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Optimization of Process Conditions for Lactic Acid Recovery Using Organic Base
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Lactic acid has a wide range of applications in food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. The global market for lactic acid in foods is estimated at 275,000 tons with average annual growth of 10 per cent. The persistent demand of pure and naturally produced lactic acid in food and beverage applications attracted researcher’s interest towards

Comprehensive Driving Behavior Model for Intelligent Transportation Systems
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

This paper presents a novel approach of modeling human driving behavior in a more realistic way that can be effectively utilized in realizing intelligent transportation systems to ensure efficient, safe, secure and human-friendly vehicle control and transportations. A number of supporting systems based on individual driving behavior are identified.

Design and Fabrication of a Device for Measuring Thermal Diffusivity of Food Substances
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Currently available various steady state and unsteady state (transient) methods for the measurement of thermal properties of food substances are limited and have several limitations. Modern research is in process of developing a device which is able to overcome these limitations. In this project a new device for measurement of thermal diffusivity w

Liberalization of Retail Sector and the Economic Impact of the Entry of Foreign Hypermarkets on Local Retailers in Klang Valley, Malaysia
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The primary purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of liberalization of retail sector via the presence of foreign hypermarkets in Malaysia on local retailers. Both quantitative and qualitative methods (survey and interviews) were used to collect and analyze the data. A total of 135 questionnaires were completed. The findings from the

Conceptualizing Technology Influence on Job Characteristics and Work Outcomes of Instructors in Institutions of Higher Learning
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This article conceptualized the framework of the possible impact of using different levels of technology on the roles and responsibilities of instructors in institutions of higher learning. Based on the literature reviewed, there is an indication that employees who use different types of technology in performing their tasks experience different deg

Process Optimization for Bioprotein Production from Cheaper Carbon Source
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The rapid population growth in different parts of the world, especially in developing countries, necessitates invention of an alternative protein-rich food source, which is an important dietary component. Agricultural wastes and cheap carbon and high energy sources, for example wheat flour, can be used for producing the value-added bioprotein. A la

Media Optimization for Bioproteins Production from Cheaper Carbon Source
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

There are high demands for animal and human food supply especially protein, which is an important dietary component. Agricultural wastes, cheap carbon sources- which are rich and have high energy, can be used for producing the value added bioprotein. A lab scale study was carried out to optimize the media composition for bioprotein production from

Application of Carbon Nanotubes for Removal of Copper Ion from Synthetic Water
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The safety and the health of society can be affected by the presence of high concentration of environmental contaminants such as copper ion in wastewater. However, it was found that nanotechnology have shown remarkable results in the removal of the contaminants concentration from water by using nanomaterials. Thus, this study was carried out to eva

Analysis of Multicomponent Transient Signals Using Music Superresolution Technique
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The problem of estimating the parameters of transient signals consisting of real decay constants has for long been a subject of study by many researchers. Such signals arise in many problems in Science and Engineering like nuclear magnetic resonance for medical diagnosis, deep-level transient spectroscopy, fluorescence decay analysis, etc. Many tec

Effect of Multiple Deconvolution Parameters on the Resolvability of Decay Rates of Multiexponential Signals
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Noise reduction in deconvolution process has been a challenge to researchers in the field of signal processing. The problem is ill-posed and various algorithms have been developed to reduce noise enhancement. The effect of using multiple noise-compensating parameters in the deconvolution of multiexponential signals is considered in this paper. Thre

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