{"title":"TM4BPPMN: Recasting BPMN to Low-Level of Abstraction","authors":"Zineb Lamghari","doi":"10.32802/asmscj.2022.1218","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32802/asmscj.2022.1218","url":null,"abstract":"Business process modelling languages are a very prominent mechanism to understand companies’ business processes. This mechanism allows managers to communicate and transversal information through a semantic flow for business process improvement. Examples of Business Process modelling languages are Unified Modeling Language (UML) or Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN). UML presents alternative views to model company’s functionalities. While, BPMN still have a very abstracted level to model Business Processes. In this context, there are many BPMN extensions to break down its high-level of abstraction. However, most of existing BPMN extensions model a significant increase in business process complexity that deviate it from its crucial objective. This put forward the difficulty of detailing control flow related to information systems without reaching complexity. To that end, we propose our TM4BPMN extension for breaking-down BPMN high abstraction to low-level, to maintain BPMN facility in representing BPs, using Thinging Machine (TM) techniques.","PeriodicalId":38804,"journal":{"name":"ASM Science Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49092058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mechanical Properties Evaluation for Cotton/Glass/Epoxy Hybrid Composite","authors":"V. Gaval","doi":"10.32802/asmscj.2022.1031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32802/asmscj.2022.1031","url":null,"abstract":"Natural fibre reinforced composites of any group are essential to satisfy the current demand and to keep the environment-friendly approach. In the present work, an attempt has been made to replace glass fibres partially by cotton fabric so as to reduce weight and cost of the resultant composite Here, cotton fabric 0.4 mm thick (125 GSM) and fibreglass woven roving 0.15 mm thick (180 GSM) were used with epoxy resin in different weight fractions to prepare hybrid composites. The composites were prepared using hand lay-up method. The Tensile strength, flexural strength, impact strength and hardness tests were performed as per ASTM standards and results are reported for each sample. The specimens were characterised using scanning electron microscope (SEM). The mechanical properties of composites with 80% glass fibre and 20% cotton fabric are found to be closer to glass/epoxy composites. Hence it is concluded that 20% glass fibres can be replaced by cotton fabric in the existing glass/epoxy products in which mechanical properties are important.","PeriodicalId":38804,"journal":{"name":"ASM Science Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43090743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chia Ming Hong, N. Z. Abidin, Chee Keong Ch’ng, Teh Raihana Nazirah Roslan
{"title":"Measuring the Perception of Secondary School Students in Kedah Towards the Attractiveness of Technical and Vocational Education and Training: A Demographic Analysis","authors":"Chia Ming Hong, N. Z. Abidin, Chee Keong Ch’ng, Teh Raihana Nazirah Roslan","doi":"10.32802/asmscj.2022.1261","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32802/asmscj.2022.1261","url":null,"abstract":"Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is one of the ways to produce skilled workers who are crucial to drive the economic of our country. Despite several strategies made by the government, TVET still does not seem to be a popular choice among secondary school students when choosing their tertiary education pathway. Hence, this study aims to analyse the students’ perception of TVET based on the demographic analysis of gender and current study stream in school in Kedah. The sole focus is on the students who are not enrolling in TVET so that more reasons why they are not likely to join TVET can be discovered. For the data collection process, 428 secondary school students from Kedah are chosen as the respondents. Descriptive analysis of the data is performed using Microsoft Excel and Google Data Studio. The results reveal that male and female students have positive perceptions of TVET even though they do not enrol in TVET. Furthermore, most students from various streams also show their interest in TVET. However, the majority of students are undecided about the assertions in the questionnaire due to unfamiliarity with this course. As a result, it is recommended that the government continue promoting TVET among secondary school students hence preparing them with specific skills that meet the current industrial requirement.","PeriodicalId":38804,"journal":{"name":"ASM Science Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43012737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. Awang, Beh Choon Huat, Athirah Rosli, Abdulrazak F. Shahatha Al-Mashhadani
{"title":"The Development of a Remote Restart Services System in Production Line Using PowerShell Script","authors":"H. Awang, Beh Choon Huat, Athirah Rosli, Abdulrazak F. Shahatha Al-Mashhadani","doi":"10.32802/asmscj.2022.1030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32802/asmscj.2022.1030","url":null,"abstract":"The production line is an important part of most manufacturing industries. However, the services in the devices may experience some issues that disrupt the production line, requiring the assistance of an IT technician to resolve the problem. Therefore, this study seeks to bridge the gap through the design and development of a PowerShell Script to allow the user to remote control the services in a device such as computers and servers. Using this program, the production operator can solve the issue immediately rather than wait for an IT technician, thus increasing productivity and performance. The program design and development followed the Rational Unified Process (RUP) methodology. First, the functional requirements were collected through interviews and content analysis. Later, a prototype called Remote Restart Services System (RRS) is developed using PowerShell programming language on the Windows PowerShell ISE platform. An evaluation was later conducted to assess its usability. The findings suggested that RRS is practical and easy-to-use. The respondents were also pleased with its functions. The field study helps developers to refine the framework by providing direct input from the target audience. It can be a guide to identify areas for improvement and eventually help realise the goals.","PeriodicalId":38804,"journal":{"name":"ASM Science Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43274304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modelling and Forecasting of Monthly Crude Palm Oil Price of Malaysia using Hybrid Wavelet-Modified GMDH Model","authors":"Huma Basheer, A. Khamis","doi":"10.32802/asmscj.2022.1158","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32802/asmscj.2022.1158","url":null,"abstract":"This study comprises developing a more appropriate hybrid wavelet-modified GMDH model for forecasting the monthly crude palm oil (CPO) price of Malaysia. In the proposed hybrid model, the complex data of monthly CPO price is decomposed into different sub series using discrete wavelet transform (DWT) and then it has been linked with modified GMDH model. Sigmoid, radial basis, tangent and polynomial functions are selected as transfer functions in modified GMDH for the best fit and correct model compared to conventional GMDH. The monthly CPO data were taken from Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) spanning the period January 1983 to November 2019. The capabilities of modified GMDH and hybrid wavelet-modified GMDH in modelling and forecasting the monthly CPO price are determined by MAE, RMSE, MAPE, R and R2. The MAPE of the proposed hybrid wavelet-modified GMDH model for the monthly CPO price of Malaysia is less than 4 % and coefficient of correlation (R) is 0.99, which show an excellent fit compared to the individual modified GMDH model. The proposed hybrid model provides the best alternative tools to help the Malaysian industry deal with price variations and assists Malaysia in playing a dominant role worldwide in the international market.","PeriodicalId":38804,"journal":{"name":"ASM Science Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70170981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Pratap, V. Gaval, Ankita Virulkar, Md Modassir Hussain, S. Solanke
{"title":"Tribological Study of Functional Fluids Based on Castor Oil","authors":"A. Pratap, V. Gaval, Ankita Virulkar, Md Modassir Hussain, S. Solanke","doi":"10.32802/asmscj.2022.1080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32802/asmscj.2022.1080","url":null,"abstract":"Vegetable oil-based lubricants are environment-friendly options as against conventional lubricants. This paper discusses the synthesis as well as characterisation of esters from ricinoleic acid and sebacic acid whose main source is castor oil. Physicochemical properties, tribological study as well as oxidation study have been carried out for the esters. With the increase in ester chain length, extreme pressure properties, viscosity index and pour point has improved, whereas oxidation stability had a detrimental effect. The coefficient of friction for commercial base stocks was better than any of the studied esters.","PeriodicalId":38804,"journal":{"name":"ASM Science Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49497770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hairul Masrini Muhamad, Xiaomei Xu, Xuelei Zhang, S. Jaaman, Azmi Marzuki Muda, Farah Dayana Haji Ismail, N. Azizul
{"title":"Acoustic Repertoires Related to Surface Behaviours of the Irrawaddy Dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) in Brunei Bay, Malaysia","authors":"Hairul Masrini Muhamad, Xiaomei Xu, Xuelei Zhang, S. Jaaman, Azmi Marzuki Muda, Farah Dayana Haji Ismail, N. Azizul","doi":"10.32802/asmscj.2022.1095","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32802/asmscj.2022.1095","url":null,"abstract":"Behavioural observation and acoustic recordings of Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) were performed simultaneously in Brunei Bay, Malaysia. Surface behavioural observations were classified into four categories: travelling, foraging, socialising, and milling. A total of 8.43 hours of acoustic recordings were used to retrieve four different types of sounds: whistles, burst-pulsed sounds, click trains, and biphonal sounds. The recorded whistles were frequency-modulated sounds with durations ranging from 0.06 to 3.86 s and a mean minimum frequency of 6.5±2.5 kHz. The burst-pulsed frequency ranged from >48 kHz in at least four variations. Click trains were made up of broadband clicks with variable inter-click intervals and frequencies >48 kHz. The first biphonic sounds for Irrawaddy dolphins have been revealed in this study. Whistle rates were extremely high in milling. Compared to travelling and foraging, socialising had a significantly higher rate of click trains. Across all surface behaviours, there was no significant difference in burst-pulsed rates. This study laid the groundwork for ongoing monitoring of Irrawaddy dolphins and expanding conservation efforts for this species in Malaysia.","PeriodicalId":38804,"journal":{"name":"ASM Science Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48749711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Water Absorption on the Mechanical Properties of Wheat Straw Fibre Reinforced Polystyrene Composites","authors":"R. Sahai, Ankita A. Shinde, D. Biswas, A. Samui","doi":"10.32802/asmscj.2022.981","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32802/asmscj.2022.981","url":null,"abstract":"The present work deals with the effect of water absorption on the mechanical properties of alkali plus silane treated wheat straw reinforced polystyrene composites. Wheat straw polystyrene composite was prepared with different fibre loading (5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%) by compounding process using twin screw extruder. Samples were prepared by the compression moulding process. There was a decrease in the tensile strength initially at 5% fibre loading followed by an increase in it with higher fibre loading. There is an increase in flexural strength up to 15% fibre loading followed by decrease in it with higher fibre loading. There is an increase in the hardness initially at 5% fibre loading followed by decrease in it with higher fibre loading. There is an increase in water absorption with percentage increase in fibre loading. Tensile strength, flexural strength, and hardness of alkali plus silane treated wheat straw reinforced polystyrene composites with water absorption is always less than alkali plus silane treated wheat straw reinforced polystyrene composites without water absorption.","PeriodicalId":38804,"journal":{"name":"ASM Science Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43496411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Needs Analysis Study for the Preparation of Integrated STEM Instructional Practices through Scientist-Teacher-Student Partnership (STSP)","authors":"Mohamad Hisyam Ismail","doi":"10.32802/asmscj.2022.1112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32802/asmscj.2022.1112","url":null,"abstract":"The current COVID19 global pandemic forces teachers to adapt to the current situation and to come out with alternative teaching methods and STEM instructional practices to make sure the objective of equipping students with STEM knowledge, skills and capabilities could be achieved. Moreover, the declining trends of students choosing STEM subjects and careers in Malaysia have triggered research and initiatives on exploring effective approaches in science classrooms. This qualitative study intends to explore the best way to integrate STEM components through interdisciplinary and integrated approaches across science subjects (biology, physics, and chemistry) through a scientist-teacher-student partnership (STSP) initiative. The researchers employed purposive sampling to select 6 scientists and 6 science teachers for this need analysis study. Three round table discussions were conducted where data were collected through focus group interviews. Constant comparative methods were used for data analysis to identify ‘needs’ to be included in the integrated STEM instructional practices. The scientists and teachers validated the data obtained during a one-day workshop. Based on their consensual agreement, three (3) themes have emerged which are (1) the focus of the integrated STEM instructional practices, (2) the important elements of the integrated STEM instructional practices, and (3) the strategies for lesson implementation. The results of this study uncovered the bilateral perspectives of integrated and interdisciplinary STEM instructional practices between the scientists as knowledge practitioners and experts in STEM and teachers, the curriculum implementer and agent of change in the STEM classroom.","PeriodicalId":38804,"journal":{"name":"ASM Science Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49047742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The The Effectiveness of a 980-nm Diode Laser to Treat Face Haemangioma: A Randomised within-Patient Trial","authors":"N. Taha","doi":"10.32802/asmscj.2022.1263","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32802/asmscj.2022.1263","url":null,"abstract":"Haemangiomas are benign noncancerous vascular malformations of capillaries and are commonly present on the face. All types of lasers are suitable for the management of such vascular lesions. Here, we aimed to determine the effectiveness of a 980-nm diode laser for the treatment of Iraqi patients with facial haemangioma. This randomised trial was conducted at Laser Medicine Research Clinics, Iraq, from 15 October 2018 to 15 August 2019. The improvement of the condition at 6 months was the first endpoint. The patient's quality of life, diminished lesions, and safe administration of diode laser were the second endpoints. At follow-up, the lesions were less elevated, smoother in texture, and the colour had changed from red to pink. Based on these results, this laser is an effective and safe tool for the treatment of haemangiomas of the face.","PeriodicalId":38804,"journal":{"name":"ASM Science Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49561903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}