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Active Internal Funding Research Projects as at 31 December 2013


Internal Funding:

No

Project Title

Principal Investigator

Amount

1

A CDIO approach to engineering education in local high school

Lam Foong Sin

         4,850.00

2

Development and characterization of spheroids (tumor spheres) and viral mediated reprogrammed cancer cells derived  from human oral primary cancer cells

Alan Ong Han Kiat

       61,200.00

3

Microbial Diversity In Raw and Processed Edible Bird’s Nest in West Malaysia

Alan Ong Han Kiat

       50,700.00

4

Synthesis and Characterisation of Ultra-violet Curable Polymers for the Fabrication of Photoactive Material

Chee Swee Yong

       63,100.00

5

Exhaustion Numbers of Subsets of Groups

Chen Huey Voon

           500.00

6

Exploring Social Network Users’ Behavior through Multi-Agent Model

Cheng Wai Khuen

       30,100.00

7

Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and its Association with Metabolic Syndrome amongst the Malay Overweight/Obese Adolescents in Klang Valley

Chew Wai Fong

       40,840.00

8

Implications of Building Information Modeling to the Quantity Surveying Profession

Chia Fah Choy

       30,000.00

9

Breakthrough: Establishment of People Republic of China and Malaysian Diplomatic relation and its subsequent Influences to Chinese Malaysian Community prior 1984

Chin Chong Foh

       14,560.00

10

Optimism among Malaysian youth: A perspective from Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale

Lee Wan Ying

         9,860.00

11

Reliable Data Transfer for High Altitude Platform (HAP)'s Wireless Access Networks

Chong Zan Kai

         2,000.00

12

Construction of Group Algebra Codes

Denis Wong Chee Keong

           800.00

13

Bioscreening Of Local Natural Resources For Their Mycobacterial Inhibitory Activity

Eddy Cheah Seong Guan

       54,500.00

14

Reprogramming and time course characterization of differentiated human keratinocyte cell lines.

Gan Seng Chiew

       57,500.00

15

In vitro hair follicle regeneration employing bulge stem cells and induced dermal papilla.

Gan Seng Chiew

       68,000.00

16

Mobile Tourism: The Next Frontier in the Malaysia Tourism Industry?

Garry Tan Wei Han

         2,220.00

17

Analysis of Cognitive Wireless Sensor Network with Rule-based Learning

Goh Hock Guan

       22,000.00

18

Elucidation of the role of neuronal protein γ- synuclein in colorectal cancer anchorage-independent transformation, metastatic and angiogenic properties

Goh Kai Wey

       32,500.00

19

Relationship between relationship self-efficacy, loneliness and suicidal behavior

Andrew Au Soon Kay

         8,360.00

20

Diversity studies of fungi from disused tin-mining ponds and associated streams of Malaysia

Goh Teik Khiang

       70,100.00

21

The effect of partial purified enzymes from edible fruits and vegetables on oxidation of estrogenicity of BPA

Hnin Pwint Aung

       46,413.50

22

Automated measurement of severity of atopic eczema

Humaira Nisar

       27,200.00

23

The relationship between obesity and parenting styles among adolescents in Malaysia

Joginder  Kaur d/o Bhan Singh

         9,140.00

24

Impact of Minimum Wage form the SMEs Perspectives

K Shamini a/p T Kandasamy

       25,900.00

25

Investigation of Pt-reinforced Sn-3.8Ag-0.7Cu solder alloy in bi-facial solar cells for solar electricity generation

Karen Wong Mee Chu

       52,800.00

26

Assessment of local seaweeds for antiviral activity against the Chikungunya virus

Khoo Kong Soo

       49,000.00

27

Searching For Recovery: Depression Narratives Among Youths In Perak States, Malaysia

Kok Jin Kuan

       25,600.00

28

A survey of share buy-back in Malaysia

Lee Siew Peng

         8,600.00

29

Fast Implementation of Advanced Cryptographic Hash Function on GPGPU and Cell processors.

Lee Wai Kong

       10,200.00

30

Generation of Tumour-Infiltrating Regulatory T cells in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Leong Pooi Pooi

       46,800.00

31

A study of genome complexity based on tandem repeat sequence and information measures.

Lim Foo Weng

           800.00

32

In search of healthy places: a review of design, planning and implementation of contemporary urban affordable housing in Malaysia

Lim Poh Im

       10,000.00

33

Working adults and Mobile commerce

Lim Wai Ping Penny

         2,460.00

34

Thermosensitive microcarriers for non-invasive detachment of anchorage-dependent human mesenchymal stem cell.

Lim Yang Mooi

       64,000.00

35

Identification and Validation of the Differential Proteins Expression Induced by AP Extracts on Colorectal Cancer LS-174T

Lim Yang Mooi

       59,050.00

36

Brewery Wastewater Powered Microbial Fuel Cell

Lo Po Kim

       32,562.50

37

Coping Abilities Of Mental Health Patient

Low Sew Kim

         1,587.80

38

Awareness of breast cancer in Selangor – A survey

Manisha Parai

         1,050.00

39

Development of Metal-Affinity Partitioning of Hepatitis B Core Antigen from Unclarified Bacterial Feedstock

Michelle Ng Yeen Tan

       56,750.00

40

Agriculture Solid Waste As A low Cost Carbon Adsorbent For Sanitary Landfill Leachate Treatment

Mohammed J. K. Bashir

       38,200.00

41

Evaluation of Neural Architectures for Gender Recognition

Ng Choon Boon

       10,000.00

42

Classical Adjoint Commuting Mappings On Block Upper Triangular Matrices

Ng Wei Shean

         1,600.00

43

Screening and Isolation of Protease Producing Freshwater Microalgae

Nor Ismaliza Bt Mohd Ismail

       58,000.00

44

Enhanced Resource Monitoring By Clustering Distributed Computing Resources Based On Usage Behavior

Ooi Boon Yaik

       28,200.00

45

Universal Portfolios generated by Independent Brownian Motions.

Pang Sook Theng

         1,500.00

46

Green Campus Initiative: Barriers in Private Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia

Peter a/l Yacob

         4,060.00

47

Police-Media relations: Strategies to enhance communication efficacy

Sharon Jacqueline a/p Albert Wilson

         1,747.20

48

Isolation, Characterization and Preliminary Mechanistic Study of Antifungal Compound(s) from Muehlenbeckia platyclada

Sit Nam Weng

       55,600.00

49

Design implementation of a CMOS Integrated Circuit Phase-Locked Loop Synthesizers and Phase Noise Characterization challenges for Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) radio using coded Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) Modulation.

Tan Kia Hock

       30,000.00

50

Urban Swiftlet Farming : toward a Sustainable and cost effective urban farming in West Malaysia

Tan Kok Hong

       10,560.00

51

The study of idol drama viewing, romantic attachment styles, romantic attitude and well being among lower secondary school students in Klang Valley, Malaysia

Tan Wooi Yee

         2,280.00

52

Kajian Hubungan Antara Urbanisasi Dengan Magnitud Toleransi Dalam Kalangan Pelajar Pelbagai Etnik Di Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Utar)

Taufik bin A Latif

         2,300.00

53

Invisible Watermark Tracking for Mobile Augmented Reality

Tay Yong Haur

       25,500.00

54

A Confucian Religious Study on The Nature of Confucian Religion in Indonesia (in Chinese: 印度尼西亚孔教的儒家宗教学研究)

Tee Boon Chuan @ Zheng Zhiyi

       32,860.00

55

Talent Retention: Exploratory talent retention practices impact SMEs in Malaysia among new generation workforce

Tee Chee Wee

         6,960.00

56

Adaptability, Learning Patterns, Needs and Preferences of Pre-clinical Medical Students in Integrating Online Learning into Professional Subjects at UTAR

Thaw Zin

           550.00

57

Investigating the Effect of Merger & Acquisition (M&A) on Public Listed Companies’ Stock Performance in Malaysian Properties & Construction Industries

Wan Pui Yee

         2,000.00

58

The anxiety construct among ESL learners at a Malaysian university

Wee Kim Peck

         2,980.00

59

The Influence Of The Character Of Gratitude And Happiness On Orphanages Intrapersonal Well-Being.

Wirawahida binti Kamarulzaman

         7,360.00

60

The Philanthropy Activities of Chinese Community in Malaysia: A Survey of Newspaper Media

Wu Ming Chu

         4,650.00

61

Block Methods with Off-step Points for Solving First Order Ordinary and Delay Differential Equations

Yap Lee Ken

         4,500.00

62

A Factorial Approach in the Sensitivity Analysis of the Economic Design for Control Charts

Yeong Wai Chung

         2,000.00

63

Analysis of Long Period Fibre Gratings (LPFGs) sensing performance

Yong Yun Thung

       79,600.00

64

A survey on the perception of  Malaysia Malay Businessmen on Chinese values

Zahari b. Abd Malek

         1,760.00

65

The regulation of farnesoid X receptor (FXR) expression by pro-inflammatory cytokines in human umbilical vein endothelial cells, HUVEC and murine macrophage cell line, J774 cell line.

Chew Choy Hoong

       69,000.00

66

Investigation of Cancer Protein Expression Profiles Influenced by Three Cytotoxic Tropical Fern Species

WONG FAI CHU

       66,800.00

67

Isolation, characterization and bioefficacy evaluation of novel strains of Bacillus Thuringiensis against native mosquitoes

Ho Lai Yee

       61,500.00

68

Biodiversity of pest fruit flies in C4 land, UTAR Perak Campus

Ooi Aun Chuan

       52,360.00

69

Determination of the species-specific assembly region in the CO2-fixing enzyme Rubisco

Lim Boon Hoe

       81,000.00

70

Botanical origin and chemical composition of Malaysian stingless bee propolis

Ng Wen Jie

       48,900.00

71

Comparative genomic analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from cerebrospinal fluid and noncerebrospinal fluid isolates

Saw Seow Hoon

       45,000.00

72

High resolution melting analysis for detection of pathogenic Leptospira species

Yap May Ling

       23,500.00

73

Economical approach for dyes removal from aqueous environment and optimization using experimental design

Ong Siew Teng

       62,300.00

74

The economic and economic-statistical designs of control charts monitoring process dispersion

Yeong Wai Chung

         5,000.00

75

A Survey on the Successes in Small Farm Agriculture in Malaysia

Tan Jiunn Luh

       14,000.00

76

The Study of Visco-Plastic Deformation Behaviour of Yttrium-Modified A356 Aluminum Alloy in Semi-Solid State Metal Forming and the Strain-Rate Sensitivity of Material Flow Stress by Finite Element Simulation

Cheong Wen Chiet

       14,000.00

77

Characterization of miRNAs and their expression in the Malaysian mahseer (Tor tambroides) fed sith commercial diet or seaweed diet.

Tang Pek Yee

       56,650.00

78

Optimal policies for production-repair inventory systems with time varying-demand

Yeo Heng Giap Ivan

         1,000.00

79

Conversion of internal combustion engine vehicle to pure battery driven electric vehicle

Chew Kuew Wai

     101,838.40

80

Neurofeedback Therapy on Depression by Monitoring with Electroencephalogram and Electrocardiography

Lee Poh Foong

       43,144.00

81

Development of a Framework for Managing Claims Under JKR Form of Contract with the Aid of ICT

Tan Hai Chen

       28,600.00

82

Bio-based nanocomposite thermoplastic starch reinforced with cellulose nanofibers

Tee Tiam Ting

       40,340.00

83

Continuous-measurement interpretation of master equations.

Tan Eng Kiang

       24,800.00

84

Development of Scattering Models for the Remote Sensing of Agricultural Crops

Koay Jun Yi

       11,700.00

85

CFD Simulation and Experimental Study of Fluid Flow through Spiral Wound Membrane

Teoh Hui Chieh

       34,800.00

86

Evaluation of zinc removal from the rubber industry wastewater through adsorption onto palm shell activated carbon including adsorbent’s reusability and final safe disposal.

Gulnaziya

       30,000.00

87

Improvement of Physical Properties of Fish Feed Pellets Formulated from Alternative Ingredients

Loo Joo Ling

       95,300.00

88

Malay Language Semantic Information for Speech Recognition

Hong Kai Sze

           800.00

89

Realistic Wireless Network Simulation Using Parallel Co-Processors

Chong Poh Kit

       41,000.00

90

Structural Performance of Lightweight Structural Beam

Lim Jee Hock

       17,000.00

91

Confidence Intervals for VaR

Goh Yann Ling

           500.00

92

Tool life prediction of industrial tool steel SKD 61 & SKD 11 under extreme high pressure of working condition in metal forming process

Wang Chan Chin

         5,000.00

93

Design and fabrication of micro fiber sensor based on arc-induced method

Lin Horng Sheng

       50,600.00

94

Development and characterization of eggshell biofiller filled natural rubber latex foam

Yamuna Munusamy

       36,754.00

95

Identification of Atmospheric Surfactants by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

Guo Xinxin

       54,800.00

96

Modeling and Analysis of One-Dimensional Photonic Crystals with Enhanced Slow Light Coupling as Highly Sensitive Temperature Sensors

Yeong Kee Choon

       24,000.00

97

Flue Gas Desulphurization Using Adsorbent Prepared from Waste Egg Shell

Sumathi Sethupathi

       49,000.00

98

Green Building: Breathable Roof System

Doh Shu Ing

         7,220.00

99

Development of Energy Efficiency studies in UTAR.

Lee Sheng Chyan

       71,000.00

100

Meaningful Engagement in Activities and Happiness among Malaysian Youth

Lee Mah Ngee

         3,888.00

101

Woman, Mother, Daughter, Worker: An Oral Historical Study of Women Miners in Kampar

Teh Boon Teck

         6,360.00

102

Application of Project-Based Learning in Students’ Engagement in Advertising Course.

Ida Puteri

         3,000.00

103

A study of suicidal factors and trends among the Indian community in Cameron Highland, Pahang

Annie Margaret

         6,160.00

104

Constructing Collaborative and Reflective E-Learning Environment: A Comparative Study between UTAR WBLE And Edublog towards Interactive Learning in Higher Learning Institution.

Tan Ser Zian

         7,500.00

105

Integrating online collaboration in ESL writing classroom: A Case Study in UTAR

Foo Chein Ling

         4,450.00

106

Performance vs Power Consumption Analysis of Auxiliary Processing Element Assisted Ultra-Low-Power (ULP) Microprocessor System using Open Source Development Tools

Ooi Joo Onn

         9,000.00

107

Experimenting the usage of digital game-based learning as a tool in teaching complex theoretical subjects in Faculty of Creative Industries, UTAR

Wan Irma Sabrina

         2,950.00

108

YouTube: Students’ Use Of Video Tutorial For Independent Learning Of 3D Animation

Yuen May Chan

         3,550.00

109

A Comparative Study on Malaysia Financial Institutions – the Implication of Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (“ICAAP”)

Kevin Low

       22,360.00

110

Assessing Employability from the Perspectives of Accounting Graduands and Employers. (“Graduands” term is used as we are accessing the students in final year who is going to graduate, not “graduates” term where students have already graduate)

Ngoo Yee Ting

       17,860.00

111

Addressing Employees’ Job Insecurity: Examining the Impact of Ethical Leadership and Psychological Ethical Climate.

Lau Teck Chai

         8,260.00

112

Language Usage in Facebook, Twitter and Mobile Phone: An asset or a Menace to the English Language?

Saraswathy a/p Thurairaj

         7,500.00

113

Factors Influencing Behavioral Loyalty and the Mediating Effect of Hospital Image in Malaysian Medical Tourism

Lim Yet Mee

       26,360.00

114

Rural Area transformation: Into the era of E-banking Adoption.

Chong Yee Lee

         3,872.00

115

Exploring the Moderated Mediation Model of Company Size, Management Competence, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Firm Competitiveness: A Malaysian Business Perspective

Lee Thean Chye

         3,800.00

116

Targeted Screening of Bio-Active Compounds using a Primary Cervical Cell System

Yap Sook Fan

       56,000.00

117

Investigation of HPV-induced susceptibility to chemotherapeutic agents using the primary cervical cell model

Yap Sook Fan

       68,000.00

118

Effects of High Fidelity Patient Simulators (HFPS) as Teaching Learning Strategy on Learning Outcomes and Critical Thinking Skills Among Year-3 Diploma Nursing Students In Malaysia.

Fong Ka Ling

       29,522.56

119

Prevalence, underlining risk factors and associated genotypic variants of Keratoconus (KC) in the main ethnic Malaysian school going children (9-12 years of age)

Jenny

     136,450.00

120

Generation and characterisation of spheroid cultures of colon cancer stem cells

Shelly Soo

       63,000.00

121

Cultivation Research on local herbs本地中草药种植研

Te Kian Keong

         4,000.00

122

Attitude and Perception of Medical Students towards changing from Teacher-oriented Didactic Teaching to Self-directed, Integrated Learning of Pharmacology with Preclinical and Clinical subjects

Thaw Zin

         3,450.00

123

Clinical research on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treatment of dry eye syndrome

Yang Zao

       15,000.00

124

Generation of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency-derived induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) from Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells

Leong Pooi Pooi

       34,216.00

125

Effectiveness of the electroacupuncture in Stroke Management

Shong Hing Kock

       18,000.00

126

Cytotoxic and anti-tumour promoting activity of targeted compounds from the exudates of Dryobalanops aromatica

Lim Yang Mooi

       43,088.00

127

Regulation of expression of microRNA-515 gene family in induced-pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)

Choo Kong Bung

     101,000.00

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