This paper presents a particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm with dynamic spread factor inertia weight and its application to dynamic modeling of a flexible beam structure. In this study, system identification scheme based on PSO is formulated to obtain a dynamic model of the beam in parametric form. A PSO algorithm with dynamic spread factor

Intermetallic nanocomposites of nickel aluminide (Ni3Al) alloy and nanosized zirconia (ZrO2) were fabricated using combined powder metallurgy technique and reaction synthesis. Nanosized zirconia as dispersed phase at 2 and 5 weight percent were pre-mixed with nickel, aluminum powders and other alloying elements in a planetary ball mill for 18 hours

Two different methods were utilized to synthesize intermetallic nickel aluminide alloy. The first method was combination of powder metallurgy and reaction synthesis (IMC-RS) and the second method was plasma melting to form homogenous plasma melted samples (IMC-PM). XRD patterns for both samples showed complete formation of single phase Ni3Al. Satur

The issues of participation and contribution of Muslim women in public spheres have been widely discussed in the academic circles. Up to the present day, many Muslim women in patriarchal Islamic societies are still struggling to have a role in public life. On the other hand, in some parts of the Muslim world women enjoy a much better status. They a

Love knows no boundaries. Couples may come from different countries and settle down in the country of their choice. In most cases, the parties would prefer to return to the husband's family and stay on in his country. The wife, is an extremely a brave woman. She comes and settles in a country that is totally strange to her, right from the cultu

After the implementation of the Charter of Justice 1807, the Penang Courts believe that in order to provide justice to the natives of the state, the lex loci of Penang should be the English Common law and the rules of the Equity applicable in England. However, there was claimed made by the Sultan of Kedah then that he was merely allowing the Britis

Angka penderma organ yang begitu kecil di negara ini mungkin boleh dikaitkan dengan faktor keagamaan (bagi orang Islam).HeadlineAgama tidak menghalang Date14 Oct 2010 LanguageMalay MediaTitleUtusan Malaysia Page No4 SectionSupplement Article Size793 cm2 JournalistN/A ColorFull Color FrequencyDaily ADValue15,673 Circ / Read197,952 / 833,287 PRValue4

Dewasa ini masyarakat ketika ini berhadapan dengan suasana yang penuh dengan kemelut keruntuhan akhlak yang cukup membimbangkan. Sejak akhir-akhir ini kita sering dihidangkan dengan berita-berita yang negatif tentang generasi muda di samping sebilangan kecil kisah kejayaan dan kecemerlangan yang telah diraih oleh mereka. Kes-kes salah laku jenayah

This paper investigates the presence of financial constraints among firms in Malaysia using firm level panel data analysis. The empirical results based on panel GMM demonstrate that financial constraints are present in the market, which indicate that the firms are unable to access to external forms of financing. In addition, the presence also signi

Kepimpinan merupakan aspek yang penting dalam membentuk sesuatu organiasi bagi mencapai matlamat, visi, misi dan objektif yang diharapkan oleh sesebuah organisasi. Dalam tajuk ini, ia akan membincangkan mengenai kepimpinan pendidikan oleh Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia dalam pembangunan modal insan menjurus kepada Rancangan Malaysia Kesembilan (RM