Impedance-based structural health monitoring techniques have been developed as a promising tool for real-time structural damage assessment and are considered as a new non-destructive evaluation method. Active elements of the technique are Piezoelectric Wafer Active Sensor (PWAS) bonded on the structure. Modelling and simulation of PWAS and host str

Human posture recognition is an attractive and challenging topic in computer vision due to its promising applications in the areas of personal health care, environmental awareness, human- computer-interaction and surveillance systems. Human posture recognition in video sequences consists of two stages: the first stage is training and evaluation and

The single crystal X-ray analysis of 3-amino-1{[bis(benzylsulfanyl)methylidene]amino}urea shows that the compound crystallizes in the triclinic system with the space group P-1 and Z = 4. The asymmetric unit contains two independent molecules of 3-amino-1{[bis(benzylsulfanyl)methylidene]amino}urea. Both bis(benzylsulfanyl)methylidene groups are in a

The main objective for this paper is to obtain a framework to allow adaptable and flexible housing solution for multi-generational living by applying universal design approach to make it more user friendly. Malaysian population shall reach 32 million by 2020, and almost 70 percent will be in urban by 2020, today, 63.8 percent is urbanized. Malaysia

This chapter highlights the holistic aspects of human security embracing issues of food, shelter, health, education and work as they relate to the individuals. This chapter is divided into four sections. The first section deals with the fundamentals of human security, its trajectory/historical evolution and conceptual formation. The second section

Purpose – The study aims to examine the relationship between the corporate disclosure on intellectual capital and five firm characteristics, namely, size, leverage, profitability, age and industry type. Design/methodology/approach – The research uses a meta-analysis technique by taking 19 articles published between 2003 and 2013. Thus, this stu

On September 30, 2015, Russian fighter aircraft based in Latakia, Syria, started bombing the forces opposed to President Bashar Al-Assad in the Syrian cities of Hama, Homs and the outskirts of Latakia. This is for the first time since the end of the Cold War that the Russian military have been in action anywhere in the Middle East. As reported in v

In Malaysia, the appointment of members to the Shariah Advisory Council of Central Bank of Malaysia is prescribed by Central Bank of Malaysia Act 2009 (Act 701). The Act stipulates the provisions pertaining to the eligible persons to be appointed to the Shariah Advisory Council, procedures, terms and conditions of appointment and also remuneration

In this study, the effect of mango kernel extract in the induction of apoptosis of the breast cancer (MDA-MB-231) cell line was examined. This is an attempt to discover alternatives to current therapeutic regimes in the treatment of breast cancers. Methods: The pro-apoptotic markers, Bax, cytochrome c, caspases-. -8 and -9, and anti-apoptotic marke

Corporate giving represents the philanthropic activities that companies perform as voluntary initiatives. All over the world, companies are contributing in several sectors like health, sports, education and others. In many ways, these activities help in mitigating the social problems and meeting the necessities. This research is based on this issue