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Machine learning analysis of multiparameter home telecare clinical measurement data for patient health stratification
(University of New South Wales, 2008-07)A medical decision support system (DSS) is designed to assist clinician in monitoring patient’s health by the means of providing reminders, advice as well as interpretation. This system is good enough in the sense of ... -
Gesture recognition of everyday activities
(University of BirminghamFaculty of Electronic, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2008-08)Multimodal recognition system is becoming a more common interaction tools in the fields of ubiquitous and wearable computing. Recent technologies and development of multimodal in human computer interaction have encouraged the ... -
Development of a framework for the reduction of manufacturing defects in a composite material process
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Manufacturing Engineering, 2008-08)Reduction of defects is a critical issue in manufacturing operations. It goes without saying that defect reduction leads to manufacturing cost reduction, and this translates to increased profitability for the organization. ... -
Development of an automated smart room controller using ATMEL AT89S52
(Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2008-12)When electrical appliances are used without any surveillance, the cost of electricity increases. The cost may increase further when there are air-conditioners involved. It has been foreseen that in the year 2020, all ... -
Development model of luggage follower robot for wheelchair application
(Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2008-12)Nowadays there is lots of technology based on robotic which has been invented by human intelligence. Therefore, it is not possible for robot to be controlled by sensor technology. This dissertation project objective is ... -
High temperature corrosion behaviour of austenitic stainless steel with CaCO₃ and MgCO₃ deposit
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Materials Engineering, 2009)The high temperature corrosion behaviour of austenitic stainless steel was studied at 850°C, 900°C, 950°C and 1000°C for 24 to 120 hr exposure time with CaCO₃ and MgCO₃ deposit. Two commercial available austenitic stainless ... -
Carbon from agricultural waste as an adsorbent in the removal of chromium and nickel ions from aqueous solution
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Environmental Engineering, 2009)The objectives of this study were to produce carbon from sugarcane bagasse and rice straw by pyrolysis technique as an adsorbent for heavy metal removal and to determine the optimum condition with respect to contact time, ... -
Design and fabrication of quantum dot single electron transistors using scanning electron microscopy-based electron-beam nanolithogrphy
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Microelectronic Engineering, 2009)Quantum dot single-electron transistor (QD SET) is a nanoscale device operated at very low temperature. To fabricate QD SET operated at room temperature, QD must be fabricated in diameter of 10 nm. QD SET promises very ... -
Design of a portable continuous systolic blood pressure monitoring kit with built-in low and high blood pressure early warnings
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Mechatronic Engineering, 2009)About one in three adults in the United States have high blood pressure but high blood pressure itself usually has no symptoms. The prevalence of hypertension in Malaysians aged 30 years and above was 42.6%. The majority ... -
Biceps brachii surface EMG classification using neural networks
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Mechatronic Engineering, 2009)This thesis presents an approach of MATLAB-based system for clinical rehabilitation monitoring application. The main rationale for the development of such a system is that the pattern of the EMG signals elicited may ... -
Development of Multiband fractal planar inverted F antenna (F-PIFA) for mobile applications
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Computer & Communication Engineering, 2009)In the past few years, demand in unification of wireless hardware has propelled new development of antenna. With the advances on antenna technology, it becomes attractive to enhance the capabilities of antenna in many ... -
Design of a portable continuous systolic blood pressure monitoring kit with built-in low and high blood pressure early warnings
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Mechatronic Engineering, 2009)About one in three adults in the United States have high blood pressure but high blood pressure itself usually has no symptoms. The prevalence of hypertension in Malaysians aged 30 years and above was 42.6%. The majority ... -
Characterization and properties of palm kernel shell reinforced polyester composites
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Materials Engineering, 2009)Composites of unsaturated polyester (UP)/palm kernel shell (PKS) have been prepared by hand lay-up technique. The effect of filler loading of UP/PKS composites on mechanical properties and morphology were studied. Tensile ... -
Properties of water hyacinth fibers (Eichhornia crassipes) filled low density polyethylene/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene composites
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Materials Engineering, 2009)The water hyacinths are largely available in local rivers. In this research, the water hyacinth fibers have been used as reinforcing components for low density polyethylene (LDPE) and acrylonittile butadiene styrene (ABS). ... -
Fabrication and characterization of silicon based vertical electrode nanogap biosensor for protein detection
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Microelectronic Engineering, 2009)The nanogap biosensor is a new class of device that has attracted attention and great interest among the researchers due to their potential applications in nanotechnology. This nanogap device which are fabricated using ... -
Application of chitosan biopolymer as a sensing material
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Materials Engineering, 2009)The chitosan solution has been succesfully deposited on the silicon wafer using sol-gel method to fabricate the chitosan thin film sensors. The effect of different annealing temperature and annealing time to their electrical ... -
Characterization and mechanical properties of coconut shell filled acrylonitrile butadiene styrene / ethylene propylene diene monomer composites
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Materials Engineering, 2009)Coconut shell filled ABS/EPDM composites were prepared using a Z-blade mixer at processing temperature 2000C and rotor speed 50rpm.Effect of chemical treatment,different composition of blend ratio , different filler loading ... -
A new development of modified dipping process of the prevulcanized natural rubber latex films: Investigation on the tensile and swelling properties
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Materials Engineering, 2009)Prevulcanized natural rubber latex films were produced by modified dipping process and their tensile and swelling properties were investigated. Two type of natural rubber latex which is high ammonia (HA) and low ammonia ... -
Design, fabrication and characterization of CMOS ISFET for pH measurements
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Microelectronic Engineering, 2009)The Ion Sensitive Field Effect Transistor (ISFET) is a potentiometric pH sensor that is easily adapted to a wide range of chemical, biochemical and biomedical applications. The operation of an ISFET is based on the ... -
Characterization and properties of calcium carbonate filled polypropylene (PP) / ethylene propylene diene terpolymer (EPDM) composites
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Materials Engineering, 2009)Composites of thermoplastic elastomer blend of polypropylene (PP) and ethylene propylene diene terpolymer (EPDM) reinforced calcium carbonate (CaCO3) was investigated. All the composites were prepared by using Z-blade ...