Fuzzy logic controller for robot navigation in environment with obstacles and dead-end traps by Shayestegan, Mohsen

“…Then, a fuzzy controller with fewer numbers of rules was proposed based upon the Braitenberg‟s strategy for faster navigation of mobile robot in an unknown environment. …”
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Antibacterial Activity of Organic Acids on the Growth of Selected Bacteria in Meat Samples by Raftari, Mohammad

“…Spray wash treatments utilizing three concentrations (1, 1.5 and 2%) of acetic, lactic, propionic and formic acids (individually and/or in combination of two acids) were performed to evaluate their efficacy in reducing numbers of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella Typhimurium and Pseudomonas putida on meat tissues stored at 4±1ºC. …”
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Comparison Of Extraction Methods For Detecting Hepatitis A Virus In Shellfish (Mystilus Galloprovincialis) Using Tissue Culture Titration, RT-Nested PCR And Real Time RT-PCR by Yong, Han Tek

“…Collectively, these results indicate that a combination of proteinase K with miniMAG that is capable of recovering higher numbers of virus and of yielding higher quantities of intact RNA than the glycine-PEG-Tri-reagent method which was used previously to type the 30 Malaysian samples. …”
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Dietary supplementation of black cumin seed meal on rumen fermentation in goats by Kathiraser, Thayalini

“…The total mean protozoa numbers were also constant throughout the study. In conclusion, the supplementation of black cumin seed meal at 0.8%, 1.6% and 2.4% in the diets did not affect nutrient digestibility, rumen fermentation characteristics, rumen fatty acid profiles and total protozoa counts of the goats.…”
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Extreme air pollutant data analysis using classical and Bayesian approaches by Mohd Amin, Nor Azrita

“…Comparable estimates are found when the numbers of samples for both techniques are almost similar. …”
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Preparation of Poly(Styrene) Grafted Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Fiber and Its Application as a Filler for High Impact Poly(Styrene) Composites by Jamaluddin, Jamarosliza

“…Fourier transform infi-ared (FTIR) spectroscopy shows that the hydroxyl group absorption shift to lower wave numbers which indicates that the hydrogen bonding is formed. …”
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Pathogenicity And Immunogenicity Of Egg-Adapted Very Virulent Infectious Bursal Disease Virus Isolated In Malaysia by Hashim, Thuzar Than @ Hafiza

“…Consequently the risk of reversion to the very virulent state is very high. The current numbers of passages are not sufficient and further passages are necessary in order for the virus to reach a fully attenuated and genetically stable state.…”
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Critical analysis of rectangular waveguide for determination of moisture content in hevea rubber latex by Mustapa Zahari, Rahimah

“…Each set of transmission and reflection data consisted of 201 numbers of points. Effects of multiple reflections in the samples were found to be negligible for sample thickness greater than 25 mm. …”
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Development of Acacia spp. nanobactericides through nanoemulsions for controlling Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in rice by Shafiei, Siti Nur Sarah

“…The LC-MS/MS analysis gave equal numbers of identified compounds for both leaf extracts. …”
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Ecotourists' perception of outdoor recreation service quality at Sungai Itek, Gopeng, Perak, Malaysia by Ab Aziz, Mohd Noorazlan

“…This study was based on the Expectancy Disconfirmation Theory which is the result of satisfaction of a person (tourist or ecotourist)towards service quality was determined from the perception of expectation and perception of performance gaps analysis (Q=P-E). A total numbers of 376 ecotourists had completed the questionnaire distributed. …”
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Liveness detection in facial biometrics using complete dynamic local ternary pattern technique by Parveen, Sajida

“…Recently, texture analysis has received more attention because of its nonintrusiveness;high efficiency and accuracy to discriminate face skin texture from spoof attacks. For this purpose, a numbers of texture descriptors have been proposed in the literature for face liveness detection. …”
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Distance, products and travel companions as key drivers to Malaysian tourism demand by Pang, Looi Fai

“…The varied results obtained when LH, MH, SH were studied indicated that market segmentation and price discrimination policies would be beneficial in achieving the objectives of increase numbers and higher yield. Due to their elastic price elasticity shopping and F&B prices should be kept low whereas accommodation and transportation should be increased. …”
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Effects of low-protein diets on acute phase proteins and heat shock protein 70 responses, and growth performance in broiler chickens under heat stress condition by Idrus, Zulkifli, A. F., Akmal, Farjam, Abdoreza Soleimani, Hossain, Mohammad Abul, Mohamed, Elmutaz Atta Awad

“…Day-old broiler chicks (Cobb 500) were fed isocaloric diets but with various levels of crude protein (CP), namely, (1) 21.0 and 19.0% CP in starter and finisher diets, respectively (control), (2) 19.5 and 17.5% CP in starter and finisher diets, respectively (Diet A), (3) 18.0 and 16.0% CP in starter and finisher diets, respectively (Diet B), and (4) 16.5 and 14.5% CP in starter and finisher diets, respectively (Diet C). Equal numbers of birds from each diet were subjected to either 23±1°C throughout or 33±1°C for 6 h per d from 22 to 35 d of age. …”
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Investigation of immune cell markers in feline oral squamous cell carcinoma by Sparger, Ellen E., Murphy, Brian G., Mustaffa Kamal, Farina, Arzi, Boaz, Naydan, Diane, Skouritakis, Chrisoula T., Cox, Darren P., Skorupski, Katherine

“…Correlations between subtype, immune marker scores or circulating Treg frequencies and clinical characteristics or outcome were not detected, most likely due to small patient numbers within patient cohorts. However, findings from these studies provide a preliminary step in the characterization of immune and histologic markers that will be critical to defining prognostic immune markers for feline OSCC and potential targets for testing of immunotherapeutics also relevant to human HNSCC in future studies.…”
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Isolation and characterization of condensed tannin from Acacia mangium willd. and its antibacterial activity by Mohd Hussin, Nasyatul Ekma

“…Lastly in the third experiment, the log reduction of numbers of bacteria based on time incubation and also by concentration was quantified by time-kill assay. …”
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Social media usage and effect studies in Malaysian journals and PhD dissertations from 2004-2015 by A Rahman, Nur Atikah

“…However, a pattern of increase was apparent on the numbers of social media studies. Moreover, the theoretical presence in social media research in Malaysia is relatively higher than the theoretical footings in the West. …”
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Characterization of expressed genes isolated from oil palm vegetative, normal and abnormal inflorescence meristems using EST approach by Lee, Yang Ping

“…This study was aimed at isolating sufficiently large numbers of expressed sequence tags (ESTs) from an oil palm vegetative meristem cDNA library so that the expression of genes in this tissue could be studied. …”
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In vitro and in vivo effects of palm kernel cake oligosaccharides on Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis infection by Foo, Rui Qing

“…In terms of reducing cellular damage, both the Small and Big were capable of significantly reducing cellular damage in Caco-2 cells although the Small fraction showed a stronger correlation between decreasing S. Enteritidis numbers and cellular damage in U-937 macrophages than the Big fraction. …”
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Pest Status, Sustainable Pest Management And Development Of An Online Pest Reporting System For Healthcare Facilities In Singapore by Man, Lai Sum

“…With thorough inspection, intensive trapping, proofing and constant monitoring, the year-long roof rat infestation at the five medical blocks at Singapore General Hospital was eliminated in 3 months. Higher numbers of roof rats were caught at the food areas (78 roof rats) as compared to non-food areas (14 roof rats) during the mass trapping. …”
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Non alcoholic fatty liver disease related hepatocellular carcinoma: A 7 years retrospective observation study by Woon, Yong Chin

“…Post op complications were not significant different among two groups except HAP more in NAFLD group (23 vs 9 viral group, p=0.011), and slightly lower mortality numbers were observed in NAFLD group (29/72, 40% vs 29/64, 45%, p=0.338). …”
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