British Diplomats, Bakufu and Japanese Civil War: friends or foes by Fathil, Fauziah

“…This paper aims to highlight the general neutral attitude of the British diplomats, and at the same time exceptional views as expressed by a few, such as diplomat Ernest Satow in favour of the anti-Bakufu forces. Using mainly archival materials and diplomatic correspondence, this paper will demonstrate not only the views of British diplomats towards the Bakufu and anti-Bakufu forces as Japanese politics underwent changes, but also related issues or concerns which might have influenced their attitude and stance towards both.…”
Get full text

Overview of catalysts in biodiesel production by Talha, Nur Syakirah, Sulaiman, Sarina

“…The cost of biodiesel production is mainly affected by the system used and cost of feedstock. …”
Get full text

Identifying key drivers of food price inflation in Malaysia by Norazman, Umi Zakiah, Khalid, Haniza, Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi

“…In Malaysia, food price inflation reached its highest level at 8.8% in mid-2008 compared to overall inflation of 5.5% for the same period, mainly blamed on the spike in world commodity prices. …”
Get full text

Testing the third-person effects theory on political campaign in Malaysia by Syed Abdullah Idid, Syed Arabi, Wok, Saodah

“…This paper tests the use of Third-Person Effect Theory (TPET) on political campaign on self, family, supporters, non-supporters, and non-supporters of other parties. Previous research mainly tested the TPET on the mass media. Thus, the application of the TPET is extended to gauge the effect of political campaign. …”
Get full text

The maintenance of Malaysia's minority languages by Mohamed Ali, Haja Mohideen

“…These are in danger of facing extinction due to migration, attitudinal, social, educational and economic factors, mainly. This situation is similar to the many languages which are dying today worldwide. …”
Get full text

An investigation of radiolytic damage to biomolecules in foodstuffs by Jain, Reetu

“…For foodstuffs consisting mainly of water, treatment with ionising radiation initially generates highly reactive free radical species (hydroxyl radical (‘OH), hydrated electrons (e-aq) or hydrogen atoms (H)). …”
Get full text

Comparison of lead and cadmium chloride poisoning on bovine haemoglobin by Noor Azlan, Najihah, Othman, Siti Amira

“…These two materials have been used widely in daily life. This research is mainly to study the effect of lead and cadmium chloride contamination with blood. …”
Get full text

Countrywide survey on ISO 9001-certified companies in Malaysian construction industry by Sia, Mal Kong, Gomez, Christy Pathrose

“…The results reveal that companies in the Malaysian construction industry adopt ISO 9001 certifications mainly to enhance their competitive processes and competitive performance to enable them to operate more efficiently.…”
Get full text

Utilization of waste crab shell (Scylla serrata) as a catalyst in palm olein transesterification by Boey, Peng-Lim, Maniam, Gaanty Pragas, Abd Hamid, Shafida

“…Preliminary XRD results revealed that thermally activated crab shell contains mainly CaO. Parametric study has been investigated and optimal conditions were found to be methanol/oil mass ratio, 0.5:1; catalyst amount, 4 wt. %; and reaction temperature, 338 K. …”
Get full text

Carotenoids: Sources, medicinal properties and their application in food and nutraceutical industry by Jaswir, Irwandi, Noviendri, Dedi, Fitri Hasrini, Reno, Octavianti, Fitri

“…Furthermore, commercial production of carotenoids from microorganisms competes mainly with synthetic manufacture by chemical synthesis. …”
Get full text

Daily rainfall prediction using clonal selection algorithm by Noor Rodi, Nur Syazwani, Ismail , Amelia Ritahani, Abdul Malik, Marlinda

“…Immune system is a system in our body which consists of a complex set of cells and molecules that protect our bodies against infection. There are three mains algorithm in AIS which are Clonal Selection Algorithm (CSA), Immune Network Algorithm and Negative Selection Algorithm. …”
Get full text
Get full text

The effects of sense of meaningfulness and teaching role attributes on work outcomes – using the insight of job characteristics model by Juhdi, Nurita, Abd Hamid, Ahmad Zohdi, Siddiq, Mohd Saeed

“…The measurement items were mainly adapted from Job Diagnostic Survey. The results from the findings indicated that sense of meaningfulness mediated the relationships between teaching role attributes and the work outcomes. …”
Get full text

Human upper body pose region estimation by Bilal, Sara Mohammed Osman Saleh, Akmeliawati, Rini, Shafie, Amir Akramin, Salami, Momoh Jimoh Eyiomika

“…Our evaluation was done mainly using 50 images from INRIA Person Dataset.…”
Get full text

Low voltage distribution level three terminal UPFC based voltage regulator for solar PV system by Uddin, Md. Nasir, Rashid, Muhammad Mahbubur, Nithe, NA

“…Instantaneous reactive power theory shows The power of DC Bus capacitor will fluctuate at twice mains frequency during unbalanced operation. The Real and Instantaneous power balance of Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) can be maintained by allowing the shunt input converter to draw a small negative and positive sequence current. …”
Get full text

Three phase UPFC regulator with reduced bus capacitance for solar PV application system by Uddin, Md. Nasir, Rashid, Muhammad Mahbubur, Nithe, N. A.

“…Instantaneous reactive power theory shows The power of DC Bus capacitor will fluctuate at twice mains frequency during unbalanced operation. The Real and Instantaneous power balance of Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) can be maintained by allowing the shunt input converter to draw a small negative and positive sequence current. …”
Get full text

A simulation study for the upgrading of biogas using aqueous ammonia by Abdeen, Fouad R. H., Mel, Maizirwan, Jami, Mohammed Saedi, Ihsan, Sany Izan, Ismail, Ahmad Faris

“…Biogas upgrading process is usually performed for the removal of impurity gases (mainly carbon dioxide) other than methane from the biogas mixture. …”
Get full text

Design of a switching mode three phase inverter by Rahman, Tawfikur, Motakabber, S. M. A., Ibrahimy, Muhammad Ibn

“…The inverter switches are controlled by a pulse controller, which mainly generates the switching gate pulse. The switching pulse controller consists of two level pulse width modulation (PWM), phase lock loop (PLL), DC voltage and current regulator and Uref generator. …”
Get full text
Get full text

Analytical review of direct taxation in India by Kadyan, Jagbir, Sobti, Renu, Jenefa, Leena, Naser, M Abu

“…The assessee on whom the tax is levied is mainly responsible for paying it. Some of the major examples of direct tax include income tax and corporate tax. …”
Get full text

A Study of the Effect on Air Velocity and Temperature by Altering the Shuttle Bus Parameters by Nur Yunus, Faizal Amin, Mohd Salleh, Zuan Azhary, Mustafa, Mohd Syafiq Syazwan, Mohd Affandi, Haryanti, Kamis, Arasinah, Rahim, Mohd Bekri

“…In all conditions, the lowest temperature was observed mainly at the front seater, which reflected from the evaporator blower location…”
Get full text

Sound absorption of microperforated panel made from polylactic acid (PLA) by Chin, Desmond Daniel Vui Sheng, Yahya, Musli Nizam, Che Din, Nazli, Nur Aisyah, Mohamad Nazam, Keng, Yinn Wong, Asyraf, M. R. M., Sekar, Vignesh

“…Previously, the perforated panel was mainly used as a protective cover for porous materials. …”
Get full text