Acoustic and non-acoustic performance of coal bottom ash as sound absorptive material for reducing railway noise level by Ramzi Hannan, Nurul Izzati Raihan

“…Grade 30 MPa concrete was cast with varying replacement percentages (0% to 100%) of CBA as fine aggregate replacement in concrete mixture. The specimens were cured for periods of 7, 28 and 90 days. …”
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A study on wettability properties of rutile-phase TiO2 nanostructure film by Taib, Syafa Syahirah

“…The optimum amount of hydrothermal reaction time, volume of HCl and volume of TBOT are at 16 hours, 130 mL and 5 mL, respectively, where TiO2 has a crystalline structure with fine tetragonal shape and the highest contact angle. …”
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Mechanical Characteristics Rice Husk Fiber (RHF) Blended Recycled Polyethylene (RPE) for RHF/RPE Polymer Composite by Jamal, Iylia Izzati, Marsi, Noraini, Mohd Rus, Anika Zafiah, Saiful Bahri, Aiman Hisyam, Md-Said, Asmadi, Hashim, Mohamad Mohshein, Ariffin, Izzah Aqilah

“…The RHF fibers were processed into fine fibers measuring 0.5 ± 0.05 mm using a high-speed grinding machine operating at 18000 rpm. …”
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Enhanced binding interaction and antibacterial inhibition for nanometal oxide particles activated with Aloe Vulgarize through one-pot ultrasonication techniques by Dzulkharnien, Nur Syafiqah Farhanah, Rohani, Rosiah, Tan Kofli, Noorhisham, Mohd Kasim, Noor Alicezah, Abd. Muid, Suhaila, Patrick, Melonney, Mohd Fauzi, Noor Akhmazillah, Alias, Hajar, Radzuan, Husna Ahmad

“…It was found that the formed flower-like structure with sharp edge and fine size of particulates in ZnO NPs/AV could enhance the bacterial inhibition. …”
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The investigation of soil dielectric influence towards terrestrial background radiation by Mohd Jafery, Khawarizmi

“…All the samples were dried, grinded and sieve into fine powder for the elemental compositions and dielectric properties measurement. …”
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An improved data classification framework based on fractional particle swarm optimization by Sherwani, Fahad

“…Therefore, this research proposed an improved Mutually-Optimized Fractional PSO (MOFPSO) algorithm based on fractional derivatives and small step lengths to ensure convergence to global optima by supplying a fine balance between exploration and exploitation. …”
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Analysis of rbd palm olein abrasive blasting as new metal surface cleaning method by Zakaria, Hanis

“…The dry process which uses abrasive media blasted onto a surface to clean dirt on the surface normally will release fine dust into the environment. Water is used with abrasive media to reduce the dust release into the environment and named as wet abrasive blasting process. …”
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Malaysia's palm oil exports: does exchange rate overvaluation and undervaluation matters? by Mohd Sidek, Noor Zahirah, Yusoff, Mohammed, Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi, Duasa, Jarita

“…Hence, it is imperative that policy-makers avoid both overvaluation and undervaluation and keep the real exchange rate in line with the economic fundamentals. …”
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Pricing efficiency of the 3-month KLIBOR futures contracts: An empirical analysis by Razak, Marina Abdul, Bacha, Obiyathulla Ismath

“…The study spans the contract's entire 10-year history, June 1996 to June 2006. In line with findings in other markets, we find a pre-ponderance of overpricing. …”
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Assessing future needs of IT education in Malaysia: a preliminary result by Ahlan, Abdul Rahman, Suhaimi, Mohd Adam, Hussin, Husnayati, Arshad, Yusri

“…The research team found that technical, soft and problem-solving skills are the main concerns raised by the key informants. This is in line with the literature review and also the present higher education policy concerns by the Malaysia government. …”
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Ten gamat species in Malaysia’s seawaters for health-based industries by Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim, Hashim, Ridzwan

“…The Langkawi Archipelago and Pangkor Island are the main produc=on sites of air gamat and minyak gamat. In line with the development of science and technology, modern-­‐formularised gamat-­‐based products sold by Malaysia’s companies e.g. …”
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'Cash waqf' and Islamic microfinance: untapped economic opportunities by Md Saad, Norma, Anuar, Azizah

“…Given these shortcomings, the article explores the possibility of using ‘cash waqf’ as a new source of funding for Islamic microfinance and proposes a new concept and application of Islamic microfinance so that it is truly in line with the Islamic spirit of microfinance. It is hoped that with this new concept and application of Islamic microfinance, the use of microfinance genuinely caters for the needs of the poor as well as generating socio-economic growth of the Muslim ummah. …”
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Efficient lot batching system for furnace operation by Ibrahim, Kader, Chik, Mohd Azizi, Nizam, Wan Shamsir, Nyioh, Li Fem, Za'bah, Nor Farahidah

“…This implementation has resulted in much better material movement and has also made the manufacturing line more linear.…”
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Treatment of a Symptomatic Forearm Muscle Herniation with a Wrap-Around Fascia Lata Graft by Khalid, Kamarul Ariffin, Mah, Edward T

“…This is a study of a 28-year-old man who had a symptomatic swelling on the volar aspect of his left forearm while working on a car-door assembly line that resulted in a significant decreased of his grip strength, work capacity and median nerve symptoms. …”
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Vibration energy harvesting using single and comb-shaped piezoelectric beam structures: modeling and simulation by Diyana, N. H., Abdul Muthalif, Asan Gani, Fakhzan , M. N., Nordin, Anis Nurashikin

“…Researchers have been venturing into methods that can generate acceptable level of voltage since decades ago. In line with the spirit of green technology, energy harvesting will be a major contributor towards saving our environment in near future. …”
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Potential for improving vehicle fuel efficiency and reducing the environmental pollution via fuel ionization by Al Ali, Yousif, Hrairi, Meftah, Al Kattan, Ibrahim

“…The first type of magnetic device is installed within the fuel tank and the second is installed onto the fuel line. Each experiment was performed on ten separate vehicles from the Dubai Taxi Corporation fleet.When compared to the baseline data, reductions of 70 % for both hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions, and 68 % for oxides of nitrogen were recorded. …”
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Shear wall construction in buildings: a conceptual framework on the aspect of analysis and design by Eusuf, Muhammad Abu, Abdur Rashid, Khairuddin, Mohd. Noor, Wira, Al Hasan, Abdullah

“…The software of this system is performed on the platform of modelling and then, the system models are usually idealized as line elements instead of continuum elements. Single walls are modelled as cantilevers and walls with openings are modelled as pier/ spandrel systems. …”
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Evolution of brain tumor growth model: a back-in-time approach by Aboaba, Abdulfattah A., Hameed, Shihab A., Khalifa, Othman Omran, Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha, Harun, Rahmat H., Mohd Zain, Norzaini Rose

“…The surgeon is clinically responsible to do these with the aid of IGS software that is fashioned in line with the surgeon training. It has been observed that lots of time used at that stage could be saved if a good model that will accurately estimate tumor growth from few slices could be developed to assist at that stage. …”
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Genetic diversity of horseshoe crab (Tachypleus gigas) in Malaysia revealed using microsatellite markers by Mohamed, Rozihan, Ismail, Endom, John, Akbar, Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal, Mohd Adnan, Adura

“…Due to the dwindling population size of horseshoe crabs in Malaysian coast line, present data provides new information in assisting proper management and conservation of this living fossil.…”
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Factors Affecting Speed of Adjustment to Target Leverage: Malaysia Evidence by Haron, Razali, Ibrahim, Khairunisah, Mat Nor, Fauzias, Ibrahim , Izani

“…There are evidences of target capital structure and firms do adjust to be at their target from time to time with a considerably rapid speed of adjustment, in line with dynamic trade-off theory. Firms in Malaysia are found to be under-adjusted, being below the required adjustment to be at the target within a year. …”
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