Isolation and characterization of lactic acid bacteria from clarias macrocephalus (African Catfish) for potential probiotic purposes by Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Haziyamin, Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal, Azhar, Nur Shazana

“…Bacteriocins are proteinaceous antimicrobial compounds that exhibit bactericidal activity against species closely related to the producer strain. The main screening method that has been used to screen for the antimicrobial activities of bacteriocin is disc diffusion assay. …”
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Linear quadratic regulator (LQR) approach for lifting and stabilizing of two wheeled wheelchair by Ahmad, Salmiah, Tokhi, M. Osman

“…This research is aimed to help disabled people who are using the wheelchair as the main transport for mobility but cannot stand on his own due to permanent injuries on the extremities. …”
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Production of gelatin replacers from Malaysian tuberous plants by Jaswir, Irwandi, Kamalurudin, Nur Ain Zafirah, Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah

“…Two level full factorial design was used TO invesTigaTe The process. All main effecTS and interactions were found TO have significanT effect on prolein content in the e.xtractcd STarch, The viscosity of The starch was affeCTed by the three mam effecls and the three two-factor interaction effects. …”
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Kinetic study on vinegar production using star fruit juice by Abdul Karim, Mohamed Ismail, Kamaruddin, Noor Izzaida

“…The star fruit juice with optimum glucose concentratIOn (20%) was used and growth kinetic study of the cultures to optimize operational conditions ( agitation speed and inoculums size) in 2L bioreactor for production of star fruit vinegar was conducted .An experimental design using the Central Composite Design by Design Expert software, where the main factors Impeller speed(rpm) and moculums sizes (% inoculums) were optimized affecting the production of acetic acid in fruit Juice during fermentation. …”
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Identification of the major project management issues in oil and gas industry in Malaysia by Abdullah, Abdul Aziz, Awang, Mohamed Saufi, Abdul Rahman, Hamzah

“…The study contributes to the body of knowledge in three main ways. The first finding of this study indicates that by allocating sufficient resources, the project could be completed on schedule. …”
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Corporate governance and risk management information disclosure in Malaysian listed banks: panel data analysis by Htay, Sheila Nu Nu, Ab. Rashid, Hafiz Majdi, Adnan, Muhammad Akhyar, Mydin Meera, Ahamed Kameel

“…Furthermore, it is undeniable that the banking sector is the heart of the economy in any country and it cannot be separated since it is the main source in mobilizing the monetary system. Thus, this study investigates the impact of corporate governance on risk management information disclosure of Malaysian listed banks by using a panel data analysis. …”
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Drying characteristics of banana: theoretical modelling and experimental validation by Karim, M A, Hawlader, Mohammad Nurul Alam

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“Stego-analysis chain, session two” novel approach of stego-analysis system for image file by Naji, Ahmed Wathik, Hameed, Shihab A., Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Zaidan, B .B., Gunawan, Teddy Surya, Zaidan, A.A.

“…Stenography systems has too many approaches, it has a lot of applications and different ways, too many type of attackers have been tried to attacked the information that already embed in the carrier, however there is not yet a real stego- analysis system offered, the goal of this chain is to have too many investigations on the stego analysis systems, this paper will focus on the image file, the earlier tests showing that we may use the histogram habits to classify the image in to image carried data hidden and original image, the study will focus in to two main idea, the first idea, on the colour image, the colour start become grouping parallel with the increasing of the data hidden and the second feature on the gray level image, the histogram in the original image was pure without colours, after the embedding method has been applied there are many colour start to appears as shown down in the histogram, we will try through this paper to offer a new stego-analysis system though study the habits of the histogram.…”
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Accounting regulatory issues on investments in Islamic bonds by Abdul Rahman, Abdul Rahim

“…The main objective of this paper is to examine contemporary accounting regulatory issues on investments in Islamic bonds or sukuk. …”
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Environmental and social performance disclosure and shareholders’ wealth- a perspective from Malaysian companies by Khaveh, Amir, Nikhashemi, Seyed Rajab, Yousefi, Abdolaziz, Haque, A. K. M. Ahasanul

“…There a declarative about CSR activities in all Malaysian companies but number of sustainability indicators and the quality of disclosure are different among different companies. Since the main goal of each business is to maximize its shareholders’ wealth, and CSR practices would occur costs for companies, this paper amis to find any significant relationship between level of CSR disclosure and companies share price and net profit. …”
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Academic excellence as selection criteria among Malaysian employers by Hashim, Junaidah

“…Originality/value – This paper illustrates that academic excellence, which is the main selection criterion used by most employers, is not a determinant of employees’ performance.…”
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Are there prospects for future economic integration among Muslim countries? Evidence from selected OIC countries by Mohd Amin, Ruzita, Hamid, Zarinah, Md Saad, Norma

“…Since mid-1980s, trade has been one of the main agenda among the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) member countries as a means towards achieving higher economic development. …”
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The crystallinity and hardness properties of Al-Cu/SiCp new composite materials by Arifutzzaman, A., Maleque, Md. Abdul, Debnath, Sujan

“…The main aim of this paper is to investigate the crystallinity and hardness properties of Al-Cu/SiCp matrix composite (AMC) materials. …”
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Zn/MCM-41/MnO2 leclanché button cell R2025 for low rate applications by Mohd Zawi, Nor Liza, Othman, Raihan, Ani, Mohd Hanafi

“…MCM-41 material comprises of one dimensional, hexagonally ordered silicates mesostructure. The main advantage of MCM-41 membrane is its 3-in-1 functional features, viz. as ionic exchange channels, insulating layer between electrodes and electrolyte reservoir. …”
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Design and characterization of a new three-stage quadruple pass EDFA by Akhter, Fowzia, Ibrahimy, Muhammad Ibn, Naji, Ahmed Wathik, Siddiquei, Hasin Reza

“…Development of multi-stage EDFAs has become one of main research areas in recent times. In this study, a three-stage Quadruple Pass (QP) EDFA is proposed for long haul OFCS. …”
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Does corporate governance contribute towards financial information disclosure in Malaysian listed banks? by Htay, Sheila Nu Nu

“…Financial information disclosed in the annual report is one of the main sources that investors are interested to make informed judgment in their decision for investment. …”
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Antecedents of Zakat payers' trust: the case of Nigeria by Abioye, Mustafa Murtala Oladimejiimeji, Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani, Adnan, Muhammad Akhyar

“…The trust model represents the main contribution of this study. Importantly, necessity of understanding zakat payers’ trust are more pertinent at the place where proper zakat administration is still in its infancy stage as in the case of Nigeria.…”
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Impact of a growing population in agricultural resource management: Exploring the global situation with a micro-level example by Karim, A.H.M Zehadul

“…Accordingly, the demographers and environmentalists for that reason have come up with raising issues that the main challenges for environmental management throughout the world is now to determine our planet’s capacity to sustain such a huge amount of burgeoning human population. …”
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The ethical implications of the modern progress in science by Shogar, Ibrahim

“…The ability to rearrange objects, therefore, lies at very foundation of systematic research and advanced technologies introduced by scientists and technologists. The main objective of modern science, as established by Francis Bacon, is to dominate nature through understanding the procedures which nature follows. …”
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A theoretical review on the factors influencing the demand for park and ride facility by Syed Adnan, Sharifah Adibah Alyia, Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez

“…As an initial progress of this study, this paper highlights the literature review pertaining to the concept of park and ride and factors such as socioeconomic, travel and parking characteristics of the parking users that influence the use of the park and ride facility. Though the main focus of this paper addresses the analysis of literature on park and ride facility, formulation of objectives, methodology, and elements related to the initial stage of this study are also highlighted. …”
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