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National University of Malaysia
Education•Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia•
About: National University of Malaysia is a education organization based out in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Heat transfer. The organization has 26593 authors who have published 41270 publications receiving 552683 citations. The organization is also known as: NUM & Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
Topics: Population, Heat transfer, Thin film, Membrane, Photovoltaic system
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TL;DR: Inorganic salt pretreatment represents a more novel method and offers comparable sugar recovery with the potential for reducing costs and the use of inorganic salt also shows improved performance when it is integrated with other pretreatment technologies.
Abstract: Currently, the transformation of lignocellulosic biomass into value-added products such as reducing sugars is garnering attention worldwide. However, efficient hydrolysis is usually hindered by the recalcitrant structure of the biomass. Many pretreatment technologies have been developed to overcome the recalcitrance of lignocellulose such that the components can be reutilized more effectively to enhance sugar recovery. Among all of the utilized pretreatment methods, inorganic salt pretreatment represents a more novel method and offers comparable sugar recovery with the potential for reducing costs. The use of inorganic salt also shows improved performance when it is integrated with other pretreatment technologies. Hence, this paper is aimed to provide a detailed overview of the current situation for lignocellulosic biomass and its physicochemical characteristics. Furthermore, this review discusses some recent studies using inorganic salt for pretreating biomass and the mechanisms involved during the proce...
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TL;DR: The development strategy of the Malaysian government which has emphasized cluster formation as one of its prime targets is described and evidence of the current state of knowledge cluster formation in Peninsular Malaysia is provided.
Abstract: Knowledge clusters are central places within an epistemic landscape, i.e. in a wider structure of knowledge production and dissemination. They have the organisational capability to drive innovations and create new industries. Examples of such organisations in knowledge clusters are universities and colleges, research institutions, think tanks, government research agencies and knowledge-intensive firms with their respective knowledge workers.
The following paper will look at Malaysia and its path towards a Knowledge-based economy. We first describe the development strategy of the Malaysian government which has emphasized cluster formation as one of its prime targets. We then provide evidence of the current state of knowledge cluster formation in Peninsular Malaysia and try to answer the following questions. If the formation of a knowledge cluster (especially in the ICT and multimedia industry) has been the government policy, what has been the result? Has Malaysia developed an epistemic landscape of knowledge clusters? Has the main knowledge cluster really materialised in and around Cyberjaya in the MSC Malaysia?
Data collected from websites, directories, government publications and expert interviews have enabled us to construct the epistemic landscape of Peninsular Malaysia. Several knowledge clusters of a high density of knowledge producing institutions and their knowledge workers have been identified and described. The analysis of the knowledge output, measured in terms of scientific publications, patents and trademarks show that existing knowledge clusters have, indeed, been productive as predicted by cluster theory. On the other hand government designed development corridors do not always coincide with the distribution of knowledge assets. The analysis of our data pertaining to Cyberjaya, the MSC Malaysia and the “corridors” needs to be developed further to produce more robust results.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a conceptual model for leanness measurement in the manufacturing industry has been developed and designed in two main levels, namely the dimensions and the factors, where seven main dimensions in measuring leanness in lean manufacturing practices such as manufacturing process and equipment, manufacturing planning and scheduling, visual information system, Supplier relationship, customer relationship, workforce and product development & technology.
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TL;DR: In this article, the unsteady boundary layer flow of a nanofluid over a permeable stretching/shrinking sheet is theoretically studied, and the governing partial differential equations are transformed into ordinary ones using a similarity transformation, before being solved numerically.
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TL;DR: In this article, the effects of the material parameter K, Prandtl number Pr, velocity exponent m, and heat flux exponent n on the heat transfer characteristics of micropolar fluids are studied.
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Jonathan E. Shaw | 114 | 629 | 108114 |
Sabu Thomas | 102 | 1554 | 51366 |
Biswajeet Pradhan | 98 | 735 | 32900 |
Haji Hassan Masjuki | 97 | 502 | 29653 |
Mika Sillanpää | 96 | 1019 | 44260 |
Choon Nam Ong | 86 | 444 | 25157 |
Keith R. Abrams | 86 | 355 | 30980 |
Kamaruzzaman Sopian | 84 | 989 | 25293 |
Benedikt M. Kessler | 82 | 385 | 24243 |
Michel Marre | 82 | 444 | 39052 |
Peter Willett | 76 | 479 | 29037 |
Peter F. M. Choong | 72 | 532 | 18185 |
Nidal Hilal | 72 | 395 | 21524 |
Margareta Nordin | 72 | 267 | 19578 |
Teuku Meurah Indra Mahlia | 70 | 339 | 17444 |