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3981
Design a tacit knowledge sharing system
Published 2013“…Knowledge can be classified into two main parts: tacit knowledge and explicit knowledge. …”
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3982
Antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of essential oil of Malaysian Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Smith flowers
Published 2013“…The GC-MS data showed the main components found in the essential oil were identified as 1-decanol (16.27 %), dodecanal (16.87 %), n-dodecyl acetate (16.40 %), cis-9-tetradecen-1-ol (16.29 %) and 1-hexadecanol (16.34 %).…”
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3983
Solar powered portable charger for disaster recovery: design and development using mini solar panel and arduino microcontroller
Published 2013“…In addition, Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) charging method was employed using Arduino microcontroller. During disaster, main power supply will be interrupted. If only the victims can communicate through their mobile phone, there will be high chance that they can be rescued by the rescue team. …”
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3984
Modeling of human upper body for sign language recognition
Published 2011“…Head, face, forehead, shoulders and chest are very crucial parts that can carry a lot of positioning information of hand gestures in gesture classification. In this paper as the main contribution, a fast and robust search algorithm for HUB parts based on head size has been introduced for real time implementations. …”
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3985
Riparian zone management and rehabilitation in Malaysia through restorative justice
Published 2013“…One of the main contributing factors of riparian zone destruction in Malaysia is the encroachment of river reserves by oil palm plantations.Although there are conventional legal mechanisms that deal with the issue, much of the damage has already been incurred.Pollutants such as fertilizers, pesticides and total suspended solids (SS) are freely transported to a river in these encroached areas. …”
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3986
Mechanical powered portable charger for disaster recovery: design and implementation using hand cranking DC motor and arduino microcontroller
Published 2013“…Three modules are employed in this book, including a DC/DC boost converter circuit, SLA charging circuit and mobile phone charging circuit utilizing Arduino microcontroller. During disaster, main power supply will be interrupted. If only the victims can communicate through their mobile phone, there will be high chance that they can be rescued by the rescue team. …”
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3987
Use of Web 2.0 in learning process: a comparison between quantity surveying and Information Technology undergraduates
Published 2013“…SPSS was utilized as a main tool to analyze data. The results of the present study indicate that QS undergraduates and IT undergraduates in Malaysia generally have a positive attitude towards the use of Web 2.0 applications in their studies. …”
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3988
Maintainability and reusability: The relationships
Published 2012“…The reusable software is classified in two main types, Black box and white box. The black box reuse considers the using of software product without any modification. …”
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3989
Design and Performance of 20 Watts Portable Solar Generator
Published 2012“…The system has low maintenance whereby the batteries need to be changed every three to four years, depending on the usage. The main concepts of portable solar generator are to reduce installation cost and to introduce a compact design of an optimal energy sizing system. …”
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3990
Reproductive medical technology: legal implications for "third gender" from Western and Islamic perspectives
Published 2013“…The larger ethical and legal questions which it raises, however, have prompted certain states to give legal recognition to such children as “third sex”. The main issue therefore, is how to balance the child`s right to gender identity and her right against coerced reproductive corrective surgery during infancy. …”
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3991
Optimization of media composition for α-amylase production in liquid state fermentation of bitter cassava by aspergillus niger
Published 2013“…A number of media components influencing α-amylase production by Aspergillus niger O103A were studied using local bitter variety of cassava (Manihot escuelenta) as the main substrate. The media components (cassava, maltose, glucose, yeast extract, urea, NH4NO3, KH2PO4, CaCl2, MgSO4.7H2O, NaCl, and FeSO4.7H2O) were analyzed using Plackett– Burman design. …”
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3992
Pilot scale production of lipase using palm oil mill effluent as basal medium
Published 2013“…A local residue of palm oil mill effluent (POME) abundantly found and can be used as a basal medium for lipase production. The main objective of this study is to develop a scale up strategy of lipase production (300L of stirred tank bioreactor) for industrial uses. …”
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3993
Characterisation of dynamic behaviour of vertical machining centre components: experimental and simulation approaches
Published 2009“…The paper presents a systematic procedure and details of the use of experimental and analytical modal analysis technique for structural dynamic evaluation processes of a vertical machining centre. The main results deal with assessment of the mode shape of the different components of the vertical machining centre. …”
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3994
Collaborative information system: connecting the government, university, and industry
Published 2011“…The study explores the concept of collaborative information system among three main partners such as the government, universities and industries, which are involved in human capital development and workforce employment in any country. …”
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3995
Recent progress on hydroxyapatite-based dense biomaterials for load bearing bone substitutes
Published 2011“…Hydroxyapatite (HA) is the main mineral component of bone tissue, representing ca. 69 vol% in bone and up to 98 vol% in dental enamel. …”
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3996
Center for Zakat Management (CZM) and its role in poverty eradication in Bangladesh
Published 2015“…CZM provides zakat to the needy people in order to improve their living standard through income generating activities. The main objective of this paper is to examine the activities of CZM and its role in upgrading the living standard of needy people. …”
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3997
Standardization of surface sterilization protocol of field grown stevia rebaudiana prior to in vitro clonal propagation
Published 2015“…Fungal contamination was observed to be a main problem in this study and it occurred within 2-3 days of inoculation, leading to the death of the explants. …”
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3998
The analysis of design metrics on open source systems
Published 2016“…The recent development in software measurement looks at many aspects of software projects, from requirements gathering, analysis, design, coding and testing. The main focus of this paper is to investigate the correlation between post-delivery defects of a selection of open source systems with several design metrics based on the Card and Glass model. …”
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3999
A new design of cryptographic hash function: gear
Published 2015“…A hash function usually has two main components: a permutation function or compression function and mode of operation. …”
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4000
Literature review on domestic subcontractor selection in the Malaysian construction industry
Published 2015“…Subcontracting is a long-established practice in the construction industry to capitalize on the skills of trade specialists and to cope with the fluctuating construction demand. The main contractors relying so much on subcontractors to perform portion of works in construction projects that their performance may have significant effects to the overall construction project. …”
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