An efficient functioning of a complicated and dynamic grid environment requires a resource manager to monitor and identify the idling resources and to schedule users’ submitted jobs (or programs) accordingly. A common problem arising in grid computing is to select the most efficient resource to run a particular program. At present the execution t

Hyperhomocysteinemia is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. It is associated with an increase in oxidative stress. We aimed to study the effects of palm tocotrienol rich fraction (palm TRF) on proatherosclerotic changes in aorta of rats fed high methionine diet. Methodology:42 male Wistar rats were divided into six groups. The first group wa

In this paper, the cutting of Tungsten Carbide ceramic using electro-discharge machining (EDM) with a graphite electrode by using Taguchi methodology has been reported. The Taguchi method is used to formulate the experimental layout, to analyse the effect of each parameter on the machining characteristics, and to predict the optimal choice for each

Due to relatively new establishment of islamic bank in Thailand and paucity of empirical research undertaken in the area, this study intends to capture the perceptions of Thai customers towards the objectives and characteristics of the islamic bank. In addition, this study aims to determine the important bank selection criteria as perceived by the

Surface roughness (Ra) and kerf taper ratio (TR) characteristics of an abrasive water jet machined surfaces of glass/epoxy composite laminate were studied. Taguchi’s design of experiments and analysis of variance were used to determine the effect of machining parameters on Ra and TR. Hydraulic pressure and type of abrasive materials were consider

A neural networks (NN) model has been trained to predict the performance characteristics of a dual fuel internal combustion engine (ICE). In the network, back propagation (BP) neural network with Levenberg-Marquardt (LM) and scaled conjugate gradient (SCG) algorithms, single hidden-layer and logistic sigmoid transfer function has been used to optim

Objectives: This study was focused on the finite element techniques to investigate the effect of surface treatment on the fatigue life of the vibrating cylinder block for new two-stroke free piston engine using random loading conditions. Motivation: An understanding of the effects related to the random loading is necessary to improve the ability of

In recent years, an enormous increase of fuel cost and greater demand for fresh water have imposed tremendous challenges for researchers to pursue a drive towards more energy-efficient desalination technology. In the search for a more energy-efficient desalination process, the next generation plants will use a combination of membrane processes with

Recent juristic debate rages around the possibility of using zakah revenue in Islamic law of public finance to better realize its intended poverty eradication goal. At the theoretical level, both the proponents and opponents employ extensive juristic argumentations to support their points of contention. The thrust of the proponents argument is that

This research was aimed at examining the process of converting the land administration system prevalent in Penang and Malacca to the Torrens System enforce in the rest of the Peninsular Malaysian states. The introduction of the Torrens system to the states of Penang and Malacca where the English deeds system was the system of land administration, d