bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Security in Cloud Health Care
Authors:   SRMIST, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Prabha* J.Rama , Prabakaran S. ,   SRMIST, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Published: December 2019

Cloud computing plays vital role in various services to the users. The application of cloud computing includes usage in business, media transmission, banking, health care, military application, insurance, wireless communication, etc. One such application using Cloud computing is health care. The patient health history is very significant for diagnostic analysis and decision making process. The healthcare data processing and communication technology (HDCT) is building a constant and secured health care data processing and sharing Electronic Health Services (EHS) are regularly utilized by the needy, specialists, and social insurance experts to diminish medical service cost and give productive human services forms health-cloud preserves the character-particular sensitive information for numerous purposes including biomedical research, medical health insurance groups, clinical statistics analysis, and many others. The various types of attacks and detection approaches in the healthcare have been reviewed in this work. It brings out the fact that the Electronic Health Data Record (EHDR) should be processed and transmitted in a secured and confidential environment while increasing accuracy and efficiency based on various algorithms such as machine learning.
Regression Model for the Perception of Graduates on University’s Reputation
Authors:   College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia., Fadhilah A R , Yuzainee M Y ,   College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Published: December 2019

Globalization and social media have made the world far more reachable than ever before. The changes have to be prepared on the technological, demographic, social, environmental, economic and political matters. This includes our educational structures. Thus, the questionnaires in the tracer survey prepared by the Ministry of Higher Education are carried out to get the perceptions and opinions of every graduating student on their experiences while they were studying in the institution. The purpose is to obtain the views and experiences on the program, facilities and services provided during the study in the institution. The feedback from graduates is important to bring any necessary changes to the strategic planning of the institution. Correlation and regression analysis are performed to determine the relationship between the components related to graduates’ experiences while studying in Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), the effectiveness of study programs and graduates’ perception of the institution’s reputation. The results revealed by the stepwise regression analysis that the stronger degree of the significance in terms of the contributing predictor for the graduates’ perception of UNITEN’s reputation starts with the effectiveness of the study program, facilities, assessment system, teaching staff, curriculum and lastly with the knowledge and skills.
Impact of Back Surface Field (BSF) Layers in Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) Solar Cells from Numerical Calculation
Authors:   College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (@The National Energy University), Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia, Doroody* C. , Rosly H. N. ,   College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (@The National Energy University), Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia, Harif M. N. ,   College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (@The National Energy University), Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia, Rahman K. S. ,   Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (@the National Energy University), Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia, Yusoff Y. ,   Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (@the National Energy University), Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia, Fazlili S. ,   Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (@the National Energy University), Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia, Tiong S. K. ,   Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (@the National Energy University), Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia, Amin N. ,   Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (@the National Energy University), Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia, Matin M. A. ,   Renewable Energy Laboratory, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, Chittagong 4349, Bangladesh
Published: December 2019

In this study, numerical simulation has been executed using Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator (SCAPS-1D) to study the prospect of favourable efficiency and stable CdS/CdTe cell in various cell configurations. A basic structure of CdS/CdTe cell is studied with 4 μm CdTe as absorber layer, 100 nm tin oxide (SnO2) as front contact and 25 nm cadmium sulfides (CdS) as buffer layer. Four back surface fields (BSF) layers namely ZnTe, ZnTe: Cu, Cu2Te and MoTe2 are investigated to reduce the minority carrier recombination at back contact. The cell structure of glass/SnO2/CdS/CdTe/MoTe2 has shown a nearly ohmic contact with CdTe with the highest efficiency of 17.02% (Voc=0.91 V, Jsc=24.79 mA/cm2, FF=75.41). Simulation results have verified that MoTe2 as BSF layer is appropriate for an efficient CdS/CdTe cell. Moreover, it is found that a few nanometres (about 40 nm) of BSF layer are enough to achieve high efficiency. For MoTe2 layer, more than 17% efficiency has been achieved compared to other BSF layers.
Optimal Placement and Sizing of Multiple DG in Microgrid Systems
Authors:   College of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia., Salmani* M , Pasupuleti J ,   College of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia., Ramachandaramurthy V K ,   Institute of Power Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Published: December 2019

Micro grid (MG) has become popular due to its ability to disconnect from utility grid during disturbance and operate autonomously. MG typically consists of three main parts, which are Distributed Energy Resource (DER), Energy Storage System (ESS) and load. MG has several benefits and one of them is to enhance the power system reliability and flexibility by balancing the supply and demand. The scarcity of fossil fuel and environmental concern has contributed to the growth of Renewable Energy Source (RES), which is one of the main elements in MG. However, the RES integration into MG has led to multiple uncertainties due to their inherent intermittency. Therefore, optimal strategies are essential to be employed in MG to manage and control the dynamic uncertainty introduced by the renewable-based DER and variable loads. In this paper, a comprehensive review is presented on the optimal allocation of the multiple DER in MG. various optimization methods are also investigated to solve the problems in MG. Furthermore, advantages and drawbacks of each optimization method are also reported.
Geomagnetic Induced Current Measurement in Hybrid PV-Wind System Transformers
Authors:   College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia., Khurshid* Z M , Aziz N F Ab ,   College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia., Kadir M Z A Ab ,   College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia., Rhazali Z A ,   College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Published: December 2019

Geo magnetically induced currents (GICs) can cause saturation of the magnetic core of transformers in a power system. This saturation can conduce to generating harmonic currents, voltage-control problems and overheating of the transformer internal components, leading to gas relay alarm/operation and possible damage. In this work, GICs effects have been analyzed on hybrid PV-wind system transformers. The system implemented through using Power System Computer Aided Design (PSCAD/EMTDC) platform and made up of 2.1 MW wind farm, 2 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) farm, power storage system and load. Then the system is integrated with 33 kV grids through a 480V AC bus and step-up wye/delta transformer. In addition, Pi-section has been used between different parts of the system. The GIC is modeled as a controlled DC voltage source and inserted into the system through a neutral point of a wind turbine (WT) transformer. The simulation results of reactive power, voltage and current waveforms, and non-linear behavior due to asymmetric saturation of the magnetic core in the transformer due to 100 A GIC current injections are obtained. Moreover, different GIC blocking devices have been applied to mitigate or eliminate the flow of GIC to the system.
Energy Efficient Bandgap Reference Generator for RFID Transponder EEPROM in 130 nm CMOS Process
Authors:   Institute of Energy Infrastructure, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia, Marufuzzaman* M , Rahman L F ,   Institute for Environment and Development, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Malaysia., Reaz M B I ,   Department of Electrical, Electronics and Systems Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Malaysia., Alam L ,   Institute for Environment and Development, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Malaysia., Sidek L M ,   Institute of Energy Infrastructure, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
Published: December 2019

Reducing power dissipation of any circuit can make that circuit more energy-efficient and at the same time promise stability. Recent researchers mainly focus on controlling and monitoring low power designs for different low power applications, wireless systems such as radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder. Therefore, generating an internal reference voltage (VR) for the power management unit is the key challenges for researchers to design such applications. Bandgap reference (BGR) is an essential module that assures temperature and independent VR supply in analog circuits. In this research, an improved BGR is designed with the self-startup circuit, bandgap core and an operational amplifier (OP-AMP) to generate a stable VR. A low-power BGR is simulated using Silterra 130 nm CMOS technology. The designed BGR generates a VR of 1.1 V and consumes only 1.4 μA power form 1.2 V power supply voltage. Moreover, it has a temperature coefficient of 41.6 ppm/℃.
Optimization of Directivity and Gain Performances on Circular Patch Antenna Design for 2.4 GHz Applications
Authors:   College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia, Hamid* Saidatul Hamidah Abd , Hock Goh Chin ,   College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia., Ferdous Nayla ,   College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Published: December 2019

In this paper, simulation and optimization analysis on circular patch antenna for 2.4GHz is presented. The performance that been specifically focused in this analysis is the improvement of the directivity and gain of the circular patch antenna design. Basically, the objective of this analysis is to compare the circular patch antenna of a single form with 1x2 antenna array formation. These antennas are designed with the proximity feeding technique. From the previous literature and findings, the optimization works of array arrangement have been proven will improve the directivity and gain performances. In this study, the array arrangement with proximity feeding technique of optimization work to improve the directivity and gain of a circular patch antenna has been explored. Comparison of a single and array of micro strip circular patch with proximity feeding technique as the FR-4 is the substrates with permittivity equal to 3.95 is presented. Based on the results, 1x2 array arrangements enhance the directivity and gain output compared to a single form circular patch antenna design. The directivity performance improves 28% and gain has been improved by 47% after optimization. The findings show that the array elements with proximity feeding technique design offer to improve and enhance the directivity and gain performances of an antenna.
Early Fault Detection in Bearing with Fault Seeded on Outer Raceway at Three Different Position: Orthogonal, Centered and Opposite
Authors:   Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia, Omran* Abdoulhdi A. Borhana ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology, Sebha University, Libya., Hassan Ali Yasir ,   Northern Technical University, Technical College Mosul, Mosul, Iraq, Shankar Uma ,   Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia, Saeid Ali Fareg ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Technical Sciences, Bani Walid, Libya, Gareh Saleh ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia & College of Engineering Technology - Houn, Malaysia, Zaroog Omar Suliman ,   Institute of Power Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang 43000, Selangor; Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Sohar University, Sohar, Oman, Mardhiah N. A. ,   Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
Published: December 2019

Rotating machine such as a small low voltage motor or a power plant generator is an essential asset to the industrial applications. The execution and efficiency of these rotating machines are being reduced due to faulty rotating machinery parts. The faulty parts also generate various forces, thus increases the amplitude of vibration as well as energy consumption. Early fault detection and diagnosis have been widely used with various methods as they were able to reduce accidents and machine breakdowns along with economic losses. This study aims to present the faulty bearings which were seeded in the bearings. The fault size are ranging from 0.007 inches to 0.021 inches in diameter. Among the methods, vibration signal data is one of the champions. In this study, early fault detection was focused on bearing using the time domain technique and the data were analyzed. Particularly, the fault was introduced on the outer raceway at three different positions; orthogonal (3 o’clock), centered (6 o’clock) and opposite (12 o’clock). The MATLAB software was used to determine the time domain parameters, comprising of the standard deviation, Root Mean Square (RMS), skewness and shape factor as the representation of the best reflection of the failure. The time domain parameters for healthy and faulty bearing were plotted and compared in graphical presentation. The result shows all the four parameters have greater value in contrast with the healthy bearing value except for skewness data in the opposite (12 o’clock) position.
Talking Points of Green and Sustainable Palm Oil Mill System in Malaysia
Authors:   Institute of Sustainable Energy,Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia., Zamri* M F M A , Akhiar A ,   Institute of Sustainable Energy,Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia., Shamsuddin A H ,   Institute of Sustainable Energy,Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Published: December 2019

Todays, the palm oil milling industry (POMI) has been given serious attention due to environmental issues that arise from the milling processes. Greenhouse gas emission, wastewater quality, waste management plan and energy efficiency are the main POMI issues that contribute to the environmental problems. Critically, this issues could bring a serious impact in sustaining Malaysia palm oil industry in current global economic competitiveness. Moreover, the stringent trading standard for palm oil industry has forced the palm oil producer to align and fulfilling the requirements accordingly. In this short article, the overview of POMI system in Malaysia were elaborated. Besides, the strength and weaknesses of the Malaysia POMI system were highlighted in giving understanding of current condition. Furthermore, the challenge and potential in greening POMI system were discussed in ensuring sustainable future of POMI in Malaysia.
The Usage of Agent Based Modelling in Flood Evacuation during Dam Failure
Authors:   Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia, Norkhairi* F F , Thiruchelvam S ,   Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia, Hasini H ,   Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia, Mustapha K N ,   Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia, Ghazali A ,   Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia, Muda R S ,   TNB Research Sdn. Bhd., No.1, Lorong Ayer Hitam, Kawasan Institusi Penyelidikan, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
Published: December 2019

With the advent of latest technology has enabled disaster management related efforts to be more efficient and effective. Agent based modelling has been utilized in crowd management context especially related to simulation of evacuation passage during the outbreak of any untoward incidents. In dam safety assessment, the number of loss of life during the flood indicates the severity of the catastrophe. Therefore, it is important for any dam owners to estimate the required warning time to ensure minimization of fatalities in the event of a disaster. The objective of the research is to estimate the loss of life at the downstream area of the Sultan Abu Bakar Dam when Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) scenario occurs. The adopted model is known as Life Safety Model (LSM), which is an agent-based model that uses the concept of dynamic interaction between the 2d-hydraulic and the receptor. A case study has been conducted focusing the population of Bertam Valley in Cameron Highlands, Pahang, West Malaysia. The outcome of this modelling has indicated that successful evacuation depends on the response rate of the victims towards the given warning prior to the disaster. It is shown that the response time might affect the fate of people during the evacuation. The application of Life Safety Model in this simulation proves its capability in estimating the loss of life as a planning measure to face the actual events.
Flexural Properties of Chopped Kenaf and Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites Embedded with Carbon Nanotubes
Authors:   Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia., Hashim* Ummu Raihanah , Jumahat* Aidah ,   Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia., Iffah Azizi Nur Syarah ,   Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia.
Published: December 2019

An experimental study was performed to investigate the flexural behaviour of chopped kenaf and carbon fibre reinforced polymer composites embedded with carbon nanotubes (CNT). The fibre content in the composites was 10 wt.% with three different CNT loadings, which were 0.5wt.%, 1.0wt.%, and 1.5wt.%. The CNT were dispersed in the epoxy resin using the mechanical stirrer and three-roll mill machine and mixed with the chopped fibres before being poured into the designated mould. Three-point bending tests were conducted with a specimen thickness and width of 4 mm and 10 mm, respectively, and a standard specimen length of 20% longer than the support span. The flexural test results showed that the chopped carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) with 0.5wt.% CNT exhibited the highest flexural strength and modulus (42 MPa and 2.9 GPa, respectively) compared to other composites with 1.0wt.% and 1.5wt.% CNT loading. The chopped kenaf fibre reinforced polymer (KFRP) composite with 0.5wt.% CNT loading showed the highest increase in the flexural strength and modulus, at 30 MPa and 2.8 GPa, respectively. Hence, it was concluded that the addition of CNT improved the flexural properties and 0.5 wt.% CNT was the ideal loading to enhance the flexural properties of chopped fibre-reinforced polymer composites.
Rheological Properties of Cassava Starch Film Forming Solution with Kaffir Lime Oil
Authors:   Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia., Manshor* Norasmah Mohammed , Jai* Junaidah ,   Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia., Hamzah Fazlena ,   Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia., Yusof Noorsuhana Mohd ,   Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia.
Published: December 2019

Biopolymer film has attracted interest in food preservation and packaging. In order to obtain biopolymer film of good characteristics, rheological properties of film forming solution is important. In this study, the rheological properties of cassava starch film forming solution incorporated with kaffir lime oil were determined. The flow behavior measurement was made at shear rate of 0.1 to 100 s-1 and 25 C, whereas the effect of temperature on viscosity was measured at 25 to 70 C and shear rate of 10 s-1. The flow behavior was well described by power law or Ostwald de Waele model. The film forming solution showed flow behavior index (n) in the range of 0.20 to 0.72 which belonged to a non-Newtonian or pseudoplastic behavior. The shear stress increased with increasing shear rate and temperature. The dependency of temperature on viscosity was described by Arrhenius model which allowed the determination of activation energy (Ea). The Ea of the film forming solutions range between 4.92 to 13.23 kJ mol-1. The rheological properties obtained in this study provide a basis to correlate the film forming solution properties to the characteristics of the produced biopolymer film.
Development of Intelligent Food Packaging from Red Cabbage Anthocyanin Pigment
Authors:   Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, 40450 Selangor, Malaysia., M.U.H* Suzihaque , Mohd Zamroni NurSyazwani Farzana Bt ,   Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, 40450 Selangor, Malaysia.
Published: December 2019

Corn starch, chitosan and red cabbage extract act as natural pH indicator to determine fruit spoilage by developing pH sensitive film and coating as the color changes based on pH of fruit. The film color changed from pink to purple and brownish with the changes of pH. pH indicator film and coating were assessed for their physical, chemical, mechanical and biological properties. The stability of the pigment was evaluated for 4 days with the presence and absence of light and with or without cooling effects. The film incorporated with red cabbage extract proven to have higher stability when stored at room temperature with the exposure to light. It also exhibits better color stability when kept under cold temperature in comparison to room temperature.
Factors Determining Strategic Alliance Success in Construction Join Operation Lrt Project
Authors:   Information Systems Management Department, Binus Graduate Program - Master Of Information Systems Management, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, Indonesia, Sardjono* Wahyu , Giaperdana Widhilaga ,   Post Graduate Program, School Of Environmental Science, University Of Indonesia, Jakarta,Indonesia, Ayi Finella ,   Graduate Program, Master Of Business Administration, Faculty Of Economic And Business, University Of Gadjahmada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Published: December 2019

The study was conducted on the first LRT project located in a large city, which serves major urban lines in an area, due to lack of experience, as a contracting company for development decided to conduct joint operations with an experienced railroad company. This strategic alliance pattern is categorized as Joint Operation or Joint Operation, where both parties agree to dissolve the alliance after the project is completed. The purpose of this research is to identify the factors that determine the success of the alliance, and to develop a model of success of the alliance in the LRT Project, as well as to build strategic steps for its implementation in the future. To determine the factors that influence the success of the alliance, a quantitative approach is used, with the questionnaire being the research instrument. The analysis technique used in this study is factor analysis and regression analysis. The analysis shows that there is a view factor that influences the success of the alliance in the LRT Project. By paying attention to the factors that have been obtained, the company, or other similar project alliances in the future can increase the success rate of strategic alliances.
A Hybrid Topological Design of Led Driver for Automotive Applications
Authors:   Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode, Tamilnadu, Vinod* Vibin Mammen , V Mekala ,   Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode, Tamilnadu, M Manimegalai ,   Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode, Tamilnadu, N Prabhuram ,   Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode, Tamilnadu
Published: December 2019

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have long been utilized as the default component for signaling and interior lighting applications in automotive industry. The response rate of an LED as compared to a traditional incandescent bulb is ten times faster. The ease of maintenance and controllability feature of LEDs also makes them a natural choice for intelligent lighting system. This lighting can be adjusted based on the sensor inputs of a vehicle with ease. The multi lighting capabilities of a LED driver provides options that can address multiple applications with the same LEDs. A constant current is required for uniform LED lighting. Owing to the high reliability on LEDs for an array of applications in the automotive sector, additional circuitry for over voltage protection, under voltage protection, reverse polarity risk, over current protection, over temperature protection and short circuit protection needs to incorporated. The proposed design provides a improvement of 5% over the state of the art existing topology for over voltage protection.
FPGA Implementation of Disease Detection System
Authors:   Department Of Electronics And Communication Engineering, Faculty Of Engineering And Technology, Manav Rachna International Institute Of Research And Studies, Faridabad, Haryana, India., Yadav* Amana , Grover Dr. Naresh ,   Department Of Electronics And Communication Engineering, Faculty Of Engineering And Technology, Manav Rachna International Institute Of Research And Studies, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Published: December 2019

Nowadays Cardiovascular diseases are very trivial in every part of world. People are suffering from many such diseases; so a time to time check-up of their heart is very important and it is good if a person get to know about these diseases in advance. Heart checkup is again a very crucial task; hence to overcome this problem, a single system is needed, to know about few diseases depending upon electrocardiogram (ECG) of the patient under observation and few body parameters. Here to detect the disease in early stage, a new Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) based technique has been proposed using different ECG features along with few body parameters. This novel technique will diagnose diseases depending upon temperature, Systolic Pressure, Weight, Diastolic pressure, SPo2, and Sugar etc. MIT-BIH database was used to get ECG signals and for simulation and to display the results Xilinx version 8.2 was used.
Capital Structure Decision during Firm’s Life Cycle: with Reference of Top Companies Listed in Bse 500 Operating in India in Terms of the Market Capitalization
Authors:   Mittal School of Business, Department of Management Studies, Lovely Professional University, Punjab., Maharjan* Balkrishna , Mandala Gangu Naidu ,   GITAM Institute of Management, GITAM Deemed to be University, Visakhapatnam, Gupta Nitin ,   Mittal School of Business, Department of Management Studies, Lovely Professional University, Punjab.
Published: December 2019

Researchers have always made laudable contribution in examining the factors that influence an individuals and business firms to adopt and maintain the capital structure decision during a firm’s life cycle. The research methodology is carried out to examine the financing choices of top 100 firms in terms of the market capitalization through a close outlook with the business life cycle. The determinant of capital structure decision is based on profitability, liquidity, nature of industry, timing and timing of issue. Debt is taken as a fundamental source in an early stage where as in maturity stage, firm re-balance their capital structure gradually substituting debt for internal capital. This study aims to generate an idea of a dynamic evolution of the firm across the different stages, investment/disinvestment needs, profitability, cash flow generation and risk changes. Moreover, the study is carried out with a comprehensive analysis of the firm’s capital structure and the main elements in the classical theories, i.e. Trade off Theory and Pecking Order Theory.
Self-Calibration of Ultrasonic Water Flow Meter
Authors:   College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait., Catak* Muammer , Ergan Coskun ,   Baylan Measurement Instruments, Izmir, Turkey.
Published: December 2019

Due to fluid properties, flow patterns, external factors (temperature, pressure, etc.) measurement shows a dynamical characteristic. Therefore, calibration is an indispensable process in order to ensure the standards of flow metering. Ultrasonic flow meters, which are ameliorated the readings over time, are promising devices to minimize the flow measurements error. In this paper, the calibration procedure of a specific ultrasonic water flow meter is discussed, and then a wireless system is proposed to carry out fine calibration. According to the results, piecewise linear least squares approach supplies the best performance at overall volumetric flow rates accompanying with wireless fine calibration system based on RF communicationa
The Mediating Effects of Organizational Reputation in Predicting Job Seekers Attraction from Third-Party Organizational Justice Perspective
Authors:   University of Technology MARA, Bustaman* Hasnun Anip , Mohd Nor Mohammad Nazri ,   University of Malaya, Taha Azni Zarina ,   University of Malaya, Zakaria Maheran ,   University of Technology MARA
Published: December 2019

This paper seeks to investigate the stipulation individuals’ perceptions of organizational justice, organizational reputation, and its effects to job seekers’ attractiveness. A total of 327 accounting and finance interns were assumed the role of job seekers. We wanted respondents to assess organizations in which they are currently undergoing internship to increase the likelihood that they had experience during the internship and knowledge gained about the organization; thus, held informed opinions about organizational justice and reputation, and its attractiveness as job seekers. We found each organizational justice dimensions (procedural, distributive, interpersonal and informational justice) influence job seeker attraction while organizational reputation role as mediator is significant. We suggested that organizations pay more attention on the informational justice and distribution justice following the empirical contribution is above than other dimensions either in direct or mediator impact of organizational reputation. Moreover, we else well highlighted the empirically evident that recognized the notion of signaling theory incorporated with social identity theory to publicize a deeper explanation of the job seeker attraction process. This is the first study to show that organizational justice is an instrumental characteristic, organizational reputation is a symbolic characteristic drawn from signaling theory and social identity theory and, this combination is better to comprehend on the job seeker attraction concept.
Impact of Salesperson’s Service Quality on Customer Buying Behavior in Fashion Retail Sector
Authors:   Asst Professor, GLA University, Mathura, U.P. India., Siddiquei* Mohd Imran , Kumar Rajesh ,   Asst Professor, GLA University, Mathura, U.P. India.
Published: December 2019

Purpose – This paper tries to assess the effect of salesperson service quality on consumer buying decisions. Design/methodology/approach – Under this research SERVQUAL scale has been utilized after certain modifications vis a vis salespersons service quality in the fashion products industry. Customer buying decision was also measured through a self-developed scale. Responses from 110 customers were obtained at the time of leaving the store.Findings – The findings were surprisingly different from previous researches as tangibles were rated the highest influence on customer buying decision.Research limitations/implications –The study was conducted in a Capital city of India i.e. Delhi and Capital of Uttar Pradesh, i.e. Lucknow. Therefore the findings cannot be generalized for the whole country. The findings may not be consistent with other retail settings.Originality/value – The findings can help a salesperson to work on the areas of service quality which facilitates repeated customer contact and increased sales.
Enhancement of Heat Transfer Characteristics of Plain Fin Coated with Brass and Aluminium
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vardhaman College of Engineering, Shamshabad, Hyderabad, India., Vulloju Sreedhar , Kishore P.S. ,   Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India., Shrivastava Mukul ,   Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vardhaman College of Engineering, Shamshabad, Hyderabad, India
Published: December 2019

Rate of heat transfer plays a very important role in the performance of thermal systems like heat engines, steam power plants, refrigerators, air conditioners etc. Continuous efforts are being made to improve the effectiveness of the mentioned systems. Thermal conductivity of material effects the heat transfer characteristics the most and can be enhanced by surface coating of various materials. Materials with high thermal conductivity are preferable for providing coating on substrate to improve heat transfer rate. In present work, fins made of Stainless Steel 304 coated with Brass and Aluminum (250 micrometers thickness) by Twin wire arc coating process, is investigated. Experiments were conducted with and without coating at different heat input using Pin Fin Apparatus and calculated Nusselt number, Reynolds number, thermal conductivity, heat transfer coefficient, fin efficiency. From the results obtained, it is concluded that Nusselt number in case of S.S coated with Aluminium is increased by 1.36% compared with coated with brass and 2.1% compared without coating and there is an increase in efficiency of fin coated brass and Aluminium materials by 14-73% compared to without coating.
Radioepidemiologic and Experimental Evidence: Health Risks Associated with Radiofrequency Radiation Exposure
Authors:   Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Medical Campus, 20400, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Yussof* Farhana Mohamad , Umar Roslan ,   East Coast Environmental Research Institute (ESERI), Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, 21300, Gong Badak, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Hassan Azmi ,   Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Medical Campus, 20400, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu., Yusoff Nurulhuda Mohammad ,   UniSZA Science and Medicine Foundation Centre, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, 21300, Gong Badak, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu., Aziz Siti Maisarah ,   UniSZA Science and Medicine Foundation Centre, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, 21300, Gong Badak, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu.
Published: December 2019

Public exposure to Electromagnetic Radiation, which abbreviatedly known as EMR is a recurring phenomenon and it becomes among the factors contributing to the public concerns. EMR represents a new technology, such as base stations, overhead power lines and other sources of exposure, that is difficult to control by the affected individual. Non-ionizing and ionizing radiation are two major divisions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Both kinds of radiation can be differentiated based on which one has enough energy to knock electrons off atoms upon collision, as well as capable to give out lower-energy harm, such as breaking chemical bonds in molecules. Ionizing radiation is a type of radiation that has a short wavelength to interact with the electrons in biological chemicals. Alpha, beta, and gamma rays are examples of ionizing radiation. The literature on RF effects also focused on the human factor and health parameters, both from the laboratory and epidemiological study perspectives. The presence of this communication technology has given rise to media and public concerns about the possibility of RF radiation emitted by computers, phones and base stations that might cause a rise in diseases that affect the reproductive system, neurobehavioral parameters and various forms of cancers, especially brain tumours. More recently, concerns about the possible effects culminating from the massive development of base stations coupled with increasing use of mobile phones have begun to appear due to the enormous growth of wireless mobile communication, mainly handheld devices. This has led to increased apprehension as to whether non-ionizing radiation (NIR) used in present technologies could have short, medium and long-term biological effects.
The impact of Board Size on the Performance of Shariah-Compliant Companies in Malaysia
Authors:   Faculty of Economics and Muamalat, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Malaysia, Masruki* Rosnia , Hanefah Mustafa Mohd ,   Faculty of Economics and Muamalat, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Malaysia, Ismail Mohd Marzuki ,   Accountant General Department, Malaysia
Published: December 2019

The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between the board size and firm performance of Shariah-Compliant companies in Malaysia. The characteristics of the board of Shariah-compliant companies in Consumer Products counter of Bursa Malaysia are being examined against the firm’s performance using data from 77 companies from year 2014 to 2016. Based on the result of regression, board size has a strong positive correlation with the performance of the firms. This study suggests that Shariah-Compliant Companies need to strengthen the Shariah governance to produce products that Muslim consumer use in their daily lives. The appointment of director with Shariah background must be highly encouraged if not mandatory to companies involved in producing food, drinks, pharmaceutical and cosmetics in order for the companies to tap their expertise in enhancing halal governance. The findings of the study would be very useful to the regulators to improve the Malaysian Code of Corporate Governance. Furthermore, the findings of the study also help to fill the gap on scarce of literatures that study the relationship between the corporate governance practices and performance.
Ensemble Hybrid K- Means and DBSCAN Clustering Algorithm – HDKA for Cancer Dataset
Authors:   Assistant Professor of Computer Applications , PSGR Krishnammal College for Womrn ,Coimbatore, Sangeetha M. , Kousalya Dr. R. ,   Head of Department/Professor of Computer Application, Dr. N.G.P Arts and Science College, Coimbatore,
Published: December 2019

Data Mining is the foremost vital space of analysis and is pragmatically utilized in totally different domains, It becomes a highly demanding field because huge amounts of data have been collected in various applications. The database can be clustered in more number of ways depending on the clustering algorithm used, parameter settings and other factors. Multiple clustering algorithms can be combined to get the final partitioning of data which provides better clustering results. In this paper, Ensemble hybrid KMeans and DBSCAN (HDKA) algorithm has been proposed to overcome the drawbacks of DBSCAN and KMeans clustering algorithms. The performance of the proposed algorithm improves the selection of centroid points through the centroid selection strategy.For experimental results we have used two dataset Colon and Leukemia from UCI machine learning repository.
Causal Relationship between Foreign Direct Investment, Growth and Exports: An Anecdote from Oecd Countries
Authors:   Professor, Rukmini Devi Institute of Advanced Studies, New Delhi, India., Goyal* Anil Kumar , Rajput* Dr Namita ,   Principal (OSD), Sri Aurobindo College (E), University of Delhi, India.
Published: December 2019

In the globalised world of today there is a process of integration between the countries and one way of integrating is by trade. In this instance export led growth surfaces and arises as an imperative factor. In the related pretext works offers rich acumens regarding role of Foreign Direct Investment and economic growth. In this paper we study the causal relationship between Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Exports on Growth of select 30 OECD countries. As a measure of economic growth Industrial Production Index (IPI) is used in the study. To examine the relationship Augmented Dickey Fuller Test and Phillip Perron Test was employed to test the unit Root and to examine the long term equilibrium relationship and direction of causality Johansen’s cointegration test and Granger causality was used. The study reveals important cointegrating relationship between IPI and FDI and IPI and Exports in 22 and 23 sample OECD countries respectively. In Granger lead relationship between IPI and FDI three bilateral relationships were revealed in Canada, Czech Republic and Spain and 16 Unilateral relationships were revealed in the same .In granger led relationship between FDI and IPI only 9 Unilateral relationships were revealed. In IPI and Exports only one bilateral Granger lead relationship was revealed in Finland followed by 6 unilateral relationships. In granger lead relationship between Exports and IPI 16 Unilateral relationship was exhibited. Hence to achieve economic growth FDI and exports are majorly instrumental. The empirical findings suggest that OECD countries should continue the policy aimed at attracting FDI and expanding the exports sector in FDI led Growth and exports led growth. This study has some major implications in strategizing FDI and export policies for OECD region.
Tourists Perception of Public Transit Services for Leisure Travel Satisfaction in Lagos
Authors:   Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia., Oluwatosin* Oloruntobi Olakunle , Mokhtar Safizahanin B. ,   Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia., Shah Muhammad Zaly ,   Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia.
Published: December 2019

This study determined to promote leisure satisfaction through pleasurable travel experiences in an active tourist destination. Local transportation provides links between tourists’ population and leisure targets at destinations. Therefore, diverse leisure activities and innovative tourism enterprises in many active cities are regulated by transport services. This study found that tourists are unwilling to adopt public mass transits for satisfactory travel in Lagos due to unattractive service attributes, thereby induced the increasing use of private vehicles for active leisure travel which technically retards touristic attraction of the city. Questionnaire survey technique was employed to collect data that were analysed in this study from the target respondents. Public transports deprived service attributes were identified to make Lagos uninteresting for wider leisure visitors and triggered a gradual declining of its tourism economy and social benefits. The transport service attributes examined from tourists’ sensitivities and perceptions are reliability, affordability, aesthetic features, comfort and safety to gain insight into how transportation service attribute variability impact leisure travel satisfaction in Lagos. This study used SPSS version 22.0 to analyse 108 valid responses. The Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) created in AMOS was valuable in determining complex mode integration via Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). The EFA characterised the cumulative variance attributes responsible for the unsatisfactory tourists’ perception of Lagos public transport system in recent times. This study conclusively proved that 11.33% of leisure tourists sampled use public transports service, while 88.67% opted for personalised transports, and over 43.0% of returning visitors to Lagos prefer not to use existing public transport services. This study advocates the improvement of transport service elements identified to encourage future use of Lagos public transports.
Does the Quality of Indonesian Tourism Website Influence Foreign Tourist Decision to Visit Indonesia?
Authors:   Entrepreneurship Department BINUS University, Bandung, Indonesia, Nugraha* Dimas Yudistira , Sudirman Ivan Diryana ,   Entrepreneurship Department BINUS University, Bandung, Indonesia
Published: December 2019

Indonesia tourism develop significantly. However, foreign tourist development in Indonesia is still fluctuating. The Indonesian government is optimizing the website in order to increase the number of tourists. The website plays a significant role in many aspects of tourism, especially in information search and decision-making behaviors. Information quality, service quality, and design quality are components that construct destination website quality confirmation. Destination website quality confirmation, destination website satisfaction, and willingness to visit are three major elements for researchers in examining how tourists decide to visit tourism destination via tourism website. The purpose of this research is to analyze the correlation between the qualities of the destination website and destination website satisfaction and the subsequent effects on willingness to visit a tourism destination in Indonesia. The research collected in three cities in Indonesia, namely, Batam, Jakarta, and Denpasar. The methodology is by examining 500 foreign tourists who already have used the wonderful Indonesia website. Demographic characteristics include sex, age, education, job, and nationality. The research employs 22 question items. The data were analyzed by using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results show that information quality has the greatest impact on destination website quality confirmation. In addition, the destination website quality confirmation influences website satisfaction. Finally, by this satisfaction, the tourist decides to visit the destination. This study contributes to the academia, government, and industry to more fully understand what tourists need before they decide to travel..