@article{Alam_2020, title={Editorial}, volume={21}, url={https://journals.iium.edu.my/ejournal/index.php/iiumej/article/view/1508}, DOI={10.31436/iiumej.v21i2.1508}, abstractNote={<p> </p> <!-- [if !mso]> <style> v\:* { behavior: url(#default#VML) } o\:* { behavior: url(#default#VML) } .shape { behavior: url(#default#VML) } </style> <![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]> <xml><o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1027"></o:shapedefaults> </xml><![endif]--> <div class="WordSection1"> <h2 style="margin: .25in 0in .0001pt 0in;"><span lang="EN-US">CHIEF EDITOR</span></h2> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 10.85pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Ahmad Faris Ismail, IIUM, Malaysia</span></p> <h2 style="margin: 5.65pt 0in .0001pt 0in;"><span lang="EN-US">EXECUTIVE EDITOR</span></h2> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 10.85pt;"><span lang="EN-US">AHM Zahirul Alam, IIUM, Malaysia</span></p> <h2 style="margin: 5.65pt 0in .0001pt 0in;"><span lang="EN-US">ASSOCIATE EDITOR</span></h2> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 10.85pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Nor Farahidah Za’bah, IIUM, Malaysia</span></p> <h2 style="margin-left: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">LANGUAGE EDITOR</span></h2> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: .1pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Lynn Mason, Malaysia</span></p> <h2 style="margin: 6.0pt 0in .0001pt 0in;"><span lang="EN-US">COPY EDITOR</span></h2> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 10.85pt;"><span lang="EN-US"> Hamzah Mohd. Salleh, IIUM, Malaysia</span></p> <h2 style="line-height: 10.75pt; margin: 12.0pt 0in 6.0pt 0in;"><span lang="EN-US">EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS</span></h2> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 13.5pt;"><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a><span lang="EN-US">Abdullah Al-Mamun, IIUM, Malaysia</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 13.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Abdumalik Rakhimov, IIUM, Malaysia</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 13.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Ali Sophian, IIUM, Malaysia</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 13.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Amir Akramin Shafie, IIUM, Malaysia</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 13.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Anis Nurashikin Nordin, IIUM, Malaysia</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 10.85pt;"><span lang="EN-US">      Erry Yulian Triblas Adesta, IIUM, Malaysia</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 13.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Erwin Sulaeman, IIUM, Malaysia</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 13.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Hanafy Omar, Saudi Arabia</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 13.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Hazleen Anuar, IIUM, Malaysia</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 13.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Konstantin Khanin, University of Toronto, Canada</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 13.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Ma’an Al-Khatib, IIUM, Malaysia</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 13.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Md Zahangir Alam, IIUM, Malaysia</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 13.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Meftah Hrairi, IIUM, Malaysia</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 13.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Mohamed B. Trabia, United States</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 13.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Mohammad S. Alam, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, United States </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 13.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Mustafizur Rahman, National University Singapore, Singapore</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 13.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Ossama Abdulkhalik, Michigan Technological University, United States</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right: .55pt; line-height: 98%;"><span lang="EN-US">     Razi Nalim, IUPUI, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 13.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Rosminazuin AB. Rahim, IIUM, Malaysia</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 13.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Waqar Asrar, IIUM, Malaysia</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in 171.55pt .0001pt 5.4pt;"><span lang="EN-US">  </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in 171.55pt .0001pt 5.4pt;"><span lang="EN-US">  </span></p> <h2 style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US">AIMS & SCOPE OF IIUMENGINEERING JOURNAL</span></h2> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right: 5.6pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 98%;"><span lang="EN-US">The <strong>IIUM Engineering Journal</strong>, published biannually, is a carefully refereed international publication of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Contributions of high technical merit within the <span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;">span </span>of engineering disciplines; covering the main <span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">areas </span>of engineering: Electrical and <span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> Computer </span>Engineering; Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering; Automation <span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">and</span> Mechatronics Engineering; Material and Chemical Engineering; Environmental <span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">and</span> Civil Engineering; Biotechnology and Bioengineering; Engineering Mathematics and Physics; and Computer Science and Information Technology are considered for publication in this journal. Contributions from <span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">other areas </span>of Engineering <span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> and </span>Applied Science are also welcomed. The <span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">IIUM </span>Engineering Journal publishes contributions under <em>Regular papers and Invited review papers</em>. It also welcomes contributions that address solutions to the specific challenges of the developing world, and address science and technology issues from an Islamic and multidisciplinary perspective.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right: 5.6pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 98%;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h2 style="margin: 5.55pt 0in .0001pt 0in;"><span lang="EN-US">REFEREES’ NETWORK</span></h2> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right: 5.9pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.05pt; line-height: 98%;"><span lang="EN-US">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.</span></p> <h2 style="margin: 5.65pt 0in .0001pt 0in;"><span lang="EN-US">SUBMISSION OF A MANUSCRIPT</span></h2> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 10.7pt;"><span lang="EN-US">A manuscript should be submitted online to the IIUM-Engineering Journal website at </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 6.05pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 98%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 98%;">http://journals.iium.edu.my/ejournal. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 98%;">Further correspondence on the status of the paper could be done through the journal website.</span></p> </div> <h1 style="margin-left: 27.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US">INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE</span></h1> <p class="MsoBodyText"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></strong></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 49.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">A. Anwar, United States</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 49.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Abdul Latif Bin Ahmad, Malaysia</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 49.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Farzad Ismail, USM, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 49.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Hanafy Omar, Saudi Arabia</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 49.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Hany Ammar, United States</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 49.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Idris Mohammed Bugaje, Nigeria</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 49.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">K.B. Ramachandran, India</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 49.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Kunzu Abdella, Canada</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 49.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Luis Le Moyne, ISAT, University of Burgundy, France</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 49.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">M Mujtaba, United Kingdom</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 49.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Mohamed AI-Rubei, Ireland</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 49.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Mohamed B Trabia, United States</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 49.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Syed Kamrul Islam, United States</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 49.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Tibor Czigany, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 98%; margin: 0in .55pt .0001pt 49.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Yiu-Wing Mai, The University of Sydney, Australia.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></strong></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: center; margin: .05pt 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;" align="center"><span lang="EN-US">Published by:</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: center; margin: .05pt 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;" align="center"><span lang="EN-US"><strong><img src="https://journals.iium.edu.my/ejournal/../pub/ejournal/public/site/images/zahirul/Press_logo.jpg" /></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: center; margin: .05pt 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;" align="center"><span lang="EN-US">IIUM Press,</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: center; margin: .05pt 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;" align="center"><span lang="EN-US">International Islamic University Malaysia</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 7.65pt; line-height: 102%; margin: .55pt 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;" align="center"><span lang="EN-US">Jalan Gombak, 53100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 7.65pt; line-height: 102%; margin: .55pt 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;" align="center"><span lang="EN-US">Phone (+603) 6421-5014, Fax: (+603) 6421-6298 </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 7.65pt; line-height: 102%; margin: .55pt 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;" align="center"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 113%; margin: 0in 5.85pt .0001pt 5.4pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Whilst every effort is made by the publisher and editorial board to see that no inaccurate or misleading data, opinion or statement appears in this Journal, they wish to make it clear that the data and opinions appearing in the articles and advertisement herein are the responsibility of the contributor or advertiser concerned. Accordingly, the publisher and the editorial committee accept no liability whatsoever for the consequence of any such inaccurate or misleading data, opinion or statement.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 113%; margin: 0in 5.85pt .0001pt 5.4pt;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 113%; margin: 0in 5.85pt .0001pt 5.4pt;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><strong> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.0pt;">IIUM Engineering Journal</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><strong> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt;">ISSN: 1511-788X   E-ISSN: 2289-7860</span></strong><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>}, number={2}, journal={IIUM Engineering Journal}, author={Alam, AHM Zahirul}, year={2020}, month={Jul.} }