Editorial article: on the boundaries of trust and security in computing and communications systems by Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan

“…This notion is also true for our human life, even for example entering a house needs legitimacy of a person. Some boundary lines preserve the security; otherwise an unwanted access is called a ‘security breach’. …”
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Space and place as constraints and resources in women’s strategies to escape domestic violence by Bowstead, Janet

“…This paper will particularly explore three examples of such thinking about women’s spatial strategies: Foucault’s concepts of the spatiality of surveillance are used in understanding space as a constraint and appreciating what women are overcoming when they leave abusive relationships; Deleuze and Guattari’s concepts of rhizomic networks and lines of flight are used in understanding space as a resource on the journeys themselves; and Augé’s concepts of nonplaces are used in understanding space as place, and recognising what needs to be counteracted to create new homes and a sense of belonging.…”
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Architecture, sinon repression: a journey through the narrow layer where the State meets the land by Oropallo, Gabriele

“…Striation is the result of the intervention of man who, while colonising a territory, drew lines on it like on a wax tablet. This intervention progressively created homogeneity and facilitated movement through the territory. …”
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Deconstructing institutional racism and the social construction of whiteness: a strategy for professional competence training in culture and migration mental health by Lazaridou, Felicia, Fernando, Suman

“…As institutional theory perspectives continue to develop, solutions to complex social problems such as racism require embodied knowledge if the lines of authority and basic occupational routines are to be meaningfully renegotiated. …”
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Effect of discharge current and electrode size on material removal rate and wear ratio in electrical discharge machining by Khan, Ahsan Ali, Ali, Mohammad Yeakub, Haque, Md. Mohafizul

“…Both MRR and WR were found to increase with the increase of current density. The trend lines are also expressed by two degree parabolic plots and equations. …”
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The analysis of programming competency in test driven development by Yahya, Norzariyah, Awang Abu Bakar, Normi Sham

“…However, test last for low and mixed competency produced more lines of code (LOC). In addition, the lack of cohesion in methods (LCOM) results for all programming competency were varied.…”
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Potts model with the simplest modulated phase by Ganikhodjaev, Nasir, Temir, Seyit, Akin, Hasan, Uguz, Selman

“…We study the phase diagrams for the Potts model on the Bethe lattice with competing nearest-neighbor interactions J1 and ternary interactions Jp and Jt: At vanishing temperature, the phase diagram is fully determined for all values and signs of Jp=J1 and Jt=J1; in particular, we show that the phase diagrams contain ferromagnetic, paramagnetic and < 2 > phases only; i.e., the set of modulated phases consists of the < 2 > phase only for J1 > 0 and Jp=J1 < 0: We verify that values of T=J1 in the very narrow strip ¡0:11 < T=J1 < 0 with ¡Jp=J1 < 0 favor the modulated phase, which is either a commensurate phase with a very large period or an incommensurate phase. The transition lines are obtained from stability conditions, and characteristic points in the phase diagram are analyzed by using numerical iterations. …”
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Developing rat testicular organoid models for assessing the reproductive toxicity of antidepression drugs in vitro by Wu, Sixian, Li, Xiaoliang, Li, Peiyu, Li, Tongtong, Huang, Gelin, Sun, Qun, Dinnyés, Andras, Shang, Lijun, Xu, Wenming

“…However, these studies used germ cell lines to determine the phenotype, which limits their potential translational value in toxicity studies in humans. …”
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Degradation of phytate in rice bran by local bacteria phytase by Mohd Yusoff, Noraini, Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah, Jamal, Parveen

“…Phytate (myo-inositol hexakisphosphates), a phosphorylated derivative of myo-inositol, is widely distributed in plants, particularly in cereals and legumes, such as corn, soybean, wheat bran, rice bran, cotton seeds, rape seeds and soybean with a concentration range between 0.4% to 6.4%. …”
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Potent α-glucosidase and α-amylase inhibitory activities of standardized 50% ethanolic extracts and sinensetin from Orthosiphon stamineus Benth as anti-diabetic mechanism by Mohamed, Elsnoussi Ali Hussin, Siddiqui, Mohammad Jamshed Ahmad, Lee, Fung Ang, Sadikun, Amirin, Sue, Hay Chan, Soo , Choon Tan, Asmawi, Mohd Zaini, Mun , Fei Yam

“…Background: In the present study, we tested a 50% ethanolic extract of Orthosiphon stamineus plants and its isolated bioactive compound with respect to their α-glucosidase and α-amylase inhibitory activities. …”
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Selective antimicrobial activity of Piper Sarmentosum against Pseudomonas Aeroginosa by Siti Hanisah, Puzi, Abd. Samah, Othman, Abubakar, Sule

“…Abstract: Increasing awareness of hazards associated with the use of antibiotic and chemical agents has accelerated investigations into plants and their extracts as new sources of antimicrobial agents. …”
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Fuzzy random based mean variance model for agricultural production planning by Othman, Mohammad Haris Haikal, Arbaiy, Nureize, Che Lah, Muhammad Shukri, Pei-, Chun Lin

“…Five types of industrial plants are assessed using the proposed method. The result of this study demonstrates that the proposed method of fuzzy random based data Pre-processing can treat the uncertainties. …”
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Anti-inflammatory compounds of macro algae origin: A review by Jaswir, Irwandi, A. Monsur, Hammed

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Antimicrobial studies of cosmos caudatus kunth. (Compositae) by Md Rasdi, Nor Hafipah, Abd. Samah, Othman, Sule, Abubakar, Ahmed, Qamar Uddin

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Fucoxanthin extraction and fatty acid analysis of Sargassum binderi and S. duplicatum by Noviendri, Dedi, Jaswir, Irwandi, Salleh, Hamzah Mohd., Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Kazuo, Miyashita, Nazaruddin, Ramli

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The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: from collaboration mechanism to party politics, 1898-1956 by Abu Shouk, Ahmed Ibrahim

“…It discusses how the Khartoum policy-makers maintained a wide scope of choices in shifting their support from one client to another along the lines of their political agendas. It investigates the gradual shift from collaboration mechanism to party politics, highlighting the response of the Khartoum policy-makers and the Sudanese nationalists who were largely influenced by the divergent attitudes of London and Cairo towards the future of the Sudan, and that of Sayyid Ali al-Mirghani and Sayyid Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi who had a widespread influence on Sudanese society. …”
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A new efficient text detection method for image spam filtering by Al Muataz, Zubaidah, Abdul Aziz, Normaziah

“…The proposed method Accumulated Text Extraction (ATE) works for detecting horizontal and vertical lines and intersecting them, then rules are used to determine the text area and reduce non text area. …”
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Sustainability in Islamic architecture by Spahic, Omer

“…Some major segments of such framework are elucidated along the theoretical, or philosophical, rather than empirical, lines. Firstly, the need for sustainable architecture is outlined. …”
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A review on anticancer and biochemical properties of Clinacanthus nutans by Zakaria, Khairun Najwa, Amid, Azura

“…The bioactive compounds from CN are potential cytotoxic, antioxidant and antiproliferative properties against cultured cancer cell lines, suggesting an alternate adjunctive regimen for cancer prevention or treatment. …”
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Islam & housing by Omer, Spahic

“…The house is a microcosm of culture and civilization because the primary elements of society, individuals organized along with the family lines, are born, raised and educated in them. The strength of the institutions of the family and house denotes the strength of a society and the verve of its cultural and civilizational agenda. …”
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