bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Access mechanism using inter planetary file system
Authors: Konala Pandu Ranga Reddy , SaiAbhinav Reddy V. , Krishna Chaitanya Varma D. , G Radhika
Published: July 2024

Withthe advent of Internet of Things, trust is one of the important factor for provisioning secure, reliable, seamless communications and services. Connected devices are the order of the day, where IoT plays a vital role in the functioning. However, these IoT devices use various protocols for communication mostly a centralized architecture for data transfer. Some of these protocols are Message Queue Telemetry Transport (MQTT), which is a Pub-Sub (publisher and subscriber) protocol used for a device-to-device communication on TCP through a broker. This centralized server can be a third party service provider, which again raises the issue of trust. To address this, we propose a decentralized and distributed network architecture called Inter Planetary File System (IPFS) is used instead of third-party service provider. IPFS enables publish â€“ subscribe model similar to MQTT, but by removing the broker and making a peer-to-peer communication. Peer-to- peer architecture has its own challenges like security. The issue of security is also addressed by encrypting the files or data that has to be sent over the IPFS network using PGP (Pretty Good Privacy).Â Â Â
Correlation of Biomechanical Properties and Grayscale of Articular Cartilage using Low-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Authors: Wansin Yew , Juzaila Abd Latif Yew Mohd , Majedah Idrus Alhabshi Sharifah , Mahmud Amaluddin , Rafiq Abdul Kadri Mohammed
Published: July 2024

Osteoarthritis is a joint disease that caused by the progression of degenerative articular cartilage tissue. The degeneration of the articular cartilage resulted in alteration of the biomechanical properties. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become the most potential imaging technique to assess the condition of the articular cartilage. However, most of the previous studies of articular cartilage were performed using high-field MRI units. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the correlation between the biomechanical properties of articular cartilage and the image grayscale using low-field MRI. Cartilage specimens extracted from bovine femoral head were scanned using 0.2 T MRI to obtain the cartilage image. The MRI image was characterized based on the intensity of grayscale. Indentation test was then conducted on the specimen to characterize the cartilage biphasic properties of elastic modulus and permeability. The cartilage grayscale values were moderately correlated with cartilage biphasic elastic modulus and higher correlation was observed with the permeability. These could indicate the potential application of low-field MRI to evaluate the biomechanical properties of articular cartilage.Â
Knee and Hip Extension Responses to Prolonged Simulated Soccer Match-Play: a 2D Study
Authors: Hamdan Muhammad , Norfariza Mohd Noha Siti , Hasan Hosni , Ismail Hashbullah , Mohammed Firhad Raja Azidin Raja
Published: July 2024

The first part of this study was a reliability study to compare inter-software, inter- and intra- tester measurements using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC2,1). All, ICC2,1 values showed excellent scores thus supporting the utility of a two dimensional motion analysis system using an open-source, free software. In the second part of this study, the effects of a 120-minute simulated match-play simulation on knee and hip kinematic was investigated. Eighteen participants consented to this study and were required to complete a 120 minutes of simulated soccer match-play. Knee and hip angles were measured at initial contact during 45Â° anticipated side-cutting tasks throughout the simulation. A 2 Ã— 7 SPANOVA was utilized. Both knee and hip extension angles were significantly altered over time. No significant differences were observed between dominant and non-dominant sides. A more extended knee and hip landing posture suggested a greater risk of ACL injury during match-play over time. Findings from this study suggest that the non-dominant limb is as likely to suffer non-traumatic ACL injury as the dominant limb. Further interrogations of the biomechanical differences in the knees and hips across limb dominance are warranted for more comprehensive understanding of the changes in multiplanar perspectives following fatigue inducing exertions.Â Â
Blood Flow Modelling to Improve Cardiovascular Diagnostics: a Preliminary Review of 1-D Modelling
Authors: Butt A. , A. Abakr Y. , B. Mustapha K.
Published: July 2024

Cardiovascular diseases issue an enormous threat to the health and general wellbeing of the population, therefore multidisciplinary knowledge of the cardiovascular system and its mechanics has become a necessity. Due to the lack of wide scale experimental studies, the limitations associated with it and the immense advances in computational technology, in recent years, numerical modelling of the cardiovascular system has gained popularity as a viable alternative. One-dimensional models as compared to higher dimensional models provide a feasible and efficient means to study the dynamics of pulse wave propagation in order to increase the comprehension of circulatory physiology. The aim of this paper is to provide an overall review of the types, solution methods, treatment of boundary conditions, applications and advantages as well as disadvantages of one-dimensional models of the human arterial network.Â Â
Tissue Differentiation by Refractive Index using Fiber Optic Displacement Sensor
Authors: Al-Ashwal Rania , Ridhwan Sazali Amirul , Lo Zhen Kai Alex , Mustakim Ab Rashid Amir , Hafiz Mohamad Afandi Mohamad , Syafiq Mohd Najib Muhammad , Afiqah Fadzil Nurul , Mohamed Amin Syakirah
Published: July 2024

The optical properties can differentiate biological tissues. Refractive index (RI) is one of the optical parameters that can be used for the said purpose. Many different methods of measuring the refractive index of tissue have been found but involve complicated procedure and setup. The proposed way of measuring the refractive index of fabric using fibre optic displacement sensor does not include difficult steps. The installation has the highest measurement at 4 mm displacement between the fibre probe and the tissue sample. Sensitivity achieved when tested with three different solutions was 82.74 nW/RIU at the maximum movement. The installation can determine the refractive index of skin, muscle and fat tissue of porcine sample with a difference of 4.3%, 7.4% and 3.9% respectively using the standard RI of each tissue. The proposed method shows promising results and possible application of simple non-contact refractive index measurement of biological tissue.Â
Mechanics of Total Ankle Replacement During Flexion in Relation to Geometrical Design: a Finite Element Study
Authors: Ajmal Mohd Taqayuddin Muhammad , Afzan Mohd Anuar Mohd , Shuib Solehuddin , Mohamed Zulkifli , P.P. Abdul Majed Anwar
Published: July 2024

Total ankle replacement (TAR) procedure is carried out to reduce the pain due to arthritis and trauma in patients. The Â failure of TAR implants occurs through various wear mechanisms in the polyethylene due to high ankle load, leads to instability as well as loosening problem. The objective of this project is to assess the performance of Salto Talaris (TAR) implants before and after design modification. In the present study, the computational model of Salto Talaris and the modified design was developed using CATIA V5R20 while the finite element analysis (FEA) was performed in ANSYS V18. The results have shown that the maximum von Mises stress induced in the polyethylene insert for Salto Talaris and the new design were 13.9 MPa and 8.7 MPa, respectively, with applied 880 N of axial ankle load. The modified version exhibited better performance due to elimination of edge loading with good contact area. Design modification is essential to lower the stress induced at PE insert, hence reduce the failure of TAR prosthesis.Â Â
An Alternative Wavelength Range for Noninvasive Assessment of Wound Tissue Oxygenation Status
Authors: P. Philimon Sheena , K. C. Huong Audrey , T. I. Ngu Xavier
Published: July 2024

This study aims to propose an alternative wavelength range for noninvasive prediction of wound transcutaneous blood oxygen saturation, StO2. A pilot study was undertaken on an injured subject with superficial wound on the palm of hand for consecutively seven days. The offline processing of the measured light signals revealed a considerable consistency in the mean and standard deviation of StO2 values calculated as Â and Â for the considered wavelength range of Â and , respectively. The average absolute mean difference was calculated as 5.72 %. This research concluded that Â range is suitably used in the prediction of wound StO2. The use of this range would significantly speed up data acquisition and collection process for the realization of real time imaging of skin oxygen level during different phases of wound healing.Â Â
Design and Development Approach of Smart Glove for Post Stroke Rehabilitation
Authors: Fariha Mohd Nawi Nurhazlinda , Huong Kah Ching Audrey , Ibrahim Nabilah , Nur Hafsha Wan Kairuddin Wan , Anida Jumadi Nur , Mohd Aizat Raja Izaham Raja , Hong-Seng Gan , Mahani Hafizah Wan Mahmud Wan
Published: July 2024

Stroke accounts for high rates of mortality and disability. It levies great economic burden on the affected subjects, their family and the society at large. Motor impairments after stroke mainly manifest themselves as hemiplegia or hemiparesis in the upper and lower limbs. Motor recovery is highly variable but can be enhanced through motor rehabilitation with sufficient movement repetition and intensity. Some previous studies regarding home-based rehabilitation process have shown improvement in promoting human movement recovery. However, the existing rehabilitation devices are expensive and need to be supervised by physical therapist, which are complicated to be use at home. Cost effective assistive devices that can augment therapy by increasing movement repetition both at home and in the clinic may facilitate recovery. This current work aims to develop a device that can enhance motor recovery by providing feedback to both the therapist and the patient on the number of hand movements (wrist and finger extensions) performed during therapy. Further work will reveal whether this feedback can enhance recovery of hand function in neurologically impaired patients. In conclusion, this project may pave a new way in the development of new arm rehabilitation monitoring devices which can benefit human lives.Â Â
Rheological Behaviour of Nickel -Titanium Powder Mixture Feedstock Prepared by Dual Assymetric Centrifuge (DAC) Speed Mixer
Authors: Masoâ€™od Mashitah , Khushaini Asif , Ahmad Rohana , â€˜Aini Wahab4, Nor , Hussain Ismail Muhammad
Published: July 2024

Preparation of porous NiTi alloy by Metal Injection Moulding (MIM) requires several important steps, starting from mixing of elemental powders with polymeric binder until the final process of sintering. In this present work, some initial findings on the powder-binder mixture, so called feedstock were investigated.Â  Theoretical density of Nickel, Titanium and NiTi powders which were determined using pycnometer are 8.97 g/cm3, 4.58 g/cm3 and 6.36 g/cm3 respectively. The composition for Nickel and Titanium powders mixture studied was 56wt% Ni - 44wt% Ti or nearly around 50.9at% Ni â€“ 49.1at% Ti and mixing torque analysis performed using a Brabender Mixer suggested two powder-binder volume fractions of 61%vol and 64%vol. The elemental powders of Nickel and Titanium with particle size of 20 Âµm and 22 Âµm were mixed along with water soluble binder system comprised of Polyethelene Glycol/Polymethyl-metacrylate/Stearic Acid (PEG/PMMA/SA) by a Dual-Asymmetric Centrifuge (DAC) speed mixer. The feedstock prepared was evaluated by flow analysis using Capillary Rheometer at four different temperatures; 120ÂºC, 130ÂºC, 140ÂºC and 150ÂºC and morphological analysis by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Results showed that DAC technique used in the present work promoted significantly fast processing of MIM feedstock in comparison with conventional method. Besides, the feedstock prepared exhibited good flow behavior, particularly at the temperature of 140ÂºC, which is supported by SEM morphology that showed uniform powder-binder bonding.Â Â Â
Comparative study on viscosity and drag reducing performance between hydroxypropyl cellulose and hydroxypropyl cellulose-surfactant mixture
Authors: Moreton-Shabirin Ainoon , A Abdulbari Hayder
Published: July 2024

Ammonium Chloride (BZK) was found to enhance the drag reduction performance of a semi-rigid polymer Hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) in turbulent pipe flow. Rheology test showed that HPCâ€™s viscosity was higher than that of HPC-BZK mixture, and this showed that the presence of BZK had weakened the intermolecular strength of HPC molecules. Pressure-drop measurements indicated that HPCâ€™s and HPC-BZK mixtureâ€™s drag reducing performance are (a) dependent on Reynolds number, and these mildly enhanced in the presence of BZK and (b) weakly dependent on additives concentration. Both HPC and HPC-BZK mixture showed a maximum drag reduction of 27% and 31%, respectively at Reynoldâ€™s no. 59448 and gradual degradation thereafter. Although the presence of BZK enhanced the drag reduction performance of HPC in the mixture form, the experimental data indicated that BZK did not extend HPCâ€™s drag reduction performance nor assist the HPC to re-assume itself following structural degradation.Â Â Â
Automatic image colorization based on SVD and lab color space
Authors: K. El .Abbadi Nidhal , Saleem Eman
Published: July 2024

Images colorization is the operation of append colors to the grayscale image by using a reference color image. The main problem ofÂ  coloring a grayscale image involves constructing three dimensional image from one dimensional array. The current paper developed a fully automatic image colorization system based on the singular value decomposition (SVD) transformation. SVD used to measuring the best pixel in the reference image proper to colorize the gray image, depending on comparing the pixel value and their neighbor values of the gray image with pixel value and their neighbors in the reference image. Using the color space is more suitable to many digital image processing than the RGB, for that the author suggested to convert reference image to the CIELab color space in this proposal. GrayÂ  Â image normalized according to the (L channel) of reference image. Ultimately, the intensity of the selected pixel in the gray imageÂ  Â combine with (a, b channels) values of the best pixel from CIELab color space of reference image, which is finally converted to RGB color image. The suggested algorithm is the first algorithm utilized the SVD for image colorization which give good and promised results compared with other methods, and can be enhanced in the future.Â Â
A survey for cognitive radio (CR) networks
Authors: Bataihah Khalaf , Al_Issa Huthaifa , Abdalhaliem Laith
Published: July 2024

Fixed spectrum allocation policy in the wireless networks leads to variations in the spectrum utilization of the allocated spectrum. This variation ranges from 15% to 85%, with high variance in time and geographical area in a random manner. However, the spectrum scarcity, the new technologies which provide high data rate but need more bandwidth, the new demand of lower cost per bit, and the in-efficiency in the spectrum bands all these problems can be addressed using the Cognitive Radio (CR) technology. In this paper, the CR aspects and functionalities are discussed, a brief discussion about the Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol design for a Cognitive Radio Network (CRN) is introduced, and the main critical CR issues as well (including heterogeneity induced problem, multichannel spectrum sensing, Common Control Channel (CCC) problem, spectrum mobility, and the self organization schemes in the CR functionalities).Â Â Â
Security for personal health records occupying terabytes using cryptography and encoder decoder
Authors: Sankaran Sathya , Rajasekaran Rajkumar
Published: July 2024

Personal Health Records may contain personal data along with medical data that is available in Electronic Health Records. This research proposes an encryption decryption method with encoder decoder for records in well established hospitals that store medical records in terms of terabytes. For encryption, the medical information including images is converted into binary. This is sent to an encoder and the information is stored in chunks to form a matrix. Then it undergoes matrix transformation and split into sub matrices. This is sent to the destination. The reverse is done in the decryption module. Cryptanalysis for the algorithm used and brute force attack is almost impossible or takes a number of years. A comparative study of the proposed algorithm is done with DES, AES, IDEA and BLOWFISH and it is realized the proposed algorithm is immune to cryptanalysis methods to which the compared algorithms are not. The personal health records are located in the cloud. The encryption decryption provides data security which is used to provide cloud security.Â Â
Investigation of the dynamic behaviors of the nonlinear operators generated from Î¾ (as)-QSO
Authors: Garalleh Hamzah , Termimi Ab Ghani Ahmad , Qaralleh I.
Published: July 2024

A quadratic stochastic operator (QSO) exhibits the time development of various species in biology. Several QSOs have been examined by Lotka and Volterra. The main problem in a nonlinear operators is to explore their behavior. The behavior of a nonlinear operators have not been studied in comprehensively even QSOs which are the simplest a nonlinear operators. To address this problem, many classes of QSO were introduced. This paper aims to examine the behavior of six an operators selected from different classes of Î¾ (as)-QSO.
An investigation of application developerâ€™s awareness and attitude towards open government data in Malaysia
Authors: Wu Tong , Mohd Mahdzir Akbariah
Published: July 2024

Governments across the globe are publishing official datasets and making it readily available online as open government data (OGD). Leaders of the OGD movement sought to engage developers to make information available not only for greater transparency and accountability but also incorporate it into applications, services and business developed to serve the public and foster social and economic growth. Given rising concerns over the OGD movement, Malaysia also navigates new frontiers of this digital revolution and embrace openness as part of the public effort across government sectors. However, much more efforts need to be done in order to help translate the data openness into practical results. In this regard, this paper briefly reviews the content of the Malaysia government data portal and conducted a preliminary survey gathered from various application developers aim to investigate the level of awareness and attitude based on their perceptions towards OGD in Malaysia. Presently, the results indicate that OGD in Malaysia is still scattered and the awareness among developers is still slim. Many developers are still reluctant and uncertain concerning the pursuit of OGD in their current projects. These findings argue that the potential of OGD is real, but it requires more positive promotion and improvement to enhance the level of awareness and civic consciousness so that successful application would take off in the future.Â Â
Review of sustainable construction practices in Malaysian construction industry
Authors: Hamza Momade Mohammed , Mohd Rosli Hainin Prof
Published: July 2024

Three key principles of sustainable development which needs to be covered during construction works are social, economic and envi-ronmental. This paper outlines the holistic approach which must be taken to define the best practice throughout the lifecycle of a constructed building for responsible use of resources and energy. It also highlights on the driving forces behind the implementation of sustainable methods in construction and outlines the key elements involved in measuring how sustainable a building is designed to be. The research methodology is based on data collection via questionnaires and also adds the views from previous researchers on this topic. This paperâ€™s aim is to evaluate and enhance the current practice of sustainability in construction and what steps can be taken to enforce the construction teams to switch from the conventional methods to a sustainable method. . The seven strategies suggested includes education and awareness, effective management of natural resources and the environment, integrated development planning and implementations, prevention and control of pollution and environmental degradation, strengthening administrative and institutional mechanisms, proactive approach to regional and global environmental issues, and formulation and implementation of actions plans. The idea of stage by stage implementation shows that it is possible to implement sustainable methods during construction and a further review should be taken by the stakeholders to work on the idea and turn it into a reality.Â Â
Comparison of semi- spherical solar collector with flat plate solar collector
Authors: Moravej Mojtaba , Namdarnia Fatemeh , Esmaili Leila
Published: July 2024

The efficiency of each solar system depends on the amount of radiation that it receives. The evident characteristic of solar energy is its change throughout the day and during different seasons. Another feature of this energy is the change of position of the sun in the sky relative to Earth. The greatest amount of radiation from the sun comes when the sun's rays rise vertically to the desired level. For this reason, in solar collector systems, the collector must rotate to the sun, otherwise, the amount of accumulated energy falls. The purpose of this paper is to compare the performance of a solar semi- spherical collector with a flat plate collector. In this study, the semi- spherical solar collector does not need to be placed in a specific direction and also does not need the sunlight tracking mechanism to get the most amount of sunlight. Due to the semi- spherical shape of this collector, all geographic directions have the same effect. It also exhibits the highest resistance to wind blowing in terms of greater stability and lack of vibration and destruction. But the flat plate collector should be in the direction of radiation. In this research, experimental data from a flat plate collector in a closed cycle have been investigated with experimental data from a semi- spherical solar collector, simultaneously and it is shown that reducing the radiation or wind velocity will have the greatest impact on the flat plate collector and its outlet temperature. The experiments showed that the highest efficiency was in semi-spherical solar collector and it was about 67% and the highest outlet water temperature was in the flat collector and around 76Â°C.Â Â Â Â
Performance of potential distribution of CSDG MOSFET using evanescent-mode analysis
Authors: A.Maduagwu Uchechukwu , M.Srivastava Viranjay
Published: July 2024

In nanotechnology, to overcome the restriction on the scaling (sizing) of the MOSFET, a cylindrical structure of MOSFET is suitable. It increases the switching speed (at Radio Frequency level), current flow (Double traditional MOSFET), and packaging density (billions of transistors per unit area). In this research work, analytical 2D model for potential distribution of Cylindrical Surrounding Double-Gate (CSDG) MOSFET has been derived, based on 2D Poisson solution using Evanescent-Mode analysis. The impact of Short Channel Effects (SCEs) on the channel potential has been evaluated which is based on the device parameters such as channel length, drain to source bias voltage, silicon thickness, and oxide thickness. Also, the derived closed-form expressions surface potential for both the inner and outer gate of the CSDG MOSFET produced a relatively the same results. The accuracy has been validated through the simulation analysis.Â Â Â
An IoT based system for vehicle allocation and unlocking using android application with RTDM for smart transportation
Authors: A.R Aswathi , R.Umamageswari S. , Sambath K.
Published: July 2024

An Internet of Things (IoT) technology based smart vehicle management system using android application is used for allocating, unlocking and real time data monitoring (RTDM) mode. This system delivers the information about availability, allocation, and unlocking of vehicles. IoT technology provides a path between user and server for selecting vehicle through mobile app and to unlock the vehicle. Also, between admin and front-end module to monitor the vehicles through website. Special Android app (Trackit) is designed for an easy access of user in their smart phone. Company App have facility to list out the availability of vehicles and can allocate vehicle as per the request from driver. Unlocking of vehicle from parking slot is from Android app according to the command from server after authentication of the driver is another highlight of the system. Administrator can track the details of on-running vehicles from company website with the help of front-end controller affixed in vehicle. The status of company vehicles is stored in database and it can be retrieved by administrator as per the requirement. In future, this system is a best solution for commercial transportation which directly benefits transportation arms of logistics, fleet management and supply chain system.Â Â Â
Implementation of smart anti-theft car security system based on GSM
Authors: M. Ahmed Shakir , M. Marhoon Hamzah , Nuri Osman
Published: July 2024

Recently, in the last few years, it has been noticed that the theft of cars and the use of stolen cars in suspicious acts by robbers has been increased. The robbers use modern and new methods to theft of different cars. It is therefore necessary to find serious solutions to protect vehicles from theft. In this system the Arduino microcontroller, vibration sensor, GSM SIM 800L module and Bluetooth HC-05 are using to implement the system, the vibration sensor used the purpose of detecting the vibration resulting from the operation of the engine of the car when the vibration detected the message is sent through the GSM unit and the alarm whistle turning â€œONâ€ in order to alert the owner of the car. When the car owner wants to operate his car should be entering the secret code to run the car engine through the 4*4 keypad and also requires to send specific command from the smart mobile phone through the Bluetooth to make car engine turning â€œONâ€ and otherwise the car does not work, when the thief tries to enter the password more than twice the alarm will be turning â€œONâ€ and all cases will appear on the screen of special software was chosen for this purpose all these to make the system reliable and more secure.Â Â Â
Investigation Study towards Housing Attributes Effect House Buyers
Authors: Sbakhi Bissan , Shafiei Mohd Wira Mohd , Esa Muneera
Published: July 2024

A house is considered the main priority for all people. It is not only a place that saves individuals from dangers but it is a place that all can find themselves in and personal behavior can create. The house is the place that all actions happen and all the social relationships are improved. Moreover, a house shows different cultures and social networks because people culture and thought are developed in the house. It has a strong importance for individuals; so, it is necessary for households to have the comfortable house for living. It is important to define the characteristics of house buyers in order to improve the customer's requirements. In order to understand the process of consumer housing purchase choice, it is important to understand the meaning of housing attributes in details and survey the previous literature related to houses purchasing.
Brief Lifestyle of Malay Adolesecents
Authors: Dahar Zainurin bin , Salleh Zurilawati binti
Published: July 2024

The research is to explore briefly the lifestyle of Malay adolescent in terms of buying habits, fashion preference, interest, activities, time management and self-perception. The previous literatures have found that adolescentsâ€™ population have been increasing substantially.Â  Their influenced over shaping the business focus and environment is getting stronger as their consumption in term of dollar is getting more significant.Â  The knowledge of their lifestyle and behavior is vital for marketers as they have becoming the future potential and lucrative target market. We have conducted self-administered survey for data collection. Approximately ninety respondents have completed the self-administered questionnaires. The finding of this study has shown that fashion and self-perception have significant relationship with Malay adolescents lifestyle.
Buying Intention And Factors Influencing Buying Behavior
Authors: Migoko Halima Abdallah , Vaicondam Yamunah
Published: July 2024

This study attempts to determine the factors that influenced passengersâ€™ airline selection for domestic airlines in Tanzania. This is because of persistent rise and decline of some airlines companies in Tanzania. The objectives of this study is to examine factors influencing the buying intention of airlines passengersâ€™ selection, to examine the relationship between buying intention and buying behavior of airlines passengers in Tanzania and to investigate the mediating effect of buying intention on the relationship between factors influencing and buying behavior. This study employed quantitative method based on questionnaire survey. The targeted population for this study was airlines passengers departing and landing at Julius Nyerere International Airport and sample size of this study is 367. Data was collected using closed ended questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS. The analyzed findings depicted that social acceptability; service quality and airline reputation had significant effect on the factors influencing airline passengerâ€™s selection. It also revealed that price, service quality; social acceptability, airline reputation and frequent flier, could be used to predict buying intention, where this influence the buying behavior of airline passengers for chosen flights. This implies that airline managers need to be adoptive by improving passengersâ€™ expectation through providing quality service, based on the result overall of the respondents consider other factors than price and frequent flier which influences their buying behavior. Most of them value how societies accept airlines companies, service quality and goodwill of the companies in the market.
Archetypal Deconstruction In Mahasweta Deviâ€™s â€œDraupadiâ€
Authors: Sharma Ritu
Published: July 2024

Developing the concept of a sustainable residential home concept requires room space study. Discomfort residents living in public college residences contribute to the implementation of this study. The result of adverse impact on the learning process of the population has continued to affect the sustainability of residential colleges. This problem eventually leads to the deterioration of the quality of life of its inhabitants. The purpose of this study is to identify the degree of comfort of accommodation space as the main hall in the public university residential college by using quantitative methods. The study took seven public university residential colleges from USM, UPM, UTHM, UITM, UTEM, UPSI and UKM (2874 respondents) into account. Software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software has been used to analyze descriptive and inferential data The results of the study show that the comfort of the occupants in the room space facilities is at a comfortable level.. T test showed that female respondents have a higher level of comfort. For the T test, there is a weak positive relationship between the years of occupation and the year living in residential college with the comfort of the room facility. The level of comfort of a residential college is important as it is able to affect the overall quality of life of the occupants. The result of this assessment served as a basis to identify the level of comfort that was assessed by the occupants in regards to the condition of the room. Therefore, the information acquired from this study can contribute to the development of a sustainable residential college to make them more comfortable and conducive in the future.
Develop The Concept Of Sustainable Residential College: Study A Room Space
Authors: Buyung Mohd Reduan , Shafii Haryati , Yusoff Noor Ain , Buyung Nurul Rezuana
Published: July 2024

Developing the concept of a sustainable residential home concept requires room space study. Discomfort residents living in public college residences contribute to the implementation of this study. The result of adverse impact on the learning process of the population has continued to affect the sustainability of residential colleges. This problem eventually leads to the deterioration of the quality of life of its inhabitants. The purpose of this study is to identify the degree of comfort of accommodation space as the main hall in the public university residential college by using quantitative methods. The study took seven public university residential colleges from USM, UPM, UTHM, UITM, UTEM, UPSI and UKM (2874 respondents) into account. Software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software has been used to analyze descriptive and inferential data The results of the study show that the comfort of the occupants in the room space facilities is at a comfortable level.. T test showed that female respondents have a higher level of comfort. For the T test, there is a weak positive relationship between the years of occupation and the year living in residential college with the comfort of the room facility. The level of comfort of a residential college is important as it is able to affect the overall quality of life of the occupants. The result of this assessment served as a basis to identify the level of comfort that was assessed by the occupants in regards to the condition of the room. Therefore, the information acquired from this study can contribute to the development of a sustainable residential college to make them more comfortable and conducive in the future.
Assessing the Effect of Visual Merchandising on the Relationship between Store Image and Mall Choice
Authors: Zainuddin Anizah , Ridzwan Sarah Batrisyia , Mohd Rohani , Ridzwan Sarah Irdina
Published: July 2024

This study aims to investigate the choice of consumers in choosing to shop at a shopping mall from a visual perspective. Specifically, this study aims to examine the effect of store image and visual merchandising on consumersâ€™ mall choices. 448 self-administered questionnaires were distributed to a major shopping mall at Damansara Utama, Selangor. LISREL software was employed to assess the validity and reliability of the constructs. Structural equation modelling was utilised on checking on confirmatory factor analyses as well as to test the hypotheses of the study. Visual merchandising was found to have a significant and direct influence on consumersâ€™ mall choice. Store image was convincingly related to consumersâ€™ mall choice. Results showed that store image on mall choice were mediated by visual merchandising. This paper contributes to the literature on consumersâ€™ choice mall from the perspectives of visual. Not only is the influence of visual merchandising verified, this study also provides an overview of the motivation behind the choice of mall among consumers.
Understanding Consumption Pattern of Rural and Urban Consumers in Malaysia
Authors: Sulaiman Yaty , Mat Nik Kamariah Nik , Ghani Noor Hasmini Abd , Arif Alysha
Published: July 2024

The consumption pattern of Malaysian consumers has changed markedly since 2005 as shown by several indicators such as consumer price index, per capita income and inflation rate. Instability of economy, increased in food prices, political stability, employment, debt, work life balance, increased in utility bills and fuel prices, health and crimes become major concerns for Malaysian consumers especially in urban areas to be more cautious in their spending. This study attempts to examines the factors contributing to consumption model for Malaysian consumers in rural and urban areas. From the literature, eight antecedents of Malaysian consumption pattern were identified. Consumer lifestyle, consumer value, consumer motive, consumer preference, and marketing mix of price, product, place, and advertising were measured using 7-point Likert scales. From 1400 questionnaires distributed to households, 851 were returned representing 61 percent response rate. The findings indicate support for validity of measurement models of all variables utilized for both model rural and urban. Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) of SMARTPLS 2.0 technique, it was found that advertising is not a predictor for consumer motive for both model, rural and urban.Â  Apart of that, the reason of price hikes has been discussed. On the other hand, rural model postulates better R2 than the other model. The finding implies that Malaysian government need to continuously campaign for consumers about the implementation of GST and its consequences for consumers. In addition, the instability of economic changed the consumption pattern throughout their lifestyle, value, motive and preferences.Â
Personality traits and intrinsic motivation on academic performance
Authors: Saleh Sofiazianti , Ashari Zakiah Mohamad , Kosnin Azlina Mohd
Published: July 2024

There is a significant connection between personality traits and intrinsic motivation on academic performance. Personality has been highlighted by numerous researchers as one of human behaviourâ€™s most important determinants. Intrinsic motivation is described as an individual who is willing and passionate towards a particular activity. Hence, through meta-analysis, this study aims to see if individual personal traits and being intrinsically motivated do influence studentsâ€™ academic achievement. The study also aims in determining which personality traits instigate intrinsic motivation among students. After a meta-analysis of previous researches, there are several elements identified establishing the connection between personality and intrinsic motivation in studentsâ€™ academic performance. They are: (1) behavioural inclinations mirrored in personality traits can have an impact on certain habits that influence academic achievement (2) cognitive ability is an indicator of an individualâ€™s ability to do a task, personality traits indicate what the individual will do and motivation drives the individual and determines the amount of effort put into a particular task; (3) academic performance is predicted by personality traits particularly in motivation-related personality variables.
Extradition As International Cooperation In International Crime Handling
Authors: Saroinsong Sam Julius Richard
Published: July 2024

Criminals from a country can avoid the reach of the law of their country by fleeing to other countries this is possible because of technological advances, especially transportation and communication, which in the end crime can become international. In general, every country in the world asserts that national law is inherent and reaches out to every citizen wherever he is, this is so that the person who commits a crime cannot be separated from the legal responsibility attached to him. However, the use of state power over citizens who are in the territory of another country cannot be implemented because it is hindered by the limited jurisdiction owned by the country. State jurisdiction is limited and limited by international law so that in handling criminals who escape to other countries having jurisdiction and legal authority having difficulty in prosecuting and punishing such criminals, and the necessary steps are to conduct international cooperation. In this literature study, the most appropriate method for tackling international crime was examined and from the study it was found that extradition agreements are effective and effective means of handling international crimes..
Level Capacity Building in Higher Education: Toward Global Competitiveness
Authors: Sukrisno Heni
Published: July 2024

The objective of this research is to know the increasing level of continuous capacity of Higher Education in Indonesia from every level of organization from organizational, system and individual level. Every organization and institution including Universitas Wijaya Kusuma Surabaya is building capacity to achieve the vision that has been formulated in its Renstra document. The research methodology in this paper uses a qualitative approach, with the research object of Universitas Wijaya Kusuma Surabaya as a whole, as well as other work units related to the implementation of capacity building at Universitas Wijaya Kusuma Surabaya (UWKS). While the data analysis using integrated phenomenology analysis with rubric EMI (Internal Quality Evaluation) Internal Quality Assurance System (SPMI) Higher Education. The results of the research information shows increasing organizational level, system level, and individual level. The conclusion of this research is the need for minor improvements that will make the grain capacity of the system level sufficient (inadequate, but minor improvements will make it adequate) so there must be an emphasis on quality improvement at the system level to improve the capacity in the Universitas Wijaya Kusuma Surabaya.
Various scenarios prediction of Contraflow operation under heterogeneous traffic condition by using VISSIM microscopic simulation
Authors: Jehad A.E. , Ismail A. , Borhan M.N. , Ishak S.Z.
Published: July 2024

Prior studies showed that most evacuation contraflow designs have never been implemented. As a result, the effectiveness of these contraflow designs remains unknown. In this paper, VISSIM simulation has been used to achieve the possibility for predicting various scenarios at Kajang-Cheras highway contralane by using dynamic assignment model in order to establish best contraflow alternative path design operation. Method of Effectiveness (MOE) for dynamic assignment model (travel time, queue length, vehicles speed, delay time, fuel consumption, and CO emission) parameters has been analyzed first to assess the performance level of Contraflow operation. Seven alternative paths for the same contralane have been considered to achieve less travel time and queue length hence the reduction of fuel consumption and CO emissions that related to long queue length. Connectorâ€™s number 2 and 5 indicate the best alternative paths with the presence of the original connector (number 1) since contralane user realize that there are multi connectors to contralane ahead. Contraflow lane problems remain challenging for optimizing the best evacuation design system since the heterogeneous characteristics and no lane discipline domain on this highway at peak-hour. However, Contraflow freeway evacuation plan has been shown to be a successful remedy method to rapidly and efficiently move large numbers of vehicles during emergency situations.
Electroencephalograph Analysis of Mental Fatigue in Learning the Physics at Senior High Schoolâ€™s Students
Authors: Soewardi Hartomo , Azzahra Faradhina , Atmaji Catur
Published: July 2024

The result of national examination in Senior High School students of Indonesia fluctuated for the last 3 years particularly in Yogyakarta. This examination is one of the national indicators for the achievement in the knowledge comprehension among the student on a certain subjects. Physics is a subject tested producing digression on the average score for last 3 years; 2015-2017. Some factors that contributes are learning process method, environment, subject, teacher, and studentâ€™s cognitive manner. However, latest factor has a high effect on accomplishing a success. The objective of this study is to investigate the mental fatigue of students in taking a part of teaching-learning process of Physics by analyzing the brain activity at cognitive system in 4 sessions. It is the combination of learning methods (autodidact and non-autodidact) and conditions (late morning and afternoon). An experimental study was conducted at laboratory to record beta, alpha and theta wave of brainâ€™s recorded by electroencephalograph (EEG). Four students of Senior High School were participated in this study to attend a learning process of Physics for 90 minutes in each session. Non-parametric statistical analysis was done to test the hypothesis. The result of this study showed that the autodidact learning method in the late morning for 54.25 minutes had a better performance in learning the Physic subject.
Crystallinity And Morphology Of Silicon Carbide Thin Films Deposited Using Very High Frequency Plasma Enchanced Chemical Vapor Deposition
Authors: Muizzudin Muhamad Azali , Ismail Abd Khamim , Omar Muhammad Firdaus
Published: July 2024

Conventional plasma enchanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) has been widely used since decades to deposit silicon carbide (SiC) thin film. However, lower RF frequency tends to produce hydrogenated amorphous silicon carbide (a-SiC:H) and poly-crystalline (p-SiC) type of films. This work aims to investigate the crystallinity, morphology and deposition temperature of SiC thin films at higher RF frequency. SiC thin films have been prepared on silicon substrates by using very high frequency plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (VHF-PECVD). The utilisation of plasma at higher frequency is predicted to give a great impact to allow the chemical reaction at lower temperature with better crystallinity and morphology compared to conventional PECVD method. In this work, the substrate temperature and deposition time were kept constant at 400oC and 15 minutes respectively, while the RF frequency was veried between 100 MHz to 200 MHz. The crystallinity of SiC thin film samples was observed using Raman Spectroscopy while the morphology was examined under the atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopes (SEM). The results shown that the crystallinity and morphology of the samples were slightly improved as frequency increases. It was observed that the surface roughness of SiC thin films is improves from 5.43 nm at 100 MHz to 13.91 nm at 200 MHz.
Operation of Reheat Steam Temperature Control Concept in Sub Critical Boiler: Operational Review Practices and Methodology
Authors: S Samsudin. , Aziz Nuraini A.
Published: July 2024

In subcritical boilers, spray water system and feed water flow are applied to control the superheated steam temperature. Meanwhile, for reheat steam temperature control, many methods are being adopted namely burner tilt, gas recirculation, and excess air and steam bypass as primary control and feed water is envisaged as an emergency control. In a large boiler operation, the boiler is operated in sliding pressure mode the cold reheat steam temperature is higher compared to constant pressure operation.Â  To ensure the correct temperature control for reheat steam with high pressure, the right method and sufficient mechanism operating the boiler is required. In fact, spray is not used for reheat steam temperature control because the boilers are designed for constant pressure operation since the spray quantity required will be large for an impact on plant heat rate. The boilers used for this study were operated under sliding pressure mode; hence, reheat steam temperature control by spray is a common practice in subcritical boiler operations. This paper dealt with the advantages and disadvantages of using spray by looking at boiler performance for RH steam temperature control in lieu of other control mechanisms.