This study examines the potential of the soft computing technique—namely, Gaussian process regression (GPR), to predict the ultimate bearing capacity (UBC) of cohesionless soils be‐ neath shallow foundations. The inputs of the model are width of footing (B), depth of footing (D), footing geometry (L/B), unit weight of sand (γ), and internal fr

This paper will examine the impact of corporate governance on the profitability of banks using the agency theory. The profitability of banks is measured by return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE). A total of twelve listed bank holding companies are examined over a ten-year period. Based on the panel data analysis, none of the conventional

This research evaluates a novel composition based on Stearic Acid (SA) wax fuel, enriched with aluminium and carbon nanotubes (CNT) for hybrid propulsion system by carrying out a ballistic test. Benchmarking the aluminium doped hybrid fuel with the SA wax fuel, the former reveal lesser viscosity which leads to relatively improved entrainment-aided

Background: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is the fifth most common cancer among Malaysians. While several studies have reported the trend of NPC in other states in Malaysia, no studies have reported the trend of NPC in Pahang state. This study was designed to report the number and distribution of newly diagnosed NPC cases in Pahang. Methods: NPC c

The thermo elastic edge-cracking problem in bimaterial systems subjected to convective heating is considered. The medium is assumed to be insulated on one surface and exposed to sudden convective heating on another surface containing the edge crack. Superposition and uncoupled quasi-static thermoelasticity principles are adopted to formulate the pr

This study investigated the initiation and propagation of cracks until fracture of aluminum alloy 7075 under cyclic loadings. Tests were conducted to generate fatigue failures from 1×103 to 4×104 cycles at 10 Hz. Nondestructive ultrasound technique was used to detect the presence of any crack as well as its growth. Finite element analysis was con

This issues of corporate governance became very popular in the corporate world in UK, USA and Europe during the last two decades. In Malaysia, Malaysia Code on Corporate Governance was introduced in 1998 and eventually; it has been amended in 2000 and 2007. However, some of the finding on corporate governance in Malaysia are not in line with the re

This research is undertaken to critically analyze the current Shariah screening norms and to examine the Shariah tenets and basis of Shariah screening practice significantly and identify the underlying causes contributing to diverse stipulations and opinions. The researcher believes that the finding of the study will contribute to the enhancement o

In this work, mesoporous TiO2-modified ZnO quantum dots (QDs) were immobilised on a linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) polymer using a solution casting method for the photodegradation of tetracycline (TC) antibiotics under fluorescent light irradiation. Various spectroscopic and microscopic techniques were used to investigate the physicochemic

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