Shear strength of concrete beams reinforced with glass fiber reinforced polymer bars without stirrups by Omar Imohamed, Imohamed Ali

“…The test variables were the reinforcement ratio (ρ), shear span to depth ratio (a/d), depth of beam (d), and concrete compressive strength (…”
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A development of self-tuning quantitative feedback theory by Mansor, Hasmah, Khan, Sheroz, Gunawan, Teddy Surya, Mohd Noor, Samsul Bahari

“…From the comparison test conducted between self-tuning and standard QFT-based controllers, the proposed method produced more desirable response in terms of faster settling time, less percentage of overshoot with reduced ringing, smaller control effort required and wider leverage of uncertainty range.…”
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An activity-based integrated land-use transport model for urban spatial distribution simulation by Niu, Fangqu, Li, Jun

“…However, there is also significant population density increase along the 6th ring road, indicating the relocation trend of the residents and businesses to the outskirts. …”
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De Novo nucleic acids: a review of synthetic alternatives to DNA and RNA that could act as bio-information storage molecules by Devine, Kevin G., Jheeta, Sohan

“…But just what is it about their structures; an aromatic heterocyclic base appended to a (five-atom ring) sugar-phosphate backbone that enables them to carry out these functions with such high fidelity? …”
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Antibacterial polysulfone membranes: the effect of eugenol and zinc oxide as additives by Harun, Zawati, Yusof, Khairul Nazri, Yunos, Muhamad Zaini, Shohur, Muhamad Fikri, Jamalludin, Mohd Riduan

“…Besides that, the inhibition ring of membrane was improved 200% when both zinc oxide and eugenol were added in polysulfone membrane, Based on the findings, we can conclude that membrane with a combination of zinc oxide and eugenol has a huge potential membrane for bacterial removal.…”
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Linerboard made from Soda-Anthraquinone (Soda-AQ) treated coconut coir fiber and effect of pulp beating by Main, Nor Mazlana, A. Talib, Rosnita, Ibrahim, Rushdan, Abdul Rahman, Russly, Mohamed, Ainun Zuriyati

“…Based on its burst strength of 4.57 kPa.m2/g and ring crush test of 1.76 Nm2/g, which complies with the minimum requirement of the industry standard, coir fiber can be considered an alternative fiber source for linerboard production.…”
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Chitosan-zinc oxide composite for active food packaging Applications by Abdul Razak, S.R., Basri, Hatijah

“…From the tensile test, C-ZnO0.5 and C-ZnO1.0 films were found to be much superior by 1.5 times and 2.5 times respectively compared to bare chitosan film. Larger inhibition ring (by 47%) was exhibited by C-ZnO1.0 as compared to C-ZnO0.5 when tested against S.aureus. …”
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The long-run and dynamic behaviors of wages, productivity and employment in Malaysia by Abdullah Yusof, Selamah

“…The analysis is also limited in time span since data for earlier periods are not available. …”
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Hadith on predestination a critical evaluation and reinterpretation by Khan, Israr Ahmad

“…Apparently these Hadiths seek to convey a message that the life-span, sustenance, deeds, the position of being rewarded or condemned in the life hereafter are prefixed even before man’s birth. …”
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Bank structure, efficiency and risk management in Vietnam by Nguyen, Thao Ngoc

“…Moreover, we construct a large data set of 48 Vietnamese commercial banks in the period from 1999 to 2009. This time span covers both the post 1997 Asian and 2008 Global crises, which allows us to estimate the impacts of financial crises on the banking system. …”
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The formulation of an author's 'other' in late postmodern fiction by Snider, Zachary

“…Legal Immigrants fuses together a sardonically dysfunctional family saga spanning over two decades with never-before-published factual organized crime information and an enthralling travel journey throughout South Germany.…”
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SOCIAL ACTORS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ROLE IN POLITICAL HARD NEWS REPORTING: AN APPROACH THROUGH ATTITUDE ANALYSIS by Kazmi, Saira, Mohd Noor, Siti Noor Fazelah, Sanif, Sazuliana

“…The data set was compiled by selecting five-5 days’ news coverage after elections’ span i.e. 10th to 14th May 2018 by having 1,739 words in total to assess the immediate coverage after the election at the nearest time by employing van Leeuwen’s (2005) socio-semiotic framework by selecting ‘Dr. …”
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Prediction the photovoltaic system performance via artificial neural network (ANN) technique by Jumaat, Siti Amely, Mohamed, Abdou Mani, Mohamad Nor, Ahmad Fateh

“…The aim is to assess the performance and efficiency of these two PV panel types. Data spanning from 2018 to 2020 was gathered, with meteorological parameters serving as input for the ANN model. …”
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Prediction the photovoltaic system performance via artificial neural network (ANN) technique by Jumaat, Siti Amely, Mohamed, Abdou Mani, Mohamad Nor, Ahmad Fateh

“…The aim is to assess the performance and efficiency of these two PV panel types. Data spanning from 2018 to 2020 was gathered, with meteorological parameters serving as input for the ANN model. …”
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Prediction the photovoltaic system performance via Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Technique by Jumaat, Siti Amely, Mohamed, Abdou Mani, Mohamad Nor, Ahmad Fateh

“…The aim is to assess the performance and efficiency of these two PV panel types. Data spanning from 2018 to 2020 was gathered, with meteorological parameters serving as input for the ANN model. …”
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A multi-beam circularly polarised Fabry-Perot resonator antenna array using SIW for X-Band applications by Khajeh Mohammad Lou, Reza, Aribi, Tohid, Sedghi, Tohid, Virdee, Bal Singh

“…This paper presents a novel multi-layer beamforming antenna array based on Fabry-Perot resonator that is excited by a high performance compact 4 × 4 Butler matrix using substrate integrated waveguide SIW) technology for X-band application. The adapted ring patch antenna is fed through the aperture on a rectangular SIW cavity and forms the radiating element in the antenna array. …”
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Investigation and development of a novel metrology standard for the measurement of relative intensity noise and frequency chirp of DFB lasers in optical networks by Cox, Michael Christopher

“…This is enforced further by the nonplanar ring oscillator (NPRO) technology providing superior line width stability. …”
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Palm oil and mineral oil based lubricants - their tribological and emission performance by Masjuki, H. H., Maleque, Md. Abdul, Kubo, Aizoh, Nonaka, Tetsuya

“…The test conditions for the actual engine were: constant load, 0.4 kW for wear of the piston ring but various loads for exhaust emissions and constant speed, 2800 rpm. …”
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Semi fractal three leaf clover-shaped CPW antenna for triple band operation by Naser-Moghadasi, Mohammad, Sadeghzadeh, Ramazan Ali, Khajeh Mohammad Lou, Reza, Virdee, Bal Singh, Aribi, Tohid

“…The realization of the triband antenna was achieved by using two semi fractal ring patches resembling the shape of a three leaf clover, and by introducing a pair of symmetrical L-shaped slits in its ground plane. …”
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Study on Acoustic Emission Characteristics and Damage Evolution Law of Shale under Uniaxial Compression by Wu, Wenjie, Chan, Chee-Ming, Gu, Yilei, Su, Xiaopeng

“…Considering the initial damage to the rock, the damage factor D initially decreases and then increases with increasing cumulative ring-down counts rather than exhibiting a monotonic increase. …”
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