Kenaf-core sandwich panels were prepared by hand lay-up method with the optimum characteristics. The aim of this study is to determine the effects of modified epoxy on the mechanical properties of the sandwich panel. Mechanical test such as flexural, drop impact and tensile test were performed to investigate the optimum system of kenaf-core sandwic

Metal injection moulding (MIM) feedstock is a mixture of metal powder and binder. The function of the binder system is to provide flow ability of the metal particles and shape retention of the moulded parts. The behaviour of the feedstock depends greatly on the binder formulations and its composition. In these studies, the possibility of using ther

A lecture on different radiological findings in patients with traumatic brain injury.TRAUMATIC BRAIN IMAGING ASSOC. PROF. DR RADHIANA HASSAN KULLIYYAH OF MEDICINE INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA INTRODUCTION •A total of 166,768 trauma patients admitted to the ED from eight participating centres . •The majority of the injuries were fro

Objective: The aim of the study is to compare inter-observer agreement between general radiologists in the classification of mammographic breast density using TABAR’s pattern and BI-RADS classification from two-view Full-Field Digital Mammography (FFDM). Methods: A data set of 400 mammograms was evaluated by three general radiologists. The radiol

Looking at the state of the world and the environment today, we recall what Alan Greenspan, the former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of U.S.A. wrote in 2007, namely The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World (Penguin Books 2007). Although his focus was on the financial tumult of recent times, particularly in the U.S.A., the title of h

This paper presents a nonlinear adaptive backstepping algorithm for position control of an anthropomorphic robotic hand. The contraction force of PAM actuator has been modeled based on an empirical approach and the overall finger is represented as a nonlinear second order system, taking into account the system uncertainty caused by hysteresis pheno

A novel numerical scheme using the combination of flowfield-dependent variation method and arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian method is developed. This method is a mixed explicit–implicit numerical scheme, and its implicitness is dependent on the physical properties of the flowfield. The scheme is discretized using the finite-volume method to give f

Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate the synergistic effect of epithelial rests of Malassez cells (ERM) and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) on proliferation, cementogenic and osteogenic differentiation of stem cells derived from human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHED). Materials and methods SHED were co-cultured with ERM wi

While the Islamic banking and finance industry has grown rapidly since its inception in 1983, there remain gaps in terms of its reach and inclusiveness. The current model of Islamic banking tends to favour the more affluent segment of the society, to the exclusion of the poor, also known as the un-bankables. In view of this, there is an urgent need

Active disturbance rejection control (ADRC) for a quarter-car active suspension system is proposed. The performance of ADRC is compared with benchmark (LQR control) from current literature. A simulation experiment is performed to investigate the performance of ADRC in comparison with passive system and the LQR control, as well as to test the abilit