Development of a portable fiber optic sensor prototype for pesticides residue measurement / Khairul Anuar Shafie by Shafie, Khairul Anuar

“…The PIC MCU can reduce the number of components and pin count, thus producing small and portable prototype with competitive performance when compared to other commercially available instrument. …”
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The effects of curculigo latifolia dry and ethanolic extracts on sperm quality of mice mus musculus / Faridahanim Mohd Jaafar by Mohd Jaafar, Faridahanim, Zainal, Farah Shahirah, Ahmat, Norizan, Daud, Dzulsuhaimi, Hashim, Nooraain

“…Meanwhile, mice fed with the leaf extract showed a higher sperm count (62.33±4.33 mill/ml) and sperm viability (28.00±4.04%) compared to Group 2 (58.67±4.10 mill/ml and 27.67±5.55%, respectively) and Group 1 (40.33±3.18 mill/ml and 23.33±2.96%, respectively). …”
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Evaluation of CXCL10 as potential biomarker for early detection of severe dengue / Siti Noraihan Khamis by Khamis, Siti Noraihan

“…The probability value of p < 0.05 was counted as significant. The correlation between CXCL10, hematocrit and platelet level were performed using Pearson’s correlation test.…”
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Comparison of measured and calculated 40K activitiy per gram of K by Supian Bin Samat, Green, Stuart, Alun H. Beddoe

“…Experimentally the activity of 40K from a known amount of K was determined by measuring the 40K photon emission of an analar grade KCI sample solution and the absolute efficiency of the detection system at energy 1460 KeV. Both the photopeak count-rate and the absolute efficiency were measured using the gamma-ray spectroscopy technique. …”

Clinical and etiological profile of thrombocytopenia in adults: A tertiary-care hospital-based cross-sectional study by Shruti K Bhalara, Smita Shah, Hansa Goswami, RN Gonsai

“…All the cases with platelet count o5,000/mL had bleeding manifestations secondary to thrombocytopenia. …”
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Association of dental trauma experience and first-aid knowledge among rugby players in Malaysia by Abdullah, D., Liew, A.K.C., Noorina, W.A.W., Khoo, S., Wee, F.C.L.

“…When the expected cell count was less than five, Fisher's exact test was used. …”

Alternative sweeteners influence the biomass of oral biofilm by Razak, Fathilah Abdul, Baharuddin, B.A., Akbar, E.F.M., Norizan, A.H., Ibrahim, N.F., Yusoff, M.

“…Comparative to the sweeteners, sucrose showed a 40% increase in bacterial adherence and produced 70% more plaque-mass. Bacterial counts and SEM micrographs exhibited absence of matrix in all the sweetener-treated biofilms at the early phase of formation. …”
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Stand structure and biomass estimation in the Klang Islands Mangrove Forest, Peninsular Malaysia by Rozainah, Mohamad Zakaria, Sofawi, Ahmad Bakrin, Joharee, Nur Adibah, Pauzi, Ahmad Zulkifli

“…A total of 14 species from five families were counted across the three sites, with the highest tree density found at Pulau Ketam (2034 trees ha−1), followed by Pulau Klang and Teluk Gong (1627 and 753 trees ha−1, respectively). …”

Morphometric Study of Hippocampal CA1 Pyramidal Neurons after Tualang Honey Administration by Mohd Yusoff, N.L., Kamarulzaidi, Mohd Amiruddin, Tiong, Sheena Yin Xin, Hasan Adli, Durriyyah Sharifah

“…Subsequent to previous studies demonstrating its positive effects on spatial memory performance and hippocampal neuronal count, the current study investigated whether it has morphometric effects on the hippocampal cornu ammonis 1 (CA1) pyramidal neurons. …”

Expansion and preservation of multipotentiality of rabbit bone-marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells in dextran-based microcarrier spin culture by Boo, Lily, Selvaratnam, Lakshmi, Cheh, Chin Tai, Ahmad, Tunku Sara, Kamarul, Tunku

“…MTT proliferation assay demonstrated a 3.20 fold increase in cell proliferation rates in MSCs cultured on microcarriers in spinner flask as compared to monolayer cultures (p < 0.05). Cell counts at day 14 were higher in those seeded on stirred microcarrier cultures (6.24 ± 0.0420 cells/ml) × 10(5) as compared to monolayer cultures (0.22 ± 0.004 cells/ml) × 10(5) and static microcarrier cultures (0.20 ± 0.002 cells/ml) × 10(5). …”
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Occurrence of Giardia and Cryptosporidium (oo)cysts in the river water of two recreational areas in Selangor, Malaysia by Azman, Jali, Ithoi, Init, Wan Sulaiman, Wan Yusoff

“…Sungai Congkak also showed higher faecal coliforms count (ranging from 0.48x10(3) to 73x10(3) CFU/100 mL) than Sungai Batu (0.41x10(3) to 16x10(3) CFU/100 mL). …”
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Using journal use study feedback to improve accessibility by Zainab, Awang Ngah, Huzaimah, A.R., Ang, T.F.

“…This strategy improves accessibility as Google Scholar provides citation and publication counts for articles and authors. A quality matrix for an electronic journal system is presented Originality/value - The study shows the extent to which e-journals are used in Malaysia and provides a matrix of usability features which potential electronic journal publishers could consider.…”

The Preliminary Survey of Bird Populations in Kinabalu Park with Different Noise Level by Auddrey Ambrose, Jephte Sompud, Oswald Aisat Igau, Rimi Repin, Alim Biun

“…Bird survey was done by using point count method. A total of 1150 birds were recorded of which were 35 species and 20 families. …”
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The effect of spinach leaf powder (spinacia oleracea) on the quality of dried noodle by Mansoor Abdul Hamid, Yip Qi Qi, Hasmadi Mamat, Maryana Mohamad Nor, Mazarina Devi, Sugiyanto, Muhammad Ja`far Luthfi

“…Based on the storage stability result of water activity, moisture content, and microbiological count, all of the values are within the acceptable range and are still safe for consumption. …”
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Immune Responses of Bivalves to Environmental Pollution and Abiotic Stress by Gillian Steffy George Lojuyo, Joanna W. Doinsing, Julian Ransangan

“…Different bivalve species differed in their immune responses to these stressors. Total haemocyte count (THC), phagocytosis, apoptosis, lysozyme, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) were some of the immune factors activated during exposure to heavy metals, harmful algal blooms, and their biotoxins, as well as salinity and temperature stress. …”
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Numerical Solution for Fuzzy Diffusion Problem via Two Parameter Alternating Group Explicit Technique by A. A. Dahalan, Jumat Sulaiman

“…The findings suggest that the HSTAGE approach is surpassing in terms of iteration counts, time taken, and Hausdorff distance relative to the FSTAGE and AGE approaches. …”
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Agroforestry orchards support greater avian biodiversity than monoculture oil palm and rubber tree plantations by Yahya, Muhammad Syafiq, Sharifah Nur Atikah, Mukri, Izereen, Sanusi, Ruzana, Norhisham, Ahmad Razi, Azhar, Badrul

“…Here, we investigated the effects of different agricultural habitats on avian biodiversity in Peninsular Malaysia. Using point count method, we assessed bird community in three focal agricultural habitats (i.e., agroforestry orchards, oil palm, and rubber tree plantations). …”

Anthropomorphic phantom organ dose assessment using optically stimulated luminescence dosimeters unified in multi-detector computed tomography by Omar, R.S., Hashim, S., Bradley, D.A., Karim, M.K.A., N.D., Shariff

“…The LED and CAL measured data (Mean ± SD) were determined to be an average of 4657 ± 563 and 1677 ± 31 counts, respectively. The supplied data is evidence of the microStar reader's superior performance.…”

Assessment of drinking water and wastewater quality in selected dairy cattle farms from Malaysia by Abdullah Jesse, Faez Firdaus, Naidu, Nagachandra Rao Gopi, Wan Johari, Wan Lutfi, Lim, Eric Teik Chung, Thlama, Bura Paul, Mohd Lila, Mohd Azmi, Haron, Abd Wahid

“…The water samples were analyzed to determine dissolved oxygen (DO), pH, salinity, electrical conductivity, turbidity, biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total suspended solids (TSS), total dissolved solids (TDS), ammoniacal nitrogen, nitrate, phosphates, total coliform count, iron, and magnesium content. The means of various parameters were compared with the National Water Quality Standards (NWQS) to determine the appropriate classification. …”

Effect of jambu mawar [Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston] leaves extract on natural microbial populations in food by S.K., Ali, R., Son, M.A.R., Nor Khaizura, Y., Rukayadi

“…The results showed that washing with tap water for 5 mins and 15 mins, was not able to reduce the population of total plate count (TPC), Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae in food samples. …”