Fabrication and characterization of graphene from solid carbon dioxide by Arifutzzaman, Akhama, Yaacob, Iskandar Idris, Hawlader, Mohammad Nurul Alam, Maleque, Md. Abdul

“…About 0.5g of Mg ribbon was burnt and immediately placed into the dry ice cavity. It was then covered up by another carved slab of dry ice. …”
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RE: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy for isolated calyceal stones: How important is the stone location? by Kamarulzaman, Mohd Nazli

“…Ko et al.[3] found that careful placing the puncture site at lateral half of the ribs will avoid pleural and supracostal puncture. …”
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Development and effectiveness of a community-based intervention program for elderly women in Malaysia by Noor, Noraini M., Alwi, Azlin, Mohd Iqbal, Mimi Iznita

“…Using an experimental design, a group of 18 elderly women were placed in the intervention group while another 18 served as controls (Group). …”
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An investigation on PMS attributes in service organisations in Malaysia by Mohd Amir, Amizawati, Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli, Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani

“…The findings suggest that service firms placed greater emphasis on elements of performance evaluation, benchmarking, timeliness and precise PMS information. …”
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Three dimensional surface reconstruction of lower limb prosthetic model using infrared sensor array by Daud, Siti Asmah

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The construction of the gang in British Columbia : Mafioso, gangster, or thug? An examination of the uniqueness of the BC gangster phenomenon by McConnell, Keiron

“…The purpose of this research is for the reader to consider the current state of gangs in BC as inherently different from other places in the world, to assist in understanding why there may be misconceptions, and to promote the research and implementation of more appropriate context-specific interventions. …”
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Physiotherapists’ views on their role in self-management approaches: a qualitative systematic review by Killingback, Clare, Thompson, Mark, Chipperfield, Sarah, Clark, Carol, Williams, Jonathan

“…Physiotherapists are well placed to support self-management but there is still a need for a cultural and paradigmatic shift in the physiotherapy profession and in some environments, this shift as yet is to be realised.…”
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The way forward for the origin of life: prions and prion-like molecules first hypothesis by Jheeta, Sohan, Chatzitheodoridis, Elias, Devine, Kevin G., Block, Janice

“…If, as has been presumed by proponents of the genetics-first hypotheses, small viruses were present during an RNA world era and were involved in some of the earliest evolutionary processes, this places prions and prion-like molecules potentially at the heart of the chemical evolutionary process whose eventual outcome was life. …”
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Contradictions, dilemmas, views and motivations of volunteers in two community food support schemes in two London boroughs by Mulrooney, Hilda M., Ranta, Ronald

“…A rise in food insecurity (FI) places additional importance on the work of unpaid volunteers, instrumental in food support schemes. …”
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Centralized RSU deployment strategy for effective communication in multi-hop vehicular Adhoc Networks (VANETs) by Muhammad Audah, Lukman Hanif

“…In VANETs communication is ineffective without presence of Road Side Units (RSUs). In some places due to lack of RSUs data transmission is improve as well as end to end delay and routing overhead is increased during the time of communication so effective RSU deployment is very essential to provide effective communication in multi-hop VANETs. …”
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Energy recovery model through condenser unit of split type air conditioner by Kadir, Muhammad Alfi, Razalia, Nizamuddin, Abdul Jalil, Muhammad Zuhairi, Abdul Rahman, Khairul Anuar, Nur Yunus, Faizal Amin

“…In conjunction with today's technological use, IoT switches were placed as an extra component. For the conclusion, this device may be combined with current split type air conditioners and has a very large market potential. …”
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Vibration simulation of a simply-supported beam with attached multiple absorbers by Idris, Mohd Azli

“…Further study was conducted by placing the absorber at different lo-cations configuration. …”
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CFD simulation study of multistage vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) by Baharudin, Muhammad Azzrul Ashraff, Didane, Djamal Hissein, Batcha, Mohd Faizal Mohideen, Abdullah, Kamil, Mohammed, Akmal Nizam, ., Mas Fawzi

“…Multistage-rotor is where one stage of the rotor is placed on top of another stage of the rotor. The wind speed tested ranges from 5 m/s to 11 m/s at a tip-speed ratio (TSR) ranging from 0.2 to 1.0. …”
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Mechanical properties and thermal behaviour of two-stage concrete containing palm oil fuel ash by Abdul Awal, A.S.M., Wan Ibrahim, Mohd Haziman, Mohd Ali, Ahmad Zurisman, Hossain, M. Zakaria

“…Two-stage concrete (TSC) is a special type of concrete which is made by placing coarse aggregate in a formwork and injecting a grout either by pump or under the gravity force to fill the voids. …”
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An exploratory study on human resource outsourcing by Choong, Pui Ying

“…Therefore, if a company channels the resources to the right places and maximises their function, it will help the company to achieve high returns with low cost in the upcoming years. …”
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Exploring the gender gap in achievement in Malaysia: a case for learning styles by Dahlan, Nadia Ainuddin, Md. Noor, Nor Azian, Syed Mustafa, Sharifah Muzlia, Said Hashim, Khadijah, Zulkifli, Voviana

“…a common problem shared by many institution of higher learning around the world today is the wide discrepancy in the enrollment of males and females.although the gender gap inpublic universities has been widely highlited in malaysia.it is believed this problem may be inextricably linked to gender differences in achievement at the school level.it has been suggested that accommodating gender differences in learning styles in school could help bridge the gender gap.therefore,this study attempted to identify the extent of the gender gap by comparing the self-reported results of a national standardized test,the lower secondary examination or penilaian menengah rendah(PMR) of 411 form four students from four secondary schools in kuala lumpur.respiondents also completed the felder and soloman (1991) index of learning styles(ILS)which determined their learning styles on four subscales:active-reflective, sensing-intuitive, visual-verbal and sequential-global.the study found a significant gender difference in achievement but not for learning styles.the majority of respondent were active,visual and sequential-global.the study found a significant gender difference in achievement but not for learning styles.the majority of respondents were active,visual and sequential.however,a binary logistic regression model found gender,sensing and visual learning styles to be significant predictors of achievement.therefore,accommodating these learning styles in particular,may promote the academic achievement of students.future teachers should consequently be equipped with practical knowledge of learning styles in the hope of increasing achievement across genders,thus narrowing the gender gap in schools and lead to more gender-balanced university classrooms capable of nurturing quality human capital amongst both women and men.…”
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Fine-granulated FEC code for IPTV I-frames over wireless DVB-T channels by Arif, Manar Sami, Habaebi, Mohamed Hadi, Hwegy, Yousef

“…Such I-frame protection reduces the required processing time and coding overhead that is most useful when streaming IPTV over satellite links, WiMAX, and other wireless channels.…”
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The challenges of energy efficiency practice in the Nigerian households by Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita, Hussaini, Ibrahim Udale

“…Thus, the emergence of the ‘behavioral approach’ is likely to complete the links towards the desired energy efficiency. While the architectural scope proffers ways to minimize the demand for artificial services, and the technological dimension offers to maximize the efficiency of essential services: the behavioral approach is attempting to condition occupant behavior towards the attainment of a sustainable energy efficiency practice in the households. …”
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Teachers’ concerns, perception and acceptance towards tauhidic science education by Mohd Salleh, Khalijah, Badzis, Mastura

“…In Islam, science and religion are linked in an integrated manner. Such ideas have attracted authorities in some private religious institutions who would like to see that the teaching and learning of science and religion is done in an integrated manner and aligned to the holistic understanding of events, phenomena, and outcome. …”
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Malaysian parents’ perceptions of children’s play by Badzis, Mastura

“…Parents did not favour play as an activity linked to the children’s learning. This study examined the perceptions of Malaysian parents concerning their perceptions of children’s play in relation to pre-school classroom practice. …”
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