Characterization and preparation of sago starch (SS) based reinforced with silver nanoparticle (SNP) by Ahmad, Zuraida, A.K. , Ahmad Ulwi, T., Maisarah, A., Maisarah

“…The SS films were prepared through film moulding technique by mixing aqueous SNP with SS, glycerol and water at weight percentage of 6.5:3.5:90. The performance of SS-SNP films produced is studied. …”
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Nanoparticle preparation of Mefenamic acid by electrospray drying by Zolkepali, Nurul Karimah, Abu Bakar, Noor Fitrah, Naim, Mohd Nazli, Anuar, Nornizar, Abu Bakar, Mohd Rushdi

“…By applying the applied voltage at 1.3-1.5 kV, Taylor cone jet mode was formed prior to the electrospray. …”
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Optimum initial masking level for Plateau seeking method by Rahmat, Sarah, Jamaluddin, Saiful Adli

“…The highest recorded MEML was 5 dB SL at all octave frequencies. Taking a conservative approach, this value was used in the calculation of optimum initial masking level in addition to 5 dB to ensure significant threshold shift. …”
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Low temperature solder alloys for ultrasonic soldering of glass by Mustafa, Yusri, Hilmy, Irfan, Adesta, Erry Yulian Triblas

“…MgO from (Sn40Bi) 0.3 Mg forms metal oxide bond to glass. Al2O3 from (Sn40Bi) 0.5Al forms metal oxide bond to glass.…”
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Enhanced settleability and dewaterability of fungal treated domestic wastewater sludge by liquid state bioconversion process by Alam, Md. Zahangir, Fakhru’l-Razi, Ahmadun

“…The results presented in this study showed that the sludge particles (pellets) size of 2–5mm of diameter were formed with the microbial treatment of sludge after 2 days of fermentation that contained maximum 33.7% of total particles with 3–3.5mm of diameter. …”
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Indecent assault and criminal justice system: a comparative apparaisal by Mohamad Yunus, Mohamad Ismail

“…The question is, does the above legal requirements, which were laid down in R. v. Court need to be fulfilled as the essential ingredients under section 354 of the Malaysian Penal Code?…”
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Fabrication of Adsorber Bed Apparatus for dehydration of ethanol on Zeolite based media by Abdeen, Fouad R. H., Mel, Maizirwan, Al-Khatib, Ma'an Fahmi Rashid, Azmi, Azlin Suhaida

“…In this study, a small adsorber bed apparatus is constructed and used to purify ethanol up to 99.5%. The apparatus consists of fluid delivery system, adsorber bed subsystem, and storage and sampling unit. …”
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Nephrotoxicity in chronic low dose organophosphate exposure by Aung, Sanda, Abdullah, Nor Zamzila, A.Talib, Norlelawati, Mohd Noor, Noriah, Harun, Norra, Zainone, Zamzuria Mat, Abdul Razak, Tariq

“…Materials and Methods: 24 males Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 3 groups of 6 rats each with Group 1 as a Control group, whilst Group 2 and Group 3 received subcutaneous vehicle (3% dimethyl sulphoxide + 97% v/v soy oil) and 18.0 mg/kg BW chlorpyrifos respectively, every other day for 180 days. …”
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Adipose tissue in halal meat can be a source of adiponectin protein by Azahari , Nuraniza, Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan, Mohd Shukri, Nor Azwani

“…Then, Adiponectin levels in chicken, beef and lamb were 158 ± 4.5 ng/ml, 24 ± 0.5 µg/ml and 37 ± 0.98 ng/ml respectively. …”
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Weight changes during chemotherapy and prognostic outcome in breast cancer: A preliminary assessment in single centre cohort by Lua, Pei Lin, Zakaria, Noor Salihah, Mamat, Nik Mazlan

“…A total of63 women diagnosed with breast cancer and have been treated by anthracycline-based chemotherapy between 2005 and 2011were included.A weight change (WC) was calculated based on relative percentage of weight changes from baseline to post-chemotherapy and categorized into either weight change (WC >5%) or stable (±5% WC).Survival probabilities were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier (SPSS 20). …”
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Predictors of perioperative complications following single or combination nasal palatopharyngeal surgery for severe obstructive apnea by Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin, Jamalludin, Ab Rahman, Leman, Wan Ishlah

“…Methods: The records of 128 adult patients, diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) >5), who underwent upper airway surgery at a single tertiary referral hospital from 2007 to 2014 were reviewed. …”
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The law of Indecent Law and criminal justice system by Mohamad Yunus, Mohamad Ismail

“…The question is, do the above legal requirements, which were laid down in R v Court, need to be fulfilled as the essential ingredients under section 354 of the Malaysian Penal Code?…”
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Higher β-HCG concentrations and higher birthweights ensue from single vitrified embryo transfers by Keane, Kevin N, Mustafa, Kamarul Bahyah, Hinchliffe, Peter, Conceicao, Jason, Yovich, John L

“…With testing at equivalent luteal phase lengths, the median pregnancy test β-HCG was significantly higher following FET compared with fresh IVF-ET (844.5 IU/l versus 369 IU/l; P < 0.001). Despite no significant difference in the average period of gestation (38 weeks 5 days for both groups), the mean birthweight of infants born following FET was significantly heavier by 161 g (3370 g versus 3209 g; P < 0.001). …”
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Lignocellulolitic enzymes production: an important phenomenon for the production of citric acid from lignocellulosic substrate through solid state bioconversion by Bari, Md. Niamul, Alam, Md. Zahangir, Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu, Jamal, Parveen, Al-Mamun, Abdullah

“…The degradation of cellulose and hemicelluloses content were 15.5-23.3% of initial contents that contribute 115-173 g sugar from 1 kg of dry EFB.…”
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Modified PET / SPECT cylindrical phantom by Sayed, Inayatullah Shah, Shah, Ayaz Ali

“…For cold regions insert, solid plastic rods 5 cm long (each) with same diameters and exactly the same arrangement as hot region holes pairs is designed. …”
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Electromyography signal analysis using wavelet transform and higher order statistics to determine muscle contraction by Hussain, Mohammed Sazzad, Reaz, Mamun Ibn, Mohd-Yasin, Faisal, Ibrahimy, Muhammad Ibn

“…Daubechies wavelets (db2, db4, db5, db6, db8), symmlet (sym4, sym5) and the orthogonal Meyer (dmey) wavelet can efficiently remove noise from the recorded SEMG signals. …”
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Heavy metals removal from synthetic wastewater by a novel nano-size composite adsorbent by Onundi, Yusuf Bamidele, Al-Mamun, Abdullah, Al-Khatib, Ma'an Fahmi Rashid, Al-Saadi, M. A., Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu

“…In the laboratory adsorption experiment, initial mixed metals concentration of 2.0 mg/L Cu2+, 1.5 mg/L Pb2+ and 0.8 mg/L Ni2+ were synthesized based on metals concentration from samples collected from a semiconductor industry effluent. …”
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Antihyperglycaemic effects of ethanol extracts of andrographis paniculata on streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats by Kasmuri, Abdul Razak, Ahmad, Mariam, Asmawi, Mohd Zaini

“…Six groups of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats (n=6) were treated orally either with metformin (0.5 g/kg body weight), tap water, 20%, 50%, 95% ethanolic or water extracts of A. paniculata (0.5 g/kg body weight) twice daily for fourteen days respectively. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with depressive symptoms in Malay women by Omar Din, Meriam, Mohd. Noor, Noraini

“…Results: The prevalence of current depressive symptoms (CES-D scores=>16) reported was 34.5%, while the prevalence of lifetime major depressive symptoms was 27.5%. …”
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Investigation of Q-switched and mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser using graphene oxide-saturable absorber by Hamida, Belal Ahmed, Eltaif, Tawfig, Omer, Mahamat, Khan, Sheroz

“…Results indicate that the cavity of passive Q-switching EDFL is capable of providing pulses at 1532nm with a pulse width within a range of 5.32μs to 2.6μs, a repetition rate of 59.5kHz to 71.74kHz, a pulse energy of 364.64nJ to 668.95nJ, and an output power ranging from 0.062mW to 0.136mW, when the configuration is pumped by a 980nm laser diode, the power of which gradually increases from 21.7mW to 47.9mW. …”
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