This paper presents the fabrication and testing of electric cellsubstrate impedance spectroscopy (ECIS) electrodes on a stretchable membrane. This is the first time when ECIS electrodes were fabricated on a stretchable substrate and ECIS measurements on mammalian cells exposed to cyclic strain of 10% were successfully demonstrated. A chemical was u

Managing a University with the focus of achieving all round excellence is not an easy exercise, whether the University is public funded or privately funded. This talk attempts to highlight the speaker’s experience in managing a private University in Malaysia owned by the largest electricity utility provider in the country. The two major considera

The 2009 Malaysian Government Transformation Programme (GTP) could be useful as a model for reform given its positive impact on improving public services in targeted key result areas. This paper assesses the GTP's approach in the context of the wider debate on whether reforms should be based on best practices or whether they should be diagnosti

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The knowledge behind the gigantic pool of data remains largely unextracted. Techniques such as ontology design, RDF representations, hpernym extraction, etc. have been used to represent the knowledge. However, the area of logic (FOPL) and linguistics (Semantics) has not been explored in depth for this purpose. Search engines suffer in extraction of

Studies have indicated that there is a positive correlation between disruptive behaviors and low academic achievement which resulted in other problems such as absenteeism, school drop-out and delinquent behaviors. Lack of knowledge and skills and failure in managing classroom disruptive behaviors have caused frustration, stress and burnout among te

Objective. To assess senior pharmacy students’ knowledge of and perceptions about pharmacovigilance and reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) at 5 public universities in Malaysia Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted between December 1, 2010, and January 31, 2010, using a validated self-administered questionnaire delivered to a samp

This research addresses the issue of enforceability of mutual indemnity and hold harmless clauses (MIHH) pertaining to bodily injury and death in oilfield service contracts in Thailand. Thai Unfair Contract Terms Act B.E. 2540 (A.D. 1997) (“TUCTA”) prohibits a contracting party to restrict or exclude liabilities pertaining to bodily injury and

Online shopping has grown exponentially due to the technological growth. This development can be seen in all the developed and developing economies irrespective of the demographic features. This paper seeks to explore the influencing factors of Muslim consumers’ online purchase intention towards Islamic fashion products such as apparel, accssorie

Design and implementation of proportional integral derivative (PID) and linear quadratic regulator (LQR) controllers to attenuate the engine-body disturbance is presented in this paper. These control techniques are implemented on two degree of freedom engine-body vibration model so that vibration isolation is achieved by controlling the actuator fo