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    • Properties of zinc alloy in green sand casting 

      Zatil Alyani, Mohd Amin; Faizul, Che Pa; Mohd Ichwan, Nasution, Prof. Madya Ir. (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)
      Zinc alloy casting industry using green sand molding is increasingly becoming to very competitive circumstance. So, this paper is to produce tertiary alloy of Zinc-Aluminium- Magnesium (Zn-3Al-2Mg) with different composition ...

    • A simple sign language recognition system using affine moment blur invariant features 

      Rajkumar, Palaniappan; Paulraj, Murugesa Pandiyan, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Sazali, Yaacob, Prof. Dr.; Mohd Shuhanaz, Zanar Azalan (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)
      Sign language recognition is one of the most promising sub-fields in gesture recognition research. Effective sign language recognition would grant the deaf and hard-of-hearing expanded tools for communicating with both ...

    • Micro-reservoir depth determination with Twyman-Green Interferometer 

      Wan Mokhdzani, Wan Nor Haimi; Poopalan, Prabakaran, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Retnasamy, Vithyacharan; Mohd Naim, Haron (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)
      A micro-reservoir is fabricated on transparent silica wafer using Reactive Ion Etching (RIE). The depth of the micro-reservoir has been measured using profilometer, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Twyman Green-Interferometer. ...

    • An examination of the evidence of abrasive wear in the wearing process of aluminium reinforced with slag particles using SEM 

      Zamri, Yusoff; Shamsul Baharin, Jamaludin, Prof. Dr.; Misbahul, Amin (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)
      The two-body abrasive wear behavior of pure aluminum reinforced with slag particles has been investigated. The aluminum matrix composites were fabricated by powder metallurgy technique by mixing pure aluminum with slag ...

    • Adaptive neuro-controller design based on MLP network 

      Norhayati, Mohd Noor; A. S., Hashim; Mohd Yusoff, Mashor, Prof. Dr.; Siti Maryam, Sharun; Azian Azamimi, Abdullah (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)
      Back Propagation (BP) algorithm is the most commonly used algorithm for training artificial neural networks. But, it suffers from extensive computations, relatively slow convergence speed and possible divergence for ...

    • Effect of polyethylene-graft-maleic anhydride (PE-g-MAH) as compatibilizer on thermal properties and XRD characterization of low density polyethylene/natural rubber/water hyacinth fiber (Eichhornia Crassipes) composites. 

      Tan, Soo Jin; Supri, A. Ghani, Dr.; Teh, Pei Leng (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)
      Composites low density polyethylene and natural rubber blends with different water hyacinth fibers (WHF) content were prepared with Z-blade mixer at 180oC and rotor speed of 50rpm. The effect of polyethylene maleic ...

    • The tensile properties of chitosan filled polypropylene (PP) composites treated with acetic acid 

      Faisal, Amri; Salmah, Husseinsyah, Dr. Ir.; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr. (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)
      The effect of chemical modification on tensile properties of chitosan filled polypropylene (PP) composites as a function of filler loading was investigated. The chemical modification was conducted via acetylation of chitosan ...

    • Recent fatigue reliability assessment of welded joint 

      Ruslizam, Daud; Ahmad Kamal, Ariffin; Shahrum, Abdullah (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)
      Over recent years, the implementation of reliability based analysis in fracture and fatigue assessment of welded joint has escalated. The accuracy of the reliability based analysis and evaluation are demanded by the ...

    • Design development of SOI based biologically sensitive field-effect transistor (Bio-FET) for earlier detection of cancer cell 

      Foo, Kai Loong; Uda, Hashim, Prof. Dr. (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)
      Cancer cell is a class of disease in which group of cell that display uncontrolled growth, invasion and metastasis. For late stage of cancer cell detection, it is classified as an incurable disease. Hence, SOI Based ...

    • Human motion analysis for sports application 

      Sim, K. F.; Sundaraj, Kenneth, Assoc. Prof. Dr. (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)
      Nowadays, human motion analysis has been gaining more attention from the researchers in the field of sports science which is used as a tool for athlete to enhance techniques, correction movement error and aid in rehabilitation. ...

    • Effect of pipeline filling material on electrical capacitance tomography 

      Wael A. Al-Tabey (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)
      This paper presents the effect of pipeline filling media changing on electrical capacitance tomography (ECT) system (i.e. change of the permittivity coefficient of filling material) include sensor and image reconstruction. ...

    • Comparison of flux density between different thicknesses of non oriented electrical steel material using FEM software 

      Yanawati, Yahya; Ismail, Daut, Prof. Dr.; Siti Rafidah, Abdul Rahim; Nur Shafiqin, Shariffuddin; Mastika, Abdullah; Pungut, Ibrahim (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)
      Generally, 0.35mm has better performance than 0.5mm thickness of material in terms of losses reduction and money saving potential. This paper presents the comparison of the 0.35mm and 0.5mm thickness of non oriented ...

    • Study on agitating time effect to electrical characteristics of chitosan sensor 

      Ainnie Shakirah, Arif; Irwana, Nainggolan; Tulus Ikhsan, Nasution (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)
      The film sensors based on chitosan as a sensing material have been successfully fabricated using an electrochemical deposition technique. The agitating times of preparing chitosan solution were investigated for 1, 2 and 5 ...

    • Validation test for development of six months old numerical child dummy model 

      Mohamad Sulaiman, Ibrahim; Rakhmad Arief, Siregar; Abdul Hamid, Adom, Dr.; Shah Fener Khan (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)
      This paper presents the validation tests conducted for a development of a six months old numerical child dummy model. The model was developed using flexible component for all the parts going through the validation test and ...

    • Bacteria growth monitoring system using ultrasonic sensors 

      H. N. A., Salwa; Sundaraj, Kenneth, Prof. Dr.; Azian Azamimi, Abdullah; Mohammed Zulkali, Mohammed Daud, Prof. Madya Dr. (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)
      In Malaysia, food sector is one of the mostly developed industries that promise a good value of profit. Therefore, the quality of food must be controlled to prevent the food from being contaminated and same as other ...

    • Design and development of a real-time eye surgery simulator 

      Lam, C. K.; Sundaraj, Kenneth, Prof. Dr. (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)
      Eyes are sensory organs in human body that provide vision by reacting to lights. Eye disease is categorized as one of the most common public health concerns nowadays. Medical practitioners are compulsory to undergo several ...

    • A comparative study of polypropylene/chloroprene rubber and recycled polypropylene/chloroprene rubber blends 

      Nurul Azra, Bakaruddin; Salmah, Husseinsyah, Dr. Ir.; Yusrina, Mat Daud (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)
      Blends of virgin and recycled polypropylene with chloroprene rubber have been prepared to compare the effect of blend ratio on mechanical properties and morphology of both virgin and recycled materials. The results showed ...

    • Field study on indoor thermal environmental performance in an office building 

      Siti Khatijah, Abu Bakar; Abd Halid, Abdullah; Abdul Zaki, Abd Wahid (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)
      As Malaysia is characterized by high day time temperature and humidity with low air velocity, providing a comfortable office building always is a problem to developers and occupants. Moreover, the existence of office ...

    • Colour contrast enhancement based on bright and dark stretching for Plasmodium Falciparum in malaria slide image 

      N. S. M. M., Hanif; Mohd Yusoff, Mashor, Prof. Dr.; Zeehaida, Mohamed, Dr. (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)
      Malaria is a widely prevalent disease effecting millions of people in various parts of the world. Malaria is caused by four species of Plasmodium which infect both humans and animals; Plasmodium Malariae, Plasmodium Vivax, ...

    • Investigation of the effects of plasma arc parameters on the machining of different engineering materials 

      Mohd Hafidz, Norizaman; Bhuvenesh, Rajamony, Assoc. Prof. Dr. (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)
      Advance machining such as Plasma Arc Cutting machine to cut common engineering material was very limited in the industry. The main problem was due to little knowledge and experiences to handle the machine and also less ...