Passively Q-switched fiber lasers using a multi-walled carbon nanotube polymer composite based saturable absorber by Azooz , Salam, M.H.M. Ahmed, Ahmed, F. Ahmad, Ahmed, B.A. Hamida, Belal, S. Khan, Sheroz, H. Ahmad, Hairth, S.W. Harun, Suliman

“…We demonstrate a simple, compact and low cost Q-switched fiber lasers based on Erbium-doped fiber (EDF) and Thulium-doped fiber (TDF) to operate at 1534.5 nm and 1846.4 nm, respectively by exploiting a multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) polymer composite film based saturable absorber (SA). …”
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Synthesis of TiO2 nanosized powder photocatalyst via soft-gel method for bacteria inactivation application by Mohd Daud, Farah Diana, Sopyan, Lis, Mel, Maizirwan

“…Anatase structured TiO2 is a wide bandgap (3.2 eV) semiconductor which, under UV light, is able to degrade chemicals and cell components of microorganisms. …”
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Use of fungi to improve bioconversion of activated sludge by Mannan, Sarkar, Fakhru’l-Razi, A., Alam, Md. Zahangir

“…In this study, it was also found that the P. corylophilum was capable of removing 94.40% of COD and 98.95% of turbidity of filtrate with minimum dose of inoculum of 10% v/v in DWTP sludge (1% w/w). The pH level was lower (acidic condition) in the fungal treatment and maximum reduction of COD and turbidity was observed (at lower pH). …”
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Translation, validation and psychometric properties of Bahasa Malaysia version of the Significant Other Scale for Hearing Disability (SOS-HEAR) by Tengku Zam Zam, Tengku Zulaila Hasma, Dzulkarnain, Ahmad Aidil Arafat, Rahmat, Sarah, Jusoh, Masnira

“…SOSHEAR which was developed in English consists of 27-items, assessing 5 general aspects; (i) Changes in communication, (ii) Changes in relationship, (iii) Going out and socializing, (iv) Emotional reactions to adaptations, and (v) concern for partner. …”
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Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) among women attending gynaecology clinic and its effect on their social life by Nusee, Zalina, Busu Rerah, Ruqaiyah, MP, Htyke, Abdulwahab, Dalia F, Ramli, Roszaman, Awang, Mokhtar

“…Participants were given 3 sets of validated self-answered questionnaire, UDI-6, IIQ-7 and OAB V8. Results: the prevalence of luts is 50.6% which is common among Malay women. …”
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Antifungal activity of Eurycoma longifolia jack (Tongkat Ali) root extract by Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi, Zakaria, Siti Mastura, Najmuldeen, Ghazi Faisal, Al-Ani, Imad Matloub Dally

“…The results of MIC showed the inhibition of visible growth of A.fumigatus and C.albicans at the minimum concentration of 12.5 and 25 mg/ml respectively. E.L root extract possesses potent antifungal properties and has the potential to be used as a medicinal product.…”
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Electrochemical characterization of polylactic acid-block-poly(2-vinylpyridine)/gold nanoparticle (aunp) composites for glucose biosensor development by Long, JiaJia, Wan Salim, Wan Wardatul Amani, Ali, Fathilah

“…The hybridizations between gold precursors and the P2VP domain were prepared with different ratios of gold to P2VP block (1:1, 1:5, 1:10, 5:1, 10:1) by taking advantage of the association between the long-pair nitrogen of the pyridine group of P2VP. …”
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Nigella sativa oil extracts improves dyslipidaemia in high fat diet (HFD) animal model by Abdul Rahim, Roslina, Badaruddin, Muhammad Taufiq, Ahmed, Qamar Uddin, Muhammad, Siti Aeshah @ Naznin

“…One group was continued with HFD while the other 3 groups were continued with the HFD in addition to Nigella sativa oil extract treatment at three different concentrations (0.5, 1 and 1.5 ml/kg/day) for another 4 weeks. Blood biochemical analysis and histological assessment of liver were subsequently performed. …”
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Translation, validation and psychometric properties of Bahasa Malaysia version of the Significant Other Scale for Hearing Disability (SOS-HEAR) by Tengku Zam Zam, Tengku Zulaila Hasma, Dzulkarnain, Ahmad Aidil Arafat, Rahmat, Sarah, Jusoh, Masnira

“…SOSHEAR which was developed in English consists of 27-items assessing 5 general aspects; (i) Changes in communication, (ii) Changes in relationship, (iii) Going out and socializing, (iv) Emotional reactions to adaptations, and (v) concern for partner. …”
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PET/SPECT Test Phantom by Shah, Sayed Inayatullah

“…The new produced cold regions insert, consists solid plastic rods, 5 cm long (each) with same diameters and exactly the same arrangement as hot region holes pairs insert of R A Carlson’s phantom. …”
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موقف الطلبة من تعلم مادة اللغة العربية_دراسة حالة طلبة المعهد الإسلامي هولو لانجت بولاية سلانجور by Kama, Nonglaksana, Saiful Baharum, Azlan

“…اعتمدت الدراسة على استبانة من 25 بندًا تم تحليلها في برنامج التحليل الإحصائي للعلوم الاجتماعية SPSS FOR WINDOWS 11.5 واعتُمد في قراءة المتوسطات لتحديد مستوى موقف الطلبة بشكل عام على معيار رابيكا أكسفورد SILL 5.1 ، كما اعتمدت كذلك على أسلوب التحليل الإحصائي المسمى بالانحدار الخطي Regression لمعرفة العلاقة التي تربط بين موقف الطلبة والمتغيرات: الجنس والسنة الدراسية ومرتبة الفصول والسكن الداخلي. …”
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Estimation of 1-day extreme rainfall by Hershfield Method for Klang River basin in Malaysia. by Al-Mamun, Abdullah, Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu, Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed, Shaaban, Ahmad Jamaluddin, Ghazali, Abdul Halim

“…Hershfield method was applied on the local rainfall data to determine the most important parameter of the statistical model (Km), which varied within 5.5 and 13.7. The newly calculated daily PMP values (24-hour duration) were 2 to 3 times higher than the mean maximum rainfall values. …”
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Adsorption of heavy metal from landfill leachate by wasted biosolids by Al-Mamun, Abdullah, Alam, Md. Zahangir, Nik Mohd, Nik Amirul, Rashid, Shah Samiur

“…Meanwhile, adsorption of copper (Cu), zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe) reached maximum condition after 5 hours with 41.29%, 58.94%, and 52.03% removal efficiency, respectively. …”
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The distribution of harmful algal bloom (HAB) species in the east and west coasts of Sabah, Malaysia by Mohammad Noor, Normawaty, Al-Azad, Sujjat

“…At each site, two stations were chosen which are near the coastal area and 5 km away from the coastal area. Results showed that Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum and Cochlodinium polykrikoides, the two important HAB species in Sabah were only found in the west coast of Sabah. …”
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Structural, ion transport parameter and electrochemical properties of plasticized polymer composite electrolyte based on PVA: a novel approach to fabricate high performance EDLC de... by Brza, Mohamad A., Aziz, Shujahadeen, Anuar, Hazleen, Ali, Fathilah

“…Specific capacitance and energy density are exhibited by EDLC with average of 161.5 F/g and 18.17 Wh/kg, respectively within 400 cycles. …”
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Tunable passively Q-switched erbium-doped fiber laser based on Ti3C2Tx MXene as saturable absorber by Ahmad, Harith, Albaqawi, Hissah Saedoon M., Yusoff, Norazriena, Bayang, Leonard, Abdul Kadir@Jaafar, Muhammad Zamzuri, Yi, Chongwu

“…The generated pulse output was obtained at a central wavelength of 1563 nm with a signal to noise ratio (SNR) of 51.1 dB at a pump power of 244.5 mW. Varying the pump power from 130.1 mW to 244.5 mW resulted in corresponding changes in the repetition rates and the pulse durations from 29.76 kHz to 48.74 kHz and 2.74 µs to 1.18 µs respectively. …”
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Alpha-glucosidase inhibitory effect of psychotria malayana jack leaf: A rapid analysis using infrared fingerprinting by Nipun, Tanzina Sharmin, Khatib, Alfi, Ahmed, Qamar Uddin, Redzwan, Irna Elina, Ibrahim, Zalikha, Firus Khan, Al'aina Yuhainis, Primaharinastiti, Riesta, Khalifa, Shaden A. M., El-Seedi, Hesham R.

“…The dried leaf extracts were prepared by sonication of different ratios of methanol-water solvent (0, 25, 50, 75, and 100% v/v) prior to the assessment of alpha-glucosidase inhibition (AGI) and the following infrared spectroscopy. …”
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Comparison studies among the methods used in isolating the GSH from baker yeast by Mohamed Salleh, Mohamad Ramlan, Farouk, Abd. Elaziem, Jamal, Parveen, Hashim, Yumi Zuhanis Has-Yun, Salleh, Rohani, Hasim, Haslinda

“…Among the three methods, Autolysis method produced the highest GSH concentration of 49.263 μmol mLG1 (15.14 g LG1) followed by Homogenizer method (18.33 μmol mLG1 or 5.63 g LG1) which is slightly higher than that of the Ultrasonic method (18.13 μmol m L G 1 or 5.57 g L G 1). …”
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Study on isolation improvement between closely packed patch antenna arrays based on fractal MTM-electromagnetic bandgap structures by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, See, Chan, Abd-Alhameed, Raed, Ali, Ammar Hussein, Falcone, Francisco, Limiti, Ernesto

“…The proposed array covers the frequency range of 8-9.25 GHz for X-band applications, which corresponds to a fractional bandwidth of 14.5%. With the proposed method the edge-to-edge gap between adjacent antenna elements can be reduced to 0.5λ0 with no degradation in the antenna array’s radiation gain pattern. …”
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High-Isolation Leaky-Wave Array Antenna Based on CRLH-Metamaterial Implemented on SIW with ±30o Frequency Beam-Scanning Capability at Millimetre-Waves by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, See, Chan, Abd-Alhameed, Raed, Falcone, Francisco, Limiti, Ernesto

“…Radiation gain in the backward (−30°), broadside (0°), and forward (+30°) directions are 8.5 dBi, 10.1 dBi, and 9.5 dBi, respectively. The decoupling slab is shown to have minimal effect on the array’s performance in terms of impedance bandwidth and radiation specifications. …”
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