Neighbourhood satisfaction and QOUL in middle-income housing in Kuala Lumpur city, Malaysia by Mohit, Mohammad Abdul, Ali, Mohamed Sajid

“…As a contributor to life satisfaction, neighbourhood satisfaction is influenced by individual and household socio-economic variables, along with the neighbourhood characteristics. However, there is limited understanding of how neighbourhood environments influence neighbourhood satisfaction and the quality of urban life. …”
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Formation of TiN dispersed composite layer on steel surfaces by Titanium Powder Preplacement and TIG Surface Melting Processes by Mridha, Shahjahan, Dyuti, S.

“…With these melting conditions, the powder layer along with a thin layer of the substrate melted and produced a melt pool of around 1mm thickness. …”
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Position-based QoS multicast routing protocol for mobile Ad Hoc Networks by Khalifa, Othman Omran, Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha, Qabajeh, Mohammad M., Qabajeh, Liana K.

“…This paper proposes a locationbased QoS multicast routing protocol via cooperation between Network and MAC layers. Along with this protocol, a location and group membership management scheme has been proposed. …”
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Geographical Multicast Quality of Service Routing Protocol for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks by Qabajeh, Mohammad M., Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha, Khalifa, Othman Omran, Qabajeh, Liana K.

“…This paper proposes a location-based QoS multicast routing protocol via cooperation between Network and MAC layers. Along with this protocol, a location and group membership management scheme has been proposed. …”
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What offers solution to the poverty reduction of the Haor people in Bangladesh? Seasonal migration or a new inshore economic livelihood policy by Rabby, Talukder Golam, Alam, Gazi Mahabubul, Fredericks, Leo Jocelyn, Nair, Sulochana, Nurul Azam, Mohammad, Al-Amin, Abul Quasem

“…A development economic policy guideline is aimed to be provided in order to make the possible ways functional. Along drawing individual and household profile of migrant, a mixed method suggests that some interventions of food stamp, infrastructure facilities and cooperative activities are necessary for in-situ socio-economic development of the Haor people. …”
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Congestion control protocol for wireless sensor networks handling prioritized heterogeneous traffic by Monowar, Muhammad Mostafa, Rahman, Md. Obaidur, Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan, Hong, Choong Seon

“…Detailed analysis and simulation results are presented along with the description of our protocol to demonstrate its effectiveness in handling prioritized heterogeneous traffic in wireless sensor networks.…”
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Weakly connected dominating set-based secure clustering and operation in distributed sensor networks by Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan, Hong, Choong Seon

“…Our objective is to ensure security in distributed sensor network from the bootstrapping stage up to the beginning of its operation. Along with the description of our approach, we present detailed analysis, simulation results and comparisons of our approach with other related schemes.…”
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A review and cryptanalysis of similar timestamp-based password authentication schemes using smart cards by Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan

“…Though there are numerous works available in this field, to the best of our knowledge this is the first time we have found some critical flaws in these schemes that were not detected previously. Along with the proofs of their flaws and inefficiencies, we note down our solution which could surmount all sorts of known attacks and thus reduces the probability of intelligent forgery attacks. …”
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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

“…Approach: A reconfigurable antenna that is capable to operate at several frequencies was proposed by introducing two adjacent patches along with main radiating patch and two MEMS switches. …”
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Enhancing wireless power transfer efficiency for potential use in cardiovascular applications by Lum, Kin Yun

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Mutual coupling reduction in dielectric resonator antennas using metasurface shield for 60 GHz MIMO systems by Dadgarpour, Abdolmehdi, Zarghooni, Behnam, Virdee, Bal Singh, Denidni, Tayeb A., Kishk, Ahmed A.

“…The metasurface comprises an array of unique split-ring resonator (SRR) cells that are integrated along the E-plane. The SRR configuration is designed to provide band-stop functionality within the antenna bandwidth. …”
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Web service based Grid workflow application in quantitative remote sensing retrieval by Liu, Longli, Xue, Yong, Zhang, Jingzun, Liu, Jia, Yu, Qicheng, Li, Chi

“…Along with the unprecedented data-collecting capability, the higher algorithm accuracy and real-time application requirements, redundant spatial computing model had been implemented. …”
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High selectivity microwave bandpass filter with a wide upper stopband by Riaz, Muhammad, Virdee, Bal Singh

“…The filter initially proposed consists of electromagnetically coupled C-shaped open-ring resonators whose feedlines are loaded with inductive spiral shaped open-circuited stubs that are strategically located along the feedlines in order to introduce transmission zeros in the filter’s stopband response. …”
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Hybrid AI for data platforms by Vassilev, Vassil, Sowinski-Mydlarz, Viktor, Ilieva, Sylvia

“…The implementation of this framework will utilize several recent distributed technologies such as Internet-of-Things, Cloud and Edge computing and will integrate them into a multi-level service-oriented architecture that supports multiple services along the entire data value chain. The workflow orchestration of data services on the platform enables high degree of interoperability, reusability and automation. …”
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Framing wilderness: the view from the city by Oropallo, Gabriele

“…Accordingly, the essay argues for an understanding of the city as a viewing device. Moving along a landscape for the first time will continuously provide the observer with multiple, unexpected viewpoints. …”
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A qualitative study exploring psychological therapists' experiences of working psychotherapeutically with individuals diagnosed with dementia by Blythe, Philippa M.

“…These super-ordinate themes along with sub-themes are expanded into a narrative account of participants' experiences. …”
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A theoretical investigation of an averaged-structure eddy viscosity model applied to turbulent shear flows by Khossousi, Amir A.

“…To test the model further, the steady incompressible turbulent boundary layer flow along the surface of a solid body is studied. It is shown that under the similarity transformations the boundary-layer equations may be simplified to give, to the first approximation, ordinary differential equations of order three. …”
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Sequential Parts Analysis Using Local Optimization Method for Hybrid Excitation Flux Switching Generator by Mostaman, Nur Afiqah, Sulaiman, Erwan, Jenal, Mahyuzie

“…To optimize the performance of the generator, recent advancements and emerging patterns in mathematical modeling and software simulation, along with the utilization of optimization techniques, have facilitated the development of a novel methodology for electrical machine design. …”
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The effect of vortex trap on helicopter blade lift by Yaakub, Mohd Fauzi

“…Blade Element Theory (BET) was applied to scrutinize the lift force and angle of attack distribution along the helicopter blade. From BET, the retreating blade must operate at a higher coefficient of lift for the purpose to balance the lift force on both sides of the rotor. …”
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A systematic review of determining the input and output variables to measure the school efficiency by data envelope analysis method by Haddad, Meryana Zuhair, Yee, Mei Heong

“…In an attempt to support maximize utilization of public funds towards education; this study distilled existing literature to shed light on schools’ efficiency, while focusing on the input and output variables along with data envelopment analysis (DEA). A systematic search of the existing literature was conducted through the relevant scientific databases of ‘Google Scholar’, ‘Scopus’, and ‘Web of Science’, using the keywords: ‘Education Efficiency’, as well as ‘School Performance’, ‘Input and Output variables’. …”
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