UTILIZATION OF SAGO FINE WASTE AS A NEW MATERIAL IN THE PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING CEMENT BRICK by ABD WAHAB, NORHAYATI, ADNAN, SURAYA HANI, MOHAMAD, MAZIZAH EZDIANI

“…This shows a water-cement ratio of 0.6 enhances the brick strength owing to the pozzolanic effect of Sago Fine Waste for producing more sustainable bricks.…”
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Rock point load test (PLT index) and its correlation with rock coring rate of bored pile machine by Yusof, Z.M., Farn, W.S., Leow, C.S., Lee, J.C.

“…Uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) of rocks is a useful parameter needed for analytical and designing purpose for rock structure, as well as classification of rock strength. Owing to the timeconsuming, tedious and expensive testing procedure of UCS, point load test (PLT) on irregular lump samples has appeared to be the best alternative test to ascertain rock strength, which can be performed on-site or off-site. …”
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To investigate the structural, electronic, optical and magnetic properties of Sr-doped KNbO3 for perovskite solar cell applications: A DFT study by Jameel, Muhammad Hasnain, Rehman, Azka, Roslan, Muhammad Sufi, Agam, Mohd Arif

“…Under the DFT study, strontium (Sr) is appropriate material for increasing the band gap of KNbO3. Owing to the difference in ionic radii of Mo and Sr volume of crystal cells also decreased from 82.68 to 42.89 A3 after the doping of Strontium (Sr). …”
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Solar energy policies in southeast Asia towards low carbon emission: A review by Logeswaran Govindarajan, Logeswaran Govindarajan, Mohideen Batcha, Mohd Faizal, Abdullah, Mohammad Kamil

“…In 2019, global energy-related CO2 emissions increased by 1.8% to a new high of 33.3 Gt CO2, owing to the increasing energy consumption. The CO₂ emissions are significantly increasing due to continuing increase of Southeast Asian countries. …”
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LTEM: Lightweight Trust Evaluation Model in IoT Environment by Alhandi, Somya Abdulkarim, Kamaludin, Hazalila, Mohammed Alduais, Nayef Abdulwahab, Mohd Safar, Noor Zuraidin, A. Mostafa, Salama

“…Furthermore, utilizing cloud-based packet evaluation frameworks frequently leads to inaccuracies, unreliability, and energy inefficiencies owing to the transfer of untrusted data. The current study introduces a streamlined trust assessment framework called the lightweight trust evaluation model (LTEM), custom-built for IoT settings to combat these obstacles. …”
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Preliminary qualitative findings: challenges in large infrastructure projects towards development of innovative performance measurement by Masrom, Md Asrul Nasid, Abd Rahim, Mohd Hilmi Izwan, Mohamed, Sulzakimin, Yunus, Riduan

“…Further exploration requires the inclusion of additional challenges in delivering large infrastructure projects, particularly in relation to subjective measures, such as safety, relationship, satisfaction, social and environmental aspects. Owing to this limitation, preliminary findings of identifying the challenges in large infrastructure projects are vital to fulfill the current needs in the development of innovative performance measurement. …”
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The platysma myocutaneous flap: another option for oral cavity reconstruction by Putra, Primurharsa, Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee, Mahmud, Ridzo

“…Its advantages includes: thin, pliable and does not require special surgical skill, equipment, or technique to harvest. …”
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Harvesting vibration energy using piezoelectric material: modelling, simulation and experimental verifications by Fakhzan , M. N., Abdul Muthalif, Asan Gani

“…The beam is modeled using Euler Bernoulli which is also known as thin beam theory. As such, the model obtained here is applicable for micro and nano-beams. …”
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Zinc-air battery – powering electric vehicles to smart active labels by Othman, Raihan, Saputra, Hens

“…Emerging innovations in smart active labels - flat, flexible and functional devices, particularly in healthcare industry, instigated the authors to develop zinc-air battery as a prospective micro-power source for smart active labels. The thin battery technology developed, in collaboration between IIUM and BPPT, is of low cost, comprises of green electroactive materials, and able to operate in quasi-neutral electrolyte. …”
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Ant colony optimization for controller and sensor-actuator location in active vibration control by Md Nor, Khairul Affendy, Abdul Muthalif, Asan Gani, Wahid, Azni N.

“…This paper discusseson active vibration control of a simply supported thin plate excited and actuated by piezoelectric patches. …”
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Ant colony optimization for controller and sensor-actuator location in active vibration control by Md Nor, Khairul Affendy, Abdul Muthalif, Asan Gani, Wahid, Azni N.

“…Analytical model of the simply supported plate with piezoelectric patches is derived using thin plate theory. …”
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Zinc-air cell with KOH-treated agar layer between electrode and electrolyte containing hydroponics gel by Othman, Raihan, Yahaya, Abdul Hamid, Arof, Abdul Kariem

“…The capacity of zinc-air cell employing gelled KOH electrolyte has been enhanced markedly as thin KOH-treated gelatinized agar layer was applied between the electrode-gelled electrolyte interfaces. …”
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New airfoil families for horizontal-axis wind turbines by Abdelrahman, Mohammad, Hassanein, Atef

“…Two airfoil families have been developed to meet the design requirements. The first is a thin family named AERO 90XX, suitable for medium blades. …”
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Snow, Wilson and the Scientific Revolution by Sheldrake, John

“…There is no more dangerous illusion than the comfortable doctrine that the world owes us a living…that whatever we do, whenever we run into trouble, we can always rely on a special relationship with someone or other to bail us out. …”
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Recent nanofabrication of silicon dioxide on silicon wafer using AFM operated at low temperature by Sutjipto, Agus Geter Edy, , Afzeri, Shafie, Amir Akramin

“…A scanning probe was contacted with the layer and a zero bias voltage was applied to the sample surface with the AFM probe tip connected to the reference -2.44V. …”
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Histopathological effects of Eurycoma Longifolia jack extract (tongkat ali) on the prostate of rats by Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi, Mustafa Al-Ahmad, Basma Ezzat, Mustafa, Nazih Shaban, Najmuldeen, Ghazi Faisal, Althunibat, Osama Yousef, Azzubaidi, Marwan Saad

“…These dysplastic changes were equivalent to low grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia PIN. Conclusion: E.L. root extract can cause abnormal proliferation in the prostatic epithelium and these changes are dose dependant. …”
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A comprehensive survey on ‘‘various decoupling mechanisms with focus on metamaterial and metasurface principles applicable to SAR and MIMO antenna systems’’ by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Babaeian, Fatemeh, Virdee, Bal Singh, Aïssa, Sonia, Azpilicueta, Leyre, See, Chan, Althuwayb, Ayman Abdulhadi, Huynen, Isabelle, Abd-Alhameed, Raed, Falcone, Francisco, Limiti, Ernesto

“…Such techniques include the use of defected ground structure (DGS), parasitic or slot element, dielectric resonator antenna (DRA), complementary split-ring resonators (CSRR), decoupling networks, P.I.N or varactor diodes, electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) structures, etc. …”
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Antibacterial polysulfone membranes: the effect of eugenol and zinc oxide as additives by Harun, Zawati, Yusof, Khairul Nazri, Yunos, Muhamad Zaini, Shohur, Muhamad Fikri, Jamalludin, Mohd Riduan

“…Membrane structure were characterized using scanning electron microscope (SEM) to observe the effect of both additives towards the formation of dense top layer and porous bottom layer of membrane. …”
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Radiographic study of developmental alteration in tooth number among children in Kuantan by Sukmasari, Susi, Ardini, Yunita Dewi, Azaldin, Nurul Hazirah, Ismail, Nabilahuda

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Learning curve for double-balloon enteroscopy: findings from an analysis of 282 procedures by Tee, Hoi Poh, How, Soon Hin, Arthur J., Kaffes

“…This study reviewed all cases from June 2006 to April 2011 with a target lesion in the small-bowel identified by either capsule endoscopy or computed tomography scan posted for DBE examinations. Main outcome measurements were: (1) Technical success of aDBE defined by finding or excluding a target lesion after achieving sufficient length of small bowel intubation; and (2) Technical success for rDBE was defined by either finding the target lesion or achieving stable overtube placement in the ileum. …”
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