Simulation of an adaptive artificial neural network for power system security enhancement including control action by Al-Masri, Ahmed Naufal A., Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin, Hizam, Hashim, Mariun, Norman

“…The deregulation of electricity markets is still an essential requirement of modern power systems, which require the operation of an independent system driven by economic considerations. Power flow and contingency analyses usually take a few seconds to suggest a control action. …”
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The impact of public assisted contract farming programmes in Malaysia by Kaur, Bisant, Kamarulzaman, Nitty Hirawaty, Hamzah, Nur Amalina

“…Under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP), contract farming was introduced as a high-impact project under the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry (MoA) to revitalise the agricultural sector as Malaysia's third pillar of economic growth. The programme had the objectives of providing assured markets and of increasing producers' incomes. …”
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Youths' sustainable livelihood with information and communication technologies: toward an ICT for development quality model by Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab, Abu Samah, Bahaman, Omar, Siti Zobidah, Bolong, Jusang, Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril

“…Creating and developing sustainable livelihood opportunities for young people is reliant, in part, on an understanding of the social and economic process and context that affect their lives. …”
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Dynamic behaviour of Cd2+ adsorption in equilibrium batch studies by CaCO3 --rich Corbicula fluminea shell by Ismail, Farhah Amalya, Aris, Ahmad Zaharin, Abdul Latif, Puziah

“…This work presents the structural and adsorption properties of the CaCO3 −-rich Corbicula fluminea shell as a natural and economic adsorbent to remove Cd ions from aqueous solutions under batch studies. …”
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Optimal design of standalone photovoltaic system based on multi-objective particle swarm optimization: a case study of Malaysia by Ridha, Hussein Mohammed, Gomes, Chandima, Hizam, Hashim, Ahmadipour, Masoud

“…Life cycle cost (LCC) and levelized cost of energy (LCE) are treated as the economic criteria. The two variants of the proposed PSO method, referred to as adaptive weights PSO ( AWPSOcf) and sigmoid function PSO (SFPSOcf) , are implemented using MATLAB software to the optimize the number of PV modules in (series and parallel) and number of the storage battery. …”
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Comparison of energy consumption between recycle and conventional process of flour milling: at break system by Mustapa Kamal, Siti Mazlina, Webb, C., Hussain, Siti Aslina

“…The amount of energy used for the milling process is an important economical consideration. Increasing the energy usage will increase the operating cost or reduce the mill’s profits. …”
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Determinants of bank efficiency during unstable macroeconomic environment: empirical evidence from Malaysia by Sufian, Fadzlan

“…The regression results focusing on bank efficiency and other bank specific traits suggest that efficiency is negatively related to expense preference behavior and economic conditions, while bank efficiency is positively related to loans intensity.…”
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Hydrogen rich gas from oil palm biomass as a potential source of renewable energy in Malaysia by Al-Obaidi, Mohammed Mahmoud Ahmad, Ali, Salmiaton, Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina, Mohd Salleh, Mohammad Amran, Ahmadun, Fakhru'l-Razi, Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin

“…Oil palm is one of the major economic crops in many countries. Malaysia alone produces about 47% of the world's palm oil supply and can be considered as the world's largest producer and exporter of palm oil. …”
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Factors influencing Malaysian consumers online purchase of herbal products by Rezai, Golnaz, Mohd Zahran, Muhammad Zaid, Mohamed, Zainal Abidin, Sharifuddin, Juwaidah

“…The industry for natural products has experienced a significant growth in demand for its products and there is no surprise that the government has given it full support. The economical production methods have made it possible for the Malaysian Small and Medium Businesses Enterprises (SMEs) to increase their output. …”
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Spatial data mining application in forest fire assessment in tropical peat areas by Nuruddin, Ahmad Ainuddin, Sitanggang, Imas Sukaesih, Yaakob, Razali, Mustapha, Norwati

“…The spatial dataset containing spread of hotspots, land cover, rivers, roads, city centers, and peatland was used with socio-economic factors and weather factors. The results showed that spatial decision trees for predicting hotspots had higher accuracy compared to those not using spatial data mining techniques. …”
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A novel aqueous micellar two-phase system composed of surfactant and sorbitol for purification of pectinase enzyme from Psidium guajava and recycling phase components by Amid, Mehrnoush, Murshid, Fara Syazana, Abd. Manap, Mohd. Yazid, Hussin, Muhaini

“…This study demonstrated that this novel ATPS method can be used as an efficient and economical alternative to the traditional ATPS for the purification and recovery of the valuable enzyme.…”
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Ancestral state reconstruction infers phytopathogenic origins of sooty blotch and flyspeck fungi on apple by Ismail, Siti Izera, Batzer, Jean Carlson, Harrington, Thomas C., Crous, Pedro W., Lavrov, Dennis V., Li, Huanyu, Gleason, Mark L.

“…Members of the sooty blotch and flyspeck (SBFS) complex are epiphytic fungi in the Ascomycota that cause economically damaging blemishes of apples worldwide. …”
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The development of the creative economy in Malaysia as experienced in two different case studies by Isa, Siti Salwa, Isa, Siti Suriawati, Ali, Abu

“…Cultural, tourism, and creative industries sectors can be understood as having intersecting policy agendas and economic interdependencies. In the developing context the first two have a somewhat longer history of analysis than the last one. …”
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Risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders among oil palm fruit harvesters during early harvesting stage by Ng, Yee Guan, Mohd Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri, Mohd Yusoff, Irwan Syah, Hashim, Zailina, Md Deros, Baba, Abu Bakar, Shahriman, How, Vivien

“…This cross-sectional study intends to investigate the associations of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among foreign labourers on a socio-economic background, occupational exposure, social lifestyle, and postures adopted during harvesting tasks. …”
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Rural tourism policies in Malaysia: transcending unidirectional to a multi-directional policy-cycle by Siow, May Ling, Ramachandran, Sridar, Shuib, Ahmad, Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman

“…The Malaysian government recognises the need to reduce instances of economic diaspora through rural tourism by narrowing the income disparity gap, alleviate poverty and preserving the cultural and natural heritage of the rural community. …”
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Factors influencing the adoption of bundled sustainable agricultural practices: a systematic literature review by Rajendran, Natasha, Tey, Yeong Sheng, Brindal, Mark Kennion, Ahmad Sidique, Shaufique Fahmi, Shamsudin, Mad Nasir, Radam, Alias, Abdul Hadi, Ahmad Hanis Izani

“…Vote count analysis reveals that variables implying economic motivation and facilitation regularly explain farmers' behaviour. …”
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Zero discharge strategy for the palm oil mill by Hassan, Mohd Ali, Shirai, Yoshihito

“…However, with biogas capture projects as suggested in the Economic Transformation Programme under Palm Oil Sector EPP5, in each mill the scrubbed biogas can be fed into a gas engine to generate easily 1MW of green renewable electricity for grid connection. …”
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Genetic analysis of rust resistance genes in global wheat cultivars: an overview by Uzzaman, Md. Aktar, Khatun, Mst. Tuhina, Musa, Mohamed Hanafi, Sahebi, Mahbod

“…Tritici Eriks, are the most economically significant and common diseases among global wheat cultivars. …”
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Selection of reference genes for quantitative real-time PCR normalization in Ganoderma-infected oil palm (Elaies guineensis) seedlings by Kwan, Yee Min, Meon, Sariah, Ho, Chai Ling, Wong, Mui Yun

“…Palm oil is an important product for local consumption, provides enormous socio-economic benefits of trade and employment opportunities, and fulfilling the growing global demand for vegetable oils. …”
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Effects of monoculture and polyculture farming in oil palm smallholdings on terrestrial arthropod diversity by Nasron, Amal Ghazali, Muslim, Siti Asmah, Muhammad Syafiq, Yahya, Muhammad Syafiq, Abdul Aziz, Mohamed Najjib, Tan, Li Peng, Ahmad Razi, Norhisham, Puan, Chong Leong, Turner, Edgar C., Md Sharif, Badrul Azhar

“…Oil palm agriculture has become one of the economic mainstays for biodiversity-rich countries in the tropics. …”
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