Growth medium with low serum and transforming growth factor beta 3 promotes better chondrogenesis of bone marrow-derived stem cells in vitro and in vivo by Alfaqeh, Hamoud Hussein Mohammed, Chua, K. Hui, Saim, Aminuddin, Idrus, Ruszymah

“…Adult mesenchymal stem cells are candidate cells for cartilage tissue engineering due to their ability to undergo chondrogenic differentiation after extensive expansion, and induced with growth factors.1 Sustained delivery of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-ß)3 induces differentiation of human bone marrow-derived stem cells (BMSCs) into chondrocytes.2 Bone marrowderived stem cells undergo chondrogenesis in a variety of culture conditions, and the addition of TGF-ßs has generally enhanced chondrogenesis regardless of culture method.3 "echondrogenic differentiation of BMSCs induced by growth factors, such as TGF-ß3, and insulin like growth factor (IGF)-1 can inhibit the instability of the chondrocyte phenotype, promote extracellular matrix secretion, and maintain cartilage matrix macromolecules during chondrogenesis.4 "e shift from TGF-ß3 to IGF-I at week 3 resulted in a significant increase of cartilage-like extracellular matrix.5 "is study aimed to examine the effect of TGF-ß3 and TGF-ß2 on BMSCs chondrogenesis in vitro and in vivo.…”
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Application of hydroxyapatite granules in posterolateral intertransverse lumbar spinal fusion by Buyong, Zunariah, Zakaria@Mohamad, Zamzuri, Khalid, Kamarul Ariffin, Zulkifly, Ahmad Hafiz, Abdel Wahab, Emad Mohamad Nafie, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Abdul Rashid, Mohd Amran

“…Twelve adult New Zealand white rabbits underwent bilateral intertransverse lumbar spinal fusion at L5-L6 vertebrae. One site of the animals was implanted with hydroxyapatite granules (HA group) while the contralateral sides received autograft and served as the control (AUTO group). …”
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Computed Tomography (CT) and Pathologic Correlation of Ovarian Tumours in children & adolescents: A review of eight cases by Hassan, Radhiana, Abd. Aziz, Azian, Md Ralib @ Md Raghib, Ahmad Razali, Abdullah, Suhaiza

“…About 75% of ovarian tumours in children less than 18 years of age were benign, 20% malignant and 5% potentially malignant. There was little difference in the clinical presentation of children with benign versus malignant tumours. …”
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Preparation of nano-structured manganese doped-biphasic calcium phosphate powders via sol-gel method by Iis, Sopyan, A.N., Natasha

“…Four different concentrations of manganese (2, 5, 10, and 15 mol%) have been successfully incorporated into biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) phases. …”
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Construction and construction education and training in the muslim world - a preliminary assessment and policy implication by Abdul Rashid, Khairuddin, Abdul Mohit, M., Preece, Christopher Nigel

“…Key results of the preliminary examinations include: (i) majority of the construction sectors of the countries of the Muslim world make small contribution to their GDPs; (ii) at per capita level, most of the countries of the Muslim worlds' construction GDPs are very small; (iii) per capita construction GDP is positively correlated to per capita GDP and GDP from the industrial sector but is negatively related to other sectoral GDPs; (iv) countries of the Muslim world suffer constraints in the availability of indigenous semi-skilled and skilled workers, semi-professionals and professionals in all fields related to construction; (v) higher education and training in the Muslim world generally lag far behind those of the developed countries; and (vi) among the countries of the Muslim world Malaysia appears to be among the very few Muslim countries that offer world class education and training including education and training in construction.…”
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Geochemical proxy of sediment cores from Terengganu coastal water, Malaysia by Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, Shaari, Hasrizal, Ong, Meng Chuan, Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal, Saad, Shahbudin, B.I, Mohd Nizam

“…The average concentration of Pb in TR1 and TR2 were 30.48 ± 6.91 μg/g dry weight and 18.85 ± 5.57 μg/g dry weights, respectively. The calculated enrichment factor (EF) values for the metals were closeto 1 and may therefore be considered to be predominantly terrigenous in origin.…”
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Isolation of fucoxanthin and fatty acids analysis of Padina australis and cytotoxic effect of fucoxanthin on human lung cancer (H1299) cell lines by Jaswir, Irwandi, Noviendri, Dedi, Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah, Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Kazuo , Miyashita

“…However, fatty acid methyl ester (FAMEs) of eicosapentanoic acid (C20:5n-3), arachidonic acid (C20:4n-6), linoleic acid (C18:2n-6) and alpha-linolenic acid (C18:3n-3) contents of P. australis were found to be 2.06, 9.50, 6.37, and 2.83%, respectively. …”
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Synthesis of various carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) on powdered activated carbon by Al-Saadi, Mohammed A., Al-Mamun, Abdullah, Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu, Alam, Md Zahangir, Sopyan, Iis, Atieh, Muataz A., Ahmed, Yehya M.

“…The optimum weight percentage of Fe3+ impregnation on PAC was found to be 5%. The CVD reactor used in this study was locally fabricated and modified to reduce the process time and cost. …”
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Repeated endoscopic excision of an eroding calcified mesh sling-continued follow-up is required by Tshia-Shu, Lo, Nusee, Zalina

“…The diagnosis was made by cystoscopic examination after a 5-month history of lower urinary tract symptoms. …”
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The concept of Itqan and its role in Muslim professional life by Ismail, Ahmad Faris, Shuriye, Abdi Omar, Adam, Ibrahim A. H.

“…Quran as the final divine revelation from Allah provides a code of conduct for every believer and is the commandment and warrant for him to be committed in hislher work and be sincere about it [5]. Adhering to the Quranic teachings on itqan equips the Muslim professional an effective approach to problem-solving preceded by steady and thorough examination before undertaking an activity and enables the Muslim to tackle problems in an orderly and disciplined manner. …”
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Investigation of machining parameters for the multiple response optimization of micro electrodischarge milling by Mehfuz, Reyad, Ali, Mohammad Yeakub

“…The optimized values of Ra, Ry, TWR, and MRR were 0.04, 0.34 μm, 0.044, and 0.08 mg min−1, respectively for 4.79 μm s−1 feed rate, 0.1 nF capacitance, and 80 V voltage. Optimized machining parameters were used in verification experiments, where the responses were found very close to the predicted values.…”
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Esophageal surface cells in Non-erosive Reflux Disease (NERD): Scanning electron microscopic study by Myint, Yi Yi, Tun, Ye

“…The study group included 8 (NERD) patients and 5 normal controls. Specimens were routinely processed for SEM. …”
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Sorbiochin – adsorbent for precious metals by Mohd Daud, Jamaluddin, Abd Rashid, Nur Suhaidah, Rabbani, Mohd Afif

“…The tendency of Sorbiochin to adsorb the precious metals is in the sequence of Pd(II) > Au(III)> Pt(II), and more than 5 - 50 mg of the metal ions can be adsorbed per gram of the resin. …”
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Design of capacitance to voltage converter for capacitive sensor transducer by Alam, A. H. M. Zahirul, Che Mustapha, Nurul Arfah, Khan, Sheroz, Islam, Md. Rafiqul

“…The performance analysis of the design showed desirable performance parameters in terms of response, low power consumption and a linear output voltage within the wide range of capacitive transducer capacitance variation for the power supply voltage of 1.2 V was achieved. Conclusion/Recommendations: The output voltage of the circuit varied linearly with the variation of capacitive transducer capacitance variation. …”
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Isolation of fuxoxanthin and fatty analysis from Padina australis and cytotoxicity effect of fucoxanthin of human lung cancer (H1299) cell lines by Noviendri, Dedi, Jaswir, Irwandi, Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah, Taher, Muhammad, Miyashita, Kazuo

“…However, in terms of fatty acid methyl ester (FAMEs) of eicosapentanoic acid (C20:5n-3), arachidonic acid (C20:4n-6), linoleic acid (C18:2n-6) and alpha-linolenic acid (C18:3n-3) contents from P.australis was found (2.06, 9.50, 6.37, and 2.83 %, respectively). …”
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Removal of nitrate and phosphate from municipal wastewater sludge by Chlorella Vulgaris, Spirulina Platensis and Scenedesmus Quadricauda by Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal, Alam, Md. Zahangir, W.A., Matin, Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, John, Akbar, Hossain, Toffazel

“…Instantaneous readings were taken every 48 hours to determine periodic levels of the nutrients phosphate and nitrate. BOD5 was also evaluated to identify the strain with the most robust growth that would demand for oxygen the most in the dark. …”
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Solar drying of guavas, papayas and apples by Hawlader, Mohammad Nurul Alam, Lee, Hwee Peng

“…It was found that the diffusivities of apples, guavas and papayas range between 5.74xI0-12 and 8.6IxI0-IO 1112/s. It was also observed that shrinkage occurred in the above three specimens during drying. …”
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Optimization of an integrated solar heat-pump system by Hawlader, Mohammad Nurul Alam, Shaochun, Ye

“…The minimum payback period is about 1.5 years.…”
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Fuzzy computing with expressions for evaluating fonts styles on children websites by Mahmud, Murni, Raja Mohd, Noorhazwani, Md. Tap, Abu Osman

“…Linguistic expressions are applicable to children where expressions are much likeable by children than numerical scaling (e.g. 1 to 5 rating). Evaluation with linguistic expression is applied during the interviews, questions and answers session with the children. …”
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Fabrication of porous ceramic scaffolds via polymeric sponge method using sol-gel derived strontium doped hydroxyapatite by Sopyan, Iis, Che Murad, Mardziah, Singh, Ramesh

“…In this work, replication of 0, 2, 5, 10 and 15% SrHA (strontium-doped hydroxyapatite) porous scaffolds via polymeric sponge method has been employed using the sol-gel derived SrHA powders. …”
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