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    • Artificial hand gripper controller via Smart Glove for rehabilitation process 

      Ashikin M., Mohd Ali; Radzi, Ambar; Muhammad Mahadi, Abdul Jamil, Dr.; Ahmad Jalaludin, Abdul Wahi; Siti Hajar, Salim (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012-02-27)
      Most parts in this research are dedicated to control of multi finger grippers with emphasis on the finger tips or finger joints. By controlling a multi finger gripper, we enable the gripper to handle an object; in another ...

    • Real-time control of active ankle foot orthosis using LabVIEW and Compact-RIO 

      M., Kanthi; Karteek, I. S. V.; H. S., Mruthyunjaya; George, V. I. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012-02-27)
      The main aim of this research is to develop a standalone embedded system for the control of dorsiflexion or plantarflexion movement using surface Electromyography (sEMG) signals in an active ankle foot orthosis. The ...

    • Mucous layer effects towards nasal airflow 

      Chih, Fang Lee; Kamarul Arifin, Ahmad, Dr.; Rushdan, Ismail, Dr.; Suzina, Sheikh Abdul Hamid, Dr. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012-02-27)
      Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has been widely used to study nasal airflow but none of the previous studies are focused on how the mucous layer affects the nasal airflow. Therefore, this research studies the changes ...

    • A conceptual framework for digital pre-operative planning in Total hip replacement 

      Azrulhizam, Shapi’i; Anton Satria, Prabuwono, Prof. Madya. Dr.; Riza, Sulaiman, Prof. Madya. Ir. Dr.; Mohammad Khatim, Hasan, Prof. Madya. Dr.; Abdul Yazid, Mohd Kassim, Dr. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012-02-27)
      Pre-operative planning is very important in the process of a Total Hip Replacement (THR) because it is a method for determining the size and optimal implant position. Currently, a manual implant size identification technique ...

    • Sleep apnea detection using wavelet analysis of ECG derived respiratory signal 

      Avci, Cafer; Delibasoglu, İbrahim; Akbas, Ahmet (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012-02-27)
      The purpose of this study is to find a reliable and practical way for detecting the minute by minute occurrence of sleep apnea. For this aim, the time series of instantaneous respiratory rates (IRR) estimated with ...

    • Red blood cell segmentation using masking and watershed algorithm: A preliminary study 

      Johan, Mohamad Sharif; M. F., Miswan; Md Asri, Ngadi; Md Sah, Hj Salam; Muhammad Mahadi, Abdul Jamil (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012-02-27)
      Image segmentation is the most important step and a key technology in image processing which directly affect the next processing. In human blood cell segmentation cases, many methods were applied for obtaining better ...

    • Projection image inpainting in X-ray CT using Relevant Neighbor Area (RNA) and Intersection of Confidence Intervals (ICI) 

      Hyukjoon, Kwoon; Youngshin, Kim; Juneho, Yi (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012-02-27)
      Recently reported Relevant Neighbor Area (RNA) methods for projection image inpainting have achieved a drastic improvement in reducing inpainting errors simply by excluding irrelevant neighbor pixels in computing an ...

    • Spectral analysis of HRV in the assessment of autonomic function on normal subject 

      Noor Aimie, Salleh; Balakrishnan, Malarvili, Dr. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012-02-27)
      Heart rate variability (HRV) has been proposed as a diagnostic tool in assessing autonomic function. This paper investigates HRV response of healthy subject during active postural test (APT) and cold pressor test (CPT) ...

    • Decolorization of azo dye by ozonation 

      Che Zulzikrami, Azner Abidin; Fahmi, Muhammad Ridwan; Nazerry Rosmady, Rahmat; Suhaida, Mohamed Arshad (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)
      The decolourization and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) removal of azo dye solution in different ozonation time and biodegradation processes were evaluated to apply for reactive azo dye. Reactive Red 120 (RR120), Remazol ...

    • Induction motor behavior due to unsymmetrical and symmetrical faults 

      Surya, Hardi; Ismail, Daut, Prof. Dr.; Risnidar Chan Bahaudin; Muhammad Irwanto; Rosnazri, Ali; Indra, Nisja (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)
      Voltage sags are generally caused by faults on transmission and/or distribution systems. The voltage produced may be either unsymmetrical or symmetrical, depend on type of faults. Unsymmetrical fault is faults caused by ...

    • Detection of cortical activation and effective connectivity using Dynamic Causal Modelling through functional magnetic resonance imaging 

      Narayanan, Vandhana; B., Ragini (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012-02-27)
      Functional magnetic resonance imaging is an improved method for observing correlates of neural brain activity at high spatial resolution in human subjects. This technique is used for determining the specific regions of ...

    • Identification of retina image size in relation to Electrooculography signal 

      Siti Zubaidah, Mohd Tumari; Rubita, Sudirman; Abdul Hamid, Ahmad (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012-02-27)
      The aim of this study is to identify retina image size relation to Electrooculography signal. USB Digital Microscope is the process to find the diameter pupil. Other than that, EEG machine Neurofax 9200 was used to acquire ...

    • Fundus image analysis for the detection of diabetic eye diseases-a review 

      Noronha, Kevin; Nayak, K. Prabhakar (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012-02-27)
      The detection of anatomical structures of fundus image like the OD, fovea and the retinal vessels is very significant in the automated detection of DR. This review outlines the principles, methods and algorithms used in ...

    • Photodynamic damage in liver carcinoma HepG2 cells 

      Muhammad, Fakhar-e-Alam, Dr.; Syed Muhammad, Usman Ali; S., Ali; S., Firdous; Muhammad, Atif, Dr.; Zafar Hussain, Ibupoto; Willander, M., Prof.; Mohammad, Kashif; Uda, Hashim, Prof. Dr. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012-02-27)
      Cirrhosis is the consequence of chronic liver disease, which is common in people of Asian countries. In this experimental approach, HepG2 cells are treated as experimental model (appropriate biological sample), extracted ...

    • Study of ZnO thin film on silicon substrate by sol-gel spin coating method for bio-medical application 

      Foo, Kai Loong; Mohammad, Kashif; Uda, Hashim, Prof. Dr.; Syed Muhammad Usman, Ali Shah, Dr.; Willander, M., Prof. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012-02-27)
      Transparent semiconductor ZnO thin films deposited on p-Si (100) substrates with different solvent (Methanol and Ethanol) were obtained by sol-gel method. The coated ZnO films were annealed in furnace at 500°C for 2 hours. ...

    • Microstructure and polymer choice in microfluidic interfacing for nanoscale biosensing 

      Tijjani Adam, Shuwa; Uda, Hashim, Prof. Dr.; Mohd Faizul, Bari, Dr.; Pei, Ling Leow (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012-02-27)
      Miniaturization of Biosensors based on nanotechnology are rapidly developing with gaining of undisputable ground and are becoming widespread in the biomedical with capability of improving the existing current diagnosis ...

    • Human Affective (Emotion) behaviour analysis using speech signals: A review 

      M. N., Hasrul; M, Hariharan, Dr.; Sazali, Yaacob, Prof. Dr. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012-02-27)
      Affective (Emotional) state of a person is very important in medical application due to the fact that it can indicate the stress level of an individual. This can be done through manipulating the speech signal of individual ...

    • Development of Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) toolbox for signal processing applications 

      Mousa K., Wali; Murugappan, M., Dr.; R. Badlishah, Ahmad, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Bong, Siao Zheng (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012-02-27)
      Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) plays a significant role in several image and signal processing applications. Most of the researchers are using different wavelet toolboxes for their application and research investigation. ...

    • Designing an Artificial Neural Network model for the prediction of kidney problems symptom through patient's metal behavior for pre- clinical medical diagnostic 

      Tijjani Adam, Shuwa; Uda, Hashim, Prof. Dr.; U. S., Sani (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012-02-27)
      This paper contains a report on a very simple functional model of Artificial Neural Networks, the article is proposed to aid current pre-clinical patient diagnosis methods. The study investigated the use of Artificial ...

    • Design and sizing photovoltaic system for DC air-conditioning 

      Shatri, C.; Ismail, Daut, Prof. Dr.; Muhammad Irwanto; Noor Syafawati, Ahmad; S. S., Saad; Khairul Anuar, Mohd Nor (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)
      The author is designing the photovoltaic system to support the DC air-conditioning. There are calculations that have to achieve such as daily load energy (EL), energy directly from sun (Esun), area of photovoltaic ...