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Hospitality and Tourism - Synergizing creativity and innovation in research contains 116 accepted papers from the International Hospitality and Tourism Postgraduate Conference 2013 (Shah Alam, Malaysia, 2–3 September 2013). The book presents trends and practical ideas in the area of hospitality and tourism, and is divided into the sections below: - Hospitality and tourism management - Hospitality and tourism marketing - Current trends in hospitality & tourism - Technology, advancement and innovation in hospitality and tourism - Green hospitality and tourism - Food service and food safety - Relevant areas in hospitality and tourism Hospitality and Tourism - Synergizing creativity and innovation in research will be useful to postgraduate students, academia and professionals involved in the area of hospitality and tourism.
Here is a collection of papers presented at the 11th On-line World Conference on Soft Computing in Industrial Applications, held in September-October 2006. This carefully edited book provides a comprehensive overview of recent advances in the industrial applications of soft computing and covers a wide range of application areas, including data analysis and data mining, computer graphics, intelligent control, systems, pattern recognition, classifiers, as well as modeling optimization.
This unique USM Engineering Campus silver (25th) anniversary publication is the de-facto chronological record in showcasing the success stories and various renowned achievements of Engineering @ USM throughout the 25 glorious years. With outstanding expertise in academic, complemented with continuous support from its proactive administration and technical staff, USM Engineering Campus aims to spearhead the engineering fraternity and the industrial sector to another level of world-class quality and excellence. This distinctive legacy book reflects the holistic sacrifices and accomplishments of the USM Engineering Campus community, who have contributed conscientiously towards the success of US...
Essays on history and criticism of Malay literature ; festschrift in honor of Muhammad Haji Salleh, a writer in Malaysia.
Nik and the Secrets of the Sunset Ship is the story of Nik, a young Malaysian champion sailor with dreams and the potential to compete in the Olympics. Though he loves sailing, he has been feeling restless and is no longer sure whether he wants to continue competing. One night, while on a holiday in Terengganu with his parents, Nik meets Pak Hitam, a mysterious old man with an almost magical way of telling stories, whose arrival is heralded by the appearance of a sailing ship at sunset. His tales of ancient kingdoms, mythical beasts and heroic feats cast a spell on Nik, slowly rekindling the young sailor’s love of the ocean, even as an old friend and two new ones join him on his beachside getaway. This is a story of friendship, growing up and finding one’s own path, to inspire the youth of Malaysia and instil a sense of pride in their heritage. Nik and the Secrets of the Sunset Ship is the grand prize-winner of the Calistro Awards 2014.
The proceeding is a collection of research papers presented, at the 8th International Conference on Robotics, Vision, Signal Processing and Power Applications (ROVISP 2013), by researchers, scientists, engineers, academicians as well as industrial professionals from all around the globe. The topics of interest are as follows but are not limited to: • Robotics, Control, Mechatronics and Automation • Vision, Image, and Signal Processing • Artificial Intelligence and Computer Applications • Electronic Design and Applications • Telecommunication Systems and Applications • Power System and Industrial Applications
Local renderings of the two Indian epics Ramayana and Mahabharata in Malay and Javanese literature have existed since around the ninth and tenth centuries. In the following centuries new versions were created alongside the old ones, and these opened up interesting new directions. They questioned the views of previous versions and laid different accents, in a continuous process of modernization and adaptation, successfully satisfying the curiosity of their audiences for more than a thousand years. Much of this history is still unclear. For a long time, scholarly research made little progress, due to its preoccupation with problems of origin. The present volume, going beyond identifying sources, analyses the socio-literary contexts and ideological foundations of seemingly similar contents and concepts in different periods; it examines the literary functions of borrowing and intertextual referencing, and calls upon the visual arts to illustrate the independent character of the epic tradition in Southeast Asia.
Over the past two decades, swarm intelligence has emerged as a powerful approach to solving optimization as well as other complex problems. Swarm intelligence models are inspired by social behaviours of simple agents interacting among themselves as well as with the environment, e.g., flocking of birds, schooling of fish, foraging of bees and ants. The collective behaviours that emerge out of the interactions at the colony level are useful in achieving complex goals. The main aim of this research book is to present a sample of recent innovations and advances in techniques and applications of swarm intelligence. Among the topics covered in this book include: particle swarm optimization and hyb...
Kearifan Tempatan dan Kelestarian Masa Depan meneroka perihal ilmu kearifan tempatan tentang amalan memelihara dan mengekalkan warisan budaya, sejarah dan persekitaran semula jadi dengan cara memastikan daya maju dan ketersediaan jangka panjangnya untuk generasi akan datang. Kelestarian dalam warisan adalah penting dan meliputi pemeliharaan budaya, tanggungjawab terhadap alam sekitar dan faedah ekonomi. Prinsip asas kemapanan dalam warisan boleh meningkatkan kesedaran dan penglibatan masyarakat, mencari kegunaan baharu yang mapan untuk warisan, dan melaksanakan amalan mesra alam untuk melindungi persekitaran semula jadi yang berkaitan dengan tapak warisan. Perbincangan yang diketengahkan dapat dilihat sebagai usaha para penyelidik memelihara dan melestarikan ilmu kearifan tempatan. Melalui integrasi ilmu kearifan tempatan dan teknologi, keseimbangan yang mampu memberikan impak positif kepada masyarakat dapat dicapai dan dinikmati serta terus dipelihara untuk masa depan.
Indonesian Manuscripts from the Islands of Java, Madura, Bali and Lombok discusses aspects of the long and impressive manuscript traditions of these islands, which share many aspects of manuscript production. Many hitherto unaddressed features of palm-leaf manuscripts are discussed here for the first time as well as elements of poetic texts, indications of mistakes, colophons and the calendrical information used in these manuscripts. All features discussed are explained with photographs. The introductory chapters offer insights into these traditions in a wider setting and the way researchers have studied them. This original and pioneering work also points out what topics needs further exploration to understand these manuscript traditions that use a variety of materials, languages, and scripts to a wider public.