Impact of connecting tuberculosis directly observed therapy short-course with smoking cessation on health-related quality of life by Awaisu, Ahmed, Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki, Mohamad Noordin, Noorliza, Muttalif, Abdul Razak, Abd Aziz, Noorizan, Syed Sulaiman, Syed Azhar, Ahmad Mahayiddin, Aziah

“…Results: When compared, participants who received the integrated intervention had a better HRQoL than those who received the usual TB care. The SCIDOTS group had a significantly greater increase in EQ-5D utility score than the DOTS group during 6 months follow-up (mean ± SD = 0.98 ± 0.08 vs. 0.91 ± 0.14, p = 0.006). …”
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Post traumatic cerebral oedema in severe head injury is related to intracranial pressure and cerebral perfusion pressure but not to cerebral compliance by Sani, Sayuthi, U, Nujaimi, A, Saufi, AG, Rahman, I, Zamzuri, M, Kamarul, A, Jafri

“…Subsequently, withdrawal of sedation for neurological assessment after surgery could be done if the CT brain scan showed an opened basal cistern and Marshall I and II coupled with ICP of less than 20 mmHg.…”
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Perceived sweetness of sugar and low-calorie sweetener among adults: the fatter, the sweeter by Wan Mahmood, Wan Fathin Fariza, Mamat, Nik Mazlan, Jalaluddin, Nur Khairunissa, Abu Bakar, Nurul Husna, Mohd. Abu Bakar, Wan Azdie

“…Conclusion: Adults with higher BMI and bodyfat tend to perceive sweetness more than the lean person. This is true even at a relatively lower concentration of LCS. …”
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The prognostic value of the CT scan in Primary Intracerebral Haemorrhage by Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf, Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Abdul Rashid, Mohd Amran, Che Abdullah, Shahrin Tarmizi

“…Mean ICH volume was significantly higher among the dead than the survivors (65.60 + 36.6 ml vs. 32.30 + 18.3 ml). …”
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Land-based poly-eco-aquaculture of abalone and seaweed in a small scale recirculating system using a recycled freezer container by Rahman, Mohammad Mustafizur, Kadowaki, Shusaku, Linn, Saw Mya, Yamada , Yohei

“…PSS influenced water quality parameters and bacterial abundance similar to PS except TIP, which was greater in the system with PSS than without. Treatment effects on growth, feed consumption, and FCR were similar in both experiments. …”
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Craig R. Nethercott & David M. Eisenberg (eds): Islamic finance: law and practice by Oseni, Umar Aimhanosi

“…Therefore, this book is one of the most detailed analyses of different aspects of Islamic finance from the legal and regulatory perspectives. More often than not, the legal dynamics of Islamic finance products have been a neglected field in Islamic finance. …”
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Quantification of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in organic vegetables and chickens by Chang, W.S., L., Afsah-Hejri, ., Rukayadi, Khatib, Alfi, Lye, Y. L., Loo, YY, N., Mohd Shahril, Puspanadan, S, Kuan, CH, Goh, SG, John , YHT, ., Nakaguchi, ., Nishibuchi, Son, R

“…The overall MPN/g estimate of E. coli O157:H7 in the samples from organic groceries was higher than supermarket with the maximum of >2400 MPN/g. …”
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Single-Step Bioconversion of Unhydrolyzed Cassava Starch in the Production of Bioethanol and its Value-Added Products by Azmi, Azlin Suhaida, Ngoh, Gek Cheng, Mel, Maizirwan, Hasan, Masitah

“…However, the biofuel supply is estimated deficit by more than 32 billion liters over the same period and the deficit is worse for ethanol than biodiesel. …”
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Quality of pharmaceutical advertisements in medical journals: a systematic review by Othman, Noordin, Vitry, Agnes I., Roughead, Elizabeth E.

“…Two studies found that less than 28% of claims were unambiguous clinical claims. …”
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Application of aquatic plant-based green technology as phytoindicator and phytoremediation and for heavy metals contaminat in freshwater bodies by Othman, Rashidi, Tukiman, Izawati, Shaharuddin, Ruhul Izzati, Hanifha, Nurul Azlen

“…The concentrations of metals in aquatic plants can be more than 100 000 times greater than in the associated water (Albers and Camardese, 1993). …”
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Selection of the most significant variables of air pollutants using sensitivity analysis by Azid, Azman, Juahir, Hafizan, Toriman, Mohd Ekhwan, Endut, Azizah, Abdul Rahman, Mohd Nordin, Kamarudin, Mohd Khairul Amri, Latif, Mohd Talib, Mohd Saudi, Ahmad Shakir, Che Hasnam, Che Noraini, Yunus, Kamaruzzaman

“…The findings exhibit the ANN-API-LO model has a lower value in R2 and higher values in RMSE and SSE than others. ANN-API-LO model was considered as the best model of prediction because of fewer variables was utilized as input and far less complex than others. …”
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Plasma neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin diagnosed acute kidney injury in patients with systemic inflammatory disease and sepsis by Md Ralib, Azrina, Mat Nor, Mohd Basri, Pickering, John W.

“…Conclusions: AKI is more common with sepsis than non-infectious SIRS. Plasma NGAL was diagnostic of AKI in both subgroups. …”
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Prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in East and West Coast of Malaysia by Shahar, Mohammad Arif, Saud Gany, Siti Liyana, Omar, Ahmad Marzuki, Abdul Wahab, Norasyikin, Sukor, Norlela, Kamaruddin, Nor Azmi

“…Serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) was measured using a third generation chemiluminescent immunoassay with a detection limit of 0.01 mIU/L. TSH level of less than 0.32 mIU/L was considered hyperthyroid. Hypothyroidism was defined as TSH level of more than 5.00 mIU/L. …”
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Students’ motivation to study dentistry in Malaysia: an analysis using confirmatory factor analysis by Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus, Bernabe, Eduardo, Gallagher, Jennifer E.

“…MANOVA showed that students from private schools had higher scores for healthcare and people than those in public schools whereas Malay students had lower scores for family and friends than those from minority ethnic groups. …”
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Removal efficiency for heavy metals ions with granular resin and fibrous adsorbent by Hamdzah, Myzairah

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Silica removal from rice straw for animal feed application by Abd. Talib, Norfahana

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Optimization and kinetics of green pressurized-liquid extraction for andrographolide from Andrographis Paniculata by Abubakar, Umar Isah

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Numerical simulation of axially loaded concrete filled hollow steel section columns at elevated temperatures by Rizalman, Ahmad Nurfaidhi

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Geometrical effect on the behavior of embankment on soft ground by Sobhanmanesh, Ali

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Masonry infilled reinforced concrete frames retrofitted with vertical post-tensioned bars by Soltanzadeh, Gholamreza

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