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Use of Coal Derived Humic Acid as Soil Conditioner to Improve Soil Physical Properties and Wheat Yield

Ijaz Ahmad, Safdar Ali, Khalid Saifullah Khan, Fayyaz ul Hassan & Kashif Bashir · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2015

In Pothwar area of Punjab Pakistan (33º N to 74º E), intensive soil tillage, soil erosion and low crop residue input are the reasons which have lead to the deterioration of soil structure. Structurally unstable soils are more susceptible to erosion which, in turn, leads to poor c...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJPSS/2015/14410

Knowledge Bias: The Student's Perception Regarding Copying During Examinations, A Case Study of Israeli Colleges

Yoav Gal, Lior Pery, Tomer Gal & Adiv Gal · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2015

The object of the article is to examine the view of students at Tel-Hai College regarding the phenomenon of copying amongst their fellow-students. The question was raised as to whether the learning process really affects the students' views and whether the phenomenon of copying b...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2015/14776

Math Circles in North Bay – the Northern Experience

Laura J. Huntington & Tzvetalin S. Vassilev · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2015

Identifying mathematically talented children and working with them in various forms to help them achieve their full potential has been a priority in many countries around the world in the last 50 years [1-3]. In the last 20 years, special attention has been paid to this in North...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2015/14809

Transient Solution of Machine Interference Problem with an Unreliable Server under Multiple Vacations Policy

S. A. Ojobor · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2015

Consider the machine interference problem with an unreliable server under multiple vacations. There are M similar machines that are subject to breakdowns with a single server who is responsible for repairing the failed machines. Each machine fails completely at random with rate λ...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2015/14799

A Quarter-Step Hybrid Block Method for First-Order Ordinary Differential Equations

J. Sunday, Y. Skwame & P. Tumba · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2015

In this paper, we derive a new quarter-step hybrid block method for the solution of first-order Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs). We employ the approach of interpolating the power series and collocating the differential system within a quarter-step interval of integration....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2015/14139

Maize Price Stabilization in Ghana: An Application of a Continuous-Time Delay Differential Equation Model with Buffer Stock

Martin Anokye & Francis T. Oduro · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2015

The paper is intended to use mathematical models for controlling fluctuations in the price of maize by employing a nonlinear continuous time delay differential equation derived from linear demand and nonlinear supply functions of price. The delay parameters reflect the realities...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2015/14892

Data Clustering Using Hybridization Strategies of Continuous Ant Colony Optimization, Particle Swarm Optimization and Genetic Algorithm

Moein Fazeli Hassan Abadi & Hassan Rezaei · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2015

Nowadays, clustering plays a critical role in most research areas such as engineering, medicine, biology, data mining, etc. Evolutionary algorithms, including continuous ant colony optimization, particle swarm optimization, and genetic algorithms, have been employed for data clus...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2015/15341

New Variable Neighborhood Search Structure for Travelling Salesman Problems

A. Hande Erol Bingüler & Serol Bulkan · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2015

In the traveling salesman problem, there are a collection of cities and travel cost between each pair of them. The aim is to find the minimum cost way of visiting all cities and returning to the starting point. This kind of problem is deceptive and one of the most intensely studi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2015/14453

Diabetes Diagnosis with Maximum Covariance Weighted Resilience Back Propagation Procedure

Olabode Olatubosun, Fasoranbaku Olusoga & Fagbuwagun Abayomi · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2015

This study presents Diabetes Diagnosis with Maximum Covariance Weighted Resilience Back Propagation Procedure. The Maximum covariance method is divided into three phases. A large number of candidate’s hidden units is considered by initializing their various weights with random va...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2015/14871

Forecasting the Number of Muslim Pilgrims Using NARX Neural Networks with a Comparison Study with Other Modern Methods

Esam A. Khan, Mahmoud A. Elgamal & Sameer M. Shaarawy · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2015

Pilgrimage (Hajj) of Muslims is considered the largest human gathering all over the world in which more than three millions move together through a very limited space in a short time period. The yearly number of pilgrims coming from outside Saudi Arabia, denoted by NPO for short,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2015/14563

Optimal Portfolio for N-Risky and N-Riskless Irreversible Investments

B. A. Salami & C. R. Nwozo · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2015

When a firm decides to make irreversible investment expenditure, it neglects its right without obligation to invest but wait for new desirable information that might affect investment decision. Studies have shown irreversible investments with the underlying value process driven b...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2015/14583