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  WORLD ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
ISSUE 30 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 İltüzer 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
Thomas K. Wanner		 852
149 Are Lecturers’ Ready for Usage of Mobile Technology for Teaching? Norazah Mohd Suki, Norbayah Mohd Suki 858
150 Assessing the Global Water Productivity of Some Irrigation Command Areas in Iran
A. Montazar		 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
A. M. Hasna 		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
C. Legacy 		889
156 On the Analysis of Bandwidth Management for Hybrid Load Balancing Scheme in WLANs
Chutima Prommak, Airisa Jantaweetip 		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
Cheng Fang Hsu, Shinn-Jong Lin 		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
 C. Scott-Young, D. Samson		 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
 B. Bakken, O. Boe		 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
 Ana Cázares		 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 Users’ Willingness to Shop Online
 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
Marcello Bettoni		 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, Sıtkı 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 Yalçınyiğit, 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
 F. Apaydın		 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 Sustainable Health Science with Environmental Universal Design for Future Generations
 Hiroko Nakaoka, Emiko Todaka, Chisato Mori		 1300
213 Do Cultural Differences in Successful ERP Implementations Exist?
 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
K. Prakash Vel, Lif Miriam Hamouda 		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- Assisted Instructional Modes in Mobile Learning
 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
 Mehmet Altınöz		 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 along with World Knowledge
 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 and Contour Data for Tourism and Planning Decision Making in Cameron Highlands District
 Hosni, N., Shinozaki, M.		 1521
246 The Effect of Ultrasound Pre-Treatment on Froth Flotation Performance
 W.M.F. Wan Ishak, N. A. Rowson		 1529
247 Synergies between Physical and Electronic Developments: A Case Study of Taipei City
 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 Perfectionism: A Review of Two Overlapping Personality Pathologies
 Heather M. Roxborough, Paul L. Hewitt, Gordon L. Flett, Jasmin Abizadeh		 1580
254 KM for Solving Economic Problem and Poverty in Community: a Case from Thailand
 Usa Sutthisakorn, Samchai Jirapatarasil		 1593
255 Compensation Method Eliminating Voltage Distortions in PWM Inverter
 H. Sediki, S. Djennoune 		1596
256 The Effect of Combining Real Experimentation With Virtual Experimentation on Students’ Success
 I. Oral, E. Bozkurt, H. Guzel 		1604
257 Modeling Brand Alliance Effects in Professional Services
Kristina Maiksteniene 		1610
258 Children and Advertising: Issues in Consumer Socialization Process
Laimona Sliburyte 		1619
259 Rethinking the Analysis of Means-End Chain Data in Marketing Research
P. Puustinen, A. Kanto 		1624
260 How Can We Carry Out Green Incentives Most Efficiently?
Peter Yang 		1628
261 Radiological Risk Assessment in Soil Samples of Western Haryana, India
 R. Mehra 		1634
262 Prerequisites to Increase the Purchase Intent for a Socially Responsible Company – Development of a Scale
 Tutku Eker Iscioglu 		1639
263 The Impact of Trade on Social Development
 Umut Gunduz, Mehtap Hisarciklilar, Tolga Kaya 		1649
264 Enhanced Coagulation of Disinfection By-Products Precursors in Porsuk Water Resource, Eskisehir
 Zehra Yigit, Hatice Inan, Guven Seydioglu, Vedat Uyak 		1653
265 An Interactive 3D Experience for the Creation of Personalized Styling
Dawei Lin 		1657
266 A Prototype for Enhancing Information Security Awareness in Industry
E. Kritzinger, E. Smith 		1664
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 		1673
268 Collaborative Education Practice in a Data Structure E-Learning Course
Gang Chen, Ruimin Shen 		1688
269 Analyzing Convergence of IT and Energy Industry Based on Social System Framework
Giseob Byun, Ji Yeon Cho, Bong Gyou Lee 		1693
270 Perceptions of Corporate Social Responsibility Concept in Greece
 Grigoris Giannarakis, Nikolaos Litinas, Ioannis Theotokas 		1699

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