Enhancement of oil palm empty fruit bunch char by impregnation of pyrolytic carbon from tar vapor decomposition by Rozhan, Alya Naili, Cahyono, Rochim Bakti, Nomura, Takahiro, Ani, Mohd Hanafi, Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah, Akiyama, Tomohiro, Purwanto, Hadi

“…Tar vapor was obtained from fast pyrolysis of fine EFB particles at 400–700°C, and the weight ratio of fine EFB particles—the tar source—to char substrate was increased from 0.5 to 4.0. …”
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Binder and micro-filler characterization and properties of palm oil fuel ash polymer concrete by Abd. Khalid, Nur Hafizah

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The effect of palm oil diesel fuel contaminated lubricant on sliding wear of cast irons against mild steel by Masjuki, H.H., Maleque, Md. Abdul

“…This was done on three types of cast iron, namely spheroidal graphite, flake graphite and chilled cast iron against a mild steel disc configuration using a pin-on-disc type of friction and wear apparatus. …”
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Virtual simulation and remote desktop interface for CNC milling operation by Afzeri, 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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Substrate integrated waveguide cavity backed frequency reconfigurable antenna for cognitive radio applies to internet of things applications by AL-Fadhali, Najib, A. Majid, Huda, Omar, Rosli, H. Dahlan, Samsul, Ashyap, Adel Y. I., M. Shah, Shaharil, A. Rahim, Mohamad K., F. Esmail, Bashar A.

“…Reconfiguration of frequency bands is achieved using PIN diodes. The antenna resonated at 2.624, 2.664, 2.720, 2.752, 4.304, 4.532, 4.556, 5.236, 5.304, 5.368, 5.332, and 5.392 GHz. …”
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Excitation and transition rate diagrams of singly ionized iron in analytical glow discharges in argon, neon and an argon-hydrogen mixture by Weiss, Zdeněk, Steers, Edward B. M., Pickering, Juliet C., Mushtaq, Sohail

“…Open questions remain concerning charge transfer excitation of iron, in particular about the range of energies in which the Fe II levels can be directly populated by charge transfer and about the conservation of spin in such reactions.…”

Acceptance of IIUM.FM by Human Sciences undergraduate students by Lahabou , Mahaman, Wok, Saodah

“…The objectives of this study are to (1) find out the patterns of listening among students, (2) determine the knowledge about IIUM.FM among students, (3) find out the perceived usefulness of listening to IIUM.FM among students, (4) find out the attitude of students towards listening to IIUM.FM, and (5) analyze the relationship between knowledge about IIUM.FM, the perceived usefulness of listening, attitude towards listening and actual listening to IIUM.FM. …”
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Performance of warm mix asphalt containing coal bottom ash as alternative aggregate by Ali, Zulfiqar

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A Systematic Review of the Concrete Durability Incorporating Recycled Glass by Mohammed A. Mansour, Mohammed A. Mansour, Ismail, Mohd Hanif Bin, Qadir Bux alias Imran Latif, Qadir Bux alias Imran Latif, Abdullah Faisal Alshalif, Abdullah Faisal Alshalif, Abdalrhman Milad, Abdalrhman Milad, Walid Abdullah Al Bargi, Walid Abdullah Al Bargi

“…However, up to 20% GP and up to 30% fine glass aggregate (FGA) could be replaced with cement and aggregate, respectively, to achieve a positive effect on durability based on the W/C ratio provided, not compromising the strength.…”
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A Systematic Review of the Concrete Durability Incorporating Recycled Glass by Mohammed A. Mansour, Mohammed A. Mansour, Ismail, Mohd Hanif, Qadir Bux alias Imran Latif, Qadir Bux alias Imran Latif, Abdullah Faisal Alshalif, Abdullah Faisal Alshalif, Abdalrhman Milad, Abdalrhman Milad, Walid Abdullah Al Bargi, Walid Abdullah Al Bargi

“…However, up to 20% GP and up to 30% fine glass aggregate (FGA) could be replaced with cement and aggregate, respectively, to achieve a positive effect on durability based on the W/C ratio provided, not compromising the strength.…”
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Mechanical properties of concrete containing POFA and EPS as replacement materials by Bahari, Nur Aishah Zafirah, Osman, Mohamad Hairi, Mahyeddin, Mohd Eizzuddin

“…To solve the problems of increase in amount of the oil palm waste and expanded polystyrene, high emission of carbon dioxide and high density or normal concrete, a research of replacing cement and fine aggregate with expanded polystyrene (EPS) and palm oil fuel ash (POFA) were done. …”
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Optimizations and recycling industrial waste (palm oil fly ash) as a pigment in coating technology by Mohd @ Mohd Nor, Syarul Hakimi

“…The sintered product was milled and become grayish fine powder pigment. From the SEM images, the grain size approximately 0.404 µm. …”
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Reverse engineering of automotive piston by Arifutzzaman, A., Maleque, Md. Abdul

“…The wear test was performed using pin-on-disk (POD) machine. The tensile test results showed that the ultimate tensile strength and modulus of elasticity of the piston were 215 MPa and 73 GPa respectively, whereas the Vickers hardness number of this material was found to be 155 HV0.5kgf. …”
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Electronically reconfigurable and conformal triband antenna for wireless communications systems and portable devices by Hussain, Musa, Ali, Esraa Mousa, Awan, Wahaj Abbas, Hussain, Niamat, Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Falcone, Francisco

“…This is achieved by connecting two open-ended stubs to a modified triangular patch radiator using PIN diodes. The antenna’s performance was optimized using a 3D electromagnetic solver and its performance was verified through measurements. …”
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Preliminary analyses on detection of SYT-SSX fusion-transcripts in Synovial Sarcoma by Effendy Goon, Danial, Harun, Norra, Muhammad, Siti Aeshah @ Naznin, A.Talib, Norlelawati

“…Method: Paraffin-embedded fixed-tissue (PEFT) blocks of 3 confirmed and 15 possible cases of Synovial Sarcoma were retrieved from Department of Pathology, Tengku Ampuan-Afzan Hospital, Kuantan and subjected to RNA purification using the standard spin column protocol. A one step direct RT-PCR was performed using SYT-SSX and PBGD primer sets for detection of SYT-SSX fusion gene and the reference gene PBGD respectively. …”
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Molecular cloning and expression of voltagedependent Anion Channel 2 (VDAC2) from electrically stimulated chicken for antibody development by Ahmad Hassan, Nurhidayah, Amid, Azura, Mohd Salleh, Hamzah

“…Recombinant VDAC2 protein was purified by Ni-NTA spin-column and Western blot performed on the purified recombinant VDAC2 protein with anti-His followed by AP goat anti-rabbit revealed a 30 kDa protein band and confirmed the protein expression.…”
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Technology commercialisation at research universities in Malaysia by Abd. Jamil, Azlin

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“The facts don’t work”: the EU referendum campaign and the journalistic construction of ‘post-truth politics’ by Collins, Jeremy

“…However, it can be challenged on the basis that political communications, in the form of spin, propaganda, rhetoric and public relations has always included such techniques (Negrine, 2008: 13). …”
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Lead time management in the garment sector of Bangladesh: an avenues for survival and growth by Nuruzzaman, Md., Haque, A. K. M. Ahasanul

“…In this study attempts have been made to find out the ways to face the competitive business environment by the efficient management process towards the lead time reduction. …”
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The performance on concrete brick containing Palm Oil Fuel Ash (POFA) as replacing cement by Mohd Zailani, Tarmidzi, Adnan, Suraya Hani, Abdullah, Mohd Sufyan

“…Production of concrete leads to a reduction in natural resources as materials used in producing a concrete brick example of fine aggregate and cement. Furthermore, this problem gets attention from some parties in finding an alternative to reduce waste and maintained the natural resources to produce concrete using waste materials. …”
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