Serum in mammalian cell culture: weighing the challenges of bioprocessing, ethics and animal welfare by Hashim, Yumi Zuhanis Has-Yun, Mel, Maizirwan, Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah, Ahmad Nor, Yusilawati, Othman, Siti Hajar, Wan Abdul Razak, Wan Yusra Hannanah

“…Serum, from various animal sources such as bovine and porcine can be obtained commercially from manufacturers. Although serum has long been used successfully in mammalian cell culture system, recent trend is moving towards serum alternatives and serum-free media. …”
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Macro/micro-mobility fast handover in hierarchical mobile IPv6 by Habaebi, Mohamed Hadi

“…Instead, it uses the same mechanism in both cases. This involves long handover delay and signaling load. The Hierarchical Mobile IPv6 (HMIPv6) protocol has been proposed as an extension of basic MIPv6 to solve this problem by splitting the handover management into macro-mobility and micro-mobility schemes. …”
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Integrated Scheduled Waste Management System in Kuala Lumpur using Expert System by Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed, Jami, Mohammed Saedi, Md Azman, Nur Adibah

“…Furthermore, scheduled waste management has long been a problem area for local authorities in Kuala Lumpur. …”
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The right of return: its application to Palestinian refugees by Eishan Jan, Mohammad Naqib

“…It is an open secret that the cause of the suffering of millions of Palestinian refugees for the past 51 years is the state of Israel for it is this state that, in disregard of all the relavant norms of international law, has adopted a wrongful policy of ethnic cleansing' - a policy that is designed to replace the Palestinians with Jewish migrants from all over the world - which has made the Palestinians endure for a very long period of time the injustices of forcible displacement from their homes that has no precedent in modern history. …”
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Asyum and non-refoulement in international law: an analysis by Eishan Jan, Mohammad Naqib

“…The asylum seekers who legitimately need refuge or protection are entitled to receive it for as long as necessary to ensure that they will not to exposed to the risk of persecution in their states of orgin. …”
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Integrated Scheduled Waste Management System in Kuala Lumpur using expert system by Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed, Jami, Mohammed Saedi, Md Azman, Nur Adibah

“…Furthermore, scheduled waste management has long been a problem area for local authorities in Kuala Lumpur. …”
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A pay-and-stay model for tackling intruders in hybrid wireless mesh networks by Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan, Abduallah, Wafaa Mustafa, Khanam, Shapla, Saleem, Habibullah Yusuf

“…Nonetheless, instead of thinking in this pattern, we take a different approach of tackling intrusion by allowing an intruder to stay in the network as long as it proves to be worthy of staying in the network by supporting the network’s regular activities. …”
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Characterization and performance evaluation of zinc oxide varistor blocks processed by latex binders by Begum, Shahida Nathira, Karim, A.N. Mustafizul, Hashmi, M. S. J.

“…The processing of ZnO varistor has a long route with numerous contributing variables. …”
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Performance evaluation of zinc oxide varistor produced from powder under different spray drying conditions by Begum, Shahida, Karim, A.N. Mustafizul, Hashmi, M. S. J.

“…I-V characteristics, wattloss behavior and energy absorption capability etc. are the critical characteristics for performance evaluation of ZnO varistors. In the long processing steps of this electro-ceramic with a considerable number of contributing variables, the preparation of pressing grade electro-ceramic materials is very important. …”
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Section 106 of the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 of Malaysia: issues and suggestions by Md Hashim, Noraini, Abdul Hak, Nora, Rahmat, Nur Ezan

“…Different societies across the world have long used non-judicial indigenous methods to resolve conflicts. …”
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PhD proposal (Gregynog 2010): short selling and stock returns by Mohamad, Azhar

“…Finance theory in asset pricing chapter has long made strong assumptions on short selling. In CAPM for example, lending and borrowing of securities is assumed to be unlimited and therefore short selling is assumed in place without cost and without restrictions. …”
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Flat-gain single-stage amplifier using high concentration erbium doped fibers in single-pass and double-pass configurations by Hamida, Belal Ahmed, Latiff, Anas Abdul, Cheng, X. S., Ismail, Mohammad Afiq, Naji, Ahmed Wathik, Khan, Sheroz, Al-Khateeb, Wajdi Fawzi Mohammed, Ahmed, Hassan Yousif, Harun, Sulaiman Wadi

“…The amplifier has one stage comprising a 1.5 m and 9 m long EDF optimized for C-band and L-band operations respectively, in a single-pass and double-pass configuration. …”
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Investigation of the influence of the properties of the work and tool materials on performance level of Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) process by A.K.M., N. Amin, A. K., Sardar

“…From the experimental results it was observed that the curves of MRR versus machining time show convex behavior, specially after long duration of machining. It was also observed that the MRR and WR are inversely proportional to the melting points of the work and tool materials respectively. …”
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Dualisme pendidikan umat Islam di Malaysia: sejarah, perkembangan dan cabaran masa depan by Hashim, Rosnani

“…The present writer argues that so long there is no attempt to narrow the gap between the so-called religious and secular school system, the hope for an integrated, holistic system of education will not prevail. …”
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Psychological and physiological adaptation to crowd density: a study of Malaysian males by Mohd Mahudin, Nor Diana

“…One Malay male participant had physiological (i.e., skin temperature, heart rate, and human thermal) responses recorded while surrounded by another 9 Malay male participants in a space 1.5m wide by 1.0m long (i.e., density approximation of 0.12m2) inside a climatic chamber, representing a jammed-pressed crowd. …”
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The effect of weather on free space optics communication (FSO) under tropical weather conditions and a proposed setup for measurement by Zabidi, Suriza Ahmad, Al Khateeb, Wajdi Fawzi Mohammed, Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Naji, Ahmed Wathik

“…The result of the evaluation can provide more knowledge on the feasibility of FSO deployment under tropical weather condition especially for a long range link.…”
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Limnological parameters affecting monthly abundance of Chironomid larvae in a fish pond and their role in the diet of catfish, Clarias batrachus by Parveen, M, Hosain, M.B., Rahman, M.F., Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal, Jahan, N, Amin, S.M.N

“…Six months-long experiment was carried out in a fish pond at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh from September 2008-February 2009 to evaluate the limnological parameters affecting monthly abundance of Chironomid larvae and their role in the diet of catfish, Clarias batrachus. …”
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Modeling petroleum future volatility: Analyzing asymmetry and persistency of shocks by Alom, Fardous, Bert, Ward, Baiding, Hu

“…These findings also imply that in the presence of asymmetric and persistent volatility, policy measures should be taken to accommodate long lasting effects of shocks to the volatility. …”
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Determining the viability of rental price to benchmark Islamic home financing products evidence from Malaysia by Mohd Yusof, Rosylin, Kassim, Salina, Majid , M. Shabri A., Hamid, Zarinah

“…In particular, the rental rate is found to be resilient to short-term economic volatility, while in the long run, it is truly reflective of the economic fundamentals. …”
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Feeding cholesterol blunts the proliferative effect of dietary guar gum by Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan, Mathers, J.C.

“…Consumption of soluble non-starch plysaccharides e.g. guar gum (GG) is associated with increased crypt cell proliferation (CCP) in animal models (Pell et al. 1992) but neither the mechanism for this response nor its long-term consequences are certain. The present study investigated the interaction between GG and cholesterol feeding on CCP in rats. …”
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