The use of the Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) technology is being used is many different applications that help simplify the interaction with a wider range of devices. This paper investigates the use of a simplified set of phonemes in an ASR system applied to Holy Quran. The Carnegie Mellon University Sphinx 4 tools were used to train and evalu

One of the main duties of the housing developer in Malaysia is to complete the construction of the house on time. Schedules G and H of the Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966 provides that the period of completion and handling over vacant possession for landed property is 24 months and for sub-divided building is 36 months. However

Chatter is a type of intensive self-excited vibration commonly encountered in machining. It reduces productivity and precision, and is more noticeable in the machining of difficult-to-cut alloys like hardened steel. In such cases chatter causes excessive tool wear, especially flank wear, which in turn affects the stability of the cutting edge leadi

There are a few approaches that enable us to time the pregnancy. Recent techniques had shown that observation of unstained smear is more practical than stained smear. However, with simple modifications, methylene blue dye staining technique can be a practical and reliable approach for non-histologists. 10 healthy fertile male and 30 female Sprague

A delay in completion of housing project is a common phenomenon in the housing industry in Malaysia. Buyers are often forced to accept the fact that it is 'better late than never'. Late delivery has several negative implications to the customers which actually causes financial, social and emotional problems to the house buyers. This study a

The Code on Take-overs and Mergers 1998 was the first codified law on takeover and merger in Malaysia. The 1998 Code was heavily influenced by the English takeover law. Due to the tremendous development on takeovers and mergers exercise, the 1998 Code was revised and later replaced by the Malaysian Code on Take-overs and Mergers 2010, deriving its

This chapter presents an overview of the issues involved in the fermentation of E. coli harboring a transgene. The successful production of a heterologous enzyme requires the thoughtful integration and optimization of media formulations, physical factors associated with fermentation, host specificities and induction strategies.ixContents 1 Introduc

This chapter discusses a number of matters involving the commercialization of recombinant enzymes. The chapter begins with an introduction of recombinant enzymes and an explanation of why they should be commercialized, the factors that encourage academics to commercialize product, the methods that can be used in the commercialization process and th

The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed unprecedented impacts to mankind. At the outset, the novel coronavirus has put many countries around the world on lockdown. Since then, the livelihood of the global community has changed 360 degree. The term ‘new norms’ has become a buzz words and touted as a mandatory practice to safeguard life against the pan

Current re-emergence of global maritime activity has sparked initiative from various nation in re-examining their socio-political and cultural position of the region. Often this self-reflection would involve the digging of the deeper origin and preceding past of a nation from historical references and various cultural heritage materials. From this,