Fasting improves blood lipid profile by Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan, Abu Bakar, Ibrahim, Yiem, L.

“…Therefore, this study was designed to know the effect of fasting on the body weight and blood lipids. Twenty five volunteers (male & female) from the international Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) were recruited in Ramadan. …”
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Simple and Rapid Molecular Techniques for Identification of Amylose Levels in Rice Varieties by Cheng, Acga, Ismail, Ismanizan, Osman, Mohamad, Hashim, Habibuddin

“…The amplified products containing the Wx microsatellite ranged from 100 to 130 bp in length. Five Wx microsatellite alleles, namely (CT)10, (CT)11, (CT)16, (CT)17, and (CT)18 were identified. …”
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Knowledge Based Systems for Man-made Disasters Management by Kabbashi, Nassereldeen, Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed, Ismail, Noor Hafizah

“…Seven technological disasters have resulted in 104 fatalities and 201 injuries. Five man-made disasters have been reviewed in detail.This study shows that the factors, which contributed to the manmade disasters in Malaysia, were mainly due to Social, technical,Organizational, Operational, Investigational and Defences errors.Microsoft Visual Basic Express Edition 2005 was used as a medium for the development of Man-made Disaster Expert System (MMDES). …”
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The shariah viewpoint on the practice of underwriting and risk rating for individual participants in family Takaful by Htay, Sheila Nu Nu, Jawahir, Muhammad Khalid

“…The study sample consisted of five purposefully selected shariah experts on takaful. …”
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Sustainable strategy of health and safety assessment in high rise commercial buildings by Yahya, Mohamad Ridzuan, Ibrahim, Md. Najib

“…An assessment method based on a hierarchy of building performance indicators concerning the quality of design factor and management factor with five attributes such as architectural design, building services design, the surrounding environment, operation and maintenance, and facilities management. …”
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Evaluation of time-domain features for motor imagery movements using FCM and SVM by Khorshidtalab, Aida, Salami, Momoh Jimoh Eyiomika, Hamedi , Mahyar

“…In order to attain less computational complexity, five timedomain procedure, namely: Mean Absolute Value, Maximum peak value, Simple Square Integral, Willison Amplitude, and Waveform Length are used for feature extraction of EEG signals. …”
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Surgical management of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma without angiographic embolization by Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee, Leman, Wan Ishlah, Azilah, Norie, Jamalludin, Ab Rahman

“…The purpose of this article is to present our experience with five patients diagnosed with JNA who were resected without embolization, using various surgical approaches. …”
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Meaningful hybrid e-training model for web-based computer education by Din, Rosseni, Kamarul Zaman, Muhammad Faisal, Zakaria, Mohamad Shanudin, Mastor, Khairul Anwar, Nordin, Mohamad Sahari, Abu Kassim, Noor Lide, Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah, Ariffin, Siti Rahayah, Ishak, Noriah, Abdul Karim, Aidah, Abd Razak, Norizan

“…In conclusion, the study suggested that, future training regarding the use of hybrid e-training should include all five components of a meaningful hybrid e-training instead of merely focusing on content.…”
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The distribution of selected metals in the surface sediment of Langkawi Coast, Malaysia by Md Suhaimi, Mohd Zahir, John, Akbar, Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal, Saad, Shahbudin, Miskon, Mohd Fuad, Faudzi, Fikriah, Sa'ari, Anies Aznida

“…Surface sediment samples were collected from five stations covering 25 sampling points from the Langkawi coastal waters. …”
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Development And Characterization Of Coir Fibre Reinforced Composite Brake Friction Materials by Maleque, Md. Abdul, A., Atiqah

“…This paper presents the development and characterization of new natural fibre reinforced composite brake friction materials with a view to replace the asbestos fibre material whose dust is carcinogenic and has a harmful effect to the human being. Five different laboratory formulations were prepared with varying coir fiber contents such as, 0 %, 5 %, 10 %, 15 %, and 20 % volume fraction along with binder, friction modifiers, abrasive material and solid lubricant using powder metallurgy technique for the development and characterization of new natural fibre reinforced brake friction composite materials. …”
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The effectivenesss of field trip in the teaching of EOP to Business Management and ICT Students at IIUM: a case study by Yusof Khan , Zarinah Jan, Othman, Khairiah, Adam, Zalika

“…In line with this, a survey conducted by the Federation of Mlaysian Manufacturers (FMM, 2007) among its members revealed that the top five difficulties in recruiting fresh graduates were: (1)lack of industrial training, (2)communication problems/ weak command in English, (3)weak problem solving skills, (4)job hopping and (%)lack of confidence. …”
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A case-control study of influenza vaccine effectiveness among Malaysian pilgrims attending the Haj in Saudi Arabia by Mustafa, Amal Nasir, Abdullah, Nasuruddi, Bradford D, Gessner, Raman, Ismail, Yusoff, Ahmad Faudzi, Ishak, Ilina, Mohd Ismail , Merican

“…Case patients were identified at one of five hotel clinics, while controls were residents of these hotels who had not attended a clinic. …”
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Comparison of partial least squares and artificial neural network for the prediction of antioxidant activity in extract of pegaga (centella) varieties from H-1 nuclear magnetic res... by ., Maulidiani, Abas, Faridah, Khatib, Alfi, Shitan, Mahendran, Shaari, Khozirah, Lajis, Nordin H.

“…Regression coefficient and VIP values of the PLS model revealed that 3,5-O-dicaffeoyl-4-Omalonilquinic acid (irbic acid), 3,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid, 4,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid, 5-O-caffeoylquinic acid (chlorogenic acid), quercetin and kaempferol derivatives are the components responsible for the antioxidant activity. …”
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Measuring intangible cultural heritage: case study of knowledge and practices of Malacca cultural communities by Abu Bakar, Aisyah, Mohamed Osman, Mariana, Bachok, Syahriah, Jaafar, Samsuddin

“…Cultural activities refer to cultural expressions adopted in five domains of ICH, namely Oral traditions and expressions, Performing arts; Social practices, Rituals and Festive events; Knowledge and Practices and Traditional craftsmanship. 640 survey forms have been gathered from four locations of residence which are claimed to be the residential areas of cultural communities in Malacca - homes to the Traditional Malays, Portuguese, Chetty, Baba and Nyonya, Indians and Chinese. …”
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Emergence of Agile Methods: Perceptions from software practitioners in Malaysia by Asnawi, Ani Liza, Gravell, Andrew M., Wills, Gary B.

“…Our participants are using Scrum and have a maximum of five years experience. We categorised our findings in terms of awareness, introduction, and challenges they are facing, together with the suggested and practiced solution from them. …”
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Foreign language reading anxiety in a Jordanian EFL context: A qualitative study by Al-Shboul, Murad M, Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail, Nordin, Mohamad Sahari, Abdul Rahman, Zainurin

“…On the other hand, there were three main sources of foreign language reading anxiety under the concept of text feature, which are: unknown vocabulary, unfamiliar topic, and unfamiliar culture. The five main sources of foreign language reading anxiety were arranged according to their occurrences and percentages in the study. …”
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Sectional analysis of pendentive dome mosques during Ottoman era= Analyse sectionalle des mosquees a dome pendentif pendant l'epoque Ottomane by Sanusi, Ahmad Hassan, Mazloomi, Mehrdad, Spahic, Omer

“…The study found that five types of the pendentive dome mosques can be identified accordingly. …”
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A qualitative study of women living with HIV: understanding their subjective experiences and psycho-social needs by Omar Din, Meriam, Mohamad, Mardiana

“…This study intends to explore these needs by conducting a qualitative study on HIV infected women living in Kuala Lumpur. Five HIV positive adult women agreed to participate in this study. …”
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Regeneration of the historic waterfront of world heritage sites in Malaysia – the case of Penang and Melaka by Shamsuddin, Shuhana, Sulaiman, Ahmad Bashri, Alias, Nor Syahida Alfath, Abdul Latip, Nurul Syala, Ujang, Norsidah, Chelliapan, Shreesivadan, Azlan, Nurul Azreen

“…An example of an edge as suggested by Lynch (1960) as one of the five elements that people use to structure the urban form. …”
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Placement of carved components in traditional timber houses of Kelantan and Terengganu = Penempatan komponen berukir dalam rumah kayu tradisional di Kelantan dan Terengganu by Kamaruddin, Zumahiran, Said, Ismail

“…An analytical study on ten houses in Kelantan and five houses in Terengganu was conducted by visual descriptive and interpretative analyses on 15 sets of reports and carving, measured drawings of the houses which were obtained from the Centre for the Study of Built Environment in the Malay World (KALAM) at the Department of Architecture in the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). …”
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