Characteristics of a dielectric barrier discharge in atmospheric air by Lai, C.K., Chin, O.H., Thong, Kwai Lin

“…The system is powered by a variable 20 kV high voltage supply which is capable of delivering unipolar voltage pulses at frequency of 0.1–2.5 kHz and sinusoidal voltages at 6.5 kHz and above. At atmospheric pressure, the discharges exhibit either diffuse or filamentary appearance depending on parameters which include the series capacitance established by the electrodes with the dielectric barrier and varying air gap, dielectric material, and frequency of the supply voltages. …”
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Application of an atmospheric dielectric barrier discharge for inactivation of bacteria by Chin, Oi Hoong, Lai, K.L., Thong, Kwai Lin, Wong, Chiow San

“…An atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) system capable of operating under both positively biased voltage pulses at 500 Hz and sinusoidal AC voltage at 8.5 kHz was constructed. …”
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Effect of Air and Argon Sintering Atmospheres on Properties and Hydrothermal Aging Resistance of Y-TZP Ceramics by Ubenthiran, Sutharsini, Thanihaichelvan, Murugathas, Ramesh, Singh

“…In this work, we investigated the role of sintering atmosphere and temperature on low-temperature degradation of 3 mol.% yttria tetragonal zirconia polycrystals ceramics. …”

Atmospheric hydrodeoxygenation of bio-oil oxygenated model compounds: A review by Pourzolfaghar, Hamed, Abnisa, Faisal, Daud, Wan Mohd Ashri Wan, Aroua, Mohamed Kheireddine

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A study of the charring of datong coal under nitrogen and carbon dioxide atmospheres with particular reference to nano-particle formation by Irfan, M.F., Daud, W.M.A.W.

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The cold tongue in the South China Sea during boreal winter and its interaction with the atmosphere by Varikoden, H., Samah, A.A., Babu, C.A.

Total quality index of commercial oyster mushroom Pleurotus sapidus in modified atmosphere packaging by Wan-Mohtar, Wan Abd Al Qadr Imad, Klaus, Anita, Cheng, Acga, Salis, Shardana Aiga, Abdul Halim-Lim, Sarina

“…Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify the strain of oyster mushroom (OM) Pleurotus sapidus cultivated in a local (commercial) farm, and to generate a total quality index (TQI) on the strain using different modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) gas mixtures. Design/methodology/approach: A phylogenetic tree was constructed using the MEGA software to identify the specific strain of P. sapidus grown in a local farm. …”

A two-stage spark gap for blumlein-driven transversely excited atmospheric nitrogen laser by Kau, W.F., Tou, T.Y., Siew, W.O., Yap, S.S., Yang, R.B., Chin, Oi Hoong

“…A two-stage spark gap is used to implement a two-stage Blumlein circuit for the efficient operation of a transversely excited atmospheric nitrogen laser. This enables a more compact circuit arrangement which employs an array of doorknob capacitors as the dummy capacitors instead of large parallel-plate capacitors but maintains a comparable laser output performance.…”

Deposition of crystalline copper films from tetranuclear copper (II) complexes without application of reducing atmosphere by Shahid, M., Mazhar, M., Hamid, M., Brien, P.O', Malik, M.A., Helliwell, M.

Atmospheric hydrodeoxygenation of phenol as pyrolytic‐oil model compound for hydrocarbon production using Ag/TiO 2 catalyst by Ng, Andrew Kay Lup, Abnisa, Faisal, Daud, Wan Mohd Ashri Wan, Aroua, Mohamed Kheireddine

Sediment accumulation and organic material flux in a managed mangrove ecosystem: estimates of land–ocean–atmosphere exchange in peninsular Malaysia by Alongi, D.M., Sasekumar, A., Chong, V.C., Pfitzner, A., Trott, L.A., Tirendi, F., Dixon, P., Brunskill, G.J.

“…Our budget indicates that the major exchange of carbon in this managed ecosystem is between forest and atmosphere.…”

Continued increase of CFC-113a (CCl3CF3) mixing ratios in the global atmosphere: Emissions, occurrence and potential sources by Adcock, Karina E., Reeves, Claire E., Gooch, Lauren J., Leedham Elvidge, Emma C., Ashfold, Matthew J., Brenninkmeijer, Carl A.M., Chou, Charles, Fraser, Paul J., Langenfelds, Ray L., Mohd Hanif, Norfazrin, O'Doherty, Simon, Oram, David E., Ou-Yang, Chang-Feng, Phang, Siew Moi, Samah, Azizan Abu, Röckmann, Thomas, Sturges, William T., Laube, Johannes C.

“…Our aircraft data confirm the interhemispheric gradient as well as showing mixing ratios consistent with ground-based observations and the relatively long atmospheric lifetime of CFC-113a. CFC-113a is the only known CFC for which abundances are still increasing substantially in the atmosphere.…”

Surface characterization of an organosilane-grafted moisture-crosslinked polyethylene compound treated by air atmospheric pressure non-equilibrium gliding arc plasma by Mostofi Sarkari, Navid, Darvish, Fahimeh, Mohseni, Mohsen, Ebrahimi, Morteza, Khani, Mohammadreza, Eslami, Esmaeil, Shokri, Babak, Alizadeh, Mahdi, Dee, Chang Fu

“…In this study, surface modification of a silane-crosslinked polyethylene (Si-XLPE) compound was carried out by gliding arc atmospheric plasma. Samples were exposed to the plasma for different durations and the plasma-induced alterations of the surfaces were comprehensively assessed. …”

Temperature‐programmed reduction of silver(I) oxide using a titania‐supported silver catalyst under a H 2 atmosphere by Ng, Andrew Kay Lup, Abnisa, Faisal, Daud, Wan Mohd Ashri Wan, Aroua, Mohamed Kheireddine

Kinetic studies on hydrolysis of urea in a semi-batch reactor at atmospheric pressure for safe use of ammonia in a power plant for flue gas conditioning by Mahalik, K., Sahu, J.N., Patwardhan, A.V., Meikap, B.C.

Evolution of structural and magnetic properties of nickel oxide nanoparticles: Influence of annealing ambient and temperature by Jafari, Atefeh, Pilban Jahromi, Siamak, Boustani, Komail, Goh, Boon Tong, Huang, Nay Ming

“…The magnetic properties of the NPs change as a result of increasing crystallite size in terms of TA in both atmospheres. These variations are different according to the type of the annealing atmosphere. …”

Studies on the properties of silicone resin blend materials for corrosion protection by Ramesh, Kasi, Osman, Zurina, Arof, Abdul Kariem

“…The purpose of this paper is to develop a paint system for the protection of steel substrates from corrosion at high temperature atmospheres using silicone resin blend materials. Design/methodology/approach - An anti-corrosion paint system for high temperature atmosphere has been developed using silicone polyester resins. …”

A case study of consequences analysis of ammonia transportation by rail from Gurun to Port Klang in Malaysia using Safti computer model by Che Hassan, Che Rosmani, Puvaneswaran, B., Abdul Raman, Abdul Aziz, Mahmood, Noor Zalina, Hung, F.C., Sulaiman, N.M., Puvaneswaran, A., Balasubramaniam, L.

“…Besides, sensitivity analysis was also carried out to identify the impacts of atmospheric conditions on ammonia gas dispersions. The results indicated an increase in the ammonia gas dispersion distances for releases at higher atmospheric temperatures of lower atmospheric humidity (e.g. for rupture case with wind speed 3m/s, at 15oC, the dispersion distance was 835.4 m, while at 35oC, it increases to 866.2 m). …”
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A comparison between structural equation modelling (SEM) and Bayesian SEM approaches on in-store behaviour by Ong, Fon Sim, Khong, Kok Wei, Yeoh, Ken Kyid, Syuhaily, Osman, Othman, Md Nor

“…Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of atmospherics and affective state on shoppers’ in-store behaviour using the two approaches in structural equation modelling (SEM), i.e. …”

A growing threat to the ozone layer from short-lived anthropogenic chlorocarbons by Oram, David E., Ashfold, Matthew J., Laube, Johannes C., Gooch, Lauren J., Humphrey, Stephen, Sturges, William T., Leedham-Elvidge, Emma, Forster, Grant L., Harris, Neil R.P., Mead, Mohammed Iqbal, Samah, Azizan Abu, Phang, Siew Moi, Ou-Yang, Chang-Feng, Lin, Neng-Huei, Wang, Jia-Lin, Baker, Angela K., Brenninkmeijer, Carl A.M., Sherry, David

“…Large and effective reductions in emissions of long-lived ozone-depleting substance (ODS) are being achieved through the Montreal Protocol, the effectiveness of which can be seen in the declining atmospheric abundances of many ODSs. An important remaining uncertainty concerns the role of very short-lived substances (VSLSs) which, owing to their relatively short atmospheric lifetimes (less than 6 months), are not regulated under the Montreal Protocol. …”
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