The legacy of lethargy: how elections to the European Parliament depress turnout Autor Franklin, M, Hobolt, S

“…One possible answer is that because little is at stake in these second-order elections only those with an established habit of voting, acquired in previous national elections, can be counted on to vote. Others argue that low turnout is an indication of apathy or even scepticism towards Europe. …”

Does a long reference list guarantee more citations? Analysis of Malaysian highly cited and review papers Autor Ale Ebrahim, Nader, Ebrahimian, H., Mousavi, Maryam, Tahriri, Farzad

“…The purpose of this article is to study the concrete relationship between number of references and citation counts. This article tries to find an answer for the concrete case of Malaysian highly cited papers and Malaysian review papers. …”
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Compact Brillouin Fiber Laser Based on Highly Nonlinear Fiber With 51 Double Spacing Channels Autor Ahmad, B.A., Al-Alimi, A.W., Abas, Ahmad Fauzi, Mokhtar, Makhfudzah, Harun, Sulaiman Wadi, Mahdi, Mohd Adzir

“…Compared with the use of a standard single-mode fiber, the HNLF-based BFL produces higher output power and a higher count of Stokes lines. At the maximum Brillouin pump (BP) power of 16.7 dBm, 36 odd channels and 15 even channels are generated with a channel spacing of 0.15 nm. …”

Chemistry Autor Alesia Sigang Gugkang, Thitiporn Na Nakorn, Geoffrey Harvey Tanakinjal, Asfarina Abu Bakar, Nurzafirah Mazlan, Jazirotur Rohmah, Christophe Wiart

“…However, on-going debates are known in sustainability initiatives due to the complexity and uncertainty of standard guidelines and what counts as a successful or excellent implementation. …”
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Application of horseshoe crab-turbidity basis in the development of a sensitive detection assay for gram negative. Autor Al-Haj, Nagi A., Shamsudin, Mariana Nor, Abdul Rahim, Raha, Ishak, Zamri

“…E. coli, Samonell sp. and V. cholerae with similar initial cell count per mL have different but consistent absorbance readings by using the spectrophotometer and turbidity meter. …”
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A case of severe Plasmodium knowlesi in a splenectomized patient Autor Boo, Yang Liang, Lim, Hong Tak, Chin, Pek Woon, Lim, Suat Yee, Hoo, Fan Kee

“…We observed the delay in parasite clearance, high parasitic counts, and severe illness at presentation. A thorough search through literature revealed several case reports on falciparum and vivax malaria in splenectomized patients. …”
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Evaluation of chilling injury in bananas using backscattered laser imaging Autor Hashim, Norhashila, Janius, Rimfiel, Abdul Rahman, Russly, Osman, Azizah, Shitan, Mahendran, Zude, Manuela

“…Plots of light intensity of the images against pixel count provided a backscattering profile which contained useful information on backscattering parameters such as inflection point (IP), slope after inflection point (SA), full width half maximum (FWHM) and saturation radius (RSAT). …”
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Pyramid shape power as a new halal-compliant food preservation and packaging technique Autor Abdelsamie, Maher Abdelaleem Abdelrazik, Abdul Rahman, Russly, Mustafa, Shuhaimi

“…This paper also presents the preservation efficacy of the method that will be assessed by various parameters such as pH, odour, colour and bacterial count.…”
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Combined effects of γ-irradiation and ascorbic acid on the physicochemical properties, microbial stability and aroma profile of onion puree during storage Autor Sadoughi, Navideh, Karim, Roselina, Mat Hashim, Dzulkifly, Zainuri, Ahmad, Mohd Ghazali, Hasanah

“…Changes monitored included pH, titratable acidity, total soluble solids, color, total bacteria and yeast counts, organic acids and sensory property of the puree. …”
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Performance analysis of hybrid OpenMP/MPI based on multi-core cluster architecture Autor Kotobi, Amjad, Abdul Hamid, Nor Asilah Wati, Othman, Mohamed, Hussin, Masnida

“…However, hybrid code outperforms pure MPI at higher counts of processors because of reduction in communication overhead that leads to lower process time.…”

Effect of ACTH on plasma cortisol and on haematological parameters in swine Autor Adnan, S., Graves, C. N., Curtis, S. E.

“…Haematological responses to ACTH treatment showed increased total RBC and WBC counts, Hb concentration and PCV. After ACTH treatment the ratio of lymphoctes and neutrophils were reversed, resulting in lymphopenia and neutrophilia. …”
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Combined effects of y-irradiation and ascorbic acid on the physicochemical properties, microbial stability and aroma profile of onion puree during storage Autor Sadoughi, Navideh, Karim, Roselina, HASHIM, D. M., Zainuri, Ahmad, Ghazali, H. M.

“…Changes monitored included pH, titratable acidity, total soluble solids, color, total bacteria and yeast counts, organic acids and sensory property of the puree. …”
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Effect of packaging environment on quality changes of smoked Spanish mackerel under refrigeration Autor Che Man, Yaakob, Ramadas, Jeganathan

“…The samples turned darker in all packaging environments. Microbial counts increased during storage. The result from sensory evaluation showed that all samples were still acceptable in all attributes studied after 12 weeks of storage; however, samples in low-oxygen and vacuum packaging environments were significantly more desirable in terms of saltiness, smoked flavor and overall acceptability compared with atmospheric packaging.…”
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Changes of backscattering parameters during chilling injury in bananas Autor Hashim, Norhashila, Janius, Rimfiel, Abdul Rahman, Russly, Osman, Azizah, Shitan, Mahendran, Zude, Manuela

“…The captured images were analysed and the changes of intensity against pixel count were plotted into graphs. The plotted graph provides useful information of backscattering parameters such as inflection point (IP), slope after inflection point (SA), and full width at half maximum (FWHM) and saturation radius (RSAT). …”
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Effect of Cd and Pb pollutions on physiological growth: Wavelet Neural Network (WNN) as a new approach on age determination of Coenobita scaevola Autor Nourouzi, M. Mohsen, Chamani, Atefeh, Shirani, Mina, Malekpouri, Pedram, Abdullah, Luqman Chuah

“…The direct and indirect age determination methods were carried out using annual band counts and carapace length, respectively. The results showed that, there was very low correlation (R2 < 0.5) between direct and indirect age determination. …”
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The effect of chicken, pigeon, and turkey demineralized bone matrix (DBM) implanted in ulnar defects fixed with the intramedullary-external skeletal fixator (IM-ESF) tie-in in pige... Autor Abu, Jalila, Redig, Patrick Thomas, Wallace, Lizabeth J., Ogema, T. R., Bechtold, Joan E., Kidder, L. S.

“…No significant differences were observed in the percentage of new bone, percentage of cartilage, surface-forming osteoblast area, or osteoclast count between gaps treated with chicken, pigeon, and turkey DBM. …”
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External reporting of human capital in Malaysia Autor Huang, Ching Choo, Zainal Abidin, Zubaidah, Jusoff, Kamaruzaman

“…A content analysis using word count was conducted to determine the extent of human capital disclosures. …”
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Spatial analysis in primary health care utilization: a systematic review Autor Kharie, Mohamad Fadli, Juni, Muhamad Hanafiah, Abdul Manaf, Rosliza

“…Utilization is an important indicator for health service planning and can be determined through the count of actual usage of health services. There are also several determinants to health care utilization. …”
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Evaluation of a lytic bacteriophage for bio-control of Salmonella Typhimurium in different food matrices Autor Thung, Tze Young, Lee, Epeng, Mahyudin, Nor Ainy, Anuradha, Karunakaramoorthy, Mazlan, Nurzafirah, Kuan, Chee Hao, Pui, Chai Fung, Mohamad Ghazali, Farinazleen, Mahmud @ Ab Rashid, Nor Khaizura, Rallon, Wendy Dayang, Tan, Chia Wanq, Radu, Son

“…A significant decrease (P < 0.01) in the bacterial counts (approximately 2 log cycles) was observed in different food matrices after storage at 4 °C for 72 h. …”

Clozapine-Induced Myocarditis and Pericarditis Autor Othman, Zahiruddin, Ahmad, Fazil, Halim, Ahmad Shahril Abdul, Ismail, Nurul Nadia

“…Result: Elevated creatinine kinase at 532 U/l along with WBC and neutrophil count at 21.40 and 16.83 x 1071 respectively indicated an acute myocarditis. …”
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