10 articles in this issue
Adnan Shaout, Shahzeb Khan
This paper introduces the AlHajj app for iOS which is an interactive guide to Hajj, like an interactive map allowing users to walk through the process of the Hajj to develop a better understanding of the obligations, locations, dates and Hajj activities w... see more
Rumana Tasnim, Sheroz Khan, Musse Mohamud, Atika Arshad
Flowsensing technology from today’s application perspective has gained significant research interest over the past few years. Among the existing sensing techniques, electrostatic and capacitive sensing techniques have proven promising although cable cap... see more
Muhammad Abid
The textile industry plays a pivotal role in Pakistan’s economy. The industry‘s share for overall manufacturing activity is 46%; in the export sector it is 68%; in value addition it is 9% of GDP and in providing employment it is 38%, in addition to th... see more
Shahjalal Khandaker, Ganesh Chandra Saha, Mohammad Al Mamun Miah
In this investigation, locally available and inexpensive Taro and Water Hyacinth were used as biosorbents to remove chromium from synthetic wastewater. The removal of this metal ion from water in the batch and column method have been studied and discussed... see more
Hafiz b Iman, NAHRUL KHAIR ALANG MD RASHID
The probabilistic model of a laser scanner presents an important aspect for simultaneous localization and map-building (SLAM). However, the characteristic of the beam of the laser range finder under extreme incident angles approaching 900 has not been tho... see more
M. Akhtaruzzaman, A. A. Shafie, M. R. Khan
Rehabilitation engineering plays an important role in designing various autonomous robots to provide better therapeutic exercise to disabled patients. Hence it is necessary to study human musculoskeletal system and also needs to be presented in scientific... see more
Khairul Anwar Mohamad Said, Zainab Radzi, Ibrahim Yakub, Mohamed Afizal Mohamed Amin
This paper discusses the extraction of an antioxidant compound, which is ascorbic acid or vitamin C, from a banana peel using an ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) method. The type of banana used was Musa acuminata also known as “PisangKepok†in Mala... see more
Morteza Pourmehdi, Abolfazl Ranjbar Noei, Jalil Sadati
In this manuscript, for the first time, a fractional-order manifold in a synergetic approach using a fractional order controller is introduced. Furtheremore, in the synergetic theory a macro variable is expended into a linear combination of state variable... see more
Ahmad Mohammadzadeh, Jalil Sadati, Behrooz Rezaie
In this paper, a hybrid configuration algorithm called stochastic gradient method with variable forgetting factor (SGVFF) is proposed to better estimate unknown parameters in a power system such as amplitude and phase of harmonics using variable forgettin... see more