit
Beverage
Luciana C. Azevedo, Reinaldo S. Dantas, Antonio G. B. De Sá,
Adalberto M. Filho, Patrícia M. Azoubel |
1114 |
| 188 |
Development of a
Performance Measurement System for Forwarders
K. Schmidt, Z. Miodrag, C. Geiger |
1119 |
| 189 |
Financial Reporting
Framework: Case of Czech Republic and Macedonia
Jiří Strouhal, Fitim Deari |
1125 |
| 190 |
Determining the
Principles Affecting Perceptions of Strategic Quality Management
Implementation: A Study of the Turkish Large Scale Firms
Gül Tekin Temur, Tolga Kaya, Serpil Öktem, Sýtký Gözlü |
1134 |
| 191 |
Infrastructure
Planning in Scania a Discourse Analytical Approach to the Concepts of
Regional Development and Sustainability in the Planning Process
Fredrik Pettersson |
1139 |
| 192 |
Evaluation of Risks
in New Product Innovation
Emre Alptekin, Damla Yalçýnyiðit, Gülfem Alptekin |
1152 |
| 193 |
Educational Values
of Virtual Reality: The Case of Spatial Ability
Elinda Ai-Lim Lee, Kok Wai Wong, Chun Che Fung |
1157 |
| 194 |
Energy Resources
Management for Sustainable Development in Nigeria Niger Delta Region:
Women Issues and the Environment
Chizoba Chinweze, Gwen Abiola-Oloke, Chike Jideani |
1162 |
| 195 |
The Urban
Development Boundary as a Planning Tool for Sustainable Urban Form: The
South African Situation
E. J. Cilliers |
1165 |
| 196 |
Examining
Organizational Improvisation: The Role of Strategic Reasoning and
Managerial Factors
Darwina Arshad, Paul Hughes |
1171 |
| 197 |
A New Measure of
Herding Behavior: Derivation and Implications
Amina Amirat, Abdelfettah Bouri |
1178 |
| 198 |
A Study of Factors
Influencing the Improvement of Technology Business Incubator's
Effectiveness: An Explanatory Model
Alireza Ghasemizad |
1193 |
| 199 |
Introducing
Successful Financial Innovations: Rewriting the Rules in Light of the
Global Financial Crisis
Abdel Aziz, Hadia H. |
1200 |
| 200 |
Digital Scholarship and Disciplinary Culture:
An Investigation of Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Ali S. Al-Aufi, Paul Genoni |
1207 |
| 201 |
Bridging the Green-Value-Gap: A South African
Approach
E.J. Cilliers |
1218 |
| 202 |
Virtual Environments…Vehicle for Pedagogical
Advancement
Elizabeth M. Hodge, Sharon K. Collins, Eric Kisling |
1224 |
| 203 |
Performance Evaluation Standards and
Innovation: An Empirical Investigation
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1230 |
| 204 |
Poverty, Inequality and Growth: a Survey of
the Literature and Some Facts from Turkey
Fatma Didin Sonmez |
1235 |
| 205 |
Effects of Human Capital and Openness on
Economic Growth of Developed and Developing Countries: A Panel Data
Analysis
Fatma Didin Sonmez, Pinar Sener |
1242 |
| 206 |
Teacher Professionalisation and Career
Commitment
Fauziah Noordin, Rahmah Mohd Rashid, Rohani Ghani, Rasimah Aripin,
Zabani Darus |
1247 |
| 207 |
Digital Hypertexts vs. Traditional Books: An
Inquiry into Non-Linearity
Federica Fornaciari |
1254 |
| 208 |
Computer - based Systems for High Speed
Vessels Navigators – Engineers Training
D. E. Gourgoulis, C. G. Yakinthos, M. G. Vassiliadou |
1272 |
| 209 |
Perceptions of Corporate Social Responsibility
Concept in Greece
Grigoris Giannarakis, Nikolaos Litinas, Ioannis Theotokas |
1276 |
| 210 |
Characteristics of Corporate Social
Responsibility Indicators
Grigoris Giannarakis, Nikolaos Litinas, Ioannis Theotokas |
1283 |
| 211 |
Development of Online Islamic Medication
Expert System (OIMES)
Hanita Daud, Noorhana Yahya, Low Tan Jung, Azizuddin Abd Aziz,
Rabibah Ahmad Samawe |
1293 |
| 212 |
An Attempt to Spread the Concept of
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Future Generations
Hiroko Nakaoka, Emiko Todaka, Chisato Mori |
1300 |
| 213 |
Do Cultural Differences in Successful ERP
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Jaideep Motwani, Asli Yagmur Akbulut |
1303 |
| 214 |
The Link between Financial and Overall
Corporate Strategies
Jaroslav Pavlíček |
1309 |
| 215 |
High Performance VLSI Architecture of 2D
Discrete Wavelet Transform with Scalable Lattice Structure
Juyoung Kim, Taegeun Park |
1315 |
| 216 |
Chronic Consumer States Influencing Compulsive
Consumption
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1321 |
| 217 |
A Study on the Attractiveness of Heavy Duty
Motorcycle
Kaishuan Shen, Pan Changyu, Yuhsiang Lu, Zongshao Liu, Chishxsin
Chuang, Minyuan Ma |
1328 |
| 218 |
Comparison of the Garden City Concept and
Green Belt Concept in Major Asian and Oceanic Cities
Kayoko Yamamoto |
1333 |
| 219 |
Clubs Forming on Crazyvote - The Blurred
Social Boundary Between Online Communities and the Real World
Ko-Hsun Huang, Hsiao-Chen You, Yi-Shin Deng |
1343 |
| 220 |
Fuzzy Approach for Ranking of Motor Vehicles
Involved in Road Accidents
Lazim Abdullah, N orhanadiah Zam |
1354 |
| 221 |
Migration from Commercial to in-House
Developed Learning Management Systems
Lejla A. Bexheti, Visar S. Shehu, Adrian A. Besimi |
1359 |
| 222 |
Indonesian Store Loyalty Factors for Modern
Retailing Market
Lina Salim |
1364 |
| 223 |
Devising and Assessing the Efficacy of Mobile-
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Majlinda Fetaji, Alajdin Abazi, Zamir Dika, Bekim Fetaji |
1372 |
| 224 |
A Comparative Study on the Creativity of
Organizations in Office Management and Secretarial Work and the
Assessment of Creativity among Students Training in This Field
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1377 |
| 225 |
The Attributes that Affect Consumers Adopting
New Products
Min-Yuan Ma, Yi-Chen Chen |
1383 |
| 226 |
Antecedent Factors of Ethical Ideologies in
Moral Judgment: Evidence from the Mixed Method Study
N. Mustamil, M. Quaddus |
1393 |
| 227 |
Attachment Styles of Children Raised in
Nursery vs. Those Who are Raised in the Family in Iran
Narges Razeghi |
1402 |
| 228 |
Does Perceived Organizational Virtuousness
Explain Organizational Citizenship Behaviors?
Neuza Ribeiro, Arménio Rego |
1406 |
| 229 |
Using PFA in Feature Analysis and Selection
for H.264 Adaptation
Nora A. Naguib, Ahmed E. Hussein, Hesham A. Keshk, Mohamed I. El-Adawy |
1414 |
| 230 |
Ageing & Partial Discharge Patterns in oil-
Impregnated Paper and Pressboard Insulation at High Temperature
R. H. Khawaja, T. R. Blackburn, M. Rehan Arif |
1417 |
| 231 |
On the Reliability of Low Voltage Network with
Small Scale Distributed Generators
Rade M. Ciric, Nikola Lj.Rajakovic |
1423 |
| 232 |
Academic Digital Library’s Evaluation
Criteria: User-Centered Approach
Razilan A. Kadir, Wan A. K.W. Dollah, Fatimah A. Saaid, Diljit S. |
1428 |
| 233 |
Effect of Chemical Pretreatments and
Dehydration Methods on Quality Characteristics of Tomato Powder and Its
Storage Stability
Reihaneh Ahmadzadeh Ghavidel, Mehdi Ghiafeh Davoodi |
1434 |
| 234 |
Production of Milk Clotting Protease by
Rhizopus Stolonifer through Optimization of Culture Conditions
S. Gais, F. Fazouane, A. Mechakra |
1444 |
| 235 |
Strategies and Compromises: Towards an
Integrated Energy and Climate Policy for Egypt
S.T. El Sheltawy, A. A. Refaat |
1449 |
| 236 |
Mathematical Modelling of Single Phase Unity
Power Factor Boost Converter
Sanjay L. Kurkute, Pradeep M. Patil, Kakasaheb C. Mohite |
1464 |
| 237 |
Applying Ontology to Enrich Metadata for
Learning Objects Discovery in Distributed Repositories
Shima Zahmatkesh, Ahmad A. Kardan, Amir Golshan |
1468 |
| 238 |
Megalopolisation: An Effect of Large Scale
Urbanisation in Post-Reform China
Siqing Chen |
1474 |
| 239 |
Telecommunications Access, Social Capital and
Sustainable Development
Susan.Bandias |
1482 |
| 240 |
Consistent Modeling of Functional Dependencies
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Sven Rebhan, Nils Einecke, Julian Eggert |
1492 |
| 241 |
Sustainable Urban System Through Landuse-Environment-Transport
Measures
Swapan Kumar Deb |
1500 |
| 242 |
BPR Effect on ERP Implementation: a
Comparative Case Study
Turan Erman Erkan |
1508 |
| 243 |
Design, Manufacture and Test of a Solar
Powered Audible Bird Scarer
Turhan Koyuncu, Fuat Lule |
1512 |
| 244 |
Balancing Tourism and Environment: The ETM
Model
U.V Jose, Muhammed Nahar, Vijayakumar S., Sonia Jose |
1515 |
| 245 |
Landscape Visual Classification Using Land use
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1521 |
| 246 |
The Effect of Ultrasound Pre-Treatment on
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W.M.F. Wan Ishak, N. A. Rowson |
1529 |
| 247 |
Synergies between Physical and Electronic
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Wei-Ju, Huang |
1533 |
| 248 |
Valuing Patents on Market Reaction to Patent
Infringement Litigations
Yu J. Chiu, Chia H. Yeh |
1542 |
| 249 |
Representation of Plant Texture in Paper and
Textile
Yu-Chiao Wang, Yi-Shin Deng |
1549 |
| 250 |
An Information Interface for Corporate
Identity System
Yu-Lin Hsu, Youn-Jien Lin |
1559 |
| 251 |
The Research of Upgrading Models of Informal
Cities in Developing Countries
Zhu Hai-bo |
1565 |
| 252 |
Globalisation, ICTs and National Identity: The
Consequences of ICT Policy in Malaysia
Abd Rasid Abd Rahman |
1569 |
| 253 |
Borderline
Personality Organization and the Interpersonal Components of
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Heather M. Roxborough, Paul L. Hewitt, Gordon L. Flett, Jasmin
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1580 |
| 254 |
KM for Solving
Economic Problem and Poverty in Community: a Case from Thailand
Usa Sutthisakorn, Samchai Jirapatarasil |
1588 |
| 255 |
Compensation Method
Eliminating Voltage Distortions in PWM Inverter
H. Sediki, S. Djennoune |
1591 |
| 256 |
The Effect of
Combining Real Experimentation With Virtual Experimentation on Students’
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1599 |
| 257 |
Modeling Brand
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1605 |
| 258 |
Children and
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1614 |
| 259 |
Rethinking the
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1619 |
| 260 |
How Can We Carry Out
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Peter Yang |
1623 |
| 261 |
Radiological Risk
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1629 |
| 262 |
Prerequisites to
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Tutku Eker Iscioglu |
1634 |
| 263 |
The Impact of Trade
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Umut Gunduz, Mehtap Hisarciklilar, Tolga Kaya |
1644 |
| 264 |
Enhanced Coagulation
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Eskisehir
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1648 |
| 265 |
An Interactive 3D
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Dawei Lin |
1652 |
| 266 |
A Prototype for
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1659 |
| 267 |
The Impact of
Financial Risks on Profitability of Malaysian Commercial Banks:
1996-2005
Fauziah Hanim Tafri, Zarinah Hamid, Ahamed Kameel Mydin Meera, Mohd
Azmi Omar |
1668 |
| 268 |
Collaborative
Education Practice in a Data Structure E-Learning Course
Gang Chen, Ruimin Shen |
1683 |
| 269 |
Analyzing
Convergence of IT and Energy Industry Based on Social System Framework
Giseob Byun, Ji Yeon Cho, Bong Gyou Lee |
1688 |
| 270 |
Perceptions of
Corporate Social Responsibility Concept in Greece
Grigoris Giannarakis, Nikolaos Litinas, Ioannis Theotokas |
1694 |
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