Evaluation of oral health education puppet shows conducted by 3rd year dental students, Dental Faculty of International Islamic University Malaysia by Abllah, Zurainie, Tin, Myo Han, Yakop, Noraini

“…Out of 101 preschool children, 61% of them liked too much OHE puppet shows and 38% just liked it. …”
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Essentials of biological security: a global perspective

“…Written by experts who have spent decades involved in biological security issues, the book is systematically organized to make it accessible to a wide range of life scientists likely to encounter dangerous opportunities for the deliberate misuse of their research. …”

Running in circles - defamation recriminalised in Russia by Arapova, Galina

“…No journalist, regional publication, blogger or civic activist is likely to be able to afford a fine of 5,000,000 roubles. …”
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Randomized controlled trial of standard versus double dose cotrimoxazole for childhood pneumonia in Pakistan by Rasmussen, Zeba A., Bari, Abdul, Qazi, Shamim, Rehman, Gul, Azam, Iqbal, Khan, SherBaz, Aziz, Farida, Rafi, Sadia, Roghani, Mehr Taj, Iqbal, Imran, Nagi, Abdul Ghaffar, Hussain, Waqar, Bano, Nahida, van Latum, late J.C., Khan, Mushtaq

“…Using multivariate analysis we found that treatment was more likely to fail in children who were not given the medicine correctly (P = 0.001), in those younger than 12 months (P = 0.004), those who had used antibiotics previously (P = 0.002), those whose respiratory rate was  20 breaths/minute above the age-specific cut-off point (P = 0.006), and those from urban areas (P = 0.042). …”
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Knowledge and perceptions towards cardiovascular disease prevention among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A review of current assessments and recommendations by Elnaem, Mohamed Hassan, Elrggal, Mahmoud, Nabeel, Syed, Naqvi, Atta Abbas, Hadi, Muhammad Abdul

“…Furthermore, patients were less likely to identify all CV risk factors indicating a lack of understanding of the multi-factorial contribution of CVD risk. …”
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Geometrical effects of bio-inspired humpback whale flipper tubercles on hydro turbine blade performance by Mu, Ker Shin

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Using collaborative model to examine online persuasion through e-commerce website design: Comparative study between Gen X and Gen Y online shoppers in Malaysia by Loh, Yin Xia

“…Lazada and Shopee should emphasise on the implementation of the liking design technique under DSA when targeting Gen X users. …”
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An improved data classification framework based on fractional particle swarm optimization by Sherwani, Fahad

“…Furthermore, the proposed MOFPSO algorithm is hybridized with Back-Propagation (BP), Elman Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN) and Levenberg-Marquardt (LM) Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) to propose an enhanced data classification framework, especially for data classification applications. …”
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Human rights and national literature: a comparative study of the experiences in Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines by Abdul Manaf, Nor Faridah

“…One of the risks is being dominant over national literature which will likely create tension within the nation. The second risk is of being marginalised and losing their iterary importance in their own land.…”
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Disaster management: a study on knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency nurse and community health nurse by Ismail, Aniza, Ahayalimudin, Nurul'ain, Mohd Saiboon, Ismail

“…Emergency nurses who are involved in disaster response more likely to have an adequate practice (p<0.01, AOR=4.008, 95% CI=1.691 – 9.504) and those who are attended disasterrelated education/training more likely to have adequate knowledge (p<0.05, AOR=3.807, 95% CI=1.584 – 9.153) and practice (p=0.001, AOR=4.145, 95% CI=1.804 – 9.525). …”
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CHP within “New Turkey”: the formation of a government party? by Öztürk, Ahmet Erdi

“…The transformation of the CHP, its popularity rates and limitations will also tell us to what extent political parties are likely to change under authoritarian regimes. We can examine this change by focusing on three issues: a) How and in what direction the party has changed from top to bottom in terms of cadres; b) What the change in its cadres tell us about the main problems facing Turkey’s domestic politics, especially in the economic sphere; c) What these changes tell us about Turkey’s foreign policy and its position in the world.…”
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Towards the development of a model of user engagement with packaged software by Finnerty, Cecilia

“…If an individual is happy with a piece of software, he is more likely to use it productively. If an organisation can assess the level of engagement with software prior to its introduction, it may take corrective action to ensure that its introduction is successful. …”
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Privacy and law enforcement by Brown, Ian, Korff, Douwe

“…It describes a number of key aspects of policing in the period 1994 to 2004 and provides an assessment of likely trends and technology applications to 2009. …”
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Antimicrobial combination effects between curcuminoids and ampicillin against standard and clinical strains of staphylococcus aureus by Mohd Hassan, Norazian, Ibrahim, Sofiah, Md Taib, Nurhaya, Mohd Kamal, Laina Zarisa, Abdullah, Kahairi

“…TLC bioautographic assay has revealed these curcuminoids as the responsible compounds in the fraction that act synergistically with ampicillin. The finding suggests that curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin are promising synergistic agents for antimicrobial combination therapy with ampicillin. …”
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A low cost, sustainable, locally delivered intervention to promote exclusive breastfeeding practices in rural Bangladeshi women by Haque Rema, Sanjida

“…These findings suggest that the training of local TBAs could lead to a low cost and sustainable way to promote exclusive breastfeeding practices in rural Bangladeshi women which feasibly could be extended across the country.…”
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Social structural and cultural determinants in the formation and operation of small enterprise in the UK, with particular reference to the economy of East London and its Asian comm... by Nabi, Md. Nurun

“…Trends identified indicate that such firms are likely to play a continuing and increasingly important role in the future. …”
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The relation between emotional eating and perceived stress among students in tertiary education in Oman: a single-center study by Al Shidhani, Asma, Al Samani, Asma, Al Malki, Tahani, Al Shukaili, Bashair, Al Toubi, Aseel, Fai Chan, Moon, Al Harthi, Lara, Al Sibani, Nasser, Al Saadoon, Muna, Cucchi, Angie, Al Adawi, Samir

“…More studies on this discrepant finding are warranted.…”
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Smoker desaturation during general anaesthesia: a case report by Mohamed, Abdul Hadi, Md Ralib, Azrina, Abdullah, Nor Zamzila, Osman, Ariff

“…The cause of his desaturation was not related to bronchial secretions, bronchospasm or obstruction of the upper airways but most likely due to reduced oxygen saturation in the body prior to surgery. …”
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Evaluating social support, work-family enrichment and life satisfaction among nurses in Malaysia by Wan Rashid, Wan Edura, Nordin, Mohamad Sahari, Omar, Azura, Ismail, Izhairi

“…This study also examined the likely mediation effect of work-family enrichment on support-satisfaction relationship. …”
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Medical instability in typical and atypical adolescent anorexia nervosa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Brennan, Cliona, Illingworth, Sarah, Cini, Erica, Bhakta, Dee

“…Underweight adolescents were signifcantly more likely to have lower blood pressures (p<0.0001) and bradycardia was signifcantly associated with greater weight loss (p<0.05). …”
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