Antimicrobial activity of three hard coral species from South China Sea (Malaysia) by Qaralleh, Haitham, Idid, Syed Zahir, Saad, Shahbudin, Susanti , Deny, Althunibat, Osama Yousef, Sheikh, Hasan I

“…The organic extract from G. fascicularis was the most effective against Staphylococcus aureus (11 mm) and Bacillus cereus (10.5 mm). From the microdilution method, the organic extracts of G. fascicularis and G. astreata showed inhibitory effect against S. aureus and B. cereus at low concentrations (0.003 - 0.1 mg/mL). …”
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Identification of spermatogonial stem cell-like cell differentiation in vitro from azoospermia patient using modified human embryonic stem cell (HESC) media by Abdul Wahab, Azantee Yazmie, Md Isa, Muhammad Lokman, Ramli, Roszaman

“…SSC-like cell colonies were formed after 5 weeks of culture. Gene expression analyses were done on day 49 and day 90 using quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (q-RT PCR). …”
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Does sugar craving predict sugar intake? A preliminary finding from the Sugar Craving Assessment Tool (SCAT) by Wan Mahmood, Wan Fathin Fariza, Mamat, Nik Mazlan, Mat Sahari, Nurfaraheen, Mohd Abu Bakar, Wan Azdie, Safii, Nik Shanita

“…Sweetened beverages contributed the highest in daily sugar intake (72.7%) and were the most craved food item (30.5%), followed by confectionery and desserts, cakes and pastries. …”
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Ethanol fermentation from raw starch of sweet sorghum grains by Nadir, Najiah, Mel, Maizirwan, Abd Karim, Mohd Ismail

“…After further optimization using CCD, the optimum fermentation conditions for maximum ethanol production of 75.48 g/L were predicted at 0.43% (w/w) of inoculum concentration, 5.62 of initial pH of fermentation media, and 50 rpm of agitation speed.…”
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli with Extended-Spectrum β-lactamase associated Genes in Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan,Kuantan, Pahang by Yahya Mohsen, Saleh Mahdi, Hamzah, Hairul Aini, Mustafa Mahmoud, Mohammed Imad Al-Deen, Baharudin, Roesnita

“…ESBLs were detected among 35.5%(39/110)of K. pneumoniae and 18.8%(28/149)of E. coli isolates. …”
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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

“…Regarding effectiveness, the findings reveal that the surgical room ventilation is ineffective with ventilation efficiency values ranging between 0 and 0.5 indicating air distribution short-circuiting. …”
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Influence of enzymatic devulcanization process conditions on the tensile strength of revulcanized rubber by Othman, Emeliana, Yusof, Faridah, Azmi , Azlin Suhaida

“…Data shows that setting the incubation time for 4 hours with 4% w/v rubber in the incubation media results in the highest tensile strength of 10.7 MPa, an increase of 67% from the untreated control. …”
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Controversies with self-emulsifying drug delivery system from pharmacokinetic point of view by Chatterjee, Bappaditya, Hamed Almuris, Samah, Ahmed Mahdi Dukhan, Ather, Mandal, Uttam Kumar Umar, Sengupta, Pinaki

“…In the present study, only the relevant article on in vivo pharmacokinetic studies with orally administered SEDDS published in past 5–6 years are analyzed for an up to date compilation.…”
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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

“…The RF-MEMS switch is actuated by electrostatic force with low-actuation voltage of 2.9V while it can be operated in a robust condition with maximum von Mises stress of 13.208 MPa which is less than aluminum’s yield stress. …”
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Membrane fouling in a submerged membrane bioreactor treating high strength municipal wastewater by Birima, Ahmed Hussien, Mohamed, Thamer Ahmed, Megat Mohd Noor, Megat Johari, Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu, Idris, Azni, Nagaoka, Hiroshi, Ahmed, J., Abdullah, Abdul Ghani Liew

“…The range of MLVSS/MLSS tested varied from 74.3 to 82.3% at which tsus decreased 2.9-fold (from 175 to 60.5 h). …”
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Effects of simple abrasive combing and pretreatments on properties of pineapple leaf fibers (PALF) and PALF-Vinyl ester composite adhesion by Abd. Rahman, Mohamed, Mohd. Salit, Sapuan, Mridha, Shahjahan, Abdan, Khalina

“…Abrasive combing reduced PALF diameters by 50.3% resulting in finer bundles with 48.6% higher modulus and 51.5% greater strength without much negative effects on fiber integrity. …”
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Serum Adiponectin status as a Biomarker of metabolic syndrome among Malaysians by Md Aris, Mohd Aznan, Draman, Samsul, Abdullah, Nor Zamzila, Mohd Rus, Razman, Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan

“…Most of them are non-smoker (77.6%) and had history of Hypertension (51%) and Diabetes Mellitus (46.4%) with mean waist circumference of 88.5 cm and mean weight of 66.6kg. The study revealed that age, weight, waist circumference, blood pressure, fasting glucose, HDL-Cholesterol and triglycerides were significantly different in both group (P<0.05). …”
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Pattern and variations of the posterior interosseous artery of forearms in human adults by Thidar, Aye Mya, Shwe, Nilar, Aung, Htar Htar

“…Data analysis was carried out by using SPSS for windows standard version release 11.5 statistical software. Posterior interosseous artery (PIA) originated from the common interosseous artery (78%) and ulnar artery (22%). …”
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Strategies for learning second language skills : Arabic speaking skills in the Malaysian context by El-Tingari, Salih

“…The study depends on Rebecca Oxford (Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL, Version 5.1). One of the methodologies used in carrying the research was questionnaire contants the direct strategies. …”
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Improving plant growth and yield of jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.) through apical bud pinching by Osman, Mohamad, Islam, A. K. M. Aminul, Anuar, Nurina, Yaakob, Zahira

“…The plant height was significantly reduced by pinching the plant at 30 days after transplanting (72.4 cm) compared to pinching during transplanting (80.0 cm) and no pinching (95.5 cm). The maximum number of primary branches per plant (3.1) with more leaves per plant (113.2) and less plant height (72.2 cm) at first flowering was recorded with pinching at 30 days after transplanting. …”
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Electrosprayed alginate nanoparticles as CRISPR Plasmid DNA delivery carrier: preparation, optimization, and characterization by Alallam, Batoul, Altahhan, Sara, Taher, Muhammad, Mohd Nasir, Mohd Hamzah, Abd Almonem, Doolaanea

“…CRISPR ALG NPs showed mean size and zeta potential of 228 nm and −4.42 mV, respectively. Over 99.0% encapsulation efficiency was achieved while preserving payload integrity. …”
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Is the 28-day rule safe for use in abdominal radiography? by Moey, Soo Foon, Che Mohamed, Norfariha, Saidin, Nursyahirah

“…The entrance surface dose (ESD), organ dose and effective dose (ED) were estimated using CALDose_X 5.0 software, based on the exposure parameters and tube output of the x-ray unit. …”
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Benefical effects of palmvitee on aortic oxidative stress in hyperhomocysteinemics rats by Ku Zaifah, Norsidah, Yusuf, Kamisah, Yusuf, Ahmad Asmadi, Ayob, Azizi

“…Plasma homocysteine level was elevated after 5 and 10 weeks of dietary high methionine. Supplementations with folate and 150 mg/kg diet palmvitee had prevented the elevation. …”
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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

“…Measurements results confirm the antenna exhibits notched characteristics at frequency bands of GPS (1574.4–1576.4 MHz), Bluetooth (2402–2480 MHz) and WiFi (2412–2483.5 MHz). The impedance bandwidth of the antenna is 2.55G Hz for VSWR < 2, which corresponds to a fractional bandwidth of 143.66%. …”
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Using SeaWiFS measurements to evaluate long-term radiometric stability of pseudo-invariant calibration sites by Li, Chi, Xue, Yong, Liu, Quanhua, Ouazzane, Karim, Zhang, Jiahua

“…Overall good stability during the SeaWiFS operation period is exhibited, while both root mean square (RMS) and trend slope analysis reveal spectral dependence of the PICSs’ stability, i.e. the uncertainty and changing extent of RTOA appear to be larger at shortwave visible (SV) channels (~3%) compared to that of red/near infrared (NIR) bands (~1.5%). The derived results could be utilized or consulted for various calibration applications such as Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) recalibration.…”
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