An age-related alteration in the cardiovascular response to exercise training are evident. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of exercise and age on blood velocities in common carotid artery in 82 healthy men between the age ranges of 21 to 67 years old. Blood velocities are characterized to five components of velocity waveform

The acceptance of reconfigurable platforms specifically FPGAs in embedded system design is becoming more apparent. While there are varieties of platforms available for smart camera implementation, our interest is mainly on reconfigurable platforms, specifically FPGAs. In this paper we discuss the research opportunity and the importance of hardware/

Dismissal from employment and the remedies is basically intended to provide a clear understanding that surrounds the concept of a worker's 'security of tenure' in employment with reference to common law and statutory law. It elaborates the remedies of workers at common law wrongful dismissal and statutory unfair dismissal in further bri

The march of modernisation and the introduction of products of greater sophistication and complexity in the marketplace have also seen the rising trend of damage, injury and adverse consequences suffered by consumers as a result of product failure, shoddy workmanship or defective design. Product liability law seeks to provide redress for damage suf

In matrimonial disputes, pursuant to the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976, s 55(1), the petitioner , before the presentation of a petition for dirvoce, shall have recourse to the assistance and advice of such persons or bodies as may be made available for the purpose of effecting reconciliation between parties to a marriage who have becom

Tuberculous spondylitis may be imposable to differentiate from pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis and other primary or metatastatic tumours based on clinical and radiographic findings. There are no specific features that are pathognomonic of tuberculous spondylitis. Common finding that arouse suspicion are rarefaction of the vertebral endplates, disc

Mobile Ad-hoc NETwork (MANET) is a collection of wireless mobile nodes dynamically forming a temporary network without the use of any existing network infrastructure or centralized administration. To support MANET, many routing protocols are already designed, such as DSDV, DSR, AODV, TORA, OLSR, WRP, ZRP and many more. This study analyzes these thr

An efficient, inexpensive and informal redress machinery is indeed essential for attaining consumer protection. In this respect the ordinary court system in Malaysia is generally perceived to be unable to satisfy consumers’ needs. Thus the establishment of the Tribunal for Consumer Claims in 1999 and the Tribunal for Homebuyer Claims in 2002 may

A system of strict liability for defective products has been incorporated into Malaysian law through Part X of the Consumer Protection Act 1999 (hereinafter referred to as the CPA). It is aimed at providing better protection to the victim of defective or unsafe products. However the system is founded on the policy consideration that product liabili

Kenaf fiber (KF) based thermoplastic natural rubber (TPNR) composite was produced by melt blending with polypropylene (PP). Kenaf fiber (15% by volume) and TPNR were mixed in as Haake 600p internal mixer. The fracture behavior of the TPNR matrix and of TPNR–kenaf (with and without maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene, MAPP) composites was evalu