Dorsal fin is used in swimming animals like shark for the generation of thrust as well as to meet the requirement of the lateral stability. In the case of aircraft, rudders are normally used for the said requirement. In the present work, this nature inspired idea is explored for its application to neutralize the unavoidable asymmetric thrust produc

Financial crisis that hit the economic standing in 2008 has put the blame on the mismanagement of the working capital of firms. Empirical evidences highlight the importance of efficient and sound working capital management thus managers should therefore be alert and sensitive on the factors affecting working capital management to improve firm’s p

Medicinal plants are commonly used in complementary and alternative medicine to treat several chronic diseases. Gynura procumbens, Hibiscus sabdariffa and Clinacanthus nutans are believed to contain high level of antioxidants including phenolic acids that may contribute to antioxidant activities. Thus, the objectives of this study were to determine

The teaching language for specific purposes is a field with an intervention of continuous developments that are consistent with the needs of the learner, which are moving with developments in the field of specialty. This condition requires the textbooks used in the field to be in pace with the modern changes in field of specialization. Among the be

Over the last decade, due to the need of analyzing and studying the logical order that data exhibit in various industries, sequential data storage and processing field has attracted a significant number of researchers. Recently, sequential OLAP has emerged as one of sequential data subfields whereby traditional OLAP - which mainly utilizes a set da

Children are an integral asset for future development of a nation. In lieu of this notion, almost all countries pay considerable attention to their development and wellbeing. In recent times, child abuse has become a worrying phenomenon that can no longer be ignored. This issue is constantly making headlines in Malaysian national newspapers. The st

The study aimed to determine the level of self-efficacy in writing skill among Arabic learners at the International Islamic University Malaysia. The respondents were 200 learners from the Department of Arabic Language and Literature at this university. The instrument used was adapted from previous studies that measured writing self-efficacy. The re

This paper presents the development of a new model reduction method for discrete-time bilinear systems based on the balanced truncation framework. In many model reduction applications, it is advantageous to analyze the characteristics of the system with emphasis on particular frequency intervals of interest. In order to analyze the degree of contro

Frequency interval controllability and observability gramian matrices are important in order to understand the characteristics of systems which are inherently frequency dependent. Obtaining these frequency interval controllability and observability gramian matrices requires solving a pair of Lyapunov equations. However for certain systems these Lya

WiFi are easily available almost everywhere nowadays. Due to this, there is increasing interest in harnessing this technology for purposes other than communication. Therefore, this research was carried out with the main idea of using WiFi in developing an efficient, low cost control system for small office home office (SOHO) indoor environment. The