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22 May 2007
An accounting educational computer-based learning courseware, GenerReS was developed as an innovative pedagogical tool for financial accounting.
22 May 2007
Detection kit for White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) which causes millions of dollars losses to the shrimp industry in Asia.
22 May 2007
Tropical herbs which prevent cardiovascular related disorders have been developed into capsules.
22 May 2007
Serious infestation of weedy rice or locally known as "padi angin" had been reported to reduce rice yield up to 75%. UPM researchers have developed a novel seed treatment to counter the infestation
22 May 2007
Antibodies are important in eliminating infectious viruses. However, DNA vaccinations generate only low levels of antibodies. UPM researchers outline approaches to improve the humoral response of DNA vaccines without suppressing the T cell response.
22 May 2007
Newcastle disease is one of the most important viral diseases of poultry in the world. It occurs in most countries and has a devastating effect on poultry production.
22 May 2007
Palm oil and kitchen wastes used as raw materials for the production of biodegradable plastics.
22 May 2007
An array of newly synthesized 'fine organics' originated from palm oil and its fractions for the chemical industry.
22 May 2007
A new tool is available to contribute to the genetic improvement of banana in Malaysia.
22 May 2007
Internet-based ecotourism site rating expert system
16 May 2007
This paper suggests code mixing as a strategy to improve English speaking skills while the 2nd paper attempts to understand the writer-reader relationship in academic writing and the 3rd paper examines effective communication through e-learning.
06 May 2007
The 1st paper suggests new literatures in English from many Asian countries can sensitise students towards other cultures and should be included in English textbooks. The 2nd paper asseses the attitudes of Singaporean students towards “Singlish” and the relationship between language and national identity, an issue facing Singaporean society.
27 Apr 2007
Teaching of English to students in the tourism industry, results of an experiment using suggestive symbols to improve native Thai student's pronunciation of English and what local learners of English perceive as a useful learning tool?
29 Mar 2007
Rana monjerai is believed to only exist around the mountainous and cool, Gunung Jerai area and live in areas near clean rivers, far from pollution.
22 Mar 2007
In its decade long research into frogs and toads in Borneo, the Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation has achieved much including highlighting conservation priority areas, setting up Asia's first Frog Museum and is now working on popularising biodiversity for environmental conservation with 'Anurans Tourism'.
27 Feb 2007
The 6th ICSR will be returning to Malaysia and hosted by MARA University of Technology. The conference is intended to be interdisciplinary and welcomes contributions from anyone who has a perspective on this important issue.
21 Feb 2007
In the last quarter of 2006, Universiti Teknologi Mara took part in exhibition in Brussels, Nuremberg, London and Seoul and won numerous award. These award winning research projects are listed here.
21 Feb 2007
Registration is now open for the 2nd International Conference On The Teaching & Learning Of English In Asia (Tleia 2 ; 2007) to be held on 14 – 16 June 2007 at Holiday Villa, Langkawi, Malaysia.
20 Feb 2007
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak will be honouring the best of their research with the UNIMAS Research Award Night to be held on 26 Feb 2007.
12 Feb 2007
Papermaking in Malaysia is essentially based on recycled fibers. One of the major issues faced by mills using recycled fibers is the diminishing strength of papers with recycling. Palmcel introduces a new class of biodegradable chemicals derived from oil palm residues which can augment both the dry and wet strength of papers.
31 Jan 2007
The technologies include a novel oral drug delivery system, infrared tomography for solid floe monitoring, textile thermal tester machine, roselle chewable tablets, new technique for transdermal drug delivery system and many more. The Seoul International Invention Fair is the largest Bi-Annual Invention Fair in Asia.
07 Jan 2007
The Piala Seri Endon was conceived to discover and to provide a platform for support, recognition and encouragement of Malaysia’s batik-making talent. It is an annual event that is open only to Malaysians over 18 years of age, and is part of the Malaysia Batik - Crafted for the World movement.
07 Jan 2007
In a preliminary field survey to assess bat diversity and ecology in Malaysia, a team of Malaysian and US scientists found a total of 259 specimens representing at least 46 species with an additional 13 individuals yet to be identified to species level.
31 Dec 2006
jNETworm is a multi-platform application that continuously monitor and pinpoint sources of worms in a LAN, jNetworm is developed using Java and Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) Technologies and thus it does not depend on any specific platform.
17 Dec 2006
Prof Abdul Latif Ahmad from Universiti Sains Malaysia recently won the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for his research into alternative resources of water.
17 Dec 2006
There are an estimated 1.2 million premises with individual septic tanks in Malaysia. Presently, prefabricated ISTs are made from fibreglass, a mixture of glass fibre and unsaturated polyester costing about RM800. USM researchers have managed to substitute glass fibres with natural fibre and reduce the cost to RM 400 for each tank.
10 Dec 2006
This new Spiral Wound Membrane (SWM) module has a greatly enhanced lifespan and will be of great benefit to the water purification and waste water treatment industry.
01 Dec 2006
The Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA invites potential M.Sc and Ph.D. candidates to joint our research team in the field of Wastewater Engineering and Environmental Management. Work on these projects are expected to start in Feb 2007
19 Nov 2006
MCSv6 introduces a new Network Address Translator (NAT) traversal solution that allows clients behind NAT to automatically send and receive multimedia data. The solution transientsly detects the user's settings and allows the user to successfully send and receive data.
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Giants in history
Malaysia’s first astrophysicist, Mazlan binti Othman (born 11 December 1951) was instrumental in launching the country’s first microsatellite, and in sending Malaysia’s first astronaut, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, into space.
Lim Boo Liat (21 August 1926 – 11 July 2020), a leading authority in the conservation of Malaysia’s biological diversity, had his initial interest in the outdoors piqued by nature lessons in school. Lim, who helped found the National Zoo of Malaysia and re-establish the Malaysian Nature Society, had a particular interest in researching zoonotic diseases associated with small animals.
Known as Mr. Natural Rubber, chemist and researcher B. C. Shekhar (17 November 1929 – 6 September 2006) introduced a number of technical innovations that helped put Malaysia’s natural rubber industry on the world map.
Wu Lien-teh (10 March 1879 – 21 January 1960) was a Malaysian-born doctor who invented a mask that effectively suppressed disease transmission. Winning the prestigious Queen’s Scholarship enabled Wu to become the first Chinese student to study medicine at the University of Cambridge.
Little is known about Ali, a teenager from Sarawak, Malaysia, who was chief assistant to the famous naturalist Alfred Wallace. Most of what is known comes from Wallace’s writings. Ali accompanied Wallace on expeditions throughout the Malay Archipelago from December 1855 to February 1862.
Susan Lim (14 February 1952 – 2 August 2014) was a Malaysian parasitologist who specialized in studying a class of flatworms, the Monogeans, which are parasites of fishes.