This book gathers selected science and technology papers that were presented at the 2014 Regional Conference of Sciences, Technology and Social Sciences (RCSTSS 2014). The bi-annual Conference is organized by Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang, Maylasia. The papers address a broad range of topics including architecture, life sciences, robotics, sustainable development, engineering, food science and mathematics. The book serves as a platform for disseminating research findings, as a catalyst to inspire positive innovations in the development of the region.
The carefully-reviewed papers in this volume present research by academicians of local, regional and global prominence. Out of more than 200 manuscripts presented at the conference by researchers from local and foreign universities and institutions of higher learning, 64 papers were chosen for inclusion in this publication. The papers are organized in more than a dozen broad categories, spanning the range of scientific research:
• Engineering
• Robotics
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Computer & Information Technology
• Forestry
• Plantation & Agrotechnology
• Sports Science & Recreation
• Health & Medicine
• Biology
• Physics
• Food Science
• Environment Science & Management
• Sustainable Development
• Architecture
The book provides a significant point of reference for academics, researchers and students in many fields who need deeper research.
Engineering.- 1: Strength Properties of Lightweight Foamed Concrete
Incorporating Waste Paper Sludge Ash and Recycled Concrete
Aggregate.- 2: Investigation of Cutting Edge Radius Effect in Macro-machining
and Micro-machining.- 3: Clay Stabilization Using OPC and Bottom Ash as
Additives.- 4: On the Use of Spectral Feature Fusions for Enhanced
Performance of Malaysian English Accents Classification.- 5: Robustness
Analysis of Feature Extractors for Ethnic Identification of Malaysian English
Accents Database.- 6: Effect of Heat Treatment on Timbers - A
Review.- 7: Driver Behaviour and Compliance at Signalised
Intersection.- 8: Enhancement of Thermophilic (Geobacillus
Stearothermophilus) Cement-sand Mortar Properties.- 9: A Congestion Control
Optimal Model Design Perspectives of Non-Safety Applications on Vehicular
Ad-hoc Networks: A Survey of Requirements, Protocols and
Challenges.- 10: Pollutant Removal Efficiency for Wetland (PREWet) Storm
water Quality Model Performance for Constructed Wetlands in Tropical
Climate.- 11: An Idealized Model of Meandering Tidal River.- 12: Track
Cyclist Performance Monitoring System using Wireless Sensor
Network.- 13: Evaluation of Material Properties of Cold-formed Steel Channel
Section With Different Thickness.- 14: Characterization and Development of
Geldarts Fluidizing Velocity Profile of Sand Particles for the Application
in Fluidized Bed Combustor (FBC).- 15: High Aspect Ratio Micro-EDM Drilling
with Nano Surface Finish.- 16: Dumbbell Shaped Inline MachZehnder
Interferometer for Glucose detection.- Robotics.- 17: Novel Rehab Devices
Features Extraction Analysis Using EMG Signal Via Self Organizing Maps
(SOM).- Architecture.- 18: Town of Karai: The only coal mining site in the
State of Perak and its contribution to the urban
development.- 19: Determination of New Bank Branch Location Using GIS
Approach.- 20: Application of Sustainable Site Planning and Management (SM)
Criterion In Green Building Index (GBI) Assessment For Hill Land Development
In Penang A Case Study.- Mathematics & Statistics.- 21: Secure Key
Authentication Scheme Based on Discrete Logarithm and Factoring
Problems.- 22: Jaccard Ranking Index with Algebraic Product t-norm based on
Second Function Principle in Handling Fuzzy Risk Analysis
Problem.- 23: Analysis of Forensic Ballistic Specimens for Firearm
Identification using Super-vised Naive Bayes and Decision Tree Classification
Technique.- 24: Fuzzy Spatial Forecasting Model of Rainfall Distribution for
Flood Early Warning.- 25: Applications of Travelling Salesman Problem in
Optimizing Tourist Destinations Visit in Langkawi.- 26: Digraph
Representations of Machine Vision Work space for Monitoring Workers
Behavior.- 27: Mango Size Classification Using RGB Color Sensor and Fuzzy
Logic Technique.- 28: Performance Analysis of 2-Point Explicit Group (2-EG)
Method for Solving Second Order Composite Closed Newton-Cotes Quadrature
System.- 29: Effect of Inclination on Natural Convection Porous
Cavity.- 30: Dice Index with Algebraic Product and Minimum T-Norm for Ranking
Fuzzy Numbers.- Computer Science / Information Technology.- 31: Investigating
the Optimise K-Dimensions and Threshold Values of Latent Semantic Indexing
Retrieval Performance for Small Malay Language Corpus.- 32: Critical Review
of Measurement for Multipartite Entanglement: Detection and
Quantification.- 33: Towards Developing an Enhanced Hough Transform Technique
for Circle and Semi-Circle Detection.- Forestry.- 34: Properties of
Particleboard from Oil Palm Trunk (Elaeis guineensis) and Resam
(Dicranopteris linearis).- 35: Effect of Tree Portion and Distance from Pith
on Specific gravity, Fiber Proper-ties and Mechanical Properties of
Kelempayan (Neolamarckia cadamba) Wood.- 36: Anatomical Properties of
Juvenile Latex Timber Clone Rubberwood Trees .- 37: Effect of Tree Portion
and Anthraquinone (AQ) on Pulp Properties from Batai (Paraserianthes
falcataria).- 38: The role of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) frond as filler in
polypropylene matrix with relation of filler loading and particle size
effects.- 39: Effects of Board Density and Resin Content on the Mechanical
and Physical Properties of Oil Palm Frond Particleboard.- 40: Effect of
Different Pressing Time on Mechanical and Physical Properties of Phe-nol
Formaldehyde Particleboard Made from Oil Palm Trunk.- 41: Properties of
Particleboard from Kelempayan (Neolamarckia cadamba) Wood.- 42: Effect of
Different Portion on Calorific Value, Ash Content and Specific Gravity of
Leucaena Leucocephala Wood.- Plantation / AgroTechnology.-43: Composting of
Empty Fruit Bunch Treated with Palm Oil Mill Effluent and De-canter
Cake.- 44: The effect of Lateral Shoot Number Manipulation on the Capsicum
frutescens var Centel Growth and Yield.- 45: Effects of Light Intensity and
Mycorrhiza Association on the Growth Performance of Capsicum
annum.- 46: Inhibition of egg hatching of the golden apple snail by synthetic
molluscicides.- Sports Science & Recreation.- 47: Kinematics and Kinetics of
High and Low Velocity Resistance Training Equated by Time Under Tension:
Implications for Hypertrophy Training.- 48: Relationship between EMG Activity
and Endurance Time of the Biceps Brachii during Isokinetic
Contraction.- 49: The Effects of Eight Weeks Consecutive Swimming Exercise
and Estrogen Therapy on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Ovariectomised Rat
Model.- Health & Medicine.- 50: Differentiating Benign from Malignant Adnexal
Masses: Comparison of Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Ultrasound
Imaging.- 51: Prevalence of Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) among Medical
Laboratory Tech-nology students in UiTM Puncak Alam.- 52: Malay Cupping
Therapy: A Hematological Analysis Pilot Study.- 53: Pharmaceutical
Manipulation of Chronic Anal Fissure.- Biology .-54: Genotyping the Exon 10
of Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor: Discovery of New Single Nucleotide
Polymorphism.- 55: Fruit Morphology Description of Seven Jackfruit Clones
from Farmers Collection.- 56: Diversity of Dragonfly Communities at Two
Habitats in Negeri Sembilan.- 57: Study on Population Size of Hirundo
tahitica in UiTM Negeri Sembilan, Kuala Pilah Campus.- Environmental Science
& Management.- 58: Evaluation of Vertical Accuracy of Airborne IFSAR and Open
Source Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) for Flood Inundation Mapping.- Food
Science.- 59: Quality Attributes of Different Purple Sweet Potato Variety and
Sensory Evaluation of Purple Sweet Potato Straight Drink.- 60: Quantitative
Analysis of Hydrophilic and Lipophilic Antioxidant Components in Palm
Puree.- Sustainable Development.- 61: Solid Waste Minimisation Strategies:
The First Step Towards Greening a University Campus.- 62:Reverse Logistics
Network Design for Paper Recycling.- Physics.- 63: Improvement Of Insulated
Wire Ball Bonding.- 64: Eddy Current Thermography Testing on Lack of Fusion
(LOF) Defect of Carbon Steel Welded Sample.-
Nor Azizah M. Yacob is a senior lecturer at Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang (UiTM Pahang). She obtained her Bachelor of Science and Science Education (Mathematics) degree in August 1997 from University Malaya and received her Master of Science (Mathematics) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in November 2004. In May 2012, she was awarded her Ph.D (Applied Mathematics) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Her research interests include fluid mechanics, heat transfer and mathematical modelling using boundary layer theory. She has also received a grant funded by the Ministry of Education Malaysia to carry out research works related to her field of studies. She has teaching experience of almost 16 years and has trained undergraduate and master students.
Mesliza Mohamed is a senior lecturer, Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang (UiTM Pahang). She obtained her Ph.D in Mathematics from The University of Queensland. Her major areas of interest are differential and difference equations; boundary value problems, impulsive differential equations and periodic solutions. She has teaching experience of almost 20 years and has trained 3 masters students by research. Recently she published a number of research articles in peer-reviewed international journals which include the Journal of Applied Mathematics, Global Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, Far East Journal of Mathematical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences Letters and International Journal of Mathematical Analysis. She has also presented research papers at international conference in recent years. Associate Professor Dr. Megat Ahmad Kamal Megat Hanafiah graduated in Chemistry from RMIT University, Australia in 1996. He received his master's degree in Environment from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Ph.D in Analytical Chemistry from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). Dr. Megat Ahmad Kamal Megat Hanafiah serves as a regular reviewer for international journal publishers, which include Elsevier, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Mary Ann Liebert, Springer and American Chemical Society. For his research work and contribution in academic writing, he has received numerous prestigious awards locally and internationally. Among them, the ISI Highly Cited Author (2014), Darjah Sultan Ahmad Shah (2014), UiTM Best Writer Award (2015), UiTM Pahang Special Rector Award (2013, 2014), UiTM Pahang 'Researcher of the Year' (2011), UiTM Pahang Sanjung Sarjana Award (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) for excellence in publications, UiTM Excellent Service Award (2005, 2009, 2014), Silver Medal (BioInnoAwards 2010), USM Vice Chancellor Award for Best PhD Project (2009), 3 USM Sanggar Sanjung Awards for excellence in publilcations, and UiTM Pahang Young Researcher of the Year (2008).
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