Ionic liquids (ILs) have been increasingly exploited as solvents and/or reagents in many applications due to their “green” properties as well as their tunable physicochemical and biological properties. One of them is the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass prior to ...

Leukemia is a group of cancers which create a large amount of immature white blood cells. Abnormal numbers of white blood cells may suggest a screening of leukemia, and the blood sample is examined under the microscope to observe if the cells appear abnormal. The manual...

Electrical conductivity and shielding effectiveness (SE) of conductive polymer composite of polypyrrole-chitosan (PPy-CHI) have been studied. It was shown that chitosan can improve electrical and thermal properties of polypyrrole. The applicability of PPy-CHI composite ...

Conventional polyurethane foam has non-tunable sound absorption properties. Here, a magneto-induced foam, called magnetorheological (MR) foam, was fabricated with the feature of being able to tune sound absorption properties, primarily from the middle- to higher-frequen...

Crude olein preparations with different amounts of diacylglycerols (DAG) were refined, bleached and deodorized (RBD) prior to the dry fractionation process. The RBD olein samples with different amounts of DAG were then individually fractionated into low-melting (super o...

The Malaysian aviation industry has continued to march forward. With a turnover of RM23.7 billion in 2013, it is expected to grow higher especially after the Malaysian national aerospace blueprint was launched in 2015. The aviation related organizations currently have a...

Abstract Purpose To analyse and compare the alterations in corneal endothelium morphology induced by different materials and durations of wearing soft contact lenses (CL) among young adults living in Kuala Lumpur. Methods Healthy soft CL wearers were invited to particip...

This paper describes an investigation of coal characteristics and slagging potential using coal slagging assessment tool such as numerical slagging indices. Historical data on coal use according to type and shipment in power plant was use for the analysis. It is found t...

Since its founding, there has been significant debate over the extent to which the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has succeeded in institutionalising reciprocal security cooperation in Southeast Asia. A review of the academic literature on the security d...