The effects of moisture content and alkali treatment on cocoa butter extraction using supercritical fluid were studied. Ground cocoa nibs were examined at moisture contents of 1.95 %, 3.91 %, 5.87 %, 9.79 % and 17.64 % and the pH ofthe cocoa liquor was maintained at 5.0–5.9, 6.8–7.2 and 7.5–7.9. Cocoa butter was successfully extracted, using

The main objective of the survey was to determine high potential (HIPO) employee development practices in Malaysia. Two hundred and thirty seven establishments from various industries participated in the survey. They were from diverse industries such as automotive, education, plantation, banking, financial services and insurance. The findings indic

A complete year data on the diversity and distribution of major macrobenthic community along the horseshoe crab nesting ground in Balok station was studied. Here we present the monthly and seasonal variation in the macrobenthic community along the balok station during full moon days. Monthly variation in the diversity of macrobenthos at Balok stati

This paper presents a model for design and analysis of thin cantilever plate for flutter based micro generators. The analytical model formulates the flow induced response on the cantilever plates at various parameters and determines the frequency of flutter which is crucial in designing and selecting proper geometry for a flutter based micro genera

Skin color is proved to be very useful technique for human body parts detection. The detection of human body parts using skin color has gained so much attention by many researchers in various applications especially in person tracking, search and rescue. In this paper, we propose a method for detecting human body parts using YCbCr color spaces in c

The introduction of the eco-core sandwich panel composite is contributing a new approach to the designer to achieve high performance and light weight. In this research project, the new kenaf eco-core sandwich panel will be developed and then laminated with galvanized steel. The final goal is to find the optimum eco-core metal matrix composite sandw

Background: A retrospective record review was conducted among patients aged between 13 to 24 years, diagnosed as adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) and admitted at Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II for surgical intervention from year 2000 to 2013. Methodology: The spinal deformity curvature was measured by the Cobb method on anterior-posterior r

The paper aim to explore the impact of five challenges on the development of sukuk issuances market in the Kingdom in line with the financial sector development plans within vision 2030 objectives . The study adopted quantitative method by distributing a questionnaire to 115 experts involved in the Saudi sukuk market . The results have been analyze

Trust is an important element for healthy human elationships, and it has notable implications for organizations and takeholder groups. This chapter explains how trust can promote effective communication and cooperation. It highlights the role of trust in human relationships as a solution to modern-day socioecological challenges specially as they re

Wireless power transfer (WPT) has been extensively studied from various aspects such as far field and near field, operating frequency, coil design, matched capacitance values, misaligned locations of transmitting and receiving coils, distance variance between them, target loads in the specific locations, environment, and operating conditions. This