Heroin addiction in British prisons: an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Durjava, Lana, Visick, Amanda, Banbury, Samantha

“…Superordinate themes with the corresponding subthemes are presented. This study brings attention to individuals’ relationship with heroin and impact of heroin use on interpersonal relationships. …”
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The effect of palm oil diesel fuel contaminated lubricant on sliding wear of cast irons against mild steel by Masjuki, H.H., Maleque, Md. Abdul

“…This was done on three types of cast iron, namely spheroidal graphite, flake graphite and chilled cast iron against a mild steel disc configuration using a pin-on-disc type of friction and wear apparatus. …”
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Substrate integrated waveguide cavity backed frequency reconfigurable antenna for cognitive radio applies to internet of things applications by AL-Fadhali, Najib, A. Majid, Huda, Omar, Rosli, H. Dahlan, Samsul, Ashyap, Adel Y. I., M. Shah, Shaharil, A. Rahim, Mohamad K., F. Esmail, Bashar A.

“…Reconfiguration of frequency bands is achieved using PIN diodes. The antenna resonated at 2.624, 2.664, 2.720, 2.752, 4.304, 4.532, 4.556, 5.236, 5.304, 5.368, 5.332, and 5.392 GHz. …”
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The role of multislice computed tomography (MSCT) in the direction of traumatic intra abdominal injury : our experience in Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan(HTAA), Kuantan, Pahang by Hassan, Radhiana, Abd. Aziz, Azian, Abdul Rashid, Mohd Amran, Sa'at@Yusof, Azlin

“…Laparotomies were performed in 42 patients from 130 positive scans (32.3%) and in 3 patients who had negative scan. …”
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Signatures of rapid change in PRDM9 binding targets are evident in archaic humans by Tumian, Afidalina, Davies, Robert W., Myers, Simon

“…Methods: In particular, the statistical framework involves an enumerative approach that scans genomewide archaic human genomes which have been mapped to a 6-way primate alignment, exhaustively catalogues all short exact motifs, and identifies statistically highly evolved words. …”
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Tetraazamacrocyclic ligands and their copper complexes by Judd, P. M.

“…For the 15-membered macrocycle, 18,19,20,21-tetrahydro-17-H-tribenzo(f,j,n)(1,5,9,12)tetraazacyclopentadecine, derivatives bearing different substituents in one of the benzene rings were prepared. For the diimine ligands of this type both cationic and neutral copper(II) complexes were isolated and characterised; (the latter type result from loss of anilino protons on complex formation.) …”
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Studies of quinone monooximes derived from dihydroxyphenylalanines by Khozam, Mahmoud Mohamed

“…The tendency of the dihydroxynaphthalenes investigated in this work to undergo only mono-nitrosation might reflect the deactivation of the naphthalene rings by the introduction of the CO and NO groups. …”
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Naqd and Islah : Ibn ‛Ashur’s comprehensive critique and reform efforts regarding Islamic learning and education by El-Mesawi, Mohamed El-Tahir

“…Special attention has been given to highlighting Ibn ‛ÓshËr’s identification of the internal and external factors that led to the decline of Muslim education and left it in a state of crisis, unable to cope with the modern challenges of life. The article also brings into light Ibn ‛Ashur’s theoretical and practical approach rejuvenating Islamic education in accordance with its original spirit and worldview. …”
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User-centered web development for GMI alumni website by Zakaria, N. A., Ayu, Media Anugerah

“…In addition, the World Wide Web (WWW)technology is an appropriate partner with the internet that brings pleasant facility in order to facilitate people's daily lives. …”
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Computational intelligence: It’s application in digital watermarking by Olanrewaju, Rashidah Funke, Khalifa, Othman Omran, Abdul Latif, Khairun Nisaa’

“…CI has been applied in digital watermarking to improve performance in order to curb piracy. This paper brings to view of computational intelligence techniques specifically the Artificial Neural Network (ANN); generalizations of mathematical models based on biological nervous systems and its applications in digital watermarking. …”
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Joint ventures in construction 2: contract, governance, performance and risk

“…Joint Ventures in Construction 2: Contract, Governance, Performance and Risk is the selected proceedings of a series of International Conferences on Multi-national Joint Ventures for Construction Works, held each year since 2005. This book brings together the highlights from the 2008-2011 conferences, focusing on key issues including - contract and associated administrative structures - governance, dispute, and dispute resolution - performance and risk - managing stakeholder expectations. …”
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Groupwork assessments and international postgraduate students : reflections on practice by Bamford, Jan

“…The cultural diversity of a particular cohort of students (especially those who have received no previous education in the UK) arguably has an impact on teaching method and assessment methods. It brings another dimension to the debate of ‘traditional’ versus ‘innovative’ teaching approaches and is worth further examination, particularly as the increasingly multicultural aspect of the present UK higher education environment is not a well researched field. …”
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Teaching religion and international relations: disciplinary, pedagogical, and personal reflections by Bettiza, Gregorio, Abdelkader, Deina, Buckley, David T., Cesari, Jocelyne, Haynes, Jeffrey, Sandal, Nukhet, Shani, Giorgio

“…This forum seeks to remedy this general silence. It brings together a diverse range of scholars from a multiplicity of national, religious, methodological, and theoretical backgrounds who teach across a variety of different geographical settings including North America, Europe, and East Asia. …”

Like the sea: living communityship as a form of participatory leadership within the creativity for learning in HE (#creativeHE) community by Nerantzi, Chrissi, Gillaspy, Emma, Sinfield, Sandra, Karatsiori, Marianthi, Burns, Tom, Hunter, Anna, Seat, Hannah, Tasler, Nathalie

“…Insights gained through this inquiry seem to suggest that the leadership within this community is characterised by and experienced as communityship, a highly participatory and democratic way of leading that brings harmony, offers refuge and stretches the leadership team. …”
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Social networks and migration: relocations, relationships and resources by Ryan, Louise

“…Empirically innovative, this book brings together, for the first time, data generated over twenty years across my varied studies with migrants from diverse backgrounds. …”

Reverse engineering of automotive piston by Arifutzzaman, A., Maleque, Md. Abdul

“…The wear test was performed using pin-on-disk (POD) machine. The tensile test results showed that the ultimate tensile strength and modulus of elasticity of the piston were 215 MPa and 73 GPa respectively, whereas the Vickers hardness number of this material was found to be 155 HV0.5kgf. …”
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Electronically reconfigurable and conformal triband antenna for wireless communications systems and portable devices by Hussain, Musa, Ali, Esraa Mousa, Awan, Wahaj Abbas, Hussain, Niamat, Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Falcone, Francisco

“…This is achieved by connecting two open-ended stubs to a modified triangular patch radiator using PIN diodes. The antenna’s performance was optimized using a 3D electromagnetic solver and its performance was verified through measurements. …”
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Wear behavior of as-cast and heat treated triple particle size SiC reinforced aluminium metal matrix composites by Maleque, Md. Abdul, Karim, Md. Rezaul

“…The wear test was carried out using a pin-on-disc type tribo-test machine under dry sliding condition. …”
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Mas Cotek (Ficus deltoidea): a possible supplement for Type II Diabetes: (a pilot study) by Draman, Samsul, Md Aris, Mohd Aznan, Mohd Rus, Razman, Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin, Halim, Noor Azlina, A. Rahman, Nor Azlina, Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan, Hazali, Norazlanshah, Mohd Hassan, Norazian

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Non-invasive measurement method of skin conditions by using Dermalab® combo by Ab. Hadi, Hazrina, Awadh, Ammar Ihsan JawaD, Mohd Hanif, Nadzira, Md Sidik, Nur Fatin Akmal, Mohd Rani, Mohd Rajaei Nuruddin, Mohd Suhaimi, Muhamad Syafiq

“…The readings were taken on volar forearm of the volunteers were taken using TEWL probe and hydration pin probe. A set of questionnaire was also distributed to obtain the information about the skin care regime and their daily habits. …”
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