Food ordering system using IPad

Food Ordering System (FOS) using iPad is a management system that helps ordering in restaurants or any food business that has ordering services.The system implements the concept of electronic menus by using iPad tablet as a platform. Beautiful interface and easy to understand is the main strength of the application.The system is operated online where the data connection is done by the web services. Features of this system is location detection that help customers find the restaurants,table status that help customer to check the availability of the table,menus with picture,price and time to cook that help customer understand more about the dishes and how long should he or she wait. The manager can use the system to manage the menus.Disable the food if the supply no longer enough to make it.Manage the order without seeing the customer face by face.With this system waiter no longer needed to take an order.Customer directly order to the system and chef or cook can see the order on the kitchen directly.Order is now easy

The level of acceptance of ESSO autogas by private motorcar owners as perceived by ESSO autogas dealers / Abdul Hadi Abdul Ghani and Hasmawati Gani

Esso autogas was introduced by Esso Malaysia Berhad barely a year ago. In general autogas or LPG used to power motor vehicle is something the public know little about it. The first autogas station was opened in June 8th, 1983. Until this study is made there are only (5) Esso autogas outlets which confines only in the Kelang Valley area. The main objective of this research was to determine the level of acceptance of Esso autogas by private motor car owners as percieved by Esso autogas dealers. In order to achieve the above objective it was decided that all the Esso autogas dealers in Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya were personally interviewed. Other related informations from the Technical Division of the Road and Transport Department and the Ministry of Trade and Industry were also taken into consideration. The findings from the research showed that the level of acceptance of Esso autogas by private motor car owners as perceived by the Esso autogas dealers is very low. The findings also indicated that no incentive are given to those who wish to operate on LPG

Penyelenggaraan bangunan sekolah

Penyelenggaraan bangunan adalah satu proses pemuliharaan dan penjagaan struktur bangunan dan komponen.Penyelenggaraan juga boleh didefinisikan sebagai aktiviti-aktiviti yang dilaksanakan bagi tujuan memulihara, mengawal selia bangunan, kemudahan serta persekitarannya bagi memenuhi piawaian yang ditetapkan supaya ianya selamat untuk digunakan.Penyelenggaraan bangunan sekolah merupakan suatu aspek yang perlu diberi perhatian serius kerana ianya penting bagi mengekalkan fungsi asal bangunan tersebut di samping menyediakan persekitaran yang kondusif bagi tujuan pengajaran dan pembelajaran. Matlamat kajian ini adalah untuk mengenal pasti amalan-amalan pengurusan penyelenggaraan yang dilakukan di kawasan sekolah serta permasalahan yanga sering dihadapi.Masalah-masalah yang dihadapi ini bakal memberi kesan terhadap prestasi sesebuah sekolah itu. Diharapkan, hasil daripada kajian ini bakal menyelesaikan setiap permasalahan yang dihadapi di samping perbincangan mengenai cadangan-cadangan untuk memulihara dan melindungi aset tersebut

Atherosclerosis in chronic organic arsenic (monosodium methylarsonate) exposure

Human worldwide are exposed to arsenic mainly through drinking of arsenic-contaminated ground water. Arsenic is one of the environmental toxins reported to be associated with atherosclerosis with more attention given to inorganic arsenic as it was thought to be more toxic. Since organic arsenic particularly monosodium methylarsonate are still popularly being used and produced for agricultural activities, this study aimed to investigate the effects of chronic organic-arsenic exposure on the development of atherosclerosis in a rat model based on real human exposure. Materials & Methods: Fifty five male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 5 groups including a control group. Four treatment groups received oral intubation of monosodium-methylarsonate (MSMA) at 42.13, 63.30, 126.4 and 210.67 mg/kg body weight respectively every day for 16 weeks. Aorta were harvested and stained for H&E and Verhoef Van Gieson as well as for immunohistochemistry VCAM-1 and ICAM-1. Results: Rats treated with 126.4 and 210.67 mg/Kg BW of MSMA was noted to have high mortality due to severe diarrhea and drastic weight reduction and therefore was discontinued from our study. Rats treated with 42.13 and 63.3 mg/Kg BW MSMA showed positive early atherosclerosis changes microscopically with positive VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 expression. Discussion: This study highlighted that chronic organic arsenic exposure with MSMA also leads to the development of atherosclerosis. This indicates that chronic organic arsenic exposure is as equally toxic as inorganic arsenic exposure in the development of atherosclerosis

Seismic Interpretation and Reservoir Static Model: A Case Study in Block MFK, Riau Province, Indonesia

MFK Block was located between Kampar and Rokan Hulu, Riau Province and 135 from Pekanbaru City, Indonesia. There are 33 wells in Field X, MFK Block with 27 active wells. This field has an area of about 79.65 km² that located in Central Sumatra Basin. The field was discovered in 1976 and began to be produced in January 1979. Our research is focused on AK reservoir intervals, which is also part of Bekasap formation. The main aims of this study are to interpret field structure model, determine the distribution of reservoir properties, develop static reservoir model for field as a reference for field performance enhancement, estimate oil reserves in the field reservoir, and the prospect of hydrocarbons in the AK reservoir. The available data are 2D seismic data, mudlog descriptions, well log data, and perforation data. The methods used in this study are stratigraphic sequences, electrofacies analysis, geological structure analysis, static reservoir modelling, and estimation of hydrocarbon reserve volumes. Based on mudlog and electrofacies analysis, the study interval was arranged into 2 lithofacies units, namely sand channel and sand bar. The depostion environment of Bekasap Formation is estuarine environments. The interval of the study has an association of fasies moving northeast to southwest. Based on the results of property reservoir analysis, facies that have good reservoir quality is sand channel facies. Based on the static modeling method approach, the estimated stock tank oil initially in place (STOIIP) for AK reservoir interval is 728 MBBL

Factors affecting commencement and cessation of smoking behaviour in Malaysian adults

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Tobacco consumption peak in developed countries has passed, however, it is on the increase in many developing countries. Apart from cigarettes, consumption of local hand-rolled cigarettes such as <it>bidi </it>and <it>rokok daun </it>are prevalent in specific communities. Although factors associated with smoking initiation and cessation has been investigated elsewhere, the only available data for Malaysia is on prevalence. This study aims to investigate factors associated with smoking initiation and cessation which is imperative in designing intervention programs.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Data were collected from 11,697 adults by trained recording clerks on sociodemographic characteristics, practice of other risk habit and details of smoking such as type, duration and frequency. Smoking commencement and cessation were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier estimates and log-rank tests. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression models were used to calculate the hazard rate ratios.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Males had a much higher prevalence of the habit (61.7%) as compared to females (5.8%). Cessation was found to be most common among the Chinese and those regularly consuming alcoholic beverages. Kaplan-Meier plot shows that although males are more likely to start smoking, females are found to be less likely to stop. History of betel quid chewing and alcohol consumption significantly increase the likelihood of commencement (p < 0.0001), while cessation was least likely among Indians, current quid chewers and kretek users (p < 0.01).</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Gender, ethnicity, history of quid chewing and alcohol consumption have been found to be important factors in smoking commencement; while ethnicity, betel quid chewing and type of tobacco smoked influences cessation.</p

Aloha-NOMA for Ambient Backscatter M2M Communication in IoT Networks with Random Power Levels and Frequency Channel Assignment

Internet of Things as known as IoT is a network pointing to a series of interconnected devices that are communicating with each other. M2M communication protocol is integral part of IoT to allowing multiple devices to communicate smoothly. Aloha-NOMA for ambient backscatter M2M communication can provide high throughput matched with low complexity of Aloha-NOMA while leveraging on the low power and cost of ambient backscatter communication links. This paper critically studies the application of Aloha- NOMA for backscatter M2M communication utilizing multichannel and random power levels. In this paper, multichannel Aloha-NOMA throughput analysis had been done in order to observe the impact of adding sub channels. Throughput increased directly proportional as number of sub channels. Then, Aloha-NOMA performances are compared against Ambient Backscatter Aloha-NOMA in which more channels on the line with backscatter channels. Results indicate the combination of random power levels selection with random frequency channel selection yields significant throughput improvement

Homo- i kopolimeryzacja 2-benzotiazoliloakrylamidu z α-metylostyrenem i akrylanem metylu : synteza, charakterystyka i reaktywność

2-benzothiazolyl acrylamide (BTA) monomer was synthesized by reacting of 2-aminobenzothiazole with acryloyl chloride. Homo- and copolymerization of this monomer with α-methylstyrene (MSt) and methyl acrylate (MA) was carried out in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) solution. The prepared homo-and copolymers were characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and their thermal sta bility was studied by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The composition of copolymers and the reactivity coefficients (r1, r2) were determined on the basis of sulfur analysis using linearization methods proposed by Fineman-Ross and Kelen-Tudos and the Mayo-Lewis intersection method. The derived (r1, r2) for BTA-co-MSt and BTA-co-MA are: (0.197, 0.230) and (0.294, 4.314), respectively. The microstructure of the copolymers and the distribution of the monomer sequences in the copolymers were calculated statistically, the results obtained are consistent with the values (r1, r2). BTA with MSt form alternative copolymer whilst BTA-co-MA tends to block with MA.Monomer 2-benzotiazoliloakryloamidowy (BTA) otrzymano w reakcji 2-aminobenzotiazolu z chlorkiem akryloilu. Homo- i kopolimeryzację tego monomeru z α-metylostyrenem (MSt) i akrylanem metylu (MA) przeprowadzono w roztworze dimetylosulfotlenku (DMSO). Otrzymane homoi kopolimery scharakteryzowano przy użyciu spektroskopii w podczerwieni z transformacją Fouriera (FTIR), a ich stabilność termiczną metodą analizy termograwimetrycznej (TGA). Skład kopolimerów i współczynniki reaktywności (r1, r2) określono na podstawie analizy siarki metodami linearyzacji zaproponowanymi przez Finemana-Rossa i Kelena-Tudosa oraz metodą przecięcia Mayo-Lewisa. Pochodne (r1, r2) dla BTA-co-MSt i BTA-co-MA wynoszą odpowiednio (0,197, 0,230) i (0,294, 4,314). Mikrostrukturę kopolimerów i rozkład sekwencji monomerów w kopolimerach obliczono statystycznie, otrzymane wyniki są zgodne z wartościami (r1, r2). BTA z MSt tworzą alternatywny kopolimer, podczas gdy BTA-co-MA ma tendencję do blokowania z MA

Sustained yield as an objective of Malaysian forest management

The paper reviews the concept of sustained yield, assesses its advantages and disadvantages, and attempts to put into perspective its application in managing the forest of Malaysia and Southeast Asia. The concept is traced from its beginning in early European Forestry, through its various developments in North America, to its introduction to forestry thinking in Malaysia. Its alleged advantages and disadvantages are synthesized from the on-going debate on the concept in the forestry literature, and suggestions for the improvement of the concept are discussed. The form of sustained yield which should be used as an objective in Malaysian forest management is suggested. Its main features should be applicable to forest management in the other nations of Southeast Asia and the Tropics