Evaluation of blood loss during internal (limb-salvage) hemipelvectomy for pelvic tumours : what have we learned so far? by Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff, Wan Ismail, Wan Faisham Numan, Wan, Zulmi, Mat Zin, Nor Azman, Mohamed Amir, Nawaz Hussain, Mohamed Amin, Mohamed Azril, Goh, Kian Liang

“…Conclusion: Resections of pelvic tumours involving the acetabular region are likely to have a large amount of blood loss perioperatively and should be anticipated. …”
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Perceptions and practices of community pharmacists towards antimicrobial stewardship in the state of Selangor, Malaysia by Khan, Muhammad Umair, Ahmad Hassali, Mohamed Azmi, Ahmad, Akram, Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod, Razi Zaidi, Syed Tabish, Dhingra, Sameer

“…Pharmacists having postgraduate qualification were more likely to held positive perceptions of, and were engaged in, antimicrobial stewardship than their non-postgraduate counterpart (p<0.05). …”
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Implementation of wavelet analysis on thermal images for affective states recognition of children with autism spectrum disorder by Rusli, Nazreen, Sidek, Shahrul Na'im, Md Yusof, Hazlina, Ishak, Nor Izzati, Khalid, Madihah, Dzulkarnain, Ahmad Aidil Arafat

“…Though considered non-invasive, most of the current recognition methods require sensors to be patched on to the skin body to measure the signals. This would most likely cause discomfort to the children and mask their 'true' affective states. …”
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Application of reinforcement learning methods to computer game dynamics by Booth, David John

“…How action selection (AS) contributes to efficient learning is a key issue in RL since is determines the balance between exploiting and confirming the current policy or exploring an early less likely policy which may prove better in the long run. …”
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British travellers in Switzerland 1814-1860 by Heafford, Michael Richard

“…In exploring the motivations of travellers, it was considered that hypotheses were likely to be more sound if objective evidence on the travellers themselves, and on the structure of their tours, was collected first. …”
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Biofilm formation on metal surfaces by Beech, Iwona B.

“…Both types of carbohydrates are likely to be involved in early attachment of Pseudomonas to mild steel, whereas only a polymeric form of N-acetylglucosamine seems to participate in adhesion of Desulfovibrio. …”
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“Is making someone a meal when they collapse on your floor from starvation, therapy? Well, I'd say, yeah, it is”: Counselling Psychologists' experiences of adapting therapy with cl... by Veal, Donna

“…Those in poverty are more likely to experience mental health problems compared to their wealthier counterparts (Collins et al., 2011). …”
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The influence of ethnicity, socioeconomic status and obesity intervention on body composition in UK children and adolescents by Radia, Dimple

“…Thus it was concluded that in addition to greater body weight-for-age, shorter height is a second (and likely a more significant) contributor to the greater BMI, BMI z-score and overweight/obesity prevalence in lower income children. …”
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The effects of micro and nano size bauxite particles in modified asphalt binders and asphaltic mixtures by Abdulhamed Elghatas, Hamza Mohamed

“…Yearly increasing of traffic volume has caused congestion on road pavement and it’s likely to effects the pavement performance such as reduce in strength and loss structural integrity. …”
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Gender differences in fasting serum leptin level among Malaysian population by Abdulwahab, Dalia F, Ezzat Mustafa, Basma, Abbas, Abdul Razaq, Mustafa, Nazih Shaban, Y., Osama, Ramli, Roszaman

“…Determination of serum leptin was done by enzyme linked immune-sorbent assay (ELISA)and measured in ng/ml. …”
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Hepatitis C virus Infection among Patients at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Kuantan: Genotypes Distribution, RNA sequence Variation, Risk Factors and Co-morbidities by Abdul Rahman, Siti Nurul Fazlin, Hamzah, Hairul Aini, Mustafa Mahmoud, Mohammed Imad Al-Deen, Hasmoni, Mohamed Hadzri

“…Furthermore, no risk factors and co-morbidities were linked to HCV genotypes.…”
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Pilot scale extraction of crude bromelain from pineapple Morris and MD2 cultivar using hollow fiber nanofiltration membrane by Misran, Effaliza

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Assessing the applicability of student-based brand equity constructs in university institution preference in Ghana by Effah, Ebenezer Asare

“…Much of the existing academic work on higher education branding has concentrated on brand equity’s antecedents and consequences. This study links empirically proven antecedents of university brand equity to university preference. …”
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Low magnetic field exposure alters prostate cancer cell properties by Lange, Sigrun, Inal, Jameel, Kraev, Igor, Dart, Dafydd Alwyn, Uysal-Onganer, Pinar

“…Furthermore, we analysed alterations in matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and miRNAs linked to metastasis, as this is crucial in cancer aggressiveness. …”
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Delamination damage of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer composite laminates under cyclic shear-induced loading conditions by Abdullah, Muhammad A’imullah

“…From the study, the capability of CCZM model for cyclic case has been demonstrated by linking interlaminar properties degradation with damage mechanics approach. …”
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The double burden of malnutrition in South Africa: risk factors for undernutrition and overnutrition and the development of a novel mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) screening too... by McLaren, Shawn

“…The least squares regression formula (Y=15.409+0.803x (males); Y=15.13+0.83x (females)) was then used to predict where WHZ=-2 is most likely to correspond with a MUAC value in cm. The new predicted MUAC values of 13.8cm (males) and 13.5cm (females) were subsequently tested for sensitivity and specificity. …”
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Performance of Kenaf geotextile in improving bearing capacity of soft soil by Shirazi, Mohammad Gharehzadeh

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Thin film nanocomposite membrane incorporated with palygorskite/chitin hybrid for forward osmosis desalination by Mamah, Stanley Chinedu

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Disaster management: A study on knowledge, attitude and practice of community health nurse by Ahayalimudin, Nurul'Ain, Ismail, Aniza, Mohd Saiboon, Ismail

“…Nurses who attended disaster-related education/training are more likely to have an adequate knowledge (p<0.001, AOR=3.511, 95% CI=2.097-5.881), portraying positive attitude (p<0.05, AOR=2.042, 95% CI=1.025-4.069) and having an adequate practice (p<0.001, AOR=4.080, 95% CI=2.326-7.156) towards disaster management as compared to those who does not have an opportunity to attend disaster-related education/training. …”
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Randomized controlled trial of standard versus double dose cotrimoxazole for childhood pneumonia in Pakistan by Rasmussen, Zeba A., Bari, Abdul, Qazi, Shamim, Rehman, Gul, Azam, Iqbal, Khan, SherBaz, Aziz, Farida, Rafi, Sadia, Roghani, Mehr Taj, Iqbal, Imran, Nagi, Abdul Ghaffar, Hussain, Waqar, Bano, Nahida, van Latum, late J.C., Khan, Mushtaq

“…Using multivariate analysis we found that treatment was more likely to fail in children who were not given the medicine correctly (P = 0.001), in those younger than 12 months (P = 0.004), those who had used antibiotics previously (P = 0.002), those whose respiratory rate was  20 breaths/minute above the age-specific cut-off point (P = 0.006), and those from urban areas (P = 0.042). …”
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