Extraction and characterization of astaxanthin from marine sources by Jaswir, Irwandi, Azfar, Shazana, Amid, Azura

“…The optimum solvent to waste ratio and the percentage of hexane in solvent mixtures were 1:5.553 and 32.105% which gave the highest yield of ]41.474 j.!…”
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Effect on different growth regulators on shoot proliferation of garlic (Allium sativa L.) by Rosana, Santi, Budi Muljono, Julia Retno Andayani, , Ishak

“…Shoot formation of garlic (Allium sativum L.) tissue culture was studied in Murashige and Skoog (MS) and Gamborg's basal medium (B5) which are supplemented with a different combination of growth hormones namely 6-benzyl aminopurine (BAP) and a-Naphtaleneacetic acid (NAA) with and w'ithout cold pretreatments A stem-disc of shoot tips was used as explants for the induction ofgarlic shoot formation in the six weeks period.. …”
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The utilization of rice husk silica as a catalyst: review and recent progress by Adam, Farook, Appaturi, Jimmy Nelson, Mohamed Iqbal, Mohammad Anwar

“…Sodium silicate was obtained by direct silica extraction from rice husk via a solvent extraction method while rice husk ash was obtained by pyrolyzing the RH in the range of 500–800 ◦C for 5–6 h. Transition metals were immobilized into the silica matrix via the sol–gel technique while the organic moieties were incorporated using a grafting method. 3- (Chloropropyl)triethoxy-silane (CPTES) was used as a bridge to link the organic moieties to the silica matrix. …”
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Intelligent robust control design of a Precise Positioning System by M. Raafat, Safanah, Akmeliawati, Rini, Martono, Wahyudi

“…Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) learns the uncertainty bounds of model uncertainty that results from unmodeled dynamics and parameter variations, then the developed uncertainty weighting function will be included in the synthesis of the H∞ controller. v-gap measure is utilized to validate the intelligent identified uncertainty bounds and measure the stability of the designed H∞ controlled system as well. …”
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Desalination with a solar-assisted heat pump, an economic optimization by Amin, Zakaria Mohd., Maswood, Ali. I., Hawlader, Mohammad Nurul Alam, Al-Ammar, Essam, Orfi , Jamel, Al-Ansari, Hani

“…Economic analysis showed that at a production rate of 900 liter/day and an evaporator collector area of around 70 m2, will have a payback period of about 3.5 years.…”
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Prediction of burr formation in fabricating MEMS components by micro end milling by Ali, Mohammad Yeakub, Omar, Mohd Aliff, Othman, Khairul Irman, Hung, Wayne N.P.

“…The predicted burr heights were 5-7% larger than that of measured values.…”
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Determination of Mercury In Biological Sample In Muar River Estuary by Rahman, Md. Mokhlesur, Yunus, Kamaruzzaman

“…These results reveal that biota especially Crassostrea irredalei and Anadara granosa are not safe to be taken due to the total mercury concentration exceeding 0.5 µg g -1 according to WHO.…”
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Influence of Maleic anhydride on mechanical properties and morphology of Hydroxyapatite/Poly-(lactic acid) composites by Nainar, S.M., Begum, S., Hasan, Z., Ansari, M.N.M., Anuar, Hazleen

“…The composites with Maleic anhydride (MAH) content of 0wt%, 0.5wt%, 1.0wt% and 2.0wt% were fabricated. Tensile tests according to ASTM-D 638 standards were conducted. …”
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NFC secured online transaction in mobile computing business by Mantoro, Teddy, Ayu, Media Anugerah, Brotosaputro, Gunawan, Ain, Nur F., Ghazali, Noorzalina

“…As for the security measurement, MD5 algorithm is implemented to process the system authorization. …”
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Quality evaluation of “safeer” portal for Saudi students studying abroad by Taha, Imad, Alzuabi, Haifa

“…Every dimension was evaluated by different number of items on 5 Likert scales. The evaluation instrument was the survey developed by the researchers upon the reviewed literature. …”
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Exploring Court Systems in the Region: The Case of Indonesia by Shuaib, Farid Sufian

“…In this exploratory study, the objective is to examine the set up of the court systems in the region and the first step is to look at Indonesia who has posted a 6.5% rise in gross domestic product last year with a population of 240 million and she received US$19.3 billion foreign direct investment in 2011, compared with US$17 billion the year before. …”
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Primary ewing's sarcoma of the lumbosacral spine : a case report by Zakaria@Mohamad, Zamzuri, Ayeop, Mohd Adham Shah, Awang, Mohamed Saufi, Abd. Aziz, Azian, M, Fadhli

“…Intraoperative finding was an extradural mass from L3-L5 with extension to bilateral neuroforamen. Histopathology report defined a round cell tumour of Ewing's sarcoma from the mass.…”
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Microwave-assisted synthesis of sec/tert-butyl 2-arylbenzimidazoles and their unexpected antiproliferative activity towards ER negative breast cancer cells by Abdul Rahim, Aisyah Saad, Muhamad Salhimi, Salizawati, Natarajan, Arumugam, Lim, Chung Pin, Ng, Shy Yee, Muttiah, Nithya Niranjini, Wong , Boon Keat, Abd Hamid, Shafida, Osman, Hasnah, Mat, Ishak

“…A new series of N-sec/tert-butyl 2-arylbenzimidazole derivatives was synthesised in 85–96% yields within 2–3.5 min by condensing ethyl 3-amino-4-butylamino benzoate with various substituted metabisulfite adducts of benzaldehyde under focused microwave irradiation. …”
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Electrical properties of neutron-irradiated silicon and GaAs commercial diodes by Che Omar, Nuurul Iffah, Hasbullah, Nurul Fadzlin, Alang Md Rashid, Nahrul Khair, Abdullah , Jaafar

“…The effects of nuclear radiation on the forward and reverse current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of Silicon and GaAs diodes were studied at room temperature. …”
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Isolation, characterization and cytotoxic effect exploration of methanolic extract of local medicinal plant clerodendrumn viscosum vent by Abdul Kalam, Azad, Wan Sulaiman, Wan Mohd. Azizi, Tengku Zakaria, Tengku Muhamad Faris Syafiq, S., Mahmood, H. A., Almoustafa, Labu, Zubair Khalid

“…A single spot was observed in n-hexane ethyl acetate (4:1) with Rf values 0.5. Phytochemical screening of the ethanol extract showed the presence of carbohydrates, steroids, tannins, flavonoids, saponines and alkaloids. …”
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The 13th Malaysian general election: uncertainties and expectations by Moniruzzaman, Md.

“…Malaysia held its 13th general election on May 5, 2013 which was a contest between two coalitions, the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) and the opposition Pakatan Rakyat (PR). …”
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Ragam anak tunggal: apa puncanya si kecil terlalu aktif, suka mendesak? by Badzis, Mastura

“…Saya ada anak lelaki berusia 5 tahun, anak tunggal dan saya meninggalkannya di Taska apabila kami keluar bekerja. …”
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Measuring corporate tax avoidance: An empirical evidence by Salihu, Ibrahim Aramide, Sheikh Obid, Siti Normala, Annuar, Hairul Azlan

“…The results of the ANOVA and post hoc test show the proposed measure to be statistically and significantly different at 5%. The finding of the study is of great relevance for proper interpretation of research findings, especially within the context of the study.…”
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Knowledge, attitude and practice of sawmill workers towards noise-induced hearing loss in Kota Bharu, Kelantan by Mohd Rus, Razman, Daud, Aziah, Musa, Kamarul Imran, naing, Lin

“…The weak areas identified in the knowledge section were treatment aspects (15.5%), signs and symptoms of NIHL (20.2%) and risk factors (31%). …”
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Investigation of the viability of selected microorganisms on the biodegradation of Palm Oil Mill Effluent(POME) by Abass Olanrewaju, Alade, Jameel, Ahmed Tariq, Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu, Abdul Karim, Mohamed Ismail, Alam, Md Zahangir

“…The autoclaved and un-autoclaved raw POME samples were agitated at 150rpm, incubated for 5days and the activities of the microorganisms were terminated at -200C. …”
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