Effect of a Moving Load to A Jetty Gangway

This thesis discuss of the study that have been done on the Effect of a Moving Load to A Jetty Gangway. The objective of the project is to study the dynamic characteristic of the jetty gangway structure due to moving load, which in this case is a personnel walking on the jetty gangway. The dynamics analysis of jetty gangway is essential for determining the structure integrity of a jetty gangway

Experimental Studies Of Spray And Combustion Characteristics Of Biomass Derived Fuels In A Constant Volume Combustion Chamber

Concern with fossil fuel depletion and environmental degradation promotes the use of renewable energy sources in particular biomass derived fuel for automotive and power generation applications. In this study, spray characteristics of Refined Palm Oil (RPO) were studied in a Constant Volume Combustion Chamber (CVCC), and compared to conventional fuel such as gasoline and diesel. For gaseous fuel, Producer Gas (PG) derived from biomass gasification were studied as its usage in IC engines degrades the engine performance at about 30-35 %. An optical CVCC with spray measurement setup was used to measure spray tip penetration, spray cone angle and spray area of liquid fuel (gasoline, diesel and palm oil blends). Injection starting pressure was varied by increasing or decreasing the thickness of adjusting shims of the injector. The starting injection pressures were studied at 20, 30 and 34 MPa. For Compressed Producer Gas (CPG) combustion and optimization study, it was tested at different Mass Increase Factor (MIF) of 0, 25 and 50 % of the air and fuel mixture. The optimization was conducted using Design of Experiments (DOE) method

Phytochemical and antihyperglycemic action of fruit extraction of momordica charantia in alloxan-diabetic rats / Muhammad Shahril Nizam Judin

This study was conducted to identify the chemical constituent of Momodica charantia extract and observed the effect of various dosage of extract in the alloxan-diabetic rats. The fruit M charantia was extracted by soaking the sample with water solvent, filtered and evaporated by using distillation method to produce the concentrated valuable mass. The main function of M charantia extract is used for antidiabetic as it has great potential in reducing high level of blood glucose. The rats were divided into seven groups that consists normal group, diabetic control and group that receive different dosage treatment of aqueous extraction of M charantia which dosage at 250 mg/kg, 200 mg/kg, 150 mg/kg, 100 mg/kg and 50 mg/kg based on body weight of rats. The rats was injected by using alloxan monohydrate for induction of hyperglycemic blood glucose levels and after 5 days the blood was taken through tail vein to confirmed diabetic condition. The blood glucose levels were measured for each three days within 15 days of treatment by using Accu-Chek advantage n glucometer. The phytochemical screening test shows positive for presence of alkaloid, saponins and glycosides. The effect of different dosage of treatment extract demonstrated that 200 mg/kg gave better significant mean of decrement of blood glucose levels which is 6.27 ± 0.26 compared to the treatment group and diabetic control group. Besides, the amount of drinking water in rats can increase the potential in reducing high level blood glucose and this showed by rats in group that given 250 mg/kg required high mean of drinking water which 56.33 ± 3.42 to recover from the diabetic condition. The body weight diabetic also showed the significant different between the group at p < 0.05. Effects of weight, the amount of water intake and glucose levels in the blood indicate that the highest dose treatment M charantia extract of 250 mg/kg require a lot of water intake compared with the other group of that result from a high level of glucose in the blood. Treatment with a dose of 200 mg/kg showed that the level of glucose in the blood of rats can be lowered to normal level in contrast to the other group in which the glucose level is still in diabetic condition

Enforceability of knock-for-knock indemnities in oilfield service contracts in Thailand

This research addresses the issue of enforceability of mutual indemnity and hold harmless clauses (MIHH) pertaining to bodily injury and death in oilfield service contracts in Thailand. Thai Unfair Contract Terms Act B.E. 2540 (A.D. 1997) (“TUCTA”) prohibits a contracting party to restrict or exclude liabilities pertaining to bodily injury and death arising from his negligence. This restriction might be thought to have an effect of hampering the risk allocation. Similar restriction contains under the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (“UCTA”). However, by virtue of the Supreme Court decision in Farstad Supply A/S VS Enviroco Ltd [2011] UKSC 16, the MIHH could be enforceable despite the restriction. Nevertheless, the IMHH will be subject to the reasonableness test under UCTA. Thus, it could be argued that in spite of the restriction under TUCTA, the IMHH in standard form oilfield service contracts e.g., LOGIC could still be enforceable in Thailand, subject to certain limitations

The development of massive open online course (MOOC) in traditionally taught course of emergency nursing among nursing students: a concept paper

Education plays an important role in the development of a country and is only the bridge to create the better future of citizens. As technology is a very powerful tool in education, it provides new and innovative forms of support to teachers, students and the learning process more broadly. As web-based education and technology integration continue to increase, innovative approach to deliver online learning will also occur. One of the approach is Massive open online course (MOOC) and it is a technological based learning tool that is recently emerged in the higher educational landscape to provide additional learning opportunities for learners, teachers and educational institutions. The use of MOOCs in nursing education is currently under evaluated area of pedagogy, with only an emerging evidence base to support the wider integration into relevant undergraduate curricula. Although MOOCs have been available for almost a decade, and courses continually becoming available on commercial platforms, there remains a paucity of empirical evidence to support their utilization. Specifically, in nursing education, numerous roles for MOOCs have been proposed for both on- and off-campus learning, however, a clear rationale for their effective utilization is still nascent. This study aims to develop MOOC course and investigate the effectiveness of this integrated MOOC course of emergency nursing subject among nursing students. In addition, this study goes to identify the experiences of students and lecturers in this MOOC course. The course will be developed by applying the phases of Design Developmental Research (DDR) method such as phase 1- need analysis, phase 2- design and development, phase 3- implementation and evaluation. This study will contribute the critical thinking skills and innovative ideas among nursing students thus enhancing the students' learning abilities and equips the nursing students with innovation concepts and creative skills for an ever changing technologically-driven health care environment

Effect of cylinder deactivation strategies on engine performances using one-dimensional simulation technique

In order to meet consumer and legislation requirements, big investments on key technology strategies have been made to ensure fuel consumption is reduced. Recent technologies for gasoline engines are lean combustion technologies (including direct injection and homogenous charged compression ignition), optimizing intake and exhaust valve timing with valve lift and also cylinder deactivation system (CDA) have been practised to improve the engine efficiency. The purpose of this study is to investigate the engine behavior when running at different cylinder deactivation (CDA) strategies. One-dimensional engine model software called GT-Power is used to predict the engine performances. Five strategies were considered namely normal mode, spark plug off mode, cylinder deactivation mode, intake normal with exhaust off mode, and intake off with exhaust normal mode. Engine performance outputs of each strategy are predicted and compared at BMEP of 3 bars with engine speed of 2500 rpm. Also, the effect of CDA strategies on in-cylinder pressure and pumping loss are performed. The study shows that all of these cylinder deactivation strategies are capable of reducing the pumping loss (PMEP) and fuel consumption, thus increasing the thermal efficiency of the engine. The results suggest that the most beneficial strategy for activating CDA is for the case whereby both the intake and exhaust valves are kept closed. This CDA mode capable of increasing brake thermal efficiency up to 22% at entire engine speeds operation. This strategy successfully reduced the BSFC. It was found that most of these cylinder deactivation strategies improve the engine performance during part load engine condition

Growth response of Heritiera simplicifolia (Mast.) Kosterm. and Scaphium macropodum (Miq.) Beumée ex Heyne due to abiotic factors in the nursery

In the earliest stage of development, non-dipterocarp wildlings require specific environmental conditions; they are only able to acclimate to harsher environmental conditions after this stage. As such, the environment acts as a limiting factor of early-stage development in non-dipterocarp shade-tolerant species. We examined the survival rates and growth rates of Heritiera simplicifolia and Scaphium macropodum from the family Malvaceae in the different sets of abiotic conditions. Three abiotic environmental factors medium type, greenhouse technique, and light intensity were varied. The experiment was conducted for six months in an area near Hulu Terengganu Hydroelectric Dam, at the edge of the Tembat Forest Reserve. Height, diameter, leaves numbers, and leaf area was recorded. Our results indicate that the wildlings preferred higher daytime relative humidity and natural air ventilation at night, and they grew more quickly under SN50 (358.74 Photosynthetically Active Radiation; PAR) than under SN70 (101.41 PAR). Subsoil supplemented with vermicompost improved wildling growth more consistently than subsoil supplemented with compost or burned mesocarp. The wildling’s height relative growth rate (HRGR) and survival were affected by all treatments. These results indicate that restoration efforts using young indigenous tree species at degraded sites, supply better growth environments and organic nutrients to the rhizosphere

Psikoterapi nabawi sebagai rawatan komplimentari kejiwaan dalam menangani isu kesihatan mental

Statisitik pertambahan kes kesihatan mental saban tahun menunjukkan keperluan terhadap pemerkasaan usaha pencegahan sedia ada. Integrasi rawatan kerohanian dalam memelihara kesejahteraan mental telah diterima oleh Pertubuhan Kesihatan Sedunia (WHO). Justeru, psikoterapi Islam merupakan di antara kaedah rawatan yang boleh diaplikasikan terhadap klien atau pesakit melalui tindak balas jiwa, spiritual, mental, emosi dan perilaku dalam mencapai kesejahteraan hidup. Ia boleh dijelaskan sebagai satu intervensi psikologi yang bertujuan untuk merawat dan menyembuhkan kecelaruan emosi, spiritual, kognitif dan tingkah laku manusia berdasarkan acuan syarak. Psikoterapi Islam telah mendapat perhatian yang sewajarnya, namun ia masih baru dan kurang mendapat pendedahan penyelidikan yang lebih luas terutama dari sudut memperkaya elemen teoritikal dan kajian empirikal. Oleh yang demikian, kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengetengahkan psikoterapi Nabawi sebagai satu kaedah rawatan psikoterapi yang bersumberkan perubatan Nabi SAW (tib Nabawi). Metodologi kajian yang digunakan adalah melalui pendekatan kualitatif secara analisis dokumen menggunakan kajian perpustakaan untuk membina kerangka konsep psikoterapi Nabawi dan menjelaskan kedudukannya dalam psikoterapi Islam sebagai elemen rawatan kejiwaan dalam menangani isu kesihatan mental. Pemilihan dan pengumpulan hadith adalah melalui kajian tematik hadith (al-Hadith al-Mawḍu‘i) berasaskan tema kaedah-kaedah nubuwwah dalam mengawal rasa marah, tidak putus asa, syukur dan sabar. Dapatan kajian mendapati pendekatan psikoterapi Nabawi telah dibahaskan oleh ilmuwan Islam dalam konteks fiqh hadith merangkumi elemen pemantapan akidah, praktikaliti ibadah, penyempurnaan akhlak, pendidikan secara targhib tarhib, mengambil ibrah dari kisah umat terdahulu dan sebagainya. Sorotan kajian lepas juga menunjukkan penyelidikan empirikal yang dijalankan sebelum ini berjaya membuktikan potensi psikoterapi Nabawi sebagai rawatan komplimentari dalam menangani isu kesihatan mental

A STUDY ON THE USE OF POLYURETHANE FOR ROAD FLOOD DAMAGE CONTROL

ABSTRACT: The strength of subgrade soil or road foundation could influence the design of road pavement structures. Flood can be one of the causes of weakened subgrade and consequently road damages. Since the condition of subgrade layer is critical in the road pavement stability, a preliminary study was carried out to ascertain the use of polyurethane insertion as a stabilization mechanism in road subgrade. This study was conducted based on two types of soil that are usually used as soil embankment in road construction. California Bearing Ratio (CBR) test was conducted on the various categories of soaking days and repeated submerged conditions to determine the strength of subgrade soil with and without polyurethane layer. It can be concluded that polyurethane layer can be used to increase or maintain the strength of subgrade soil from the inundation effect