Work / memories of work by Arkomanis, Ektoras

“…Filmed over ten years, ‘work / memories of work’ documents the last days of a tannery in the area of Eleonas, in Athens. The long, monotonous shifts of the tanners are set against a backdrop of work in the surrounding neighbourhoods – scavengers’ markets, old farmhouses, abandoned kilns, and people labouring away amid factory ruins. …”
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Determination of baseflow quantity by using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and Google Earth by Tajul Baharuddin, Mohamad Faizal, Awang, Zarizi, Yusoff, Nor Azizi, Embong, Zaidi, Lim, Alvin John Meng Siang

“…In many catchments, base flow is an important component of streamflow and, therefore, base flow separations have been widely studied and have a long history in science. Baseflow separation methods can be divided into two main groups: non-tracer-based and tracer- based separation methods of hydrology. …”
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Mixture of CO2-N2 as a potential to SF6 insulation gas: an overview by ., Noor Mazliza, ., Noor Zahirah, ., Muhammad Saufi, Abd-Rahman, Rahisham, Baharom, Md Nor Ramdon

“…An excellent gaseous dielectric material, however, required a long list of demanding properties, for example, having an utmost dielectric strength, good heat transfer, environmental-friendly, high thermal constancy, and available at low cost.…”
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Corrosion assessment on reinforced concrete and its service life prediction by Syed Mohamad, Syed Burhanuddin Hilmi

“…From the results, assessment on the validation of corrosion in short and long terms by using predictive models are discussed.…”
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A review on prevalence and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders (Msds) among VDT users by Mohamad, Siti Shafika, Abdol Rahman, Mohd Nasrull

“…Through the studies, it was found that computer-related risk factors correspond with Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) including awkward postures, long duration of computer use, work involving repetitive processes and the office environment…”

Fish wastewater treatment with "PACP" filter and reuse of the treated water by Helal Uddin, A.B.M., Saeed, Mohammad, Mohd Asri, Mohd Nawi

“…The optimum flow rate for the PACP filter was 100 ml/min. In a comparative study it was found that PACP filter had a better COD removal capacity compared to a same size granular activated carbon (GAC) filter. …”
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Evaluation on different forms of Moringa Oleifera seeds dosing on sewage sludge conditioning by Kien, Tat Wai, Idris, Azni, Megat Johari, Megat Mohd Noor, Mohammad, Thamer A., Ghazali, Abdul Halim, Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu

“…Sludge conditioning was then operated at 60 rpm for 45 min using jar test apparatus. Using specific resistance to filtration (SRF) as a parameter, Moringa oleifera in dry powder form at dosage of 2000 mg/L was comparable to 50 mg/L Zetag 7653 in reducing the value from 8.0×1010 to 3.3×1010 m/kg (2.5 times of magnitude). …”
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Waste cooking oil transesterification: influence of impeller type, temperature, speed and bottom clearance on FAME yield by Adeyemi, Nabeel A., Mohiuddin, A. K. M., Jameel, Ahmed Tariq

“…Peak yield time between 5 to 30 min was observed. Correlation between FAME yield, peak time and temperature was high (0.968). …”
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Multi-criteria optimization in end milling of AISI D2 hardened steel using coated carbide inserts by Karim, A.N. Mustafizul, Lajis, M.A., Amin, A. K. M. Nurul

“…At this stage, the optimum values of machining parameters - cutting speed, depth of cut and feed were determined as 44.27 m/min, 0.61 mm, 0.065 mm/tooth respectively. Under this set condition of machining operations a surface roughness of 0.348 μm and volume material removal of 7.45 cm3 were the best results compared to the rest four set conditions. …”
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Optimization of process parameters on EDM milling of stainless steel AISI 304 by A.K.M, Asif Iqbal, Khan, Ahsan Ali

“…The result shows that the machining parameter setting of voltage 120 V, rotational speed of electrode 1200 rpm and feed rate 4μm/s, gives optimized responses MRR 5.0259 x 10-3 mm3/min, EWR 53% and Ra 0.79 μm.…”
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Fish oil recovery from viscera of Indian mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta) by supercritical fluid: an optimization approach by Ferdosh, Sahena, Sarker, Md. Zaidul Islam, Nik Abd Rahman, Nik Norulaini, Selamat, Jinap, Karim, Md. Rezaul, Abdul Razak, Tariq, Abd Kadir, Mohd Omar

“…The optimum parameters for all 4 techniques applied were found to be 35 MPa, 60 °C, and 2 mL min-1 with an Oil recovery ranging from 93 to 99%. …”
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Performance of the trim and fill method in adjusting for the publication bias in meta-analysis of continuous data by Nik Idris, Nik Ruzni

“…Although the data was incorrectly adjusted, it was found that the Percentage Relative Bias (PRB) introduced into the estimates due to this adjustment is minimal (min: 0.007%, max: 0.109%) and coverage probability for estimates based on this incorrectly adjusted data is not significantly different from those of which is correctly not adjusted. …”
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Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Extraction of Cocoa Butter Analogy Fat from Mango Seed Kernel Oil: An Optimization Approach of Response Surface Methodology by Akanda, Md. Jahurul Haque, Sarker, Md. Zaidul Islam, Nik Ab Rahman, Nik Norulaini, Ferdosh, Sahena, Selamat, Jinap, Mohammad, Sharif Khan, Azmir, Jannatul, M. Bennama, Mohftah, Abd Kadir, Mohd Omar

“…The optimized oil yield was predicted to be 11.29% at 44.2 MPa, 72.2 ºC and CO2 flow rateof 3.4 ml/min which was close to the oil yield (11.7%) of Soxhlet extraction method. …”
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Relationship between short duration and daily rainfall data in Kuala Lumpur by Salleh, Md. Noor, Al-Mamun, Abdullah, Mohamed Desa, Mohamed Nor, Mohamad Noor, Hanapi

“…Rainfall data of eleven different durations (15, 30, 45-min, 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24-hr) were analysed to study the relationship with the daily rainfall data of each station. …”
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Growth and total carotenoid, chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b of tropical microalgae (Isochrysis sp.) in laboratory cultured conditions by Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal, Shamsudin, A.A, Rahman, M.F, Nurzatul , N.Z, Rozihan, M

“…Isochrysis sp. was cultured in f/2 medium at optimum light intensity (1200 Lux) with constant aeration (4.5 L min-1) at 8 pH. Salinity of the water was maintained between 20-24 g L-1 and temperature range was 20-24°C. …”
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Adsorption of cadmium from water by wasted biosolids by Al-Mamun, Abdullah, Alam, Md. Zahangir, Amid, Azura, Baharudin, Norhafizah Hanim

“…The parameters were biomass dose (mg/L), contact time (min), and agitation speed (rpm). Central Composite Design in DESIGN EXPERT® software had been chosen to investigate the relationship between the parameters. …”
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Screening of process parameters for CO2 mitigation by using mutant Syhechoccus sp. PCC 7002 by Mustafa, Iswaibah, Azmi, Azlin Suhaida, Jimat, Dzun Noraini, Amid, Azura, Ahmad Raus, Raha, Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu, Halmi Shari, Ummi, Zainal, Mus'ab

“…The selected experimental design was Min-Run Res IV which consisted of 12 experimental runs. …”
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Multiplexing of reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction for Hepatitis C virus genotyping by Hamzah, Hairul Aini, Mustafa Mahmoud, Mohammed Imad Al-Deen, Talib, Norlelawati A.

“…The bands (414 bp & 212 bp) could be cut simultaneously for the gel extraction and purification using MinElute Gel purification System (Qiagen, Germany) prior to cDNA sequencing. …”
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Screening of the process parameters for lipid production using mutant Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 by Shari, Ummi S. Halmi, Zainal, Mus'ab, Azmi, Azlin Suhaida, Amid, Azura, Jimat, Dzun Noraini, Ahmad Raus, Raha, Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu, Mustafa, Iswaibah, Salleh, Noraini

“…The experimental design selected was Min-Run Res IV which consists of 12 runs and the response surfaces measured were specific growth rate and yield of lipid. …”
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Angiotensin II receptor blocker valsartan enhances glucose-induced insulin secretion by Ayob, Azizi, Hashim, Suhaimi, Azdan, Zulnizam, Abdul Razak, Tariq

“…The isolated ancreases were perfused with Kreb's solution containing bovine albumin (200 mg/dl) with low glucose (60 mg/dl) followed by high glucose (300 mg/dl) at a rate of 4 ml/min. The dose of Valsartan used was based on the peak plasma level achieved in human at standard single oral dose of 80 mg daily, which was 1.64 mg/L. …”
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