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Improving creativity in engineering undergraduate students in private institution of higher learning in Malaysia - a pilot study
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2020)Creativity is an essential factor when it comes down to engineering designs. Creativity and engineering complement each other to provide useful and yet eye-opening solutions to anyone’s every-day problems. Recent research ... -
Infilling streamflow data using HEC-HMS
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2020)A set of quality control streamflow data is always required in the planning, design and management of water resources projects. Although every effort has been made by the authority in the collection of complete and continuous ... -
Influence of environmental factors on job satisfaction in Malaysian automotive industries
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2008-09)A relationship between selected environmental factors and job satisfaction was developed for employees in the automotive industries in Malaysia. Methods in developing the relationship include questionnaire design, data ... -
Inherent occupational health concept for chemical processes: A new perspective
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2010-09)The concept of inherent safety was known since the last few decades. The idea was quickly spread from the origin UK to the USA and later, to the other parts of the world. The idea was then extended to environment and ... -
Innovation in engineering consultancy: A case for competitive advantage
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2005-06)The internationalisation of the engineering consultancy services brings new challenges to its competitiveness. Service innovation is the way to enhance competitiveness. Although competitive innovation in the 1990s was ... -
Integrated infrastructure systems for future-ready cities
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2017-12)Cities are complex large-scale systems of which water and transport systems are as critical as the fragility of the aging urban centres. A Future-ready city would require a total review of the integration of residential, ... -
Integrating safety and health indexes in computer-aided molecular design under property prediction uncertainty
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2017-06)Computer-Aided Molecular Design (CAMD) is a powerful tool for designing promising molecules with the targeted properties. Besides properties, the safety and health aspects must also be considered during design stage to ... -
Intelligent visual inspection of bottling production line through Neural Network
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2007-12)This paper presents research done on developing an intelligent visual inspection system for automatic inspection of bottling production line. The objective of this research is to enhance on modeling, integrating, and ... -
Interactive dashboard with visual sensing and fast reactivity
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2022)These days, technology is growing rapidly, and the market has been introduced with lots of fascinating ways to interact with computers. The advancement of deep learning models and hardware technology also enables more ... -
Investigation best number of tanks for hydrological tank model for rural catchment in humid region
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2011-12)Hydrological Tank model has proven more capable than many other models in modeling the hydrologic responses from a wide range of humid watershed. Many hydrologists are using this model due to its simplicity of concept and ... -
Investigation of causes and characteristics of monsoon extremes in Pakistan: a case study for monsoon 2022
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2022)Apart from the long-term changes in the climate patterns, the extreme weather conditions (heat waves, heavy precipitation, and droughts) have also emerged as a prominent consequence of the global climate change. Pakistan ... -
Investigation of process yield in the transesterification of coconut oil with heterogeneous calcium oxide catalyst
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2009-12)The commercial success of biodiesels has to date been limited by high production costs of vegetable oil methyl esters. High feedstock costs are compounded by side reactions such as soap formation during conversion using ... -
Investigation of simple cubical space trusses as impact energy absorbers
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2007-06)Experimental work on the possible use of cubical space trusses as energy absorbers is described. To this end the crushing behavior of single cubical space trusses welded from mild steel bars was studied experimentally. ... -
An investigation of the 85th percentile operating speed models on horizontal and vertical alignments for two-lane rural highways: A case study
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2012-03)The number of accidents in Malaysia increases relatively from year to year, although there are many programmes organised by the authority to reduce them. There are several factors that lead to serious accident problems ... -
Investigation of threshold energy, absorption coefficient and thermal loading in glass ionomer cement laser removal
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2020)Purpose: Various kinds of lasers have been developed for the diagnostic and operative application. In dental restoration, the laser is used for removal of remaining dental material. The main benefits of laser applications ... -
Investigation of transient performance of Capacitor Voltage Transformer (CVT)
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2009-06)This paper reports the digital-time domain studies on a typical 132kV Capacitor Voltage Transformer (CVT) model. The transient studies are conducted using Alternative Transient Program (ATP-EMTP). Simulation results ... -
Investigation on at-site flood frequency analysis in South-East Australia
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2008-09)Flood frequency analysis is frequently adopted in flood risk assessment for catchments where recorded streamflow data of reasonable length are available. In the Australian Rainfall and Runoff (ARR) 1987, the national ... -
An investiIgation on e-learning readiness of engineering students
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2007-12)With advancement in technology, education has taken a new dimension with the introduction of e-learning. Many institutions of higher learning in Malaysia have ventured into e-learning. Although e-learning offers attractive ... -
IOT platform for vital signs detection using node microcontroller
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2022)Using IoT technology to monitor patients' vital signs can help limit the spread of the coronavirus. Therefore, a cost-effective remote monitoring system measuring vital signs is proposed. Dual heart rate and oxygen level ... -
Isomerisation of cyclohexane to methylcyclopentane over Pt/SO4 2--ZrO2 catalyst
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2006-03)Skeletal isomerisation of cyclohexane to methylcyclopentane over Pt/SO4 2--ZrO2 (PSZ) catalyst was studied in a closed recirculation reactor in the temperature range 413-503 K. In the presence of Pt and hydrogen, the ...