50 research outputs found
Halatuju penyelidikan UiTM Cawangan Pahang / Azhan Bin Hashim @ Ismail
No full textTidak dinafikan penyelidikan telah menjadi satu kriteria penting bagi mengukur kecemerlangan sesebuah universiti selain daripada pengajaran dan pembelajaran. Rating sesebuah universiti yang akan diperkenalkan pada tahun ini akan mengambil kira aktiviti penyelidikan seperti yang ditegaskan oleh Menteri Pendidikan Malaysia. Kerajaan Malaysia telah memperuntukan sebanyak RM1.4 bilion dalam Rancangan Malaysia ke-8 bagi membiayai aktivitivi penyelidikan di Malaysia yang kebanyakannya dimonopoli oleh IPTA. Pada masa ini UPM mendahului universiti-universiti lain dari segi perolehan geran IRPA. UiTM walaupun bam saja dinaik taraf kepada universiti telah mengorak langkah dengan jumlah perolehan geran IRPA sebanyak RM7.2 juta pada tahun 2002 menyaksikan peningkatan hampir 800% jika dibandingkan dengan jumlah yang diperolehi di sepanjang 5 tahun sebelumnya. Menyedari akan peri pentingnya penyelidikan bagi sesebuah universiti, pihak pengurusan atasan UiTM telah menyediakan pelbagai insentif bagi menggalakkan aktiviti penyelidikan seperti diambil kira untuk kenaikan pangkat, pengesahan kedalam jawatan, pengurangan ATA dan lain-lain lagi. Perkara ini dapat dilihat dalam strategi pengukuhan akadernik UiTM yang telah dibentangkan oleh Dato Seri Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Abu Shah, Naib Canselor UiTM. Beliau berpendapat teras penyelidikan perlu dirancang secara komprehensif dan berbentuk inovasi. Selain dari itu, Biro Penyelidikan dan Perundingan UiTM telah dinaik taraf kepada Institut Penyelidikan Pembangunan dan Pengkomersialan atau ringkasnya IRDC bagi memperluaskan lagi peranan untuk mempromosi aktiviti penyelidikan dikalangan warga akadernik UiTM. Ketika ini, jurnlah pensyarah yang terlibat dalam penyelidikan di seluruh sistem UiTM adalah seramai 25%. Pihak IRDC telah mensasarkan penglibatan 100% pensyarah menjelang tahun 2010 dengan perolehan geran IRPA sebanyak RM50 juta dan RM5 juta untuk geran jangka pendek
Simulation of mobile station location determination using enhanced observed time difference (E-OTD) / Saiful Azhan Hashim
No full textLocation Based Services (LBS) is a service provided by cellular radio services due to the location of mobile station (MS). This service was first introduced in Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) system and it become the most important service in Third Generation (3G) system. There are many techniques to determine mobile station location, such as Global Positioning System (GPS), Angle Of Arrival (AOA), Time Of Arrival (TOA), Time Difference Of Arrival (TDOA), Enhanced-Observed Time Difference (E-OTD) and Cell Global Identity (Cell-ID). But, this paper only discussed about Enhanced-Observed Time Difference (E-OTD) technique. E-OTD used triangulation method and a simulation of this technique was created in MATLAB. This simulation is focused on the location error, which is depend on 2 environments. The environments are urban (error of magnitude, le-7) and rural (error of magnitude, le-9). This simulation also performed comparison between the number of base station (BTS) used
Simulation of mobile station location determination using enhanced observed time difference (E-OTD): article / Saiful Azhan Hashim
No full textLocation Based Services (LBS) is a service provided by cellular radio services due to the location of mobile station (MS). This service was first introduced in Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) system and it become the most important service in Third Generation (3G) system. There are many techniques to determine mobile station location, such as Global Positioning System (GPS), Angle Of Arrival (AOA), Time Of Arrival (TOA), Time Difference Of Arrival (TDOA), Enhanced-Observed Time Difference (E-OTD) and Cell Global Identity (Cell-ID). But, this paper only discussed about Enhanced-Observed Time Difference (E-OTD) technique. E-OTD used triangulation method and a simulation of this technique was created in MATLAB. This simulation is focused on the location error, which is depend on 2 environments. The environments are urban (error of magnitude, le-7) and rural (error of magnitude, le-9). This simulation also performed comparison between the number of base station (BTS) used
Budaya penyelidikan 'sifar': siapa harus dipersalahkan? / Azman Kasim, Azhan Hashim and Nazrah Jumhuri
No full textKertas kerja ini melaporkan dilema yang mungkin berlaku terhadap pensyarah-pensyarah dan staf-staf akademik di institusi pengajian tinggi awam seperti di UiTM Kampus Jengka untuk melakukan aktiviti penyelidikan yang merupakan sebahagian dari tugasan hakiki. Kerja-kerja penyelidikan begitu sinonim dengan Institut Pengajian Tinggi Awam (IPTA) memandangkan ianya merupakan tempat dimana banyak penemuan-penemuan barn dalam sesuatu bidang seperti bidang sains, teknologi dan bahan termaju dapat dihasilkan. Di institusi pengajian tinggi terdapat ramai pakar-pakar dan ilmuan dalam sesuatu bidang, maka sudah tentu banyak kajian-kajian penyelidikan yang telah dan akan dijalankan. Pada hakikatnya hanya segelintir sahaja yang berminat untuk melakukan kerja-kerja penyelidikan manakala sebahagian lagi dikatakan tidak berminat untuk menjalankan kerja-kerja penyelidikan disebabkan oleh masalah tertentu. Maka kertas kerja ini akan meninjau beberapa kemungkinan yang berlaku sehingga berlaku senario penyelidikan 'sifar' di kalangan warga akademik serta syor-syor untuk menangani kemelut yang berlaku dengan lebih mendalam lagi
Comparative studies of elastic properties of commercial-type woods / Azman Kasim, Amran Shafie and Azhan Hashim @ Ismail
No full textWood-based industries has been extremely expanded in develop country like Malaysia as one of the major contribution to the economic growth of the country. Since wood has become popular in our daily usage, one should conscious about the quality of the wood as natural raw materials. Talking about the quality of woods normally we are talking about the type of woods been used. Conventionally, to identify the quality of wood people look at the prices of the woods, which high in price indicated the woods are in a good quality. Scientifically, by going through certain high technological approach, the quality of woods could be identified. In this project, the ultrasonic technology has been used to identify the quality of commercial-type woods by determine the elastic properties of the woods. Ultrasonic measurement technique is apart of nondestructive testing without damaging the targeted samples. Many papers have been discussed nor published regarding the non-destructive testing of woods and forest product industries previously. The objective of the project is to estimate the elastic properties of the selective commercial woods in collaborations with Woods Technology Department, UiTM Pahang. The selected commercial woods have been used are Kempas (Koompadia malaccensis), Chengal (Neobalanocarpus heimii), Tembusu (Fagraca Fragrans), Simpoh {Dillenia Spp.), Rubberwood (HeveaBrasiliensis) and Yellow Meranti (Shorea Spp.). Thus, the data of elasticity could estimate the quality of woods macroscopically
Analysis of thermogravimetric (tg) and infra-red (ftir) on dy substitution in bi(pb)-2223 superconductor
No full textEffect of stanum doping and heat treatment on Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O superconducting ceramics
No full textThe influence of Sn doping in calcium (Ca) and copper (Cu) sItes either
temperature for 30 hours soaking time were studied For Sn-free sample. heat
treatment improved the superconducting transition temperature, TC(RI)) from 100
K to 104 K, when the sintered sample was annealed at 820°C The highest Tc(R=0)
of 104 K was observed for sintered sample (x=0 02) with simultaneous doping
The heat treatment improved the Tc(R=0) from 60 K to 94 K or sample doped 111
Ca site when re-sintered at 855°C and from 66 K to 100 K for sample doped with
Sn in Cu site when annealed at 840°C For simultaneous doping, the T C(R 0) dId
not change significantly after heat treatment except for sample with x=0 05 that
showed drastic improvement of T C(R=U) from 64 K (sintered) to above 100 K
From XRD analysis, the volume of 2223 phase decreased as the Sn
concentration increased A ll samples with Sn concentration above x=0 10
contall1ed unknown peaks which con respond to the non-superconducting phase
although the lattice parameter of the samples shortened, the crystallographic
structure remained in the tetragonal form
A New Formulation for Optimising Coal Procurement in Power Generation
No full textCoal consumption has accounted for about 40% of fuel used in the world power generation activities. The significant increase in coal-fired electricity generation in developing countries (i.e. China and India) has further positioned coal as an important fuel in power generation.
In this industry, the volatility of coal price in recent years has put tremendous pressure for power producers to minimise their fuel cost since it makes up a large portion of cost in power plant operations. At the same time, continuous supply of coal is also vital to ensure
electricity generation system’s security in which possible interruptions like weather inclement, volatility in coal freight market, logistic infrastructures and political interventions in key coal producing countries have been persistently dominating the industry. Thus,
moderating the issues of cost and supply security has become a mounting challenge to all entities involved. In addressing this issue, this paper explores an alternative to develop a new formula to
select an optimal level of Total Exposure (TE) in coal procurement for power generation which meets both acceptable financial cost (Cost of Procurement, CoP) and security risk requirement (Risk of Procurement, RoP). Firstly, in determining the RoP, this paper takes
into consideration the relationship between Non-delivery Probability Table (NdPT) and Supply Shortage Impact (SSI) and quantifies the RoP in monetary terms. The NdPT illustrates the probability of shortage from a particular procurement portfolio, whilst the SSI
reflects the cost of shortages. Then, CoP is introduced to determine the cost of coal supply by means of multiplying selected suppliers’ prices with quantities allocated to them. Finally, the new optimisation formula will reflect a unique combination between CoP and RoP that yields minimum TE. The system is then deemed optimised as it balances both, the level of risk and the cost
Institusi sosial Melayu dalam novel Luka Nering
No full textKajian ini dilakukan untuk mengkaji institusi sosial Melayu dalam novel Luka Nering (2014) karya Malim Ghozali PK. Institusi sosial merujuk kepada organisasi yang membolehkan ahli-ahli masyarakat dikelompokkan, mengguna pakai peraturan-peraturan yang standard dan berpotensi untuk berkembang. Institusi sosial yang paling kecil ialah keluarga dan institusi sosial yang paling besar ialah negara. Kajian ini memfokuskan kepada tiga institusi sosial yang lazim ditemukan dalam dunia Melayu iaitu keluarga, masyarakat setempat dan negara. Sehubungan itu, kajian ini akan membincangkan hubungan antara unsur-unsur dunia Melayu dengan dinamika institusi sosial dalam novel Luka Nering. Oleh itu, kajian ini menerapkan teori Pengkaedahan Melayu yang digagaskan oleh Hashim Awang (1989) sebagai kerangka kajian. Teori Pengkaedahan Melayu terbahagi dua iaitu Pengkaedahan Alamiah dan Pengkaedahan Keagamaan. Pengkaedahan Alamiah terdiri daripada Pendekatan Gunaan, Pendekatan Moral dan Pendekatan Firasat. Pengkaedahan Keagamaan pula terdiri daripada Pendekatan Dakwah, Pendekatan Kemasyarakatan dan Pendekatan Seni. Kajian ini mendapati bahawa institusi sosial Melayu dalam novel Luka Nering diperagakan kepada dua tahap iaitu keluarga dan masyarakat setempat
COVID-19 PANDEMIC MANAGEMENT ACCORDING TO PROPHETIC SUNNAH
No full textProphetic sunnah has long laid down guidelines and methods that can be used in handling pandemics. The whole world, including Malaysia, has taken precautions and adopted more efficient self-management practices, including the funeral of COVID-19 infected victims since the pandemic began. Even so, there are still countries that do not practice good self-management during the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic and have caused increased mortality rates. This paper aims to identify the level of knowledge of the general public in Malaysia, and will also analyses the way of self-management and handling of the remains of Muslims during the spread of infectious diseases in this country according to Islamic principles. The method used in this writing is through a survey to the public to measure the level of public understanding of self-management and handling of the remains of Muslims during the spread of infectious diseases. Library research methods are also used to look at the views of jurists to find conclusions related to the mechanism of self-management and handling of corpses according to Islamic principles. Focused interviews with medico-legal experts as well as muftis were also significant in this writing to support the findings of the study. The results of this study found that most Muslims in Malaysia have a high level of understanding of self-management and handling of corpses during the pandemic, but there are still a handful of the general public who do not have sufficient knowledge onthis matter. This article also found that Malaysia has successfully applied the mechanism of self-management and handling funerals of Muslims in curbing the spread of COVID-19 infectious diseases in a way that complies with Islamic principles
