Level crossing control: a novel method using sound recognition by Alim, Sabur Ajibola, Alang Md Rashid, Nahrul Khair, Rahman , Md Mozasser

“…The level crossing (LX) or railway crossing being an intersection between a public road and a railway line, can be controlled actively or passively. Sound recognition can be used to actively control a level crossing. …”
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The need for establishment of a family court in Malaysia: an appraisal by Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina, Mohd Arshad, 'Ain Husna

“…The establishment of a family court in Malaysia would be in line with the objective of the National Family Policy which encourages the sustainability of the family institution. …”
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War for peace in Pakistan by Ali, Syed Masroor

“…Pakistan because of its geographical location became a front line state in the war against terror since the attack on the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001. …”
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Obesity and the roles of Malaysian slimming centre health technologies by Hassan, Hasliza, Sade, Abu Bakar, Rahman, Muhammad Sabbir

“…Although a lot of people are aware on this, it seems that the obesity problem is getting worse. In line with this, there are a lot of slimming centres that introducing an innovative service technology as a treatment for obesity. …”
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The impact of finanacial management reforms on operational effectiveness and accountability in Malaysian Central Government organisations by Karbhari, Yusuf, Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani

“…These reforms also shared characteristics of reform initiatives undertaken in developed countries including greater participation of line managers in managing public resources, output based performance contracts, and private sector accounting techniques. …”
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Fracture criterion of materials subjected to temperature gradient by Shah, Qasim Hussain, Homma, H.

“…The results showed that the fracture toughness of all three materials is influenced in a similar fashion and is dependent upon the degree of the temperature gradient along the crack line.…”
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Effect of temperature gradient on crack initiation by Homma, H., Shah, Qasim Hussain, Kawada, S.

“…Compact tension (CT) specimens of pressure vessel steel A533B have been subjected to linear distributions of temperature along the crack line. The temperature dependence of fracture toughness for the A533B steel creates a fracture toughness gradient in such a specimen. …”
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Human capital business partner information technology and network technology manpower model by A. Halim, Siti Sarah, Zeki, Akram M.

“…In view of the robust market situation whereby optimum manpower strength is very vital to meet the demand by the Line of Businesses (LOBs), Human Capital Business Partner Information Technology and Network Technology (HCBP ITNT) Manpower Model is required to have a proper tool to assist management in doing resource planning. …”
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Design of triple-band h slot patch antenna by Noori, Omar, Chebil, Jalel, Sheroz Khan, Sheroz Khan, Islam, Md. Rafiqul

“…This paper attempts to design a triple band h-slot antenna by using feed line technique. These bands cover GSM mobile phone system (0.9 and 1.8 GHz) and ISM band which is used for Bluetooth and wireless local area network bands applications. …”
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Bandwidth enhancement of dielectric resonator reflectarray antenna by Ahmadi, Farzaneh, Forooraghi, Keyvan, Atlasbaf, Zahra, Virdee, Bal Singh

“…These results were validated using the transmission-line method.…”
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Opinion on the compatibility of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) with the European Convention on Human Rights & the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights by Korff, Douwe, Brown, Ian

“…It follows a request to find out “if the final Version of ACTA and its foreseen legislative procedure is in line with the Treaties of the European Union and which legal possibilities there are for the European Parliament to challenge this in front of the European Court of Justice.” …”
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Book review: The urban enigma: time, autonomy and postcolonial transformation in Latin America by Simone Vegliò by Levy, Helton

“…The book discusses the projects’ ambitions in line with the vision of modernity at their time while contrasting their aims with the demands of social inclusion, justice, and the continuation of colonial ideas.…”
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A review on shoreline detection framework using remote sensing satellite image by Zulkifle, Farizuwana Akma, Hassan, Rohayanti, Kasim, Shahreen, M. Othman, Razib

“…Shoreline is usually defined as the intersection of the land with the water surface of the mean high water line with the beach profile. In relation, most research in recent years has set the focus on remote sensing which makes it possible to collect data on this shoreline areas. …”
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Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy experimentation and applications by Haider, Zuhaib, Tufail, Kashif, Roslan, Sufi, Munajat, Yusof

“…Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) is one of the highly potential techniques to compete in this competitive arena for rapid elemental analysis which can be further used for real-time composition monitoring in the production line, post-production inspection, scrap sorting and even for classification of biological samples. …”
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Salp swarm and gray wolf optimizer for improving the efficiency of power supply network in radial distribution systems by Ihsan Salman, Ihsan Salman, Khalid Mohammed Saffer, Khalid Mohammed Saffer, Hayder H. Saf, Hayder H. Saf, Salama A. Mostafa, Salama A. Mostafa, Bashar Ahmad Khalaf, Bashar Ahmad Khalaf

“…The SSA–GWO algorithm ensures generating the best size and site of one and multi-DGs on the radial distribution network to decrease real power losses (RPL) (kW) on lines and resolve voltage deviancies. …”
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Salp swarm and gray wolf optimizer for improving the efficiency of power supply network in radial distribution systems by Ihsan Salman, Ihsan Salman, Khalid Mohammed Saffer, Khalid Mohammed Saffer, Hayder H. Saf, Hayder H. Saf, Salama A. Mostafa, Salama A. Mostafa, Bashar Ahmad Khalaf, Bashar Ahmad Khalaf

“…The SSA–GWO algorithm ensures generating the best size and site of one and multi-DGs on the radial distribution network to decrease real power losses (RPL) (kW) on lines and resolve voltage deviancies. …”
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Perceiving the Demographic Profile and the Perception of the Chinese and Malays Visitors to Pulau Kukup National Park by Mohd. Yaman, Maheran, Nik Abdul Rahman, Nik Ismail Azlan

“…The Johore government has declared Pulau Kukup a national park in 1985 and listed as a Ramsar site, a recognition that are deemed to have international importance and are included in the List of Wetlands of International Importance…”
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Transitional changes in the mucosa adjacent to the colorectal carcinoma- A SEM study by M. Ansari, Reshma, Tun, Ye, Myint, Yi Yi

“…They were selected approximately 2cms, 5cms and 10cms away from the tumor site. The tissues were then processed and viewed under Scanning Electron microscope (SEM) to gauge the extent of the transitional changes. …”
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Relationship between Facebook usage and youth political participation: a Sub-Saharan African context by Lahabou , Mahaman, Wok, Saodah

“…Facebook has become one of the most popular social network sites among the youth. This social network site is intensively used on a daily basis by young people throughout the world. …”
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Introduction to intelligent video surveillance system by Khalifa, Othman Omran, Khan, Imran Moez, Htike@Muhammad Yusof, Zaw Zaw, Lai, Weng Kin

“…Most surveillance systems today provide only a passive form of site monitoring. Extensive video records may be kept to help find the instigator of criminal activities after the crime has been committed but preventive measures usually require human involvement. …”
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