Dynamic communication performance enhancement in hierarchical torus network by selection algorithm by Rahman, M.M. Hafizur, Sato, Yukinori, Inoguchi, Yasushi

“…It is found that the dynamic communication performance of an HTN using these adaptive routing algorithms are better than when the dimension-order routing is used, in terms of network throughput. …”
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Antibacterial activities of sponge and coral species collected from Malaysia sea water by Qaralleh, Haitham, Syed Osman Idid, Syed Zahir Idid, Saad, Shahbudin, Darnis, Deny Susanti

“…It was observed that sponges and corals extracted with organic solvents provide stronger antibacterial activity than water extract. The result obtaine showed that the sponges had stronger antibacterial activity tahn the corals species. …”
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Potential antibacterial compounds from Malaysian Sponges Neopetrosiaexigua by Qaralleh, Haitham, Syed Osman Idid, Syed Zahir Idid, Saad, Shahbudin, Darnis, Deny Susanti, Bakhtiar, M. Taher

“…Based on the biological guided fractionation results, diccholoromethane and n-butanol fractions showed the higher antimicrobial activity than other solvents. Purification of n-butanol fraction was done by using Sephadex LH-20, normal phase column chromatography (eluted with water/acetonitrile and acetonitrile/methanol) to yeild four compounds (1-4). …”
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Synthesis of TiO2-SiO2 powder photocatalyst via sol-gel method: effect of titanium precursor type on powder properties by Abd Aziz, Radhiyah, -, Nor Asyikin, Iis, Sopyan

“…The powder derived from PTP showed particle size smaller than that derived from TPT. From TGA analysis, it can be observed that the PTP derived powder start to crystallise at lower temperature compared to the TPT derived powder. …”
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Pricing efficiency of the 3-month KLIBOR futures contracts: An empirical analysis by Razak, Marina Abdul, Bacha, Obiyathulla Ismath

“…Our examination of the interest rate announcement effect showed the spot market to be more responsive and faster in reaction than the futures market. The magnitude of reaction to rate cuts appears to be different at different interest rate levels.…”
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Study on the development of a fuzzy logic control electromagnetic actuated CVT system by Sharif, Sazzad, Rahman, Mohammed Ataur, Mohiuddin, A. K. M., Hossain, Altab

“…The EMA-CVT performance with controller is 28% more than that of the EMA-CVT without controller. The solenoids of the EMA were activated by varying the current supply with the Fuzzy-Proportional-Derivative-Integrator (FPID)to maintain the non-linearity of the CVT in response of the vehicle traction torque demand. …”
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Tractive efficiency analysis for an intelligent air-cushion tracked vehicle by Mohiuddin, A. K. M., Hossain, Altab, Rahman, Mohammed Ataur, Aminanda, Yulfian

“…The mean relative error of actual and predicted values from the FLS model on tractive efficiency is found as 9.2%, which is less than the acceptable limit of 10%. The goodness of fit of the prediction value from FLS is found as 0.96.…”
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Adequacy of financial facilities for small-medium business: empirical findings from Malaysia by Abdullah, Moha Asri, Ab. Manan, Siti Khadijah

“…Although there are as many as over 14 ministries and more than 36 government agencies and institutions that are involved in providing support programs out of which many focus specifically for small businesses, the accessibility of these supports to the targeted businesses and how far small businesses make use of them are indeed difficult to ascertain. …”
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Perception of young employees on communicating and sharing working relationships with older employees in higher learning institutions in Malaysia by Wok, Saodah, Hashim, Junaidah

“…This study investigates the perception of young employees (less than 40 years old) on their older counterparts (56-58 years old) pertaining to communicating and sharing working relationships. …”
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The effect of cocoa clones on chocolate flavour by Abd. Samah, Othman, Suratman, Jumali, Wan Ibrahim, Wan Aidah

“…The present of foreign taste was detected in all five samples, with the PBC 123 being significantly higher than the rest at p<0.05 while PBC 140 has the lowest foreign taste. …”
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Physiological effects of dietary complex carbohydrates and its metabolites role in certain diseases by Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan

“…Like-wise Pakistani foods contain more carbohydrates than any other food nutrient consumed. Sometimes, Pakistani foods are devoid of protein and may contain only carbohydrates and fats as the major nutrients of the diet e.g. eating chapati (wheat bread) with potato curry. …”
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Comparison of uncoated and coated carbide inserts in end milling of Ti–6Al–4V in terms of surface roughness by Hossain, Mohammad Ishtiaq, Amin, A. K. M. Nurul, Patwari, Muhammed Anayet Ullah, Ginta, Turnad Lenggo

“…Uncoated carbide insert was stumbled on as a better option than TiAlN coated carbide in terms of surface roughness.…”
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Tool life prediction by response surface methodology in end milling Titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V using uncoated wc-co inserts by Ginta, Turnad Lenggo, Amin, A. K. M. Nurul, Radzi, Mohd Che Daud, Lajis, Mohd Amri

“…Further testing was stopped and an insert rejected when an average flank wear greater than 0.30 mm was achieved. Design-expert version 6.0.8 software was applied to establish the first-order and the second-order model and develop the contours. …”
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Effect of non-nutritive sweeteners, chemical preservatives and antioxidants on microbial and sensory characteristics of dehydrated guava by Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan, Ayub, Muhammad, Zeb, Alam, Ullah, Javid

“…Total microbial count (TMC) were recorded in all samples however, samples treated with AA, CA and PMS showed negligible microbial population than PS during storage. Guava slices treated with non-nutritive sweeteners were leathery in appearance due to severe loss of moisture. …”
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The role of Abu Ḥanifah’s trade life in the modern economic thought by Kayadibi, Saim, Belem, Moctar

“…Global economists should possess both an ethical and practical comprehension of economics and finance rather than having solely theoretical knowledge. This has been exemplified in Malaysia, a country which is becoming a centre of Islamic Banking and Finance activities. …”
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Detection of vascular intersection in retina fundus by Iqbal, Muhammad Imran, Aibinu, Abiodun Musa, Nilsson, Mikael, Tijani, Ismaila, Salami, Momoh Jimoh Emiyoka

“…Result obtained from applying this hybrid method on both real and simulated vascular points shows that this method perform better than the existing simple cross-point number (SCN) method, thus an improvement to the vascular point detection and a good tool in the monitoring and diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy.…”
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The public health issues of the Muslim countries by Wan Su, Kamaruzaman

“…The Muslim scientists made significant advances in the sciences placing far greater emphasis on experiment than had the Greek, beginning with the scientific method of Ibn al-Haytham on optics 1000 years ago. …”
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Development of a fuel efficient hybrid engine towards green technology by Rahman, Mohammed Ataur, Asrar, Waqar, Ihsan, Sany Izan, Hossain, Altab, Abdullah, Kassim

“…The hybrid engine was run at 65% efficiency which is 118% more than the conventional IC engine. …”
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Neural-Tuned PID controller for Point-to-point (PTP) positioning system: model reference approach by Martono, Wahyudi, Ahmad, Wali, Myo, Min Htut

“…The experimental results show that the proposed system is better than classical PID controller in terms of not only positioning performance but also robustness to inertia variations.…”
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Performance of evaporator collector and air collector in a solar assisted heat pump dryer by Rahman, S. M. A., Hawlader, Mohammad Nurul Alam

“…the temperature at the inlet to the air collector is lower than the ambient air. Hence, the thermal efficieney of the air collector also increases due to a reduction of losses from the collector. …”
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