Tractive efficiency analysis for an intelligent air-cushion tracked vehicle by Mohiuddin, A. K. M., Hossain, Altab, Rahman, Mohammed Ataur, Aminanda, Yulfian

“…The mean relative error of actual and predicted values from the FLS model on tractive efficiency is found as 9.2%, which is less than the acceptable limit of 10%. The goodness of fit of the prediction value from FLS is found as 0.96.…”
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Adequacy of financial facilities for small-medium business: empirical findings from Malaysia by Abdullah, Moha Asri, Ab. Manan, Siti Khadijah

“…Although there are as many as over 14 ministries and more than 36 government agencies and institutions that are involved in providing support programs out of which many focus specifically for small businesses, the accessibility of these supports to the targeted businesses and how far small businesses make use of them are indeed difficult to ascertain. …”
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Perception of young employees on communicating and sharing working relationships with older employees in higher learning institutions in Malaysia by Wok, Saodah, Hashim, Junaidah

“…This study investigates the perception of young employees (less than 40 years old) on their older counterparts (56-58 years old) pertaining to communicating and sharing working relationships. …”
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The effect of cocoa clones on chocolate flavour by Abd. Samah, Othman, Suratman, Jumali, Wan Ibrahim, Wan Aidah

“…The present of foreign taste was detected in all five samples, with the PBC 123 being significantly higher than the rest at p<0.05 while PBC 140 has the lowest foreign taste. …”
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Physiological effects of dietary complex carbohydrates and its metabolites role in certain diseases by Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan

“…Like-wise Pakistani foods contain more carbohydrates than any other food nutrient consumed. Sometimes, Pakistani foods are devoid of protein and may contain only carbohydrates and fats as the major nutrients of the diet e.g. eating chapati (wheat bread) with potato curry. …”
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Comparison of uncoated and coated carbide inserts in end milling of Ti–6Al–4V in terms of surface roughness by Hossain, Mohammad Ishtiaq, Amin, A. K. M. Nurul, Patwari, Muhammed Anayet Ullah, Ginta, Turnad Lenggo

“…Uncoated carbide insert was stumbled on as a better option than TiAlN coated carbide in terms of surface roughness.…”
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Tool life prediction by response surface methodology in end milling Titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V using uncoated wc-co inserts by Ginta, Turnad Lenggo, Amin, A. K. M. Nurul, Radzi, Mohd Che Daud, Lajis, Mohd Amri

“…Further testing was stopped and an insert rejected when an average flank wear greater than 0.30 mm was achieved. Design-expert version 6.0.8 software was applied to establish the first-order and the second-order model and develop the contours. …”
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Effect of non-nutritive sweeteners, chemical preservatives and antioxidants on microbial and sensory characteristics of dehydrated guava by Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan, Ayub, Muhammad, Zeb, Alam, Ullah, Javid

“…Total microbial count (TMC) were recorded in all samples however, samples treated with AA, CA and PMS showed negligible microbial population than PS during storage. Guava slices treated with non-nutritive sweeteners were leathery in appearance due to severe loss of moisture. …”
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The role of Abu Ḥanifah’s trade life in the modern economic thought by Kayadibi, Saim, Belem, Moctar

“…Global economists should possess both an ethical and practical comprehension of economics and finance rather than having solely theoretical knowledge. This has been exemplified in Malaysia, a country which is becoming a centre of Islamic Banking and Finance activities. …”
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Detection of vascular intersection in retina fundus by Iqbal, Muhammad Imran, Aibinu, Abiodun Musa, Nilsson, Mikael, Tijani, Ismaila, Salami, Momoh Jimoh Emiyoka

“…Result obtained from applying this hybrid method on both real and simulated vascular points shows that this method perform better than the existing simple cross-point number (SCN) method, thus an improvement to the vascular point detection and a good tool in the monitoring and diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy.…”
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The public health issues of the Muslim countries by Wan Su, Kamaruzaman

“…The Muslim scientists made significant advances in the sciences placing far greater emphasis on experiment than had the Greek, beginning with the scientific method of Ibn al-Haytham on optics 1000 years ago. …”
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Development of a fuel efficient hybrid engine towards green technology by Rahman, Mohammed Ataur, Asrar, Waqar, Ihsan, Sany Izan, Hossain, Altab, Abdullah, Kassim

“…The hybrid engine was run at 65% efficiency which is 118% more than the conventional IC engine. …”
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Neural-Tuned PID controller for Point-to-point (PTP) positioning system: model reference approach by Martono, Wahyudi, Ahmad, Wali, Myo, Min Htut

“…The experimental results show that the proposed system is better than classical PID controller in terms of not only positioning performance but also robustness to inertia variations.…”
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Performance of evaporator collector and air collector in a solar assisted heat pump dryer by Rahman, S. M. A., Hawlader, Mohammad Nurul Alam

“…the temperature at the inlet to the air collector is lower than the ambient air. Hence, the thermal efficieney of the air collector also increases due to a reduction of losses from the collector. …”
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Digital watermarking techniques and methodologies by Khalifa, Othman Omran, Yusof, Yusnita

“…Embedding the watermark in the frequency domain can provide more robustness than in the spatial domain. It is strong against attacks like compression where spatial domain is not. …”
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Establishing a personalized information security culture by Talib, Shuhaili, Clarke, Nathan L., Furnell, Steven M.

“…Results found that users were more than willing to engage with such awareness raising initiatives. …”
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Malnutrition and associated risk factors in pre-school children (2-5 Years) in district Swabi (NWFP)-Pakistan by Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan, Ali, S.

“…The weight and height were lower than the third percentile in all cases and indicate that the children were stunted and under-weight. …”
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Enhancement of voip and video streaming performance over IEEE802.11e WLAN by Hameed, Shihab A., Hour, Bahi J. A.

“…However, due to channel conditions and protocol overhead, the maximum achievable throughput on the MAC layer is less than the data rate available on the wireless medium for the mentioned IEEE 802.11 versions…”
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Ijtihad: a reflection on its role and scope by Ali, Mohd Mumtaz

“…On the global political scene, "might is right" prevails; more weapons are being produced than rice and wheat. Sense of insecurity and violence is dominating everywhere. …”
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The effect of water and citric acid on sago starch bio-plastics by Ahmad, Zuraida, Yusof, Yusliza, Anuar, Hazleen, Razali, Muhammad Khairul Muhaimin

“…It is obvious that the addition of the CA at 30 wt/wt% improve the mechanical property of BPS to more than 40% compare to the addition of water.…”
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