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Ruthenium based metallopolymer grafted reduced graphene oxide as a new hybrid solar light harvester in polymer solar cells. (2017)
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VINOTH, R., GANESH BABU, S., BHARTI, V., GUPTA, V., NAVANEETHAN, M., VENKATAPRASAD BHAT, S., MUTHAMIZHCHELVAN, C., RAMAMURTHY, P.C., SHARMA, C., ASWAL, D.K., HAYAKAWA, Y. and NEPPOLIAN, B. 2017. Ruthenium based metallopolymer grafted reduced graphene oxide as a new hybrid solar light harvester in polymer solar cells. Scientific reports [online], 7, article number 43133. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1038/srep43133

A new class of pyridyl benzimdazole-based Ru complex decorated polyaniline assembly (PANI-Ru) was covalently grafted onto reduced graphene oxide sheets (rGO) via a covalent functionalization approach. The covalent attachment of PANI-Ru with rGO was c... Read More about Ruthenium based metallopolymer grafted reduced graphene oxide as a new hybrid solar light harvester in polymer solar cells..

Acoustic emission method to study fracture (Mode-I, II) and residual strength characteristics in composite-to-metal and metal-to-metal adhesively bonded joints. (2017)
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DROUBI, M.G., STUART, A., MOWAT, J., NOBLE, C., PRATHURU, A.K. and FAISAL, N.H. 2017. Acoustic emission method to study fracture (Mode-I, II) and residual strength characteristics in composite-to-metal and metal-to-metal adhesively bonded joints. Journal of adhesion [online], 94(5), pages 347-386. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/00218464.2017.1278696

Failure behaviour of two types of adhesively bonded joints (composite-to-metal, metal-to-metal) has been studied under failure modes (Mode I: double cantilever beam (DCB) and Mode II: three-point end notch flexures (3-ENF)) using acoustic emission (A... Read More about Acoustic emission method to study fracture (Mode-I, II) and residual strength characteristics in composite-to-metal and metal-to-metal adhesively bonded joints..

A prototype telerobotic platform for live transmission line maintenance: review of design and development. (2017)
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BANTHIA, V., MADDAHI, Y., ZAREINIA, K., LIAO, S., OLSON, T., FUNG, W-K., BALAKRISHNAN, S. and SEPEHRI, N. 2018. A prototype telerobotic platform for live transmission line maintenance: review of design and development. Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control [online], 40(11), pages 3273-3292. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0142331216687021

This paper reports technical design of a novel experimental test facility, using haptic-enabled teleoperation of robotic manipulators, for live transmission line maintenance. The goal is to study and develop appropriate techniques in repair overhead... Read More about A prototype telerobotic platform for live transmission line maintenance: review of design and development..

Comparison of the performance of artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic for recognizing different partial discharge sources. (2017)
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MAS'UD, A.A., ARDILA-REY, J.A., ALBARRACIN, R., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F. and BANI, N.A. 2017. Comparison of the performance of artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic for recognizing different partial discharge sources. Energies [online], 10(7), article number 1060. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/en10071060

This paper compared the capabilities of the artificial neural network (ANN) and the fuzzy logic (FL) approaches for recognizing and discriminating partial discharge (PD) fault classes. The training and testing parameters for the ANN and FL comprise s... Read More about Comparison of the performance of artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic for recognizing different partial discharge sources..

Optimizing the rheological properties of silica nano-modified bentonite mud using overlaid contour plot and estimation of maximum or upper shear stress limit. (2017)
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AFOLABI, R.O., ORODU, O.D., EFEOVBOKHAN, V.E., ROTIMI, O.J. and ZHANG, Z. 2017. Optimizing the rheological properties of silica nano-modified bentonite mud using overlaid contour plot and estimation of maximum or upper shear stress limit. Cogent engineering [online], 4(1), article 1287248. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2017.1287248

An optimization based statistical (response surface) approach was used to evaluate the rheological properties of bentonite mud treated with silica nanoparticles. The overlaid contour plot established the feasible region for the various factor setting... Read More about Optimizing the rheological properties of silica nano-modified bentonite mud using overlaid contour plot and estimation of maximum or upper shear stress limit..

Relationship between demographic characteristics and hand grip measurement of students in UTMKL. (2017)
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HISAN, F.N.A.N., SAIFUZZMAN, A.D., MOHD YASAK, H.A., KAI, L.C., BANI, N.A., MOHD NOOR, N., MOHD ARIS, S.A., JALIL, S.Z.A., RAHAMAN, S.A.S.A., USMAN, S., ABDULLAH, H., MAD KAIDI, H., MUHTAZARUDDIN, M.N., ISHAK, R., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F. and ABU-BAKAR, S.H. 2017. Relationship between demographic characteristics and hand grip measurement of students in UTMKL. Journal of advanced research in applied mechanics [online], 29(1), pages 9-19. Available from: http://www.akademiabaru.com/doc/ARAMV29_N1_P9_19.pdf

Biomechanical motion analysis is concerned with the investigation of movement of a subject. In particular, this project is interested in the movement found in nature, in biological systems such as human pinch and human grip. The motion is to be inves... Read More about Relationship between demographic characteristics and hand grip measurement of students in UTMKL..

Malaysian tertiary level students and their understanding, knowledge and perception of nanotechnology. (2017)
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KARIM, M.E., AKHTER, S., MUNIR, A.B., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F., HOQUE, K.E., YASIN, S.H.M., ABU-BAKAR, S.S., ABU-BAKAR, S.H., BANI, N.A., WIRBA, A.V. and MAS'UD, A.A. 2017. Malaysian tertiary level students and their understanding, knowledge and perception of nanotechnology. Journal of advanced research in social and behavioural sciences [online], 6(1), pages 52-67. Available from: http://www.akademiabaru.com/doc/ARSBSV6_N1_P52_67.pdf

Nanotechnology, being an emerging and enabling technology, can be utilised to exploit burgeoning opportunities in all aspects. Almost every kind of material with any feature can theoretically be developed using nanoscale technology and that is why co... Read More about Malaysian tertiary level students and their understanding, knowledge and perception of nanotechnology..

Influence of post-treatment on the microstructural and tribomechanical properties of suspension thermally sprayed WC-12 wt%Co nanocomposite coatings. (2017)
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ALI, O., AHMED, R., FAISAL, N.H., ALANAZI, N.M., BERGER, L.-M., KAISER, A., TOMA, F.-L., POLYCHRONIADIS, E.K., SALL, M., ELAKWAH, Y.O. and GOOSEN, M.F.A. 2017. Influence of post-treatment on the microstructural and tribomechanical properties of suspension thermally sprayed WC-12 wt%Co nanocomposite coatings. Tribology letters [online], 65(2), article 33. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-017-0815-y

The potential to improve the tribomechanical performance of HVOF-sprayed WC-12Co coatings was studied by using aqueous WC-12Co suspensions as feed-stock. Both as-sprayed and hot-isostatic-pressed (HIPed) coatings were studied. Mathematical models of... Read More about Influence of post-treatment on the microstructural and tribomechanical properties of suspension thermally sprayed WC-12 wt%Co nanocomposite coatings..

Effect of short-term water exposure on the mechanical properties of halloysite nanotube-multi layer graphene reinforced polyester nanocomposites. (2017)
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SAHARUDIN, M.S., ATIF, R. and INAM, F. 2017. Effect of short-term water exposure on the mechanical properties of halloysite nanotube-multi layer graphene reinforced polyester nanocomposites. Polymers [online] 9(1), article 27. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9010027

The influence of short-term water absorption on the mechanical properties of halloysite nanotubes-multi layer graphene reinforced polyester hybrid nanocomposites has been investigated. The addition of nano-fillers significantly increased the flexural... Read More about Effect of short-term water exposure on the mechanical properties of halloysite nanotube-multi layer graphene reinforced polyester nanocomposites..

Extending the capability of forensic electrochemistry to the novel psychoactive substance benzylpiperazine. (2016)
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WADDELL, S.A., FERNANDEZ, C., INVERARITY, C.C. and PRABHU, R. 2017. Extending the capability of forensic electrochemistry to the novel psychoactive substance benzylpiperazine. Sensing and bio-sensing research [online], 13, pages 28-39. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbsr.2016.12.001

Benzylpiperazine (BZP) is a novel psychoactive substance that is commonly abused in tablet form as an 'ecstasy-type' drug. Electroanalysis offers genuine potential for field testing of bulk drug samples. This research is the first to investigate the... Read More about Extending the capability of forensic electrochemistry to the novel psychoactive substance benzylpiperazine..

Neuro-cognitive virtual environment for children with autism (VECA). (2016)
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WASEEM, E., KHURSHID, K., JANJUA, G.W., ABEEL, I., KHURSHID, K., MIRZA, M.A. and KAMBOH, A.M. 2016. Neuro-cognitive virtual environment for children with autism (VECA). International journal of signal processing systems [online], 4(6), pages 469-474. Available from: https://doi.org/10.18178/ijsps.4.6.469-474

Autism a neurological disorder which is often diagnosed during early childhood and can cause significant social, communication, and behavioral challenges over a lifetime. It is increasing day by day and people are inclining from clinical and psycholo... Read More about Neuro-cognitive virtual environment for children with autism (VECA)..

The degradation of mechanical properties in halloysite nanoclay-polyester nanocomposites exposed in seawater environment. (2016)
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SAHARUDIN, M.S., WEI, J., SHYHA, I. and INAM, F. 2016. The degradation of mechanical properties in halloysite nanoclay-polyester nanocomposites exposed in seawater environment. Journal of nanomaterials [online], 2016, article ID 2604631. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/2604631

Polyester based polymers are extensively used in aggressive marine environments; however, inadequate data is available on the effects of the seawater on the polyester based nanocomposites mechanical properties. This paper reports the effect of seawat... Read More about The degradation of mechanical properties in halloysite nanoclay-polyester nanocomposites exposed in seawater environment..

Overcoming fuel-air mixing issues with pulsed scramjets and pelletized fuel. (2016)
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MACLEOD, C., CAPANNI, N.F. and GOW, K.S. 2015. Overcoming fuel-air mixing issues with pulsed scramjets and pelletized fuel. Journal of the British Interplanetary Society [online], 68, pages 354-362. Available from: http://www.jbis.org.uk/paper.php?p=2015.68.354

In this paper the concept of a pulsed Scramjet using pelletized fuel is examined. The aim is to overcome the main technical problem inherent in more traditional designs - poor air-fuel mixing. In this new paradigm, airflow is diverted away from the m... Read More about Overcoming fuel-air mixing issues with pulsed scramjets and pelletized fuel..

Parametric sensitivity analysis to maximise auxetic effect of polymeric fibre based helical yarn. (2016)
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MCAFEE, J. and FAISAL, N.H. 2017. Parametric sensitivity analysis to maximise auxetic effect of polymeric fibre based helical yarn. Composite structures [online], 162, pages 1-12. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2016.11.077

Studies on designing polymeric fibres based helical auxetic yarn (HAY) to maximise their auxetic effect are yet to propose optimised design configurations for general impact mitigation applications. This study therefore presents optimal design parame... Read More about Parametric sensitivity analysis to maximise auxetic effect of polymeric fibre based helical yarn..

Synergistically enhanced electrocatalytic performance of an N-doped graphene quantum dot-decorated 3D MoS2–graphene nanohybrid for oxygen reduction reaction. (2016)
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VINOTH, R., PATIL, I.M., PANDIKUMAR, A., KAKADE, B.A., HUANG, N.M., DIONYSIOS, D.D. and NEPPOLIAN, B. 2016. Synergistically enhanced electrocatalytic performance of an N-doped graphene quantum dot-decorated 3D MoS2–graphene nanohybrid for oxygen reduction reaction. ACS omega [online], 1(5), pages 971-980. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.6b00275

Nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots (N-GQDs) were decorated on a three-dimensional (3D) MoS2–reduced graphene oxide (rGO) framework via a facile hydrothermal method. The distribution of N-GQDs on the 3D MoS2–rGO framework was confirmed using X-ray p... Read More about Synergistically enhanced electrocatalytic performance of an N-doped graphene quantum dot-decorated 3D MoS2–graphene nanohybrid for oxygen reduction reaction..

Impact of dispersed generation modes in optimal coordination between distributed generation and capacitor simultaneously. (2016)
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MUHTAZARUDDIN, M.N., BANI, N.A., JAMIAN, J.J., ABU-BAKAR, S.H., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F. and MAS'UD, A.A. 2016. Impact of dispersed generation modes in optimal coordination between distributed generation and capacitor simultaneously. International journal of simulation: systems, science and technology [online], 17(41), pages 26.1-26.5. Available from: http://ijssst.info/Vol-17/No-41/paper26.pdf

This paper describes the impact of the mode selection in Distributed Generation (DG) has in order to reduce the total power losses in the distribution system when coordination between the DG and capacitor is done simultaneously There are two modes av... Read More about Impact of dispersed generation modes in optimal coordination between distributed generation and capacitor simultaneously..

Microbubble-liposome conjugate: payload evaluation of potential theranostic vehicle. (2016)
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MALIK, R., PANCHOLI, K. and MELZER, A. 2016. Microbubble-liposome conjugate: payload evaluation of potential theranostic vehicle. Nanobiomedicine [online], 3, pages 1-8. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/1849543516670806

Liposome–microbubble conjugates are considered as better targeted drug delivery vehicles compared to microbubbles alone. The microbubble in the integrated drug delivery system delivers the drug intracellularly on the target, whereas the liposome comp... Read More about Microbubble-liposome conjugate: payload evaluation of potential theranostic vehicle..

Graphics-processing-unit-based acceleration of electromagnetic transients simulation. (2016)
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DEBNATH, J.K., GOLE, A.M. and FUNG, W.-K. 2016. Graphics-processing-unit-based acceleration of electromagnetic transients simulation. IEEE transactions on power delivery [online], 31(5), pages 2036-2044. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRD.2015.2492983

This paper presents a novel parallelization approach to speedup EMT simulation, using GPU-based computing. This paper extends earlier published works in the area, by exploiting additional parallelism to accelerate EMT simulation. A 2D-parallel matrix... Read More about Graphics-processing-unit-based acceleration of electromagnetic transients simulation..

Preparation and analysis of multi-layered hybrid nanostructures. (2016)
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KHOBRAGADE, P.S., HANSORA, D.P., NAIK, J.B., NJUGUNA, J. and MISHRA, S. 2016. Preparation and analysis of multi-layered hybrid nanostructures. Applied clay science [online], 132-133, pages 668-674. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2016.08.022

In this study, we report a simple and efficient (bath ultrasonication) method for the preparation of multi-functional layered hybrid nanostructures using graphene oxide (GO) and modified Mg-Al layered double hydroxides (LDH) [LDH@GO]. The functional... Read More about Preparation and analysis of multi-layered hybrid nanostructures..

Developing a thermally compensated electrolyser model coupled with pressurised hydrogen storage for modelling the energy efficiency of hydrogen energy storage systems and identifying their operation performance issues. (2016)
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ALI, D., GAZEY, R. and AKLIL, D. 2016. Developing a thermally compensated electrolyser model coupled with pressurised hydrogen storage for modelling the energy efficiency of hydrogen energy storage systems and identifying their operation performance issues. Renewable and sustainable energy reviews [online], 66, pages 27-37. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.07.067

This paper proposes a thermally compensated electrolyser model coupled with a Pressurised Hydrogen Storage model for modelling Renewable Hydrogen Energy Storage Systems needed to support the uptake of renewable energy sources (RES) integration into t... Read More about Developing a thermally compensated electrolyser model coupled with pressurised hydrogen storage for modelling the energy efficiency of hydrogen energy storage systems and identifying their operation performance issues..