34 research outputs found
Search engine for books / Amierul Izzuddin Azman
No full textSearch engine is web-based software that searches for and identifies things in a collection that match the user's keywords or characters, and is mostly used to locate specific websites on the Internet. The basic idea of information retrieval (IR), as is well-known in the computer industry, is to search a given amount of data and retrieve those records that fulfil a set of criteria. For this project, it will be more on developing a search system that focus on the domain of books. Although many search engines available for book searching, most of them still have room for improvement. The reality to find books using search engine are quite challenging because, the users need to know the title of the book in order to retrieved relevant result from the search engine. Therefore, this project aims to propose a search engine that might produce better result by manipulating the indexing structure of the search engine. Software Development Life Cycle also known as SDLC was used as the methodology in this project development. This project applies the vector space model for the matching process, because the chosen software library for this project which is Apache Lucene is using the vector space model as its foundation. In addition, the Bag-of-Words approach was used as the basis for the indexing module. The indexing process indexed the information of the books such as the book title, the author name, publisher, year published, pages count and synopsis of the book. The search engine's assessment criteria include recall and precision. In IR, recall and precision have long been used as standard evaluation criteria. Keenly, the results of this project prove that index files that contain more domain information can increase the relevancy of a search engin
Simpler Formulation and Numerical Validation for a Nonlinear High Order Finite Shell Element
No full textWithdrawn due to: Professor Bassam Izzuddin and Professor Ahmed Elghazouli did not co-author the Article</jats:p
An evaluation of Student Practical Online Application System (SPOA) developed using User Centered Design (UCD) / Muhammad Izzuddin Khairul Annuar Lim
No full textPractical training is the medium for the students to apply the knowledge they gain in the classroom to be apply in the real job situation. This is to help the student to be more prepared in working environment after finish their studies. Faculty Computer and Mathematical Sciences (FSKM) still does not have any web-based system to handle or manage their practical student efficiently. They still using the manual paper-based form and student need to write their practical report in a paper based. So, the author will develop and design the student practical online application system (SPOA) by using user-cantered design (UCD) as the guideline and evaluate the usability of the system according to the user perspective. The UCD process is an iterative process which is after the SPOA system prototype been completed, the prototype will be evaluated and if there is any usability problem discover, the problem will be fixed and evaluated again until the system is ease to use. The UCD process has four phases that being used in this project which are understand user need, establish requirement, prototyping alternative designs and evaluate designs. The outcome of this project is the usability testing result and the comparison from using manual system and by using web-based automated system. Last but not least, there is only a few usability problem been discover by the usability testing participants and the participants agree that using web-based Student Practical Online Application System (SPOA) more facilitate the practical training process in the future. For future enhancement, this system can be enhanced by expending the scope and target area of the research. Instead of focusing on student from one faculty, this system can be introduce to others faculty in UiTM
ANALYSIS OF MODERN RETAIL "TRENMU MART" IN IMPROVING ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE
No full textThis study aims to analyze the role of the modern retailer Trenmu Mart in increasing the economic independence of the Muhammadiyah Kudus Islamic Boarding School. As Islamic educational institutions, Islamic boarding schools often face financial dependence on fluctuating Educational Development Contributions (SPP) and external aid, which impacts employee welfare and the implementation of student development programs. Efforts to create independent funding sources through business units were previously undertaken with the establishment of Mu Mart in 2016, but were unable to survive due to a lack of professional management and an unstrategic location. This experience led to the establishment of Trenmu Mart in 2025 as a new strategy to build the economic independence of Islamic boarding schools. This research employed a descriptive qualitative method, with data collection techniques including interviews, observation, and documentation. Data analysis was conducted through data reduction, presentation, and drawing conclusions, and its validity was tested using source and method triangulation. The research results show that Trenmu Mart has a positive impact on the economic independence of Islamic boarding schools. Sales have increased significantly every week since the start of operations, with profits used to improve employee welfare through incentives and allowances, and to support various student activities, such as providing learning resources, skills training, and religious programs. Furthermore, Trenmu Mart serves as a learning medium for entrepreneurship for students involved in store operations, providing real-world experience in Sharia-based business management practices. Trenmu Mart's presence also strengthens the relationship between Islamic boarding schools and the surrounding community, which also benefits economically through easy and affordable shopping access. The research conclusion confirms that Trenmu Mart serves not only as a commercial entity but also as a social, educational, and da'wah instrument. Its management concept aligns with the principles of social entrepreneurship in Islamic economics and reflects the application of the maqashid sharia principles in economic activities. With professional management and support from all elements of the Islamic boarding school, Trenmu Mart has long-term prospects as a model of Islamic boarding school economic independence that can be replicated in other Islamic educational institutions in Indonesi
Numerical solution of Burger’s equation based on Lax-Friedrichs and Lax-Wendroff schemes
No full textNabi Musa Menampar Malaikat Maut: Jalan Tengah Polemik Hadis Musykil
No full textHadith which tells the story of the Prophet Musa slapping the angel of death invites polemic among the scholars. There is a group that can accept it with various explanations, there are also those who consider death is unacceptable even though the sanad is valid. Therefore this hadith is included as an improbable hadith.
This paper tries to find a way out of the polemic. In this discussion, the author can accept opinions that reject this Hadith if the flow of understanding can be accounted for. However, the author can also accept opinions that accept it if the flow of understanding can be accounted for. An important part that must be revealed immediately in this hadith is the certainty whether or not Moses knew that what came to him was the grim reaper. If an explanation of this has been obtained, of course, we are easier to determine the attitude of accepting or rejecting this hadith. But certainty is difficult to obtain because the text of this hadith does not explicitly inform it. So what must be done now is tawaqquf
Crack control in base-restrained reinforced concrete walls
No full textFollowing casting, concrete undergoes early-age thermal (EAT) and long-term (LT) shrinkage volumetric changes. If restrained to move, concrete invariably cracks due to its low tensile strength. Crack control is of particular concern in structures like retaining walls, liquid-retaining tanks, and cut-and-cover tunnels, where through-cracks can lead to water leakage unless their width is adequately controlled with steel reinforcement. The aim of this thesis is to increase the confidence with which engineers can predict and control crack widths in reinforced concrete (RC) walls with edge restraint and in walls with combined edge and end restraint.
The research compares reinforcement areas required to control crack widths to Eurocode 2 (EN 1992) and the previous UK code (BS 8007). EN 1992 can require very different areas of reinforcement to BS 8007 to control crack widths – more in some situations (e.g. in walls with end restraint and in thick sections) and less in other (e.g. in thin sections) – both being of equal concern to the construction industry. In addition, there is no guidance for reinforcement design to control cracking in walls with combined edge and end restraint, which is very common in practice (e.g. RC wall cast on a stiff base and between adjacent pours). In such situations, the engineer very often uses end restraint design equations leading to onerous designs. Experimental data on edge-restrained walls are limited, and data for walls with combined edge and end restraint are not available in literature.
For these reasons, an experimental methodology has been designed and developed by the author to investigate the influence of different reinforcement arrangements on early-age (EA) and LT crack widths in RC walls restrained at their bases and in walls restrained at their bases and ends. The tested walls measured 3.5 m long by 180 mm thick with heights of 500 mm or 750 mm and were monitored over a period of several months to allow for both EA and LT shrinkage cracks to develop. Temperatures, wall displacements, surface strains, crack widths and crack spacings were carefully monitored over this period.
Because of time, cost and laboratory space constraints, it was not possible to systematically vary all parameters believed to influence cracking in the tests. A non-linear finite element analysis (NLFEA) program, ADAPTIC, was thus used as an important tool to extend the laboratory study using time-dependent and time-independent models. Initially, test results were used to validate the NLFEA. Once verified, parametric studies were conducted and the influence of various parameters not investigated in the tests were carried out, including the effects of the ratio of bar diameter to reinforcement ratio, wall aspect ratio and wall height on crack widths in edge-restrained walls and in walls with combined edge and end restraint.
The main findings from the experimental and numerical investigations are highlighted in this thesis. In particular, the thesis highlights the importance of the wall geometry (i.e. wall aspect ratio and wall height) in the prediction of crack widths in edge-restrained walls. This thesis concludes by comparing these findings to available design code rules and by suggesting an improved method to design reinforcement against cracking in edge-restrained walls. Test and NLFEA results suggest that code end restraint equations do not give sensible crack width predictions in walls with combined edge and end restraint. This thesis suggests to design reinforcement against EA and LT cracking in walls with combined edge and end restraint based on the design method used to design reinforcement in edge-restrained walls.Open Acces
Islamic Leadership Education Program at Madrasah Tsanawiyah Husnul Khotimah 2 Kuningan
No full textThis research discusses the Islamic leadership education program run at Madrasah Tsanawiyah Husnul Khotimah 2 Kuningan. This research is motivated by the importance of leadership education to shape the character of ideal students. The purpose of this research is to see the empirical picture that occurs in the field in terms of leadership education in Madrasah Tsanawiyah so that it can be analyzed and formulated as an ideal picture for Islamic leadership education. This research is a field research that uses descriptive qualitative methods. The author collected data by distributing 19 questionnaires to students, interviewing two resource persons, and observing what happened in the field. Then the author tests the validity of the data by triangulating many sources and triangulating various techniques. Then the author analyzes it with a program approach described in eleven points, namely: Rationale, Vision and Mission, description of needs, objectives, program components, service areas, operational plans, theme/topic development, evaluation, reporting and follow-up, and budget
Automated Maze Robot
No full textAn autonomous maze robot is a robot that can solve a linear maze autonomously.
The aim of this project is to develop an autonomous robot for navigation in an
unknown maze enviromnent. The problems in this project are the problems in
autonomous robot navigation and the problems in navigating in an unknown maze
enviromnent. The methodology used in this project is the prototyping methodology.
The findings in this project are the maze that is being used, the linear maze; the robot
that is being used, the Pololu 3pi Robot; the algorithm that has been chosen to be
implemented, the Wall Following Algorithm; the implementation of the project, how
the robot operates; the tests that had been ran, the Fault Injection Test, the NonFunctional
Test and the Integration Test; and the test results, the success rate and the
failure rate. At the end of this report, the author concluded the project and explains
what can be done for expansion and continuation
