Underweight and lipodystrophy…a medical conundrum by WS, Wan Juani, M, Azura Dina, Sukor, Norlela, Mustafa, Norlaila, AW, Norasyikin, Omar, Ahmad Marzuki, R, Subashini, Loh, Huai Heng, Shahar, Mohammad Arif, O, Mohd Rahman, Kamaruddin, Nor Azmi

“…Introduction: Patient with lipodystrophy is usually underweight, with a body mass index (BMI) of under 18.5 or a weight 15% to 20% below that of normal for age and height. …”
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Nicotine dependence and quit smoking survey among current adult male smokers in Felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan, Pahang in 2015 by Swe, Swe Latt, Mohd Rus, Razman, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Tin, Myo Han, Htike, Myat Phyu, Nasreen, Hashima E, Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim

“…The main reasons to fail quit attempt included addiction (69.8%), uncomfortable/tension (10.5%), peer smoking/social (10.5%), feel sleepy (7.9%) and desire to eat a lot (1.3%). …”
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Difficult to quit smoking beyond "nicotine dependence": a preliminary survey among adult male smokers in Felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan Pahang, Malaysia by Swe, Swe Latt, Tin, Myo Han

“…The most of reasons to fail quit attempt were nicotine addiction (69.8%) followed by uncomfortable/ tension/ not alert (10.5%), peer smoking/ social (10.5%), feel sleepy (7.9%) and desire to eat a lot (1.3%). …”
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The spectra of manganese and zirconium in the wavelength region 0.8 μm [microns] - 2.6 μm [microns or micrometres] by Taklif, A. G.

“…A new level, 15624.31 cm-1[to the power -1](b3P0) was also calculated and 5 new Lande g factors have been observed.…”
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The synthesis and pharmacology of novel excitatory amino acid mimetics by Joseph, M.

“…It has been shown that 2-amino-5-phosphonopentanoic (APP) and 2-amino7-phosphonoheptanoic (APH) acids are very potent NMDA antagonists and anticonvulsants and in order to further the pharmacological study of this class of compound, efficient synthetic routes have been developed which afford the compounds in high overall yields. …”
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Meal replacement by formula diet reduces weight more than a lifestyle intervention alone in patients with overweight or obesity and accompanied cardiovascular risk factors—the ACOO... by Halle, Martin, Röhling, Martin, Banzer, Winfried, Braumann, Klaus-Michael, Kempf, Kerstin, McCarthy, H. David, Schaller, Nina, Predel, Hans-Georg, Scholze, Jürgen, Führer-Sakel, Dagmar, Toplak, Hermann, Berg, Aloys

“…During weeks 2–4, participants replaced two meals/day and during weeks 5–26 only one meal/day was substituted (1300–1500 kcal/day). …”
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An investigation of the motion of liquid short chain molecules using Rayleigh-Brillouin spectroscopy by Tatum, Ralph Peter

“…This suggests that oleic acid undergoes a change of phase to form a locally nematic structure about 5 °C above the melting point. Complementary measurements of viscosity, density and refractive index support this interpretation.…”
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Prevalence of prediabetes in an urban Nigerian population using the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score by Sowunmi, Oluwole Samuel, Bhakta, Dee

“…The gender distribution of the risk scores showed that 1.7% of the males and 9.5% of the females had a moderate to high risk (score ≥ 12) of developing T2DM in the next 10 years. …”
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Effect of pH, ionic strength and agitation rate on dissolution behaviour of 3D-printed tablets, tablets prepared from ground hot-melt extruded filaments and physical mixtures by Nashed, Nour, Chan, Stephanie, Lam, Matthew, Ghafourian, Taravat, Nokhodchi, Ali

“…This was carried out at pH values of 1.2, 2.2, 5.8, 6.8, 7.2 and 7.5, mimicking the medium in the gastrointestinal tract. …”
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Comparison of Thermal Comfort Condition of Naturally Ventilated Courtyard, Semi-Outdoor and Indoor Air-Conditioned Spaces in Tropical Climate by Allah, Mohammad Zaraa, Hariri, Azian, Mohamed Kamar, Haslinda

“…The regression analysis showed that the comfort air temperature range based on the human response method for semi-outdoor spaces and indoor spaces were 24.8 0C to 29.0 0C and 20 0C to 23.5 0C respectively. The PMV regression analysis showed that the comfort air temperature range for indoor space was 22.4 0C to 23.5 0C. …”
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Investigation on different vertical aerated rock filter (vertical aerated rock filter) in removing phosphorus from domestic wastewater by Maarup, Syahrul Nizam

“…Therefore, the vertical aerated steel slag filter (VASSF) has been optimized with different hydraulic loading rates (HLR) ranging from 0.16 to 5.44 m3/m3day and airflow rate ranging from 3L/min to 10L/min to enhance the removal of phosphorus. …”
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Comparison of Thermal Comfort Condition of Naturally Ventilated Courtyard, Semi-Outdoor and Indoor Air-Conditioned Spaces in Tropical Climate by Mohammad Zaraa Allah, Mohammad Zaraa Allah, Azian Hariri, Azian Hariri, Mohamed Kamar, Haslinda

“…The regression analysis showed that the comfort air temperature range based on the human response method for semi-outdoor spaces and indoor spaces were 24.8 0C to 29.0 0C and 20 0C to 23.5 0C respectively. The PMV regression analysis showed that the comfort air temperature range for indoor space was 22.4 0C to 23.5 0C. …”
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Green synthesis, characterization and laser irradiation of silver nanoparticles and its bimetallic nanoparticles by Saleh Mubarak, Salah

“…In contrast, Ag/Cu NPs were synthesized by mixing Cu solution (1, 3, 5 and 7 mM) with Gre-Ag NPs at room temperature and left for 10 mins. …”
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Comparison of Thermal Comfort Condition of Naturally Ventilated Courtyard, Semi-Outdoor and Indoor Air Conditioned Spaces in Tropical Climate by Mohammad Zaraa Allah, Mohammad Zaraa Allah, Harir, Azian, Mohamed Kamar, Haslinda

“…The regression analysis showed that the comfort air temperature range based on the human response method for semi-outdoor spaces and indoor spaces were 24.8 0C to 29.0 0C and 20 0C to 23.5 0C respectively. The PMV regression analysis showed that the comfort air temperature range for indoor space was 22.4 0C to 23.5 0C. …”
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Modeling and control of quartz crystal operated in liquid for bio-sensing application by A. Kadhim Fahad, Abu Abdullah

“…The QCM sensor used is 19.5 MHZ using buffer media in the testing procedure. …”
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Study on the application of ionic liquids in bio-based lubricant for a sustainable machining process by Abdul Sani, Amiril Sahab

“…Two biocompatible and oil-miscible ILs; [P6,6,6,14][(iC8)2PO2] (PIL) and [N1,8,8,8][NTf2] (AIL) were mixed in the MJO at 1, 5, and 10 % weight concentrations. The newly refined mixtures are validated for their physicochemical and tribological properties as well as when being applied for minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) machining (orthogonal and oblique) of AISI 1045 steel. …”
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Evaluation of high density polyethylene plastic bag performance towards edge and point stresses using taguchi method by Ng, Si Jin, Yong, Tze Mi

“…For mass stress test, the loads with 5.0 kg square base has the highest stress acted on the plastic film’s surface which is 22.399 MPa. …”
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Analysis of a high pressure diesel spray at high pressure and temperature environment conditions by Kidoguchi, Yoshiyuki, Nada, Yuzuru, Yano, Takayuki, Nakagiri, Misato

“…Tests have been made injecting the fuel with a single hole injector having a diameter of 0.18 mm with L/D=5.56. The fuel has been sprayed at 60, 90 and 120 MPa, with an ambient pressure ranging between 1.2 to 5.0 MPa. …”
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Penilaian tahap kualiti perkhidmatan talian jalur lebar di sekolah berasrama penuh oleh Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia by Abu Hassan, Mohd. Sallehuddin

“…Data kaji selidik yang diperoleh dinalisis menggunakan perisian SPSS V20 manakala hasil temubual dianalisis menggunakan analisis kandungan. …”
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Power sharing conditioning control in single-phase parallel distributed generations with simple improvement of droop control by Jackson, Ronald

“…As a result, the improved controller can achieve better steady-state performance and fast restoration tracking speed within 3.5ms with 2.8ms rise time as compared to 8.5ms rise time for the conventional droop control. …”
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