This book is part of the Mechatronics Book Series that contains contributions on Robotics and Automation. The book contains chapters, which can be divided into two main parts; majority of chapters related to Robotics and the remaining seven chapters on Automation. In Robotics, design and development of various types of robots and robot parts, such

This study presented an empirical study to model the cost of the energy for high speed hard turning. A set of experimental machining data to cut hard AISI 4340 steel was obtained with a different range of cutting speed, feed rate and depth of cut with negative rake angle. Regression models were developed by using Box-Behnken Design (BBD) as one of

علم اللغة الاجتماعي هو العلم الذى يدرس اللغة من حيث علاقتها بالمجتمع، أو العلم الذى يحاول الكشف عن القوانين والمعايير الاجتماعية التى توضح وتنظم سلوك اللغة وسلوك الأفراد نحو اللغة فى المجتمع.

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore accounting students’ perceived usefulness of case studies in Malaysia, which has a more passive learning environment, and if gender, prior academic performance and prior exposure to case studies influenced students’ perceptions. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire survey on student

Purpose – The objective of the present study is to examine the extent, quality, nature and trends of environmental disclosures of Malaysian property development companies for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006. Design/methodology/approach – A content analysis was undertaken of the annual reports of a sample of public listed property development comp

A no fault compensation scheme, as an alternative compensatory model, made its appearance as a consequence of the failure of the tort system to adequately compensate accident victims. The scheme provided an entirely new dimension to the civil justice system in dealing with the plight of accident victims by replacing the traditional notion of indivi

Earthquake is one of the most destructive natural disasters that killed many people and destroy lots of properties. The ability to predict the earthquake can lead to great reduction in catastrophic effect caused by this unwanted phenomenon. Earthquake predictions involve the study of the phenomenon prior to the earthquake. As many observation of th

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

The study of spirituality continues to draw increased academic interest, especially in the way it defines the meaning and purpose of life, mould both thinking and emotions, motivates and drives actions, shapes human relations, and sustain life balance and wellbeing. In the context of the Muslim faith, Muslims are encouraged to nurture their moral c

α-Mangostin, a xanthone which was isolated from Garcinia malaccensis has been documented to exhibit anticancer effects against many cancerous cell lines. Due its high cytotoxicity, this study had attempted to encapsulate the α-mangostin into biodegradable PLGA copolymer using colloidal-extraction solvent evaporation method. Different emulsificati