In this work, a combination of artificial neural network (ANN), Fourier descriptors (FD) and spatial domain analysis (SDA) has been proposed for the development of an automatic fruits identification and sorting system. Fruits images are captured using digital camera inclined at different angles to the horizontal. Segmentation is used for the classi

Void formation in oxide scale during high temperature oxidation is a common phenomenon.Over a long period of time voids will affect the mechanical property of scales by influencing the cracking and spalling. Voids formed in dry environment are different than that of formed in humid environment. With the presence of water vapor in humid environment

December 2004 recorded a tragic scene of human suffering caused by Asian Tsunami disaster. Due to fault displacement within the convergent boundary zone between the Indian oceanic plate and the Eurasia continental plate, an earthquake results large tsunamis disaster which killed over 165,000 people in early January 2005. Relatively, only few animal

Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia, has been experiencing a rapid rate of urbanization over the last four decades. This has created the need for housing which initially started in a low density fashion in the city, but it gradually turn into high density because of increasing land price and shortage of land in the core urban areas. The grow

Dhaka is the capital city of Bangladesh and it has a population of 12 million. During the last three decades, while the city population grew over 7%, bastee (slum and squatter) population of the city grew from 1.0 million in 1990 to 3.4 million in 2005. Several policy approaches were adopted to deal with bastee settlements of Dhaka since 1975. Thes

Problem Statement: Property crimes in residential areas has become a concerning issue in Malaysia. Environmental design based crime prevention theories such as defensible space, Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) and 2nd generation CPTED have recommended to construct gates and fences as target hardening techniques in the resident

This paper assesses the residential satisfaction with public housing in Hulhumale’, Maldives, on physical features and service provision within the housing unit, public facilities and the social environment within the housing area and their contributions to residents’ overall housing satisfaction. The findings show that a majority of the reside

This paper assesses the residential satisfaction with public housing in Hulhumale’, Maldives, on physical features and service provision within the housing unit, public facilities and the social environment within the housing area and their contributions to residents’ overall housing satisfaction. The findings show that a majority of the reside

The Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 (AMLATFA) is the sole legislation dealing with this matter in Malaysia. Part 4 of this Act is the basic regulation for ‘reporting institutions’, including all types of bank. As Part 4 is only general, the Malaysian Central Bank as the ‘Competent Authority’ has issued detailed G

Lignin is an important constitute of the wood and thus the organism like fungi and insects growing on wood produce some extracellular lignolytic enzymes. In fungi these enzymes include different oxidases and peroxidases. Lignin peroxidases, manganese peroxidases, versatile peroxidases and laccases have been characterised from fungi and their roles