Sultan Zainal Abidin University

Surface and Interfacial Performance of Meldrum's Acid Derivatives for Aluminium Corrosion Inhibition in Alkaline Aluminium–Air Systems: Experimental Evaluation and Data–Driven Optimisation

ABSTRACT Aluminium–air batteries are low cost and have a high theoretical capacity, but the discharge efficiency and metal utilisation are restricted by the self‐corrosion of aluminium‐anode in alkaline electrolyte. In this study, two Meldrum's acid derivatives, thiophenecarboxal...

Analysis of disturbance dynamo and plasma bubble phenomena over Malaysia during the May 2024 geomagnetic storm

This study presents the first observational report of ionospheric disturbance dynamo (Ddyn) signatures derived from Malaysian magnetometer stations and examines their relationship with equatorial plasma bubble (EPB)-related ionospheric irregularities during the extreme geomagneti...

Appraising the role of students' industrial work experience scheme (SIWES) in developing employable skills: Nigerian higher education institutions' stakeholders' perspective

Purpose Despite several policies, studies have revealed that the unemployment rate among Nigerian Higher Education Institution (HEI) graduates is the highest on the continent. Evidence shows that a comprehensive, practice-based Students' Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES)...

A layer-aware graph attention and patch transformer framework for multi-class IIoT attack classification

The proliferation of IIoT devices has dramatically expanded the attack surface of critical infrastructure. IIoT systems span multiple communicating tiers from physical sensors to cloud back-ends, attackers increasingly exploit inter-tier boundaries in ways that single-layer detec...

The architecture of AI credentials: how design quality and educational context build self-efficacy and shape readiness for AI-intensive work

Purpose This study examines how the design of AI-focused higher education credentials shapes students' readiness for AI-intensive work. Drawing on Social Cognitive Career Theory and constructive alignment, it investigates whether perceived AI-credential design quality enhances pe...

The Impact of Rain classroom-based flipped classroom (RC-BFC) on surgical nursing education enhancement

Clinical nursing education is essential for facilitating students’ successful transition into professional practice. The Rain Classroom-based Flipped Classroom (RC-BFC) model represents an innovative teaching strategy that emphasizes active, student-centered learning through the...