This book is about vertical greenery (VG), public art (PA) and the implementation of VG as PA in the Malaysia. VG is greenery where plants can be grown on, up, or against internal or external walls of buildings or as freestanding structures. PA is a structure or a form that contains an artistic expression, placed in a freely accessible public space

The concept of sustainable campus has emerged from the social, economic and environmental impacts due to anthropogenic activities around the world. One of the initiatives of sustainable campus is the application of ecological indicators. The indicators provide information about the current condition and early warning on the possible risks of enviro

Microelectronic power converters such as buck and boost converter are required to be tolerant to radiations including electron radiation. This paper examines electron radiation effects on the I–V characteristics of VDMOSFET and its corresponding effects in buck converter. Analysis of the electrical characteristics shows that after irradiation the

Previous researches on digital audio watermarking has shown that effective techniques ensure inaudibility, reliability, robustness and protection against signal degradation. Crucial to this is the appropriate position of the watermark in the files. There is a risk of perceivable distortion in the audio signal when the watermark is spread in the aud

The aim of this study was to compare the antioxidant and antihyperglycaemic potentials of bran extracts of seven traditional rice varieties against those of three commercial varieties. The total polyphenolic content and antioxidant activities, the α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitory potentials of the rice bran extracts were studied in vitro us

In general, town and country planning are dominated by policies and strategies. These policies are most likely to vary according to the scale, type and purpose of the planning. Malaysia exercises a three-tier planning system which is attached to physical plans namely, National Physical Plan, State Structure Plan and Local Plan as well as Special Ar

Active repairs using piezoelectric actuators can play a significant role in reducing the crack damage propagation in thin plate structures. Mode-I crack opening displacement is the most predominant one in tension, and it is responsible for the failure which in turn affects the load carrying capability of the cracked structure. In addition, there ar

In this paper, the effect of piezoelectric actuators placed above a circular hole of a rectangular plate subjected to uniform uniaxial tension is studied. The core idea is to investigate the stress (compression/tension) produced by the piezoelectric actuators on the stress distribution around the hole and along the width of the host plate. For this

يهدف هذا البحث إلى تسليط الضوء على الحركة العلمية التي شهدها إقليم سجستان الذي افتتحه المسلمون في عهد الخليفة الراشد عمر بن الخطاب ، فاستنار أبناؤه بنور الدين الحنيف، وفجَّر الإسلام طاقاتهم

The belief in the expected redeemer or the Mahdī is a well-known concept in the history of Islam. However, the notion has been opened to several interpretations and misinterpretations from various Islamic sects, each asserting that its own version of the Mahdiyyah is authentic and valid. As a result, several Islamic movements were orchestrated und