Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences Vol 19 No 5 2015

  Articles 6 - 24 are selected papers from the " Unisza Research Conference 2015 (URC 2015), 14 - 16 April 2015, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu; organised by Centre For Research and Innovation Management (CRIM) UNISZA."
Guest Editors: Mohd Ekhwan Toriman, Mohd Khairul Amri Kamarudin, Hafizan Juahir, Muhammad Barzani Gasim, Asyaari Muhamad, Roslan Umar, Azman Azid, Nor Azlina Abdul Aziz

1.    DETERMINATION OF HEAVY METALS AND RADIONUCLIDES IN LIGUMIA RECTA (BLACK SANDSHELL) FROM KAMPUNG GAJAH, PERAK
(Penentuan Logam Berat dan Radionuklid di dalam Ligumia Recta (Kijing) dari Kampung Gajah, Perak)
Nursyairah Arshad, Zaini Hamzah, Ahmad Saat
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2.    SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC QUANTIFICATION OF VILAZODONE HYDROCHLORIDE IN PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORM USING QUALITY BY DESIGN APPROACH
(Kuantifikasi Spektrofotometri Vilazodon Hidroklorida dalam Bentuk Dos Farmaseutikal Menggunakan Pendekatan Reka Bentuk Kualiti)
Sagar Suman Panda, Bera Venkata Varaha Ravi kumar, Sarwar Beg, Soumyajit Behera
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3.    CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS OF THE LICHENS CLADONIA MULTIFORMIS AND CRYPTOTHECIA SP.
(Sebatian kimia liken Cladonia multiformis dan Cryptothecia sp.)
Hasliza Yusof, Husna Azahar, Laily B. Din, Nazlina Ibrahim
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4.    SYNTHESIS, STRUCTURAL, AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF Nd(III) ISATIN 2-METHYL-3-THIOSEMICARBAZONE
(Sintesis, Pengstrukturan dan Sifat Kimia Nd(III) Isatin 2-Metil-3-Tiosemikarbazon)
Nur Nadia Dzulkifli, Yang Farina, Bohari M Yamin
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5.    SEDIMENTARY FATTY ALCOHOLS IN KAPAS ISLAND, TERENGGANU
(Alkohol Lemak Sedimen Di Pulau Kapas, Terengganu)
Noor Farahin Amiruddin, Mohamad Iznul Mua’zim Mohamad Zabidi, Nurul Fathihah Mt. Nanyan, Masni Mohd Ali
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6.    KAJIAN PENEROKAAN TANAH DAN PERUBAHAN KUALITI AIR DI TANAH TINGGI LOJING, KELANTAN, MALAYSIA
(Land Exploration Study and Water Quality Changes in Tanah Tinggi Lojing, Kelantan, Malaysia)
Wan Adi Yusoff, Mokhtar Jaafar, Mohd Khairul Amri Kamarudin, Mohd Ekhwan Toriman
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7.    MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE IN RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE (RFI) STUDY FOR RADIO ASTRONOMY PURPOSES
(Teknik Pengukuran dalam Kajian Gangguan Interferen Radio (RFI) bagi Tujuan Astronomi Radio)
Roslan Umar, Nor Hazmin Sabri, Zainol Abidin Ibrahim, Zamri Zainal Abidin, Asyaari Muhamad
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8.    AIR QUALITY PATTERN ASSESSMENT IN MALAYSIA USING MULTIVARIATE TECHNIQUES
(Penilaian Corak Kualiti Udara di Malaysia Menggunakan Teknik Multivariat)
Hamza Ahmad Isiyaka and Azman Azid
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9.    THE INFLUENCE OF TIDAL ACTIVITIES ON WATER QUALITY OF PAKA RIVER TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA
(Pengaruh Aktiviti Pasang Surut Kepada Kualiti Air Sungai Paka Terengganu, Malaysia)
Muhammad Barzani Gasim, Nadila Abdul Khalid, Haniff Muhamad
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10.   FLOOD RISK INDEX ASSESSMENT IN JOHOR RIVER BASIN
(Penilaian Indeks Risiko Banjir di Lembangan Sungai Johor)
Ahmad Shakir Mohd Saudi, Hafizan Juahir, Azman Azid, Fazureen Azaman
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11.   KLASIFIKASI SUNGAI TROPIKA MENGGUNAKAN TEKNIK KEMOMETRIK: KAJIAN KES DI SUNGAI PAHANG, MALAYSIA
(Classification of Tropical River Using Chemometrics Technique: Case Study in Pahang River, Malaysia)
Mohd Khairul Amri Kamarudin, Mohd Ekhwan Toriman, Nur Hishaam Sulaiman, Frankie Marcus Ata, Muhammad Barzani Gasim, Asyaari Muhamad, Wan Adi Yusoff, Mazlin Mokhtar, Mohammad Azizi Amran, Nor Azlina Abd Aziz
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12.   ANALYSIS OF SURFACE WATER POLLUTION IN THE KINTA RIVER USING MULTIVARIATE TECHNIQUE
(Penilaian Pencemaran Air Permukaan di Sungai Kinta Menggunakan Teknik Multivariat)
Hamza Ahmad Isiyaka and Hafizan Juahir
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13.   FABRICATION AND PROPERTIES OF CHITOSAN WITH STARCH FOR PACKAGING APPLICATION
(Pembuatan dan Sifat Chitosan (Cs) dengan Kanji untuk Kegunaan Pembungkusan)
Mohd Zaid Arqam Zainal Abidin, Nurhidayatullaili Muhd Julkapli, Hafizan Juahir, Fazureen Azaman, Nur Hishaam Sulaiman, Ismail Zainal Abidin
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14.   HYDROGEN GAS PRODUCTION FROM GLYCEROL VIA STEAM REFORMING USING NICKEL LOADED ZEOLITE CATALYST
(Penghasilan Gas Hidrogen daripada Gliserol melalui Kaedah Pembaharuan Stim dengan menggunakan Pemangkin Nikel-Zeolite)
Fazureen Azaman, Hafizan Juahir, Mahadhir Mohamed, Azman Azid, Kamaruzzaman Yunus, Anis Farhana Abdul Rahman, Wan Nur Anis Amira Wan Ranizang, Fara Aiza Md Sanin, Mohammad Azizi Amran, Mohd Zaid Arqam Zainal Abidin, Norsyuhada Hairoma, Nur Hishaam Sulaiman, Ismail Zainal Abidin
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15.   APPLICATION OF EXCEL-VBA FOR COMPUTATION OF WATER QUALITY INDEX AND AIR POLLUTANT INDEX
(Penggunaan Excel-VBA untuk Pengiraan Indeks Kualiti Air dan Indeks Pencemaran Udara)
Ismail Zainal Abidin, Hafizan Juahir, Azman Azid, Ahmad Dasuki Mustafa, Fazureen Azaman
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16.   RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE: THE EFFECT OF AMBIENT CARBON DIOXIDE (CO₂) CONCENTRATION ON RADIO SIGNAL FOR RADIO ASTRONOMY PURPOSES
(Interferens Frekuensi Radio: Kesan Kepekatan Karbon Dioksida (CO₂) Ambien ke atas Isyarat Radio Dalam Kajian Astronomi Radio)
Nor Hazmin Sabri, Sharifah Nurul Aisyah Syed Zafar, Roslan Umar, Wan Zul Adli Wan Mokhtar
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17.   ANALISIS KUALITI AIR FIZIKO-KIMIA DAN KANDUNGAN MIKROB DI HULU SUNGAI LANGAT, SELANGOR
(A Physico-Chemical water quality and Microbial content Analysis in Upstream of Langat River, Selangor)
Muhammad Barzani Gasim, Nazirah Zakaria, Roslan Umar, Ahmad Dasuki Mustafa
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18.   KESAN PINTASAN KE ATAS INFILTRASI DAN KELEMBAPAN TANIH DI HUTAN DIPTEROKAP DAN LADANG KELAPA SAWIT DI TASIK CHINI, PAHANG
(Impact of Interception on Infiltration and Soil Moisture in Dipterocarp Forest and Oil Palm Plantations in Tasik Chini, Pahang)
Frankie Marcus Ata, Mohd Ekhwan Toriman, Mohd Khairul Amri Kamarudin
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19.   RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE: THE STUDY OF RAIN EFFECT ON RADIO SIGNAL ATTENUATION
(Interferens Frekuensi Radio: Kajian Kesan Hujan Pada Pengecilan Isyarat Radio)
Roslan Umar, Shahirah Syafa Sulan, Atiq Wahidah Azlan, Zainol Abidin Ibrahim, Wan Zul Adli Wan Mokhtar, Nor Hazmin Sabri
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20.   THE INFLUENCE OF TIDAL ACTIVITIES ON HYDROLOGIC VARIABLES OF MARANG RIVER, TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA
(Pengaruh Aktiviti Pasang Surut bagi Pembolehubah Hidrologi di Sungai Marang, Terengganu, Malaysia)
Mohd Ekhwan Toriman, Muhammad Barzani Gasim, Nur Hidayah Ariffin, Haniff Muhamad, Norsyuhada Hairoma
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21.   ASSESSMENT OF WATER SALINITY MODEL USING HYDRODYNAMIC NUMERICAL MODELLING IN ESTUARY OF SELANGOR RIVER, MALAYSIA
(Penilaian Kemasinan Air Menggunakan Pemodelan Model Berangka Hidronamik di Muara Sungai Selangor, Malaysia)
Mohd Ekhwan Toriman, Mohd Khairul Amri Kamarudin, Norbaya Hashim, Abdul Jalil Hassan, Muhammad Barzani Gasim, Asyaari Muhamad, Nor Azlina Abd Aziz
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22.   NUTRITIONAL TRANSITION PERIOD IN EARLY LARVAE CLARIAS GARIEPINUS
(Tempoh Peralihan Nutrisi di Peringkat Awal Larva Clarias Gariepinus)
Nguang Siew Ing and Ha Hou Chew
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23.   GLYCEROL AS A CHEAPER CARBON SOURCE IN BACTERIAL CELLULOSE (BC) PRODUCTION BY GLUCONACETOBACTER XYLINUS DSM46604 IN BATCH FERMENTATION SYSTEM
(Gliserol Sebagai Sumber Karbon Kos Rendah Dalam Penghasilan Bakteria Selulosa (BC) Oleh Gluconacetobacter xylinus DSM46604 Dalam Sistem Penapaian Berkelompok)
Azila Adnan, Giridhar R. Nair, Mark C. Lay, Janis E. Swan, Roslan Umar
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24.   THE WATER QUALITY STUDY AND SOURCES OF POLLUTION IN ALUR ILMU, UKM
(Kajian Kualiti Air dan Punca-Punca Pencemaran di Alur Ilmu, UKM)
Nurul Afina Abd Mutalib, Othman Karim, Ahmad Dasuki Mustafa
| Abstract & References || Full Text: pdf ( 418 K ) |