Penggunaan model servqual bagi mengukur perkhidmatan pendidikan tinggi di UTHM

Kajian ini adalah bertajuk "Meningkatkan Kualiti Perkhidmatan Pendidikan Teknik dan Vokasional bagi mengubah dan meningkatkan pandangan masyarakat terhadap pendidikan teknik dan vokasional". Di dalam kajian ini terdapat lima bahagian utama iaitu pengenalan kajian, kajian literrator, metodologi kajian, analisis data kajian dan juga cadangan kajian. Kajian ini dimulakan dengan pendahuluan kajian yang akan dibuat dengan mengenalpasti semua aspek-aspek utama kajian seperti latar belakang masalah, penyataan masalah, tujuan kajian, objektif kajian, persoalan kajian, kepentingan kajian, batasan kajian dan juga kerangka kajian. Pada bahagian kedua kajian ini pula ia lebih kepada kajian literatur ke atas kajian yang akan dijalankan pada awal kajian literatur, pada bahagian ini terdapat maklumat mengenai kawasan kajian yang akan dijalan iaitu di Fakulti Pendidikan Teknik dan Vokasional UTHM sebagai kawasan kajian. Selain itu, bahagian kajian literatur ini juga dinyatakan kepentingan mengenai kualiti pendidikan dan model-model kajian yang akan digunakan dalam kajian ini seperti model SERVQUAL. Pada bahagian ketiga iaitu metodologi kajian, dibahagian ini dinyatakan bagaimana kajian ini akan dilakukan seperti pemilihan sampel kajian, cara pengumpulan data dan juaga kaedah analisis yang akan dijalankan. Bahagian keempat kajian ialah bahagian analisis data, lima aspek utama SERVQUAL dianalisis pada perkhidmatan di FPTV UTHM. Di bahagian terakhir kajian bab lima iaitu penambahbaikan keatas kualiti perkhidmatan di FPTV UTHM dinyatakan dan juga cadangan yang boleh dilakukan oleh pengkaji lain dalam kajian yang akan datang

Numerical study of circle fractal grid perforated plate as a turbulent generator in combustion chamber

Fractal grids can be used to design turbulent flows with low power losses and high turbulence intensities for intense yet economic mixing over a region of designed length and location. The introducing circle grid perforated plate is the main aim of this present paper. In this numerical work, we want to ascertain a new approach in turbulence generators on the structure of premixes flames using perforated plate fractal-grids pattern. In this paper, we compared circle grid perforated plate by varies using its diameters, spacing and number of holes on the plate. The result showed good perceptivity of the fractal generated turbulence and the fractal flow physics. The turbulent intensity can be increased by a grid with higher blockage ratio

Development of a Red Mud-Epoxy Intumescent Coating for Steel Structures

The effect of red mud as filler in an intumescent coating with mixture of ammonium poly phosphate (APP), melamine (MEL), boric acid (BA), expandable graphite (EG), bisphenol A epoxy resin BE188 (BPA) and ACR hardener H-2319 was presented. Red mud is a waste product from Bayer process. It produces twice amount of red mud as waste compared to the alumina production. The amount of red mud was varied from 0 – 5 grams as to investigate the influence of red mud on the basic intumescent coating formulation on its fire retardant performance. The char expansion, residual weight of the intumescent coating and fire penetration test were executed. The coating went for furnace test at 500°C for 30 minutes as to analyze the char expansion and char structure. The optimum red mud amount as to get the largest char expansion was at 2 gram which is 3.69 times of the initial thickness. Fire test was conducted as to evaluate the heat penetration to the coated steel. The temperature of steel plate was recorded for 60 minutes at an interval of 1 minute. The results showed intumescent coating with red mud content protected steel at lower temperature compared to the constant formulation. With 2 gram of red mud, the coating successfully stabilized an impacting fire below 150°C for 60 minutes. The coating was characterized using thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) at 10°C/min under N2, over the whole range of temperature between 50-800°C. The red mud increased the residual weight by 1.86% at 1g of red mud while decreased the residual weight for 11.05% at 3g of red mud and constant residual weight produced as to compare to the constant IC formulation when 5g of red mud was used. Therefore, red mud influenced the performance of the basic intumescent coating on its fire retardant properties. Utilization of red mud as filler reduced the environmental pollution as well as contributing to the safety of the society

Life Cycle and Ovipositional Preference of Asian Papaya Fruit Fly (Bactrocera Papayae Drew & Hancock) for Guava (Psidium Guajaya, L.)

Asian papaya fruit fly Bactrocera papayae is one of the insects’ pest that is very destructive and causing severe damage to guava, Psidium guajava, Linn. Details on B. papayae are still lacking compared to the other species such as B. carambolae and B. cucurbitae. This study was conducted to determine the number of larval instars, the life cycle and ovipositional preference of the B. papayae on guava. Result showed that the B. papayae underwent three larval instars which can be determined by morphometric characters of the length and width of the larvae’s bodies. The body length for the first, second and third instars were 1.27 ± 0.03, 4.33 ± 0.05 and 7.84 ± 0.07 mm respectively, whilst the width for the body were 0.23 ± 0.01, 1.04 ± 0.01 and 1.85 ± 0.03 mm respectively. Moulting took one day for each larval instar. In the life cycle study, the percentage of individuals survived decreased as the stages changed from egg until adult. Findings showed that the eggs hatched after 1.16 days. Larvae underwent three instars and survived for 12.02 ± 0.13 days before entering the pupal stage. Pupae collected emerged as the adults after 7.03 ± 0.08 days. It was observed that the longevity of the adult male B. papayae was not significantly (P>0.05) different compared to the female adult. The ovipositional preference could be determined by investigating the number of larvae laid by single female per guava. Bactrocera papayae female was observed preferred to oviposit on the mature guavas in both choice and no-choice experiments. There was no significantly different between the numbers of ovipositional punctures made and larvae laid on guavas in the choice and no-choice experiments. There was a significantly different (P<0.05) in the number of larvae obtained at different maturity stages in both choice and no-choice experiments. In the choice and no-choice experiments, the numbers of larvae observed were comparatively higher in more ripened guavas than less ripened ones. This indicated that mature guavas provide more needs and nutrients required by the larvae to gro

PWM Inverter for Electric Drive Train Application

Controlling AC power load using DC supply requires complex design and circuit. Basically the controlling system comprises of low power control unit, inverter and the load. Multiple Pulse Width Modulation (MPWM) technique was used for controlling the control unit design as it gives low harmonic distortion compared with other types. Six MPWM signals were used to trigger the six channels in inverter circuit and all the signals were synchronous to avoid short circuit in inverter circuit. The design of the MPWM was simplified with an IC IR2130, which provided matched voltage trigger, adequate dead time for low and high channels and over current shut down. In inverter circuit design the main component in controlling the high current flow from DC supply to load is power device. There are various power devices available in the market but IGBT was chosen due to its high current rating and simple triggering process. Apart from single IGBT with high current rating being used in each channel; paralleling several IGBTs is also the technique that can be used to increase the power conversion in inverter circuits and to reduce the cost of design. It is evident that by paralleling several low current power devices, the amount of current produced equates the single high current power device. For the AC load, three-phase squirrel cage AC motor was chosen after comparing with other types of motors as it provides several advantages in terms of being robust, cheap and maintenance free. Overall result showed there was smooth control of AC motor using single configuration technique compared to using parallel configuration technique. Further investigations are required especially on the use of parallel configuration technique with IGBT as power device and also in simplifying the complex snubber circuit, needed for protecting power devices in inverter circuit from high current and voltage transients

Development Of Steer-By-Wire (SBW) Controller System For Steering Respone

This research focuses on the development of Steer-By-Wire (SBW) controller system for steering response. The steering system is an essential part of the interface between the driver and the vehicle that provides the possibility of lateral guidance. SBW system is means as removing the mechanical linkages and hydraulic part with electronic system. The development of vehicle model consists of ride, tire and handling models used in this study. The vehicle model is then validated with CarSimEd. The relation between the rack and pinion is identified for the steering ratio on SBW model. The steering system is modeled combine with actuator model in MATLAB Simulink. There are several types of controller are used on SBW system to find the similar response with the conventional steering. The selected controller will be applied on SBW system to control the actuator in simulation and experimental. The simulation result is validated with Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation (HiLS) in real time situation using xPC Target application in MATLAB Simulink to control SBW system in experiment. The target outcome of this study for SBW steering system is to get a responsiveness similarity to conventional steering system with selected controller by comparing both steering system. The study shows that such similarity was achieved. The study of SBW system response is beneficial in the SBW system with the proposed controller can be implemented on real vehicles

Study on The Rheological Properties of Partially Hydrolysed Polyacrylamide Solution at Elevated Temperatnre

The main purpose of using polymer in enhanced oil recovery is to increase the viscosity of water. In this aspect, maintaining the viscosity of aqueous polymer solution in harsh environment conditions like high temperature and high pressure is a challenge. Thus, it is important to investigate the rheological behaviour of the polymer under such condition. In this study, partially hydrolysed polyacrylamide (PHPAM) solution was chose as the case study. PHPAM solution was experimented under elevated temperature range from so·c to 100 ·cat atmospheric pressure. PHP AM solution in the range of 500 ppm for master solution and I 0 ppm 50 ppm for diluted solution were covered. Brookfield cap 2000+ viscometer is employed for operating, measuring and analysing this experimental investigation. The results obtained are expected to provide better understanding on the flow behaviour of HP AM at elevated temperature

Anime Dan Nilai Masyarakat Jepun : Satu Kajian Analisis Nilai Berdasarkan Naruto Dan Dragonball Gt

Konsep kajian yang teperinci mengenai animasi dan komik Jepun merupakan sesuatu yang semestinya membawa reaksi yang bertentangan dari dua aliran pendapat. Bagi pandangan sesetengah pihak, kajian sebegini merupakan satu pembaziran masa dan tenaga, ikutan perasaan dan merupakan percubaan untuk memaksa menseriuskan objek yang 1idak releven dan sebenarnya 1idak memerlukan perhatian yang sebgitu. Namun, bagi sesetengah pihak yang berpandangan sebaliknya, keghairahan dalam mengkaji adalah lebih diutamakan. Di samping itu, golongan pandangan kedua ini berpendapat bahawa terdapat lebih rahsia tersirat di sebalik kejayaan animasi-animasi dan komik berbanding dengan apa yang boleh diliha1 dengan mata kasar. The concept of conducting a research on Japanese anime will certainly bring on a debate on the necessity or relevance of such a study. Some say it is a positive way of looking at a new form of pop culture and at the same time others would argue that this type of research is imposing unnecessary seriousness on a light subj ect. An indepth study on anime suggests that there is more to anime than what we see, know and expect

A survey on factors influencing investor’s awareness to invest in Prudential Islamic Trust Fund / Muhammad Zulhusni Mohd Amir

This study is conducted to identify the awareness of people toward Prudential Islamic Trust Fund. A set of questionnaire was randomly distributed to 50 respondents in collecting the data. The questionnaire is designed to test the respondent awareness about Prudential Islamic Trust Fund. This questionnaire has distributed to peoples around Malacca City. The independent variables that be used are sales force, fund strength, brand and lastly economic situation. Likert scale is the best type that be used in most questions to determine the level of understanding how strongly agree or strongly disagree of the respondent with the statement regarding the principles. The method used for this study is correlation coefficient analysis. The results then have been interpreted base on correlation coefficient, frequencies and reliability analysis. As the conclusion of this study, this report presents the results of the study related to the issue of Prudential Islamic Trust fund