In this investigation, the potential of powdered activated carbon (PAC) derived from empty fruit bunch (EFB) precursor through pyrolysis method for chemical oxygen demand (COD) adsorption from biotreated palm oil mill effluent (POME) was extensively studied. The PAC was prepared and characterized using scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier tr

This paper investigates a pilot desalination system which consists of a direct expansion solar assisted heat pump (DXSAHP) coupled to a single-effect evaporator unit. The working fluid used is R134a and distillate is obtained via falling film evaporation and flashing in the unit. Experiments have been conducted in both day and night meteorological

This Biometric identification technology has been growing over the last years with increasing demand to improve the technology and provide a better security for the society. In this paper, a biometric identification system using electrocardiogram (ECG) has been introduced and to compete with the existing biometric identification systems such as fin

Purpose: This paper explores the relationship between individual spirituality and work related attitude namely; job satisfaction, organizational commitment. The construct of spirituality use in the present study consists of two subscales including individual relationship with God or a higher power and individual relationship with self, community an

The use of the Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) technology is being used is many different applications that help simplify the interaction with a wider range of devices. This paper investigates the use of a simplified set of phonemes in an ASR system applied to Holy Quran. The Carnegie Mellon University Sphinx 4 tools were used to train and evalu

One of the main duties of the housing developer in Malaysia is to complete the construction of the house on time. Schedules G and H of the Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966 provides that the period of completion and handling over vacant possession for landed property is 24 months and for sub-divided building is 36 months. However

Chatter is a type of intensive self-excited vibration commonly encountered in machining. It reduces productivity and precision, and is more noticeable in the machining of difficult-to-cut alloys like hardened steel. In such cases chatter causes excessive tool wear, especially flank wear, which in turn affects the stability of the cutting edge leadi

There are a few approaches that enable us to time the pregnancy. Recent techniques had shown that observation of unstained smear is more practical than stained smear. However, with simple modifications, methylene blue dye staining technique can be a practical and reliable approach for non-histologists. 10 healthy fertile male and 30 female Sprague

A delay in completion of housing project is a common phenomenon in the housing industry in Malaysia. Buyers are often forced to accept the fact that it is 'better late than never'. Late delivery has several negative implications to the customers which actually causes financial, social and emotional problems to the house buyers. This study a

The Code on Take-overs and Mergers 1998 was the first codified law on takeover and merger in Malaysia. The 1998 Code was heavily influenced by the English takeover law. Due to the tremendous development on takeovers and mergers exercise, the 1998 Code was revised and later replaced by the Malaysian Code on Take-overs and Mergers 2010, deriving its