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Surface Texture Detection with Artificial Fingers
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This paper highlights the potential of using prosthetic devices to sense surface textures; an important characteristic of a lower arm that is often neglected. An artificial finger equipped with a piezoelectric sensor, mounted on a fingertip, has been designed to detect surface textures of different dimensions. Signal frequencies generated during th

The Effects of Different Ph and Salinities on Growth Rate and Carrageenan Yield of Gracilaria Manilaensis
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The high demand of seaweed for their polysaccharide namely carrageenan leads to the commercial production of carrageenophytes through mariculture. Based on literatures it is well documented that growth rate and carrageenan yield depend on environmental factors such as salinity, pH, temperatures, light intensity and water movement. In this study, gr

k-Watson-crick Petri Net Controlled Grammars
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

A Watson-Crick Petri net is an extension of a Watson-Crick automaton where the control by finite automaton is replaced by a Petri net. By adapting the different types of Petri nets, various variants of Watson-Crick Petri nets and Watson-Crick Petri net controlled grammars such as reverse Watson-Crick Petri net and many more can be defined. In this

Effect of Temperature on the Optical and Morphological Properties of Zinc Oxide Thin Films Prepared by RF Magnetron Sputtering
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

This investigation deals with the effect of temperature on the optical and morphological properties of Zinc Oxide thin films prepared by radio-Frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering technique. In the present work, zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films have been deposited on glass substrates from 50°C to 300°C by radio frequency magnetron sputtering. The effec

One Common World, Two Different Stories: the Beliefs and Practices of Malaysia and South Africa Traditional Healers
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Traditional healers are widely accepted by traditional societies but literature shows that they are extensively employed by the urban people of Malaysia and South Africa. Traditional healers, including witchcraft practitioners and spirit owners have a connection with cultural beliefs and illness irrespective of their socio-cultural background. This

Understanding About Pap Smear Among Malay Women
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The purpose of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitudes, practices and cultural beliefs of urban Malay (Muslim) women towards Pap smear screening. A questionnaire-based survey of 300 Malay women in the Gombak district of Selangor, Malaysia, which evaluated the socio-demographic characteristics of respondents, knowledge of Pap smear testing,

Biohydrogen Production by Bacteria Using Sago Waste and its Metabolic Flux Balancing
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Hydrogen has been recognized as one of the potential alternative energy sources which can be used for many different purposes. It can be produced from microbial cultivation with waste organic materials. However, the amount of biohydrogen produced is still at an unsatisfactorily level. Besides, raw material cost is another concern for making the who

A New Variant of Petri Net Controlled Grammars
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

A Petri net controlled grammar is a Petri net with respect to a context-free grammar where the successful derivations of the grammar can be simulated using the occurrence sequences of the net. In this paper, we introduce a new variant of Petri net controlled grammars, called a place-labeled Petri net controlled grammar, which is a context-free gram

Identifying the Potential of Transcription Factor Sox9 Gene Transfer in Chondrocytes Differentiation and Articular Cartilage Formation in Vitro
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Sox9 plays an important role as transcription factor for chondrogenesis; the formation of cartilage. This study aimed to identify the potential of the transiently overexpressed Sox9 gene in human chondrocytes differentiation and tissue engineered cartilage (TEC) formation in vitro. Articular cartilage samples were obtained from osteoarthritic patie

A Model for Arabidopsis Thaliana Cell Suspension Growth and Sugar Uptake Kinetics
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

In this study, a kinetic model was developed for batch growth and sugar consumption by the cell suspension cultures of Arabidopsis thaliana (A. thaliana) Columbia (Col) ecotype cultivated in the continuous dark condition. The model included sucrose hydrolysis by the cell-wall invertase enzyme into glucose and fructose and consumption of these hexos

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