Impact of oil prices on stock market performance by Alao, Dolapo Olateru

“…The findings further indicate that stock returns-generating processes in a net oil-exporting country like Canada exhibited a high degree of persistence in conditional variance, and the modelling of asymmetry was positive. …”
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زينة المرأة وتَطَيُّبها في معجم (أساس البلاغة) للزمخشري: دراسة دلالية = The ornament of woman and perfumes in the dictionary of ‘Asas al-Balaghah’ by Al-Zamakhshari: a semantic stu... by Youssef, Mohamed Abdelrahman Ibrahim

“…The words and phrases also revealed some of the characteristics of social life from that period of time. …”
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Clay ingestion during pregnancy among black African women in a North London Borough: understanding cultural meanings, integrating indigenous and biomedical knowledge systems by Madziva, Cathrine, Chinouya, Martha J.

“…The use of culturally sensitive Public health interventions which consider a community approach, while attempting to integrate these two knowledge systems through further research is likely to bear more fruits.…”
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Smoking: ban all forms of tobacco by Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki

“…Let's not wait till another life is taken or another child is hooked on tobacco before we decide that enough is enough. …”
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Tool wear and surface roughness aspects in heat assisted end milling of AISI D2 hardened steel by Amin, A. K. M. Nurul, Lajis, M. A., Karim, A.N. Mustafizul

“…In addition preheating is expected to improve the tool life and improve surface finish of the machined components. …”
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Characterization of probiotic Lactobacillus spp. isolates from commercial fermented milks by Farahmand, Nasim

“…The results of enumeration of lactobacilli showed that 22 out of a total 36 tested products contained more than 106 colony forming units/g at the end of their shelf-life, which comply with the recommended minimum therapeutic level for probiotics. …”
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Transitory microbial habitat in the hyperarid Atacama Desert by Schulze-Makuch, Dirk, Wagner, Dirk, Kounaves, Samuel P., Mangelsdorf, Kai, Devine, Kevin G., de Vera, Jean-Pierre, Schmitt-Kopplin, Philippe, Grossart, Hans-Peter, Parro, Victor, Kaupenjohann, Martin, Galy, Albert, Schneider, Beate, Airo, Alessandro, Frösler, Jan, Davila, Alfonso F., Arens, Felix L., Cáceres, Luis, Cornejo, Francisco Solís, Carrizo, Daniel, Dartnell, Lewis, DiRuggiero, Jocelyne, Flury, Markus, Ganzert, Lars, Gessner, Mark O., Grathwohl, Peter, Guan, Lisa, Heinz, Jacob, Hess, Matthias, Keppler, Frank, Maus, Deborah, McKay, Christopher P., Meckenstock, Rainer U., Montgomery, Wren, Oberlin, Elizabeth A., Probst, Alexander J., Sáenz, Johan S., Sattler, Tobias, Schirmack, Janosch, Sephton, Mark A., Schloter, Michael, Uhl, Jenny, Valenzuela, Bernardita, Vestergaard, Gisle, Wörmer, Lars, Zamorano, Pedro

“…Traces of life are nearly ubiquitous on Earth. However, a central unresolved question is whether these traces always indicate an active microbial community or whether, in extreme environments, such as hyperarid deserts, they instead reflect just dormant or dead cells. …”
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Becoming 'NEET': an exploration of marginalised young people’s trajectories and experiences by Rajah, Heera

“…Therefore, social class is a major determinant in young people’s trajectories and explains why some of the young people are positioned unfavourably with regard to their life chances. Significantly, all of the participants had been continuously NEET since the age of 18, with 12 of them NEET since the age of 16, and with none of them having been in employment since the age of 16. …”
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Microencapsulation of gentamicin into biodegradable polymer as a novel drug delivery system by Mohamed, Farahidah, Harun Ismail, Ahmad Fahmi, Doolaane, Abd Monem

“…Current global treatment for acute and chronic orthopaedic infection using non-biodegradable, antibiotic implant are costly and frequently disabling problem that severely affects the patient’s functional outcome and quality of life. Once infection is established, it requires multiple surgeries, prolonged antibiotic treatment, and long-term complications. …”
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Tourism, built environment and inclusive landscape by Zen, Ismawi

“…Tourism may be just a leisurely activity of being away from the mundane of everyday life: to take in fresh air and to enjoy the view of nature. …”
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Diaphragmatic flap reinforcement in delayed repair of iatrogenic oesophageal perforation by Mat Salleh, Sarif, Din, Jiffre, Mohammad Amjad, Nasser, Wan Musa, Wan Atman Said, Singh, Sharanpal, O., David

“…Iatrogenic oesophageal perforation is a life-threatening condition with a high mortality rate especially if diagnosis is delayed. …”
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Al-Kashi and access to the arithmetic & astronomy by Rasheed, Aous Naji, Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed

“…It is worthy to mention that engineering has an impact to develop human life especially when we know that this includes verious fields such as mathematic, physics, astronomic, architecture, optic and other types which have relation with this word. …”
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Fundamentalism and fanaticism: a comparative analysis by Yousif, Ahmad

“…If all the world’s great religions preach peace and the preservation of life, why do fanatics kill and maim in the name of their religion? …”
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Creation of an Islamic state between ambition and ignorance by Solihin, Sohirin Mohammad

“…In addition, it also discusses the creation of educational and training center of al-zaytun which they regard it as the home of believers which is equal with the Madinan state established during the life of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Another important aspect, it also highlights on the obligatory infaq taken from its members to be collected from any source regardless of lawfulness and unlawfulness simply for the sake of establishing an ideal Islamic government.…”
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Energy efficient lighter weight aluminium matrix composite automotive brake motor by Maleque, Md. Abdul, Adebisi, Adetayo A.

“…This study will facilitate a cleaner and healthier environment for human life in the society. …”
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Differential Scanning Calorimetry as tool in observing thermal and storage stability of recombinant Bromelain by Ismail, Nurul Azira, Amid, Azura

“…It is important to know the thermal and storage behavior of produced protein for the purpose of storage, transport and shelve life during industrial application. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) is used to measure the thermal and storage stability of recombinant bromelain produced in our laboratory. …”
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Internationalization and integration via benchmarking visits: the IIUM experiences by Abdul Ghadas, Zuhairah Ariff, Mohamad, Nor Asiah

“…The aims of the visits is to expose the administrators of Mahallat to various aspects of the international students' life as well as the quality of services provided to the students at other universities especially in the Middle East and Asia Pacific countries. …”
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The teaching and learning approaches of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) by Hashim, Che Noraini

“…Globalization has brought about many drastic changes in our life including in education. The explosion of information and communication technologies, advancement in educational researches and practices have compelled teacher to be more sensitive to change. …”
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Efficient cryogenic cooling during machining of rolled AISI 4340 steel by Ahmed, Mirghani Ishak, Hrairi, Meftah

“…Results of tool wear show improvement of tool life during cryo-machining as compared to dry machining especially when heavy depths of cut, high feed values and high cutting speeds are employed. …”
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Effectiveness of cryogenic machining with modified tool holder by Ahmed, Mirghani Ishak, Ismail, Ahmad Faris, Abakr, Yousif Abdalla, Amin, A. K. M. Nurul

“…The present study involves two processes; modification of the tool holder for use with cryogenic cooling system, and implementation of the new design and testing its effect on tool life and product quality. Liquid nitrogen, which is the most suitable fluid for cryogenic machining is used in this work. …”
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