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Obstacles in Implementing Green Building Projects in Malaysia

Abstract: Widespread concern about energy conservation, global warming and depletion of the planet's non-renewable resources has given birth to the green building movement, with its idea of sustainable architecture that seems to be mushrooming across the world. Simply put, green buildings represent design and construction that are sensitive to the environment now and in the future. Green building is not a common practice in Malaysia because of the unique challenges these programs face. This research was conducted to identify the main obstacles to the advancements of green buildings developments in the country and how to include more involvement from the parties in the construction industry to adopt this approach. The opinions and views of related parties in building industry were obtained from structured interviews and case studies which have been identified to give a clearer picture of the current situation of the green building developments in Malaysia. Suggestions on how to gain more exposure for green buildings were also acquired. Based on the findings, it was concluded that the main hurdles are lack of awareness, education and information on the benefits of the construction of green buildings. It is important for us Malaysians to get a paradigm shift and start looking at greener options which are more environmentally friendly and reduces energy consumption. Creating awareness also is the first and biggest step to ensure that green buildings are here to stay

EP Based Optimization for Estimating Synchronizing and Damping Torque Coefficients

Abstract: This paper presents Evolutionary Programming (EP) based optimization technique for estimating synchronizing torque coefficients, K s and damping torque coefficients, K d of a synchronous machine. These coefficients are used to identify the angle stability of a system. Initially, a Simulink model was utilized to generate the time domain response of rotor angle under various loading conditions. EP was then implemented to optimize the values of K s and K d within the same loading conditions. Result obtained from the experiment are very promising and revealed that it outperformed the Least Square (LS) method and Artificial Immune System (AIS) during the comparative studies. Validation with respect to eigenvalues determination confirmed that the proposed technique is feasible to solve the angle stability problems

Biodegradation of Cyanide by Rhodococcus Strains Isolated in Malaysia

Abstract. Five strains of locally isolated Rhodococcus species from various sources in Malaysia were evaluated for their cyanide biodegradation potential. The partially characterized Rhodococcus UKMP-5M was used as reference strain and its ability to degrade cyanide in the form of KCN was tested at various concentration ranging from 3 mM to 15 mM. Whole cells with biomass amounting to 1 g L -1 (optical density equivalent to 0.500) of the strain were able to rapidly degrade almost 50 % of 12 mM cyanide over a period of 10 hours. The degradation was carried out at 30 °C, pH 7 and with an agitation at 160 rpm in the absence of added organic and inorganic substances. In addition, by employing the identical amount of biomass and other experimental conditions, the different strains of locally isolated Rhodococcus species were compared for their ability to degrade cyanide. It was revealed that Rhodococcus UKMP-5M had the highest percentage of degradation followed by Rhodococcus zopfii, Rhodococcus sp1, Rhodococcus NAM81 and Rhodococcus sp2 which corresponded to 47.78 %, 29.17 %, 23,61 %, 18.33% and 11.67 % degradation respectively

IV MEROPENEM CAUSED MARKED ELEVATION OF ALT & ALP IN CRITICALY ILL PATIENT: A CASE REPORT

ABSTRACT A 37 year old Malay man admitted in GICU for intra-abdominal sepsis secondary to perforated appendix and had undergone multiple laparotomy. He had no known past-medical history and his father was died of colon cancer. In the GICU, he was treated with high dose of IV Meropenem for two weeks. There were sudden increased from baseline in patient alanine transaminase (ALT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) five days after the initiation of therapy. Naranjo causality assessment was 5, indicated probable adverse drug reaction. IV Meropenem was then stopped after two weeks from the initiation of therapy and it was noted that serum level of ALT and ALP were gradually decreased

P A COEFFICIENT BOUNDS FOR A CLASS MULTIVALENT FUNCTION DEFINED BY SALAGEAN OPERATOR

Abstract: The aim of the present paper is to define a subclass of analytic p-valent function in the open unit disk U = {z : |z| < 1} namely S λ p (A, B, b). For the class defined, we obtain the upper bounds for the Fekete Szego functional,|a p+2 − µa 2 p+1 |

Film Business in Malaysia: Challenges and Opportunities

Abstract Research interests in the film industry have burgeoned in recent year

Artificial Immune-Based For Voltage Stability Prediction In Power System

Abstract Voltage instability has recently become a challenging problem for many power system operators. This phenomenon has been reported to be responsible for severe low voltage condition leading to majo r blackouts. This paper presents the application of Artificial Immune Systems (AIS) for online voltage stability evaluation that could be used as early warning system to the power system operator so that necessary action could be taken in order to avoid the occurrence of voltage collapse. Key features of the proposed method are the implementation of clonal selection principle that has the capability in performing pattern recognition task. The proposed technique was tested on the IEEE 30 bus power system and the results shows that fast performance with accurate prediction for voltage stability condition of the system was obtained. In order to realize the superior features of AIS, a comparative study was conducted with Artificial Neural Network (ANN)-based prediction system. This system was developed to perform similar task on the same test system

Development of Programmable Integrated Circuit (PIC) Module with Multiple Outputs for Students Psychomotor Skill Enhancement

Abstract. Programmable Integrated Circuit (PIC) module for educational purposes is developed based on the existing unsatisfactory PIC simulation which is not able to achieve the objective and learning outcome in enhancing the student's psychomotor aspect through circuit designing, installation and trouble shooting. The existing PIC programming through computer simulation, which students facing difficulty in observing and understanding the wiring assembly between the input module, PIC microcontroller and output modules. The development of PIC module has been designed and improved by increasing the number of output components,cost reduction and it is also user friendly. Furthermore, this PIC module is embedded with I/O module such as normally open push buttons, 12VDC motor, servomotor, LEDs light, LCD display, and seven-segment display. Newly developed PIC module can be programme and re-programme for various tasks. Based on students Lab Practical Assessment record, there is an average of 39% and 22% of improvement on knowledge and psychomotor skill respectively when students used newly developed PIC modules for laboratory practical work