Effect of Surface Roughness on Adhesion and Corrosion Properties for Metal Surface

This report highlights t.he research work done by the author for the final year project entitled "Effect of Surface Roughness on Adhesion and Corrosion Properties for Metal Surface". The aspects that are covered in this report include the introduction of the project, literature review, the methodology used in achieving the objective of the project as well as the project planning and milestone, results and discussion, conclusion and recommendation. The objective of this project is to attain the clear correlation between the effect of various surface roughness towards the adhesion and corrosion properties of the coating process applied on the metal surface. The methodology part contains project research process flow and project planning with Gantt chart as the attachment. The discussion part will explain on the discovery from research and the way forward of the project. The study recover that there is a need to improve the coating system for the manufacturing purpose in the future. The conclusion consists of the overall conclusions and recommendations regarding the project

Effect of Surface Roughness on Adhesion and Corrosion Properties for Metal Surface

This report highlights t.he research work done by the author for the final year project entitled "Effect of Surface Roughness on Adhesion and Corrosion Properties for Metal Surface". The aspects that are covered in this report include the introduction of the project, literature review, the methodology used in achieving the objective of the project as well as the project planning and milestone, results and discussion, conclusion and recommendation. The objective of this project is to attain the clear correlation between the effect of various surface roughness towards the adhesion and corrosion properties of the coating process applied on the metal surface. The methodology part contains project research process flow and project planning with Gantt chart as the attachment. The discussion part will explain on the discovery from research and the way forward of the project. The study recover that there is a need to improve the coating system for the manufacturing purpose in the future. The conclusion consists of the overall conclusions and recommendations regarding the project

Konstruk pelaporan pemikiran isu liberalisasi agama dalam portal Berita Harian dan The Star

Perkembangan teknologi telah mempengaruhi pentas penyampaian maklumat. Konstruk pelaporan sesuatu isu seperti Liberalisasi Agama turut mengalami dinamik perubahan dalam kalangan para pengamal media. Pertumbuhan portal akhbar dan trend penyampaian informasi telah menimbulkan reaksi dan tanggapan yang pelbagai dalam kalangan masyarakat Malaysia. Artikel ini mengutarakan konstruk portal akhbar Berita Harian dan The Star dalam melaporkan isu Liberalisasi Agama di Malaysia dalam mengenal pasti dinamika dan hala tuju pelaporannya. Kaedah analisis kandungan (mulai 1 Januari 2015 sehingga 31 Disember 2015) telah digunakan dengan memberi tumpuan kepada portal akhbar Berita Harian dan portal akhbar The Star. Justifikasi pemilihan kedua-dua portal ini berdasarkan perbezaan pemilikan setiap institusi akhbar dan sasaran pembacanya. Kajian ini dapat mengenal pasti konstruk pelaporan akhbar dalam menyampaikan maklumat isu-isu Liberalisasi Agama kepada masyarakat Malaysia samada berbentuk positif, negatif atau neutral. Dapatan kajian mendapati pemilikan terhadap syarikat akhbar mampu mempengaruhi kaedah pelaporan berita sesebuah portal akhbar dalam memberi pemahaman kepada pembaca sasarannya

Strategic use of social media for small business based on the AIDA model

This study proposes a strategy for using social media as a marketing tool for small business based on the Attention, Interest, Desire, and Action (AIDA) model. The AIDA model has been applied widely for online marketing strategy but its applicability for social media remains unknown.The focus group discussion was used for data gathering involving twenty two small business entrepreneurs.The finding shows that the model can indeed be applied in strategizing the use of social media for marketing purposes. The proposed strategy serves as a guideline for small business entrepreneurs on how to strategically use social media for marketing

A Concise Fuzzy Rule Base to Reason Student Performance Based on Rough-Fuzzy Approach

A fuzzy inference system employing fuzzy if then rules able to model the qualitative aspects of human expertise and reasoning processes without employing precise quantitative analyses. This is due to the fact that the problem in acquiring knowledge from human experts is that much of the information is uncertain, inconsistent, vague and incomplete (Khoo and Zhai, 2001; Tsaganou et al., 2002; San Pedro and Burstein, 2003; Yang et al., 2005). The drawbacks of FIS are that a lot of trial and error effort need to be taken into account in order to define the best fitted membership functions (Taylan and Karagözoglu, 2009) and no standard methods exist for transforming human knowledge or experience into the rule base (Jang, 1993)

Youth and media participation: key issues of concern

The importance of youth participation in decision making process in nation building should not be underestimated.Studies have shown that youth in the marginalized communities have lack of opportunities to get engaged in a democratic process.However, the advent of media technology provides an opportunity for the authority to tackle this problem. Henceforth, how participation of youth who are at risk in the marginalized communities can be increased through the use of media is undertaken.To measure the media participation among youth, focus groups were conducted to investigate the issues preferred to be engaged by the youth, the contents to be produced as participation manifestation while exploring youth web based skills.The findings indicate that there are three issues to be highlighted which are economy political and social issues. n exploring the youth participation, a website for youth, called Y4M: youth for Malaysia, which has three main web broadcasting sub-menus: web tv, web radio, and web journalism is produced as a gateway for the youth to voice their opinions

Maintenance strategy selection using fuzzy delphi method in Royal Malaysian Air Force

The proper maintenance strategy is significant in extending assets and equipment, thus saving maintenance within an organization. Currently, there are three types of maintenance strategies implemented in the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF), namely Reactive Maintenance (RM), Preventive Maintenance (PM), and Condition Based Maintenance (CBM). Due to the constraints in terms of maintenance costs by RMAF, choosing the right maintenance strategy is important to ensure that the maintenance provision can be optimized. In this research study, the Fuzzy Delphi Method has been used as a tool in determining the most effective maintenance strategies to be adopted by the RMAF. The output of agreement and opinion from experts in the related field has been used to select the appropriate maintenance strategy. In choosing this maintenance strategy, goals are set first in line with RMAF maintenance’s objectives. The specified maintenance goals are as follows; low maintenance cost, reducing the chance of a breakdown, safety, feasibility on the acceptance by labor, and response time starting from failure. Later, the result showed that the fuzzy score for RM, PM, and CBM was 0.747, 0.789, and 0.767, respectively. The highest fuzzy score showed the most accepted method chosen by the expert. Based on the result and maintenance goals that have been outlined, experts have agreed to choose PM as a maintenance method that should be given priority to be implemented in RMAF compared to other maintenance methods due to the highest fuzzy score

Media and Youth Participation in Social and Political Activities: Development of a Survey Instrument and Its Critical Findings

The importance of youth participation in the decision-making process in nation building should not be underestimated.Studies have shown that youth in marginalised communities lack opportunities for engagement in the democratic process.However, today’s rapidlyadvancing media technology provides an opportunity for the authorities to tackle this problem.This research investigates how participation of youth in marginalised communities can be increased through the use of media. The researchers developed an instrument to measure the participation of youth in the decision-making process via different media.This paper presents the instrumentation process and items used for such purpose. The tested instrument is called ‘Measure of Media and Youth Participation in Social and Political Activities’.It consists of five sections, which are (a) Demography, (b) Media use, (c) Level of youth participation, (d) Domain of youth participation, and (e) Youth perception of media and participation

Youth participation in national agenda through new media

The importance of youth participation in decision making process in nation building should not be underestimated. Studies have shown that youth in the marginalized communities have lack of opportunities to get engaged in a democratic process.However, the advent of media technology provides an opportunity for the authority to tackle this problem.Henceforth, how participation of youth who are at risk in the marginalized communities can be increased through the use of media is undertaken.To measure the media participation among youth, focus groups were conducted to investigate the issues preferred to be engaged by the youth, the contents to be produced as participation manifestation while exploring youth web based skills.The findings indicate that there are three issues to be highlighted which are economy political and social issues. In exploring the youth participation, a website for youth, called Y4M: youth for Malaysia, which has three main web broadcasting sub-menus: web tv, web radio, and web journalism is produced as a gateway for the youth to voice their opinions

Enhancing employability initiatives: Malaysia experience

Graduate employability has been a global concern for all higher education sectors. The Malaysian higher education system is no exception. Currently, the country is experiencing a major education overhaul through the implementation of the National Higher Education Strategic Plan, which was officially launched in August 2007. The above plan delineates the strategic thrusts and critical agendas to enable our tertiary institutions to achieve world class status and at the same time support the national need for quality human capital. Notably, the first focus of this strategic plan puts emphasis on the development of human capital with first class mentality. This paper will share initiatives undertaken by the Malaysian government to enhance graduate employability. A case of a university in Malaysia will be presented to demonstrate how such initiatives are embedded into the university curriculum. These initiatives can be broadly summarized under three themes: academic, co-curricular activities, and industry link.The presentation will conclude with issues and challenges faced in implementing these initiatives