Microbial treatment performance with developed bioconversion process for citric acid production from sewage treatment plant sludge by Jamal, Parveen, Alam, Md. Zahangir, Mohamed Salleh, Mohamad Ramlan, M. Akib, Munirah

“…It is estimated that about 500,000 tons of citric acid is produced annually by fermentation of expensive raw materials like glucose and sucrose. The optimum process factors determined by central composite design (CCD) using the statistical software MINITAB from previous study were: substrate concentration of 1%; both wheat flour and glucose concentrations of 4%; fermentation period of 6 days with absence of ammonium nitrate. …”
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Problem-based learning as viewed by medical students in a non-problem based medical curriculum by Muhammad, Siti Aeshah @ Naznin, Syed Ahmad, Pakeer Oothuman, Abdullah, Nasuruddin, Jantan, Abdul Wahab

“…Only one third (60) of the preclinical students would like to have more PBL sessions. Sixty percent (55) of the clinical students however suggested that more PBL sessions be included in preclinical years as they found the experience beneficial in clinical years. …”
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Microfinance, sustainable development and poverty alleviation in Nigeria: proposal for a Maqasid ash-Shari’ah based (MSB) model by Adewale, Abideen Adeyemi, Daud, Mustafa

“…This study, therefore,without prejudice to the efficacy of conventional micro-financing concluded that Islamic microfinance alternative holds great prospects for poverty alleviation in Nigeria, particularly in the predominantly Muslim states like Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara, Bauchi, Yobe, Borno etc. …”
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Religion and spirituality in specific clinical situations in medical practice: a cross-sectional comparative study between patients and doctors in a tertiary care hospital in Malay... by Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf, Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin, Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi, Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah

“…Concomitantly, we aim to assess the beliefs of our patients and whether they like to address such issues. Questionnaire based cross sectional study among hospitalized patients and their treating doctors. …”
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The management of pluralism, democracy and national security in Malaysia: implications for Southeast Asia and the broader Asia-Pacific region by Ra'ees, Wahabuddin

“…Yet, the relations among the different Malay parties and groups, like other Muslim societies in the Middle East, have not been radicalized. …”
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Machinability improvement by workpiece preheating during end milling AISI H13 hardened steel by Mokhtar, Suhaily, Amin, A. K. M. Nurul, Patwari, Md Anayet Ullah, Abdul Razak, Nurhayati

“…Hardened materials like AISI H13 steel are generally regarded as s difficult to cut materials because of their hardness due to intense of carbon content, which however allows them to be used extensively in the hot working tools, dies and moulds. …”
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Formulation and nutritional facts in respect of bakery products of Peshawar and Mardan divisions by Khattak, Iftikhar Alam, Khan, Alam, Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan, Khattak, Mohammad Saeed

“…Data for ingredients formulation and ingredients composition of eight type of pastries, tour type of cakes, two type of crackers and miscellaneous items like bread (double roti), kheer, bun, cream roll and patties available at the 106 randomly selected baker's shops of Mardan and Peshawar divisions, was collected Chemical composition and caloric values of samples of these products collected from 10% of the selected shops were determined. …”
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"I trust HRT, not jamu" : the experience of treating menopausal symptoms among urban Malay women by Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura

“…Briefly, women who lost control over their bodies are more likely to comply with medical intervention not traditional practices or herbal remedies and therefore are likely to place faith in their doctor and the doctor's ability to deal with their menopausal symptoms.…”
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Effects of edible bird's nest (EBN) on cultured rabbit corneal keratocytes by Zainal Abidin, Fadhilah, Chua, Kein Hui, Ng, Sook Luan, Mohd Ramli, Elvy Suhana, Lee, Ting Hun, Abdul Ghafar, Norzana

“…Previous studies on edible bird's nest extract (EBN) had reported the presence of hormone-like substance; avian epidermal growth factor that could stimulate cell division and enhance regeneration. …”
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Emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria from coastal environment - a review by Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal, John, Akbar, Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, K., Kathiresan

“…Fleming’s discovery showed that not only synthetic agents like Ehrlich’s “Magic Bullet” but also a microbial product can be an effective antimicrobial drug (Hare, 1970). …”
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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

“…The block holders would like to show the market is efficient with no information asymmetry however such transparency is not genuine. …”
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Automatic defense against zero-day polymorphic worms in communication networks by Mohammed, Mohssen, Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan

“…This approach of creating signature is human intensive, very slow and when we have threats of very fast replicating worms (that take as small as few seconds to bring down the entire network) like Zero-day polymorphic worms, the need of an alternative is recognized. …”
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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

“…The block holders would like to show the market is efficient with no information asymmetry however such transparency is not genuine. …”
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The positive role of polygamy in reducing women socio-related problems in Malaysia by Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus, Jani, Mohd. Shah

“…It could have been prohibited like other pre-Islamic practices, such as gambling, adultery, fornication, drinking, etc. …”
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Manual for pre-clinical removable prosthodontics by Bazirgan, Muhamad Husain Kassim, Mustafa, Ammar A., Hashim, Md. Arshad

“…Replacing missing teeth is a technical as well as a clinical procedure, a denture cannot be thought of like any other part of the body that can be worn or fitted according to size as no denture of one patient can fit another patient’s mouth even if they were twins. 7 The clinical part of the treatment is to obtain the informative anatomical landmarks from the patient oral cavity by the dentist, and transfer it to the laboratory where the technical part is taken over by the technician. …”
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The positive and negative significance of the star in the Mesopotamian civilization: a semiotic study by Yaseen, Ghassan Taha, Hamid Hasani, Juhaena

“…It really considered the star as the result of the addition of whatever looks like the numerical seven only, whether the star is five angled or eight angled. …”
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Effect of processing routes on the mechanical, thermal and morphological properties of PLA-based hybrid biocomposite by Kaiser, Mohammad Rejaul, Anuar, Hazleen, Samat, Noorasikin, Abdul Razak, Shamsul Bahri

“…Bioplastics filled or reinforced with natural fibers can reduce cost and improve properties, like stiffness, strength and toughness of biocomposites. …”
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Persistent disputes over the classification of defining rule (Hukum Taklifi): suggested resolutions by Abu Elgasim, Saad, Ansari, Abdul Haseeb, Arifin, Mahamad

“…As contended by the Jumhur, though in a slightly different mode of reasoning, an act may be characterized by prohibition as well as obligation. Obligation, like prohibition, may never be collective, however it, unlike prohibition, may be elective.…”
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Application of FTIR-ATR spectroscopy coupled with multivariate analysis for rapid estimation of butter adulteration by Ahmad Fadzillah, Nurrulhidayah, Rohman, Abdul, Ismail, Amin, Mustafa, Shuhaimi, Khatib, Alfi

“…This fact has attracted unscrupulous market players to blind butter with other animal fats to gain economic profit. Animal fats like mutton fat (MF) are potential to be mixed with butter due to the similarity in terms of fatty acid composition. …”
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Emotional disturbances among diabetic patients in Malaysia by Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef, Musa, Ramli, Nik Ahmad, Nik Nur Fatnoon

“…It is important to assess the association of diabetes with emotional disturbances symptoms like depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms so that we can detect early those psychiatric problems and treat them in order to have adequate glycemic control, less diabetic complications, improve quality of life, and good medication adherence . …”
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