Rapid profiling of tropical marine cyanobacterial communities by Curren, Emily, Teruaki Yoshida, Victor S. Kuwahara, Leong, Sandric Chee Yew

“…Cyanobacteria are important organisms in the marine ecosystem as they play vital roles in nutrient cycling and oxygen production. In this study, tropical marine cyanobacterial communities from various sites in Southeast Asia and their associated ecological parameters were examined. 16S rRNA sequences of 1502 bp were obtained for barcode amplicon sequencing using the Nanopore MinION™ sequencing platform. …”
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Allelopathic potential of tropical plants—a review by Motmainna, Mst., Juraimi, Abdul Shukor, Ahmad-Hamdani, Muhammad Saiful, Hasan, Mahmudul, Yeasmin, Sabina, Anwar, Md. Parvez, Islam, A. K. M. Mominul

“…The ancient knowledge of the toxic properties of various tropical plants gives us a basis for creating a novel pest control approach. …”

Design And Fabrication Of A Tropical Motorcycle Helmet by Shuaeib, Farag Mohamed

“…The present work is devoted to the design and evaluation of a new crashworthy motorcycle helmet taking into consideration the tropical climate of Malaysia. A multidiscipline literature review on the design problems of motorcycle helmet was carried out and current problems were formulated. …”
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A review on underutilized tropical fruits in Malaysia by Khoo, Hock Eng, Prasad, Krishnamurthy Nagendra, Kong, Kin Weng, Chew, Lye Yee, Azlan, Azrina, Sun, Jian, Ismail, Amin, Idris, Salma

“…Some non commercial seasonal and wild tropical fruits in Malaysia are less popular and sometimes grown locally for consumption and medicinal purposes. …”
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Hyperspectral remote sensing for tropical rain forest by Jusoff, Kamaruzaman, Ibrahim, Kasawani

“…We provided a summary of air and spaceborne hyperspectral remote sensing measurements relevant to mapping the tropical forest and assess the relative merits and limitations of each. …”
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Spatial variability of pineapple yields on tropical peat. by Balasundram, Siva Kumar, Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni, Ahmad, Osumanu Haruna

“…The spatial variability of pineapple yields from a one-hectare field located on a tropical peat was quantified. In situ yield measurements were recorded based on 0.6 × 25-m rectangular grids. …”
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Keeping electrokinetic phenomena in tropical peat into perspective by Asadi, Afshin, Kim Huat, Bujang, Shariatmadari, Nader

“…In order to conceptualize the electrokinetic phenomena in tropical peat soils, a comprehensive review of the literature got into perspective. …”
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Live poles for slope stabilization in the tropical environment by Mafian, Sasan, Kim Huat, Bujang, Barker, David H., A. Rahman, Nordin, Singh, Harwant

“…Due to the geographical variability in the application of this technique in different regions this study was carried out for a tropical environment. This paper initially describes the bioengineering technique for slope stabilization and the requirement for selecting suitable live poles in tropical regions utilizing indigenous woody species. …”

Effect of cement on compressibility and microstructure of tropical peat by Kazemian, Sina, Prasad, Arun, Ghiasi, Vahed, Kim Huat, Bujang

“…The amount of cement used to form the column was observed to influence the engineering behaviour of treated tropical peats and it had more influence on sapric peat than on hemic and fibrous peats.…”
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Distinctive Phyllosphere bacterial communities in tropical trees. by Kim, Mincheol, Singh, Dharmesh, Ang, Lai Hoe, Go, Rusea, Abdul Rahim, Raha, Nuruddin, Ahmad Ainuddin, Jongsik, Chun, Adams, Jonathan M.

“…The high abundance of Acidobacteria on leaves of tropical trees indicates that there is a strong relationship between host plants and Acidobacteria in tropical rain forest, which needs to be investigated further. …”
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Dna extraction from tropical fruit trees. by N. M., Saleh, R., Muse

“…,clean' DNA from field grown leaves of tropical fruit trees (Achras sapota L. and Durio zibethinus Murr.); yet it is an efficient and inexpensive method. …”
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Ubiquitous occurrence of sulfonamides in tropical Asian waters. by Shimizu, Akiko, Takada, Hideshige, Koikea, Tatsuya, Takeshita, Ayoko, Saha, Mahua, Rinawati, Nakada, Norihide, Murata, Ayoko, Suzuki, Tokuma, Suzuki, Satoru, Chiem, Nguyen Huu, Tuyen, Bui Cach, Viet, Pham Hung, Siringan, Maria Auxilia, Kwan, Charita, Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi, Reungsang, Alissara

“…A predominance of sulfonamides, especially SMX, is notable in these tropical countries. The higher average concentrations, and the predominance of SMX, can be ascribed to the lower cost of the antibiotics. …”
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Carotenoids and their geometry isomers in selected tropical fruits by Ying, Sze Wen, Khoo, Hock Eng, Kin, Weng Kong, Ismail, Amin

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Screening of Tropical Plants for the Presence of Bioactive Compounds by Rahmani, Mawardi, Mohd Ismail, Hazar, Ahmad, Fariedah, Manas, Abd Rahman, Sukari, Mohd Aspollah

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Sustainable production of sago grown on tropical peat by Haruna, Ahmed Osumanu, Omar, Latifah, Petrus, Auldrey Chaddy, Ab Majid, Nik Muhammad

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Retaining structures : design and construction in tropical soils by Kim Huat, Bujang, Han, Khee Kwong, Loh, Wooi Chuan, Ali, Faisal, A. Aziz, Azlan

“…Discussion on the design and construction of the various types of retaining structures is provided particularly those relevant to tropical soils. The book also includes a selection guide for suitable retaining structures.…”
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Screening of tropical medicinal plants for sporicidal activity by Lau, Kah Yan, Rukayadi, Yaya

“…In this study, 26 of tropical medicinal plants and spices were screened for their sporicidal activity against the spores of Bacillus cereus. …”
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Production of bioethanol from tropical woody biomass by Ahmed, Abu Saleh, Islam, Md. Saiful, Hoque, Md. Ashraful, Doraisingam, Yogeswaran

Sustainable production of pineapples on tropical peat soils by Haruna, Ahmed Osumanu, Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni, Abd Rahim, Anuar, Musa, Mohamed Hanafi

“…This book contains information on pineapples cultivation on tropical peat soil and it discusses some essential elements for sustainable cultivation of pineapples on this type of organic soils. …”
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Tropical Fish Forecasting System (TroFFS) by Mansor, Shattri, Billa, Lawal, Mohd, Mohd Ibrahim, Tan, Chun Knee, Mahmud, Ahmed Rodzi, Mohd Shariff, Abdul Rashid, Abdul Ghani, Ahmed Kamel

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