Microarray and quantitative PCR analysis of gene expression profiles in response to treatment with tomato leaf extract in MCF-7 breast cancer cells by Amid, Azura, Wan Chik, Wan Dalila, Jamal, Parveen, Hashim, Yumi Zuhanis Has-Yun

“…We previously found cytotoxic effects of tomato leaf extract (TLE) on the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line. The aim of this study was to ascertain the molecular mechanisms associated with the usage of TLE as an anticancer agent by microarray analysis using mRNA from MCF-7 breast cancer cells after treatment with TLE for 1 hr and 48 hrs. …”
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Personal data “Up in the Air”: a tale of two Malaysian airlines in dealing with consumers online privacy by Zulhuda, Sonny, Delpisheh, Maryam

“…The ultimate goal of this assessment is to see to what extent their existing online privacy policies and practices are in line with the personal data protection principles provided in the PDP Act 2010. …”
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Evaluation of different extraction method for the isolation of cetirizine from human plasma for HPLC analysis by Amiruddin, Noor Syafawati, Helal Uddin, A.B.M., Mohamad, Huda Jamilah, Al-Aamaa, Mohamed

“…In allergic inflammatory process, this drug influences the activities of eosinophils, neutrophils and platelets.It inhibits eosinophils in allergen-induced type I skin reaction and eosinophil chemotaxis in vitro by reducing the expression of ICAM-1and soluble ICAM-1in epithelial cells.Malaysian government has implemented bioequivalence study for the registration of generic products and our study is in line with the regulatory requirement. Besides so far there is no report of such study on cetirizine in Malaysia.The study focused on the preliminary chromatographic detection and determination of cetirizine in human plasma. …”
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Protective effect of black seed nigella sativa (l.) Against cyclophosphamide-induced toxicity on reproductive and acrosomal function in mice by Abdul Rahman, Suzanah, Kamarzaman, Saheera, Shaik , Sadak Basha, Shaik Dawood, Noor Faridah

“…A higher value of sperm count was observed in the cyclophosphamide plus Nigella sativa group when compared to the cyclophosphamide alone group, perhaps indicating the medicinal plant antioxidant properties in the germ cell line. Treatment with cyclophosphamide led to a high percentage of acrosome reacted sperm possibly to spontaneous acrosomal reaction caused by free radicals. …”
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Experimental investigation of ventilation efficiency in a dentistry surgical room by Oladokun, Majeed, Ali, Maisarah, Osman, Samsul Bahrin, Samsuddin, Niza, Hamzah, Hairul Aini

“…These results suggest further investigations, through numerical simulation, on the effect of this short-circuiting on thermal comfort, infection risk assessments and possible design improvements, an endeavour that forms our next line of research inquiries.…”
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The importance of self-realization in human and societal development according to Muhammad Iqbal(1877-1938) by Abdul Rahim, Adibah

“…Self, according to Iqbal, is an active and creative force in which a person should strive towards the achievement of a rich personality as well as participate in the affairs of the universe to suit his highest position as the vicegerent of God on earth. This is in line with the Qur’anic perception of man as an ascending spirit who is capable of changing the entire course of history. …”
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A novel design of low-voltage low-loss K-band RF-MEMS capacitive switch by Ma, Li-Ya, Soin, Norhayati, Nordin, Anis Nurashikin

“…In order to improve the switch-on reflection loss to meet design specifications, two short high- impedance sections of transmission line have been calculated and added to the RF-MEMS switch. …”
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The impact of CEDAW on muslims marriage and family: the Malaysian perspective by Abdul Hak, Nora

“…It is viewed that these responses must be in line with the spirit of the National Family Policy which is formulated with the aim to strengthen the family institution. …”
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Development of sensory organs in larvae of African catfish Clarias gariepinus by Mukai, Yukinori, Tuzan, Audrey Daning, Lim, Leong Seng, Wahid, Nordin, Muhamad Shaleh, Sitti Raehanah, Senoo, Shigeharu

“…Detected free neuromasts as ordinary type lateral-line organs were not observed in previous reports in teleosts. …”
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Constructing a maqasid (objective) based performance measurement index for Islamic banks by Tarique, Kazi Md., Islam, Rafikul, Mohamed, Mustafa Omar, Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri, Hamdan, Hamdino

“…The index is expected to assist the policy makers, practitioners and other stakeholders to tally Islamic banks performance in line with Maqasid al-Shari’ah and thus adopt necessary policy changes accordingly.…”
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Lipid accumulation modulation by garcinia atroviridis fruit extract in 3T3-L1 adipocyte cells by Darnis, Deny Susanti, Hamidon, Hanisuhana, Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Ahmad Rusmili, Muhamad Rusdi, Abd Hamid, Shafida, Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin

“…This paper aims to quantify the amount of (HCA) available in the fruit extract of Garcinia atroviridis and investigate the lipid modulation properties possessed by the extract in the 3T3-L1 adipocyte cell line. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis was used to quantify HCA in the extract, whereas differentiated adipocytes were evaluated Oil Red O staining. …”
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Integration of Mahalanobis-Taguchi system and activity based costing in decision making for remanufacturing by Abu, Mohd. Yazid

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Rangka kerja pelaksanaan projek pengurusan sumber air bersepadu ke arah pencapaian tadbir urus air terbaik by Sukereman, Anis Syazwani

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A gate-to-gate sustainability assessment method for the Malaysian food manufacturing industry by Ahmad, Shamraiz

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A new wideband planar antenna with band-notch functionality at GPS, Bluetooth and WiFi bands for integration in portable wireless systems by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Naser-Moghadasi, Mohammad, Sadeghzadeh, Ramazan Ali, Virdee, Bal Singh, Limiti, Ernesto

“…Radiating patches and stubs are surrounded by a ground-plane conductor, and the antenna is fed through a common coplanar waveguide transmission line (CPW-TL). The two vertical stubs generate pass-band resonances enabling wideband operation across the following communications standards: cellular, APMS, JCDMA, GSM, DCS, PCS, KPCS, IMT-2000, WCDMA, UMTS and WiMAX. …”
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Extended Aperture Miniature Antenna Based on CRLH Metamaterials for Wireless Communication Systems Operating Over UHF to C-Band by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Ali, Abdul, Limiti, Ernesto

“…The antenna configuration consists of a vertically stacked CRLH unit-cells comprising of a patch and meandered lines, where the patch is engraved with an S-shaped slot. …”
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Forced to teach: teachers negotiating their personal and professional identities when addressing forced marriage in the classroom by Khan, Tehmina

“…In its policy document for front-line services entitled 'Multi-agency Statutory Guidelines: Handling cases of forced marriage' (2009 & 2014), the government indicated that schools should play a role in the detection and prevention of forced marriage. …”
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Conservative flagship: interior design for RMS Windsor Castle, 1960 by McKay, Harriet

“…Such was the nature of the National Party’s hegemony that its political ethos can clearly be demonstrated to had had an impact not only upon the process by which, but also the interiors with which the shipping line, and hence RMS Windsor Castle, conducted business. …”
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Sustainability concerns on consumers’ attitude towards short food supply chains: an empirical Investigation by Wang, Meng, Kumar, Vikas, Ruan, Ximing, Saad, Mohammed, Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo, Kumar, Anil

“…Additionally, from the theoretical perspective, our work extends the traditional triple bottom line constructs and explores two extra dimensions of sustainability in the food supply chain system, namely, governance and culture, thus exploring five dimensions of sustainability. …”
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Realizing UWB antenna array with dual and wide rejection bands using metamaterial and electromagnetic bandgaps techniques by Althuwayb, Ayman Abdulhadi, Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Shukla, Pancham, Limiti, Ernesto

“…This was achieved by introducing electromagnetic bandgap in the array by etching circular slots on the ground-plane that are aligned underneath each patch and interconnecting microstrip-line in the array. The proposed techniques had no effect on the dimensions of the antenna array (20 mm × 20 mm × 0.87 mm). …”
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