Cannabidiol (CBD) is a novel inhibitor for Exosome and Microvesicle (EMV) release in cancer by Kosgodage, Uchini S., Mould, Rhys, Henley, Aine B., Nunn, Alistair V., Guy, Geoffrey W., Thomas, E. Louise, Inal, Jameel, Bell, Jimmy D., Lange, Sigrun

“…CBD significantly reduced exosome release in all three cancer cell lines, and also significantly, albeit more variably, inhibited microvesicle release. …”
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Formulation and characterization of phytostanol ester solid lipid nanoparticles for the management of hypercholesterolemia: an ex vivo study by Shrestha, Sony C., Ghebremeskel, Kebreab, White, Kenneth, Minelli, Caterina, Tewfik, Ihab, Thapa, Panna, Tewfik, Sundus

“…The uptake of the formulation by cell lines, HepG2 and HT-29, and its effect on cell viability were evaluated. …”
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Negative impacts of riba banking on performance of Islamic banking by Htay, Sheila Nu Nu, Abdul Aziz, Mohammed Zahid, Hamat, Musthpha

“…The reasons for these deficiencies have been attributed to it being too focussed on debt financing products, the weaknesses of Islamic bankers, and the impiety of the ummah. …”
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Factors influence depositors’ withdrawal behavior in Islamic banks: a theory of reasoned action by Abduh, Muhamad, Duasa, Jarita, Omar, Mohd. Azmi

“…Unlike its conventional counterpart, Islamic principles forbid Islamic banks to take any interest-related income and thus makes deposits from depositors as an important source of fund for its operational and financing. Consequently, the risk of deposit withdrawal by depositors is an important aspect that should be well managed in Islamic banking. …”
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Current practices of Murabahah in Islamic banks: a comparative study of adopted rates in Iran and Malaysia by Zandi Pour Joopari, GholamReza, Mohd. Ariffin, Noraini

“…In the case of Malaysia however, BBA home financing is used by Islamic financial institutions and the profit rate is still dependent on the market interest rate due to arbitrage activities. …”
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Salam (Forward sale) and Istisna' (Manufacture contract) in modern applications: a Maqasid al-shari'ah perspective by Ali, Mohammed Farid

“…Modern applications of IstiÎnaÑ by financing houses and projects in the form of parallel-IstiÎnaÑ and IstiÎnaÑ based BOT (buy, operate and transfer) has exposed the IFIs to hazards such as delayed and incomplete projects. …”
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Salam (Forward sale) and Istisna' (Manufacture contract) in modern applications: a Maqasid al-shari'ah perspective by Ali, Mohammed Farid

“…Modern applications of IstiÎnaÑ by financing houses and projects in the form of parallel-IstiÎnaÑ and IstiÎnaÑ based BOT (buy, operate and transfer) has exposed the IFIs to hazards such as delayed and incomplete projects. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of spions-bromelan-folic acid on folic acid receptor positive cancer model by Nasiri, Rozita

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Wideband and multiband antennas for multi-configuration mode applications by Idris, Izni Husna

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Phenolic compounds of aqueous and Methanol extracts of Hypsizygus tessellatus (brown and white var.) and Flammulina velutipes caps: antioxidant and antiproliferative activities by Ukaegbu, Chinonso Ishmael, Shah, Samiur Rashid, Abd Hamid, Hazrulrizawati, Alara, Oluwaseun Ruth, Sarker, Md. Zaidul Islam

“…Finally, the mushroom extracts showed good antiproliferative activities against human breast cancer cell lines. These findings suggest the presence of phytochemicals with antiproliferative and antioxidant acrtivities in the mushroom extracts studied.…”
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Histopathological study of the effect Of Eurycoma longifolia Jack (Tongkat Ali) extract on the prostate of rats by Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi, Mustafa Al-Ahmad, Basma Ezzat, Mustafa, Nazih Shaban, Najmuldeen, Ghazi Faisal, Althunibat, Osama Yousef

“…Results: histopathological examination of the specimens revealed that there were no significant observable changes in group 2 in comparison with the control group while group 3 showed a marked cell proliferation of the prostatic gland lining epithelium that appeared as infolding and multi-layering of the usual single layer columnar epithelium and also we observed areas of mild dysplastic changes in the lining epithelium characterized by nuclear enlargement and irregularities in the nuclear membrane . …”
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Kelvin waves in a shoaling shallow sea by Jesuthasan, Vasthiampillai Joseph

“…Diagrams for co-range and co-tidal lines are displayed and it is found that the amphidromic points align along the central axes of the channel. …”
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Some issues on murabahah practices in Iran and Malaysian Islamic banks by Zandi Pour Joopari, GholamReza, Mohd. Ariffin, Noraini

“…In the case of Malaysia however, BBA home financing is used by Islamic financial institutions and the profit rate is still dependent on the market interest rate due to arbitrage activities. …”
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Experimental analysis and comparison of performance characteristics of catalytic converters by Mohiuddin, A. K. M.

“…The purpose of this chapter is to present the results of an experimental study of the performance and conversion efficiencies of ceramic monolith three-way catalytic converters (TWCC) employed in automotive exhaust lines for the reduction of gasoline emissions. Two ceramic converters of different cell density, substrate length, hydraulic channel diameter and \vall thickness were studied to investigate the effect of varying key parameters on conversion efficiencies and pressure drop. …”
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Transitory microbial habitat in the hyperarid Atacama Desert by Schulze-Makuch, Dirk, Wagner, Dirk, Kounaves, Samuel P., Mangelsdorf, Kai, Devine, Kevin G., de Vera, Jean-Pierre, Schmitt-Kopplin, Philippe, Grossart, Hans-Peter, Parro, Victor, Kaupenjohann, Martin, Galy, Albert, Schneider, Beate, Airo, Alessandro, Frösler, Jan, Davila, Alfonso F., Arens, Felix L., Cáceres, Luis, Cornejo, Francisco Solís, Carrizo, Daniel, Dartnell, Lewis, DiRuggiero, Jocelyne, Flury, Markus, Ganzert, Lars, Gessner, Mark O., Grathwohl, Peter, Guan, Lisa, Heinz, Jacob, Hess, Matthias, Keppler, Frank, Maus, Deborah, McKay, Christopher P., Meckenstock, Rainer U., Montgomery, Wren, Oberlin, Elizabeth A., Probst, Alexander J., Sáenz, Johan S., Sattler, Tobias, Schirmack, Janosch, Sephton, Mark A., Schloter, Michael, Uhl, Jenny, Valenzuela, Bernardita, Vestergaard, Gisle, Wörmer, Lars, Zamorano, Pedro

“…Although microbial biomass and diversity decrease with increasing aridity in the Atacama Desert, we provide multiple lines of evidence for the presence of an at times metabolically active, microbial community in one of the driest places on Earth. …”
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Haplophytin B from maclurodendron porteri by Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Darnis, Deny Susanti, Abd Hamid, Shafida, Edueng, Khadijah, Md. Jaffri, Juliana, Adina, Anugerah, Rezali, Mohd Fazlin

“…The compound showed no inhibition against Staphylococus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus cereus and Escherichia coli and no cytotoxic activity against H199 and A549 cell lines.…”
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The possibility of application of salam in Malaysian Islamic banking system by Muneeza, Aishath, Nik Yusuf, Nik Nurul Atiqah, Hassan, Rusni

“…Findings – Salam contract is more susceptible to risks than the rest of the Islamic commercial contracts used by the Islamic banks in Malaysia and none of the Islamic banks in the country utilize this type of contract as a mode of financing. However, the research indicates that a feasible banking product based on salam contract could be formulated to help poor farmers in the country. …”
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A juristic study on investment of awqaf: from classical to contemporary modes by Osmani, Noor Mohammad, Rahman, Md. Habibur

“…Hence, this paper intends to make a juristic study on utilizing awqaf funds through investment and financing based on the classical to the contemporary modes. …”
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Development of triga mark ii research reactor core monitoring system using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system by Mohd Ali, Nur Syazwani

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Novel opto-electronic and plastic fibre sensors by Ioannides, Nicos

“…The middle POF is coupled to a red LED and emits light onto a flat target with the two outer fibres receiving the reflected light from the target and guiding it to two silicon PIN photodiodes. Theoretical investigations on the behaviour of the sensor are presented for ranges between 0 mm and 100 mm, and for targets with different reflectivities. …”
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