Vol 2, Issue 11, 2012

Effect of Nanomaterial Treatment on Geotechnical Properties of A Penang Soft Soil
Author(s): Zaid Hameed Majeed, Mohd Raihan Taha
Keywords: Soil Stabilisation; Nanomaterials; Consistency Limit; Unconfined Compressive Strength.
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Article Type: Research Article | Page: 587-592 | Citation:  27
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Tool Wear and Surface Roughness on Milling Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Using Chilled Air
Author(s): Nor Khairusshima M.K, Che Hassan C.H, Jaharah A. G, Nurul Amin AKM
Keywords: Carbon fiber-reinforced plastic, solid uncoated carbide tool, tool wear, tool life, surface quality
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Article Type: Research Article | Page: 593-598 | Citation:  14
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Design of A Pv/Diesel Stand Alone Hybrid System For A Remote Community in Palestine
Author(s): M.S. Ismail, M. Moghavvemi, T.M.I. Mahlia
Keywords: Photovoltaic; Hybrid system; Economics; Rural region
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Article Type: Research Article | Page: 599-606 | Citation:  24
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Pattern Recognition of Islanding Detection Using Tt-Transform
Author(s): Aziah Khamis, H. Shareef, M.Z.C Wanik
Keywords: Islanding Detection, Distributed Generation, Voltage Signal, TT-Transform
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Article Type: Research Article | Page: 607-613 | Citation:  4
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Thermodynamic Modelling on the Mutual Effect of Copper, Manganese and Iron Addition in Al-Si-Cu For Semisolid Processing
Author(s): M.S. Salleh, M.Z. Omar, J. Syarif, M.N. Mohammed
Keywords: Thixoforming; JMatPro; thixoformability; alloy design; phase diagram.
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Article Type: Research Article | Page: 614-619 | Citation:  7
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An Experimental Study on Utilization of Slag and Fly Ash as an Alternative Cementitious Binder
Author(s): M.R. Karim, M.F.M. Zain, M. Jamil, F.C. Lai
Keywords: Slag; fly ash; Portland cement; alternative binder; chemical activator.
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Article Type: Research Article | Page: 620-625 | Citation:  8
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Optimal Control of Hybrid Photovoltaic/Battery Energy Storage System for Mitigating Voltage Sag
Author(s): M. Z. Daud, A. Mohamed, M. A. Hannan
Keywords: Photovoltaic; battery energy storage; DC bus voltage regulation; PI controller; parameter optimization
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Article Type: Research Article | Page: 626-632 | Citation:  1
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Low-Power Recovery System Design for Implanted Biomedical Devices
Author(s): Saad Mutashar, M. A. Hannan, Salina A. Samad
Keywords: ASK modulation; Class-E power amplifier; Inductive powering links; Rectifiers; Bio-implanted devices and low-frequency ISM band.
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Article Type: Research Article | Page: 633-640 | Citation:  0
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Thoughput Performance of Adaptive Modulation and Coding Scheme with Link Adaptation for Mimo-Wimax Downlink Transmission
Author(s): Wasan K. Saad, Mahamod I, Rosdiadee N, Ibraheem Shayea
Keywords: Link Adaptation, IEEE 802.16m, Spectral efficiency, Mobile WiMAX, MIMO.
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Article Type: Research Article | Page: 641-650 | Citation:  4
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Estimating the Clay Cohesion by Means of Artificial Intelligence Technique
Author(s): M.R.Taha, A.A.Firoozi
Keywords: Fuzzy Logic, Clay cohesion, SPT test.
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Article Type: Research Article | Page: 651-657 | Citation:  1
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Modeling and Simulation of A Microgrid Testbed Using Photovoltaic and Battery Based Power Generation
Author(s): Alias Khamis, Mohamed, H. Shareef, A. Ayob
Keywords: Battery Storage, Inverter, Microgrid, Photovoltaic, Matlab/Simulink.
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Article Type: Research Article | Page: 658-666 | Citation:  12
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12-Bit High Speed Direct Digital Frequency Synthesizer Based on Pipelining Phase Accumulator Design
Author(s): Salah Hasan Ibrahim, Sawal Hamid Md Ali, Md. Shabiul Islam
Keywords: Direct digital frequency synthesizer (DDFS); carry-lookahead adder (CLA); ripple carry adder (RCA.
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Article Type: Research Article | Page: 667-672 | Citation:  2
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Numerical Modeling of Composite Behaviour of Grouped Studs
Author(s): Md. Khasro Miah, Akinori Nakajima, Ahsanul Kabir
Keywords: Grouped studs, numerical analysis, nonlinear FEA, bearing force, slip, base strain
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Article Type: Research Article | Page: 673-679 | Citation:  0
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Significance of Substrates and Buffer Layers in Cdte Thin Film Solar Cell Fabrication
Author(s): N. Dhar, M. Mannir Aliyu, M. S. Hossain, M. A. Islam, K. Sopian, N. Amin
Keywords: Thin film solar cells, CdTe, Buffer layer, molybdenum, polyimide.
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Article Type: Research Article | Page: 680-685 | Citation:  0
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Mitigating Vertical Handover Prediction in 4g Wireless Networks
Author(s): A.M Miyim, Mahamod Ismail, Rosdiadee Nordin, M. Taha
Keywords: LTE-Advanced, HHO, VHO, WiMAX, MDHO, FBSS, RSS, Delay, inter-RAT
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Article Type: Research Article | Page: 686-697 | Citation:  4
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Use of Chaotic Behaviour in Communication Security
Author(s): Mutamed Khatib
Keywords: Amplitude modulation; Communication security; Chaos; Josephson Junction.
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Article Type: Research Article | Page: 698-704 | Citation:  0
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Biohydrogen Production Using Hydrolysates Of Palm Oil Mill Effluent (Pome)
Author(s): N.A. Khaleb, J.Md. Jahim, S. Ahmad Kamal
Keywords: Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME); hydrolysis; fermentation; hydrogen.
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Article Type: Research Article | Page: 705-710 | Citation:  10
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Design The Voltage Acceptability Curves For Energy Efficient Led Lamps
Author(s): Sohel Uddin, Hussain Shareef, Azah Mohamed, M A Hannan
Keywords: Voltage acceptability curves; LED lamp; voltage sags.
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Article Type: Research Article | Page: 711-717 | Citation:  1
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Lossless Compression of Fluoroscopy Medical Images Using Correlation
Author(s): Arif Sameh Arif, Sarina Mansor, Rajasvaran Logeswaran, Hezrul Abdul Karim
Keywords: Fluoroscopy;ROI;Lossless image compression;Huffman Coding; Correlation.
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Article Type: Research Article | Page: 718-723 | Citation:  4
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Joining Two Metals Via Partial Remelting Method
Author(s): M.N. Mohammed, M.Z. Omar, M.S. Salleh, M.A. Zailani, K.S. Alhawari
Keywords: Thixo-joining, Non-equilibrium diffusion, Direct partial remelting, JMatPro software.
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Article Type: Research Articles | Page: 724-730 | Citation:  15
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An Application of Stereo Matching Algorithm for Waste Bin Level Estimation
Author(s): Md. Shafiqul Islam, M.A. Hannan, Hasan Basri
Keywords: Stereo matching; level estimation; feature extraction; image processing.
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Article Type: Research Article | Page: 731-736 | Citation:  0
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Failure Analysis of A Fractured Connecting Rod
Author(s): M.N. Mohammed, M.Z. Omar, Zainuddin Sajuri, A. Salah, M.A. Abdelgnei, M.S. Salleh
Keywords: Connecting Rod, Fatigue, FEM
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Article Type: Research Article | Page: 737-741 | Citation:  3
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Prediction of Mechanical Properties of to Heat Treatment by Artificial Neural Networks
Author(s): Esmaeil Alibeiki, Jamal Rajabi, Javad Rajabi
Keywords: Artificial neural network, T6 Heat treatment, Al-357 alloy, Ultimate tensile strength, Yield strength, Elongation.
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Article Type: Research Article | Page: 742-746 | Citation:  6
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Interrelationship between Affluence and Household Size on Municipal Solid Waste Arising: Evidence from Selected Residential Areas of Putrajaya
Author(s): D. Irwan, N.E.A Basri, K. Watanabe
Keywords: MSW, municipal solid waste, generation, affluence, household size
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Article Type: Research Article | Page: 747-758 | Citation:  5
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Controlling the Performance of Mdpsk in Bad Scattering Channels
Author(s): Arafat Zaidan, Basim Alsayid
Keywords: MDBSK; Nakagami-m; Bad scattering channels; BIB-design.
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Article Type: Research Article | Page: 759-765 | Citation:  0
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Single Quadrant Digital Waveform Frequency Synthesis
Author(s): Mutamed Khatib
Keywords: Synthesizer; single quadrant; controller; spectrum.
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Article Type: Research Article | Page: 766-772 | Citation:  0
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Behavior Modeling, Languages and Diagrams in Component Based Software Development
Author(s): Rihab Eltayeb Ahmed, Nael Salman
Keywords: Component; Behavior Modeling; COSEML; CBSD; Modeling languages/ Tools.
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Article Type: Research Article | Page: 773-781 | Citation:  1
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The Use of Autocorrelation Function in the Seasonality Analysis for Fatigue Strain Data
Author(s): Z.M. Nopiah, A. Lennie, S. Abdullah, M.Z. Nuawi, A.Z. Nuryazmin, M.N. Baharin
Keywords: Fatigue; time series; autocorrelation function; seasonal component.
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Article Type: Research Article | Page: 782-788 | Citation:  0
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