Bioreactor Co-Composting Of Sewage Sludge and Restaurant Waste per Abdul Razak, Abdul Rahman

“…The characteristics of the sewage sludge compost products were almost similar compared to commercial compost available in the local market and also complied with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) standard. By using bioreactor system the compost products were improved based on nutrient contents and duration of composting process. …”
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The Effectiveness of a Private Human Resource Development Centre’s Outdoor Training Programme on Teamwork per Cheah, Fun Ling

“…Measures of Central Tendency, Standard Deviation and frequency were used for descriptive analysis, while Paired Sample t-test was used to determine the differences of teamwork level before and after the training programme. …”
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Electromagnetic characteristic of open ended coaxial and optical fibre techniques for moisture content measurement in maize per Jusoh, Mohamad Ashry

“…The actual moisture content was found from standard oven drying method. The mean percentage errors of the calibration equations were found to be less than 4.32 % and 4.02 % for magnitude and phase of reflection coefficient respectively. …”
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Analysis of amino acids for detection of pork in fresh and cooked meat by high performance liquid chromatography for halal authentication per Jorfi, Ramin

“…The identity and quantity of the amino acids were assessed by comparison of the retention times and peak areas of the standard amino acids. The results of this study showed that VAL, SER, ALA, HIS and ARG can be used to distinguish raw pork from the other meat types. …”
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Chemical characteristics and essential nutrients of agroindustrial effluents in Malaysia per Habib, M. A. B., Md. Yusoff, Fatimah, Phang, Siew Moi, Kamarudin, Mohd Salleh, Mohamed, Suhaila

“…Three major agroindustrial effluents, namely, palm oil mill effluent (POME), latex concentrate rubber effluent (LCRE) and standard Malaysian rubber effluent (SMRE), were analyzed for chemical characteristics and biochemical properties and their essential nutrients evaluated. …”
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Intramedullary cement osteosynthesis (IMCO): a pilot study in sheep per Mirzasadeghi, Alireza, Narayanan, Sri Subanesh, Ng, Min Hwei, Sanaei, Reza, Chen, Hui Cheng, Bajuri, Mohd Yazid, Shukur, Mohammad Hassan

“…The outcomes were evaluated postoperatively by standard survey radiographs, morphology, histology and biomechanical testings. …”
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Applying the expert system technology to evaluate ecotourism sites based on safety, health and environmental quality assurance per Nair, Vikneswaran, Daud, Mohamed, Bardaie, Mohd Zohadie, Mohd, Abdullah

“…A systematic expert rating system is developed to maintain a certain level of standards based on different levels of categorisation to ensure the sustainability of these ecotourism sites. …”
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Assessment of chemical properties of tropical peatland soil in Malaysia oil palm plantation per Richard, Adesiji Adeolu, Mohammad, Thamer Ahmed, Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati, Mustapha, Sa'ari, Sayok, Alexander Kiew, Olukemi, Gbadebo Anthonia

“…From the pH values, the soil close to the surface is more acidic with a mean pH of 3.36 and standard error of 0.15. The mean values of the moisture contents were 363.54 % with SEM of 27.01 and 154.56 % with SEM of 54.64 at 0.5 m and 2.5 m depths respectively. …”
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Walking on thin ice! Identifying methamphetamine "drug mules" on digital plain radiography per Abdul Rashid, Saiful Nizam, Mohamad Saini, Suraini, Abdul Hamid, Suzana, Muhammad, Sharifah Siti Jusna, Mahmud, Rozi, Thali, Michael J., Flach, Patricia Mildred

“…An overall calculation regarding the diagnostic accuracy for all “drug mules” and a specific evaluation concerning the radiological appearance of drug packs as well as the rate of clearance and complications in correlation with the reader's experience were performed. The gold standard was the presence of secured drug packs in the faeces. …”

A study on awareness and responsibility of residents in Klang, Selangor in an effort to reduce solid waste generation effectively per Karthigesu, Indrakaran T., Syed Ismail, Sharifah Norkhadijah, Rasdi, Irniza, I., Fazizi, Kamaludin

“…The respondents were male and female, multiracial, of various age groups, single as well as married, possessing the accepted level education from Penilaian Menengah Rendah to PhD, living in urban and rural residential areas featuring commercial, industrial or villages and residential types such as bungalow, terrace, condominium or squatting. Mean and standard deviation of the total items need to be studied as well as the acquired data for scores of awareness and responsibility. …”
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Burden of household smoking habits on the occurrence of respiratory symptoms among Malaysian adolescents per Zulkifli, Aziemah, Zainol Abidin, Najihah, Zainal Abidin, Emilia, Hashim, Zailina, Rasdi, Irniza, Syed Ismail, Sharifah Norkhadijah, Abdul Rahman, Anita, Man, Che Nin

“…Respiratory symptoms were assessed using a standard questionnaire of International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood. …”
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Capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin determination in chili pepper genotypes using ultra-fast liquid chromatography per Usman, Magaji G., Yusop, Mohd Rafii, Ismail, Mohd Razi, Malek, Md. Abdul, Abdul Latif, Mohammad

“…The inter- and intra-day precisions (relative standard deviation) were <5.0% for capsaicin and <9.9% for dihydrocapsaicin while the average recoveries obtained were quantitative (89.4%–90.1% for capsaicin, 92.4%–95.2% for dihydrocapsaicin), indicating good accuracy of the UFLC method. …”
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Comparison of process parameter optimization using different designs in nanoemulsion - based formulation for transdermal delivery of fullerene per Cheng, Loong Ngan, Basri, Mahiran, Fui, Fang Lye, Masoumi, Hamid Reza Fard, Tripathy, Minaketan, Karjiban, Roghayeh Abedi, Abdul Malek, Emilia

“…The suggested process parameters to obtain optimum formulation by both models yielded actual response values similar to the predicted values with residual standard error of <2%. The optimum formulation showed more elastic and solid-like characteristics due to the existence of a large linear viscoelastic region.…”
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Effect of Curcuma longa tuber powder extract on size of silver nanoparticles prepared by green method per Shameli, Kamyar, Ahmad @ Ayob, Mansor, Shabanzadeh, Parvaneh, Al-Mulla, Emad A. Jaffar, Zamanian, Ali, Abdollahi, Yadollah, Jazayeri, Seyed Davoud, Eili, Mahboobeh, Jalilian, Farid Azizi, Haroun, Rafiuz Zaman

“…The optimum volume extraction to synthesize smallest particle size was 20 mL with mean diameter and standard division 4.90 ± 1.42 nm. FT-IR spectrum indicates the presence of different functional groups in capping the nanoparticles with C. longa. …”
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High-fat diets rich in n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids delay onset of insulin resistance in rats per Tekeleselassie, A. W., Rajion, Mohamed Ali, Goh, Yong Meng, Moteshakeri, M., Farjam, Abdoreza Soleimani, Ebrahimi, Mahdi

“…Forty male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly allocated into four groups and received the isocaloric high fat diets enriched with either high n-6: n-3 fatty acid ratio (HFAR), medium n-6: n-3 fatty acid ratio (MFAR), low n-6: n-3 fatty acid ratio (LFAR) and compared with control rats fed standard chow (CTRL). The plasma insulin level of HFAR fed rats manifested significantly (P<0.05) higher concentration in most of the time points compared to the other groups. …”
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Reducing acidity of tropical acid soil to improve phosphorus availability and Zea mays L. productivity through efficient use of chicken litter biochar and triple superphosphate per Maru, Ali, Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna, Asap, Audrey, Nik Ab. Majid, Nik Muhamad, Maikol, Nathaniel, Jeffary, Alicia Vanessa

“…Selected soil chemical properties, maize plants nutrient uptake, growth variables, and dry matter yield were determined using standard measures. Results showed that 25% and 50% biochar of 5 t ha−1 with 75% TSP can increase soil P availability, recovery, agronomic use efficiency, and dry matter yield of maize plants. …”
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Synthesis of lipase-immobilized CeO2 nanorods as heterogeneous nano-biocatalyst for optimized biodiesel production from Eruca sativa seed oil per Fatima, Anam, Mumtaz, Muhammad Waseem, Mukhtar, Hamid, Akram, Sadia, Touqeer, Tooba, Rashid, Umer, Ul Mustafa, Muhammad Raza, Nehdi, Imededdine Arbi, Saiman, Mohd Izham

“…The fuel compatibility of synthesized biodiesel was confirmed via the estimation of fuel properties that were in agreement with the ASTM D standard. The nanorods and dopamine-modified nanorods were characterized by FTIR spectroscopy, SEM, and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), while conversion of E. sativa oil to biodiesel was confirmed by GC/MS and FTIR spectroscopy. …”
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Optimized conditioning factors using machine learning techniques for groundwater potential mapping per Kalantar, Bahareh, Al-Najjar, Husam A. H., Pradhan, Biswajeet, Saeidi, Vahideh, Abdul Halin, Alfian, Ueda, Naonori, Naghibi, Seyed Amir

“…Although MDA performance is lower than RF, the result is satisfactory, because it is within the acceptable standard of environmental modeling. The outcome of factor analysis and groundwater maps emphasizes on optimization of multicolinearity factors for faster spatial modeling and provides valuable information for government agencies and private sectors to effectively manage groundwater in the region.…”
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Assessment of willingness to pay for drinking water quality improvement and supply services among households in Damaturu, Nigeria per Alhaji Dauda, Suleiman

“…Improved quality drinking water has the ability to improve our standard of living, reduces mortality rates and morbidity associated with water borne diseases. …”
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Efficient signaling schedule for centralized and distributed scheduling algorithms for wimax multi-hop relay networks per Saqer, Ahmad Sabri Mousa

“…The IEEE 802.16 standards specify services and how the transmissions should occur. …”
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