Effects of spices and herbal extract on Preadipocyte Cell Differentiation:preliminary results by Azahari, Nuraniza, Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Azahari, Ichwannuraniza, Arief Ichwan, Solachuddin Jauhari, Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan

“…The extracts effects were studied on cell growth using an in-vitro model of 3T3-L1 adipocyte cell line. The preliminary test carried out was to know the effect of the listed extracts to induce changes from preadipocyte to adipocyte. …”
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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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Making a commercial atomic force microscope more accurate and faster using positive position feedback control by Mahmood, Iskandar Al-Thani, Moheimani, S.O. Reza

“…Experimental results show that by implementing the PPF control scheme, relatively good images in comparison with a well-tuned PI controller can still be obtained up to line scan of 60 Hz.…”
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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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Dual-polarized highly folded Bowtie antenna with slotted self grounded structure for sub 6 GHz 5G applications by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, See, Chan, Shukla, Pancham, Moghaddam, Sadegh Mansouri, Zaman, Ashraf Uz, Shafqaat, Samia, Akinsolu, Mobayode O., Liu, Bo, Yang, Jian, Abd-Alhameed, Raed, Falcone, Francisco, Limiti, Ernesto

“…Each pair of radiation elements are excited through a microstrip line on the top layer with RF signal that is 180° out of phase with respect to each other. …”
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Engendering race: Jamaica, masculinity and the Great War by Smith, Richard William Peter

“…Stereotypes of black irrationality, combined with a desire to protect the white masculine hegemony of the Empire project, served to generally exclude Jamaican volunteers from the ultimate arena of masculinity - the front line. Nevertheless, these men maintained an attachment to the language of military sacrifice. …”
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