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Beam-switchable textile antenna for wireless body area networks (WBAN)
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Computer and Communication Engineering, 2014)The research work in this dissertation focuses on beam-switchable textile antenna for wireless body area network (WBAN) application. The idea of beam-switchable textile antenna helps to reduce the antenna size and more ... -
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 ... -
Bio-inspired chameleon technique in MAC protocol for energy efficient wireless sensor networks
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) is gaining the interest of researchers due to numerous applications. WSN consists of sensor nodes connected with wireless technology to form a network. The sensor devices powered by the battery ... -
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 ... -
Bio-inspired sensor data fusion for herbal tea flavour assessment
Herbal-based products are becoming a widespread production trend among manufacturers for the domestic and international markets. As the production increases to meet the market demand, it is very crucial for the manufacturer ... -
Biosensor for measuring the anti-diabetic potential of medicinal plants
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2014)Three alternative electro-enzyme techniques were developed for measuring antidiabetic potential of medicinal plants. All three techniques are based on the inhibition of α- glucosidase (AG) enzyme in the conversion of ... -
Black-box modeling and adaptive control of hybrid thermoelectric refrigerator systems
Vaccines carrier has been used to keep the temperature within 2–8°C. However, a poorly functioning vaccines carrier may expose the vaccines to freezing temperatures. Hybrid Thermoelectric Refrigerator (H-TER) systems are ... -
Bottom ash effect in portland cement composite performance
The main goal of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of bottom ash in Portland cement in improving the cement properties. The insufficient of published literature regarding to replacement of bottom ash into ... -
Boundary layer flow and heat transfer of a nanofluid over a stretching/ shrinking sheet with suction and slip effect
In this thesis, the problem of steady boundary layer flow and heat transfer over a stretching/shrinking surface with the velocity slip boundary condition and suction is considered. The fluid that considered in this study, ... -
Bovine adipose tissue derived stem cells bioengineering: isolation, characterization and differentiation studies
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Bioprocess Engineering, 2013)There is a significant potential for stem cells to be exploited for regenerative medicine. Stem cells act as a repair system for the body by differentiating into specialised cells and replenishing cells in regenerative ... -
Brain Machine Interface Controlled Robot Chair
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Mechatronic Engineering, 2010)Brain Machine Interface Controlled Robot Chair: Brain Machine Interface is a device that links the human brain directly to devices such as computer, wheelchairs and prosthetic arms. Such interfaces provide a digital ... -
Brand image on customer-based brand equity in the hotel industry in Bangladesh: tourism management and advertisement as moderators
Strong brand image is an invaluable asset and organizations are giving continuous endeavor to build strong image for their goods and services. Likewise, marketing researchers are focusing on researches to find out ways to ... -
Breast tumor early detection using UWB antenna and improved feature extraction technique
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Computer and Communication Engineering, 2014)Breast cancer has already invaded the women around the world with its brutal attack. Numerous patients are sacrificing their lives everyday due to lack of efficient cure technology and a huge number of patients are still ... -
Broadband dispersion flattened porous core photonic crystal fiber for low loss THZ wave guiding
Terahertz (THz) radiation can be loosely defined in the frequency domain from 0.1 to 10 THz bands. It bridges the gap between microwave and optical wavelength and has already confined the researcher interest due its potential ... -
Broadly Steerable Parasitic Patch Array Antennas using PIN Diode Switches at 5.8 GHz
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Computer and Communication Engineering, 2014)The work described in this thesis aimed to design radiation pattern reconfigurable (RPR) antenna that is capable to combat propagation scenarios such as fading, interference and shadowing with its ability to steer the ... -
Burst strength and impact performance on glass fibre reinforced epoxy (GRE) composite pipes
While in service environment, the changes in the degradation mechanisms of the GRE composite pipes may occur in the matrix, fibre, and the fibre-matrix interfacial regions due to water diffusion. These composite pipes may ... -
Camera motion estimation and object extraction using Multiple Consecutive Frames with ghost and noise removal for Pan-Tilt-Zoom Camera
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Computer and Communication Engineering, 2014)This research presents a new algorithm for extracting moving objects using Pan-Tilt- Zoom (PTZ) camera. Previously, system that uses moving camera faces some problems, including misalignment between current and template ... -
Capacity and coverage enhancement for multi-hop relay in long term evolution-advanced network
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Computer and Communication Engineering, 2014)Cellular networks known have difficulty to provide satisfactory SINR level to users at the cell boundaries. Therefore, multi-hop relay is considered as one of the main keys for Long Term Evaluation - Advanced (LTE-A) to ... -
Carbon foorprint for hostel construction using industrialised building system in Pauh Putra, Perlis
Emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) from construction sector has been estimated to contribute nearly 50% of total global emission. Identifying the sources of emissions and understanding their function and relationship to ... -
Carbon footprint of road pavement rehabilitation: case study at KM 99.6 to KM 103.0 in Southbound along Sungai Petani Utara to Sungai Petani Selatan section N2, north-south expressway
Several challenges are facing the development of the industrial sector as a response to resource depletion, environment degradation, and climate change. These phenomena result from substantial carbon dioxide (CO₂) emission ...