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Volume 1605 A
EditorsMohd Tahir IsmailSyakila AhmadRosmanjawati Abdul RahmanUniversiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
Penang, Malaysia6 – 8 November 2013
Proceedings of the 21st National Symposium on Mathematical Sciences (SKSM21)Germination of Mathematical Sciences Education and Research towards Global Sustainability
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Table of Contents
Preface: 21st National Symposium on Mathematical Sciences (SMSK21) Mohd Tahir Ismail, Syakila Ahmad, and Rosmanjawati Abdul Rahman 1
PART A
INVITED Metaheuristics for multi products inventory routing problem with time varying demand
Noor Hasnah Moin, Huda Zuhrah Ab Halim, and Titi Yuliana 3
APPLIED MATHEMATICS Comparative study of homotopy continuation methods for nonlinear algebraic equations
Hafizudin Mohamad Nor, Ahmad Izani Md. Ismail, and Ahmad Abd. Majid 10
GPU acceleration of Runge Kutta-Fehlberg and its comparison with Dormand-Prince method Wo Mei Seen, R. U. Gobithaasan, and Kenjiro T. Miura 16
Stagnation-point flow and mass transfer with chemical reaction past a permeable stretching/shrinking sheet
Najwa Najib, Norfifah Bachok, Siti Fatima Abdul Aziz, and Norihan Md Arifin 22
Interaction between inclined and curved cracks problem in plane elasticity Mohd Radzi Aridi, Nik Mohd Asri Nik Long, and Zainidin Eshkuvatov 28
Monotonicity preserving C1 rational cubic Ball interpolation Zabidi Abu Hasan, Abd Rahni Mt Piah, and Zainor Ridzuan Yahya 34
The optimal number of lymph nodes removed in maximizing the survival of breast cancer patients Lim Fong Peng, Nur Aishah Taib, Ibrahim Mohamed, and Noorizam Daud 40
Application of Perona Malik anisotropic diffusion on digital radiographic image Suhaila Abd Halim, Rohayu Abdul Razak, Arsmah Ibrahim, and Yupiter HP Manurung 46
iv
Efficient technique for solving stiff delay differential equations in variable stepsize variable order Nora Baizura Mohd Isa, Fuziyah Ishak, and Khairil Iskandar Othman
52
Localized multiscale of 2D Burgers' equation with penalty using meshless approximation Liew Siaw Ching and Yeak Su Hoe
58
Numerical performance of AOR methods in solving first order composite closed Newton-Cotes quadrature algebraic equations
Mohana Sundaram Muthuvalu, Elayaraja Aruchunan, Wei Sin Koh, Mohd Kamalrulzaman Md Akhir, Jumat Sulaiman, and Samsul Ariffin Abdul Karim
64
Modified graphical autocatalytic set model of combustion process in circulating fluidized bed boiler Nurul Syazwani Yusof, Sumarni Abu Bakar, and Razidah Ismail
70
Crank-Nicolson implicit method for the nonlinear Schrodinger equation with variable coefficient Yaan Yee Choy, Wooi Nee Tan, Kim Gaik Tay, and Chee Tiong Ong
76
Stability region of 3-point block backward differentiation formula Mahfuzah Mahayadin, Khairil Iskandar Othman, and Zarina Bibi Ibrahim
83
Numerical solution of Fredholm-Hammerstein integral equations by using optimal homotopy asymptotic method and homotopy perturbation method Mohammad Almousa and Ahmad Izani Ismail
90
An explicit two-step rational method for the numerical solution of first order initial value problem Teh Yuan Ying
96
Construction of cubic Ball surface based on biharmonic partial differentiation equation Azizan Saaban, Ahmad Saleh Kherd, Noraziah Haji Man, and Samsul Ariffin Abdul Karim
101
Convergence properties of a 2-point using block of 4 backvalues backward differentiation formula S. Z. Zainal, M. B. Suleiman, H. Musa, and N. Senu
106
Heat simulation via Scilab programming Mohammad Khatim Hasan, Jumat Sulaiman, and Samsul Arifin Abdul Karim
113
v
Creeping solitons and Hartman-Grobman theorem Nur Izzati Khairudin, Farah Aini Abdullah, and Yahya Abu Hassan
119
Interaction of two pulsating solitons with a discrete time separation in complex cubic-quintic Ginzburg-Landau equation Nurizatul Syarfinas Ahmad Bakhtiar, Farah Aini Abdullah, and Yahya Abu Hasan
125
Breathing solitons for the one-dimensional nonlinear cubic-quintic complex Ginzburg-Landau equation (cqCGLE) Nur Shafika Abel Razali, Farah Aini Abdullah, and Yahya Abu Hasan
131
"Butterfly effect" in porous Bénard convection heated from below Z. Siri, K. Y. Liew, and R. I. Ibrahim
137
Unsteady stagnation-point flow past a stretching sheet with suction in a nanofluid using Buongiorno’s model Nur Syazana Rosly, Syakila Ahmad, and Ioan Pop
143
Mapping bootstrap error for bilateral smoothing on point set Nor Aziyatul Izni Mohd Rosli and Ahmad Ramli
149
Higher order rotated iterative scheme for the 2D Helmholtz equation Teng Wai Ping and Norhashidah Hj. Mohd. Ali
155
Valuing option on the maximum of two assets using improving modified Gauss-Seidel method Wei Sin Koh, Mohana Sundaram Muthuvalu, Elayaraja Aruchunan, and Jumat Sulaiman
161
The CG-BFGS method for unconstrained optimization problems Mohd Asrul Hery Bin Ibrahim, Mustafa Mamat, Leong Wah June, and Azfi Zaidi Mohammad Sofi
167
Hermeneutic operative calculus Sivakumar Ramakrishnan, Pradeep Isawasan, and Vasuky Mohanan
173
Fuzzy tumor-immune interaction system Wan Suhana Wan Daud, Muhammad Zaini Ahmad, Elyana Sakib, and Zabidi Abu Hasan
179
vi
Semi analytical solution of second order fuzzy Riccati equation by homotopy perturbation method A. F. Jameel and Ahmad Izani Md Ismail
185
Effects the strength of seasonality on persistence and extinction in prey predator models Jawdat Alebraheem and Yahya Abu Hasan
191
Black-Scholes finite difference modeling in forecasting of call warrant prices in Bursa Malaysia Nur Jariah Mansor and Maheran Mohd Jaffar
197
A new hydrocarbon empirical potential in angle bending calculation for the molecular dynamics simulation Tan Ai Ping and Yeak Su Hoe
203
Efficient feature selection using a hybrid algorithm for the task of epileptic seizure detection Kee Huong Lai, Zarita Zainuddin, and Pauline Ong
209
Computing Green's function on unbounded doubly connected regions via integral equation with the generalized Neumann kernel Siti Zulaiha Aspon, Ali Hassan Mohamed Murid, and Hamisan Rahmat
215
Optimal control of HIV/AIDS dynamic: Education and treatment Amiru Sule and Farah Aini Abdullah
221
Robust DWT-SVD image watermarking with hybrid technique for embedding data in all frequencies Cheah Kah Wai and Noor Atinah Ahmad
227
Performance study of LMS based adaptive algorithms for unknown system identification Shazia Javed and Noor Atinah Ahmad
233
Bridging CAGD knowledge into CAD/CG applications: Mathematical theories as stepping stones of innovations R. U. Gobithaasan, Kenjiro T. Miura, and Mohamad Nor Hassan
239
Generalizations of fuzzy linguistic control points in geometric design M. H. Sallehuddin, A. F. Wahab, and R. U. Gobithaasan
244
Transition curve with G2 Hermite interpolation condition Azhar Ahmad, Abdul Halim Amat, and Jamaluddin Md Ali
250
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Boundary layer flow and heat transfer over a permeable surface moving with exponentially decreasing velocities in a parallel free stream Norshafira Ramli, Syakila Ahmad, and Ioan Pop
256
Object design using blending of rational Timmer Norhidayah Ramli and Jamaludin Md. Ali
262
Distinguishing data with and without hydrocarbon in scaled tank experiments using spline interpolation and normalized mean square error Hanita Daud, Vijanth A. Sagayan, Radzuan Razali, and Muizuddin Talib
268
Surface design by blending rational Bézier curves and surfaces Solehah Jamilah Ismail and Jamaludin Md. Ali
274
Constrained C1 scattered data interpolation using rational blend H. S. Chua and V. P. Kong
280
A rational trigonometric spline to visualize positive data Uzma Bashir and Jamaludin Md. Ali
286
Quartic B-spline collocation method applied to Korteweg de Vries equation Shazalina Mat Zin, Ahmad Abd Majid, and Ahmad Izani Md Ismail
292
Unsteady boundary layer separated stagnation-point flow towards a permeable shrinking sheet Lok Yian Yian and Syakila Ahmad
298
Weighted Watson-Crick automata Mohd Izzuddin Mohd Tamrin, Sherzod Turaev, and Tengku Mohd Tengku Sembok
302
Mathematical modelling of cucumber (cucumis sativus) drying N. Shahari, S. M. Hussein, M. Nursabrina, and S. Hibberd
307
Automatic tuning of liver tissue model using simulated annealing and genetic algorithm heuristic approaches Salina Sulaiman, Abdullah Bade, Rechard Lee, and Siti Hasnah Tanalol
313
Rendering log aesthetic curves via Runge-Kutta method R. U. Gobithaasan, T. Y. Meng, A. R. M. Piah, and K. T. Miura
319
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Shape preserving rational cubic Ball interpolation for positive data Wan Nurhadani Wan Jaafar, Abd Rahni Mat Piah, and Muhammad Abbas
325
Positivity preserving rational cubic Ball constrained interpolation Ayser Nasir Hassan Tahat, Abd Rahni Mt Piah, and Zainor Ridzuan Yahya
331
C2 positivity-preserving rational cubic Ball interpolation Siti Jasmida Jamil and Abd Rahni Mt Piah
337
Effect of wall inclination on natural convection in a porous trapezoidal cavity H. T. Cheong, S. Sivasankaran, and Z. Siri
343
Separation times analysis of unsteady magnetohydrodynamics mixed convective flow past a sphere N. F. Mohammad, A. R.M. Kasim, A. Ali, and S. Shafie
349
Mixed convection of water near its density maximum in a lid-driven porous square cavity S. Sivasankaran and M. Bhuvaneswari
355
Similarity solution for an unsteady dry patch in a shear-stress-driven thin film of non-Newtonian power-law fluid Siti Sabariah Abas and Yazariah Mohd Yatim
361
The MHD stagnation point flow and heat transfer towards a stretching sheet with suction in a nanofluid Nurul Najwa Mansor and Khairy Zaimi
367
Mathematical modeling of shear augmented dispersion of solute in blood flow Nurul Aini Jaafar, Yazariah Mohd Yatim, and D. S. Sankar
374
Explicit finite difference methods for the solution of the one dimensional time fractional advection-diffusion equation F. S. Al-Shibani, A. I. Md. Ismail, and F. A. Abdullah
380
The effect of wall suction/injection on MHD Marangoni convection boundary layer flow in nanofluid Rohana Abdul Hamid and Norihan Md. Arifin
386
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The effect of g-jitter on double diffusion by mixed convection past an inclined stretching sheet Noraihan Afiqah Rawi, Abdul Rahman Mohd Kasim, Anati Ali, Mukheta Isa, and Sharidan Shafie
392
The unsteady free convection flow of second grade fluid in rotating frame with ramped wall temperature Ahmad Qushairi Mohamad, Ilyas Khan, Zulkhibri Ismail, and Sharidan Shafie
398
The effects of heat generation or absorption on MHD stagnation point of Jeffrey fluid Abdul Rahman Mohd Kasim, Lim Yeou Jiann, Sharidan Shafie, and Anati Ali
404
Rotation effects on coupled heat and mass transfer by unsteady MHD free convection flow in a porous medium past an infinite inclined plate
Zulkhibri Ismail, Ilyas Khan, Nadirah Mohd. Nasir, Rahimah Jusoh, Mohd. Zuki Salleh, and Sharidan Shafie
410
Numerical solutions of flow and heat transfer on a moving plate in a co-flowing nanofluid Mohd Amin Mohd Noor, Roslinda Nazar, Khamisah Jafar, and Ioan Pop
416
MHD boundary layer flow of a Maxwell nanofluid over a permeable vertical surface Nor Ashikin Abu Bakar, Khairy Zaimi, and Rohana Abdul Hamid
422
Flow over a permeable stretching sheet in micropolar nanofluids with suction Ezzah Liana Ahmad Fauzi, Syakila Ahmad, and Ioan Pop
428
Drill cuttings mount formation study Su Yean Teh and Hock Lye Koh
434
Free convection flow in an inclined plate with variable thermal conductivity by scaling group transformations M. Bhuvaneswari and S. Sivasankaran
440
Some new solutions of the (1+1)-dimensional PDE via the improved (G′/G)-expansion method Hasibun Naher and Farah Aini Abdullah
446
Fourier analysis of conductive heat transfer for glazed roofing materials
Nurhana Lyana Roslan, Nurfaradila Bahaman, Raja Noorliyana Raja Almanan, Razidah Ismail, and Nor Zaini Zakaria
452
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Computing single step operators of logic programming in radial basis function neural networks Nawaf Hamadneh, Saratha Sathasivam, and Ong Hong Choon
458
New high order iterative scheme in the solution of convection-diffusion equation Sam Teek Ling and Norhashidah Hj. Mohd. Ali
464
Mixed convection boundary layer flow at the lower stagnation point of a sphere embedded in a porous medium in presence of heat source/sink: Constant heat flux case Nur Fatihah Fauzi, Syakila Ahmad, and Ioan Pop
470
Normal type-2 fuzzy interpolating B-spline curve Rozaimi Zakaria, Abd Fatah Wahab, and R. U. Gobithaasan
476
Shaped curve by blending two circular arcs Wan Zafira Ezza Wan Zakaria and Jamaludin Md Ali
482
Modeling fuzzy state space of reheater system for simulation and analysis W. M. Wan Munirah, T. Ahmad, A. Ashaari, and M. Adib Abdullah
488
State space modeling of reactor core in a pressurized water reactor A. Ashaari, T. Ahmad, Mustaffa Shamsuddin, Wan Munirah W. M, and M. Adib Abdullah
494
Timeslot mechanism in neighborhood discovery for wireless sensor networks Shazirawati Mohd Puzi, Shaharuddin Salleh, and Stephan Olariu
500
Convective heat transfer of nanofluid past a wedge in the presence of heat generation/absorption with suction/injection Ruhaila Md Kasmani, S. Sivasankaran, and Zailan Siri
506
Intuitionistic fuzzy approach in enhancing image of flat EEG Suzelawati Zenian, Tahir Ahmad, and Amidora Idris
512
Solving system of nonlinear integral equations by Newton-Kantorovich method Hameed Husam Hameed, Z. K. Eshkuvatov, Z. Muminov, and Adem Kilicman
518
Integral invariants for curves in 2D with respect to projective groups Nasereh Azhir and Jamaludin Md Ali
524
xi
Asymptotic solution for heat convection-radiation equation Fazle Mabood, Waqar A. Khan, and Ahmad Izani Md Ismail
529
Fully automatic adaptive finite element procedure for multiphysics problems in three dimensions Siti Sarah Kamaludin and Razi Abdul-Rahman
535
Backward bifurcation and optimal control of Plasmodium Knowlesi malaria Mohammed Baba Abdullahi, Yahya Abu Hasan, and Farah Aini Abdullah
540
PART B
PURE MATHEMATICS Satisfiability of logic programming based on radial basis function neural networks Nawaf Hamadneh, Saratha Sathasivam, Surafel Luleseged Tilahun, and Ong Hong Choon
547
Order classes of dihedral groups Bilal Al-Hasanat, Azhana Ahmad, and Hajar Sulaiman
551
The computational complexity of elliptic curve integer sub-decomposition (ISD) method Ruma Kareem K. Ajeena and Hailiza Kamarulhaili
557
Chromaticity of a family of K4-homeomorph with Girth 9 N. S. A. Karim, R. Hasni, and G. C. Lau
563
π-pre-closed and π-pre-open sets Sadeq Ali Saad Thabit and Hailiza Kamarulhaili
568
On the capability of nonabelian groups of order p4 Rosita Zainal, Nor Muhainiah Mohd Ali, Nor Haniza Sarmin, and Samad Rashid
575
Dominant of functions satisfying a differential subordination and applications R. Chandrashekar, Rosihan M. Ali, and K. G. Subramanian
580
The concepts of persistent and permanent in non semi-simple DNA splicing system Yuhani Yusof, Nor Haniza Sarmin, and Fong Wan Heng
586
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Some sufficient conditions for persistency and permanency of two stages DNA splicing languages via Yusof-Goode approach Mohammad Hassan Mudaber, Yuhani Yusof, and Mohd Sham Mohamad
591
Certain conditions for starlikeness of Φ-like functions of Koebe type Saibah Siregar and Ajab Akbarally
596
The productivity degree of two subgroups of dihedral groups Muhanizah Abdul Hamid, Nor Muhainiah Mohd Ali, Nor Haniza Sarmin, and Ahmad Erfanian
601
Complete graph K4 decomposition into circuits of length 4 Maizon Mohd Darus, Haslinda Ibrahim, Sharmila Karim, Zurni Omar, and Nazihah Ahmad
605
The nonabelian tensor square of Bieberbach group of dimension five with dihedral point group of order eight
Wan Nor Farhana Wan Mohd Fauzi, Nor'ashiqin Mohd Idrus, Rohaidah Masri, and Nor Haniza Sarmin
611
Irreducible representations of some point groups which are isomorphic to some dihedral groups
Zainab Yahya, Nor Muhainiah Mohd Ali, Nor Haniza Sarmin, Noor Asma'Adny Mohd Adnan, and Hamisan Rahmat
617
An estimation of the p-adic sizes of common zeros of partial derivative polynomials of degree six S. S. Aminudin, S. H. Sapar, and K. A. Mohd Atan
622
On some relations of subnormal subgroups and semipermutability of a finite group Doaa Mustafa Al-Sharo and Hajar Sulaiman
628
Solving the interval type-2 fuzzy polynomial equation using the ranking method Nurhakimah Ab. Rahman and Lazim Abdullah
633
Second order limit language in variants of splicing system Muhammad Azrin Ahmad, Nor Haniza Sarmin, Fong Wan Heng, and Yuhani Yusof
639
Some properties of n-weakly clean rings A. Y. M. Chin and K. T. Qua
644
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On friendly index sets and product-cordial index sets of gear graphs Gee-Choon Lau, Sin-Min Lee, and Ho-Kuen Ng
649
Admissible second-order differential subordinations for analytic functions with fixed initial coefficient Nurshamimi Binti Salleh, Rosihan M. Ali, and V. Ravichandran
655 Some identities of generalized Fibonacci sequence Chin-Yoon Chong, C. L. Cheah, and C. K. Ho
661
Coefficient bounds for a subclass of tilted univalent functions Nur Hazwani Aqilah Abdul Wahid, Daud Mohamad, and Shaharuddin Cik Soh
666
The homological functor of a Bieberbach group with a cyclic point group of order two
Hazzirah Izzati Mat Hassim, Nor Haniza Sarmin, Nor Muhainiah Mohd Ali, Rohaidah Masri, and Nor'ashiqin Mohd Idrus
672
Generating matrix and sums of Fibonacci and Pell sequences C. K. Ho, H. S. Woon, and Chin-Yoon Chong
678
An estimation of p-adic sizes of common zeros of partial derivative polynomials associated with a quartic form Yap Hong Keat, Kamel Ariffin Mohd Atan, Siti Hasana Sapar, and Mohamad Rushdan Md Said
684
Watson-Crick Petri net languages: The effect of labeling strategies Nurhidaya Mohamad Jan, Fong Wan Heng, Nor Haniza Sarmin, and Sherzod Turaev
690
Alternative description of three dimensional complex diassociative algebras with some constraints Ikrom M. Rikhsiboev and Yuvendra Rao Venkatesan
696
Rigidity of some classes of Lie algebras in connection to Leibniz algebras Abdulafeez O. Abdulkareem, Isamiddin S. Rakhimov, and Sharifah K. Said Husain
702
Morphic images of binary words and Parikh matrices Pradeep Isawasan, Ibrahim Venkat, K. G. Subramanian, and Nor Haniza Sarmin
708
xiv
MATHEMATICS EDUCATION Using graphing calculator technology to support learning for straight line topic Nor'ain Mohd. Tajudin and Noorul Izzati Zarkasi
714
Students’ perception on application of calculus in civil engineering courses Hanisah Johor, Shamsul Rijal Muhammad Sabri, and Firdaus Mohd Hamzah
720
PALS in mathematics classroom
Mariathy Karim, Siti Rosiah Mohammed, Fazillah Bosli, Nurhidayah Masni Abdullah, Aishah Mahat, Anisah Dasman, Nor Habibah Tarmuji, and Salimah Ahmad
724
Communication in teaching and learning mathematics: Teachers’ perspective Noor Aida Affida Abdul Rahman and Mohd Faizal Nizam Lee
730
Technological pedagogical content knowledge and teaching practice of mathematics trainee teachers Nor'ain Mohd. Tajudin and Noor Zarinawaty Abd. Kadir
734
Improved Richardson’s extrapolation spreadsheet calculator for numerical differentiation Kim Gaik Tay, Sie Long Kek, and Rosmila Abdul-Kahar
740
Incorporating technology-based learning tools into teaching and learning of optimization problems Irene Yang
744
Assessing students’ readiness towards e-learning Nasrudin Md Rahim, Siti Hawa Mohd Yusoff, and Shahida Abd Latif
750
A comparative study on the counting strategies of students in year 1 and 2 in Malaysia Munirah Ghazali, Hafezali Iqbal Hussain, and Ayminsyadora Ayub
756
Causal attribution for success and failure in mathematics among MDAB pre-diploma students Hamidah Maidinsah, Rokiah Embong, and Zubaidah Abd Wahab
763
The enhancement of existing DES Maplet interface Nur Lina Abdullah, Rasidah Abdull Mutalip, and Kamilah Abdullah
769
xv
The relationship between English language learning strategies and proficiency of pre-university students: A study case of UMS Johannah Jamalul Kiram, Jumat Sulaiman, Suyansah Swanto, and Wardatul Akmam Din
775
Year four pupils’ understanding of division of whole numbers Faridah Mohamed Ibrahim and Nik Azis Nik Pa
781
Online multiple intelligence teaching tools (On-MITT) for enhancing interpersonal teaching activities Siti Nurul Mahfuzah Mohamad, Sazilah Salam, Norasiken Bakar, and Linda Khoo Mei Sui
786
STATISTICS Binary logistic regression modelling: Measuring the probability of relapse cases among drug addict Mohd Tahir Ismail and Siti Nor Shadila Alias
792
A study of stationarity in time series by using wavelet transform Amel Abdoullah Ahmed Dghais and Mohd Tahir Ismail
798
A study of finite mixture model: Bayesian approach on financial time series data Seuk-Yen Phoong and Mohd Tahir Ismail
805
A comparison between MS-VECM and MS-VECMX on economic time series data Seuk-Wai Phoong, Mohd Tahir Ismail, and Siok-Kun Sek
810
Predicting road accidents: Structural time series approach Noor Wahida Md Junus and Mohd Tahir Ismail
816
Dynamics relationship between stock prices and economic variables in Malaysia Ooi Po Chun, Zainudin Arsad, and Tan Bee Huen
822
Spillovers among regional and international stock markets Tan Bee Huen, Zainudin Arsad, and Ooi Po Chun
828
Poisson-weighted Lindley distribution and its application on insurance claim data Somayeh Nik Manesh, Nor Aishah Hamzah, and Hossein Zamani
834
xvi
Robust influence angle for clustering mixed data sets Nazrina Aziz
840
Modelling the breeding of Aedes Albopictus species in an urban area in Pulau Pinang using polynomial regression
Nur Hanim Mohd Salleh, Zalila Ali, Norlida Mohd. Noor, Adam Baharum, Ahmad Ramli Saad, Husna Mahirah Sulaiman, and Wan Muhamad Amir W. Ahmad
844
Data preparation for functional data analysis of PM10 in Peninsular Malaysia Norshahida Shaadan, Abdul Aziz Jemain, and Sayang Mohd Deni
850
Modelling of binary logistic regression for obesity among secondary students in a rural area of Kedah
Ainur Amira Kamaruddin, Zalila Ali, Norlida Mohd. Noor, Adam Baharum, and Wan Muhamad Amir W. Ahmad
856
Statistical models related to accumulated biomass of Hopea odorata in three soil series of ultisols Fauziah Maarof, Mohd Adi Faiz Ahmad Fauzi, and Shamsiah Mohamed
862
Fractional Ornstein-Uhlenbeck for index prices of FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Kho Chia Chen, Arifah Bahar, and Chee-Ming Ting
869
Early warning system for potential churners among mortgage customers
Hamidah Muhd Irpan, Sharifah Sakinah Syed Hassan Aidid, Sarahiza Mohmad, and Noorazilah Ibrahim
875
EM algorithm in estimating the 2- and 3-parameter Burr Type III distributions Nor Hidayah Binti Ismail and Zarina Binti Mohd Khalid
881
Sensitivity analysis of Welch’s t-test Nor Aishah Ahad and Sharipah Soaad Syed Yahaya
888
Evaluation the initial estimators using deterministic minimum covariance determinant algorithm Mufda Jameel Alrawashdeh, Shamsul Rijal Muhammad Sabri, and Mohd Tahir Ismail
894
xvii
A comparative study of the median run length (MRL) performance of the Max-DEWMA and SS-DEWMA control charts Sin Yin Teh, Michael Boon Chong Khoo, Ker Hsin Ong, and Keng Lin Soh
900
Locating shifts in the unconditional variance of time-dependent processes using multiscale wavelet periodogram Md. Sabiruzzaman, Nor Aishah Hamzah, and Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah
906 A nonparametric and diversified portfolio model Yasaman Izadparast Shirazi, Md. Sabiruzzaman, and Nor Aishah Hamzah
912
Comparison of multiple imputation and complete-case in a simulated longitudinal data with missing covariate Chin Wan Yoke and Zarina Mohd Khalid
918
The analysis of trends and seasonal patterns of temperature and chlorophyll in a freshwater Scottish lake
Firdaus Mohamad Hamzah, Mohd Tahir Ismail, Rofizah Mohammad, Samsul Rijal Mohamad Sabri, and Norazman Arbin
923
H-statistic with winsorized modified one-step M-estimator for two independent groups design Ong Gie Xao, Sharipah Soaad Syed Yahaya, Suhaida Abdullah, and Zahayu Md Yusof
928
Multi-dimensional reduction using self-organizing map Kho Pui Kim, Fadhilah Yusof, and Zalina binti Mohd Daud
932
A new model for time series of counts Wooi Chen Khoo and Seng Huat Ong
938
Investigating the relationship between inflation and growth: Evidence from panel ARDL models Jenq Fei Chu and Siok Kun Sek
943
Multiple-try Metropolis Hastings for modeling extreme PM10 data Nor Azrita Mohd Amin, Mohd Bakri Adam, and Noor Akma Ibrahim
949
Forecasting international tourism demand from the US, Japan and South Korea to Malaysia: A SARIMA approach Nurbaizura Borhan and Zainudin Arsad
955
xviii
Forecasting performance of denoising signal by Wavelet and Fourier Transforms using SARIMA model
Mohd Tahir Ismail, Siti Salwana Mamat, Firdaus Mohamad Hamzah, and Samsul Ariffin Abdul Karim
961
A robust version of Schwarz information criterion based on LTS Shokrya Saleh, Nor Aishah Hamzah, and Rossita M. Yunus
967
Perception on obesity among university students: A case study using factor analysis Suriani Hassan, Nur Amira Abdol Rahman, Khadizah Ghazali, Norlita Ismail, and Kamsia Budin
973
Generalized linear models (GLMs) approach in modeling rainfall data over Johor area Suhaimi Hanisah and Jamaludin Suhaila
979
Bivariate copula in fitting rainfall data Kong Ching Yee, Jamaludin Suhaila, Fadhilah Yusof, and Foo Hui Mean
986
An introduction to multiple structural breaks estimation with minimum description length approach Tan Siu Ching, Nor Aishah Hamzah, and Noor Hasnah Moin
991
Measures of kurtosis and skewness of INGARCH model Nurul Najihah Mohamad, Ibrahim Mohamed, A. Thavaneswaran, and Mohd Sahar Yahya
997
Analysis of mortality trends by specific ethnic groups and age groups in Malaysia Rose Irnawaty Ibrahim and Zailan Siri
1002
Composite Weibull-Inverse Transformed Gamma distribution and its actuarial application Mastoureh Maghsoudi, Shaiful Anuar Abu Bakar, and Nor Aishah Hamzah
1007
Currency crisis indication by using ensembles of support vector machine classifiers Nor Azuana Ramli, Mohd Tahir Ismail, and Hooy Chee Wooi
1013
A study of relationship between rainfall and Timah Tasoh reservoir water level using regression analysis
Nor Fashihah Mohd Noor, Farah Adibah Adnan, Syafawati Ab. Saad, Haslina Binti Zakaria, Nornadia Binti Mohd Yazid, Mohd Faizal Ab Jalil, and Ain Nihla Kamarudzaman
1019
xix
Performance of Bootstrap MCEWMA: Study case of Sukuk Musyarakah data L. Muhamad Safiih and Z. Nurul Hila
1022
The performance of robust multivariate regression in simultaneous dependence of variables in linear models Ekele Alih and Hong Choon Ong
1028
A study on the effects of a skewed distribution on the EWMA and MA charts Jeng Young Liew, Michael Boon Chong Khoo, and Siang Gee Neoh
1034
A parametric mixture model of three different distributions: An approach to analyse heterogeneous survival data Yusuf Abbakar Mohammed, Bidin Yatim, and Suzilah Ismail
1040
Comparison between empirical mode decomposition and local linear quantile regression in the presence of boundaries Abobaker M. Jaber and Mohd Tahir Ismail
1046
Estimating cost ratio distribution between fatal and non-fatal road accidents in Malaysia Nurhidayah Hamdan and Noorizam Daud
1051
Effects of parameter estimation on the group runs control chart Huay Woon You and Michael Boon Chong Khoo
1056
Winsorization approach in testing the equality of independent groups Faridzah Jamaluddin, Suhaida Abdullah, and Sharipah Soaad Syed Yahaya
1061
The behaviour of profit of Musharakah Mutanaqisah partnership home ownership by the case of abandoned housing project Shamsul Rijal Muhammad Sabri and Farhana Syed Ahmad
1067
OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
Improving queuing service at McDonald's Hock Lye Koh, Su Yean Teh, Chin Keat Wong, Hooi Kie Lim, and Melissa W. Migin
1073
Evaluating student's academic achievement by a non-additive aggregation operator Siti Rohana Goh Abdullah, Maznah Mat Kasim, Mohammad Fadzli Ramli, and Elyana Sakib
1079
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Task rescheduling model for resource disruption problem in unrelated parallel processor system Syarifah Zyurina Nordin and Lou Caccetta
1086
A combined approach of simulation and analytic hierarchy process in assessing production facility layouts Razamin Ramli and Kok-Min Cheng
1092
FSAW for REIT selection in multi-criteria decision making C. W. Rabiatul Adawiyah and Lazim Abdullah
1098
The optimal manufacturing batch size with rework under time-varying demand process for a finite time horizon Sarah Musa, Siti Suzlin Supadi, and Mohd Omar
1105
Ranking of causes lead to road accidents using a new linguistic variable in interval type-2 fuzzy entropy weight of a decision making method Nurnadiah Zamri and Lazim Abdullah
1111
A modified ant colony optimization to solve multi products inventory routing problem Lily Wong and Noor Hasnah Moin
1117
Manpower planning using Markov Chain model Syafawati Ab Saad, Farah Adibah Adnan, Haslinda Ibrahim, and Rahela Rahim
1123
Product price control using game theory: A case study of a fish price in the state of Terengganu L. Muhamad Safiih and R. Mohd Noor Afiq
1128
Stability of equilibrium in a nonlinear Cournot oligopoly with five firms Adyda Ibrahim
1134
The role of physical activity to control obesity problem in Malaysia Norhaslinda Zainal Abidin, Nerda Zura Zaibidi, and Jafri Hj Zulkepli
1140
Good solution for multi-objective optimization problem Ahmad Abubaker, Adam Baharum, and Mahmoud Alrefaei
1147
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Forecasting a winner for Malaysian Cup 2013 using soccer simulation model Muhammad Mat Yusof, Mohd Soffian Omar Fauzee, and Rozita Abdul Latif
1153
Economic tour package model using heuristic Syariza Abdul Rahman, Aida Mauziah Benjamin, and Engku Muhammad Nazri Engku Abu Bakar
1160
Optimizing investment fund allocation using vehicle routing problem framework Nur Jumaadzan Zaleha Mamat, Saiful Hafizah Jaaman, and Rokiah Rozita Ahmad
1166
Optimization of the pyrolysis process of empty fruit bunch (EFB) in a fixed-bed reactor through a central composite design (CCD) Alina Rahayu Mohamed, Zainab Hamzah, and Mohamed Zulkali Mohamed Daud
1172
Experiencing KEEL software: Application to fatigue data segment classification M. H. Osman
1178
Choquet integral as an alternative aggregation method to measure the overall academic performance of primary school students: A case study Maznah Mat Kasim and Siti Rohana Goh Abdullah
1183
Conjugate gradient and steepest descent approach on quasi-Newton search direction A. Z. M. Sofi, M. Mamat, I. Mohd, and M. A. H. Ibrahim
1189
An analysis of the number of parking bays and checkout counters for a supermarket using SAS simulation studio Leow Soo Kar
1195
Causality analysis in business performance measurement system using system dynamics methodology Zainuridah Yusof, Wan Fadzilah Wan Yusoff, and Faridah Maarof
1201
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