Strategic factors on interpreting remanufacturing quality- Certifying framework to address warranty aftermarket for Malaysian industry

While the concept of remanufacturing is gaining popularity globally, literature and theory on strategic decision-making on certifying for warranty in this area remain limited. A strategic and establish concept flow is developed based on extensive literature review and surveys with experienced experts who are dealing with remanufactured, reconditioned, rebuilt and reused components. The remanufacturing research on evaluating quality assurance of remanufactured component targets macro-level parameters and the indicators which must be confirmed for evaluation. The strategic remanufacturing factors identified from the literature review are discussed in a brainstorming session with a number of remanufacturing researchers and academic experts. The study is further broadened by industrial surveys and case studies to justify the inputs on developing a framework to certify remanufactured components. Preliminary results have established the key factors of remanufacturing quality control that might lead to the strict quality assurance of remanufactured components. Later, the developed framework can be used as a benchmarking tool to certify remanufactured components and warranty issuance. The findings serve as the foundation for further research concerning Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) or Original Equipment Remanufacturer (OER) and Independent Equipment Remanufacturer (IER) in the Malaysian Remanufacturing Industry

Removal of mercury (II) from aqueous solution by using rice residues

Sorption potential of rice residues for Hg(II) removal from aqueous solution was investigated. Rice husk (RH) and rice straw (RS) were selected and treated with sodium hydroxide (NaOH). The raw and modified adsorbents were characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and BET surface area measurements. The effects of pH, initial ion concentration, and agitation time on the removal process were studied in batch adsorption experiments. Two simple kinetic models, which are pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order, were tested to investigate the adsorption mechanisms. The kinetic data fits to pseudo second order model with correlation coefficients greater than 0.99 for all adsorbents. The equilibrium data fitted well with the Langmuir compared to Freundlich isotherm models. Alkali-treated adsorbent obtained larger surface area and RH-NaOH showed highest adsorption capacity followed by RS-Pure > RH-Pure > RS-NaOH. The maximum removal efficiency obtained by RH-NaOH and RS-Pure was 42 mg/l (80%) at pH 6.5 and with 2 days contact time (for 50 mg/l initial concentration and 25 mg adsorbents)

Avalanche frontiers in dissipative abelian sandpile model as off-critical SLE(2)

Avalanche frontiers in Abelian Sandpile Model (ASM) are random simple curves whose continuum limit is known to be a Schramm-Loewner Evolution (SLE) with diffusivity parameter $\kappa = 2$. In this paper we consider the dissipative ASM and study the statistics of the avalanche and wave frontiers for various rates of dissipation. We examine the scaling behavior of a number of functions such as the correlation length, the exponent of distribution function of loop lengths and gyration radius defined for waves and avalanches. We find that they do scale with the rate of dissipation. Two significant length scales are observed. For length scales much smaller than the correlation length, these curves show properties close to the critical curves and the corresponding diffusivity parameter is nearly the same as the critical limit. We interpret this as the ultra violet (UV) limit where $\kappa = 2$ corresponding to $c=-2$. For length scales much larger than the correlation length we find that the avalanche frontiers tend to Self-Avoiding Walk, the corresponding driving function is proportional to the Brownian motion with the diffusion parameter $\kappa =8/3$ corresponding to a field theory with $c = 0$. This is the infra red (IR) limit. Correspondingly the central charge decreases from the IR to the UV point.Comment: 11 Pages, 6 Figure

An Analysis of Students’ Problems in Writing Procedure Text at The Tenth Grade Students of SMA Negeri 1 Sepang

Writing is one of the basic English language abilities that should be mastered by English Learners. However, many Indonesian students, especially at the High School level, face difficulties in writing. Evidently, in the context of this study was conducted to find out students’ abilities and to explore the main problems faced by students in writing procedure texts. The method of this research was descriptive qualitative research. The sample of this research was 29 students of class X IPA2 at SMA Negeri 1 Sepang. Form of writing procedure text was used as the instrument to collect the data and a documentation technique was applied to collect the data. Afterward, the data were analyzed with a rubric analytical scale by brown (2007). The result showed that 13,8% of students were in a very good level, 17.2% of students in a good level, 17.2% of students in a fair level, and 51.6% of students were in a poor level. Therefore, 24.1% of students are classified in the poor level of language features category which means, language features are the most difficult area faced by the tenth-grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Sepang with the number frequency 24.1% students in a poor level

Relasi Semantik Verba dalam Bahasa Melayu Dialek Sekadau

This study aimed to describe the semantic relation synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, and polysemy in verbs hiponim BMDS.The method of research used is descriptive method in qualitative research.The data of this research are words containing Semantic verb relations in BMDS. The source of data in this research is BMDS which are spoken by the native speaker of Malay language in Sekadau Dialect.Based on the data analysis, it is concluded that there are Semantic verb relations in BMDS. They are: 30 types of total and complete synonymous verb, 8 types of complete but not total synonymous verb, 6 types of total but incomplete synonymous verb, and 2 types of not total and incomplete synonymous verb. There are also found 21 antonymous verb, 14 typespolysemy verb, 20 homonym verb, and 12 types of hyponym verb

Selip Lidah Terhadap Produksi Ujaran Dalam Debat Capres Dan Cawapres Menggunakan Pendekatan Psikolinguistik

: This research aims to describe slip of the tongue with relation to phonemes, syllables, or words in speech production in the 2014 Presidential and Vice Presidential Debate. This research used a descriptive qualitative method with a psycholinguistic approach. Sources daata were in the form of speech production that had slips of the tongue. The research data showed that 84 times of slip of the tongue. These slips of the tongue were presented based on the concept of psycholinguistics, which is to see the concept of language in a huSman mental process when speaking, especially when producing speech. As a result, the researcher presented the data in the form of speech production that had slip of the tongue which came with time, sessions, themes, actors, and intensity of speech. Connection between slips of the tongue occurred during replacement of vowel phonemes, consonant phonemes, syllables exchange, and replacement of words based on meaning

Improving global estimates of syphilis in pregnancy by diagnostic test type: A systematic review and meta-analysis

AbstractBackground“Probable active syphilis,” is defined as seroreactivity in both non-treponemal and treponemal tests. A correction factor of 65%, namely the proportion of pregnant women reactive in one syphilis test type that were likely reactive in the second, was applied to reported syphilis seropositivity data reported to WHO for global estimates of syphilis during pregnancy.ObjectivesTo identify more accurate correction factors based on test type reported.Search StrategyMedline search using: “Syphilis [Mesh] and Pregnancy [Mesh],” “Syphilis [Mesh] and Prenatal Diagnosis [Mesh],” and “Syphilis [Mesh] and Antenatal [Keyword].Selection CriteriaEligible studies must have reported results for pregnant or puerperal women for both non-treponemal and treponemal serology.Data collection and analysisWe manually calculated the crude percent estimates of subjects with both reactive treponemal and reactive non-treponemal tests among subjects with reactive treponemal and among subjects with reactive non-treponemal tests. We summarized the percent estimates using random effects models.Main resultsCountries reporting both reactive non-treponemal and reactive treponemal testing required no correction factor. Countries reporting non-treponemal testing or treponemal testing alone required a correction factor of 52.2% and 53.6%, respectively. Countries not reporting test type required a correction factor of 68.6%.ConclusionsFuture estimates should adjust reported maternal syphilis seropositivity by test type to ensure accuracy

A Report on the Environmental Impact of the Texas LoanSTAR Program from May 1989 to September 1995

There are a number of factors that influence emission factors. The three major pollutants considered in this analysis are CO2, SO2, and NOX. Emission factors from three different sources were considered for this report. This analysis shows that as of September, 1995, there has been a reduction in emissions of 1.88 million pounds of NOX, 1.19 million pounds of SO2, and 532 million pounds of CO2 through the implementation of energy conservation measures in the Texas LoanSTAR program.The Texas LoanSTAR (Loans to Save Taxes and Resources) program was created by the state of Texas in 1989 to lend money for energy conserving improvements, or retrofits, in public buildings. As of September 1995 the LoanSTAR program is measuring savings for 22 loan sites covering 153 buildings where retrofits have been fully or partially completed. The completed retrofits show $21.1 million in measured savings, which is more than 119% of the energy savings predicted by the energy auditors. This corresponds to 23.9% of the pre-retrofit consumption cost at these sites. Through energy savings, the Texas LoanSTAR program has made a significant contribution towards reducing hazardous environmental emissions

Transport behavior of holes in boron delta-doped diamond structures

Boron delta-doped diamond structures have been synthesized using microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition and fabricated into FET and gated Hall bar devices for assessment of the electrical characteristics. A detailed study of variable temperature Hall, conductivity, and field-effect mobility measurements was completed. This was supported by Schr€dinger-Poisson and relaxation time o calculations based upon application of Fermi’s golden rule. A two carrier-type model was developed with an activation energy of $0.2 eV between the delta layer lowest subband with mobility$1 cm2/Vs and the bulk valence band with high mobility. This new understanding of the transport of holes in such boron delta-doped structures has shown that although Hall mobility as high as 900 cm2/Vs was measured at room temperature, this dramatically overstates the actual useful performance of the device

Development of cost estimation model of the membrane system

Apart from product quality, the manufacturing cost is an important element to compete in the competitive industry. Detail economic assessment is important to estimate the product cost accurately and avoid overestimating or underestimating that give bad impact to the firm. Membrane system; a compact, sustainable and cheaper wastewater treatment system compared to the traditional system. Yet, there is limited study analysing the economic aspect of the membrane system due to the limited historical data, a complicated process involved and deal with tangible overhead costs. Thus, this study aims to develop a cost model to estimate the total cost of the membrane system during its lifespan. Activity-based costing (ABC) method is used as cost estimation technique to calculating the overhead cost and added the direct costs to determine the life-cycle cost (LCC) of the membrane system by using Microsoft Excel while Microsoft Visual Basic is used to demonstrate a user-friendly cost estimation model. The proposed cost model is a simpler system because the end user is guided to get the LCC value without has to deal with a complicated equation. The proposed model cost is tested to estimating the LCC of HFMM in treating wastewater from the prototype stage until the disposal stage