Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractStructural Optimization for Materially Informed Design to Robotic Production ProcessesH. Bier, S. MostafaviHyperbody’s materially informed Design-to-Robotic-Production (D2RP) processes for additive and subtractive manufacturing aim to achieve performative porosity in architecture at various scales. An extended series of D2RP experiments aiming to produce prototypes at 1:1 scale wherein design materiality has been approached from both digital and physical perspectives were recently implemented. At digital materiality level, a customized computational design framework for compression … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 11 Sep 2015 · 9,097 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Systems Approach to Study the Malaysian Pepper IndustryIbragimov Abdulla, Fatimah Mohamed Arshad, Muhammad Tasrif et al.Malaysian pepper industry is facing supply constraints which may affect its future. The system dynamics model provides a framework for understanding the dynamics and feedback structure of the Malaysian pepper supply and demand systems. The choice was made based on the ability of this model in capturing complexity and feedback relationship. The pepper model integrates key elements such as area, … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 7 · 13 Aug 2015 · 6,754 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIMPACT OF CPO EXPORT DUTIES ON MALAYSIAN PALM OIL INDUSTRYIbragimov Abdulla, Fatimah Mohamed Arshad, B. K. Bala et al.In January 2013, Malaysia reduced the export duty structure to be in line with the Indonesia’s duty structure. Both countries export crude and processed palm oil. Since Malaysia and Indonesia are close competitors and they compete in the same market, a change in export duty rate in one country will affect the other. Indonesia, as the world’s biggest palm oil … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 8 · 14 May 2014 · 9,506 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractReliability Centered Maintenance in Schedule Improvement of Automotive Assembly IndustryRizauddin Ramli, Mohammad Nizam ArffinProblem statement: Today, in many automotive manufacturing companies, maintenance management is an important factor to maintain the plant operation and production equipments. Approach: In this study, we present an implementation of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) practice in one of the automotive manufacturing company in Malaysia. The RCM practice was used to assist the company in focusing their maintenance activities based … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 8 · 27 Jun 2012 · 7,974 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractController Based Observer in Switched System with Norm Bounded UncertaintyMongi Besbes, Elyes MaherziProblem statement: This study discusses the robust stabilization of norm bounded discrete switched systems. Approach: The proposed method is using the second Lyapunov approach and the poly-quadratic function concept. The stabilization conditions are written through linear matrix inequality relations. The control law is based on a static output feedback with the use of a switched observer. The synthesis conditions of … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 7 · 11 May 2012 · 6,904 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBioethics Principles in the Teaching of Climate ChangeRavichandran Moorthy, Er Ah Choy, Sivapalan Selvadurai, Novel LyndonProblem statement: Bioethics is the philosophical study of the ethical controversies about humans and his environment. Bioethicists are concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the relationships among life sciences, biotechnology, medicine, politics, law, philosophy, theology and climate change. The objective of this study is to examine the impact of using bioethics resources as teaching tool in the teaching … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 10 · 20 Aug 2011 · 7,669 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMeasuring Satisfaction with Student Housing FacilitiesNurul Ulyani Mohd Najib, Nor Aini Yusof, Zulkifli OsmanProblem statement: In the past decade, resident satisfaction has been used as an important indicator in evaluating student housing quality and services. This study investigates the level of resident satisfaction with student housing facilities. In particular, it examines the level of student satisfaction with living accommodations at one of the leading universities in Malaysia. Approach: The residential satisfaction framework was … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 28 Jan 2011 · 19,932 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDeciding Whether There is Statistical Independence or Not?Ramzi NasserThe study investigated how students assess statistical independence (SI). A sample of 98 students was available to the researcher. One group was probed on their understanding of statistical independence, a second group was given a proficiency test and a third group was presented a proof for statistical Independence. Interview data from the first two groups exposed student misconception on their … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 3, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2007 · 6,818 accessesView PDFCite