Variable intensity sampling: developing operational plans for the green rice leafhopper in wet paddy ecosystem in Malaysia by Mohd Rashid, Mansor, Syed Hassan, Syed Tajuddin, Ismail, Azhar, Alwi, Ahmad, Hussein, Mohd Yusof

“…Taylor’s Power Law (TPL) coefficients a and b were used in developing the VIS plan. Population density estimations and decision making attributes were derived from data obtained from four experimental plots at Universiti Putra Malaysia for a sampling period of 73 days. …”
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Within-plant distribution of predators on chilli by Maisin, Navies, Syed Hassan, Syed Tajuddin, Hussein, Mohd Yusof, Sajap, Ahmad Said

“…Overall this study suggests the selection of zone one (main-stem nodes 0 to 5) as the optimum sampling unit for predators on chilli plants, where the general population proportion per plant for the growing season were 65% for Formicidae, 78% for Coccinellidae and 78% for Araneae.…”
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Spatial distribution of the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Homoptera: Psyllidae) on citrus and orange jasmine by Soemargono, Albertus, Ibrahim, Yusof, Ibrahim, Rohani, Osman, Mohammad Shamsudin

“…In general, Taylor’s power law fitted the data better, yielding higher values of R2 than the Iwao’s model for all cases, whether citrus only, orange jasmine only or pooled. The population of D. citri on the tree quadrants, i.e. north, west, south and east, did not differ significantly. …”
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Reproductive performance of seahorse, Hippocampus barbouri (Jordan and Richardson 1908) in control condition by Abd Halid, Nur Fatihah, Annie, Christianus, Zakaria, Muta Harah, Ching, Fui Fui, Saad, Che Roos, Senoo, Shigeharu

“…Seahorse aquaculture should be considered as an alternative source of seahorses to reduce the pressure on wild population. Therefore, this study was conducted to establish suitable techniques for broodstock maintenance and reproduction by focusing on culture system and feeding. …”
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Records of four species of subfamily Melolonthinae Macleay, 1819 from Malaysia (Scarabaeidae: Coleoptera) by M. A. A., Ali, Adam, Nur Azura, Hwayyiz, Darya, Muhamad Awang, Rita, S., Azman

“…It is expected from this study that in future it will be helpful for understanding to devise control measure to suppress the pest population below significant level.…”
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Sex ratio, spawning season and the size at maturity of Parapenaeopsis sculptilis (Heller 1862) in the coastal waters of Perak, Peninsular Malaysia by Arshad, Aziz, Amani, A. A., Harmuj Ali Sarker, S. M. Nurul Amin, Md. Yusoff, Fatimah

“…The findings of this study would greatly contribute towards the understanding of gonadal maturation, spawning season and breeding biology, which could be important for the effective population management of this prawn species.…”
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Issues and challenges of drug addiction among students in Malaysia by Razali, Asbah, Madon, Zainal

“…Almost 1.2 million Malaysians are drug addicts, a considerable number considering Malaysia’s population of 28.3 million. This paper discusses issues and challenges of drug addiction among students in Malaysia. …”
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Composition of bulbuls (Pycnonotidae) in logged and unlogged forests at Berkelah Forest Reserve, Maran, Pahang by Bing, Diau Ya, Hussin, Mohamed Zakaria

“…Environmental factors such as microclimate and the presence of invasive plants may have affected the understorey bird population and species composition.…”
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Estimating density of Sunda Scops Owl using the call playback method by Pilla, Phillcaine, Puan, Chong Leong, Zolkanain, Nornajmi Hanis, Hussin, Mohamed Zakaria

“…Owls are an important predator in the food web and their density may reflect their prey populations in an ecosystem. However, the density of owls in a forest is often very difficult to estimate. …”
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Measuring and mapping urban growth patterns using remote sensing and GIS techniques by Aburas, Maher Milad M., Abdullah, Sabrina J. Ho, Ramli, Mohammad Firuz, Ash'aari, Zulfa Hanan

“…Moreover, using social and economic data such as population and income data will improve understanding of the relationships between causes and effects. …”
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Disinfestation of cocoa beans infested with life stages of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) using solar heat trapped in a cardboard solar heater box by Abdullahi, Gambo, Muhamad Awang, Rita, Omar, Dzolkhifli, Sinniah, Uma Rani

“…The results show that adult and larval mortalities in the solar heater box treated populations were significant and ranged from 96.66-100%. …”
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Three divergent subpopulations of the malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi by Divis, Paul C. S., Lee, C. Lin, Rovie-Ryan, Jeffrine Japning, Kadir, Khamisah Abdul, Anderios, Fread, Hisam, Shamilah, Sharma, Reuben S. K., Singh, Balbir, Conway, David J.

“…To resolve the overall population structure, multilocus microsatellite genotyping was conducted on a new sample of 182 P. knowlesi infections (obtained from 134 humans and 48 wild macaques) from diverse areas of Malaysia, first analyzed separately and then in combination with previous data. …”
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Feature selection optimization using hybrid relief-f with self-adaptive differential evolution by Zainudin, Muhammad Noorazlan Shah, Sulaiman, Md. Nasir, Mustapha, Norwati, Perumal, Thinagaran, Ahmad Nazri, Azree Shahrel, Mohamed, Raihani, Abd Manaf, Syaifulnizam

“…Simple and powerful in implementation, we combined relief-f with DE in our proposed feature selection method to solving the optimization problem. In this work, population size and generation size were adaptively determined from the number of features from relief-f. …”
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Thermal comfort in technical school: assessment survey approach by Makhtar, Nor Kamilah, Ismail, Ahmad Rasdan, Jusoh, N.

“…The study reveals that 70% of the students’ population at the classroom is likely to be dissatisfied with the thermal comfort. …”
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Thermal comfort in technical school: physical measurement approach by Makhtar, Nor Kamilah, Ismail, Ahmad Rasdan, Jusoh, N., A. Perumal, Puvanasvaran

“…The study revealed that 70% of the students’ population at the classroom is dissatisfied with the thermal comfort.…”
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Development of a quantitative microbial risk assessment model for foodborne Campylobacter infection by Premarathne, Jayasekara Mudiyanselage Krishanthi Jayarukshi Kumari, Tang, John Yew Huat, Basri, Dayang Fredalina, Rukayadi, Yaya, Nakaguchi, Yoshitsugu, Nishibuchi, Mitsuaki, Radu, Son

“…The model predicted that risk of illness due to undercooked chicken was 94.40 per 100, 000 population per year. Findings of this study will aid to identify the appropriate effective risk mitigation strategies in eliminating Campylobacter from poultry.…”
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Factors contributing to lexical verbs errors in foundation students' essay writing at a tertiary education institution in Nigeria by Mansur, Usamatu, Mohamed Razali, Abu Bakar

“…The research sample will consist of forty students out of the total population of two hundred students. Simple random sampling will be used in selecting the sample size. …”
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Prevalence of blood parasite in dairy cattle around Keningau area, Sabah by Marimuthu, Murugaiyah, Sambrani, Freska, Yeo, Boon Kiat

“…This study revealed that the prevalence of blood parasites among the dairy cattle population in and around Keningau area were low. Based on the present study a surveillance protocol was developed for the dairy cattle in and around Keningau area, Sabah.…”
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Potential social risk factors for teenage pregnancy in Sarawak by Panting, Albeny Joslyn, Abdullah, Haslinda, Roslan, Samsilah, Ismail, Ismi Arif

“…A better understanding of this issue can strengthen the effectiveness of health education strategies toward improving sexual and reproductive health among the Sarawak’s young population.…”
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Age and sex comparison in determining baseline blood and coagulation profiles in semi-extensive Rusa deer (Rusa timorensis) by Ho, H. W., Chai, Ing Ing, Abdullah, R., Che' Amat, Azlan, H., Hamzah, Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse, Abu Hassim, Hasliza, Haron, Abd Wahid

“…The objective of the study was to establish the baseline values for blood and coagulation parameters in normaland healthy rusa deer (Rusa timorensis) of different ages and sexes. The sample population consists of 40 rusa deer, divided into four groups of (i) juvenile males (ii) juvenile females (iii) adult males and (iv) adult females. …”
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