Regional Conference on Science, Technology and Social Sciences (RCSTSS 2014): Science and Technology

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Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Strength Properties of Lightweight Foamed Concrete Incorporating Waste Paper Sludge Ash and Recycled Concrete Aggregate....Pages 3-15
Investigation of Cutting Edge Radius Effect in Macro-machining and Micro-machining....Pages 17-26
Clay Stabilization Using OPC and Bottom Ash as Additives....Pages 27-33
On the Use of Spectral Feature Fusions for Enhanced Performance of Malaysian English Accents Classification....Pages 35-45
Robustness Analysis of Feature Extractors for Ethnic Identification of Malaysian English Accents Database....Pages 47-55
Effect of Heat Treatment on Timbers—A Review....Pages 57-67
Driver Behaviour and Compliance at Signalised Intersection....Pages 69-78
Enhancement of Thermophilic (Geobacillus stearothermophilus) Cement–Sand Mortar Properties....Pages 79-92
A Congestion Control Optimal Model Design Perspectives of Non-safety Applications on Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks: A Survey of Requirements, Protocols, and Challenges....Pages 93-102
Pollutant Removal Efficiency for Wetland (PREWet) Stormwater Quality Model Performance for Constructed Wetlands in Tropical Climate....Pages 103-112
An Idealized Model of Meandering Tidal River....Pages 113-121
Track Cyclist Performance Monitoring System Using Wireless Sensor Network....Pages 123-131
Evaluation of Material Properties of Cold-formed Steel Channel Section with Different Thickness....Pages 133-145
Characterization and Development of Geldart’s Fluidizing Velocity Profile of Sand Particles for the Application in Fluidized Bed Combustor (FBC)....Pages 147-156
High Aspect Ratio Micro-EDM Drilling with Nano Surface Finish....Pages 157-164
Dumbbell-Shaped Inline Mach–Zehnder Interferometer for Glucose Detection....Pages 165-172
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Novel Rehab Devices’ Feature Extraction Analysis Using EMG Signal via Self-Organizing Maps (SOM)....Pages 175-184
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Town of Karai: The Only Coal Mining Site in the State of Perak and Its Contribution to the Urban Development....Pages 187-199
Determination of New Bank Branch Location Using GIS Approach....Pages 201-208
Application of Sustainable Site Planning and Management (SM) Criterion in Green Building Index (GBI) Assessment for Hill Land Development in Penang—A Case Study....Pages 209-217
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Secure Key Authentication Scheme Based on Discrete Logarithm and Factoring Problems....Pages 221-229
Jaccard Ranking Index with Algebraic Product t-Norm Based on Second Function Principle in Handling Fuzzy Risk Analysis Problem....Pages 231-239
Analysis of Forensic Ballistic Specimens for Firearm Identification Using Supervised Naive Bayes and Decision Tree Classification Technique....Pages 241-249
Fuzzy Spatial Forecasting Model of Rainfall Distribution for Flood Early Warning....Pages 251-263
Applications of Travelling Salesman Problem in Optimizing Tourist Destinations Visit in Langkawi....Pages 265-273
Digraph Representations of Machine Vision Workspace for Monitoring Worker’s Behavior....Pages 275-285
Mango Size Classification Using RGB Color Sensor and Fuzzy Logic Technique....Pages 287-296
Performance Analysis of 2-Point Explicit Group (2-EG) Method for Solving Second-Order Composite Closed Newton-Cotes Quadrature System....Pages 297-305
Effect of Inclination on Natural Convection Porous Cavity....Pages 307-312
Dice Index with Algebraic Product and Minimum t-Norm for Ranking Fuzzy Numbers....Pages 313-321
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Investigating the Optimise k-Dimensions and Threshold Values of Latent Semantic Indexing Retrieval Performance for Small Malay Language Corpus....Pages 325-336
Critical Review of Measurement for Multipartite Entanglement: Detection and Quantification....Pages 337-347
Toward Developing an Enhanced Hough Transform Technique for Circle and Semicircle Detection....Pages 349-356
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Properties of Particleboard from Oil Palm Trunk (Elaeis guineensis) and Resam (Dicranopteris linearis)....Pages 359-365
Effect of Tree Portion and Distance from Pith on Specific Gravity, Fiber Properties and Mechanical Properties of Kelampayan (Neolamarckia cadamba) Wood....Pages 367-375
Anatomical Properties of Juvenile Latex Timber Clone Rubberwood Trees....Pages 377-383
Effect of Tree Portion and Anthraquinone (AQ) on Pulp Properties from Batai (Paraserianthes falcataria)....Pages 385-392
The Role of Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) Frond as Filler in Polypropylene Matrix with Relation of Filler Loading and Particle Size Effects....Pages 393-404
Effects of Board Density and Resin Content on the Mechanical and Physical Properties of Oil Palm Frond Particleboard....Pages 405-412
Effect of Different Pressing Times on Mechanical and Physical Properties of Phenol Formaldehyde Particleboard Made from Oil Palm Trunk....Pages 413-418
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Properties of Particleboard from Kelempayan (Neolamarckia cadamba) Wood....Pages 419-428
Effect of Different Portion on Calorific Value, Ash Content, and Specific Gravity of Leucaena leucocephala Wood....Pages 429-434
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Composting of Empty Fruit Bunch Treated with Palm Oil Mill Effluent and Decanter Cake....Pages 437-445
The Effect of Lateral Shoot Number Manipulation on the Capsicum frutescens var Centel Growth and Yield....Pages 447-453
Inhibition of Egg Hatching of the Golden Apple Snail by Synthetic Molluscicides....Pages 455-462
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Kinematics and Kinetics of High and Low Velocity Resistance Training Equated by Time Under Tension: Implications for Hypertrophy Training....Pages 473-473
Relationship Between EMG Activity and Endurance Time of the Biceps Brachii During Isokinetic Contraction....Pages 475-485
The Effects of Eight Weeks Consecutive Swimming Exercise and Estrogen Therapy on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Ovariectomised Rat Model....Pages 487-494
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Differentiating Benign from Malignant Adnexal Masses: Comparison of Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Imaging....Pages 503-503
Prevalence of Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) Among Medical Laboratory Technology Students in UiTM Puncak Alam....Pages 505-514
Malay Cupping Therapy: A Haematological Analysis Pilot Study....Pages 515-522
Pharmaceutical Manipulation of Chronic Anal Fissure....Pages 523-529
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Genotyping the Exon 10 of Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor: Discovery of New Single Nucleotide Polymorphism....Pages 539-539
Fruit Morphology Description of Seven Jackfruit Clones from Farmers Collection....Pages 541-547
Diversity of Dragonfly Communities at Two Habitats in Negeri Sembilan....Pages 549-555
Study on Population Size of Hirundo tahitica in UiTM Negeri Sembilan, Kuala Pilah Campus....Pages 557-564
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Evaluation of Vertical Accuracy of Airborne IFSAR and Open-Source Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) for Flood Inundation Mapping....Pages 573-573
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Quality Attributes of Different Purple Sweet Potato Variety and Sensory Evaluation of Purple Sweet Potato Straight Drink....Pages 585-585
Quantitative Analysis of Hydrophilic and Lipophilic Antioxidant Components in Palm Puree....Pages 587-593
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Solid Waste Minimization Strategies: The First Step Towards Greening a University Campus....Pages 609-609
Reverse Logistics Network Design for Paper Recycling....Pages 611-619
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Improvement of Insulated Wire Ball Bonding....Pages 631-631
Eddy Current Thermography Testing on Lack of Fusion (LOF) Defect of Carbon Steel Welded Sample....Pages 633-641
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