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Malaysia's proactive position in promoting biotechnology has also spurred scientists in local universities and research institutions to adopt genetic engineering techniques for the betterment of their research. However, Malaysian scientists must increasingly be aware that genetic engineering can either be used for benevolent or malevolent purposes triggering the dual use dilemma. This is because certain...
The objective of the paper is to review and report on the perspectives of research in the area of closed-loop supply chains (CLSCs). CLSCs is the ultimate sustainability concept in Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) that currently draws the attention from practitioners as well as the academicians. CLSCs involves the integration between the forward and reverse logistics with the aim of reducing the...
Technology has been recognized as one of strategic resources for sustaining competitiveness among firms regardless of their sizes. Challenges in globalizations and strategic alliances are some of the issues underpinning technology adoption among SMEs. However, existing models on technology adoption have not provided sufficient insights on factors that could influence the successful adoption of technology...
It is important to explore further the issues on safety culture in the construction sites since it has become one of the most highlighted issues in the Malaysian industrial context. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the factors that affect safety culture in construction sector in Malaysia. The sample of this study focuses on construction companies in Sarawak that are registered with...
The decommissioning activities for fixed offshore platforms in Malaysia are expected to rise significantly. For many of the approximate 300 oil platforms, their service life is approaching the end. Thus far, only a handful of offshore platforms in Malaysian waters have been decommissioned mainly due to lack of regulatory framework and weak decommissioning plans. The shortage of decommissioning yards...
Sustainability has become crucial issue worldwide. In Malaysia, environmental impact created from the construction activities seems to be making the headlines. Hence, the government and private sector were meticulously promoting sustainable practices as a way of achieving sustainable development. However, the green movement is still at low level where sustainable projects in Malaysia are mostly at...
Construction player had realized the importance of Quality Management System (QMS) in the construction industry. Some contractors have taken their initiatives to be certified with MS ISO 9000. Nevertheless, the acceptance of the standards among the industry players is not as wide as in other industries. This is due to the common perception that ISO certification would implicate additional financial...
The Antarctic Treaty 1959 is the body that governs the Antarctic continent which plays an important role of preserving Antarctica's pristine environment. The Antarctic Treaty utilizes several environmental agreements namely Madrid Protocol to minimize the negative impacts of activities in the icy continent. Malaysia has been continuously expanding the Antarctic based research executed by local scientists...
How well the stakeholders play their part in the project management relatively contributes to the success of construction projects. One of the critical stakeholders is the Client Project Manager (CPM) whom is responsible for ensuring the client interests are well preserve. CPM needs to have knowledge on project management and all the technical skills required to manage the project. Although, they...
Time and cost performance is the fundamental criteria for success of any project. Unfortunately construction industry in Malaysia has been regarded as industry facing poor performance leading to failure in achieving effective time and cost performance. As a consequence most of the projects face huge amount of time and cost overrun. This study assessed the time and cost performance of construction...
The objective of the study is to prepare an adsorbent from an agricultural waste and assess its effectiveness in removing textile acid azo dye from aqueous solution. Activated carbon was prepared from coconut coir and characterized. Adsorption of two textile acid azo dyes, Acid Red 18 and Acid Orange 7, by the activated carbon was examined by batch adsorption test. Extent of dye adsorption depended...
High water discharge due to prolonged heavy rainfalls will result in an undesirable condition for the stability of a channel embankment. Due to this natural disaster, channel embankment failures may occur causing losses to life and property in flood-prone areas. In this work, the stability conditions of channel embankments are investigated using computer software that utilizes a finite element method...
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