The fixed-pitch straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine (SB-VAWT) is one of the simplest types of wind turbine. One of the main challenges of wide spread application of the smaller-capacity SB-VAWT is to design and develop it in a cost-effective manner. The overall cost of the SB-VAWT will mainly depend on judicious choice of multiple design par

Malaysian Administrative Modernization and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU) has outlined Total Quality Management (TQM) by means of seven core principles: (1) top management commitment, (2) strategic quality planning, (3) customer focus, (4) training and recognition, (5) enhancing teamwork, (6) performance measurement, and (7) quality assurance. Ma

This paper discusses the research of applying Virtual Reality techniques within an analysis and presentations of the results and visualisation output of an environmental performance analysis was conducted to make an assessment in terms of air flow and temperature with the aim to enhance thermal comfort and predict the outcome in terms of thermal co

The most important ironies of modern healthcare is that public expectations are rising faster than the ability of health services to meet them. Patients nowadays no longer want to be treated as passive recipients of medical care. Instead, they want to be treated as co-producers or partners able to manage their illnesses. The aim of producing the Re

Surah AI-Mulk adalah surah yang ke-67 di dalam susunan AI-Quran AI-Karim, juzuk ke-29 dan mengandungi 30 ayat. Di dalam buku ini penulis cuba menerangkan keistimewaan surah AI-Mulk serta kebaikan mengamalkan bacaan surah tersebut dengan membawakan dalil serta bukti yang sahih daripada AI-Quran AI-Karim sendiri dan hadith-hadith Rasulullah. Penulis

The present study examined problems faced by course leaders at three different stages (planning, during semester and post semester), their perceptions on their course leader roles and investigated their perceived role effectiveness in leading and managing courses as part and parcel of their role as lecturers. Fifty nine course leaders were involved

Lactic acid has a wide range of applications in food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. The global market for lactic acid in foods is estimated at 275,000 tons with average annual growth of 10 per cent. The persistent demand of pure and naturally produced lactic acid in food and beverage applications attracted researcher’s interest towards

It is a challenging task for managers to keep employees motivated in their works in order to achieve the organizational goals. Due to the varied nature of human beings, a factor that can motivate someone, may not do so in others. Therefore, it is important for managers to know the ‘exact’ motivators for his/her employees. The present research i

Since ancient past humans have attempted to harness the wind energy through diversified means and vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) were one of the major equipment to achieve that. In this modern time, there is resurgence of interests regarding VAWTs as numerous universities and research institutions have carried out extensive research activities

Several control policies of Q-car 2-DOF semiactive system, namely skyhook, groundhook and hybrid controls are presented. Their ride comfort, suspension displacement and road-holding performances are analyzed and compared with passive system. The analysis covers both transient and steady state responses in time domain and transmissibility response i