Lesson learned from the assessment of planned converted CO injection well integrity in Indonesia - CCUS project.

The risk of CO leakage from carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) wells and geological storage sites must be properly assessed before the implementation of CO injection. According to ISO 27914 and ISO/FDIS 27916, the design and construction of an injection well needs to guarantee safety and ability to contain the stored CO over a long-term period. However, these standards alone were inadequate to evaluate the well integrity due to the need to specify criteria, duration of measurement, and range of measurement parameters of the available tools according to industries' best practices.

Trace metals contamination potential and health risk assessment of commonly consumed fish of Perak River, Malaysia.

The rapid growth of industrial and agricultural activities in Malaysia are leading to the impairment of most of the rivers in recent years through realising various trace metals. This leads to toxicity, particularly when the toxic has entered the food chain. Perak River is one of the most dynamic rivers for the Malaysian population.

Systemic lupus erythematosus among male patients in Malaysia: how are we different from other geographical regions?

Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease which predominantly affects females. The disease characteristics in male SLE patients are reported to be distinct and may vary across ethnicities and geographical regions.

Objective: To determine and compare the clinical phenotype and organ damage between male and female patients with SLE in Malaysia.

Photoprotection awareness and practices among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and its association with disease activity and severity.

Objective The objective of this paper is to determine photoprotection awareness, knowledge, practices, and its relationship with disease activity and damage in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods A cross-sectional study was performed. Data were acquired from in-person interviews and medical records.

Evaluation of Controlled-Release Property and Phytotoxicity Effect of Insect Pheromone Zinc-Layered Hydroxide Nanohybrid Intercalated with Hexenoic Acid.

A controlled release formulation for the insect pheromone hexenoic acid (HE) was successfully developed using zinc-layered hydroxide (ZLH) as host material through a simple coprecipitation technique, resulting in the formation of inorganic-organic nanolayered material with sustained release properties. The release of HE from its nanohybrid was found to occur in a controlled manner, governed by a pseudo-second order kinetics model. The maximum amount of HE released from the nanocomposite into solutions at pH 4, 6.

Characterization and Feasibility Assessment of Recycled Paper Mill Sludges for Land Application in Relation to the Environment.

The disposal of industrial paper mill sludge waste is a big issue and has a great importance all over the world. A study was conducted to determine the chemical properties of recycled paper mill sludge (RPMS) and assess its possibilities for land application. RPMS samples were collected from six different paper mills in Malaysia and analyzed for physical and chemical properties, heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, (13)C-NMR spectra and for the presence of dioxins/furans.

An approach for Web service selection based on confidence level of decision maker.

Web services today are among the most widely used groups for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). Service selection is one of the most significant current discussions in SOA, which evaluates discovered services and chooses the best candidate from them. Although a majority of service selection techniques apply Quality of Service (QoS), the behaviour of QoS-based service selection leads to service selection problems in Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM).

Optical test strip for trace Hg(II) based on doped sol-gel film.

Optical test strip based on the use of Br-PADAP as a sensitive reagent immobilised into sol-gel thin film for detection of Hg(II) in aqueous solution had been thoroughly carried out. It has a square-sensing zone (1.0 cm x 1.