In this study, solid coconut waste and CaO/PVA was used as raw material and catalyst respectively to produce biodiesel through in situ transesterification. Both, raw material and catalyst were packed in a packed bed reactor. The reaction was fixed for 3 h and the mixing was kept constant at 350 rpm. The highest biodiesel yield of 95% was obtained a

Malaysia is the first country in the world which has successfully come out with a general guideline for halal pharmaceuticals. As a new sector, halal pharmaceuticals offers a lot of opportunities for industrial player, but also challenges that need to be accepted. Gelatine is one of the big issues in producing halal pharmaceutical products. 46% of

There is growing interest towards biopolymerbased nanofibres due to its superior mechanical properties and environmentally friendly functions. Chitin nanofibres may be of interest as a component for nanocomposites. Decolourisation effectively enhance the desirability of chitin nanofibres as it can be used without changing the natural colour of base

Today punishment of imprisonment is seen to be given a less prominent significance in terms of punishing offenders as a means of rehabilitation and reducing recidivism rates throughout the world. However, it is found that the Maldivian courts have adopted a pattern of punishing offenders through imprisonment as a general form of punishment for almo

The aerodynamic drag on trucks can be reduced by use of active and passive techniques. In this work a passive method of using a cab-extender that is attached to the rear of the tractor is attempted. This cab-extender will help in reducing the drag force that act on the truck by minimizing the gap between the tractor and trailer. In this study, a tr

Scientific research is the backbone of all discoveries, inventions, and creation of facts, ideas, reasons, devices, tools, etc. One of the main sources of doing a good research is having access to good, comprehensive, reliable, and up to date references, which can be a problem in many cases. In this talk I will try to show the importance of the hol

Purpose: Within the context of promoting financial stability of Islamic countries, this study is focusing on the issue of cost overrun in building construction projects in Malaysia, the objectives of this study are to determine causes of cost overrun in building construction projects and to identify the strategies to overcome cost overrun problem i

Neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, prion disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, are a dissimilar group of disorders that share a hallmark feature of accumulation of abnormal intraneuronal or extraneuronal misfolded/unfolded protein and are classified as protein misfol

An educational software which can aid students in the stress analysis of thin wall open sections made of composite material has been developed. The software enables students to easily calculate stresses in different shapes of thin walled open section and evaluate the stresses in each ply under shear and torsion. Results obtained through this softwa

Rationale: There is limited clinical research investigating nutritional adequacy on quality of life (QoL) among survivors in critical care. Methods: This is a prospective observational cohort study conducted among mechanically ventilated critically ill patients. Energy requirements were estimated by Indirect Calorimetry and protein requirements wer