A brief review of palm oil liquid waste conversion into biofuel by Zuber, M. A., Yahya, W. J., Ithnin, A. M., Sugeng, D. A., Kadir, H. A., Ahmad, M. A.

“…Residual oil found in POME, known as sludge palm oil (SPO), contains high levels of free fatty acid (FFA). Other residual oils resulting from palm oil refining include palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD) and palm acid oil (PAO) that also have a high FFA content. …”

Unary-coded dimming control improves ON-OFF keying visible light communication by Babar, Z., Mohd. Izhar, Mohd. Azri, Nguyen, H., Botsinis, Panagiotis, Alanis, D., Chandra, D., Ng, S., Maunder, R., Hanzo, L.

“…An ideal visible light communication (VLC) system should facilitate reliable data transmission at high throughputs, while also providing flicker-free illumination at the user-defined dimming level. …”

New efficient chitosan derivative for cu(ii) ions removal: characterization and adsorption performance by Sutirman, Z. A., Rahim, E. A., Sanagi, M. M., Abd. Karim, K. J.

“…A new crosslinked chitosan grafted with methyl methacrylate (M-CTS) adsorbent was synthesized via free radical polymerization for effective removal of Cu(Q) ions from aqueous solution. …”

Evaluation of radical scavenging capacity of polyphenols found in natural malaysian honeys by voltammetric techniques by Ismail, Norjihada Izzah, Sornambikai, Sundaram, Abdul Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq, Mahmood, Nasrul Humaimi, Zulkifli, Razauden Mohamed, Shahir, Shafinaz

“…The varied peak current intensities observed for P1-P3 in all analyzed Malaysian honey samples suggested that these honey samples can act against free radicals at varying degree and thus are good sources of natural antioxidants.…”

Immobilization of recombinant escherichia coli on multi-walled carbon nanotubes for xylitol production by Abd. Rahman, N. H., Md. Jahim, J., Abdul Munaim, M. S., A. Rahman, R., Fuzi, S. F. Z., Md. Illias, R.

“…The doubling time for the immobilized cells increased up to 20.40 h and was higher than that of free cells (3.67 h). Cell lysis of the immobilized cells was reduced by up to 73 %, and plasmid stability improved by up to 17 % compared to those of free cells. …”

Improving CO2/CH4 and O2/N2 separation by using surface-modified polysulfone hollow fiber membranes by Roslan, R. A., Lau, W. J., Zulhairun, A. K., Goh, P. S., Ismail, A. F.

“…Further increase in Pebax concentration from 3 to 9 wt% however negatively affected selectivities as high Pebax concentration tended to cover the membrane surface with tighter polymer chain packing which led to lower free volume. Experimental results also showed that the optimized multilayer coated membrane (3 wt.% Pebax) could achieve the highest gas pair selectivity, recording 34.28 and 6.65 for CO2/CH4 and O2/N2 separation, respectively. …”

Thermodynamic equilibrium study of altering methane partial oxidation for fischer-tropsch synfuel production by Siang, T. J., Jalil, A. A., Abdulrasheed, A. A., Hambali, H. U., Nabgan, W.

“…A temperature at least of 800 °C and CH4/O2 ratio of 2:1 or 3:2 are the preferable operating conditions for MPO reaction to achieve the carbon-free region meanwhile maximizing the syngas yield with H2/CO ratio of 2 that appropriate for FTS process.…”

Removal of aspirin from aqueous solution using phosphoric acid - modified coffee waste adsorbent by Boushara, Reham Salah Hassan

“…The adsorption of aspirin onto H3PO4- AC-CW and AC-CW were exothermic in nature, with enthalpy change AH° = - 0.182 kJ/mol and -0.216 kJ/mol, AS0 was 0.072 J/mol -0.004 J/mol , which indicates a decrease in randomness at the adsorbent surface/aspirin solution interface, respectively. A negative Gibbs free energy AG° was obtained indicating feasibility and spontaneity of the adsorption process. …”
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Arabinoxylan-co-aa/hap/tio2 nanocomposite scaffold a potential material for bone tissue engineering: an in vitro study by Khan, M. U. A., Haider, S., Shah, S. A., Razak, S. I. A., Hassan, S. A., Kadir, M. R. A., Haider, A.

“…In this research, AX, nano-hydroxyapatite (n-HAp) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) based polymeric nanocomposite scaffolds were fabricated by the freeze-drying method. The physicochemical characterizations of these polymeric nanocomposite scaffolds were performed for surface morphology, porosity, swelling, biodegradability, mechanical, and biological properties. …”

Optimized conditions for grafting reaction of poly (methyl methacrylate) onto talc filler by Abu Bakar, A., Subre, A.

“…In this study, poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) grafted onto talc was produced using free radical polymerization. Hydrogen peroxide (H202) and ferrous ions (Fe2+) were used as a redox initiator/co-catalyst system. …”
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Enterprise resource planning systems and user performance in higher education institutions of Pakistan by Ullah, Abrar, Baharun, Rohaizat, Yasir, Muhammad, Md. Nor, Khalil

“…Practically, the study implied that practitioners needs to put efforts to provide a system which users perceive as useful and free of efforts.…”

Electrodeposited NiX2 (X= S, Se) thin films for solar cell applications by Anand, T. Joseph Sahaya, Rajan, Rajes K. M., Warikh, A. R. M., Abd. Razak, Saiful Izwan, Lau, Kok Tee

“…Scanning electron microscope (SEM) studies reveals that the films were adherent to the substrate with uniform and pin-hole free. Compositional analysis via energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) technique confirms the presence of Ni, S, and Se elements in the films. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of biocers as high-performance biosorbents for dye removal process by Wan Mohd. Zawawi, Wan Nurul Izyani

“…(mmol/g) of the TV Biocers for methylene blue (MB) and malachite green (MG) respectively was 7.400 and 5.569 mmol/g which was 18 and 128 % higher than the SS and free TV cells. These results demonstrated that the TV Biocers can offer better dye removal performance through a combination of adsorption and biodegradation processes. …”
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olyamide thin film nanocomposite membrane incorporated with carbon nanotubes/graphene oxide for carbon dioxide removal by Wong, Kar Chun

“…The outcome of this study suggested that synergetic incorporation of ACNT and GO provides an additional degree of freedom to control the formation of selective layer as compared to single-filler incorporation. …”
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Outliers Detection Models in Shewhart Control Charts; an Application in photolithography: A semiconductor manufacturing industry by Raji, Ishaq Adeyanju, Lee, Muhammad Hisyam, Muhammad Riaz, Muhammad Riaz, Abujiya, Mu’azu Ramat, Abbas, Nasir

“…These two outlier detection models are as efficient and robust as they are distribution free. Using the Monte-Carlo simulation method, we study the estimation effect via the proposed outlier detection models on the Shewhart chart in the normal as well as non-normal environments. …”

Synergistic effects of single/multi-walls carbon nanotubes in TiO2 and process optimization using response surface methodology for photo-catalytic H2 evolution by Umer, Muhammad, Tahir, Muhammad, Azam, Muhammad Usman, Tasleem, Sehar, Abbas, Tariq, Muhammad, Ayyaz

“…Nobel metals free MW/SW supported TiO2 nanocatalysts were prepared via wet impregnation assisted sol-gel method and tested for photocatalytic H2 evolution. …”

Tourist behaviour through consumption in Melaka world heritage site by Md. Khairi, Nurul Diyana, Ismail, Hairul Nizam, Syed Jaafar, Syed Muhammad Rafy

“…The study aims to measure international tourist behaviour by integrating their non-spatial and spatial characteristics. A total of 384 Free Independent Tourists participated in the survey in Melaka WHS. …”

Experimental study on the efficiency of tuned liquid dampers for vibration mitigation of a vertically irregular structure by Pabarja, Ali, Vafaei, Mohammadreza, C. Alih, Sophia, Md. Yatim, Mohd. Yazmil, Osman, Siti Aminah

“…For this purpose, a three-story steel structure was specifically designed and subjected to free and forced vibration tests. In addition, the dynamic responses of eight structure-TLD systems were investigated through three cases. …”

Development of high-performance anode/electrolyte/cathode micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cell via phase inversion-based co-extrusion/co-sintering technique by Ab. Rahman, M., Othman, M. H. D., Fansuri, H., Harun, Z., Omar, A. F., Shabri, H. A., Ravi, J., Rahman, M. A., Jaafar, J., Ismail, A. F., Osman, N.

“…A simplified fabrication technique of phase inversion-based co-extrusion/co-sintering has yielded a perfectly bounded sandwich structure with free-delamination and defect layers. The effect of co-sintering temperatures (1300 °C–1450 °C) on the morphologies, elemental distributions, electrolyte gas-tightness, mechanical strength, electrochemical performance and the impedance spectra test are well-inspected. …”

In vitro anti-hyperglycemic, antioxidant activities and intestinal glucose uptake evaluation of endiandra kingiana extracts by Abu Bakar, M. H., Lee, P. Y., Azmi, M. N., Lotfiamir, N. S., Mohamad, M. S., Nor Shahril, N. S., Shariff, K. A., Ya'akob, H., Awang, K., Litaudon, M.

“…Meanwhile, BM extract exhibited notable antioxidant capabilities, as evidenced by strongest free radical scavenging (IC50 = 1.18 μg/mL) and reducing power effect (118.53 mM Fe2+ equivalent/g extract) in couple with highest total phenolic contents (10.17 mg GAE/g extract) compared to other extracts. …”