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Ethical And Unethical Methods Of Plagiarism Prevention In Academic Writing, K. Bakhtiyari, H. Salehi, M.A. Embi, M. Shakiba, A. Zavvari, M. Shahbazi-Moghadam, N. Ale Ebrahim, M. Mohammadjafari Jun 2014

Ethical And Unethical Methods Of Plagiarism Prevention In Academic Writing, K. Bakhtiyari, H. Salehi, M.A. Embi, M. Shakiba, A. Zavvari, M. Shahbazi-Moghadam, N. Ale Ebrahim, M. Mohammadjafari

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

This paper discusses plagiarism origins, and the ethical solutions to prevent it. It also reviews some unethical approaches, which may be used to decrease the plagiarism rate in academic writings. We propose eight ethical techniques to avoid unconscious and accidental plagiarism in manuscripts without using online systems such as Turnitin and/or iThenticate for cross checking and plagiarism detection. The efficiency of the proposed techniques is evaluated on five different texts using students individually. After application of the techniques on the texts, they were checked by Turnitin to produce the plagiarism and similarity report. At the end, the "effective factor" of …


Supplier Assessment And Selection Using Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process In A Steel Manufacturing Company, F. Tahriri, M. Dabbagh, N. Ale Ebrahim Apr 2014

Supplier Assessment And Selection Using Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process In A Steel Manufacturing Company, F. Tahriri, M. Dabbagh, N. Ale Ebrahim

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Every organization needs suppliers and no organization can exist without suppliers. Therefore, the organizations approach to suppliers and the selection of the appropriate supplier, its acquisition processes and policies, and its relationships with suppliers, is of vital importance, both to organizations and suppliers alike. No organization can be successful without the support of its supplier base, operationally and strategically, short or long-term.To select the best supplier, it is essential to make an analytical decision based upon tangible and intangible criteria. Chose and management of a supplier has to be congruent with organizational strategy. Therefore, the vision and strategy of the …


Visibility And Citation Impact, N. Ale Ebrahim, H. Salehi, M.A. Embi, F. Habibi Tanha, H. Gholizadeh, S.M. Motahar Mar 2014

Visibility And Citation Impact, N. Ale Ebrahim, H. Salehi, M.A. Embi, F. Habibi Tanha, H. Gholizadeh, S.M. Motahar

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

The number of publications is the first criteria for assessing a researcher output. However, the main measurement for author productivity is the number of citations, and citations are typically related to the paper's visibility. In this paper, the relationship between article visibility and the number of citations is investigated. A case study of two researchers who are using publication marketing tools confirmed that the article visibility will greatly improve the citation impact. Some strategies to make the publications available to a larger audience have been presented at the end of this paper.


Relationship Among Economic Growth, Internet Usage And Publication Productivity: Comparison Among Asean And World's Best Countries, H. Gholizadeh, H. Salehi, M.A. Embi, M. Danaee, S.M. Motahar, N. Ale Ebrahim, F.H. Tanha, Noor Azuan Abu Osman Mar 2014

Relationship Among Economic Growth, Internet Usage And Publication Productivity: Comparison Among Asean And World's Best Countries, H. Gholizadeh, H. Salehi, M.A. Embi, M. Danaee, S.M. Motahar, N. Ale Ebrahim, F.H. Tanha, Noor Azuan Abu Osman

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Publication productivity, as measured by the number of papers, has been regarded as one of the main indicators of reputation of countries and institutions. Nevertheless, the relationship among research publications, economic growth and World Wide Web in ASEAN countries is still unclear. The main intention of this study was to identify publication productivity among ASEAN and the world's top ten countries in the last 16 years (1996-2011). This study also aimed at finding the relationship among publication, gross domestic product (GDP) and internet usage. Furthermore, the publication trend in the 10 first Malaysian universities was evaluated for the same periods. …


Equality Of Google Scholar With Web Of Science Citations: Case Of Malaysian Engineering Highly Cited Papers, N. Ale Ebrahim, H. Salehi, M.A. Embi, M. Danaee, M. Mohammadjafari, A. Zavvari, M. Shakiba, M. Shahbazi-Moghadam Jan 2014

Equality Of Google Scholar With Web Of Science Citations: Case Of Malaysian Engineering Highly Cited Papers, N. Ale Ebrahim, H. Salehi, M.A. Embi, M. Danaee, M. Mohammadjafari, A. Zavvari, M. Shakiba, M. Shahbazi-Moghadam

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

This study uses citation analysis from two citation tracking databases, Google Scholar (GS) and ISI Web of Science, in order to test the correlation between them and examine the effect of the number of paper versions on citations. The data were retrieved from the Essential Science Indicators and Google Scholar for 101 highly cited papers from Malaysia in the field of engineering. An equation for estimating the citation in ISI based on Google scholar is offered. The results show a significant and positive relationship between both citation in Google Scholar and ISI Web of Science with the number of versions. …


Design, Development And Clinical Evaluation Of A New Prosthetic Suspension System For Lower Limb Amputees / Arezoo Eshraghi, Arezoo Eshraghi Jan 2014

Design, Development And Clinical Evaluation Of A New Prosthetic Suspension System For Lower Limb Amputees / Arezoo Eshraghi, Arezoo Eshraghi

Student Works (2010-2019)

Momentum, gravity, and other ambulation forces tend to displace lower limb prosthesis on residual limb. Thus, suspension systems have considerable effects on the amputee’s mobility, comfort, and satisfaction with prosthesis. Negative effects of poor suspension on rehabilitation, as well as the comfort and activity level of lower limb amputees, were previously stated. This research aimed to develop a prosthetic suspension system and to explore the biomechanics of prosthesis that incorporates the new system for transtibial amputees. A prosthetic suspension system was designed and fabricated based on magnetic field. Factors that were influenced by the prosthetic suspension were derived through an …