Clinical features of allergic rhinitis and skin prick test analysis based on the ARIA classification: a preliminary study in Malaysia by Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin, Yusof, Suhaimi, Ismail, Rushdan, Che Hussin, Che Maraina

“…Nasal itchiness and sneezing were the main presenting complaints and were more common in intermittent AR (P <0.05). …”
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The impact of direct benefits of control on the price informative value of voluntary information disclosure: An empirical study of the Iranian public listed companies by Zandi Pour Joopari, GholamReza, Shahabi, Alireza

“…We assumed that the relevant voluntary disclosure indicates more transparency so chose the annual reports of all public companies listed on the main board of TSE in 2009. Two types of indices were constructed, an index for the extent of voluntary disclosure (VD), and an index for the price informative voluntary disclosure (PID). …”
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Obesity in multiracial schizophrenia patients receiving outpatient treatment in a regional tertiary hospital in Malaysia by A.Talib, Norlelawati, Abdullah, Kartini, Musa, Ramli, Ku Zaifah, Norsidah, Wan Sulaiman, Wan Azizi, Abdul Razak, Tariq

“…The prevalence of obesity among patients with schizophrenia was significantly greater than that in the healthy Malaysian population, and affects the 3 main races in Malaysia.…”
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Feeding ecology and food preferences of Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda collected from the Pahang nesting grounds by John, Akbar, Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal, Kassim, Zaleha

“…Seasonal variations in food composition showed that mollusks formed the main item especially gastropods. Unidentified organic matters in the gut content analysis of C. rotundicauda showed high preference towards plant materials. …”
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Audit committee's effectiveness and financial reporting quality: the case of GLCs in Malaysia by Jamil, Nurul Nazlia, Puat Nelson, Sherliza

“…Financial reporting quality has been under scrutiny especially after the collapse of major companies. The main objective of this study is to investigate the audit committee’s effectiveness on the financial reporting quality among the Malaysian GLCs. …”
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Assessing the efficacy of the trim and fill method in adjusting for publication bias in meta analysis by Nik Idris, Nik Ruzni, Sarudin, Norraida

“…In most of the studies investigating the performance of this method, binary meta analysis data were used, utilizing the effect size measures such as the odds ratio, or risk relative. The main aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the Trim and Fill method in correcting the publication bias in meta analysis of continuous data with standardized mean difference as the measure of effects. …”
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Estimating ensemble average power delivered by a piezoelectric patch actuator to a non-deterministic subsystem by Abdul Muthalif, Asan Gani, Walid, Azni N., Mohd Nor, Khairul A.

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The impact of direct benefits of control on the price informative value of voluntary information disclosure: an empirical study of the Iranian public listed companies by Zandi Pour Joopari, GholamReza, Shahabi, Alireza

“…We assumed that the relevant voluntary disclosure indicates more transparency so chose the annual reports of all public companies listed on the main board of TSE in 2009. Two types of indices were constructed, an index for the extent of voluntary disclosure (VD), and an index for the price informative voluntary disclosure (PID). …”
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Sticker systems over monoids by Mohd Sebry, Nurul Afidah, Hamzah, Nur Zatul Akmar, Sarmin, Nor Haniza, Fong, Wan Heng, Turaev, Sherzod

“…Several types of sticker systems are shown to have the same power as regular grammars; one type is found to represent all linear languages whereas another one is proved to be able to represent any recursively enumerable language. The main aim of this research is to introduce and study sticker systems over monoids in which with each sticker operation, an element of a monoid is associated and a complete double stranded sequence is considered to be valid if the computation of the associated elements of the monoid produces the neutral element. …”
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A comparison between ice and salt storages on bacteriological quality of Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer) by Rahman, Mohammad Mustafizur, Azaini, Muhamad Nasrun, Hossain, Md. Yeamin, Ahmad Radzi, Muhammad Aa'zamuddin

“…This study compares the bacteriological quality between ice and salt storage methods on Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer). The main objectives of the study were to (i) identify different bacteria in Asian seabass when preserve with ice and sea salt, and (ii) compare the quantitative bacterial load in ice and salt preserved Asian sea bass. …”
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Inhibitory effects of olive oil phenolics on invasion in human colon adenocarcinoma cellsin vitro by Hashim, Yumi Zuhanis Has-Yun, Rowland, Ian R., McGlynn, Hugh, Servili, Maurizio, Selvaggini, Roberto, Taticchi, Agnese, Esposto, Sonia, Montedoro, GianFrancesco, Kaisalo, Leena, Wähälä, Kristiina, Gill, Chris I.R.

“…In the present study, we investigated the effect of phenolics extracted from virgin olive oil (OVP) and its main constituents: hydroxytyrosol (3,4-dihydroxyphenylethanol), tyrosol (p hydroxyphenylethanol), pinoresinol and caffeic acid. …”
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Influence of preheating on performance of circular carbide inserts in end milling of carbon steel by A.K.M., Nurul Amin, Abraham, Irwan, Nor, Khairusshima, Ahmed, Mirghani Ishak

“…It was observed that during machining with and without preheating the main chatter frequencies remained practically constant and close to the natural frequencies of the system components while the amplitudes varied with cutting conditions. …”
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Information-seeking behavior of the Ulama in relation to preaching and counseling roles in Nigeria by Saleh, Adam Gambo, Abu Bakar, Ahmad Bakeri

“…--Alim) has been totally neglected. Thus, the main objective of this study was to investigate the information-seeking behavior of the Ulama in a developing country. …”
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Development of effluent removal prediction model efficiency in septic sludge treatment plant through clonal selection algorithm by Sie Chun, Ting, Ismail , Amelia Ritahani, A. Malek, Marlinda

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Tawhid and the relevantisation of Qur’anic exegesis to muslim political life: An exegetical interpretation of Al-Turabi’s Tafsi by Ibrahim , Esam Eltigani Mohamed, Zein, Ibrahim Mohamed

“…The research relies on analytic and inductive methodologies to reconstruct a coherent understanding of al-Turabi’s position on Qur’Énic exegesis. The main postulate of al-Turabi’s position is the utilization of TawÍÊd in a comprehensive way. …”
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The impact of biopolymers on thermal behavior of meat-biopolymer mixtures-Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) study by Sarker, Md. Zaidul Islam, Abd Elgadir, Mohammed, Ferdosh, Sahena, Akhtar, Munira, Zainul Abedin, Muhammed, Abdul Hakim, Mohammad, Noda, Takahiro

“…Meat proteins, myofibrillar proteins, sarcoplasmic proteins and collagen, are the main constituents of the structure of meat products. …”
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The contributions of the Mamluks to the architecture of the Prophet’s Mosque = Sumbangan dinasti Mamluk kepada senibina Masjid Nabawi by Omer, Spahic

“…This paper discusses the contributions of the Mamluks to the architecture and development of the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah. The main discussion lays emphasis on two major issues: Making the Mosque in the Mamluk architectural image, and the maturation of architectural deviations. …”
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Analysis of factors influencing use of motorcars in International Islamic University Malaysia by Abdul Rahim, Nelza Lynna, Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez

“…A self-administered questionnaire was designed to collect data on "trip-makers" and "trip-making" characteristics and "preference to use motorcars as their main travel mode choice". The questionnaires were distributed to the student population who use motorcars on-campus. …”
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Effects of MgO addition on the phase, mechanical properties, and microstructure of zirconia-toughened alumina added with CeO2 (ZTA–CeO2) ceramic composite by Rejab, Nik Akmar, Ahmad Azhar, Ahmad Zahirani, Khoo, Seng Kian, Ratnam, Mani Maran, Ahmad, Zainal Arifin

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Thymoquinone, an active ingredient of Black Seed (Nigela saliva) induces distinct apoptotic pathways in C33A and Siha Cervical Cancer Cell Lines) by Ichwan, Solachuddin JA, Al-Ani, Imad Matloub Dally, Suriyah, Wastuti, Muhammad, Taher

“…Thymoquinone (TQ) is the main constituent of black seed (Nigella sativa, spp) essential oil, which shows promising in vitro and in vivo anti-neoplastic activities against different tumor cell lines. …”
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