Reporting degree of deacetylation values of chitosan: the influence of analytical methods by Khan, TanveerAhmad, Peh, KokKhiang, Ch'ng, Hung Seng

“…METHODS: Three different chitosan samples were selected for the DD quantification employing HBR titrimetry, IR spectroscopy with samples in the forms of KBr disc (at ratios of 1:2 and 1:3) and thin film (concentrations of 0.5 percent and 1 percent), and FDUV- spectrophotometry. …”
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Knowledge and attitude on sex among medical students of a Malaysian university: a comparison study by Sidi, Hatta, Loh, Sit Fong, Mahadevan, Raynuha, Puteh, Sharifah Ezat Wan, Musa, Ramli, Wong, Chia Yee, Hadi, Ammar Amsyar Abdul, Sa'aid, Siti Hajara, Amali, Zulfahmi, Abidin, Murnira, Das, Srijit, Saharom, Mohamed Hatta, Zakaria, Hazli

“…Results: The majority of respondents were Malays (56%), females (57.5%), lived in urban areas (66.4%), had a median family income of RM3000 and perceived themselves as moderately religious (60%). …”
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µ-Patterning of Carbon Nanotube patterning of Carbon Nanotube (CNT) forest for MEMS applications by Saleh, Tanveer

“…It was observed that at too low voltage (~10V) air gives lower spark gap than SF6, however at moderately high voltage (~25V) SF6 performs better. …”
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Can a bronchoscopist reliably assess a patient's experience of bronchoscopy? by Hasmoni, Mohamed Hadzri, Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah, Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi, Harun, Roslan, Abdul Manap, Roslina, Tajudin, Nor Adina, Mohd. Anshar, Fauzi

“…The VAS scores for cough sensation were 1.9 (2.7) and 1.5 (5.0), respectively. There was positive correlation between bronchoscopists' and patients' VAS scores for coughing sensation (p = 0.047, ICC = 0.233). …”
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Early detection of impaired glucose tolerance in young adults by May, Khin Soe, Mohd Noor, Noriah, Htite, Lwin Mar, Mohamad Syakirin, Ahmad Syakirin, Mohd Noor Zaidi, Muhammad Ridzuan

“…Prevalence of diabetes is on the increase up to 20.8% in adults 18 years old and above as reported by Diabetes Registry Malaysia. There is 5.9% increase as compared to that previous record in 2006. …”
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Characterisation of myocardial injury via t1 mapping in early reperfused myocardial infarction and its relationship with global and regional diastolic dysfunction by Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah, Carbone, Angelo, Shirazi, Mitra, Bradley, Julie, Teo, Karen S.L, Worthley, Matthew I., Worthley, Stephen G.

“…Methods Revascularised acute myocardial infarction patients with normal left ventricular (LV) systolic function on TTE were assessed by 1.5T CMR. Acute regional diastolic wall motion abnormalities, global diastolic function measurements, acute segmental damage fraction with LGE and mean segmental pre-contrast T1 values were assessed on matching short axis slices. …”
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Efficacy of docosahexaenoic acid-enriched formula to enhance maternal and fetal blood docosahexaenoic acid levels: randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial of pregnant wo... by Min, Yoeju, Djahanbakhch, Ovrang, Hutchinson, Joanne, Eram, Sofia, Bhullar, Amritpal S., Namugere, Irene, Ghebremeskel, Kebreab

“…The active-group compared with the placebo-group had significantly enhanced level of DHA in plasma phosphatidylcholine (4.5% vs 3.8%, P = 0.011), red blood cell phosphatidylcholine (2.7% vs 2.2%, P = 0.022) and phosphatidylethoanolamine (9.5% vs 7.6%, P = 0.002). …”
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Waist circumference centiles for UK South Asian children by Shah, Mahjabeen, Radia, Dimple, McCarthy, H. David

“…At the 90th centile, for UK South Asian children, prevalence was 21.5% vs 24.4% for boys and 17% vs 24.5% for girls based on BMI and WC, respectively. …”
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Intentional and unintentional non-adherence to social distancing measures during COVID-19: a mixed-methods analysis by Eraso, Yolanda, Hills, Stephen

“…Social distancing measures implemented by governments worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic have proven an effective intervention to control the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. There is a growing literature on predictors of adherence behaviours to social distancing measures, however, there are no comprehensive insights into the nature and types of non-adherence behaviours. …”
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Comparisons of machine learning techniques for detecting fraudulent criminal identities by Kazemian, Hassan, Subeksha, Shrestha

“…TensorFlow model demonstrated highest accuracy with relatively least execution time and the only model to successfully predict all the 5 suspects from the policing dataset.…”
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Chemical Treatment of Banana Blossom Peels Adsorbent as New Approach for Manganese Removal: Isotherm and Kinetic Studies by Rudi, Nurul Nadia, Mohd Apandi, Najeeha, Muhamad, Mimi Suliza, Norshuhaila Mohamed Sunar, Norshuhaila Mohamed Sunar, Mohd Apandi, Affah, Lee Te Chuan, Lee Te Chuan, Ramathasan Nagarajah, Ramathasan Nagarajah, Suhair Omar, Suhair Omar

“…The BBP adsorbent demonstrated remarkable results of 98% Mn removal under the optimum pH 7, 0.5 g (adsorbent dosage), and 10 mg/L of Mn initial concentration in 150 min of contact time. …”
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Performance of recycled polymeric fiber as reinforcement in bituminous mixture for road maintenance works by Usman, Nura

“…Based on the findings of this research, RPET FC mixture at 0.3% and RPET FA mixture at 0.5% can be used for road maintenance. It is expected that this research will contribute towards better road maintenance works and reduce road surface defects in the future.…”
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Developing a deferred maintenance model for public university in Malaysia by Yasin, Mohd Norazam

“…The group of causes are “Organization” with 12 indicators, “Resources” with 5 indicators and “Financial” with 4 indicators. …”
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Cytotoxic Activity, Anti-Migration and In Silico Study of Black Ginger (Kaempferia parviflora) Extract against Breast Cancer Cell by Hairunisa, Indah, Abu Bakar, Mohd Fadzelly, Da’i, Muhammad, Abu Bakar, Fazleen Izzany, Syamsul, Eka Siswanto

“…Mass Spectrophotometer (MS) structures from EEKP are 5-Hydroxy-7,40 -dimethoxyflavanone (HDMF), 5-Hydro-7,8,20 -trimethoxyflavanone (HTMF), Retusine, and Denbinobin. …”
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Experimental and numerical investigation of adhesively bonded kfrp/steel double strap joints incorporating eggshell powder-toughened epoxy adhesive by Chia Lia Yip, Chia Lia Yip, Sugiman Sugiman, Sugiman Sugiman, Desmond Chin, Desmond Chin, Ahmad, Hilton

“…The maximum joint strength is achieved with a combination of 80 mm bond length and 4 mm KFRP thickness, resulting in a 226.5% enhancement compared to the baseline (composite thickness of 1 mm, with adhesive without filler). …”
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Univariate and multivariate time series blood glucose prediction with LSTM deep learning model by Mohamed Nordin, Muhammad Shahmi, Mahmud, Farhanahani

“…Two prediction horizons (5- and 10-minute) are utilized to assess and compare model performance. …”
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Molecularly imprinted polymer based on deep eutectic solvent as functional monomer for paracetamol adsorption by Asman, Saliza, Mohd Idris, Alya Athirah, Sambasevam, Kavirajaa Pandian

“…The result indicated that the optimal conditions for paracetamol adsorption were pH 7, 35 min, and 5.5 mg. The behavior of paracetamol adsorption on DES-MIP was well-fitted using the second-order kinetic and Langmuir isothermal models, respectively. …”
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Study on the effect of zeolite rice husk particles on polysulfone membrane by Rosman, Nurafiqah

“…The incorporation of RHY (1 to 5wt. %) increase the humic acid rejection from 95.8 to 99.6 %. …”
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Sound absorption performance of EFBMF panel for building acoustic material by Samsudin, Emedya Murniwaty

“…Absorption performance of EFBMF panel achieved 0.58 coefficients with optimum thickness, bulk density and apparent porosity value of 4.5 cm, 0.375 g/cm3 and 65.5 % respectively. Practical performance of EFBMF panel is at 90 % absorbing for 100 MF coir panel, 85 % absorbing for 90:10 coir panel and 80 % absorbing for the other three (3) panels (50:50 coir, 100 EFB dust and 80:20 dust) in the reverberation chamber. …”
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Simulation of vortex induced vibration of a bluff body structure by Malik Fesal, Siti Natasha

“…The k-ε turbulence model is used to simulate the turbulent flow to evaluate the drag and lift coefficient of circular towards the flow characteristics which used time independent test (transient) and tested at different Reynolds number between 10000 and 100000 with uniform velocities of 1.35m/s and 13.5m/s. Results from dynamic response of a cylinder bluff body vibrating at frequencies variation of 1.48 Hz, 2.77 Hz and 3 Hz within 0.3m, 0.5m and 0.7m amplitudes variation were observed in this study. …”
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