To select an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system is time consuming due to the resource constraints, the software complexity, and the different of alternatives. A comprehensively systematic selection policy for ERP system is very important to the success of ERP project. In this paper, we propose a fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) method to evaluate the alternatives of ERP system. Th...

Introduction: Advances in human health and welfare ultimately depend on research projects. Healthcare research can provide important information about disease trends and risk factors, outcomes of treatment or public health interventions, functional abilities, patterns of care, and health care costs and use. Teaching healthcare research is done to make change and meet human needs in the communit...

Many computer-based analytical models for decision-making and forecasting have been developed in recent years, particularly in the areas of economics and finance. Analytic models have an important limitation which has restricted their use: a model cannot anticipate every factor that may be important in making a decision. Some analysts attempt to compensate for this limitation by making heuristi...

The demand for energy resources by various systems such as production and transportation, as well as for physical comfort continues to grow apace, intensifying global dependence on fossil fuels and their derivatives. For this reason, numerous private and public programs in several countries have established feasible alternatives for the substitution of petroleum derivatives (Sahin, 2011; Saint ́...

The design of coupling spring for a microelectromechanical (MEM) filter is driven by the requirements of bandwidth. A novel design aspect of the coupling spring design is presented which follows mechanical–electrical–mechanical domains in order. A designed second order MEM bandpass filter consists hereby of two laterally/vertically driven resonance structures, which are coupled by a mechanical ...

The application of urea-based selective catalytic reduction products (i.e., Urea-SCR) provides a NOx and, therefore, minimizes pollution emissions from vehicles fueled by diesel. Such can be easily found in the market; however, they are often susceptible to adulteration, mainly terms urea content and dilution with non-mineralized water. In this study, we propose simple, low-cost, disposable, st...

Agile development methodologies are very promising in the software industry. Agile development techniques are very realistic in understanding the fact that requirement in a business environment changes constantly. Agile development processes optimize the opportunity provided by cloud computing by doing software releases iteratively and getting user feedback more frequently. This research work, ...

Traditionally, ad hoc networks have been viewed as a connected graph over which end-to-end routing paths had to be established. Mobility was considered a necessary evil that invalidates paths and needs to be overcome in an intelligent way to allow for seamless communication between nodes. However, it has recently been recognized that mobility can be turned into a useful ally, by making nodes ca...

Diosgenin, a steroidal sapogenin, occurs abundantly in plants such as Dioscorea alata, Smilax China, and Trigonella foenum graecum. This bioactive phytochemical not only is used as an important starting material for the preparation of several steroidal drugs in the pharmaceutical industry, but has revealed also high potential and interest in the treatment of various types of disorders such as c...