http://ijaems.com/ Open Access international Journal to publish research paper en-us July 2017 In this article, authors attempt to describe the refurbishment of a temperature controlled shaking water bath. The instrument has mechanical part and electronic part that consists of temperature controller and shaking circuit. Temperature controller circuit has been designed locally and mechanical part and shaking circuit has been re-installed successfully. The circuit has been designed using IC transducers (590KH) which acts high impedances constant current generator (1µA/0K) temperature range from 00C above ambient +1000C . The instruments have been refurbished for MIID, IFRB, AERE, Savar. http://ijaems.com/detail/refurbishment-of-a-shaking-water-bath/ M. N. Islam, H. Akhter, M. Begum, Y. Mawla, K. Asaduzzaman, M. S. Alam, M. A. S. Haque, M. Hoq, M.M.A. Naser Waheed http://ijaems.com/upload_images/issue_files/1 IJAEMS-JUL-2016-15-Refurbishment of a Shaking Water Bath.pdf The process of evaluating the organizational impact is a subject widely studied nationally and internationally. The reference to the organizational impact, it is necessary to focus on the positive or negative results of a change, modification or innovation applied to the organization and that directly affects a part or the entire organization. The Conceptual Model for the Evaluation of the Organizational Impact (CMEOI) to determine the degree of knowledge of the objective, goals or projects, information and communication, effectiveness of specific programs or projects, motivation, benefits, stimuli or compensation, labor climate and identification of potential. The present investigation proposes a conceptual model that will be useful to determine the degree of organizational impact, of an entity in the face of any change, modification or innovation, whether internal or external. http://ijaems.com/detail/conceptual-model-for-the-evaluation-of-the-organizational-impact/ Marco Tulio Ceron Lopez, Veronica Flores, Manuel Gonzalez Perez http://ijaems.com/upload_images/issue_files/2 IJAEMS-JUN-2017-30-Conceptual Model for the Evaluation.pdf The purpose of this paper is to predict the mechanical properties of galvanized steel, using appropriate data mining techniques such as neural network, support vector machine, regression analysis and regression tree methods. It is found that by using the neural network technique one can get the best result for predicting the mechanical properties of galvanized steel according to the values of input parameters and also considering the effects of annealing temperature and line speed as the controlling parameters. http://ijaems.com/detail/predicting-mechanical-properties-of-galvanized-steels-data-mining-approach/ Zahra Ghasemivinche, Ali Zeinal Hamadani http://ijaems.com/upload_images/issue_files/3 IJAEMS-JUN-2017-28-Predicting Mechanical Properties.pdf Conventional concrete has the draw backs of cracks due to plastic shrinkage, low tensile strength – compressive strength ratio, low ductility, expansion and contraction with change in temperature. Continuous research efforts are going on to develop a high performance concrete by using fibers and other admixtures. One such effort is the research on an alkaline resistance glass fiber reinforced concrete. GFRC has many advantages over conventional concrete such as It reduce the bleeding of concrete, which improves the surface integrity, homogeneity of concrete and reduces the probability of cracks. Glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) is a composite concrete which has abilities to overcome all these deficiency and make construction faster, resistance of corrosion, durable and can increase the tensile strength of concrete. The alkaline resistance glass fiber reinforced concrete (ARGFRC) resists rust and corrosion and hence contributes to the durability of concrete. In this project, an attempt has been made to study the characteristics strength properties of alkaline resistance glass fiber reinforced concrete for structural applications. Alkaline resistance glass fiber with an aspect ratio of 857.1 were added to C35 grade reference concrete mix as reinforcement in proportions of 0.2%, 0.4%, 0.6% and 1% by the volume of concrete. 150 mm x 150 mm x 150mm cube moulds, 100 mm x 100 mm x 500mm beam moulds and 150 mm diameter and 300 mm high cylindrical specimens were cast and tested for all the ARGFRC concrete mixes for the C35 grade reference mix for strength comparison. Test is also conducted to study the effect of high temperature. The study shows that 0.6% addition of A.R glass fibers in ARGFRC has maximum compressive strength, split-tensile strength and flexural strength by 14.98% with respect to C35 grade reference concrete mix. Similarly, 1% addition of A.R glass fibers in ARGFRC has minimum characteristics strength by 2.26% with respect to C35 grade reference concrete mix. 0% addition of A.R glass fibers in ARGFRC has lowest decrease in high temperature strength by 14.26% with respect to compressive strength at 28 days. 0.6% addition of A.R glass fibers in ARGFRC has lowest workability by 74.44% with respect to C35 grade reference concrete mix and 1% addition of A.R glass fiber shows a negative trend in workability. http://ijaems.com/detail/an-experimental-work-on-alkaline-resistance-glass-fiber-reinforced-concrete/ B.S. Krishnamurthy, R.Balamuralikrishnan, Mohammed Shakil http://ijaems.com/upload_images/issue_files/4 IJAEMS-JUL-2017-2-An Experimental Work on Alkaline Resistance.pdf Reverse vending machine is a concept or an idea which inculcate the habit of recycling the waste materials. Reverse vending machine will be working by taking recyclable waste into the machine and gives a use full thing as a token of appreciation. The aim of this project is to design and fabricate a reverse vending machine which takes recyclable waste into the machine and displays a token of appreciation. The machine can accept a plastic bottle of 90mm diameter without cap and tin cans can be accepted and crushed and stored. The machine has a capacity of storing 50 plastic bottles and 50 tin cans. There basically two parts, one is the mechanical part and the other is the electronics part. The mechanical part is used to crush the recyclable waste which is kept in the machine so that more plastic and cans can be recycled and stored. The electronics part which consist of sensor and microcontroller, is used to take the correct input and segregate the waste into its respective categories and give a token of appreciation as a LCD display. The whole system is automated by the help of electronics. Combining both parts will give a reverse vending machine. Reverse vending machine will be working by taking recyclable waste into the machine and gives a use full thing as a token of appreciation. With limited resources in the world, we need to start preserving them and put an end to wastage. Being encouraged to recycle through a rewards system.To encourage recycling process we are designing and manufacturing reverse vending machine. http://ijaems.com/detail/a-new-approach-in-manufacturing-of-reverse-vending-machine/ M Balubai, VamsikiranSure, V Manil Reddy, Sai Reddy Gowtham, Dr.Ram.Subbiah http://ijaems.com/upload_images/issue_files/5 IJAEMS-JUN-2017-31-A New Approach in Manufacturing of Reverse.pdf Pavement is a multi-layer system that distributes the vehicular loads over a larger area. It helps to make them durable and able to withstand traffic and the environment. Pavement consists of three basic layers the first layer is Sub grade (Gravel) which is the foundation layer, the second layer is sub base (layer Assistant foundation) and the top layer is base (a layer of pavement) which consists of Bituminous Carpet + Bituminous Macadam. Cracking of pavement is a defect that appears in the top layer of the road. Pavement can be under compression and tension at the same time, but in different directions. While a tire compresses a pavement downward, it forms a deflection basin which causes the pavement to go into tension in both horizontal directions. If the pavement is not strong enough, the asphalt is stretched too far, which separates and a crack forms in the wheel track. A crack may also form between the wheel tracks. The maintenance of roads means protecting, restoration and strengthening of all elements of the road to maintain sustainability of the road. Road maintenance also includes additional work that is necessary in order to raise the level of performance and reach the best level of safety and comfort for the road users. Roads are high-cost investments and need constant maintenance so that these investments continue to perform as required. Therefore, care must be taken to maintain the roads in optimum maintenance and in a scientific manner. The aim of this Study is to identify the most common types of cracks and defects which occur in Izki road and suggest suitable option for maintenance. The objectives are to identify different types of cracks & defects, to find out the different reasons that cause defects and cracks in Izki road and to suggest suitable maintenance methods. A 2km length of the road was selected for the study. Survey was carried out and the reasons for cracking and other failures in pavement were studied. Finally, the required maintenance solution for each type of failures was identified and the best maintenance option was selected. http://ijaems.com/detail/evaluation-of-flexible-pavement-failures-a-case-study-on-izki-road/ Reem Salim Nasser Alaamri, Rafeeq Ameen Kattiparuthi, Alaa Moosa Koya http://ijaems.com/upload_images/issue_files/6 IJAEMS-JUN-2017-24-Evaluation of Flexible Pavement Failures.pdf Delay is one of the major issues in EPC projects in Oman. Project managers are not considering the root causes of delay while taking preventive measures. This project aims to identify the most common types of delay in EPC projects, to find out the root causes of delay by using Ishikawa diagram and further to prepare acceleration plan for a running project by using schedule compression techniques. The objectives of this project are: (a ) to identify root causes of various delays commonly affecting the EPC projects in Oman by using Ishikawa diagram. (b) to identify critical delay cause factors for a running project by conducting questionnaire survey. (c) to prepare acceleration plan for the project by using schedule compression techniques. To achieve this study: all the information was collected, schedules were compared to calculate the delay in each activity, questionnaire survey was conducted to study the impact of various factors causing delay and the root causes by using Ishikawa diagram and finally prepared an acceleration plan by using schedule compression techniques . The results found are: time and cost constraints are the biggest obstacle causing delay in EPC projects. The study identified the importance of analyzing the root causes before taking any particular preventive measures. http://ijaems.com/detail/delay-analysis-in-epc-projects-using-ishikawa-diagram/ Alaa Khalfan Al Ghaithi, Rafeeq Ameen Kattiparuthi, Alaa Moosa Koya http://ijaems.com/upload_images/issue_files/7 IJAEMS-JUN-2017-25-Delay Analysis in EPC Projects using.pdf Predicting reliability of new products at their early life time is one of the important issues in the field of reliability. Lack of data in this period of life time causes prediction to be very hard and inaccurate. This paper proposes a model for predicting non repairable product’s reliability early after its production and introduction to the market. It is assumed that time to failure of this product has a Weibull distribution with known shape parameter but the scale parameter is a random variable that could have different distributions like gamma, inverted gamma and truncated normal. Bayesian statistics is used to join prior information on past product failure and sparse few field data on current product’s performance to overcome lack of data problem which is a major problem in the early reliability prediction of new products. The Bayesian model provides a more accurate and logical prediction compared to classical methods and indications are favorable regarding the model’s practicality in industrial applications. This model has managerial usefulness because of giving more accurate predictions. In all previous studies, there is no comprehensive and precise model for reliability prediction. Different from other studies, we present a definite form for scale parameter of different prior distributions. We use a special form of Weibull distribution which leads us to this definite form. This model provides a suitable estimation value from uncertain environments of parameters because it uses more information for prediction. http://ijaems.com/detail/products-reliability-prediction-model-based-on-bayesian-approach/ Sattar Ameri http://ijaems.com/upload_images/issue_files/8 IJAEMS-JUL-2017-5-Products Reliability Prediction Model Based.pdf Nano structure of mixed (SnO2)1-x(ZnO)x thin films were prepared by spray pyrolysis technique at a substrate temperature of 400°C. The films deposited were 190 nm thickness. The XRD analysis for its structural characteristic has been performed. The average grain size was found to be between 21.27 and 15.80 nm.AFM Atomic Force microscope gives good information about the surface topography of the film.It is understood that the crystallinity of SnO2increases with increasing ZnO Vol.%. http://ijaems.com/detail/structural-properties-of-sno-sub-2-sub-sub-1-x-sub-zno-sub-x-sub-thin-films-deposited-by-spray-pyrolysis-technique/ Nahida Bukheet Hasan, Zahra’a Adel Jawad http://ijaems.com/upload_images/issue_files/9 IJAEMS-JUL-2017-13-Structural Properties of SnO2.pdf In developing countries the energy problems are both widespread and serious. Lack of access to sufficient and sustainable supplies of energy impacts around 90% of the population of many developing countries. People are compelled to live without regular and good quality electricity supply. The rural population remains dependent on fuels such as animal dung, crop residues, fuel wood and charcoal to cook their daily meals. Without efficient, clean energy, people are undermined in their efforts to engage effectively in productive activities and improve their quality of life (Barnes and Floor, 1996). India is home to the largest rural population in the world with approx. 68.84% of the total population residing in rural areas (Census, 2011). In order to contribute to the overall development in India, access to modern energy and cleaner fuel for rural households is important. There is a need to bridge the access gap by expanding energy systems to meet the energy requirements of the fast growing population and mitigate the threat of climate change. The best possible solution to the energy poverty challenges lies in the shift towards sustainable energy technologies. In the present scenario, the uncontrollable increase in use of non-renewable energies such as fossil fuel, oil, natural gas has led to fluctuation of demand and supply. This negative energy balance for decades has forced India to purchase energy from other countries to fulfill the needs of the entire country. Hence, energy access is an important component of poverty alleviation and an indispensable element of sustainable human development. Government of India has initiated numerous development programmes, focusing on providing sustainable energy solutions to rural communities often deprived of clean and uninterrupted energy supply for their daily energy requirements. The study entitled ‘Renewable Energy Options among Rural Households’ was conducted in Haryana and Himachal Pradesh states. The outcomes of the study provide a roadmap for future programmes promoting the use of clean, efficient and modern energy technologies, to be implemented more effectively. Findings would further benefit the primary and secondary key stakeholders involved in research and development, formulation of policies and regulations, promoting sale and purchase and provide financial assistance to future energy programmes meant to popularize the use of Renewable Energy Technologies. http://ijaems.com/detail/renewable-energy-options-among-rural-households-in-haryana-and-himachal-pradesh-an-overview/ Supriya, Sushma Goel, Pradeep Chandra Pant http://ijaems.com/upload_images/issue_files/10 IJAEMS-JUL-2017-12-Renewable Energy Options among Rural.pdf construction materials management process is a key to success of a construction project. Nowadays, successful management of construction materials has to be based on thorough and updated information, and processed utiliz-ing a well designed construction materials management system. The aim of this study has been to explore the local prac-tice in construction materials management and develop a Computerized system to facilitate the management of con-struction materials mainly in the building construction. Construction materials management related literature has been generally reviewed; meanwhile some construction materials management system packages have been re-viewed also. A survey questionnaire supported by interviews is used to explore the local practice in construction materials man-agement. One hundred and twenty questionnaires were distributed to contractors of first; second, and third class, eighty-four questionnaires were received and analyzed. The researcher concluded that all contracting companies are interested in using some techniques of managing con-struction materials such as creating and updating data-base for materials categories, local and international suppliers. Also, the Israeli closure on Gaza Strip is the main element that affects materials availability and cost and causes increase the cost of main materials such as cement, reinforcement steel and aggregate. The study shows that most of contracting companies are still managing construction materials manually. Shortage of user-friendly construction materials system packages and lack of qualified personnel in using computer-based materials management systems are considered the main obstacles in using computer in construction materials management. The researcher explores Microsoft Excel capabilities and utilizes these capabilities in developing a Construction Materials Management System which named "construc-tion materials management system"(CMMS). CMMS is a PC-based system which has been designed to run under Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Excel is used in developing CMMS, as most companies in Gaza strip are familiar with it. Full description of CMMS has been given with detailed implementation procedures. CMMS has been evaluated to test its suitability to local practice. Evalua-tion of CMMS has addressed both conceptual and practi-cal issues. One of the main recommendations of this re-search is to encourage local contracting companies to have a construction materials management system pack-age and use it in determining the required quantities of construction materials in order to get materials in time and required quantitiessave time and minimize error. http://ijaems.com/detail/a-computerized-system-for-managing-con-struction-materials-for-gaza-strip-building-contractors/ Dr. Eyad Haddad http://ijaems.com/upload_images/issue_files/11 IJAEMS-JUL-2017-14-A Computerized System for Managing.pdf An attempt has been made to assess the poverty status in rural area of Jodhpur district of western Rajasthan. Two villages were randomly selected fall in the radius of 20 km from the Jodhpur city whereas another two villages were selected 60 km far from Jodhpur city with poor infrastructure facility and poor non-farm employment. 30 respondents were randomly selected from each selected village.A total of 120 respondents were selected from four village for the study. Simple tabulation method was used. For determining the poverty status, income method was used. From the study, it is revealed that agriculture, livestock, non-farm-labor activities are the main factor for poverty assessment. Size of land holding is a crucial factor. Marginal and small land holding couple with low income, are the main reason for poverty. The percentage of earners in the family size groups and percentage of dependents is inversely proportionate. http://ijaems.com/detail/poverty-assessment-in-urban-area-of-jodhpur-district-in-western-arid-region-of-rajasthan/ Satya Prakash Sharma http://ijaems.com/upload_images/issue_files/12 IJAEMS-JUL-2017-20-Poverty Assessment in Urban Area of Jodhpur.pdf Law No. 23 of 2011 has become the most important partof making changes towards a professional BAZNAS. These changes should be supported by good personal information capabilities and management commitment in supporting those changes towards the better, especially in the development of integrated accounting information systems as an easy form of making financial reports that can provide timely, relevant and accurate information. BAZNAS integrated accounting information system is very important to build and create quality information and transparencythat can lead to the increase of public trustfor the managers of National Zakatorganization. Especially in districts and cities of West Java. This research’s objective is to test and analyze the influence of personal informationcapability and management commitment on the successful implementation of accounting information systems. Explanatory research method is used for this research. Data collection is through survey techniques by distributing questionnaires and interviews on BAZNAS in district and city level in West Java.Meanwhile the observation unit is the users of accounting information system. The research instruments are validity and reliability tests. Data analysis is performed descriptively and verified using SEM-PLS. The result of the research shows that at the significant level of 5% , the capability of personal information and management commitment have a significant influence on the successful implementation of zakat accounting information system in BAZNAS of Regency / city level in West Java Province with the influence of 77.5%. Meanwhile 22.5% are influenced by other factors that have not been studied. http://ijaems.com/detail/the-influence-of-personal-information-capability-and-management-commitment-on-the-success-of-the-implementation-of-accounting-information-system-in-baznas-of-district-city-level-in-west-java-province/ Nunung Nurhayati, Affandi Iss, Ririn Sk http://ijaems.com/upload_images/issue_files/13 IJAEMS-JUL-2017-7-The Influence of Personal Information.pdf The need for the production of Topographic Information System (TIS) of Federal School of Surveying, Oyo arose due to the absence of Topographic Information System for proper planning of the school. Therefore, TIS was carried out with the aim of producing a tool for effective planning and land management of the school. Field and Office reconnaissance were carried out in order to be familiar with the terrain and do proper planning on the methodology and equipment to be used for the acquisition and assembling of spatial and attribute data. The geometric (spatial) data were acquired by ground survey method using Total station (South S74301) through the process of traversing, detailing and obtaining spot heights which were carried out simultaneously. The data processing were adequately and effectively done using Leica Geo Office Tools and South NTS Software for Data downloading, Notepad and Microsoft Excel for editing and preprocessing, AutoCAD 2016 for draughting, Surfer 11 for generating the Digital Terrain Model (DTM) and 3D Wireframe Map while ArcGIS 10.0 version was used for spatial analysis, query generation and information presentation. A model database was created and structured using the relational table format. The interpretation of the maps and queries produced, supports decision making policy needed by the Land surveyors, Architects, Engineers, Urban and Regional planners to plan, design and execute vital infrastructural projects in the school. It was recommended that TIS should become a lasting tool for decision making and management of land and its resources for effective and sustainable development. http://ijaems.com/detail/topographic-information-system-of-federal-school-of-surveying-oyo-east-local-government-oyo-state-nigeria/ Ojiako J.C., Jimoh S. O. http://ijaems.com/upload_images/issue_files/14 IJAEMS-JUL-2017-17-Topographic Information System of Federal.pdf Thousands of languages are spoken around the world; each language has its own importance in their community. Every community is trying to promote their language via writing books, newspapers, and poetry in their language. Pashto is one of the main languages of Pakistan, Afghanistan and about 60 million of Pashto speakers are dispersed around the world. Even Pashto is national and official language of Afghanistan. The importance of the Pashto language leads to introduce an application for Pashto language, just like a number of applications available for Urdu, English and even for all major languages of the world. In this paper we introduced an offline Pashto Editor “PashApp” for writing Pashto language and provide mark-ups facilities during writings after analyzing the drawbacks or the services not available in online or offline Pashto editors. We developed PashApp in Java. The application is analyzed by comparative analysis using the available Pashto editors and analyzed different features provided by PashApp using task based questionnaire. The study includes 20 Pashto speaking volunteers by simple random sampling technique. The comparative analysis of different available editors lead PashApp which is analyzed using task based questionnaire. The results show high user satisfactions for the features provided in the developed PashApp for Pashto language. The application is an offline editor available for free and covers all basic operations for writings of a language. http://ijaems.com/detail/user-friendly-pashto-text-editor/ Sarwar Shah Khan, Muzammil Khan http://ijaems.com/upload_images/issue_files/15 IJAEMS-JUL-2017-9-User Friendly Pashto Text Editor.pdf