Development and validation of high performance liquid chromatography method for analysis of Raloxifene HCl in rat plasma by liquid –liquid extraction by Mahmood, Syed, Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Mandal, Uttam Kumar

“…Separation of raloxifene from the treated samples was performed in a thermo-fisher syncronis RP- C18 column (150mm x 4.6 mm, 5μm particle size) at room temperature with a mobile phase containing acetonitrile and phosphate buffer of pH 6.1 (34:66 v/v) at a flow rate of 1 min/ml and ultraviolet detection at 285 nm. …”
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Effect of temperature on the optical and morphological properties of zinc oxide thin films prepared by RF magnetron sputtering by Mohamad, Souad A., Othman, Maizatulnisa

“…From the UV-VIS testing, the average transmission percentage of the films is between 80-95% for all deposition temperatures meanwhile the energy gap of ZnO thin films varies from 3.26 eV to 3.35 eV which is not much different from the theoretical value. …”
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Investigation of bioflocculant as renewable dewatering aid in sludge treatment by Jami, Mohammed Saedi, Mohd Arif, Aysha Ralliya, Abdulazeez, Qabas Marwan

“…Synthetic sludge samples were prepared using kaolin suspension (5% w/v). The best extraction method was determined using settling velocity (Vs) and sludge volume index (SVI) as indicators. …”
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An association between sleep quality and functional status among older people in agricultural plantation by Makhtar, Aniawanis, Syed Elias, Sharifah Munirah, Zurkefili, Siti Zurshaira

“…The mean age of respondents was 69 years (SD=5.443) with a range of age from 60 to 85. It was found that the majority of respondents had poor sleep quality (64.5%) in comparison with good sleep quality (35.5%). …”
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Extraction and characterization of gelatin from camel skin (potential halal gelatin) and production of gelatin nanoparticles by Ahmed, Mohamed Asif, Al-Kahtani, Hassan Abdullah M., Jaswir, Irwandi, AbuTarboush, Hamza, Ismail, Elsayed Ali

“…Central composite design combined with response surface methodology was used to achieve high gelatin yields under different extraction conditions: temperatures of 40, 60, and 80 °C; pH values of 1, 4, and 7; and extraction times of 0.5, 2.0, and 3.5 min. Maximum gelatin yield from camel skin (29.1%) was achieved at 71.87 °C and pH 5.26 after 2.58 min. …”
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Meta-Surface Wall Suppression of Mutual Coupling Between Microstrip Patch Antenna Arrays for THz-Band Applications by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Shukla, Pancham, See, Chan, Abd-Alhameed, Raed, Falcone, Francisco, Limiti, Ernesto

“…With the proposed technique the edge-to-edge gap between the transmit and receive patch antennas can be reduced to 2.5 mm. Dimensions of the transmit and receive patch antennas are 5×5 mm2 with ground-plane size of 9×4.25 mm2 when constructed on a conventional lossy substrate with thickness of 1.6 mm.…”
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Double-Port Slotted-Antenna with Multiple Miniature Radiators for Wideband Wireless Communication Systems and Portable Devices by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Khalily, Mohsen, Virdee, Bal Singh, Ali, Abdul, Shukla, Pancham, See, Chan, Abd-Alhameed, Raed, Falcone, Francisco, Limiti, Ernesto

“…The final optimized antenna exhibits a fractional bandwidth of 171% (0.5–6.4 GHz) with a peak gain and maximum radiation efficiency of 5.3 dBi and 75% at 4.4 GHz, respectively. …”
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Formulation and characterization of phytostanol ester solid lipid nanoparticles for the management of hypercholesterolemia: an ex vivo study by Shrestha, Sony C., Ghebremeskel, Kebreab, White, Kenneth, Minelli, Caterina, Tewfik, Ihab, Thapa, Panna, Tewfik, Sundus

“…The optimised formulation had an average diameter of (171 ± 9) nm, a negative surface charge of (-23.0 ± 0.8) mV and were generally spherical in shape. We report high levels of drug entrapment at (89 ± 5)% in amorphous form, drug loading of (9.1 ± 0.5)%, nanoparticle yield of (67 ± 4)% and drug excipient compatibility. …”
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A modular approach to next generation Qucs by Salfelder, Felix, Brinson, Mike

“…While attempting to switch Qucs to Qt5 it became evident that the code base needed extensive qualitative improvements. …”
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Three-dimensional miniaturized super wideband antenna with filtering capabilities by Agarwal, Shobit, Sharma, Ashwani, Garcia Zuazola, Ignacio Julio, Whittow, William G.

“…In total, three interfering communication bands are rejected, WiMAX (3.2–3.8 GHz),IEEE 802.11/WLAN (5.17–5.33 GHz), and ITU (7.7–8.5 GHz). The proposed antenna is miniaturized as it merely has an overall size of 0.20λl x 0.19λw x 0.011λh mm3 (corresponds to 2.45 GHz) compared to the relevant literature. …”
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Mental disorders among a sample of children from Baghdad: sociodemographic and referral pathway by Saleem, Zainab Ali, Cucchi, Angie, Salman, Siham Kadhim, Mahmood, Dina, Abd Ali, Ziad Tark

“…Result: communication disorder was the most frequent diagnosis (25.8%) followed by both Intellectual disability and ASD (21%). speech delay was the most frequent cause of referral (58.1%), then externalizing behaviours (21.5%) and internalizing disorders in only (5.4%) of them. …”
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Examination of the Partial Discharge Behaviour Within a Spherical Cavity in Insulation Paper of Transformer by Roslan, Muhammad Hakirin, Azis, Norhafiz, Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin, Jasronita Jasni, Jasronita Jasni, Mohd Yousof, Mohd Fairouz

“…An internal cavity with a diameter of 0.5 mm cavity was introduced within the insulation paper. …”
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Computational modelling of light-matter interaction in aSi with CdSe/ZnS core/shell quantum dots and metal nanoantenna for solar cell applications by Mirza Basyir Rodhuan, Mirza Basyir Rodhuan, Abdul-Kahar, Rosmila, Ameruddin, Amira Saryati, Mohd Rus, Anika Zafiah, Kim Gaik Tay, Kim Gaik Tay

“…This study proceeded combining rectangular nanosheets gold and silver nanoantenna (Au and Ag NA) with various gap g of NA to the aSiQDSC models where g = 0.5 nm Ag NA model was presented the higher optical absorption of 47.246% at 650 nm, and electric fields of 2.53 × 1010 V nm−1 Computationally, this ultimate design is ecologically sound for solar cell applications, which allow future direction in renewable energy research and fabrication.…”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Curcumin-Chitosan Loaded Gold Nanoparticles by Oryctes rhinoceros’ Chitin for Cosmeceutical Application by Zainol Abidin, Nurul Alyani, Kormin, Faridah, Zainol Abidin, Nurul Akhma, Abu Bakar, Mohd Fadzelly, Moujdin, Iqbal Ahmed

“…Chitosan was isolated from O. rhinoceros and CCG-NPs were successfully synthesized at 70 ◦C for 60 min under optimal conditions of a reactant ratio of 2:0.5 (0.5 mM HAuCl4 : 0.1% curcumin). Characterizations of CCG-NP involved FTIR analysis, zeta potential, morphological properties determination by FE-SEM, particle size analysis, crystallinity study by XRD, and elemental analysis by EDX. …”
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Effect of Rice Husk Ash (RHA) as a Pozzolan on the Strength Improvement of Cement Stabilized Peat by Abu Talib, Mohd Khaidir, Arifin, Siti Nor Hidayah, Madun, Aziman, Md Dan, Mohd Firdaus, Pakir, Faizal

“…The research found that RHA can promote peat stabilization, particularly in samples with a 95% cement ratio and 5% RHA that can be a countermeasure for environmental issues such as pollution and energy use…”
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Fabrication of natural and bio-based wound healing material from alginate and beeswax by Shuban, Farah Syahidah, Idris, Maizlinda Izwana

“…SEM images showed smooth surfaces for films of 1 wt% and 2 wt% SA with 0 g beeswax and rough surfaces with beeswax particles for films of 1 wt% and 2 wt% SA with 1-5 g beeswax. AFM results revealed that the surface roughness of alginate and beeswax films increased with an increasing amount of beeswax and film of 2 wt% SA with 5 g beeswax recorded the highest surface roughness value. …”
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Fabrication of natural and bio-based wound healing material from alginate and beeswax by Shuban, Farah Syahidah, Idris, Maizlinda Izwana

“…SEM images showed smooth surfaces for films of 1 wt% and 2 wt% SA with 0 g beeswax and rough surfaces with beeswax particles for films of 1 wt% and 2 wt% SA with 1-5 g beeswax. AFM results revealed that the surface roughness of alginate and beeswax films increased with an increasing amount of beeswax and film of 2 wt% SA with 5 g beeswax recorded the highest surface roughness value. …”
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Fabrication of natural and bio-based wound healing material from alginate and beeswax by Shuban, Farah Syahidah, Idris, Maizlinda Izwana

“…SEM images showed smooth surfaces for films of 1 wt% and 2 wt% SA with 0 g beeswax and rough surfaces with beeswax particles for films of 1 wt% and 2 wt% SA with 1-5 g beeswax. AFM results revealed that the surface roughness of alginate and beeswax films increased with an increasing amount of beeswax and film of 2 wt% SA with 5 g beeswax recorded the highest surface roughness value. …”
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Computational modelling of light-matter interaction in aSi with CdSe/ZnS core/shell quantum dots and metal nanoantenna for solar cell applications by Rodhuan, Mirza Basyir, Abdul-Kahar, Rosmila, Ameruddin, Amira Saryati, Mohd Rus, Anika Zafiah, Kim Gaik Tay, Kim Gaik Tay

“…This study proceeded combining rectangular nanosheets gold and silver nanoantenna (Au and Ag NA) with various gap g of NA to the aSiQDSC models where g = 0.5 nm Ag NA model was presented the higher optical absorption of 47.246% at 650 nm, and electric fields of 2.53 × 1010 V nm−1 Computationally, this ultimate design is ecologically sound for solar cell applications, which allow future direction in renewable energy research and fabrication.…”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Curcumin-Chitosan Loaded Gold Nanoparticles by Oryctes rhinoceros’ Chitin for Cosmeceutical Application by Zainol Abidin, Nurul Alyani, Kormin, Faridah, Zainol Abidin, Nurul Akhma, Abu Bakar, Mohd Fadzelly, Ahmed Moujdin, Iqbal

“…Chitosan was isolated from O. rhinoceros and CCG-NPs were successfully synthesized at 70 ◦C for 60 min under optimal conditions of a reactant ratio of 2:0.5 (0.5 mM HAuCl4 : 0.1% curcumin). Characterizations of CCG-NP involved FTIR analysis, zeta potential, morphological properties determination by FE-SEM, particle size analysis, crystallinity study by XRD, and elemental analysis by EDX. …”
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