Editorial

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(IIUMEJ)

IIUM ENGINEERING JOURNAL

ISSN: 1511-788X   E-ISSN: 2289-7860
Volume 19, Issue 2, December 2018
https://doi.org/10.31436/iiumej.v19i2
CHIEF EDITOR

Ahmad Faris Ismail, IIUM, Malaysia

TECHNICAL EDITOR

Erry Yulian Triblas Adesta, IIUM, Malaysia

EXECUTIVE EDITOR

AHM Zahirul Alam, IIUM, Malaysia

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Anis Nurashikin Nordin, IIUM, Malaysia

LANGUAGE EDITOR

Lynn Mason, Malaysia

COPY EDITOR

Hamzah Mohd. Salleh, IIUM, Malaysia

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS

Abdullah Al-Mamun, IIUM, Malaysia

Abdumalik Rakhimov, IIUM, Malaysia

Amir Akramin Shafie, IIUM, Malaysia

Erwin Sulaeman, IIUM, Malaysia

Hanafy Omar, Saudi Arabia

Hazleen Anuar, IIUM, Malaysia

Konstantin Khanin, University of Toronto, Canada

Ma'an Al-Khatib, IIUM, Malaysia

Md Zahangir Alam, IIUM, Malaysia

Meftah Hrairi, IIUM, Malaysia

Mohamed B. Trabia, United States

Mohammad S. Alam, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, United States

 Muataz Hazza Faizi Al Hazza, IIUM, Malaysia

Mustafizur Rahman, National University Singapore, Singapore

Nor Farahidah Binti Za'bah, IIUM, Malaysia

Ossama Abdulkhalik, Michigan Technological University, United States

Rosminazuin AB. Rahim, IIUM, Malaysia

Waqar Asrar, IIUM, Malaysia

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

A. Anwar, United States

Abdul Latif Bin Ahmad, Malaysia

Farzad Ismail, USM, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia Hanafy

Omar, Saudi Arabia

Hany Ammar, United States

Idris Mohammed Bugaje, Nigeria

K.B. Ramachandran, India Kunzu Abdella, Canada

Luis Le Moyne, ISAT, University of Burgundy, France

M Mujtaba, United Kingdom

Mohamed AI-Rubei, Ireland Mohamed B Trabia, United States

Mohammad S. Alam, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, United States

Nazmul Karim

Ossama Abdulkhalik, Michigan Technological University, United States

Razi Nalim, IUPUI, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Syed Kamrul Islam, United States

Tibor Czigany, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

Yiu-Wing Mai, The University of Sydney, Australia.

AIMS & SCOPE OF IIUMENGINEERING JOURNAL

The IIUM Engineering Journal, published biannually, is a carefully refereed international publication of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Contributions of high technical merit within the span of engineering disciplines; covering the main areas of engineering: Electrical and Computer Engineering; Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering; Automation and Mechatronics Engineering; Material and Chemical Engineering; Environmental and Civil Engineering; Biotechnology and Bioengineering; Engineering Mathematics and Physics; and Computer Science and Information Technology are considered for publication in this journal. Contributions from other areas of Engineering and Applied Science are also welcomed. The IIUM Engineering Journal publishes contributions under Regular papers, Invited review papers, Short communications, Technical notes, and Letters to the editor (no page charge). Book reviews, reports of and/or call for papers of conferences, symposia and meetings, and advances in research equipment could also be published in IIUM Engineering Journal with minimum charges.

REFEREES’ NETWORK

All papers submitted to IIUM Engineering Journal will be subjected to a rigorous reviewing process through a worldwide network of specialized and competent referees. Each accepted paper should have at least two positive referees’ assessments.

SUBMISSION OF A MANUSCRIPT

A manuscript should be submitted online to the IIUM-Engineering Journal website: http://journals.iium.edu.my/ejournal. Further correspondence on the status of the paper could be done through the journal website and the e-mail addresses of the Executive Editor: zahirulalam@iium.edu.my Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Jan Gombak, 53100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Phone: (603) 6196 4529, Fax:(603) 6196 4488.

Table of Content

EDITORIAL............................................................................................... i

CHEMICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING

CHLORELLA VULGARIS LOGISTIC GROWTH KINETICS MODEL IN HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF AQUEOUS AMMONIA................... 1

Azlin Suhaida Azmi, Nurain Atikah Che Aziz, Noor Illi Mohamad Puad, Amanatuzzakiah Abdul Halim, Faridah Yusof, Suzana Yusup

SYNTHETIC ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT AND ANTIMICROBIAL FABRICS: PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES............. 10

Norashikin Binti Mat Zain, John Olabode Akindoyo, Mohammad Dalour Hossen Beg

CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

PERFORMANCE OF HIGH STRENGTH LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE USING PALM WASTES................................... 30

Md. Nazmul Huda, Mohd Zamin Jumaat, Abul Bashar Mohammad Saiful Islam,  Walid Abubaker Al-Kutti

ELECTRICAL, COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING

WIDE RANGE MODULATION INDEXES FEATURED CARRIER-BASED PWM STEPPED WAVEFORM FOR HALF- BRIDGE MODULAR MULTILEVEL CONVERTERS......................................................................................... 43

Majdee Tohtayong, Sheroz Khan, Mashkuri Yaacob, Siti Hajar Yusoff, Nur Shahida Midi, Musse Muhamud Ahmed

A NOVEL METHOD TO ESTIMATE ECONOMIC REPLACING TIME OF TRANSFORMER USING MONTE CARLO ALGORITHM AND ANN............................................................................................... 54

Mehdi Zareian Jahromi, M. Hossein Mehrabanjahromi, Mohsen Tajdinian, Mehdi Allahbakhshi

ADAPTIVE TRIMMED MEAN AUTOREGRESSIVE MODEL FOR REDUCTION OF POISSON NOISE IN SCINTIGRAPHIC IMAGES.......... 68

Khan Bahadar Khan, Muhammad Shahid, Hayat Ullah, Eid Rehman, Muhammad Mohsin Khan

EVALUATION OF THE W-METRIC ROUTING USING RPL PROTOCOL IN LLNS........................................................................ 80

Rosminazuin Ab Rahim, Abdallah M. Awwad, Aisha Hasan Abdalla, Aliza Aini Md Ralib INVESTIGATION ON NEED FOR SPECIFIC PROPAGATION MODEL FOR SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENT BASED ON DIFFERENT TERRAIN CHARACTERISTICS...................90

Jide Julius Popoola, Akinlolu Adediran Ponnle, Yekeen Olajide Olasoji, Samson Adenle Oyetunji

A STUDY ON LOW-COMPLEXITY TRANSMIT ANTENNA SELECTION FOR GENERALIZED SPATIAL

MODULATION.................................................................................. 105

Simeon Olumide Ajose, Adewale Akanbi Alafia, Agbotiname Lucky Imoize

A NEW SPECTRUM AND ENERGY AWARE ROUTING PROTOCOL IN COGNITIVE RADIO SENSOR NETWORK.............................. 118

Sara Moshtaghi, Sayyed Majid Mazinani

RECENT TRENDS IN DENGUE DETECTION METHODS USING BIOSENSORS................................................................................ 134

Ahmad Anwar Zainuddin, Anis Nurashikin Nordin, Rosminazuin Ab Rahim

NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF TUNNEL LED LIGHTING MAINTENANCE FACTOR.......................................................................... 154

Mehmet Sait Cengiz, Çiğdem Cengiz

ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS AND APPLIED SCIENCE

ABOUT THE SILICON SENSITIVITY OF THE DEEP LEVEL WITH ALTERNATING PRESSURE................................... 164

Ikrom Gulamovich Tursunov, Abdurahim Abduraxmonovich Okhunov, Odiljon Oxundadaevich Mamatkarimov

THE HYDRODYNAMIC COEFFICIENTS FOR OSCILLATING 2D RECTANGULAR BOX USING WEAKLY COMPRESSIBLE SMOOTHED PARTICLE HYDRODYNAMICS (WCSPH) METHOD................................................................................. 172

Muhammad zahir ramli

AN ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUE TO OBTAIN HIGHER-ORDER APPROXIMATE PERIODS FOR THE NONLINEAR OSCILLATOR................... 182

Md Sazzad Hossien Chowdhury, Md. Alal Hosen, Mohammad Yeakub Ali, Ahmad Faris Ismail

MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

EFFECT OF POLY (ETHYLENE GLYCOL) ON THE INJECTABILITY, SETTING BEHAVIOR AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CALCIUM PHOSPHATE BONE CEMENT.........................................................192

Sufiamie Hablee, Iis Sopyan, Maizirwan Mel, Hamzah Mohd. Salleh, Md. Mujibur Rahman

MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

STUDY OF MESH QUALITY IMPROVEMENT FOR CFD ANALYSIS OF AN AIRFOIL................................................ 203

Farah Aqilah, Mazharul Islam, Franjo Juretic, Joel Guerrero, David Wood, Farid Nasir Ani

MECHATRONICS AND AUTOMATION ENGINEERING

COLOR RECOGNITION WEARABLE DEVICE USING MACHINE LEARNING FOR VISUALY IMPAIRED PERSON................................... 213

Tarek Mohamed Bolad , Nik Nur Wahidah Nik Hashim, Noor Hazrin Hany Mohamad Hanif

COMBINATION OF FUSED DEPOSITION MODELLING WITH ABRASIVE MILLING FOR ATTAINING HIGHER DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY AND BETTER SURFACE FINISH ..................................... 221

Abu Naser Mohammad Amanullah Tomal, Tanveer Saleh, Md Raisuddin Khan

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