Theses & Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Development of shear horizontal surface acoustic wave with silicon dioxide nanoparticles waveguide sendor for escherichia coli O157: H7 detection
Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E.coli O157:H7), a dangerous strain among 225 E. coli unique serotypes. A few cells of this bacterium are able to cause young children to be most vulnerable to serious complications. The presence ... -
Odour source localization strategy for multiple robots using swarm intelligence with odour-gated anemotaxis
Animals such as silkworm moths, dogs and blue crabs have exhibited odour localization capabilities in nature. This amazing ability is exhibited in complex airflow conditions which produces highly dynamic and unpredictable ... -
Low wind profile energy harvester using rotor and piezoelectric
Recently, efforts in providing alternative energy sources have been widely explored with the consideration of extending their application according to energy source characteristics. However, vibration energy harvesting is ... -
Effects of cellulose, bentonite and hybrid cellulose/bentonite fillers on morphology, ambient and low temperature tensile properties of thermoplastic starch composites for refrigerated food packaging application
Thermoplastic starch (TPS) is a biodegradable and renewable bio-based plastic which has great potential for the fabrication of edible and biodegradable film for refrigerated food packaging application. In this study, ... -
Efficient and fast server based phishing detection system using url lexical analysis
Phishing attack detection is a significant research area for network security applications. Legitimate websites is typically prone to phishing attacks. Phishing poses an ongoing challenge and continues to be a threat via ... -
Harumanis mango quality assessments technique based on high level features fusion of infra-red thermal and optical image
Mangoes imported from other parts of the world, especially Malaysia, Thailand, Mexico and the Philippines, are usually available all year round but in Perlis, Malaysia there is one unique and famous mango is Harumanis mango ... -
Comparative study of natural rubber and recycled natural rubber as toughening agent in epoxy foam
Epoxy foam is one of the common materials used, which being applied especially as the insulator material in electronic purposes and aerospace applications. In order to maximize the potential of natural rubber and recycled ... -
Characterization and properties of polypropylene/recycled acrylonitrile butadiene rubber/palm kernel shell composites
Thermoplastic elastomer composites was developed by using polypropylene (PP) / recycled acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBRr) filled by palm kernel shell (PKS). All test samples were prepared by using heated two roll mill ... -
Study on the potential of repair fire-damaged reinforced concrete beams using ultra high performance concrete with curing at ambient temperature
Fire-damaged reinforced concrete structure requires repair work to improve its serviceability and prevent structural failure. The intense fire exposure on the structure deteriorates its strength and durability. Fire-damaged ... -
Potential of LUSI Mud as geopolymer material for artificial lightweight aggregate
The abundant amount of LUSI (LU-Lumpur, SI-Sidoarjo) mud that began erupting near the Banjarpanji-1 exploration well in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia need to convert onto useful and valuable alternatives. Geopolymer becomes ... -
Heuristic method for the modified model of capacitated arc routing problems
The management of waste collection in urban areas is a critical issue for some developing countries especially in Malaysia which requires immediate attention. This study attempts to make an analysis and assessment of the ... -
Preliminary analysis using dielectric properties to characterize nHA/starch based scaffolds
In this study, the possibility of dielectric properties as an alternative method to characterize the physical properties of nHA/starch based scaffolds has been conducted. The relationship between dielectric properties and ... -
Comparative study of motor high inrush current mitigation by improvisation of soft starter firing angle using PSCAD
Inrush current can be determined as current drawn by an induction motor during start-up period. This starting current will shoot up about 5 to 7 times of rated current. Usually, it was occurred at the starting period of ... -
Implementation of image super-resolution on Rasberry Pi
Improving image quality has been a bottle neck of image technology for the past few decades. High resolution is a continuous and on-going need and it becomes essential to have the best quality of image in some applications ... -
Reliability centered maintenance methodology for product in designimprovement phase : a case study on dough presser
Maintenance strategy through the RCM had become increasingly important to the overall operation profit by reducing unnecessary maintenance routine. Maintenance strategy needs have become not just for the maintenance routine ... -
Characterization and properties of natural rubber/styrene butadiene rubber/recycled acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NR/SBR/rNBR) blends
Utilization of recycled rubber in rubber blends preparation has provided the simplest and most cost-effective method in recycling discarded rubber products. The increasing demand for nitrile latex glove and it high consumption ... -
Development and characterisation of hybrid napier/glass fibre reinforced epoxy composites
Owing to serious environmental concerns in recent years, researchers have been driven to investigate the use of sustainable materials as a substitute for common polymer composites manufactured with synthetic fibres, such ... -
Improve micro genetic algorithm for multiobjective kursawe function and low pass filter circuit design optimization
Although Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs) have been widely implemented for solving Multiobjective Optimization Problems (MOPs), the convergence of EAs towards Pareto optimal front is still an issue of concern. In order to ... -
Effects of cross head speed on properties and energy absorption of sandwich AL/PU-PTFE foam composite
This study to investigates the relations between cross head speed and the energy absorption of sandwich Al/PU/PTFE foam composite. The PU foam was prepared using the palm oil based polyol and isocyanate (MDI) with ratio ... -
Bio-inspired method for improving routing protocol performances in vehicular ad-hoc network
Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANET) grasp the interest of researchers and many governmental agencies as technological solution for human’s transportation systems. VANET aims at providing connectivity among vehicles on the ...