Wear properties of Fe-C-Al cast iron and conventional cast iron - a comparative study by Maleque, Md. Abdul

“…The results also showed that the friction coeficient value of Fe-C-Al CI was lower than conventional cast iron. It can be concluded that the overall wear and friction properties of Fe-C-Al CI was better than conventional cast iron. …”
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Mineral and heavy metal contents of marine fin fish in Langkawi Island, Malaysia by Jaswir, Irwandi, Osman, Farida

“…However, cadmium (Cd) level was slightly higher than the permissible limit but was still acceptable according to the Malaysian Food Regulation (1985). …”
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Enhancement of tilted beam in elevation plane for planar end-fire antennas using artificial dielectric medium by Dadgarpour, Abdolmehdi, Zarghooni, Behnam, Virdee, Bal Singh, Denidni, Tayeb A.

“…Reflection-coefficient of the proposed structure is maintained better than -10 dB across its operational band.…”
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Array antenna for synthetic aperture radar operating in X and Ku-Bands: a study to enhance isolation between radiation elements by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, See, Chan, Abd-Alhameed, Raed, Falcone, Francisco, Limiti, Ernesto

“…With this technique the antenna’s bandwidth for VSWR<1.5 is greater than 2 GHz inside the X- and Ku-bands.…”
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Domestic violence perpetrator programmes : steps towards change. Project Mirabal final report by Kelly, Liz, Westmarland, Nicole

“…As we complete this study there is more conversation about what is to be done with perpetrators of domestic violence than for some time - a conversation which ricochets across police, social services, women’s support services, multi-agency groups, policymakers, commissioners, media commentators and academics. …”
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Factors Affecting Student Engagement with Learning : a pilot study in an Accounting department by Lyons, Jon

“…Non-traditional students are difficult to define, but tend to be those in employment for more than 12 hours a week, over 21, or with non-traditional qualifications. …”
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Constructing Europe and the European Union via education contrasts and congruence within and between Germany and England by Brown, Eleanor, Szczepek Reed, Beatrice, Ross, Alistair, Davies, Ian, Bengsch, Géraldine

“…The textbooks in Germany provide more detail and take a more open approach to Europe than those in England. Finally, we argue that the textbooks may be seen as contributing to a process of socialization rather than one of education when it comes to characterizations of Europe.…”
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High selectivity microwave bandpass filter with a wide upper stopband by Riaz, Muhammad, Virdee, Bal Singh

“…The resulting filter exhibits highly sharp roll-off skirts with a passband insertion-loss of 1.4 and return-loss of greater than 15 dB. The out-of-band rejection level of the filter is greater than 15 dB. …”
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High selectivity wideband BPF with very wide stopband characteristic by Riaz, Muhammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Liu, Louis Wy

“…Measured results confirm the low-loss and via-free wideband filter exhibits an elliptical response with a wide stopband with a rejection greater than 30 dB. The selectivity factor and stopband performance of the proposed filter is better than that obtained with the high-temperature superconductor (HTS) filters. …”
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The conceptual development of population and variation as foundations of econometric analysis by Klein, Judy Lee

“…With the latter. the statistical properties of residuals rather than of series of observations became important. …”
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Power relations in advocacy approaches in family group conferencing with children and young people by Fox, Darrell James

“…This undermined rather than enhanced the experiences and the outcomes for service users with many feeling disempowered rather than empowered through the process. …”
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The influenced of steel fiber in hot mix asphalt mixture to enhance the tensile strength by Mohd Syukry, Safwan, Haiqal Azizan, Muhammad Daniel, Sobri, Muhammad Salleh, Bujang, Hazirah

“…The performance test due to stiffness analysis passed the requirement JKR, which is more than 2.6 kN/mm, even if the value of the steel fiber modified sample is lower than the control sample and it still relevance to implement…”
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Power Factor Correction – A Simulation Approach by Che Ros, Ziana, Nordin, Muhammad Faris, Anuar, Muhammad Abdullah, Abdul Razak, Muhammad Hazim

“…A power factor of one or "unity power factor" is the goal of any electrical utility company since if the power factor is less than one, they have to supply more current to the user for a given amount of power used. …”
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The use of horizontal and inclined bars as shear reinforcement by Abdul Hamid, Noor Azlina

“…The results show that the shear capacities of the beams with additional horizontal and independent bent-up bars larger than 1.2% of their cross-sectional area are higher than that of the conventionally designed beam with vertical links. …”
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Effect of flow resistance in open rectangular channel by Ahmad, Noor Aliza, Saiful Bahry, Saiful Iswal, Md Ali, Zarina, Mat Daud, Azra Munirah, Musa, Sabariah

“…Finally, the flow resistance, n obtained using the flume with gravel bed surface is higher than the flume without gravel bed surface. The flow conditions were declared as subcritical as the Froude number is less than 1 for both conditions in the flume. …”
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Effects of Ultraviolet (UV) treatment on the properties of black tilapia fish skins gelatin by ISMAIL, N., IDRIS, M.I., ABDULLAH, H.Z.

“…UVA is found to increase the properties of fish gelatin better than UVC at 1.5 h irradiation time.…”
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Tensile property of melt mixing co-polypropylene with waste polymer at different composition ratios by Sufian, N. A., M. Rus, A. Z., Syah, A. Shahrizan, M. J., Farhana Hazwanee, M., Noraini, I., S. Aida

“…The stress versus strain result for the composite with WP is lower than that of co-PP, proving that WP is more brittle compared to the more elastic co-PP. …”

Battery charging and discharging control of a hybrid energy system using microcontroller by Pangaribowo, Triyanto, Utomo, Wahyu Mulyo, Abu Bakar, Afarulrazi, Khaerudini, Deni Shidqi

“…The control system that has been designed has the ability to choose the right DC source when the battery capacity is less than 80%. This system also has a good ability to choose a battery source when the battery reaches 100% capacity and the DC source has a voltage drop of more than 20%. …”
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Memorandum on the formation of a volunteer force recruited from London Irishmen by Anti-Partition League, APL

“…Typescript document suggesting that London Irishmen be allowed to volunteer in the Irish, rather than British, armed forces. Undated, but probably written in 1938 or 1939.…”
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The Barrie guide to tort 2022. Volume 1 by Goldstone, Barrie

“…This student manual covers the law of tort, which is concerned with obligations arising under civil law, other than by contractual agreement or the law of trusts. …”