A nationwide comparative study between private and public university students’ soft skills by Abdul Karim, Abdul Malek, Abdullah, Nabilah, Abdul Rahman, Abdul Malek, Noah, Sidek M, Wan Jaafar, Wan Marzuki, Othman, Joharry, Borhan, Lihanna, Badushah, Jamaluddin, Said, Hamdan

“…Specifically, comparisons were made between graduates of public and private institutions with respect to the seven elements. Findings of the study suggest that, in general, students of public HEIs scored higher in all seven skills. …”
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Application of fuzzy logic approach for an aircraft model with and without winglet by Hossain, Altab, Rahman, Mohammed Ataur, Hossen, Jakir, Iqbal, A.K.M. Asif

“…The potentials of an aircraft model with and without winglet and aerodynamic characteristics with NACA wing No. 65-3- 218 have been studied using subsonic wind tunnel of 1 m × 1 m rectangular test section and 2.5 m long of Aerodynamics Laboratory Faculty of Engineering (University Putra Malaysia). …”
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Continous use of iodized salt may cause thyrotoxicoses in plain areas of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan by Khan, Alam, Akhter, Shahmim, Siddiqui, M. Mohsin, Nawab, Gul, Khattak, Muzaffar Ali Khan

“…The data suggest that long and un-necessary use of iodized salt may produce sub clinical hyperthyroidism and hyrotoxicosis in the plain areas of NWFP. …”
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Simultaneous extraction and fractionation of pufa from tropical tuna (thunnus tongol) head using pressure swing technique of supercritical CO2 (SC-CO2) by Sarker, Md. Zaidul Islam

“…Therefore, multiple pressure swing steps could extract and fractionate the short chain fatty acid from relatively less soluble portions of long chain PUFA-rich sample matrix. However, PUFA-rich fraction extracted from tuna head may effectively serve as a source of EPA and DHA in food and pharmaceutical industries.…”
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An analysis of information security awareness within home and work environments by Talib, Shuhaili, Clarke, Nathan L., Furnell, Steven M.

“…Unfortunately, it has long been understood that good security cannot be achieved through technical means alone and a solid understanding of the issues and how to protect yourself is required from users. …”
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Effect of salinity on the egg hatching and early larvae of horseshoe crab Tachypleus gigas (muller, 1785) in laboratory culture by Kasim, Zaleha, Izyan, Hazwani, H., Siti Hamidah, Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal

“…Eggs of T. gigas were collected from the newly nests made on breeding beach of Pekan, Pahang (Lat 3° 56.915’N; Long 103°21.933’ E) in Peninsular Malaysia. Triplicates of five different salinities (15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 ppt) were chosen for the experiments. …”
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Between theology and religion : Ibn Taymiyyah’s methodological approach and its contemporary relevance by Abdullah, Ismail

“…However, throughout the human history, questions related to the rapport between religion and theology particularly whether that relationship is harmonious or contradictory and what are the proper rational theological means to understand and interpret the nature of God as well as God’s Words, have long been the main concern of theologians, philosophers as well as religious scholars. …”
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Traditional Islamic education in Asia and Africa: a comparative study of Malaysia’s Pondok, Indonesia’s Pesantren and Nigeria’s traditional madrasah by Hashim, Rosnani, Ahmad Rufai, Saheed, Mohd Nor, Mohd Roslan

“…Therefore, there is a long-felt need for such a research endeavour. The purpose of this paper is to carry out a comparative study of Malaysia’s pondok, Indonesia’s pesantren and Nigeria’s traditional madrasah system. …”
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Characterisation of recombinant Hevea brasiliensis allene oxide synthase: Effects of cycloxygenase inhibitors, lipoxygenase inhibitors and salicyclate on enzyme activity by Norton, Gareth, Pappusamy, Arokiaraj, Yusof, Faridah, Pujade-Renaud, Valerie, Perkins, Mark, Griffiths, David, Jones, Heddwyn

“…Mechanical wounding and jasmonic acid (JA) treatment have been shown to be important factors in controlling laticifer differentiation in Hevea brasiliensis (rubber tree). With the long-term aim of potentially modifying the endogenous levels of JA in H. brasiliensis by gene transfer, we describe in this paper the molecular cloning of a H. brasiliensis allene oxide synthase (AOS) cDNA and biochemical characterisation of the recombinant AOS (His6-HbAOS) enzyme. …”
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Light and transmission electron microscopic study on the effect of contraceptive pills on the glomerulus and juxtaglomerular apparatus in mice by Al-Ani, Imad Matloub Dally, Noor Al-Deen, Jinan A., Kashmola, Muhanad Ali Hamdon

“…These changes indicate that abuse of oral contraceptives is relatively unsafe, especially after long-term of high-do…”
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Protective effect of treatment with black cumin oil on spatial cognitive functions of rats that suffered global cerebrovascular hypoperfusion by Azzubaidi, Marwan Saad, Saxena, Anil Kumar, A.Talib, Norlelawati, Ahmed, Qamar Uddin, Dogarai, Bashar Bello S.

“…Rats were divided into long-term memory (LTM) and short-term memory (STM) groups, each was further subdivided into 3 subgroups: sham control, untreated 2VO and NSO treated 2VO group. …”
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Determinants of cash waqf giving in Malaysia: survey of selected works by Htay, Sheila Nu Nu, Mohamed, Mustafa Omar, Osman, Amirul Faiz

“…Thus, everyone can do a charity in form of cash waqf as long as they want to do it voluntary only for the sake of Allah s.w.t blessing. …”
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Dry machining of T6061 aluminium alloy using titanium carbonitride (TiCN) coated tools by Mohamed Ariff, Tasnim Firdaus, Sofian, Nur Najwa, Che Mat, Nor Hayati

“…In metal cutting process, the use of cutting fluids, cooling and easy chip removal causes long-term effects of cutting fluids disposal into environment. …”
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Massive mortality associated with Streptococcus agalactiae Infection in Cage-cultured Red Hybrid Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus in Como River, Kenyir Lake, Malaysia by Najiah, M., Aqilah, N.I., Lee, K.L., Khairulbariyyah, Z., Mithun, S., Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal, Shaharom-Harrison, F., Nadirah, M.

“…Nevertheless, a continuous long term monitoring is essential for the sustainable development of cage aquaculture in Como river of Lake Kenyir Malaysia.…”
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Utilization of actigraphy to assess undiagnosed sleep disturbances among healthy adults in home-based settings by Mohamad Noor, Zaswiza, Smith, Alesha, Smith, Simon, Nissen, Lisa M.

“…Early detection can improve the condition and may prevent future long-term use of sleep medications. Sleep assessment and monitoring are therefore vital, thus an appropriate validated measuring tool is essential to assess sleep quality and quantity in a home-based setting. …”
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Persistent disputes over the classification of defining rule (Hukum Taklifi): suggested resolutions by Abu Elgasim, Saad, Ansari, Abdul Haseeb, Arifin, Mahamad

“…These disputes have persisted for as long as hukm taklifi itself has persisted, and therefore they are deemed to be inevitable. …”
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Development of effluent removal prediction model efficiency in septic sludge treatment plant through clonal selection algorithm by Sie Chun, Ting, Ismail , Amelia Ritahani, A. Malek, Marlinda

“…In conclusion, the proposed CSA-based SSTP prediction model is indeed beneficial as an engineering tool to forecast the long-run performance of the SSTP and in turn, prevents infringement of future environmental balance in other towns in Sarawak. …”
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Variability of plasma methadone concentration in opiate dependents receiving methadone: a personalised approach towards optimizing dose by Mohamad, Nasir, Ismail, Rusli, Mohamed Nazar, Nor Ilyani, Tan, Soo Choon, Sim, Hann Liang, Idrus, Ilya Irinaz, Abu Bakar, Nor Hidayah

“…In the treatment of opioid dependence, methadone has cross-tolerance with other opioid, including heroin and morphine and a long duration of effect. Higher doses of methadone can block the euphoric effects of heroin, morphine, and similar drugs. …”
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Nuclear energy - an ethical use of resources by Alang Md Rashid, Nahrul Khair

“…That situation has propelled nuclear energy to be seen as a viable source of energy for long term sustainability and energy security. Nuclear energy makes use of uranium, an element that has no other significant use besides energy production. …”
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Observation on void formed in oxide scale of Fe-Cr-Ni alloy at 1073K in dry and humid environments by Akhbar, Kaderi, Ani, Mohd Hanafi, Othman, Raihan, Mohd Zainal, Ahmad Zaki

“…Void formation in oxide scale during high temperature oxidation is a common phenomenon.Over a long period of time voids will affect the mechanical property of scales by influencing the cracking and spalling. …”
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