Publications

Publications in year 2000

I. Publications in journals

  • Wahidudin A.N., “Impact of Loan Sales on Asset Risk”, Banker’s Journal, No. 114, June 2000,
    pp. 48-53.

II. Publications in Conferences Proceedings

Abdul Ghani B.A., “The Influences of sociocultural environment and other languages on Miriek, Bintulu and Kejaman Language”, Borneo 2000 Language, Management and Tourism, proceedings of the 6th Biennial Borneo Research Conference, edited by Michael Leigh.

Publications in year 2001

I. Publications in journals

  • Stauble-Pumpin B., Mendoza G.A., Guzman O., Clavijo J., Prieto P., Dam B., 2001, “Two-component model to describe the growth of physical-vapour-deposited YBa2Cu3O7 films”, Physica C vol. 356, pp. 161-170.

II. Publications in Conferences Proceedings

  • Beicha A., Haji-Sulaiman M. Z. and Nick Meriam Sulaiman, “The effect of pulsatile flow on permeate flux in ultrafiltration membrane”, 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Melbourne, Australia 23-27 September 2001.

  • Beicha A., Haji-Sulaiman M. Z. and Nick Meriam Sulaiman, “A simulation study on the significance of concentration polarisation and membrane fouling in tubular ultrafiltration membrane”, 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Melbourne, Australia 23-27 September 2001.

  • Beicha A., Haji-Sulaiman M. Z. and Nick Meriam Sulaiman, “A simulation study on the significance of concentration polarisation and adsorption in tubular ultrafiltration membrane”, Regional Symposium on Chemical Engineering 2001 Bandung, Indonesia, October 29-31, 2001.

  • Dubdub I., “Application of Neural Network for Two CSTR in Series using Feed-Forward Back-Propagation”, 15th Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineers, SOMChE 2001, 11-12 September 2001, Johor, Malaysia.

  • Dubdub I., “Modeling and Simulation of Multicomponent Distillation column by stage-Stage Calculation Method”, 15th Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineers, SOMChE 2001, 11-12 September 2001, Johor, Malaysia.

  • Dubdub I., “Recycling of Plastic Wastes: Comprehensive Kinetic Pyrolysis Study of PVC and PET Polymers using TGA”, 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering 2001, 23-27 September 2001, Melbourne, Australia.

  • Dubdub I., “Modeling and Simulation of Multicomponent Distillation Column”, Regional Symposium on Chemical Engineering 2001, 29-31 October, Bandung, Indonesia.

  • Dubdub I., “Recycling of Plastic Wastes: Kinetic Pyrolysis study of LDPE and HDPE using TGA”, Regional Symposium on Chemical Engineering 2001, 29-31 October, Bandung, Indonesia.

  • Enriquez J., “The socialization of IT into the curriculum: issues and approaches”, International Conference on Learning and Teaching On-line, Challenges and Prospects, 10-12 January 2001, Guangzhou, China.

  • Enriquez J., “A socialization of Information and Communication into Teaching and Learning”, Inaugural SEAAIR Conference on Enhancing the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Tertiary Education in the 21st Century, 22-25 October 2001, Kuching, Malaysia.

  • Giridharan B., “The Background of L2 Learners and their Acquisition Process: A Pilot Study”, 49th TEFLIN International Conference 2001, 6-8 November, Bali, Indonesia.

  • Stauble-Pumpin B., Mendoza G.A., Prieto P., and Dam B., “Temperature dependence of the surface morphology of sputtered YBa2Cu3O7 films”, International Conference for Materials in Advanced Technologies ICMAT 2001, 1-6 July, Singapore.

Publications in year 2002

I. Publications in journals

  • Stauble-Pumpin B., Mendoza G.A., Prieto P., and Dam B., 2002, “Temperature dependence of the surface morphology of sputtered YBa2Cu3O7 films”, Superconductor Science and Technology vol. 15, pp.1-6.

II. Publications in Conferences Proceedings

  • Abdul Ghani B.A., and Sheikh Rahimullah, B.I., “Would Problem-Based Learning be a feasible Approach to Teaching Chemistry: A Case Study”, Paper accepted for presentation the International Conference on Higher Education for the 21st Century (HE21) 2001, 24-26 September Miri, Malaysia.

  • Abdullah S.K., Balasingam D.M., Krishnan A., and Kong Eik Fong E., “Learning Styles of Confucius Heritage Learner: A Case Study at Curtin University of Technology, Sarawak”, Teaching and Learning Forum 2002, 4-6 February 2002, Perth, Australia.

  • Abdullah S.K., Balasingam D.M., Krishnan A., and Kong Eik Fong E., “Left Brain Thinkers Hermann Brain Dominance Instrument: Outcomes and Challenges. A Further Study on Confucius Heritage Learners at Curtin Sarawak”, HERDSA (Higher Education Research and Development throughout Australasia) Annual Conference 2002, 8-10 July, Perth, Australia.

  • Abdullah S.K., Balasingam D.M., Krishnan A., and Kong Eik Fong E., “Confucius Heritage Culture (CHC) Learners of Curtin Sarawak and their Left Brain Thinking Preference”, Paper accepted for presentation the International Conference on Higher Education for the 21st Century (HE21) 2001, 24-26 September Miri, Malaysia.

  • Annamalai C., “Choosing a Software Life Cycle Model for Data Mining with E-Commerce”, 2nd World Engineering Congress 2002, 22-25 July, Kuching, Malaysia.

  • Beicha A., Sulaiman M. Z. and Sulaiman N.M., “Fouling behaviour of Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) during Ultrafiltration”, 2nd World Engineering Congress 2002, 22-25 July, Kuching, Malaysia

  • Chan Soon Lim L., “Personal Financial Planning Training: Responsiveness between the Industry and Higher Education”, Paper accepted for presentation the International Conference on Higher Education for the 21st Century (HE21) 2001, 24-26 September Miri, Malaysia.

  • Dubdub I.J.M. and Wai K.C., “Application of Neural Network for Binary Distillation using different Back-Propagation Techniques”, 2nd World Engineering Congress 2002, 22-25 July, Kuching, Malaysia.

  • Dubdub I.J.M., “Prediction of Vapor Liquid Equilibrium Using Neural Network”, Regional Symposium on Chemical Engineering (RSCE) 2002, in conjunction with 16th Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineers (SOMChE), 2002, 28-30 October, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

  • Enriquez J., “Socialising Factors of Software Applications in Student Learning within a Task Context”, Australian Computers in Education Conference (ACEC2002), 2002, 11-13 July, Hobart, Australia.

  • Enriquez J., “Analysing Perception and Participation of Confucius Heritage Culture learners in a computer-mediated Environment”, Paper accepted for presentation the International Conference on Higher Education for the 21st Century (HE21) 2001, 24-26 September Miri, Malaysia.

  • Giridharan, B. and Enriquez, J.G., “English Language and IT Learning Challenges in Australian Offshore Campuses”, Teaching and Learning Forum 2002, 4-6 February 2002, Perth, Australia.

  • Giridharan, B., “The Importance of Preferred Themes in Academic Readings” , HERDSA (Higher Education Research and Development throughout Australasia) Annual Conference 2002, 8-10 July, Perth, Australia.

  • Giridharan, B., “The Background of Second Language Learners and their Acquisition Process”, International Conference on Higher Education for the 21st Century (HE21) 2001, 24-26 September Miri, Malaysia.

  • Golkar M.A., “Power Quality in Electric Networks: Monitoring and Standards”, 2nd World Engineering Congress 2002, 22-25 July, Kuching, Malaysia.

  • Ho P.L. and Mathews M.R., “Comprehensiveness of Disclosure of Non-Financial Companies: Some Empirical Evidence from Annual Reports (2000) of Companies Listed in the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange”, Conference on Financial Accounting: Issues in the 21st Century, 29-30 October 2002, Shah Alam, Malaysia

  • Lahur A. and Nurtjahja O., “Twinning Fever in National Education System of Indonesia: Problems, Approaches and Impacts”, HERDSA (Higher Education Research and Development throughout Australasia) Annual Conference 2002, 8-10 July, Perth, Australia.

  • Lahur A., “Independent Learning for reluctant learners: a pilot study at Foundation Studies Program CSM”, International Conference on Higher Education for the 21st Century (HE21) 2002, 24-26 September, Miri, Malaysia.

  • Lee Seng Kieong D., “Strategy for sustainable competitive advantage for a foreign university in Sarawak, Malaysia”, Paper accepted for presentation the International Conference on Higher Education for the 21st Century (HE21) 2001, 24-26 September Miri, Malaysia.

  • Ng A., “Technology in Higher Education: A Vision Shared – Managing Online Learning from Virtuality to Reality”, Paper accepted for presentation the International Conference on Higher Education for the 21st Century (HE21) 2001, 24-26 September Miri, Malaysia.

  • Nurtjahja, O. and Lahur A., “Students’ Responses towards Lecturers’ Feedback: Problems and Suggestions”, Teaching and Learning Forum 2002, 4-6 February 2002, Perth, Australia.

  • Persada O.N. and Goubier T., “Parallelisation in GIS: the case for a Hybrid Paralel Computer”, 2nd World Engineering Congress 2002, 22-25 July, Kuching, Malaysia.

  • Sarker, P. K. and Rangan, B. V., “Reinforced Concrete Slender Columns: A Parametric Study”, Advances in Mechanics of Structures and Materials, 17th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials: ACMSM 17, 2002, June 12-14, Queens land, Australia.

  • Sarker, P. K. and Rangan, B. V., “High Strength Concrete Columns under Unequal Load Eccentricities at Ends”, 2nd World Engineering Congress 2002, 22-25 July, Kuching, Malaysia.

  • Sivathasan S., “The Dual Group Priority-based CDMA ALOHA System Model”, 2nd World Engineering Congress 2002, 22-25 July, Kuching, Malaysia

  • Sivathasan S. and Annamalai C., “Borneo’s Head Hunters go Digital: A Look at ICT and E-Recruitment Efforts in Borneo”, Borneo Research Council (BRC2002), seventh biennial international conference, 2002, 15-18 July, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

  • Wong F. and Wong L.S., “A new Approach in Palm Oil Mill Effluent Treatment – The Integrated High Rate System (IHRS)”, 2nd World Engineering Congress 2002, 22-25 July, Kuching, Malaysia.

  • Wong F., Dubdub I., and Najafpour G., “Separation of oil and suspended solids in palm oil mill effluent (POME).”, Regional Symposium on Chemical Engineering (RSCE) 2002, in conjunction with 16th Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineers (SOMChE), 2002, 28-30 October, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

  • Elliot A.D., Yan H.M., Vuthaluru H.B., and Zhang D.K., “A Kinetic Study of Thermal Decomposition of Organic-Rich Wastes for Fuel Oil Recovery”, 6th Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Combustion and Energy Utilization 2002, 20-22 May, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

  • Yan L.L.., Yan H.M., and Zhang D.K., “A Kinetic Modelling Study of Catalytic Partial Oxidation of Propylene to Form Acrolein”, 6th Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Combustion and Energy Utilization 2002, 20-22 May, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2002 (submitted and accepted):

  • Golkar M.A., “Electric Power Quality : Type and Measurements”, IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exhibition 2002 : Asia Pacific, October 6-10 , Yokohama, Japan.

  • Golkar M.A., “Power Quality in Distribution Systems”, Australian Universities Power Engineering Conference(AUPEC)-2002, September 29 – October 2, Melbourne, Australia.

  • Sarker, P. K. and Rangan, B. V., “Design of Slender Reinforced Concrete Columns for Unequal Load Eccentricities”, 6th International Symposium on Utilization of High Strength/High Performance Concrete 2002, 16-20 June, Leipzig, Germany.

Publications in year 2003

I. Publications in journals

  • Eow, J.S., Sharif, A.O., and Ghadiri M., 2003, “Drop-drop coalescence in an electric field: the effects of applied electric field and electrode geometry”, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, vol. 219, no.1-3, pp. 253-279.

  • Eow, J.S., Zhang, B., and Ghadiri, M., “Flow misdistribution and corner fluidization in non-uniform packed bed: pressure and velocity profiles”, accepted for publication in Powder Technology.

  • Golkar, M.A., 2003, “A new probabilistic load-flow method for radial distribution networks”, European Transactions on Electrical Power, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 167-172.

  • Junaid, M.S. and Khadaroo, I, 2003, “Toward research and development costs harmonization”, CPA, Journal Certified Public Accountant, vol. LXXIII, no. 9, pp. 50-55.

  • Junaid, M.S. and Talha, M., 2003, “Credibility and expectation GAP in reporting on uncertainties”, Managerial Auditing Journal, vol. 18, no. 6/7, pp. 517-529.

  • Lau, H.H., Godley, M.H.R. and Beale, R.G., 2003, “The influence of column base connectivity on the ultimate load of columns”, Computers & Structures, vol. 81, no. 18-19, pp. 1827-1849.

  • Low, I.M. and Oo, Z., 2002, “Diffraction Studies of a Novel Ti3SiC2-TiC System with Graded Interfaces”, Journal of the Australasian Ceramics Society, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 112-117.

  • Sarker, P.K. and Rangan, B.V., 2003, “Reinforced concrete columns under unequal load eccentricities”, ACI Structural Journal, vol. 100, no. 4, pp. 519-528.

  • Twaiq, F.A., Mohamed A.R. and Bhatia, S. 2003, “Liquid hydrocarbon fuels from palm oil by catalytic cracking over aluminosilicate mesoporous catalysts with various Si/Al ratios”, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, vol. 64, pp. 95-107.

  • Yan, H. M. 2003, “An non-isothermal model for Bubbling Fluidized-Bed Gasifiers”, accepted for publication in Chemical Engineering and Processing.

II. Publications in Conferences Proceedings

Aljada, M., “Synchronous Traffic in FDDI/WDM Networks”, accepted for presentation at 2nd International Conference on Mechatronics and Information Technology, Jecheon, Korea, 2-7 December 2003.

Al-Zubaidy, S., and Vakhguelt, A., “Interphase heat transfer during finite amplitude wave interaction in the gas suspension”, International Conference on Chemical Engineering and Bioprocess Engineering, Sabah, Malaysia, 2003.

Al-Zubaidy, S., and Vakhguelt, A., “Evolution of finite amplitude waves in heaped granular material”, Engineering and Technology Conference, 30 July – 1 August 2003, Kuching, Malaysia.

Al-Zubaidy, Abdullah and Bhinder, “Meteorological Study and Air Conditioning Requirements for Kuching and Amman”, Engineering and Technology Conference, 30 July – 1 August 2003, Kuching, Malaysia.

Bhatia, S., Ooi, Y.S., Twaiq, F.A., and Mohamed A.R., “Production of biofuel from palm oil”, Proceedings of PETROTECH, New Delhi, India, January 2003, pp. 9-12.

Bhatia, S., Mohamed A.R. and Twaiq, F.A., “Catalytic Cracking of palm oil over metal loaded HZSM-5 catalysts”, Proceeding of CHEMECA, 29 September – 1 October 2003, Adelaide, Australia.

Cook, S., Al-Zubaidy, S., and Harris, D., “A system approach to modeling the piloting system in multi-crew aircraft”, 10th Australian International Aerospace Congress and 14th National Space Engineering Symposium, 29 July – 1 August 2003, Brisbane, Australia.

Dubdub, I., 2003, “Prediction of vapor liquid equilibrium of ammonia-water system using neural network”, 31st Annual Australian Chemical Engineering Conference, 29 September – 1 October 2003, Adelaide, Australia.

Dubdub, I., 2003, “The effect of the liquid-phase activity model on the simulation of MTBE production by reactive distillation using ASPEN PLUS”, accepted for presentation at Regional Symposium on Chemical Engineering, 1-3 December 2003, Makati, Philippines.

Giridharan, B. and Conlan, C., “L2 Vocabulary Acquisition: Investigating the Key to Lexical Comprehension”, HERDSA 2003 conference proceedings at website http://surveys.canterbury.ac.nz/herds03/pdfsnon/N1068.pdf

Giridharan, B., “Legends, Myths and Folklores of Bario”, Paper presented at the The Inaugural Curtin Miri/ Curtin Bentley Research Collaboration Workshop, organized by the Research Unit for the the Study of Societies in Change( RUSSIC), Curtin University of Technology, 28th-29th November 2003.

Golkar, M.A., “Power quality consideration of distributed generation”, 2nd Regional Conference on Energy Technology towards a Clean Environment, pp. 518-524, 12-14 February 2003, Phuket, Thailand.

Gorin, A.V., Vakhguelt, A. and Al-Zubaidy, S., “Transient two-phase flows: governing equations and one-dimensional models for pipeline simulation”, 8th International Workshop Transport phenomena in two-phase flow, Burgas, Bulgaria, 2003

Gorin A.V., Vakhguelt, A., Al-Zubaidy, S., “Wave propagation in semi-infinite porous media”, 25th New Zealand Geothermal Workshop 2003, Auckland, New Zealand.

Herrmann, J.U., 2003, “The use of artificial intelligence in massively multiple online games”, Artificial Intelligence Applications in Industry, 24-25 June 2003, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Lee, D.S.K., “The added values of MBA studies in Malaysia”, accepted for the 17th ANZAM Conference, 2-5 December 2003, Fremantle, Australia.

Ng, A.K.H., “Digital technology in higher education: on-line learning – from virtuality to reality: a case of Sarawak, Malaysia”, 3rd International Convention of Asia Scholars, National University of Singapore, 19-22 August 2003, Singapore.

Ng, A.K.H., “Virtual technology in higher education: challenges & collaboration”, The 26th Association of Southeast Asian Institute of Higher Learning, University Malaysia Sabah, 29 September – 1 October 2003, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Ng, A.K.H., “E-commerce security to counter cyber terrorism attack”, The 1st International Conference of the Asian Academy of Applied Business, Narrowing the Competitive gap of Emerging Markets in the Global Economy, School of Business and Economics, 10-12 July 2003, University Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Reddy, Y.S., “Dividend and signaling: study of extreme and non-extreme dividend behaviour of Indian firms”, accepted for 16th Annual Australasian Banking and Finance Conference, 17-19 December 2003, Sydney, Australia.

Rohani, B. and, Zepernick, H.J., “Frame Erasure Pattern Feedback for Real-Time Perceptual Quality Estimation”, accepted for presentation at 4th International Conference on Information Communications & Signal Processing and 4th Pacific-Rim Conference on Multimedia, 15-18 December, 2003, Singapore.

Rohani, B., Abaii, M., “QoS Augmentation in GPRS via Adaptive Half-Rate Speech Coding”, 9th Asia Pacific Conference on Communications, 21-24 September 2003, Penang, Malaysia.

Zepernick, H.J., Nordholm, S., Rohani B., “Link Adaptation Using Perceptual Quality Measures Speech Communication in Wireless Systems”, Erd ATcrc Telecommunications & Networking Conference and Workshop, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003.

Sarker, P.K. and Rangan, B.V., “Reinforced concrete columns using high strength steel”, The 21st Biennial Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia: “Concrete in the Third Millennium, 17-19 July 2003, Australia, vol. 2, pp. 715-726.

Sivathasan, S., “A dynamic allocation scheme for the dual priority CDMA Aloha”, accepted for presentation at the 7th International Symposium on Digital Signal Processing and Communications Systems and publication in conference proceedings, 7-12 December 2003, Coolangatta, Gold Coast, Australia.

Sivathasan, S., “Stability of the dual group priority-based CDMA aloha system: the selection of control parameters”, Proceeding of the 4th National Conference on Telecommunication Technology, pp. 132-135, 14-15 January 2003, Shah Alam, Malaysia.

Tiong, K.M., Yong, S.T. and Lau, S.T., “The challenges of mathematics curriculum development at an offshore campus: a case of Curtin University of Technology, Sarawak Campus”, International Conference on Science and Mathematics Education: Which Way Now?, 14-16 October 2003, University of Malaya City Campus, Kuala Lumpur.

Tiong, K. M. and Zainal A. A., “On the Splitting of a Solitary Wave Propagating Over a Slowly Varying Topography”, XI National Symposium on Mathematical Sciences, 22-24 December 2003, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

Yang, L.L., Yan, H.M. and Zhang, D.K., “Aspen modeling of catalytic partial oxidation of propylene”, Australian Symposium on Combustion & The 8th Australian Flames Days, Monash University, Australia, 2003.

Yesudhasan, T.J., “Youth, Radio and Social Transformation”, International Conference on Designing Communication for Diversity organized by the Australian New Zealand Communication Association, 9-11 July 2003, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.

Publications in year 2004

I. Publications in journals

  • Shaikh, J.M., “Measuring and Reporting of Intellectual Capital Performance Analysis”, The Journal of American Academy of Business, Vol. 4, Nr. 1-2, pp. 439-448, 2004.

  • Twaiq, F.A., Zabidi, NAM., Mohamed A.R. and Bhatia, S. “Performance of composite catalysts in palm oil cracking for the production of liquid fuels and chemicals”, Fuel Processing Technology, Vol. 85, pp. 1238-1300, 2004.

  • Yan, H.M., “Modelling of a Laboratory-scale Bubbling Fluidized-bed Gasifer with Feeds of both Char and Propane”, FUEL, Vol. 83/14-15, pp. 1979-1990, 2004.

II. Publications in Conferences Proceedings

  • Twaiq, F.A.F., “Catalytic Cracking of Palm Oil into Liquid Fuels”, at the 7th Asia Pacific International symposium on Combustion & Fuel Utilisation, Hong Kong, 15 – 17 December 2004.

  • Wong, F.P.S., Stauble-Pumpin, B., and Yan, H.M., “Treatment of Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) with Hydrochloric Acid to Increase the Separation of Oil from POME”, CHEMECA 2004 Conference, Sydney, Australia, 26 – 29 September 2004.

  • Lai, T.P., Al-Zubaidy, S., and Yan, H.M., “CFD Modeling of Biomass Combustion in Palm Oil Waste Boiler”, CHEMECA 2004 Conference, Sydney, Australia, 26 – 29 September 2004.

  • Yip, V.K., and Yan, H.M., “Modeling of Steam Production Process inPpalm Oil Mills, using ASPEN PLUS”, CHEMECA 2004 Conference, Sydney, Australia, 26 – 29 September 2004.

  • Vsnugopsl, V. Dubdub, I.J.M., and Yan H.M., “Prediction of Vapor Liquid Equilibrium using Neural Network”, CHEMECA 2004 Conference, Sydney, Australia, 26 – 29 September 2004.

  • Sarker, P.K., “Making Geopolymer Concrete using Sarawak Fly Ash”, the First International Conference of Asian Concrete Federation”, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 28 – 29 October 2004.

  • Yesudhasan, T.J., and Shoesmith, B., “Community Radio and Development: Tribal Audiences in South India”, the 13th AMIC Annual Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 1 – 3 July 2004.

  • Yan, H.M., “ASPEN Modeling of Catalytic Partial Oxidation of Propylene”, 7th Asia Pacific International symposium on Combustion & Fuel Utilisation, Hong Kong, 15 – 17 December 2004.

  • Stauble-Pumpin, B., “Towards Gender Inclusiveness in the Teaching of Science and Engineering Subjects: A Case Study”, HERDSA 2004 Conference, Curtin Sarawak, 4 – 7 July 2004.

  • Lew T.Y., “Determinants of Job Satisfaction among Employees of a Leading Bank in Malaysia”, Asia Academy of Management 4th Conference, Shanghai, China, 16 – 18 December 2004.

  • Boniface, K.S., Lew, T.Y., Muniapan, B., Kong, E.E.F., and Yong, S.T., “Entrepreneurship: Personality profile of Chinese entrepreneurs who are Members of the Miri Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sarawak, Malaysia”, 18th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, New Zealand, 8th – 11th December 2004.

  • Gorin, A., Vahguelt. A., and Al-Zubaidy, S., “Turbulent Gas-liquid flow: Governing Equations and the Prediction of Wall Shear Stress, Velocity, and Void Fraction Distribution”, 9th International Conference on Multiphase Flow in Industrial Plants, Rome, Italy, 20 – 21 September 2004.

  • Gorin, A., Vahguelt. A., and Al-Zubaidy, S., “Turbulent Bubbly Flow in Pipes”, 3rd International Symposium on Two-Phase Flow Modelling and Experimentation, Pisa, Italy, September 22 – 25, 2004.

  • Islam M.M., “Moment Redistribution in Continuous Reinforced Concrete Beams and Slabs using 500 MPa Steel”, the 18th Australian Conference on the Mechanics of Structure and Materials, Perth, Australia, 1 – 3 December 2004.

  • Gorin, A., Vahguelt. A., and Al-Zubaidy, S., “Coupled Heat and Mass Transfer by Natural Convection from Sources in a Saturated Porous Medium”, 16th International Conference of Chemical and Process Engineering, Prague, Czech Republic, 22 – 26 August 2004.

  • Puyok, A., “The Political Change and Economic Development of the Kadazandusuns in Sabah, East Malaysia: A Reflection on Mahathir’s Policies and their Consequences to the Kadazandusun Community”, 4th International Malaysian Studies Conference, Kuala Lumpur, 3 – 5 August 2004.

  • Krishnan, A., “Teaching and Learning using Mind Mapping Concept in Accounting Unit: a case study at Curtin University of Technology, Sarawak Campus”, Teaching and Learning Forum 2004, Murdoch University, Australia, 9 – 10 February 2004.

  • Sii, J., “Genre Analysis & Cultural Variations: A Comparative Analysis of British and Chinese TEFL/TESL Application Letters”, 9th Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics Conference, Seoul, Korea, 19 – 20 August 2004.

  • Golkar, M.A., “Electric Power Quality: Types and Measurements”, DRPT 2004, the International Conference on Electric Utility Deregulation, Restructuring and Power Technologies, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 5 – 8 April 2004.

  • Barsoum. N., and Pui. C., “Sensorless and Direct Torque Control for Poly-phase Induction Drive”, 4th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, Xian, China, 14 – 16 August 2004.

  • Abdullah, S.K., “Summative Evaluation versus Formative Evaluation: What’s Best for the Confucius Heritage Culture Learners: A case on Marketing Units”, Teaching and Learning Forum 2004, Murdoch University, Australia, 9 – 10 February 2004.

  • Abdullah, S.K., “More Spices in my Skills? Assessment and Learning Experienced Revisted – An Analysis of the Current Assessment on Confucius Heritage Culture Learners (CHC). A Case of Curtin University of Technology, Sarawak Campus”, HERDSA 2004 Conference, Curtin Sarawak, 4 – 7 July 2004.

  • Persada, O.N., and Goubier, T., “Reconfigurable Computing: Programming Challenges” WWCS 2004 Conference, Kuala Lumpur, 28 June – 3 July 2004.

  • Sarker, P.K., “Experience of using Web-based Tutorial with the First Year Engineering students at Curtin Sarawak”, the 18th AAOU Annual Conference, 28 – 30 November 2004.

  • Ahmed, W., “Execution Time Analysis of SIMD Styled Extensions and FPGA for Low Level Image Processing”, Joint International Conference on Informatics and Research on Women in ICT (RWICT) 2004, Kuala Lumpur, 28 – 30 July 2004.

  • Oo, Z., Low, I.M. and O’ Connor, B.O., “In-situ Study of the Phase Stability of Ti3SiC2 in Argon by Neutron Diffraction”, the Advanced Materials Processing and International Ceramics Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 29 November – 3 December 2004.

  • Low, I.M., Oo, Z., O’ Connor B.H. and Smith R.I., “Effect of Ageing Environment on the Thermal Stability of Aluminium-Titanate”, the Advanced Materials Processing and International Ceramics Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 29 November – 3 December 2004.

  • Oo, Z., Chen-Tan, N, Low, I.M., “Indentation Responses of Functionally-graded Al2O3-Al2TiO5 Bilayers”, the Advanced Materials Processing and International Ceramics Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 29 November – 3 December 2004.

  • Yong, S.T., “Reflecting On The Profession: Who Is The IT Professional?” Ubiquity, Vol. 5, Issue 30, Sept. 29 – Oct. 5, 2004, http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/

  • Tiong, K.M., “Teaching Mathematical Thinking to Confucian Heritage Culture Learners through Paradox: An exploration”, Teaching and Learning Forum 2004, Murdoch University, Australia, 9 – 10 February 2004.

  • Tiong, K.M., “Confucian Heritage Culture Learners’ and Instructors’ Expectations and Preferences in Collaborative Learning: Convergence or Divergence?”, HERDSA 2004 Conference, Curtin Sarawak, 4 – 7 July 2004.

  • Tiong, K.M., Yong, S.T., and Lau S.T., “The Challenges of Mathematics Curriculum Development at an Offshore Campus: A Case of Curtin University of Technology, Sarawak Campus”, International Conference on Science and Mathematic Education: Which Way Now?, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 16 – 18 June 2004.

  • Muniapan, B., “The Challenges of Teaching Human Resource Management in People’s Republic of China”, T&L Forum 2004, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia, 7 – 13 February 2004.

  • Lahur, A.M., “Plagiarism among Asian Students at an Australian University Offshore Campus: Is it a Cultural Issue? A Pilot Study”, HERDSA 2004 Conference, Curtin Sarawak, 4 – 7 July 2004.

  • Giridharan, B., “Facilitating Writing Tasks through Reflective Practices”, HERDSA 2004 Conference, Curtin Sarawak, 4 – 7 July 2004.

  • Sheehy, F., “Developing a Teaching and Learning Ethos in Academic Staff at an Offshore Branch Campus”, International Conference on Making Educational Reform Happen: Learning from the Asian Experience and Comparative Perspectives, Bangkok, Thailand, 20 – 24 September 2004.

  • Muniapan.B., “Industrial Relations and Management Prerogatives in Malaysia”, HR Issues in Malaysia: Getting it Right from the Start, Grand Plaza Park Royal, Singapore, 1st April 2004.

  • Krishnan, A., Lew T.Y., Muniapan, B., and Kong E.E.F., “Exploring the Extent of Transformational Leadership in the Context of Miri Entrepreneurs”, ASEMAL4 Conference, Penang, Malaysia, 13 – 15 December 2004.

Publications in year 2005

I. Publications in journals

  • Goi, C.L., “E-Banking in Malaysia: Opportunity and Challenges”, the Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce.

  • Goi, C.L., “Marketing Mix: A Review of ‘P’”, the Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce.

  • Hardjito, D., Wallah, S., Sumajouw, & M., Rangan, “Fly Ash-Based Geopolymer Concrete”, the Australian Journal of Structural Engineering.

  • Lau, H.H., Ha, H.U., Ng, C.K, & Law, P.L. “Analysis and Design of Jobs for Control of Cumulative Trauma Disorders: Plastic Forks/Spoons Packing Job”, the IEM Journal.

  • Lew, T.Y., & Liew M.Y., “Exploring the Antecedents of Needs and Job Satisfaction among Employees of a Bank in Malaysia: Implications for managing Bank Staff, the Banker’s Journal Malaysia.

  • Lew, T.Y., Krishnan, A, Muniapan, B, & Kong E.F., “Exploring the Extent of Transformal Leadership in the Context of Miri Entrepreneurs”,the Sarawak Development Journal.

  • Saeid, N.H., & Mohamad, A.A., “Periodic Free Convection from a Vertical Plate in a Saturated Porous Medium, Non-Equilibrium Model”,the International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.

  • Saeid, N.H., “Mixed Convection Flow along a Vertical Plate Subjected to Time-Periodic Surface Temperature Oscillations”, the International Journal of Thermal Sciences.

  • Saeid, N.H., “Mixed Convection from Two Thermal sources in a Vertical Porous Layer”, the International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.

  • Shaikh, J., “E-Commerce Impact: Energing Technology Electronic Auditing”, the Managerial Auditing Journal.

  • Shenbaga, K.R., & Gayathri, V., “Closure to Permeability and Consolidation Characteristics of Compacted Fly Ash”, the Journal of energy Engineering.

II. Publications in Conferences Proceedings

  • Abdullah, S.K., “The Thoughtful Thinking and Thinker Friendly Classroom”, T & L Forum 2005, Perth, Australia, 3 – 4 February 2005.

  • Ahmed, E., Bhuiyan, A.R., Islam, M.R., “FE Stress Analysis of Laminated Rubber Bearing under Compression and Shear”, Innovation & Sustainability of Structures, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Innovation & Sustainability of Structures in Civil Engineering, China, 20 – 22 November 2005.

  • Ahmed, W., & Myers, D., “Improvising Clustering of Objects in Embedded System Design”, the 2nd International Conference on Mechatronics, Kuala Lumpur, 10 – 12 May 2005.

  • Ahmed, W., Myers, D., “Design Refinement for Efficient Clustering of Objects in Embedded Systems”, Conference on Design, Automation and Test in Europe, Munich, Germany, 7 – 11 March 2005.

  • Albon, R., & Lindsay, E., “Getting Past Anti-Groupwork Excuses to the Real Issues They Hide”, Making a Difference, 2005 Evaluations and Assessment Conference, Sydney, Australia, 30 November – 1 December 2005.

  • Albon, R., “Explaining the Functional Outcomes of PowerPoint in a Multi-Linquistic off-shore University using Dual Coding Theory”, Balance, Fidelity, Mobility: Maintaining the Momentum?, Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, Brisbane, Australia, 4 – 7 December 2005.

  • Alwi, A., “Is Moral Studies a Pain in Private Higher Education Institution? A Case Study of Curtin University of Technology, Malaysia”HERDSA Conference, Sydney, Australia, 3 – 6 July 2005.

  • Barsoum, N.N., & Vasant, P., “Fuzziness patterns in Disparate Level of Satisfaction for MCDM Model using Modified Flexible S-Curve MF”, The 1st International Conference on Natural Computation, The 2nd International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery, Changsha, China, 27 – 29 August 2005.

  • Bhattarcharya, A., Vasant., P., Barsoum, N.N. & Dimirovski, G., “An Intelligent Possibilistic Fuzzy Linear Programming (IPFLP) Approach for Measuring Performance Variables under Manufacturing Environment”, the International Conference on Intelligent Systems, Kuala Lumpur, 1 – 3 December 2005.

  • Chin, S.P.P., “The e-Learning Impact in Malaysia”, HERDSA Conference, Sydney, Australia, 3 – 6 July 2005.

  • Diab, H.M., Wu, Z., & Ahmed, E., “Analytical Study on Long-Term Deflections of Beams Strengthened by Prestressed FRP Sheets”, Innovation & Sustainability of Structures, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Innovation & Sustainability of Structures in Civil Engineering.

  • Giridharan, B., & Albon, R., “Enhancing Vocabulary Development through Mediated Constructivist Learning”, 2nd Independent Learning Oceania Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 9 – 12 September 2005.

  • Giridharan, B., “Assessment and Evaluation Procedures in a Second Language Context”, the 2nd National Seminar on Second/Foreign Language Learners and Learning, Perak, Malaysia, 3 – 4 December 2005.

  • Golkar, M.A., “VAR Control in Distribution Systems by using Artificial Intelligence Techniques” The IASTED International Conference on Energy and Power Systems, Krabi, Thailand, 18 – 20 April 2005.

  • Gorin, A., & Stauble-Pumpin, B., “Double Diffusion from Sources in Porous Media”, Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium and Multiphase Flow, Heat Mass Transfer and Energy Conversion, China 2005.

  • Gorin, A., Deans, J., Watson, A., Lu, X., “The Experimental and Numerical Analysis of a Carbon Dioxide Driven Geothermal Geyser”, Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium and Multiphase Flow, Heat Mass Transfer and Energy Conversion, China 2005.

  • Gorin, A.V., “Heat Transfer in Turbulent Separated Flows”, The International Conference on Jets, Wakes and Separated Flows, ICJWSF-2005, Toba-shi, Japan, 5 – 8 October 2005.

  • Hardjito, D., Wallah, S.E., Sumajouw, D.M.J, Rangan, B.V. “Effect of Mixing Time and Rest Period on the Engineering of Fly Ash-Based Geopolymer Concrete”, Geopolymer, Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development Solutions, Proceedings of the World Congress Geopolymer 2005.

  • Hardjito, D., Wallah, S.E., Sumajouw, D.M.J. & Rangan, B.V. “Introducing Fly Ash-Based Geopolymer Concrete: Manufacture and Engineering Properties”, 30th Conference on Our World in Concrete & Structures, Singapore, 23 – 24 August 2005.

  • Hmun, P. & Dawson, J., “Effectiveness of Students Participation in Assessment Process”, First International Conference on Enhancing Teaching and Learning through Assessment, Hong Kong, China, 13 – 15 June 2005.

  • Ho, P.L., “Reflective Learning through Learning Diaries: Can Business Students Do It?”, HERDSA Conference, Sydney, Australia, 3 – 6 July 2005.

  • Hong, M.Y., Chua, H.B., Srinivasakannan, C., Chok, V.S., & Wee S.K., “A Novel Compartment Fluidised Bed Gasifier for Synthesis Gas Production and Power Generation from Palm Waste”, 19th Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineering in conjunction with 2nd International Conference on Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 8 – 10 December 2005.

  • Islam, M.S., “Application of Bioceramics for Ammonia Nitrogen Removal in Biological Wastewater Treatment”, Annual Conference of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers, Seoul, Korea, 28 – 30 April 2005.

  • Japaprakash, T.Y., “Communication Education: Teaching Media Research”, Mediamorphosis – Communication, Technology & Growth International Conference 2005, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 13 – 14 July 2005.

  • Jayaprakash, J.C.M., “Strategies in Teaching Accounting at Higher Education”, T & L Forum, Perth, Australia, 3 – 4 February 2005.

  • Jayaprakash, T., “Student Centred Learning through WebCT: An Action Research Approach”, T & L Forum 2005, Perth, Australia, 3 – 4 February 2005.

  • Jayaprakash, T.Y., “Research Indigenous Radio Audiences: Ethnographic Fieldwork”, Asian Radio at the Cross Roads: A New Paradigm in the Digital Age, Singapore, 15 – 17 June 2005.

  • Jayaprakash, T.Y., “Remote Indigenous Media Audiences: Radio and Gender in Southern India”, 14th AMIC Annual Conference, China, 18 – 21 July 2005.

  • Kassim, Z.A., “Market Orientation of Manufacturing SME’s in Malaysia: The Role of Top Managers’ Personal Characteristics, Values and Leadership Styles”, the 2nd International Business Research Conference, Sydney, Australia, 5 – 8 December 2005.

  • Krishnan, A., “Activity Based Costing in Higher Learning Institution: A Local Case Study”, International Conference on Business and Information, Hong Kong, 13 – 15 July 2005.

  • Krishnan, L., “Are We Dealing with the Indigenous People Accordingly, in a Diversified Community?”, The 5th International Conference on Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations, 30 June – 3 July 2005.

  • Kumar, K., “Self-Directed Learning: An Initial Investigation of Language Lecturers Conceptions, Perceptions and their readiness for Promoting Self-Directed Learning at Curtin Sarawak”, 2nd Independent Learning Oceania Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 9 – 12 September 2005.

  • Lau, H.H., “The Influence of Column Base Connections on the Stability of Slender Multi-Bay Frame Structures”, The 4th International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures”, Shanghai, China, 13 – 15 June 2005.

  • Lau, S.T. & Motalebi, F., “Action Research on New Form of Formative Assessment for Pre-University Mathematics Unit”, First International Conference on Enhancing Teaching and Learning through Assessment, Hong Kong, China, 13 – 15 June 2005.

  • Lew, T.Y., & Liew, M.Y., “Exploring the antecedents of Needs and Job Satisfaction among Employees of a Leading Bank in Malaysia: Implications for Managing Bank Employees in Malaysia”, the 9th International Conference on Global Business and Economic Development, Seoul, Korea, 25 – 28 May 2005.

  • Lew, T.Y., “Adoption of Deep Learning Approaches by Final Year Marketing Students: A Case Study of Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Campus”, T & L Forum, Perth, Australia, 3 – 4 February 2005.

  • Lew, T.Y., “Miri’s Image as a New Tourist Destination”, the Asia Pacific Marketing Conference, Kuching, Malaysia, 22 – 23 November 2005.

  • Motalebi, F. & Lau, S.T., “Group Project and Group Assessment in Pre-University Programming Unit”, First International Conference on Enhancing Teaching and Learning through Assessment, Hong Kong, China, 13 – 15 June 2005.

  • Muniapan, B., “The Philosophy of Bhagavad Gita and its Relevance to Human Resource Development in the 21st Century”, SSEAR Conference, New Delhi, 27 – 30 January 2005.

  • Muniapan, B., “Valmiki Ramayana and the Transformational Leadership of Sri Rama”, the International Conference on Sanskrit, Bangkok, Thailand, 23 – 26 June 2005.

  • Muthuramalingam, J. & Velakkayala, G., “Construction of Highway in Soft Soil Regions of Borneo” International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management, 10 – 14 December 2005.

  • Nandong, J., Kong, Y.H, Panau, F., & Samyudia, Y., “Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of Continuous Extractive Alcoholic Fermentation for Hemicellulosic Sugar by Yeast Pichia Stipitis”, 19th Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineering in conjunction with 2nd International Conference on Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 8 – 10 December 2005.

  • Oo, Z., “Data Analysis of In-Situ Study for the Phase Stability of Ti3SiC2 in Argon by Using Rietveld Method”, International Conference on Computer Application 2005, Yangon, Myanmar, 3 – 8 March 2005.

  • Oo, Z., T. Chen, & Low, I.M., “Evaluation for graded Al2O3-Al2TiO5 Bilayers through the Role of Indentation Responses and Contact Failure Micromechanisms”, the Role of Materials on Asset Integrity, Institute of Materials, publication of the 2nd IMM Sarawak Committee Conference & Exhibition, Sarawak, Malaysia, 11 – 12 August 2005.

  • Saeid, N.H., Shuib, S., & Razali, R. “Free Convection on Variable Temperature Wall in Porous Media”, Conference on Spatial and Computational Engineering, Kuala Lumpur, 6 – 8 December 2005.

  • Samyudia, Y., “Robust Nonlinear Control of Bio-chemical Processes” 19th Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineering in conjunction with 2nd International Conference on Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 8 – 10 December 2005.

  • Samyudia, Y., Low, K.S., Nandong, J., “Analysis and Monitoring of Clarification Systems in Palm Oil Mills using Multivariate Statistical Methods”, 19th Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineering in conjunction with 2nd International Conference on Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 8 – 10 December 2005.

  • Shenbaga, K.J., & Gayathri, V., “Compressive and Flexural Strength of Cement-Fibre-Stabilized Fly Ashes”, the Indian Geotechnical Conference, India, 17 – 19 December 2005.

  • Singam, B., “Design Aspects of Microcontroller Based Maximum Power Point Tracking Controller for PV System”, 2nd International Conference on Mechatronics, Kuala Lumpur, 10 – 12 May 2005.

  • Sivathasan, S. & Lau, H.H., “Using Mind Maps in University Teaching”, HERDSA Conference, Sydney, Australia, 3 – 6 July 2005.

  • Stauble-Pumpin, B., “Using Concept Maps to Develop Life-Long Learning Skills: A Case Study”, T & L Forum 2005, Perth, Australia, 3 – 4 February 2005.

  • Vasant, P.M., & Barsoum, N.N., “Fuzzy Optimization of Cost Function in Product Mix Selection Problem”, 16th IFAAC World Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, 2 – 13 July 2005.

  • Velakkayala, G., “Information Infrastructure for Supply Chain Management – An Overview”, International Conference on E-Commerce 2005, Kuala Lumpur, 9 – 11 January 2005.

  • Wong, F., Nandong, J., Samyudia, Y., Tan. K.K., “An Experiment Investigation on the Oil Separation from Oil-Water Emulsion for the Study of Palm Oil Mills Effluent (POME) Treatment”, 19th Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineering in conjunction with 2nd International Conference on Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 8 – 10 December 2005.

  • Yong, S.T., “Deep Learning Approach Among Marketing Students: Adult versus Youth Learners”, HERDSA Conference, Sydney, Australia, 3 – 6 July 2005.

Publications in year 2006

I. Publications in journals

  • Ancheh, K.S.B., 2006. Institutional Factors Attracting Students to Malaysian Institution of Higher Education, International Review of Business Research papers,2 (1), 46-64.

  • Ancheh, K.S.B., 2006. The Changing Landscape of the Globalisation of International Higher Education, World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, 3 (4), 381-392.

  • Foo, D.C.Y., Manan, Z.A., & Tan Y.L., 2006. Use of Cascade Analysis to Optimize Water Networks, Chemical Engineering Progress, 102 (7), 45-52.

  • Goi C.L., 2006. Factors Influencing Development of E-Banking in Malaysia. Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce, 11(2).

  • Gribble, S.J., Scott, D., Mawdesiey, M. & Al-Jibouri, S., 2006. Learning to be Real Engineers, The Dam Game Simulation, Architectural Engineering and Design Management, (2), 101-114.

  • Islam, M.R., Wijeysundera, N.E., & Ho, J.C., 2006. Heat and Mass Transfer Effectiveness and Correlations for Counter-Flow Absorbers,International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, (49), 4171-4182.

  • Ismail, S., Nassir, A.M., Joher, H., & Hamid, M.A.A., 2006. Wealth Effect of Auditor Switch during Crisis and Non-Crisis Period: The Malaysian Experience, the European Journal of Social Sciences, 2 (2), 124-128.

  • Joher, H., Ali, M., & Nazrul, 2006. The Impact of Ownership Structure on Corporate Debt Policy: Two State Least Square Simultaneous Model Approach for Post Crisis Period: Evidence from Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, the International Business and Economics Research Journal, 5 (5), 51-62.

  • K. Kadirgama, K.A. Abou-El-Hossein, B. Mohammad and H. Habeeb, 2006. Numerical Analysis on Plastic Strain and Plastic Strain-Rate Distribution in Milling, Far East Journal of Applied Mathematics, 25 (2), 219-223.

  • Kaniraj, S.R. & Gayathri, V., 2006. Behavior of fiber-reinforced cement-stabilized fly ashes, Journal of Testing and Evaluation, 34 (4), 290-297.

  • Krishnan, A., 2006. Strategic Alliance, What Cutting Edge It Gives Your Organisation, Academy of Taiwan Business Management Review, 2 (2), 106-112.

  • Krishnan, A., 2006. An Application of Activity Based Costing in Higher Learning Institution: A Local Case Study, Contemporary Management Research, 2 (2), 75-90.

  • Lew, T.Y., & Malek, H.A., 2006. Enhancing Miris Image as a New Tourist Destination through the Media: The case of Malaysia,International Review of Business Research Papers, 2 (4), 69-84.

  • Lew, T.Y., & Yong, S.T., 2006. Managing Expectations and Perceptions of Service Quality of Local and International Students in an Offshore Branch Campus of an Australian University, Academy of Taiwan Business Management Review, 1 (1), 94-103.

  • Lew, T.Y., 2006. Adoption of Deep Learning Approaches by Students Pursuing Higher Education in Sarawak, Sarawak Development Journal, 7 (2), 144-161.

  • Lu, X., Watson, Gorin, A.V., & Deans, J., 2006. Experimental Investigation and Numerical Modelling of Transient Two-Phase Flow in a Geysering Geothermal Well, International Journal of Geothermal Research and its Applications, (35), 409-427.

  • Mohamad, S., & Joher, H., 2006. Auditor Change During Listings: Effect on IPO Premiums, Journal of Business Case Studies, 2 (4), 73-81.

  • Muniapan, B., 2006. Industrial Relations and Trade Dispute Settlement, Academy of Taiwan Business Management Review, 1 (1), 21-29.

  • Nandong, J., Samyudia, Y., & Tade M.O., 2006. Dynamic Simulation and Optimization of Two-Stage Extractive Alcoholic Fermentation Process: Design Impact on Controllability, Chemical Product and Process Modeling, 1 (8).

  • Rajamohan, G., Balakrishna, S., & Reddy, M.M., 2006. Sustainable Energy Solution for Cogeneration Plant in a Modern Rice Mill using Paddy Husk,  World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, 3 (3), 211-222.

  • Rangan, V., Wallah, S., Sumajouw, D., & Hardjito, D., 2006. Heat-cured, Low-calcuium, Fly Ash-based Geopolymer Concrete, Indian Concrete Journal, 80 (6), 47-52.

  • Sadique, S.E., 2006. A Boundary Element Procedure for the Solution of the Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication Problem of Rolling Line Contacts by a Newtonian Fluid, Journal of King Abdulaziz University Engineering Sciences, 16 (2), 17-33.

  • Sadique, S.E., Ramakrishna, S., Batchelor, A.W., & Chua, H.B., 2006. In Vitro Frictional Behavior and Wear patterns between Contemporary and Esthetic Composite Orthodontic Brackets and Archwires, WEAR.

  • Samyudia, Y., 2006. Identification of Reheat Furnace Temperature Models from Closed-Loop Data an Industrial Case Study, Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, 1 (1-2), 70-81.

  • Tan, Y.L., Manan Z.A., 2006. Retrofit of Water Network with Optimization of Existing Regeneration Units, the Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 45, 7592 -7602.

  • Yong, C.K., Islam, M.R., & Mujumdar, A.S., 2006. Mechanical Means of Enhancing Drying Rates: Effect on Drying Kinetics and Quality, Drying Technology, (24), 397-404.

  • Zabiri, H., & Samyudia, Y., 2006. A Hybrid Formulation and Design of Model Predictive Control for Systems under Actuator Saturation and Backlash, Journal of Process Control, 16, 693-709.

II. Publications in Conferences Proceedings

  • ABDULLAH, S.K., 2006. Poster presentation exploring students’ learning behaviour in marketing units: Confucius heritage culture learners in Sarawak. Proceedings of the 29th HERDSA Annual Conference, 9-12 July 2006 Perth Australia.

  • AFIFI, N., CHIENG, Y.J., & LAU, L.C., 2006. Performance measurements of VoIP traffic over multi-hop IEEE802.11 WLAN networks.International Conference on Network and Mobile Computing, 28-29 August 2006 Negeri Sembilan.

  • AHMED, E., BADARUZZAMAN, W.H., 2006. Bondek II/cemboard composite floor panel: development, structural performances and applications. Proceedings of the 10th East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction, 3-5 August 2006 Bangkok Thailand.

  • AHMED, H.J.A., 2006. The influence of calendar anomalies on stock returns and volatility using garch(1,1)-m model: evidence from Bursa Malaysia. Proceedings of the 3rd International Business Research Conference, 20-22 November 2006 Melbourne.

  • AHMED, W., MYERS, D., TAN, T., 2006. Lessons for requirements engineering: building on the success of discussion groups in open-source projects. Proceedings of the Second Malaysian Software Engineering Conference, 11-12 December 2006 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.

  • AIT-SAADI, I., & JUSOH, M., 2006. Vulnerability to currency crises: the asian experience. Proceedings of the Conference Northeast Business & Economics Association, 12-14 October 2006 Port Jefferson. New York: Northeast Business & Economics Association, 15-18.

  • ALWI, A., 2006. Changing students valuing of moral education: from pain to gain: a case of Curtin University of Technology. In: E.J. RENNER, ed. EDU-COM 2006 International Conference – Engagement and Empowerment: New Opportunities for Growth in Higher Education, 22-24 November 2006 Thailand. Australia: Edith Cowan University, 49-53.

  • BARSOUM, N.N., & GOH, W.C., 2006. Modelling the feasibility of an integrated hydrogen hybrid energy system for stand alone power system. Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, 10-13 December 2006 Melbourne. Australia.

  • BARSOUM, N.N., & PNG, F.T.C., 2006. High quality ac power with triac inverter. Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, 10-13 December 2006 Melbourne Australia.

  • CHIN, P.P., 2006. The use of weblogs to students’ learning engagement: a case study of brick and mortar course. EDU-COM 2006 International Conference – Engagement and Empowerment: New Opportunities for Growth in Higher Education, 22-24 November 2006 Thailand. Australia: Edith Cowan University, 133-142.

  • CHOK, V.S., WEE, S.K., SRINIVASAKANNAN, C., CHUA, B.H., & YAN, H.M., 2006. Developments in the fluidized bed biomass gasification technology: review. National Seminar on Palm Oil Milling, Refining Technology, Quality and Environment, 14-15 August 2006 Kuching, Sarawak.

  • DUBDUB, I., & TWAIQ, F., 2006. Evaluation of kinetic parameters of the catalytic pyrolysis of high density polyethylene (HDPE).International Conference on Environment, 13-15 November 2006 Penang.

  • GANESAN, R., & SINGAM, B., 2006. Low grade heat extraction from ocean energy using thermosyphon rankine engine. International Conference on Energy and Environment 2006, 28 – 30 August 2006, Bangi. Bangi: Universiti Tenaga Nasional, 98-101.

  • GIRIDHARAN, B., 2006. Portfolio Assessment: first year engineering student perceptions. HERDSA International Conference, 10-12 July 2006 Perth Australia.

  • GOH, W.C., & BARSOUM, N.N., 2006. Balancing cost, operation and performance in integrated hydrogen hybrid energy system.Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, 10-13 December 2006 Melbourne. Australia.

  • GORIN, A., 2006. Transport phenomena in turbulent separated and reattached flows. Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, 27-31 August 2006 Prague, Czech Republic. 1-18.

  • GORIN, A., 2006. Turbulent separated flows: near-wall flow behavior and heat and mass transfer. Proceedings of the 11th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, 22-25 May 2006 Kuala Lumpur. 102-108.

  • HARDJITO, D., & NG, T.P., 2006. The use of fly ash to reduce the environmental impact of concrete. International symposium & exhibition on sustainable energy & environment, 3-6 December 2006 Kuala Lumpur. Shah Alam: Univeristi Teknologi MARA, 123-128.

  • HARDJITO, D., & RANGAN, B.V., 2006. Development of fly ash-based geopolymer concrete: progress and research needs. Proceedings of the 2nd Asian Concrete Federation International Conference, 20-21 November 2006 Bali Indonesia.

  • KADIRGAMA, K., ABOU-EL-HOSSEIN, K.A., & MOHAMMAD, B., 2006. Modelling and prediction of cutting force by AI, RSM and CANFIS in milling. International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Technology, 28-30 August 2006 Melaka.

  • KANIRAJ, S.R., 2006. Geotechnical behavior of organic soils of North Sarawak. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Soft Soil Engineering, 4-6 October 2006 Vancouver, Canada. London: Taylor & Francis Group, 267 – 274.

  • KANIRAJ, S.R., 2006. Limit state design of shallow and deep foundations. Invited Lecture, Indian Geotechnica Conference 2006, 14-16 December 2006, Chennai, India. A.A. Balkema Publishers Taylor and Francis The Netherlands, 155-162.

  • KANIRAJ, S.R., 2006. Strength and flexural behaviors of fiber-cement-stabilized fly ashes. In: J. LOGAR, ed. Proceedings of the XIIIth Danube-European Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, 29-31 May 2006 Ljubljana. Slovenia: Slovenian Geotechnical Society, 263-268.

  • KANIRAJ, S.R., JOSEPH, R.R., 2006. Characterization and electro-osmotic stabilization of Sarawak soils. Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2006, 14-16 December 2006 Chennai, India. Chennai: Sunil Sachdev, 667-670.

  • KRISHNAN, A., & ANCHECH, K.S.B., 2006. A conceptual framework for developing student recruitment agents management system using the balanced scorecard methodology. International Conference on Business and Information 2006, 12-14 July 2006 Singapore.

  • LAU, C.C.Y., 2006. What effects does peer group study have on students’ learning in commerce mathematics? A case study of diverse ethnic learning. In: E.J. RENNER, ed. EDU-COM 2006 International Conference – Engagement and Empowerment: New Opportunities for Growth in Higher Education, 22-24 November 2006 Nong Khai, Thailand. 287-298.

  • LAU, H.H., BEALE, R.G., & GODLEY, M.H.R., 2006. Column base connectivity effects on the load carrying capacity of slender multi-bay frame structures. In: S.P. CHIEW, ed. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Steel Space & Composite Structures, 15-17 May 2006 Kuala Lumpur. Singapore: CI-Premier Ptd Ltd, 161-168.

  • LAU, H.H., BEALE, R.G., GODLEY, M.H.R., & CHONG, B.H., 2006. A parametric study of the effect of column base connectivity on the carrying capacity of storage racks. Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Steel Structures, 16-18 November 2006 Seoul Korea.

  • LAU, S.W., CHEN, Y., CEN, P.L., YAO, S.J. & MAT, H.B., 2006. Reactive extraction of antibiotics in trioctylmethyl ammonium chloride (tomac)/kerosene system. In: A.M. SOM, ed. Proceedings of the 20th Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineers, 19-21 December 2006 Shah Alam. Shah Alam: University Publication Centre (UPENA), 655-665.

  • LEW, T.Y., 2006. Job satisfaction and affective commitment: a study of employees in the tourism industry in Sarawak, Malaysia: the premier Borneo experience tourist destination in Malaysia. 5th Asia Academy of Management Conference, 19-21 December 2006 Tokyo Japan.

  • MANGGI, W.W., ALWI, A., MANIKAM, L.M.S., & PUYOK, A., 2006. Social transformation among the Orang Ulu: the case of the Kayan community in Miri, Sarawak, East Malaysia. Proceedings of the 8th Biennial Conference of the Borneo Research Council, 31 July -1 August 2006 Kuching.

  • MEI, C.C., LAU, H.H., TAWIL, H., 2006. Long clear span of cold formed steel roof truss – a structural solution. In: S.P. CHIEW, ed.Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Steel Space & Composite Structures, 15-17 May 2006 Kuala Lumpur. Singapore: CI-Premier Pte Ltd, 335-342.

  • MOTALEBI, F., LAU, S.T., 2006. Creating and deploying a learning resource application. The Australian Computers in Education Conference, 2-4 October 2006 Cairns Australia.

  • MUNIAPAN, B., 2006. Can the Bhagavad-Gita be used as a manual for management development of Indian managers worldwide? 5th Asia Academy of Management Conference, 19-21 December 2006 Tokyo.

  • MUNIAPAN, B., 2006. Malaysian industrial relations: dispute settlement and the creation of cooperative and harmonious employer-employee relations. Asia-Pacific Cooperative Conference on “Putting a Human Face to Globalization – the Cooperative Model”, 6-7 July 2006 Manila.

  • MUNIAPAN, B., 2006. Malaysian industrial relations: domestic inquiry and the rules of natural justice in the management of employment misconduct. UTCC International Conference in Business 2006: Revolution for the New Era Competition, 7-8 December 2006 Bangkok.

  • NANDONG, J., SAMYUDIA, Y., & TADE, M.O., 2006. A review of model predictive control: moving from linear to nonlinear design methods. In: A.M. SOM, ed. Proceedings of the 20th Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineers, 19-21 December 2006 Shah Alam.Shah Alam: University Publication Centre (UPENA), 469-474.

  • NANDONG, J., SAMYUDIA, Y., & TADE, M.O., 2006. Dynamic controllability analysis of recycled extractive fermentation processes.Proceedings of the CHEMECA 2006, 17 – 20 September 2006, Auckland.

  • NANDONG, J., SAMYUDIA, Y., & TADE, M.O., 2006. Dynamic simulation and optimization of two-stage extractive alcoholic fermentation process: design impact on controllability. Proceedings of the 11th Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering, 27-30 August 2006 Kuala Lumpur.

  • NANDONG, J., SAMYUDIA, Y., TADE, M.O., & PANAU, F., 2006. Advances in fermentation technology for bioethanol production: challenges and future research direction. International Symposium & Exhibition on Sustainable Energy & Environment, 3-6 December 2006 Kuala Lumpur. Shah Alam: Universiti Teknologi MARA, 301-305.

  • NARAYANAN, R., 2006. Modeling and analysis of a micro heat pipe: the geometry effect. International Conference on Modeling and Simulation 2006, 3-5 April 2006 Kuala Lumpur. 173-179.

  • OLABI, A.G., ABBOUD, J.H., ABOU-EL-HOSSEIN, K.A., & BENYOUNIS, K.Y., 2006. Optimising the multipurpose CNG/LPG solenoid actuator using response surface methodology. In: A.G. OLABI, ed. Proceedings of the International Conference on Vehicles Alternative Fuel Systems & Environmental Protection, 22-25 August 2006 Dublin. 143-147.

  • PANAU, F., LIM, C.Y., SAMYUDIA, Y., & NANDONG, J., 2006. Optimization of cassava fermentation conditions via factorial design experiments. In: A.M. SOM, ed. Proceedings of the 20th Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineers, 19-21 December 2006 Shah Alam.Shah Alam: University Publication Centre (UPENA), 135-139.

  • RAJAMOHAN, G., VEERAMANI, S., KUMAR, K.M.M., & BALASUNDARAM, R., 2006. Performance evaluation of various working fluids for ocean thermal energy conversion process. In: Sadrul Islam, A.K.M., ed. Proceedings of the 3rd BSME-ASME International Conference of Thermal Engineering, 20-22 December 2006 Dhaka.

  • SAMYUDIA, Y., 2006. Distributed model based control of multi unit evaporation systems. In: A.M. SOM, ed. Proceedings of the 20th Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineers, 19-21 December 2006 Shah Alam. Shah Alam: University Publication Centre (UPENA), 495-501.

  • SHAIKH, J.M., 2006. Financial impact of investment incentives towards the managerial accounting decision to invest (a case of Malaysia).International Conference on American Accounting Association, 6-9 August 2006 Washington.

  • SIM, A.K.S., 2006. Enhancing tutorial learning experience through reflective practices. Proceedings of the International Education A Matter of Heart, 13-16 December 2006 Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur: Monash University, 502-511.

  • SINGAM, B., MIEEE, LIM,Y.H., 2006. Assessing, sms and pjd schemes of anti-islanding with varying quality factor. First International Power and Energy Conference, 28-29 November 2006 Putrajaya Malaysia. 196-201.

  • SOE, T., & AFIFI, N., 2006. Design of an online data logging system for hybrid renewable energy system. Proceedings of the 2nd Joint International Conference on “Sustainable Energy and Environment, 21-23 November 2006 Bangkok Thailand.

  • SOE, T., AFIFI, N., & SINGAM, B., 2006. Design considerations for upgrading diesel powered system to a hybrid energy system in rural Sarawak. Proceedings of the International Conference on Energy and Environment: “Recent Trends & Issues in Energy & Environment”, 28-29 August 2006 Kuala Lumpur.

  • TAN, Y.L., FOO, D.C.Y. & TAN, R.R., 2006. Minimum flowrates targeting for multiple contaminants water network. In: A.M. SOM, ed.Proceedings of the 20th Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineers, 19-21 December 2006 Shah Alam. Shah Alam: University Publication Centre (UPENA), 527-532.

  • VASANT, P.M., ANDEESKI, C.J., BARSOUM, N.N., DIMIROVSKI, G.M., 2006. A fuzzy cost function optimization in product mix selection problem. World Automation Congress International Symposium on Soft Computing for Industry 2006, 24-26 July 2006 Hungary.

  • WHYTE, A., DYER, T.D., & LAU, H.H., 2006. Best practicable environmental options to manage residual construction materials.International Symposium & Exhibition on Sustainable Energy & Environment, 3-6 December 2006 Kuala Lumpur.

  • WONG, F.P.S., NANDONG, J., & SAMYUDIA, Y., 2006. Optimised treatment of palm oil mill effluent. Proceedings of the CHEMECA 2006, 17 – 20 September 2006, Auckland.

  • YESUDHASAN, T.J., PRASAD, N.V., LEE, A., & RAMAN, 2006. Television viewing in Asia: is IPTV the future? 15th AMIC Annual Conference – Media in Asia: Aspirations, Choices and Realities, 17-20 July 2006 Penang.

Publications in year 2007

I. Publications in Journals

Abdullah, A., Khadaroo, I., & Shaikh, J.M., 2007. XBRL Benefits, Challenges and Adoption in the US and UK: Clarification of a Future Research Agenda, World Sustainable Development Outlook 2007, 3, 181-188.

Barsoum, N., 2007.  Possibilistic Optimization in Planning Decision of Construction Industry, Production Economics, Elsevier Science Direct, 111 (2), 664-675.

Chen, D., Chen, C., Tang, F.E., Stansby, P., & Li, M, 2007.  Boundary Layer Structure of oscillatory Open-Channel shallow Flows Over Smooth and Rough Beds, Experiments in Fluids, 42 (5), 719-736.

Goi, C.L., 2007. A Review of Existing Web Site Models for E-Commerce, Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce, 12 (1).

Goi, C.L., 2007. Correlation between Internet and ICT, Web Site Development and Internet Marketing: perception of Marketers in Malaysia and Singapore. Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce, 12 (2).

Gorin, A., 2007. Turbulent Separated Flows: Near-Wall Behaviour and Heat and Mass Transfer, Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, 1 (1), 71-77.

Islam, M.R., 2007.  A Diffusion Model for a Drum Dryer Subjected to Conduction, Convection and Radiant Heat Input, Drying Technology – AnInternational Journal, 25 (6), 1043-1053.

Islam, M.R., 2007.  Heat and Mass Transfer Effectiveness of Absorbers of Absorption Cooling Systems, Australian Journal of MechanicalEngineering, 4 (1), 39-49.

Islam, M.R., 2007. A Study of Coupled Heat and Mass Transfer in Composite Food Products during Convective Drying, Drying Technology –An International Journal, 25 (7), 1359-1368.

Joher, H., 2007.  Asymmetric Recognition of Good and Bad News at Malaysian Capital Market: A Pre-and Crisis Analysis, European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science, 9, 15-20.

Joher, H., 2007.  Malaysian Unit Trust Performance: Comparative Analysis of Single and Multi Index Model, European Journal of Economics,Finance and Administrative Science, 7, 22-31.

Krishnan, A., &  Nurtjahja, O., 2007. Evaluative Criteria for Selection of Private Universities and Colleges in Malaysia, Journal of InternationalManagement Studies, 2 (1), 75-86.

Lau, H.H., 2007.  Optimum Coalescence Plate Arc Length for Removal of Oil Droplets from Wastewaters, Journal of Engineering Science & Technology, 2 (3), 247-259.

Lau, H.H., 2007. Impacts of Barrage Flushing and Flooding in Operations on Upstream Total Suspended Solids,  International Journal of Environmental, Science & Technology, 4 (1), 75-83.

Lew, T.Y.,  2007. Examining the Influence of High Commitment Human Resources Practices (HRM) on Organizational Commitment: The Social Exchange Approach, The Journal of Global Business Management, 3 (2), 24-31.

Lew, T.Y., 2007.  Tourists Perception of Miri City as a New Tourist Destination in Malaysia, Sarawak Development Journal, 8, 82-89.

Lew, T.Y., 2007. Job Satisfaction and Affective Commitment: A Study of Employees in the Tourism Industry in Sarawak, Malaysia, Sunway Academic Journal, 4, 27-43.

Manan, Z.A., Tan, Y.L., Foo, D.C.Y., & Tea S.Y.,   2007. Application of the Water Cascade Analysis Technique for Water Minimisation in a Paper Mill Plant, International Journal of Environment and Pollution,  29 (1,2,3), 90-103.

Ng, D.K.S., Foo, D.C.Y., Tan, R.R. & Tan, Y.L., 2007.  Ultimate Flowrate Targeting with Regeneration Placement, TransIchemE Part A, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 85 (A9), 1253-1267.

Shaikh, J. M., 2007. Accounting Standards Convergence, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Practices in East Asia, World Review ofEntrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, 3 (1).

Shaikh, J. M., 2007. Lessons in Corporate Governance from Kautilya’s Arthashastra in Ancient India, World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, 3 (1).

Shaikh, J.M., 2007. Choice of Expensing: Controversy Over Stock Options, International Bulletin of Business Administration, 2.

Shaikh, J.M., 2007. Corporate Governance Reforms in Malaysia: Insights from Institutional Theory, World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, 3 (1).

Shaikh, J.M., 2007. Dispelling and Construction of Social Accounting in View of Social Audit, Information  Systems Control Journal, 2.

Singh, A.K., 2007.  A Technique for Representing Multiple Output Binary Functions with Applications to Verification and Simulation.  IEEETransaction of Computer, 56 (8), 1133-1145.

Tan, Y.L., Manan Z.A., & Foo, D.C.Y.,  2007. Retrofit of Water Network with Regeneration Using Water Pinch Analysis, TransIChemE Part B,Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 85 (B4), 305-317.

II. Publications in Conferences Proceedings

BARSOUM, N., 2007.Design and Implementation of PLC Controller for Induction Motor. International Conference on Control, Instrumentation & Mechatronics Engineering (CIM 07) 28-29May 2007 Johor Bahru, Malaysia. University Technology Malaysia, 328-332.

BARSOUM, N., 2007.Evolutionary Computational Approach for Solving Production Planning Problem. Soft Computing and Human Sciences BMFSA 2007, 2nd -5th August 2007Fukuoka, Japan.Waseda University.

BARSOUM, N., 2007.Fuzzy Optimization under Uncertainty: A Case Study. International Conference on Control, Instrumentation & Mechatronics Engineering (CIM 07) 28-29 May 2007 Johor Bahru, Malaysia. University Technology Malaysia, 428-433.

BARSOUM, N., 2007.Programming of PIC Micro-Controller for Power factor Correction. Asia Modelling Symposium 2007, Phuket, Thailand.IEEE Computer Society, 19-25.

CHENG, C.F., 2007.Predicting Acoustic Wave- Flow in a Thermoacoustic Resonator with Binary Gas- Mixtures. 5th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 1-4 July 2007 Sun City, South Africa.HEFAT.

CHOK,V.S.,CHIN,L.F.B.,WEE,S.K.,TANG,W.W,GORIN,A.,CHUA H.B, & YAN, M.H, 2007. Hydrodynamics Studies Of Sand/ Palm Shells Binary Mixtures in Compartmented Fluidized Bed Gasifier (CFBG).1st Engineering Conference on Energy & Environment, 27-28 December 2007 Kuching, Sarawak.Universiti Malaysia Sarawak.

CHOK,V.S.,WEE,S.K.,GORIN,A.,CHUA,H.B.,YAN,H.M., 2007. Compartmented Fluidized Bed Gasifier For Syngas Production And Power Generation From Biomass. The 12th international Conference & Exhibition “Energex 2007, 27-29 November 2007 Singapore. The International Energy Foundation, Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS).

GOI, C.L., 2007.Preception of Internet Users on Internet Marketing: In Term of Communication, Distribution and Transaction Activities. Asia Pacific Marketing Conference 2007, 2-3 November 2007 Kuching, Sarawak.UNIMAS.

GOI, C.L., 2007.Web Site Accessibility: A Study of 8 industries’ Web Sites. Global Academy of Business & Economic Research, 27-29 December 2007 Bangkok, Thailand.FIZJA International.

GOI, C.L., 2007.Why Are Reality TV Programs So Popular? Entrepreneur Creative Marketing Idea. International Research Conference on Entrepreneurship, 25 -26 November 2007 Mumbai, India.Padmashree Dr.D.Y. Patil University Mumbai India.

GOI, C.L., TIBI, A.K., 2007.Acceptence and Perception on Internet: A Comparative Study between Malaysia and Singapore’ Internet Users.International Conference on Global Business Strategy in Competitive Environment, 21 – 22 September 2007 Chennai, India .Sai Ram Institute Of Management Studies,Sai Leo Nagar,Wet Tambaram,Chennai,Indai.

GORIN, A., 2007.Turbulent Separated Flows in Sustainable Energy Technologies. Heart Transfer in Components and Systems for Sustainable Energy Technologie, 18-20 April Grenoble, France. Tehran Universiti, 111-122.

HARDJITO, D., 2007.The use of fly Ash to Reduce the Environmental Impact Of Concrete.1st Engineering Conference on Energy & Environment. 27-28 December 2007Kuching, Sarawak. University Malaysia Sarawak, 340-342.

HII, L., GOI, C.L., & BEATRICE, J., 2007.The Survival of Pua Kumbu in the Cottage Industry in Sarawak: A Tourism Marketing Perspective.Gaberic, 27-29Decemcer 2007Bangkok, Thailand.FIZJA International.

HO, P.L., & SIA, C.S., 2007.Earnings Management and Stock Market Response: A Study of Malaysian Firms.19th Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues, 11-14 November 2007 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. University of Malay, Malaysia & The Craig School of Business,Colifornia State University,Fresno,U.S.A.

HO, P.L., 2007. A review of Voluntary Disclosure and Corporate Governance in Malaysia. Curtin Business School Doctoral Student Colloquium 2007, 30-31 August 2007 Western Australia. Curtin Business School.

HO, P.L., TOWER, G., BARAKO, D., 2007.Has Stronger Corporate Governance Structures Improved Malaysian Listed Firms’ Voluntary Disclosure Practices Over Time? 19th Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues, 11-14 November 200 7Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. University of Malay, Malaysia & The Craig School of Business,Colifornia State University,Fresno,U.S.A.

HUONG, F.T.N., NG, P.Y., GOI, C, L., 2007. University Student Travel Preferences: An Exploratory Study on student of Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Campus.5th Tourism Educator’ Conference on Tourism and Hospitality, 3-4 August 2007Penang, Malaysia. Universiti Sains Malaysia, 584-594.

ING,W.K., 2007.A Light-Weight, Low-Cost and Wireless ECG Monitor Design Base On TinyOS Operating System 978-1-4244-1868-8.6th International Special Topic Conference on Information Technology In Biomedicine 2007,ITAB 2007 Tokyo, Japan.IEEE,165-168.

ISLAM, M.R., 2007. A Simple Linearized Model for Counter-Flow Falling Absorbers. Heat SET 2007.Heat Transfer in Components and Systems for Sustainable Energy Technologies, 18-20 April 2007 Chambery, France.2007 Edition-GRETH, Grenoble, France,807-815.

ISLAM, M.R., 2007.A Numerical Study of the Effect of air-Impingement and Dehumidified Air on Drum Drying. The 5th Asia-Pacific Drying Conference, 13-15 August 2007 Hong Kong. World Scientific Publishing Co.Pte.Ltd, 1184-1191.

JAYAKUMAR, M., 2007.Effect of Vertical Compression On Lateral Strength Of Reinforced Concrete Slender Column.1st International Conference on Modern Design, Construction And Maintenance of Structures, 10-11 December 2007 Hanoi, Vietnam. Construction Publishing House Vietnam, 223-230.

JAYAKUMAR, M., 2007.Parametric Study On Reinforced Concrete Columns Subjected To Lateral Loads And Eccentric Compression. World Engineering Congress 2007, 5-9 August 2007 Penang, Malaysia. The Institution of Engineering, Malaysia, 524-531.

JAYAKUMAR, M., 2007.The Role of Resource Management In strategic Management. Strategic Project Management Conference, 22-23 August 2007Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Asia Business Forum Sdn Bhd Kuala Lumpur.

KHOR, E.H., & SAMYUDIA, Y., 2007.Review on Produced Water Treatment Technology. The 21st Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineering (SOMCHE2007).12–14t December 2007, Serdang, Malaysia. University Putra Malaysia.

KHUR,W.S., SOON,C.V., SRINIVASAKANNAN, C., BING,C.H.,MING,Y.H., 2007. Fluidized Bed Biomass Gasification Technology: Review.International Conference on Bioenergy Outlook 2007 Issues, Advances and Opportunities in Biomass Energy, 26-27 April 2007 Singapore.Institute of Environmental Science and Engineering (IESE).

KHUR,W.S., SOON,C.V., SRINIVASAKANNAN,C., BING,C.H., MING,Y.H., 2007. Fluidization Quality Study In Compartmented Fluidized Bed Gasifier (CFBG).Bioenergy Outlook 2007, 26-27 April 2007 Singapore. Institute of Environmental science and Engineering.

KHUR,W.S., SOON,C.V., SRINIVASAKANNAN,C., BING,C.H., MING,Y.H., 2007. The Study of Fluidization Quality in Compartmented Fluidized Bed Gasifier. Heatset 2007, 18-20 April 2007 Chambery, France.INES, TENERDIS, GRETH.

KRISHNAN, A., 2007. The Evolution of Performance Measurement System and Linkage to Environmental Uncertainty and Strategy: A Review of Literature. International Management Accounting Conference IV, 15-17 August 2007 Kuala Lumpur.Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

LAU, C.L.C., 2007.Using WebCt to Facilitate Student-Centered Learning in a Large Commerce Mathematics Class.12th International Conference On Education (ICE 2007), 21-24 May 2007 University Brunei Darussalam.Universiti Brunei Darussalam.

LAU, H.H., 2007.Construction and detailing of cold Formed Steel Space Truss.9th International Conference on Steel Space & Composite Structures.10-12 October 2007Yantai, China.CI-PREMIER PteLtd, 293-299.

LAU, H.H., 2007.The Effects of Column Base Behavior on the Load Carrying Capacity of Column and Frames. 9th International Conference on Steel Space & Composite Structures, 10-15 October 2007 Yantai & Beijing, China. CI_PREMEIR PteLtd, 343-350.

LAU, H.H., 2007.The Influence of Column Base Connectivity on the Stability of Column and Frames. 6th International Conference on Steel and Aluminium Structures ICSAS’07, 26 July 2007 Oxford, UK.Oxford Brookes University,425-432.

LAU, H.H., WHYTE, A., 2007.A Construction Waste Study for Residential Projects in Miri, Sarawak. International Conference on Sustainable Building South East Asia, 5-7 November 2007 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Institute Sultan Iskandar of Urban Habitat & Highrise.312-318.

LEW, T.Y., 2007. Examining the Influence of High Commitment Human Resource Practices (HRM) on Academics Organizational Commitment and the Mediating Effects Approach.3rd Uniten International Business Management Conference 2007, 16-18 December 2007Melaka, Malaysia.University Tenaga Nasional.

LEW, T.Y.,2007.Examining the Influence of High Commitment Human Resources Practices (HRM) on Organizational Commitment: The Social Exchange Approach. The 7th Asian Academy of Management Conference 22-24 May 2007 Penang, Malaysia.USM Penang, 24-31.

NANDONG, J., PANAU, F.,2007.Optimization of Continuous Extractive Alcoholic Fermentation Processes: Comparison of Alternative Schemes.International Conference on Biotechnology Engineering 2007, 8-10 May, 2007 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. International Islamic University Malaysia, 192-199.

NANDONG, J., SAMYUDIA, Y., TADE, M.O., 2007.Control of Multi-Scale Dynamics Systems.2007 IEEE International Conference on Control Application, 1-3 October 2007 Singapore. Omnipress, 1150-1155.

SAADI, I.A., 2007.Asian Currency Crises: A Search for New Model. International Business Research Conference, 2-4 July 2007 Hong Kong.Asia Pacific Management Institute.

SHAIKH, J.M.,2007.Measuring Performance through Ratio Analysis in the Banking Sector: A Literature Review. Academy for Global Business Advancement, 21-25 May 2007Penang, Malaysia. Academy for Global Business Advancement, 125-131.

SHENBAGA, K.R., JOSEPH, R.R., KUEN.J.S.,2007.Geotechnical Studies on Organic soils Of North Sarawak.16th South-East Asian Geotechnical Conference, 8-11 May 2007Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society,267-272

SINGH, .A.K., BEG., AZAM., PRASAD, .P.W.C., 2007.Modeling The Path Length Delay Projection. International Conference on Engineering and ICT 2007, 27-28 November 2007Kuala Lumpur. Universiti Technical Malaysia, Melaka, 101-105.

TAN, Y.L., 2007.Approximate Graphical Targeting For Water Network With Two Contaminants.10th Conference on Process Integration, Modelling And Optimisation For Energy Saving And Pollution Reduction, 24-27June 2007Italy.AIDIC Servizi S.R.l.

TANG, F.E., & ING, C.H.L., 2007. A study a viable Wastewater Treatment System for a Commercial Site in Sarawak. World Engineering Congress 2007, 5-9 August 2007Penang, Malaysia.Universiti Putra Malaysia Selangor, 73-83.

TANG, F.E., & ING, C.H.L., 2007.Wastewater Treatment Systems for Small Sites in Sarawak. Proceeding of The Conference on Sustainable Building South East Asia (SB07SEA), 5-7 November 2007 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Institute Sultan Iskandar,319-327

TANG, F.E., & ING, C.H.L., A Comparison of Wastewater Treatment System for Small Sites in Sarawak. Proceedings of EnCon2007, 1st Engineering Conference: Energy and Environment, 27-28 December 2007 Kuching, Sarawak.UNIMAS, 390-395.

TANIJAYA, J., HARDIJTO.D., 2007.The Short-Term Properties of Nickel Slag-aggregate high Strength Concrete. Conference on Sustainable Building South East Asia, 5-7 November 2007 Johor, Malaysia.Universiti Technology Malaysia,337-343.

WEE,S.K.,CHOK.V.S., CHIN,B., TANG,W.W., GORIN,A., CHUA,H.B., YAN,H.M., 2007. On The Effect of Effective Diameter on Fluidization Quality in compartmented Fluidized Bed Gasifier. Challenges and Opportunities in Chemical Engineering of Sustainable Future, 12-14 December 2007 Kuala Lumpur.Universiti Putra Malaysia.

WONG,F.P.S., LU,P.Y., NANDONG.J., SAMYUDIA,Y., 2007.Modeling Solid Setting Rate In Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME)Treatment.Chemeca 2007, 23-56 September2007 Melbourne, Australia. Engineers Australia, 741-748.

YEN, N.P., GOI, C.L., 2007.e-Learning in Malaysia for lifelong learning: Motivations and Hindrances.12th international Conference on Education, 21-24 May 2007, Brunei Darussalam. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education.

Publications in year 2008

Publications in Journals

Barsoum, N., Yiin, W.Y. Ling, T.K., Goh, W.C., 2008 Modeling and cost simulation of stand-alone solar and biomass energy, Proceedings – 2nd Asia International Conference on Modelling and Simulation, AMS 2008 , art. no. 4530442, pp. 1-6

Cheong, Z.X., Barsoum, N., 2008 Implementation of temperature sequential controller on variable speed drive, AIP Conference Proceedings, 1052, pp. 151-158

Habeeb, H.H, Abou-El-Hossein, K.A, Mohammad, B., Kadirgama, K. 2008 Effect of tool holder geometry and cutting condition when milling nickel-based alloy 242,
Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 201 (1-3), pp. 483-485

Islam, Md. R., 2008 Absorption process of a falling film on a tubular absorber: An experimental and numerical study, Applied Thermal Engineering 28 (11-12), pp. 1386-1394

Mathew, J., Rahaman, H., Singh, A.K., Jabir, A.M., Pradhan, D.K, 2008 A galois field based logic synthesis approach with testability,Proceedings of the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and Exposition , art. no. 4450568, pp. 629-634

Vasant, P., Barsoum, N., 2008 Hybrid genetic algorithms and line search method for industrial production planning with non-linear fitness function, AIP Conference Proceedings, 1052 pp. 278-283

Wong, K.I., Ho, M.M. 2008  Fast prototype of a wireless cardiac rhythm interpretive instrument, Conference proceedings :  Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference 2008, pp. 502-505

Wong, K.I., 2008 A light-weighted, low-cost and wireless ECG monitor design based on TinyOS operating system. Proceedings of the IEEE/EMBS Region 8 International Conference on Information Technology Applications in Biomedicine, ITAB , art. no. 4407370, pp. 165-168

Wong, K.I., Ho, M.M.S., 2008 Wearable biosignal monitoring nodes for real-time electrocardiogram and motion measurement, Proc. 5th Int. Workshop on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks, BSN2008, in conjunction with the 5th Int. Summer School and Symp. on Medical Devices and Biosensors, ISSS-MDBS 2008 , art. no. 4575050, pp. 190-193

Yew, L.T. 2008 Job satisfaction and affective commitment: A study of employees in the tourism industry in Sarawak, Malaysia, World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development. 4 (1), pp. 85-101

Yin, L.T, Manan, Z.A., 2008 A new systematic technique for retrofit of water network, International Journal of Environment and Pollution 32 (4), pp. 519-526

Vasant, P.M., Barsourm, N.N., Bhattacharya, A., 2008 Possibilistic optimization in planning decision of construction industry, International Journal of Production and Economics 111 (2), pp. 664-675

Wee, S.K., Chok, V.S., Srinivasakanan, C., Chua, H.B., Yan, H.M. 2008 Fluidization quality study in a compartmented fluidized bed gasifier (CFBG),
Energy and Fuels 22 (1), pp. 61-66

Prasad, P.W.C., Singh, A.K., Assi, A., 2008 ROBDD complexity analysis for XOR/XNOR min-terms, International Journal of Electronics 95 (2), pp. 111-123

Publications in Conference Proceedings

Abdul Ghani, B.A., 2008. Cultural and Linguistic Survival of the Orang Miriek. Proceedings of the Inaugural Indigenous Languages Conference (ILC)2007,24-27 September 2007,University of Adelaide, South Australia,61-68

Abdullah, S.K.,2008. The Silent Classroom: What Makes The Imbalance? International Conference on Business & Management Education 2008,17-20 November 2008 Bangkok, Thailand

Ait-Saadi, I., Jusoh, M., & Md. Nor, N., 2008. Asian Currency Crises: Indicators of Vulnerability Using. Global Financial and Macroeconomic Linkage-Theory and Practical, 15-16 December 2008 Peterhouse College, Cambridge. University of Cambridge

Barsoum, N., & Cheong, Z.X., 2008. Implementation of Temperature Sequential Controller on Variable Speed Drive. International Conference on Power Control and Optimization, Innovation in Power Control for Optimal Industry, 18-20 July 2008 Chiang Mai, Thailand. Chiang Mai University,151-158

Barsoum, N., & Sim, E.Y., 2008. Cost Effective Simulation of Hybrid Solar/Wind and Diesel Energy System in Rural Area. International Conference on Power Control and Optimization, Innovation in Power Control for Optimal Industry, 18-20 July 2008 Chiang Mai, Thailand. Chiang Mai University, 68-73.

Barsoum, N., & Vasant, P., 2008. Hybrid Genetic Algorithms and Line Search Methodfor Industrial Production Planning With Non-linear Fitness Function. International Conference on Power Control and Optimization, 18-20 July 2008 Chiang Mai, Thailand, Chiang Mai University, 278-283.

Barsoum, N.N., Yong, H.H., Chang, H.M.A., & Goh, W.C., 2008. Modeling and Cost Effective Simulation of Stand-Alone Solar and Micro-hydro Energy. International Conference on Power System Analysis, Control and Optimisation, 13-15 March 2008 Visakhapatnam, India. Andhra University College of Engineering (Autonomous), 809-814

Barsoum, N., Vasant, P., Khatun, S., & Abbas, Z., 2008. Solving Non-Linear Optimization Problems with Adaptive Genetic Algorithms Approach. The 9th Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering & Management Systems Conference,3-5 December 2008 Bali,Indonesia.Institut Technology Bandung,1549-1560

Barsoum, N., Wong. Y.H., Tan, K.L., & Goh, W.C., 2008. Modeling and Cost Simulation of Stand-alone Solar and Biomass Energy. Second Asia Modeling & Simulation (AMS2008),13-15 May 2008 Kuala Lumpur.1-6

Cheng, C.F., & Ngu, T.W., 2008. CFD Study of Traveling Wave Within a Piston-less Sterling Heat Engine.5th International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ICCFD5), 7-11 July 2008 Seoul, Korea. Seoul National University.

Chok, V.S., Wee, S.K., Gorin, A., Chua, H.B., & Yan, H.M., 2008. Compartmented Fluidized Bed Gasifier for Syngas and Power Generation Using Biomass.7th High Temperature Air Combustion and Gasification International Symposium,13-16 January 2008 Phuket, Thailand

Chua, H.B., Chin, L.F., & Gorin, A., 2008. Tar Formation, Reduction and Elimination from Biomass Gasification: Recent Trends and Development. Biodiversity and Biotechnology Symposium 2008,19-21 November 2008 Kuching

Chua, H.B., Chok, W.S., Wee, S.K., Ariffin, M., Gorin, A. & Yan, H.M., 2008. Optimization of Solid Circulation Rate of Compartmented Fluidized Bed Gasified (CFBG) for Power Generation. International Conference of Power Control and Optimization 2008, 18-20 July 2008 Chiang Mai, Thailand

Dalen, G.V., Goh. S.M., Nootenboom, P., Don, A., & Gamonpilas, C., 2008. 3D Imaging Analysis and Modeling of Bouillon Cubes Using X-Ray Microtomography. STERMAT 2008 VIII International Conference on Stereology and Image Analysis in Material Science,2-6 September 2008 Zakopane,Poland,396-402

Ganesan, G., 2008. Energy Extraction From Solar Pond with the Use of Rankine Cycle Power Generation System.(IETBIC 2008), 26-27 May 2008 Brunei Darussalam ,Bandar Seri Begawan.1-10

Goi, C.L., 2008.  Marketing Mix: How Many ‘P’ should be Available in the Market. International Conference on Business & Management, 8-9 January 2008 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. University Brunei Darussalam,1-20

Goi, C.L., 2008. Perception of Internet Users and Marketers on Internet Marketing Activities: Malaysia Perspective. Global Academy of Business and Economic Research,28-30 December 2008 Bangkok, Thailand

Goi, C.L., 2008. Perception on Marketing Mix: A Study of 4Ps.Applied International Business Conference 2008,6-8 November 2008 Labuan, Malaysia .Labuan School of International Business and Finance,152-162

Goi, C.L., Ho, P.L., Choo, C.C., & Yong, S.T., 2008. The Extent of Information Technology (IT) Use in Accounting: A Case of Sarawak.4th International Conference Global Academy of Business and Economics Research, 28-30 December 2008 Bangkok, Thailand. Southeastern University

Gorin, A., Chok, V.S., Wee, S.K., Chua, H.B., & Yan, H.M., 2008. Hydrodynamics of Binary Mixture Fluidization in a Compartmented Fluidized Bed.18th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, 24-28 August 2008 Prague, Czech Republic.

Gorin, A., Chok, V.S., Wee, S.K., Chua, H.B., & Yan, H.M., 2008. Hydrodynamics of Binary Mixture Fluidization in a Compartmented Fluidized Bed. 18th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering (CHISA 2008),24-28 August 2008 Prague, Czech Republic.1-7

Hardjito, D., & Tzen, M.Z., 2008. Strength and Thermal Stability of Fly Ash-Based Geopolymer Mortar. The 3rd Asian Concrete Federation International Conference ACF/VCA 2008,11-13 November 2008 Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam,144-150

Hardjito, D., & Tanijaya, J., 2008. Experimental Study on the Use Natural Zeolites as Partial Replacement for Cement in Concrete.11th East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering & Construction (EASEC-11), 19-21 November 2008 Taipei, Taiwan.

Hardjito, D., & Tsen, M.Z., 2008. Strength and Thermal Stability of Fly Ash-Based Geopolymer Martor. The 3rd International Conference ACF/VCA 2008,11-13 November 2008 Rex Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam,144-150

Ho, P.L., 2008. Ownership Structure and Voluntary Disclosure In Malaysia Listed Firms.20th Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues,9-12 November 2008 Paris, France

Ing, W.K., 2008. Wearable Biosignal Monitoring Nodes For Real-time Electrocardiogram and Motion Measurement.5th International Workshop on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks (BSN 2008), 1-3 June 2008 Hong Kong, China. Chinese University,190-193

Ing, W.K., & Ho, M.M.S., 2008. Fast Prototype of a Wireless Cardiac Rhythm Interpretive Instrument. 30th Annual International Conference IEEE EMBS Conference, 20-24 August 2008 Vancouver, British Columbia,Canada.502-504

Krishnan, A., 2008. Decision Making Through Financial Ratio Analysis: A Case Study of Port Industry in Malaysia. The International Accounting & Business Conference 2008, 18-20 August 2008 Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Universiti Teknologi Mara Johor.

Krishnan, A., Jayaprakash, J.C.M., & Md Isa, A.H., 2008. Measurement of Performance at Institutions of Higher Learning: The Balanced Score Card Approach. IIUM International Accounting Conference IV (INTAC IV),24-26 June 2008 Marriott Putra Jaya Hotel,2-15

Lau, C.Y., 2008. Effects of Personal Characteristics on Learner Online Learning Readiness. EDU-COM 2008,19-21 November 2008, Khoa Kaen, Thailand .310-324

Lau, S.W., Mat, H., Chen, Y., Cen, P.L., & Yao, S.J., 2008. Reactive Extraction of Antibiotics with Tomac/Kerosene System: I.Equilibrium.Chemeca 2008 Conference, 28 September -1 October 2008 New South Wales, Australia.

Lau, S.W., Mat, H., Chen, Y., Cen, P.L., & Yao, S.J., 2008. Reactive Extraction of Antibiotics with Tomac Kerosene System: II.Equilibrium.Chemeca 2008 Conference, 28 September -1 October 2008 New South Wales, Australia. Newcastle City Hall, 260-269.

Lau, S.W., & Oo, Z., 2008. Investigation of the Mechanical Properties of Anodized Aluminium through the Optimization of Electrical Current and Electrolyte Concentration. The 6th International Materials Technology Conference & Exhibition, 24-27 August 2008 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaInstitute of Material Malaysia

Lenin, G., & Moh, L.S., 2008. Performance Analysis of Signal-to Noise Ratio Estimators in AWGN and Fading Channels. National Conference on Telecommunication Technologies and Malaysia Conference on Photonics 2008, 26 -28 July 2008 IOI Palm Garden Resort Putrajaya, Malaysia.

Lew, T.Y., 2008. Perceived Organizational Support: Linking Selected Human Resource Management Practices with Affective Organizational Commitment and Turnover Intention. 6th Conference of the Asia Academy Management (AAOM), 14-16 December 2008 Taipei, Taiwan.

Lew, T.Y., 2008. Perceived Organizational Support: Linking Selected Human Resource Management Practices with Affective Organizational Commitment and Turnover Intention. 4th National Human Resource Management Conference 2008, 17-19 August 2008 Port Dickson, Malaysia. Universiti Utara Malaysia 49-62

Liew, E.W.T., Nandong, J., & Samyudia, Y., 2008. Unification of Mixing and Cellular Metabolism in Bioreactor Modeling: A Multi-Scale Approach. Regional Symposium on Chemical Engineering (RSCE) in Conjunction with Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineers (SOMChE), 2-3 December 2008 Kuala Lumpur. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 9 -16

Mathew, J., Rahman, H., Singh, A.K., Jabir, A.M., & Pradhan, D.K., 2008. A Galois Field Logic Synthesis Approach with Testability. 21st International Conference on VLSI Design,4-8 January 2008 Hyderabad, India.629-634

Muthuramalingam, J., 2008. Numerical Analysis of High Strength Concrete Columns Subjected to Wave Impact Loads and Eccentric Compression. 2008 Structures Congress, 24-26 April 2008 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Muthuramalingam, J., Thiagarajan, K.P., & Rangan, B.V., 2008. Effect of Longitudinal Reinforcement on Lateral Strength of High Strength Concrete Columns under Eccentric Compression. The Eleventh East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction(EASEC-11),19-21 November 2008 Taipei, Taiwan.1-7

Nagarajan, R., & Nagendra, R., 2008. Geochemistry and Digenesis of Neo-Proterozoic Limestone’s of Bhima Basin, Southern India. CUSTE International Conference 2008, 24-27 November 2008 Miri, Sarawak. Curtin University of Technology

Nandong, J., Samyudia, Y., & Tade, M.O., 2008. Multi-scale Analysis and Control Structure Design for Biotechnological Processes. AIChE Annual Meeting, 16-21 November 2008 Philadelphia, USA.

Nandong, J., Samyudia, Y., & Tade, O.M., 2008. Multi-scale Framework for Modeling and Control of Fermentation Processes. Proceedings of the 17th World Congress, International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) World Congress, 6-11 July2008 Seoul, Korea.9673-9678.

Nandong, J., Samyudia, Y. & Tade, M.O., 2008. Multi-Scale Analysis and Control Structure Design for Biotechnological Processes. 2008 AIChE Annual Meeting,16-21 November 2008 Philadelphia, PA

Nee, P.H., & Goi, C.L., 2008. Alarming Credit Card Debits and Bankruptcies among the Young. 10th MFA Annual Conference 2008, 5-6 June 2008 Kuching, Sarawak. University Malaysia Sarawak. 490-499.

Ng, P.Y., 2008. Learning Organization Dimensions on Knowledge Sharing: A Study of Faculty Members in the Private Universities in Malaysia.International Conference in Business and Information, 7-9 July 2008 South Korea

Ng, P.N., Goi, C.L., & Gribble, J., 2008. Adaptation of Google Group for Online Teaching and Learning. 31st Annual HERDSA Conference, 1-4 July 2008 Rotorua, New Zealand. 252-260

Ng, P.Y., Abdullah, S.K., Nee, P.H., & Tiew, N.H., 2008. Curtin Graduate Attributes: An Exploratory Study on Business Graduates in Curtin Sarawak. International Conference on Business and Information, 7-9 July 2008 Seoul, Korea

Oo, N., 2008. A Comparison Study on Particle Swarm and Evolutionary Particle Swarm Optimization Using Capacitor Placement Problem. The Second IEEE International Power & Energy Conference,1-3 December 2008 Johor Bahru, Malaysia. University Teknologi Malaysia

Oo, N.W., 2008. Learning the Role of Regulator in Emerging Multi-Energy Market: A Simulation Approach With Agents. The 2nd IEE International Power and Energy Conference, 1-3 December 2008 Johor Bahru, Malaysia. University Teknologi Malaysia

Oo, Z., Low, I.M., Connor, B.O., & Avdeev, M., 2008. Effect of Grain Size and Atmosphere on the Thermal Stability of Aluminium Tit Anate. 6th International Materials Technology Conference & Exhibition,24-27 August 2008 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Padmanabhan, E., Eswaran, H., & Reich, P., 2008. Impact of Microavariability Classification and Management of Peatlands in Asia. International Symposium and Workshop on Tropical Peatland,19-22 August 2008 Kuching, Sarawak

Panau, F., Samyudia, Y., & Yuh, I.L., 2008. Hydrodynamics Modeling and Analysis of Rapid Expansion System of Supercritical Solutions. AIChE Annual Meeting, 16-21 November 2008 Philedelphia, USA.

Ramaiyah, A., 2008. A Theoretical Framework for Service Quality Research on Secondary Schools. International Conference on Social Sciences & Humanities 2008, 18-20 June 2008 Penang, Malaysia. University Sains Malaysia.261-265

Ramaiyah, A., & Md.Zain, A.N., 2008. A Research Framework Using SERQUAL Instrument to Analysis the Quality of Services Provided by Private Institutions of Higher Learning in Malaysia. International Conference on Innovation in Redefining Business Horizons, 18-19 December 2008 New Delhi, India.

Saadi, I.A., Jusoh, M., & Nor, N.M., 2008. Asian Currency Crisis: Adding Trigger to Vulnerability.2008 Oxford Business & Economics Conference, 22-24 June 2008 Oxford, UK. St .High’s College, Oxford University, 1-27.

Samyudia, Y., 2008. Produced Water-Best Management Practices in Kuala Lumpur, 25-27 November 2008 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Shaikh, J. M.,Jakpar, S., & Othman, M.A., 2008. The Prospects of Islamic Banking and Finance: Lessons From the 1997 Banking Crisis In Malaysia.2008 MFA Proceedings Strengthening Malaysia’s Position as a Vibrant, Innovative and Competitive Financial Hub ,5-6 June 2008 Kuching Sarawak.289-298

Shamugam, V., & Gopal, L., 2008. Network Monitoring Tool. CUTSE International Conference 2008,24-27 November 2008 Miri, Sarawak .Curtin University of Technology

Shenbaga, K., & Huong, H.H., 2008. Electro-Osmatic Consolidation Experiments on a North Sarawak Peat. Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2008,17-19 December 2008 New Delhi, India.70-73

Sia, C.S., & Ho, P.L., 2008. Independent Non-Executive Directors, Board Size, Remuneration and Earning Management in Malaysia Listed Firms. 20th Asian Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues, 19-12 November 2008 Paris, France.

Singh, A.K., & Mohan, A., 2008. A Theoretical Frame Work for Probability Coefficients: A New Methodology for Fault Detection. The 2008 International Conference on Computer and Electrical Engineering (ICCEE 2008), 20-22 December 2008 Phuket Island, Thailand

Sivathasan, S., & O’Brien, D.C., 2008. RF/FSO Wireless Sensor Networks: A Performance Study. Global Telecommunications Conference, 2008. IEEE Globecom 2008.

Sone, M., & Metcalfe, I., 2008. Parallel Tethyan Sutures and the Sukhothai Island-Arc System in Thailand and Beyond. International Symposia on Geoscience Resources and Environments of Asian Terraces (GREAT 2008), 4th IGCP 516,5th APSEG, 24-26 November 2008 Bangkok, Thailand.Chulalongkorn University, 132-134.

Soon, J.L.K., & Tan, T.P.L., 2008. Randomized Improved Correlation Matrix Memory in Ann-based Semi-Autonomous Robotic System. Proceedings of The Twelfth IASTED International Conference Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing (ASC 2008),1-3 September 2008 Palma de Mallorca,  Spain.135-139

Tan, Y.L., Pau, C.H., Ng, K.S., & Foo, C.Y., 2008. Automated Targeting for Property Integration with Interception Placement. 2008 AIChE Annual Meeting, 16-21 November 2008 Philedelphia, USA.

Tang, F.E., 2008. Engineered Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment in Sarawak: A Viable and Sustainable Solution. International Conference on Environment 2008 (ICENV2008), 15-17 December 2008 Penang, Malaysia. 1-8

Ting, A.Y.H., Ling, R.T.C., & Muthuramalingam, J., 2008. Performance of Offshore Concrete Structures as Compared to Steel Jacket Structures. The Proceedings of the 2nd Engineering Conference on Sustainable Engineering Infrastructures Development & Management, 19-19 December 2008 Kuching, Sarawak. 66-71.

Ting, H.T., Abou-El-Hossein, K.A., & Chua, H.B., 2008. Aplication of Design of Experiment for Modeling of Etching of Ceramics. EnCon 2008, 2nd Engineering Conference on Sustainable Engineering Infrastructures Development and Management,18-19 2008 Kuching, Sarawak

Ting, H.T., Abou-El-Hossein, K.A., & Chua, H.B., 2008. Review of Micromaching of Ceramics by Etching. Proceeding of Hymap 2008, The 1st International Symposium on Hybrid Materials and Processing, 27-29 December 2008 Busan, Korea

Ting, H.T., Hossein, A.E., & Chua, H.B., 2008. Application of Design of Experiment for Modeling of Etching of Ceramics. Proceedings of EnCon2008, 2nd Engineering Conference on Sustainable Engineering Infrastructures Development & Management,18-19 December 2008 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Tiong, T.C., & Yeo, K.T., 2008. WCDMA Network Planning and Optimisation. National Conference on Telecommunication Technologies and Malaysia Conference on Photonics 2008, 26 -28 July 2008 IOI Palm Garden Resort Putrajaya, Malaysia.

Twaiq, F., Thong, W.C., & Lau, U.H., 2008. Activity Test of Microbial Fuel Cell Using Liquid Membrane. International Conference on Environment 2008 (ICENV2008), 15-17 December 2008 Penang, Malaysia.

Wee, S.K., Chok, V.S., Gorin, A., Chua, H.M., & Yan, H., 2008. Experimental and Computational Study of Compartmented Fluidized Bed Gasified (CFBG). 7th High Temperature Air Combustion and Gasification International Symposium, 13-16 January 2008 Phuket, Thailand

Wong, P.S., 2008. An Experimental Investigation on Oil and Solid Separation in Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) Treatment. Chemeca 2008 Conference, 28 September -1 October 2008 New South Wales, Australia.

Yesudhasan, T.J., HAN, L., & Chong, A., 2008. Media, Youth and Development in Malaysia.17th AMIC Annual Conference Changing Media Changing Societies: Media and The Millennium Development Goals, 14-17 July 2008 Manila, Philippines.

Yousif, R.W., & Mansor, M.A., 2008. A Novel Knowledge-Based Self-Learning Technique for Mobile Robot. International Conference on Science and Technology Application in Industry and Education 2008 (ICSTIE 2008) 13-12 December 2008 Penang, Malaysia. University Technology Mara.

Yusof, M. Amaluddin., & Zhuquan, Z., 2008. UWB Pulse Shaping Filter Design Using Hermite Rodriquez Functions. The Fifth IASTED Asian Conference on Communication System and Networks (Asian CSN 2008), 2-4 April 2008 Langkawi, Malaysia.158-162.

Yusoff, M.A., & Tang, W.H., 2008.Speech Processing in FPGA with C-to-RTL Computer Technology. International Conference on Electronic Design (ICED 2008), 1-3 December 2008 Penang, Malaysia.

Publications in 2009

Journals

Abdullah, A., Khadaroo, I., Sheikh, J. M., 2009. Institutionalisation of XBRL in the USA and UK, International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 292-304.

Barsoum, N. N., 2009. Implementation of A Higher Quality DC Power Converter, Journal of Electromagnetic Analysis and Application, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 38-44.

Chidambaran, S., Kumar, S.G., Prasanna, M.V., Peter, A.J., Ramanthan, AL., Srinivasamoorthy, K., 2009. A Study on the Hydrogeology and Hydrogeochemistry of Groundwater from Different Depths in a Coastal Aquifer: Annamalai Nagar, Tamilnadu, India, Journal of Environmental Geology: 57. pp. 59-73.

Chidambaran, S., Prasanna, M.V., Ramanthan, A.L., Vasu, K., Hameed, S., Warrier, U.K., Manivannan, R., Srinivasamoorthy, K., Ramesh, R. 2009. Stable Isotope Signatures in Precipitation of 2006 Southwest Monsoon of Tamil Nadu, Current Science. Vol. 96, No. 9, pp. 1224-1229.

Chidambaran, S., Prasanna, M.V., Ramanthan, A.L., Vasu, K., Hameed, S., Warrier, U.K., Srinivasamoorthy, K., Manivannan, R., Tirumalesh, K., Anandhan, P., Johnsonbabu., G., 2009. A Study on the Factors Affecting the Stable Isotopic Composition in Precipitation of Tamil, Nadu, India, Hydrological Processes.

Chidambaran, S., Ramanthan, A.L., Prasanna, M.V., Karmegam, U. Dheivanayagi, V., Ramesh, R., Johnsonbabu, G., Premchander, B., Manikandan, S., 2009. Study on the Hydrogeochemical Characteristics in Groundwater, Post and Pre-Tsunami Senerio, from Portnova to Pumpuhar, Southeast Coast of India, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.

Dueck, J.H., Pylink, S.V., Gorin, A.V., 2009. On The Mass Transfer in A Sprinkled Biofilter, Journal of Engineering Physics and Thermophysics, Vol. 82, No. 6, pp. 1080- 1089.

Liew, E.W.T., Nandong, J., Samyudia, Y., 2009. Experimental Investigation on the Impact of Aeration Rate and Stirrer Speed on Micro-Aerobic Batch Fermentation, Journal of Applied Sciences. 9(17) pp. 3126-3130.

Goi, C.L. 2009. A Review of Marketing Mix: 4Ps or More?, International Journal of Marketing Studies, Vol. 1, No.1.

Goi, C.L. 2009. Perception of Internet Users and Marketers on Internet Marketing Activities: Malaysia Perspective, International Journal Business Forecasting and Marketing Intelligence, Vol. 1, No. 2.

Goi, C.L., 2009. Cyberculture: Impacts on Netizen, Asian Culture and History, Vol. 1, No.2, pp. 140-143.

Goi, C.L., Goi, M.T., 2009. Rebranding of Higher Educational Institutions in Malaysia, International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 4, No. 9, pp. 170-177.

Goi, C.L., Ng, P.Y., 2009. E-Learning in Malaysia: Success Factors in Implementing ELearning Program, International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Vol. 20, No.

Goi, C.L., Yong, K.H., 2009. Contribution of Public Relations (PR) to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): A Review on Malaysia Perspective, International Journal of Marketing Studies, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 46-49.

Ho, P.L., Sia, C.S., 2009. To What Extent is Earnings Management Practiced in Malaysia, International Journal Managerial and Financial Accounting, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 423-437.

Huson, J.A.A, Sheikh, J. M., Abu, H.I., 2009. A Comprehensive Look at the Reexamination of the Re-evaluation Effect of Auditor Switch and Its Determinants in Malaysia: A Post Crisis Analysis from Bursa Malaysia, International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 268-291.

Kandasamy, M.M.K., Thangavelu, M., Ganesan, R., 2009. Investigation on the Performance of Diesel Engine Using Various Bio Fuels and The Effect of Temperature Variation, Journal of Sustainable Development, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 176-182.

Kandasamy, M.M.K., Thangavelu, M., Ganesan, R., 2009. Operation Characteristics of Diesel Engine Run by Ester of Sunflower Oil and Compare with Diesel Fuel Operation, Journal of Sustainable Development. Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 82-89.

Krishnan, A., Bera, A., Hafizur R., Jimson M., Dhiraj K.P., 2009. Error Detecting Dual Basis Bit Parallel Systolic Multiplication Architecture Over GF (2m), Journal of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp 336-342.

Krishnan, A., Shaikh, J. M., 2009. Decision Making Through Financial Ratio Evaluation: An Analysis of A Port Industry in Malaysia, Academy of Taiwan Business Management Review, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp 146-153.

Lau, C.Y.C, Sheikh, J. M., 2009. The Impacts of Personal Qualities on Online Learning Readiness at CSM, Education Research and Reviews.

Lew, T.Y, 2009. The Relationship Between Perceived Organizational Support, Felt Obligation, Affective Organizational Commitment and Turnover Intention of Academics working with Private Higher Educational Institutions in Malaysia, European Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 72-87.

Lew, T.Y., 2009. Perceived Organizational Support: Linking Human Resource Management Practices with Affective Organization Commitment, Professional Commitment and Turnover Intention, The Journal of International Management Studies, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 104-115.

Lew, T.Y., Voon, B. H., 2009. Understanding and Measurement Tourist Satisfaction for Urban Tourism Marketing, Sarawak Development Journal. Vol. 9, pp. 26-35.

Ng, D.K.S., Foo, D.C.Y., Tan, R.R., Pau, C.H., Tan, Y.L., 2009. Automated Targeting for Conventional and Bilateral Property-based Resource Conservation Network, Chemical Engineering Journal 149, pp. 89-101.

Ng, P.Y., Abdullah, S.K., Nee, P.H., Tiew, N.H., 2009. Employers’ Feedback on Business Graduates: An Exploratory Study in Curtin Sarawak, International Review of Business Research Paper, Vol. 5, No. 4.

Philip, A.P., 2009. Casualty between Advertising and Consumption in India, Journal of Marketing Trends, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 18-25.

Philip, A.P., Philip, A.S., 2009. Economics Of Public Policy, The ICFAI University Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 66-74.

Prasanna, M.V., Chidambaran, S., Hameed, S., Srinivasamoorthy, K., 2009. Study of Evaluation of Groundwater in Gadilam Basin using Hydrogeochemical and Isotope Data, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Springer), DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009- 1092-5. (Published online: 17.07.2009)

Sim, A.K.S., 2009. Central Bank Independence: Dependence or Independence?, Sarawak Development Journal, Vol. 9, pp. 67-74.

Singh, A.S., Mohan, A., 2009. Computation of Probability Coefficients using Binary Decision Diagram and their Application in Test Vector Generation, International Journal of Computer Science and Engineering Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 33-40.

Sone, M., 2009. A New Species of the Rare Neritopsid Gastropod Magnicapitatus from the Guadalupian (Middle Permian) of East Thailand (The Indochina Terrane), Alcheringa, An Australasian Journal of Paleontology.

Sone, M., 2009. Correct Authorship and Publication Date of the Permian Brachiopod Productus djulfensis Stoyanow, the Type Species of Sarytchevinella Waterhouse. Paleontological Journal, Vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 345-346.

Sone, M., Chonglakmani, C., Chitnarin, A., 2009. Middle Permian Productidine Brachiopods from Central Thailand (The Indochina Terrane) with Paleobiogeographic Implications, Journal of Paleontology. 83(5), pp. 804-810.

Ting, H.T., Abou-El-Hussein, K.A., Chua, H.B., 2009. Prediction of Etching Rate of Alumino-Silicate Glass by RSM and ANN, Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, Vol. 68, pp. 920-924.

Ting, H.T., Abou-El-Hussein, K.A., Chua, H.B., 2009. Review of Micromachining of Ceramics by Etching, Transactions Nonferrous Metals Society of China, Vol. 19, s1-s16.

Vasant, P., Barsoum, N. N., 2009. Hybrid Genetic Algorithms and Line Search Method for Industrial Production Planning with Non-linear Fitness Function, Engineering Application of Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 22, pp. 767-777.

Von Konsky, B.R., Ivins, R.J., Gribble, S. J., 2009. Lecture Attendance and Web Based Lecture Technologies: A Comparison of Student Perceptions and Usage Patterns, Australian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 581-595.

Wee, S.W., Chok, V.S., Gorin, A., Chua, H.B., Yan, H.M., 2009. The Effect of Effective Diameter on Fluidization Quality in Compartmented Fluidized Bed Gasifier, Pertinika Journal of Science & Technology Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 343-350.

Wong, F.P.S., Nandong, J., Samyudia, Y., 2009. Optimised Treatment of Palm Oil Mill Effluent, International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, Vol. 3, Nos. 3/4, pp. 265-277.

Publications in Conference Proceedings

Rani, N.S.A., 2009. Entrepreneurial Drives/Talents Critical for the Creation, Growth and Sustainability of Small and Medium Enterprises in Malaysia. The 8th Asian Academy of Management International Conference, 18–20 December 2009, Kuantan Pahang, Malaysia. pp. 530-537.

Rani, N.S.A., Hamit, N., 2009. Comparative Analysis of Microfinance Practices Towards the Sustainability and Development of Women Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries. Curtin International Business Conference, 10–12 December, 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Abdullah, S.K., 2009. The Silent Classroom: What makes the Class Imbalance?. The 1st International Conference on Educational Research and Practice, (ICERP2009), 10 –11 June 2009, University of Putra Malaysia, Putrajaya, Malaysia.

Alappatt, M., Sheikh, J.M., Krishnan, A., 2009. Progress Billing Method of Accounting for Long-term Construction Contracts. International Conference on Business and Information, 6 – 8 July 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2009.

Anandakumar, S., Nagarajan, R., Subramani, T., Elango, L., 2009. Subsurface Hydrogeochemical Processes in Lower Bhavani River Basin, Tamil Nadu, India. Curtin Sarawak 1st International Symposium on Geology, 5 September 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Aruchunan, E., Sulaiman, J., 2009. Gauss-Siedel Method for Second Order Linear Fredholm Integro-Differential Equations. The 8th Annual Seminar on Science and Technology 2009, 18-19 December 2009, Shangri-La’s Resort, University Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia.

Aruchunan, E., Sulaiman, J., 2009. Numerical Solution of First-Order Linear Fredholm Integro-Differential Equations using Generalized Minimal Residual (GMRES) Method. Simposium Kebangsaan Sains Matematic ke-7, 15-17 December 2009, Melaka.

Aruchunan, E., Sulaiman, J., 2009. Numerical Solution of Second-Order Linear Fredholm Integro-Differential Equation using Generalized Minimal Residual (GMRES) Method. The 2nd CUTSE International Conference, 24-25 November 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Bakkiaraj, D., Nagarajan, R., 2009. Geochemical of Campanian Sandstones, Ariyalur Area, Cauvery Basin, Southern India. Curtin Sarawak 1st International Symposium on Geology, 5 September 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Bakkiaraj, D., Nagarajan, R., Nagendra, R.M. 2009. Geochemistry of Campanian (83.5-70.6 ma) Sandstones of Sillakkudi Formation, Cauvery Basin Southern India: Implication For Provenance. The 2nd CUTSE International Conference, 24–25 November 2009, Curtin
Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Barsoum, N.N., 2009. Implementation of A Prototype for a Traditional Solar Tracking System. EDAS, European Modeling Symposium EMS200, 25–27 November 2009, Athens, Greece. pp. 10-18.

Cheong,, Z.X., Barsoum, N.N., 2009. An investigation on the Energy Saving potential of Electromagnetic Ballast Fluorescent Lamps. Global Conference on Power Control and Optimization, 1–3 June 2009, Bali, Indonesia. Ref No. E27. pp. 155-160.

Chia, C.M.M., Sujan, D., 2009. Origami and its Applications in Automotive Field. The 2nd CUTSE International Conference, 24–25 November 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Chin, L.F.B., Gorin, A.V., Twaiq, F., Chua, H.B., 2009. Influence of Air-Nitrogen Composition on the Gasification of Palm Shells Biomass. The 2nd CUTSE International Conference, 24–25 November 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Chok, V.S., Gorin, A.V., Chua, H.B., 2009. Minimum and Complete Fluidization Velocity for Sand-Palm Shell Mixtures, Part I: Fluidization Behaviour and Characteristic Velocities. The 2nd CUTSE International Conference, 24–25 November 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia,
Miri.

Chok, V.S., Gorin, A.V., Chua, H.B., 2009. Minimum and Complete Fluidization Velocity for Sand-Palm Shell Mixtures, Part II: Characteristic Velocity Profiles, Critical Loading and Binary Correlations. The 2nd CUTSE International Conference, 24–25 November 2009, Curtin
Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Chok, V.S., Wee, S.K., Gorin, A.V., Chua, H.B., 2009. Effect of Particle and Bed Diameter on Charcateristic Velocities in Compartmented Fluidized Bed Gasifier. The 2nd CUTSE International Conference, 24–25 November 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Das, C.A., Abdul Rani, N.S., Yahya, A., 2009. The Era of Globalisation Requires Small Medium Enterprises (‘SME’) in Malaysia to be Aware of the Importance of Intellectual Property Awareness to Sustain Their Business At An International Platform. Curtin International Business Conference, 10–12 December, 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Liew, E.W.T., Nandong, J., Samyudia, Y., 2009. Effect of Mixing on Lab-Scale Bioreactor Productivity. Conference Proceedings of Chemeca 2009, CHEMECA 2009 Celebrating 40 years, 27-30 September 2009, Entertainment Complex, WA, Australia.

Liew, E.W.T., Kumar, P., Samyudia, Y., 2009. CFD Approach For Non-Ideally Mixed Bioreactor Modeling. The 2nd CUTSE International Conference, 24–25 November 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Liew, E.W.T., Nandong, J., Samyudia, Y., 2009. Experimental Investigation on the Impact of Aeration Rate and Stirrer Speed on Micro-Aerobic Batch Fermentation. The 3rd International Conference on Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering (SOMCHE-ICCBPE), 23rd Symposium Of Malaysian Chemical Engineers (SOMChE-2009), 12-14 August 2009, University Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia.

Giridharan, B., Albon, R., 2009. The Use of Personal Response Technology (Keepad) in Languages Education. Conference Proceedings, The 1st International Conference on Educational Research & Practices, 10–11 June 2009, Putrajaya, Malaysia.

Goi, C.L. 2009. Web Site Accessibility in Singapore: A Study of Eight Industries’ Web Sites. Fifth International GABER conference Proceedings, 28–30 December 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Goi, C.L., 2009. Integrated Marketing Communications: Perception of Young Consumers. BAI 2009 International Conference on Business and Information, 6–8 July 2009, Malaysia.

Gopal, L., Zang, Z., 2009. Kalman Filtering for SNR Estimation in AWGN and Fading Channels. Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE 9th Malaysia International Conference Communication, 14–17 December 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Gopal, L., Shanmugan, V., Batcha, A.S., 2009. Implementing Image Enhancement Filter on FPGA for Remote Sensing Process. The 2nd CUTSE International Conference, 24–25 November 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Gorin, A.V., 2009. A Hele-Shaw Cell and Membrane Processes Modeling. The 2nd CUTSE International Conference, 24–25 November 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Hardjito, D., Fung, S.S., 2009. Parametric Study on the Properties of Geopolymer Mortar Incorporating Bottom Ash. The 7th Asia Pacific Structural Engineering and Construction Conference (APSEC 2009) & 2nd Asean Civil Engineering Forum, 6 April 2009, UTM
Skundai, Johor, Malaysia. pp. 562-567.

Ho, P.L., Tower, G., 2009. Corporate Governance and The Communication Patterns of Malaysian Listed Corporations. Curtin International Business Conference, 10-12 December 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Jakpar, S., Md Isa, A.H., Ming, L.S., Sheikh, J.M., 2009. Services Recovery Strategy by Banks Services: Malaysian Perspective. 2009 Annual Meeting and Conference on Teaching and Learning in Accounting, 1-5 August 2009, New York, United States of America.

Jayakumar, M., Ronnie, L.T.C., 2009. Performance of High Strength Concrete with Mineral Admixture in Marine Environment. The 2nd CUTSE International Conference, 24 –25 November 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Joseph, S.K.M, Abdullah, S.K., Rani, N.S.A, Das, C.A., 2009. Higher Learning Institutions of Choice: A Conceptual Review of Consideration sets. The Curtin International Business Conference, 10–12 December 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Khor, E.H., Kumar, P., Samyudia, Y., 2009. CFD Modeling of Crossflow Membrance Filtration – Integration of Filtration Model and Fluid Transport Model. The 2nd CUTSE International Conference 2009, 24–25 November 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Khor, E.H., Samyudia, Y., 2009. The Study of Mass Transfer Coefficient in Membrane Separation for Produced Water. Conference Proceedings of Chemeca 2009,27-30 September 2009, Australia.

Krishnan, A., Ravindran, R., Jayaprakash, J.C.M., Alappatt, M., 2009. The Balanced Scorecard as a Strategic Performance Control Tool and Its Link to the Economic Profit Measurement – EVA and MVA: A Literature Review. Curtin International Business Conference, 10–12 December 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Kumar, B.M., Ratnam, M.M., 2009. In Process Surface Roughness Measurement. The 2nd CUTSE International Conference, 24–25 November 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Kumar, P., Rajamohan, G., 2009. Heat Transfer Intensification in the Laminar Regime with Modified Designs of Twisted Tape Pipe Inserts – A CFD Study. The 2nd CUTSE International Conference, 24–25 November 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Kumar, S.G., Ramanathan, A.L., Chidambaran, S., Prasanna, M.V., 2009. Hydrogeochemical Studies of Groundwaters in Neyveli Basin along the Cuddalore Coast, Southeast Coast of India. The 2nd CUTSE International Conference, 24–25 November 2009, Curtin Sarawak
Malaysia, Miri.

Lau, H.H., Ting, T.C.H., 2009. An Investigation of the Compressive Strength of Cold-formed Steel Built-up I Sections. Proceedings of Sixth International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures 2009, 16-18 December, 2009, Kowloon, Hong Kong. pp. 441-449.

Lew, T.Y., 2009. Affective Organizational Commitment and Turnover Intention of Academics In Malaysia: Social Exchange Perspective. Curtin International Business Conference, 10–12 December 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Lew, T.Y., 2009. The Relationships Between Perceived Organisational Support, Felt Obligation, Affective Organizational Commitment and Turnover Intention of Academicians Working with Private Higher Educational Institutions in Malaysia. International Conference
on Business and Information (BAI), 6–8 July 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Ling, L.Y.H., Goi, C.L., 2009. A Study of Risk and Return Relationship using Garch-M Model: A Comperative Study Between S&P 500 and S&P 600. International Conference on Business and Information, 06–08 July, 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Ling, L.Y.H., Sheikh, J.M., 2009. Investment Returns from S&P 500 & S&P 600 Index: A Look at January Effect. Curtin International Business Conference, 10–12 December 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Mei, C.C., Ng, A.L.Y., Lau, H.H., Toh, S.L., 2009. Application of Built-up Sections in Lightweight Steel Trusses. Proceedings of Sixth International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures 2009, 16-18 December, 2009, Kowloon, Hong Kong. pp. 857-864.

Nagarajan, R., 2009. Geochemical Proxies and Paleo-Environmental Conditions of Shahabad Formation, Bhima Basin, Karnataka, South India. Curtin Sarawak 1st International Symposium on Geology, 5th September 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Nandong, J., Samyudia, Y., Tade, M.O., 2009. PCA-Based Method of Identification of Dominant Variables for Partial Control. Conference Proceedings of Chemeca 2009, 27-30 September 2009, Australia.

Ng, P.Y., Abdullah, S.K., Nee, P.H., Tiew, N.H., 2009. Employers’ Feedback on Business Graduates: An Exploratory Study in Curtin Sarawak. 10th International Business Research Conference, 16–17 April 2009, Dubai, UAE. Paper No. 413.

Ngu, L.N., Zhang, D.K., Wu, H., 2009. PM5 Formation from Excluded Minerals under the Conditions Simulating Pulverised Coal Combustion in a Drop-tube Furnace at 1450oC. 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion National Taiwan University, 24-27 May 2009,
Taipei, Taiwan.

Oo, Z., Low, I.M., O’Connor, B.H., 2009. Synthesis and Characterisation of Thermal Stability in Aluminium Titanate. The 2nd CUTSE International Conference, 24–25 November 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Oo, Z., Sujan, D., Low, I.M., O’Connor, B.H., 2009. Synthesis and Characterisation of Thermal Stability in Aluminium Titanate. The 2nd CUTSE International Conference, 24–25 November 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Oo, Z., Sujan, D., Moola, M., Tan, C.K., 2009. A preliminary study on the Design and Fabrication of car Gear Rotor (DICS) by using AI2TiO5 Functional Graded Materials. The 2nd CUTSE International Conference, 24–25 November 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Pandian, V., Barsoum, N.N., 2009. Hybird Simulated Annealing and Genetic Algorithms for Industrial Production Management Problems. Global Conference on Power Control and Optimization, 1–3 June 2009, Bali, Indonesia. Ref. No. 043.

Prasad, P.W.C., Beg, A., Singh, A.S., 2009. Effect of Quine-McCluskey Simplification on Boolean Spare Complexity. 2009 Conference on Innovation Technologies in Intelligent Systems and Industrial Application, 25-26 July 2009, Monash University, Sunway Campus,
Malaysia.

Prasanna, M.V., Chidambaran, S., 2009. Hydrogeochemical Modeling of Groundwater in the Gadilam River Basin, South India. Curtin Sarawak 1st International Symposium on Geology (ISGI), 5 September 2009, Curtin Sarawak, Malaysia, Miri.

Prasanna, M.V., Chidambaran, S., Nagarajan, R., Elayaraja, A., Rajalingam, S., 2009. A Study on Trace Metal Pollution in the Gadilam River Basin, Tamil Nadu, India. National Seminar on Recent Trends in Water Research (RETWAR-2009), 2–3 March 2009, Annamalai
University, India. Proceeding vol. 2009. pp. 67-73.

Prasanna, M.V., Chidambaran, S., Nagarajan, R., Rajalingam, S., Elayaraja, A., 2009. Geophysical Investigation in the Different Litho Units of Gadilam River Basin, Tamil Nadu, India. National Seminar on Recent Trends in Water Research (RETWAR-2009), 2–3 March 2009, Annamalai University, India. Proceeding vol. 2009. pp. 1-7.

Rajalingam, S., 2009 A Preliminary Study Optimizing Injection Moulding Process by using Response Surface Method. The 1st International Conference on Science and Engineering (ICSE), 4-5 December 2009, Yangon, Myanmar.

Rajalingam, S., 2009. A Study on Injection Moulding and Injection Blow Molding Technology. The 2nd CUTSE International Conference, 24–25 November 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Rajamohan, G., Kumar, P., 2009. Analysis of Thermal Energy Extraction from Solar Flat Plate Collector. The 2nd CUTSE International Conference, 24–25 November 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Ravi K.P, Singh, A.S., 2009. Web Structure Mining: Exploring Hyperlinks and Algorithms for Information Retrieval. Conference proceedings, The 2nd CUTSE International Conference, 24–25 November 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Ravichandran, S., Gayathri, V., Nagarajan, R., 2009. A Study on Environmental Impact of Madukkarai Limestone Mine, Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, South India. Curtin Sarawak 1st International Symposium on Geology, 5 September 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Reddy, M.M., Abou-El-Hossein, K.A., Gorin, A., 2009. Developing Surface Roughness Model for Micro Milling of Machinable Glass Ceramic. International Advanced Technology Congress (ATCi),(check this conference title) November 3 – 5, 2009, PWTC, Malaysia. pp. 530-537.

Reddy, M.M., Abou-El-Hossein, K.A., Hamdi, M., Gorin, A., Rajamohan, G., 2009. Development of Surface Roughness Model of Machinable Glass Ceramic Processed by Micto End Milling. Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies, 7 August 2009, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia.

Reddy, M.M., Gorin, A., Abou-El-Hossein, K.A., 2009. Development of Cutting Force Model for Machinable Glass Ceramic Process by End Milling. The 2nd CUTSE International Conference, 24–25 November 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Sheikh, J.M., Yahya, A., 2009. Reviewing EDI Purchase Accounting: Auditor’s Solution and Opinion. 1st Annual Conference World Accounting Frontiers Series (WAFS), 15 –18 July, 2009, Macau.

Shenbaga, R.K., Huong, H.L., 2009. Electro-Osmatic Consolidation Studies on Peat of North Sarawak. IGC-2009 Indian Geotechnical Conference, 18–20 February, 2009. India. pp. 455- 458.

Sim, A.K.S, Sopian, B., Rusli, A., 2009. Work-Family Interface: The Relationship Between Work-Family and Religious Support and Its Influence on Job, Family and Life Satisfaction. Proceedings of International conference on Business & Information, 6-8 July 2009, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia, Vol. 6, Issue 1.

Singh, A.S., Bera, A., Rahaman, H., Mathew, J., Pradhan, D.K., 2009. Error Detecting Dual Basis Bit Parallel Systolic Multiplication Architecture Over GF(2m). 2009 IEEE Circuits and Systems International Conference on Testing and Diagnosis, 28–29 April 2009, Chengdu,
China.

Singh, M., 2009. Greening Tomorrow’s Markets: An Advantage or A way to Hijack the Sustainability Agenda. CIBC Conference Paper Review Form 2009.

Singh, M., Singh, A.S., 2009. Higher Education as a Tool to Improve Quality of Life. 3rd International Conference on Higher Education for Sustainable Development, 20-22 November 2009, USM Penang, Malaysia.

Singh, M., Tsen, T.M., Yong, K.H., 2009. Direct impact of Floods & Droughts is An Unbalanced Food Supply Chain: Is Social Darwinism Back Again?. International Conference on Water Resources (ICWR), 26–27 May 2009, Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia.

Sujan, D., Murthy, M.V.V., Seetharamu, K.N., Hassan, A.Y., 2009. Improved Engineering Model for Interfacial Shearing Stress Analysis of a Heated Three Layered Structure in Electronic Packaging. The International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering
ICAME 2009 (Experience The Power of Engineering), 24-25 June 2009, Shah Alam, Malaysia. pp. 1313-1320.

Sujan, D., Oo., Z., Murthy, M.V.V., Seetharamu, K.N., 2009. Effect of Differential Uniform Temperature with Thickness-wise Linear Temperature Gradient on Interfacial Stresses of a Bi-material Assembly. The 2nd CUTSE International Conference, 24–25 November 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Taher, S.T., Sujan, D., Ataollahi, S., 2009. Numerical Modelling of a Triple Core Sandwich Structure Under Axial Collapse. Conference Proceeding, The 2nd CUTSE International Conference, 24–25 November 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Tan, C.K., Oo, Z., 2009. Effective Use of Simulations in the Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Physics. Conference Proceedings, The 2nd CUTSE International Conference, 24–25 November 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.

Tang, F.E., 2009. Engineered Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment in Sarawak. The International Conference on Water Resources (ICWR 2009), 26–27 May 2009, Langkawi Kedah, Malaysia.

Tang, F.E., 2009. Pollutant Dispersion Around The Perimeter of A coastal Headland. Proceedings of Coastal Dynamics 2009, Impacts of Human Activities on Dynamic Coastal Processes, 7–11 September 2009, Tokyo, Japan.

Tang, F.E., 2009. Visualisation of Flow at the Headland-generated Recirculation Zone. International Conference on Water Resources (ICWR 2009), 26–27 May 2009, Langkawi Kedah, Malaysia.

Tiew, N.H., Ng P.Y., Goi, C.L., 2009. University Student Travel Motives: A Comparative Study on Students of Curtin University, Sarawak Malaysia. 3rd International Colloquium On Tourism and Leisure, 6-9 July 2009, Bangkok, Thailand.

Voon, M.H.F., Sabani, N., 2009. Human Capital Development in Education and Training Through Mentoring: A Case Study. International Conference of Human Capital Development (ICONHCD), 25 – 27 May 2009, Kuantan Pahang Malaysia.

Wee, S.K., Gorin, A.V., Chua, H.B., Yan, H.M., 2009. Hydrodynamic Modeling of Fluidized Beds of Single Components and Binary Particle System in Compartmented Gasifier. The 2nd CUTSE International Conference, 24–25 November 2009, Curtin Sarawak Malaysia, Miri.
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Wong, F.P.S, Wong, L.S., 2009. An Aerobic Composting Process of Waste From A Palm Oil Mill. Conference Proceedings of Chemeca 2009, 27-30 September 2009, Australia.

Wong, K. I., 2009. Real-Time Heart Rate Variability Detection on Sensor Node. SAS 2009– IEEE Sensors Application Symposium New Orleans, 17 – 19 February 2009, L A., United States of America.

Wong, K.I., Silek, K.A., 2009. Integration of Brushless DC Motor Drive Into Undergraduate Electric Machinery Courses. ICELIE 2009-3rd IEEE International Conference on E-Learning in Industrial Electronics, 3 – 5 November 2009, Porto, Portugal. pp. 69-73.

Yusoff, M.A., Zang, Z., 2009. Waveform St Design using Hermite-Rodrigues Functions for CDMA Communications. 2009 International Conference on Signal Acquisition and Processing, 3–5 April 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. pp. 26-29.

Yusoff, M.A., Zang, Z., Abeysekera, S.S., 2009. Spectrally Efficient Waveform Set Design for UWB Wireless Communications. 7th International Conference on Information, Communications & Signal proceeding , 8–10 December 2009, Fisherman’s, Macau

Publications in 2010

Journals

Alappatt, M., 2010.  Progress billing method of accounting for long-term construction contracts, Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing, Vol. 6, No. 11, pp. 41-47.

Aruchunan, E., and Sulaiman, J., Numerical Solution of Second-Order Linear Fredholm Integro-Differential Equation Using Generalized Minimal Residual (GMRES) Method. American Journal of Applied Sciences, Science Publication, Vol. 7, No. 6, pp. 780-783.

Athapaththu, A.M.R.G., Kumara M.A.C, Gamage E.G.Y.R, Nimalasena K.P.N.S , 2010.  Guinea grass as a technical solution for stabilisation of slopes in Sri Lankan roadways, Journal of Institute for Construction Training and Development (ICTAD), Vol 8, Section 1, pp. 8-13.

Barsoum, N., 2010.  Implementation of a higher quality DC power converter, Journal of Electromagnetic Analysis and Application (JEMAA), Vol. 2, No. 2.

Barsoum, N., 2010.  Speed control of the induction drive by temperature and light sensors via PIC, Global Journal of Technology and Optimization GJTO., Vol.1, pp. 53 – 59.

Barsoum, N., and Vasant, P. 2010.  Simplified solar tracking prototype, Global Journal of Technology and Optimization GJTO., Vol. 1, pp. 38 – 45.

Chan, K.M., 2010.  Harley Davidson Inc. – a case in international accrual accounting analysis on the risk, profitability and/or cash flow from estimation and management discretion, International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 401-430.

Chua, H.B., 2010.  Minimum and complete fluidization velocity for sand-palm shell mixtures, part II: characteristic velocity profiles, critical loading and binary correlations, American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, No. 6, pp. 773-779.

Chua, H.B., 2010.  Minimum and complete fluidization velocity for sand-palm shell mixtures, part I: fluidization behaviour and characteristic velocities, American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, No. 6, pp. 763-772.

Debnath, S., 2010.  Effect of different uniform temperature with thickness-wise linear temperature gradient interfacial stresses of a bi-material assembly, American Journal of Applied Science, Vol. 7, No. 6, pp. 829-834

Debnath, S., 2010.  Improved tri-layered interfacial stress model with the effect of different temperatures in the layers, Archive of Applied Mechanics, Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg (published online 9 May 2010)

Ghosh, U, K., 2010.  Pervaporative separation of furfural from aqueous solution ujsing modified polyurethaneurea membrane, Desalination, Vol. 252, No. 1-3, pp. 1-7.

Goh, S.M., 2010.  On the effect of tastant excluded fillers on sweetness and saltiness of a model food, Journal of Food Science, Journal of Food Science, Vol. 75, No. 4, pp. 245-249.

Goh, S.M., 2010.  Tribological measurements of foods using a rheometer.  Food Research International, Vol.43, pp 183-186.

Goi, C.L., 2010.  Graduates employment: Valuable of Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Graduates., International Journal of Marketing Studies, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 127 – 132.

Goi, C.L., 2010.  Web site accessibility and web site development in Malaysia, Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, No. 23, pp. 2954-2966.

Goi, C.L., 2010.  Web sites for e-banking: A study of web sites performance in Malaysia, International Journal of Business Research, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 190-204.

Kumar, R., and Singh, A.K., 2010.  Web structure mining: exploring hyperlinks and algorithms for information retrieval, American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, pp. 840 – 845.

Low, S.Y., 2010.  A new hybrid descent method with application to the optimal design of finite precision FIR filters, Optimization Methods and Software, Vol.  25, No. 5, pp. 725-735.

Mathew, J., Jabir, A.M,  Singh, A.K,  Rahaman, H. and Pradhan, D.K.,  2010.  A Galois field-based logic synthesis with testability, IET Computers and Digital Techniques, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 263 – 273.

Minyu, W., 2010.  Corporate response to an ethical incident.  The case of an energy company in New Zealand, Business Ethics: A European Review, Vol 19, pp. 379-392.

Muthuramalingam, J., 2010. Expectations of student engaged in tertiary education on engineering courses from their teachers of choice,International Education Studies, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 112-118.

Prasanna, M.V., 2010.  A study on hydrochemical characteristics of surface and sub-surface water in and around Perumal Lake, Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu, South India, Environmental Earth Sciences, Vol. 63, No. 1, pp. 34-47.

Prasanna, M.V., 2010.  A study on the impact of landuse pattern in the groundwater quality in and around Madurai region, South India using GIS techniques, Online Journal of Earth Sciences, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 27-31.

Prasanna, M.V., 2010.  Hydrogeochemical assessment of groundwater in Neyveli Basin, Cuddalore District, South India, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Vol.4, No. 1, pp. 319-330.

Prasanna, M.V., 2010.  Statistical analysis of the hydro geochemical evolution of groundwater in hard and sedimentary aquifers system of Gadilam river basin, South India, Journal of King Saud University (Science), Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 133-145.

Prasanna, M.V., 2010. A novel approach for groundwater budgeting using GIS in a part of Pondicherry Region, India, Journal of Water Resource and Protection, Vol, 2, pp. 585-591.

Rahman, M.E., 2010.  An examination of backing effects on ratings for masonry arch bridges, Special Issue of Journal of World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, Issue No. 72, pp. 314-316.

Ramasamy, N.,  2010.  Geochemistry of sandstones from the Upper Cretaceous Sillakkudi Formation, Cauvery basin, Southern India: implication for provenance, Journal of the Geological Society of India, Vol..76, pp.453-467.

Ramasamy, N., 2010.  Evaluation of groundwater quality and its suitability for drinking and agricultural use in Thanjavur city, Tamil Nadu, India,Environment Monitoring and Assessment, Vol. 171, pp.289–308 .

Ramasamy, N., 2010. A geochemical proxy for recognizing sequence stratigraphic surfaces in late cretaceous sediments of Ariyalur area, Cauvery Basin, South India, Gondwana Geological Magazine, Spl. Vol. 12, pp. 225-230.

Shaikh, J., 2010.  Does ownership structure matter in explaining derivatives’ use policy in French listed firms, International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 196-212.

Shamuganathan, G., 2010.  The influence of personality traits and demographic factors on social entrepreneurship start up intentions, Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 95, No. 2, pp. 259-282.

Shamuganathan, G., 2010.  The mediating influence of brand associations in determining purchase intention in  a private higher education (PHEI) in Malaysia, Journal of the World Universities Forum, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 157-174.

Sia, J.K.M., 2010.  Institutional factors influencing students’ college choice decision in Malaysia: A conceptual framework, International Journal of Business and Social Science, Vol. 1. No. 2, pp. 53-58.

Singh, M., 2010.  Indian business sustainability in the era of globalization, Advances in Management, Vol. 3, No. 5, pp. 57-65.

Tiew, F.N.H., 2010.  Business students’ views of peer assessment on class participation, International Education Studies, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 126 – 131

Ting H.T, Abou-El-Hossien K.A, Chua , H.B., 2010. Etch Rate and Dimensional Accuracy of Machinable Glass ceramics in Chemical Etching,Advances in Science and Technology, Vol. No  65, pp. 25-256

Vasant, P., and Barsoum, N., 2010.  Hybrid pattern search and simulated annealing for fuzzy production planning problems, Journal of Computers and Mathematics with Applications, Vol.2, No. 2, pp. 38 – 44.

Vasant, P., Barsoum, N. and Webb, J, 2010.  The optimization of a revenue unction in a fuzzy linear programming model used for industrial production planning, Journal of Applied Computers Science Methods AACSM, Vol.1, No. 2, pp. 65 – 83.

Voon, M.H.F., 2010.  The use of brainstorming and role playing as a pre-writing strategy, The International Journal of Learning, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 537-558.

Woldeyohannes, A.D., 2010.  Effect of age of pipes on performance of natural gas transmission pipeline network system, Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 9, pp. 1612-1617.

Woldeyohannes, A.D., 2010.  Simulation model for natural gas transmission pipeline network system, Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, Vol.19, pp. 196-212.

Conference Proceedings

Aruchunan, E., & Sulaiman, J., 2010. Half-sweep conjugate gradient method for solving first order linear Fredholm Integro-differential equations. International Conference on Mathematical Applications in Engineering, 3 – 4 August 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Aruchunan, E., Sulaiman, J., 2010. Repeated Simpson’s 1/3 and backward difference schemes to solve first order linear Fredholm integro-differential equations. Seminar Kebangsaan Sains Komputer dan Matematic, UiTM Sabah, 21 – 22 December 2010, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

Barsoum, N., 2010. Application on programming the PIC controller for a sensitive motor speed. The 2010 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Applied Computing, 12 – 15 July 2010, Nevada, U.S.A.

Chidambaram, S and Prasanna M.V., 2010. Application of the Phreeqc Geochemical Model for Groundwater Studies. Training Program on Role of Aqua Chemical Modeling in Water Resources Pollution. 15 – 29 Nov 2010, Annamalai University, India.

Chin, L.F.B., Gorin, A., Twaiq, F., Chua, H.B., 2010. Effect of HZSM-5 Zeolite on Tar Reduction for Biomass Palm Shell Gasification in Fixed Bed Reactor. International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, 23 – 25 April 2010, Bangkok, Thailand.

Cho, Z.M., Barsoum, N. & Wong, K.I., 2010. Design of wearable device for blood oxygen concentration and temporal heart beat rate. Global Conference of Power Control and Optimisation, 2 – 4 February 2010, Gold Coast, Australia.

Goi, C.L., 2010. Perception of consumer on marketing mix: male vs. female. International Conference on Business and Economics Research, 26 – 28 November 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Goi, C.L., 2010. The impact of web site attributes on internet users’ online behavior: Malaysian perspective. The 2010 International Conference on E-business, Management and Economics, 28 – 30 December 2010, Hong Kong.

Goi, C.L., 2010. Web sites for e-banking: A study of web sites performance in Malaysia. International Academy of Business and Economics (IABE), 4 – 6 June 2010, Bangkok, Thailand.

Gorin, A, 2010. Asymptotic law for turbulent forced convection from wall surface in packed beds, International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 19 – 21 July 2010, Antalya, Turkey.

Hii, L., 2010. Rater competency and compliance to accuracy in conducting performance appraisal in the Malaysian public sector. The 2010 (Summer) International Conference on Asia Pacific Business Innovation and Technology Management, 25 – 27 July 2010, Beijing, China.

Ho, C.L.I., Sim, R.K.S., 2010. Modeling urban runoff for a residential area for stormwater management. World Engineering Congress 2010, 2 – 5 August 2010, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Ho, P.L., 2010. The masters’ control: How ownership structure influence the communication of financial ratios. 22nd Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues, 7 – 9 November 2010, Gold Coast, Australia.

Ho, P.L., 2010. Determinants of communication of key financial data over turbulent times. 2010 AFAANZ Conference, 4 – 6 July 2010, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Jayakumar, M., 2010. Non-linear wave load model to predict the high frequency deep wave impact forces on offshore structures. The 1st International Conference on Advances in Interaction & Multiscale Mechanics, 30 May – 3 June 2010, Jeju, Korea.

Khor, E.H. & Samyudia, Y., 2010. A comparision of the separation efficiency of dissolved and dispersed oil using microfiltration and ultrafiltration membrane. CHEMECA Conference, 26-29 September 2010, Adelaide, Australia.

Khor, E.H. & Samyudia, Y., 2010. Optimization of dissolved oil separation for produced water analysis. 5th International Symposium on Design, Operation and Control of Chemical Processes (PSE Asia), 25-27 July 2010, Singapore.

Krishnan, A., 2010. An empirical study of the influence of business environment, business strategy and business market position on performance measures and firm performance in Malaysia, International Conference & Colloquium on Excellence in Research on Education, 25 – 28 September 2010, Indore, India.

Kumar, P., 2010. A CFD study of the effect of venturi geometry on wet gas correlations. Chemeca 2010 Conference, 26 – 29 September 2010, Adelaide, Australia.

Lau, H.H., 2010. Application of cold-formed steel built-up sections in building construction. 3rd International Symposium on Cold-Formed Metal Structures, 26 – 27 July 2010, Hong Kong.

Lau, H.H., 2010. Compression tests on cold formed steel lipped c-channel columns – short column. Conference on Buildings and Infrastructural Technology at World Engineering Congress, 2 – 3 August 2010, Kuching, Sarawak.

Lau, H.H., 2010. Load carrying capacity of high strength cold-formed steel built-up box sections. 4th International Conference on Steel & Composite Structure, 21 – 23 July 2010, Sydney, Australia.

Lau, H.H., 2010. Use of thin-gauge galvanized C-purlin sections in long-span roof truss construction. 3rd International Symposium on Cold-Formed Metal Structures, 26 – 27 July 2010, Hong Kong.

Lew, T.Y., 2010. Affective organizational commitment and turnover intention of academics in Malaysia. International Conference on Business and Economics Research, 26 – 28 November 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Lew, T.Y., 2010. Managing human resources in Sarawak. The organizational support perspectives. 10th Borneo Research Council Conference, 5 – 7 July 2010, Miri, Sarawak.

Lew, T.Y., 2010. Understanding the antecedents of affective organizational commitment and turnover intention of academics in Malaysia: The organizational support perspectives. 24th British Academy of Management Conference, 14 – 16 September 2010, Sheffield, England.

Liew, E.W.T. & Samyudia, Y., 2010. Nonlinear model-based control of non-ideally mixed fermentation processes. International Conference on Biology, Environment and Chemistry, 28 – 30 December 2010, Hong Kong.

Liew, E.W.T., Nandong, J. & Samyudia, Y., 2010. Optimization of fermentation process using a multi-scale kinetics model. 5th International Symposium on Design, Operation and Control of Chemical Processes (PSE Asia), 25-28 July 2010, Singapore.

Liew, E.W.T., K. Perumal & Samyudia, Y., 2010. Computational fluid dynamics of mixing in aerated bioreactors. International Conference on Biology, environment and Chemistry, 28 – 30 December 2010, Hong Kong.

Ling, Y.H. & Shaikh, J.M., 2010. Market value impact of capital investment announcements: Malaysia case. International Conference on Information and Finance, 26 – 28 November 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Ling, Y.H. & Shaikh, J.M., 2010. Stock market reaction towards capital expenditure announcements: Malaysia case for servicing and manufacturing industry. 13th International Business Research Conference, 22 – 24 November 2010, Melbourne, Australia.

Liu, C., Shaikh, J., Chen, Y., Shi, W., 2010. The impact of telecommunication spending on productivity. 3rd International Conference on Accounting and Finance, 25 – 28 August 2010, Greece.

Nandong, J, Samyudia, Y. & M.O. Tade, Complete partial control design for extractive fermentation process, 9th IFAC International Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Process, 5 – 7 July 2010, Belgium.

Ng, B.Y. & Jayakumar, M., 2010. Experimental study on concrete with low calcium fly ash as mineral admixture. International Conference on Advances in Materials and Techniques in Civil Engineering, 7 – 9 January 2010, Coimbatore, India.

Oo, Z., 2010. Mapping of phase compositions and air-oxidized titanium silicon carbide. International Conference in Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 6 – 7 November 2011, Shenzhen, China.

Oo, Z., 2010. In-situ diffraction study of thermal stability and self-recovery in aluminium titanate. 3rd International Congress on Ceramics, 14 – 18 November 2010, Osaka, Japan.

Oon, K. J. & Yusoff, M.A., “Innovative Ultrasonic Sensors-based 2D Keypad Using Chain Code Algorithm”, IEEE Student Conference on Research and Development (IEEE SCOReD), 13 – 14 December 2010, Putrajaya, Malaysia.

Padmanabhan, E., Mohd Pauzi, A.S, Masnan, M.S, Mokhtar, M.A, Prasanna, M.V., 2010. Ripple mark styles in the Belait formation. National Geoscience Conference, 11- 12 June 2010, Selangor, Malaysia.

Padmanabhan, E., Rajamohan, G., Nazor, S.N., Mokhtar, M.A., Prasanna, M.V., 2010. Impact of spatial variability in microfabrics on heat transfer characteristics of some sedimentary rocks. 1st International Conference on Integrated Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences 2010 (ICIPEG 2010), 15th June 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Panau, F., Samyudia, Y. & Then, S.P., 2010. Extraction of bioactive compounds from black pepper using supercritical fluid technology. The 13th Asia Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering Congress, 5 – 8 October 2010, Taipei, Taiwan.

Prasad, P.W.C., Beg, A. & Singh A.K., 2010. Comparing simulations and graphical representations of complexities of benchmark and large-variable circuits. 2nd International Conference on Education Technology and Computer, 22 – 24 June 2010, Sydney, Australia.

Rani, N.A.S. & Khin, T.M., 2010. Technology and innovation of SMEs in Malaysia. Global Conference on SME & Entrepreneurship 2010, 26 – 27 August 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Rani, N.S., 2010. Comparative analysis of ecotourism practices in other countries and Malaysia (Borneo). International Conference of the Borneo Research Council, 5 – 7 July 2010, Miri, Sarawak.

Rani, N.S., 2010. Theoretical framework for business survival of tour agents in Miri. Global Conference on SME and Entrepreneurship, 26 – 27 August 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Rani, N.S.A., 2010. Localizing internet materials to the classroom: A case of small business growth unit in offshore campus. Globalization and Localization in Computer-Assisted Language Learning, 1 – 3 December 2010, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

Reddy, M.M. & Gorin, A., El-Hossein, K.A.A., 2010. Surface roughness prediction in the end milling parameters of aluminium nitride ceramic by response surface methodology. International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 6 – 8 November 2010, Shenzhen, China,

Reddy, M.M., Gorin, A., Hossein A.E., 2010, Surface roughness prediction in the end milling parameters of aluminum nitride ceramic by response surface methodology, International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 6 – 8 November 2010, Shenzhen, China.

S. Rajalingam, 2010. Robust part quality by controlling the injection moulding process with 2⁴ fraction factorial design: A case study. The 2010 International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Technology, 26 – 28 November 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Sabani, N., & Kurnia, S., 2010. The use of learner-development activities in ESL classrooms; the correlation between learner autonomy and students’ English writing proficiency. TARC International Conference on Learning and Teaching, 18 – 19 October 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Shaikh, J., 2010. Reviewing ABC for effective managerial and financial accounting decision making in corporate entities. Allied Academies International Conference, 14 – 15 April 2010, New Orleans, U.S.A.

Shaikh, J., 2010. Risk assessment: Strategic planning and challenges while auditing – a case study. 12th International Business Summit and Research Conference, 24 – 25 February 2010, India.

Sia, C.S. & Ho, P.L., 2010. Loss avoidance behavior and corporate governance: A study on Malaysian listed firms. 22nd Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues, 7 – 9 November 2010, Gold Coast, Australia.

Sia, J.K.M., 2010. A model of higher education institutions choice in Malaysia – a conceptual approach. International Conference on Business and Economics Research, 26 – 28 November 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Sim, A. & Bujang, S., 2010. Work-family interface of hospitality industry in Malaysia: The mediating effects of work-family conflict and enrichment. Asia Academy of Management 2010 Conference, 12 – 14 December 2010, Macau, China.

Singh, A., 2010. Efficient algorithm for handling dangling pages using hypothetical node. 6th International Conference on digital Content, Multimedia Technology and its Applications, 16 – 18 August 2010, Seoul, Korea.

Singh, M. & Rani, N.S.A., 2010. Where do SMEs stand in environmental sustainability? An overview of past studies. Global Conference on SME & Entrepreneurship 2010, 26 – 27 August 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Singh, M., 2010. Natural capital & corporate sustainability. International Conference on Strategic Management of Energy, Environment & Disaster for Sustainable Development, 11 – 15 January 2010, Varanasi, India.

Tan, C.K. & Rajalingam, S., 2010. Snakes and electric fences: An innovative approach of teaching curve sketching in undergraduate mathematics. 2nd International Congress on Engineering Education, 8 – 9 December 2010, Kuala Lumpur.

Tan, W.B., Gorin, A.., 2010. Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer in Packed bed , Curtin University Technology, Science and Engineering Conference, 29 – 30 November 2010, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia

Tang, F.E., 2010. A study of coastal areas in Miri, Sarawak. World Engineering Congress, 2 – 5 August 2010, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Tang, F.E., 2010. Characteristics of pollution dispersion in steady flow in the headland-generated recirculation zone. 6th International Conference on Marine Waste Water Discharges and Coastal Environment, 25 – 29 October 2010, Langkawi, Malaysia.

Tang, F.E., 2010. Characterization of wastewater for small sites. World Engineering Congress, 2 – 5 August 2010, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Tang, F.E., 2010. Visualisation of tidal flow near a coastal headland. 6th International Conference on Marine Waste Water Discharges and Coastal Environment, 25 – 29 October 2010, Langkawi, Malaysia.

Tang, F.E., 2010. Utilizing fly ash and bottom ash from Sejingkat coal fired power plant in Kuching for geopolymer mortar. World Engineering Congress, 2 – 5 August 2010, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Vasant, P. & Barsoum, N., 2010.Hybrid General Pattern Search and Simulated Annealing For Industrial Production Planning Problems. Global Conference of Power Control and Optimization, 2 – 4 February 2010, Gold Coast, Australia.

Voon, M.H.F., 2010. Brainstorming and role playing as a pre-writing strategy. 17th International Conference on Learning, 6 – 9 July 2010, Hong Kong.

Wong, F.P.S., Siew Y.F. & Chua, H.B., 2010. Biogas production from anaerobic fermentation of palm oil mill biomass. Chemeca 2010 Conference, 26 – 29 September 2010, Adelaide, Australia.

Wong, K.I., 2010. Rapid prototyping of a low-power, wireless, reflectance photoplethysmography system. 2010 International Conference on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks, 7 – 9 June 2010, Singapore.

Wong, K.I., Barsoum, N. & Cho, Z.M., 2010. Teaching the electronic design and embedded system course with body sensor nodes. The 2nd International Conference on Education, Technology and Computer, 22 – 24 June 2010, Shanghai, China.

Yee, J.H.S., & Shenbaga, K., 2010. Performance of drainage well in electro-osmotic consolidation experiment. Indian Geotechnical Conference, 16 – 18 December 2010, Mumbai, India.

Yusoff, M.A. & Zang, Z., 2010. Design of UWB waveforms for narrowband interferences suppression. 2010 IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems, 6 – 9 December 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Z.X.Cheong & Barsoum, N, 2010. Implementation of energy saving controller for electromagnetic ballast fluorescent lamps. Global Conference of Power Control and Optimisation, 2 – 4 February 2010, Gold Coast, Australia.

Publications in 2011

Journals:

Singh A.K., Kumar P.R. and Kwang Leng A.G., 2011. Efficient methodologies to handle hanging pages using virtual node. Cybernetics and Systems, Vol. 42, pp. 621-635.

Sujan D., Woldemichael D.E., Murthy M.V.V. and Seetharamu K.N. 2011. Effect of bond layer on bimaterial assembly subjected to uniform temperature change. Journal of Electronic Packaging, Transactions of the ASME, Vol. 133, No. 4.

Karmegam U., Chidambaram S., Prasanna M.V., Sasidhar P., Manikandan S., Johnsonbabu G., Dheivanayaki V., Paramaguru P., Manivannan R., Srinivasamoorthy K., and Anandhan P., 2011. A study on the mixing proportion in groundwater samples by using Piper diagram and Phreeqc model. Chinese Journal of Geochemistry, Vol. 30, pp. 490-495.

Yee J.H.S. and Kaniraj S.R., 2011. Electro-osmotic consolidation experiments for improvement of soft soils of Sarawak. Geotechnical Special Publication, pp. 105-112.

Goi C.-L. and Ng P.-Y., 2011. Perception of young consumers on mobile phone applications in Malaysia. World Applied Sciences Journal, Vol. 15, pp. 47-55

Chidambaram, S., Karmegam, U., Prasanna, M.V., Sasidhar, P., and Vasanthavigar, M., 2011. A study on hydrochemical elucidation of coastal groundwater in and around Kalpakkam region, Southern India. Environmental Earth Sciences, Vol. 64, pp. 1419-1431.

Woldemichael D.E. Hashim F.M. and Debnath S., 2011. A knowledge-based conceptual design support system. Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 308-310, pp. 1540-1545.

Woldemichael D.E. and Hashim F.M., 2011. A framework for function-based conceptual design support system. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, Vol. 9, pp. 250-272.

Debnath S., Rahman M.E., Engida W.D., Murthy M.V.V., and Seetharamu K.N., 2011. Bi-layered model of interfacial thermal stresses with the effect of different temperatures in the layers. Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vol. 87, pp. 63-70.

Reddy M.M., Gorin A., and Abou-El-hossein K., 2011. Development of cutting force model of Aluminum Nitride ceramic processed by micro end milling. Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vol. 87, pp. 223-229.

Kumar, P., 2011. A CFD study of heat transfer enhancement in pipe flow with al2o3 nanofluid. World Academy of Science. Engineering and Technology, Vol. 81, pp. 746-750.

Gorin A., 2011. On asymptotic laws and transfer processes enhancement in complex turbulent flows. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 81, pp. 700-706.

Rajamohan G., Ramesh N., and Kumar P. 2011. Study on mixed convection heat transfer in vertical ducts with radiation effects. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 81, pp. 737-741

Reddy, M.M., Abou-El-Hossein, K.A., and Gorin, A., 2011. Influence of cutting parameters on machinable glass ceramic processed by end milling. Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 264-265, pp. 825-830.

Ting H.T., Abou-El-Hossein K.A. and Chua H.B., 2011. Etching rate of machinable glass ceramic. Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 264-265, pp. 1306-1311.

Manikandan S., Chidambaram S., Prasanna M.V., Thivya C., and Karmegam U., 2011. Hydrochemical characteristics and groundwater quality assessment in Krishnagiri district, Tamilnadu, India. International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Vol. 4, pp. 623-632.

Nagendra R., Nagarajan R., Bakkiaraj D., and Armstrong-Altrin J.S. 2011. Depositional and post-depositional setting of Maastrichtian limestone, Ariyalur Group, Cauvery Basin, South India: A geochemical appraisal. Carbonates and Evaporites, Vol. 26, pp. 127-147.

Kaniraj S.R. and Yee J.H.S., 2011. Electro-Osmotic Consolidation Experiments on an Organic Soil. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Vol. 29, pp. 505-518.

Wong K.-I., 2011. Low-power, small size, wireless, reflectance photoplethysmography sensor for university laboratories. Proceedings of the 8th IASTED International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Biomed 2011, pp. 413

Jayakumar M. and Salman A.M. 2011. Experimental study on sustainable concrete with the mixture of low calcium fly ash and lime as a partial replacement of cement. Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 250-253, pp. 307-312.

Thein Kyaw T., Myo Naing K., and Win N., 2011. Study on anodizing processes for formation of nano porous aluminum oxide thin films.Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 236-238, pp. 3061-3064.

Oo Z. and Low I.M., 2011. Indentation responses of functionally-graded Al2TiO5- based ceramics. Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 239-242, pp. 171-174.

Chidambaram S., Prasanna M.V., Karmegam U., Singaraja C., Pethaperumal S., Manivannan R., Anandhan P., and Tirumalesh K., 2011. Significance of pCO2 values in determining carbonate chemistry in groundwater of Pondicherry region, India. Frontiers of Earth Science, Vol. 5, pp. 197-206.

Kaniraj S.R., Huong H.L., and Yee J.H.S., 2011. Electro-Osmotic Consolidation Studies on Peat and Clayey Silt Using Electric Vertical Drain.Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Vol. 29, pp. 277-295.

Prasanna M.V., Chidambaram S., Gireesh T.V., and Ali T.V.J., 2011. A study on hydrochemical characteristics of surface and sub-surface water in and around Perumal Lake, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, South India. Environmental Earth Sciences, Vol. 63, pp. 31-47.

Sujan D., Murthy M.V.V., and Seetharamu K.N., 2011. Improved tri-layered interfacial stress model with the effect of different temperatures in the layers. Archive of Applied Mechanics. Vol. 8, pp. 561-568.

Wong R.C.W., Tideman H., Merkx M.A.W., Jansen J., Goh S.M., and Liao K., 2011. Review of biomechanical models used in studying the biomechanics of reconstructed mandibles. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vol. 40, pp. 393-400.

Armstrong-Altrin J.S., Madhavaraju J., Sial A.N., Kasper-Zubillaga J.J., Nagarajan R., Flores-Castro K., and Rodriguez J.L., 2011. Petrography and stable isotope geochemistry of the Cretaceous El Abra limestones (Actopan), Mexico: Implication on diagenesis. Journal of the Geological Society of India, Vol. 77, pp. 349-359.

Ting C.H.T. and Lau H.H. 2011. Compression test on cold-formed steel built-up back-to-back channels stub columns. Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 201-203, pp. 2900-2903.

Reddy M.M., Gorin A. and  Abou El Hossein K.A., 2011. Surface roughness prediction in end milling of machinable glass ceramic and optimization by response surface methodology. Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 189-193, pp. 1376-1381.

Kumar P. and Ming Bing M.W., 2011. A CFD study of low pressure wet gas metering using slotted orifice meters. Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, Vol. 22, pp. 33-42.

Nagarajan R., Madhavaraju J., Armstrong-Altrin J.S., and Nagendra R. 2011. Geochemistry of Neoproterozoic limestones of the Shahabad Formation, Bhima Basin, Karnataka, southern India. Geosciences Journal, Vol. 15, pp. 9-25

Aruchunan E., and Sulaiman J. 2011. Half-Sweep Conjugate Gradient method for solving first order linear fredholm integro-differential equations. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences. Vol. 5, pp. 38-43.

Prasanna M.V., Chidambaram S., Shahul Hameed A., and Srnivasamoorthy K., 2011. Hydrogeochemical analysis and evaluation of groundwater quality in the Gadilam river basin, Tamil Nadu, India. Journal of Earth System Science, Vol. 120, pp. 85-98.

Prasanna M.V., Chidambaram S., Kumar G.S., Ramanathan A., and Nainwal H.C., 2011. Hydrogeochemical assessment of groundwater in Neyveli Basin, Cuddalore District, South India. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Vol. 4, pp. 319-330.

Reddy M.M., Gorin A., and Abou-El-Hossein K.A., 2011. Surface roughness prediction in the End milling parameters of Aluminum nitride ceramic by Response surface methodology. Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 154-155, pp. 626-633.

Oo Z., Low J., and O’Connor B., 2011. Mapping of phase compositions and air-oxidized titanium silicon carbide (Ti3SiC2). Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 146-147, pp. 1870-1873.

Woldeyohannes A.D. and Majid M.A.A., 2011. Simulation model for natural gas transmission pipeline network system. Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, Vol. 19, pp. 196-212.

Manivannan, R., Chidambaram, S., Anandhan, P., Karmegam, U., Sinagaraja, C., Johnsonbabu, G. and Prasanna, M. V., 2011. Study on the Significance of Temporal Ion Chemistry in Groundwater of Dindigul District, Tamilnadu, India. E-Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 8, pp. 938-944.

Woldyohannes A.D. and Majid, M.A.A., 2011. Effect of age of pipes on performance of natural gas transmission pipeline network system.Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, No.9, pp. 1612-1617.

  1. Y. Low., 2011. A Spectral Slit Approach to Doubletalk Detection. IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech and Language Processing, Vol. 20, No.3, pp. 1074-1080.

Kumar, P., 2011. Wet Gas Measurement with Slotted Orifice Meter – Effect of Geometry of Slots and Pressure. Chemical Product and Process Modeling, Vol. 6, No.1.

Anbalagan, K., 2011. The Key financial and non-financial performance measures of manufacturing firms in Malaysia. International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting, Vol. 3, pp. 403-417.

Kumar, P. and Kumar, M.M.,. 2011. Biodiesel from Pungam Seed Oil and its Effects on Engine Performance with a computerized Engine Test Rig. Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology, Vol. 19, pp. 117-127.

Goi., C.L and Chieng. F.Y.L., 2011. Customer-based brand equity: A Study on interrelationship among the brand equity dimension in Malaysia.African Journal of Business Management, pp.11856-11862.

Lew., T. Y., 2011. Understanding the antecedents of affective organizational commitment and turnover intention of academics in Malaysia: The organizational support theory perspectives. African Journal of Business Management, Vol. 5, No. 8, pp. 2551-2562.

Goi, C.L., 2011. The Impact of Web Site Attributes on Internet Users’ Online Behaviour: Malaysian Perspective. International Conference on E-business, Management and Economics, Vol. 3, pp. 47-50.

Goi, C.L., and Goi, M.T. 2011. Review on Models and Reasons of Rebranding. International Conference on Social Science and Humanity IPEDR, Vol. 5, pp. 445-449.

Confeence Proceedings

Leng A.G.K., Kumar P R., Singh A.K., and Dash R.K., 2011. PyBot: An algorithm for web crawling. 2011 International Conference on Nanoscience, Technology and Societal Implications, NSTSI11, pp. 1-6,

Reine R., and Zang Z., 2011. Analysis and comparison of a set of ISI free waveforms for PAPR reduction in OFDM systems. IEEE Region 10 Annual International Conference, Proceedings/TENCON, pp. 246-250.

Yong P.C., Nordholm S., Dam H.H., and Low S.Y., 2011. On the optimization of sigmoid function for speech enhancement. European Signal Processing Conference, pp. 211-215.

Gopal L., Rong Y., and Zang Z., 2011. Joint MMSE transceiver design in non-regenerative MIMO relay systems with covariance feedback. 17th Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications, APCC 2011, pp. 290-294.

Ganesan R., Narayanaswamy R., Gorin A., and Perumal K., 2011. Experimental study on mixed convection heat transfer for thermally developing flow in horizontal ducts with radiation effects. ASME/JSME 2011 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, AJTEC 2011.

Low S.Y. and Nordholm, S., 2011. An insight into the parametric multichannel wiener formulation. Proceedings – 2011 IEEE International Conference on Computer Science and Automation Engineering, CSAE 2011, Vol. 1, pp. 513-516

Gopal L., Tze D.W.S., and Ishak N.Z., 2011. Design of an FPGA-based OFDM transceiver for DVB-T standard. Proceedings – 2011 IEEE International Conference on Computer Science and Automation Engineering, CSAE 2011, Vol. 3, pp. 193-197

Gopal L., Wong A., and Loong W., 2011. Designing and implementing a Wi-Fi enabled mobile robot. Proceedings – 2011 IEEE International Conference on Computer Science and Automation Engineering, CSAE 2011, Vol. 2, pp. 69-75

Mohan Reddy M., Gorin A., and Abou-El-Hossein K.A., 2011. Predictive surface roughness model for end milling of machinable glass ceramic.IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 17, pp. 1-8.

Goi, C.L., 2011. Perception of Consumer on Marketing Mix: Male vs. Female. International Conference on Business and Economics Research, Vol. 1, pp. 95-99.

Publications in 2012

Journals

Abraham, D.W. and Mohd, A.A.M, 2012. Analogical Approach for Optimizing Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Network System. Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, PTS 1-3, Vols. 361-363, pp. 966-973

Azimov, U., Kawahara, N., and Tomita, E, 2012. UV-visible light absorption by hydroxyl and formaldehyde and knocking combustion in a DME-HCCI engine.  Fuel, Vol. 98, pp. 164-175.

Chidambaram, S., Prasanna, M. V., Singaraja, C., Thilagavathi, R., Pethaperumal, S. and Tirumalesh, K., 2012. Study on the saturation index of the carbonates in the groundwater using WATEQ4F, in layered coastal aquifers of Pondicherry. Journal Geological Society of India, Vol. 80, pp. 813-824.

Chidambaram, S., Karmegam, U., Prasanna, M.V. and Sasidhar, P., 2012. A study on evaluation of probable sources of heavy metal pollution in groundwater of Kalpakkam region, South India. Environmentalist, Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 371-382.

Chidambaram, S., Anandhan, P., Prasanna, M.V., Ramanathan, A.L., Srinivasamoorthy, K., and Kumar, G.S., 2012. Hydrogeochemical Modelling for Groundwater in Neyveli Aquifer, Tamil Nadu, India, Using PHREEQC: A Case Study. Natural Resources Research, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 311-324.

Chowdhury, S., Das Saha, P., and Ghosh, U., 2012. Fish (Labeo rohita) scales as potential low-cost biosorbent for removal of malachite green from aqueous solutions. Bioremediation Journal, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 235-242

Debebe Woldeyohannes, A., and Abd Majid, M.A., 2012. Analogical approach for optimizing natural gas transmission pipeline network system.Advanced Materials Research, Vols, 361-363, pp. 966-973.

Dodge-Wan, D., Deng, A.H.M. and Abbas, M.F., 2012. Occurrence and morphology of crayback-like stalagmites in the Painted Cave of Niah (Sarawak, Malaysia). Carbonates and Evaporites, Vol. 27, No. 3-4, pp. 343-356.

Farr, R.S., Goh, S.M. and Yong, F.Y.S., 2012. Use of the Weibull equation to approximate diffusive release from particles in a closed system.Computers and Chemical Engineering, Vol. 39, pp. 33-40.

Getu, M., Khan, M.S., Long, N.V.D. and Lee, M., 2012. Studying the effect of feed composition variation on typical natural gas liquid (NGL) recovery processes. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, Vol. 31, pp. 405-409.

Getu, M., Mahadzir, S. and Lee, M. 2012. Analyzing the effects of uncertainties on the economic performance of a chemical process plant using a probabilistic optimization technique. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, Vol. 30, pp. 832-836.

Goh, S.M., 2012. Star power for teaching professional skills to engineering students. Advances in Engineering Education, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 1-13.

Jakpar, S., Shaikh, J.M., Tinggi, M. and Jamali, N.A.L., 2012. Factors influencing entrepreneurship in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) among residents in Sarawak Malaysia. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 83-101.

Jayaprakash, M., Nagarajan, R., Velmurugan, P.M., Sathiyamoorthy, J., Krishnamurthy, R.R. and Urban, B., 2012. Assessment of trace metal contamination in a historical freshwater canal (Buckingham Canal), Chennai, India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Vol. 184, No. 12, pp. 7407-7424.

Jeevanandam, M., Nagarajan, R., Manikandan, M., Senthilkumar, M., Srinivasalu, S. and Prasanna, M.V., 2012. Hydrogeochemistry and microbial contamination of groundwater from Lower Ponnaiyar Basin, Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu, India. Environmental Earth Sciences, Vol. 67, No. 3, pp. 867-887.

Kessler, F.L. and Nagarajan, R., 2012. Semi-quantitative assessment of clay content in sedimentary rocks using portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 363-364.

Lau, B.P.L., Singh, A.K. and Tan, T.P.L., 2012. A review on dependence graph in social reasoning mechanism. Artificial Intelligence Review, pp. 1-14.

Lau, S.W., Tan, T.P.L. and Goh, S.M., 2012. Teaching Engineering Ethics using BLOCKS Game. Science and Engineering Ethics, pp. 1-17.

Leng, A.G.K., Kumar, P.R., Singh, A.K. and Mohan, A., 2012. Link-based spam algorithms in adversarial information retrieval. Cybernetics and Systems, Vol. 43, No. 6, pp. 459-475.

Loke, S.-P., Downe, A.G., Sambasivan, M. and Khalid, K., 2012. A structural approach to integrating total quality management and knowledge management with supply chain learning. Journal of Business Economics and Management, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 776-800.

Manikandan, S., Chidambaram, S., Ramanathan, AL., Prasanna, M.V., Karmegam, U., Singaraja, C., Paramaguru, P. and Jainab, I., 2012. A study on the high fluoride concentration in the magnesium-rich waters of hard rock aquifer in Krishnagiri district, Tamilnadu, India. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, pp. 1-13.

Mohan Reddy, M., Gorin, A., Abou-El-Hossein, K.A., Sujan, D., Ali, M.Y. and Maleque, M.A., 2012. Tool wear analysis in end milling of advanced ceramics with TiAlN and TiN coated carbide inserts. Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 576, pp. 76-79.

Moola, M.R., Gorin, A. and Hossein, K.A., 2012. Optimization of various cutting parameters on the surface roughness of the machinable glass ceramic with two flute square end mills of micro grain solid carbide. International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing, Vol. 13, No. 9, pp. 1549-1554.

Moussa, L., 2012. Response spectrum analysis for regular base isolated buildings subjected to near fault ground motions. Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Vol. 43, Isue 4, pp. 527-543.

Mukesh, G., Das, A., Ravikumar, K. and Nagarajan, R., 2012. Sonochemical degradation of volatile and non-volatile compounds. Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 192-199.

Nagaratnam, B.H., Rahman, M.E. and Mannan, M.A., 2012. A study on hardened state properties of SCC using fly ash and blended fine aggregate. Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 587, pp. 21-25.

Odhigu, F.O., Yahya, A., Abdul Rani, N.S., Shaikh, J.M., 2012. Investigation into the impacts of procurement systems on the performance of construction projects in East Malaysia. International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 103-135.

Prasanna, M.V., Nagarajan, R., Chidambaram, S. and Elayaraja, A., 2012. Assessment of metals distribution and microbial contamination at selected lake waters in and around Miri City, East Malaysia. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Vol. 89, No. 3, pp. 507-511.

Prasanna, M.V., Praveena, S.M., Chidambaram, S., Nagarajan, R. and Elayaraja, A., 2012. Evaluation of water quality pollution indices for heavy metal contamination monitoring: A case study from Curtin Lake, Miri City, East Malaysia. Environmental Earth Sciences, Vol. 67, No. 7, pp. 1987-2001.

Rajalingam, S., 2012. Robust part quality by controlling the injection moulding process with 2 4 fraction Factorial Design: A case study.Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 3383-390, pp. 1032-1038.

Saptoro, A., 2012. Extended and unscented kalman filters for artificial neural network modelling of a nonlinear dynamical system. Theoretical Foundations of Chemical Engineering, Vol. 46, No. 3, pp. 274-278.

Sayadi, A.R., Tavassoli, S.M.M., Monjezi, M. and Rezaei, M., 2012. Application of neural networks to predict net present value in mining projects. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, pp. 1-6.

Sim, A.K.S. and Bujang, S., 2012. Work-family interface of hospitality industry in Malaysia: The moderating effects of religiosity. Asian Social Science, Vol. 8, No. 8, pp. 139-148.

Singaraja, C., Chidambaram, S., Prasanna, M.V., Paramaguru, P., Johnsonbabu, G., Thivya, C. and Thilagavathi, R., 2012. A Study on the Behavior of the Dissolved Oxygen in the Shallow Coastal Wells of Cuddalore District, Tamilnadu, India. Water Quality, Exposure and Health, pp. 1-16.

Sujan, D., Yeo, C.W., Rahman, M.E., Reddy, M.M., Maleque, M.A. and Ali, M.Y., 2012. Aluminum-silicon carbide composites for enhanced physio-mechanical properties. Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 576, pp. 370-373.

Tan, Y.L., Ng, D.K.S., El-Halwagi, M.M., Samyudia, Y. and Foo, D.C.Y., 2012. Synthesis of Heat-Integrated Resource Conservation Networks.Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, Vol. 31, pp. 985-989.

Taufiq-Yap, Y.H., Sivasangar, S., Salmiaton, A., 2012. Enhancement of hydrogen production by secondary metal oxide dopants on NiO/CaO material for catalytic gasification of empty palm fruit bunches. Energy, Vol. 47, No. 1, pp. 158-165.

Teng, E.L.W. and Samyudia, Y., 2012. Nonlinear Control Strategies for a Micro-Aerobic, Fermentation Process. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, Vol. 31, pp. 330-334.

Vasanthavigar, M., Srinivasamoorthy, K., Prasanna, M.V. and Poovalinga Ganesh, B., 2012. To understand the characteristics of stable isotopes and trace elements in groundwater of Thirumanimuttar sub-basin, Tamil Nadu, India. Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 89-100.

Vasanthavigar, M., Srinivasamoorthy, K. and Prasanna, M.V., 2012. Evaluation of groundwater suitability for domestic, irrigational, and industrial purposes: A case study from Thirumanimuttar river basin, Tamilnadu, India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. Vol. 184, No. 1, pp. 405-420.

Woldemichael, D.E., Cheng, H.K., Woldeyohannes, A.D. and Ing, L.C., 2012. Design support system for parabolic trough solar collector.Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, No. 23, pp. 2474-2478.

Wong, K.I., 2012. Measurement of space charge distributions in plzt using kerr effect. IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 5, pp. 454-457.

Wong, R.C.W., Tideman, H., Merkx, M.A.W., Jansen, J. and Goh, S.M., 2012. The modular endoprosthesis for mandibular body replacement. Part 1: Mechanical testing of the reconstruction. Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Vol. 40, No. 8, pp. 479-486.

Wong, R.C.W., Tideman, H., Merkx, M.A.W., Jansen, J. and Goh, S.M., 2012. The modular endoprosthesis for mandibular body replacement. Part 2: Finite element analysis of endoprosthesis reconstruction of the mandible. Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Vol. 40, No. 8, pp. 487-497.

Wu, M., 2012. Managing stakeholders: An integrative perspective on the source of competitive advantage. Asian Social Science, Vol. 8, No. 10, pp. 161-172.

Yusoff, M.A., Zang, Z. and Abeysekera, S.S., 2012. Design of spectrally efficient ultra-wideband waveforms using Hermite-Rodriguez functions. IET Communications, Vol. 6, No. 10, pp. 1163-1169.

Conference Proceedings

Barsoum, N., 2012. Scalar Control on Speed Drive for ac Motor. PProceedings of the Sixth Global Conference on Power Control and Optimization, Vol. 1499, pp. 169-174.

Barsoum, N., 2012. Sequential Control by Speed Drive for ac Motor. Proceedings of the Sixth Global Conference on Power Control and Optimization, Vol. 1499, pp. 175-181.

Barsoum,N.  and Ismail, F.B., 2012. Hybrid Intelligent Monitoring Systems for Thermal Power Plant Trips. Proceedings of the Sixth Global Conference on Power Control and Optimization, Vol. 1499, pp. 428-433.

Gopal, L., Rong, Y. and Zang, Z., 2012. Channel covariance information based transceiver design for AF MIMO relay systems with direct link.APCC 2012 – 18th Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications: “Green and Smart Communications for IT Innovation”, pp. 1-6.

Leng, A.G.K., Ravi, K.P. and Singh, A.K., 2012. Incorporating weight properties in detection of web spam. Proceeding of 2012 International Conference on Uncertainty Reasoning and Knowledge Engineering, URKE 2012, pp. 18-21.

Malakahmad, A., Downe, A.G. and Fadzil, S.D.M., 2012. Application of occupational health and safety management system at sewage treatment plants. BEIAC 2012 – 2012 IEEE Business, Engineering and Industrial Applications Colloquium, pp. 347-350.

Ming, A.W.K. and Low, S.Y., 2012. Weak speech recovery for single-channel speech enhancement. ICIAS 2012 – 2012 4th International Conference on Intelligent and Advanced Systems: A Conference of World Engineering, Science and Technology Congress (ESTCON) – Conference Proceedings, 2, pp. 627-631.

Ping, N.S. and Yusoff, M.A., 2012. Application of 13-point feature of skeleton to neural networks-based character recognition. 2012 International Conference on Computer and Information Science, ICCIS 2012 – A Conference of World Engineering, Science and Technology Congress, ESTCON 2012 – Conference Proceedings, pp. 447-452.

Singh, A.K., Ravi, K.P. and Leng, A.G.K., 2012. Solving hanging relevancy using genetic algorithm. Proceeding of 2012 International Conference on Uncertainty Reasoning and Knowledge Engineering, URKE 2012, pp. 9-12.

Taiwo, A.A., Mahmood, A.K. and Downe, A.G., 2012. User acceptance of eGovernment: Integrating risk and trust dimensions with UTAUT model. 2012 International Conference on Computer and Information Science, ICCIS 2012 – A Conference of World Engineering, Science and Technology Congress, ESTCON 2012 – Conference Proceedings, pp. 109-113.

Wong, A., Ming, K. and Low, S. Y.,2012. Weak Speech Recovery for Single-Channel Speech Enhancement. 2012 4th  International Conference on Intelligent and Advanced Systems (ICIAS), Vols. 1-2, pp. 627-631.

Publications indexed in SCOPUS as of 22 Aug 2013

SoB (3 entries)

Sadique, S., In, F., Veeraraghavan, M., Wachtel, P.
Soft information and economic activity: Evidence from the Beige book
(2013) Journal of Macroeconomics, 37, pp. 81-92.
Document Type: Article

Sim, A.K.S.
Work-family enrichment and job-family satisfaction among hotel employees

(2013) World Applied Sciences Journal, 22 (12), pp. 1775-1781.
Document Type: Article

Taiwo, A.A., Downe, A.G.
The theory of user acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT): A meta-analytic review of empirical findings
(2013) Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology, 49 (1), pp. 48-58.
Document Type: Article

SoES (45 entries)

Nagarajan, R., Jonathan, M.P., Roy, P.D., Wai-Hwa, L., Prasanna, M.V., Sarkar, S.K., Navarrete-López, M.
Metal concentrations in sediments from tourist beaches of Miri City, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo Island)
(2013) Marine Pollution Bulletin, 73 (1), pp. 369-373.
Document Type: Article

Thilagavathi, R., Chidambaram, S., Prasanna, M.V., Pethaperumal, S.
A study on the interpretation of spontaneous potential and resistivity logs in layered aquifer sequence of Pondicherry Region, South India
(2013) Arabian Journal of Geosciences, pp. 1-15. Article in Press.
Document Type: Article in Press

Prasanna, M.V., Nagarajan, R., Chidambaram, S., Manikandan, S., Elayaraja, A.
Drip water Geochemistry of Niah Great Cave, NW Borneo, Malaysia: a base line study
(2013) Carbonates and Evaporites, pp. 1-14. Article in Press.
Document Type: Article in Press

Tan, Y.L., Ng, D.K.S., El-Halwagi, M.M., Foo, D.C.Y., Samyudia, Y.
Floating pinch method for utility targeting in heat exchanger network (HEN)
(2013) Chemical Engineering Research and Design, . Article in Press.
Document Type: Article in Press

Sapiee, S.F., Lau, H.H.
Influence of screw spacing on the strength of self-drilling screw connection for the high strength cold-formed steel
(2013) Advanced Materials Research, 712-715, pp. 1054-1057.
Document Type: Conference Paper

Saeidi, O., Rasouli, V., Vaneghi, R.G., Gholami, R., Torabi, S.R.
A modified failure criterion for transversely isotropic rocks
(2013) Geoscience Frontiers, . Article in Press.
Document Type: Article in Press

Sie Yon, L., Gonawan, F.N., Kamaruddin, A.H., Uzir, M.H.
Enzymatic deracemization of (R, S)-ibuprofen ester via lipase-catalyzed membrane reactor
(2013) Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 52 (27), pp. 9441-9453.
Document Type: Article

Getu, M., Mahadzir, S., Lee, M.
Profit optimization for chemical process plant based on a probabilistic approach by incorporating material flow uncertainties
(2013) Computers and Chemical Engineering, . Article in Press.
Document Type: Article in Press

Low, S.Y., Pham, D.S., Venkatesh, S.
Compressive speech enhancement
(2013) Speech Communication, 55 (6), pp. 757-768.
Document Type: Article

Getu, M., Mahadzir, S., Long, N.V.D., Lee, M.
Techno-economic analysis of potential natural gas liquid (NGL) recovery processes under variations of feed compositions
(2013) Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 91 (7), pp. 1272-1283.
Document Type: Article

Lee, V.C.-C., Abakr, Y.A., Woo, K.-C.
Valveless pumping using a two-stage impedance pump
(2013) Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering, pp. 1-8. Article in Press.
Document Type: Article in Press

Nandong, J., Zang, Z.
Novel multiscale control scheme for nonminimum-phase processes
(2013) Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 52 (24), pp. 8248-8259.
Document Type: Article

Hussain, S.M., Elakkiya, P., Elumalai, K., Jonathan, M.P., Nagarajan, R.
Evidences for extreme wave events in Velanganni coast, Southeast of India
(2013) Boletin de la Sociedad Geologica Mexicana, 65 (1), pp. 201-205.
Document Type: Article

Anand Kumar, A., Rameshkumar, G., Ravichandran, S., Priya, E.R., Nagarajan, R., Leng, A.G.K.
Occurrence of cymothoid isopod from Miri, East Malaysian marine fishes
(2013) Journal of Parasitic Diseases, pp. 1-5. Article in Press.
Document Type: Article in Press

Tan, Y.L., Ng, D.K.S., El-Halwagi, M.M., Foo, D.C.Y., Samyudia, Y.
Synthesis of heat integrated resource conservation networks with varying operating parameters
(2013) Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 52 (22), pp. 7196-7210.
Document Type: Article

Li, L., Shen, L., Proust, G., Moy, C.K.S., Ranzi, G.
Three-dimensional crystal plasticity finite element simulation of nanoindentation on aluminium alloy 2024
(2013) Materials Science and Engineering A, 579, pp. 41-49.
Document Type: Article

Nagarajan, R., Armstrong-Altrin, J.S., Sial, A.N., Nagendra, R., Ellam, R.M.
Carbon, oxygen, and strontium isotope geochemistry of the proterozoic carbonate rocks, Bhima basin, south India: Implication for diagenesis
(2013) Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 8 (2), pp. 25-38.
Document Type: Article

Nagarajan, R., Roy, P.D., Jonathan, M.P., Lozano, R., Kessler, F.L., Prasanna, M.V.
Geochemistry of Neogene sedimentary rocks from Borneo Basin, East Malaysia: Paleo-weathering, provenance and tectonic setting
(2013) Chemie der Erde – Geochemistry, . Article in Press.
Document Type: Article in Press

Liew, E.W.T., Nandong, J., Samyudia, Y.
Multi-scale models for the optimization of batch bioreactors
(2013) Chemical Engineering Science, 95, pp. 257-266.
Document Type: Article

Baheta, A.T., Woldeyohannes, A.D.
Effect of particle size on effective thermal conductivity of nanofluids
(2013) Asian Journal of Scientific Research, 6 (2), pp. 339-345. Cited 1 time.
Document Type: Article

Aruchunan, E., Muthuvalu, M.S., Sulaiman, J.
Application of quarter-sweep iteration for first order linear Fredholm integro-differential equations
(2013) AIP Conference Proceedings, 1522, pp. 168-175.

Document Type: Conference Paper

Agyei, D., Lim, W., Zass, M., Tan, D., Danquah, M.K.
Bioanalytical evaluation of Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis 313 cell-envelope proteinase extraction
(2013) Chemical Engineering Science, 95, pp. 323-330.
Document Type: Article

Loh, Y.R., Sujan, D., Rahman, M.E., Das, C.A.
Review Sugarcane bagasse – The future composite material: A literature review
(2013) Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 75, pp. 14-22.
Document Type: Article

Majid, M.A.A., Sulaiman, S.A., Mokhtar, H., Tamiru, A.L.
Operating point estimation for an absorption process using data clustering technique
(2013) Journal of Applied Sciences, 13 (3), pp. 377-384.
Document Type: Article

Abu, A., Lim, S.L.H., Sidhu, A.S., Dhillon, S.K.
Biodiversity image retrieval framework for monogeneans
(2013) Systematics and Biodiversity, 11 (1), pp. 19-33.
Document Type: Article

Yusoff, M.A., Zang, Z.
Quadratic programming approach for UWB pulse shaping filter design with nonconstant upper bounds
(2013) International Conference on Advanced Communication Technology, ICACT, art. no. 6488145, pp. 84-88.
Document Type: Conference Paper

Mujah, D., Ahmad, F., Hazarika, H., Safari, A.
Evaluation of the mechanical properties of recycled glass fibers-derived three dimensional geomaterial for ground improvement
(2013) Journal of Cleaner Production, 52, pp. 495-503.
Document Type: Article

Ghosh, U.K., Yee, S.C.
Modelling and simulation of reaction kinetics of carbon dioxide absorption into aqueous ammonia in a wetted wall column
(2013) International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 51 (1-2), pp. 121-138.
Document Type: Article

Shen, S., Feng, X., Zhao, R., Ghosh, U.K., Chen, A.
Kinetic study of carbon dioxide absorption with aqueous potassium carbonate promoted by arginine
(2013) Chemical Engineering Journal, 222, pp. 478-487.
Document Type: Article

Singaraja, C., Chidambaram, S., Prasanna, M.V., Thivya, C., Thilagavathi, R.
Statistical analysis of the hydrogeochemical evolution of groundwater in hard rock coastal aquifers of Thoothukudi district in Tamil Nadu, India
(2013) Environmental Earth Sciences, pp. 1-14. Article in Press.
Document Type: Article in Press

Armstrong-Altrin, J.S., Nagarajan, R., Madhavaraju, J., Rosalez-Hoz, L., Lee, Y.I., Balaram, V., Cruz-Martínez, A., Avila-Ramírez, G.
Geochemistry of the Jurassic and Upper Cretaceous shales from the Molango Region, Hidalgo, eastern Mexico: Implications for source-area weathering, provenance, and tectonic setting
(2013) Comptes Rendus – Geoscience, 345 (4), pp. 185-202.
Document Type: Article

Shah, A.A.
Two great historical earthquake ruptures revealed in Nepal
(2013) Current Science, 104 (8), p. 994.
Document Type: Letter

Hii, C.L., Law, C.L., Law, M.C.
Simulation of heat and mass transfer of cocoa beans under stepwise drying conditions in a heat pump dryer
(2013) Applied Thermal Engineering, 54 (1), pp. 264-271.
Document Type: Article

Chidambaram, S., Singaraja, C., Prasanna, M.V., Ganesan, M., Sundararajan, M.
Chemistry of Tender Coconut Water from the Cuddalore Coastal Region in Tamil Nadu, India
(2013) Natural Resources Research, 22 (2), pp. 91-101.
Document Type: Article

Saptoro, A., Huo, K.C.
Influences of Indonesian coals on the performance of a coal-fired power plant with an integrated post combustion CO2 removal system: A comparative simulation study
(2013) Energy Conversion and Management, 68, pp. 235-243.
Document Type: Article

Sarma, K., Kumar, A.A., George, G., Pandian, K., Prabakaran, K., Roy, S.D., Srivastava, R.C.
Impact of coastal pollution on biological, biochemical and nutritional status of edible oyster in Phoenix Bay Jetty and North Wandoor of Andaman
(2013) Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 83 (3), pp. 321-325.
Document Type: Article

Abu, A., Susan, L.L.H., Sidhu, A.S., Dhillon, S.K.
Semantic representation of monogenean haptoral Bar image annotation
(2013) BMC Bioinformatics, 14, art. no. 48, .
Document Type: Article

Thivya, C., Chidambaram, S., Singaraja, C., Thilagavathi, R., Prasanna, M.V., Anandhan, P., Jainab, I.
A study on the significance of lithology in groundwater quality of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu (India)
(2013) Environment, Development and Sustainability, pp. 1-23. Article in Press.
Document Type: Article in Press

Gopalai, A.A., Senanayake, S.M.N.A.
Assistive vibrotactile biofeedback system for postural control on perturbed surface
(2013) Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, 13 (1), art. no. 1350006, .
Document Type: Article

Lai, Z.Y., Chua, H.B., Goh, S.M.
Influence of process parameters on the strength of oil palm kernel shell pellets
(2013) Journal of Materials Science, 48 (4), pp. 1448-1456.
Document Type: Article

Leong, W.J., Goh, B.S.
Convergence and Stability of Line Search Methods for Unconstrained Optimization
(2013) Acta Applicandae Mathematicae, pp. 1-13. Article in Press.
Document Type: Article in Press

Busch, J.L.H.C., Yong, F.Y.S., Goh, S.M.
Sodium reduction: Optimizing product composition and structure towards increasing saltiness perception
(2013) Trends in Food Science and Technology, 29 (1), pp. 21-34. Cited 1 time.
Document Type: Review

Vasant, P., Barsoum, N., Webb, J.F.
Editorial
(2013) Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 57 (1-2), p. 1.
Document Type: Editorial

Vasanthavigar, M., Srinivasamoorthy, K., Prasanna, M.V.
Identification of groundwater contamination zones and its sources by using multivariate statistical approach in Thirumanimuthar sub-basin, Tamil Nadu, India
(2013) Environmental Earth Sciences, 68 (6), pp. 1783-1795.
Document Type: Article

Chidambaram, S., Bala Krishna Prasad, M., Manivannan, R., Karmegam, U., Singaraja, C., Anandhan, P., Prasanna, M.V., Manikandan, S.
Environmental hydrogeochemistry and genesis of fluoride in groundwaters of Dindigul district, Tamilnadu (India)
(2013) Environmental Earth Sciences, 68 (2), pp. 333-342. Cited 1 time.
Document Type: Article