A hydrophobic barrier deep within the inner pore of the ​TWIK-1 K2P potassium channel by Aryal, Prafulla, Abd Wahab, Firdaus, Bucci, Giovanna, Sansom, Mark, Stephen, Tucker

“…In this study, we use a combination of molecular dynamics simulations and functional validation to demonstrate that ​TWIK-1 possesses a hydrophobic barrier deep within the inner pore, and that stochastic dewetting of this hydrophobic constriction acts as a major barrier to ion conduction. These results not only provide an important insight into the mechanisms which control ​TWIK-1 channel activity, but also have important implications for our understanding of how ion permeation may be controlled in similar ion channels and pores.…”
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Influence of lipids on the hydrophobic barrier within the pore of the TWIK-1 K2P channel by Aryal, Prafulla, Abd. Wahab, Mohd. Firdaus, Bucci, Giovanna, Sansom, Mark S.P., Tucker, Stephen J.

“…Several recent ion channel structures have revealed large side portals, or ‘fenestrations’ at the interface between their transmembrane helices that potentially expose the ion conduction pathway to the lipid core of the bilayer. …”
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Multi-Mode Yagi Uda Patch Array Antenna With Non-Linear Inter-Parasitic Element Spacing by ISA, SITI RAHENA, JUSOH, MUZAMMIL, THENNARASAN SABAPATHY, THENNARASAN SABAPATHY, KAMARUDIN, MUHAMMAD RAMLEE, OSMAN, MOHAMED NASRUN, AKRAM ALOMAINY, AKRAM ALOMAINY

“…Applying the inter-parasitic element spacing’s optimization and minimizing the switching circuitry using four RF PIN diodes on the parasitic elements have contributed to the gain achievement of more than 7 dBi.…”
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Sputtering of paraboloid microstructure using fib by Ali, Mohammad Yeakub, Loo, Y. W.

“…This paper describes the fabrication of three dimensional (3D) microstructures using focused ion beam (FIB) sputtering. Paraboloid cavity was chosen as an example for 3D microstructure. …”
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Low–lying states of odd nuclei in the south–west 204Pb region by Sharrad, Fadhil, Okhunov, Abdurahim, Abdullah, Hewa, Abu Kassim, Hasan

“…The predicted low-lying levels (energies, spins and parities) and B(E2) values results were reasonably consistent with the available experimental data.…”
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Ising model with competing “uncle–nephew” interactions by Ganikhodjaev, Nasir

“…We consider the Ising model on the semi-infinite Cayley tree of second order with competing interactions up to the third-nearest-neighbors with spins belonging to the different branches of the tree and for this model investigate the problem of phase transition.…”
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Lead removal by using carbon nanotubes by Muataz, A. A., Fettouhi, M., Al-Mamun, Abdullah, Yahya, Noorahayu

“…The removal of Pb (II) ions from aqueous solution using carbon nanotubes (CNT) as the adsorbent was investigated. …”
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The tribological behaviour of Fe-C-Al cast iron – effect of temperature by Maleque, Md. Abdul, Sugrib , S.

“…The microstructures of materials were studied using field emission scanning electron microscope. The wear and friction tests were conducted using universal pin-on-disk machine at 25 0C, 100 0C, 200 0C and 300 0C temperature. …”
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Nonmetallic printed circuit board waste and magnetic water in mortar formation by Mohamad, Siti Suhaila

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Metamaterial-inspired antenna array for application in microwave breast imaging systems for tumor detection by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Shukla, Pancham, Parchin, Naser Ojaroudi, Azpilicueta, Leyre, See, Chan, Abd-Alhameed, Raed, Falcone, Francisco, Huynen, Isabelle, Denidni, Tayeb A., Limiti, Ernesto

“…This means that antennas in the array (i) can be closely spaced to accommodate more radiators to achieve higher-resolution imaging scans, and (ii) the imagining scans can be done over a wider frequency range to ascertain better contrast in electrical parameters between malignant tumor-tissue and the surrounding normal breast-tissue to facilitate the detection of breast-tumor. …”
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Influence of substrate annealing on inducing Ti3+ and oxygen vacancy in TiO2 thin films deposited via RF magnetron sputtering by Abdullah, S.A., Sahdan, M.Z., Nafarizal, N., Saim, H., Embong, Z., Cik Rohaida, C.H., Adriyanto, F.

“…This observation also supported by The Time of Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) analysis which shows highest total ion count for positive polarity is O+ for sample at 300 °C and Ti ion dominant is Ti2O3 + for sample at 400 °C. …”
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Biomechanical evaluation and new improvement on ankle external fixator by Ramlee, Muhammad Hanif

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Adsorption of some toxic elements from water samples on modified activated carbon, activated carbon and red soil using neutron activation analysis by Mohd Yusof, Alias, Rahman, Md. Mokhlesur, Wood, Abdul Khalid

“…The adsorption capacity of the chemically modified activated carbon materials was evaluated for the above mentioned metalloid and toxic metal ions in the presence of iron ions and simulated water samples. …”
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Shell model calculations on even nuclei near 208Pb by Sharrad, Fadhil, Okhunov, Abdurahim, Abdullah, Hewa, Abu Kassim, Hasan

“…The predicted low-lying levels (energies, spins and parities) and B(E2) values results were reasonably consistent with the available experimental data. …”
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Metal complexes of oxygen-, nitrogen-, and sulphur-containing macrocyclic ligands; synthetic and structural studies by Waikar, Smruti

“…The objective of this project has been to design new selective complexing agents for the toxic heavy metal ions cadmium(II), mercury(II) and lead(II). Resulting observations on the properties of such systems should provide a better insight of how and why certain ligands 'discriminate' or appear selectively to complex with only certain metal ions. …”
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Effect of small quantities of oxygen in a neon glow discharge by Mushtaq, Sohail, Steers, Edward B. M., Pickering, Juliet C., Weinstein, Viktoria

“…For copper atomic lines, it is observed that the changes (such as enhancement due to change in self-absorption and three body collisional recombination or reduction where neutralization of copper ions is suppressed) in emission yield ratios are more significant when higher oxygen concentrations are used. …”

Low-loss paper-substrate triple-band-frequency reconfigurable microstrip antenna for sub-7 GHz applications by Singh, Ajit Kumar, Mahto, Santosh Kumar, Sinha, Rashmi, Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Al-Gburi, Ahmed Jamal Abdullah, Ahmad, Ashfaq, Kouhalvandi, Lida, Virdee, Bal Singh, Dalarsson, Mariana

“…In this paper, a low-cost resin-coated commercial-photo-paper substrate is used to design a printed reconfigurable multiband antenna. The two PIN diodes are used mainly to redistribute the surface current that provides reconfigurable properties to the proposed antenna. …”
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Synthesis and structural studies of some metal complexes of tetraaza macrocyclic ligands by Baillie, Philip John

“…A series of dibenzo macrocyclic tetraamine ligands with 14-, 15-, 16-, 17- and 19-membered inner great lings (L14 to L15) has been synthesized to investigate the effect of ring size variation on their complexation behaviour with the metal-ions, Ni(Il), Zn(ll) and Cd(II).…”
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A Qucs/QucsStudio swept parameter technique for statistical circuit simulation by Brinson, Mike

“…Qucs and QucsStudio open source circuit simulators have a wealth of built in swept data features, including facilities for linear and logarithmic scans of simulation variables and for setting component values and device parameters. …”
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Environmental DNA metabarcoding of freshwater fish in Malaysian tropical rivers using short-read nanopore sequencing as a potential biomonitoring tool by Kaviarasu Munian, Kaviarasu Munian, Ramli, Farah Farhana, Othman, Nursyuhada, Mahyudin, Nur Aina Amira, Sariyati, Nur Hartini, Abdullah-Fauzi, Nurfatiha Akmal Fawwazah, Haris, Hidayah, Norhakim, Mohd Lokman Ilham, Abdul-Latiff, Muhammad Abu Bakar

“…We successfully identified a total of 22 and 71 species with an identification threshold of >97% and >90%, respectively, through the MinION platform. The eDNA metabarcoding approach detected over 13% more freshwater fish species than when the conventional method was used. …”
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