An Update on the Bird Population in Gaya Island by Emily A. Gilbert, Jephte Sompud, Oswald A. Igau, Maklarin Lakim, Rimi Repin, Alim Biun

“…The method that was being used was solely standard point count method in three selected sampling trails for six months of survey. …”
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An investigation to offer conclusive recommendations on suitable benefit/cost criteria-based normalization methods for TOPSIS by Anath Rau Krishnan, Mohamad Rizal Hamid, Geoffrey Harvey Tanakinjal, Mohammad Fadhli Asli, Bonaventure Boniface, Mohd Fahmi Ghazali

“…The procedure was devised based on three evaluation metrics: the average Spearman’s rank correlation, average Pearson correlation, and standard deviation metrics, combined with the Borda count technique. • The first study examined the suitability of ten benefit/cost criteria-based normalization methods over TOPSIS. • Users should combine the sum-based method and vector method into the TOPSIS application for safer decision-making. • The maximum method (version I) or Jüttler’s-Körth’s method has an identical effect on TOPSIS results.…”
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Effect of Javanese turmeric (Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb.) extract on natural microflora of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus sajur-caju) and its sensory acceptability by Lew, Kok Fang, Goh, G. L., Radu, Son, Rukayadi, Yaya

“…The relative best combination between antimicrobial ability and sensory acceptability can be achieved with 0.05% rhizome extract where it showed a significant bacterial population reduction (P<0.05) of 0.81, 0.73 and 5.54 log10 CFU/g for total plate count, B. cereus and Pseudomonas spp., as well as a higher mean scores for the tested sensory. …”
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Genera of arbuscular mycorrhiza occurring within the rhizospheres of Octomeles sumatrana and Anthocephalus chinensis in Niah, Sarawak, Malaysia. by Chubo, John Keen, Ong, Kian Huata, Md. Jais, Hasnah, Mardatin, Noor Faiqoh, Nik Ab. Majid, Nik Muhamad

“…Results revealed that the properties of rhizosphere soils and the composition of arbuscular mycorrhiza varied with location. Based on the spore count method, the mean number of spores ranged from 45–142 per 50 g dry soil. …”
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Gut microflora and intestinal morphology of commercial broiler chickens and red jungle fowl fed diets containing palm kernel meal by Idrus, Zulkifli, Soesanto, Iman Rahayu Hidayati, Alimon, Abdul Razak, M. P. K. Menon, M. K. Vidyadaran, Babjee, Shaik Mohamed Amin

“…Feeding of Diet B increased counts of Lactobacillus sp. and Streptococcus sp. in both caecum and ileum. …”
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Survival of bifidobacteria and other selected intestinal bacteria in TPY medium supplemented with curcumin as assessed in vitro by Jazayeri, Seyed Davoud, Mustafa, Shuhaimi, Ismail, Amin, Ali, Abdul Manaf, Abd. Manap, Mohd. Yazid, Faujan, Nurul Huda, Shaari, Mohd Yamin

“…The growth of two Bifidobacterium strains (Bifidobacterium longum BB536, Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum G4) and other selected intestinal bacteria (Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei shirota, Enterococcus faecalis JCM 5803 and Escherichia coli K-12) were studied in TPY medium containing various concentrations of curcumin (0.025, 0.050, 0.075 and 0.1% (w/v). Viable cell counts of the bacteria and their respective pH medium were determined during incubation period of 12h, 24h, 36h and 48h incubated at 37°C. …”
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A system of microcalcifications detection and evaluation of the radiologist: comparative study of the three main races in Malaysia by Al-Qdah, Majdi, Ramli, Abdul Rahman, Mahmud, Rozi

“…The wavelet filter's detection evaluation was done by visual inspection by an expert radiologist to confirm the detection results of those pixels that corresponded to microcalcifications. Detection was counted if the wavelet-detected pixels corresponded to the radiologist's identified microcalcification pixels. …”
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Effects of feeding metabolite combinations from Lactobacillus plantarum on plasma and breast meat lipids in broiler chickens. by Loh, Teck Chwen, Thanh, N. T., Foo, Hooi Ling, Bejo, Mohd Hair

“…The present of organic acids and proteinaceous compound in the metabolite combinations as found in previous study also increased lactic acid bacteria count in small intestine digesta and improved bile salts deconjugation ability of lactic acid bacteria.…”
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Clinical and pathological changes in goats inoculated Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis by intradermal, intranasal and oral routes by Mohd Nordi, Nur Adza Rina, Saad, Mohd Zamri, Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse, Saharee, Abdul Aziz, Haron, Abdul Wahid, Shamsudin, Shahirudin

“…Goats were assessed for clinical signs, body temperature and blood cell count and serum biochemistry. The animals were euthanized 30 days after exposure and pre-scapular, submandibular, supra-mammary, inguinal and mesenteric lymph nodes, lung, liver and kidneys were excised for bacterial isolation and histopathology examinations. …”
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Some hematological and biochemical changes in blood serum of Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) vaccinated with Aeromonas hydrophila following exposure to sublethal concentration... by Pourgholam, R., Mohd. Daud, Hassan, Kakoolaki, S., Khoshbavar Rostami, H. A., Mokarrami Rostami, A., Pourgholam, M. A.

“…The experimental groups(A and B) showed significantly lower values (p < 0.05) of erythrocyte count, haemoglobin content, haematocrit, leucocytes, Lymphocyte, myelocyte and monocyte, as well as in alkaline phosphatases, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and, lactate dehydrogenase compared to the control group(C). …”
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Comparative genome structure, secondary metabolite, and effector coding capacity across Cochliobolus pathogens. by Condon, Bradford J., Leng, Yueqiang, Wu, Dongliang, Bushley, Kathryn E., Ohm, Robin A., Martin, Joel, Schackwitz, Wendy, Grimwood, Jane, Mohd Zainudin, Nur Ain Izzati, Xue, Chunsheng, Wang, Rui, Manning, Viola A., Dhillon, Braham, Tu, Zheng Jin, Steffenson, Brian J., Salamov, Asaf, Sun, Hui, Lowry, Steve, LaButti, Kurt, Han, James, Copeland, Alex, Lindquist, Erika, Barry, Kerrie, Schmutz, Jeremy, Scott E., Scott E., Ciuffetti, Lynda M., Grigoriev, Igor V., Zhong, Shaobin, Turgeon, B. Gillian

“…Whole-genome alignment shows that three to five percent of each genome differs between strains of the same species, while a quarter of each genome differs between species. On average, SNP counts among field isolates of the same C. heterostrophus species are more than 25× higher than those between inbred lines and 50× lower than SNPs between Cochliobolus species. …”
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Effect of different temperatures on the free amino acids, physico-chemical and microbial changes during storage of Barramundi (Lates calcarifer) fillets. by Yassoralipour, Ali, Bakar, Jamilah, Abdul Rahman, Russly, Abu Bakar, Fatimah, Golkhandan, Elham

“…Although, Total Plate Count (TPC) were initially 3.7 log CFU/g and exceeded the acceptable limit of 6 log CFU/g on the 12th day in the both storage temperatures. …”
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Acute toxicity study of zerumbone-loaded nanostructured lipid carrier on BALB/c mice model by Rahman, Heshu Sulaiman, Abdullah, Rasedee, Othman, Hemn Hassan, Chartrand, Max Stanley, Namvar, Farideh, Yeap, Swee Keong, Abdul Samad, Nozlena, Andas, Reena Joys, Muhammad Nadzri, Nabilah, Anasamy, Theebaa, Ng, Kuan Beng, How, Chee Wun

“…The liver, kidney, heart, lung, spleen, and brain tissues were assessed histologically. Total haemogram was counted by hemocytometry and microhematocrit reader. …”
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Antimicrobial compounds from leaf extracts of Jatropha curcas, Psidium guajava and Andrographis paniculata by Rahman, Md. Muklesur, Ahmad, Siti Hajar, Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud, Ab. Rahman, Mohamad Zaki

“…Moreover, solution with leaf extracts of A. paniculata had the lowest bacterial count compared to P. guajava and J. curcas. Thus, these leaf extracts revealed the presence of relevant antimicrobial compounds. …”
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Effect of seed sludge quality using oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) bio-char for composting by Wan Razali, Wan Aizuddin, Samsu Baharuddin, Azhari, Zaini, Liyana Anissa, Mokhtar, Mohd Noriznan, Taip, Farah Saleena, Zakaria, Rabitah

“…A set of experiments was designed by central composite design (CCD) using response surface methodology (RSM) to statistically evaluate the POMEBS aerobic sludge as microbial seeding. The bacteria count of POMEBS aerobic sludge (3.7×106 CFU/mL) at the optimum point was higher than that of POME anaerobic sludge (2.5×105 CFU/mL). …”
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Microencapsulation of Lactococcus lactis Gh1 with gum Arabic and Synsepalum dulcificum via spray drying for potential inclusion in functional yogurt by Fazilah, Nurul Farhana, Hamidon, Nurmelissa Hanani, Ariff, Arbakariya, Khayat, Mohd Ezuan, Wasoh @ Mohamad Isa, Helmi, Halim, Murni

“…The fortification of microencapsulated and non-microencapsulated L. lactis in yogurts influenced the viable cell counts of yogurt starter cultures, Lactobacillus delbrueckii subs. bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus.…”
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Influence of Dolichoderus thoracicus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on cocoa pod damage by Conopomorpha cramerella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) in Malaysia by See, Y. A., Khoo, K. C.

“…Other studies were: a survey of individual pods relating rate of infestation by C. cramerella to D. thoracicus abundance, an experiment which examined the effect of D. thoracicus exclusion on the rate of C. cramerella infestation, and a count of exit holes made by emerging prepupae of C. cramerella in relation to varying degrees of D. thoracicus abundance. …”
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The relationship between environmental abundant electromagnetic fields and packaging shape to their effects on the keeping quality of drinking water by Abdelsamie, Maher Abdelaleem Abdelrazik, Abdul Rahman, Russly, Mustafa, Shuhaimi, Mat Hashim, Dzulkifly

“…There was no coliform count detected in the stored water in the three trials during the three phases of the study period. …”
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A multiband 130nm CMOS second order band pass filter for LTE bands by Kamsani, Noor Ain, Thangasamy, Veeraiyah, Bukhori, Muhammad Faiz, Shafie, Suhaide

“…The designed filter has the features of less BOM count and smaller area making it suitable for integration in modern wireless applications.…”
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Physico-chemical and quality characteristics of virgin coconut oil – a Malaysian survey by Long, Kamariah, Azali, Azmi, Abdullah, Rosmawati, Goh, Mary Wai Ching, Mohd Danial, Azlina, Annamalai, Sivapragasam, Tan, Chin Ping, Lai, Oi Ming

“…The percentage of free fatty acid obtained from these samples were >0.5% and peroxide value >3 meq/kg. Total plate counts of most samples were zero. In terms of contaminants, copper, lead and arsenic were found to be below detectable levels except for iron. …”
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