Is the GCC Islamic banks’ financial performance affected by the 2007/2008 financial crisis? by Hdayat, Sutan Emir, Ab. Rashid, Hafiz Majdi, Htay, Sheila Nu Nu

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The Analyst as Reformist: 'Moving Democracy' and the case of Rowan Williams and Social Cohesion in Britain by Ahmad, Khairil I B

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Jurisdiction on 'Islamic banking business' in Malaysia: qua vadis Syariah Court? by Md. Dahlan, Nuarrual Hilal, Kamarudin, Abdul Rani

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Introduction: Streets of Latin America: new battlegrounds of change by Levy, Helton

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Interactive learning paper model of inguinal canal by Tun, Ye, Myint, Yi Yi

“…The efficacy of the model construction is evaluated by testing 10 questions regarding the anatomy of inguinal canal before(pre‐test) and after(post‐test) doing the construction. The 5‐point scale questionnaire was used to elicit the students’ views on different teaching methods in our university. …”
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Monitoring the lung during mechanical ventilation by Mat Nor, Mohd Basri

“…In lower airway obstruction they have a characteristic shape which may change in response to bronchodilators and in large airways they can help identify the type of obstruction (fixed or variable) if obtained while spontaneously breathing or if the ETT lies above the level of obstruction. P-V loops are useful to help to determine optimal lung recruitment, compliance and overdistension …”
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Response to loading in ex vivo bovine bone by Khalid, Kamarul Ariffin, Ormsby, Renee T, Welldon, Katie J, Lim, Hui-Peng, Sanusi, Syazwani, Sallehudin, Fatin Nabilah, Atkins, Gerald J, Findlay, David M

“…Methods: Trabecular bone cores (10 x 5 mm) were prepared from a fresh 9-month old steer sternum. …”
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Scatter correction in Tc99m SPECT using effective attenuation coefficient and material filter technique by Sayed, Inayatullah Shah, Muda, Siti Zubaidah

“…Standard symmetric energy window (±10%) centred at 140 keV was selected. Material filter (absorber sheet) was mounted on the outer surface of the collimator - aluminum (thickness 0.3 mm). …”
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The urine output definition of acute kidney injury is too liberal by Md Ralib, Azrina, Pickering, John W., Shaw, Geoffrey M., Endre, Zoltan H.

“…INTRODUCTION: The urine output criterion of 0.5 ml/kg/h for 6-hours for acute kidney injury, (AKI) has not been prospectively validated. …”
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Epithelial debridement and Bowman's layer polishing for visually significant epithelial irregularity and recurrent corneal erosions by Aldave, Anthony J., Mohd. Kamal, Khairidzan, Vo, Rosalind C.

“…Visual acuity improved significantly (P = 0.016), and recurrent corneal erosions resolved after treatment in 24 (96%) of the 25 eyes with a history of corneal erosions before treatment with more than 3 months of follow-up (average, 18.9 months; range, 3.5-66.5 months). Visual acuity improved significantly (P = 0.004), and visual aberrations related to epithelial irregularity resolved in all 14 eyes treated for visually significant EBMD with more than 3 months of follow-up (average, 14.2 months; range, 3.4-50.8 months). …”
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Indicators of integration of Islamic values in human knowledge by Ismail, Nik Ahmad Hisham, Badrasawi, Kamal J I, Abu Kassim, Noor Lide

“…Fit statistics estimates showed that all items were within the recommended acceptable range (0.5 -1.50), except 5 items on Belief in IOHK sub-construct. …”
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Qualitative analysis of potential adulterants of cheese lipids using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy by Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed, Marikkar, Mohammed Nazrim, Alkhalf, Maha Ibrahim

“…Lipids were extracted from cheese samples by using liquid-liquid extraction using a mix of chloroform and methanol (2:1, v/v) as solvent. Then alcohol phase was removed, and the chloroform phase containing lipids was evaporated under vacuum using a rotary evaporator. …”
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Underweight and lipodystrophy…a medical conundrum by WS, Wan Juani, M, Azura Dina, Sukor, Norlela, Mustafa, Norlaila, AW, Norasyikin, Omar, Ahmad Marzuki, R, Subashini, Loh, Huai Heng, Shahar, Mohammad Arif, O, Mohd Rahman, Kamaruddin, Nor Azmi

“…Introduction: Patient with lipodystrophy is usually underweight, with a body mass index (BMI) of under 18.5 or a weight 15% to 20% below that of normal for age and height. …”
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Nicotine dependence and quit smoking survey among current adult male smokers in Felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan, Pahang in 2015 by Swe, Swe Latt, Mohd Rus, Razman, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Tin, Myo Han, Htike, Myat Phyu, Nasreen, Hashima E, Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim

“…The main reasons to fail quit attempt included addiction (69.8%), uncomfortable/tension (10.5%), peer smoking/social (10.5%), feel sleepy (7.9%) and desire to eat a lot (1.3%). …”
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Difficult to quit smoking beyond "nicotine dependence": a preliminary survey among adult male smokers in Felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan Pahang, Malaysia by Swe, Swe Latt, Tin, Myo Han

“…The most of reasons to fail quit attempt were nicotine addiction (69.8%) followed by uncomfortable/ tension/ not alert (10.5%), peer smoking/ social (10.5%), feel sleepy (7.9%) and desire to eat a lot (1.3%). …”
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The spectra of manganese and zirconium in the wavelength region 0.8 μm [microns] - 2.6 μm [microns or micrometres] by Taklif, A. G.

“…A new level, 15624.31 cm-1[to the power -1](b3P0) was also calculated and 5 new Lande g factors have been observed.…”
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The synthesis and pharmacology of novel excitatory amino acid mimetics by Joseph, M.

“…It has been shown that 2-amino-5-phosphonopentanoic (APP) and 2-amino7-phosphonoheptanoic (APH) acids are very potent NMDA antagonists and anticonvulsants and in order to further the pharmacological study of this class of compound, efficient synthetic routes have been developed which afford the compounds in high overall yields. …”
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Meal replacement by formula diet reduces weight more than a lifestyle intervention alone in patients with overweight or obesity and accompanied cardiovascular risk factors—the ACOO... by Halle, Martin, Röhling, Martin, Banzer, Winfried, Braumann, Klaus-Michael, Kempf, Kerstin, McCarthy, H. David, Schaller, Nina, Predel, Hans-Georg, Scholze, Jürgen, Führer-Sakel, Dagmar, Toplak, Hermann, Berg, Aloys

“…During weeks 2–4, participants replaced two meals/day and during weeks 5–26 only one meal/day was substituted (1300–1500 kcal/day). …”
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An investigation of the motion of liquid short chain molecules using Rayleigh-Brillouin spectroscopy by Tatum, Ralph Peter

“…This suggests that oleic acid undergoes a change of phase to form a locally nematic structure about 5 °C above the melting point. Complementary measurements of viscosity, density and refractive index support this interpretation.…”
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Prevalence of prediabetes in an urban Nigerian population using the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score by Sowunmi, Oluwole Samuel, Bhakta, Dee

“…The gender distribution of the risk scores showed that 1.7% of the males and 9.5% of the females had a moderate to high risk (score ≥ 12) of developing T2DM in the next 10 years. …”
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