Structural breaks, rural transformation and total factor productivity growth in China (working paper) by You, Kefei, Sarantis, Nicholas

“…This paper carries out an empirical investigation into the contribution of rural transformation, which can produce efficiency gains over and above those associated with technical progress, to total factor productivity in China during the post-reform period 1980-2010. For the first time for China, the roles of rural transformation and technical progress are examined whilst structural breaks are taken into account. …”
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Structural breaks, rural transformation and total factor productivity growth in China (discussion paper) by You, Kefei, Sarantis, Nicholas

“…This paper carries out an empirical investigation of the contribution of rural transformation, which can produce efficiency gains over and above those associated with technical progress, to total factor productivity in China during 1970-2008. For the first time for China, the roles of rural transformation and technical progress are examined whilst structural breaks are taken into account. …”
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Towards better governance on biosafety and biosecurity: China’s advances and perspectives in medical biotechnology legislation by Xue, Yang, Shang, Lijun

“…In this paper, we systematically investigated and assessed China’s evolving medical biotechnology legislative and regulatory regime. 89 laws, rules, measures, guidelines, and views from 1985 to 2022 were systematically analogized and 28 were found to be involved in medical biotechnology legislation, including the recently passed Biosecurity Law. …”
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Cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory activities of Garcinia xanthochymus extracts on cell lines by Hamidon, Hanisuhana, Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Md. Jaffri, Juliana, Tg Zakaria, Tg Muhammad Faris Syafiq, Wan Sulaiman, Wan Mohd Azizi, Darnis, Deny Susanti, Ichwan, Solachuddin Jauhari Arief, Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin

“…This study was conducted to evaluate cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory activities of G. xanthochymus extracts on cell lines. Methods: The roots and stem barks of plant were extracted using maceration method with n-hexane, dichloromethane and methanol, successively. …”
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Tumorigenic potential of mononucleated small cells of Hodgkin lymphoma cell lines by Ikeda, Jun-ichiro, Mamat, Suhana, Tian, Tian, Wang, Yi, Rahadiani, Nur, Aozasa, Katsuyuki, Morii, Eiichi

“…In clinical samples of HL, FoxO3a was expressed in mononuclear Hodgkin cells but not in multinucleated RS cells. These findings suggest that smaller cells or Hodgkin cells that show low-ROS concentrations and high FoxO3a expression levels might be candidates for HL CSCs.…”
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Cytotoxic activity of Luvunga scandens against human cancer cell lines by Al Zikri, Putri Nurhidayah, Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Darnis, Deny Susanti, Arief Ichwan, Solachuddin Jauhari

“…All extracts were less active against A549 cell line where IC50 value were not be determined. Conclusion: The present findings revealed the potential of L. scandens as a cytotoxic agent against MCF-7 cell line. …”
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The study of NDV Titer using different cell lines in T-Flask culture by Ja'afar, Ja'afar Nuhu, Mel, Maizirwan, Abdul Karim, Mohamed Ismail, Syed Hassan, Sharifah, Idreis, Aini

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Modelling of low voltage power line for data communication: simulation results by Radzi, Amar Hazwani, Darwis Harahap, Wisatawati, Khan, Sheroz, Musse, Mohamud Ahmed

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Communication system for controlling smart appliances using power line communication by Khan, Sheroz, Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Khalifa, Othman Omran, Omar, Jamaluddin, Hassan, Abubakar, Adam, Ismail

“…Coupling data signals to power line through interfacing circuits is a challenging task as power line and the communication system operate at two extremes -very lowfrequency and high powerfor the power line while communication is working at very highfrequency and very low voltage and current levels. …”
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Lines through the city: exploring the assembly of social infrastructure in Loughborough Junction by Tang, Bo, Golnabi, Sara

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Bank specific and macroeconomic determinants of bank profitability: empirical evidence from the China banking sector by Sufian, Fadzlan, Habibullah, Muzafar Shah

“…This paper seeks to examine the determinants of the profitability of the Chinese banking sector during the post-reform period of 2000–2005. The empirical findings from this study suggest that all the determinants variables have statistically significant impact on China banks profitability. …”
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موقف النحاة من فلسفة النحو = Mawqif al-nuhah min falsafat al-nahw by Yaacob, Solehah@Nik Najah Fadilah

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Beneath the co-created Chinese fashion: translocal and transcultural exchange between China and Hong Kong by Ling, Wessie

“…This chapter analyses how the translocal and transcultural exchange between China and Hong Kong underlines the infrastructure of the fashion system in both regions. …”
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Preliminary findings on the commute travel implications of stated preference female teleworkers in Kuala Lumpur by Mustafa, Mootaz Munjid, Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez

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Determinants of bank profitability in a developing economy: empirical evidence from the China banking sector by Sufian, Fadzlan

“…The empirical analysis is confined to the four State Owned Commercial Banks (SOCBs) and the 12 Joint Stock Commercial Banks (JSCBs) during the post-reform period of 2000–2007. The empirical findings of this study suggest that size, credit risk, and capitalization are positively related to the profitability of China banks, whereas liquidity, overhead costs, and network embeddedness have negative impacts. …”
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Empowering Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in facing ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) by Abdullah, Moha Asri, Hoetoro, Arif

“…The ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) provides certain challenges, implications and opportunities to their member-countries. …”
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Histological findings of ascending urinary tract infections in experimental rats caused by Proteus mirabilis by Al-Ani, Imad Matloub Dally, Al-Murayati, Hayder Y., Salman, Mohammad O., Ghani, Hameed M.

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Immigrant entrepreneurs and their perceived success in small retail businesses: preliminary New Zealand findings by Nel, Pieter, Abdullah, Moha Asri

“…This study highlights preliminary findings on attributes and essential elements of immigrant entrepreneurs, their issues and how they perceived their business success in small retail business. …”
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Incorporating research findings in the economics syllabus: evidence on genuine sociality from Italy and the UK by Girardi, Gherardo, Sandonà, Luca

“…We attempt to measure how keen students are to incorporate research findings in the syllabus by developing a questionnaire which introduces undergraduate students in Italy and the U.K. to key findings in the research literature on genuine sociality, an area in which the methodological divide is very noticeable. …”

Finding the costs of freedom : how women and children rebuild their lives after domestic violence by Kelly, Liz, Sharp-Jeffs, Nicola, Klein, Renate

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