Peace psychology by Christie, Daniel J., Noor, Noraini M.

“…Structural violence kills people just as surely as violent episodes but structural violence kills slowly and curtails life spans through the deprivation of human rights and basic human needs. …”
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Inverse Kinematics of a Hyper-Redundant Robotic Manipulator by Ahamad, Syed Masrur, Khan, Md. Raisuddin, Rahman, Md. Mozasser

“…The proposed technique has been tested on four link and six link robots and some comparison are made with one of the recent techniques known as ANFIS.…”
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Some aspects of fitting multinomial models in a GLM framework by Ali, Muhammad Younis

“…This thesis discusses how an iteratively re - weighted least squares algorithm can be used to fit a multinomial regression model, with logit link function or own link functions, with any number of explanatory variables. …”
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Optimum adaptive coding and modulation characteristics on broadband satellite communication system in tropical Nigeria by Abubakar, Idrissa

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Signature recognition using artificial neural network by Abushariah, Ahmad A. M., Gunawan, Teddy Surya, Khalifa, Othman Omran, Chebil, Jalel

“…It might be done by asking a secret question that the user will answer to get into that application, and it might be a password or a pin code, face, eye, fingerprint or signature. Automatic signature verification is an active field of research with many practical applications. …”
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Tribological (wear) properties of aluminum–silicon eutectic base alloy under dry sliding condition by Alias, Tuti Yasmin, Khalid, Asad A., Haque, Md. Mohafizul

“…Wear experiments on both samples were conducted with a pin-on-disk type wear testing apparatus. The test variables were the rotational speed, input weight, and time/sliding distance. …”
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Influence of single and multiple particle size variation on mechanical and wear behaviour of aluminium silicon carbide composites by Adebisi, Adetayo A., Maleque, Md. Abdul, Ali , Mohammad Yeakub, Bello, Kamilu Adeyemi

“…Standard impact and hardness test was conducted to ascertain the energy absorbed before fracture failure and resistance to plastic deformation of the composite. Pin-on-disc test was also investigated at room temperature under dry sliding wear condition. …”
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Frequency reconfigurable substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) cavity F-shaped slot antenna by AL-Fadhali, Najib, A Majid, Huda, Omar, Rosli, Mokhtar, Mohd Hezri, Abo Mosali, Najmaddin

“…Configurability is accomplished by embeddings PIN diode switches in the 'F' slot. The proposed antenna is equipped for exchanging between working band of 3.172 GHz to 3.606 GHz in four different narrow bands and it underpins the cognitive system for LTE2300, WiMAX and WLAN. …”
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A framework of a route optimization scheme for nested mobile network by Senan, Shayma, Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha, Zeki, Akram M., Saeed, Rashid A., Hameed, Shihab A., Daoud, Jamal Ibrahim

“…Although, it achieves optimal and continuous communication, it still suffers from some limitations, especially when the level of nesting increases. To overcome these drawbacks, this paper will present a route optimization framework for nested mobile network using hierarchical structure with Binding Update Tree (BUT). …”
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Mischief in the earth in the light of the Holy Qur’an: the case for preventing global warming as a fard Kifayah by Yaseen, Ghassan Taha

“…Allah said: “Do no spread mischief on the earth, after it hath been set in order” (Surah Al-Ar’raf 7: 56), and also said “When he turns his back, his aim everywhere is to spread mischief through the earth and destroy crops and cattle. …”
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Nursery workers' narratives: what makes a 'good' nursery worker? by Mikuska, Éva

“…Each theme is presented in a separate chapter: the relationship between the nursery worker and policy; the close link between maternal discourses and formation of good practice; and the emotional labour involved in working with children. …”
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Rain profile characterization and rain effect analysis of land mobile satellite based on measurement in Malaysia by Abo Zeed, Mohammad Ibrahiem

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Phase diagrams of a Potts Model with competing binary and ternary interactions by Temir, Seyit, Ganikhodjaev, Nasir, Akin, Hasan, Uguz, Selman

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Remote operation of CNC milling through virtual simulation and remote dekstop interface by , Afzeri, Sutjipto, Agus Geter Edy, Muhida, Riza, Konneh, Mohamed, ., Darmawan

“…Capability of remote operation is supported by an auto setup attachment with a reconfigurable pin type setup free technology installed on the table of CNC milling machine to perform unattended machining process. …”
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Aluminium metal matrix composite: improving wear performance through treatment by Maleque, Md. Abdul, Karim, Md. Rezaul, Yassin, N.

“…The wear test was carried out using a pin-on- disc type tribo-test machine under dry sliding condition. …”
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Wear behavior of modified surface layer produced by TIG melting of preplaced Ti powder in nitrogen environment by Mridha, Shahjahan, Dyuti, S., Shaha, S.K.

“…The wear property of the melt track was investigated using pin-on-disk tribometer at room temperature. The modified surface layer gave a low friction value of 0.12 and wear rate of 0.007895 ×10-4 compared to 1.648 × 10-4 mm3/N/m for the uncoated steel surface.…”
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Recovery of virus producing NDV vaccine by Tangential Flow Filtration (TFF) by Mel, Maizirwan, Arifin, Mohd Azmir, M Pauzi, Sazana

“…The results revealed that higher pressure input (Pin), lower pressure output (Pout), and higher virus concentration led to higher virus titer. …”
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Wear properties of Fe-C-Al cast iron and conventional cast iron - a comparative study by Maleque, Md. Abdul

“…In the present study, the wear test was conducted on both conventional cast iron (CI) and Fe-C-Al cast iron using universal pin-on-disk (POD) machine. The wear track profile and damage surface were characterized using optical profilometer and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) respectively. …”
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Microelectrical mechanical systems switch for designing multi-band antenna by Alam, A. H. M. Zahirul, Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Khan, Sheroz, Rashid, Muhammad Mahbubur

“…Problem statement: In this study Microelectrical Mechanical System (MEMS) switches were proposed to design a reconfigurable/multi-band antenna to replaced PIN diode switches or semiconductor switches due to lower insertion losses, good isolation, much lower intermodulation distortion, and lower power consumption. …”
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Smart home control system design using internet of things based energy harvesting technology by Silalahi, Lukman Medriavin, Indrawan, Muhammad Rafi, Budiyanto, Setiyo, Hanafi, Dirman, Abdul Hamid, Abdul Hamid, Ronaldo, Davit

“…The objective of this research is to provide security for homeowners by facilitating fingerprints and PIN (Personal Identification Numbers) in entering the house, then in the event of a power outage, it activates the function of energy harvesting technology. …”
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