This paper presents an image processing tool, part of an image retrieval system, that provides digitization of songket motifs extracted from songket patterns. Songket motifs are acquired from their original songket fabrics and digitized into binary form by using several image processing techniques. This paper describes the digitization process and

This study evaluates the performance of ultrafiltration (UF) membrane system in the treatment of biologically treated palm oil mill effluent (POME) coupled with the use of coagulants as pretreatment to reduce turbidity that is associated with the effluent. Series of batch coagulation and flocculation processes with ferric chloride and aluminum sulp

The production of palm oil results in the generation of huge quantities of polluting wastewater commonly known as Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME). POME is a thick brownish liquid that contains high amount of total solids, oil and grease, chemical oxidation demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), and if not properly treated, can disrupt the nat

Financial reporting quality has been under scrutiny especially after the collapse of major companies. The main objective of this study is to investigate the audit committee’s effectiveness on the financial reporting quality among the Malaysian GLCs. In particular, the study examined the impact of audit committee characteristics (independence, siz

In this present study, fucoxanthin has been successfully extracted and purified from two species of Malaysian brown seaweeds, namely Sargassum binderi and S. duplicatum. The purity of the fucoxanthin obtained was > 99% as indicated by HPLC analysis. Both fucoxanthincontent, and analysis of lipid fraction of the seaweeds in methanol showed that

Diffusion-reaction model for a porous catalyst has been widely studies for the past three decades or so. However, intraparticle convection has not been accounted for in the majority of reaction-diffusion studies in porous catalysts till recently. Though it has been reported in some early works that the intraparticle convection plays significant rol

‘Invitation to treat’ looks similar to an offer in a contract but for business convenience and to protect the interests of sellers of goods, the courts have differentiated ‘invitation to treat’ from offer on policy grounds. The authors of ‘contract law’ in the United Kingdom and other common law countries have analyzed the principle of

We all know that knowledge is a crucial need in all aspects of our lives especially in effective business management. To succeed in the business it is essential to survive in competition with similar competitors in the market. To effectively complete with other competitors in the market, we need knowledge and innovation capacity. Now acquiring or c

In the present study, optimizing critical nutritional constituents was attempted as a primary strategy to improve biosurfactant production from Klebsiella pneumoniae WMF02 in liquid state fermentation utilizing sludge palm oil as a substrate. One-factor-at-a-time (OFAT) optimization was employed to evaluate the effects of sludge palm oil (SPO), suc

Litigation has never been a haven for neither the doctor nor the patient. Although at present, Malaysia is not experiencing the kind of “malpractice crisis”, there is certainly a rise in the number of negligence claims and the size of awards. These factors are sufficient to cause alarm for future implications and generate serious thoughts for r